Update on Philly Death

I just wanted to add that the man who was killed by the train in Philadelphia has been identified: Kevin Sparks, 34, of Sharon Hill, PA. ABC news reports indicate that he was a rail inspector and "was walking with a flagman on the northbound tracks when he was hit from behind by a southbound train . . . . The train was running on different tracks than normal because of equipment problems with another train."

Our hearts go out to Kevin Sparks' friends and family.

Also, investigators think the fire the day before the death was from electrical fire that started at the front of the train. witnesses said flames were shooting out from the front of the train. Passengers kicked out emergency windows to climb out of the train.

I would imagine that that must have been terribly frightening for not only the passengers but also for the engineer. Thank goodness everyone was safe.