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Freight vs trespasser in Portland 09-29-2014

Guilford Rail System changed its name to Pan Am Railways in 2006. Discussion relating to the current operations of the Boston & Maine, the Maine Central, and the Springfield Terminal railroads (as well as the Delaware & Hudson while it was under Guilford control until 1988). Official site can be found here: PANAMRAILWAYS.COM.

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Freight vs trespasser in Portland 09-29-2014

  by MEC407
 
According to Twitter reports from WMTW-8's Norm Karkos, a trespasser was hit in the Forsest Ave area of Portland early this morning. The person was taken to the hospital with what Karkos described as non life threatening injuries.

Re: Freight vs trespasser in Portland 09-29-2014

  by BostonUrbEx
 
MEC407 wrote:According to Twitter reports from WMTW-8's Norm Karkos, a trespasser was hit in the Forsest Ave area of Portland early this morning. The person was taken to the hospital with what Karkos described as non life threatening injuries.
I heard it was fatal. The train had to go to Rigby so the leading engine could be pulled from service and the crossing was checked for signal defects throughout the morning. May have been intentional, however.

Re: Freight vs trespasser in Portland 09-29-2014

  by MEC407
 
Interesting. May I ask where you heard that? Just curious, since none of the Portland TV stations or newspapers have reported it as being fatal.

Updated article from the Portland Press Herald:
Portland Press Herald wrote:Police are investigating an incident in which a person was hit by a freight train near Forest Avenue in Portland.

A Pan Am Railways train had been stopped at Saunders Street from about 1 to 7 a.m.

The person who was hit was taken to a local hospital with injuries believed to be serious but not life-threatening, police said.
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Re: Freight vs trespasser in Portland 09-29-2014

  by Mikejf
 
Live report from Karkos at 4:30 AM said non life threatening. All news agencies that reported said non-life threatening. News tonight still said non-life threatening...
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