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The flooding in Vermont has been devastating, especially in the Town of Ludlow near the Okemo Mountain Ski Resort. The link below shows a new gorge created by flash flood waters. Yes, these were active tracks. The rest of the...

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These tracks were on flat ground before the flood

DW Davis @DWDavis (25797) • United States 12 Jul 23

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Volunteer saves the lives of passengers trapped inside of an auto stuck on train tracks.

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122132) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 27 Nov 22

Rodney Daniel who was working as a volunteer at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta Georgia saw his chance to save the lives of several persons whose auto was trapped on railroad tracks last Saturday evening who would...

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Cat rescued by a transit official from train tracks in Philadelphia

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122132) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 4 Nov 22

A family who lives in Philadelphia who was in the company of a cat named Edgar escaped from a carrier at the subway station on Sunday night was in danger of being hit by a subway had a Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society (PAWS))...

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Two Metro North employees are being thanked by the owner of a dog that ran onto the train tracks near the Old Greenwich station in New York about 15 days ago when they saw the man who was chasing his dog on the railroad tracks...

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Two signal workers praised for saving a dog from being hit by a train

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122132) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 5 Apr 22

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A 44 year old woman is thankful that a stranger who was at the 15th Street subway station in Philadelphia jumped off of the subway platform to save the woman from being hit by a subway before it arrived. After the stranger...

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A stranger rescues a woman who fell into the subway tracks in Philadelphia

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122132) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 2 Jul 20

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Yet, a Few Minutes Later

Steve Helmer @srhelmer (7047) • Beaver Dam, Wisconsin 20 Sep 16

Same photo (maybe not the exact same spot but close) a short time later after the sun finally fought its way through. It's pretty fantastic just how much of a difference that makes in such a short amount of time.

I stood on the train tracks and took this photo to show the visibility (good thing there wasn't a train coming). I was standing maybe about a foot or two behind where the photo starts.

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Putting the Fog in Some Perspective

Steve Helmer @srhelmer (7047) • Beaver Dam, Wisconsin 20 Sep 16

I mowed yesterday evening and, still a little sore, I decided to keep my walk relatively short this morning and mostly hung around the observation tower at Edgewater Park. While up there, I took a photo straight down at the train...

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View From the Tower

Steve Helmer @srhelmer (7047) • Beaver Dam, Wisconsin 26 Aug 16

Yes, I know how dangerous that could be (those trains don't slow down for anyone) and I'm sure I'd be trespassing on someone's private property at some point. But, it sure looks like it would be fun to do.

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Tempting to Follow These Tracks

Steve Helmer @srhelmer (7047) • Beaver Dam, Wisconsin 10 Aug 16

We are starting to hear more train whistles now that it is coming into the season of harvesting crops. Soon the corn and soy will be ready for harvest and then off to the railroad for delivery. Something like that song that...

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I thought I heard the train whistle blowing chug,chug

marcyaz @Marcyaz (35316) • United States 27 Aug 15

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I hear a train

SomeCowgirl @SomeCowgirl (32189) • United States 30 Sep 10

I just heard a train go by, something I haven't heard in quite a long time. I love the sounds of trains, I think they are very interesting and it makes me think of the history I've learned and the fictional books I've read that...

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Do You Live Near Railroad Tracks?

CatsandDogs @CatsandDogs (13963) • United States 2 May 09

I do and I LOVE it!! Ever since I was a little girl, my granddaddy used to take me and my two brothers to the train tracks and watch as a train goes by. I don't know how he knew but he knew the schedules and would take us. Back...

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How do you unexpectedly give birth?

sedel1027 @sedel1027 (17846) • Cupertino, California 28 Feb 08

There is an article in today's news about a woman who unexpectedly gave birth in India. She was using the restroom and the baby was delivered and fell through the open hole in the toilet. So far the police are not charging the...

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Play time

tiffiny @tiffiny (872) • United States 13 Dec 07

Do you actually play WITH you child(ren) or FOR them? Today my son wanted me to put together a train track with him and I love to do that stuff becuase him asserting hs independance has already started so I've gotta hold on to...

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Train Tracks

gradyslady @gradyslady (4054) • United States 30 Sep 07

I had this crazy dream that made me want to start this discussion. Have any of you known someone who got their car stuck on some train tracks before? How did they get stuck? Did they get their car out before it got hit by a...

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There is this thing people seem to do when driving over train tracks that I just can't seem to understand. It's not the whole "lifting your feet" while driving over them or holding your breath while passing a cemetary kind of...

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Train Tracks...

raychill @raychill (6525) • United States 16 Aug 07

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