accident forwarded

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Moderator:

My forward of an article from the Hagerstown Morning Herald was not clear 
about the details of this accident.  #214, stack train, was in siding at 
Shepherdstown waiting to pass a southbound train.  The end of the train was 
on the main track because the train stopped short of a crossing which is at 
about the midpoint of the siding.  The Loram train struck the rear of #214.

I understand from a resident who lives at this location that it is common 
for trains in the siding to avoid blocking the crossing in this manner.

Rick Morrison