Woman OK after snowmobile collides with train

[February 10, 2009]  NORTHFIELD, Vt. (AP) -- A 36-year-old woman said she's feeling stiff and still a bit in shock, but was otherwise OK after her snowmobile collided with an Amtrak train.

Authorities said the accident occurred Saturday morning, as the woman tried to become the last in a line of friends to cross railroad tracks in Northfield.

She said she heard a whistle but didn't see the train in time.

Pieces of the snow machine ended up more than 100 feet down the tracks, but the woman was able to escape from the accident with just minor whiplash.

[Associated Press]

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