The investigation into a 30-year-old woman being struck and killed by an Alaska Railroad freight train will include checking operational data from the locomotive. This was the 16th pedestrian fatality since the railroad became a state asset in 1985.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The investigation into what happened when a 30-year-old woman and a dog were fatally struck by an Alaska Railroad freight train at Bird Point on Wednesday has begun.
The Alaska Railroad Corp. said on Wednesday that just before 1 p.m., two women were walking along the tracks at Bird Point with four dogs, along a curve in the tracks where a mile-long freight train was coming from Anchorage, headed to Whittier. “The incident at bird point is a tragedy, and a sobering reminder of the dangers of being too close to an active railroad corridor where trains can and do operate at any time,” she said via email.
“If you’re a pedestrian, it’s really best to stay off the tracks whenever possible,” McCarthy said. “Today’s locomotives are actually quite quiet and they can sneak up on you, especially if you’re out and about and there’s perhaps wind or highway noise nearby. They just want you to stay off those tracks.”
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