As mentioned earlier today, you should look both ways before you cross over train tracks, however we would like to take this opportunity to remind firefighters not to park their fire trucks on train tracks as well. Although we are not rocket scientists ourselves, we think this might also apply to any vehicle as a good general rule. We hope we have made a difference in your day and possibly saved a fire truck or two.


Quote from the article:

A top fire department official minced no words in criticizing a firefighter who parked a truck on a set of train tracks while responding to an accident. The fire truck was subsequently hit by a train. "I'm very upset," said executive fire commissioner James Mack. "I'm going to make it known that this is not acceptable and we'll do some training." The fire truck was crushed by a passenger train late this morning in southwest Detroit. The train resumed its trip to Chicago around 3:00. The driver of the fire truck was injured when he ran back and tried to get his rig off the tracks. He was taken to Detroit Receiving Hospital and treated for a gash to his head, said Capt. Steve Kirschner, vice president of the Detroit firefighter's union. No other firefighters were injured. Also, no serious injuries were reported aboard the train, though a female passenger was taken to a local hospital after complaining of neck stiffness, Mack said.

Source: PSA: Don't park your firetruck on the train tracks