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5. I am no better shape to climb up that embankment and rush out onto the tracks than she was.

Sun Apr 30, 2023, 06:49 PM

Apr 2023

I don't know how fast 161 was going when it struck the kids, but it has 22 minutes to make it from departure at Philadelphia to departure at Wilmington. It stops at Wilmington for 2 minutes, so that's 20 minutes from departure to arrival. That's in a distance of 25 miles.

http://dixielandsoftware.net/cgi-bin/gettrain.pl?seltrain=161&selyear=2023&selmonth=04&selday=29

https://asm.transitdocs.com/train/2023/4/29/A/161

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Chester community mourns after two children fatally struck by Amtrak train [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2023 OP

D.C.-bound Amtrak train kills two minors on the tracks in Chester, Pa. mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2023 #1

Believe me when I say that I understand stranger danger. jimfields33 Apr 2023 #2

I watched the video of the interview, which I could not include here. mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2023 #3

Oh ok. I understand. jimfields33 Apr 2023 #4