You have a lot of time. First you have the lights staring which has your typical yellow light timing, then the arms take a second or two to lower, then you have a few more seconds until the train goes by.
I wonder if better lighting at the crossing could have given the train operator the visibility to stop in time as this accident unlike most was a person on the tracks.
Most are people walking into the tracks and the train hits them without an opportunity to brake
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