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<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> Melissa Avery <m.avery@rocketmail.com><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> Sue Collins <wheadle@yahoo.com>; Maureen Farrington <maureen.farrington@gmail.com>; TownTalk@riverdale-park.org<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Wed, April 6, 2011 2:15:26 PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: [RP TownTalk] Speaking of trains..... reply<BR></FONT><BR>
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<DIV>The thing that nags my mind is this safety issue with the impending purple line. It is at ground level and running through populated areas. If it is as quiet as some folks are claiming what will keep those plugged in to telephones and I pods from walking in front of them?</DIV>
<DIV>It is a bad enough situation with pedestrians and cars, You see so many people walking across the street talking on the phone not paying attention.</DIV>
<DIV> cars can stop suddenly ... most of the time.... but a 50 mile and hour subway car?<BR></DIV>
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<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> Sue Collins <wheadle@yahoo.com><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> Melissa Avery <m.avery@rocketmail.com>; Maureen Farrington <maureen.farrington@gmail.com>; TownTalk@riverdale-park.org<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Wed, April 6, 2011 2:01:10 PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: [RP TownTalk] Speaking of trains..... reply<BR></FONT><BR>
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<DIV>I've lived in my apartment building for over 20 years and the area from the Queensbury crossing up to about Sheridan Street has, unfortunately, also seen a few suicides. If people want to get on the tracks, they will do so, whether it's fenced or not. Too, I can't see how the entire track can be fenced in. During morning rush hour, when traffic is backed up to the tracks from Route 1, I've seen people park ON the tracks instead of waiting on the east side of the track until they can safely cross. And have seen lots of people jogging on the tracks, with their headphone plugged in. Can't think what can be done, can anyone else? Maybe have the railfans or someone else connnected with the trains, have displays at town functions like the farmers' market, Riverdale Day,etc., on safety around the tracks? I not only feel badly for the people who are hit by the trains, but for the train engineers; even if
the train is going very slow, if someone is one the track, there is simply no way the engineer can brake that train in time to avoid hitting someone. <BR></DIV>
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<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> Melissa Avery <m.avery@rocketmail.com><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> Maureen Farrington <maureen.farrington@gmail.com>; TownTalk@riverdale-park.org<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Wed, April 6, 2011 8:54:51 AM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: [RP TownTalk] Speaking of trains.....<BR></FONT><BR>
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<DIV>That particular area of train track has claimed numerous fatalities since the 1800's, because people have always walked up and down the track.</DIV>
<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>
<DIV>Melissa<BR></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>Hi everyone, I was a good friend of Brad's.
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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" target=_blank rel=nofollow ymailto="mailto:dwightrholmes@gmail.com">dwightrholmes@gmail.com</A>></SPAN> wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=gmail_quote style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">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 rel=nofollow>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" target=_blank rel=nofollow 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" target=_blank rel=nofollow ymailto="mailto:wheadle@yahoo.com">wheadle@yahoo.com</A>>
<DIV><BR>Cc: <A href="mailto:TownTalk@riverdale-park.org" target=_blank rel=nofollow 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>
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