Horrific Train Crash Has Firefighters Scrambling For Survivors | Critical Rescue S1 EP3 | Wonder

[@florjanbrudar692]

Although 2 were killed, the driver personally warning passengers of an imminent collision is true heroism.

[@nottelling8129]

Something similar happened during the Gare De Lyon rail accident, the driver of the runaway train got all the passengers to the back of the train, and the driver of the train that the runaway ended up colliding with stayed in the cab to tell everyone to evacuate the train. This move ended up costing him his life, but he saved many others in the process.

[@SadisticSenpai61]

The driver was the one that caused the crash in the first place by running the signal. Also, his mad dash to the back of the car probably saved his own life. If he'd stayed in the cab, he'd have died.

[@AshleesBathroom]

@@SadisticSenpai61 it was the freight train that missed the signal in this accident. The Gare de Lyon accident was caused by faulty brakes. The brakes got locked on after a passenger pulled the emergency cord in one of the cars and the driver bled the brakes on the runaway before leaving. That caused the accident. It was not caused by a driver missing a signal, but faulty brakes.

[@SadisticSenpai61]

@@AshleesBathroom I wasn't talking about the Gare de Lyon accident. I looked up the accident. All the reports I found on it said it was the metro driver that went through the stop signal.

[@AshleesBathroom]

@@SadisticSenpai61 oh. Wait, but the video made it sound like the freight train driver was at fault, not the metro? Huh. My bad. I apologize.

[@maritzaquinones2561]

When I look at this I realize how important first responders are and how much I value their work.

[@arliesam948]

So true

[@jocecarlson3793]

A

[@SomeOne-oh7cg]

“Cancel the police” lmao why not “cancel the hospitals” next 😆

[@Afrayd]

At they don’t get paid good

[@thisisme3238]

Yes, we don't truely know how much the first responders really do and their responsibilities to protect us. This had to be a horrific situation, no seatbelts on any trains! RIP ALL THOSE THAT PERISHED ON THAT TRAIN. 🙏🙏🙏

[@centralcaliforniarail]

To everyone asking why the commuter train didn’t back up, it’s not that simple. When the engineer stopped the train, he went into emergency braking. This dumps all of the air out of the brake pipe, essentially locking the brakes. It would take up to 15 minutes to build enough air pressure to release the brakes and move the train

[@maryoleary899]

Thank you for the clarification

[@Acelafan2030]

Dam so they were stuck

[@carlholland3819]

ok, but why didnt he open the doors so people could get off?

[@hitlertheconqueror]

​@@carlholland3819the driver didnt know how fast the train was going to hit

[@anthonyangelici2963]

As a train buff growing up in the early 2000's, I took those trains plenty of times with my grandma from Irvine to LA Union Station and was completely unaware the cars were lightweight or even had a certain design flaw in them...

[@mike-wr2wq]

God bless the bystanders that jumped into action and help

[@alam5055]

Yes. As there was smoke and a danger of fire/explosion, they were ready to risk their own lives to help. True heroes.

[@thesuperdog]

They were yelling at the train driver 'GO BACK IN REVERSE' but he was too busy running down the train in a panic

[@tbone3972]

@@thesuperdog I DON’T understand whether you are dumb or stupid…. Unlike a car you CANNOT put a train in reverse especially when it is traveling at a high rate speed.

[@dlakoba4459]

@@alam5055 exactly !!

[@lillianrice3779]

Yes blessed the bystanders

[@RydiaMerchan]

Thank you too all the bystanders who went into help. This gives me hope for humanity. Good people, real heroes, do exist.

[@tbone3972]

When MOST people who wants their five minutes of fame, this is their BEST one because good things WILL come back around.

[@debbiexoxoxo6628]

Well said.

[@marinazagrai1623]

Electric…there is humanity, we just don’t know their names because they are not from Hollywood…documentaries which feature volunteers should list those names although I know this would not be realistic.

[@fiveninegarage]

This was 2002. Wouldn’t happen today

[@KG-su6fk]

Yes, Thank you to all that helped instead of standing by & video tapping or gawking.

[@lisazane3553]

I remember this very well. I worked in Public Affairs at Kaiser Permanente OC. We had a medical office a few hundred of feet from the impact, Employees and physicians jumped into action to assist in the devastation. I was honored to work with Justin W. from New Dominion Productions on the re-enactment.

[@dennishow1171]

Do you remember what year this re-enactment/documentary was made?

[@lisazane3553]

@@dennishow1171 It's been quite a while, but I believe it was in 2001.

[@Dexter037S4]

@@lisazane3553 2003, as the accident happened in 2002, and that's when the NTSB report was released.

[@lisazane3553]

@@Dexter037S4 Thanks for clarifying. It's been quite a while and I wasn't exactly sure.

[@gingerinkgamings4227]

My grandma is a kaiser patient

[@bumblebeeizzy]

"If the train had been traveling just 5 miles faster, all of the passengers would have been killed on impact." Omg that took a second to digest. R.I.P. to the lives lost.

[@hendybyer298]

Pp

[@Averiel73]

Wow that’s crazy!

[@jwnak]

and if the BNSF engineer didn’t ignore the signals (texting?) the crash wouldn’t have happened at all 🤔

[@donaldstrubhar4697]

Well, here's a question ❓ why 2 trains on the same track , when there is two rails

[@Suisfonia]

@Jens Nobel No it's not "out of touch with reality" what he said is based upon the official accident report. Not to mention, you've had cases of train accidents where people have died in large numbers when a freight train hits a passenger train going at a faster speed. Remember that it was a *freight train* that collided with a *passenger train*. The freight train was fully loaded, freight trains are also made out of sturdier material which makes it so that they can tolerate the loads they carry. Compare that to a passenger train, which are lighter and made out of lighter materials, this is to help reduce the weight of the train so that it can move faster and get people to their destinations in time. Because of this, if a freighter train were to hit a car it would cause much more damage to the car than if said car were to be hit by a passenger train (it's why you are more likely to survive impact with a passenger train than if you were to be hit by a freight train)

[@VickiBee]

This why my friend would tell me to "have a boring day" before I went to work in the emergency room; because this is what "an exciting day" looks like.

[@vagirl19]

as long as they never said the "q" word...they would have been working for me🤣

[@mournettab6128]

BOTH above statements are fact, lol Anyone who works in Healthcare knows this

[@molliesdad4702]

I was working very close to where this occurred and still remember all of the sirens as emergency vehicles came to the rescue of the passengers. It was actually a miracle that a hospital that day was preparing to start a "mass casualty" drill when this happened and that immediately all of the resources there were sent to the crash site to assist. Love those first responders and the many citizens who came to the aid of those on the train.

[@RedRoseSeptember22]

God knows ♥

[@carlholland3819]

was it a miracle or a conspiracy?

[@LunaHeartnet]

@@carlholland3819 Oh, shove off with that tin foil hat nonsense...

[@jacobdubielak]

I bet you were one of the 911 callers

[@arianamaria_]

You know as horrific as these incidents are, they give me a lot of hope for humanity because it really shows the very best of people. The bystanders, witnesses, victims and first responders were all incredible people who did their damnedest to help anyone who needed it.

[@leenettywilson528]

So true brilliant comment godbless you,

[@kylieharrison3782]

So true. Though given that this particular imcident happened 20 years ago I wonder if people would have been willing to assist or would be too concerned with videoing it all on their phones instead. Cynical.

[@dalzellrenegade8649]

You can still find people who would be going forward to respond, and it's possible to join them, if you so wish. See if your town/city/county has an EMA (Emergency Management Agency) or CERT (Community Emergency Response Team). We train to help assist emergency personnel in the event of an MCI (mass-casualty incident), whether it is a natural disaster, a horrific accident, or the aftermath of an attack. Members with more specific training can even join search and rescues. I was a member of my local CERT before I moved, and while I had the good fortune of never needing to be called for an MCI, there were a couple of cases of other members joining searches for endangered persons. It was still an amazing experience, and I've taken the knowledge from that time with me. Triage and treatment are important in an MCI, and I still know how.

[@thewillofabeast9079]

8:29 I’ve seen this video several times and I still get goosebumps just seeing the engineer and conductor going up front to see if the freight train had stopped, only to see it still coming.

[@elainekennedy5376]

The relief I got when the pregnant woman's child was going to be fine is insurmountable.

[@RedRoseSeptember22]

Same I was so worried for her and the baby.

[@jorossi927]

when they tell you to get down, GET DOWN!!

[@LinLin-fp5dw]

Exactly. I don't understand what wasn't clear about this instruction. I would be stuck the floor like a tic on a human skin:)

[@Bryan-Hensley]

I'm wondering why he didn't stay in the cab and start backing up wide open. It would have lessen the impact at least. Of course this is a show, it might have been still going forward at impact still stopping

[@alfredvonhofsten4010]

@@Bryan-Hensley It's bacause when you apply the emergency brakes, you release all the air in the system. To be able to release the brakes again they would have to "recharge" the train with air which takes a few minutes

[@Sunshine-kq4sw]

Exactly!!!

[@dungeonfrek]

Then boogie.

[@lunashasarts]

The fact that only 3 out of probably 300 people died amazes me. Of course, my condolences to the families whose loved one died.. Also, this happened 2 months and 3 days after I was born! :O

[@veggiedisease123]

There was another metrolink crash, 5 years later, that killed 25 people.

[@zoeymorris9910]

I was almost 2 years old when is this happened my birthday is in may and now Im 21 I Sorry for the people that lost loved ones

[@brysonbradford8622]

I would assume the engineer being able to run and warn the passengers to brace is part of why the death rate wasn’t so high.

[@salesp6351]

That was pretty amazing odds. I guess God has his plans.

[@Kinkle_Z]

Only given a small blurb on p.15 of the NYTs on the day it happened. Nobody in San Diego where I was living and working on Apr. 23, 2002, in Healthcare at the time, KNEW about this, and I was working at the American Red Cross in San Diego, 80 miles south of this event. Only 2 people died. This vid is hyperbole. Most of the injured were treated and released. Case closed. C'mon man! This wasn't 9/11 which is what you're trying to make it.

[@kerielmore823]

Her legs were crumpled... 😢 Thank you for being there for her. 😔 Thank you Matthew. ✝️

[@Apprentice_life]

What makes these documentaries so good is the lack of blurring… you see it all and can feel the emotions, the heroism of people is truly inspiring! Something blurring takes away… when we can see what they faced, we become involved emotionally and learn

[@melbin8512]

As a biomedical engineer i feel very proud how the equipments are saving patients life..

[@OURWORLD4EVER]

I'm surprised how much of that passenger train was intact and still on the tracks. I thought it would have folded and derailed everywhere.

[@roadtrain_]

I thought of that as well, then again the train wasn't going that fast (I don't think as I don't use freedom units). Still, impressive how the metrolink held up.

[@scotthayes4135]

The passenger train had stopped before it was hit.

[@roadtrain_]

@@scotthayes4135 I know, but it still got hit by a freight train and that thing had some force behind it. So I'm surprised how well the metrolink held up.

[@KlausJager5377]

Same

[@LastAvailableAlias]

Only going 22 mph when it hit so pushed most of the train down the tracks

[@nine5sicc]

i dont know how man Wonder episodes they made but i know im gonna see them all before this quarantine is over....its like a drug and im hooked

[@AshleyAshleyAshley395]

Have you finished them yet lol? 2 months later we’re still in quarantine 😩

[@rudyesco]

Same

[@foodandtravelmnj7869]

Me too really addicted...

[@dD-mr1gp]

Been hooked on “I shouldn’t be alive” Since 2010

[@michaelbujaki2462]

I doubt you'll watch them all, there are hundreds of episodes.

[@ph11p3540]

The bystanders were the real heros during this disaster including some of the lucky passengers who braved staying on the train to comfort other passengers. Amazing selfless people.

[@kerielmore823]

Brian Shaw, thank you for taking care of n staying with the mommy to be. ✝️

[@itallia666]

I always remembered an Ambulance medic telling me years ago that on average its always best to sit in the rear compartment of trains or planes. Obviously there are exceptions to the rule but mostly its the front & mid areas of trains & planes where the greatest damage occurs! Ive always adhered to that advice! Ive never ( fingers crossed) been in a train or plane crash but from the many ive seen on docu's the rear of any of these travelling Conveyances, has usually been undamaged. This was a dreadful crash & its often the fault of schedulers & Systems failure. The quick work by the Fire & Rescue teams was amazing. Without the quick response of incredibly professional workers the mortality rate would have been higher. Thank you for this video & the important information you can learn from such disasters. Peace & Goodwill to All 🇬🇧👧

[@odemaj8605]

Wonderful,,this just goes to show how important it is to have a well organised and funded first responders,they are as important as funding safety measures for people in any kind of accident .It's quite shameful how most part of the world lacks this and how many had died cause of lack of F.R

[@aswisshuman637]

US first responders sadly in my eyes are way underfounded compared to mist EU countrys

[@DWhytePA]

I spent 23 years riding New Jersey Transit trains to NYC and we shared freight and AMTRAX tracks. Always was a fear of mine that someday something like this would happen. But one thing is true...you do get to know most of the people that commute with you and now that I am retired and live in PA, I think about my train buddies often.

[@thisisme3238]

You should "take a train ride" just to visit with them...they probably miss you too! 👍

[@DWhytePA]

@@thisisme3238 I have. I was "back home" this past January. I got on the train I use to take home to Metuchen and saw a few of my old pals. What a great time! :)

[@thisisme3238]

@@DWhytePA Glad you went and enjoyed yourself. I can only imagine how happy everyone was to see each other...one of life's little pleasures. 👍

[@Lil_Randell]

I use to drive nj transit trains not that far though. For some reason I was more scared to be on the train then anything else. It always felt like we where going way too fast and the train felt very wobbly on the tracks.

[@kerielmore823]

I also command the ambulance manager for taking control of the situation n directing the rescue vehicles. Thank you Bill Weston.

[@Larissa_Maciel]

The exercise that was happening with the firefighters = God’s providence.

[@ghostytoasty2896]

Dude I learned so much about first responders and their jobs from this, they’re all cool as hell

[@JWUniverse]

I knew this looked like the event I remember watching on the News back in 2002! Great recreation! Remember watching it for Hours…

[@GrossCouchPotato]

This episode left out a key portion of the story, the cause of the crash. The engineers of the freight train were using their cell phones, and in deep conversation about their previous shared employment at a oil refinery, causing them to miss signals. Essentially, they let a freight train run on auto-pilot, except the train didn’t have auto-pilot, only cruise control.

[@railfanmaximstill7279]

Trains don't have cruise control. They balance the speed with a mix of throttle and air brake to keep the speed at a certain speed

[@kerielmore823]

All the counties stepping up n into this disaster, I applaud you. Thank you.

[@aswisshuman637]

Stepping up would be installing an savety system to prevent stuff like that

[@Jopsyduck]

you want to talk about the engineer looked like he saw death, that's because he did. He would've been gone instantly if he hadn't moved.

[@xoxounouloveme]

oh for sure!!!!

[@StsFiveOneLima]

And also he should have told people to GET OFF THE TRAIN. He had time to run around telling them to get down, and then to run back to the front of the train to see what was going on. He should have had people abandoning it.

[@matthewwilson5019]

@@StsFiveOneLima yea but until we are in the same boat as them its easy to judge and say what he should of done, things happen fast and sometimes people dont think when in dangerous sitotions

[@pwhnckexstflajizdryvombqug9042]

He didn't know how long they had, or if the train would stop before the impact, if he had told them to get off once it had stopped with the running and fumbling with the doors they may have been hit when everyone was standing up unprepared. It's much faster to get down and brace for impact, if you brace yourself properly (lie sideways on a seat facing the opposite direction of travel, put you head against the backrest and cover it with your hands, you are much more likely to make it out with only scratches and bruises.

[@aquagamer1212]

@@pwhnckexstflajizdryvombqug9042 Okay but if you watched most people weren’t braced properly. And yes I know this is a reenactment but still.

[@art.demirjian9721]

An amazing team work with great devotion and bravery to help the badly injured victims. It is unbelievable reality...!

[@braedengurney5035]

I was a firefighter in Louisville KY at the time I was on aerial truck 101 and I remember watching it on the news

[@braedengurney5035]

I was also there on 9/11 as soon as we say it on the news we contacted dispatch and said shoe us out of service we are going to new york due to the attacks

[@dannyengineer9862]

Imagine your are just driving and you see a train crash, so you run up to save the people inside. This is what i call heroism.

[@kerielmore823]

Chief did a great job getting there quickly n calling in for more help. 👍

[@pinkliondoodles3989]

I'm a local from this part of southern California. In 2002, I was still an infant, so I don't have any personal details about this accident. But what I can tell you is that I'm amazed of the bravery and perseverance of everyone who helped rescue all passengers. I hope that all living survivors are doing well in spite of the trauma from the collision, especially the woman and her baby, who's likely around the same age as my brother. I also hope that the family members of those who lost their lives from the accident have healed, and that their dead relatives may rest in peace.

[@thehuntressis]

thank you, all of those firefighters, all around the world!

[@mintkiity]

It’s good that even the witnesses/bystanders helped.

[@thisisme3238]

RIP THOSE WHO PASSED 🙏

[@strongium9900]

Thank god for those additional firefighter who were out there training.

[@lillianrice3779]

Wow this is just horrible for the bystanders that rushed to help these people they are the real superheroes thank you for your help there is good people in this world it shows you right here I would have done the same thing rip to the ones lost their lives

[@kerielmore823]

😢 Freight train guy jumped almost to his death breaking both legs. This is after he tried to help the conductor stop the train. I just can t imagine.

[@isaacwangeci4251]

Wonder program makes the history back to present days ,this enables us to learn from the past mistake the fatalities they cause tragedy they enact on people.This make to be careful on work places with no room for mistakes

[@zeinaaaaaa7468]

"she was 5 months pregnant" yeah i know you told me 20 times already

[@Thomasjcolbert82]

I was looking to see how many times it was aid after I read this.

[@tbone3972]

Well it was about the fate for the unborn baby NOT about the mother.

[@kitherit]

Drove me nuts, as well. Not to diminish the situation in any way, this re-enactment felt poorly done, to me. The overly dramatic music was really getting to me by the end of the episode. I'll probably be avoiding anything from the "Critical Rescue" series in the future, just based on this video.

[@marcleblanc3602]

I wished they mentioned why /how that accident came about, like with planes.

[@Agtsmirnoff]

Keep in mind this was made for TV with a lot of commercial breaks and people joining in in the middle

[@debbiexoxoxo6628]

WOW... Thank you to all first responders and volunteers who help save lives every single day.

[@karenstafford724]

That .ust have been bloody awful for everyone involved in this terrible crash.

[@kdn5383]

The conductor of the passenger train is a hero. Because of his actions most of the passenger s lived.

[@Bryan-Hensley]

Why didn't he reverse the train when it stopped? It would have lessen the impact at least

[@joshuamontanez3851]

@@Bryan-Hensley he would have to go all the way in the back and probably didn’t have time because of how close they were

[@nirutivan9811]

@@Bryan-Hensley Trains can’t move shortly after a full stops. So there was no time to that.

[@Deltaexe190]

@@Bryan-Hensley when you go into emergency braking, the air brakes loose all of the air, so the brakes clamp completely shut, and you need to recharge it to usually 90 psi, it takes 3 minutes so they couldn’t

[@jo2832]

@@Bryan-Hensley look at the other comments your wrong bud.

[@PobreFunnyStyle]

This time I value the rescuers work and the nurses and doctors.

[@radicola8251]

The acting was too real for me as a kid, I’m so glad I get to face my fears and watch these again

[@Free_Krazy]

Totally relatable lol As a kid i just got home off a late night/ early morning 8 hour flight and was the only one awake so i turned on the tv while i made some food and ended up watching a whole MayDay marathon on the Discovery channel, i was absolutely terrified of flying after that.

[@fightforthetruth-borel-pat1466]

@@Free_Krazy hello How are you doing? I am a servant of God My name is Borel Can we communicate in Private about God?

[@sarahparsons3758]

god the relief i feel when you say theyre fine/they survived is like nothing ive ever experienced

[@mariasosa5233]

Bravo 👏 for those witnesses that when in n help n the train driver got warning the passengers.

[@lalitafaroli]

I was addicted to the two shows, "Locked Up Abroad" and "I Almost Got Away With It". They are so well made and exciting.

[@africacarey]

Oh my God those were my two favorite shows

[@carlholland3819]

nothing better than a story about someone kiestering heroine

[@lynlynlyn7466]

Thanks for helping them . You value their lives. The world needs heroes.

[@vincitveritas3872]

I was on train in UK. The sun was behind driver. Even though he received clear AWS indicating green signals as he couldn't see the aspect he stopped at 3 consecutive signals and phoned signal box (dispatcher for American's) to clarify signal. He didn't assume signal was proceed aspect.

[@matthewwilson5019]

we have signal boxes also along with dispatchers

[@WilliamHBaird-eq2hp]

Exactly as it should be.

[@SadisticSenpai61]

It was the metrolink engineer that ran the signal. He was texting at the time.

[@vincitveritas3872]

@@SadisticSenpai61 idiot driver. I read elsewhere he was texting train spotters.

[@goawayleavemealone2880]

@Phillip Taylor - Phones would have been capable of SMS text in 2002.

[@stevelomas4119]

Needs explaining. When a train goes into an emergency brake application the air is destroyed in the air brake system so the brakes are applied. To enable the brakes to release the on board air compressors have to re-charge the system which may take two or three minutes, so once stopped that train wasn't going anywhere until the system was recharged and the brakes "blown" off...no air in the system also means no air to open the sliding doors.

[@stevelomas4119]

@Charlene Robertson No its correct Charlene...the doors can be unlocked and opened manually but any emergency button would still require air to open them if it was used...there are of course hammers situated along the coaches to break windows to escape in emergencys. 👍

[@Eddy3389]

That it also the reason the commuter train driver did not put his train in reverse after he had applied the emergency brakes.

[@xonx209]

Would it be better to open the doors and brake at the same time so passengers can jump off?

[@stevelomas4119]

@@xonx209 The doors are interlocked and will not open when the train is moving.

[@pinkrose5796]

@@xonx209 Good thought but the last thing you want is people flying out the door quite literally onto pavement, or worse into cars or getting run over by a car as they fly out the door.

[@tammyasbury6517]

Yes ,first responders are important and i thank everyone that serves the public ,and the bystanders that risk their lives to help people,that would be a devastating scene

[@dD-mr1gp]

When I look at this I see how critical it is to get the inicial call right.

[@pinkrose5796]

Extremely important:)

[@ronaldroberts8515]

Really cool thing to see the people at the crossing started helping those who were hurt. There was a train crash here in Philadelphia in 2015 and like 230 people on board n 5 crew and the train derailed and 8 people lost there lives.

[@stischer47]

Obviously, for some of the passengers, the engineer and conductor yelling "Get down, brace for impact" means everybody but them.

[@marcleblanc3602]

yeah in this reconstruction at least, but probably same in real. Slow on the intake and curious, life of security....

[@indy_go_blue6048]

"Why? What's going o..........................."

[@hl7303]

@@marcleblanc3602 it’s like all the people on planes that inflate their life vests before crashing in the water…. Some ppl just don’t listen when panicking

[@Deltaexe190]

@@indy_go_blue6048 death

[@sarahivsutterb747]

Such kind of documentaries gives me a good example how quick the life can end and how precious every second of life is! That's realy something to think about! 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔 Lovely greetings from Sarah 🙋‍♀💕🤔

[@dogchanneldoglover5506]

Hi stay safe

[@sifunajacinta8879]

Hello Sarah...keep safe

[@BeachLookingGuy]

I’m literally listening to this while working in Anaheim next to a Metrolink train route

[@alexanderandazola6138]

i listen to these while working too!

[@nategamer918]

ye

[@omegawersh48]

Doesn't this look like the tracks off of La Palma?

[@nategamer918]

@@omegawersh48 yeah I think it is, but idk which track, which is old considering I live here

[@amulyak6750]

I was a victim of a bus collision, it was too sudden and all the passengers fell forward and upon each other as the impact was on the back side, touchwood, only a couple of passengers suffered minor injuries like cuts and I couldn't stop tears as I saw the injured, can't imagine being a victim of such a big accident

[@thomashninan3825]

Oh that's terrible 😨😳 God bless you and may it never happened again so pray to God for protection

[@strawberrigacha]

Can people stop talking about THE TICTOK?! I feel bad for all who died. Rest in peace

[@florjanbrudar692]

The tictok?

[@strawberrigacha]

@@florjanbrudar692 y e s don’t mind my spelling okay

[@xoxounouloveme]

@@strawberrigacha whats tictok what are you even talking about?

[@strawberrigacha]

@@xoxounouloveme I SaId dOnT MiNd My SpElLiNg ItS NoT My FaUlT I CaNt SpElL!1!1!1!1!1 😭🤚

[@strawberrigacha]

@@xoxounouloveme READ THE REPLYS 🔫

[@hommedterre1]

I am absolutely shocked as to how woefully inadequate emergency training procedures for the train staff were. I come from the airline industry where we very much prepared for emergencies, not only on board but as well as on the ground. I can only really hope that things have improved now.

[@garrystone561]

A marvellous effort by emergency crews; a model of how a disaster should be handled.

[@johngeorge5684]

Thank you God for the help of this.

[@TechnicalTechnicolor]

I'm from Riverside, we would see this trainline regularly. I was very young at the time so I don't remember this, but my mom, brother, and grandfather do. I used to watch these very trains as a child, it's scary to see things like this, we're always unsuspecting...

[@JessicageorggeannaWilliams]

it is good to see and hear that you guy's survived

[@srivathsan8421]

The survivors literally shook hands with death and came back!! 😳😳😳

[@yudellezion9615]

your statement funny, yet not funny. lol I don't think I'd be on a train after that.

[@Adelicows]

Literally?

[@betsymess8532]

Horrible tragedy. Great reporting. Thy! Horrific

[@ashleywildflower6451]

They should do a doc on the NYC metro north train derailment. That’s super horrific. The metal tracks actually came up and through the floor of the train impaling people.

[@monica012077]

I live not to far from where the accident occurred and my phone was blowing up with FB notifications(99). I ended up going down there and it was horrific. Cars piled up and on their sides with the cabcar almost at the water's edge. I got video of it from across the river. There was a large crowd inside Inwood Hill Park including news reporters, photographers, and TV crews.

[@kerielmore823]

Liz, you had an angel on that train that day. ✝️

[@littlemissgwendolen1466]

Sometimes people really come through for others

[@ChickenLiver911]

Trains are both an immovable object, and an unstoppable force. Train incidents are usually horrific, because of the sheer power behind them, but when it’s two trains it’s just… well, lethal.

[@carlholland3819]

force is mass x acceleration, your logic is flawed

[@kalel311superman9]

the first responders did a great job

[@wakanda5659]

How I miss I shouldn't be alive series.

[@Gypseygirls]

It's on you tube..

[@Sam-gq8cl]

I fell so bad for them, I wish I could be there and help

[@nyeeshan2790]

Nasri Abdi dont worry they are copying and showing repeat here fcukers

[@mbaliprecious5821]

@Charlene Robertson the narrator makes it even more interesting to watch

[@jamesvanscoy7717]

Great job every body helping out the people on the trian

[@brycynlenz9584]

IM SO GLAD THE PEOPLE WHERE OK

[@patrickkitchens3363]

April 23, 2002 -- A freight train that may have missed a signal collided with a Los Angeles commuter train at rush hour this morning, killing two and injuring more than 265 others. The Metrolink commuter train was traveling through Placentia in Orange County when it apparently stopped, and a northbound freight train hit its front passenger car just after 8 a.m., derailing two cars and buckling another.

[@talan7503]

Honestly, the end-work by the 2 conductors saved MANY, if not ALL of those who survived lives. If neither conductor/engineer (not sure the correct term), had pulled their emergency brake, the crash would've been monumentally worse. It's a tragedy that shouldn't have happened, however it did, and thankfully many people could return to their familys alive.

[@evanjohnson5307]

“Put it in reverse terry!!!!!”

[@kerielmore823]

Tim Corder, you did well! ✝️

[@petercole8798]

Thanks for sharing your vid. I always expect the unexpected. I remember this right after 9.11. 2001. If you get anymore vids please post them.

[@SHARKTIC5]

Outstanding Documentary. Sunlight on train signal . Improper weak sunglasses. Driver misread the signal. Gross accident.

[@Cp-71]

I survived a head-on car crash (at a relative speed of 230 km/h) and I can't even imagine how horrifying THIS must've been O_O

[@upikehari6]

@@TheFrogInYourClosetWatchingYou 230 KM/h not miles...

[@isiswin218]

XavierTrains you are truly enjoying your life together with your family and your children

[@zanyzara8788]

Love your episodes, thanks for uploading excellent videos

[@rebeccaswift7588]

Several years ago I was on a commuter train that hit a car full of teenagers who thought they could beat the train. Several passengers were up out of their seats come from bathrooms or snack shop. Everybody was thrown everywhere..it was horrific

[@umew.8192]

Uhh so did they like die?

[@AshleesBathroom]

@@umew.8192 the people in the car, most likely.

[@TheFrogInYourClosetWatchingYou]

really? are commuter trains much smaller than freight trains or something? I figured a train would just plow right through the car without much resistance.

[@killman369547]

@@TheFrogInYourClosetWatchingYou Commuter trains are shorter and lighter than freight trains yes. And if the freight train had been going much faster it would've plowed straight through the first car. They were lucky the train hit at only 22 mph.

[@BlueEyedAuthor]

I used to watch this show on Discovery, I’m looking forward to re-watching the episodes.

[@annieberardino8732]

If I wasn’t so anxious with broken bones and huge lacerations I would totally be a paramedic. I want to help people but I’m too squeamish

[@ebaymotorhomes]

29:50 "Five miles away, hundreds of firefighters were participating in a mass casualty exercise.." Sounds a lot like the Boston Marathon Bombing. What a coincidence!

[@de82788]

very conveinient coincidence wtf

[@3dland874]

911 too they were having a “drill”

[@ILovePancakes24]

Never stop taking your crazy pills king

[@charleskadletc2431]

The driver is a TRUE HERO😊🎉

[@angienicholson2140]

🎉

[@cardi1783]

whos here from tiktok cause dat guy wont make a part 2

[@B4kedP0tat0]

I am and I just found it

[@yebrew4490]

deadass

[@Luvmoviin]

Sammeee lmao

[@vicz7423]

Basically yes

[@nategamer918]

Ye

[@danshepler9933]

God bless all of you folks.

[@donnagpalk912]

We had a horrific train explosion here in Waverly, Tennessee in the 70s. I knew many that were burnt up & died... Some lived 2 months then died.. I was working in a building that shook from the explosion.. Horrific...😢

[@Ro6entX]

I remember hearing about this accident and although I didn’t know the person at the time but know of someone who lived roughly mile away and he said he heard it and windows shook from impact. Unfortunately as times has changed, more people would recording instead of helping, now.

[@nekograce7914]

Yes but there’s still ppl that drop their phones to help.

[@wowihaveachannel4862]

@@nekograce7914 yes but many are less inclined to help also because fire and paramedics tell them to get out of the way. I wasn't there but I remember a plane crashed on east coast Into a fréezing river and 2 bystanders dove in but paid first responders just waited and did nothing. Waiting for an emergency helicopter to rescue the 12 survivors.

[@pwhnckexstflajizdryvombqug9042]

There would have been a lot of people in this incident that were too scared to help as well, those are the people that record these days.

[@pillettadoinswartsh4974]

Happened again, just 6 years later. Twenty-five people were killed and 135 injured when a Metrolink commuter train carrying 222 persons[60] collided head on with a Union Pacific freight train, toppling one of the passenger cars and the locomotive onto its side in the Chatsworth district of Los Angeles.[61] Along with the 135 people who were injured, 81 were transported to local hospitals in serious or critical condition.[62] The velocity of the trains caused the Metrolink locomotive to telescope into the first passenger car.

[@mow4ncry]

That was because of it Metrolink engineer texting

[@jacobdubielak]

Was it the Chatsworth California train collision

[@coleallen3895]

Metrolink had another catastrophe in Glendale back in 2005 where a inbound train on the Ventura line crashed into a vehicle that was parked on the tracks, the vehicle got lodged between the rail and parts of the train, causing the cab car to jackknife and hit an outbound Metrolink train that was passing by on the other train - passenger cars from both trains derailed and this cost 11 people their lives.

[@rachelmartin3631]

I've been to Anaheim Memorial more often than I can think. I lived in Anaheim for many years.

[@brad5514]

JoJo.mllphufhdhshh

[@wowihaveachannel4862]

I was born in Anaheim , at west Anaheim hospital. For some reason I always thought I had been born at memorial hospital until I saw my birth certificate a few years ago.

[@moselleconger4156]

My husband drives freight train for a living and I still torture myself watching these videos. 😩

[@TheJDLonline]

You mean he "operates" a freight train. ;)

[@thomashninan3825]

@@TheJDLonline drives operate they are the same thing

[@thomashninan3825]

Pray for his safety and those around him 😁👍

[@wildernessrailfan]

Until hearing about this I had no idea there was another Metrolink accident which happened before the ones in Glendale and Chatsworth

[@kevinmills8437]

Yes This Before Another Crash in 3 Years and Another 3 Years.

[@Unknowner01]

2002, 2005 and 2008!? That’s 3 Years Apart!