Stop Signal Violation

[@ianjuby]

That'll leave some stains on the seats. Anybody got the back story on this?

[@TheAnunnaki-NYC]

Boy oh Boy what a scary sound when you hear the emergency mode initiated.

[@CWRailroad]

Engineer lucky he did not get a first hand knowledge of what was in those containers and trailers!

[@NightDunk]

I DONT UNDERSTAND THIS IS A LETTUCE QUALITY

[@brunoignaciogi]

and that's why you should have a protection block, so if you spad (signal passed at danger) , you would have an empty block to stop

[@RaisedLetter]

US rules don't have the same sensibility as UK rules. The US system is bigger and therefore important mainlines are single tracked in certain stretches with sidings throughout. Combined with longer trains, you have various signal aspects designed to keep them moving up until the last possible signal. In the video, it would be impossible to have the protection block because it's a siding. In only certain cases there will be an intermediate signal in the middle and that's usually for long sidings where two trains can pass at reasonable speed.

[@brunoignaciogi]

@@RaisedLetter Your reasoning for the US being [x argument] ant therefore exempt is nonsense. You can have a protection block at the end of a siding, by using a switch to an empty piece of track, so a spading train goes there. In fact, American signaling companies have been able to achieve this in foreign land.

[@RaisedLetter]

​@@brunoignaciogi You can, but American companies choose not to. Fact.

[@andriy_stashenko]

That was close.

[@kc8hnz]

Well you're fired

[@republicansareoffendedeasi821]

kc8hnz for nothing happened. A train went by another train they didn't hit or touch ti didn't scrape nothing happened.

[@republicansareoffendedeasi821]

Skylord I fixed it now you can go and fix your.

[@TheEDFLegacy]

@John Sears You obviously missed the part where the oncoming train was crossing tracks. A few more feet, and the train filming would have broadsided the back half of the other train!

[@republicansareoffendedeasi821]

The Legacy thanks for proving my point nothing happened. I don't know why this other guy wants him fired it's not like the train has a fucking steering wheel.

[@ohboy3622]

He’s fired because it’s a major rule violation. Most likely will get his job back within a year unless he has other violations.

[@NoDefectsOut]

Unfortunately safe bet the crew was terminated, unless the preceeding signal was not a Approach.

[@Beeroshima21]

NoDefectsOut Maybe. They might get 30 or 90 days off. Course if they don't have shiny records, that could be it for them. At any rate, glad they didn't go about 10 more feet.

[@NoDefectsOut]

With the class 1 I work for going by a red is at least 6 months minimum. We just had one 2 weeks ago and conductor is terminated, engineer might get his job back after 6 months.

[@Beeroshima21]

Ah, I'm with CSX and We've had some get back in 30-45 days. Had a crew get over a blue flag derail recently and got 45 days each.

[@bradbrazil6628]

Those containers are full of them boot leg immigrints from the South.

[@thestupendousparrot6061]

"Had a crew get over a blue flag derail" ... "blue flag derail" Care to explain what this means to a new, learning railfan? Ik ur comment is 2 years old, but, worth a shot haha

[@gregnancyspear4367]

Conductor sleeping?? WTF

[@wilber53]

How about the engineer?

[@IFLYBELL]

I've had nights in fog like this. The best part is when the dispatcher ask's "why are you not in the clear yet?". They dispatch us put have no clue what our job running a train entail's.

[@redrock717]

IFLYBELL but statistics say half of all dispatchers were once train crew.

[@IFLYBELL]

I wish that were true for the Company I run for! Some are off the street and others are former crew callers! Yikes!

[@Ken-uy3cu]

DS, there’s a boy walking his dog with a really long metal leash dragging acrost the tracks that’s why you’re seeing occupancy ahead over *point back five*

[@elaucom]

Damn that was so fuckin close, can't believe it didn't touch!!!

[@Michael-ou4ph]

Holyshit that was close!

[@graugger5918]

At 0:24 it sounds like the cars a literally rubbing against the locomotive... new paint job?

[@carpentierjohn7]

as an engineer these are freaking me out to watch!!

[@AGSGuy]

I just crapped myself watching that...

[@markrodin1982]

The Fort Payne Railfan a poo 💩 bum then?

[@daeone1514]

well go clean yourself up then

[@josephineledford351]

*SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT...* Oh thank God

[@amtrak706]

Thanks to whoever found the original version of this video before that terrible auto-stabilization got applied

[@okisukmawan]

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[@ohpoleez]

Foggy night, long trip, what could go wrong, right? wrong. This is why you slow everything down on an approach and TAKE YOUR TIME. Do not crowd signals, if you can see it, that's close enough. Glad the crew was ok, though the 30 days on the ground was probably spent on a shitter somewhere....

[@ohpoleez]

+phillyslasher This is not a scenario that applies to delayed in the block. When you don't have an inbound engineer, and the inbound signal is not given or known, the rule is restricted speed to the next governing signal. In that fog, with 200 people on board, you could have marked my progress by the inch. ALWAYS expect the signal to be red, and you will never get into this situation. Never ever trust a signal to be the right one. End of lecture.

[@ohpoleez]

+phillyslasher No, but I would like you remember two things. Rule 1.1, and this, that passenger or freight, it is always better to be too slow than too fast...

[@click789101112]

I searched for "dick measuring contests" and this was the first one recommended!

[@shariys1]

click789101112 😂😂😂😂😂

[@J_Thomas24]

😀

[@robertposadas1255]

Next thought...”Well, we’re fired”.

[@NoBody-ht1oh]

Always ask the crew you’re relieving what their last signal was!

[@johnt715]

What would that matter? Wouldn't that be a delayed in block rule and no matter what they would have to proceed on restricted speed prepared to stop until the next signal?

[@NoBody-ht1oh]

John Tolmachoff it ctc humans have a habit of assumptions, this means incidents. I’ve seen it happen many times

[@rogerscottcathey]

posted for legal reasons probably. establish date, fact at issue, etc.

[@thud9797]

So it was the fog or low visibility? Damn must be tough when you can't see.

[@ohpoleez]

Its definantly an FRA decert on the spot. First time decerts get 30 on the ground. Most likely he got that...but if the sup is a fire them and let them fight their way back type...he may still be on the ground...

[@stallard17r]

This was the first signal they encountered. They had just done a crew change about 4000 ft before this.

[@wilber53]

When you stop between signals,you must proceed "restricted speed" to the next signal.

[@AlexW75]

When I crew change with another driver, I always tell them what color the last signal was, always.

[@jacobw446]

Alex.. I am an engineer. It is plain DUMB to go by what the last crew told you. It is YOUR life and job that YOU have to protect! People FORGET or ASSUME stuff all the time. Just because the last signal was green, does not mean that they did not give the signal back before swapping and then "forgot" about it.

[@raylrodr]

You can't do that, Alex. Restricted speed, fellas, restricted speed.

[@huntsbychainsaw5986]

In today's high tech world. Why are trains still relying on signal lights alone for traffic control? Even my rig has a global satellite tracking and communications system on board.

[@randtl5840]

You were less than 5 metres from hitting that train!

[@timeforbeans]

I Imagine the crew had to change their britches after that

[@TrainmanSky]

WOW!!!! 😵 That is what you call a fired crew

[@text97]

Did the other train scrape the other train?

[@KremitDeFrog]

sounds like you can hear each car of the passing train smack something as it passes..

[@joehughes8047]

Wow that was a close stop

[@grimacres]

Sorry about the shipping damage. UPS won't pay for it and the railroad definitely won't pay. They are greedy evil people.

[@BubbleRblx]

i guess we are watching a trailer

[@Sam_Green____4114]

Was it a loop ? Could have been very nasty if they had collided !!

[@cherylstevens9370]

Somebody crapped their pants

[@leonblittle226]

That is what catch points are for but america never seems to want to use them ?

[@andrewcrane2786]

That was very dangerous

[@TH-jt8eb]

Hope their BRCF pays while they are out of service

[@MrBlackcat1990]

Man!!

[@wilber53]

They were lucky!

[@Ag89q43G0HyA]

And?

[@udaypullela8098]

what was the scary part in this?

[@NismoFinder]

Uday Pullela umm, maybe that the train that ran the red light came literally within inches of hitting the other train which could have easily caused a Major derailment?!

[@thestupendousparrot6061]

Baited

[@gaming4life25]

Uday Pullela, bro u are dumb af...

[@trevorfeenstra3670]

Bruh as a railroader this is life or death. It's either the emergency brake stops you in time or it doesnt. Say they do well you're now past a absolute signal (red btw as a crew were supposed to stop 400ft away from signals for this reason in the video) conditions are an excuse however they had an approach further back. You'll never see a red without some type of signal indicating a stop ahead. Either way the crew is on the companies shit list its job threatening. Next say they dont stop and ram into the passing locomotive...that's life threatening. Plus millions in damage ect ect. Last but not least imagine walking across a cross walk and an 18 wheeler stops inches away from you. Same feeling. Trains dont stop on a dime so lucky

[@houseofsolomon2440]

My favorite part is when the headlight(s) get turned on.

[@ohboy3622]

It was off because of the oncoming train even though the other one didn’t turn his off or dim

[@houseofsolomon2440]

Oh boy OK.

[@republicansareoffendedeasi821]

Nice video of absolutely nothing.