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-Short Attention Span Theater-
Train Hits Car-Carrier Full of Porsches
2004-09-13
NO-O-O-O-O-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o ......
A car-carrier loaded with vintage Porsches was struck by a freight train Sunday after becoming stranded on railroad tracks, officials said. The accident occurred about 3:45 p.m. near the Ventura County Fairgrounds, said Lt. David Wilson of the Ventura Police Department, who was at the scene. The car-carrier was "high-centered" on the railroad tracks and the driver was trying to maneuver it off the tracks when Wilson arrived. Wilson said he called to have train traffic stopped, but a northbound freight train came barreling down the track only moments later. "We were able to get the driver out of the cab, luckily," Wilson said.
The heck with the driver, save the cars!
The vintage Porsches "are close to totaled, if not totaled," Wilson said. "The train center-punched the trailer carrying the cars and split the trailer in half, and the cars went flying," he said. The front engine of the freight train came off the tracks and Union Pacific crews were called to the scene to get it operating again, Wilson said.
Posted by:Steve White

#18  it's a good start, I've found
Posted by: Frank G   2004-09-13 10:03:36 PM  

#17  Well it looks that you can't go to hell without doing drugs..lol
Posted by: True German Ally   2004-09-13 9:58:44 PM  

#16  No one would've noticed - lol! - it was a mud fest, mainly, blown to mythic proportions of titillating reportage by buttoned-down straight-laced reporters (remember the OLD kind - that reported the facts?) who'd never been laid by anyone they hadn't bought dinner for - a dozen times. You could call it the good old days (i.e. pre-AIDS), but that would be generous, heh. I'm certain I had more fun at smaller events like the concerts at Red Rock in Colo... Yumm! I think I saw a Beachin' Boyz concert there, way back when. Not sure if I trust my memory on that point. On other points, heh, I'll happily accept the memory, lol! These concerts heavily affected my score on the "Going to Hell" test, lol!
Posted by: .com   2004-09-13 9:54:54 PM  

#15  I know I would have wanted to be in Woodstock, but I had too many years and not enough hair then :-)
Posted by: True German Ally   2004-09-13 9:44:45 PM  

#14  Lol! Your class complements your courage and wisdom! So now you can have a digital version, too, if you want it. Grins, bro. :-)
Posted by: .com   2004-09-13 9:42:52 PM  

#13  .com... i have about every sound Janis ever uttered on vinyl :-)
Posted by: True German Ally   2004-09-13 9:39:22 PM  

#12  Arrrggghhh! In-line link function in comments.asp still busted.

Here's the link:
www.ropma.com/mp3/Janis_Joplin_-_Mercedes_Benz.mp3
Posted by: .com   2004-09-13 9:35:37 PM  

#11  TGA - Lol! Pssst. Secret link just for you, lol!
Posted by: .com   2004-09-13 9:34:18 PM  

#10  ... my friends all drive Porsches, I must make amends...

Oh Looooord....
Posted by: True German Ally   2004-09-13 9:06:03 PM  

#9  Where are those $#@% VW Beetles and their insuffrable flowers when you need them?
Posted by: Douglas De Bono   2004-09-13 2:19:56 PM  

#8  Oh, the humanity!
Posted by: Xbalanke   2004-09-13 11:48:22 AM  

#7  Hunting dawgs in a minvan? It may be legal, but it's not right.
Posted by: Shipman   2004-09-13 11:47:32 AM  

#6  Trains: Why do they hate Porches?
Posted by: Chris W.   2004-09-13 11:19:50 AM  

#5  Hey, Charles, my father-in-law's 911 from the late 60s is a fine old car with a butter-smooth synchromesh gearing and a wonderful throaty rumble, but it can't hold a candle to my minivan, even if I did once drive it for 80 miles down a California interstate and never had to get out of 3rd gear until I went above 65 mph ....

My Town & Country carries my show / hunting dawgs plus a boatload of equipment and gear. I mean, I can fit in *6* dogs in crates, plus the 12' pavillion/canopy, plus multiple metal exercise pens folded down, plus grooming equipment or agility jumps plus food and clothes and an electric cooler etc. etc.

The dogs and I love it all, the 3-zone-heating/airconditioning, heated leather seats, custom-made (by me) platform with storage space beneath, 168 cubit feet of cargo space of it. Now THAT's a car .... Heh.

Although I do have to admit that on a gorgeous day like today while I'm taking the turns on 218 around the side of the mountain along the river ... the Porsche would be more fun to drive ... Sniff. Wish I could have both!
Posted by: rkb   2004-09-13 11:13:29 AM  

#4  Not nearly as much fun as the tanker full of fat that burst open on the highway.

They needed another semi filled with "Dawn" to clean it up.
Posted by: Robert Crawford   2004-09-13 10:09:08 AM  

#3  Reminds me of an incident a few years ago in Ohio, I believe, when a CSX train full of car carriers was routed through a line with overpasses that were just a little too low, resulting in several dozen new Explorer and F-150 convertibles.
Posted by: Dar   2004-09-13 9:41:45 AM  

#2  Why!? Why the Porsches!? Couldn't You have taken a bunch of mini-vans instead!?
Posted by: Charles   2004-09-13 8:50:59 AM  

#1  Junk una to junka.
Posted by: Enzo Ferrari   2004-09-13 7:25:41 AM  

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