[Scan-DC] VRE runaway locomotive

[oldsdoug at hotmail.com]

Cool! The Great Locomotive Chase!

Back in 1953, just before the inauguration of President Eisenhower (I _don't_ remember this, just to be clear!) a Pennsylvania Railroad GG-1 ran through Union Station and landed in the basement baggage room.

> From: richrowl at worldnet.att.net
> To: scan-dc at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 12:23:41 -0400
> Subject: [Scan-DC] VRE runaway locomotive
>
> Just wondering if any rail buffs monitored this.
>
> FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (AP) - Two Amtrak contract employees
> who repair trains for Virginia Railway Express have been fired after
> they failed to stop a runaway train locomotive.

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