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Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought that I heard the horn blowing just a second before impact. So, at least one crew member didn't have much a chance to duck.  I hope they are O.K.  I've ridden with crews using cabin cars on eastern commuter trains and they always keep the interior door open just in case they have to make a quick exit.  The job is not for the faint-of- heart.  Rich and others can tell you, no matter how big you are, approaching grade crossings at high speed still causes one's heart rate to raise, if only for a second.       

That is a true statement. One of my uncles was an engineer for amtrak in the 70s/80s. He was running cab end car/commuter train into Boston south station and the dispatcher accidentally put him on an occupied track. He was able to get himself and a passenger out of the first car before they hit. When they hit, even at relatively low speeds, he was thrown forward into the bulkhead and broke his back. He said thats why they used to keep the doors open.

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