No disrespect but was he deaf? Can you not hear a train coming down the tracks? Is there a secondary cause for this awful accident?

First off my sypathy to friends and family. Now to the serious side maybe what is needed out here is a dedicated patrol force like San Mateo County did a few years back along the CalTrain route, officers who patrol the RR tracks and educate people walking along or on the tracks. The tracks belong to BNSF and they have their own police department, but you don't see them too often. A few citations for trespassing on the RR right or way will do the trick hopefully. Kids and adults need to know exactly how dangerous the tracks can be, and how long it takes to stop a train from speed. I don't remember the exact numbers I was told years ago when I was a young rookie working a car stuck on the tracks, but the engineer told me that it took something like 2 miles to stop a loaded train at 35 mph. People this is a serious matter please lets educate our kids, and other kids there are many new families in our area some have never been around RR tracks, if you see something that looks dangerous (kids playing around the tracks walking on the tressels ect) do something get involved, maybe save a life. If you don't want to do it yourself call the police 625-8060, they will never be too busy to help prevent another tragedy, I hope.