[...] TRE Train Kills Hurst Pedestrian A woman is dead after she was hit by a Trinity Railway Express train in Hurst Tuesday afternoon. Go to News Source [...]

I could not have happened in the 800 block of Hurst Blvd. as that street runs the same way as the track. It could have happened on Precint Line Road.

I was stranded in downtown Dallas with dozens of commuters, nowhere near this accident. TRE shut down the entire line. They didn’t send any buses or make any attempt to help their customers for hours.

i live right in front of the train tracks and was wondering why the helicopters were staying positioned from around 5-7 p.m.in the area..they are still flying around and it is almost 11’30 p.m…i can only hope this didnt cause alot of trauma for everyone involved..but i am sure it will.. praying for peace for all those involved.

my husband ,Jerry rides this train everyday to and from Riachland Hills TO tHE Union station and he is on the train right now goin to Dallas. there are more and more people riding the train since the oil prices have risen. My husband rides the TRE to Union Station and the gets on the Dart to go to work.

I don’t know where Ronda Hilton was stranded, but I was at Dallas Union Station for the 5:50 pm train when we heard about the accident. Many people around me expressed concern for the woman who was killed and her loved ones. I heard nothing inappropriate. TRE had us on a train at 6:20 pm to Hurst Bell Station, where busses were waiting to take us to Richland Hills Station. I was in my car at Richland Hills only 45 minutes behind schedule. Kudos to TRE for getting us home in a reasonable time. My condolences to the loved ones of the woman who was killed. The thing I love most about taking TRE to work is the people – I see consideration and kindness from the crew and the riders on a daily basis. You are truly a special group of people!

Lets not forget the men and women that drive these trains day in and day out that have to live with with the tragedy and guilt of knowing that they weren’t able to stop in time! God bless them and the family of the lost women.

Ronda, in case you have never noticed there is only ONE track for them to run on. There was no way for an eastbound train to get through. That train was westbound and it blocked the only track they have to use. Hopefully you can understand that. Some folks are so self centered and to them it was not that someone lost their life, but that someone had the nerve to make THEM late. There are a lot of people out here that think about someone besides ourselves. I feel really bad for the driver, because I know he or she did everything that they could, but when someone steps out in front of you. Pedestrain or car versus train is always a bad thing. Prayers for her family and for the train driver.

It was a suicide. My son was on the train and saw her just jump in front of the train. He was pretty shook up.

Good Lord. I live in the houses by the train track and I was asleep the whole time. I went to the lake to check out what was going on, and I was pretty depressed when I got home. For the longest time I thought itw as a girl that lived in the neighborhood. I thought she got into the tracks through the gate infront of the lake. It still blows my mind.

I waited at the Fort Worth station and I felt for the lady and all the passengers on the train. I did not mind waiting because it was beyon anyones control.
TRE was very cooperative. The T on the other hand was not as supportive. The train arrived at Richland Hills stop and there was only 1 bus waiting to carry 100 + passengers to Hurst!. That was not fun………….

God please always bless us all .

We have become such a self-centered society. We want immediate results in this day and age and when we don’t get it we are irritated even in the presence of death. At some moment in time the people that heckled and were amused at death will be brought to judgment. All anyone can do is pray for mercy for all those poor souls and hope that the innocent will continue to have grace and empathy in the face of tragedy in the future. If it were me laying injured or killed on those tracks regardless of how I had come to be there I would hope that human compassion would reach out and take me in its arms….

I live just across Trinity Blvd. from where the train stopped. I heard the helicopters and thought there was a bad accident, but then when we watched the news we were stunned. I have thought about this woman and her family all this time, not hearing another word on the news about it. I think all the people on that train, especially the conductor need to see a counselor. I would be devastated if I were on it. Ever day I hear the whistle and I remember what happened and say a prayer for all involved. For all you selfish people out there that was more concerned about getting home on time, I hope tragedy doesn’t strike you or your family and then you wonder why no one cares. You should be ashamed of yourselves. Kudos to the TRE for the way they handled the situation!