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Another Florida Brightline train crash leaves 2 dead in Melbourne (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2024 OP
Trains can't stop, but you can. Gore1FL Jan 2024 #1
I lived in a couple... 2naSalit Jan 2024 #2
Bigger gates like the quad gates in the video might help IronLionZion Jan 2024 #3
And isn't that a shame...... MyOwnPeace Jan 2024 #4
This is Florida where down crossing gates are only a suggestion. Wonder Why Jan 2024 #5

Gore1FL

(21,836 posts)
1. Trains can't stop, but you can.
Sat Jan 13, 2024, 09:06 PM
Jan 2024

When I worked for Union Pacific, the company certainly had it's share of deahts and injuries. As I recollect, as a percentage, over 95% were non-employees trespassing or ignoring signals.

2naSalit

(92,481 posts)
2. I lived in a couple...
Sat Jan 13, 2024, 09:54 PM
Jan 2024

RR towns and been friends with several workers and engineers, one of which was qualified to operate steam engines. He had a couple nightmares about accidents in his career, those things stay with you.

IronLionZion

(46,929 posts)
3. Bigger gates like the quad gates in the video might help
Sat Jan 13, 2024, 09:58 PM
Jan 2024

since stupid people keep going around the gates, they need gates that people can't drive around.

MyOwnPeace

(17,273 posts)
4. And isn't that a shame......
Sat Jan 13, 2024, 10:13 PM
Jan 2024

SOMEBODY (company - state - consumers) has to pay because you just can't fix STUPID!!!!

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