Crossings (1978)

[Applause] [Applause] come on young fella that's no way to drive a car is it oh I was just all around I didn't hurt anything I know but one of these days you'll be driving a real car and you sure don't want to drive out in front of a train I wouldn't do a thing like that I sure hope not but some people do [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] but some people do [Music] spring skiing conditions were excellent throughout the area this past weekend a full skiing [Music] [Applause] [Music] told you I'd win cheated well you take a chance you pick up some time [Music] wish people wouldn't take so many chances of crossings sure wouldn't cut down on accidents [Music] yeah but they're bored guess a lot of people don't realize that trains have the right-of-way of crossings if they understood how long it takes to bring several thousand tons of train to stop they'd see why going 50 yourself hit the emergency brake you're talking in a neighborhood of a mile even at 30 it takes over a half mile to stop [Music] hey Tim there goes five Oh - right on time she's looking good everything looks good on the Eastside 502 over thanks 291 you're looking okay yourself 502 Wow never doubt [Music] hey Chris did you hear about the car that got hit going around the gig last week yeah Jordan I wasn't worse it was bad enough sure was the stories you hear not to scare you the death one thing's for sure you've got to be on the lookout for just about anything [Music] makes you wonder 12 1,300 people kill the year going around a gate just doesn't make sense what aren't waste I shoulda stayed that extra day it's just too long a drive for straight through [Music] I've really gotta watch it funky what a day it was not [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] long as I make it back by tonight it was worth it can't figure what anybody would risk their life to save a few seconds at our crossing even if you sit there a couple of minutes for an extra long train better than not sitting there at all [Music] stories you hear about drivers racin to beat a train door crossing are enough to give you an ulcer it's been the whole time getting ready to try to stop if they attempt a cross at the last minute [Music] Griffith out 283 passing Jackson are OK by me clever remark [Music] [Music] sure is a big difference from last night [Music] what a perfect ending to a vacation will I be glad when he's transferred back home no more driving all night to make it back on time [Music] nighttime driver needs extra care then it's hard to judge distance at night everybody knows that no way to tell how fast that trains coming and if you overdrive your headlights it might already be moving through when you get there it happens [Music] still reckon the biggest worry for an engineer is going through a crossing right after another train maybe people don't stop to think that there's more than one track and there could be another train traveling in either direction a guy can get caught out there too if the car behind him moves up at the same time or if his car stalls bad news making pretty good time might make it okay sure getting tired though still see it was worth won't stay in for such a long time there are a lot of markings at crossings could be improved flashing lights stop signs gates we out roads can't do it all by themselves though takes public support too maybe the Operation Lifesaver program will get the ball rolling a little faster there's not many Trainmen that haven't seen a near miss or been in an accident with a car lots of drivers just need to be woke up they drive along thinking about something else windows up radio playing loud just not paying you always got to be on the lookout but it's part of the job [Music] [Music] how's your grandson to see stay a while about phrase I am Hemi said right here one of these days [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music]