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Elderly man attempts to throw himself in front of trainChicago IL

audio iconMedical Emergency
Chicago, IL

An elderly man was seen near the railroad tracks attempting to throw himself in front of a moving train. The train engineer had to perform an emergency stop to avoid hitting him. The man then moved along the tracks to another track.

Audio|Source: Union Pacific Railroad - Chicago, IL Area
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Transcript:
00:00
Keep an eye out at the spring, BK, there's an old man near the tracks.
00:03
He looks like he was trying to throw himself in front of my train, and I had to dump it.
00:07
Wow, okay, thanks.
00:09
He's on that track one side.
00:11
All right.
00:16
6-88, I'm looking at it going.
00:30
6-88 is a valid mortal.
00:39
Yeah,
00:45
he either doesn't have the nerve yet or he thinks he's funny.
00:50
Still out there? Yeah, he's drilled out towards me, but... Stop.
01:00
Now he's going over to track three.

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