This cam sees upwards of 60 moves per day and is located on one of the busiest sections of the Norfolk Southern Railroad. The Portland and Western line runs diagonally through the image, however trees obscure the tracks for a good portion of the image. The video, which has gone viral with over 1 lakh 50,000 views on YouTube alone, has been captioned as, “Family on Tracks Barely Escapes Fast Moving Train! Then everybody could be seen scrambling in all the directions with the hopes of finding a safe spot.
The current Lurgan branch includes the Hagerstown Secondary and is now owned by Norfolk Southern. CSX has run through agreements to the Lurgan running track and for weekly coal trains to York Haven. In 1892, due to legal difficulties, the railroad became the Harrisburg to Shippensburg Railroad for a brief period of time. The railroad was originally chartered as the Mirimar Iron Co by the Ahl’s brothers in 1870 to provide transportation of the iron ore from the local iron mines. Cresson, PA – The Cresson, Pennsylvania camera is located at MP 251.2 on the NS Pittsburgh Line-Pittsburgh Division. This camera is located in the Eastern time zone and is hosted and supported by RailStream and the Station Inn.
Railroad tracks, trestles, yards and equipment are private property and trespassers are subject to arrest and fine. If you are in a rail yard uninvited by a railroad official you are trespassing and subject to criminal prosecution; you could be injured or killed in a busy rail yard. The video, captured by Virtual Railfan Inc, shows the photographer, parents, and five kids scrambling to safety as they hear the train approaching. The train station is managed by the Greencastle Area Youth Foundation. Representative Scott Sutton said the organization has taken more precautions since the video was made public. Police cautioned the community in the release that the rail lines are the sole property of the railroad and being on the tracks is a trespass violation.
There was no interchange yard in Shippensburg. This line is now the Lurgan running track and stops just north of Chambersburg and is owned by CSX. The line has been severed through Chambersburg. On the south side of Chambersburg the CSX Lurgan sub continues to Hagerstown.
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The video, filmed by Virtual Railfan, a provider of live train cams, went viral after hitting YouTube. It shows the adults and children on the tracks who scatter out of the way of an oncoming train. The video, filmed by Virtual Railfan, a provider of live train cameras, went viral after hitting YouTube. It shows the adults and children on the tracks scatter out of the way of an oncoming train. Frightening footage of five children narrowly escaping an oncoming train moments after posing for photos on active railroad tracks has gone viral.
When one of the women in the group noticed a train coming towards the track, she immediately raised an alarm. While scattered along the tracks a few minutes later, one girl can be seen looking north as others yell warnings of an oncoming train. A child super fit treadmill carrying a toddler is the last to get off the track before a southbound freight train barrels through, blowing its horn, seconds later. The park is located between CP SHIP and CP LEES CROSS ROADS at Mile Post 38 on the Norfolk Southern Lurgan Branch.
GREENCASTLE, Pa. — A family’s close call with a fast-moving train while walking along railroad tracks in Franklin County has captured the attention of people around the country. Do not hunt, fish or bungee jump from railroad trestles. There is only enough clearance on the tracks for a train to pass.
Do not cross the tracks immediately after a train passes. Wait until you can see clearly around the first train in both directions. Phillippy, who said there were five children ages 2 to 12 on the tracks, said there is no real access to the tracks from the station. Join in and chat with other railfans, our family friendly chats are a great place to meet other railfans and discuss the hobby we all love. Chat with other railfans in our live chat and become a part of an amazing railfan community.