Strange Accident

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Tue Jun 3 11:24:27 EDT 2008


I just have to tell this story one more time. Years ago, I attended a NRHS Convention in New Jersey. One event was a fan trip on freight only trackage along the NJ - NY border. The excursion train collided with a truck at a remote grade crossing. When the police showed up, the truck driver claimed the crossing lights did not work; he had no warning; it was not his fault; etc. Then two "chasers" stepped forward and played their videotape for the police. Sequence - distant sound of locomotive, view of crossing signal starting, locomotive coming into view, truck starting across without a pause.
Police asked if a copy of the video could be available for the court - they were writing a carload of tickets for the truck driver. The excursion passengers were late for dinner.

Jerome Crosson

In a message dated 06/03/08 09:42:42 Eastern Daylight Time, nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org writes:
Well, I wouldn't be surprised if they sue the railroad.
If the facts are as reported (and we know that sometimes the papers omit or gloss over some relevant facts on rare occasion), I would be shocked if they won. In some jurisdictions, there are provisions under which the railroad could actually counterfile for attorney fees incurred in defending such a suit. And the engineers suing for negligent infliction of mental distress is not unfounded.

Frank Bongiovanni



--- On Mon, 6/2/08, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:


> From: NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>

> Subject: Re: Strange Accident

> To: nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org

> Date: Monday, June 2, 2008, 10:17 PM

> Unfortunally they will probley sue the railroad and WIN.

> That is another

> reason the railroad chases everybody and we fans get caught

> up in it.

> If a guy was there taking pictures he probley would have

> warned the dumb

> girls that a train was coming. The train crew should SUE

> the girls for

> stress. It is amazing how stupid people can be.

> K. Borg

>

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> In a message dated 6/2/2008 9:30:26 P.M. Eastern Daylight

> Time,

> nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org writes:

>

> Oh for Pete's sake! I never cease to be amazed at the

> stupidity of some

> people. Thankfully, they lived, so they can go on to

> explain to

> everyone who asks exactly how stupid and reckless they

> were. Maybe it

> will stop someone else from doing the same thing.

>

> I'm sorry, but I have no sympathy for someone who gets

> hit by a train.

> It's not like we swerve and attack them (though there

> are people who

> seem to think that).

>

> NW Mailing List wrote:

> >

> > The following item from Trains Magazine News Wire

> for May 29 is the

> > strangest railroad accident that I have ever heard

> of (Gordon Hamilton):

> >

> > Girls sunbathing on railroad tracks lose limbs

> --

> Kenneth Rickman - krickman1 at carolina.rr.com

> Salisbury, NC

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