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jacorbett70

Mar 1 2010, 01:25 PM

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At least one Detroit firefighter has been hurt after a Detroit Fire Department ladder truck headed to a call was hit by an Amtrak train this morning.

http://www.freep.com/article/20100301/NEWS...roit-fire-truck

Based on the time and another report saying the train was bound for Chicago, it likely was Wolverine train #353.

KevinKorell

Mar 1 2010, 05:35 PM

This story confirms John's statement above. From Chicago, IL Tribune, 3/1/10:

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Chicago-bound train hits fire truck on tracks in Detroit

DETROIT -- Authorities say a Chicago-bound Amtrak train with at least 76 people aboard has slammed into a fire truck that was stopped on the tracks in southwest Detroit, causing minor injuries to several people.

Story here.

KevinKorell

Mar 1 2010, 05:43 PM

The fire commissioner is not happy with the firemen parking the truck on the tracks. From a local fire/EMS blog:

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Commissioner calls incident “a disservice to the citizens"

Detroit’s Executive Fire Commissioner James Mack has already made his displeasure known about the collision between an Amtrak train and Ladder 13 this morning. Ladder 13 was on the scene of a previous car crash near the tracks.

Here is where you can read the rest.

KevinKorell

Mar 2 2010, 12:32 PM

Follow up as the finger pointing continues, from Detroit, MI Free Press, 3/2/10:

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$600,000 fire truck is mangled in crash

A Detroit firefighter's decision to park a $600,000 ladder truck on train tracks while responding to a traffic accident is under investigation after an Amtrak train slammed into it late Monday morning.

See this.

KevinKorell

Feb 1 2011, 12:10 PM

Detroit, MI News, 1/31/11:

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Amtrak sues Detroit over collision with $600K fire truck

Detroit— Amtrak sued the city of Detroit in federal court today over a March crash that happened after firefighters parked a fire engine on the railroad tracks.

Go here if you wish to read more.

Sloan

Feb 2 2011, 09:37 AM

In the video, note the automobile that tempts fate before the crash.

Sloan

http://www.firehouse.com/news/top-headline...n-and-apparatus

Dakguy201

Feb 2 2011, 11:13 AM

QUOTE(Sloan @ Feb 2 2011, 10:37 AM)

In the video, note the automobile that tempts fate before the crash.

Sloan

http://www.firehouse.com/news/top-headline...n-and-apparatus

I've seen better resolution versions of that video; it's from the Amtrak engine. That is a police car that backs out of the way.

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