Coroner Rules Train Death of Father As Suicide

I can tell everyone exactly what took place. I was the engineer on the train and i witnessed it all first hand. Not a day goes by without it replaying in my mind. I was running south to cincy from lima. i was running 43 mph (max speeds 50 mph). the father looked up at the train when we were 150 yds out or so. I started blowing my horn for the road crossing per the rules. the traffic was stopped on both sides of the tracks. the crossing gate were down and the lights were working. the father continued walking towards the tracks. I looked at my conductor and said "he's not going to stop.. oh GOD he isn't stopping. i threw my train breaks on to an emergency application. The was not stopping. the stroller was not stuck on the tracks. He did not hesitate he intentionally step in front of my train killing his son and himself.. Now that said. As the engineer on the train my life has been devastated. I have flash backs and horrible nightmares. I was hospitalized for a week for PTSD. I see a therapist 3 times a week. I'm unable to work because of the traumatization. My family is affected and suffer because of the fathers actions. MY life has been turned upside down. Yet everyone comments on the father and son. Well my conductor and myself and our families are forever scared and changed. We suffer on a daily basis because of Robert Stacy Brown's action.. spend a day with me.. ask me how my life is.. forever changed Ryan Smith CSX Locomotive Engineer

I think legal alien is on the right track. Some men in the midst of separation or divorce will kill their kids to spite the mother, and then kill themselves to spite the justice system. I reckon that boy will be separated from his dad at the pearly gates, and then bask in the love of his true Father in Heaven.

What a sad situation for this family to have to go through. Devastating.

corndog- now that i think about it, your right. just being on drugs and alcohol and alone with your son is bad enough. i retract my last statement, because i do believe this was deliberate. no thought of his son, family, or the witnesses that had to see this. horrible.

@blonde33-"poor innocent.." Really? @2828m-"this guy is a hero" Really? @that guy-"he's a good guy" Really? @theshiz2002-"you people are sickening" Really? @bcatz 8:06AM-what would you rule then? There is no other legal terminology for "man walked around gates and ignored all oncoming train warning signals with while carrying his son with both lives ending but the man was on scrips and beer so we should tread lightly because he knew not what he had done"??? Give me a freaking break. @legal alien-WTF are you trying to say? To all the aforementioned, please come back and repost so we know what your errant thoughts have evolved to. To @derailed 2/24 1:04AM, @ts6743 and several others; AMEN brothers and sisters. I can only pray this boy has the greatest perch in Heaven and this father has the raunchiest, eternally painful spot in Hell. To the boys family, obviously many of us are hoping you can make some good of this-scholarships, charity, something. The the train crew and any other witnesses, may God be with you during this time of recovery. This should never happen to anyone and to me it should certainly never happen IN FRONT of anyone.

More and more suicides to come when a father says you will not get the kids look out!Same goes for the woman . Unemployed long term are now going to the park district and ending their life, no they do not tell you of these deaths so as not to scare you!

i agree with bcatz. maybe he was messed up and not aware of his surroundings. i hope they are sure about this because what a horrible legacy to leave your family if this is not true.

zookeeper, Are you reading the same news report I am? It says the coroner found alcohol and prescription drugs in the mans system. geeech!

There was nothing said about drugs and alcohol, he new what he was doing.

That B*$T*RD!!!!!!!!!!!!