RR CROSSING GATE TWISTED BY TRUCK! La Grange, KY

Entire event of a truck dragging a crossing gate almost 45 degrees off center and its repair.
A HUGE thanks to Andy Work @ Laser Technologies for hosting these cams. We would also like to thank the City of La Grange for their assistance in this location, with a special thanks to Mayor Joe Davenport and Tom Haus. Visit their website: www.lagrangemainstreet.org/
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[@hohobbyist1098]

That cop was like, "What the heck an I supposed to do here?"

[@Lucatin]

"Yeah, we have a... erm..."

[@Bibibosh]

HO Hobbyist donut time.

[@Fcutdlady]

Call the rail company. This can't be the only time this has happened

[@code3responsevideos872]

That was my buddy officer phil!

[@Viggggggr]

uhh stop bein a lazy pig and look for cameras but they dont care

[@KingTrump2024]

It actually seems to be very effective for traffic management!

[@themousefiles]

It’s making sure everyone stops safely. Lol.

[@theoldkingtut3314]

Should've left it the way it was. That's the first time I've ever seen people in La Grange constantly stop at a stop sign...

[@cudwieser3952]

You sound like a local. What's it like having a street runner a mile long coming through the city?

[@adpsucks]

HAHAHA

[@jessiejames6344]

I lived there for 10 years. It's odd to see people fully stop.

[@JohanvanHoek]

What are the traffic rules on such a intersection? Because here in The Netherlands a Stop-sign means you have to stop and give way to other users. But in this video there are stop signs from all directions..? Can anyone explain for me how it works in the US? :D

[@noob.168]

@@JohanvanHoek Whoever stopped first gets to go first.

[@ksbear2]

1 1/2 hours from incident to repairs finished. Impressive.

[@ksbear2]

@@RoadsOfAsiaBen Of course. Where have you been?

[@Lordosvk]

in my country this will take around 5 years to even notice somone that its damaged.

[@MultiDisc]

@@Lordosvk To je pravda :D

[@Lordosvk]

@@MultiDisc HeHe Ahoj :) sak to poznas :D To ako si vedel ze to je slovensko ? :D

[@Napoleon_Blownapart]

@@Lordosvk well, in my country the repair would had to be authorized by 4 different government ministries, all juggling around for around a year, then it would need an environmental approval, another 8 months, and then get the required licences and approving the financing to do so, only 2 years. In the end, elections come and everybody forgets about the thing and the cycle repeats.

[@ed_halley]

In Japan, many smaller crossings use arm lifting gates with cheap bamboo poles clad in yellow and black plastic, and a pile of spares stashed nearby. They also put signs on the arms telling you that if you're trapped by the arms, go ahead and drive forward and break the arms. They're expendable, lives aren't.

[@Maine_Railfan]

Gates are made to do that, so if a car gets trapped between them, it can either push the gate out of the way or break it off.

[@kenlew4945]

Smile for the camera. You're on Candid Camera!!!!

[@paullindberg9230]

You guys doing a jamup job. every video is a masterful detailed angle getting every nugget of what makes you guys make it the best!!,

[@BoulevardFan28]

He made that repair look really easy. I would have never thought he could just (more or less) push the gate back into position like that. I mean, obviously he had to inspect the mechanism and fix the light but... I was thinking it would have needed to be replaced.

[@winstonsmith4995]

The guy who fixed it has Russian roots. Savvy came to the rescue.)))

[@thatSteveSmith]

It's amazing how some people even have a license.

[@thatSteveSmith]

@Solarus Moon it's seeing the idiots on the road that puts me off learning to drive

[@ALL-bj7mj]

considering he must need a C license or higher to drive that truck.....he cant be to bright, his truck dosnt sound good either

[@cudwieser3952]

@@ALL-bj7mj I'm wondering was it just out of a shop after a repair. The truck seemed long for a single rear axle (may have had a lead lift axle removed for repairs). Maybe it was being tested and the driver wasn't paying attention or found another fault, sloppy brakes.

[@ALL-bj7mj]

@@cudwieser3952 not sure....looks like the length International and freightliner make for the flatbed towtrucks...

[@michaelbrown6927]

Are you talking about how the police officer parked? I noticed that too.

[@mikeday62]

"mission control....uh yeah...we've got an upper downer upper downer"

[@kellyjoiner4418]

👍😂😂 a wonky one at that..🌞

[@natehill8069]

Smoothest traffic flow at that 4-way stop in years...

[@ghostmofo5829]

The nearby people living in the trailer park are still asleep.

[@crispyspa]

This reminds me of the time my tractor-trailer almost got taken out by a fast commuter train. There was a rail line about 30ft before the stop-and-go lights. There was a car in the small space between the light and the rail so I stayed back behind The crossing arm. I had a Freightliner autoshift. The light turn green and I proceeded across the rail...the car took its sweet time entering the intersection to turn left. As I was about halfway across the track, the lights came on and the arms started coming down. Another couple of seconds and I would have pushed that car through the intersection. Just as my tail cleared the rail, a passenger train traveling about 60 miles an hour came through the intersection. I would say I was only about ten feet away from having the rear portion of my trailer taken out. It was a normal route for me so from then on, I waited until any car that was in that short section to finish making its turn before I hammered down to cross the tracks.

[@smitajky]

That's the way of it. There are times where you couldn't imagine a situation developing until after it has happened. Thereafter you try to find ways to defend yourself. If only we could pass along all that hard won experience to others so they don't have to learn it all over again the hard way.

[@eurosonly]

That's some real good advice. Thank you for sharing.

[@curs5tproductions958]

I’ve seen this happen before, except the arm had a spring and the arm just bent back with no damage to the gate

[@deroivano4431]

Thats really cool, now i can pass thru every closed gates without breaking it :)

[@nightmareinaction629]

Dero Ivano but it will scratch your car because they have screws on them the are purposely left expose to scratch wont cut but will scratch your pain deep

[@LRF_101]

Crossing have a bender on them basically if you bend a crossing gate way too much you will break the screws off it depends how much you bend it.

[@chrishodgson1968]

Why didn’t he just stay where he was.

[@bandvitromaniaios1307]

Chris Hodgson well that isn’t his vehicle and he has a job!

[@blackcobra.88]

1 month in jail, 5000$, driver´s license

[@tylorevans]

possibility of losing their job and or license plus fines and jail time they likely panicked.

[@liquidthex]

That would have been the intelligent option, wouldn't it? But as the fine comments here have pointed out we live in late-stage capitalism where a mistake like this could leave you homeless. So I would have done exactly what he did, in fact I wouldn't have even stopped for a moment.

[@jamesbrown1224]

@@blackcobra.88 OMG WOW pay ???

[@redwolfpiping5701]

New kind of traffic control

[@HammondOfTexas0]

It's just enforcing the stop sign.

[@EG-0611]

The arm was like: "PLEASE END MY SUFFERING!!!"

[@fritz46]

Stop sign enforced by gate.

[@chrishauser5505]

🤣 I did something similar when I backed a UHaul into my driveway and "torqued" the basketball backboard mounted on a steel pole. I just connected a chain from the backboard to the truck frame and pulled it back!

[@davidroberts7425]

Amazing footage.

[@glennt69lol]

I'm all the way downunder in Australia, I'd love to one day visit here or Ashland for a vacation, America looks like a great place to live

[@dthead]

you are not the only Aussie wishing to do that :)

[@briangarrow448]

@@bergydermeister5616 "White Pride Worldwide"? Okay, I'll pass on your opinions.

[@ellenyager9577]

glenn T come to the state of Oregon! Really gorgeous here, too!

[@auntyangie33]

Visited Ashland from UK. Went from New York by train and Went back to Boston. The back to New York. Great trip.

[@stephenmuturi9336]

Please stay there glenn T. Things here are not okey currently under trump 🤣🤣🤣

[@FishplateFilms]

Just another day for us Signal sparkies..LOL. Except our gates are designed to break off ...!!! moving the whole motor mech is a good effort , boom gates are the railroads biggest headache! Gregg :-)

[@horny99845]

He broke it send him the bill lol 😂

[@mariahenry9385]

He shouldn't get billed he twisted it if he broke it off id say bill him

[@Kullioking]

@@mariahenry9385 he broke the end light, and also the worker that fixed this mess also ned to get paid for his work.

[@SnoozeTube]

The driver of the dump truck *allegedly* twisted the gate.

[@danielbenedict8818]

I have called the Grade Crossing Hotline at least two times for the RR Crossing near where I live: 1) Walking the dogs, I saw a car stuck on the tracks because they thought it was the street. 2) Again, while walking the dogs, I saw some car had hit and left the Crossing arm at an angle, so that when it was lowered for a train, the train would hit it in either direction.

[@buddyclem7328]

I called once, because a truck hit a crossing signal, and the tracks. The Russian driver left the scene after some shady DIY repairs.

[@stratman9449]

what kind of dogs are they....?...:-D

[@themousefiles]

Cool to see them come out and fix it.

[@MatsOrmhed]

This was very funny! Thanks for sharing!

[@KamikazeCaz]

The driver even had the gumption to return to the scene of the crime. What a Muppet.

[@kellyjoiner4418]

I think he wanted to go straight to begin with, but turned right after the "incident" For what I dunno, since he didn't stick around. Then he circled the block, and went straight, like he had planned. 🙄 I'm just guessing now, I may be wrong. You would think he'd have taken a different route tho, if he was tryna get away. Muppet is a good description of him 👍🌞

[@caroleh572]

I live here so I know that he had to make quite an effort to go through five small roads, a four way stop and over the track to get back where he was. I'd said he wanted to check if he'd really damaged it. Oh, yes he did and so he made a getaway.

[@kellyjoiner4418]

@@caroleh572 wow. He did more than just circle the block then huh. And it looked like a getaway to me too 🌞

[@TrainingMacro]

He probably called in the fact he broke the gate and that someone needs to repair it.

[@goclunker]

All he had to do: 1. Pay attention in the first place 2. WAIT FOR THE TRAIN TO PASS. NO DAMAGE TO TRUCK OR GATE

[@xWris3]

Wow I have to say i'm impressed by the reactivity, in less than an hour the thing got fixed ! In France it would have taken like a week or so ^^

[@jimmayors2315]

At least it didn't take long to get a truck there to fix it. 42 minutes is pretty quick

[@generaldecker9971]

good job drivers... all got past safe..minus the near miss ... nice work all

[@ShaneAcree]

My hometown. Keeping it classy.

[@ray_road]

Not only did the driver of the dump truck bend the gate and make their own parking spot, but they return to where the damaged gate is and drive away acting like nothing ever happened. CSX should make the driver pay for the gate.

[@TrainTrackTrav]

Trust me, they will. That driver will get the shock of his life when he sees that bill...

[@bultacomk2]

Awww . Relax. All y'all have done worse.

[@ricovali9245]

@@TrainTrackTrav there are HD traffic cameras at train crossings. He will be getting a knock on his door very soon.

[@scallopeater43]

This city is in my state, awesome!

[@Richard-qs8dn]

Good fix 👍🏻

[@ghanaking5255]

There are oofs, and there are OOFS. This goes down as one of the biggest blunders of the year. I bet that driver of that dump truck has no idea he sideswiped.... I mean Gate Swiped one of La Grange's iconic RR Street Crossings. Definitely one of the Oofs of the Year in Rail Fanning.... I think..🤪. Nice to know someone did save the day at La Grange!

[@marz_mitzi]

Why all the "OOF" ???

[@ghanaking5255]

@@marz_mitzi Hiya Treat. I saw some video that had the word oofs. Actually, I was going to say OOPS, it was late in the evening when I posted it... a bit of speed posting, you might say. But thanks for the reply, and have a great day 😃. You definitely made my afternoon, no oops..or oofs about it!

[@jarviswilliams8198]

I was watching this on KZbin when this happened this morning 😤

[@Pawtism]

I kind of like the new gate.. it's enforcing the stop sign! :P

[@nanvas7374]

Fascinating technique

[@EugeneAyindolmah]

2:59 Those people probably thought it was a new feature to get them to use the stop sign properly and not get stuck on the tracks

[@thaghost909]

Wow.. KZbin algo is pretty good.. Saw a video this morning of a train going through the middle of the road in downtown Tampa, only to find a second video in my recommended of a train going down another (albeit smaller) downtown area with no mention of it in the description.

[@EugeneAyindolmah]

2:34 Every 4-way stop in California needs this

[@rogerwilco2]

I hate it when people mess things up for those behind them, and then continue without taking any responsibility. I've also seen it happen on the highway, with cars doing crazy stuff and then causing a crash behind them, and having the whole road blocked for hours.

[@DucatiQueen]

This is almost as satisfying as watching the short bridge 😂

[@hartmutlorentzen9659]

What a wonderful world......

[@fieldmarshal7298]

Man do I love America!

[@joesjunkyard935]

Thanks dood

[@Mr.RailYard-LJLRailYard]

Nice video

[@robertgift]

Did the truck company pay for the repair? (For those who do not know, if a gate does not "park", it descends. When descended and no train, it is raised back to its parked position.) Electricity keeps the gates up. If an electrical failure, the gates descend to their closed (fail safe) position. Grade crossing signals operate on batteries constantly being charged. If domestic power fails, the *(o)T(o)* will still operate.

[@richystar2001]

Nice little town.

[@HIGHLANDERNEO2]

He could have sat right there till the train went by and the gate went back up. He was not in the travel same of the train but the gate got it's revenge on everybody. Lol

[@Fcutdlady]

Commonly Known as a hangman in my part of the world. Usually here in Ireland if a gate hits a vehicle it can go back up but we have crossing gates right across the road.

[@LovelySteph]

I hope they know who to send the bill to.

[@danw2112]

kellyjbarnett And the company that driver works for.

[@dizzybc]

Hopefully the train crew got his plate #

[@davidpulaski5628]

@@danw2112 Amen !!! Five thumbs up.

[@danw2112]

@@dizzybc VR cameras is so good and Hi Def, they should read the license plate number from this footage.

[@stephenbillings]

@dizzybc I should think they have. I have a small hand held camera. You can read a number plate at 1/8th of a mile with it.

[@dotdankory]

Mom im coming to the other side! Hold on a train is coming! **six years later** Alright im coming,x

[@WBDE]

May I assume you have provided a link of your video to the LaGrange Police so they can issue a citation to the truck company?

[@ernestanderson3726]

What a rock!

[@jackfrost3254]

I think that people that do that should have to pay for the repairs

[@rayarsenault4774]

4:57 Brute Force: if it doesn't work, you're not using enough.

[@ftra1987]

Hit and run

[@freebrickproductions]

Just noticed that one of the lights on that signal got knocked out of alignment by the gate constantly raising and lowering.

[@VictorKPanda]

They should have ticketed him for bending a crossing gate! 😁

[@cudwieser3952]

Thank god for Archimedes. Took an effort but at least the engineer was able to lever the barrier back round. Was the driver ever booked?

[@ricovali9245]

Kentucky.Rev.Stat.Ann. sec. 277.355(2012) (4) A person shall not knowingly deface,damage,obstruct,remove,or otherwise impair the operation of any railroad grade crossing warning signal or other protective device. Including but not limited to any gate,bell,light,cross buck,stop sign,yield sign,advance warning sign,or advance pavememt marking. (5) Except as provided in subsection (6) of this section,a person who violates any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. (6) If a violation of this section causes damage to property in excess of one thousand dollars($1,000)or creates a substantial risk of serious physical injury to a person,as defined in KRS 500.800, the violator shall be guilty of a Class D felony.

[@MementoMori9015]

wow I've never seen that before that's kind of funny...why do things like this happen when i'm not on La Grange. I know LG and Australia have different time zones but still : )

[@dthead]

I were up, but it kept me up too - very long sleep in this morning...... wow !

[@Klaus99999]

The curse of La Grange strikes again! This time with a truck.

[@justinkase5258]

Yay CSX guy!

[@eurosonly]

Should've just hammered it straight through when he heard the bells go off but he hesitated and panicked. Then came back around and got stood up by the crossing gate again lol.

[@trainhunter1236]

VR for railfanners should be what his channel is called

[@slick1142]

Great way to control traffic.

[@robertgift]

Since vehicles are stopping for the *STOP* sign, the time from mee-mool light *(o)T(o)* activation to gate descent should be greater.

[@mariabarker2036]

I agree with you.

[@johno6366]

I saw that last night on the live video.

[@michaelrobert5716]

mission passed respect +

[@LRF_101]

Kinda happened like Bnsf crossing malfunction in my channel but the gate was not bent the light was blocking the gate from going fully up.

[@dillangeiser4820]

One time while Walking at dark and alone by the tracks in Melbourne Florida the sidewalk guard came down on me like a surprise punch. There was no train in sight . Luckily I was like just creeped out not hurt .

[@user-ny6gg2mn4h]

!!!!!! Быстро служба приехала !

[@itshallotime]

The new traffic light haha

[@xaiano794]

That's terrifying, he must have not looked in his mirrors even once, imagine if you had pulled up behind him, he'd have just backed right over your hood.

[@travelwithtanner]

can we get a count on how many times the gate went up and down

[@buddyclem7328]

I'm also curious.

[@ausblue1]

hope they found the guy and gave him a big fine

[@toomanyhobbies2011]

Did they site the truck and charge the driver for the repair?

[@stratman9449]

when the truck appeared the second time, i expected it to take the barrier down completely.....but he didn't.....:-)

[@ellenyager9577]

Did they find the truck?

[@MichaelN12]

Some people should know that they’re on camera.

[@jacky445]

Where I'm from gate that hit an obstacle lift back up for few seconds then drops back down,I think this would be useful in this situation.

[@llewis6317]

I guess VRF came “with a twist”

[@notch8productions700]

A tale of two twists....CSX worker by himself, the other guy needed a truck.......It's tough being a crossing gate.

[@aprile-lb6ib]

why was the city built around the railway?

[@kens.3729]

Is this the 1st Time this Wingnut has driven this Dump Truck ? 🤪 I sure Hope CSX sends this Truck Driver’s Company a Hefty Repair Bill since you have it on tape.

[@justgiz]

I gotta say, that is a weird rail line. Straight though the town.

[@andrewzhang6802]

that truck would probably be like whoops and the ate stops working

[@ericbedenbaugh7085]

The driver's boos is going to be trilled when he gets the bill

[@buddyclem7328]

@@JruGordon Maybe his boos will be trilled as well. (Somehow all of those words were in my spell check.)

[@ericbedenbaugh7085]

@@JruGordon I was watching football at the same time I was typing

[@buddyclem7328]

@@ericbedenbaugh7085 You're good! Just having a little fun.

[@kellyjoiner4418]

@@ericbedenbaugh7085 I feel ya there. I tried to txt while watching the Ga-Tn game. When the recipient said "HUH??" ... I put my phone down 😂😂🌞

[@ericbedenbaugh7085]

@@kellyjoiner4418 The sad thing is I'm a very good speller and the one time I make a mistake it comes back to haunt me. I once heard it said, "The most effective form of birth control is to correct someone's grammar."

[@pastorjerrykliner3162]

I actually felt bad for the poor signal...

[@TomIannucci22]

What happens if you're driving down that road with the tracks when a train comes?

[@vapour_xs9235]

Lol he dipped so fast.

No flashing lights at the barrier!

[@CMDRFandragon]

Sooo, since there are cameras, the truck driver got busted right?

[@MyLittleKitten]

It seems like everything happens in La Grange, Kentucky or Ashland, Virginia. I’m glad they don’t have streets sharing a path with a train where I live. I also don’t understand why they have a short stretch of rail with no road around it for the cars to continue driving on. Constantly seeing cars getting stuck on the tracks because they don’t realize that the lane ends, and that it starts up again a block later. Why don’t they just pave it on either side of the rail like the rest of the street.

[@Leankonig]

Best country on planet

[@vistalite-ph4zw]

The driver is/was wrong. In my hometown if the gates hit a car, truck, person, etc., the gates go back up to the resting position and back down flashing until the obstacle is out of the way. So in this case the gates would have hit the truck then went back up and the truck could clear, instead of resting on the dump body of the truck, him driving off then getting damaged.

[@puzzle1512]

4:00 mmm that miata ♥