And you can see the child in the stroller?
I sure see the wheels and the frame, and I doubt someone brought it along just to carry refreshments or camera gear…
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Kelly Yarish? How quickly we forget…
At one point in the early Dickens years, one of the blowdown valves on 844 projected horizontally, reportedly at about head height, with 300psi pressure behind it. I do not know how this may have been re-routed subsequently, but that was a disaster waiting to happen…
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But even if it is a child, rather than a dog or groceries, none of us, not you or I, can know the child’s reactions
Here’s the drone story:
And here’s the thread concerning the dog.
It is what it is.
However, what exactly is wrong with advocating for safety along the right of way? Especially where the uninitiated is concerned? Why bring a dog at all? Why put a child in danger needlessly? 80 to 90% of the people out along the line who will be watching 4014 pass by are clueless beyond “Day out with Thomas”, Polar Express trips or Disney park trains. Those are much more controlled encounters than standing with one foot on the ballast at some random grade crossing. And how many of them are actually looking with their own eyes at their surroundings rather than what the screen on their phone shows? I’ve seen a dozen videos from this trip already where some moron is standing on the tracks until the last moment.
Fostoria had several cops there (unsure if local or RR SA’s), and a bunch of management. I’m guessing slow orders were also put in place.
The railfans watching on their computers seemed a lot more concerned, for some reason.
Yes people should be safe and not stand on tracks. But it’s also a pr event.
UP has started tallying their drone kills on 4014’s cab. 
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So that was posted Saturday. Here is a still from my video taken Thursday at 10. Perhaps your post is based on an AI doctored photo?
Your post brings to mind a line from “Forrest Gump”
I sure hope that photo is doctored. 
Alas, it’s fake.
I believe the Conrail engine with the ‘kills’ on the cab was not.
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I thought that was rather obvious. Just trying to add a little levity around here. I will be more transparent/careful going forward. Everything is turning into a reality distortion zone these days.
Levity, how dare you interject levity into such a serious place as a railroad forum. The Earth will slow its rotation if levity ever breaks out - the World will be ending in 10 days…the horror!
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Sorry, ns145 and Balt.
But with some members the dividing line is pretty fuzzy.
Wasn’t the accident someone climbing on the 4014 and falling off the ladder backwards and fracturing their spine? I understand the dogs / drones were part of it as well. I think you folks missed the real reason for the distress here on the part of the crew. I think they were concerned about the other stuff but the guy falling off the locomotive was the primary concern.
That’s not at all the concern about violation of the 25 feet and having people on the tracks with the train present.
I feel sorry for the guy who fell, but UP sanctioned his being there.
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Had to look up the broken spine story. The man was treated and released the same day. I think he was more embarrassed and disappointed than anything else.
Broken spine sounds a lot worse than a “small fracture to his spine”?
L2 fracture.
Not trivial.. on the video he fell pretty hard.
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