@Horseswagled, you think you know what your talking about, but you don't... How in the hell do you cross in front of a train on straight track??? Personal Responsibility!!! "The crossing signal housing has a event recorder with gate operation ---.public paid for with humongous overcharges---Where is the crossing house readings?" This is a private Railroad and this crossing signal housing you speak of belongs to a private company..... Drug and alcohol tests for the train crew??... More proof that you are an idiot!!

...A cyclist who witnessed the crash, former Springfield Mayor John Lively, said Thursday that the train was “blaring its horn” and that the crossing’s safety arms were coming down when Daywitt rode onto the tracks... ...Former Springfield mayor John Lively saw the crash happen. Lively says the crossing arms were down, the warning lights and bells were on and the train was also blaring its horn... Coming down means the junk gates failed and the Federal Railroad-bought Association should be investigating. You reporters need to get your stories straight before you get more people killed by these junk gates. Evidence let go 1. The train has video of this --- a public paid for thing ---Where is the video??? 2. The train had a event recorder of brakes,lights, horns, etc...public paid for with humongous overcharges---Where are the event recorder readings??? 3. The crossing signal housing has a event recorder with gate operation ---.public paid for with humongous overcharges---Where is the crossing house readings? 4. The crossing maintainer has a hand held that would show if the automated signals were calling him/her to come fix them. Where is the hand held??? 5. The drug/alcohol tests on the train crew are? 6. The railroad control center recording is?