Now 79 and seriously ill, train robber Ronnie Biggs is set to be released from prison into a nursing home. tags ronnie biggs train robber released criminalNB - Since posting, the Home Office refused his parole application and the story at the end of the link was updated. picked by pocksucket 4 months ago |
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It's probably the ultimate survival story. A child is born prematurely, slips through the toilet bowl of a running train, crash lands onto the tracks. The entire train passes over her, but she is alive and is now sleeping peacefully at the Rajasthan Hospital in Ahmedabad. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 10 comments edit related share world |
When Robert Gillespie looked up from his text message, he saw a freight train. EOM. ("End of message," that is, for non-texters.) Eugene police say Gillespie's car crashed into the side of the Union Pacific freight train about 2 a.m. Tuesday. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
Many pics of a HUGE set-up for a model train and the miniature town it runs through. The detail is incredible. picked by gnikgnok 3 years ago 5 comments edit related share entertainment |
At least one person has died and several people are trapped and injured after a Metro Red Line train derailed and collided with another Metro train, officials say. picked by nateebiinature 5 months ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
The winner of a $1 million lottery scratch ticket may not be so lucky after all. That's because he's also a convicted bank robber who isn't supposed to be gambling. Boston probation commissioner's office has scheduled a court hearing for December 7 to determine whether Timothy Elliott, 55, violated his probation when he bought the $10 ticket for the "$800 Million Spectacular" game at a H... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
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The new train will be able to link Tokyo and Shin-Aomori stations in three hours and five minutes starting at the end of fiscal 2012. The run currently takes three hours and 59 minutes. picked by kakana 5 months ago 0 comments edit related share technology |
A baby girl was born Monday on a high-speed train linking Paris and Brussels, the first such case since the Thalys rail service was created in 1996. As a reward the new addition to the human race will ride the Thalys for free, forever. picked by Ankabout 2 months ago 3 comments edit related share plime.com |
The Charles Manson follower convicted of trying to assassinate President Gerald Ford has been released after more than three decades behind bars. 2 comments edit related share plime.comUpdate from This picked by PulsisX 3 months ago |
A knife-wielding robber needed only $4, so he refused to take a $10 bill from his victim and waited while the man made change at a pizza parlor. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
Short story about a woman deal with the late night intruder. picked by Young81k 3 years ago 2 comments edit related share entertainment |
Boise Police and Ada County Sheriff's deputies have arrested a man just released from prison for robbing a bank near the Boise Towne Square this afternoon. picked by muppet 1 year ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |