Railroad Safety - Do's and Don'ts

[@awizardalso]

Thanks for sharing this. In 1970, I was riding in a car, with the stereo blasting and we didn't hear the horn as we passed over a grade crossing out in the country without lights or gates. The locomotive kissed the rear corner of the car we were in and we spun 720 degrees (two full turns). Fortunately, none of us was hurt seriously. For the last 44 years, I stop, look and listen at ALL railroad crossings. I'm not trusting my, or the life of my family, to any electro-mechanical device! Once again, thank you!

[@BBT609]

awizardalso No problem! Some people unfortunately meet death at a RR crossing and you have others that learn to take safety into their own hands and use it wisely! :)

[@brandonsanmartin4120]

When I was a kid, I had no way of entertainment besides a TV. Every day after school, I would always go to the tracks near my home, and watch as the train passes by. If there are no trains, I wait until I get bored. I sometimes pretended that I was a train, and did crazy stuff on the tracks. I loved those days.

[@AmtrakProductions]

I do that now!!!

[@BHV0810]

3:29 - 3:51 -- This is not proper procedure. If your car stalls on the tracks, whether you can move it or not, go to one of the crossing gates and find the blue sign, which has an emergency number and a crossing location number. Call the number, give the location number, and tell them what's going on. The person that picks it up will communicate to the dispatcher to tell them to stop service so the problem can be fixed before sending the trains through.

[@tubesockets120v]

I agree 👍💯

[@dmkays]

If you are approaching a crossing and the signals activate, stop and enjoy the show. There is nothing better than a few minutes of unplanned railfanning. Those other cars that start making U-turns to go around just haven't learned to appreciate life's unexpected pleasures.

[@TracksideIsaiah]

Right you are my friend, Right you are...!

[@roninhcfb5501]

"Missed a Conrail! Crap!"

[@TracksideIsaiah]

@@roninhcfb5501 what do you mean

[@legaciesontherails3878]

I'm a new Operation Lifesaver Volunteer in Kansas City. Just had my class on Tuesday. Love the video!

[@BBT609]

John Losh Thank you! The rules are so simple, a 3rd grader can obey them easily with no problem! Safety first!! :)

[@AmtrakProductions]

+BBT609 i think a pre schooler, they love trains!!!

[@HeartlandChasingNetwork]

I love the way you explained about railway crossings! Double thumbs up to you!

[@jasonbenton1908]

I love your video, I would suggest it for everyone that is interested in railroad safety forever, you got a lot of attention to detail, and I love that you have attention to detail

[@jasonbenton1908]

I love your interesting words

[@mariobrony1396]

Trains can come from ANY direction, on ANY track, at ANYTIME! Train time is ANYTIME!

[@markcinque3683]

i agree with everything, tracks are for trains not for games.

[@theboundless05]

ive saved to kids lives who were tresspassing as an unexpected train was coming. we were staying at Lake winnapesaukee and me and my sister were on the way back from the beach. we had to cross the tracks after walking up some stairs. half way up the stairs i thought i heard a train. My sister and i doubted the train when we got to the top of the stairs i heard crossing gates(The the train makes when its heading caboose forward) i saw two 11-12 year old boys walking down the tracks. I suddenly caught a glimpse of the train through the tunnel! The boys were a good 25 yards away from us so i screamed " A trains coming!" they couldn't here me so i screamed louder and one of the boys got of the tracks the other one stayed on the side of the tracks by the end of the ties. They saw the train coming. When it was only 20 yards away they got of the tracks and walked on the board walk right next to the tracks

[@caelanreeves9760]

Awesome video, it would really help if more citizens would go by this.

[@BBT609]

U.P. railfan lol, seen TOO many close calls!!

[@lisan7041]

That was a great video! Simple... Easy for people to understand. Great job BBT609.

[@BBT609]

Lisa N Thank you for watching!

[@noahknowstrains9640]

1:20 also never ignore operation lifesaver because it could be a heritage unit and if a big derailment happens that hertage unit may be scraped and then that railroad may even be forgotten.

[@BBT609]

Heritage units can be replaced, humans cannot.

[@noahknowstrains9640]

What about 8099?

[@BBT609]

@@noahknowstrains9640 doesn’t matter. Locomotives can be replaced, humans cannot.

[@noahknowstrains9640]

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[@notarotomwithhair5637]

66

[@Floridarailz]

You should teach the Elementary school students about this

[@HeyItsMeGoku785]

I live in an area where there are no railroad crossings but there is a signal to let me know of an incoming train. That is how I catch trains

[@BBT609]

Toooooooo many people I have seen do dumb things on the railroad. As a railfan for 2 years, psh, stupidity is like an STD, can't get rid of it.

[@ElizabethWhitham]

I just showed this to my driver ed students and they absolutely LOVED it.

[@roninhcfb5501]

I saw 2 people who got of the tracks like 5 seconds before a 55-60 MPH CSX was right where they were. Train coming down the tracks. Do not walk on tracks, get off, stop admiring your awesome close ups and GET OFF. He was blaring the horn at those people. I honestly was a little nervous. I want them to watch this. Be safe everyone.

[@TexasRailfan2008]

Yep, happened in my town with a bunch of teens, the engineer held down the horn for about 20 seconds, not even caring about the crowd of people nearby who were attending a festival, who were all holding their ears.

[@tubesockets120v]

​@@TexasRailfan2008I was at that festival. Those people were holding their ears because of the Polka band playing.

[@tampabayrails]

Once I had to trespass on railroad property. I had no choice. A train stopped, blocking the only crossing for about 1 mile. It was very hot outside. I had to walk around the train. Luckily my parent was on the other side and told me to go, since another train was not coming. I had to cross 2 sets of tracks. It was maybe 98-99 degrees outside with heat index around 105-110 degrees.

[@rodneyh5519]

I guess at least you made it across in one piece. lol.

[@tampabayrails]

Yeah...

[@shanemyoutubeshit]

Railfanner777 rather illegal activities then.. well heat stroke or death.

[@maxshelltrack9720]

I trespass all the time when I go out to take pictures or shoot video people shouldn't be so fucking paranoid about going on railroad property they can't really enforce it almost all my spots are on rr property heck the railroads don't even know where there property is or isn't.

[@terjen55]

@@maxshelltrack9720 I hope you're still alive. What you are doing regardless of your excuses for doing it, is illegal and dangerous. Very dangerous. Do us real railfans a favor and obey the laws.

[@edwardngolya4032]

Very informative, the safety basics save lives!

[@colbylawson7841]

I will always love this video because this video describes the necessary details or railway crossings.

[@basketballer1524]

Stop. Look. Listen. Live.

[@logansmith4672]

I live on CN tracks in Illinois and within 5 months a train hit a pickup truck and hit a person trying to commit suicide. We never have accidents like that in the small town I live in and we haven't had any since. Both times these accidents kept the train stopped for over 2 hours

[@BBT609]

Logan Smith 2 to 2 1/2 hours can snarl a line, especially those single track mains like here on the FEC.

[@Dcsbuslegend]

Commercal Vechicles are required by law to stop at all railroad crossings, especially school buses

[@gatortrainchaser2080]

Excellent common sense video BBT!

[@876statestreet]

God bless you Brother!

[@malachihinton7]

i love trains so much i even build layouts with them my most favorite hobby but great job on discussing railroad safety

[@columbusrailfanner2179]

i love when he said when tresspassing is a crime and if you trespass you could get fined

[@MBTAMoreRailfan]

Good video. Not enough people pay enough attention to this.

[@calvinnguyen7059]

that depends on if they work properly

[@CSXandrewFEC]

Great video Brylon.Now people will hope to understand to follow those steps to keep there lives.

[@cpufreak101]

meanwhile where i live, there is a very busy CSX mainline (a railroad museum just down the line says it's an average of 30 trains a day) and there is a rail bridge across a creek. but because of a very popular beach club being pretty close to the other side of the bridge, a lot of people try to walk the bridge as a shortcut to the beach club, and they do often times leave their own trash and debris around. heck just today I was near the trackside picking up half empty beer cans many of them left behind (wearing a high visibility jacket of course, not like it does much haha). I'm honestly amazed how a drunkard hasn't yet walked right in front of a train there. Next summer tho I'll see if I could interrupt their trackside parties though haha

[@CSX2665]

i walk across the track when one is coming in the distance no damn way im gonna be so close to a train and it makes pictures look ugly why would i want to be so damn close to it

[@TheDankEngineer]

Optical illusions make the train seem farther and slower than it really is.

[@chrislarson359]

GREAT VIDEO!!! I've seen too many people do stupid things at railroad crossings, maybe this will help them learn.

[@pauldallard1634]

Great Video Brylon! keep up the good work!

[@Handlesarestoopid]

I've walked on train tracks....at a museum. Although the museum has operational trains, people are allowed to walk on them on some days. I always take precautions.

[@BBT609]

Museums are fine depending on what kind. But when it boils down to hot mainline like FEC, CSX, NS...etc...then it's a federal thing.

[@Handlesarestoopid]

@@BBT609 I know not to trespass on train tracks. When I grow up I'd go out hunting violators and getting them out of harm's way but into a cell

[@TheDragonGuyYT]

@@BBT609 also BNSF railway and Union Pacific

[@aestheticcruise8807]

Good video and critical information about safety by the rails. Very well done.

[@loganwright8430]

I saw in one of ThunderBolt 1,000 Siren Productions’s videos where there was a passenger train approaching a railroad crossing and a semi truck was also approaching the railroad crossing and it went around the gates and the train crashed right into the truck and the train derailed.

[@MichaelLovely-e6d]

Chances are that it was about the Bourbonnais, IL train crash on March 15th, 1999.

[@bulwinkle]

Legally, the Railroad's 1st priority has to be making a buck for the shareholders. After that they'll do the minimum possible to meet whatever safety standards apply to minimise their costs.

[@kevinle9047]

What happens if a Railroad crossing is not working and no train? Keon

[@MultiMusicianman]

Cool Beans.

[@Udontsay948]

I have a friend whose father was driving her mother and two other sisters. The first train went past, but he didn't figure on the second train. Her mom and sisters were both killed. Father and her lived, but she can't tolerate loud sounds and conflict. It's really a big deal. You'd think as big and loud as these things are, people would notice them. Not always...

[@lindabingham394]

the sound in going behind the train when its coming to you is my opinion worked around tracks hard to hear them even outside a car

[@mxracer629]

Solid video, bro!

[@dominick891]

Good job Brylon

[@BBT609]

Thank you :) Will do :)

[@Choochookid7470]

The nostalgia of this 😭

[@mariobrony1396]

Another safety tip. If your car does stall on tracks, and a train is not coming, get out, call either 911 or the emergency response number on or near the crossing. Also, call these numbers if the signals appear to be faulty.

[@floridianrailauto9032]

Or put your car in neutral and push it off.

[@mariobrony1396]

DM Multimedia do that only if a train is not coming and still call the emergency response number

[@roadmaster720]

i would say get a safe distance from the crossing,(assuming everyone carries a cell phone now.)call the railroad emergency number first,tell them your car is broke down on the crossing tracks, give them the crossing number on the sign posted on the gate. find out when the next train is due.it may give you enough time to get the car off the tracks( pushed or moved by other means). this will also allow train dispatchers to stop the train w/o incident and safely until the track is cleared.if a crash is unavoidable get out and stay away from the crossing. if you get the stalled car off the crossing to a safe distance, i would call them back and let them know.your life is worth more than the car and to your family and pets your priceless. car can be replaced. your life can't. god only gives us one life.

[@ShubhamayBarman]

Nice work thnx for sharing

[@BBT609]

Thank you :)

[@ponkkaa]

I worked in the morgue, I have seen and x rayed the remains of people that have gotten hit by trains. There's barely anything left to put into the grave.

[@avonee1976]

ponkkaa A paramedic once told me that a train hitting a person is like throwing an egg at a brick wall.

[@NPTNReddek]

avonee1976 and that’s very true

[@seanycarr3226]

ponkkaa Near Elmwood Park there is a sign near the gates at Elmwood Cemetery near Canadian Pacific's tracks that has the quote courtesy of Elmwood Cemetery: Think Safety - We Can Wait. That's for those who might end up in the grave if they do not heed railroad crossing signals.

[@tubesockets120v]

Some people fit in a sandwich 🥪 bag after being hit by a train 🚂

[@devonhague2531]

playing chicken with a train and trespassing on railway proptey that's really asking for trouble

[@RC.EST16]

Good

[@jameswise3971]

I've seen cases where cars would intentionally run the reds.

[@curtis13450]

Yes

[@Chasingrail]

300 ft... never knew that.

[@kyleb06]

RMD 2023 it's normally 300 feet, but there's a crossing in my town in which a RXR sign is 10 feet from the crossing.

[@Chasingrail]

Gametrain54321 Productions there’s a few in mine too

[@diamondglass7442]

or you can run in the way the train is coming and of course not in front of the train

[@domin8rARCHIVE]

i remmber this video. it seems the trains combined take forever!

[@bibleexplains2636]

Final actions superb understood Thanks

[@maulanwong3841]

Never try to beat the train across also trains look slow but thats because theyre so big its kinda like how planes look slow but really theyre going 634 mph or even 2,993 mph also trains are way bigger than cars so if i were you i wouldnt even attempt to beat a train across

[@theeverywhererailfankidpro2243]

Nice Video

[@theeverywhererailfankidpro2243]

Nice Video Brylon

[@nicholasmedovich8691]

Well done

[@usnva5638]

Medium rare

[@ylwpyro9549]

Thank you for sharing. I've seen many numbskulled acts performed at RR crossings, and each time I do, I lose a bit of hope in humanity. Do you happen to work for a RR or are you just a railfan?

[@BBT609]

just a railfan. thanks for watching

[@BBT609]

Just a railfan :)

[@ylwpyro9549]

Ok then, thank you. You looked like a railway employee because of the high-visibility vest, but I suppose that is just for safety purposes. Anyhow, thank you again for sharing.

[@BBT609]

No problem. It was given to me by an engineer from the FEC. It stands me out to the crews to let them know we are railfans and for safety as well :)

[@ericn9vjg]

Good job sir.

[@Sarah-nl2rk]

I think half of Miami has Mecanic bells

[@Jackthefanman800]

I wish the man who learned a fatal lesson from fooling about on the CSX Ohio River Bridge this morning could have stopped and watched this video and had some sense in him, before he went out and did the things he did.

[@terjen55]

BBT609: You would make an excellent presenter for Operation Lifesaver. You should check into it. Go the their website, OLI.ORG and fill our an application for becoming a volunteer.

[@tubesockets120v]

He does have potential.

[@dangrub4347]

veHickle

[@pauljordan4452]

Only in American English.

[@bob1412]

Eooooo just imagine if you’re foot got stuck in a switch

[@maulanwong3841]

That would be very bad

[@robertbowman3406]

These switches are controlled from a dispatcher many, many miles away. They can move at any time and catch the victim off guard regardless of who or what it is. Stay away from these switches.

[@BBT609]

Oh yes. They need to understand, that life ain't nothing to play with.

[@roadmaster720]

good video.nothing in this life worth hurrying over the rr crossing when the train is coming and the gates down. the train usually isn't that long of a wait. maybe 2-5 mins max. when those gates come down,i'll wait. not worth getting killed over plus your family,friends and even your pets going thru a living hell trying to bury/cremate you with the vision of the train hitting the car/truck running over and over in their heads and killing you in their minds. your pets dog,cat,birds such as parrots especially asking for you ,looking for you,etc.makes it even harder to deal with. animals don't have the knowledge of their mortality like us humans do.if nothing else, just think of rover, fluffy or polly and what y'all mean to each other. our family and our pets need us and love us. as kids and adults, we have all walked on the tracks at one time or another. RR has gotten stricter about trespassing these days especially after 9/11/2001. that date has gotten fuzzy in the younger minds as of this post made by me on 2/9/2018. people on the tracks or in the yards get looked upon with close scrutiny, safety,security and terrorist concerns now. RR workers and RR police used to and probably still come down hard on kids playing on the tracks or yard. usually that and a threat to call the parents was and is now probably enough to discourage the foolishment.(the RR police will call the parents w/o exception) bottom line kids, think about how your family would feel if you were hurt or killed messing around the train tracks or yard. think about how your pets would feel if you never came home again. if that RR worker catches you, chews you out,calls mom and dad he's only looking out for your safety. listen to him. he's probably got kids at home too and thinking of that. also the RR workers, train engineers,etc. have a hard time dealing with hitting people and cars. a incident happens,it keeps running thru their heads too. they have a hard time dealing with what happened especially where people are killed or injured period. they go home to families like our own and really have a hard time coping with it.some become alcoholics, drug users and even commit suicide trying to cope with the accidents even blaming themselves.let's not make it any rougher on them but by doing what's safe and right. my post is long but my way of hoping everyone can see RR safety and doing it. again,if nothing else, just think of rover, fluffy or polly waiting on us to get home safely. i would hope the kids read my second paragraph and behave in a safe manner.

[@Fireball0_0]

VeHICKLE

[@PaulNoake]

😂

[@ITILII]

Good vid, but the word vehicle has the accent on the 1st syllable (ve) not 2nd syllable (hic)

[@regular5641]

But what if track is no train?

[@regular5641]

o l d m e m e

[@floridianrailauto9032]

That "what if" meme is dead. :/

[@UnitedRailroader]

I hope this doesn’t sound offensive, but you are black? I feel like you and me are the only black railfans out there. Lol Also, very informational vid! 👍👍👍

[@BBT609]

AmtrakMan378 haha I am black! Only a FEW people would know. You dont find many African Americans catching trains haha

[@UnitedRailroader]

BBT609 very true XD. I wish there were more. Lol. Since black people don’t really railfan, I get my fare share of stares when I’m trackside. (Wow that rhymed good)

[@BBT609]

AmtrakMan378 ....get white people looking at you like...what is that black man doing. It was not common to see a train spotter in my town of Sebastian, but I became well known by locals and even police. One early morning while seeing a train. A cop stood behind me while the train passed to make sure I was safe and nothing happened to me. I biked home with no issues.

[@UnitedRailroader]

BBT609 I know right! If I remember correctly, I think over 5 township police departments have been called or informed on me. Nothing bad happened, but one time I got kicked out of a Metra Station for having my tripod deployed

[@Woah.its.alex_]

i kinda figured all people railfan, i never thought that was a idea

[@csxns]

You say Railroads move 80% of freight in the USA.

[@BBT609]

I actually didn't know until years later that they move more than half.

[@csxns]

@@BBT609 They move a lot but trucks move more I say.

[@BBT609]

@@csxns that is true. Trucks and trains equally play a key role in our economy! Without trains, trucks won't get their loads and vice versa. One can't live without the other

[@csxns]

@@BBT609 If railroads keep ripping out tracks trucks can live without trains railroads are loosing market share.

[@usnva5638]

It's NOT illegal to go over the gates. Suppose I'm 10,000 feet up in the air. What then? Trespassing fine?

[@Spuggetti]

I believe that over a certain height you are no longer trespassing.

[@jiogcyihsugyiocjfdoivhphvw6821]

r u drunk

[@usnva5638]

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[@hhottakke]

damn bro you got the whole squad laughing

[@Uiatsm3.1]

I ARE KNOW WHAT TO DO

[@sk8ersbus1]

Coffee (1:35) LOL!!!

[@molossis]

*vehickle*

[@tammywatson6210]

Not certain about the points made but ,if anyone else needs to find out about getting a railroad job try Tarbetti Rail Work Tutor (do a search on google ) ? Ive heard some super things about it and my mate got amazing success with it.

[@JadenGGvam]

That’s the most ghetto looking railroad crossing I’ve ever seen

[@lindabingham394]

are you a rep fot the rail road are you the health and safety person ?

[@The09creeper]

No he’s not. He’s a rail fan

[@BBT609]

4 easy steps. Thats all there is to it lol.

[@eileenwysocki8994]

Post on KZbin and twitter and Northfolk southern operation , Eileen Maria Wysocki , thank you up rail fan : thank you , so many people not only them kids , take their chances here , I don, t know they, ll all stupid or suicidal , and police watches me I , m trying to tell them to do the right thing , oh , well ,Eileen Maria Wysocki

[@cyanicalrp8764]

Do you work for a train company?

[@BBT609]

No I do not lol

[@denisetindall85]

I DID SUBSCRIBED TO THIS VIDEO ON YOU TUBE THANK YOU FROM DENISE TINDALL😂

[@user2C47]

sometimes i will step over rails to cross.

[@eggman8053]

We're sabeage *gets hit by a train

[@wadepenley7380]

Just like coffee! Without it America would collapse lol. You're probably not to far from the truth lol.

[@PaulNoake]

Veeehicle

[@dennisb9157]

great video. The # of motorists and trains operating per day is ever increasing, thus railroad crossing accidents are going to occur at a faster rate. education is not the answer! teaching patience is.

[@hamentaschen]

People are too uptight about train safety. Just... people need to chill. If kids wanna smash some coins on the tracks, where's the harm? As long as they are not stupid, y'know? Just... lighten up people.

[@tubesockets120v]

The harm is railroad tracks are dangerous places and it's private property so it's trespassing.

[@hamentaschen]

@@tubesockets120v You prove my point. Too uptight.

[@PaulNoake]

Veeeehicle

[@eileenwysocki8994]

Post on you tube and twitter operation lifesaver Northfolk southern ; rail fans ; Eileen Maria Wysocki ; welcome to train safety ; okay ; sitting on porch it , s raining watching what to do and not to do around trains ; should you pace a train to crossing ? No ; because you don, t know the speed of that train , it might look like it. , s doing. 20 it could be doing 90 , only engineer knows , and is there anything more important then life ? No , should you go after one train and gates are down ? No , if there , s more then one set of tracks , look both ways or it could be your last look at anything , and remember those signals are there to save your life and my , plus I , m paying for them I , m a taxpayer . You own property it comes through the county that I pay , and mr engineer works hard enough without being your baby sitter every time you break gates , he should find you and put a boot in your ass , and should you play with switches ? No , you get foot or leg caught , don, t look to me hell no , I value my. , today three teenagers maybe 15 fucking around tracks and switch I told them you , re not to be on them laughing , their not from around here , well when he looks them up I would ,ve want to be them , jesus Northfolk southern and me would love to enjoy life please lo

[@johncholmes643]

Rail fans are just as much of a nuisance as, the crew really can't stand them. Trespassing is trespassing

[@yellowpole9651]

Midnight Trumptrain OK boomer

[@johncholmes643]

@@yellowpole9651 As a railroad worker I see it weekly.

[@Boxpok]

And if your on public property your still a nuisance, but then again who rightfully cares.

[@tampabayrails]

I have literally seen railfans walking on the tracks like it was a sidewalk, and walk across when a train is coming...

[@ahuman3938]

what The heck

[@TheCentralTexasRailfan]

Maday Ramirez Shut up