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Well let me see,
     I remember hearing of a lady that I belive received a broken pelvis, I think she was thrown around when her car flipped on it,s side, and another ended up with a drink machine I belive falling on their leg and another I know received a serious knee injury that to this day she has had 2 surgeries on that knee and still has some problems with it. That is what I know of or remember.
     I belive the train was just starting to accelrate when the derailment occurred, I belive the train was running about 40-45 mph and starting to accelrate.  I was not really thrown from my seat, but I did kind of slide out with the sudden decelration of the car.
     hope this answers some more questions for you and I am off tomorrow to the kenova area taking mom home for her 50 year class reunion in ohio,so I am hoping to get some good pics done and hope to chat with O. Ford who happens to know my mother, he has advised me on some good locations for pics.
     Safe and happy summer to all

                                                  Stephen
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org 
  To: N&W Mailing List 
  Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2004 8:45 AM
  Subject: Re: New Member


  Mr. Daniel,
  Thanks for relating this story. You mentioned serious
  injuries. What were the most serious injuries that
  day?

  >From your description, it sounds like the train was
  traveling at a fairly low speed. Were you thrown from
  your seat during the accident?

  Doug Smith

  --- nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org wrote:
  > Well Doug'
  >      I seemed to happen like this I felt a thud,
  > then all of a sudden the front end of the car
  > dropped, I remember seeing one of the NRHS members
  > grab hold between 3 rails,he happened to be walking
  > down the aisle at that time. Gravel,dirt,dust,and
  > other types of debri turned up by the car swirling
  > in the air,all seemed in slow motion,and at the same
  > time thoughts going through my mind of past railroad
  > accidents I read about,then everything came to a
  > stop,all eriely quiet for a moment,then everybody
  > checking on them selfs and others and then getting
  > off the train fast, and helping those who needed it.
  >      Outside looking around I saw the 611 and 6 head
  > end cars stopped and people hurrying towards the
  > accident and them everyone assisting those with more
  > serious injuries. As for my self I looked like a
  > racoon on that hot day all that dust, dirt, etc
  > sticking to my sweaty face and two white spot eyes
  > peering through that mask.
  >      I hope this has answered some of your questions
  > and I hope that you never have to go through a train
  > derailment/wreck, because I will tell you this if
  > someone says they were not scared. you should walk
  > away from that person. Because I was scared !
  > 
  >                                                     
  >                           Stephen Daniel
  >   ----- Original Message ----- 
  >   From: nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org 
  >   To: N&W Mailing List 
  >   Sent: Sunday, July 04, 2004 9:52 PM
  >   Subject: Re: New Member
  > 
  > 
  >   Mr. Daniel,
  >   Could you describe some of what you experienced
  > during
  >   that derailment?
  > 
  >   Doug Smith
  >   Murfreesboro, TN
  > 
  >   --- nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org wrote:
  >   > Ken,
  >   >      You are correct on your statement as I was
  > on
  >   > that excursiopn and I was ridding in the 7th or
  > 8th
  >   > car can't remember which right now. What a ride
  > that
  >   > day !
  >   > 
  >   >                                                 
  >   
  >   > Stephen Daniel
  >   >                                                 
  >    
  >   > Chesapeake, va
  > 



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