Trespasser shocked on top of MARC train at DC Union Station

[MontanaJim]

Man shocked on top of MARC train at Union Station - WTOP News

A man is in the hospital with critical injuries after he was shocked on top of an Amtrak Train at Union Station Friday morning.

wtop.com

 

[Dutchrailnut]

He be well done and guaranteed never to do that stuff again .

 

[TrackWalker]

Shocking to read he was correctly referred to as a “trespasser” and not a “pedestrian.”

 

[AmtrakBlue]

Shocking to read he was correctly referred to as a “trespasser” and not a “pedestrian.”

Do you call someone walking on the roof of a train a pedestrian?

 

[jis]

Shocking to read he was correctly referred to as a “trespasser” and not a “pedestrian.”

These sort of incidents seemed to be quite common in India until electrification became widespread and people learned not to try to get themselves fried to a crisp.

 

[Qapla]

Why was he walking on the roof of the car in the first place

 

[MARC Rider]

Why was he walking on the roof of the car in the first place

How was he even able to climb up on the roof of the car? I don't recall seeing a ladders or handholds to facilitate such a climb.

 

[AmtrakBlue]

How was he even able to climb up on the roof of the car? I don't recall seeing a ladders or handholds to facilitate such a climb.

Maybe jumped down from a bridge as the train pulled in?

 

[Dutchrailnut]

the car hapened to be a MARC HHP-8 , now just wait for lawyers to suggest MARC should have fenced in Locomotive

 

[railiner]

The New York subways were plagued with so-called "surfer's"....

‘Subway Surfing’ Numbers Through Roof As MTA Warns Kids to Learn From Tragedies

In the first five months of this year, there have been 449 reported incidents of people riding on top of or outside trains, data shows — which is already almost as many as all of 2019.

www.thecity.nyc

 

[Mystic River Dragon]

Has anybody heard if he has survived?

 

[John819]

the car hapened to be a MARC HHP-8 , now just wait for lawyers to suggest MARC should have fenced in Locomotive

You can't make anything idiot proof because they just keep improving idiots.

 

[Devil's Advocate]

You can't make anything idiot proof because they just keep improving idiots.

A study in the UK found most trespasser incidents involved suicide or drugs but I suppose punching down is the main point of these threads.