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January 5th, 2019 at 11:08:42 AM permalink | |
aceofspades Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 83 Posts: 2019 |
I've never seen them tell someone to leave the line if they are over the limit |
March 22nd, 2019 at 4:42:47 PM permalink | |
KNathan Member since: Dec 9, 2018 Threads: 37 Posts: 547 | Well, O.O O.O O.O O.O. So, I walked across train tracks, looking left and right for an incoming train and saw none. I thought to myself, "If a train is coming, you'll here the " Click, click, click,"of the train gate signal." Literally TEN seconds later, I hear the infamous "Click click click, of the train gate signal! O.O O.O O.O O.O a TRAIN came crossing just SECONDS after I had crossed! O.O O.O O.O O.O O.O |
March 22nd, 2019 at 5:11:34 PM permalink | |
terapined Member since: Aug 6, 2014 Threads: 73 Posts: 11786 |
My cousin's fiancé got run over by a train. Up in upstate NY Was on his snowmobile. Very popular in the winter He was going down the train tracks. A locomotive came barreling down on him from behind The engineer saw him, blew the horn but could not stop the train before running him over Sometimes we live no particular way but our own - Grateful Dead "Eyes of the World" |
March 22nd, 2019 at 6:43:53 PM permalink | |
KNathan Member since: Dec 9, 2018 Threads: 37 Posts: 547 |
Holy crap! O.O So sorry about your Cousin's Fiance. :( |
March 22nd, 2019 at 7:02:47 PM permalink | |
terapined Member since: Aug 6, 2014 Threads: 73 Posts: 11786 |
It was about 20 years ago It was pretty shocking Just a young adult. He asked my cousins father to go out riding with him but he was too busy so the fiancé went out alone to snow mobile. The Engineer was really shaken up over this. You just cant stop these trains. The fiancé family was actually in the funeral business but another company handled this of course. Sometimes we live no particular way but our own - Grateful Dead "Eyes of the World" |
April 16th, 2019 at 3:47:06 AM permalink | |
KNathan Member since: Dec 9, 2018 Threads: 37 Posts: 547 |
Wow! :( So unbelivably heartbreaking and tragic! :( |
April 16th, 2019 at 5:18:42 AM permalink | |
Fleastiff Member since: Oct 27, 2012 Threads: 62 Posts: 7831 | ear muffs, curved tracks, too much snow trackside, hesitancy to jump off the snowmobile? |
April 16th, 2019 at 5:32:02 AM permalink | |
AZDuffman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 135 Posts: 18136 |
I have to wonder if part of the screening process for engineers is telling them, "chances are your train will kill someone during your career. Can you deal with that?" By the time they see someone or something on the track it is probably too late. From suicides to just poor situational awareness, over a career seems like it will happen. The President is a fink. |
April 16th, 2019 at 10:19:39 AM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25010 |
Not surprising, snowmobilers are idiots. One guy I knew hit a stump buried in the snow going 40 mph and messed himself up for life. Another was on a trail doing over 40 and had a head on collision with another snowmobile coming over a hill. He died. Never been on one, I always hated them. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
May 25th, 2019 at 6:26:02 PM permalink | |
KNathan Member since: Dec 9, 2018 Threads: 37 Posts: 547 | Well, I'm so lucky I have Knathan's Corner! :D |