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mahatmakanejeeves

(57,489 posts) Wed Jul 8, 2015, 03:23 PM Jul 2015

People Almost Getting Hit by a Train

The part that starts at 0:55 is at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. The person standing on the edge of the platform is so intent on watching a westbound train that he does not see the oncoming eastbound train.

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People Almost Getting Hit by a Train (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2015 OP

See tracks, think train. It's not hard. Brickbat Jul 2015 #1

I wonder if people doing it on purpose have any clue how they ruin engineer's day by doing that? uppityperson Jul 2015 #2

Or worse Renew Deal Jul 2015 #3

I am surprised there isn't one of a person staring down at their phone and stumbling in front of a kairos12 Jul 2015 #4

Thanks, mahatmakanejeeves mike dub Jul 2015 #5

Brickbat

(19,339 posts)

1. See tracks, think train. It's not hard.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Wed Jul 8, 2015, 03:35 PM

Jul 2015

Fucking idiots.

uppityperson

(115,677 posts)

2. I wonder if people doing it on purpose have any clue how they ruin engineer's day by doing that?

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Wed Jul 8, 2015, 03:53 PM

Jul 2015

Renew Deal

(81,861 posts)

3. Or worse

Reply to uppityperson (Reply #2)

Wed Jul 8, 2015, 04:24 PM

Jul 2015

A catastrophic accident or the loss of a job.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valhalla_train_crash

kairos12

(12,862 posts)

4. I am surprised there isn't one of a person staring down at their phone and stumbling in front of a

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Wed Jul 8, 2015, 06:08 PM

Jul 2015

train.

mike dub

(541 posts)

5. Thanks, mahatmakanejeeves

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Wed Jul 8, 2015, 10:48 PM

Jul 2015

Having grown up near Harpers Ferry, I had the "location" of :55 near miss nailed in my mind ---figured it could only be Harpers Ferry. Visual memory is something.
Thanks! Mike

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