Dangers of Trespassing on Railroad Property - Teen Dead

[signmasters]

As seen on WSBT22 TV tonight.

http://www.wsbt.com/news/7908017.html

Train's horn reportedly ignored.
When officers arrived, they found 19-year-old Charles Vanlue lying between the southern tracks about 175 feet east of the crossing. The eastbound Canadian Pacific train was able to stop just past Delorenzi Avenue, about 1,700 feet from where Vanlue was found

[rsinoms]

is that crossing in a Quiet Zone? Quiet zones are stupid and should be prohibited

[~Z~]

is that crossing in a Quiet Zone? Quiet zones are stupid and should be prohibited

As signmaster had written:

Train's horn reportedly ignored.

My guess...probably not a quiet zone.

[signmasters]

is that crossing in a Quiet Zone? Quiet zones are stupid and should be prohibited

I agree with rsinoms on quiet zones, but I don't think this was in one. I seen a video once where two people walk around a the end of a passing train into the path of a train on second track and that's what happen here. We think we are going to let things cool down over there before we go railfanning over there again. Maybe we will send Zack to test the waters if that's ok with him.

[lemscate]

Just to play devil's advocate.. if there were more quiet zones, and people didn't hear horns in the background on a regular basis, then when they are used for warning, people would be more apt to pay attention (if nothing else, then just reflexively). I sometimes wonder about the efficacy of trains blaring on the horns whenever I drive near a crossing, and whether I would actually be able to hear horns in time to stop, and whether I wouldn't see a crossing light or headlight first. On the other hand, I think I just used too many commas.