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Gore1FL

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5. The point is there is ample clues not to be there.

Reply to Wonder Why (Reply #4)

Fri Aug 11, 2023, 09:12 PM

Aug 2023

1. there is a fence.
2. there is railroad track.

If kids played on lightning rods, not one would side for the kids. the difference here is that trains travel on tracks more often than lighting strikes lighting rods.

I am sorry for the families loss, but the kids were responsible for their own deaths, not Amtrak.

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Families of Chester boys killed on railroad tracks sue Amtrak for $20 million [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 OP

Likely to be a settlement, not a judgment. no_hypocrisy Aug 2023 #1

Amtrak should win. Gore1FL Aug 2023 #2

Not necessarily. Ever heard the term "Attractive nuisance"? Read below Wonder Why Aug 2023 #4

The point is there is ample clues not to be there. Gore1FL Aug 2023 #5

They are children. Trains attract them. They don't often understand the consequences Wonder Why Aug 2023 #6

I worked in the railroad industry for years. Gore1FL Aug 2023 #7

I took it as a given that Amtrak owned the track as it is the property owner that is liable, Wonder Why Aug 2023 #8

Just a money grab BlueIn_W_Pa Aug 2023 #3