Monday's 421 Texas Eagle involved in "Pedestrian Incident"

[Blackshirt Husker]

Just outside of San Marcos. Not sure what's happening (and don't want to look), but the conductor came on and asked people to refrain from looking out the windows, so it can't be good.

 

[Swadian Hardcore]

I read in a book that this exact same thing happened outside San Marcos in 1988. The author was in the lower level of the Superliner and overhearing radio conversations when the engineer reported a guy on the track. He actually looked out the back window after the crash.

 

[Grandpa D]

Austin TV coverage

Austin Statesman newspaper

San Antonio (KSAT) TV coverage

All three pretty much the same, with very few details.

 

[Texan Eagle]

Austin TV coverage

Austin Statesman newspaper

San Antonio (KSAT) TV coverage

All three pretty much the same, with very few details.

Only one of the three sources has comments and thankfully all the comments so far (all three of them) have blamed the pedestrian for the negligence. This is good to see, generally many of the comments on such train-car or train-pedestrian accidents portray Amtrak as the villain even though there is almost nothing the train or its engineer could have done to avert such an accident.

 

[amtrakwolverine]

Amtrak is clearly at fault. It was going recklessly fast did not swerve to avoid the person and tried to flee the scene :lol: the conductor should have stopped the train when he saw the person on the tracks. :lol: :lol: :lol: