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<DIV>The man who is considered the founding father of Riverdale Park,The first manager of the Riverdale Park Company, Joseph Blundon, lost his life in the same spot Brad was struck, in 1909.</DIV>
<DIV>He fought for years prior to his death with the B&O for railroad safety . He was able to get the crossing bars at Queesburry installed in his life time.</DIV>
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<DIV>At one time there was a fence around the tracks, because so many people were hit by train or trolley car. That fence was removed in the era of the modern electric railroad.</DIV>
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<DIV>I find it very disconcerting that area is cleared, and graveled practically saying "come on in", when it should be saying "Danger -No Trespassing". Especially since there is such a well established history of human death at that location.</DIV>
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<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> Maureen Farrington <maureen.farrington@gmail.com><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> TownTalk@riverdale-park.org<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Tue, April 5, 2011 3:37:38 PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: [RP TownTalk] Speaking of trains.....<BR></FONT><BR>
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<DIV>He walked those train tracks a thousand times, it was a straight walk from his house to his girlfriend's. He actually met his girlfriend at the Riverdale Farmer's market, and despite being a University Park boy, he had grown fond of our little town. I don't think I can begin to write here to describe what an amazing man he was.</DIV>
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<DIV>Brad's mother requested Bradford Pears at the wake, and I asked Vern for help, and the town just dropped off a massive bucket of beautiful fresh clippings. I know this will give her some comfort.</DIV>
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<DIV>Here is a link to a picture of him at my wedding; that's Alan and Sarah blurry in the background.</DIV>
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<DIV>http://twitpic.com/4fs30o</DIV>
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<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 2:57 PM, Dwight Holmes <SPAN dir=ltr><<A href="mailto:dwightrholmes@gmail.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:dwightrholmes@gmail.com">dwightrholmes@gmail.com</A>></SPAN> wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; PADDING-LEFT: 1ex" class=gmail_quote>Wow. That is sad, troublesome, and fascinating at the same time. Sad that someone lost their life in that manner.<BR><BR>Troublesome that it took 5 days for the news to percolate to the surface here. Though I do see that it was in the Patch recently - my bad for not perusing my daily Patch brief!<BR>http://riverdalepark.patch.com/articles/pedestrian-fatally-struck-by-train<BR><BR>And reading on further in the Patch, I see that the accident apparently took place not at the crossing on Queensbury (which would be difficult to imagine how it could happen), but a bit south from there. Melissa Avery's very interesting article fills in the background on the exact spot, which i just learned is known as Blundon's Crossing:<BR>http://riverdalepark.patch.com/articles/the-tale-of-blundons-crossing<BR><BR>And fascinating that there is a branch
of law for railroad crossing accidents?!?!? The page Nina linked us to is for a law firm that bills itself as "Railroad Crossing Lawyer"!<BR><BR>Here's the WCBS blurb that <A href="http://dressenlaw.com/" target=_blank>DressenLaw.com</A> picked up:<BR>http://wusa9.com/news/article/144319/44/Man-Struck-And-Killed-By-Train-In-Riverdale
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<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 2:43 PM, Nina Faye <SPAN dir=ltr><<A href="mailto:ns_faye@yahoo.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:ns_faye@yahoo.com">ns_faye@yahoo.com</A>></SPAN> wrote:<BR>
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<DIV>Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] Speaking of trains.....<BR></DIV>To: "Sue Collins" <<A href="mailto:wheadle@yahoo.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:wheadle@yahoo.com">wheadle@yahoo.com</A>>
<DIV><BR>Cc: <A href="mailto:TownTalk@riverdale-park.org" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:TownTalk@riverdale-park.org">TownTalk@riverdale-park.org</A><BR></DIV>Date: Tuesday, April 5, 2011, 2:31 PM
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<DIV>Really? When was that? First I've heard of it.<BR><BR>
<DIV>On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 2:23 PM, Sue Collins <SPAN dir=ltr><<A href="http://us.mc1620.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=wheadle@yahoo.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank>wheadle@yahoo.com</A>></SPAN> wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; PADDING-LEFT: 1ex">I saw a VERY little news item last week about a man who'd apparently hit by a<BR>train at the Queensbury Road crossing. Didn't hear any more about it after<BR>that. Does anyone know if the police found out the circumstances, who the poor<BR>man was, etc? Very sad that someone dies in such a manner and it barely rates a<BR>passing mention on the news, huh?<BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>TownTalk mailing list<BR>To post to the list, send mail to <A href="http://us.mc1620.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=TownTalk@riverdale-park.org" rel=nofollow target=_blank>TownTalk@riverdale-park.org</A><BR><A href="http://us.mc1620.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=TownTalk-request@riverdale-park.org" rel=nofollow target=_blank>TownTalk-request@riverdale-park.org</A> is for automated subscription processing
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