train tracks


Green monster: UVA's ped-stopping fence claims a victim Published on Jan 28th, 2012 18 comments It took 12 years, but an overnight impalement indicates that the so-called "Green Monster" has claimed its first injury victim. Fire Chief Charles Werner reports that rescue workers arrived at 258...
One dead, one critical: And it could have been prevented Published on Nov 19th, 2011 35 comments One college freshman is dead, and another one lies critically injured after a train roared over the trestle on which they were stargazing. As officials wring their hands over the November 17 death of...
Snap: Walkin' the tracks Published on Oct 16th, 2009 1 comments Two people use the CSX/Buckingham Branch train tracks to travel between Ridge Street–- vantage point for this September 29 photo–- toward the heart of downtown. As some students learned...
Lie down: Expert reluctantly offers safety tip Published on May 30th, 2002 0 comments You're not supposed to walk on railroad tracks, but if you’re on a high bridge and you're about to get hit by a train, safety expert Danny Gilbert advises lying very low between the rails. "It's not...