07-31-2014, 01:55 PM
MountainMan Wrote:Just at a guess, this took place in a part of the world where roads are primitive or non-existent, and the railroad bridge is a regular means to cross a large river. These two women probably didn't know the schedule. I noted, however, as I hope all of you did, that the engineer made NO EFFORT to reduce his speed - he just blew his horn like that would solve the problem, despite the fact that they were in clear view for quite some distance.
My guess is South America, where life doesn't count for anything and safety rules are non-existent.
I think the video said that this happened in Indiana, right here in the USA.... I don't think you could tell exactly when the engineer hit the brake by looking at that video, but from what I heard, he was able to stop within 1500 feet of where these women were which says that he hit them well before passing over these women.
Don (ezdays) Day
Board administrator and
founder of the CANYON STATE RAILROAD
Board administrator and
founder of the CANYON STATE RAILROAD