Metrolink Texting Engineer Sanchez Crash

Here it is, Youtube user doglover1000 ran His mouth about texting the Engineer of Metrolink train 111 which collided with the Union Pacific freight at Chatsworth. Signals were ignored, Too busy Texting!

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• Sanchez

[aussietraindriver]

What happened to the engineers on the UP Locomotive?

[aussietraindriver]

I am a locomotive driver here in Australia, I never Text when driving a locomotive. only when the train is stopped! this is a reminder of the massive danger associated with phones and machinery! Railfans should not Text Drivers for train information. Im a railfan and i know, knowing info others dont about trains is hard to come by, but an outcome like this is a high price to pay when texting an Engineer.

[coastergreg]

@aussietraindriver they survied!

[pimpinhector]

@aussietraindriver The brakeman escaped un-harmed from the trailing unit, and the Engineer and Conductor were trapped in the cab and needed assistance getting out, the Engineer was paralyzed and the Conductor had a minor back problem.

[EWM27]

I've been reading this latest ongoing banter, and I believe there was a time & place for these childish insults that are being exchanged, and it's called Elementary School. I agree that 90% of foamers are a colossal pain in the ass and a nuisance to railroad operations. On the other hand, there is that remaining 10% of Railfans that carry out the hobby that respect the rules of the railroad and stay out of your way. Try to remember that some of us are indeed looking out for you & your trains...

[newserid]

You are of no value to the railroad. End of story.

[BD5393]

This also reminds me: Look among your fellow brothers and sisters on the railroad. There are railroaders that ARE foamers, if you've failed to notice. Gonna go hating on them? Just because a select few idiots made a horrible decision, doesn't mean you have to treat people like the world is coming to an end. What happened to being positive and friendly to those that are "railfanning" legally and are just waving to you offering a simple hello? Is that really a bad thing?

[BD5393]

So for the people out there that (99.99% of us) that DIDN'T text message an engineer, and DIDN'T ride up in the locomotive cab with an engineer, you're just going to label them, too? If "foamers" are so worthless, then why did BNSF create a special membership for railfans to report anything suspicious when they're trackside? And what if some little boy with his father is watching your train? You going to label the 5yr old as worthless scum because he's thrilled and having a good day? SCUM

[newserid]

There was a time when I thought of you as just a bunch of harmless kids.  That was before the NTSB investigation, (I still have the 67 pages of text messages and phone calls from that investigation), and I realized that Rob saw nothing wrong in letting you kids drive his train. Also after I actually saw one of you kick a memorial floral tribute to the crash victims out of the way at Moorpark so you could set up your tripod. You're not worthless as human beings, but of no value to the railroad

[newserid]

It's been about a year and a half since my last S&HC, and there will be no more. I don't want to do anything to encourage foamers, since they don't do anything to improve the quality of life for railroaders. In fact, I nearly ran over a foamer yesterday. A work gang saw the whole thing and called the sheriffs to have the foamer removed from the property. I've had too many fatalities already. That makes me a bitch? To me, it's only further proof that you guys just don't get it.

[BD5393]

Well, Nancy, does this explain why you give people shave and a haircuts all the time? "Amtrak 774 simi valley S&HC!". You're just trying to kiss ass and look good for management, bitch!

[newserid]

Foamers have no right to interfere with railroad operations, just as railroaders have no right to interact with worthless foamers while risking everyone's lives. You need to get a less dangerous hobby, or go to Disneyland and foam over the toy trains or something.