| Posted by Tom on July 24, 2013 | |
I thought twice about asking this question, but here goes.... Why is it necessary for this gentleman to cross the tracks in this fashion??? I await someone's informed response. Thanks...
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Chase, great shot. It shows not only the train but the human side of commuting and working in the District and living in the subrubs. You caputred the moment perfectly....
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Let us hope he doesn't get hit by a movement on the other track!
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I thought exactly the same thing Mr. Kennedy. To the other question: he is in a hurry and like a motorist, takes foolish chances.
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Alas, a man picking up his wife who had arrived by MARC was killed by a freight coming the other way, May 2013.
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Like others have said, the thing that bothers me about this man is the fact that he's not looking for another train coming down on the other track.
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| Posted by Mike on September 22, 2015 | |
Tom, it's an individuals responsibility to exercise safe judgment. But my god, MARC is a commuter railroad in the United States of America, would it kill them to build a damn footbridge? Some of those stations are nothing more than simply a slab of concrete next to the ballast. Come on. Safety is a shared responsibility.
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As I remember, there's actually a tunnel under the tracks, which is why there's no bridge.
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As someone who's gone railfanning in Harpers Ferry in the evening, I can say plenty of people do this. I've seen 10 people do this after getting of their train.
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