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http://66.220.130.210/cgi-bin/LiveIQue.acgi$rec=103318?news There's 80 MPH Amtrak trains whacking people at blind railroad crossings all over the country which the crossings are guarded by two band aids on a stick called cross-bucks. Why in Sherman Texas does BNSF have two sets of gates on Odneal St. for snail track speeds of 10 mph and 2 trains a day and 20 mph with 7 trains a day when there has NEVER been a death or injury reported at these two crossings? Is the railroad useing remote controled trains there? No wonder BNSF killed 68 people at crossings last year. The equipment is in the wrong place. At 10 mph the train is going about 15 feet per second. A driver going around a gate isn't looking for Baskin Robbins. A train is 12 feet wide and if the vehicle is 12 feet long that's 24 feet to clear the kill zone of the train. At 20 mph the vehicle travels 29 feet or about .8 seconds to clear the kill zone. I think if you ask the two young men the gates never came down and they never seen or heard the train comeing because something was sitting there in the sight vision and the gate didn't activate. http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/TA/ProgMgt/Grants/Sight_Eng.pdf Highway deaths were 1 about every 67 million miles traveled last year. 2002 TOTALS for the major railroads. These 5 accounted for 739 of the 951 total reported deaths last year. 78%. Amtrak-- 39,652,480 train miles... Killed 124--- 41 at crossings---1 person killed every 319,778 miles traveled. BNSF--161,813,974 train miles... Killed 148---68 at crossings---1 person killed every 1,093,338 miles traveled. CSX----109,901,185 train miles... Killed 120--- 39 at crossings---1 person killed every 915,843 miles traveled. NS------ 92,214,833 train miles... Killed ---126---58 at crossings--1person killed every 731,863 miles traveled. UP------186,750,216 train miles... Killed---221---69 at crossings---1 person killed every 845,024 miles traveled =====Accident 8 ===== RR report TU3 ===== Crossing ID 672067L ===== On Jan 03, 1981 a FREIGHT TRAIN operated by Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. [BNSF] hit a CAR at approximately 2:25PM in Texas in GRAYSON county on ODNEAL STREET road. The incident occurred in/near SHERMAN city. The rail equipment was reported to have been traveling at 015 Mph with 3 locomotive(s) and 59 cars(s). The CAR had been traveling in a weste rnly direction at 005 Mph. The railroad was operating on main line track over a public road crossing. It was clear, during the day and the tempera ture was 50. There were no reported deaths or injuries. The highway user was moving on the crossing and was reported to have not stopped. There were 2 occupant(s) in the vehicle. The view of the track was not obstructed. Hazardous mat erial was not being transported by rail or highway vehicle. The crossing was protected by: Crossbucks =====Accident 42 ===== RR report TU585 ===== Crossing ID 672067L ===== On Nov 13, 1981 a YARD/SWITCHING CONSIST operated by Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. [BNSF] hit a CAR at approximatel y 5:25PM in Texas in GRAYSON county on 800 SO EAST ST road. The incident occurred in/near SHERMAN city. The rail equi pment was reported to have been traveling at 010 Mph with 1 locomotive(s) and 12 cars(s). The CAR had been traveling in a southernly direction. The railroad was operating on main line track over a public road crossing. It was clear, at dusk and the temperature wa s 50. There were no reported deaths or injuries. The highway user was stopped on the crossing and was reported to hav e stopped on crossing. There were 1 occupant(s) in the vehicle. The view of the track was not obstructed. Hazardous m aterial was not being transported by rail or highway vehicle. The crossing was protected by: Crossbucks =====Accident 10 ===== RR report TU119 ===== Crossing ID 672067L ===== On May 04, 1984 a YARD/SWITCHING CONSIST operated by Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. [BNSF] hit a TRUCK at approximat ely 11:10AM in Texas in GRAYSON county on ODNEAL ST road. The incident occurred in/near SHERMAN city. The rail equipme nt was reported to have been traveling at 010 Mph with 1 locomotive(s) and 3 cars(s). The TRUCK had been traveling i n an easternly direction at 010 Mph. The railroad was operating on main line track over a public road crossing. It was clear, during the day and the tempera ture was 70. There were no reported deaths or injuries. The highway user was moving on the crossing and was reported to have not stopped. There were 1 occupant(s) in the vehicle. The view of the track was not obstructed. Hazardous mat erial was not being transported by rail or highway vehicle. The crossing was protected by: Crossbucks =====Accident 43 ===== RR report FW0097 ===== Crossing ID 765392S ===== On Jan 27, 1991 a FREIGHT TRAIN operated by Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. [BNSF] hit a CAR at approximately 12:45AM in Texas in GRAYSON county on ONEAL STREET road. The incident occurred in/near SHERMAN city. The rail equipment was r eported to have been traveling at 010 Mph with 3 locomotive(s) and 49 cars(s). The CAR had been traveling in an easte rnly direction at 030 Mph. The railroad was operating on main line track over a public road crossing. It was clear, at night and the temperature w as 40. There were no reported deaths or injuries. The highway user was moving on the crossing and was reported to hav e not stopped. There were 2 occupant(s) in the vehicle. The view of the track was not obstructed. Hazardous material was not being transported by rail or highway vehicle. The crossing was protected by: Crossbucks, Stop signs =====Accident 29 ===== RR report FW0437 ===== Crossing ID 672067L ===== On Nov 18, 1993 a FREIGHT TRAIN operated by Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. [BNSF] hit a TRUCK at approximately 8:21 AM in Texas in GRAYSON county on E. ODNEAL road. The incident occurred in/near SHERMAN city. The rail equipment was re ported to have been traveling at 010 Mph with 2 locomotive(s) and 54 cars(s). The TRUCK had been traveling in a weste rnly direction at 025 Mph. The railroad was operating on main line track over a public road crossing. It was clear, during the day and the tempera ture was 57. There were no reported deaths or injuries. The highway user was moving on the crossing and was reported to have not stopped. There were 1 occupant(s) in the vehicle. The view of the track was not obstructed. The railroad was transporting hazardous material. The crossing was protected by: Crossbucks
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