Passenger train's collisions with tresspassers

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One Thursday evidently on BNSF tracks in Washington.

http://www.chronline.com/crime/article_3ba3fd14-d968-11e4-b5c3-cf15b6935a5e.html?mode=story

 

[PNWRMNM]

BNSF tracks Centralia Washington.

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Another hit on the  NEC in Deleware county, ( Pa? )

http://6abc.com/news/person-fatally-struck-by-amtrak-train-in-sharon-hill/625364/

 

 

[ricktrains4824]

Bluestreak1, Yes, PA.

Not the first one, won't be the last one for NEC. Happens more often than it should. 

[BaltACD]

Thought I read that the FRA said 524 trespassers were killed by trains last year.

That is more than 1 a day on average.

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Two more today ( SAT ) in near Durham, NC

http://www.wral.com/police-two-hit-by-train-in-durham/14561365/

 

 

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Capitol corridor had one in San Jose today thursday.

 

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Train 542 is being delayed departing San Jose  due to a Trespasser Incident

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Another tresspasser in Florida today Mteor # 97 southbound.

http://www.wfla.com/story/28850169/polk-county-pedestrian-hit-and-killed-by-train

Unconfirmed that 91 also it tresspasser some where south of West Palm Beach

 

 

[Deggesty]

It is sad that anyone should be so unaware of the danger of walking on a railroad track.

It is also sad that whoever wrote the story does not know the title of the person who is operating the engine--saying that the conductor saw the trespasser and blew the horn.

[Wizlish]

Deggesty

It is also sad that whoever wrote the story does not know the title of the person who is operating the engine--saying that the conductor saw the trespasser and blew the horn.

Or that neither they nor their editor knows how to spell the thing that stops a train.

Oh well, I guess them's the breaks...

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Link to Star hitting tresspasser near Oakland Park Florida.  Affected TriRail passengers.  Notorious location for tresspasser and auto incidents.  

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/fort-lauderdale/fl-person-struck-by-amtrak-train-20150420-story.html

 

 

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More info about RI collision

http://www.providencejournal.com/article/20150420/NEWS/150429895/-1/breaking_ajax

 

 

[Electroliner 1935]

It would seem that Engineers might need help with coping with the emotional stress incurred from these accidents which they are powerless to prevent. I feel for them. I recall one talking about seeing a child looking at him just before the collision. That would have left me needing counseling. It is clear that these people either are too desperate to care or too dumb to know the consequences of their action.

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Acela hits predestrian Thursday..

http://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/local/2015/04/30/pedestrian-reported-hit-train-claymont/26654765/

 

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Downeaster hit tresspasser 3:00 PM today Friday in NH.

http://www.wcsh6.com/story/news/local/2015/05/01/amtrak-train-hits-kills-person-in-nh/26721843/

 

 

[MikeF90]

This morning a headphone wearing tresspasser was tagged by a Pacific Surfliner in North Hollywood:

http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2015/05/06/noho-pedestrian-struck-by-amtrak-train-listed-in-grave-condition/

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Piedont #74 hit another

http://www.wral.com/65-year-old-man-struck-killed-by-amtrak-train-in-mebane/14628897/

 

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Unconfirmed report Vermonter #57 hit tresspasser in Vermont Saturday.

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Missed several but here is another.  Delayed 48  ~ 3:00 Hrs.

http://www.sanduskyregister.com/news/law-enforcement/8284461

 

 

[rcdrye]

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Unconfirmed report Vermonter #57 hit tresspasser in Vermont Saturday.

 

57 did hit a man who was walking with his back to the train in Braintree VT on May 10.  Track speed is 59 MPH with plenty of curves.

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LIRR hit two early this morning.

http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/2-Killed-Struck-LIRR-Train-Hollis-Queens-MTA-312795441.html?partner=nbcnews

 

 

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Two more ht in Richmond, Va trying to beat train by going around crossing gates.

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2015/07/11/us/ap-us-train-two-killed.html?_r=0

 

 

[schlimm]

You do realize that most outsiders would think keeping body counts like this is pretty warped?

[NKP guy]

Not just outsiders.  I think it's pretty macabre, too.

[NorthWest]

It does help showcase the scale of the problem, though; these stories are usually confined to local news networks.

[schlimm]

NorthWest

It does help showcase the scale of the problem, though; these stories are usually confined to local news networks.

 

 

It's a big problem.  Since 9-12-2001, 48 persons have been killed in the US by some sort of terrorists.  We spend billions on homeland security.    However, more than 7,200 pedestrians have been fatally struck by trains in the United States since 1997. An additional 6,400 have been injured.  Each year on average about 500 are killed.  

http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/hundreds-die-walking-the-tracks-each-year/article_b9c8bbcc-f424-559a-a0c4-bee46f8d4fe7.html

Add to that the large number killed annually in vehicles in grade crossing accidents.

http://oli.org/about-us/news/collisions-casulties

[erikem]

One difference being killed by a terrorist and being killed while walking the tracks is that the deceased had a lot more to with the outcome of the latter. Compared with the number of deaths due to other lifestyle choices, the number of pedestrians killed by trains is pretty small.

Granted there are some cases such as the signal maintainer fiasco in Chicago where the fault was clearly on the RR as opposed to the driver/pedestrian.

[schlimm]

Lives are lives.   We should be spending and doing more to prevent unnecessary accidents, rather than dismiss their deaths so callously.

[erikem]

One recent action to prevent unneccessary accidents was Gov. Walker's line item veto of the change in Wisc Tresspassing law that applied to RR's. Along those lines, a much stricter enforcement of tresspassing laws would go a long way to reduce the number of "pedestrian" deaths along RR ROW's. Fencing the ROW is another option, however the surfing crowd in my area is against fencing as it makes for a longer walk for those parking on San Elijo Ave to get to Swami's.

On a related note, the Palo Alto school district was having a number of high school students committing suicide by train (this is Caltrain territory). The city responded by having a police car watching the crossing from 6am to 4am, a student waited until after 4am to wait for the next train. The city responded to that by having 24 hour protection. The question is who is the responsible party for paying for the police time? Caltrain, the city of Palo Alto or the Palo Alto school disctrict? A follow on is what prompted these kids to commit suicide (which is clearly not Caltrain's responsibility).

[MikeF90]

Amtrak Surfliner 777 had another contact today:

http://www.metrolinktrains.com/news/alerts_detail/alert_id/30059.html

Everything is shut down near San Clemente. Not a good beach day - we are getting rain and thunder courtesy of TS Dolores.