Empire Builder #8 struck vehicle 11/10/21

[SarahZ]

Did the impact also cause you to spill hot coffee on your lap? That should be worth another few tens of millions.

I always feel the need to link this when people use the Liebeck case as an example of a frivolous lawsuit.

https://www.caoc.org/?pg=facts

 

[west point]

Is there any state that does not have the rule
leaving a private drive onto public road means an automatic stop ?

 

[joelkfla]

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[Barb Stout]

https://www.wisn.com/article/amazon-delivery-driver-struck-by-amtrak-train-survived/38239454
He was coming back from just making a delivery at the house whose driveway parallels the south side of the tracks.

https://goo.gl/maps/XVm87E7tnSNE2KyS9

Now there is a man who will never forget that lesson and will become a better driver for it. Hopefully, he can also warn other drivers about his experience, so that they can learn without having to go through a near-death experience.

 

[WWW]

Follow up pictures and details about this accident:

Amtrak Amazon accident - Bing

Amazing the matter of inches that the driver survived - Amazon truck sheared off just behind the drivers seat !

 

[John819]

Follow up pictures and details about this accident:

Amtrak Amazon accident - Bing

Amazing the matter of inches that the driver survived - Amazon truck sheared off just behind the drivers seat !

Wait until Amazon sues driver for loss of van.

 

[WWW]

Wait until Amazon sues driver for loss of van.

Ya - not only did Amtrak have a "Service Interruption" - Amazon as well !

Except for the last 12 or so feet of the vehicle - the driver almost made it across - -/- -

 

[me_little_me]

There goes the gift I bought for my wife - at least the one I claimed I bought for her as a surprise!

Now I have time to buy one. Better yet, she might say it's okay - it's the thought that counts and I won't have to buy her one at all!