11 Quotes by Joe Arbona


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    One of the things that is particularly painful within the context of this poor family is that the engineers actually had to witness this, knowing that when you get into a locomotive, there is no steering wheel. As you can imagine, they are pretty shook up about this whole thing, too.

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    It could be that the arms start coming down as (drivers) are going through. Maybe it's just somebody bumping into it. This is typical equipment, and you could have an occasional breakdown.

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    You are looking at a pretty heavy train that would take at least a mile to stop.

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    You have no idea what level of concern this industry has for pedestrians. The best way to avoid tragedies like these is not be near the train tracks at all.

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    We send our thoughts and prayers to the family. We ask people for their own safety to stay away from railroad tracks.

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    Even at low speeds, trains with that much weight can take as much as a half-mile to stop.

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