Teens killed on Railway bridge

[Bridgewater]

Don't know if you good folks over there have this problem. Seems that here in the US many people can't get it through their head that the railroad is private property and insist on using the tracks as a walkway. Alas, this seems to happen all too often. I've never worked for the railroad but know many who have. My thoughts and prayers go out not only to the families of those killed but to the crew on the train who I know will suffer for the rest of their lives with the memories of this accident. It's made worse by many in the public who blame the railroad and the train crew for the tragedy

Not a good way to start my Sunday morning reading about young lives cut short.


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100221/...ts_pedestrians

[LesG]

Yes, Bridgewater,

Unfortunatley it is a problem we have over here too, As you say people don't realise the railway is private property but also it is adangerous place to play,walk etc.

As a train driver I have so often come close to but so far not hitting anyone on the line.

Those teens should not have been there but my thoughts go out to their friends and family and also to the train crew.

Les

[ccmmick]

I finshed in 2004 and never had one thank god.
If you want to end your life all well and good but don't involve others.
I have seen blokes go to pieces over a suicide.

ccmmick.

[bramleyman]

I was only involved personally in the one fatality, but a driver I had Tremendous pleasure in working with, had two in a rather short time. That poor man eventually had a Fatal heart attack.

I now volunteer on a heritage line and more often than not see people blatantly walking the track with NO authority.

[Pesmo]

At least in the UK we do make something of an attempt to fence off the railway. In many countries (even developed ones, they simply don't do it.

[27vet]

Terrible news. But how do you keep stubborn people off the tracks? There seems to be far too many accidents like this.

[lnwr20]

Very sad news indeed, i was involved in a near miss a few years back an although i work on the tracks an was doing my job, with all the training i have it still happened i'm just gratefull to still be here as i was responsible for putting myself in that situation, my thoughts go out to the family as its a terrible thing to have to deal with.