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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by ironhorseman [quote]QUOTE: If someone is so stupid to go around gates, or ignore flashing lights, or walk on railroad tracks, then they alone should be responsible for the results.[/quote] True, they alone should be responsible, but it doesn't always end that way. In addition to getting themselves killed they end up killing someone else in the process. Easiest example is drunk driving: the drunk driver may end up being killed or seriously injured, but how many times have we heard about other people on the streets and highways killed because someone drove drunk? In regards to railroading: going through some old magazines the caption for a newly repainted engine states it hit a dump truck in Nov. 2000. The truck driver and a railroad manager, an innocent victim, riding in the locomotive cab, were both killed (TRAINS Aug. 2001pg 26). Because of the truck driver's irresponsible actions an innocent person was killed. That "missouri," aka "mike," aka "mikepapula," aka "mr. pines?" aka who-knows-what-else?" is a wacko. Just like those anti-suv people. He hates all aspects of railroading with a purple passion and we've all seen this. I can imagine him banging the keyboard and foaming at the mouth over all this. This is his only outlet. The newspapers don't print his letters to the editor he sends in probably 7 times a week. Here he gets instant publication and recognition. What he's doing is nothing new. When railroads were first invented they were hated for, guess what, being dangerous even way back then. So don't be too shocked or upset. "If you think you found something new, then you don't know your history." -Harry S. Truman, 33rd US President. This country was built on the railroads. Everything you have was moved across the country on a railroad. Your car, your computer, your clothes, even the food you eat. "missouri likes to overdo it. You can reason with him as much as you can with a brick wall. It's like listening to a broken record, the second verse is same as the first. Does anybody actually read word-for-word his entire posts? All I've got left to say is that "missouri" can pack the most words into the least ideas of anyone I know. What a way to spend a Friday night. [/quote] That was a dump truck of manure and the manager drowned if I remember right. So the train is going 54 mph through a brush obscured private crossing in Louisiana with no whistles and the manager is killed, the truck driver is killed, and another employee is injured. Two employees were hurt in Georgia yesterday. When you think the train crews are going to take this sight chart, use it in reverse and figure well if I can't see them they can't see me either. http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/TA/ProgMgt/Grants/Sight_Eng.pdf . I hope the managers family sued every train crew that went down the track and didn't report the sight obstructed crossing. =====Accident 13 ===== RR report 1100LV023 ===== Crossing ID 446832B ===== On Nov 30, 2000 a PASSENGER TRAIN operated by Union Pacific RR Co. [UP ] hit a TRUCK at approximately 7:42AM in Louisi ana in ST JAMES county on PRIVATE - NO NAME road. The incident occurred in/near ST JAMES city. The rail equipment was reported to have been traveling at 054 Mph with 1 locomotive(s) and 9 cars(s). The TRUCK had been traveling in a wes ternly direction at 005 Mph. The railroad was operating on main line track over a private road crossing. It was clear, during the day and the temper ature was 67. There were 2 death(s) and 1 injured in this incident and a Railroad Injury/Illness Report (form FRA-5 5a) was also filed. The 61 year old male driver was moving on the crossing and was reported to have stopped then procee ded. There were 1 occupant(s) in the vehicle. The view of the track was not obstructed. Hazardous material was not be ing transported by rail or highway vehicle. A Rail Equipment Accident Report (form FRA 6180-54) was also filed. The crossing was protected by: Stop signs, Crossbucks, Other devices
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