Tragic. I wonder if she was at all inspired by this familiar current car ad (link, below), that shamelessly glamorizes train hopping and plays on the wanderlust of youth and the insatiable quest for adventure? As soon as I first saw this ad, I thought it could lead to someone dying. Maybe (maybe) it already has. When the girl in the ad's ghostly-gray box car disappears from the open doorway as the car briefly passes behind some trackside brush, the words, "Everyone...has got a dream" are sung, immediately followed by a lady narrator reminding viewers that, "Great adventures are still out there." In retrospect, the sudden disappearance in the ad of 'the girl on the train' is symbolic of what would ultimately happen in Pittsburgh, early on Sunday morning. I'm sure that 21-year-old Lindsey Marie Michaels had dreams. I'm also sure that being slowly dragged to death beneath a coal train in the early-morning darkness was NOT one of them. Sadly, for her, NO more great adventures are still out there...
From: Gerry Edwards
Sent: Monday, September 4, 2017 5:30:52 PM
Subject: Fox News: College junior killed while 'train hopping' in Pittsburgh
Sent: Monday, September 4, 2017 5:30:52 PM
Subject: Fox News: College junior killed while 'train hopping' in Pittsburgh
College junior killed while 'train hopping' in Pittsburgh
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A Pennsylvania college student has been killed while she was "train hopping" with her boyfriend, according to reports. Read the full story
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A Pennsylvania college student has been killed while she was "train hopping" with her boyfriend, according to reports. Read the full story
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