Train Strikes and Kills Person in Waterford Township
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Train Strikes and Kills Person in Waterford Township
ClickOnDetroit reports that a pedestrian was killed by a train in Waterford Township. Police have not released any info about the victim or the train. The only thing I can tell by the picture is that it is an autorack train.
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Re: Train Strikes and Kills Person in Waterford Township
Looks like CN M371 north of W Pontiac on the Holly Subdivision.
Re: Train Strikes and Kills Person in Waterford Township
Location of the accident is Frembes Rd. Which is the third crossing north of CP W Pontiac.
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Re: Train Strikes and Kills Person in Waterford Township
I looked at theoaklandpress.com and according to witness accounts they say they heard a long train horn before the accident. I'm wondering if the crew saw the person on the tracks and they didn't move possibly indicating a suicide?? Just theorizing of course...
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The ClickOnDetroit article had two pictures, one showing Frembes Rd. blocked, and one of an ambulance in a grass field alongside the tracks. I think the one of the ambulance in the field is the strike zone, as a few other people are seen next to the tracks too. If this is where the pedestrian was hit, it must've been a suicide, as there would be no way for it to really be an 'accident'.
Article: http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/news ... index.html
Article: http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/news ... index.html
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Re: Train Strikes and Kills Person in Waterford Township
The updated ClickOnDetroit article says that the man was 45 years old, but was not identified. They say he may have been listening to music while walking on the tracks. I don't understand how he couldn't have felt or heard the train...
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Re: Train Strikes and Kills Person in Waterford Township
theoaklandpress.com lists the guys' name and age. They're still looking for any witnesses.
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Re: Train Strikes and Kills Person in Waterford Township
Determined he was walking on the tracks with headphones on.
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Re: Train Strikes and Kills Person in Waterford Township
Time to Alert the Darwin Award Folks.....TrainWatcher wrote:Determined he was walking on the tracks with headphones on.
People----DON'T WALK ON THE TRACKS, ESPECIALLY WITH HEADPHONES OR OTHER DISTRACTING DEVICE!
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Re: Train Strikes and Kills Person in Waterford Township
MQT3001 wrote:People----DON'T WALK ON THE TRACKS, ESPECIALLY WITH HEADPHONES OR OTHER DISTRACTING DEVICE!
You're preaching to the choir MQT...
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Re: Train Strikes and Kills Person in Waterford Township
Frembes Rd is the middle of a curve. Can't blame the train crew for not seeing the sucker.
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I know......Aren't I a great singer?MKT_fan11 wrote:MQT3001 wrote:People----DON'T WALK ON THE TRACKS, ESPECIALLY WITH HEADPHONES OR OTHER DISTRACTING DEVICE!
You're preaching to the choir MQT...
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Whats singing got to do with it? You're the preacher...MQT3001 wrote:I know......Aren't I a great singer?MKT_fan11 wrote:MQT3001 wrote:People----DON'T WALK ON THE TRACKS, ESPECIALLY WITH HEADPHONES OR OTHER DISTRACTING DEVICE!
You're preaching to the choir MQT...
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had a really bad headache earlier...not the only fail I madeClay320 wrote:Whats singing got to do with it? You're the preacher...MQT3001 wrote:I know......Aren't I a great singer?MKT_fan11 wrote:
You're preaching to the choir MQT...
Anyways: DON'T WALK ON THE TRACKS!
Re: Train Strikes and Kills Person in Waterford Township
Clay320 wrote:
Whats singing got to do with it? You're the preacher...
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Those situations are sad on all ends. Its tough for the crew because all you can do is blow the horn and ride it out.
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They should invent some kind of projectile that shoots out from the nose of the loco that would knock a person off the tracks. Kind of a hi-tech cow catcher.A No.1 wrote:Those situations are sad on all ends. Its tough for the crew because all you can do is blow the horn and ride it out.
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Re: Train Strikes and Kills Person in Waterford Township
Its ideas like this that make people $$$J T wrote:They should invent some kind of projectile that shoots out from the nose of the loco that would knock a person off the tracks. Kind of a hi-tech cow catcher.A No.1 wrote:Those situations are sad on all ends. Its tough for the crew because all you can do is blow the horn and ride it out.
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Then they'd get sued because the device caused them emotional distress and bodily harm.J T wrote:They should invent some kind of projectile that shoots out from the nose of the loco that would knock a person off the tracks. Kind of a hi-tech cow catcher.A No.1 wrote:Those situations are sad on all ends. Its tough for the crew because all you can do is blow the horn and ride it out.
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BINGO!CSX_CO wrote:Then they'd get sued because the device caused them emotional distress and bodily harm.J T wrote:They should invent some kind of projectile that shoots out from the nose of the loco that would knock a person off the tracks. Kind of a hi-tech cow catcher.A No.1 wrote:Those situations are sad on all ends. Its tough for the crew because all you can do is blow the horn and ride it out.
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