Noted in passing: Always expect a train

[kinzel]

Man seeks reward for stupidity:
http://www.nypost.com/seven/08312008/news/regionalnews/zapped_amtrak_trespasser_sues_126902.htm

In other news:

http://www.kget.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=8e637cb2-d28a-4141-81c6-ccf807950f18

http://www.wxvt.com/Global/story.asp?S=8887988&nav=menu1344_2

Note -- it appears that people are being killed in train-car incidents almost daily. Please do not try to outrun a train to the gate, do not walk on the railroad tracks, do not go swimming from railway bridges, and don't climb on trains. Really.

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Chicago, land of grade crossings

[wdonohue.livejournal.com]

No matter how many times local news runs pieces on idiots driving around gates or walking across station tracks in front of arriving trains, people keep doing it. Even with station surveillance footage showing accidents as they happen, people still believe it won't happen to them.

-- Brian out --

Re: Chicago, land of grade crossings

[(Anonymous)]

Agreed. My suburgantrain station near Chicago had a death a few months ago (young woman, 1st day of work, didn't see an express behind the local), and the next evening some idiot got off my train and started across before the gates went up. Apparently he does that every day...

People don't believe it can happen to them, don't believe in the laws of physics (of course the train can stop in time!) and there's no way Amtrack should be considered liable in that case.

B. O'Brien