(The following story by Kevin Castle appeared on the Times News website on April 20, 2011.)
KINGSPORT, Tenn. — Some people take a walk on railroad tracks out of necessity or for a thrill, but federal statistics show this is the deadliest activity on record throughout the U.S. railway system.
Two Hawkins County youths are fortunate to have survived an encounter with a Norfolk Southern train Friday when they had to lie flat in the middle of the track system in order to avoid the cars passing overhead after being caught on a trestle near Church Hill.
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