Police arrest woman and put her in Police car parked on RR tracks.

[flenna]

https://www.wmur.com/article/colorad...train/41373037

"Rios-Gonzalez sustained multiple injuries, including nine broken ribs, a broken arm, broken teeth and injuries to her head, according to Wilkinson. As of Saturday, she remained in the hospital." Another report says she also has a fractured sternum and other injuries.

She is soon to be one of the wealthiest people in town.

[ThirdWatcher]

She is soon to be one of the wealthiest people in town.

Too bad you can’t buy health...

[SteyrAUG]

https://www.wmur.com/article/colorad...train/41373037

"Rios-Gonzalez sustained multiple injuries, including nine broken ribs, a broken arm, broken teeth and injuries to her head, according to Wilkinson. As of Saturday, she remained in the hospital." Another report says she also has a fractured sternum and other injuries.

Amazed she lived. Assume engineer saw flashing blues in time to get the train slowed a little bit.

[Coal Dragger]

You could hear the dynamic brakes on the locomotives and the brake shoes on top he cars. So yeah he had an emergency application on.

I have to admit that If I had to choose anything to hit at a grade crossing, a law enforcement vehicle would be like #1 on the list. Not that I want to have a grade crossing incident, but I could sleep soundly after that knowing 100000% the cop should know better and it’s not my fault.

Full disclosure if I knew for certain it was a vehicle full of FBI or ATF agents I might not plug the train until after impact…..

[Diamondback]

You could hear the dynamic brakes on the locomotives and the brake shoes on top he cars. So yeah he had an emergency application on.

I have to admit that If I had to choose anything to hit at a grade crossing, a law enforcement vehicle would be like #1 on the list. Not that I want to have a grade crossing incident, but I could sleep soundly after that knowing 100000% the cop should know better and it’s not my fault.

Full disclosure if I knew for certain it was a vehicle full of FBI or ATF agents I might not plug the train until after impact…..

And sticking to that because "back up and hit again" would be more trouble than it's worth, right? :P

[utahjeepr]

Gee, ya know they ought to come up with some way to tell where the train is gonna travel. Like lane markers or something. Don't even get me started on these crazy locomotive engineers. Driving those trains anywhere they please, over hill and dale, taking any route that might look convenient.

And for hells sake put cowbells on em or something. Damn things are so quiet and stealthy they sneak right up on ya. Worse than electric cars I tell ya.

[SteyrAUG]

You could hear the dynamic brakes on the locomotives and the brake shoes on top he cars. So yeah he had an emergency application on.

I have to admit that If I had to choose anything to hit at a grade crossing, a law enforcement vehicle would be like #1 on the list. Not that I want to have a grade crossing incident, but I could sleep soundly after that knowing 100000% the cop should know better and it’s not my fault.

Full disclosure if I knew for certain it was a vehicle full of FBI or ATF agents I might not plug the train until after impact…..

Not surprisingly, I'm 100% good with all that. I just feel bad for you guys, the only people who see things as F'ed up as what LEO's see on a regular basis are train engineers. Things made worse by the fact that you know you are just along for the ride, there is no emergency lane to try and switch to. I've seen a lot and done a few things but I probably couldn't do that job, I'm unable to feel that helpless and reconcile it with the way things are. Having spent a bit of time growing up in the midwest I've had opportunity to watch a train try and stop because of an emergency and I know how long it takes. There is only so much the guy at the front can do it and takes longer than most suspect for it to happen.

As with most things, kids are always the worst when it happens.

[ubet]

I dont even know even know what to say…

Can every cop involved be sterilized so they can no longer procreate?


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[SteyrAUG]

Gee, ya know they ought to come up with some way to tell where the train is gonna travel. Like lane markers or something. Don't even get me started on these crazy locomotive engineers. Driving those trains anywhere they please, over hill and dale, taking any route that might look convenient.

And for hells sake put cowbells on em or something. Damn things are so quiet and stealthy they sneak right up on ya. Worse than electric cars I tell ya.

Ironic part is the amount of shit I've seen LEOs give people (and rightly so) who stop on tracks for whatever reason over the decades.

[Coal Dragger]

And sticking to that because "back up and hit again" would be more trouble than it's worth, right? :P

Well I can only back up (handle cars ahead of the engines) on the main line in most instances under very controlled circumstances. I won’t bore you guys with the rules details, but suffice to say it’s not something you do all Willy-Nilly. Unless you like getting fired.