What was originally started as a wake-up blog has taken a sideline to emphasize Railroad Safety as it seems to be of great importance lately (IMHO).
The post on Railroad Safety was getting too long with all the addons and updates, so I started a new one with the rebirth of the Norfolk & Western J class 611. There will be many railfans along her path as she starts her third career. There are not enough words to describe her awesomeness, so I'll just include some links to sites, articles and videos so you can see for yourself,
The main thing is Safety. Pay attention and keep your distance.
http://fireup611.org/safety/ Word from Norfolk Southern
This may not be as exciting as the 100 mph photo runbys, but the J-611 takes her first baby steps since her restoration. With a successful test fire in her firebox, the J moved under her own power for the first time in 20 years and 153 days. After two years of work, The "Queen of Steam" starts her third career. If you're a Foamer, you'll appreciate this. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Norfolk and Western 611 Restoration Part 3 (Some 'before' footage )
Many related videos will come up on the Youtube page.
The crash occurred in New Paris, Indiana July 18 2015 no one was injured, The limo was attempting to drive over the crossing but was stuck on the tracks. This is the only video about this accident, when the limo got hit by the train I personal shot this video, Copyright by Studio Noe Productions (Norman Noe) All Rights Reserved.
This video of a train barreling into a limo in Indiana is what makes the internet so amazing and so ridiculous at the same time. A white Chrysler 300 stretch limo became stranded on the tracks over the weekend while carrying a group of teens celebrating a birthday in Elkhart, IN. Everyone was able to get out of the limo before the train collided, WNDU reports, and one of the passengers apparently whipped out their cell phone to capture the scene on video.
Some bystanders tried to signal to the locomotive before impact, but it was too late. The limo was dragged hundreds of feet down the track. Fortunately, no one was injured in the crash, though the car was pretty clearly totaled and the tracks and train sustained plenty of damage.
Limos aren't the only vehicles in danger of getting stuck on train tracks. Earlier this year a pickup truck somehow became stranded, or was possibly left, on a commuter rail line in California. Five people were injured and the train derailed in that crash. The small Louisiana town of Mer Rouge seems to attract train collisions, with three or four crashes happening in the last few years. Most recently, a semi became stuck on the tracks in Mer Rouge, causing the train to derail and injuring the conductor and engineer of the train.
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“As a culture and as a country, we simply have not yet accepted that trains and railroad operations are inherently dangerous,” Sarah Feinberg, the Federal Railroad Administration’s acting administrator, said at the National Transportation Safety Board’s Trains and Trespassing: Ending Tragic Encounters forum, webcast from Washington.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — Police confirm a man was hit by a CSX train in Newport News Monday night and killed by the impact.
The incident happened around 8:45 p.m. just north of the Denbigh Boulevard Bridge, near the intersection with Jefferson Avenue. Newport News police spokeswoman Holly McPherson said a group of people were walking along the railroad tracks when the incident happened.
“One of the individuals in the group mentioned that a train was coming and the next thing they knew the male was struck by the CSX train,” Holley said.
The man who was hit was identified as 24-year-old Stanley Bernard Smith, Jr. of Newport News.
Police say the investigation revealed Smith along with four other people were walking down the railroad tracks heading towards Old Courthouse Way when the group noticed a train was coming in their direction. The four individuals exited the tracks and one of them yelled to Smith to get off the tracks, but Smith continued walking down the tracks and was struck.
Alcohol on the part of Smith is believed to be a contributing factor in this incident, say police.
Kaitlyn Barrett, with CSX corporate communications said the train, with three locomotives and five cars, was traveling from Newport news to Richmond.
Train traffic in the area has been temporarily suspended as police and CSX representatives investigate the scene.
The 55-year-old driver of a Toyota Prius told police officers that she made too wide of a turn when she was backing out of a nearby driveway. The car's wheels went off the roadway and got stuck on the railroad tracks.
The driver got out of the car before the train hit it.
Twenty passengers were on the train at the time.
An Amtrak train hit a car on Kings Fork Road near Archer's Mill Road April 18, 2015. No one was hurt.
Operation Lifesaver, North Carolina Division has begun posting a list of photographers who insist on taking illegal photographs on railway tracks.
When I went to the page to post it in my blog, I got this ->
Apparently, somebody who made it on the list complained and they had to take it down. Wait. My friend just sent me another link. It doesn't include the photographers' names or studios, but there are photos. If they are still on the Internet, they can be searched.
I posted a comment on my Facebook Wall and somebody alerted the guilty party and she sent me a nastygram.
There was no disclosure or preface, so how was I supposed to know if this was an illegal act or not? There are no abandoned rails anywhere near her city so I assume these are active by the way they look. I invited her to clarify or enlighten me, but there was no response.
Libel means to publish in print (including pictures), writing or broadcast through radio, television or film, an untruth about another which will do harm to that person or his/her reputation, by tending to bring the target into ridicule, hatred, scorn or contempt of others.
However if you personally feel a certain way about something then you have the right to say it so long as everyone knows that you are expressing your OPINION.
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http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2015/03/30/train-brighton-fatal/70664436/ BRIGHTON, N.Y. (AP) - Authorities say a 23-year-old man was wearing earphones and walking with his back to an oncoming Amtrak passenger train when he was struck and killed last week in a Rochester suburb. Police in the town of Brighton told local media Monday that it appears the earphones prevented Garrett Magee from hearing the train that was approaching at 76 mph last Friday afternoon as he walked on the tracks in his hometown. ...
Officials say the westbound train dragged Magee for about a quarter of a mile before its crew brought it to a stop. Police say Magee typically walked along the tracks to get to work. Official say he was killed in an area that is prohibited for pedestrian traffic. ======================================================================
Sitting on the side of the road is an SUV that was struck by a train in Huron Township Thursday afternoon. The driver was sustained only minor injuries. ========================================================================= March 19, 2015
This is the fourth pedestrian killed by a train in Cowlitz County since last fall. In addition, a Silver Lake woman died when her car was struck north of Kelso in January.
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Authorities broke a promise to grant a filmmaker immunity from prosecution when they charged her with crimes in a fatal train collision during shooting of a movie about singer Gregg Allman, the woman's attorneys said.
Hillary Schwartz was working as an assistant director on the ill-fated Midnight Rider movie Feb. 20 when a freight train plowed into the crew on a railroad bridge spanning the Altamaha River in rural Wayne County. The crash killed Sarah Elizabeth Jones, a 27-year-old camera assistant from Atlanta, and injured six other crewmembers.
"Rules for shooting on or near railroad tracks call for railroad personnel to be present and for stringent safety measures beyond that. On a bridge, those protections would include fall protection and safety harnesses. Rules are even more stringent when a production wants to put an obstruction on the tracks. 'Midnight Rider' was filming a dream sequence on a railroad trestle and had put a hospital bed on the tracks when a train arrived too quickly for the crew to clear the tracks and escape the bridge."
The 182-page investigative report (read it here), which included 86 photos of the Doctortown train trestle and surrounding area, was obtained via a Freedom of Information Act request sent by Deadline.com. Some pages have been redacted by the DOL.
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He was born on November 3, 1977 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA as George Gregory Plitt Jr. He was an actor, known for Terminator Salvation (2009), The Good Shepherd (2006) and Grudge Match (2013). He died on January 17, 2015 in Burbank, California, USA.
He was shooting a video for his website with two crew members when the Metrolink commuter train hit him Saturday afternoon in Burbank.
That's why we created Train Your Brain, a safety program that helps you to be smart and safe at railroad tracks and around trains. We have games, puzzles, videos, and a lot of fun ways to Train Your Brain.
Any person who goes upon the track of a railroad other than to pass over such road at a public or private crossing, or who willfully rides, drives or leads any animal or contrives for any animal to go on such track except to cross as aforesaid, without the consent of the railroad company or person operating such road, shall be guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor. A second violation of the provisions of this section occurring within two years of the first violation shall be punishable as a Class 3 misdemeanor. A third or subsequent violation of the provisions of this section occurring within two years of a second or a subsequent violation shall be punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor. This section shall not apply to any section of track which has been legally abandoned pursuant to an order of a federal or state agency having jurisdiction over the track and is not being used for railroad service.
For purposes of this section, track shall mean the rail, ties, and ballast of the railroad.
Two teenagers were killed Thursday when they were hit by a train in Smithfield.
A Johnston County spokesperson said Robert Naughton, 17, of Selma, and Alan Peedin, 18, of Selma, were hit by an Amtrak train around 1:54 p.m. in the area of Shelter Way and Brightleaf Boulevard.
A spokesperson for Amtrak said the northbound "Palmetto" from Savannah, Ga., to New York City struck "two trespassers" about two miles south of the Selma-Smithfield station.
Amtrak said there were 94 passengers on board and there were no reported injuries on the train.
MY PLEDGE "I understand that trespassing on railroad property is illegal, and pledge that my photography business will never use railroad tracks or trestles or railroad rights of way for photo shoots. Should a customer ask for a location that is on railroad right of way, I will explain why I cannot do so, and will suggest alternatives."
