Jaywalking is not the same as walking on train tracks --- and the U.S. (and many other countries) heavily regulate how train tracks are divided and secured from

Jaywalking is not the same as walking on train tracks --- and the U.S. (and many other countries) heavily regulate how train tracks are divided and secured from pedestrians to prevent these deaths, and trespassing. There is a reason why yardmen have a reputation of beating homeless.