**CAUGHT ON CAMERA** Ohio Train Derails In Front Of Ambulance

Caught on camera! A loaded grain train headed northbound derails in front of an ambulance. We were working when this train derailed right in front of us. I started backing up and started blasting the air horn to get the woman's attention who was ahead of us because she was texting and had no idea what was happening right in front of us. We got on the radio and called for PD and FD to respond to the derailment. 10 cars total hit the ground. Here's a full video of the derailment and the damage aftermath.
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[@Kevin-xy2tu]

This video being 3 years old and becoming massively recommend is such a weird kink of the KZbin recommending system :)

[@annetteslife]

I see nothing but years old videos on my recommendation and it is becoming a pain.

[@CPWindsorsub]

All of these people commenting on here who don't know a thing about trains irks me. First of all, CSX is not the railroad in this video. The Ashland Railway is. So people blaming CSX don't know what they're talking about. CSX does own the hopper cars but they are being handled by the Ashland Railway. Secondly, this is a fairly minor derailment. Non of the cars tipped over and piled up on top of each other. Small derailments like this happen fairly often in yards and on smaller railroads like this one. Thirdly, this railroad is a Class 3 railroad. In North America there are three different classes of freight railroads. Classes 1, 2, and 3. Class 1 railroads are the big 7. Canadian Pacific (CP), Canadian National (CN), Norfolk Southern (NS), CSX, BNSF, Union Pacific (UP) and Kansas City Southern (KCS). These guys are nothing like class 3 railroads like the one in the video. They have tens of thousands of miles of track (CP and CN being transcontinental and operating in both the US and Canada) and make 100s of millions of dollars (if not billions) in revenue every year. They keep their major arterial lines in top shape and their secondary lines are better than what is in this video. Class 2 and 3 railroads do not make nearly the same amount of money as Class 1s so they sometimes don't have the resources to keep their tracks in 100 percent top notch condition. This usually isn't a problem as long as there are proper speed and weight restrictions in place. This particular accident originated on the crossing so there could have been a number of factors leading up to it. It looks like the rail broke and then the gauge separated too much and started dropping the cars on the inside of the rail. To all the people who think every train derails and all railroads are poorly maintained; that's not the case at all. This is just a minor derailment on a small railroad. Rail is still a lot safer and more efficient than shipping by truck. Each of those rail cars is probably 2 truck trailers worth of product.

[@TheJj1307]

CPWindsorsub I know the railroad in my hometown is a class 3. They have a speed restriction of 25mph max on whole track. It mostly transports grain to larger railroads. We have derailments mostly caused by track problems and old ties. One thing I did learn is when a crossing is put in the municipality is responsible for the initial instalation cost, and the railroad is resmponsible for maintaining it. We have a crossing that is on a highway used alot by trucks and is beat up contantly from the traffic and poor drainage. The railroad tries to fix it, but usually not well. It is a very rough crossing to go over.

[@flxible8740]

CPWindsorsub thank you. Folks love blaming and trash talking CSX.

[@CPWindsorsub]

You're welcome.

[@redfox2213]

CPWindsorsub Ashland Railway? Never herd of that with my experience as a trainfan?

[@CPWindsorsub]

It's a short line. There are probably hundreds of short lines you and I have never heard of in North America.

[@bobh6728]

I love the slogan on the cars. HOW TOMMORROW MOVES. Because we ain’t moving today.

[@Subscribble]

Train: Feeling cute, Might lay on the floor blocking first responders later IDK

[@chuckmiller4091]

I put lots of rail cars back on the track but never seen one jump the track. I worked with a crane rental co.

[@wileydowler7822]

In my town the trains used to have a 5 mph speed restriction so they’d stop in a very short distance if there was ever an ambulance or even a city bus. It happened on a couple of occasions

[@Riley4door]

I feel that vibe

[@Subscribble]

@@Riley4door Don't we all haha

[@WarrenBeRandom]

@@wileydowler7822 ashland va? La grange ky?

[@ApproachMedium]

Absolutely incredible you caught this on camera and were even able to continue filming without a hiccup. Glad the train didn't tip over and hit anyone waiting at the crossing. You did a solid job sounding the siren and backing up to protect anyone in the cross hairs. 5 star job

[@ApproachMedium]

Also I hope the railroad has reviewed the video so they could see where problems were.

[@cple1]

Approach Medium the broken rail would be a good indication of where the problem was. This is a short line, not a mainline.

[@jovetj]

"Shortline" describes a size of railroad. "Mainline" describes a class of track, used to get from place to place, and often under the direction of a Traffic Control System. Shortlines absolutely have main tracks, a.k.a. mainlines.

[@pryder5943]

don't blame the driver, watch properly, it's obvious that it's very poor track maintenance.

[@matthewwilson5019]

Yup definitely poor tracks for sure

[@johnferguson4989]

@Matthew Wilson Can't blame the railroad company either. Maintenance costs too much money! It detracts from profits! Can't have that!

[@seaboardspastic]

@@johnferguson4989 Well, ODOT is supposed to take care of maintenance via inspections. They RARELY inspect it.

[@LunarEquity93]

Yeah and it's a good thing that the cars didn't flip onto people's cars but the Ashland railway needs to be responsible for the rails and this crossing being in such bad shape I can see why the train cars derailed the crossing needs to be closed and replaced with a white pastel or wooden railroad crossing

[@SD40-2Ilionois-central.]

IT WAS PROBABLY THE RAIL IT WAS NOT WELDED TOGETHER PROPERLY

[@Buck1954]

This why I never stop right up at the cross arms. One of those cars tips over, your dead.

[@dannytorino851]

Yes its good to leave a little bit of space...ya never know!

[@sontungle2641]

Same

[@Christopher_Samaan]

"how tomorrow moves," if that's how tomorrow moves, we're fucked.

[@BarryJowers]

Well you see how this year has gone so far....

[@Skymack351]

I was thinking the same thing! XD

[@martinmolloy388]

@@BarryJowers ahaahahaha!

[@gushollahbackatya1765]

Good quality, good content, and no girls screaming. Thank you.

[@malleshshava1566]

4:42 how tomorrow moves lol

[@GadyaGaditNet]

1:34 Derailment 4:13 wow!

[@Latabrine]

"We had to honk at the lady in the car in front, cause she was texting and didn't notice THE TRAIN HAD DERAILED.." 😳

[@sony197]

At least all the cars stayed upright

[@armageddon1981]

In my 8 years on the railroad...i've seen quite a few of these...when you hear,"we're on the ground" there goes your whole work day.

[@adamcolbertmusic]

And this was the most exciting thing the locals had to talk about all month until old man Jenkins' prize horse got featured on the cover of ProRodeo magazine

[@thomasdaniels6824]

You know old man Jenkins too?

[@jesusisthemessiahnotsethro1917]

That's what happends when you don't keep track.

[@carsonmiller9658]

I hate you.

[@Shocktrooper6492]

Nobody Not a single soul Csx grain hopper: *SKRRRRRRRRRRRRRRTTTTTTTTTTT*

[@geraldwilson681]

Whenever I stop at a railroad crossing like this when the gates are down I always stay back a wee bit more in case THIS HAPPENS!!😖😬

[@TitaniaBlade]

"How tomorrow moves" Looks like tomorrow isnt moving very far

[@thunderturbine8860]

(lol)

[@scotthayes5933]

Nope!

[@1kinut800]

When I was growing up, we lived in a major US city right smack up against the railroad tracks. Commuter trains went by all the time but twice a day long freight trains would go by--and in all those years, it never once crossed my mind that a train might derail and come land right in our home.

[@ShawnC.W-King]

“CSX; How Tomorrow Moves.” ...Derailed? 🤣

[@Greg8872]

Tomorrow is going to grind to a halt...

[@jax9769]

Not CSX

[@cdavid8139]

Before you spout off and appear ignorant do some research. This is not CSXT

[@Poisson4147]

The rails were owned by a little Class III shortline, not CSX.

[@jax9769]

@@Poisson4147 still owned by the ASRY

[@neko7684]

How tomorrow moves. 'Cause it ain't movin' today.

[@carrollcameron7472]

At least none of the cars rolled on their sides. Makes it a whole lot easier to clear the line and repair the track.

[@buckyc.9069]

Carrol Cameron, you took the words rite outta my thoughts, so I won't even bother.

[@buckyc.9069]

The big roads want 120 ton loads? Well, that's what you want so quit bitchin.

[@jerryrigsit5400]

Glad you wasn't on call... and nothing more toxic than grain...

[@travelingdude33914]

"CSX How tomorrow moves"... EXCEPT for today 😁

[@sun1052]

Damn I don't wanna move if that's how tomorrow is gonna go

[@Nash1a]

If this is indeed "How Tomorrow Moves", then we're in for another shit year.

[@tomatoes3]

Nash1a, true true, but made my day !

[@ArchTeryx00]

As derailments go this one was pretty minor, at least. The bogeys left the track but otherwise the freight cars were undamaged; they were not carrying any sort of hazardous cargo and the train was very quickly e-stopped. It looks like a a broken rail in the crossing caused the derailment. The fact that it happened on a shortline/transfer road both set the stage for the derailment (shortlines can have sketchy maintenance practices) and assured it would be minor (shortlines usually operate at low speeds; they can have sharp curves and tend to have small track lengths).

[@Markthomas007_]

Yeah but it did destroy parts of the rails and as it seams the rail went up and pushed into the rail car. Prob with rerailing the train and fixing that section if track it would prob take a couple of weeks to fix if its fast. Also the look at the rail on the crossing was terrible with the crack going through it. Prob was a micro crack that grew when the train went over.

[@spencerbass7142]

Fortunately they were going slow. I guess track maintenance wasn’t in their latest budget?

[@tmotorman]

That's how they find the bad spots!!

[@johnferguson4989]

@tmotorman That's how they maximize profit! Maintenance is an expense, a liability! Incidents like this costing more money than maintaining tracks & equipment? LAH LAH LAH LAH LAH LAH!😂

[@TravelingRailfan]

This is an extremely toxic comment section for a train video.

[@TroyCenter]

I know. I love this video.

[@Gentrol]

As someone who absolutely loves trains, this is exactly why I'm not joining the railfan community.

[@ianghose1]

How bad must the tracks be if a train derails at 10 mph?

[@Ithinkiwill66]

Looks like the joint, of the rail, inserted into the grade crossing, it separated somehow....mostly from the ice, and the contraction/ expansion of the roadway shifting the rail.....should of been checked before the train came, that's for sure.

[@drboze6781]

@@Ithinkiwill66 - I had a book on the British Columbia Railway. It described a line around a lake that was notorious for slides. The line was inspected, found okay, and a highrail (a pickup truck with flanged wheels) preceded a freight train. It was the dead of night. The track inspector could see the train behind him by the sweep of its headlight. Then, suddenly, no light. He called on the radio. No response. Breaking the rules, he slowly backed up, listening and watching, until something dark loomed behind him. It was a slide that knocked the first two locomotives into the lake. He was able to help the conductor out of the water, but the engineer was never found. Even with all the precautions, things can and do go wrong.

[@cnwtrain]

It's a rare thing to catch a derailment as it happens. I've got one posted on KZbin as well. It's amazing the cars stayed upright. It could have been a big problem for the driver in front of you. Thanks for posting.

[@joescheller6680]

you know its a bad day when you call for the ambulance and then get held up by a derailed train

[@BarryJowers]

Me : "It's 3:00 in the morning I need to get some sleep KZbin : "Wanna see a train derailment?" Me: "Hell Yeah"

[@a20axf]

Barry Jowers 1:30 here just now and... same 😂

[@toter-drache]

😂,yep same for me

[@Jackieism]

The people in the cars were so smart that they backed up so when the freght falls over it wont hit them great thinking 👏

[@tomt165]

Son! You should be in the business, this is a better presentation than I've ever seen on TV.

[@pcallas66]

Thank God it wasn't worse. I don't know how many cars were damaged at the wheels, but it all looked salvageable, but most importantly, it looks like everyone was safe.

[@Angry.General1461]

It would have been really ugly if the train was going full speed!

[@drboze6781]

CSX : "How Tomorrow Moves. Today? Not So Much."

[@LeafyJolt]

yep i noticed that too

[@rcbrosproductions9129]

@@LeafyJolt what?

[@LeafyJolt]

@@rcbrosproductions9129on the side of the cola cars

[@LeafyJolt]

@@seaboardspastic lol I forgot about this comment!

[@captzoom1778]

What a nightmare imagine how long that took to straighten out

[@travelinthru9519]

About a week most cases

[@randomlocomotive5863]

"How Tomorow Moves" So it will move without The Rails?

[@scottfirman]

Thats called lack of rail maintenance. That was a large chunk of rail blown out. An inspection before hand would have detected that. Sadly, our countrys rail system is in bad shape but never seems to get repaired, instead, things like this happen because Railroads cut corners.

[@killshot13000]

The money is going to the wrong places, and or pockets. Another family could have been destroyed at the hands of corruption.

[@danielharris912]

If you look at the engines, it’s a very small railroad company. They are prop rally low on funding that caused that. But I get where your coming at

[@legostar55]

Didn't the rail suddenly sink into the road and that's what caused the derailment

[@pelicanbeater6100]

Thank God that train wasn't going 40, 50, 60mph!!!!!

[@thearcadehackerofficial]

there was a left turn and they must slow down to a certain speed. otherwise the train would be going to fast on the turn and flip over on its side.

[@pelicanbeater6100]

@@thearcadehackerofficial Roblox how do u know there was a turn????

[@thearcadehackerofficial]

@@pelicanbeater6100 they were on the turn. its not like its a sudden turn but its a very long turn. you would think that it would be fine going that high of a speed on it but it will most certainly tip or lean.

[@pelicanbeater6100]

@@thearcadehackerofficial right I agree.

[@eliczyk]

@@thearcadehackerofficial Here in Germany the trains are passing by this type of turns with like 200kmph

[@chigimonky]

How do you even go about fixing that? Good grief.

[@davep6977]

I love the phrase on the side of the cars "How Tomorrow Moves" Not very well evidently, slowly and off road.

[@SpikeOMason]

Time to replace that 90 yr old track section!!

[@SamDru]

11:20 I think that is the problem.

[@jshepard152]

Luckily, no one was hurt. But Thomas's cow catcher was broken and he needed repair.

[@fordnut4914]

This video is a reminder of my life sometimes.. A train wreck.🤕

[@matthewwilson5019]

Thats all my ex girlfriends lol

[@TheEmpressMouse]

I love this video. Love seeing it derail, the up close pics, and video of cleanup. Thanks.

[@shakengandulf]

Trixie Bailey well, i guess no one got hurt so why not.

[@macmedic892]

Railfanning from the Band-Aid bus… I like the way you roll.

[@oaktadopbok665]

That's why you should never pull right up to the crossing gate - you could get caught up in a mess like this. Lucky that train was not going fast those cars would have scattered and spilled onto the road.

[@antiussentiment]

Really great work shooting all those stills of the cause so we can understand the cause. Thank you for that.

[@dezraq1984]

Thank God it didn't totally tip any cars over and send them flying into traffic. A pain in the ass to clean up still but at least no casualties.

[@SomeRightGuy]

So that's how tomorrow moves

[@bV-oo6jb]

Yeah!! The past will be angered at the present.

[@vegasjay2326]

The train did not derail here. The rail detrained.

[@scottbaker3202]

"How Tomorrow Moves".......cause it ain't gonna be today!

[@gmerc-zu6wz]

Lmao was my first thought when I saw that.

[@bnsfbandit9807]

Not csx's falt. Its the shortlines

[@F5Storm1]

alright where's the giant hand to put them back on the track 😂

[@knurri]

This is the exact reason why I stop 2-3 car lengths behind the stop bar.

[@eddielane9569]

Good video. I am a retired Paramedic/Firefighter from NW Florida. I have never seen a train derailed in front of me but you were in the right place to catch this one. They opened the crossing up pretty quickly.

[@laukikbamane-metalaukik4304]

I'm a train guard by profession and believe me, derailing is such a huge pain in the ass.

[@kd8fki]

Laukik Bamane please tell me what it takes to guard a train?

[@laukikbamane-metalaukik4304]

@@kd8fki many things, like technical knowledge, line knowledge, communication, understanding of traffic rules, and most importantly the presence of mind. Not a rocket science though. One must undergo a training of course. Check with your legislation or government for qualifications and other criteria. You might get details.

[@jovetj]

I think he means "train guard" isn't a common job title in places like the United States. Depending on the location, "train guard" or "mail guard" can be the same thing as a (U.S.) conductor, who is in overall charge of the train. Or, it can be a lesser position like a (U.S.) flagman, brakeman, or passenger attendant/usher.

[@iuaislamf]

I applaud you for not making this a terrible looking upright vertical video.

[@bushranger51]

They were lucky none of those hoppers toppled over, otherwise they would have had their own emergency there.

[@ShadowSpace56z]

What do you think what's inside those cars ?? oil??

[@fiberbunny2114]

In the 80's near my grandma's house, a train delivering gravel derailed and the few cars in the middle toppled over and spilled gravel on top of her neighbor's fence and destroyed it along with part of my grandma's. She said it took them a month to clean it before they could reopen the road.

[@timma7]

Good catch... Thank you for putting it on KZbin!

[@basketbuie]

Shout out to the signal and the drop gate, it had to work all that overtime with no lunchbreaks or water even. Man i bet it was exhausted after that shift. Hope it gets payed double time for that one.

[@HebrewJerusalemPrince777]

NikeTiger well maybe it did rain that day

[@thevoyager87]

I was looking around my whole screen saying to myself, _WheREs ThE aMBulaNcE_ 🤦‍♂️

[@TheShoocks]

😂😂

[@donnaswan347]

Hahaha!! The one videotaping is in an Ambulance. LOL!!

[@TheBigdog868]

Deferred maintenance gets them all in the end

[@Paulygon]

Tomorrow's gonna be moving pretty slowly...

[@dannytorino851]

Any relation to Ted Leclair in the Boston area? He was running for Governor or something back in the day like 2000 I think. I used to work with his twin brother Tom.

[@RellyOhBoy]

Imagine the force and pressure it takes to bend and snap a steel rail...

[@ilcilt]

"How Tomorrow Moves..." Not today! Maybe tomorrow.

[@wilettamiller9387]

Thank God the cars did not tip over.

[@pawpawdave1]

whatever railroad inspector in charge of that crossing is about to get chewed out lol

[@joeyhermanstorfer]

The ground must have been weak underneath the rails, gave way and derailed the grain cars, maybe air pockets or even a cavern that we don't know about it

[@scottfirman]

That road was blocked for a long while. Seen that happen here in Northern Michigan with only 4 cars. There was a build up of ice along the roadway and the tracks, the cars were bouncing so bad, I knew it was going to happen. The last car bounced off the track and pulled the front cars off the track as the last car swung over onto its side, taking out the lights and closing one of only 3 ways into town.

[@ct92404]

That was really mild and they were VERY lucky. It could have been much worse if cars jackknifed and toppled over. People waiting at the crossing could have been killed.

[@tmotorman]

If speed was higher it may well have tipped over!

[@lilsuzq32]

"How Tomorrow Moves: CSX" -- or, in this case, *doesn't* move, LOL!!

[@juggsforlife1]

on the cars it says " how tomorrow moves " lmao

[@pv.trevor]

Its how tomorrow DERAILS

[@danthetrainman5656]

well it was a shortline railroad. that shortline doesnt own the "how tomorrow moves" slogan. another railroad does.

[@juggsforlife1]

clearly went over head it was a joke lol

[@danthetrainman5656]

no no i get it. it was funny but i was just explaining.

[@AydanAesthetic]

"How tomorrow moves CSX" Must be a Monday tomorrow..

[@AmauryJacquot]

what happens when you skip on track maintenance for too long...

[@raydunakin]

Wow! That must have taken a lot of time to clean up and repair.

[@haroldreardon8070]

So many people with so little understanding of what happened. Fortunately, SOMEONE was filming this.

[@st101gaming6]

Thomas's narrator be like: and then there was trouble "crash sound effect" and know one was hurt

[@jamesstreator4319]

I used to enjoy watching a train go by when I was stopped at a crossing. Then I saw the movie Super 8. I know it was just a movie, but that's a lot of kinetic energy a train has to give up in a derailment. Those cars are gonna go where they wanna go!

[@matthewwilson5019]

I saw here on KZbin a head on train wreck and they were not moving that fast but holy shit some of the train cars got pushed up into the air like nothing

[@BricksOnly]

wow, those csx cars say "how tomorrow moves." if that is how tomorrow moves then I'm kinda scared!

[@Vulpine407]

CSX "How Tomorrow Moves" 'Cause we sure aren't moving anymore today...

[@grantbagwell8092]

Vulpine407 most definitely true for CSX

[@imonmywaybyoreo]

4:38 side of container “How tomorrow moves” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 yeah now till tomorrow how can i go to move on 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@railfanmaximstill7279]

1:24 There's your probable cause. The wheels are changing on damaged rails. Which caused one of them to raise up enough to go off the rail and bring at least 5 others with it This usually happens with bad track condition especially at crossings

[@bunkstagner298]

exactly why I stay back from the ROW when waiting for a train to pass. The crossing that I usually use trains are moving 40 to 50 mph and a derailment or anything is going to get very dangerous very quickly..

[@travisolson9190]

Its funny everyone calls me a moron for doing this a RR crossings.

[@HobbyOrganist]

Well the odds of it happening RIGHT THERE in that 100 foot section by the crossing out of the thousands of miles of tracks the train was on is so minute the odds of winning the Irish sweepstakes and being hit by lightning the same day are greater!

[@purpledoge4466]

The train was a paid actor

[@dynjarren5454]

That choo choo in some bad doo doo

[@taralynnmckeigan7730]

Someone had a BAD day.....Great video, Thanks for sharing!!

[@TheLazyEyebrow]

"how tomorrow moves" oh the Irony haha

[@christophercarlson5624]

My grandfather work for the Great Northern/Burlington Northern for 40+ years and he never had a derailment or any other mishaps during his tenure which is excellent..in this very video the train starts out ok going over the crossing and everything is all well and good until what looks like and this is just a guess but I am going to say that the tracks broke in 1 of 2 places...either the track broke on the crossing or the tracks leading up to the crossing...just a guess

[@eyehatefarcebook11]

CSX really does a piss poor job of maintaining their crossings everywhere.

[@Mass_hole508]

2:47 How tomorrow moves! Just not today! Maybe tomorrow but not today!

[@dleland71]

Now, there's something you don't see everyday... WOW!

[@PIXPIX-ht3vo]

That is some sorry-assed track maintenance come home to roost.

[@billsmith1486]

Holy crap that is a lot of power dragging that train. Awesome.

[@johnforshee2609]

About 11 thousand tons

[@geyotepilkington2892]

24.000 hp

[@dawnikus]

Wow good eye on seeing that and alerting those around you!

[@MrVishalarwade]

1:23 Derail button 🕹️

[@RDnAC]

viƧhal 👍🏼

[@HipHopIsLifee]

Did this video just go viral after two years or something? I’m just now seeing this along with everyone else

[@RichieRichOverdrive]

KZbin recommendations are a mysterious thing