In Davenport IA, it seemed like fun until a man was hit by the train. Read all about it.
Wrisberg’s nephew, says the two had been drinking before the accident happened and were trying to put money on the railroad tracks.
“I wanted to put dime on there because forgot to do it before train came so he wanted to do it while train was going” said Ostrander.
Ostrander says that wasn’t the first time he tried the dangerous stunt, but has never tried it while the train was moving past him.
“While it’s coming you just wait, right after wheel goes over stick it on there flattens it and grab it real quick, it looks cool. Coin looks cool when it flattens out” said Ostrander.
It’s all fun and games until someone gets hurt. Being intoxicated doesn’t give you special power or make you immune to death. This einsteiner is lucky to be alive.
I think coins look cooler in my bank account. I’ve heard of putting them on the track, then after the train passes, go and find it. But not reach in while the train is moving.[D)]
Idiot Out Wandering Around. I had a specil needs person walk out in front of me 2 weeks ago.Luckily we were only switching. He stopped us like that cause he wanted to know who to cal to get the crossing fixed.Last week a drunk stood on the rail till w were 20 feet away.My buddy hit a car two days ago,glad to se people back home are not missing out on all this stuff.
Drinking and stupidity going hand in hand since the first caveman ate some fermented berries. "Hey Og watch this"Thunk!
Oh well at least hes alive.Had a guy in Galesburg go out and as the train was pasing decide enough was enough and laid his head down on the rail.Lucky for the crew he did it mid way in the train.Unlucky for the next crew cause they are the ones who found him.
I dont know if is specifically illegal to put things on the tracks…
but it IS clearly illegal to trespass on railroad property,
therefore, putting coins on tracks = illegally trespassing = illegal.
even if the placing of coins itself is not specifically illegal, its illegal just being in the position to place the coins…therefore placing coins on rails is illegal by default…
IIRC, it is illegal to deface (deform) US currency. Smashing it under the wheels of a train would most likely apply. Fortunately, it isn’t enforced or all those souvenir coin machines would be confiscated.
So now we know what is causing all those derailments eh? and another question, where’s the steering wheel on a locomotive? this was a legitimate question on this forum a while back, but it does make interesting reading.
It isn’t illegal to deface/damage coins unless you try to use them for fraudulent purposes. The law is stated on most all the souvenir coin machines that I have seen.
So every evening when I drive home from work I cross several sets of tracks. In Augusta, GA, a CSX track runs right down the middle of town along sixth street. Does this mean that I’m illegally trespassing everytime I cross them?
How about the hundreds pedestrians that cross these tracks daily? I guess I’m a little confused about this. Any enlightenment is greatly appreciated.
[#ditto] The Youpee has ran sting trains, in Oregon, aimed at people running railroad crossings and trespassing. http://rgweb.registerguard.com/news/2007/09/06/a1.trains.0906.p1.php?section=cityregion The trains consisted of a business car and loco on each end running forth and back through town with cops fallowing nearby on streets and one in the cab with the crew. One individual was observed placing coins on the track. The engineer stopped the train just short of the coins, got down from the cab, picked up the change and pocketed it. About the time the individual started to say,“Hey that’s my…” an officer walked up to him and wrote out a ticket.
Wow, I’m sorry. I’ve just recently become intersted in trains and my question was sincere. I honestly didn’t mean to upset you. I’m still not sure why it was a stupid question, but I will accept that it was. Again, my apologies.
Cornboy, I think his reply was explained in the sentance above the comment…
I would guess that since the road is a public place, it is not tresspassing. Crossing the tracks not at a crossing would probably be illigal, but not really enforced.
I wasn’t trying to be rude nor sarcastic, but apparantly I was because everyone else seems to thinks so too. So my apologies to the group and I will try to phrase any future postings differently. Thanks for your input.
I slid over and moved a few people to make room for you. Come join the “uninformed with sometimes silly-sounding questions” group. Lots of us here. [8)]