Transit Police report a man on the Rockport Line tracks in Gloucester was hit and killed by a train around 6:20 a.m. Foul play is not suspected, police say.
On Monday, another man was hit and killed by a Fitchburg Line train.
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Seems to be an epidemic
By markk
Thu, 08/22/2019 - 12:00pm
https://www.universalhub.com/2019/person-hit-fairmount-line-train-hyde-park
https://www.universalhub.com/2019/man-struck-and-killed-outbound-worcest...
And that's only recent months. There are probably more here that my searches didn't turn up.
Goddamned trains, sneaking up on people
By rfw
Thu, 08/22/2019 - 4:11pm
They should make them wear a bell or something.
Being familiar with the area,
By anon
Thu, 08/22/2019 - 9:40pm
Being familiar with the area, that train doesn't go through there much faster than walking speed.
I suppose they'll have to consider the pedestrians intent or impairments.
Maybe he or she just had unrealistic expectations of how quickly the train can stop at slow speeds and expected to cross in front of it.
The T will be shelling out a fortune for counselors for the engineers the last week or so, and having to backfill their positions can't be cheap. That's got to be an emotional roller coaster for them.
How many
By Anon
Fri, 08/23/2019 - 6:11pm
How many people have to die before we decide to install fences along the tracks?
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