Dang man, so sad to hear this. It's been happening a lot down here too. :(

Sad, tragic. Thoughts and prayers to the injured person, their family, and the crew.

To be honest they are one of the best out there to work for.

some one got hit at this crossing last week, & couple people were killed at near by crossings in this area recently. smh

I feel so bad for the crew, they will never EVER be the same again, forget about sleeping, so sad :'( PLEASE for the love of god, anyone reading this comment: STAY OFF THE TRACKS!

Dang thats sad. Hope the victims family recovered from the loss.

I think the free-to-air radio dispatch is like the downside of railfanning in the US. In the Netherlands (and probably many other countries in Europe) one cannot listen in to what Traincontrol and drivers are exchanging over the radio. At a big station, you can listen to train drivers and conductors, but that's about it. What happens alongside the tracks, can be a huge mystery, unless you are near enough to be able to capture the radio-traffic between personnel onboard that specific train in front of you (and than they still have to say something)

often child or person walking tracks with iPod/earphones blasting in ears, or if train is beyond crossings, approaching train is quiet unless you feel the rumble or hear engines, which you can't if you have earphones blasting in your ears and are walking ON the tracks. tragic loss.

So Sad, I've been railfanning for over 35yrs I'm surprise I havnt witnessed something like that thank God. There is nothing, that the crew could've done to avoid this. Will keep the man, his family and the crew in my prayers. Take care , I know you will keep thinking about it too.

Another suicidal person I'm sure to risk life with a train. Nice catch Jeffrey

I hear that too, that NS is one of the best.

That's sad :(

I like how i caught an NS with the same horn 4 months ago....

This actually happens more often than one would think. Homeless have a tendency to camp near railroad tracks because it’s unmonitored area, a lot get hit or even pushed in front of trains. This is one reason railroad workers try to keep people away from tracks, including rail fans. Crews are never the same after these incidents and in some areas it’s almost a daily occurrence.

You are correct, you are not breaking any laws having a scanner or listening to the railroad. The FCC and not the FRA or DHS would get upset if you were to transmit, but again listening is okay.

That is a sight I wouldnt like to see...I saw plenty of dead people in the tracks,back in the 90's...hope you're ok man after seeing that...what an engineer,and even us railfans don't want to ever see or happen.....

I have seen many as well, got a feeling im going to see one someday, itll be bad too

keep in mind how long it took the train to stop after going into emergency. this is why you don't walk or play on the tracks.