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Re: (erielack) Two killed by passenger trains within 48 hours

Well Chuck,

Considering we have current and former train crew personnel on this 
list, do you really think they want to be reminded of these sorts of 
events? I doubt they need any reminder of something most if not all of 
them have had to deal with first hand. I agree with Bill, leave it to 
read in your evening paper or NJN news report.

Will Shultz

Charles_Walsh_@_berlex.com wrote:
> Dear All,
> 
> Suicides (or even unintentional deaths) are an issue that many locomotive
> engineers will have to deal with during the course of their careers.  It's
> a significant problem, and it's been pooh-poohed until very recently.  I
> understand that NJ Transit actually has a psychological counseling program
> for engineers that have been involved in such accidents.  I'm sure that
> many other railroads have similar problems, although it's done quietly.
> I'd be interested in knowing how the E-L handled this issue.
> 
> I lived very near the spot in South Orange where three teenagers (two of
> whom I knew personally) were killed back in the early 1970s by a Gladstone
> express.  The enginner went all the way to the end of his run without
> knowing that he had hit anyone.  The other three never knew what hit them.
> What was never reported at the time was that they had been walking west on
> Track 2 when an eastbound push-pull consist was starting up from South
> Orange station with a monstrously noisy U34CH on the rear.  They crossed
> over to Track 1 (the center track) not realizing that the Gladstone express
> was approaching from behind them, probably because they never heard it.
> The fourth teenager happen to glance eastbound and saw the train
> approaching at 60 mph and jumped just before it would have hit him.  The
> lone survivor ran to the Shop-Rite just eastbound of the station where they
> called the police and fire department.  One of the kids that got hit (who I
> knew) was the son of a fireman who happened to be on duty and the father
> ran the short distance to the accident scene to find out that his son had
> been killed.
> 
> So, maybe this is a morbid topic...but I disagree that it isn't relevant to
> this forum.
> 
> Chuck
> 
> 

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