Passing time at the crossing.

By Chris McClelland; posted February 8, 2007

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This is the sight I was greeted with today when I had to make a fast trip to the hospital. The CSX engine was sitting about 50 feet from the crossing and just as I turned the corner from my drive to go, bells, whistles, lights, and ever so sluggishly did it come to life, inching down the track. What was supposed to be a fast trip to the hospital turned into a 10 minute wait, the train never got over 5 MPH, even WITH two huge diesels chugging away on this brute. My father, he always got red lights when he was in a hurry, I get the trains......

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