Why don't people ever talk about trains?

[FuneralCry]

The train is a method that I would never choose to do. It sounds like an awful way to go. I think most people who do not have access to N/SN would rather go for jumping or hanging. For me the fact that my suicide could traumatise someone else is not what puts me off the train method. Many people resort to train when they are extremely desperate and they want to end their pain. The society is the problem, denying us a peaceful method so we have to resort to traumatic methods. There is nothing selfish about using this method, we have a right to exit this world at a time of our own choosing.

 

[CFLoser]

Following is an account of a train suicide attempt survivor:

I jumped in front of a train and survived.

"After being in and out of psychiatric hospitals for years with serious suicide attempts, I decided to take it a step further with a train. It happened in the night in the mid-late eighties."

"I had several injuries, including a severed arm (that was successfully reattached), my back was broken in three places, my ribs were broken, my lungs had collapsed and I was fully conscious when I was rescued from beneath the train. I was conscious until I reached the hospital and they started surgery, and consequently was in a coma for over two weeks. I wasn't expected to survive. It was a shock when I came to, and I later endured years of physio, psychiatric assessment, counseling and I had to learn to walk again. "

The downside risks of this method are worse than most methods- maybe worse than all other methods- that's the scary part about this method.

Jesus.

I always assumed you could just put your neck down on the track and get decapitated instantly but there are too many variables to ensure that, especially when using lots of drugs to not be scared of the train coming.

 

[nameeater]

The drivers are not fired for this- in fact they are warned that this will happen once or twice a year on average and it is the main reaosn why people don't keep these jobs for very long in most cases- maybe a couple of years, according to an article I read a long time ago. Some drivers can handle it better- they know it's going to happen when they take the job and they are mentally more prepared for it.

If you are not doing this by a train station this is better than doing this at a train station because you can get your body into the best possible position without having to rush. I don't know how much this increase the odds to ctb, and how much the odds are of survivinbg with limbs amputated, paralyzed, brain damaed, and/or disfigured- it's those terrible downsides that scare people off.

my bad!

 

[Interloper]

I don't understand how you can survive jumping head first into a 100+ ton behemoth going 100km/h if not more, the human body is awfully resilient huh...

 

[Lost Magic]

because it is really traumatic for the train driver. Some get PTSD and never get over it. Plus it is a violent death and a lot of people don't want that. I have gazed over at train tracks before thinking about it, but I would never go through with killing myself that way.

 

[Someone123]

One of my biggest suicidal plans are going to a train track, getting really messed up on some kind of drug (probably heroin to pass out and feel good), and then just getting run over.

There are train tracks close to my house and sometimes I can hear the train at night. It really could just be easy to sneak out one night and wait for the train.

Why don't people talk about this method? Are there big flaws I am not seeing?

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Jesus.

I always assumed you could just put your neck down on the track and get decapitated instantly but there are too many variables to ensure that, especially when using lots of drugs to not be scared of the train coming.

Sorry this won't work because your head probably will just get knocked out of the way rather than get run over- the body and head will most likely go flying all as one piece. About 2/3 of attempts lead to ctb, about 1/3 lead to horrible injuries with survival, including amputations, brain damage etc.

I don't understand how you can survive jumping head first into a 100+ ton behemoth going 100km/h if not more, the human body is awfully resilient huh...

The force can just send your body flying and who knows what will happen next- about 1/3 of cases survive.

 

[Esteban Il Divino]

I personally thought about it, I looked for places to do it, but finally choose not to.

There are many advantages in this method, as well as there are drawbacks.
But the "deal breaker" for me with this method is : it is all about 1 second. One second only, where everything must be in place (your posture, your determination, no risk of stopping or decelerating the train, the "train's type/shape",...), it can not be one second before, or one second after.
It seemed to be too much pressure for me.
However, it can still be a relatively reliable option if needed

(don't wanna discourage anyone, it's about me, trust your feelings)

 

[eternalmelancholy]

Because catching a train is scary and requires nerves of steel. Jumping would be more accessible and less SI inducing I would think. It sucks that people are driven to this point in the first place. That is what happens when information and access to better methods are restricted.

Maybe one day euthanasia will be available for the general public. But it is definitely not going to happen within our lifetimes.

 

[canna2]

Because catching a train is scary and requires nerves of steel. Jumping would be more accessible and less SI inducing I would think. It sucks that people are driven to this point in the first place. That is what happens when information and access to better methods are restricted.

Maybe one day euthanasia will be available for the general public. But it is definitely not going to happen within our lifetimes.

No. If you put your neck on the rail it doesn't take that much balls. Combine it with taking some hard drug to doze yourself off and you're set to go.

 

[okaoki]

I've seen videos from people losing lower half of their body and still alive from this method. I personally don't prefer this

 

[Someone123]

I've fantasized a lot about the "suicide booths" from Futurama (if anyone here is a fan). Just go in, drop some money, push a button. Boom.

Of course they would also be used as murder booths so this would never happen.

I've seen videos from people losing lower half of their body and still alive from this method. I personally don't prefer this

This is the problem- a 2/3 chance to ctb and a 1/3 chance for extreme injuries- there are better methods.

 

[motel rooms]

No. If you put your neck on the rail it doesn't take that much balls.

Sure...

 

[eternalmelancholy]

Sure...

That sounds scary as fuck. Stick your neck on the rail while the entire ground is shaking from the incoming train. Of course the noise of the engine and horns. That would psyche me out so bad.

 

[Someone123]

Sure...

If you put your neck on the rail there is a good chance the train will slam into your head and send you flying- and you may not ctb from this, but survive with brain damage and other injuries- maybe the train would run over your neck but I think this is less likely.

 

[motel rooms]

If you put your neck on the rail there is a good chance the train will slam into your head and send you flying- and you may not ctb from this, but survive with brain damage and other injuries- maybe the train would run over your neck but I think this is less likely.

I think you meant to quote @canna2, I'm definitely not interested in this horrifying method

 

[Pluto]

If you put your neck on the rail there is a good chance the train will slam into your head and send you flying- and you may not ctb from this, but survive with brain damage and other injuries- maybe the train would run over your neck but I think this is less likely.

Typically, the leading bogie would tend to have a metal piece that is designed to push foreign matter out of the way of the wheels. So the wheels aren't just a simple guillotine on tracks. I think SI is a major issue with this method also.

I agree that jumping is far preferable since it can be done reliably by someone who knows what they are doing.

 

[Marktheghost]

If you put your neck on the rail there is a good chance the train will slam into your head and send you flying- and you may not ctb from this, but survive with brain damage and other injuries- maybe the train would run over your neck but I think this is less likely.

Why would it slam into your head rather than your neck?

 

[Someone123]

Why would it slam into your head rather than your neck?

It will hit your head first because your head is wider than your neck.

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Typically, the leading bogie would tend to have a metal piece that is designed to push foreign matter out of the way of the wheels. So the wheels aren't just a simple guillotine on tracks. I think SI is a major issue with this method also.

I agree that jumping is far preferable since it can be done reliably by someone who knows what they are doing.

Interesting- so there is no way the your neck would get under the wheels.

 

[Marktheghost]

It will hit your head first because your head is wider than your neck.

But your neck is wider than the rail isn't it? I don't think the train would necessarily touch any part of your body other than your neck.

 

[healthrecovery]

Shit method imho not worth discussing

 

[Fadeawaaaay]

Shit method imho not worth discussing

The father of somebody I know tried this and failed -has been in a wheelchair ever since