Norfolk Southern Train Hits Classic Pickup Truck at Nemo, Tennessee

[@Critical-Thinker895]

What's hard to believe about all this, is how this man has managed to stay alive into adulthood.

[@GR8Tmate]

Standing there holding the door frame until the last nanosecond leaves you wondering how he made it so far 😂

[@anunnakimenagerie]

Had the same exact thought

[@Pow3llMorgan]

Even harder for me to wrap my head around is that accidents like this apparently happen almost 6000 times a year. That's more than 15 a day.

[@wbrockstar9550]

It looks like the truck owner married into the right side of the woman's family while the truck owners wife married into the wrong side of his family.....IOW - she had enough sense to get out of the truck and run away while he just stood there holding the trucks hand (in a sense) as if it would prevent the truck from being hit.He done 5 stupid things in a matter of minutes.1- he went up the wrong trail 2- he didn't just let it roll back away from tracks a few feet 3- he had the battery cable installed/tightened incorrectly,. 4- he denied help when it was first offered while still safe for the bystanders 5- he held the trucks hand way longer than he should have. If it would have been a restored, like new truck, it's loss would've been something worth crying about, but not this one.

[@bertspeggly4428]

I would call this "Owner destroys his truck."

[@kansascityshuffle8526]

Holding on to the door till the collision is definitely an honourable mention for a Darwin Award.

[@terrythomas790]

I know that was idiotic. Even to stand there without holding on would be. Im thinking maybe he was in total shock at that moment, and unable to think straight, and react??

[@ockempson]

@Terry Thomas the driver's ability to think straight was obviously turned off when he got on those tracks!

[@gregrowe1168]

I’m guessing it was a toss up as to which he had less of, brain cells or teeth.

[@bear1245]

Crazy

[@slothzombi307]

He's holding the door so that he can quickly release the e-brake after the train taps it.

[@dominator9833]

This accident was incredibly needless, the truck could've been put into neutral gear and rolled off the ballast but instead it was left there. The owner didn't deserve such a classy truck.

[@jeremypreece870]

Well, I wonder if this chap actually deserves to be allowed to drive at all. He was definitely at the back of the queue when they were giving out common sense!

[@VerilyVerbatim]

'Logical concepts' do come hard to some people, even if the solution is blatantly obvious.

[@jonlee494]

The truck was put in neutral and an attempt was made to push it away from the tracks. Maybe instead of filming a train hitting a truck, some assistance could have been offered to help push the truck. People online are so quick to bash others without knowing anything about what happened.

[@TenchiFox]

@@jonlee494 The assistance was offered when it was safe to do so, before they knew the train was coming. The owner only asked for help when the train was in view, and obviously nobody is going to risk their life for a stranger's car.

[@kingofassholes2619]

@Aussie Pom He was the door stop.

[@jamesbarca7229]

I don't feel sorry for that idiot at all, but I'm heartbroken for the '67 GMC. RIP, you beautiful thing. You deserved so much better.

[@timothydockery534]

It was a 4x4 short bed also. Hard to find them

[@moose5204]

That idiot didn't deserve that classic !!!!!!!!

[@thebigsandyrailfan]

And he made a dumb decision instead of running away he stood there, holding the door like he was going to prevent it from getting hit 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@terrythomas790]

@@timothydockery534 Well we know now where to find one! Needs work, but should buff out!

[@terrythomas790]

@@thebigsandyrailfan And in an instant he lost sight of it! Why not drift it back right away? Only needed a couple of feet! ????

[@coltonritter6133]

Now they are closing Nemo tunnel down because the guy is suing the railroad. How can you file a lawsuit when it was you on private property in the wrong place. Idiots have ruined everything for majority of the people in the area.

[@terrythomas790]

What did the RR do wrong?? Not posting a railroad crossing sign at a path in the woods?? The RR should sue the idiot who caused this mess. They delayed that shipment and were trespassing, being on the tracks

[@North_Cascade_Railfan]

Bruh, NS can show em this video and BOOM, win the case

[@somethingsomething404]

What? That’s crazy. This guy is an idiot, he did this on purpose it seems

[@somethingsomething404]

@@North_Cascade_RailfanNS hasn’t quite figured out the interwebs yet, they’re worried if they admit they’ve heard of technology they’ll have to put electronic breaks on high hazard trains /s

[@charlesblack2523]

Idiots are ruining most things for most people

[@luann7517]

Not only did the driver exercise poor judgment in leaving his truck where it was, it looked like he also stood there holding onto the door as the train hit his truck instead of running away. This man's weakness is obviously his common sense. Glad they're okay.

[@jadethornton7975]

I was total thinking that. I was scared his car would spin around and nock him into the train

[@TheGozalus]

Yup! He will live another day to do something even *more* stupid! I'm not sure if I could call this a happy ending or not...

[@cockula776]

I would say it was probably shock - His brain and his fight or flight were in a disconnect, like seeing a PC or a laptop go into a boot loop when something is really wrong

[@HolidayDecorator]

I was surprised his arm wasn't ripped off when the train impacted the vehicle. He must have let go of the door just scant seconds before that impact. Talk about luck, that was very lucky his arm, or the rest of him didn't end up in pieces!

[@kishascape]

@@TheGozalus Darwinism definitely needed here.

[@joshlogue9292]

The wife was smart enough to run away while he just held on to the door like he was gonna keep it from flying down the ditch.

[@stuzworldz]

Ya like REAL MAN...

[@BadWolf762]

She could have at least stayed and held his beer.

[@twoeightythreez]

She didn't even leave till someone else told her a train was coming

[@terrythomas790]

@@twoeightythreez Just think if those two videoing weren't there!

[@robbfisher2876]

This is one thing I have luckily never encountered in almost 30 years of railfanning. It is baffling how one would not just put it in neutral and back away.

[@billgrant5339]

Definitely not a bright lite there.

[@Panzermeister36]

@@billgrant5339 well, he did buy a GMC, so clearly not a bright light indeed :P

[@MakeItWithCalvin]

Especially with those old vehicles!

[@ronhood7773]

Baffling? Really???

[@ernestpassaro9663]

I have seen two idiotic four wheelers exchanging information on a live Long Island railroad track after a fender bender in queens ny now if that isn’t stupid !

[@coloradomallcrawlers]

I’m a railroader and off-roader, it’s disappointing this trail was closed as a result of this poor decision. I wanted to hit this trail one day.

[@gregrowe1168]

It only takes one idiot to ruin it for everyone else. We've done some ridiculous things in the name of safety at my workplace because one idiot did something stupid. I don't live clos to there but it looks like it would have been a fun trail. It appears it wasn't really mean for trucks either, as he didn't have room to turn around. If he had been in a smaller vehicle, he would have had room to turn around.

[@BryanTorok]

@@gregrowe1168 I've gotten into tight spots and backed up nearly a mile. It is tough but that is what they made reverse for.

[@jprosey]

I guess they needed trail signs for ppl just like him

[@Anonymous-sb9rr]

It doesn't make sense for the trail to be closed, this could have happened anywhere, you might as well close the whole country. There was nothing wrong with the trail, but if someone is stupid enough. they can always find a way to cause an accident.

[@BryanTorok]

The really dumb thing is that there were enough people there that if they all jumped up right away, they could have safely got the truck away from the tracks. Instead, they were indecisive and did the millennial thing of taking out their cell phones and filming it.

[@freddielacava892]

Your wife and puppy are adorable !

[@SD40Fan_Jason]

Man, that sucks! I've been in a similar situation myself. We had 14k tons of rock and were going down a hill with dynamics holding the speed at 40 mph on a generous grade. We noticed some dude with his shirt off, waving it frantically in the air and so I took 20 lbs on the train to try to slow down. As we approached the curve, there was his pickup truck and flatbed trailer, hung up over the tracks. We are talking 300-400 yards so there's no way we are going to get stopped now. I plugged it and just watched as we tore through his truck and trailer. It launched his truck into the trees and completely obliterated his trailer. All that was left were the splinters that were the floorboards, and a couple axles up in a tree. When I finally got stopped, my conductor went back and checked on the guys who were apparently in the truck when they got hung up. The driver who was waving his shirt asked the conductor, "Why didn't you guys stop, didn't you see me?" Ha! Oh but the worst part of it all was the airhead dispatcher that couldn't understand there was no road where this guy was at so I could not give a crossing ID, only a Milepost. He kept saying, "Please check your location again because the Milepost you gave me is not at a crossing!" Once everything was cleared and we were released to go, I had a terrible time trying to recover my air without sending my train sailing down the hill. I ended up having to ask my conductor to set about 30 handbrakes just so that I could pump my air back up. All in all it was a terrible day. I can't imagine these guys having it much easier, though with these mixed freights lately spanning 12,000 ft or more, I cringe at the thought of trying to get that train moving and under control after a sudden unexpected stop like that.

[@typeblaze6557]

I’m trying to become a engineer my self and I fear something like this could happen how often does something like this happen

[@SD40Fan_Jason]

@@typeblaze6557 for many it's never happened before. For me, it's only ever happened once in my 21 years.

[@katieandkevinsears7724]

I've hit two pedestrians the two worst days I've had over the 19 years I've been hogging.

[@SD40Fan_Jason]

@@katieandkevinsears7724 Yep, I feel ya! Though the worst wasn't even pedestrians for me. Instead it was the two pitbulls, one was chained to the tracks. What kind of monster forces their pet to suffer that kind of death?

[@jayandhis.19cents10]

@@SD40Fan_Jason ... Ohh that's so fked up someone would chain their dog's to a train track...☹️😒

[@ChargerusPrime]

Glad everyone was okay but damn man.. That poor 67 GMC.. Them things are hard as hens teeth to find in good condition, very rare truck. Also, congratulations on gettin hitched to your lady friend Drayton! May y'all have a long and prosperous life together. Highball!

[@NorthernNewEnglandRailfan]

They don't deserve that poor truck

[@tonyhill5418]

Especially a 4x4 version.

[@railfanlynx]

it didn’t suffer any major damage, so she’ll be fine!

[@cherokeecoyoteoffical4625]

I agree my heart and wallet both hurt

[@NorthernNewEnglandRailfan]

@@railfanlynx truck was totalled

[@dismalgravesite7763]

us hillbillies have a lot of pride. but we (and non-hill-bill's) must remember: pride cometh before the fall. boy oh boy, did that truck and pride fall...great video! sorry 'bout the guys truck, that blows. really glad he and his wife are safe. your tact, and class in your commentary is what made me subscribe...thanks again.

[@kevinheard8364]

Ditto on the tact & class .... our "world" could take such advice. Kudos to you, young man [everybody is 'young' as I'm officially 'elderly' now].

[@shimshonbendan8730]

It actually is "pride goes before destruction, and a haughty look before a fall". Not sure where "pride cometh before the fall" comes from.

[@dismalgravesite7763]

@@shimshonbendan8730 as pontius pilate said: "i have written what i have written."

[@jamesmcdonald6047]

Not many people would see it this way,but the guy was looking to get a claim from Railroad for this truck. Even in crossing accidents that are clearly the drivers fault, the Railroad will pay a claim for damages. He could easily moved at any time, only one foot would have cleared the locomotive,widest part of train. Thanks for posting this on KZbin, this guy doesn’t deserve a dime!!! After 38 years on Railroad, we have seen it all!!!

[@trishbaum6364]

I love the narrator's voice. Very detailed description. The driver's laziness or stupidity costed the train crew an hour and a needless loss of a beautiful truck.

[@cybersquire]

That situation was completely preventable. I’m glad no one was hurt, but you’d think a person who’s put that much work into a classic pickup would have enough sense to move it out of danger first.

[@sti8u]

Yeah what a stubborn fool. looking at the rust around the bottom of the door it was a piece of junk anyway. 8:24

[@debshipard1664]

I thought the same

[@andyharman3022]

I guess he thought since they were in a remote area, there wouldn't be a train coming for hours. Wrong time, wrong place. And all because of a loose battery cable. It's the little things that can wreck you.

[@gordbaker896]

You can't cure Stupid unless you are Covid.

[@josephg41]

You'd think so! Although nowadays somebody with cash can just buy one of these without having put any work of their own into them. Nothing wrong with that. But I have seen nice classics killed by folks who just bought it and didn't treat the cars like classics.. As for me I restored my '65 C10 myself and I would never put it in such a situation as this. God forbid.

[@AmtrakTBL]

Wow that’s wild. Definitely the last place you’d expect to see a car vs train accident! Nice video.

[@Runawayrack]

It’s not actually rare. There are other stupid people around the world.

[@JawTooth]

If only he had been a Railfan he would have known how poor his decision was. Its going to be a challenge getting someone to come out there and get that truck back up the hill.

[@jayandhis.19cents10]

@Jaw Tooth.... What's up brother I'm a fan I learned of your channel from watching shoestring's channel. You would be surprised how vehicles stall and I'm sure it happens so fast!! Back in the 70's I lost my grandma and my grandfather lost both his legs at a RR CROSSING that didn't have a arm and was a sharp bend in WV it completely tore the car in half and car's back then we're made really well but I'm happy these folks got away ok the truck's replaceable!! Have a good day my friend 😎✌️🙏🙏

[@eligebrown8998]

I'm sure they will just leave it

[@frograilfanning]

tooth man

[@Tactical2Wheels]

@@charliedroves5610 Don't lump the rest of us offroaders into the same group as those lemmings. That man should have had the common sense the push the truck back before beginning work on it. I'm glad they got out safely, but I hope this was his wake up call to quit being a dumbass. "Oh look, train tracks. I'm sure trains don't come through here"

[@West_Coast_Mainline]

@@jayandhis.19cents10 greetings from WV

[@obuchiteck]

I was the guy in the Grey Jeep who initially gave the engineer a ride to the wreck to see if everyone was okay.

[@North_Cascade_Railfan]

Sweet

[@henryhenrison7122]

Well, at least you we'rent the Aholes who refused to help him

[@Tris1x]

Ive actually been to this tunnel many times with my dad and its so awesome that I got this vid in my recommended.

[@michaelnotigan7796]

My gosh, to even be warned by you and still the GMC owner keeps his truck directly in the right of way when a simple placement into neutral and gravity will roll the truck back safely. That had to have been a heck of a hit to send it down the hill like that, on it's roof. And yes, likely she's totaled out. Such a worthless, needless accident and loss of a classic GMC pickup. Great work, Drayton & Mrs Drayton, with hopes you never have to be witness to something like that again!

[@dismalgravesite7763]

once both front wheels are on the inside of the rail, the vehicle is screwed. that is, unless someone has the sense to call the number on the nearest crossing...keep ur local crossings fon in your contacts, you know if you cross a few on ur way home know the number of the crossing. (joke: it might look like BR549OU812IT10T / MickeyMouse "ohhellthere's a problem" kinda thing. that number CAN STOP A TRAIN IF, IF when you see/ 1. signal not functioning 2. car, truck, damsel in distress tied to the track by Sidney Whiplash. 3. trains with blacked out lead unit and not whistles where trains normally blow. (4AM eastbound Coal Drag that ALWAYS pisses u off for wakin' ya up.) 4. Trains are Important to our county. Trains AND Trucks, get us fed. remember, we are 9 meals away from wrol. take care of the trains, and they'll take care of us! yeah i know, i sound like a 1952-3 ad for the ATSF, UP, SP, GN, IC, CO, BO, SBCL, LN, WM, BM, NH, etc. hey, we gotta take care/prepare. it's a GREAT BIG circle, what goes around..., "karma", "gotta serve somebody". "well, if ya gotta warrant, then i guess ur gonna come in"..................................

[@JohnDoe-nq9hl]

@@dismalgravesite7763 What you wrote makes no sense but I like it!

[@dismalgravesite7763]

@@JohnDoe-nq9hl knowledge of local crossings, trains are good, rail safety public service announcement, prepping, old train lines, karma, grateful dead. got it? glad ya like it...

[@thomasroy6554]

Actually it was just a glancing blow. If you look at the front end of the upside down truck at the bottom, there isn't terrible damage from the actual impact. The damage came from the instantly released kinetic energy from the speed and weight of the train sending the relatively little truck flying off the hill. It looked like the truck took out a couple of trees on the way down. They say a vehicle hit by a train pulls about 50g forces. Over 10g's is usually fatal. If the train had gotten a better piece of the truck, it might have put it right on the trail below.

[@AverysD21]

@@thomasroy6554That truck is actually at a junk yard about 10 min from me, and it doesn’t look super bad. I was actually surprised too even see it. It’s at a junkyard in Rockwood, TN

[@jmannelson8206]

With as much as we railfans are out at the tracks your lucky this is your first. In my 30 years of railfanning I've seen three cars/trucks hit. Two ended very well, just bumps and bruises. The third still haunts me to this day. Car with family stopped at gate and tried to beat Amtrak. The family lost. Mother and two sons dead at the scene and dad (driver) was a mess. Not sure if he lived after going to hospital but I'm sure he probably didn't want to after killing his whole family.

[@jovetj]

All completely preventable. That's the really sad thing: it didn't have to happen!!!

[@North_Cascade_Railfan]

That dad can go to hell, and get the worst dad award! You just killed some people that didn’t even get to live anything close to a full life, must have been some awful last moments to put an end on a short as crap life! That dad can burn in hell for wrecking what could have been an amazing two life’s!

[@WayOutGaming]

Had a similar incident happen to me a few years ago. I was sitting behind an older couple in a traffic jam. Where we were sitting there was a railway crossing with lights and barriers, and then a weird merging intersection. The line started to move so the people in front of me started heading towards the crossing about the time the lights and bells started going off. The driver tried to back up but he was a little too slow and got caught by the crossing gate. I watched in horror as I saw the train coming down the track. Thankfully the driver had managed to back far enough way so the train wouldn't him (the crossing gate was literally sitting on his back windshield), but it was a very close call. A very scary lesson in train safety that almost ended with a couple of deaths.

[@thomasroy6554]

If you find you are caught by a railroad gate and in danger, just bend it back or snap it off with your vehicle. They are made of hollow fiberglass square tubing. Not heavy and will bend and break especially with taller vehicles. Will probably just ride over the roof of a smaller car. Scratched paint is better than a crushed car. Too many videos of vehicles with gates on them and frozen drivers getting hit. Just make sure you report it if you do break one.

[@thebnsftracker1317]

"Now class. What did we learn today?" "You can't fix stupid?" "Correct! Good job!"

[@the_expidition427]

The funny thing about it this probably happened out of malice

[@knoxvilleaviation5693]

I go to Nemo all the time to watch trains. This incident has put the nail in the coffin and Nemo will be gated off. Thanks a lot

[@DelayInBlockProductions]

Don’t thank me. Thank the dumbasses who leave trash all over the place and park their vehicles on the tracks like exhibit A. This has been a long time coming.

[@knoxvilleaviation5693]

@@DelayInBlockProductions no you didn’t do anything wrong. In fact I’m glad you got this on video. It shows how careless people are over here.

[@knoxvilleaviation5693]

@@DelayInBlockProductions sorry for the misunderstanding

[@bradolsen8629]

Obviously you were correct in your statement when you said all he had to do was put his truck in neutral that would’ve never happened lesson learned I’m sure

[@bobh6728]

Looks the train only caught about 6 inches of the truck. So close.

[@gregrowe1168]

This person looks like someone who would never learn a lesson.

[@natehill8069]

No lesson to learn. He did this intentionally.

[@tb1235]

​@@natehill8069I'm honestly questioning that myself..

[@gees97]

That’s what he did right before impact. If you look at the video again, you can see the truck roll away right before.

[@differentbydesign23]

Great job as always! Thank you for documenting this. Hopefully it gets seen. Glad you didn't put yourself in harms way, unnecessarily.

[@_cyan4657]

Jesus christ, this was insane, amazing catch and thank god no one had been hurt or killed, well done to you and your friend warning them, without you that probably could've so so tragic

[@_cyan4657]

@Teknivil I don't get what I did wrong for you to throw that at me but, okay? lol

[@bellowphone]

Aside from that though, how did the rest of the outing go for that pickup trucker?

[@jpcj7wi]

Great video. I happen to be there that day. We came out of the tunnel just as the train came to a stop. One of the people in our group dry one of the train workers down to see if anyone was injured or worse. Thanks for making this video.

[@DelayInBlockProductions]

Thanks for watching!

[@MoodyBlue42..]

Glad no one was hurt. I'm glad y'all were there to document it. It's bad enough the RR is so demonized by the media. We rarely get a chance to see what really happened. Stay safe out there Drayton.

[@jonathangreenlees4772]

The media is going after the railroads? Why for!?

[@1SqueakyWheel]

I have not seen on the media demonize the railroads at all. They're usually pretty upfront about the car drivers error in these situations.

[@MoodyBlue42..]

@1SqueakyWheel Yeah, I just misspoke. I'm used to them demonizing everyone who doesn't fit their template. The railroad nowadays fits their template for sure.

[@agoo7581]

Huh? When does the railroad get demonized?

[@MoodyBlue42..]

@Manatee Power They are now and rightly so. I just hate it for the crews. The corporate side doesn't give a rip, that's for sure.

[@joeslayter5841]

Thank you for posting this one. It is so fortunate that no one was hurt, but it is also a valuable reminder that ANY track can have a train at any time. You made the correct choice NOT to cross that track knowing that trian was coming.

[@gregrowe1168]

Its not like it was an abandoned line. Track was clearly in excellent condition.

[@paulne1514]

2 things I’ve never done while driving off road. Drive below high tide mark and drive within 6 feet of railroad tracks.

[@gregrowe1168]

I think one youtube channel is basically a tow company recovering vehicles stuck on a beach. I don't know why people want to drive on the beach anyway, pretty sure its illegal to get as close as they were anyway.

[@dmorgan28]

Such a needless accident. If that guy would just have listened to you and just backed it away from the tracks, he’d still have his truck. Instead he almost lost his family. Wow! How senseless! GreT video!👍❤️

[@bigdaddydaddy3203]

What an amazing video better then anything u see on tv today I’m speechless I can’t believe that truck quit right at that very spot on the tracks 🤦‍♂️ loved this video truly amazing thanks for posting this and the tunnel maps where perfect 👍🏼

[@DelayInBlockProductions]

Thanks for watching! Be sure to subscribe for more content.

[@robertheinkel6225]

We had an incident in Rantoul IL, where an Amtrak broadsided a Camaro at 90 mph. Gawkers came out to see what they could. One idiot stopped his car on the other track of the two track railroad. A freight train was running about 60 mph on the other track, when the driver realized a train was coming. He tried to back up off the track, but ended up losing the front bumper to the engine. Don’t park on railroad tracks for any reason. The Camaro lost four young men that night.

[@terrythomas790]

Its grusome to be the ones having to witness or clean up the victims. Wouldnt be much left of them .

[@billywhyte6693]

😨 leaving yer girl & front end of truck over a rail... next to a ravine?? Could've been manslaughter!! What an idiot. Rail system in Scotland completely different - maily local travel - but careless accidents still occur. Doing the old Highland track (now cycle-track) on the Callander to Oban route in a couple of weeks. The rail routes we lost in the 1960s is still heartbreaking... though the many beautiful walk/cycle routes give pleasure to tens thousands ❤.

[@jonfun]

Pretty sure I shook my head about ten times. That was way to close of a call & the gentleman tempted fate by not getting away from those tracks immediately. Extremely blessed to walk away unharmed and only lose his vehicle.

[@jovetj]

I could only think "I hope he's not still holding on to the door" as the train hit it.

[@jonfun]

@@jovetj noticed that too... was cringing the entire time.

[@aeromoe]

He had to walk away...literally.

[@MussaKZN]

Saw the short version came for the long version I’m glad I did.. 12” back I doubt the train would have hit the pickup, what a goose!

[@RickyGuterson]

How does someone just stand there and not even roll it back two frigging feet. “Roll it back? Nah I’ll just work on it over the tracks right here” Like wtf 😳

[@brendanpurcell8730]

Something similar happened in my hometown around 1985. A truck died one the crossing, honestly I think it was a blue 68' GMC. The driver got out safely but a train hit it and shoved it about 1000 feet down the tracks before it flipped into the woods. I swear the twisted wreckage is still there today!

[@cadenmcmexican7999]

Glad to see everyone was okay, never underestimate any locomotive

[@thomasmackowiak]

Thank you for uploading this video as a way to show us to be careful near railroad tacks no matter where we are. I am glad to hear that the man and his wife were not injured. I wonder what happened to the pick up. Did they just leave it there?

[@1776vtgmb]

The independent (locomotive) brake pistons weren't out when the head end went by.... I remember a friend from the 1960s saying that he used the brakes 'after the impact'. If there's no chance of a stop before impact, it would be stupid to surrender your train to the uncontrolled forces of an emergency application when it was on a bridge and in a tunnel like that. WillyB

[@gregrowe1168]

I think it’s standard practice now to apply emergency brakes in the case of a collision. If brakes are not applied, then it leaves the railroad open to a negligence lawsuit. Just basically covering themselves in case some idiot takes them to court.

[@vikingmike8139]

I like what the lady says: " Man they're gonna be pissed." I think she is correct with her assessment. Cool video, Cheers!

[@andyharman3022]

It's good nobody was hurt. So sad for the truck. That's my favorite generation of GMC. My dad had a '69 Camper Custom that he gave to my brother. I have a '72 baby blue shortbed that I bought because I just had to have one. It's too bad the owner didn't immediately back the truck off the track. Two feet would have gotten it out of the way. I was hoping that since only the front bumper was over one rail, the truck would just be pushed back by the locomotive. Sure enough it was. Unfortunately there was an 80-foot drop behind where it was pushed back.

[@allenra530]

When I was a conductor for the Carrizo Gorge RY, I occasionally substituted on the Tijuana and Tecate in Mexico. The conductors down there told me that they knocked a vehicle onto the sidewalk at least every 2 weeks. Once it was a small pickup that went through the front of an ice cream shop. Because we were operating in the city, we were only running at 25 mph most of the time. So we never killed anyone and I only heard of one bad injury when a van got wrapped around the poles that protected a ground mounted electrical transformer.

[@Blueblur1987]

Well unfortunately some drivers don't care this accident was completely preventable if the driver just decided to put their truck into neutral letting it roll backwards a few feet away from the tracks but like with all trains you never know when one might be coming down the tracks as trains don't operate on a specific timetable unfortunately this guy learned that the hard way by having their truck totalled. And I've see far too often where I live with drivers at crossings when the gates are down, the red lights are flashing, and the bells are ringing they don't want to wait a few minutes to let the train clear the crossing so they drive around the gates when they do it they're playing Russian roulette as when you get into an accident with a train you'll lose everytime. And most people think a train that is 3/4 mile or longer in length traveling at 55 mph can stop quickly but it can't as it take a train a mile or more to stop after the emergency is applied so live by the saying of Operation Lifesaver stop, look, listen, & live as when I approach a RR crossing gated or not I usually stop, put my windows down, turn off the radio, look both ways, and listen as the gates like all mechanical devices can malfunction without warning.

[@nitsu2947]

his truck would have gotten away with bruises from hitting trees rolling down.

[@timonraccoon]

@@nitsu2947 he could’ve put down the parking break as soon as it is a safe distance from the railway????? You ever think you weeabo???

[@nitsu2947]

@@timonraccoon OH OH OH SHIVER ME TIMBERS

[@timonraccoon]

@@nitsu2947 look he’s even scared lmao. Grow a pair kid

[@jonathangreenlees4772]

Get up on the wrong side of the bed, lately?

[@Louis-qi1gz]

Wild and crazy , glad y'all are OK THANKS for the show 🎥🙏

[@roland20002000]

I'm from the UK, the thing I was amazed by was how long that train was. That is never ending.

[@scrambledmandible]

A large contributor to death of the rails over here in the US is in fact the length of the trains, being up to like, 5 times the length of sidelines, keeping freight from being able to pull out of the way of passenger rail, slowing it down, driving down interest, leading to freight getting bigger shares of the rails, etc.... We have policies that state passenger takes precedence, but it isn't enforced so no one cares

[@jayandhis.19cents10]

I lost my grandma and my grandfather lost his legs back in the 70's at a RR crossing in WV that had no crossing arm and was around a sharp bend the car was completely tore in half but I'm glad these folks made it out okay ✌️🙏🙏

[@ReflectedMiles]

I've been at a few crossing competitions like that. Texas has many of them every year. The weird thing is that the annoying guy driving the locomotive always wins the real estate and sometimes kills his competitors, like winning isn't enough. The Govn'r is gonna have to do something to level the playing field so cars and trucks have a fighting chance.

[@philipperiopel1911]

This is a job for Matt's Off Road Recovery!

[@serdip]

Stop, Look, Listen and Live A moving train does not forgive Think twice before crossing that gate A second later and it's too late Once you ride onto that track It's a one way trip from which you won't come back When tons of steel meet human flesh Steel will win, no need to guess It's against the law and common sense Don't ever cross a gate or fence Wait right there it won't be that long Take a chance and you'll be forever gone It's a game that you cannot win Few have lived to ever try it again So listen up and play by the rules Taking risks is a game for fools Look both ways and stay alive There may be others in the car you drive When you hear a train that's passing through Remember they've got a right to live, too So Stop, Look, Listen and Live A moving train does not forgive Take it slow, don't be in a rush Or your dreams and more that train will crush © 2017 - 2019

[@ICrailroadprod.2007]

No one: The train engineer at 5:21 : *Well sheet*

[@randomentertainment8927]

Crazy thing is that the truck looks fixable. Them old GM trucks are tanks and can take huge hits and be basically fine

[@archiebunker7688]

That GE Dash- 9 CW had some damage to the step support.

[@brianb815]

Almost filmed a "Darwin Award".

[@matteng1448]

My Grandfather worked for Chessie system before it merged into CSX here in Richmond Virginia. This would happen all the time when people would wanna commit insurance fraud and they wanted a new car. He was always told not to slow down and just let it happen because there’s nothing you can do. Of course if that happened nowadays I’m sure they would’ve gotten in huge trouble.

[@johnm8342]

Total loss if they didn’t have special insurance for the vintage vehicle… regular car insurance doesn’t cover old cars…. How it was when I had my antique… and… what I’m wondering is if the wife “told him so….” I always listen to mine…. 😢 another classic lost to stupidity.

[@katieandkevinsears7724]

I'm an engineer. We tell all the trainees there are two types of railroader. Those who have killed somebody...and those who will. I've hit an abandoned Kia and two pedestrians in my 19 years.

[@TheDiner50]

Gosh. How hard is it to respect the rails. You are expected as a truck driver or really any vehicle on land/sea/air to go your hole carer without anyone dead. Only vehicle that the driver physically can not stop in time even if doing everything correct... I mean common a train showing up unexpected is far more rare then a aircraft accident. Since you know... They are not expected to go far from the rail tracts. They do not fall out of the sky or suddenly shows up in a intersection unheard or unseen. I mean not to the extent flying tin cans or electric/silent vehicles with the driver looking at a phone screen etc etc etc. It is such a hunt for pedestrians crossing the roads legally or illegally just driving a car. Not to talk about driving a high cab truck driving wrong way or crossing walk paths etc etc that normal people do not expect a vehicle having to go to get passed a tight space with a log ass trailer and truck. To think to have run over people being on a NO GO ZONE that people know they should not be in is just awful. I mean the worst stories I have heard is a biker being turned into nothing but blood on the highway asphalt due to a car in front making the bike sway into the trucks front smashed between the truck and the car. The truck driver did not know there even was a bike involved at first until the cops showed up asking about the blood behind the truck. And a lady first time ridding a bike without pedal brakes going under the trailer wheel with there head. I mean common they are sharing the dam road and it is rare to happen to a truck/car driver. Why are trains worse off! They are impossible to miss. You mess with them or you are 99.999999% safe from them. There is very few excuses to mess or fight a train. They win every time in there own way. At worst they go off the rail but they still are going to win. EvErY TiMe

[@richharris9489]

If your doing 40 mph how long would it take to stop ?

[@jearrico]

Legend has it, he's still standing there holding onto the door frame to this very day 😅

[@jacksonsdrones]

I've Watched this video about 20 Times and it never gets old!

[@TheDealer6373]

I cant believe a judge would even allow the guy in the truck to sue the railroad. How can you drive onto active tracks committing trespassing and blame the RR for putting you in danger.

[@chatanugadotorg]

I remember back in the fall of 1996, I'd moved to Bowling Green, Ohio for grad school at BGSU. My apartment (the upper floor of a 2-story house) was right across the street from the Conrail mainline coming down from Toledo. Of course, whenever I'd hear a train coming into town, I was often at the window looking out to watch. One evening I heard a northbound coming into town. He was blowing for all the crossings and suddenly started rapidly hitting the horn. Shortly afterwards, it sounded like he stopped, and then I heard sirens. I got my scanner and turned it on. The engineer was telling the dispatcher that three guys in a car tried to cross where there wasn't a crossing. The car got hung up on the track, and the guys were all out trying to push it off the track when the train showed up. He said, "They couldn't get it off the tracks. We moved it for them."

[@dominator9833]

That's an iconic one-liner

[@youraveragejoe2]

Moved it to the junkyard 😂

[@jonathangreenlees4772]

Where there fatalities?😥

[@chatanugadotorg]

@@jonathangreenlees4772 No.

[@jonathangreenlees4772]

@@chatanugadotorg Thank the Lord for that.

[@machetepanda966]

You know, the railroad would be obligated to report the incident to FRA. FRA would take the cabin cam. Would be interesting if you did a request for the cabin cam footage as a followup.

[@catsupxing1]

Drayton, Great video. I love your videos. Keep up the great work.

[@DelayInBlockProductions]

Thank you. It was so nice to meet you today. -Drayton

[@Master-of-None]

The first revision of this video was way better. 😉

[@cnosprandt5155]

Expensive lessons at cheap prices. I'm happy that he and his wife are safe.

[@Steelers2841]

Glad Every one is OK

[@CharlieWhitewolf]

Man, That was a 67 4x4 too. That guy didn't deserve that truck in the first place. Glad they were safe.

[@bikechainmic]

Poor ol 9928 ! Glad no damage done !( and noone was hurt)

[@drgwnut]

Wow. You guys were great. So little time in that situation. Too many things happening at once. That guy's woman friend should have given you something for saving her life! It's crazy how a person always has to be thinking...

[@KTrain20]

It's crazy that you witness that. Glad everyone is okay

[@josephg41]

This is a peculiar incident for several reasons, mostly because it was so easily preventable. But mostly I'm confused as to why the truck rolled as easily as it did. It doesn't look like the truck actually was hit all that hard by the train itself.. obviously the truck was holding itself on that grade it was on somehow. I wonder, was it in neutral? Parking brake on? And the parking brake was weak? If it was an auto was it in park? I would've thought the train would just shove the truck away and worst case scenario this truck would need a front clip. It's curious to me why it rolled. Anyway it's a waste of a hard to find truck. So easily prevented.

[@nikerailfanningttm9046]

5:30 the fool didn’t move at all, he just stood there holding onto the door like “I’m not leaving my truck” while literally risking his life.

[@MikeT-TheRetiredColonel]

As an OLAV myself, I approve your message of caution and where to get more info - keep em coming and congrats!

[@kevintaylor3427]

It's kind of like the kid who enters the baseball game who isn't a star player; the ball will find you. Same thing here. Get to close the track and can't move the vehicle ... the train will find you. Stupidity is still a common thing in 2022, smh ...

[@tedm5398]

I think he wants the railroad to buy him a truck. The fact that he wouldn’t let it drift backwards in neutral is very suspicious to me. The NS will likely pay but I’m sure the RR police will find the situation was questionable. One of my relatives is career UP in the maintenance dept and he’ll tell you this happens every so often.

[@joeslayter5841]

I kind of thought the same thing, but it seems to me that if it was intentional, the girl in the truck would have bailed out wayyyy sooner than she did. Who knows?

[@keving126]

Doesn't matter, technically he was trespassing on railroad property. NS not liable.

[@MakeItWithCalvin]

@@joeslayter5841 to be fair she may not have been in on it, plausible deniability. Just speculating here.

[@firepower782]

Why would there ever be a situation where the railroad pays for a new vehicle after a train hits it? That makes zero sense. It’s literally always the vehicle driver’s fault.

[@ohgary]

@@firepower782 the party with the deepest pockets is at fault. Not literally but is how juries often rule..

[@GreatLakesStateProductions6708]

That’s was a cool old truck. Very sad…..

[@ljm9115]

Very rare pickup. Most of a ‘67 body is one year only parts. The hood and grill are the only carryovers to ‘68. Differences are minimal, but important.

[@2Truth4Liberty]

I turned down a set of tracks late at night in an area I was unfamiliar with when taking someone home at night. It was gravel roads and I thought the tracks was a road to turn down. Got high centered but before I and my friend could figure out how to get it unstuck we heard and saw the light of a train. We got back about 100 feet and saw a rainbow shower of sparks and fire. Had a full tank of gas and the rear bumper got pushed to where the back seat used to be. Melted the aluminum transmission even. (little Ford Escort - early 90's?) --- A second time was a near miss. My Firebird ran poorly and as I slowed for the tracks (huge hump that you could only do a few miles an hour over) . . . it died. It would not restart, then I saw the train coming. Got my wallet and got out but then thought there was time to try to start it one more time. I was so panicky that I forgot to press the clutch (5-speed manual. THANKFULLY (in hind sight) I had years ago wired around the neutral safety switch so it would crank even with it in gear. That's when I realized that by cranking the starter the car was moving forward slowly. So, I held the starter on and got clear of the tracks with 10-15 seconds to spare. Yes, I was prepared to jump out again if need be - major adrenaline rush - I could have been out in a flash had it come to that. So I'm now one and one. Lost one car, saved one car :-0)

[@johnmccall8788]

Really sad how he just didn't think to just let it back off the track.

[@Sashazur]

He probably first mistakenly thought the train could stop in time, and then panicked and stopped thinking when he realized that wasn’t gonna happen.

[@killerbees177]

Had a call on night when a drunk chick drove onto the CN main line in Hammond, LA. Luckily the train was traveling at 30 mph. Her car flipped onto it's roof. She was ok expect for some abrasions.

[@BoringIntrovert1982]

Here's my 2 cents for what it's worth... I assume the owner of the GMC feared if he shifted into neutral with the engine off, he wouldn't have enough braking power to stop it from rolling. I base this theory on 2 reasons... #1 The truck was sitting on a relatively steep slope. #2 It's unknown if the GMC was equipped with a brake booster. Being boosters rely solely on vacuum pressure from the engine, it would have been quite a difficult to stop once enough momentum was going. Either way, common sense dictates never park too close to the tracks. At least no one was injured, and chalk this up as a lesson learned the hard way.

[@Panzermeister36]

The parking brake is mechanical and should always work. It's the "emergency brake".

[@BoringIntrovert1982]

@@Panzermeister36 True, but rear brakes only. Plus, it's unknown to us if the parking brake was operational at the time. Just playing devil's advocate here.

[@andyharman3022]

If the truck did have power brakes, there is normally enough vacuum in the reservoir for one or two brake applications. Unless it was leaking... Or he could have used the emergency brake. If it was working. More often than not, emergency brakes in 50-year-old vehicles don't work. Unless the cables had been replaced, they were probably rusted. The truck died on the trail from a bad battery cable, so other details such as e-brake cables could have been overlooked in the restoration and maintenance. The truck had a nice set of wheels and tires, though.

[@reegmeister]

My car had 4 wheel drum brakes and no vacuum booster (original configuration). I drove it that way for quite a while. My vote is put it in neutral, roll it off the tracks, and use the brakes that are designed to stop the vehicle to stop the vehicle. People tend to do very foolish things while in a panic.

[@TristanMorrow]

If he didn't have the brains to secure his battery and prevent all this in the first place I really, really doubt he had even the capacity for enough foresight to think about brakes and vacuum boosters. (Also, just slam it out of neutral back into a forward gear (or park) and the trans will hold most of it.)

[@ChristianHawkins123]

"Man, they're gonna be pissed" had me cracking up.

[@errorsofmodernism7331]

Brilliant for Billy Bob to try to do a U turn on RR tracks. I always like to park on RR tracks when I work on my car.

[@tonyhill5418]

Too bad he wasn't thinking quick enough to throw it in neutral, but I wonder if he had it in 4 high and the transfer case was making it harder to get it rolling.

[@NullHand]

Pretty sure that xfer case is the np205, which itself has a neutral position. Can get jammed under load, but the linkage is all rod. Going ape-with-rock on it in offroad extremis is approved shifting method.

[@dand3975]

The truck has a np465 Manual 4 speed transmission, I clearly saw the clutch return spring on the frame down by the oil filter. All Stosh had to do was hold the clutch petal in and let the truck roll back.

[@AmJaxineer]

Everyone that was present there should have been actively moving away from the tracks, on BOTH sides. That train is in emergency and should the in-train forces get the better of it, you need to be as far away as possible if those cars, especially those loaded flammable tankers, start leaving the tracks.

[@TezJ16]

Coming from an Engineer, you are correct. I don't think he was in emergency though, seems like he went full service instead. You can hear him start to tell the trainmaster that he didn't plug it. (Or at least that was my interpretation of it).

[@tmt4516]

Fake!! He's holding the door an ya can see the truck roll back under the train.. Nice try tho.

[@jimbobeire]

What did you expect should happen? The truck launched along the track? Only part of the front bumper is actually over the rail. If more of the truck had been struck, the train would have dragged that truck along and mangled it. With only the end of the bumper to hit, it threw the truck back down the embankment and it flipped over. Look at 7:54, pause it and notice the clear impact mark on the bumper.

[@siannonroyer]

Completely fake

[@siannonroyer]

Probably insurance fraud

[@jimbobeire]

@@siannonroyer So... you're claiming it's CGI? Or you're claiming that they rolled the truck up to the track, just to let it roll back a split second before impact... for no apparent reason.... flipped a truck over for what benefit? Getting a train to stop, getting in trouble with the rail company for trespassing? I also doubt you know enough about investigating anything to know how it should look. Not every collision is like something in a movie. Sometimes, it hits the centre and the vehicle goes flying in pieces. Other times, it just clips the bumper and tosses it to the side a short distance. This would appear to fit that latter circumstance. Only part of the bumper is in the way of the train, so the truck is going to be knocked backwards, rather than demolished.

[@jimbobeire]

@@siannonroyer Insurance fraud? You mean auto insurance or _life_ insurance? I don't know what your auto insurance is like, but I don't think my insurer would pay out if my vehicle was hit by a train nowhere near an authorised crossing. If I had to drive up a steep embankment to reach the tracks, my insurer wouldn't be paying a cent towards the damages, and they'd probably refuse to insure me again. Might have been a different story with a life insurance policy if his wife had still been in the truck at the time the train arrived, and if there hadn't been three witnesses on the other side of the track recording...

[@marciareeves5752]

So sorry that happened to his truck. Glad no people were hurt. Thanks for documentary.

[@GeoHvl]

Very good video. What flabbergasted me was NS has 1090 of these locomotives.

[@4xXterra]

Can’t believe you captured this on camera. An amazing location to visit and take off-road vehicles closed down due to this and it’s all on video. Been there a few times before it closed and loved going.

[@zachariassiefker9249]

Wow! Poor 1967 GMC C/K pickup truck! That’s a bummer! It’s a shame that that all-American classic truck had to be mistreated by the owner and got hit by a train! Like why? That truck should be a nice vintage one to take to a cruise show or a big classic car show. That’s just my opinion! Plus I like General Motors (GM) pickup trucks a lot!

[@catnhatt]

“And before I could get back to Nemo in my pick uuuuup truck, It got runned over by a damned old train!” 🎶

[@BerkshireEasternRail]

congrats on 100k subscribers!

[@Frank-vr9pw]

Thanks for sharing your incredible journey.

[@bisleyblackhawk1288]

Several years before I started my career with NS in the mechanical dept. (1980 till my retirement in 2013) I personally witnessed a tractor trailer carrying camping supplies attempt to beat a NS freight train at the crossing in downtown Austell GA get cut in half with the contents of its trailer (mostly sleeping bags) being scattered down rail for what looked like miles…the driver of the truck received numerous injuries and was taken to our town’s medical facility (receiving medical care from the Doctor that delivered me) until being transported to another hospital in the area with better emergency room capacity and care…two of the train crew also received minor injuries and received treatment at the same local “Doctor’s Office” as we called it in Austell…after my starting my railroad career, I became friends with the switchman on that train crew until his retirement (the engineer retired right before I went to work with NS) and he shared many stories with me about near misses and collisions during his tenure…my youngest brother is currently an engineer with NS…I worry about his safety 🙏🙏🙏…people do some brainless things 😳😳😳

[@justinowens9323]

Thank god no one was hurt but dang like you said in the vid if he just let it roll back or asked for yalls help the second it died probably still have a truck

[@N330AA]

Car: Absolutely totalled Train: We can hammer that dent out

[@TheHawk--oe8iq]

I was on my way to getting a haircut TODAY, and I came upon an intersection, just beyond a railroad crossing. I stopped short of the railroad tracks, knowing my pickup would not clear on the other side, within the line of stopped vehicles. When the traffic ahead of me did move farther up, I proceeded across, clear of the tracks on the other side. I looked in my rear-view mirror, and saw the vehicle behind me, stopped on the railroad tracks. What motorists don't understand is that the vehicles in front & behind you, usually cannot move out of your way if you find yourself in the way of a train bearing down on you that takes a mile to stop.

[@ohwowgus]

it sure did roll backwards pretty smoothly….as you can see directly after impact under the train

[@advlandvideo]

All things considered, the truck looks much better than I expected.