Their parents should be sterilized

[trularin]

Ernie, were you a cane worker when you road on that rain?

[Ron61]

Originally Posted by trularin

Ernie, were you a cane worker when you road on that rain?

Tru,

What kind of rain did Ernie ride on?

Joe,

As for walking on live tracks across a tressel, we have one here that is almost a mile long and it seems that nearly every year there are one or two teens killed out on it. I have walked up to the end of it on both sides of the river, but never had any desire to start across it.

Ron

[wtm442]

I can remember taking a ride on the railroad tracks for about 6 miles in my friends 1964 GTO. Must have been in the early 70's. Some of the stuff I remember - its amazing that I'm still alive.

Last week, a mother (walking) and her 8 year old son (on his bike) were waiting for the train to pass in a town near me. When the train passed, the kid started to ride across the tracks ... but the gates had not opened yet. He was hit by another train coming in the opposite direction. Killed instantly. Do you think the mother will ever forget the horror?

Six months ago, a homeless man was hit and killed by a train. They think it was suicide.

[Ron61]

Warren,

That is sad about the kid and he probably wasn't even looking. But it is amazing at the number of people killed here and we don't have that many trains going through. One person drove through the crossing gate and broke it and was killed. His family sued the railroad and the case was thrown out when the railroad showed up with the video from the engine. Seems they have started video taping their runs now like the patrol cars do all of their stops and stuff. But it seems to be almost a monthly thing that someone gets hit by a train in this area.

Ron