Lucky Track Inspector

He might need a pant inspector after that.

There is nothing, absolutely nothing, that beats being dumb & lucky.

Not once but twice!  He should never buy a lottery ticket.  He used up all his luck...

It looked like something from a Loony Tunes cartoons.  Where was this taken?

I've seen that clip before. I think it's doctored, meaning a double exposure video.

no way an experienced track worker puts himself in harm's way like that. he'd know the schedule.

Chris, I have to disagree with you.  A few years ago I was coming down from Boaton to Washington on the Acela Express.  We were over 3 hours late, because a Metro North track inspector was struck and killed by a commuter train near Stamford, shutting down the entire 4-track main line.

if youve ever bumped an arm or a shin or a elbow on anything railroad you know the numbing pain incured if you launched yourself into the guage you probably wouid not be able to get up !! FAKE !!!!

Not so lucky, he ended up on youtube for all to ridicule. 

Anecdote:  I was riding Amtrak's Vermonter and stepped off to watch the engine change at New Haven.  A workman was below the platform waiting to hook up the air and cables, when the engine backed down a bit fast and made a "hard" coupling.  The workman ducked back, then looked up at the people on the platform and asked "am I still black?"