Rail Yard Fitness Guy Felled By Train (VIDEO)

Greg Plitt, fitness guru and star of Bravo’s short lived series Work Out, was killed by a train he was running in front of when he tripped and fell and the train ran over him. In case you’re not familiar with the laws of physics, you do not want to get run over by a train. Even a model toy train is liable to cause light damage. Plitt often filmed workout scenes at the railroad yard because he loved gritty tough guy stuff and also because it’s free if nobody catches you. At the time of his death Plitt was attempting to outrun the train as it travelled behind him. I’ve you’ve never seen the footing on railroad track it could be described as somewhere between iffy and you gonna die. In contrast, treadmills are pretty safe  Should you ever find yourself cranking weights in an industrial yard, you’re going the wrong way.

By way of worthy epilogue: Greg Pitt was a former distinguished Army Ranger and West Point grad. Neither a coward or a dummy, though admittedly not the wisest guy when it came to train stunts.