Strange Accident

[NW Mailing List]

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 

>   

>   

>   

>   

>   

>   

> 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 

> 

> "You're a bubbling wealth of  useless 

> information!" - Holly  Whitten 

> ________________________________________ 

> NW-Mailing-List at nwhs.org 

> To  change your subscription go  to 

> http://list.nwhs.org/mailman/options/nw-mailing-list 

> Browse the  NW-Mailing-List archives  at 

> http://list.nwhs.org/pipermail/nw-mailing-list/ 

> 

> 

> 

> 

> 

> **************Get trade secrets for amazing burgers. Watch 

> "Cooking with 

> Tyler Florence" on AOL Food.       

> (http://food.aol.com/tyler-florence?video=4?&NCID=aolfod00030000000002)________________________________________ 

> NW-Mailing-List at nwhs.org 

> To change your subscription go to 

> http://list.nwhs.org/mailman/options/nw-mailing-list 

> Browse the NW-Mailing-List archives at 

> http://list.nwhs.org/pipermail/nw-mailing-list/ 

________________________________________ 
NW-Mailing-List at nwhs.org 
To change your subscription go to 
http://list.nwhs.org/mailman/options/nw-mailing-list 
Browse the NW-Mailing-List archives at 
http://list.nwhs.org/pipermail/nw-mailing-list/ 
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://six.pairlist.net/pipermail/nw-mailing-list/attachments/20080603/1ddb4d8f/attachment-0001.html>