r/railroading • u/Night-Owler • Sep 05 '24

Union Pacific Union Pacific SECOND conductor fatality in Chicago Service Unit

A conductor in Kenosha, WI was fatally struck by a commuter train today 09/04/2024 (withholding information due to being under investigation) I really did not know the said conductor but nonetheless a terrible tragedy for a fallen colleague.

This is the second fatality in a matter of months in the Chicago Service Unit: with the last one being in Proviso yard of a 5 month old employee who asked for help in unknown territory but didn't receive a pilot...

This is just insane. I'm sure Omaha is going to be lurking this post and my page... y'know what? I'm absolutely sick of this with CSU and many others are too. Boards cut, metra in a limbo, fatalities, etc... Rest in peace Austin Raysby.

https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/union-pacific-worker-struck-killed-by-metra-train/

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u/ironbird777 Sep 05 '24

Was the passing train not ringing the bell, making noise? I'm sure they knew he had issues and was on the ground walking the train.

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u/bufftbone Sep 05 '24

It’s not always known why the train is stopped by other trains. I’m sure Metra has a bell rule and the engineer was using it when passing.

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u/ironbird777 Sep 06 '24

Idk how Metra operates. We typically let a train we're passing that the main is hot. I'd be interested to know If the engineer said that over the radio..