Did you hear that? That is the Whistle Code for a train approaching a road crossing. There are nine different series of long and short sounding used for various reasons as engineers and railroad workers shunt a train. But the one that is most hear and most important to the public is Long-Short-Short-Loooooooooooong as the track intersects grade crossing.
Many times during the day and night, we can hear the train as it passes the side roads along Highway 341/23. The tracks are just less than a mile from the house at their nearest point and we tend to ignore the sound of the Dissonance Cord as the engines pull the loads of gravel, wood chips and automobiles.
Sarah had just arrived at the Beaver Pond when she heard another sound of warning: The shrill of the sirens of Police, Fire & Rescue and Ambulance. When I arrived home, we rode to the scene about half mile from the Telfair/Dodge county line.
Many times during the day and night, we can hear the train as it passes the side roads along Highway 341/23. The tracks are just less than a mile from the house at their nearest point and we tend to ignore the sound of the Dissonance Cord as the engines pull the loads of gravel, wood chips and automobiles.
Sarah had just arrived at the Beaver Pond when she heard another sound of warning: The shrill of the sirens of Police, Fire & Rescue and Ambulance. When I arrived home, we rode to the scene about half mile from the Telfair/Dodge county line.
The majority of the emergency crews that responed had already left the area.
The story as reported by 13WMAZ.com:
A log-truck driver, Newell Kitchens, died after his truck collided with a train outside a McRae lumber business, according to Dodge County sheriff Lawton Douglas. The accident happened around 4;25 p.m. outside Sylvan Hardwoods on Highway 341 outside McRae, according to Janice Graham, office manager for the company. She said the train has derailed and driven the truck up an embankment. Douglas says Kitchens was trapped in his cab for nearly an hour but was removed and taken to a local hospital. But, according to Douglas, Kitchens later died. Both Dodge and Telfair county emergency crews responded to the accident.
The two photo above are from the WMAZ website
May the Lord bless the Kitchen's family during this time of loss!
