By Peter De Keles

Author  Bio A New Zealand railroad buff killed by a train Saturday may have been misled by his camera's LCD screen into thinking the train was a safe distance away.

Title:	Something to remember about safety around real trains
Publication:	Petapixel
Date:	09/10/13
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Category	Real Trains
Overview	According to the New Zealand Herald, 50-year-old Gregory Duncraft was photographing an approaching passenger train last week when he failed to move out of the way in time, despite two long warning blasts by the train's engineer. The train was traveling at about 28 mph when it hit Duncraft, who passed away shortly after from head and leg injuries. Witnesses said Duncraft was busy looking at the screen on his camera, not the train itself, when the incident happened. And fellow photographer and friend Stewart Nimmo told the Herald that he suspected the camera's live view gave Duncraft the perception that the train was further up the track.
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