Children playing on train tracks near milepost 344.5, Spencer NC


Three children were seen sitting and playing on train tracks near milepost 344.5 in Spencer, North Carolina. This led to concern for their safety and a report was made to authorities due to the dangerous location.
Audio|Source: Norfolk Southern Railroad - Historic Spencer Shops
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Transcript:
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Three kids hanging out on the train tracks on track number one.
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They were sitting down on the tracks right by the defense detector.
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What’s that, uh, you got a mile post over?
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Uh, right around, uh, let’s at 344.5 over.
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All right, got a couple kids playing.
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They were on the tracks, you said, over?
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Yes, sir, they were sitting on track number one, over.
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The track one, 344.4, over?
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Yeah, 344.5, 344.5.
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344.5.
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All right, how many kids was that you got a description of them over?
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Uh, three kids,
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uh,
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80 years old, uh,
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white, uh,
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they’re like, you know, look at the clothes, though.
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All right, got it, we’ll guess I’m going to take a look.
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Spencer, NC
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