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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe
That's sad. Two adults and a child are still in serious condition.
We had a local steam locomotive in our neighboring city of Portsmouth, Virginia (where I was born and raised). I miss ol' Pokey Smokey. Took many a trip around the park on that train.
City Park Halloween Celebration Oct, 2000. My wife and I on the Pokey Smokey with our grandson. (Normally the park closed at sunset.) |
Yes it is actually. I just heard on the news that the driver said it was his fault, he was going too fast for the curve and when he went to slow down hit the accelerator instead!
That is one of my favorite little places to visit the tiny houses are replicas of houses and landmarks in Denver...it's really quite amazing.
Those Kid trains are wonderful. When I was a Kid one of my great uncles ran one in the town where I grew up.
A bit of followup:
http://www.9news.com/news/article.as...7973&catid=339