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