No major injuries to people, cars, not so lucky. Coming to a salvage auction near you.
Train hits car carrier at full speed.
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That's an exceptionally steep approach. Really needs a revision. I thought the Texas crossings were bad.
Here's hoping that the guy who is shipping the RAV4 for his kid didn't have it on that load.
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I think you mean, me. Texas to NY thread.
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HOLE-LEEEE CRAP!
That makes sense. I couldn't figure out why the tractor/trailer was stopped right there, but that's a good explanation.
Those are very low to the ground anyway
I came here to say that!
For what it is worth,
The actual collision I witnessed , the engines blew their horns continuously the last 1000 feet or so. I was about a thousand feet away, I heard the horn and waked out of my house and made it to the road just in time to watch. Aside from the squealing of brakes and a few skidding wheels, the actual collision sounded like a very loud car door slam, several of them. There was no derailment. The engines were stopped much less than a mile away, they had had the brakes engaged for at least 1000 feet (flat area) before collision. the driver was standing about 100 yards away and was taking to 911 at the time of the collision. They had 2 fire engines come out, ambulances along with several sheriff and one Highway patrol car The trailer was loaded with dry good and there was no derailment and no injury. The trailer was cut in two. The truck was simply on its side in the ditch with the front very few feet of the trailer. The back of the trailer was on its side and stuff all over. Some of the cars were still blocking the intersection. The lead engine had it’s paint scuffed. headlight broken and the little snow plow bent. The railroad was downright hostile to people looking and taking pictures.
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The actual collision I witnessed , the engines blew their horns continuously the last 1000 feet or so. I was about a thousand feet away, I heard the horn and waked out of my house and made it to the road just in time to watch. Aside from the squealing of brakes and a few skidding wheels, the actual collision sounded like a very loud car door slam, several of them. There was no derailment. The engines were stopped much less than a mile away, they had had the brakes engaged for at least 1000 feet (flat area) before collision. the driver was standing about 100 yards away and was taking to 911 at the time of the collision. They had 2 fire engines come out, ambulances along with several sheriff and one Highway patrol car The trailer was loaded with dry good and there was no derailment and no injury. The trailer was cut in two. The truck was simply on its side in the ditch with the front very few feet of the trailer. The back of the trailer was on its side and stuff all over. Some of the cars were still blocking the intersection. The lead engine had it’s paint scuffed. headlight broken and the little snow plow bent. The railroad was downright hostile to people looking and taking pictures.
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My first thought is that I am not sure I would have exited my vehicle to take the video....
If you look close, the lead locomotive appears to pitch up...some big forces at play there.
Feel for the guy franticly waving at the train to stop.
If you look close, the lead locomotive appears to pitch up...some big forces at play there.
Feel for the guy franticly waving at the train to stop.
Car haulers are like 8” off the ground so there are not many elevated crossings they can make it across without high centering. Great footage of the collision though. Think the guys in the front of the train head toward the back when they realize there’s no avoiding the collision?
Yeah so dumb.
I'm not understanding how this occurs??? Some folks have said that there trailer got high centered but I can't visualize it unless there's a massively negligent design of the tracks.
Similar event happened in my home town as a youth but the driver literally parked his rig on the tracks for unknown reasons. Down town area, making some deliveries to businesses. Train blasted it. I didn't see it but I was nearby and on the scene for the aftermath.
People are just really stupid...
Similar event happened in my home town as a youth but the driver literally parked his rig on the tracks for unknown reasons. Down town area, making some deliveries to businesses. Train blasted it. I didn't see it but I was nearby and on the scene for the aftermath.
People are just really stupid...
Nevermind, it was stuck before that.
Iis it a shortcut the driver was taking? Some said the driver was trying to go around a scale or cut corner.
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Yes unless that's the only road to make the delivery, that truck should not have gone there. The road isn't wide enough for two big trucks to pass.
I always wondered if you were to electrically connect the rails together with a jumper cable, if that would simulate there being another train on the track and trip the signals. I don't know if that sort of system is still in use.
Railroads like the existing paradigm that it's impossible for the train to stop. They will not take measures to avoid such incidents. There could be an emergency button at the crossing to push if your car is stuck on the tracks, that would turn signals red.
I always wondered if you were to electrically connect the rails together with a jumper cable, if that would simulate there being another train on the track and trip the signals. I don't know if that sort of system is still in use.
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