I noticed on the noon news today an item concerning an Amtrak train (not identified specifically) that ran into a car driven by young driver who apparently thought that a gate at crossing was an obstacle to be run around.
Johnny
It was apparently the Silver Meteor.
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/amtrak-train-splits-cr-half-collision-n368431
Sorry, this was a lift of a link from Trainorders.com; I don't knw how well it will work for non-subscribers. Also, it isn't the video I originally saw, which shows the train slicing through the car. It is a miracle that nobody was killed.
Carl
Railroader Emeritus (practiced railroading for 46 years--and in 2010 I finally got it right!)
CAACSCOCOM--I don't want to behave improperly, so I just won't behave at all. (SM)
What was hysterical was some of the clueless pressworker commentary on the incident and tying it to Philadelphia.
No, not hysterical in the comedic sense. Hysterical in the sense of derangement. A pathetic excuse for journalism.
Tom
ACY No, not hysterical in the comedic sense. Hysterical in the sense of derangement. A pathetic excuse for journalism. Tom
Hysterical in the sense of commitment to the padded institutions of lower learning and mental derangement.
Never too old to have a happy childhood!
Not only did the car get split in two---the driver got a $ 204.00 traffic citation for driving around the downed gates!!! I wonder what will happen to his insurance rates. I also wonder if his policy covers the damage.
Mel Hazen; Jax, FL Ride Amtrak. It's the only way to fly!!!
mudchickenWhat was hysterical was some of the clueless pressworker commentary on the incident and tying it to Philadelphia.
Can you provide a couple of these for our amusement? (I like that term 'pressworker' - it sums up a great many things no other euphemism properly expresses!)
For those who want to see the original video of the car being sliced in half, it was taken by a security camera on a nightclub across the street. Google 'Riverside' for the neighborhood.
The news coverage I read contained this salutary message:
[The driver's] father, Stacey Peterson Sr., drove back to the site where the collision happened after his son was released from the hospital. He wanted to collect all the debris from the car and bring it back home for his son to see. "I'm going to give it to him a reminder, I'm going to keep it," said Peterson Sr. "Every time he starts acting up a little bit this is what I'm going to show him."
"I'm going to give it to him a reminder, I'm going to keep it," said Peterson Sr. "Every time he starts acting up a little bit this is what I'm going to show him."
That, I think, ought to prevent a recurrence, if anything will...
RRCharlieI also wonder if his policy covers the damage.
Insurance companies protect you against your own stupidity. Now, if he has insurance (1 of 8 drivers don't) it will pay for the car and any property damage up to the limit he purchased. States require purchase of bodily injury coverage and property damage coverage. 1 of 8 drivers don't obey these laws.
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