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Viewing Album:  Osborne Road Incident
 
By:Mark Muraski
Dates:4/13/2008 - 4/13/2008
Album Info:While out railfanning on March 13th, 2008 in Fridley, MN, I happened to see something I have never heard of before. Instead of going around the crossing gates, a car drove THROUGH them in front of an approaching train, taking the whole arm off. I assumed the crew told the proper person, but I also called in just to make sure. I kinda wonder what happened, because, wow...
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Untitled
Title:  Untitled
Description:  This is what happens when a car drives through a lowered crossing gate.
Photo Date:  4/13/2008  Upload Date: 4/14/2008 9:20:05 PM
Location:  Fridley, MN
Author:  Mark Muraski
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Locomotives: 
Views:  239   Comments: 0
Something's missing...
Title:  Something's missing...
Description:  There was an arm on this crossing about 5 minutes before I took this picture. A car drove though it after it had already lowered for an approaching train.
Photo Date:  4/13/2008  Upload Date: 4/14/2008 9:20:43 PM
Location:  Fridley, MN
Author:  Mark Muraski
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  237   Comments: 1
Missing
Title:  Missing
Description:  Usually the crossing arm would have dropped down by now, but it can't because it's lying on the other side of this Eastbound coal train.
Photo Date:  4/13/2008  Upload Date: 4/14/2008 9:22:04 PM
Location:  Fridley, MN
Author:  Mark Muraski
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Locomotives:  BNSF 5717(AC44CW)
Views:  387   Comments: 1
Untitled
Title:  Untitled
Description:  The arm was pushed off to the side after the train went through the crossing.
Photo Date:  4/13/2008  Upload Date: 4/14/2008 9:24:02 PM
Location:  Fridley, MN
Author:  Mark Muraski
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  531   Comments: 0
Untitled
Title:  Untitled
Description:  Not sure what exactly caused this, but it was either the car hitting it or the train pushing it off the tracks.
Photo Date:  4/13/2008  Upload Date: 4/14/2008 9:25:31 PM
Location:  Fridley, MN
Author:  Mark Muraski
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  449   Comments: 1
BNSF 6146
Title:  BNSF 6146
Description:  Seconds before I took this picture a small, blue car drove through the crossing gate arm on the left, pulling it off and onto the track in front of this Westbound. If you look close enough you can see the arm right in front of the plow.
Photo Date:  4/13/2008  Upload Date: 4/14/2008 9:26:01 PM
Location:  Fridley, MN
Author:  Mark Muraski
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Locomotives:  BNSF 6146(ES44AC)
Views:  744   Comments: 0

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