MysteriousBtrain Posted February 6, 2015 Share #76 Posted February 6, 2015 Had brody never moved the car forward..... Not to be a dick, but that was the most f**king retarded thing to ever do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailRunRob Posted February 7, 2015 Share #77 Posted February 7, 2015 There's no such thing as "wrong" railing on Metro-North. Any train can come by at any time from any direction since all its mainline tracks are signalled in both directions. At 125th Street for instance, you'll usually see inbound trains in the AM rush and outbound trains in the PM rush using 3 out of the 4 available tracks, including one track that would otherwise be used for trains going the opposite direction. One time I was on a New Haven line train going southbound making stops on the northbound track on a Sunday, and another time after Hurricane Sandy I was on a northbound train making stops on the southbound track. I understand that. as I noted in the comment. but for the average person it could be as weird as seeing a car on the wrong side of the road. Had brody never moved the car forward..... Not to be a dick, but that was the most f**king retarded thing to ever do. Yeah I can't understand it myself. I hope none of us are ever in situation as such to make that kind of spilt decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truckie Posted February 7, 2015 Share #78 Posted February 7, 2015 ...... but for the average person it could be as weird as seeing a car on the wrong side of the road. Your over thinking it. There are crossing gates blocking both tracks for a reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulrivera Posted February 7, 2015 Share #79 Posted February 7, 2015 I understand that. as I noted in the comment. but for the average person it could be as weird as seeing a car on the wrong side of the road. Agreed 100%. Your over thinking it. There are crossing gates blocking both tracks for a reason. Also agreed 100%. I'm surprised that the "wrong railing" hasn't been brought up by the media. What they have uncovered so far was the crossing had no bells, the crossing was supposed to have a lighting upgrade that didn't happen, and how the design of the third rail (the upward sloping at the ends) attributed to the aftermath of the collision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailRunRob Posted February 7, 2015 Share #80 Posted February 7, 2015 Your over thinking it. There are crossing gates blocking both tracks for a reason. Possibly I'm late to the story. Did the gates not close her in from both sides? Leaving her in the middle if not thats a different story, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truckie Posted February 7, 2015 Share #81 Posted February 7, 2015 The gate was reported to have closed on top of her car. This means she has not physically cross the tracks until she drove foward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted February 7, 2015 Share #82 Posted February 7, 2015 The gate was reported to have closed on top of her car. This means she has not physically cross the tracks until she drove foward. I heard that they think that perhaps she was confused when the gate closed on top of her car, and moved forward thinking that she avoid the train, but the exact opposite happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailRunRob Posted February 7, 2015 Share #83 Posted February 7, 2015 I heard that they think that perhaps she was confused when the gate closed on top of her car, and moved forward thinking that she avoid the train, but the exact opposite happened. I could see that in a panic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysteriousBtrain Posted February 7, 2015 Share #84 Posted February 7, 2015 I heard that they think that perhaps she was confused when the gate closed on top of her car, and moved forward thinking that she avoid the train, but the exact opposite happened. That would be the time to run out of the car and away from the scene instead of moving forward. At least less damage would be done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted February 7, 2015 Share #85 Posted February 7, 2015 That would be the time to run out of the car and away from the scene instead of moving forward. At least less damage would be done. I hate to say it, but suburban folks don't think that way. The run to the car instead of away from it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysteriousBtrain Posted February 7, 2015 Share #86 Posted February 7, 2015 I hate to say it, but suburban folks don't think that way. The run to the car instead of away from it. I know........ they believe that the car is their only way to travel (although it is pretty much true), and leaving it would be like leaving your child in the street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QM1to6Ave Posted February 8, 2015 Share #87 Posted February 8, 2015 So what exactly happened? She was in the middle of entering the track when the gate closed on her? Those gates close relatively slowly, how did she end up with the gate hitting her car? Did it hit the front or rear of her car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theaveragejoe Posted February 12, 2015 Share #88 Posted February 12, 2015 So what exactly happened? She was in the middle of entering the track when the gate closed on her? Those gates close relatively slowly, how did she end up with the gate hitting her car? Did it hit the front or rear of her car? From my understanding a head of the crossing there was a traffic back up due to a car accident. She stopped too close to the crossing. The gate came down on her. She got out to see, then drove forward and got hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QM1to6Ave Posted February 12, 2015 Share #89 Posted February 12, 2015 From my understanding a head of the crossing there was a traffic back up due to a car accident. She stopped too close to the crossing. The gate came down on her. She got out to see, then drove forward and got hit. So she drove into the tracks, rather than reversing away from the crossing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biGC323232 Posted February 12, 2015 Share #90 Posted February 12, 2015 So she drove into the tracks, rather than reversing away from the crossing? Most likely...Just a bad decision... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javier Posted February 12, 2015 Share #91 Posted February 12, 2015 Horrifying, just horryifying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theaveragejoe Posted February 12, 2015 Share #92 Posted February 12, 2015 Most likely...Just a bad decision... I think she just panicked and made a bad decision Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biGC323232 Posted February 12, 2015 Share #93 Posted February 12, 2015 I think she just panicked and made a bad decision I agree... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FamousNYLover Posted February 13, 2015 Share #94 Posted February 13, 2015 One of Metropolitan Museum of Art's Dutchess Painting Curator was on that train also. http://hyperallergic.com/179957/metropolitan-museum-curator-walter-liedtke-killed-in-train-crash/ Metropolitan Museum Curator Walter Liedtke Killed in Train Crashby Benjamin Sutton on February 4, 2015 8 Walter Liedtke, curator of European paintings at the Metropolitan Museum (photo by Patrice Mattia, courtesy the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York) Walter Liedtke, a curator of European paintings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, was one of six people killed in the Metro-North train crash last night in Valhalla, New York. He was 69. “Walter was one of the preeminent scholars of Dutch and Flemish painting, whose contribution to the field lives on in a range of scholarly and popular publications,” the Met’s CEO and director, Thomas P. Campbell, wrote in an Instagram post. This afternoon the museum released the following statement: We are deeply saddened by this tragic loss. Walter Liedtke was a brilliant, respected curator and scholar of Dutch and Flemish paintings who was part of the Met family for 35 years. He organized dozens of major exhibitions that brought the works of Rembrandt, Vermeer, Hals, and many other great artists to millions of our visitors. He will long be remembered for his vast knowledge, his wit, and a passion for art that inspired all who came in contact with him. Liedtke had been a curator at the Met since 1980, specializing in Dutch and Flemish paintings of the 17th and 18th centuries. He published catalogues of the museum’s permanent collection of Dutch and Flemish paintings, and curated several major exhibitions devoted to Rembrandt and Vermeer. In spite of his curatorial achievements, Liedtke had initially set out to be an academic. After receiving his BA from Rutgers University, an MA from Brown University, and his PhD from the Courtauld Institute, he took a teaching job at Ohio State University. Four years later, in 1979, he received an Andrew W. Mellon fellowship from the Met and was subsequently offered a job by the head of the European painting department, John Pope-Hennessy. “As a curator, what I like most about the Met is that there are about 105 of us in 17 departments, in addition to numerous research assistants, conservators and scientists (in five conservation departments), educators, librarians, editors, and many other specialists,” Liedtke told Codart in a 2009 interview. “As a consequence, the curator is able to focus on his or her areas of expertise.” Liedtke’s passion for his field and facility for conveying his knowledge accessibly and engagingly are visible in a 2013 episode of the Met’s online video series 82nd & Fifth. http://youtu.be/B2dCeTPDEKY Liedtke lived in Westchester County with his wife, Nancy. Tagged as: Metropolitan Museum of Art, obituaries, Walter Liedtke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drenyce311 Posted February 16, 2015 Share #95 Posted February 16, 2015 Sad tragedy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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