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Pennsylvania

BlueIn_W_Pa

(842 posts)

3. Just a money grab

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Fri Aug 11, 2023, 04:31 PM

Aug 2023

there is literally no way they can keep 100% of everyone off their tracks, 100% of the time.

And in this case, there was a fence that had a hole cut through it that the kids got through?

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Families of Chester boys killed on railroad tracks sue Amtrak for $20 million [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 OP

Likely to be a settlement, not a judgment. no_hypocrisy Aug 2023 #1

Amtrak should win. Gore1FL Aug 2023 #2

Not necessarily. Ever heard the term "Attractive nuisance"? Read below Wonder Why Aug 2023 #4

The point is there is ample clues not to be there. Gore1FL Aug 2023 #5

They are children. Trains attract them. They don't often understand the consequences Wonder Why Aug 2023 #6

I worked in the railroad industry for years. Gore1FL Aug 2023 #7

I took it as a given that Amtrak owned the track as it is the property owner that is liable, Wonder Why Aug 2023 #8

Just a money grab BlueIn_W_Pa Aug 2023 #3