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Two Boy Scout troops on board the Amtrak train that derailed in Missouri jumped into action to assist the injured and comfort shaken passengers and crew members, WBAY reports.
Chariton County Presiding Commissioner Evan Emmerich said in an email to The Associated Press that resident Mike Spencer first brought his concerns about the crossing to a Dec. 2, 2019, commission meeting. He was told to contact the Missouri Department of Transportation's Railroad Safety division. A week later, commissioners spoke with officials from the state agency and were told"it is on their plans to repair," Emmerich said.
MoDOT spokeswoman Linda Horn said the crossing near Mendon"is identified for funding for improvements." Neither Horn nor a spokeswoman for Gov. Mike Parson immediately responded to emailed questions about why the county's request wasn't addressed sooner. Spencer told The Associated Press that he is among several people who have complained that the overgrowth of brush and the steep incline from the road to the tracks makes it hard to see oncoming trains from either direction. Spencer, who grows corn and soybeans on land surrounding the intersection, said the crossing is especially dangerous for those driving heavy, slow farm equipment.
"We have to cross this with farm equipment to get to several of our fields," Spencer wrote with the posting."We have been on the RR for several years about fixing the approach by building the road up, putting in signals, signal lights or just cutting the brush back." Nightingale was unhurt and he and other passengers were able to climb out of the overturned train car through a window.
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