Log in
Register
UI.X
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
UI.X
Forums
New posts
Search forums
Tag Topics
Online Guide
Camino Francés
Camino Portugués
Camino del Norte
Via de la Plata
Camino Primitivo
Camino de Invierno
Camino to Finisterre and Muxía
Camino Ingles
Camino de San Salvador
San Olav
Caminho Nascente
Caminho da Geira e dos Arreiros
Camino Olvidado
Camino Aragonés
Camino de Levante
Via Podiensis (Le Puy Route)
Camino de Madrid
Services by Casa Ivar in Santiago
Luggage Storage Services in Santiago de Compostela
Camino Forum Store
Official Camino Passport (Credential)
Altus Poncho
Forum Rules
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Resources
Latest reviews
Search resources
Members
Current visitors
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
Menu
Install the app
Install
⚠️ Emergency contact in Spain - Dial 112 and AlertCops app.
More on this here
.
Get your
Camino Frances Guidebook
here.
Forums
Camino Routes
🇪🇸 Routes in Spain
🇪🇸 Camino FRANCÉS (Most popular route)
Peregrino Torture Tower
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
[QUOTE="RobertS26, post: 630450, member: 18675"] I think there is another angle to the "problem" being solved. Although these trains are relatively infrequent, they are passing through at a high rate of speed. Train engineers live in fear of hitting someone, let alone killing them. Somewhere in the United States, on average, one person is killed each day by a moving train. And the tragedy does not end with the family of the person killed. The whole train crew is affected. Especially, the person at the throttle. Many never return to work because they can never go through a similar incident again. This pedestrian bridge is located at the end of a hard days walk. Before it was built, pilgrims would have to walk across the tracks of a high speed rail line. Engineers hated approaching this location. They know the pilgrims are tired and just want to get to the albergues they can see on the hill on the other side of the tracks. Given their level of exhaustion they make poor decisions. Some hopped across when they should have waited. And these near misses wear on the crew day after day. They always wonder will this be the day I kill a pilgrim? I think this pedestrian bridge is a wonderful gift from the people of Spain. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
❓How to ask a question
How to post a new question
on the Camino Forum.
Latest posts
REI Sale
Latest: kenwilsonjr
8 minutes ago
🥾 Equipment and Clothes
E
Medication woes
Latest: EugeneB
15 minutes ago
Life on the Camino - Miscellaneous Topics
A
Luggage Transfers on Via Francigena
Latest: andycohn
40 minutes ago
🇮🇹 Via Francigena (Canterbury to Rome)
A
New Day By Day Baggage Transport on Via Francigena
Latest: andycohn
48 minutes ago
🇮🇹 Via Francigena (Canterbury to Rome)
D
LIVE from the Camino
Walking the CF for Teresa
Latest: dreaming
48 minutes ago
🇪🇸 Camino FRANCÉS (Most popular route)
This site is run by Ivar at
in Santiago de Compostela.
This site participates in the Amazon Affiliate program, designed to provide a means for Ivar to earn fees by linking to Amazon
Official Camino Passport (Credential)
|
2024 Camino Guides
Check out our
Online Guide for the Camino Francés
here.