Train Derailments & Accidents SPECIAL REPORT

[@timwalton57]

As a retired locomotive engineer, I saw unbelievable chances being taken by trucks and cars. 5 months before I retired, I was involved in crossing collision and no one was injured 🙏. As it has been said....see tracks...think train ! Great video...thanks for posting it 😀

[@richardscathouse]

Trucks only get paid when the wheels turn.. Make for tired operators, and mistakes. 🤭 #SafetyThird I did it for twenty years

[@katieandkevinsears7724]

When I applied for NS, I was told I would kill somebody during my career. That was an abstract concept for the 23 year old me. Now, 20 years later and two fewer tresspassers on this Earth, it isn't abstract anymore.

[@timwalton57]

Dec.19th 1998...MP 30...Track 1....MAS 70 mph....Train 809 NB....Engine # 207....6 car consist....8:19 am....A southbound Amtrak informed me that a trespasser was walking on my track...10 seconds later the trespasser was dead....Powerless to do anything about it....

[@Brian-kl1zu]

I like the saying "Expect a train at any time; on any track; from any direction."

[@youngsavagefury7138]

I have family that drive trucks. You catch a truck doing that call their safety department and they will get fired.

[@lornes7526]

When I started driving trucks 34 years ago, we used an atlas since there was no GPS or Google maps, and signs were absolutely to be respected. The importance of respecting roadway signs, and placing navigation systems as a backup is something that driving schools have fell short on in this era.

[@ineedtostopwatchingyoutube5211]

Be careful, trucking is one of the most dangerous professions.

[@thetowndrunk988]

@@ineedtostopwatchingyoutube5211 trucking sucks

[@MaverickTG86]

The schools job is to get a driver a cdl, the training is all on the first job or 2 a driver gets with his/her CDL.

[@maryjanedaniels471]

What driving schools? Schools don't do that any more. (At least in California

[@lornes7526]

@maryjanedaniels471 No, they sure don't. I quit school at 17 and started running organic produce from Boston to Montreal and Toronto with a refrigerated GMC Kodiak back in 1985. If you.couldnt read a map or pay attention to every single sign, you were screwed. Everything is about filling the seat as quick as quickly as possible anymore.

[@perrystalsis55]

I'm a UK railway worker, have been for 50 years. I really enjoyed this BS-free report, and learned a lot, thank you!

[@lotptfsrblx]

That's cool

[@wolfie1886]

Hi gentlemen....what type of locomotive have u been operated before ?

[@shawnbanks7240]

119

[@garymcphee8284]

As a retired train driver from Australia I found this video very informative about the American railways. Thank You

[@polandball7482]

Wow what rail raod

[@TheTmieBandit]

As someone who's unloaded those giant shipping containers I find the power of the collision incredible, a road collision might dent one of those containers, but to rip it to pieces is an intimidating message.

[@vatodad]

I am particularly excited about the superb actions of the police officer in Georgia. I find that most police officers excel in their performance. Even though he was off-duty, he went above and beyond to ensure that the train operators were safe and that the 1st responders and the public were safe as well. I sincerely hope that he received excellent praise for his actions!!! WELL DONE!

[@davea2288]

Right on!

[@terrypbug]

I agree the media likes to proclaim that there all racist or some other BS and that's not the case really in the real world as we well know one bad apple out of 100k I not a problem lol. I was a firefighter for 15 years and we had a few that though they ruled us but most of time we all worked together and made it happen

[@hottubtimemachine1200]

Always look when crossing railroad tracks the signals and lights DO MALFUNCTION! Trains don’t stop on a dime! My husband works on these beautiful machines, his company in Illinois rebuilds and makes them good as new. Thank You to ALL the essential workers out there, we appreciate all you do. Thanks for the great video, of what people don’t see.

[@katieandkevinsears7724]

I'm a locomotive engineer. These crossing accidents are the biggest nightmare for us. In 19 years, I've only hit a Kia Sorrento that had nobody in it, but I've also hit two tresspassers. They fared worse than the Kia.

[@c216mohl]

I can relate. I've had 2 suicides by train this year...have never hit a vehicle on the alignment yet. What people don't realize is that once you have the train in emergency, you are just along for the ride until it comes to a stop. You grow a thick skin being an engineer, and people who are not in the railroad industry just don't understand what it is we go through.

[@jeffkuipers1030]

the big problem is EVERYONE IS IN A BIG DAM HURRY and then this happens.

[@sudsysutherland359]

What does it take to become an engineer? Is it true that you have to put in your time working on the rails with the crew?

[@tundrawomansays5067]

@@c216mohl OUCH. I am so sorry. Why some depressed person would involve anyone else in their plan to commit suicide is just unfathomable. Take care, thanks for your comment.

[@Ed-ty1kr]

What in Gods name... are you serious? And here I thought railroads were uneventfully boring to operate, figured the drivers were sleeping up there in that cab or something. lol

[@mattsprayberry0]

As a us trucker I stay away from railroad crossings as much as possible and always stop just in case

[@daledickerson-r9u]

"Stop....Look....and Listen." Especially if you are not sure there could be a train coming. Now, I have a question: Concerning the engine rollovers, do engineers wear seat belts?

[@Garcansdad]

Great video. My grandpa was a conductor with Union Pacific. Needless to say I'm a railfan and a model railroader.

[@jacobdubielak2699]

I'm also a railfan

[@consciousmerlin]

This is really well done. It's great to find a report such as this which is informative and far more comprehensive than the ones that just show the accidents. They're sensationalist, but don't really add value. This is very well written and reported. I just subscribed and will look for more of your reports. Thank you for all the research, knowledge, and care you put into this report!

[@v12productions]

Thank you for watching! I appreciate the kind words.

[@adrv5721]

@@v12productions agreed your videos are awesome!! I love them.

[@adrv5721]

@@v12productions you got another big accident to cover now. The one in Ohio!!

[@carmen3461]

Good Reports

[@safeguardinvestigationsand1108]

What I learned most from this video: stay away from Norfolk Southern tracks!

[@captainkeyboard1007]

Even though the truck driver was approaching the railroad crossing, if he saw the crossing gates lower, I think he needed to reduce the speed of the truck to a full stop. It is better that he would lose a few minutes, than to lose the truck, let alone his job. This documentary is terrific. V12, you did a great job.

[@lornperkins4270]

DAMN RIGHT CAPTAIN KEYBOARD 👏

[@jimterryh1983]

I see a train or tracks and yield all right of way. Trains are bigger, heavier and more dangerous than me. Excellent video!

[@ronaldpellet854]

Wow that cop that came to train In water. His voice and calling then brother had to be sooooo reassuring what a relief he must have been to the crew who were probably in sort of shock of the whole ordeal without any bearings on what’s happening. Good job officer have my total respect.

[@Mclaren302]

NS has said that they are determined to restore 8099. If it is totaled, they will replace it.

[@daveward1935]

I was an engineer for UP in Iowa for some 12 years mostly the east/west corridor. Much of that has a track speed of 70mph, and when a vehicle gets hit at that speed, bad things happen. The last one had body parts splattered all over the front of the cab. The crossing had gates, lights and bells, and I was whistling according to GCOR and FRA guidelines. It was smaller intermodal train, about 8k feet in length with four burners on line, and running 70 mph. Flat, level and a straight section of rail. Never should have happened - but the car's driver went around the gates. Train speeds as perceived from the ground can be very deceptive! NEVER assume that it can be outrun.

[@old56timer]

I ran engines for 36 years for a railroad in the USA. Ran over all kinds of stuff in my time as an engineer, the usual stuff cars, trucks and some pedestrian suicides. We had a supervisor that said if you are following the rules and doing your job right, it will keep the ghost off of the bedpost. I guess it depends on the person, but I lost very little sleep over any of it.

[@Rat-Builder]

@@old56timer Play stupid games--------Win stupid prizes!!!

[@BattleshipOrion]

In my almost 21 years of life, I bore witness to a train v. Ped, and two derailments. I've seen 3 derailments, including one in South Dakota. I like trains and all, but derailments, fatalities, collisions, and rivet counters are the only things I do not like seeing, or hearing about.

[@markkinsler4333]

Does "rivet counters" refer to rail enthusiasts? Lots of folks like trains, and while there are occasionally extremists among them, I've found rail fans to be exceptionally good folks overall. We owe it to ourselves and everyone else to remain courteous.

[@rayhankazianga6817]

@@markkinsler4333 No, it refers to snobbish, realism focused and often superiority complex wielding model railroaders. Maybe less than 1% of the hobby, but they are incredibly outspoken and annoying.

[@markkinsler4333]

@@rayhankazianga6817 Ah, yes. It's somewhat puzzling how competition-crazed contestants--in everything from Little League baseball to bicycle racing--can screw up things for everyone.

[@rtwice93555]

I grew up in a railroad town; Mojave, California where Southern Pacific has a small switching yard. And, Santa Fe has a right of way track passing through. Before the overpass was constructed in the 1990s, the little community of 3,000 accepted the fact that waiting on a train was part of life when driving from one side of town to the other. One thing I never understood was why anyone would drive around an active crossing gate. Besides the fact it is deadly, a traffic citation for doing so was several hundred dollars. Not to mention, most auto insurance companies would drop someone immediately for a crossing gate violation. I can only remember one derailment in my lifetime while living there that involved a handful of cars. One car was hauling lumber, another was hauling oranges. The railroad allowed the community to haul away the goods; the lumber was gone in the blink of an eye. And for the next couple of weeks it seemed everyone in town had crates of oranges. It got to the point you couldn't give oranges away. Nobody wanted them because they had several crates of their own to manage.

[@finaldraft151]

What was that, Oak Creek Rd that they finally built the overpass for and over the tracks about 1994 or so..? I too remember the crossing arms spent most of their service life in the down position with bells clanging and red lights flashing. It was rare to not see the arms down and another train crossing. Especially when you were in a hurry. Imagine what it was like getting stuck at the crossing on the 14 fwy/Sierra Hwy before the overpassed the freeway portion over the SP/ATSF tracks on the south end? Before my time but I hear it was quite the traffic blocker back in the day.

[@rtwice93555]

@@finaldraft151 You are correct that Oak Creek road was bypassed with an overpass. Quite often, traffic was held up there while trains switched cars, or the Trona railway creeped through town. Sierra highway still gets stopped twice a day as the Trona railway creeps slowly through the north end of town. The overpass at the south end of Mojave opened in 1972 over the railroad. It was widened in the 1980s to four lanes. There is another rail road crossing at the north end of town at Arroyo street that separates the east side of town from the west. Traffic is seldom held up there by a train since it isn’t affected by trains switching cars, and it is north of the Trona railway alignment. In fact, by the time a train reaches the Arroyo street crossing, it is picking up speed as it heads for the Tehachapi loop

[@MeigsCountyRR]

Very good video and well produced. The train ALWAYS WINS! I wish more people would realize that.

[@GodzillaQueen101]

Train vs Car/Truck: Train *always* wins Train vs Train: Results vary Train vs Mother Nature: Mother Nature wins this time

[@notarotomwithhair5637]

Train vs car but car has a star from mariokart

[@leokimvideo]

Where I live all those spilled tools would have been stolen in seconds

[@Nareimooncatt]

Saves on cleanup costs, I guess.

[@notarotom3766]

Sure I guess

[@cpttankerjoe]

Woah LeoKimVideo in the comments of a railroad video???

[@cody8217]

@@Nareimooncatt it all gets destroyed anyway

[@harrisonofcolorado8886]

Lemme guess. LA? Some urban city in America?

[@jenesisjones6706]

To be honest, I rarely watch USA documentaries because of the sensationalistic voices. You are a breath of fresh air, so, thank you! Cheers from Tasmania. I subscribed as soon as I heard your voice :)

[@v12productions]

I really appreciate that, thank you!

[@ARP_GA]

Awesome video, Charlie. Luckily no fatalities in all of these accidents. Scary of you even see these incidents. Like you said, the truck incidents happen way to often. This has to be prevented some how. Thanks for this special. - Carter

[@v12productions]

Thanks dude!

[@keithming1305]

Very well done .

[@ArtistryRRene]

Key...if the lights are flashing and the arms across the tracks are down...dont go over the tracks. Even if one train is stopped...there could be another train coming on the opposite side. Please...be careful. Worked for NS for over 5 years. Husband still there now over 30 years...we have seen our share of these types of incidents.

[@jamesmilligan714]

I am a railroad employee I am glad you have posted this video to teach people what to do in this situation take it from someone who has experience all these situations from james Milligan.

[@passionfruit362]

I like this video

[@koimillie]

Nearby to me, the Tehachapi loop has derailments all the time. I got to climb on one once! (It was there for months, they just moved it to the side and took some of the pieces off.)

[@leadslinger49]

Retired freight Conductor. Railroads have come along way to keep people safe at crossings. Problem is people are in a hurry or simply careless or both. Conductor is usually the first one to arrive on the carnage. Then we get to carry the images for the rest of our lives.

[@carlmassey8837]

I worked with Holden Contracting here in Alabama getting their Cranes ready for the high rail several years back.. As a welder I thoroughly enjoyed my job working with them.. Then I was invited to a derailment off a railroad bridge with everything in the water.. These guys completely amazed me with their ability to retrieve everything.. Completely professional !! Massey Welding And Services enjoyed working with you guys !

[@shedbloodofjesuschrist5385]

I kept seeing this as a suggested video to watch. I appreciate all the people who run these trains to supply us our goods, so I decided to watch it. I was not intending to watch the whole video; however the gentleman who is in this video did a fine job explaining all the details that I wound up watching the whole video. Very Very Very Well DONE! Thank you! Love, Shed BLOOD of Jesus Christ!

[@momofcalgary]

I really appreciate this video. You taught me so much. I am so impressed with the speed to which they recover a line. Thank you so much. Much respect from BC Canada

[@jameshill1740]

With regards to villa Rica. That particular area has 2 roads that parallel the tracks. One on each side. These close conjuctures create a pinch at the crossing that an unsuspecting or newer truck driver has to figure out as the driver is in real time. Many times the conditions further limit the drivers line of site. A huge upgrade would be to red light the parallel traffic with no turn on red indicators as a train enters its block before the gates are activated

[@QUIX4U]

# 1 cause -of ALL of these so-called crossing accidents. Every one was completely preventable. How ? Well it so happens that away back in 1971, I was "tasked" with doing a "level-crossing" survey, to determine exactly what gradients (if any) presented themselves to long wheel-based road vehicles - in the Otago & Southland regions of New Zealand, as part of my job as a draughtsman/surveyor with the NZR's Dunedin D E O (District Engineers Office). Why? Because too many semi's and long farm trailers were being hit / destroyed when they "bottomed-out" on both public & private road/rail crossings. The problem I found was that many - if not all - private farm/farm crossings, as well as too many public road/rail crossings had NOT been lifted on either side approaches, whenever the railway itself had been "lifted/tamped" to correct problems with the track foundation or sleepers / new rails etc. That always resulted in the road approaches being left TOO LOW, creating serious clearance issues with longer vehicles, becoming "bellied" (gut-stuck), on the raised track The answer - not always an easy fix, but easy enough. Raise all road approaches either side of these crossings, for as far back as ":double" the legal length, of any semi trailer (ensuring non-legal farm trailers couldn't ever become gut-stuck either). In New Zealand, there are (now) only a very few, infrequently used (private farm crossings, that haven't been raised. ALL public road crossings and MOST farm (private) crossings, are raised on both sides, to avoid any "gut-stuck" problems, thereby removing any chance of idiotic drivers, stranding themselves on a railway crossing. ALSO, here, we MOVED streets away from the crossings that had to be on the same level, to ensure that long vehicles didn't "stand" over the tracks, when at traffic lights. OR - we placed the traffic lights IN FRONT OF (not after) the railway lines themselves, to ensure that no one needed to "stop" on the tracks. If the USA road maintenance people (roads boards) made sure that ALL road/railway (level) crossings - were actively LEVEL - none of these "Oh shit I'm stuck in the middle" preventable accidents, would ever occur again. Having such a MOUNTAIN at each road/rail crossing (seen via a cross-section-view) - is asking for all long vehicles to be GUT_STUCK, sooner rather than later. Sadly - removing the clearance issues by ensuring LEVEL road/rail crossings were actually LEVEL, or moving major traffic light works, away from the crossings - and other equally obvious remedial work to "keep" most drivers safe. We haven't yet found a way to fix STUPID There will always be - STUPID (people) drivers out there, doing utterly STUPID things, such as those with their daily work/city vehicles (aka: short wheelbase cars) who during holiday times, leave their brains at work too, to head off into the great wide open outdoors, towing HOLIDAY fun-things (such as their impossibly long trailers and oversized watercraft - on home made low slung trailers etc).. Who simply forget they have ANYTHING behind them, and "park their arse" on an active crossing - or - who don't remember to turn wide, and "jaw" themselves around roadside poles etc., at level crossings etc., meaning STUPID IS as STUPID does, and many still die, before they came to realize - aw crap - shouldn't have done that..!!!

[@wabash-fr9yu]

You can't fix stupid.

[@cindystrachan8566]

Dang. If I were on a train crew and we had to roll through Georgia I’d file for emergency vacation! I have double freight tracks behind my house. Neighbor says a derailment years ago had a car just miss the house. Love trains but hope I never have to get that close to one. Great video. Thanks.

[@BATTLECATT00]

Cool vid, I seen the engine build platform for one of these at a GE plant. The block is huge! There is a cool crash up here, I think it is Tornado verses train. Something like that. You can see the raw weight of the train with that derailment as the one car hit the back of the engine.

[@stevefox3763]

Train Accidents are very rare here in the UK but in the last few weeks we had two trains derail in a short tunnel in the town i live in, one derailed as it passed the other and took it off the track as well, one ended up on its side but nobody was badly hurt amazingly.

[@ratkinson5160]

Those blue signs do work. I live on the CSX A line and have called numerous times....mostly gate malfunctions.....but they always answer and respond quickly.

[@alt-animefan3231]

I work at Formosa Plastics in South Texas, we top load rail cars and prep rail cars to offload in to 18 wheelers everyday. We have a few derailments every month. They have a crew always on standby to put a car back in place. With the exception of a multiple car derailment or a major accident I have seen them get a bulk car back on the tracks in under 40 minutes.

[@ArtistryRRene]

Please remember...most of these accidents can be prevented. People don't understand it takes a train, especially fully loaded...it can take miles for a fully loaded train to stop.

[@DrRussian]

Even just a glancing blow vs a train will total a car. People don't understand that trains are easily moving 50-60mph in most areas, they only look slow because our smooth brains can't comprehend what a few thousand tons at 60mph looks like.

[@tracyjohnson2992]

This was a very well put together documentary. I was born in the UK where trains are used pretty regularly to get from point A to B. Commuters freight trains and high speed trains are used on a daily basis. My Father was a train spotter and we lived near a busy but not crazy busy railway line all my life. My dad taught us rail safety from an early age. there thing with trains in the UK are diesel electric commuter trains, which means they rely on a third rail. the commuter train have points underneath the train that ride on the third rail, If you step on or fall on this third rail it is a painful death follows. I have seen tracker trailers cars buses and even motor cyclist running the gates and lights on so many occasions. Trains here in Canada are mainly used for freight with passenger trains traveling across this large country so they are not like in the USA in this respect. that being said there is a commuter train that has been used here in Ottawa central area soon too open a new part in the near future called the CRT train. His type of train can run forwards and backward without using a different rail to turn around. Most trains can do this. I used to go out trainspotting with my Father when i was much younger and i even took my 3 year old with me. we told him how he has to be careful not to be too close to the edge of the plat form as high speed trains rush past the station at high speed. He was well behaved and even got to sit in on of the cabs. while it waited for the green light to go. Its was a fun day out and the excitement is contagious. Engineers of trains are the best people out there. We also went to see a newly refurbished engine that my son sat on the front bumpers of i was right there with him when my Father took the photo. My son had the time of his life. Rail safety is paramount. You can stop fairly quickly a train can take miles to fully stop. being killed by a train you don't go home in one body bag and it is a gruesome scene for the recovery process. When running trough a train crossing you are not only risking your life but the passengers, the engineers and staff also, on the train. Even if you are on a time line it is not worth risking so many line just to be on time it rarely ends well. Be Safe out there, please don't risk your life and many others, its not worth it

[@williamoleschoolarendt7016]

You should really look into past crashes in Louisiana! Years ago in Metairie Louisiana at Airline Hwy and Clearview parkway there used to be railroad tracks! The reason why they aren't there now is because of the wrecks between trains and 18 wheelers and even some cars! You had Amtrak wrecks along with Kansas City Southern train wrecks! Plus the tracks back then were not in the best of shape! We had derailments every now and then! Just a option if you decide to make another video! I was surprised that you didn't talk about any of those wrecks!

[@v12productions]

Those are great ideas. I'd like to eventually expand a little to other states.

[@HieronymousLex]

This video was incredibly well put together. Great script, great narration, and lots of quality footage. Thank you!

[@suzannehartmann946]

Given the fact that trains, trucks and cars share the same space but hopefully at different times, the safety record for trains is pretty good. The number of civil aviation deaths increased from 395 in 2018 to 452 in 2019. All but 8 of the 452 deaths in 2019 were onboard fatalities. Four of these deaths involved a commercial airline. So although the deaths are higher in airplanes they are not for the most part associated with crashes but probably medical. And possibly due to larger numbers of passengers. Quite a few small plane crashes this year with deaths though.

[@jackilynpyzocha662]

I live in the "Town of Seven Railroads" Palmer, MA Most of the railroads are still running.

[@jackilynpyzocha662]

I grew up next door in Monson, MA

[@tootired76]

Them darn trains are soo sneaky! People can't see them coming!! I've seen plenty of videos of trains hitting tractor/trailers. Do the conductors have somewhere to duck when realizing they're about to plow into a truck??

[@korreyjurosek]

A long time ago, I was about 10 years old. I was riding the bus and we came up to a crossing. Traffic backed the crossing up so our bus stopped on the tracks for some reason, but then an I&O railroad gp38-2 was about 20 feet away. moving about 15 mph. I remember the gates and lights acivating. I could here the sheer panic in everybody. luckily traffic moved and the bus escaped the crossing. But the driver got fired.

[@bruceperkins7253]

Good he was reckless, glad No one was injured or killed

[@kens.3729]

When Crews make Mistakes this Big, it must be very Bad News for their future employment with their Railroad.

[@richardscathouse]

As it should be

[@daybird2]

I am so glad I found this channel. Wonderfully interesting and informative, with an articulate narrator that knows what he's talking about. THANK YOU!

[@v12productions]

Thanks for watching!

[@mohamedmohideen8475]

Thank you for educating us.

[@89schofe]

It's very rare you'll find open crossings like these in the uk, I've seen them in the countryside with small stations but generally speaking a lot of our rail is fenced & normally bridged if it passes through a town or city

[@sgt.gunslinger1532]

I could be wrong but I would think that's because England's cities have been around longer than the railway, whereas US cities were growing large enough for railroads right when railroads were becoming popular.

[@jonathanpalmer228]

You also have to remember your whole country is like the size of Michigan.

[@89schofe]

@@jonathanpalmer228 It's not always the size 😏

[@jonathanpalmer228]

@@89schofe yeah it is, you are talking about trillions of dollars to do what your whole country did for billions

[@chucks_88]

@@jonathanpalmer228 lmfao 🤣

[@eliasthienpont6330]

We had an overnight derailment in our town, about a half mile from our building. I can hear the prime movers five miles away. That nigh we heard nothing, but in the morning there were loaded coal cars all over the place. most dumped on their sides in a typical rail-accordion. It was cold and icy out here, there was no grade crossing in the area. Presumption is a broken rail due to the cold, but with all of the broken rails under the train, who was to know.

[@Trainfan1055Janathan]

In my opinion, while the truck driver in the first video was obviously wrong for going through the lights, if the cop hadn't distracted him by putting on the lights and sirens, he could have made it through before the train got there. I think the cop should've waited for the driver to make it across, then chase him down. Of course, the truck driver also could've prevented this by not going through the gates. (However we're trained as school bus drivers that if the crossing comes on when we're half-way across, it's quicker / safer to keep going than to back up.)

[@mrbear716]

Agree 👍

[@robertbate5790]

I have been a passenger vehicle driver too, and I totally agree.

[@carlbrutananadilewski3345]

Dispatcher: Your Fired!

[@paulkennedy8701]

The truck driver didn't stop because he was distracted by the police car. He stopped because, as the narrator says, he couldn't make his turn. He was too close to the post on the inside of the turn. It doesn't look like he hit it, but he clearly would have if he'd tried to continue. I definitely agree that you should keep going when there's a train coming, even if that would damage line-side equipment. However, at that angle, without a run-up and making contact part way along the trailer, there's no way it would have uprooted the post. It would have remained stuck in roughly the same position. If he'd try to force the issue he might have brought down the cable with the traffic lights, but he wouldn't have got past the post.

[@richardscathouse]

No your unobservant and wrong.

[@robertsteen8685]

It is very sad to see a great locomotive lying on its side

[@brianfearn4246]

Don't forget it's not an accident, its just impatience and it's getting worse.

[@colinwallace5286]

There are a lot of people driving trucks who have never been told how to correctly deal with railroad crossings. They also seem to lack the basic knowledge of where their truck will/won’t fit. I have seen drivers pull up to stop signs only twenty feet past the tracks, leaving their entire trailer blocking the tracks. I have always been told to stop BEFORE the tracks, ensure the tracks are clear first, then proceed when safe to do so without stopping at the stop sign. Most crossings like this are signed, telling you not to stop or block tracks. It’s all about training, or perhaps the lack of it.

[@ArtistryRRene]

Thank you first responders for your continued support.

[@daledickerson-r9u]

Amen!

[@intotheabyss5528]

This was very unique and very educational!! Amazing video!! I'm glad the crew got the steam engine back on the rails

[@philthompson3415]

Well done video. Sad to see the Southern Heritage Unit damaged!

[@kens.3729]

The Signs at these Railroad Crossings have an 800 Number. Unfortunately the Menus you have to go through using this # is Ridiculous.

[@richardscathouse]

No doubt

[@blackpowdermaniacshooter]

Key thing to remember is......if you're following a large truck and you see a RR grade crossing ahead, start filming.

[@robertquinlan9297]

One of the most informative videos I've ever seen. Thank you.

[@abc-wv4in]

Always wondered what equipment is used to get locomotives back on the track. Very informative, thanks.

[@v12productions]

Thanks for watching!

[@mythicscientific7326]

Bruh that now semi truck at 2:07 is like “nope I’m outa here I don’t want to clear up after myself”

[@wabash-fr9yu]

As much as I have these accidents happen, it still amazing that with the signs, placards, truck driver training these things still happen. One thing not mentioned was folks turning sharp turns to put them shelvs into the road road bed trapped between the rails. Like the folks at Ashland Virginia. We even had this on CN in Warrensburg, Illinois last week. This is a single track crossing, but still had an auto driving 50 or so yards down the road bed. This could be another storyline for this "Training" video. Just a thought. In this case, city and CN Railroad took action and no train versus car took place.

[@opieshomeshop]

The bathrooms on these engines are at the front. What happens with these in these crashes? Seems they should be located somewhere else.

[@mshum538]

Its a well designed compartment with a air operated toilet and a sealed door enclosed in a reinforced structure designed for impact, its just fine the way they are, GE got it right…..

[@opieshomeshop]

@@mshum538 Ah, well, thats good. I keep having visions of the crew getting that all themselves. Its one part the videos never spotlight. LOL.

[@derekedmondson9909]

It is likely, in that event, that you would have a shjtty day!

[@alvinmortimer7536]

Grey water tanks with inertia switches.

[@unaizilla]

if that happens the crew shouls take a shit somewhere else

[@KaiHenningsen]

That train-to-train collision demonstrates, once again, why automatic train control (ATC) is necessary.

[@dereksmall4311]

Trains cants stop on a dime when there hauling 35000 tons

[@peterolsen3797]

i have a problem here, the gates should activate between 30 up to 60 seconds before the train arrives (Federal standard that most Rail companies adhere too. That should be reviewed, I see about ten seconds. I will give ya that the driver stalled, froze, hesitated or whatever. the train arrived sooner than 30 seconds.

[@bluetruckhos9926]

I'm a truck driver... and I have come close to being caught up in a situation with a train a few times....... and at a lot of crossing we have to stop or slow way down and ease across the tracks because the crossings are so rough and that will mess a driver up..

[@h2odivr]

Retired MOW track foreman here....28 years for the ATSF and BNSF. Hulcher and Corman are shysters, but they are the only ones left with the side booms to lift heavy loads. There might be a few smaller companies left. I also inspected track for the FRA and had to ride monthly rides on the trains. I can't count the number of idiots who want to try and beat the train. 99 out of 100 you might beat it. It just takes one. The BNSF runs trains that are 6000 - 7000 feet long. At speeds of 70 mph on good track. A train traveling at 55 mph will take over a mile to stop. Don't be an idiot. The train always wins.

[@v12productions]

That's really interesting. Thank you for sharing!

[@carlascrivens1855]

I cannot unsee those blue signs...now that I'm aware.. thank you

[@EricSmith-ve7qi]

Outstanding Video!! Great footage and pictures. Learned alot from watching this video! Well Done! Thank You.......

[@v12productions]

Thanks for watching!

[@davidprice7162]

The government here in Melbourne, Australia (that has a large above ground commuter rail network) has been steadily removing all level rail crossings throughout the metropolitan area, building rail bridges over main roads to both improve traffic conditions and to prevent accidents like the first video.

[@gorillaau]

@Iain Gray Also our rail network gets busier and more road traffic, congestion around level crossing means that productivity goes down as commerce and freight gets delayed. May everyone make it home safe after their shift/journey.

[@jessarellanes6648]

I love this program...

[@kens.3729]

Great job assembling ALL of these Crashes, Charlie. 👍 Most of these were Completely Avoidable. 🤔

[@TheBibleExplorer]

We just had another 40+ cars derail in Missouri the other day... It's happening more frequently...

[@christinahartley209]

I like that he used the old documentary on 630s derailment

[@jessicacossin6282]

I had no idea about the blue signs. Thank you!

[@mikeAFinch4mm]

happy new year to you and wendy plus the dogs. i have run my trains all day and had great fun. all the best from the sandygate model railway.

[@josephwoehlerii2855]

I'll bet that the truck stopped because of the police lights and siren. If you look closely the truck had already initiated his move across the track when the lights on the crossing started flashing and his only alternative would be to back up and wait, which would have been a blind reverse while in traffic, plus the cars in front of the trucker are blocking the crossing and forcing the truck driver to concentrate on them and diverting the truck drivers attention while the gates came down very soon after the move by the trucker, so don't blame the truck driver, in my opinion.

[@paulkennedy8701]

The truck hadn't begun to cross when the lights started flashing. It was still facing straight, parallel to the tracks, and stayed in that position for several seconds. And that road it was on, that right-hand turn lane is a full 20 m from the crossing. The driver chose to turn after the lights and bells started and attempted to cross as the gates came down. He stopped when he realised he couldn't get past the post on the inside of his turn, the one holding up the traffic lights. I wondered why he didn't keep going, but then I saw the post. He'd never have moved it. Not at that angle and that speed.

[@josephwoehlerii2855]

Wrong, why is the video cropped.@@paulkennedy8701

[@paulkennedy8701]

@@josephwoehlerii2855 It's cropped (at 1:47) I imagine to direct our attention to the approaching train at the extreme left edge of shot. At 1:50 it's not cropped; it's zoomed-in, in order to show us the important detail. But what does that have to do with what I pointed out?

[@richardscathouse]

Exactly, the poor rookie got flustered.

[@richardscathouse]

I was lucky enough that the first time I was in that position. I didn't care less about cops and prioritized getting off the tracks.

[@coolbro7695]

I live right by lilburn Park where the train derailed. Crazy for something to happen like that so close to me

[@billsmith3195]

Very well presented. No hype and verbal overload. Great stuff.

[@mark.mcghie3065]

in the uk all rail crossings are completely closed in so there's no way you can cross when train is coming .. except in some rural areas ..great info video

[@hifijohn]

Thats been talked about here but then a car would get stuck inside the crossing creating a problem it was made to solve.

[@mark.mcghie3065]

well it doesn't happen here very often , people stop when they see the lights flashing and the gates go down

[@RT-qd8yl]

Watching that steam loco get re-railed was so cool. Great attitude by the spectators, too.

[@hifijohn]

I believe the stats I grew up near RR crossings and would see a near hit almost once a week.

[@mclovin2155]

I hope 8099 makes it back to service. Every class I should have heritage locos.

[@TheRrxing]

Very interesting video. I always wondered in the cases where cars and trucks don’t obey the signals and cause an accident who pays for the train damage and cleanup?

[@007tallguy]

interesting stuff, well put together video, thanks for sharing! 👍

[@IIGrayfoxII]

Truck drivers that get stuck on tracks because they went through an area that wont allow the trailer to clear or they pass warning bells or park on the tracks need to lose their license to drive any VEHICLE.

[@johnjeanb]

Excellent and very educative video. Thank you. Some of long trucks being stuck on crossing because of rail sur-elevation could be avoided by clear signage: NOT FOR SEMI TRUCKS. Alas for the irresponsible idiots trying to save minutes by crossing even when they hear or see the train not much can be done except maybe cancel their right to drive truck (cancel the driving licence).

[@gerrylangston9514]

Thanks for your information never knew about robotic defect detector. Amazing!

[@v12productions]

Thanks for watching!

[@randychristian7642]

as a former Locomotive Engineer, I've hit alot of trucks and cars at crossings, and rerailed alot of engines and cars.

[@cherrylove3656]

yes, this is an excellent video

[@thomasdupee1440]

31:55 the axle count malfunction message was because it announced an odd number (269) axle count. If it had not malfunctioned the axle count would have been an even number, except in very rare cases.

[@markkinsler4333]

If this video is any indication it would seem that the state of Georgia has had a tough time along its train tracks just lately. All of the incidents seem to have occurred in 2020 or 2021.

[@hughgautier3894]

Actually, that officer could ticket the truck driver for going through the blinking train lights. In addition to the fines, he'll incur for the damage he did to the engine. He will be lucky if he still has his job as well. In GA, it is illegal to run the train signal lights, so you can get ticketed.

[@richardscathouse]

Wrong

[@charlesclager6808]

I've been educated. Love your video. Thanks.

[@Brian_rock_railfan]

Awesome video 🚄🚄👍

[@v12productions]

Thanks 👍

[@danburch9989]

What amazes me is how fast they can get the equipment to the derailment site and get the line open as fast as they do considering the thousands of miles of track . That's a lot of specialized equipment. Sometimes, derailments happen in such remote locations like the swamps along the gulf coast and remote mountainous sites.

[@vtadventures6477]

Very well put together. Thank you!

[@TriGogglin]

Great and informative video, watched from beginning to end. I think every railfanner, should explain the blue sign at the crossings in their videos to get the word out to more people, in stead of calling 911, call the sign number and get the trained stopped quicker. Glad everyone in this video was not seriously injured. Thanks for putting in the time and work on all your videos.

[@davidseif1992]

My Dad was a Engineer on Chicago Northwestern back in the 1955