Death on the Tracks

[xoxoxoBruce]

I'm sure the Railroads, slimy bastards they've always been, are guilty of many transgressions worse than this. I mean this is just trying to cover up after the fact. I'm sure they have, with greed and forethought, jeopardized and even killed innocent people.
But that being said, I've seen people do really stupid things around trains. It's gotten so people can't be trusted to watch out for themselves and their loved ones.
Ever notice on the interstate highways, anything out of the ordinary will have frequent warning signs for miles ahead. Do you have to be warned every 500 ft, for 2 miles, that they removed a section of guardrail or there's no shoulder? Do you bounce your car off the guardrail every so often, just because? Do you normally pull over on the shoulder without looking first?
Do you cross railroad tracks without at least a cursory check for trains? I know trains sometimes travel very fast and some crossings are very difficult to scope out but.......Damn!