Chuck Walsh wrote: > Suicides (or even unintentional deaths) are an issue that > many locomotive > engineers will have to deal with during the course of their > careers. It's > a significant problem, and it's been pooh-poohed until very > recently. I > understand that NJ Transit actually has a psychological > counseling program > for engineers that have been involved in such accidents. I'm > sure that > many other railroads have similar problems, although it's > done quietly. > I'd be interested in knowing how the E-L handled this issue. > > ... > > So, maybe this is a morbid topic...but I disagree that it > isn't relevant to > this forum. Actually, it isn't relevant. If this was a discussion about a suicide incident on the EL or DL&W or Erie, then it falls within "EL relevance" (albeit rather morbid). This post was about a suicide on NJ Transit. It was on an EL line, big deal. The thread of relevance is so tenuous as to be non-existant. We need to be cognisant of the fact that suicide is a touchy and often troubling issue to be discussing in a public forum. You need to keep in mind your audience here. I'd wager that the vast majority don't care and would rather not hear about suicides on a railroad discussion list. - Paul The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List Sponsored by the ELH&TS http://www.elhts.org ------------------------------
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