Somebody's in very deep do-do

[n012944]

schlimm

 

 

zardoz

 

 

schlimm

Darwin?

 

 

 

 

That wasn't very nice.

 

How about we wait for some facts about who was in the wrong before we cast aspersions.

 

 

 

 

Well excuse me (for the snarky remark), but for years these forums have had posters gloating about the stupidity of drivers and pedestrians involved in crossing accidents without waiting for "some facts." 

BNSF employess parked a company vehicle too close to active tracks. Employees, far more than the general public, should know better.   I am glad if their injuries are minor.

 

 

Good to see your war on railroad employees is still going on.

[csmith9474]

Yeah, stories like this keep me on my toes when we're working trackside. We always have track protection if we're gonna foul, but stuff happens. As a safety captain, I do like seeing this sort of info posted here. I like to brief the gang on these sorts of stories during job briefings.

[greyhounds]

Firelock76

Well, we had a saying in the Marines that "There's always some poor SOB who doesn't get the word."  Wouldn't surprise me if that's the situation here. "Yeah, it's OK to park the truck there, ain't supposed to be no trains comin' on that track."

Well, we had a saying in the Army Transportation Corps:  "Expect movement on any track, in any direction, at any time."

[schlimm]

zardoz

 

 

schlimm

Darwin?

 

 

 

 

That wasn't very nice.

 

How about we wait for some facts about who was in the wrong before we cast aspersions.

 

Well excuse me (for the snarky remark), but for years these forums have had posters gloating about the stupidity of drivers and pedestrians involved in crossing accidents without waiting for "some facts." 

BNSF employess parked a company vehicle too close to active tracks. Employees, far more than the general public, should know better.   I am glad if their injuries are minor.

[Firelock76]

Well, we had a saying in the Marines that "There's always some poor SOB who doesn't get the word."  Wouldn't surprise me if that's the situation here.

"Yeah, it's OK to park the truck there, ain't supposed to be no trains comin' on that track."

[caldreamer]

I would love to be the fly on the wall when those welders have to explain why there truck was parked too close to the tracks to their boss tomorrow monring.

[rrnut282]

Darwin is out.  No-one was removed from the gene pool.

[Mookie]

It is mishaps like this that make our resident mudchicken lose feathers!  

[zardoz]

schlimm

Darwin?

 

That wasn't very nice.

How about we wait for some facts about who was in the wrong before we cast aspersions.

[schlimm]

Darwin?

[Chris30]

Thanks for posting! Right now, details are a bit sketchy.

• Amtrak train #383 is the Illinois Zephyr to Galesburg and Quincy. It left Chicago @5:55 pm and was traveling west on the BNSF Chicago Subdivision. It had made its first stop at La Grange and was headed towards its second stop at Naperville when it hit the BNSF welding truck near the Belmont station around 6:25 pm.
• According to news reports the BNSF truck was parked too close to main track #1 when it was struck. Two BNSF employess were injured when they possibly attempted to move the truck right before it was hit.
• It's unknown right now what track and time permits the welders had.

As they say... more details to follow.

CC

[greyhounds]

Thankfully there is no mention of anyone getting hurt.

But somebody is going to have trouble explaining this one.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-amtrak-train-crash-metra-trains-delayed-20160116-story.html