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RE: (erielack) Railroad myth...

I reall being told by the operators at WR and my uncle [who worked at
DB] to not get too close to the passing trains since there's always the
risk of something sticking out/off of a car and clobbering me.  Or, in
the case of some metal stapping bands hanging over and cutting seriously
me because one could barely see it until it would be too late. 






On Sat, 04 Nov 2006 01:01:40 -0500, "Michael Sheehy"
<njnyrr_@_optonline.net> said:
> From personal observation, I have seen just the opposite... the train
> blows
> air outward as it passes... even have video of me on the platform in
> Ridgewood (E-L content), my open coat and hair blowing as the train pulls
> in.  Now, there is the hazard of airborne dust and flying debris.  Also,
> standing too near a train, you also might get hit by a protruding object
> on
> the car.  So, while it probably isn't safe to stand too close to a moving
> train, it's not because of suction.  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: erielack-owner_@_lists.elhts.org
> [mailto:erielack-owner_@_lists.elhts.org]
> On Behalf Of Tupaczewski, Paul R (Paul)
> Sent: Friday, November 03, 2006 4:32 PM
> To: Erie Lackawanna Mail List
> Subject: (erielack) Railroad myth...
> 
> Hi folks,
> 
> I was watching a favorite show of mine, "Mythbusters" on the Discovery
> Channel, and noted with surprise a topic that will be featured on their
> next show: "Railroad Suction."
> 
> It appears they will be testing the myth that if you stand too close to
> a moving railroad train on a platform, you will get sucked in. They do
> show a clip where they use a baby stroller with a dummy as their "test
> subject" and it appears to get completely blown away by a passing train,
> so it looks like it's not a smart thing to do. :)
> 
> The show will be on next Wednesday, Nov, 8 at 9 PM EST on the Discovery
> Channel.
> 
> 	- Paul
> 
> 
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