Craziest Train Collisions and Mistakes Caught On Camera
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- Craziest Train Collisions and Mistakes Caught On Camera
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As a retired train driver, i can tell you that generally the train will always win.
I'm a truck driver, and I can tell you. I would not challenge a train
But I always loved (in a gross way) when I found out that a cow can do serious enough damage to derail. Especially if the hip bone gets around the wheels/bogeys.
LOL That's in line with things I have learned in physics class
i just watched one smashing into truck carrying 134-foot concrete beam and it didnt end well for the train :/ the steel in it wrapped round the train and slipped down
My father always said, "Never race a train, because if you tie, you lose."
Rule number 1 isnt “don’t assume the train will stop”, it’s “the train will not stop” 🗿
The locomotive *always* has a full load of soot in the engine…”
@@dennisyoung4631huh? Also btw the statement from the original comment applies to electric trains as well aka ones with no engine and no smoke. The train itself still weighs a lot. The electric trains still take a while to stop too.
@@jayasmrmore3687 this line is from fiction.
It refers to the nature of trains (in general) and how they tend to want to *GO!* and are disinclined to stop, no matter what the train-driver does to get them to halt, or even slow down.
Of course, an *electrified* train - one which is not running a fictional *compression-ignition engine,* complete with constant ALCO-like *soot,* and when pressed even moderately hard, exhaust flames - is going to be a little less “headstrong and impetuous” when it comes to slowing down. One simply lets off, and starts applying the brake with those…
The compression-ignition engine - which is not an earthly diesel, but something vastly more dangerous to run - it just might decide *it doesn’t like you* and promptly *explode* when the throttle is shut! One wonders if the tendency of those who ran them to treat them like fetishes, compete with chanted “spells” or “curses”, was based upon this tendency to misbehave…
most if not all train will take about like 5 km to stop its just impossible, by the time it fully stop the train is already almost in the next city
Did you know that a train takes 20 football pitches long to stop!
Mechanics: "We can't get the hood open!!!"
Train: "Hold my beer!"
That's so old.
@@mountainman5025but it works
Just a little scratch on a the truck💀💀💀
@@user-wp2xs9by5w "It'll buff right out!"
Ms: "... that's not what I meant..."
The whole story with the Chicago train is not told. Yes the person was working a LOT of OT and so fell asleep on the 3AM train. But automated systems did not work as intended due to poor maintenance. She was working the OT as at 25 she needed the money and the CTA was doing a poor job of hiring and training (so not enough people for all the jobs). The whole thing was a cluster up and down the line. Yet this 25 yr old of course took the brunt of the blame as the CTA tried to protect itself (despite the union stepping in for her). It is a story of incompetence and corrupt thinking up and down the line of the CTA, yet only the one person really was punished.
It's a similar story to what happened in Toronto in 1995, when a train crashed into another stationary in a tunnel, killing 3 people. The operator of the train was blamed as a newbie, but the other half of the issue was the automated trip arm that was supposed to stop a train at a red light, before the track ahead was clear. He took the brunt of the blame too, and it was really the fault of the TTC, who too became lazy with maintenance, repair and training (the newbie ran a red light, which he was not supposed to do) By comparison, the TTC had only been running subways for nearly 40 years by that point - Chicago had far more to answer for.
Corruption? Chicago? You don't say! 🙂 I worked in ORD for a while, never caught my fancy to stay.
they probably dont have enough engineers because they are insistent on only employing diversity hires.
I am a train operator for the subway and if you do OT while half awake and screw up, it is on you. I would never jeopardize my job or people's lives to make some extra money. It is not worth it.
@@bunnspecial Good thing you don't work for a Class I railroad like CSX or NS, they don't accept "exhaustion" as a legitimate reason to mark off a run, no matter how many days you've worked in a row before that. That is why I left, and I loved being an engineer otherwise.
That last guy had time to reverse out harms way, but, I bet, like 99% of all others caught in that position, he didn't want to break the almighty crossarm.
And the funny thing is, they are made to break!
Still best idea, he bailed at the perfect time.
I would broke those arms 😂😂. Ain’t no train hitting me. Lol
Bill Engvall eat your heart out
Almost looked to me like he stalled the engine trying to get clear. Car carrier and number 4 were definitely stuck. The car carrier high centered the trailer, and the van (#4) hooked the landing gear.
There is no way in the world a cross arm could trap any vehicle
But but they might scratch my precious car if I touch them😵😵😆
right! that guy at 10:08 had choices and chose wrong for soooo many reasons.
Yep... he had a big bowl of stupid for breakfast.
A cross arm coming down in front of you while you're on the tracks should mean, "You'd better smash through me right now or you're screwed!"
@@panagea2007 right! you'd think you wouldn't need to explain that.. 👍😎✊
If something gets stuck on a track, call the number on the crossing immediately as an emergency. They will hopefully get anything in the area to stop until the issue is cleared.
This is only helpful in areas where the number exists unfortunately, as well as the factor of how soon a train is approaching
Too often, roads over train tracks are built up as a hump rather than change the height of the track. Trucks bottom out on these humps and get stuck on the tracks.
In many cases, it's up to the truck dispatcher to tell the truck what route to take to avoid these.
But independent truckers don't have dispatchers -- they're just told to transport the goods from Point A to Point B and it's up to them to get it there.
Ideally, the road surface should be graded to rise gradually to cross the tracks so trucks don't get stuck.
But but properly grading a road at a crossing takes manpower and money! We cant be requiring road crews and government officials to do their freaking jobs! That would be communism!
Trucker and Railroader here;
In most cases, the railroad line came first. The law permits the public to cross the ROW (Right Of Way) at designated crossings.
Railroads are thus only required to install basic crossbuck "RR Crossing" signs. If the community wants gates, lights, and bells, they have to pay the railroad for parts, labor, and maintenance.
Mainline tracks are built raised above the ground on what's called "roadbed"; this along with ballast (the crushed rock) allows for adequate drainage and secure ment of the track structure.
Again, the communities are responsible for how roads approach raillines, and the maintenance of crossings.
As for trucks;
My dispatchers have 30+ drivers each....
They're not giving us our routings.
WE are responsible for trip planning!
@@therailbaron18 As with heights for bridges and carparks etc, so truck drivers should be aware of the clearances of the trailers. That should be basic operator knowledge. When in doubt, get out and check it out. A short walk will eye ometre the rise and fall of the bank crossing and , a quick look at the trailer deck, that doesn't bend, will be quickly identified as, I need another route.
Of course, stubborn and arrogant humans will always try to pull 40+ tons across impossible risers.Therefore, we'll always have a never ending stream of videos
There's signs posted about lowboy trailers. An astute truck driver would see the hump and go around. A stooge would try to jump it.
@@mountainman5025 Too many super truckers around.
not only are crossing gate arms made of hollow aluminum (at least in North America) , they're designed to break off at the bracket if they get hit. So if you're driving a semi and it comes down between the cab and trailer, just gun it and break it off. Scratches and dents are better than losing your truck.
Double that if you have a high load. Those JCBs or cranes can kill the train crew. You need to get out of the way ASAP. Hop a lane if you have to.
@@captainotto Crash into the car in front of you and push it out of the way, ANYTHING to avoid the train
It not just in America - Europe (like Germany, UK) and Oceania (like Australia, New Zealand) also has breakable railroad arms that you smash through if you ever get stuck
@@jonbaker3728but if you can do it without crashing that’s best, like going on the grass or something
Unless the payment book got too close to the insurance payment, the friction usually causes destruction.
Sure seems there's a lot of truck drivers out there that are not the brightest bulb on the Christmas tree
most of the new "schooled" drivers are worse than one can imagine.
some are completely brain dead. know or care noting about safety. they really believe there first job will be in a brand new $200K super truck, and they will bring in well over $100K after taxes. then reality hits them in the face. work long hrs. low pay, broken down garbage level trucks.
after 40 years driving. i am glad i am retired.
as a warning to all out there. NEVER be along side or behind a rig. just a oops and you can be dead. and trains are 100 times worse.
Have you ever closely looked at a raised crossing? I don't know why they make them that way. They get stuck in the tracks like that because of the raised road surface. They are especially bad in the Srates, more than any country I've been in. I am now retired with over 5 million miles under my belt. I've seen just about everything there is out there.
Eubanksproductions, Now tell us about your vast experience driving the big trucks and pulling a 53 footer. Like byrd1dog said, look at the raised crossing. In addition there are rarely if any warning signs about a raised crossing that trailer landing gear might get caught on.
@@samuelschick8813 Okay, Since you asked. I've been a Operating Engineer Local 12 for 30 years. I've operated just about every type of truck, tractor, trailer you can imagine including lowboys. I've operated all types of heavy equipment including push pull scrapers, I track dozers, and motor graders. Now that you've heard my "vast" credentials let me tell you this. I'm well aware of the raised railroad crossings and the dangers they possess. I'm also smart enough to know which crossings have a crown too steep to clear my trailers. If I'm not sure, I get out of the cab and check myself. It's not that difficult if you're a competent truck driver and not one who takes chances by crossing my fingers and hope my trailer clears an active railroad track. That is the purpose of my comment!
That’s a new one lol 😂
What people don’t know, is that the crossing arms are designed to break if you’re caught on the tracks, so the rest of the crossing gates aren’t damaged. You’re never “stuck” on the tracks, unless your car or truck physically cannot move off the railroad crossing, you can drive through the gates.
Well most are stuck because for some reason they design crossings with a bulge instead of flattening the street further ahead in the us. That way allot of low laying trailers get stuck with their bottom on the tracks. All those crashes probably just because someone wanted to save a few bucks on the crossing
@@MegaCookieCrafter yeah unfortunately. Class 1 railroads seem to have an issue with “doing things at the low cost”
Well for some reason, people think it is better to lose their truck rather than getting scratches and dents.
as a train fan in belgium, thank you for mentioning the stickers on the crossings!! it can save countless lives and milions in repair costs when people act correctly
I never met my grandfather, he died years before i was born. He drove trains as an engineer. He instilled a deep respect for trains into my father who instilled that in us kids. NEVER pull on to a track unless there is enough room on the other side to get all your vehicle across.
That's not a "respect for trains" that gets passed down, it's common sense.
On the same token, if the gates start closing, please, do not try to pass the crossing or go around the gates, it is not only illegal, but also highly dangerous, no matter how fast the train is going.
That’s Commons Sense - which most AmeriKKKans don’t have…!!!
Camera operators need to be trained how to keep their camera pointed while running for their lives!
I know, right?
These are amateurs who didn't get the memo that the cameraman is immune to harm.
Running for their lives!?😂😅
They would be so skilled🤣
Exactly! Get the footage or die!🤨😃
@@rhuttrho88 🤣😂
As a chicagoan, I remember the day very well when that CTA crashed. A lot of things have changed since then, and no crash like that has ever happened again
I was living in Chicago when that Blue line crashed. I think the CTA came under a lot of fire for labor practices.
I ride the blue line a lot and have made many trips to OHare on it. I didn't know that happened, but I can only imagine how bad it would have been if it was like 9 am. If it was gonna happen, I'm glad it was at 3 am
Okay, but no crash like that never actually happens to begin with.
4:20 - Amazing how the car went up in the air in one piece while the trailer was destroyed from underneath it.
So, the jeep didn't just float. It damaged the front passenger car.
Crossing arms are meant to break! If you get stuck in one just KEEP MOVING! so many of these could've been prevented if they didn't stop.
They didn't stop for the crossing arm. They got stuck because the ground rises at the rails and catches the landing gear. Stupid truck drivers use Google maps instead of buying a commercial vehicle version of GPS.
😂😂😂😂😂
@@jeg1353the last clip says otherwise
@@jeg1353 If only they could lift the trailer higher.... I know they can in Europe, so why not in America?
They cant drive that way, but for short distances its fine.
just to clear things up: the last train WAS a norfol southern train, it just had union pacific locomotives. that is called run through power, a train that originates on one railroad and ends in another one sometimes has the engines from the first railroad, since it's less time consuming to just leave the originating power on it and changing crews, rather than cutting the locomotives off and coupling new ones
I'm glad someone here knows how trains work.
I was about to question what he said then I saw this
And that information was important because why ? UP is equipped with steering wheels?
It was a chinese train coming from KrapLakiStan. I have a spare pair of glasses I can loan you so you can see it correctly 😜😜
@@mountainman5025So people know which railroad is part of the accident. Why are you being a dick?
As a retired long haul truck driver, I can tell you that I had a road atlas and a CB Radio to find my way from point a to point b. There was also always someone within Radio range that had been up and down the roads that I was traveling for the first time. Putting out a call to other truckers, who knew that area, which bridge heights were too low, and which railroad crossings were too high to get across, saved me from ever being in this situation. Google maps doesn't give you that information. Use your head and ask.
You're lucky to have had colleagues that speak the same language.
Over here in Europe truckdrivers are usually from Poland, Bulgaria, Romania etc - either completely over-caffeinated or hungover on wodka, and they just raise "incompetence" and "negligence" to a whole new level. They simply don't care...
But:
They're cheap.
There were no accidents, only incompetence and criminal negligence.
There may be signs that tell you who to call if your vehicle gets stuck on the tracks but, the majority of people DO NOT READ OR PAY ATTENTION TO SIGNS. A perfect example is:. People park in no parking or handicapped parking spots and complain when their car gets towed. The sign says only "one carryon per passenger" at the airline ticket counter yet many have 3 suitcases, a diaper bag, three carry-ons and a backpack. People do not read store coupons or pay attention to "limit 2 to a customer" then complain they didn't get the discount on 6 etc.etc.The majority of people are too busy, too self-important, obsessed or focussed on their cellphones to pay attention to anything else.
Correct - signs are a waste of time. It is a well known fact that people just don't read them. We have signs on our motorways that say "Keep left unless passing". The signs are positioned about one every one kilometre, so people can't say they didn't see them - yet they continue to drive in the right hand lane (the passing lane) even though they aren't passing. There are yellow cross-hatches painted on the ground at some intersections, meaning "Don't stop on this area" - yet people pull up at the lights and stop on the crosshatch. There are signs when there are roadworks to slow down to 50 or 30 km/h, yet people speed through at 100 km/h and don't bother slowing down.
Just make crossings like in Germany then. We use radar and cameras to scan them coupled with signals 2 km ahead on the track. If now a train is coming the crossings lowers their barriers and checks for anything on the track. If there is nothing the train driver gets a go signal. If however there is something blocking the tracks the signal doesn’t turn to „go“ and automatically induces an emergency breaking if the train driver fails to stop at the red signal. This is mandatory on every mid-speed crossing now and old crossings have to be upgraded to that standard
Ok we get it thanks.
@@MegaCookieCrafter I like the system you say you have in Germany. The only problem is if a vehicle gets stuck on the tracks after the train operator has gotten the go ahead sign. In that case your system won't be of help as the train will go anyways and when the train operator finally sees the vehicle it will be too late to stop the train.
@@sw6188 we got people in Phoenix, AZ who don't read the signs for the HOV lanes, and pull behind you flinging their brights at you rather than use the three or four EMPTY lanes to the right of them. I even watched a truck get behind a car in the HOV lane, fling its brights at them, then pull around in front of them and purposefully slam on their brakes a few times before taking off. Nobody reads here!
The guy was wise enough to take a few steps back then press record but he wasn’t wise enough to turn his phone sideways for a much better recording
ok
I say its about time the USA highways dept lengthen the approach grade o r better still build bridges where possible for road traffic to go above the track .
When witness to an accident, not everyone is deeply concerned with how the clip will look on CZcams.
That portrait mode with the stupid out of focus panels each side is annoying to say the least. I would sooner have two black borders than that.
Really!! What is this national obsession with video-ing everything in portrait mode???
I mean, who wants to see a narrow vertical sliver of a picture, rather than a view that entirely fills the screen?? Just saying...
It often all boils down to people who don't want their precious time wasted and think they can beat a train.
Leave it to the Polish...
1:30 The truck drive walked away unscathed. The truck however was totally scathed.
love it rofl
The train was very scathing about being blocked.
10:15 That’s a freaking Union Pacific train dude. Maybe it was in the NS railroad line, but that was still a Union Pacific intermodal train.
@jdrailfan391
It's called run through power to keep the train moving and not delay it. All class one and a lot of short lines and regionals do it nowadays. That's why you can find Canadian National loco's in southern Arizona and other places they don't have trackage rights.
Someone already told us but thanks.
@@Paul070 Ah! I see! Thanks for explaining!
Calm it down.
Kid: Mom. Can we get a flying car.
Mom: We have a flying car at home.
Flying Car at home: 4:02
Lmfao
They couldn't get the hood up but when the train hits it, it pops right open 😂
2:10 bro really said 🐎🐎🐎
"Oh, Priscilla! What a messsssss!"
The crash from Sweden he says Damn Damn Damn
The very last clip IS NOT A NORFOLK SOUTHERN TRAIN, it is in fact a UNION PACIFIC TRAIN
Did anyone see that Bus burst in flames at 2:34?
MD Rule 1: “Don’t assume the train will stop.”
Real Rule 1: “The train CANNOT stop.”
I was as a paramedic on scene in Ardooie, Belgium (nr 3), the damage was indeed crazy... We even started a MIP (Medical InterventionPlan (similar with the US EMS PLAN's))...
Many years ago, in Adelaide South Australia, a TV personality, Gordon Schwartz, did a safety ad where he stated, "The average suburban train takes 4 seconds to pass through a level crossing." Pause. "Whether you're on it, or not." The background video was of a suburban train going through a level crossing. This ad has always stuck in my mind.
Wagt=was
Do these narrators read off a script, without even watching the video?
i think it’s an ai generated voice-over
2:19 you have summoned the fnaf fandom
Actually that first one - truck was probably fine, so was the backhoe/loader. Maybe some track damage but it pretty much slipped off. Those things are DURABLE.
That last one is crazy, instead of damaging the truck or the car to get away from the crossing he opted instead to let the train hit them and completely destroy them both. Wow. Just wow.
Bro I appreciate these videos where the voice is real and the person clearly knows what they are talking about
I was in an Amtrak derailment in Moorpark, CA in late June. Every car derailed. Sixteen people injured, two hospitalized including the driver of the water truck that was “obstructing the tracks”. I broke a fingernail, lol.
If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to be in a train wreck, I wouldn’t recommend it. 0/10
What train car were you in when it happened
@@jacobdubielakThe first coach behind the baggage car. There was a loud BOOM as the lead truck hit the ties and ballast. The car started tipping, and all I could do was think, “Stay upright.” It righted but then started tipping the other way, back the first way again, then slid to a stop. The whole thing took about thirty seconds. The third and fourth car behind mine, the diner and first sleeper, were leaning quite a bit but also stayed upright.
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Agreed
That didn't make sense to me is it a computer?
Congratulations to all of the thousands and thousands of drivers and pedestrians who were not involved in an accident.
Thank you for the down-to-earth narrations. Earned my thumbs up!
1:54 literally the worst possible angle to be viewing this from. Best case scenario, debris is flying at you. Worst case scenario, a derailed train is coming at you
DEBRIS.
At 3:32 you said “The Conductor saw something up ahead” the person who operates the train is the ENGINEER!!!
The locomotive was number 197.
I’m a retired railroad worker I have watched people racing the train and got hit I’ve seen people go around the arms. I also have watched many law enforcement vehicles cross the tracks, while the lights are flashing and or cross the tracks as soon as the train has passed the intersection, this doesn’t work out when there’s several sets of train tracks there’s also a train coming the other way. Car drivers awareness of the dangers of trains and they’re crossings are not emphasized enough when they’re getting their drivers license. I’ve also seen law-enforcement yelling at the engineer for not stopping this is amazing. Trains are not cars. They can’t stop on a dime.
The crash between an Amtrak and a Detroit fire truck years ago takes the cake for that one.
This is the best of all these type videos because they give just the right amount of information, not too litte, not too much; plus these train collision videos scare thé HELL outta me!!! I don't usually get freaked out by these!!
0:47 the train almost flipped over 😅
That footage of the CTA crash reminds me of the scene near the ending of Speed where the LA Metro goes up the ramp under construction and crashes through onto the street.
Same
That's like near the middle.
Or the ending scene in "Silver Streak" with Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor. 😊
4:03
I find it entertaining that the car didn’t just spin or flew to the side, just jumped up into the air and landed down like if it got scared lmao
Wow 😮 that’s why I always be patient and wait until the train passes
2:29 "The train obliterated the bus and kept moving". Of course the train kept moving: trains don't stop on a dime.
And of course the train derailed, and not just "partially derailed further on the tracks". You see the front of the train lifting up at the moment of collision so the front part of the train derailed right there and then, but due to momentum it kept going for a while, even when partially derailed.
Not the style of content I enjoy, but the way you do it, I like it. Not just jotting numbers, giving a few insights as well. At least giving some attempt to comment on things people might not notice themselves. It's good.
That Chicago crash was very similar to one that occurred in Brooklyn several years ago on the Long Island Railroad. Engineer fell asleep at the controls as the train pulled into the underground Atlantic Terminal. It overran the bumper and crashed into the station's radio room. Thankfully it wasn't going very fast, the speed limit as the train approaches the station is 5mph. It was later revealed that the engineer suffered from sleep apnea and didn't remember the crash. Nobody was killed, but over 100 were injured.
I was stationed at Warner Robins AFB in the mid 90s. Good video compilation!
I feel sorry for the train drivers who come face to face with a stalled vehicle on the line. I wonder what causes so many vehicles to get stuck on a railroad crossing.
Lesson to learn here, Trains don't give a sh!t about about your sh!t!
Thanks for actually including what was IN the thumbnail. Liked
This reminds me of the granny who was pushing a baby buggy across the train tracks. A wheel got stuck, and instead of grabbing the baby and running, the granny tried to free the wheel from the tracks. Both granny and baby were killed. As for the Chicago train, they thought it had 50 passengers, but this later increased to 100 (from people at the airport station seeing the accident, and then jumping on the wrecked train to collect in a lawsuit).
8:44 it’s almost like that episode of Thomas & Friends where Gordon crashed thru the new station
Rule 1 - The Train don't stop till its in the shed or the station.
And maybe not even then.
My uncle was driving a truck, and he didn’t see a train coming. It hit his truck so hard that he flew out of the cab of the truck and his eye didn’t make it. He still has a glass eye to this day.
5:57 idk but after the train passed or something I would go grab a few bottles and book it😂😂😂
For the record, the last one wasn't Norfolk Southern, it was Union Pacific
It was NS just with UP Locomotives
Yes, because NS engineers are trained to steer around obstacles.
4:20 if you slow down the video and pay close attention you can see the train being lifted of the tracks
True
Holy if you didn't point that out I wouldn't have noticed
I can confirm the lead locomotive did in fact derail. The 2 passenger cars and rear locomotive did not derail. It was a very long night. Source, I was on the train.
I was born in Warner Robins AFB, seeing a train crash happen there is just crazy to me
9:40 People in Georgia must have balls of steel if they're going to mess around like that.
On 2:52 the train out of rail
Trains can take miles to stop. Saw one where the freight hit a car at a level crossing and finally got stopped almost a mile and a half farther. A 60MPH area for the train.
Slow reaction by the engineer. He was in the loo at the time of impact.
With the the first freight train in the list, you can clearly hear the brakes before and after it hits the truck. And they can be up to a mile long as well
when i was at school i did an internship at the NMBS (Belgian railway) in the workplace of Mechelen. And we had to work on the damaged train from this video.
"Look at how high the car gets when the train plows through". You must get fascinated by melting cheese too. It was already that high. The train just removed the trailer.
I was just in Warner Robbins earlier this year. If you have a chance to see the air museum there, highly recommend. All the old guys working there are former pilots who will tell you stories if you want.
I will never understand that about some railway crossings. They're supposed to be level, yet _so many_ the track is _still_ elevated above the level of the road. It's like the people behind the crossing creation _wanted_ trucks to bottom out on it or something. Or whoever made the road couldn't be arsed to actually bring it up to the same level as the top of the rails.
I'm pretty sure its usually the latter rather than the former. A lot of crossings are old enough to have been built before articulated lorries (semi trucks for those outside of Britain) became a thing though, so it could simply be that in many cases.
@@alistairsmith4297 theres a crossing near where i live that used to be a gravel road, no issues. now its paved and people with vehicles that are too big try and use it, usually at least 1 vehicle every year gets destroyed.
not all crossings are designed for trucks when you consider not all roads allow trucks to go through them either. There is plenty of routes for trucks to take, just because a truck could fit and go that way doesn't mean it should. If a truck driver decides to deviate from a known truck route it is on them to ensure there is no obstacles where they will get stuck. Same is true of rail road crossings the driver should have never attempted to cross that with a low trailer and should have known better. If that truck driver was still unsure, they could have pulled over and looked at the incline and their truck and trailer. What actually happens is they are just too lazy and think they can just barrel on through regardless of what damage might occur to the trailer or truck because a lot of times it isn't their equipment anyways rather some company they drive for and then they get stuck. What I wished more people would do though long before a train shows up, in North America on the crossing arm poles there is boxes that have the numbers to the dispatch for the trains. If you call that number and tell them the tracks are blocked they will stop all trains heading for that crossing as well as send out a crew to investigate the blockage as well as possibly could help too.
@@wolf2179 You make a good point, however I have seen such crossings on main roads that lorries can and should be able to frequent. Or on roads where the nearest alternative route is literally many, many miles away and doesn't even go to their desired destination - requiring an absolutely _ridiculous_ D-tour that adds enough extra hours to their delivery times that they completely miss their designated delivery time - or even run out of drivable hours for that day and have to pull over for the night (again missing deadlines). And of course the company giving them the delivery doesn't bother to factor this in, and give them enough time to take the D-tour and make delivery on time.
The simplest solution for everyone would be to _make ALL damned rail crossings ACTUALLY LEVEL with the road_ - there's absolutely zero excuse for a railroad crossing to be anything _other_ than perfectly level and flat.
@@DavidStruveDesigns ah you make a good point too. I should have clarified more in that I am not all that familiar in regards to other countries and how they do all their routes. If what you are saying is true then I agree. I am familiar with how the US does it and in the US, typically semi trucks are not advised or out right prohibited from country side roads or known as back roads unless they have a permit because sometimes there might be a reason they need to go to a place that the only road is that one. One of the main reasons semi trucks are prohibited from back roads is they are simply not designed for those trucks and those trucks typically have alternate routes they could take as well otherwise they would get a permit for the use of that part of the road and part of the permit process is you are supposed to scope out or survey the road to ensure that your truck could even pass through or identify some other obstacle that might need to be dealt with. Typically there is signage as well that does not advise certain trucks over a certain weight limit or length as well as if they are prohibited.
people holding cameras when trains crash: Wow, the ground sure looks interesting over here!
4:02
I wonder what’s the driver thinking 😂
In Poland arms are developing for easy to break out even by cars. Break arm cost about 100 $. And ticket. Much less than confrontation with train.
10:00 thats Union Pacific not Northfolk Southern
Run through power
9:34 That driver got his truck destroyed because he was unwilling to break a stick.
Okay if you pay attention to the impact you'll notice the front end of the train raises a bit upon colliding with the car loader
6:24 McCormick Rail Road Park located in Scottsdale, AZ. Great little park, visit in the winter months if you can. This IS Arizona so comming in the summer when its 115' F outside is not a good idea.
Been there before, perfect for the kids!
At 4:53 - an accident about to happen in Richmond, TX - is showing a truck traveling in a foreign country, a country where you drive on the OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD?
just filling screentime while he we was doing intro for the clip. it'll be ok
I noticed this and wondered if it was going to be UK footage. Not impossible but our railway crossings are called level crossings for a good reason. They ARE level. Also the barriers extend across both sides of the road in two halves, so nipping round them is difficult,even though the left lane is blocked just before the left to give anyone actually on the crossing as the barriers come down time to get out of the way.
Yeah, they used totally unrelated "stock footage" during the introductions to some of the other incidents too. I agree with you that this is annoying.
4:04 imagine looking out your window and there is a car in the air lol
On the tracks: ...Bus
Engineer: "Welp, gotta go as fast as we can"
Dude, that was an articulated bus which caught on fire on impact.
4:10 - train driver didn`t try do brake...he knew it will be like hot knife through the butter 🤣
The train driver did try to brake. It went from 70-80 mph down to about 50-60 mph. Source, I was on the train.
It is truly awe-inspiring.
This stuff never gets old to me.
I have spent 40 years hanging around train tracks. I am not an expert, however, I'm not dumb to them either. I knew how to act around train tracks by the time I was ten. These videos always entertain me. And yes, if you know what your looking at, there are funny errors in this video. But it's still fun.
Polish trucker went around the gates, he had no intention of stopping, he could have driver error.
3:40 he was high centered and couldn't move if he wanted to. A lot of our country roads that run across tracks are like this.
Should have stopped clear of the rails, and walked to check the height of the crossing.
@@knottyal2428 agree
0:56 - assuming the truck driver was not speeding, the warning lights need to be relocated, or at least mimiced up around the curve to warn that the gates are down.
Truck driver needs to drive within the limit, there will be signs giving plenty of warning about the level crossing. Good truck drivers know not to speed on rural roads.
@@sw6188 My point did say 'assuming he was not speeding' but you also seem to have made an assumption about warning signs. *if* he has come around the corner at the posted limit then the design of the crossing and the wigwags need to be investigated. Have you driven a large vehicle before?
@@downundarob where I am from, you are always speeding when you cannot stop in front of an immobile object (as opposed to a child suddenly jumping from a bush in front of you) on the road.
You always have to drive as slowly as your field of vision allows you.
When the street is narrow and there might be opposing traffic, the distance is half of your distance of vision.
@@forkeke where I am from the have repeater lights to warn of traffic lights that are changing red if the lights are around a curve where people that are doind the speed limit may find it difficult to stop in time.
@@downundarob I think that this (these warning lights you mentioned) makes a lot of sense, because many people don't use common sense while driving. Anything that makes traffic safer is nice.
But it's really not a lot to ask from people moving tons of steel around to at least see where they are going as far as they are able to stop. I apply this principle when walking around, I don't sprint around corners or when it's too dark to see up ahead.
As a steam locomotive nerd. These Crashes with steam locomotives sometimes could end up far more explosive
My Mum was born in 1929 into CPR family in Havelock, Ontario - and she drummed it into our heads: “ANYTIME IS TRAIN TIME”
I have seen quite a few videos where a vehicle stops on the tracks and the arms come down. In many cases, the vehicle is still fully functional and all the driver needs to do is hit the gas and plow through those lightweight barriers. Why do so many people seem to prefer to have their vehicle hit rather than at worst, paying a few hundred dollars for replacement crossing barrier?
I think a lot of people panic and can't make a decision as to what to do. It's not every day that your car stalls on a crossing or gets stuck there, so most people don't have the immediate reaction to put their foot down and try to move off.
3:04 Nope. Something else. Bus has a CNG tank on the roof of the first half.
No, that articulated bus was a diesel.
Then wtf is the massive tank for?@@mountainman5025
4:01 I like how the train said, "Oh NOOOOOOOO!!!" before it hit the truck!
It's not what I said after it. I said, "oh shit." It was also my second train trip ever. I was on my way home to Oklahoma City. I got home at close to 4 am.
Imagine being on the train and suddenly see a car flying as you look out the window.
Many years ago I worked on a passenger train. I was a waiter in the dinning car. I would travel from Toronto to Winnipeg, sleep over in Winnipeg and the next day I'd take another train back to Toronto, my home town. It was a 4 day trip.
One night we hit a pickup truck. We only felt a bump. We waited about an hour for police, Then we were on our way. The driver of the pickup didn't make it. It takes a long time for a train to stop.
I'm amazed they don't put CCTV cameras at level crossings along with some proximity sensors so they can look for problems before they become a problem, and get some good footage if there is a problem.
Basic tech solutions for a transportation technology that's been around since the 1800s.
Yet these lunatics want high speed rail all over the USA.
In the UK they do. For the really fast trains the lines don,t have crossings.
Today I was on a train and as we arrived to destination, it didnt full stop. It was probably going at the speed of less than 1m/s, and it bumped against a part at the end of the track that was supposed to stop the train. Everyone was sent forward quite a bit. The kinetic energy of a train really is insane.
*Truck:* I'm going to pretend that I don't hear and see any trains.
*Train:* Hey trucker, move out the way it will take a while for me to apply the brakes.