Monday, November 15, 2010

stay off the tracks

Both passenger and freight trains run down the middle of 1st Street, at the bottom of Broadway, along side of Jack London Square.   Even though they are a common sight, this is the first time I've seen a warning on a locomotive.  Four other trains came by while I was down there, but this was the only one with a message.  This may be in response to several accidents and suicides on tracks around the bay this year.  It definitely made me want to take a step back.  This is my first time linking to Mellow Yellow Monday.  Don't know about mellow, but it definitely qualifies for yellow.
Posted by Oakland Daily Photo at 12:01 AM
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12 comments:

  1. AnonymousNovember 15, 2010 at 1:55 AM

    A nice shot of the train... I kinda smiled with the note on the side, "Stay Away, Stay Alive".. A punchline.. yet it's true. =)

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  2. indicaspeciesNovember 15, 2010 at 2:02 AM

    Warning on a locomotive. Interesting!
    Good shot for MYM. Have a lovely day.

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  3. Gemma WisemanNovember 15, 2010 at 2:34 AM

    A wonderful idea to have a travelling sign like this on the huge locomotive! Great shot!

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  4. AndyNovember 15, 2010 at 2:55 AM

    The warning would have come handy when I drove streetcars and subway in Toronto. Most of the time you can't warn stupid people... you can only pity them.

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  5. Kim, USANovember 15, 2010 at 9:37 AM

    Beautiful color and the warning is so clear. Happy Monday!
    Mellow Yellow Monday

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  6. UnknownNovember 15, 2010 at 10:42 AM

    First time I see this message on a train too. Cool find!

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  7. AnonymousNovember 15, 2010 at 1:57 PM

    ha ha! yes, definitely not mellow as she screams by. i love trains and i try and get every opportunity to photograph them or write about them whenever i can. thanks for posting this.

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  8. Sally in WANovember 15, 2010 at 2:19 PM

    Welcome to the MYM meme! Not only do I love trains, but the yellow color and the messages on this one rocks!

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  9. Chubskulit RoseNovember 15, 2010 at 2:38 PM

    Stay away, stay alive.. makes sense..

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  10. MarkaNovember 15, 2010 at 6:00 PM

    Sometimes that's what it takes to get a message across.

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  11. Bob CroweNovember 15, 2010 at 6:35 PM

    Never seen anything like this around here and we have plenty of railroad lines. Maybe it's an Amtrak deal.

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  12. Leslie D.November 15, 2010 at 10:55 PM

    Powerful statement (and photo!). Odd there seems to be a rash of train track fatalities. Sometimes an unusually high number of people drive off the Bixby Bridge in Big Sur. Makes me sad.

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