Just read that a 28 yr old female conductor fell out off a sightseeing train in the Royal Gorge in Colorado. She fell about 1,200 ft and died of her injuries. Evidently the woman was experienced, at least working on some sightseeing trains. So that will send waves through the rail industry.
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There's nowhere in the Royal Gorge where you can fall off the train and go 1,200ft down. The train is at river level the entire way through the gorge. The first news reports are very rarely accurate. Very sad news nonetheless.
My prayers are with her friends and family.
A Colorado train conductor died after she tumbled out of a moving train on the scenic Royal Gorge Route Railroad.
The Gorge reaches a depth of more than 1,200 feet in some places.
Other than being in the same article, these two sentences are not otherwise related.
Poor journalism.
Apparently the train was making a reverse movement. If that's the case a crew member would be in the last car controlling the movement with a radio.. We don't know much else. Did the last car have a vestibule with a gate preventing anyone from falling out the door including the Conductor. There is usually a back up hose that could put train into emergency if needed. Such a shame.
That's why we never ride the front foot boards in a forward movement with a yard engine or any engine. Even the rear foot boards if there are trailing cars. Most of our engineman would let you know and probably not move if you insisted on staying there. (dangerous)
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jim pastorius posted:...So that will send waves through the rail industry.
No it won't.
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