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Posted by Nilet on Tue Aug 14 18:13:52 2012, in response to Here We Go, posted by Nilet on Mon Aug 6 16:35:45 2012.  Apparently, a truck attempted to beat a freight train to a grade crossing. I don't suppose people will ever learn? No? Sigh.Last report we heard was about 30 freight cars on the ground and the track completely torn up as of yesterday morning; the Empire Builder I'm currently riding was held in Minot for a few hours, then in Stanley, ND for an hour more; we're now just short of the derailment site and while information is a bit sparse it appears they've repaired the track but haven't finished inspecting it. When we arrived in Minot, the initial report said we'd be there until 3 PM, so the conductor announced we were "expected to be here until 3, but may leave earlier." Apparently, many people decided to use the expected multi-hour layover to walk into town and go shopping; when the dispatcher told us to move around noon, we waited for as many people as we could but quite a few people got Duffill'd; a few were spotted running for the train as we pulled out, while some probably just got back to the station to find the train missing. On the plus side, of all the places to be stuck for hours on end, circumstance seems to have picked one that has 4G LTE service, so I have an internet to keep me busy, as does everyone else with the foresight to have brought a smartphone. Except for the Apple fanbois. Their phones don't have LTE service. And so, I can post on SubChat and also post some of the many photos I have taken thus far. Like so: Here's the Empire Builder at Minot.  And again at Stanley, ND.  And lunch on board. (Yes, I brought my own egg cream onto the train.) 
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