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Man apparently asleep on railroad tracks but unharmed
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BLOOMINGTON -- A man who was apparently asleep on railroad tracks Monday was not in danger of being run over by an approaching train, police said.

The call was about 3 p.m. Monday at Market Street and Morris Avenue, police said.

The train was traveling slowly, and a train employee called for help after spotting the man.

The first caller told police they thought the man was injured. The second caller said the man was possibly intoxicated.

The man, in his 30s, was taken to OSF St. Joseph Medical Center by the Bloomington rescue squad.

Additional information was unavailable.

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Note: All views and opinions expressed in reader comments are solely those of the individual submitting the comment, and not those of the Pantagraph or its staff.

life today wrote on May 15, 2008 7:56 PM:

" It's easy to sit in judgement of others. None of us knew what this person was going through at the time. The people who called and the police responded showed compassion towards this person. "

Poster Boy wrote on May 14, 2008 9:22 AM:

" I totally could see how this could happen. After all, there's nothing better after a long day of work and fixing dinner for the kids than slipping out the backdoor, kicking your feet up, and taking a nice long snooze on the nearest set of railroad tracks. With splinters in my back and that comfy hard metal jammed against my head, my problems all just seem to drift away when I'm hangin' at the tracks........... "

zigzag wrote on May 13, 2008 4:28 PM:

" market street..ha!....hooker and drug dealer lane.....bloomington should really focus on getting more police....police to help the overwhelmed police force they already have and to prepare for a long summer of crime and violence "

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