CSX I032 Collision With CSX L743 In Folkston GA At 1:20 PM 4/15/24

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[@markydee48]

My prayers to the crew. I hope all of you are OK and safe

[@MikeG42]

Thanks for uploading this. I missed it live. It was interesting to hear the sound of the collision from the VR cam.

[@frederickpearsall4532]

Looks like me on the silver star, is doing the Amtrak shuffle on the bus to Orlando! I hope the crews are ok!

[@anb7408]

Someone royally screwed up here. Despite all the signals and PTC equipment, something like this STILL happened. Can’t wait to see the incident report.

[@charlesstevenson5141]

Yeah I love how they think all this new technology will 100% eliminate any accidents yet it still happens.

[@mmi16]

Signal Suspension was in effect. A Switchtender was hand throwing the switches at Folkston - the Switchtender lined the wrong route.

[@ThePhilmaywalt]

Nice work, thanks so much. I heard that the injuries were not bad, the crew was treated and released

[@waltrogers9770]

Every train crew's nightmare. As the dad of a conductor, it keeps me up at night too. Hope the crew's Okay

[@Brother_D_therail]

As a 41 year veteran Conductor/ Brakeman now retired , this was always my greatest fear. I'm going to have nightmares tonight, even after being retired 10 years. Scary stuff.

[@charlesstevenson5141]

That was a hell of a bang heard from the VRF camera at the end of the train. You could already tell they were aware well before impact when they dumped the air. I get the feeling this was a dispatch error.

[@mikehowey4869]

Pray everyone was ok.I've never heard of so many accidents and derailments in the past few years.

[@jamesmckenzie3532]

Looks like a low speed collision, but any collision between trains is never a good thing. Fortunately, the crew of the IM was not killed or seriously injured.

[@Ryanstumpie1]

It was between 35 and 40…

[@TrainsandTrucksProductions]

If it was 55+ it could have been alot worse than what it was, but I’m glad the crew wasn’t going that fast.

[@davidstewart5694]

​@@Ryanstumpie1where do you come up with that? You can clearly see the tail end roughly at 20ish at point of impact lol

[@jamesmckenzie3532]

@@Ryanstumpie1 It's more impressive then that there wasn't more damage to the locomotives and the cars that were hit.

[@ilovetrainscaiden7259]

@@davidstewart5694that’s cause they hit the emergency brake like maybe 5-10 seconds before impact

[@carolinarailfanning]

The fact this happend RIGHT infront of railside lodging at the Turnout, if I was staying there when this happened, there would be not a doubt I would've caught it. I was debating going this month too.

[@dkillalegend]

The NTSB and the AAR are gonna have their hands full on this one. Glad everyone survived the crash.

[@FirstName-hr8jr]

Not just here, we have derailments in NE,AL,TX and here over the weekend. But we've got a lot of trains!🤭💩

[@SouthernPacificPatch]

Why would the AAR have anything to do with the investigation?

[@macmedic892]

Looks like someone is going to be pursuing a new career in the fast food industry!

[@AustinTheRailfan]

As of now the main cause was a switch was misaligned by MOW that was doing track work. They told dispatch that the track was lined and I032 could go track speed through the area. At the time PTC was out with some signal during this maintenance. Currently the final cause is the MOW crew. Which will be fired more than likely

[@jjstrains4547]

On additional footage you can clearly hear the air go into emergency. Wonder how far in the clear the rock train was sitting. At one time they wanted 500 ft.

[@ATLExpressRailfanner]

I also watched a video about, and I heard a loud bang, and I heard what appeared to be the train colliding with another one

[@bradleyshuppert3393]

Listen at the very end…. The CSX signal maintainers by the truck said HOLY FUCK…… @1:05

[@USNWifeAustin]

Yeah bc they realize they just screwed up

[@bradleyshuppert3393]

@@USNWifeAustinI am hearing a lot fell into a signal suspension and having to hand throw switches. I work for The railroad. I saw the crew leave Moncrief yesterday to go to Duval to get their train together. I wrote several papers to the FRA about operating at restricted speed through signal suspension blocks and then calling the dispatcher to inform route is clear so secondary trains are ensured a faster speed through that area up to 49mph as in “dark territory “ rules. This all could have been prevented. Saddens me that PTC does not have an overlay to create a “soft Stop” signal on both the front and back of a train in an occupied block. Railroads only spend the bare bottom dollar to the mandatory PTC installed by government rules because we cannot operate safely on our own apparently. This is all preventable and senseless by all accounts I am hearing. Most people don’t know the amount of induced PTSD most railroaders struggle with under the onerous pressure to provide the rich hedge fund holders a profit…. One day this all gets straight…. Just not today…. Sad

[@Retr0racin]

How is this even possible in the day and age jeez.

[@longwindingroad]

The railroad is ran by greedy corporate people who act like safety is a concern but really isn't. Also people who work the railroad are not treated with respect by their leadership.

[@johndeerefan725]

I believe one of the locomotives involved didn't have PTC installed on it and / or missed a signal.

[@hadleymanmusic]

interstate commerce really is a grand thing but bein easy with upmost safety is the most important

[@jamesalles139]

thanks for the radio traffic

[@jaekobbokoskie]

Hopefully everybody is alright and the damage is that severe

[@tigershark4469]

Damn I hope the crew recovers ❤

[@timkis64]

with all that weight.a slow collision has ungodly kinetic energy.

[@socrates5162]

Good thing trains have a dispatcher to prevent collisions....

[@RandomizedPalette]

Head on? Dang. I hope the crew's alright.

[@richardwilkes6468]

While the crew says hit head on, where are the engines of the 2nd train. Appears the rear was struck.

[@terrencegoodwin446]

But they do need to do a better job at checking switches on the tracks to make sure they are intact correctly before they board back onto the train and proceed on.

[@PHelm]

Prayers

[@davidwhiting1761]

Hmmm...PTC is supposed to prevent stuff like this. I wonder why it didn't in this case?

[@SOU6900]

My understanding is the system was suspended.

[@660Oliver]

PTC doesn't prevent things like this. It's capabilities have been overstated.

[@rogerlilly9629]

It was a signal suspension. Do you know what that is???

[@rogerlilly9629]

⁠the system works but there are times that it has to be disabled just like if we were moving trains prior to PTC. Sometimes maintaining the railroad has to be done. I just wonder how we made it before PTC imagine that!!!!!

[@rogerlilly9629]

Btw do you even know anything about PTC they were traveling at 35 mph when this happened and you can travel at 19 mph with PTC working you have no clue.

[@nomenclature9373]

As if NTSB does not have enough on their investigation plate.

[@user-AZ-phil]

How did two trains going on opposite directions on a double track line end up on the same track, is what I'd like to know? 😅

[@clineshaunt]

One could have had a stop signal at a crossover and was supposed to wait for the other to cross over to the other track but instead of stopping it kept going. That’s one way. EDIT: Another post mentioned MOW caused it.

[@supernintenjoe974]

@@clineshaunt it turns out it was human error. Turns out a MOW worker threw a switch the wrong way and sent the intermodal train onto the same track as the rock train.

[@clineshaunt]

@@supernintenjoe974 oh man. Thanks for the update!

[@macmedic892]

The tracks were dark territory due to maintenance, which is why someone had to manually throw the switch. Someone manually lined the tracks into conflict.

[@walterfarley9230]

How did it happen ?? Thats a bad one

[@CSXMainLineProduction]

Prayers for all

[@9983sp]

I'm interested in the final report. Did the engineer run a signal, given a wrong signal, or switches on to the wrong track.

[@b3j8]

Yeah same. It'll be interesting who's got the better story finger-pointing!

[@660Oliver]

MOW was working in the area. They reported that switches were lined and locked for their movement. Not train crew or dispatcher's fault.

[@Travelinalong5553]

I was on scene and I heard rumor of, but there was something wrong with the switch

[@maxrshelltrack7443]

You can't run a signal with PTC it would stop the train.

[@FirstName-hr8jr]

BooM😂🎉 "Jim" JIM HE'S ON OUR TRACK, PUT HER IN EMERGENCY!!! Lay down on the cab floor and brace yourself. I'd always wished I had more time to go back to a second or 3 rd unit. But we might hit before I would make it to the next cab. You could be ejected then killed by the ensueing crash. So ya l, never leave the cab unless safe.

[@jjstrains4547]

I used to wonder about jumping off. But back then the cabs were made out of thick tin foil. When the started buying the air craft carriers (CW-40-8) we were told they could survive a 50 mph hit. You would be dead but at least the body would be able for pickup

[@RailfanJacob]

That is unbelievable

[@Peter-mt6lg]

Thats a sound was very intense

[@ATLExpressRailfanner]

New fear unlocked😱

[@microbusss]

oh the Dispatcher is gonna get fired over this one!

[@maestromecanico597]

Yep. That billion dollar investment in PTC is paying off.

[@vuurvrproductions4656]

If Im Correct It Was MOW (Maintenance Of Way) That Caused This Wreck.

[@maestromecanico597]

@@vuurvrproductions4656 As per the CSX symbol wiki L743 is “Junction City rock loads Works Waycross, GA, Baldwin, FL Wildwood, FL” between Brownsand, GA and Winston, FL.

[@eastcoastrailproductions5559]

PTC WILL NOT stop a collision.

[@SOU6900]

My understanding is the signal system was suspended or something.

[@maestromecanico597]

@@eastcoastrailproductions5559 Then what’s it for?

[@barbararoberto1258]

Hoping no is hurt or worse sending prayers

[@BlueWaterRailfan]

I hope the crew is doing alright, I heard three were hurt :(

[@Travelinalong5553]

What app gives you the radio transmission

[@vuurvrproductions4656]

broadcastify . com

[@SignalMan9292]

This shows that something not moving just two inches could cause this

[@25vrd48]

That was not a low speed collision .

[@rearspeaker6364]

and it wasn't a full tanker train!

[@terrencegoodwin446]

Its gonna be hard them to shutdown railroads do to facts all the goods come by train and they can't just depend 18 wheelers along to transport goods so they have to still rely on railroad transportation.

[@20PINKluvr]

WE WILL REBUILD..!!

[@PumpkinHogger]

If there was a railroad that should have had their shit straight with a signal suspension, it should have been CSX. There's a railroad that didn't have their shit straight during a signal suspension: CSX.

[@user-pd4cl2ty4d]

The two big questions what was the cause of this collision and why didn’t PTC stop it?

[@vuurvrproductions4656]

The Cause Of This Was A Human Error, A Worker Flipped The Wrong Switch And That Made The Intermodal Go Head On Into The Rock Train.

[@liberalslayer9831]

@@vuurvrproductions4656 the picture shows a rea end collision. Not head-on.

[@rickanshaunaremior7653]

Womp womp

[@vuurvrproductions4656]

your not funny lil bro 😭🙏

[@robertmitchell1272]

OH no! Was anyone hurt?

[@vuurvrproductions4656]

I Think The Crew Was Slightly Hurt CSX I032s Crew Went To The Hospital

[@robertmitchell1272]

@@vuurvrproductions4656oh no. I see I hope everyone is okay

[@sweynforkbeardtraindude]

The engineer that was on the tape said he and his conductor were semi-okay.

[@OceanStateRail]

Yet another class 1 has an incident. Prayers to the crew. The media is going to abolish railroads entirely if they could at this point.

[@skski9822]

How is the media responsible for this?

[@user-lq4mo8dw1p]

​@@skski9822I'd like to know as well....

[@unstableatoms3456]

@@skski9822 they overreact to derailments and really just make railroads seem scarier, this is yet another way the media could try and make CSX look bad by making the collision worse than it is

[@user-lq4mo8dw1p]

@@unstableatoms3456 the media is doing that with trucking for years now, and as a few weeks ago now river traffic. I worked 21 years for CCP-IC-CN and my last 4 at the RailNet, been trucking for 3 now....railways are not going anywhere till the intermodal blimps start running which may be owned by the railways. Railways still have a good 15 to 20 years left before they and trucking will be effected....

[@OceanStateRail]

@@unstableatoms3456 Thanks for explaining!

[@TV-gh7ug]

ran into back of rock hopper

[@liberalslayer9831]

He said he got hit head-on. The picture shows a rear end collision. Which is it? I hate click-bait titles just for views. That's why I won't subscribe to this channel. Just tell the damn truth.

[@WaffleDragon]

@@liberalslayer9831 It was head-on. Southern CSX Vlog has the whole clip. I032 had two units which means that gray CW44AC was leading L743.

[@vuurvrproductions4656]

@@liberalslayer9831 0:38 so with this picture it looks like a rear end collision but this is actually the locomotives on the train that was “rear ended” the other train slammed into the locomotives and pushed them back

[@Mike-su8si]

What spilled

[@csx345]

Just rocks

[@tommyhunter1817]

How??

[@vuurvrproductions4656]

human error

[@tommyhunter1817]

@@vuurvrproductions4656 or hackers.

[@asphaltjungle5943]

Railroads want 1 man crews and they cant even dispatch correctly rail service in general needs shut down until they can have better safety protocols

[@660Oliver]

MOW was at fault, not dispatchers.

[@timcahill1847]

More 18 wheeler wrecks than railroads every day! More 18 wheelers have killed innocent people than trains!

[@leshemingway7768]

That doesn't sound good.