[Sterco]

Unless the woman was deaf it would appear to be "suicide by train". It happens quite often. Since it happened on a road crossing I doubt very much that the train crossed without blowing the whistle.

[76834]

Since it happened on a road crossing I doubt very much that the train crossed without blowing the whistle

Agree.
While the article said it was a Canadian National train the line is really the old Illinois Central.
IC always ran a class act, "City of New Orleans", "Panama Limited", "Casey Jones" etc.

Total professionals in the cab and dont think they would fail to blow at a crossing.
Line thru there has been running trains for over a hundred years and people that live near the track should know the dangers.

[68skylark]

Unless the woman was deaf it would appear to be "suicide by train".

I doubt your "suicide by train" theory. Here is a story of two women walking on the tracks who were both killed -- according to the story they saw and heard the train, but they just froze in place until they were hit and killed. It's an odd reaction, but I guess it happens from time to time.

[ol' hoghead]

I'm sure the first thing done was to down load the event recorder and then a urine sample.

How was your vacation?

ol' hoghead