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regarding his missing bicycle.
Chapter 3
Zander turned and gathered up the scattered files and papers. “Have a seat at this table,” he pointed. “I have some things to show you.”
Clay and Tanner did as they were directed.
“ In August of 2003, there was a train accident in Durand. I’ve found two news articles on the internet that I’d like you to see. He pulled the first article out. Clay began reading while Tanner looked over his shoulder.
Tracks Cleared After Amtrak Train Collides with Horse Trailer
August 8, 2003
Amtrak will be operating its Blue Water service to and from Durand again normally this evening. Clean up and track repairs were completed during the night after a train collided with a semi-tractor-trailer Thursday at 9:05 p.m. near the Durand Union Station. Amtrak Train 364 collided with a trailer carrying four harness-racing horses meant for delivery to Sports Creek Raceway in Swartz Creek. The semi-truck was abandoned on the tracks at the South Oak Street crossing. The train, carrying seventeen passengers, smashed into the horse trailer, destroying and setting it on fire, derailing three train cars, and causing damage to the main-line track. Eleven passengers were treated for minor injuries while the train engineer, Joseph Carrollton, was transported to Memorial Healthcare in Owosso with critical injuries. One passenger, Adrian Payne, a co-owner of the Durand Depot, has been mysteriously missing since the accident. All four of the horses were killed.
The derailment and track damage affected Friday morning Amtrak service. The main engine and two coach-cars derailed, putting the two passenger-cars on the ground and damaging the rail itself as well as the track circuitry. Track Superintendent Wilson Goodrich began supervision and direction of cleanup and repair operations within hours of the disaster. Durand area police and paramedics arrived promptly, while firefighters arrived on the scene and quickly extinguished the truck fire. Police Chief Luke Hopper identified two of the injured persons as Marshall Mortonson, co-owner of the Durand Depot, who jumped from the front of the moving train along with the engineer, and Logan Payne, son of the missing co-owner, Adrian Payne.
The truck’s driver, Lawrence Maloney (38) from Louisville, Kentucky, was driven to the site via police cruiser after the collision occurred. He claimed that his rig was stolen while he was at the Durand Shell station using the restroom after refueling his truck. There is no explanation as to why it was left on the tracks or who may have stolen and abandoned it. Track Superintendent Goodrich was willing to neither estimate the cost of the damages and repairs nor speculate as to why the Amtrak engine was unable to avoid the collision. He was willing only to state, “An investigation will be made.”
When the two Thomas men finished the first article, Zander slid it away and replaced it with a second. “This is the follow-up article,” Zander explained. “It was printed five days later after the so-called investigation was finished. I think you’ll find it interesting.” Clay and Tanner began reading.
Amtrak Wreck Details Tracked Down
August 13, 2003
Just five days after the disastrous Amtrak train wreck at the South Oak Street crossing in Durand, the investigation has been concluded. Amtrak Train 364 collided with a semi-truck rig carrying four harness-racing horses meant for delivery to Sports Creek Raceway in Swartz Creek. Eleven passengers were treated for minor scrapes and bruises. Joseph Carrollton, the Amtrak train engineer from Chicago who had been rushed to Memorial Healthcare in Owosso, was tragically killed in the accident. Engineer Carrollton leaped from the moving train just before impact. The Shiawassee County Medical Examiner determined that the cause of death was impact from the overturned second car of the derailed Amtrak train. It was also determined that Carrollton’s blood alcohol level was
Chapter 3
Zander turned and gathered up the scattered files and papers. “Have a seat at this table,” he pointed. “I have some things to show you.”
Clay and Tanner did as they were directed.
“ In August of 2003, there was a train accident in Durand. I’ve found two news articles on the internet that I’d like you to see. He pulled the first article out. Clay began reading while Tanner looked over his shoulder.
Tracks Cleared After Amtrak Train Collides with Horse Trailer
August 8, 2003
Amtrak will be operating its Blue Water service to and from Durand again normally this evening. Clean up and track repairs were completed during the night after a train collided with a semi-tractor-trailer Thursday at 9:05 p.m. near the Durand Union Station. Amtrak Train 364 collided with a trailer carrying four harness-racing horses meant for delivery to Sports Creek Raceway in Swartz Creek. The semi-truck was abandoned on the tracks at the South Oak Street crossing. The train, carrying seventeen passengers, smashed into the horse trailer, destroying and setting it on fire, derailing three train cars, and causing damage to the main-line track. Eleven passengers were treated for minor injuries while the train engineer, Joseph Carrollton, was transported to Memorial Healthcare in Owosso with critical injuries. One passenger, Adrian Payne, a co-owner of the Durand Depot, has been mysteriously missing since the accident. All four of the horses were killed.
The derailment and track damage affected Friday morning Amtrak service. The main engine and two coach-cars derailed, putting the two passenger-cars on the ground and damaging the rail itself as well as the track circuitry. Track Superintendent Wilson Goodrich began supervision and direction of cleanup and repair operations within hours of the disaster. Durand area police and paramedics arrived promptly, while firefighters arrived on the scene and quickly extinguished the truck fire. Police Chief Luke Hopper identified two of the injured persons as Marshall Mortonson, co-owner of the Durand Depot, who jumped from the front of the moving train along with the engineer, and Logan Payne, son of the missing co-owner, Adrian Payne.
The truck’s driver, Lawrence Maloney (38) from Louisville, Kentucky, was driven to the site via police cruiser after the collision occurred. He claimed that his rig was stolen while he was at the Durand Shell station using the restroom after refueling his truck. There is no explanation as to why it was left on the tracks or who may have stolen and abandoned it. Track Superintendent Goodrich was willing to neither estimate the cost of the damages and repairs nor speculate as to why the Amtrak engine was unable to avoid the collision. He was willing only to state, “An investigation will be made.”
When the two Thomas men finished the first article, Zander slid it away and replaced it with a second. “This is the follow-up article,” Zander explained. “It was printed five days later after the so-called investigation was finished. I think you’ll find it interesting.” Clay and Tanner began reading.
Amtrak Wreck Details Tracked Down
August 13, 2003
Just five days after the disastrous Amtrak train wreck at the South Oak Street crossing in Durand, the investigation has been concluded. Amtrak Train 364 collided with a semi-truck rig carrying four harness-racing horses meant for delivery to Sports Creek Raceway in Swartz Creek. Eleven passengers were treated for minor scrapes and bruises. Joseph Carrollton, the Amtrak train engineer from Chicago who had been rushed to Memorial Healthcare in Owosso, was tragically killed in the accident. Engineer Carrollton leaped from the moving train just before impact. The Shiawassee County Medical Examiner determined that the cause of death was impact from the overturned second car of the derailed Amtrak train. It was also determined that Carrollton’s blood alcohol level was
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