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Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Two Teens Died 'surfing' Trains

Two teenagers died after falling from trains in the past two weeks. Now, their grieving mothers are sounding the alarm about a dangerous trend of young people climbing onto the top of trains and "surfing" them, and posting stunt videos on social media.

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Video of man 'surfing' on top of Chicago train goes viral on social media.

#1 | Posted by censored at 2024-02-13 07:43 PM | Reply

Surfing trains has been a problem in NYC also.

To the point that the MTA (NYC's transit folk) have installed webcams to help them see when it is occurring and arrest those doing so.

Boy, 14, killed subway surfing in Brooklyn: Officials
pix11.com

... F train service was suspended in Brooklyn after a 14-year-old boy was killed while subway surfing on Friday evening, officials said.

"What happened today is heartbreaking, and our thoughts are with the teenager's family," New York City Transit President Richard Davey said. "Subway surfing kills. Another innocent life has been lost, and it should not happen."
Girl, 9, missing after leaving PS 323 in Brooklyn: NYPD

An MTA train operator was operating a Stillwell Avenue-bound F train when she noticed a body on the tracks near the Avenue N station in Brooklyn, MTA officials said. The conductor activated the emergency brakes.

FDNY and NYPD first responders responded to the scene at 2:23 p.m., and power to the third rail was removed a short time later. ...

#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-02-13 07:49 PM | Reply

@#2 ... and arrest those doing so. ...

If, that is, the MTA gets to them in time. ...

#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-02-13 07:51 PM | Reply

Surfing trains has been a problem in NYC also. [...]Boy, 14, killed subway surfing in Brooklyn[...]#2 | Posted by LampLighter

Yeah, was going to post something about that next. Looks like we have a nationwide stupidity epidemic.

Didn't think I'd ever look at the kids eating Tide pods as the smart ones in that generation.

#4 | Posted by censored at 2024-02-13 08:00 PM | Reply

@#4 ... Looks like we have a nationwide stupidity epidemic. ...

Apparently encouraged by page view numbers on social media.

#5 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-02-13 08:15 PM | Reply

This isn't new. We didn't have passenger trains but could ride on top of freight cars for a couple of miles. Scramble off when it slowed down for a curve at the other end of town.

#6 | Posted by mattm at 2024-02-13 08:29 PM | Reply

This isn't new. We didn't have passenger trains but could ride on top of freight cars for a couple of miles. Scramble off when it slowed down for a curve at the other end of town. #6 | Posted by mattm

I blame the movie Gandhi for starting the trend.

#7 | Posted by censored at 2024-02-13 08:48 PM | Reply | Funny: 2

@#6 ... This isn't new. ...

Granted.

But the current popularity of it is new.

#8 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-02-13 09:03 PM | Reply

Tik Tok is the darwinism for the 21st century....just chlorinating the gene pool.

#9 | Posted by Nixon at 2024-02-14 07:17 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

I'm sure that they were having a great time up until the moment they died horribly.

#10 | Posted by Zed at 2024-02-14 07:34 AM | Reply

Hmmm ... looks like the video I originally posted has disappeared. So here's goes again ...

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#11 | Posted by censored at 2024-02-14 04:56 PM | Reply

Well, that didn't work. So here's the link ...

www.dailymail.co.uk

#12 | Posted by censored at 2024-02-14 04:57 PM | Reply

Apparently encouraged by page view numbers on social media.
#5 | POSTED BY LAMPLIGHTER

^
I like how his response to this is to post "news" featuring the social media posts.

Why are kids surfing trains, that's reckless.
Anyway, here's some videos of kids surfing trains.

#13 | Posted by snoofy at 2024-02-14 05:02 PM | Reply

My paternal grandfather was a brakeman for the railroad. It was one of the most dangerous jobs around because train surfing in all sorts of weather was part of it. He was killed falling off and landing on the tracks as the train was moving. It was a mess.

en.wikipedia.org

#14 | Posted by RightisTrite at 2024-02-14 05:25 PM | Reply

My paternal grandfather was a brakeman for the railroad. It was one of the most dangerous jobs around because train surfing in all sorts of weather was part of it. He was killed falling off and landing on the tracks as the train was moving. It was a mess. en.wikipedia.org #14 | Posted by RightisTrite

Wow! I had no idea that was part of the job. Always imagined some guy pulling a lever inside the train, like Bugs applying the "air brakes" on this airplane.

Some real occupational hazard he had to deal with.

#15 | Posted by censored at 2024-02-14 05:36 PM | Reply

I used to watch this german kid who had some sort of incurable health issue (found the video it was leukemia which is what I thought but couldn't remember) and he would post train surfing videos including at least one on a german bullet train. Pretty impressive and I guess if you knew you were dyeing already and you find it fun go for it. This was the guy. Used to be a bunch more videos but I guess time has lost most of them (or I just don't remember enough details to find them).
www.youtube.com

#16 | Posted by TaoWarrior at 2024-02-14 06:24 PM | Reply

You may stand up, but you do not "Surf".

#17 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2024-02-14 08:44 PM | Reply

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