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1 posted on 05/12/2015 10:19:05 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

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2 posted on 05/12/2015 10:19:57 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)

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3 posted on 05/12/2015 10:26:34 PM PDT by Eagles6 (Valley Forge Redux. If not now, when? If not here, where? If not us then who?)

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Link to the other thread; I gathered links to posts with info and pics.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3289215/posts?page=190#190

Something’s up...

4 posted on 05/12/2015 10:27:04 PM PDT by WildHighlander57 ((WildHighlander57, returning after lurking since 2000)

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6 posted on 05/12/2015 10:37:57 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)

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Thanks for posting this update. Very sad story. I love trains and I’ve taken that trip many times. May those who died rest in peace and many those who are injured recover.

8 posted on 05/12/2015 10:42:32 PM PDT by jocon307

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A witness who was driving near the train said he saw a flash than a boom sound. Another witness only heard a boom sound.

God I hope no one place something in the tracks to derail that train on purpose. We all will have to wait. However, if it comes to be a terrorist attack, you think the media will report it as such?

11 posted on 05/12/2015 11:01:12 PM PDT by Patriot Babe

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"We do not know what happened here, we do not know why this happened," Nutter said. "We are not going to speculate about it."

He was paraphrasing what Dan Rather said on the morning of 9/11/01.

14 posted on 05/12/2015 11:48:48 PM PDT by 9thLife ("Life is a military endeavor..." -- Francis)

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First thought....texting and not slowing down in the curve. So many texting accidents.

17 posted on 05/13/2015 4:43:08 AM PDT by Vaquero ( Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)

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Former U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, D-Pa., tweeted that he was on the train at the time of the crash.

"I'm on @Amtrak train that just crashed. Im ok. Helping others. Pray for those injured," he wrote.

Okay, is it just me?... This is like taking a selfie. If, heaven forbid, I find myself in that situation and as soon as I feel everything stop?...

1.) I'm checking to see if I'm alive. Check. Good.
2.) I can move my limbs? Check. Good.
3.) See if anybody in my immediate vicinity needs assistance. Check. Okay, clear. Good
4.) Make sure I am out of danger. Check. Good.
5.) Look for more fellow passengers in need of help at least until I am escorted out by emergency personnel. Check. Good.
6.) Locate my phone and call an immediate loved one and ask that they contact others who may have concerns with my well-being...

Seems reasonable, right? But... "Im ok. Helping others."? Immediately jumping on Twitter?

"No ma'am, your leg shouldn't normally bend like that but let me post a message to my followers and I'll be right with you, hold still and quit your belly-aching. Hey, should "Amtrak" be in all caps?..."

Now, I feel as though I am looking skyward through grandmaw's eyes when I find myself repeating her oft-expressed, loving plea...

"Heaven help us..."

18 posted on 05/13/2015 5:17:11 AM PDT by Hatteras

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