By Prince George's County Ex-Pat
sunday, november 23, 2025 at 09:43:45 p.m. est
"Arlington country, Va. — metro transit police said a man died saturday evening after jumping onto the tracks at east falls church and walking along the rail line before being struck by an oncoming train"
https://wjla.com/news/local/east-falls-church-northern-virginia-wmata-metro-station-trespasser-struck-killed-oncoming-train-service-suspension-investigation-fatal-crash-ballston-mclean-commuters-transit-police
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That's the definition of "asking for it."
And he got it.
--GRA
When I was a boy, walking on railroad tracks was pretty safe--trains were slow and everyone did it. But a few years ago, my wife and I walked on a track and suddenly heard a train horn. We jumped off the track and an almost silent train flashed by. Trains are much faster and quieter--I''ll never walk on train tracks again. I've read about teens getting killed walking on tracks with ear buds blasting music--no way they could hear the train coming. A woman was running in Alaska with music playing in her ears--she didn't hear the wolves coming up behind her and they got her. If she had heard them, stopped running and turned around they might have changed their minds--animals running are prey. Even on the street, best to keep your ears ready to hear what is happening.
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