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2006-12-02 India-Pakistan

Bridge Falls on Train in India, Killing 33

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Posted by .com 2006-12-02 15:23|| || Front Page|| [9 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Bridges...why do they hate trains?

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-12-02 17:37|| 2006-12-02 17:37|| Front Page Top

#2 Bihar is the poorest and most backward part of India.. its very own version of subsaharan Africa.

Only the presence of the Indian Federal government, and periodic presidential rule from Delhi prevents it falling into the abyss...

Posted by john 2006-12-02 19:23|| 2006-12-02 19:23|| Front Page Top

#3 Got a photo from Alaska Paul a few months ago where a backhoe hit a bridge over I-70 in Kansas, cutting it half in two. I don't know why bridges hate trains, and I for sure don't know why backhoes hate bridges, but I believe stupidity is the common denominator...

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2006-12-02 19:42|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2006-12-02 19:42|| Front Page Top

#4 I blame the metric system...minimum clearances are such a subjective thang

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-12-02 21:17|| 2006-12-02 21:17|| Front Page Top

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