"Say Cheese" Whack!

From the Seattle Times: A man was struck by an Amtrak train in Auburn this afternoon.
The 42-year-old from Las Vegas was posing for a photo on the tracks when the train approached. He was unable to get out of the way of the southbound train that was traveling 79 miles per hour, said Auburn police spokesman Cmdr. Mike Hirman.
The man’s girlfriend was taking the photos. The man was apparently posing with Mount Rainier in the background, said BNSF spokesman Gus Melonas.
The two had gotten onto the tracks through an open crossing on C Street Southwest,  Hirman said.  http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2014/01/man-fatally-struck-by-amtrak-train-in-auburn/
If you are going to take a picture on  railroad track (and why would you do that to begin with?), make sure no train is coming and listen for the train.  They are not exactly quiet.
Something, though, tells me there is something more to this story as it sounds too strange.