Train Safety Quotes

Just avoid things like racing trains to the crossing, doing cocaine, etc. Develop good mental habits.

Don't do cocaine. Don't race trains. And avoid AIDS situations.

I think they should put pies on the fronts of trains, so that when they hit something it's at least a little bit funny.

The best practice is to follow the advice posted on every railroad crossing: Stop. Look. Listen.

I love trains. I don't even mind First Great Western, which is a stupid name because it implies every carriage is first class, but they're not.

I would like to visit the factory that makes train horns, and ask them how they are able to arrive at that chord of eternal mournfulness. Is it deliberately sad? Are the horns saying, Be careful, stay away from this train or it will run you over and then people will grieve, and their grief will be as the inconsolable wail of this horn through the night? The out-of-tuneness of the triad is part of its beauty.

Nearly 30 million people ride Amtrak each year, and they should board the trains knowing that safety is a paramount priority.

I should say that I usually have a good experience on Amtrak. Still, if Amtrak could replace electric horns with steam whistles, they could make big strides. A horn is a horn is a horn, but a steam whistle is a voice and a song. People used to know which engineer was running which engine based on the call of the whistle.

There's a metal train that a mile long and at the very back end a lightning bolt struck her. How long til it reaches and kills the driver, provided that he's a good conductor?

People's lives are in the care of the railways when they get on a train. The railways should remember that.

What can you say about the family who is suing the railroad after their drunk son was killed walking on the tracks? Trains don't normally sneak up on people. Unless they've derailed, you pretty much know where to find them.