Detroit firefighter ripped for parking on tracks after train hits truck

[rabidjade]

http://www.detnews.com/article/20100301/METRO/3010380/Train-hits-fire-truck--Detroit-firefighter-ripped-for-parking-on-tracks

Detroit -- A top fire department official minced no words in criticizing a firefighter who parked a truck on a set of train tracks while responding to an accident.

"I'm very upset," said executive fire commissioner James Mack. "I'm going to make it known that this is not acceptable and we'll do some training."

The truck was struck by a commuter train late this morning in southwest Detroit. The train resumed its trip to Chicago at around 3:00.

[David B.]

 

David B.

[squad 51 fan]

as close as i worked with cn rail over the years, i all was know where the trains are and when there in the area , what makes me mad is nobody bothered to notifty amtrak or cn dispatch to ask is the track clear? oh yeah i forget this is the detriot fire department were talking about.

[SeattleSAR]

Shouldn't common sense dictate that one should not park on railroad tracks? That the laws of gross tonnage say that the train will win?

Oh, wait. There's my problem, I was thinking about common sense. And we all know what the problem with common sense is these days...