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Old 02-28-2023, 12:19pm   #1
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Old 02-28-2023, 12:25pm   #2
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Trump's not far away should a visit from a real leader be needed.

Buttplug can stay in DC. Desantis will have this cleaned up in no time.
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Do only Red areas get derailments?
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Porter was driving and he took a wrong turn.
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Old 02-28-2023, 3:10pm   #5
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This guy could use a lesson from the guy who loaded those centerbeam flats.
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I traced one of the cars in that train. It was on a short line that lost four bridges in Hurricane Ian - $28 M estimated loss. Hurting for my friends.
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Porter was driving and he took a wrong turn.

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Damn Manatee's
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For the record, train issues happen everywhere, not just the US.

Multiple deaths in Greek train collision

This was yesterday
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Actually the number of derailments and collisions have been trending downward for years
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Terrorists??
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Go hear and actually listen to issues with our railway systems. Early warning system
https://database.defectdetector.net/
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