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The Chicago Tribune has an article discussing RR deaths comparing suicides to auto fatalities in Illinois. More died from suicides as compared to autos in 2004.
It outlines what measures are being taken to this reduce this.
I know someone from Auburn, Maine that commited suicide by laying on the tracks when the train was coming. the engineers did all they could do avoid him. didnt work.Shawn Guilford Rail System www.gvrs.tk
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About a month ago, there was a guy here in Western Pennsylvania that was hit by a Norfolk Southern train. The engineer said that the guy was just lying on the tracks. They still don't know whether or not to rule the death a suicide because the family of the dead guy said that he would never kill himself and that he probably just fell asleep on the tracks.
when it comes to suicide, PEOPLE dont know weather a person will kill themself or not. the only person that will know that is the person that turns suicidle for problems in there life.Shawn Guilford Rail System www.gvrs.tk
"You got to ask your price to hire your league." - J.P. Morgan
Drinking seems to be a big factor in the train vs people incidents we have along the NS line here in Easton-Phillipsburg. Maybe alcohol just makes it easier to lay one's body on the tracks and wait for the end.On a related note, an odd article I clipped years ago:
