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- From: khartman@fnala.fnal.gov
- Newsgroups: rec.railroad
- Subject: Re: Deaths on Railroad Property
- Date: 28 Dec 92 21:45:27 -0600
- Organization: Fermi National Accelerator Lab
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- References: <1992Dec24.175422.19757@mixcom.com> <F77HwB1w165w@railnet.nshore.ORG>
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- In article <F77HwB1w165w@railnet.nshore.ORG>, eddie@railnet.nshore.ORG
- >(Eddie Van Huffel) writes:
- > Joe.Russ <Joe.Russ@mixcom.mixcom.com> writes:
- >
- >>
- >> >private (and posted) property. Let's not forget her
- >> >misery, even if we disagree with her lawsuit.
- >>
- >> Even if her lawsuit causes others misery? All of us pay for these
- >> lawsuits in one way shape or form through insurance.
- >>
- >> And about "her" misery - come on. What about the misery that train
- >> crew (and many others in similar situations) is going through knowing
- >> they killed someone because a incompent/unconcerned parent? They have
- >> to live with that every day they go to work.
- >> --
- >> Joe.Russ@mixcom.com
- >> WISE Div., NMRA
- >
- >
- > This brings to memory an incident many years ago, when a man got stuck on
- > the track, and of course, felt that there was safety in the car for his
- > children. Unfortunately a westbound passenger train came around the
- > bend, and killed the man and his 3 children. The day was Christmas
- > Morning. Oh yes, the engineer cheered so loudly, that within 2 years he
- > took his own life, since he could not live with himself. People forget
- > that the people who run the trains are human, and have families. I
- > remember another engineer who hit a car with a little girl in it. He was
- > unliveable for about 4 months, and ended up on a couch. Fortunately he
- > was able to reconcile his problem.
-
-
-
- A point well taken. People don't think about the psychological and
- emotional impact on the engineer and the train crew when they are part of a
- fatal accident. There is just nothing they could do to stop the train in time,
- and they have to live with that for the rest of their lives. Everybody loses
- during an accident.
-
-
-
- > eddie@railnet.nshore.ORG (Eddie Van Huffel)
- > Railnet BBS +1 216 786 0476
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- Ken
-