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[sigh]I just can't believe that this continues to happen. Well, I understand when its been a couple years and people forget, but 3 in one month? I use to live in Naperville and also Lake Forest. I use to watch herds of kids at Brookfield Zoo and at Ravina step off the train and then TURN, and cut BEHIND THE TRAIN and CROSS THE TRACKS! There is NO SAFE WAY to cross double or triple tracks directly behind or infront of a stopped train! <br />This isn't just a lifetime nightmare for the family or the engineer, but any passengers who witnessed it! <br />I had the unfortunate chance to see an incident in Hinsdale. I was sitting in the front car on the upper level when someone who was late for work or something cut in front of our parked train. She didn't have a chance to see the EXPRESS that was passing on the center track! I still have dreams 10 years later. <br />I like the electric fence idea, but I think you would have to do the shocking dog collar/primeter fence combo thing. While we are at it, lets fence the highways and all the lakes and ponds and rivers in our praks as well. <br />
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