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Rail accident prevented in Alberta - MasonJar - 06-21-2010
Alberta has had some severe rain and washouts in recent days. Here's a neat story about a guy who flagged down a work train with his red t-shirt...!
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Check out the photo of the loco consist stopped only a few metres short of going in the river!
Andrew