The Relentless, Heartbreaking Work of Investigating Illinois Train Crashes – The Memo

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The Railroader
2 hours ago

Rail/vehicle and rail/pedestrian strikes are pure awfulness. Riverside has a triple tracked serious piece of railroad running through it, so Chief Weitzel unfortunately had more than his share of calls to rail/vehicle or rail/pedestrian incidents. Alas, after the required investigation, it is nearly always a case of a person or vehicle in the wrong. Train crews are significantly traumatized by these events. You don’t forget the look on the driver or passengers’ faces when they realize how close your train is to them. Sometimes they don’t seem to notice as the driver is too engrossed in their cell phone talking… Read more »

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