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Why are there no video cameras on fronts of trains where the railroads can't hide the smokin' gun---crossing equipment failed, sight obstructions, box cars illegally parked in area etc. There is a black box event recorder on the train and one in most gate equipment houseings that give train speeds, whistles, brakes, and running light activity. The one in the gate house gives if the gates gave the proper 26 second warning or worked at all. Why are these not immediately seized by the police where the railroads can't Napster a copy from some other properally running crossing and train? The cops should know within 20 minutes what the real speed was not the train crew saying 20 mph after the road foreman thumped in the chest a few times with his finger "you were not going 60 mph, tell them 20 mph!' http://www.news12.com/NewCDA/articles/article_detail/0,5942,&rid%3D12&region%3DNJ&tab%3Dtopstories&id%3D55886,00.html Man dead after car collides with train (05/24/03) BERGENFIELD - The Bergenfield Police Department and CSX Corporation confirm there was a fatal collision between a car and a freight train Saturday morning. It happened at 12:22 a.m. at the crossing located at New Bridge Road in Bergenfield, Bergen County. According to Sergeant Richards with Bergenfield police, the driver was a 34-year-old male. He was taken to Holy Name Hospital and pronounced dead at 1:45 a.m. The victim's name has not been released. There were no other passengers in the car. The freight train was enroute southbound from Albany, NY to South Kearny, NJ. It had two locomotive engines and 72 freight cars. The two-person crew aboard the train were unhurt. According to Gary Sease with CSX Corporation, the track speed there is 50 miles per hour. Sease tells News 12 New Jersey, at this point in the investigation its not known how fast the train was going. It is not clear exactly how the collision occured, if the car drove past the barriers or not. CSX Corporation tells News 12 New Jersey they are cooperating with the local authorities who are conducting a full investigation. The Bergen County Medical Examiner will be doing an autopsy on the body.
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