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<blockquote data-quote="MrFedEx" data-source="post: 296299" data-attributes="member: 12508"><p>I know I don't work for UPS, but seeing something like this truly saddens me, and I'm very sorry for the driver and his family.I spent a year as a brakeman/conductor for the BNSF, so I'm fairly familiar with this type of incident. The link mentions the lack of automatic grade crossing arms at the site of the accident which may have helped prevent it. This indicates a grade crossing equpped only with warning signs(crossbucks).Unfortunately,unless the engineer failed to sound his horn at the grade crossing and/or his locomotive headlight or flashing strobes were inoperative, the accident would be charged to the UPS driver. Any witnesses who could testify that the horn didn't sound or that the safety warning equipment on the engine wasn't working would be very helpful. Nowadays, most locomotives are equipped with on-board cameras and event recorders(like an airplane)that document everything in such an accident. We've had similar incidents where a driver didn't want to have service failures....it's not worth it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MrFedEx, post: 296299, member: 12508"] I know I don't work for UPS, but seeing something like this truly saddens me, and I'm very sorry for the driver and his family.I spent a year as a brakeman/conductor for the BNSF, so I'm fairly familiar with this type of incident. The link mentions the lack of automatic grade crossing arms at the site of the accident which may have helped prevent it. This indicates a grade crossing equpped only with warning signs(crossbucks).Unfortunately,unless the engineer failed to sound his horn at the grade crossing and/or his locomotive headlight or flashing strobes were inoperative, the accident would be charged to the UPS driver. Any witnesses who could testify that the horn didn't sound or that the safety warning equipment on the engine wasn't working would be very helpful. Nowadays, most locomotives are equipped with on-board cameras and event recorders(like an airplane)that document everything in such an accident. We've had similar incidents where a driver didn't want to have service failures....it's not worth it. [/QUOTE]
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