At the top, they heaved themselves over a metal fence and onto a track bed.

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On Oct. 11, 1998, a freight train struck and killed a man working on a Union Pacific track bed in Illinois.

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Mr. Han of Elmhurst, Queens, died when a southbound Q-train struck him as he tried unsuccessfully to climb out of the track bed.

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After being pushed, Mr. Han attempted to lift himself out of the track bed as the train bore down on him, but was unsuccessful, police said.

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In the meantime, the railway trust is also trying to negotiate with Denbighshire Council to ensure they do not disturb the track bed needed for the train to leave Llangollen for Ruabon.

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Craning our necks to see the front of our train nose out of a tunnel as the back of it enters, down below we spot the Trans-Canada Highway, laid on top of the original Big Hill track bed.

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"From the track bed to the budget to modernizing our system for the 21st century, I can't imagine anyone having a better understanding of how the region's vast system operates and the challenges that it faces, " Mr. Cuomo said.

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It emitted intermittent beeps, mocking me by stopping each time I got out of bed to try and track it down.

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For example, linear actuators help raise or lower a hospital bed or allow solar panels to track the path of the sun.

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