--- description: Your heart might stop for a little title: Watch a man barely escape getting hit by a train image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Terrifying Video Shows Man Inches Away From Being Hit By Speeding Train by [Laura Stampler](/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 18, 2014 6:43 PM CUT by [Laura Stampler](/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 18, 2014 6:43 PM CUT A man was literally inches away from being hit by a speeding commuter train in Northern California when he [decided to ignore the warning bells and dash across the train tracks](http://www.cbsnews.com/news/heart-stopping-near-miss-with-train-in-california-caught-on-video/ "undefined"). Caltrain posted the heart-stopping video, captured by surveillance video at the Redwood City stop, to emphasize the importance of taking safety precautions. Apparently this lucky soul also ruined everyone else’s commuting schedules that day, since every near miss — and this was _definitely_ a near miss — has to be investigated. \[[CBS News](http://www.cbsnews.com/news/heart-stopping-near-miss-with-train-in-california-caught-on-video/ "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/29145/terrifying-video-shows-man-inches-away-from-being-hit-by-speeding-train/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/29145/terrifying-video-shows-man-inches-away-from-being-hit-by-speeding-train/"},"headline":"Terrifying Video Shows Man Inches Away From Being Hit By Speeding Train","datePublished":"2014-03-18T18:43:06.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:07:55.182Z","description":"Your heart might stop for a little","url":"https://time.com/29145/terrifying-video-shows-man-inches-away-from-being-hit-by-speeding-train/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Transportation","Accident","safety"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Laura Stampler","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/29145/terrifying-video-shows-man-inches-away-from-being-hit-by-speeding-train/","name":"Terrifying Video Shows Man Inches Away From Being Hit By Speeding Train"}}]}] ```