sheepdog posted:According to the news reports, this is the exact spot/crossing where I filmed my video earlier in the day. 124th Ave in Henderson, CO. (You can make-out the Henderson sign on the left side at the video start and the E. 124th Ave sign on the signal control box at the very end). As we all know, these events bring many people track-side which increases the risk of something happening. As I was waiting to film the run-by, I noticed parents and kids, as well as adults walking on the rails, putting penny's on it, walking over the roadbed and only checking one direction etc etc. There are also multiple tracks there (sidings etc) which might add to a novice becoming confused, especially in the evening hours. Very unfortunate for the crew and all the passengers too.
I'm sure everyone has made a mistake in their lives not realizing where they actually are standing. In that still image it looks like there are at least 5 individuals where they shouldn't be. Sadly one paid with their life.
I was doing a math presentation at a grammar school many years ago and using railroad equipment as an example when one of the young girls mentioned that she placed coins on the tracks with her mother to later retrieve them flattened. I explained to her the many reasons it was very dangerous to do so, the first being distance perception of a moving train being very, very, very misleading to the brain.
