Although this is certainly off topic as the AF Cow on the Track Accessory is, but one incident that sticks in my head was a motorcycle was doing extra duty in protecting a funeral procession. The officer stopped his cycle on the tracks and held up his hands to stop a train! Of course the motorcycle was crushed like a beer can, the cop ticketed the switcher crew...which of course, made him a laughing stock in court.
I tune in to a Milwaukee Road Yahoo list, where one fellow who apparently has access to all the rail/auto accidents posts a brief history of each one that took place in South Dakota. These incidents are divided into many categories ranging from alcohol, hearing impaired, high snow banks, slippery roads and of course just not paying attention. In one case an incident came very close to what could have happened to me. I car simply drove into the side of a train that was moving rather rapidly hauling many flatcars. Similarly, I was on an unfamiliar rural road without even any cross-bucks, searching for a drilling site someplace in Oklahoma. The train was fairly quiet (probably welded rail and no flat spots) where you could see the road beyond the flats. What caught my eye was the reflective tape applied to some of the cars. I also did a trip with Operation Lifesaver where I rode in the cab of a vintage F unit. A video camera was mounted in the mars light place that broadcast video back to several passenger cars where local officials, school bus drivers, and law enforcement could see what the engineer saw. Indeed I caught several drivers running around the arms etc. The s scale cars on my layout have pretty close to a perfect driving record! Bob Werre On 8/16/11 10:40 AM, Michael & Linda Marmer wrote: > > Andre, > > I can understand that these accidents have a great impact on you, as > it would be for anyone. > > > Andre, I am sorry to read you had 6 accidents, as I think > > you are a engineer? > > That is correct, Mike. > > > Not your fault. > > And I understand that... but it still leaves imprints. To this day my > butt > tightens up each time I approach a crossing where I hit someone. I often > violate the 15-20 second rule at those crossings. > > Andre Ming > > Yahoo! Groups > <http://groups.yahoo.com/;_ylc=X3oDMTJjZTBxbWRoBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzI1MjE5MARncnBzcElkAzE3MDUzNDY3MzEEc2VjA2Z0cgRzbGsDZ2ZwBHN0aW1lAzEzMTM1MDkyODA-> > > > Switch to: Text-Only > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=Change%20Delivery%20Format:%20Traditional>, > > Daily Digest > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=Email%20Delivery:%20Digest> > • Unsubscribe > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=Unsubscribe> • > Terms of Use <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> > . > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
