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Mr. Daniel,
Thanks for relating this story. You mentioned serious
injuries. What were the most serious injuries that
day?

>From your description, it sounds like the train was
traveling at a fairly low speed. Were you thrown from
your seat during the accident?

Doug Smith

--- nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org wrote:
> Well Doug'
>      I seemed to happen like this I felt a thud,
> then all of a sudden the front end of the car
> dropped, I remember seeing one of the NRHS members
> grab hold between 3 rails,he happened to be walking
> down the aisle at that time. Gravel,dirt,dust,and
> other types of debri turned up by the car swirling
> in the air,all seemed in slow motion,and at the same
> time thoughts going through my mind of past railroad
> accidents I read about,then everything came to a
> stop,all eriely quiet for a moment,then everybody
> checking on them selfs and others and then getting
> off the train fast, and helping those who needed it.
>      Outside looking around I saw the 611 and 6 head
> end cars stopped and people hurrying towards the
> accident and them everyone assisting those with more
> serious injuries. As for my self I looked like a
> racoon on that hot day all that dust, dirt, etc
> sticking to my sweaty face and two white spot eyes
> peering through that mask.
>      I hope this has answered some of your questions
> and I hope that you never have to go through a train
> derailment/wreck, because I will tell you this if
> someone says they were not scared. you should walk
> away from that person. Because I was scared !
> 
>                                                     
>                           Stephen Daniel
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org 
>   To: N&W Mailing List 
>   Sent: Sunday, July 04, 2004 9:52 PM
>   Subject: Re: New Member
> 
> 
>   Mr. Daniel,
>   Could you describe some of what you experienced
> during
>   that derailment?
> 
>   Doug Smith
>   Murfreesboro, TN
> 
>   --- nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org wrote:
>   > Ken,
>   >      You are correct on your statement as I was
> on
>   > that excursiopn and I was ridding in the 7th or
> 8th
>   > car can't remember which right now. What a ride
> that
>   > day !
>   > 
>   >                                                 
>   
>   > Stephen Daniel
>   >                                                 
>    
>   > Chesapeake, va
> 



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