The Boston Globe, January 10th, 1988
CHELMSFORD - A Boston and Maine Corp. executive has accused a railroad union of trying to start a controversy over the death of a high school runner killed by a train last month. Donald Silk, an engineer for Guilford Transportation Industries Inc., was driving a single locomotive along Boston and Maine lines near Route 3 in Chelmsford on Dec. 30 when a team of runners crossed the track, said Chelmsford Police Officer Patrick Daley. The lead runner, John Carson, 17, was hit by the train, Daley said. He was pronounced dead on arrival at a local hospital. The accident is under investigation by Ch...
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