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I never meant to imply that I think the crews are not human or subject to those emotions. I can only imagine the horror of knowing you are going to hit a vehicle and not be able to do anything about it. For months after the accident I thought of the engineer and could only assume that he too was suffering. I am not aware of the accident you are referring to, I have not read all of the posts, but if you were involved in a fatality then I truly do extend my sympathy. I know only too well how to play the "what if" game - could the train have been a few seconds earlier or later, why didn't the girls take a different street to their destination and it goes on and on. I don't allow myself to do this very often, it only hurts but I guess there is a need to do it - and I don't know why. My beef is not with the people who work for the railroads - though I will say there are some I have had contact with that I feel are very heartless - it's with the corporate owners - and their disregard for safety. Had there been another $150,000.00 spent at the crossing to install gates, my daughter would likely be alive today. You can't imagine how that feels. There are six crossings in my town. Soon after the accident I began to campaign for gates. It wasn't until two years later and the deaths of two more people that gates were finally considered and later installed. Don't get me wrong, I am truly grateful for the gates - as you know the FRA states that gates are 90% effective in preventing accidents at grade crossing. And thats where the what if starts again. If only there had been gates...... I have to disagree with you about Mike and Missouri - they are not in any way asking for or wanting motorists to "judge whether they can beat a train or not". Their goal is the same as mine - make crossings as safe as possible to prevent other families from suffering what we have. Monarch
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