Pedestrian vs train

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Pedestrian vs train

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Unsure of train symbol but a CN hit a pedestrian in downtown Charlotte this afternoon.
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Couple kids playing chicken with the train. Neil at MIRR.com reported one injury was a 4" gash to the head and broken leg. What I can't figure out is how does one play chicken with a train and only get a cut and broken leg. Seems a 200+ ton engine going 50+mph would pulverize a human being :? .
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AARR wrote:Couple kids playing chicken with the train. Neil at MIRR.com reported one injury was a 4" gash to the head and broken leg. What I can't figure out is how does one play chicken with a train and only get a cut and broken leg. Seems a 200+ ton engine going 50+mph would pulverize a human being :? .
He must have been hit in the transition stage between a miss and a pulverizing. :twisted:
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Don, one factor to consider....no train runs that fast at this location---there would be some repercussions if they did...
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He probably was almost clear and just got clipped and knocked off to the side. Clearly, he wasn't run over.
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