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22 December 2023
LA JUNTA, COLORADO - An Amtrak train traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago hit an unusual object Thursday night around 9:30 PM.
\"Someone placed an electric clothes dryer on the track,\" stated the Amtrak train conductor, Jeffrey Williams. \"We\'re not sure how it got there, but we\'re assuming it was just a childish prank.\"
The dryer was dragged underneath the locomotive, and it scrapped along the length of the train. However, there was no major damage reported.
After a brief stop to inspect the train and make sure it was safe to continue the trip, an announcement was made to the train\'s passengers explaining what had happened.
Leslie Wilkins, a Pennsylvania-bound Amish woman who was riding the train with her husband Jacob, stated, \"We hit a dryer? What kind of an animal is that?\"
\"Someone placed an electric clothes dryer on the track,\" stated the Amtrak train conductor, Jeffrey Williams. \"We\'re not sure how it got there, but we\'re assuming it was just a childish prank.\"
The dryer was dragged underneath the locomotive, and it scrapped along the length of the train. However, there was no major damage reported.
After a brief stop to inspect the train and make sure it was safe to continue the trip, an announcement was made to the train\'s passengers explaining what had happened.
Leslie Wilkins, a Pennsylvania-bound Amish woman who was riding the train with her husband Jacob, stated, \"We hit a dryer? What kind of an animal is that?\"
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issue
vol 7 - issue 05 (jan 2005)
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stories