Woman Drives Onto Railroad Tracks, Mistaking it for a Street
Because of the slow train, a woman avoids collision on the tracks Monday evening.
A woman got stuck on the railroad tracks near Northborough center, thinking it was a street, during rush hour traffic on Monday. At 4:45 p.m., Northborough police responded to a report of a car stuck on the tracks near the center. When they arrived, a Honda Civic sat facing south on the raidroad tracks on the south side of Route 20. A 63-year-old female driver stood outside the car waiting for police. She explained that she had been traveling east on Route 20 and took a right turn onto the tracks, mistaking it for a street. A CSX train, which was traveling north on the tracks, was stopped approximately 30 yards south of where the car was stuck, according to police. The train was easily able to come to a stop, said Sgt. James Scesny, when …
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4:14 pm on Tuesday, December 11, 2012
I have a couple stakes, a piece of rope, and a bright yellow piece of pipe to put on the area the vehicle entered if the poor railroad can't afford them. Even throw in a couple snap links so the railroad can get down the tracks. ...Easily stopped... Then the railroad state and Federal buds say "Faster trains are just as safe". Where do they find them and why do we have to pay them? more ›