Selfie Tragedy Forever Impacts Those Left Behind

Essa Ricker and Kelsea Webster, both 15, and Kelsea’s little sister, Savannah, waved at a westbound train crew and squeezed in for a selfie as it rolled through Utah’s scenic Spanish Fork Canyon October 2011.

“We saw them for about 12 seconds until they disappeared from our sight and the train continued moving forward.”

Conductor John Anderson

“No one should have to go through this and I hope people will seriously think about the campaign’s rail safety message and share it with their loved ones.”

Jayna Webster

Union Pacific Post 12-7-2016

http://www.up.com/aboutup/community/inside_track/selfie-tragedy-12-7-2016.htm

9 Lives

The Risks of Photographing on Railroad Tracks

The risks of photographing on railroad tracks     < click



How many more headlines will we see before photographers stop the dangerous and illegal practice of photographing on railroad tracks? 

from the LawTog.com

http://www.thelawtog.com/exposing-risky-behavior-railroad-tracks/

And the Fight Goes On

New information as the fight goes on.  The relates to a post on RR safety and the death of 27-year-old camera assistant Sarah Jones.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/midnight-rider-director-randall-miller-936083



This is part of the original post I made in February, 2014

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/midnight-rider-filmmakers-edited-footage-horrific-train-accident/story?id=29758781

PA Teen Killed by Freight Train

Pa. girl, 17, walking on railroad tracks struck and killed by train

http://www.pennlive.com/news/2016/10/pa_teen_killed_by_freight_trai.html

http://www.pennlive.com/news/2016/10/pa_girl_17_walking_on_railroad.html

SUV Struck by Train in Suffolk

SUV Struck by Train in Suffolk

The driver and two passengers in the SUV ran from the scene following the crash. No one on the train was hurt.
WTKR Report

Exposed Risks of Photographing on Railroad Tracks

Pam Simpson Moleski wrote this document. Philip Horn copied and converted to a PDF file as a service to the community. You can share this with others but do not modify without asking permission from the author.

Exposed Risks of Photographing on Railroad Tracks

Amtrak Train Derails Outside of Philadelphia

All Amtrak service is suspended between New York City and Philadelphia at this time. Updates available at http://amtrak.com/alerts .

PHILADELPHIA – Amtrak said the train, operating from New York City to Savannah, Georgia, derailed after hitting a backhoe. The train was carrying more than 340 passengers when the incident occurred Sunday morning.

An Amtrak train derailed southwest of Philadelphia early Sunday after striking a backhoe on the tracks, causing injuries to some passengers, the railroad said in a statement.

Emergency workers were at the scene of the accident in Chester, Pa., where the lead engine of Amtrak’s Train 89, operating from New York City to Savannah, Ga., came off the tracks.

Cpl. Steven Byrne of the Chester Police Department said details about the accident remained unclear.

https://twitter.com/Amtrak

Individuals with questions about their friends and family on train 89 should call Amtrak’s Emergency Hotline at 800.523.9101.

Additional information regarding the incident involving Palmetto train 89: http://bit.ly/231SB6e .

http://blog.amtrak.com/2016/04/update-palmetto-train-89/

Whistle Stop

"Everybody loves the sound of a train in the distance." ~ Paul Simon

There seems to be a lot of recent complaints of noisy train whistles. It's a Federal Law that horns are to be sounded at grade crossings. There are several remedies. Search the net for answers if it bothers you. Then read the rest of this blog.

Horn Noise FAQ

Norfolk residents frustrated with train horn noise in neighborhood

How to create a quiet zone

49 CFR Part 229 - RAILROAD LOCOMOTIVE SAFETY STANDARDS

Whistle Post (Wiki)

Whistle posts in the United States were traditionally placed about one-quarter mile in advance of a road crossing.

The signs in themselves varied in design from railroad to railroad. Some were marked with – – o –(two longs, one short, and another long) in a similar manner of sending the letter Q in Morse Code. This sequence is known as Rule 14(l) " Rule # 14(l) - Approaching public crossings at grade, to be prolonged or repeated until crossing is reached unless otherwise provided".^[1] This rule is applied in almost all U.S. railroad operating rule books^[2] even if the advance warning provided by the horn will be less than 15 seconds in duration. This signal is to be prolonged or repeated until the engine or train occupies the crossing; or, where multiple crossing are involved, until the last crossing is occupied. The same rule is practiced when approaching locations such as rail yards, where men may be working on the tracks, as well as bridges, tunnels and other points.

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Local. From a month ago.
"Driver says he didn't see train."

‘Midnight Rider’ Director Randall Miller’s Early-Release Motion Denied

http://deadline.com/2016/01/randall-miller-early-release-motion-1201687013/