As I was riding the CalTrain down and back from San Jose all last week, I kept thinking about the many stories I had read about people being hit by these trains and the delays to the schedule that resulted from trying to clear the scene and figure out cause (read: was it suicide or not?). I was glad to make it through the week without having any delays whatsoever. I counted myself lucky.

I didn't know how right I was. This afternoon just such an incident occurred. I can't imagine how horrible things must be for people to choose to end their life by being hit by a train. But I am also concerned for the CalTrain conductors and the riders who are witness to this method of ending one's life.

I am thankful that I did not have to be such a witness but I pray for those who are.

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As I was riding the CalTrain down and back from San Jose all last week, I kept thinking about the many stories I had read about people being hit by these trains and the delays to the schedule that resulted from trying to clear the scene and figure out cause (read: was it suicide or not?). I was glad to make it through the week without having any delays whatsoever. I counted myself lucky.

I didn't know how right I was. This afternoon just such an incident occurred. I can't imagine how horrible things must be for people to choose to end their life by being hit by a train. But I am also concerned for the CalTrain conductors and the riders who are witness to this method of ending one's life.

I am thankful that I did not have to be such a witness but I pray for those who are.

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