# Train crushes railway sex couple **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 23, 2008, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/train-crushes-railway-sex-couple/464811 "2008-09-23T08:43:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Indian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2008, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/train-crushes-railway-sex-couple/464811/1 "2008-09-23T08:43:31Z")
…in [south africa](http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7629433.stm)… ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Bites\_When\_Provoked](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bites_when_provoked/32/18073_2.png) [@Bites\_When\_Provoked](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bites_When_Provoked)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2008, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/train-crushes-railway-sex-couple/464811/2 "2008-09-23T08:55:59Z")
Seems to me it occurred just in time to stop them sharing their Suicidal Stupidity genes. It’s not like the train snuck up on them. ---
**Author:** ![Lucretia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/13edae/32.png) [@Lucretia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucretia)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2008, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/train-crushes-railway-sex-couple/464811/3 "2008-09-23T10:15:48Z")
On the one hand, I do have to say that having sex on a railway is rather stupid, and it’s hard to feel sorry for the couple. On the other hand, I’m rather impressed that they were apparently so engrossed that they failed to notice the train. That’s some good sex, right there. ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2008, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/train-crushes-railway-sex-couple/464811/4 "2008-09-23T10:23:43Z")
Paging the Darwin Awards ---
**Author:** ![KGS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/90ced4/32.png) [@KGS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KGS)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2008, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/train-crushes-railway-sex-couple/464811/5 "2008-09-23T10:32:51Z")
I’ve heard of [running a train](http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=running+a+train) before, but this is ridiculous. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2008, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/train-crushes-railway-sex-couple/464811/6 "2008-09-23T15:46:18Z")
‘Why didn’t you get off the tracks?’ ‘Well, he was coming, and I was coming, and he was the the only one who had brakes!’ ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2008, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/train-crushes-railway-sex-couple/464811/7 "2008-09-23T15:53:18Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > ‘Why didn’t you get off the tracks?’ > > ‘Well, he was coming, and I was coming, and he was the the only one who had brakes!’ You beat to it! _kicks dirt_ ---
**Author:** ![Pollux\_Oil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/858c86/32.png) [@Pollux\_Oil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pollux_Oil)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2008, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/train-crushes-railway-sex-couple/464811/8 "2008-09-23T18:01:06Z")
> [@Lucretia](#): > > On the one hand, I do have to say that having sex on a railway is rather stupid, and it’s hard to feel sorry for the couple. On the other hand, I’m rather impressed that they were apparently so engrossed that they failed to notice the train. That’s some good sex, right there. “Oh baby, you’re making the earth move!” ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2008, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/train-crushes-railway-sex-couple/464811/9 "2008-09-23T20:29:46Z")
“Honey, whenever we do this, I hear bells ringing!” ---
**Author:** ![Spiff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiff/32/9852_2.png) [@Spiff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiff)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2008, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/train-crushes-railway-sex-couple/464811/10 "2008-09-23T20:37:13Z")
> [@Lucretia](#): > > That’s some good sex, right there. Impossible to top, I’d say. ---
**Author:** ![ASAKMOTSD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/919ad9/32.png) [@ASAKMOTSD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASAKMOTSD)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2008, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/train-crushes-railway-sex-couple/464811/11 "2008-09-23T20:38:53Z")
Whoo! Whoo! ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2008, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/train-crushes-railway-sex-couple/464811/12 "2008-09-23T20:45:10Z")
Oh, I think we all saw this comin’ years back when they got rid of cowcatchers. Sometimes it takes an accident before management sees the wisdom of installing a umm… fuckbucket. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2008, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/train-crushes-railway-sex-couple/464811/13 "2008-09-23T20:59:18Z")
This is why we don’t ga-do it in the road. ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2008, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/train-crushes-railway-sex-couple/464811/14 "2008-09-23T21:04:47Z")
> [@Spiff](#): > > Impossible to top, I’d say. The train did. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Scrivener](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@The\_Scrivener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Scrivener)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2008, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/train-crushes-railway-sex-couple/464811/15 "2008-09-24T05:18:24Z")
If all of life’s moments (or at least the Darwin moments) had a soundtrack, this one’d have either “Good Vibrations” or “Love Train”. Aw, screw it. How often do the O’Jays get cited as a pop culture reference anymore? [“Love Train”](http://www.stlyrics.com/lyrics/undercoverbrother/lovetrain.htm). …Don’t you know that it’s time to get on board And let this train keep on riding, riding on through Well, well People all over the world (you don’t need no money) Join hands (come on) Start a love train, love train (don’t need no ticket, come on)… ---
**Author:** ![Santo\_Rugger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Santo\_Rugger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santo_Rugger)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2008, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/train-crushes-railway-sex-couple/464811/16 "2008-09-24T15:24:09Z")
> [@](#): > > Impossible to **s** top, I’d say. Fixed that for ya,\*\* Spiff\*\*. 😃 I don’t know why, but this line cracked me up: > [@](#): > > The police have appealed for those with missing relatives to come forward to help with their investigation. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2008, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/train-crushes-railway-sex-couple/464811/17 "2008-09-24T15:52:35Z")
I feel bad for the driver and any emergency personnel who may have been traumatized. Other than that, unless the woman wa being raped and unable to get free, I don’t care.