But on Saturday, he picked up his phone when he saw something he could not believe.
“The train stopped and I saw some people trying to train to jump while they stopped me to get to the other side,” Bogl said.
Bogle explained, “I see this woman jumping on the train. “She puts her purse down and turns and grabs her child, puts it on her shoulder and comes back and I was very shocked when I saw that.”
The video submitted by viewers shows a woman holding a child perched on top of a stopped train at a railway crossing in London, Ont. on June 18, 2022. (Source: Christopher Bogle)
According to Operation Life Saver Railway advocates, more than 100 people are injured or killed in Canada each year as a result of preventable rail crossings or violations.
What Boggle saw on Saturday comes less than two weeks after a man was killed at the same spot. It also happened right next to the monument to Trevor Barton who was killed there in 2012.
Bogle said this is not the first time it has seen such action.
The video submitted by viewers shows a woman holding a child perched on top of a stopped train at a railway crossing in London, Ont. on June 18, 2022. (Source: Christopher Bogle) “I have noticed late on weekend nights, occasionally I have seen students or people coming from bars late at night trains come and do not have enough patience and will jump over the train while is stopped. “I have even seen people bounce when it was going too late,” he said.
Bogle told CTV News that he told the woman that her actions were dangerous, but she did not care and swore to him.
“If this train starts moving, with a slight jolt, then they will lose their legs, their arms or they may die,” Bogle said.
“It’s not worth it,” he added.
