As in so many legal issues like this, ethnicity, race, marital status, sex, hair colour and style, choices of footwear, annual earnings, disability, choice of personal automobile, choices of alimentation, presence of tattoos, education attainment, and many other attributions, preferences or predilections are irrelevant.
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Most bridges that I've seen have a narrow walkway on one side... maybe that should be mandatory. People might say that a walkway would encourage trespassing, but clearly the lack of a walkway doesn't seem to discourage it.
We can't seem to stop people from trespassing, so perhaps we should at least provide a means of escape. The crews might appreciate a walkway also in the event of an emergency on the bridge.
Ok, I will. I have many things going thru my mind, not the least of which is that this used to be the male species doing this type of tresspass. As a mother of a day or two, this just makes me heartsick when I see any of our young people doing this type of almost sure death stunts.
We are a society of looking for a bigger high, a bigger stunt that will thrill and shock and no limits on what we can find on video somewhere to try next. And to paraphrase my favorite poster Kyle - let's hit them in the head with a plow and teach them not to do that. What can I possibly say? That is an incredibly sad statement to go along with an incredibly sad situation.
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Maybe these women will be smart enough to cash in on their fame/notoriety. A spot on Dr. Phil... a Playboy centerfold. This could be their ticket... (after they get out of jail).
Thanks for the statement--which was well written.
Johnny
Here is a statement released by the
Indiana Rail Road (PDF file, 55.03 KB):
Shuffle Creek Trestle
James
Trains do, indeed, have an emergency brake position on the automatic
train brake controller.
If they insist on a jury trial, it will wind up being the railroad's fault for having the nerve to actually run a train on the track, and a sympathetic jury will award them millions of dollars.
eolafanEither moronic hillbillies or illegals !!!!
samfp1943 ndbprrGood thing they weren't too fat! They might qualify for places in a "Nutri-Systemz' Commercial ? The Space between the top of the ties and the bottom parts of the diesel is ( I think) pretty close to 10 inches... They had to be fairly svelt, to fit in that space; or they would not have been able to turn another cheek-ever.
ndbprrGood thing they weren't too fat!
They might qualify for places in a "Nutri-Systemz' Commercial ?
The Space between the top of the ties and the bottom parts of the diesel is ( I think) pretty close to 10 inches... They had to be fairly svelt, to fit in that space; or they would not have been able to turn another cheek-ever.
NBsnooze described the clearance as eleven inches - not much less than the height of barbed wire on a combat obstacle course. They also stated that the women would be prosecuted for criminal trespass. I interpret that to mean that the county will prosecute, and probably pay their public defender as well.
Chuck
BaltACD I am guessing that the train cleared their position on the bridge before it came to a stop. Then they would have to make a decision of where to get off th bridge.
I am guessing that the train cleared their position on the bridge before it came to a stop. Then they would have to make a decision of where to get off th bridge.
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I am confused about how the women eventually got off the bridge.
Did they crawl the length of the engines to the front to get out or did they go sideways to the edge and walk off that way... If there is room to get out from under at the side and walk along side, why didn't they just stand at the side instead of lying down in the gauge? Certainly does not appear to be any room at either side and I don't think there would be something to hang onto on the side of the engines. Did they get up on the engine from one end and use the walkway along the sides? Was the train so short that they walked back across the bridge behind the engines/train?
Semper Vaporo
Pkgs.
selector Those two's greatest assets are being washed out of their undergarments as we speak. -Crandell
Those two's greatest assets are being washed out of their undergarments as we speak. -Crandell
Good one, Crandell.
Norm
Those two's greatest assets are being washed out of their undergarments as we speak. I don't know why the railroad would bother with them. I'm sure they have profited from the experience as much as they ever will (the trespassers, that is), and prosecution will just be a drag on the bottom line.
Still, I suppose there is the principle of it all.....
Suing the women might work if they have assets that can be ceased. No point in suing people who don't have anything of value.
BaltACDA person a year per engineer is a gross overestimation, however, for those operating over the road, the question is when, not if.
We have the same problem on our line. I haven't had to dump a train yet, but the horn has gotten a good workout more than a few times.
We have one short bridge that is blind in both directions, and has been known to be occupied by "pedestrians" on more than one occasion.
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Deggesty How many of us have read the comments to the news story? One was made out of pure ignorance: "Most engineers end up killing one person a year on the tracks, and many develop PTSD as a result. "
How many of us have read the comments to the news story? One was made out of pure ignorance: "Most engineers end up killing one person a year on the tracks, and many develop PTSD as a result. "
A person a year per engineer is a gross overestimation, however, for those operating over the road, the question is when, not if.
Maybe the crew should get a lawyer and sue for emotional distress ?
"Train runs over two women trespassing on high bridge and survive" I'm glad the train survived.
The lawyers are already lining up..
Hopefully these ladies get a stint in jail to reflect on what they did (and on how lucky they are to be alive).
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