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Police, train engineers describe dangers of crossing railroad tracks

Posted at 10:32 PM, Apr 23, 2019
and last updated 2019-04-23 23:32:35-04

It takes a freight train more than a mile to come to a stop when traveling 55 miles per hour.

Our photojournalist John Guthery takes us inside the cab of a locomotive as Fort Gibson police show us just how serious it is when you cross railroad tracks.

Click on his story attached above.

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