Two women were run over by a train and survived:

[Are_grits_groceries]

MONROE COUNTY (July 29, 2014) – Two women narrowly escaped death after facing down a train earlier this month.

On July 10, the women were walking on the railroad tracks on the Shuffle Creek Trestle, a bridge over Lake Lemon about ten miles northeast of Bloomington, when they noticed a train was coming toward them.

The engineer of the lead locomotive spotted them as the train came around a curve at 30 mph. The bridge is about 500 feet long and 80 feet high, and the women had nowhere to go.

Video from the locomotive shows them trying to run away when they see the train. It’s clear that they won’t be able to make it to safety, and they can’t jump off the side because it’s too high. Meantime, the train horn goes off repeatedly.

One woman lies down on the tracks; the other soon follows suit.
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Lawd!
Lucky!

[magical thyme]

1. they're being prosecuted for criminal trespassing. good.

headline should read "2 Idiots." Phenomenal stupidity and irresponsibility on their part. That poor train conductor must have been horrified.

[CTyankee]

2. Why are they there? Is this some sort of dare?

what's the point?

[pokerfan]

3. Well, the Route 136 bridge is five miles downriver.

Vern: Any of you guys know when the next train is due?
Chris: We could go down to the Route 136 bridge.
Teddy: What are you, crazy? That's five miles down the river! We walk five miles down the river, we gotta walk five miles back; that could take 'til dark! We cross here, we could get to the same place in ten minutes.
Vern: Yeah, but if a train comes, there's nowheres to go!
Teddy: No there isn't; we'll just jump!
Chris: Teddy, it's a hundred feet!
Vern: Yeah, Teddy!
Teddy: Look, you guys can go around if you want to; I'm crossing here. And while you guys are dragging your candy asses half way across the state and back, I'll be waiting for you on the other side, relaxing with my thoughts.
Gordie: Do you use your left hand or your right hand for that?
Teddy: You wish.

[CTyankee]

4. heh. good one!

[pokerfan]

5. Found it on Google Maps

https://goo.gl/maps/ejMq0

Not much of a shortcut, really.