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> OT: I ran over a man on Friday., In a train, that is.
Rick_Eberle
post Nov 13 2005, 06:21 PM
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Well, I guess this qualifies as a bad day at the office.

Friday morning at 8:35, a beautiful day, driving a train at 80 kph with maybe 1400 commuters on board. I see a guy sitting beside the track, say 50m away. He stands up, and starts to walk across the track. He stops in the middle of the track, turns to face me and waits for it.

I blew the horn and slapped the brakes into emergency, but was probably still doing 70 when I hit him. Trains don't stop like cars, so it took about 300m to stop. I called control to let them know, then jumped out and ran back, and found him under the fourth carriage, folded in half, unconscious but still alive. There was nothing I could do to help him, and in the state he was in I probably would have caused more damage if I had tried to move him, so I headed back to the front of the train to update the train controllers, and make some PA announcements, and wait for my relief.

So I'm off work for a week or two. Maybe I'll get some work done on the 914! The turbo tie rods I got from the club store are waiting to be installed!
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zymurgist
post Nov 13 2005, 06:25 PM
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Holy cow! Do they offer any kind of counseling where you work? That has got to be hard to deal with.
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post Nov 13 2005, 06:27 PM
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Yeah, from what I have heard, being in the train engineer business is real emotionally rough.
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post Nov 13 2005, 06:29 PM
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post Nov 13 2005, 06:32 PM
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(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/sad.gif) Sorry to hear about that. Sounds like an obvious suicide attempt though.Nothing more you could have done.
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post Nov 13 2005, 06:37 PM
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crap dude... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/ohmy.gif)
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post Nov 13 2005, 06:38 PM
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QUOTE (zymurgist @ Nov 14 2005, 10:25 AM)
Holy cow! Do they offer any kind of counseling where you work? That has got to be hard to deal with.

Yeah, once I was relieved, the first stop was a trauma clinic to speak to a psychologist, and my union rep called as soon as they heard about to make sure that I knew what services are available to me. Also, I've got mates on the job who I can talk to about it.
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post Nov 13 2005, 06:42 PM
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Wow, that is a bad day at the office Rick! Sad that people that feel the need to commit suicide have to traumatize total strangers to accomplish it. Hope you're alright. Nothing you could do. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/sad.gif)
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post Nov 13 2005, 06:55 PM
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That has got to be one of the worst sites to behold. I was walking in town a few years back & came upon an accident that had just happened. An elderly lady stepped out in front of a compact car. She was underneath folded in many directions (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/sad.gif) I didn't stay to watch...

Sorry you have to go thru this ugly situation.

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post Nov 13 2005, 07:06 PM
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I heard a story of a guy in New York City fell between the train and the landing just as the train was coming.

He ended up jamed between them but was consious.

The conductor came to the scene and said to the guy "What religion are you so we can give you your last rights and do you want me to get your nex of kin"

The asked him what he was talking about because he felt fine. Just wanted to get this train off him.

The conductor said that he had been "wound up" his pelvis was spun around many times and that the pressure was holding him together. Once the train is removed he would unspin and his guts would just fall out of him.

Apparently, he could live like that for about a couple of hours because all the nerves were severed and he felt no pain.

Ouch!
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post Nov 13 2005, 09:21 PM
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Sorry to hear this Rick! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/ohmy.gif)
If there is anything I can do, or we as the club can do, don't hesitate to ask.
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post Nov 13 2005, 09:27 PM
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QUOTE (seanery @ Nov 13 2005, 08:21 PM)
Sorry to hear this Rick! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/ohmy.gif)
If there is anything I can do, or we as the club can do, don't hesitate to ask.

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anything I or anyone can do. just ask man (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/ohmy.gif)
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post Nov 13 2005, 09:28 PM
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i have 2 friends that drive trains for B/N S/F they hit cars a lot, people not as often. shakes you up when you can see their eyes.

though thing to only be able to just hit the slow to a stop button. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/sad.gif)
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post Nov 13 2005, 10:13 PM
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Sorry to hear about this. Although the real tragedy is the person that was hit, I hope you'll make it through this. Will there be an inquiry? My father-in-law was an engineer for Conrail and when someone was hit, the engineer was let off work until a board investigates the incident.

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post Nov 13 2005, 10:54 PM
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If that isn't a bad day at the office I don't know what is. Working on your 914 can be good therapy. It will keep you and your mind busy. Hope everything works out for you.

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post Nov 13 2005, 11:02 PM
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That's terrible - that's definately a sucky day at the office. There's nothing you could have done.

Let us know if theres anything we can do.
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post Nov 13 2005, 11:07 PM
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I accidently hit a girl on a moped once, its a terrible feeling even when its not your fault, make sure you take advantage of any help or counseling if it is available. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smile.gif)
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post Nov 13 2005, 11:54 PM
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Killed a guy with my Jeep about 9 years ago. He was a pedestrian, ran out from infront of a Bronco that was stopped. Not my fault, the police told me there wasn't anything I could have done. Your's sounds worse, because you saw it coming, my notice things were wrong was when the windshield broke.

I felt so bad, I didn't go through my insurance to fix the Jeep. I fixed it all myself, and that started me on working on cars.

It sounds like yours was suicide by train. Get help if you need it.
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post Nov 14 2005, 06:47 AM
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My father-in-law was a subway driver, then inspector for the TTC. He went back to just driving bus because he couldn't handle this sort of thing.
Always a bunch of jumpers at Christmas time.

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post Nov 14 2005, 03:19 PM
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sobering.........


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P.S. Good Luck to you
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