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I'm not sure what the "railfan point of view" is, but it's not the narrowest point of view I've seen on this issue as a local resident and member of the business community. I certainly don't consider myself a railfan, never having even noticed trains until I noticed local rail activity and its impor...

hoborich wrote:I ain't never ridin no stinkin high speed rail. Ever!

I'd rather get bumped around on a train than have the same accident on an airliner.

nssd70m-2 wrote:http://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/201 ... etroi.html
Hope all passengers and employees are okay.

What a useless news story. Even all the Twitter has no information at all about what happened. Shocker.

Where and what time is this meeting? There have been several already but they are not well publicized. I will definitely be there.

Clay320 wrote:Probably in rough shape if the called a bird in to take the pedestrian out.

Minor point, but a cyclist is NOT a pedestrian.

What a useless news article. It sounds like a car and a train collided in the middle of an intersection. And then the train "left the scene". Geez.

Sweet!

Friends of mine make the real deal from trees on the property. Nothin like it. Sure takes a lot of sap to make it!

In Michigan, each person pays for their own damage...not the "it's your fault, so fix it" rule. Michigan is a "no fault" state. Insurance companies "subrogate" after the fact, which means the money to repair your car and pay bills etc, comes from the at-fault driver's policy. Some people misinterpr...

CAT345C wrote: It was prolly cheaper too but I would think insurance covers it.

I can't even imagine what railroads pay for insurance. However, since they are never at fault in grade crossing accidents hopefully this all gets piled on the driver's insurance.

There's 30 seconds I won't ever get back.

tadman wrote:I've always said there should be strict liability laws about train-car accidents. $5,000 fine, night in jail, or loss of license, take your pick.

Penalty should be the same as for driving onto an active runway. Federal stuff.

I don't want to HAVE to drive, and flying would be pointless... Practice Safe CSX Flying Sucks. And costs a whole lot more to "subsidize". As long as fuel is relatively affordable we'll keep driving... the market keeps testing us with higher and higher fuel prices. Yesterday people scrambled to lin...

Because they don't want to hear 3 hours of public comment from people who are worried about how dangerous the crossings will be.

Short of a medical emergency there is just no excuse. Can't blame road conditions, if you can't stop before running into the side of a train its YOUR fault for driving to fast. The advance RR signs give you plenty of warning to slow down. A medical emergency is no excuse for running into the side o...

“A train was on the tracks, and she basically drove right into the train,” Fox said. No one on the train, believed to be a freight train, noticed the crash and the train proceeded on its way, Fox said.

You just can't make this stuff up.

They need to charge the driver. This stuff needs to stop.

AARR wrote:So what do yu guys think about high speed chases?

I'd rather watch them without that idiot narrator. I like the way they add fake sounds to the show too.

Flying SUCKS. I hope they do it.

Several State agencies are currently looking at options for keeping this line intact. Local leaders also do not want to see the line gone (even though they don't support its use as a trail). Everyone I've spoken with understands that money would be needed to rebuild the line for use (and Steuben Cou...

I've gotten quote a bit of correspondence back from the letters I've written. It will be interesting to see how this plays out.