3 dead after Metra train collision on South Side

[@chemxfan]

*STOP TRYING TO BEAT THE TRAIN, PEOPLE!* The odds are NOT in your favor!

[@bryanrobinson5085]

I made it a couple times in a car and on my feets

[@JohnAckerman93]

I say the same thing. People don’t know how to use their brain nowadays. They think they can drive around lowered crossing gates and beat the train. If you think you can beat a train, you are wrong. Be patient and wait until the train has passed

[@b1bo840]

@@JohnAckerman93 actually you can beat a train, just put your foot on the gas and move.. i've done it a million times, what's so hard about it? 🤦🏾‍♂️ the so-called driver was no doubt a female, her incompetence killed her and her family!

[@w1d3r75]

Never tell the odds bro. Or something like that

[@TT-xz5sy]

@@b1bo840 more men get into accidents

[@MrDejast]

This is the easiest accident to avoid.

[@Phillipx-ue4ss]

Yes it's a bad deal. I also see people in blue island walking between train cars while it's stopped. You never know when those trains start moving. People just don't think.

[@angelabroman18]

@Alpha Omega You never know with all the crazy going on all over the place right now, driver could have driven onto the tracks on purpose for all we know right now.

[@t.c.5456]

Yup

[@t.c.5456]

@Alpha Omega right

[@shaystern2453]

trains should have no right of way

[@justinfowler2857]

Trying to beat a train? Take it from a railroader. Even if you tie, you still lose.

[@MikeT-TheRetiredColonel]

Agreed, this is one time the tie doesn't go to the runner

[@samster1oooooo]

🤣

[@woahspaghetti6069]

So they went around the gates WITH THEIR CHILD?!

[@SumAnonymousAcapella]

Ur shocked? People are extra crazy lately !!!

[@SS3-Rick-Man-X]

@@SumAnonymousAcapella Well, I know I was I would NEVER put myself or family at risk. I will say that your right to put out that people are extra crazy though... I mean goodness!

[@77chevy4x4]

Minds asleep. Ignorance in deciding what’s dangerous is wrong in life threatening situations.

[@supadigga]

Straight RECKLESS!! Smdh

[@donpee5204]

Don't mean to be Harsh, but in New York a case like this is considered suicide. I worked on the Railroad in New York & seen this on a regular basis.

[@autumnbranch5839]

This is a conductor's nightmare.

[@25mfd]

more of an engrs nightmare than the condr... the condr is in the back collecting tickets, he don't have a first hand view of it as it is happening

[@autumnbranch5839]

@@25mfd 👍

[@25mfd]

@@autumnbranch5839 btw... on a freight train that's different... the condr is in the cab with the engr... so they both have a front row seat

[@mikebob4195]

@@25mfd they are in the cab with the hogger but they are always sleeping.

[@677dm5]

@@25mfd Not all conductors collect tickets. You usually have a conductor, a rear brake person, and a few ticket collectors. While they’re all most likely certified conductors, only one will assume the conductor role so it’s possible the conductor was in the cab car with the engineer. Also, usually when there’s a fatality, the conductor has to go out and find the body or examine the scene.

[@richch1983]

Feel sorry for the passenger and the kid, the driver stupidity .

[@SumAnonymousAcapella]

Stupid driver! Killed a child... Killed themselves ans partner and ruined and traumatized people and the poor conductor. Wow

[@smpendleton]

@@SumAnonymousAcapella, you’re right stupid driver and don’t get in the car with stupid people

[@SumAnonymousAcapella]

@@smpendleton unfortunately stupid people are everywhere and most times hard to avoid.

[@karenortiz3772]

the driver wasn’t stupid. He was a very kind soul. With 3 boys. And 2 girls. Hurt seeing him and his daughter and wife in there casket today

[@SumAnonymousAcapella]

@@karenortiz3772 I love how you stated he wasnt stupid... He was kind. ????? That is so dumb. Kind is an attitude .... Being stupid is mental capacity. How you think... He killed his family.

[@Trainfan1055Janathan]

People who race a train to a crossing with a child onboard should go to jail for child abuse. It's one thing if you don't care enough about your life not to race a train, but don't put a child's life in danger along with you.

[@1940limited]

Too late for that, isn't it?

[@jimtrack3786]

No, it's not. It's going to happen again and again. I am with you Trainfan

[@CrazyBear65]

Too late for these two. But putting people in jail isn't the answer. The jails are overcrowded as it is, we need to stop putting people in jai for every other thing. Making a law that says "Don't try to beat the train." doesn't stop anybody from doing it. It's a mindset that needs to change. Look, people still drink and drive, regardless of the possible consequenses. Jail, or the implied threat of jail, doesn't work.

[@LibertyRailfan]

I know some of the other train people out there say ohh you shouldn’t beat a train, they should go to jail etc.. All I want to say if it’s not a train it will be an accident with pedestrian, bicycle, another car, bus, truck etc,.. It’s not just about beating a train, these people don’t stop at stop signs, they blow through red lights so the issue here is a little more than railroad crossing safety. I wonder how many traffic lights this person blew through before getting nabbed by the train.

[@wow77777]

@@CrazyBear65 Exactly.See George Floyd

[@ilovepinkroses5167]

News makes it sound like the train was roaming the streets looking for cars. If you don't want to get struck by a train, stay off the train tracks when there's a train coming. The train only runs on train tracks.

[@supadigga]

Way too hard for people nowadays to comprehend! You can’t fix stupidity! RIP to the innocent people who senselessly died in that crash with the A-hole who decided to play with their lives!

[@1940limited]

News always spins it that way. Driver had nothing to do with it.

[@herseem]

"The train only runs on tracks" - you couldn't have put it simpler. And also, "If you see tracks, expect trains"

[@raymondleggs5508]

Inception train

[@jeffreybryan5557]

The headline should be "Another idiot tries to beat a train". The car hit the train. Was not the train Conductors fault at all...

[@Z4Zander]

@@ypaulbrown Yeah.Should have swerved out of the way.

[@builder333]

He will however be DROPPED..Let's hope he's good to go..

[@PanameraTurboSEHybrid]

The train hit the car as the car was in the trains path.

[@loveyuyu6208]

So sad. Never try to beat a train, it’s not worth it..🥀🕊

[@agentorange81]

Trains always gonna be bigger

[@mrleafbeef634]

Stuff is gonna hit the fan big time.

[@julioonclato4474]

It's worth it every time!

[@Jay_88_]

@@julioonclato4474 you're next 😁

[@jeromewysocki8809]

Julio Onclato , it's not worth it anytime!

[@JohnAckerman93]

Just unbelievable. What I still don’t get is why people don’t use their noggin and stop and wait until the train has passed. If you think you can beat a train, you are absolutely wrong. A train going 79 mph can’t stop with the snap of a finger. When you see the gates down and the lights flashing, don’t try to beat the train. Be patient and wait

[@b1bo840]

you absolutely can beat the train if you're a competent driver!

[@catsbyondrepair]

@@b1bo840 nope don't work. The same will happen to you if you believe that bullshit.

[@b1bo840]

@@catsbyondrepair well then i must be dead as we speak because i've done it a million times sport. don't ever call yourself a driver dude, you're just as dangerous as the female behind the wheel in this video! jeezzz

[@catsbyondrepair]

@@b1bo840 wrong your a fool that should lose his license comment screen shoted and turned in to the police..

[@nx9100]

@@b1bo840 until that one time where you don't. There are safety rules and laws for a reason. People should be encouraged to OBEY them, not ignore them. Please stop telling people to violate one of the simplest, yet deadliest, safety rules. Also, think about what the engineers have to suffer through after events like this. While it wasn't their fault, they just killed three people, and now have to live with that. Ignorant people such as yourself think the rules don't apply to you, and never consider the consequences to others. I'll bet you run red lights too, don't you?

[@BVBxFOREVERx1919]

You gotta be either stupid as hell, or suicidal to put yourself, (along with other people) in this kind of dangerous situation. There are railroad gates and lights and traffic signs warning people in vehicles and or walking pedestrians, of train tracks. Literally there are many ways this could’ve been avoided. Train + car = DANGER ⚠️ Rip to the people who lost their lives. I pray for the passengers and train staff who were on board of the train. I hope they’re not too traumatized by this situation.

[@Ellie80681]

Maybe the driver was suicidal.

[@1940limited]

Stupid s hell is probably the closest description.

[@Brotherhood.777]

No not really...... just another example of entitlement. How dare the train impede the car. Don't they know who they're inconveniencing? Omg..... it's their world and we all should be grateful that they let us share it with them. How dare anyone even question that.

[@mattkeller2466]

The train was doing 80 mph... how long would you have had to wait for it to pass? 60 seconds?

[@drummachine434]

The train didn't seem very long. So maybe like, 10 seconds? At most? 😆

[@SD40Fan_Jason]

@Matt Keller Sounds about right, given the signals need 20-30 seconds of activation time. For some people though, they have made it up in their minds a long time ago that those 60 seconds are worth a lifetime!

[@mid-southrails1039]

@@drummachine434 less than the amount time you’d have to wait at a traffic light

[@Helljumper7200]

Less actually, more like 20-30 seconds

[@norms3913]

A train dont do 80 in a city limit it does 10 -20 in the city limits

[@tonyarichards5430]

Don’t bring a car to a train fight.

[@indioloco6600]

🏆

[@Trollemharder]

STOP, LOOK and LISTEN, or you become a 30 second clip on the news, and a mess on the front of a train.

[@CrazyDash9]

Sad part is lots of Metra’s lines have quiet zones.

[@rpm2night]

I’m an engineer, and this is the thing that gets me wound up the most...adults crossing in front of a train with their kids!! So frustrating. The kids, if they survive, will learn from their parents that this behavior is ok. Please, if you’re a parent, do the right thing by your kids!

[@mikemayer4303]

What a lot of people do not realise is the trauma it cause the Engineer some is killed by his train he has to live with it , It does not go away . some need counselling for a long time after the event . Stay safe Drive !

[@mikemayer4303]

Why do the Media always say train hits car as if it's the train drivers fault . That Engineer has to live with this .

[@lydiaanderson4247]

@Mike Mayer Hello How are you ddoing

[@mikemayer4303]

@@lydiaanderson4247 I'm good thanks and you ?

[@draintheswamp1588]

Mike Mayer, the media said train hits car because maybe, uhmm, the train hit the car!!!

[@mikemayer4303]

@@draintheswamp1588 The car should not have been there . Having seen footage of your rail crossings and disregard of the barriers , don't need to say more . Car verses train ! train wins .

[@amtrakisveryepic]

Bruh... Can't people just wait? It's not even a mile long freight train, it's a 5-6 CAR COMMUTER TRAIN

[@gamerfan8445]

They can wait for 20, but no the what to play chicken.

[@paulhare662]

BRUH. bruh, bruh, bruh.

[@auralfury]

all aboard the darwin express!...not to sound morbid, but as said, this is the easiest accident to avoid. Red lights and a huge gate are there for your protection.

[@markfrench8892]

W had a saying on my railroad that it was, Nature's way of getting rid of the stupid.

[@timdaugherty5921]

The gates drop for a reason!!!! The poor crew who had to witness this!!

[@lydiaanderson4247]

@tim Hello How are you doing

[@chicagomycity]

My biggest fear is that one of those rail crossing signs malfunctions. That's why I still be paranoid and I try to look for a train when going over them.

[@chi_fonseca701]

Straight up..i look both ways especially by cermak and cicero

[@meetstepsisalcoholicdouche6167]

Normally those metra trains don’t even run on those tracks on weekends. That’s the express route it normally only goes down those tracks a handful of times a day during business hours Metra started doing allot more express trips because of covid. Generally in that area the metras are going like half the speed. Reason being when it’s not express it stops every 4 blocks from 119th to 91st. There’s actually a stop on 107th a few blocks up for the non express train. While you shouldn’t try and beat a train, especially in a wide open area like that. The local residents still aren’t probably used to those tracks actually being as active as they are now a days When I first seen the video title I figured the non express train hit a car some how

[@chicagomycity]

@@meetstepsisalcoholicdouche6167 Good point. Could have been totally distracted.

[@maternst1]

You are using logic. They do NOT always work.

[@NightRidah777]

They could malfunction but really rare. There are multiple redundant systems

[@ussmonitor]

Not the sharpest tools in the shed, and the worst parents for putting there child in deaths way.

[@mistyriennett5902]

I feel for the Conductor and the Child.

[@simplywonderful449]

The engineer is the one who faces this every day, and can see what is about to happen. That's the person that applies the emergency braking; the conductor is usually roaming the train collecting tickets or seeing that passengers are taken care of. Trust me: the engineer is the person who will never forget this, and many struggle the rest of their lives reliving this kind of scenario though there is nothing they could have done.

[@edwardmurawski9324]

Take it from an ex-engineer , Simply Wonderful is right , you will never forget about it , waiting an extra 2 to 3 minutes for the train to pass is not much when your life or the life of your child is at risk

[@armageddon1981]

I stay around there and i work for the railroad (union pacific)...i've had two fatalities already and it's never ok to even think to attempt to outrun a train. I know the engineer that was involved in the accident. He was slightly injured but he's okay.

[@cats0182]

Physically he's probably OK. Mentally and psychologically, he'll need help.

[@armageddon1981]

@@cats0182 both of my fatalities happened in 2019 and one of the engineers is still in therapy...and it doesn't help that he was a desert storm veteran with severe PTSD either. But he's still working.

[@laannw4263]

God help him. It's terrible the consequences upon others that stupid choices can create. Lives lost, lives forever changed, Families hearts broken. For what, the seconds you thought you were saving!? Sad and angry over this senseless loss of life and tragic emotional impact.

[@michaelimbesi2314]

Make sure you tell him it’s not his fault. Talk to him about it, and make sure he sees a therapist. These sorts of things are hard to deal with.

[@armageddon1981]

@@michaelimbesi2314 he's actually doing his required three days and when i do see him I'll see how he's feeling.

[@MrCameronsterling]

The Stop, Look, Listen thing obviously doesn’t apply to everyone but this included a child who had no way to prevent it!! Doesn’t matter how fast or slow the train is going do not drive around the gates period they’re there for your safety

[@theresagravalie7963]

What dummies! You have your child with you and you’re trying to beat a train. I only feel sorry for the kid

[@BE-nu5rj]

That’s cold!!!!

[@NightRidah777]

The passenger didn't have a choice either though

[@b1bo840]

the mother was "driving"

[@elicolon9667]

Only one person was driving. I feel for them all.

[@tom19612003]

@@NightRidah777 The passenger had a handbrake. I pulled it to my ex-wife couple of times.

[@maryguy9013]

Never ever try to beat a train. Sad they lost their lives for a stupid mistake.

[@lawrencezhan8188]

A child bro?? Why play with your kids like that 🤦🏾‍♂️. Rip may God bless their families

[@lydiaanderson4247]

@lawrence Hello How are you doing

[@stellathefella]

i'd rather be 10 minutes late than 50 years early

[@nate4745]

I remember, maybe 50 years ago, an ad campaign called "TRAINS CAN'T STOP!" It stuck in my mind all these years. I think of it every time I roll over a grade crossing.

[@lydiaanderson4247]

@Nate Hello How are you doing

[@royrice8597]

Just remember: Trains ALWAYS win !! 🚂 If you have to blur the picture you shouldn’t have taken the photograph. 📸 😬😫😫.

[@ypaulbrown]

I like that answer.....

[@indioloco6600]

T.W.I.S. - THATS WHAT I SAID!

[@draintheswamp1588]

Roy Rice, I disagree about the picture taking but... I wouldn't have seen the picture if they didn't take it, right? The driver was squished like a bug right onto the passenger who was probably squished too. Maybe blurring it may not be such a bad idea.

[@MatthewChenault]

Tiny brain: *Drives in front of train.* Big brain: *Doesn’t drive in front of train.* Giga-brain: *Watch the train with excitement.*

[@CrazyDash9]

Railfan gang

[@yeoldeseawitch]

@@CrazyDash9 more like cringe gang

[@CrazyDash9]

@@yeoldeseawitch yeah man. The TikTok gang is hella cringe

[@DerpyPossum]

@@yeoldeseawitch why bring up the TikTok gang?

[@demariosreefaquarium7475]

Omg- drivers need to respect these railroad crossings. Just like a red light. 😥

[@2014moon]

A lot of people don’t respect red lights, you can go on green and be killed instantly by a driver running the red light and run straight into you. I’ve seen it before and I’m always scared when driving threw intersections 😟

[@CrazyDash9]

@@2014moon it’s happened in my family as well. People are so freaking stupid

[@2014moon]

@@CrazyDash9 That’s crazy I’m sorry it happened theses people be so in a rush it’s redundant, it’s take less then two minutes for a metra train to come and drop off passengers then it’s gone. Why try to beat a metra train of all the trains, a slow freight train is different if it’s far far but a moving metra with the baby tho that’s the saddest I’ve heard in 2021 that’s worst then the shooting.

[@CrazyDash9]

@@2014moon oh not by a train. Was referring to drivers ignoring just normal red lights.

[@2014moon]

@@CrazyDash9 Yeah I know I was still shocked over the whole situation that brought us here

[@YolandaisYolandaCooks]

Why would a insane person try to beat a train? You can't win. Praying for the family of the decease.🙏🏽

[@b1bo840]

because they're insane.. duh 🙄

[@saintpreferred9223]

"How it happened, is unclear".......wow....no common sense applicable here.

[@jeromewysocki8809]

Saint Preferred, unfortunately "common sense" doesn't appear to be very common anymore.

[@r.o.9356]

Stupid driver took his innocent friends or family with him! bad decision! 😡

[@terrypbug]

People never learn the damn train will fly by in 4 seconds and you will be on you're way

[@daveroutley5574]

MY prayers go out to the family involved in this 😭situation all the way from australia .🙏❤🙏❤🙏❤

[@Mrwednesday84]

A few months ago I saw a man get hit by a light rail in Denver, CO. He had headphones on and just walked infront of the train.

[@roachtoasties]

The commuter train doesn't always win, especially when the train is being pushed by the locomotive. Look up the 2005 Metrolink crash in Los Angeles (Glendale). Guy parks car on tracks and Metrolink train derails when it hits it. 11 die on the train, with 177 injured.

[@philt4346]

I haven't seen that style of running before, there must be compelling reasons for it. God rest the poor souls who passed here.

[@犬用下着ソース入り消臭剤]

Its not Always the car that dies

[@kriticalsoundz]

Wow why put a child in harms way like that? Im literally crying because this could have been prevented for the sake of the CHILD! 😢 Im done for today, this is heartbreaking!

[@1940limited]

I think it's a lot more than just harm's way.

[@DBONPC]

Stupid is as stupid does, if you hear the horns and you see the flashing lights just stop.

[@logancohen1548]

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. . . .

[@vogelvogeltje]

😂😂 okay “Logan”

[@demetrisewashington522]

In the great words of Willie D

[@b1bo840]

seriously dude, is that your best? every video on utube of someone killed for doing dumb sh*t has that same tired lame ass comment 🙄

[@logancohen1548]

@@b1bo840 its all I got these days lol. So many morons making bad choices and taking others with em. If ya dont like my simple truth of comment Bo; then you can move along. I'm glad I have a fan. ;)

[@logancohen1548]

@@vogelvogeltje I cant help it "Vogel" lol soo many idiots playin stupid games and well, ya know the rest ;)

[@albertcharles198]

I literally drove by this and waited to see if any survived. Guess not. Sad part the passengers had no ability to stop the fool behind the wheel cautionary tell folks. Just be patient

[@mrdre47mgm]

Why would anyone be that stupid to beat a train across the tracks?

[@paulhare662]

Rest assured, they won't do it again.

[@petersaccato6719]

The thing about beating the train is that this driver has probably done this before and gotten away with it. I've seen people race across the track right before the barriers go down. So yes, it is probably possible to beat the train most of the time. Most of the time. But it's always the last time that matters the most.

[@richardrice8076]

Hell I saw somebody do it with a Westmont cop right behind them. Of course they got away it 'cuz the cop didn't wanna a chance following them thru the gates.

[@lydiaanderson4247]

@@richardrice8076 hello How are you doing

[@TuneStunnaMusic]

They beat the gates, not the train. Once the gates are down its just idiotic to try ot navigate through them.

[@richardrice8076]

@@TuneStunnaMusic Nobody said you had to be smart to get a driver's license.

[@MShep-mh5xo]

You have about 20 seconds tops from the time those gates come down before the train hits the crossing at that speed. Had that driver waited they would have been there less than a minute from the looks of the train's length. What a shame.

[@goodreverend2k1]

Thank, new for actually interviewing someone competent!

[@johnstuart8511]

I can't understand: The train belongs on the track. The driver of the car was in the wrong. Should of stopped. Surely the lights were Red... Regards

[@BritishAPT]

Ahh yes! The lights are flashing, there are gates blocking the way, other cars aren't crossing, and a horn is blaring. This MUST mean it's safe to cross!

[@amtrakhiawathafan3609]

I feel bad for Metra passengers, Metra engineer and Metra conductor.

[@1940limited]

Yeah, they wee all late getting to their destination because of this.

[@gzmain78]

It's gotta suck to be the passengers to a idiotic driver. Beware of those who actually have your life in their hands

[@Cynophileandavianenthusiast]

Yep. I'm in that situation often

[@ShieldsUp7]

I will never understand these accidents that can be prevented

[@jeromewysocki8809]

PhoenixGirl, only cause that seems plausible is "stuck on stupid."

[@lpagliacco]

Tragic, just tragic. Why they didn't even try to get out is beyond me.

[@Phillipx-ue4ss]

Because they try to race the train and loss.

[@b1bo840]

i'll never understand how one is hit by a train in car or on foot... mindboggling

[@lpagliacco]

@@Phillipx-ue4ss ah, true. racing didn't cross my (rather tame) mind so I just assumed they got stuck from traffic not from gunning to squeeze by

[@mrss4278]

Murder suicide? Car broke down?

[@Z4Zander]

@@b1bo840 Seems to be a lot you don't understand.

[@joehughes7962]

My thoughts and prayers goes out to the family who lost the loved ones. When is people gonna realize when you see the red lights flashing. Stop. Don"t try to out run because the train always wins. They have the right away.

[@glennroberts461]

Why is eliminating stupid people heartbreaking?

[@Tray-sq2zr]

Right

[@DerpyPossum]

it’s heartbreaking because they were stupid enough to drag a child into the mess.

[@RickSuaz]

Better to waste seconds in life, than to waste your life in seconds.

[@kskeel1124]

Pretty stupid to get hit by a train...

[@franciscotoscano9924]

Who tries to beat a 80 mph train, she didn't see it.

[@JohnR.1968]

If the train was going near 70,cant people wait literally 10-15 seconds for the train to pass.If not the train will always win.

[@4149stonepony]

Worst thing is it was only a Metra train, they take like less than a minute to pass, literally.

[@Darryl6636]

I am a locomotive engineer and it’s bizarre how people get around train tracks you see women in minivans with kids in the back racing up to the tracks it’s baffling and scary

[@Gramcracker115]

How tragic, condolences to the family 💐

[@Chiraqproductions]

It’s crazy but metra train deaths are nearly common smh Rest In Peace 😞

[@DeathByFishing]

I live in Ft Lauderdale and down here people get killed weekly for this same thing.

[@CrazyDash9]

You know why? Because lots of Metra and lines in Florida are quiet zones. The FRA needs to ban these horrendous abominations

[@DeathByFishing]

@@CrazyDash9 there are lots of quiet zones, but they always have large gates over the road. Every single accident I see on the news is because 1 of 2 things. 1- light is red and stupid parks on the tracks. And 2- the gates go down and stupid drives around them. Safety goes out the window when stupid is driving.

[@CrazyDash9]

@@DeathByFishing yeah

[@Dokkema]

Love the reporting from Branagh....

[@christinecurry2168]

Praying for the family amen

[@Incredible_629]

a whole family. I'm so sad - I'm fed up with the news bombarding me with bad news- death - devastation - warring - political shenanigans - I'm just tired of this constant looping of horrendous news all day every day -

[@dezznutz3743]

I guess maybe we should STOP listening to the news, since all the spread is fear and hate?

[@zigman8550]

@@dezznutz3743 Especially when it's the propaganda arm of the leftist Democrats.

[@mikes7639]

Pick some flowers and eat them

[@cwmbc]

You have a red light....a barrier.....a warning bell.....what else does it take to mean stop dont cross.. the mentality of some people just to save a couple of minutes .

[@DerpyPossum]

don’t forget the blaring K5LA horn!

[@ladarkknight2039]

The cab car derailed and I am a rail fan and I heard that the cab car weighs less the the locomotive

[@rudyg5955]

Poor child died from the adults stupid mistakes

[@MadACeTeeMack]

How long does it take to cross a track in a car even if the train is moving? This was suicide

[@karlrovey]

If the barriers are down, it takes a bit of time. The driver would have only had a short window to make it since the train was going 79 mph.

[@tspcocktail]

I tell all new drivers YOU CAN NOT BEAT THE TRAIN. The train will always win. Peace, may their souls rest peacefully.

[@rickbales1880]

So here in rural Indiana most tracks don't have gates. Sometimes the lights don't flash. Try that at sixty!

[@daa4309]

Rick, I live in rural Arkansas and we don't have gates or flashing lights either. A few months ago I was with my sister whom was driving. We looked both ways before crossing the tracks. After crossing, within 10 or 15 seconds, a train came. We were so fortunate to make it over the tracks. The train did not blow a horn nor whistle either.

[@rickbales1880]

@@daa4309 OMG! Thank you Lord you and your sister are still with the living! As u know you never win. Trains don't play!

[@BriqWall]

Play stupid games win stupid prizes.

[@jadajackson9163]

Wow just sad . It was a metra train which mean it was going to flow right pass not that long of a wait

[@darrelllovett4722]

Metra trains block the tracks for about 30 seconds. There is NOTHING that important on the other side.

[@chaasad778]

Damn rip to them 🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@lohphat]

Another example of "it's all about MY needs! Barriers are for other people."

[@Thunder_Dome45]

Couldn't wait 6 seconds for it to pass? Did you think you were too good to wait 6 seconds? Who won here?

[@catsbyondrepair]

Lol trains don't pass in 6 seconds 5 to 10 minutes is the norm.

[@Thunder_Dome45]

@@catsbyondrepair this train was 5 cars long. At 80mph it wouldn't take long. I guess they made it to where they were going on time.

[@nx9100]

@@catsbyondrepair freight, yes. Metra commuter, it's seconds.

[@Crazeejay]

@@catsbyondrepair pay attention

[@DerpyPossum]

@@catsbyondrepair i’ve never been stopped by a train for 10 whole minutes.

[@chloecamp8714]

Wherever you gotta be, it really can't wait 3 mins? I used to have to be 7 mins late if I got stuck at this one annoying traffic light that's timed wrong. I didn't run it even when there was no one else there

[@AVeryRandomPerson]

It would have been under a minute

[@g5realestate280]

So sad. No matter how you see it….

[@rateyesmertz3785]

Open knuckle and no plow/cow catcher-------- an open knuckle and a vehicle is like a can opener on a jack knife as it opens a can of peaches.

[@AVeryRandomPerson]

There actually is a plow, but regulations required a much smaller one until recently

[@I-Told-U-So]

Oh well smartbutt. Car vs train, let me see who is going to win?!

[@simplywonderful449]

Years ago, Metra (then C&NW) had a commuter PR program that had a slogan to encourage people to stop trying to beat trains through the crossings, saying, "IF IT'S A TIE, YOU LOSE!". Couldn't be more true than in what we see here.

[@johansilwouden3403]

What kind of measures do the authorities take? In my country, the Netherlands, you can get a fine of 240 euros, about 290 dollars, for crossing a closed railroad crossing. But since some people are not impressed by that, an increase is being discussed. In neighbouring Belgium, you can get a fine of up to 4000 euros, about 4800 dollars! In the meantime, cameras are being installed at railroad crossing to detect people and cars crossing closed railroad crossings. Especially cyclists crossing closed crossings is a problem in our country!

[@1940limited]

Here in America it would be a violation of human rights, especially if your black. Then it woul also be racist.

[@richardstaples565]

"Stupidity is the only universal capital crime; the sentence is death, there is no appeal, and execution is carried out automatically and without pity." - Robert Heinlein

[@TheOriginalNaugaHyde]

The reporter has a lovely accent. I could listen to her all day.

[@charlottecunningham2141]

Prayers and condolences to the remaining family And prayers for engineer, conductor, first responders, the railroad workers and passengers

[@topandrun126]

My question is why Why you can't wait for two minutes for the train to pass so you will save your life and other.

[@Crazeejay]

More like 10 seconds

[@timdaugherty5921]

Love the reporters Scottish accent!!

[@AWSmith1955]

Tumulty started her reporting career in Ireland, where she was born and raised.

[@majmikecalnan]

It's Irish.

[@viciousv.]

A base model trying to beat a train? Never

[@markdantonio1582]

trains vs cars all time--the trains are undefeated. they've never lost a single game of chicken. never play chicken w a train. awful story. totally avoidable.

[@mikebrown5648]

When in red lights are flashing that means stop

[@TrentEngineFan]

Sucks that a child had to die because of his mom's ignorant mistake.

[@maxinef6654]

I hate going over train tracks, particularly if that area is new me. I get extremely nervous 😩

[@1940limited]

Try driving a loaded school bus over train tracks a few times a day.

[@cheekscheeks5840]

This is really heartbreaking why would you do that and risk your life and family life . People please you can’t beat a train period . I’m so sorry to say this was completely your fault . It’s wasn’t that serious to try and beat a train. I can’t imagine the people inside how these must of felt . 😱😭😢🙏🏾

[@1940limited]

Heartbreaking? More like blatant stupidity on display.

[@briananthony3676]

How, on earth, can you take on a big "beast" like that? 😡

[@GamingRailfanner]

*sigh* That’s another one..

[@infledermaus]

Oh my. She's Irish! Too bad about the young family. Damn tragic. Hopefully it was very quick especially for the child.

[@robertgift]

Driver drugged,runk or idiot? So.rry for the children. Quiet Zone crossing?

[@kingjames8283]

It's a shame that people can't spare 5 or 10 seconds of their life to allow the train to pass. Not only are people in such a hurry that they can't wait for a train, but they do this as well to semi-trucks and they just don't understand that whether you are hit by a train or a truck, the end result and amount of damage is still the same. Don't rush a train or a semi-truck because in the end, you will lose.