Amtrak vs. Garbage truck

[cabman701]

About 2 weeks ago, a garbage truck driver ignored the flashing lights and bells and not only messed his day up, but also messed up about 40 other people's day that was on the train:

http://www.sj-r.com/archive/x743986236/ ... arlinville

This is actually the 2nd Amtrak train between Springfield and St. Louis that has been involved in a grade crossing accident in the last several months. Here is an article and photo on the other accident which I believe was posted on the old forum:

http://www.sj-r.com/archive/x1049850976 ... open-again

[illinoistrains]

wow, another amtrak crash, in October antrak hit a grain truck near Auburn, thats all i know about that accident.

[cabman701]

You have a good memory! I don't remember reading about this one:

http://www.sj-r.com/archive/x1452591344 ... s-reported

That would make 3 Amtrak trains involved in collisions between Springfield and St Louis in the last 4 months. What are these drivers thinking???

[TrainmanKight]

You have a good memory! I don't remember reading about this one:

http://www.sj-r.com/archive/x1452591344 ... s-reported

That would make 3 Amtrak trains involved in collisions between Springfield and St Louis in the last 4 months. What are these drivers thinking???

what are drivers thinking ??
THERE NOT
Amtrak must like hitting trucks and after all its alway the railroads fault when a wreck happenes that train ALWAY has to get off thoes trains and hit some one amtrak in 2007- or 8 a train hit another garbage truck in mississippi
and then a backhoe in new orleans
but damn 4th wreck on that line probley the same driver

[illinoistrains]

this is insane, for the Garbage truck crossing i think they will put up gates at that crossing, i know what the xing looks like and it should have gates. The one in auburn should get lights, here is a picture of the crossing i found, you can see the remains of the semi http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... id=1429417
UP is usually good about crossing safety , so im sure they will be upgraded.

[wigwags4ever]

That would have taken a long time to clean up...