[PRCo] Re: Houston light rail accident..again

[Fred Schneider]

Every village needs an idiot.

AProchek at aol.com wrote:

> OK, call me cold blooded but this cracks me up - from Sunday's Houston Chronicle:
>
> "A Union Pacific Railroad employee was seriously injured Friday morning when he drove his utility truck under a railroad crossing barrier lifted by a co-worker and was struck by a metro train"...
> Note this wasn't even on the regular rail lne, this was a test track where the train was going 50 mph. "Metro police said witnessess...saw a Union Pacific employee lift the crossing gate so [the driver] could drive past the red flashing lights" furthermore " The employee who witnessed the collision said he and his coworkers were briefed that morning on safety precautions, including a warning that metro was conducting train tests"
>
> I would be very interested in hearing the driver's side of the story.  This side makes him look like an idiot.