High & Wide Load Hits Low Clearance Bridge! (Aftermath)

[@CrossbuckProductions]

To clear up some common confusion in the comments, I’ll answer some questions. 1. No, trains do not have tires. Their axles and wheels are made of solid steel. 2. The TRE passenger car had just been refurbished up north and is now on its way back to Texas. 3. Nobody knows who is at fault or why it happened. My guess would be the yard master mistook the heavy flatcar as an empty car and sent it under the bridge thinking there was no height restriction. 4. You would think this would be satire, but some people here are actually serious. No, you cannot just back up and ram the load. The maximum FRA mandated coupling speed is no more than 4 mph. If you exceed 4 mph while coupling, it’s not gonna be good. Especially over 5, that’s risk for a derailment and almost certainly damaged equipment. 5. Yes, Enola yard has a high load detector. it is situated about half a mile before this bridge and for some reason failed to alert the crew of this load.

[@michaelkarnerfors9545]

Well... I do not think I need to tell you but for pedantry's sake: train wheels can have tires, it is just that those tires are also metal. Also, since monoblock wheels are more economical these days, and with the Eschede disaster in memory, railway tires are going out of use.

[@STACHUrka]

3- I now. Sign on the bridge is too small :-)

[@jonadams5547]

The engineer got fired for this, but it wasn’t his fault since his crew works on a separate radio channel from that of the high car detector. The YardMaster gave him no warning that the car had any restrictions, did not let him know the detector went off and basically was not reprimanded.

[@MovieMuscle]

@@jonadams5547 Was he quietly rehired 3-6 months later?

[@MegaSnow121]

@@jonadams5547 I would think the train engineer should know the height of his load and be able to read that sign. His responsibility.

[@allenra530]

I was told several years ago that a dispatcher in Omaha sent a crew with 3 SD70MACs up a light branch line over the protests of the crew. The engineer told the dispatcher that they were too heavy for the branch, but dispatch pulled the "insubordinate and argumentative" line on him and he shrugged and said "Ok, you're the boss." They got a couple of miles up, crushing rails through ties and tearing up the asphalt on several crossings before they were unable to plow through the road surface on a grade crossing. The Roadmaster and the Trainmaster reached their location and went nuts. The crew told them what the dispatcher had said and their reaction was what you would expect. The review of the recordings ended with the dispatcher heading for the unemployment office and the crew going back to work. 3 miles of track had to be rebuilt to get the units out of the mud. People make an average of 5+ mistakes every hour. You just have to make sure that your mistakes are minor ones without extreme consequences.

[@tombarnes7196]

Customer: WTF did you do to my product? NS: What?? We got it that way... Customer: I saw the KZbin video... NS: Oh that.....

[@deriko8144]

🤣🤣👌

[@mauricelucas5231]

mr. Tom I don't know if you were saying this this as a joke or not but it was funny made me laugh

[@FrogandFlangeVideo]

Funny stuff !!

[@jed-henrywitkowski6470]

Lol.

[@georgemelia7633]

@asteinmann ,

[@765kvline]

This load appears to be a 138-kV Autotransformer or a voltage close to it. Since power transformers (nearly all) are commercially produced as "custom" units, the damage to this unit could be severe. I knew an individual having worked for a midwestern railroad nearly all his life. He had many different positions there, however, once he told me about an incident in the 1960s, when he was attached to the department where special loads were monitored and scheduled for transport. One load was for Westinghouse. A large power Autotransformer had been manufactured at the East Sharon Works with special treatment to load tap changing arrangements and other ancillary cooling equipment (FOA), instrumented bushings, and such. It was a unique order for a western utility, if I recall correctly. The utility wanted this transformer for a specially installed and timed project determined over several years. Westinghouse scheduled the manufacturing to meet their demands. His railroad employer received the bid to ship the unit west. The guy I knew was put in charge of the shipment and told to study and route it specifically to locations along several thousand miles where every overpass, every bridge, every limited right-of-way and weight stresses were held to strict qualifications to avoid any damage. They had to also route several other trains on different tracks in order to accommodate the load. After several days of study, he released the shipment route to the department matching retrieval and unloading times. The train engineer was demanded to meet the highly structured route. When the train had entered the mid-Rocky Mountain area, nearly completing its journey, the second-in-command to the train engineer apparently suggested, "Let's depart a little bit from the schedule, I know a quicker route and fewer miles." So stupidly, the engineer went along with him. A few miles down the railway, the transformer tank hit the top of a concrete beam highway viaduct--taking down the viaduct, cars on it and derailing the train. The transformer tumbled off the flat freight car several times coming to rest in the revine. Suffice it to say, the western utility had assigned contractual manpower on hand to install it according to a strict schedule of getting it on-line and energized at a power plant, loss of profitability for the utility of the electricity production, the cost of the transformer was significant, the damage to the viaduct was tremendous, the injuries to the victims on the highway were bad, the derailment was horrible and civil suits erupted on all sides. Guess who lost their railroad careers that day? My friend was called to take a beating. Why had he scheduled the route that way? "No, I never specified that shortcut. The train engineer deviated from my assigned route." He kept his job. Lots of heads rolled on that incident. This video certainly explains why you strictly assign special loads to highly studied and recommended routes. Whoever at Norfolk & Southern scheduled this route was out of his depth. As the owner and installer of this power transformer, I would be . . . suing for damages and the manufacturer of the unit would be suing for negligence.

[@keithalaird]

About 40 years ago, when I was still in the power industry, Westinghouse shipped the low pressure section of a 1500 megawatt steam turbine via UP to Washington State. The railroad did the right thing, checked clearances on paper and by sending a clearance car out the day before. No problem. Unfortunately, an area of Wyoming that has very sparse rainfall normally, had a horrendous 500 year rainfall overnight dumping 3 or four inches of rain in the area. About a half mile or so of railroad telephone poles alongside the tracks shifted due to wire tension. Because this was a well maintained line that was flat with no speed restriction curves, the dedicated extra train with the turbine was moving at a good clip when they hit the poles and cross arms. Took out most of the poles for that half mile. A couple of the poles went through the casing, and damaged the turbine rotor and blades. Expensive freight claim and another project delay, while Westinghouse figured out how to fix it.

[@chvfd687]

Sadly,some things you just can't compensate for. Murphy's law wins again

[@A.Martin]

Yea thats just a complete accident and no negligence on anyones part.

[@glenfry7462]

Ashame what happened to Westinghouse Company. Worked at Nuclear, Coal, Gas Turbine Power Plants.

[@Mark-jl6tl]

That's a legitimate accident, though rather pricey. But still legit. This here is totally inexcusable.

[@JAMESWUERTELE]

Wow what a predicament. I’ve seen another transformer like this on a low boy, however a bridge took out all the bushings on top.

[@danielramsey1959]

How many basement experts are going to say, let the air out of the tires?

[@ffjsb]

Some people just can't take a joke....

[@fatturbo7680]

No one

[@jamesdavis5096]

Is that to be confused with "side of track" experts? better know as foamers?

[@jjxtwo1]

Clearly they can't let air out. They just weren't going fast enough. 🤣🤣

[@frederickwise5238]

And here I came to say "I guess letting the air out of the tires is not an option in this case." LOLOLOLOLOL

[@stipcrane]

Royal Smit Transformers is located in the Netherlands. It traveled 1000s of miles unharmed till NS took responsibility.

[@jeffsSCTC]

They have a plant in Louisville, OH apparently. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SGB-SMIT_Group

[@sferg9582]

From a slight distance at the 7:20 mark, it looks like the placard reads "ROYAL SHIT". Which is what the RR employee that approved that route is going to be in.

[@lancomedic]

Amazon Reviewer: "Don't buy this, my transformer arrived damaged and unusable, not to mention 5 days late".

[@my3dviews]

Is that what happened to my 3d printer?

[@rl6641]

@@my3dviews Building trains from 3D printers now?

[@my3dviews]

@@rl6641 Not yet, but that's a good idea. Maybe some HO scale train cars. :-)

[@gorillaau]

@@my3dviews if they are delivered before Christmas, can we get a HO HO HO train?

[@jed-henrywitkowski6470]

Lol.

[@BaltimoreAndOhioRR]

Wow, you'd think they'd have all the clearances ok'd before even moving. Great catch!

[@JPF941]

they did, someone either did not measure it correctly, or the car was not properly routed out, or the clearance file missed this bridge. I work with these everyday, this is a nightmare. The NS just bought themselves a transformer.

[@u686st7]

@@JPF941 - It could be moving on "released value" with the shipper having insurance for the difference, common practice for high value freight.

[@t.t.6398]

@@JPF941 New yardmaster in Enola fucked up is what happened. I used to work for NS they've screwed so much shit up in the last 2 years I'm surprised they're still in business.

[@j887276]

Do you have a Facebook page? I found a silver painted RR spike with your info in Jessup, MD at the Waste Management road crossing gate. Btw I left it where I found it.

[@BaltimoreAndOhioRR]

@@j887276 so cool! Sorry, no, I dont have fb. KZbin is the only social media I have . Thx!!

[@georgeadams1853]

I recall an incident about 20 years ago when NS had a derailment on their Chicago line, so they decided to detour some of their trains via Amtrak's Michigan line. One of the detoured trains was a double-stack which took out the bridge on High Bridge Road [yes, that's really the name of the road] just west of Buchanan, MI. The bridge has not been replaced. A news anchor in South Bend reporting the incident said, "High Bridge Road in Berrien County is now No Bridge Road."

[@marceloluppi3863]

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[@Denvermorgan2000]

I guess the high bridge was not high enough but who ever sent the train down that track was high.

[@royhoco5748]

I worked for Southern Railway and NS for 25 years and all high and wide loads and their shipping routes were checked and rechecked then checked a third time before the loads werer released for shipping. the companies had a special train with a laser equipped car that came around once a year or anytime a track was reworked to measure tunnel and bridge clearances I guess times have changed.

[@jameswriston6952]

Nothing sounds better than a 2 stroke EMD!

[@z00h]

FUCK YEAH!

[@miskaffon]

That, my friends, is the sound of someone losing their job....

[@timsering9964]

Diesel.....yuck

[@z00h]

@@douglasskaalrud6865 only if you're deaf.

[@MARINECORPS61992113]

lol silly you the best sou d engine is on the Abrams tank

[@lsnead72]

Scotty: "I'm giving you all she's got, Captain!"

[@crazeenydriver]

Your fired mister!

[@timothylegg]

I can visualize Joe Patroni of TGA saying, "We're giving it all she's got. Goin' for broke!"

[@JoeSimonin]

LMAO

[@dumpstadee8371]

we are breaking up scotty, but captain

[@kelvinadcock5767]

In a semi. It's the driver's fault. In a train. It's everyone's fault.

[@lukewalters4716]

No just the crew. Management never f$cks up.

[@kelvinadcock5767]

@@lukewalters4716 right!

[@Rayzer2368]

That's because the railroad realizes there is no "i" in "team".

[@DarkVoidIII]

NS heavy freight planning supervisor: "We need to move this heavy transformer over this line, will it clear this bridge?" Secretary: "Sure, should be fine." One crash and a stuck transformer later: "Boss, you know that transformer we sent under that bridge it should have had enough clearance for? It's now stuck under that bridge." Supervisor: "Get me some engineers and find yourself another job!"

[@williamgallop9425]

Oh I thought you got it from clearence sale.

[@Timrathmore]

😁😁😁

[@donwatson7485]

Engineer says huh that bridge looks a little low what do you think clem kadiddlhopper

[@psychiatry-is-eugenics]

before Nobody could bother going along for the ride . After the disaster when it’s too late there’s a bunch

[@mathuetax]

Shouldn't there be a stoplight and a flashing sign that says OVERHEIGHT MUST TURN?

[@sicksneaks]

You have been watching videos from the famous 11 foot 8 bridge 😆👍

[@danielhess2806]

@@sicksneaks And even after raising that bridge 6 inches, which was a total waste of time & money, morons continue to run in to it.

[@karamjeetkaur1474]

no that's not a thing I live near a low clearance there's a sign sayer the hight and hope the driver knows imperial

[@brownass2]

There is one

[@chris52209]

Have they tried turning the bridge off and on again?

[@stevet9225]

At 7:20 did you see the name plaque on the transformer? "Royal Smit" Off by one letter! :)

[@z00h]

I genuinely had to do a double take on that one, I'm guessing the alternative name they could have chosen from was "Royal Fakap".

[@eva.cassidy]

What I was thinking! :)

[@rome0610]

Yea, had to look twice, if it's not an H... :-)

[@figment179]

I have to admit, when I first saw it, I thought there was an H there!

[@AWSmith1955]

www.sgb-smit.com/

[@rayhorner2965]

What is this?? New 11'-8" or 12'-4" bridge club?

[@eezyclsmooth9035]

I'm thinking an engineer can NEVER recover from something like this. Imagine the Jokes. This video was incredibly well shot . All Thumbs are UP !

[@25mfd]

engr will be okay... "never recover" is reserved for hitting/killing someone... in this case he'll have the HONOR of having that bridge unceremoniously named after him lol

[@markfrench8892]

Engineer? Not hardly. It's the Conductor's responsibility to make sure this type of thing doesn't happen.

[@25mfd]

​@@markfrench8892 1.47: Duties of Crew Members The conductor and the engineer are responsible for the safety and protection of their train and observance of the rules. They must ensure that their subordinates are familiar with their duties, determine the extent of their experience and knowledge of the rules, and instruct them, when necessary, on how to perform their work properly and safely. If any conditions are not covered by the rules, they must take precautions to provide protection.

[@saxmanb777]

How much responsibility does a dispatcher have in avoiding this? Any? Do they know the height requirements for their trains?

[@eddherring4972]

It’s not the drivers fault, it’s the route planner’s fault. Unless you expect the driver to know the height of every car and every bridge. The route planner has all that information.

[@markhull1366]

This is the rail version of the famous 11ft-8 bridge.

[@kishascape]

"Hey why is my super conductor dented on the corner?" "I don't know it was like that when we got it."

[@jed-henrywitkowski6470]

The sound of the diesel engine of a road tractor or a locomotive, before departure, stirs an emotion in me that I can not explain. To all the men and women, who by road or rail keep this country going... I am genuinely thankful to you! (This includes you, dad.)

[@ZingsVideos]

Why? Just back up and try again at a higher speed.

[@Engineer9736]

😂

[@jamesbondeson669]

The Can Opener's big brother.

[@deadfreightwest5956]

Hehe, was thinking the same. At least Penske et al can mop their brows with a sigh of relief about this one.

[@FrogandFlangeVideo]

@@deadfreightwest5956 Was also thinking this as soon as I saw the opening images.

[@darioinfini]

@@deadfreightwest5956 Plot twist -- wait for the next rail shipment of new Penske trucks.

[@rayhorner2965]

Is that 11'-8" or 12'-4" bridge club?

[@deadfreightwest5956]

@@rayhorner2965 - First one, then the other, lol!

[@melted_cheetah]

Give these guys some slack... Bridges and Trains are new technologies. Still working it out in 2020s.

[@foamer443]

The Romans never had that this problem.

[@Alucard-gt1zf]

@@foamer443 tbf Romans never had trains

[@Official_Glimurr]

It was the dispatchers fault

[@derrickwoodard461]

That's Old Tech, They Should've Had That Worked Out, And There's A Big Sign On The Bridge And Few Inches From The Locomotives Hood As It Passed Under The Bridge, The Engineer Should've Saw That Sign, He Knew He Had A Oversized Load!......It Just Looks Like That Mishap Could've Been Avoided....But What Do I Know I'm Not A Engineer Or Railroad Worker, But I Do Love And Respect Work Them Men & Woman Do👍👍👍

[@Cnw8701]

Just like universal healthcare? It's a "new" idea here in America?

[@KingTrump2024]

11'8" Strikes again !!!!

[@Nareimooncatt]

At the end, it's like, "We're gonna just hide this on an abandoned siding and pretend it never happened."

[@Bohica-tq3ps]

Holy cow! That is a HIGH value load.

[@briangoldy8784]

Millions of dollars..........I'd bet..$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

[@mikeharris4979]

All the way from Holland

[@marshallvanwagneriii1495]

I've installed those transformers. By the time the contract is signed, the transformer being built, and the shipping, you're easily at 2 million. And lead time for a transformer build can be up to two years or more. That was truly a royal screw up....

[@yngndrw.]

Not anymore.

[@psychiatry-is-eugenics]

Royal Smit has two plants in Ohio ; guessing it came from there . And it’s probably going back

[@XW0LV3R1N3]

It took what, 9000hp to remove it?

[@JawTooth]

Well, I guess they just lost another customer

[@kishascape]

Doubtful as they tend to choose rail companies based on location and proximity to line.

[@railroadjim]

Transformers are usually too heavy to be practically transported by anything but rail. The sad part for the customer, is that transformers are usually custom and have about a year lead time when ordering....

[@6777Productions]

Lol

[@peeterl.2016]

@@railroadjim So, they built the rail line from a production plant to the customer's destination ? You're not the clever one here. It's just easier to transport it with a train, because the destination is far. They will eventually deliver it from a yard to a customer with a truck.

[@railroadjim]

@@peeterl.2016 Actually, yes. Transformer companies are directly rail served, and a lot of large substations have direct railroad access too. Not everywhere, but I was surprised to see how many places that use these large transformers have direct rail access. I am sure there are some that still need truck service for the last mile(s), but it still probably makes sense to transport them long distance by rail, or else they wouldn't be doing it....

[@johnr8476]

Poetic justice. How many truckers have hit low RxR bridges?

[@davidhopson729]

The music was the BEST....LOL🤣🤣🤣

[@alexanderSydneyOz]

That is such well composed music for its purpose ie Curb Your Enthusiasm. It perfectly embodies the feel of the show.

[@deadfreightwest5956]

It's pretty sad when a railroad doesn't even know their own height restrictions, etc. Considering how rare it is to ship anything by drop-center flatcar, you'd think they'd give an extra squint, but no.

[@SebisRandomTech]

It’s Norfolk Southern, that isn’t too shocking to me.

[@deadfreightwest5956]

@@SebisRandomTech - every time I see the "NS" I think "nickel-silver" as in the model railroad track. At least there the "five finger rerailer" works great.

[@weeardguy]

@@deadfreightwest5956 Can you imagine how hard it sometimes is for me a as Dutch guy to sometimes search for something on the internet when the abbreviation of our National Railroads is 'NS' (Nederlandse Spoorwegen = Dutch Railroads) Usually I get a whole lot of results from the US instead of The Netherlands ;)

[@tomt9543]

Just retired after 41 years with NS. I’d still be working, but I decided to get the heck out before this totally unmanaged company got me killed! In 2020, all that matters to this outfit is operating ratio and stock price! Sideswipes, runaways, derailments, bridge strikes. They’re everyday occurrences now due to overworked employees and very few (but clueless) managers! Heard today that CSX’s 3rd quarter operating ratio is well below 60 (the holy grail of the rr industry) , so you can bet the farm that within days NS will do a major systemwide furlough and close even more facilities to attempt to “catch” CSX! Sad sad times for a once great company. Fine example of greed.

[@deadfreightwest5956]

@@tomt9543 - Wow, sounds like Boeing, from which I took a Voluntary Layoff (VLO) and retired after 32 years. Same situation: clueless management hiring anybody who pledges to take orders without question.

[@alanjanos652]

Did anyone else notice that at 2:42, the gentleman in the white station wagon is hollering "PUSH", presumably to the crew on the locomotive on the far side of the bridge? That seems to be what got the load unstuck.

[@cascadesub6235]

is that a high route diversion at the end or is the transfomer going back to where it started its journey.

[@psychiatry-is-eugenics]

Yak Line - Royal Smit has two plants in Ohio . Guessing that’s where it came from and will probably be sent back too for a rebuild

[@batman51]

In the "old days" UK freight yards had loading gauges at the yard exit - if you hit it, you were too high or wide. Do/did the US have such things?

[@geoh7777]

They had them but they kept hitting them, so they took them all down.

[@sandysmithvideos228]

What was that guy's name you talked to at the High/Wide desk?

[@t.t.6398]

Yardmaster fucked up.

[@rearspeaker6364]

@@t.t.6398 now he's a pin puller.

[@stevedunningduckinggiraffe6296]

Captain; we need more power! Scotty: I'm giving her all she's got!

[@glasslinger]

"We measured it in meters! But the bridge was in feet!"

[@davidlang1125]

So how did they finally ship the transformer (I assume it was repaired or replaced)? Who was ultimately found responsible for this f.u.?

[@jonadams5547]

They had to ship the damaged transformer back at no cost and replace it for the full amount. Then they had to pay for the new one and ship it, so they paid for both transformers. It was a multi-million dollar price tag. They also fired the engineer who was running the train.

[@Andrew_Fernie]

Royal Smit or Royal Battering Ram ?

[@nate4745]

The 5 P's are "Proper Planning Prevents Poor Performance".

[@stevenlamb3971]

Poor planning prevents proper performance.

[@nate4745]

@@stevenlamb3971 Well begun is half done - Mary Poppins

[@gorillaau]

@@nate4745 I think the culprit took too much Shary Bobbins "Cut every corner" as good advice.

[@richardcranium5839]

peeing prevents poor prostrate performance

[@nate4745]

@@richardcranium5839 I'm beginning to be sorry I even showed up for this video.

[@garthcox4]

Surely they need a bash beam a few yards before the bridge so that takes the damage instead of the bridge. Or a light beam and alarm signal type arrangement?

[@davidgrisez]

I like the warning sign at the bridge that says "Low Clearance No High Cars Enola Safety Committee. It seems like low clearance bridges, whether they have a roadway or a railway under them often get struck by high vehicles such as trucks and trains. This happens no matter what warnings and safety measures are put in place. A good example was the eleven foot eight inch bridge. Even though it was raised to twelve feet four inches, it is still getting struck by high trucks.

[@anb7408]

Friend of mine brought in a high dollar transformer load into Spencer Yard one morning, and marked off. Before he could leave to go home, his conductor ran over and said: “you gotta come see this!” The outbound crew for that train he brought in took the train down a track that couldn’t handle the weight of that car. Rail rolled over and took the transformer with it. $2 million dollars instantly trashed. And yes, the transformer was damaged beyond repair.

[@nlo114]

Reverse back and take a run-up at it, it'll fit. Here, hold my beer!

[@markhaas9265]

That is a large auto-transformer likely 345,000 or 230,000 volts to possibly 138,000 volts or maybe 115,000 volts. Judging from the size of the unit it has a value well in excess of $1.5 million. It was likely returned to the manufacturing site to be inspected, repaired and retested. The Railroad will likely be on the hook for an extended warranty period for any issues traceable back to this incident. Our company moves a lot of these and have seen several cases like this and much much worse. Great video - thank you for posting.

[@rebelliousmedic]

OMFG the circus music playing when the sign was zoomed in on had me dying

[@davidhoffman1278]

What type was the stuck car? Looked to me like some special for secure transportation.

[@richardbearden7889]

I can only imagine how the engineer in the cab of that engine felt when everything suddenly stopped...

[@trezjr73]

Guess he couldn't read the sign.

[@jonadams5547]

He radioed the YardMaster asking about the high car detector before this happened. The cab can only monitor one radio channel and he was being cautious. YardMaster told him everything’s fine and it would clear. Engineer got fired YardMaster eventually became a train master.

[@kishascape]

Felt his eyeballs leave their sockets from the sudden jolt.

[@jamesstafford9067]

So who would be at fault for this mistake? Conductor, who connected the cars at the rail hub yard, or the switch operators? Just curious if it falls back on the Conductor?

[@25mfd]

a LOT of folks are responsible for the safe movement of this car LONG before the condr gets involved, starting with the regional manager, dispatcher, trainmaster, head of the car dept, yardmaster, traveling engr... literally EVERYONE who works in the area where this car will travel knows about the existence of this car... that way NOBODY can say "...well i didn't know..."... they map out the entire route from start to finish (well they're supposed to anyway) so as to head off incidents like this

[@onrr1726]

Kind of surprises me that there would not have been an automated high and wide detector that dose not give a warning over the radio telling the crew to stop.

[@cdavid8139]

In general trains just simply don't top that quickly

[@onrr1726]

@@cdavid8139 no shit when you figure that out?

[@brownass2]

There is one before that bridge

[@kishascape]

There is one but it didn't work for some reason at the time.

[@Mike-pj1kv]

The sign says "NO" high cars. Who are they quoting? Maybe the guy who built the bridge.

[@michaelnotigan7796]

It's not like that bridge was put in yesterday. That was built PRR tough! Wondering who caught the heat for this one, the dispatcher for routing the transformer into Enola on this track.......or the yardmaster for sending this high and wide out of the yard on this track? And somewhere, somehow, does the Curse of PSR strike again?

[@delivered_srt4452]

7:17 Had to play that back. Thought it said "Royal Shit" hahaha

[@miken8rbiradio220]

Wow 2nd bridge goofup I've seen this week. The 1st one I saw was auto racks tops shaved off and destroyed cars. And now this awesome catch thank you for the video.

[@jovetj]

Great video! Nicely shot, excellent vantage points, and shows all the vitals going on. Shame that happened, but the transformer doesn't look too bad. 7:17 I thought that read "Royal Shit" LOL

[@macseagle5968]

Plot twist: The train was delivering "Low Bridge" signs.

[@MikeT-TheRetiredColonel]

It's a conspiracy I tell ya! ;) lol

[@DeltaFoxtrotWhiskey3]

Why was there a car from the Trinity Railway Express that runs between Dallas & Ft Worth in Pennsylvania?

[@canyontiger4022]

They’re built in upstate New York.

[@bazis98]

It was rebuilt after being in a bad accident with a tar truck. They had a couple locomotives sent up to Canada (I think) that recieved rebuilds. I believe the locomotive in my profile picture is one of them.

[@gregrowe1168]

The railroad equivalent of the 11'8" bridge.

[@reggaelatinus6705]

Is this possible in USA?

[@jamesdavis5096]

11 foot 9 took another victim..

[@kamilkarwat2706]

I think you mean the 11’ 8” bridge channel. The most famous bridge on KZbin...lol

[@geoh7777]

@@kamilkarwat2706 It's the 12' 4" now since they raised it relatively recently. But who measures up these things anyway as they are motoring along?

[@matthiasendler7268]

@@kamilkarwat2706 You should see the 11' 6" bridge, the evil brother of 11' 8" ;)

[@kamilkarwat2706]

@@matthiasendler7268 LMAO. I thought you were screwing with me until I searched it🤣

[@matthiasendler7268]

@@kamilkarwat2706 I'd never do that! :D "CAUTION: 10' - 6" LOW BRIDGE AHEAD! Trucks must turn left!" and then they go straight for the bridge... :D

[@brianclowes86]

How would letting the air out of the tires help? The problem is at the top of the train, not the bottom!

[@dondoyle8474]

That was built back in the day when the build things to last

[@sustainablesolutions9152]

I worked for ABB transformers, that transformer needs all the tests done again before I would agree to take it into use.

[@GFSwinger1693]

Moral of the story: 7:18 Never hop in the driver's seat of a load labeled ROYAL SMIT or you just may find yourself deep in.

[@albertcyphers1532]

Uh boss? What's the insurance hotline and who planned this route

[@idontknow2293]

First thought in managements mind. "Who are we going to hang "

[@bogfinken]

Only question is: Did they try again later, with three engines and full speed ahead?

[@graypony]

I actually witnessed a Con-rail train that was hauling sea-land containers that were double stacked going westbound through Johnson city NY several years ago The forth car back from the engines caught the overpass and tore the top container from the train. I called their local yard and they got the train stopped 3 miles later. Bridge was wrecked,and had to be replaced.,and someone was probably very unhappy because their VW camper van was in the container.

[@-HDK-]

The trick to getting it unstuck the first time is: 1) Flip down Gen Field switch. 2) RWD & Run 8 3) Flip up Gen Field switch. 4) Poker Face all the shiny hard hat people.

[@kennethross786]

Looks like a substation transformer ... would love to see that event log (yes, they normally ship with event recorders).

[@482darkknight]

"Expecting more damage to the trestle"? How fast was it going?

[@jonadams5547]

10mph speed limit in the yard

[@leonkernan]

Maybe the sign should be amended to include high loads on low cars too...

[@commanderc.l.i.t5772]

I wonder how much that cost in damages?

[@robertlafnear4865]

Lowe's has the rattle cans of " Machine Gray".

[@charlieproctor6533]

what I don't understand is this. I hauled permit load for many years and I know that this driver was routed by the shipper and would have known about low overhead clearance. so ! how did happen?

[@25mfd]

good question

[@ag.vlogs.official]

How come that the throttle is notched up that high while the train is at standstill? Won't there be a wheel slip? 🤔

[@natehill8069]

3:52 I saw this and thought "OK, theyre going to use enough locomotives this time to make sure it gets all the way through!"

[@rotoryacht]

Very Impressed with your film work my friend! Perfect angles and attention to detail.

[@erikandreassen6531]

That's expensive mistake, those transformers are fragile (despite the heavy steel casing) that's why they are always transported on special load balancing trailers to minimise any shocks. Guess the trailer didn't work.

[@RecordSeeker]

I'd say it was working just fine until it hit the bridge.

[@kansasstatealerting2874]

“No high cars?” “Homer you should probably stop” “Nah we can fit” *crash* “DOH!”

[@caudleryan123]

When I was working at Hyundai Power Transformers, we had one that came in that was damaged from a low bridge strike very much like this one. We ended up taking the entire core out of the casing and inspecting for damage. The casing was too far damaged to be fixed. It took about three months to build a new casing and put the core back in and re-test everything, but we managed to save the transformer.

[@Quintesson05]

Did that wrecked piece of equipment have "Royal Shit" on it?

[@DiggingRob]

Just send a carman down to Ace Hardware for a can of spray paint......they will never know

[@ArtStoneUS]

As the Amtrak engineer in Philadelphia told the investigators, I just ignore the speed limit signs because they're usually wrong

[@whiteknightcat]

Shipper: We can't just Scotch tape the top back on to a 345KV autotransformer! NS Rep: But can we at least just try?

[@swmovan]

Of course not. You need Duck tape.

[@whiteknightcat]

@@swmovan Quack.

[@brianbooher7318]

@@swmovan whars wrong with yall this needs some professional help.gorilla glue ofcpurse

[@franceselainethurston1606]

Who was the mastermind on this? That thing that couldn't fit under the bridge looks like a double decker outhouse.

[@TrainTrackTrav]

That is one very expensive "oopsie". Interesting to see how they dislodged it, and a real joy to listen to!!!

[@jonadams5547]

It cost millions because they had to buy the damaged one, pay for a replacement and ship them both.

[@666bpm4]

I'm curious as to why a TRE passenger car from Dallas was in that train.

[@stevendoss5095]

NS kicking themselves for getting rid of the SW1500s switchers makes backup moves so easy.

[@cdavid8139]

Nope. Not really. Backup moves are easy in any modern equipment.

[@PRL2204]

@@cdavid8139 not entirely true lol

[@karimah8687]

How does this happen with trains??? Don’t they already know the height clearances of the routes they travel on?

[@Phantom1963]

I was there and saw this happen and just 5 minutes before the incident I observed 3 Sasquatch messing with equipment around the track. I don't know if it's important but I believe the authorities are withholding Sasquatch evidence from the public.

[@MikeMercury]

whats that object

[@junebug9594]

*Calls customer* “We uhh..... broke your big fancy box”

[@s0nnyburnett]

@ffairlane57 Probably not since they work for a living and aren't a worthless corporate exec

[@rnrailproductions5049]

@ffairlane57 bruh or they just misjudged it, does everything have to be political....

[@CAHSR2020]

@@rnrailproductions5049 Some people have to drag politics into every corner of their lives. Seems exhausting to me.

[@jonadams5547]

$800,000 box

[@thomream1888]

@@jonadams5547 Wow, is that what thing is worth? Correction: is that how much that thing WAS worth? That's gotta cost someone a bonus or two... If you know, is it a repairable item or now just some scrap metal? I know nothing about transformers except what my grandsons' goofy cartoons have taught me (great source, huh?!!?). But I also know that sometimes the most robust-looking items are the most sensitive to 'shock 'n rock'. Would like to know more. thnx

[@tylerbonser7686]

This is what happens when you find a broker that can get it shipped for half the cost. But a serious question, are there low clearance signs before the bridges on railways? On road ways often times the low clearance is only posted at the bridge but a drive has time to stop. If the clearance signs are only posted on the bridges on railways that doesnt do the engineer much good.

[@blatherskite9601]

may well have damaged the bridge bearings & shifted the bridge sideways. Survey & inspection needed!

[@jovetj]

Indeed, but damn, what a hell of a viaduct. It push that tremendous transformer and low car DOWN without looking to budge itself!

[@craigboyd1888]

Who was the loadmaster and is he still working?????????????

[@anthonydiamond5906]

Damn.. now there's a spot without any rust on it

[@jimmydcap]

I guess letting the air out of the tires won't work either🤣