Pedestrian Hit by CN train (Mishawaka, IN)
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Pedestrian Hit by CN train (Mishawaka, IN)
A CN train hit a man at the Main Street crossing in Mishawaka within the last hour according to WNDU. I couldn't tell if it's an EB or a WB, but it's one of the auto rack trains. Pretty much has Mishawaka split in half at the moment. I heard a traffic report on the radio about 25 minutes ago, the caller said that all the streets were blocked off and that there might've been a train wreck or something...guess it's better than a wreck but...
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Operation Lifesaver Trip Today...how ironic.
WNDU:
http://www.wndu.com/news/102006/news_53421.php
Taking unnecessary risks
Posted: 10/25/2006 05:20 pm
Last Updated: 10/25/2006 06:02 pm
Story filed by NewsCenter16 Reporter
Robert Borrelli
Mishawaka, IN - It’s a designation Indiana would rather not have: fifth highest in the number of people killed at railroad crossings.
A man was reportedly killed at the Main Street railroad crossing in Mishawaka.
Police are still investigating the accident, but it appears the man was on foot when he was hit by the train.
The railroads have worked with a program called Operation Lifesaver for the past 26 years to make drivers and pedestrians aware of crossing dangers.
It’s no secret that our area has a lot of train traffic as the Norfolk-Southern rail yard in Elkhart.
Fully 75 percent of the freight that cross the country comes through Indiana.
Leaving many drivers to try and beat the train in a gamble where the train most always wins.
It’s a common sound many drivers ignore; impatience overtakes common sense while waiting for a train to pass.
Norfolk-Southern engineer Scott Felten said, "You're there maybe three to five minutes at the most. It seems forever, but it's really not."
Scott Felten is a locomotive engineer for Norfolk-Southern.
"I’ve had a lot of close calls, people ignoring the lowered gates, trying to beat the train. It’s a no win situation. In the event of a collision, the train wins," Felten said.
A minivan crosses the tracks as gates are going down.
A cyclist races through a crossing after the arms have dropped.
"I’ve had a lot of close calls, people ignoring the lowered gates, trying to beat the train. It’s a no win situation. In the event of a collision, the train wins,"
Another incident is witnessed, where two sets of tracks close together, a truck has gone around one set of lowered arms.
Operation Lifesaver member, Thomas Kinser said, "So far this year, approximately 70 percent of our crashes are occurring at automated signals. People ignoring the gates and flashing lights, taking chances that they shouldn't be taking."
In a deadly game where cars that can stop in a number of feet don't, losing to trains that may not be able to stop for a mile.
Thanks to Operation Lifesaver, fewer people are dying at Indiana rail crossings.
Operation Lifesaver began in 1980 when there was an average of 600 crossing collisions every year in Indiana.
Right now, that average is a little more than 150 a year.
WSBT:
http://www.wsbt.com/news/local/4478346.html
Low speed video:
http://www.wsbt.com/news/local/4478346.html?video=YLO
High speed video:
http://www.wsbt.com/news/local/4478346.html?video=YHI
Drivers Still Ignore Railroad Warnings
by Dustin Grove (grove@wsbt.com)
(WSBT) Car-train collisions kill hundreds of people each year, and Indiana drivers are near the top of the list.
Last year, Indiana ranked third nationally for the number of accidents at railroad crossings. Wednesday, Operation Life-Saver let WSBT News ride the rails to see the problem for ourselves.
It didn’t take long to catch several drivers crossing in front of the train in a span of just a few minutes. Railroad engineers say a train's speed can be deceiving.
“It’s just like an airplane,” said Norfolk Southern engineer Ryan Roush. “You see an airplane flying above you; it looks like it’s barely moving when in reality it’s going several hundred miles an hour.”
Going around a crossing arm or ignoring the stop lights at a railroad crossing is considered a misdemeanor crime.
For more information, visit Operation Lifesaver.
http://www.wndu.com/news/102006/news_53421.php
Taking unnecessary risks
Posted: 10/25/2006 05:20 pm
Last Updated: 10/25/2006 06:02 pm
Story filed by NewsCenter16 Reporter
Robert Borrelli
Mishawaka, IN - It’s a designation Indiana would rather not have: fifth highest in the number of people killed at railroad crossings.
A man was reportedly killed at the Main Street railroad crossing in Mishawaka.
Police are still investigating the accident, but it appears the man was on foot when he was hit by the train.
The railroads have worked with a program called Operation Lifesaver for the past 26 years to make drivers and pedestrians aware of crossing dangers.
It’s no secret that our area has a lot of train traffic as the Norfolk-Southern rail yard in Elkhart.
Fully 75 percent of the freight that cross the country comes through Indiana.
Leaving many drivers to try and beat the train in a gamble where the train most always wins.
It’s a common sound many drivers ignore; impatience overtakes common sense while waiting for a train to pass.
Norfolk-Southern engineer Scott Felten said, "You're there maybe three to five minutes at the most. It seems forever, but it's really not."
Scott Felten is a locomotive engineer for Norfolk-Southern.
"I’ve had a lot of close calls, people ignoring the lowered gates, trying to beat the train. It’s a no win situation. In the event of a collision, the train wins," Felten said.
A minivan crosses the tracks as gates are going down.
A cyclist races through a crossing after the arms have dropped.
"I’ve had a lot of close calls, people ignoring the lowered gates, trying to beat the train. It’s a no win situation. In the event of a collision, the train wins,"
Another incident is witnessed, where two sets of tracks close together, a truck has gone around one set of lowered arms.
Operation Lifesaver member, Thomas Kinser said, "So far this year, approximately 70 percent of our crashes are occurring at automated signals. People ignoring the gates and flashing lights, taking chances that they shouldn't be taking."
In a deadly game where cars that can stop in a number of feet don't, losing to trains that may not be able to stop for a mile.
Thanks to Operation Lifesaver, fewer people are dying at Indiana rail crossings.
Operation Lifesaver began in 1980 when there was an average of 600 crossing collisions every year in Indiana.
Right now, that average is a little more than 150 a year.
WSBT:
http://www.wsbt.com/news/local/4478346.html
Low speed video:
http://www.wsbt.com/news/local/4478346.html?video=YLO
High speed video:
http://www.wsbt.com/news/local/4478346.html?video=YHI
Drivers Still Ignore Railroad Warnings
by Dustin Grove (grove@wsbt.com)
(WSBT) Car-train collisions kill hundreds of people each year, and Indiana drivers are near the top of the list.
Last year, Indiana ranked third nationally for the number of accidents at railroad crossings. Wednesday, Operation Life-Saver let WSBT News ride the rails to see the problem for ourselves.
It didn’t take long to catch several drivers crossing in front of the train in a span of just a few minutes. Railroad engineers say a train's speed can be deceiving.
“It’s just like an airplane,” said Norfolk Southern engineer Ryan Roush. “You see an airplane flying above you; it looks like it’s barely moving when in reality it’s going several hundred miles an hour.”
Going around a crossing arm or ignoring the stop lights at a railroad crossing is considered a misdemeanor crime.
For more information, visit Operation Lifesaver.