TRAIN PLOWS CAR DOWN THE LINE! F-UNIT, HAPPY HONKER, TRUCK STUCK ON RAILS, THE BRICK

[@MrBnsftrain]

1:48 GEVO, SD70MAC, and Franken-GEVO 1:58 an ACS64 with a train of two private cars! 2:08 CP 7030 has the Strathcona's coat of arms on its nose 2:32 CSX slug 3:08 NS, ex-BNSF WFRX, and UP triple-header 3:43 CP snowplow train 4:00 SP gray trailing 4:07 side dump cars 4:46 car had no idea a train was coming! A crew member should've protected that crossing 5:17 a snow-covered train led by CSX 1850 5:42 NS 8098 leading over Horseshoe Curve 7:38 UP 1943 leading 8:02 wow, NS inspection vehicles 99, 34, 36, and 38 on one train! 8:56 H2 dash 9, H3 ES44C4, H3 ET44C4, BN green SDP40 (originally built as Great Northern 324 as one of six for both passenger and freight service, another 14 were built for Mexico), Algoma Central F unit, and BNSF H1 SD9 (originally built for CB&Q as 452). A BN coil car and EcoMaterial Technologies (EMTX) hopper are also on the train 9:29 this crossing on the Ft Madison camera is rough in the winter. A truck got stuck just before the third track 11:07 this crossing has a traffic light, but there are no right turns between here and the Erie Canal aside for a trailhead parking lot. All occupants managed to leave the car before the train slammed into the car 14:30 P42, ALC42, and a private car on a fast Coast Starlight 15:14 Amtrak 100 "Midnight" leading the Lake Shore Limited 15:30 CSX 1973 leading 15:48 H2 dash 9 pulling an automated inspection train. Another with two locos in the next clip 17:38 Family Lines and RF&P hoppers 18:42 Amtrak 160 "Pepsi" on the Southwest Chief 18:50 CSX "Do Not Hump" automated inspection boxcar 20:08 CSX GP40-3 with a giant MAN engine. MAN is a well known truck brand in Europe, but their vehicles were never sold in the US to my knowledge

[@charleshagenbuch6078]

Ft. Madison gives new meaning to dont stop on tracks! That was an eerie morning glow in Strasburg.

[@donnaj9964]

I feel sorry for the engineer and crew-members of the train that demolished that guy's car. It has to take a while to get something like that out of your head. I really enjoyed seeing the Spirit of the Union Pacific and the snowplow in Revy, though, and this ending may be your most-beautiful yet! 🌹

[@rjb5847]

It's worse when someone is injured or killed, hitting an empty car isn't too bad. Of course, until a crew member goes back & finds out the car was empty... both fear the worst. I've hit 14 cars & 2 pedestrians in my nearly 40 year career with Canadian Pacific. A number of fatalities ensued. I remember all of them right back to my first in 1973.

[@sanddabz5635]

The car was fine, it just had some very minor scratches that would buff out.

[@donnaj9964]

@@rjb5847 I am sorry that had to happen to you--and I can understand how you never forget.

[@cnnsrailfan6511]

Nothing more eerie than hearing a trains emergency brakes applied

[@rjb5847]

especially if one is on a passenger train overtaking a freight on winding track. The possibility of plowing into derailed equipment is the first thing that comes to mind.

[@johnstafford4304]

About truck in Ft. Madison, the driver drives over that track 2 or 3 times a day, he knows the layout, but, thank you Rusty or one of your crew for being there at the right time to assist

[@davidkreider942]

Oh my! As much as I love to watch trains and all the beautiful places shown on these videos, I believe I love the beautiful, stirring music at the closing of each video! It really touches my soul and makes me think…… for all the evil and sickness, all the loneliness, all the hurting hearts, all the people separated by perhaps one wrong done in their life…… for all that, there is so much good and beauty if we only take the time to look for it. Music speaks to the heart and soul of people and brings a new perspective to our everyday lives. This closing song is just so fitting and so beautiful !! Thank you so much VR!

[@donnaj9964]

You are so right, and more people need to see that and mention it when they do...thank you.

[@Jmat40]

They really need to fix that crossing in Fort Madison. I've seen at least 3 vehicles get stuck on that track over the last 2 weeks.

[@thephantomeagle2]

Given the large amount of vehicle traffic increase with the opening of that restaurant on the river they will likely have to make it wider as well.I've seen semi trucks struggle with the turn there. If there's traffic coming one way those trucks, given the width of the crossing now, will mean a rather nasty turn. I can even see them moving the straight lane east a bit so traffic heading north can go straight across. There's a turn like that in the town that I live in and most semis need half the oncoming lane, and the tracks are a block away. Here it'll make it very dangerous if that truck has too right a turn and can easily end up struck on the track, especially with ice on the road. They'll likely have to make it at least 4 lanes, that way trucks have room to make the turn. Also with 4 lanes traffic turning left won't be held up in traffic if the traffic turning right stops them. That's going in. Going out you're going to need a straight lane/left tun lane and a right turn lane or traffic will back up a long way, given the fact that there are so many time where trains stop there, meets happen, trucks stop over the crossing and such.

[@Ea-Nasir_Copper_Co]

You can't even blame the drivers.

[@toomanyhobbies2011]

Until they change the crossing, they need to find another place to cross. That pickup's tires must have been bald...

[@thephantomeagle2]

@@toomanyhobbies2011 that’s the only place to cross for that area.

[@ChadSimplicio]

The vehicular incident in Fairport ended up on the local news, based on my YT recommendations.

[@usmale49]

Yes, I watched that particular video!!

[@VirtualRailfan]

Yes and the news stations worked with on the video use.

[@hudsonfan5426]

And the Darwin candidate award of the year goes to... . . . .... . . . . The person driving the car!

[@sanddabz5635]

Hey Virtual Rail fan, I really like your new outros, the music and the scenery is beautiful👍

[@williamsquires3070]

(@19:02) check out the weird bearing of that blue “Do Not Hump” boxcar (2nd axle back from the front.) 😮

[@LeviSheets-s5j]

That beautiful in Strasbeurg Pennsylvania it so beautiful it made cruy It was so amazing

[@the-terrible63]

Wow! Excellent catching all the trains, especially a CSX train plows into a car in Fairport, New York, a UP military train in Tucson, Arizona, CSXT1973 in Fairport, New York, & more, @Virtual Railfan, thank you.

[@chatt]

This one is a nice compilation. Thank you again.

[@kirkchestnut5045]

Thank you for sharing that little slice of heaven that is Strasburg!

[@usmale49]

Great Grab-Bag as usual. I enjoyed the car on the tracks, it's my understanding that no one was injured. How someone could just drive on them is mind boggling! And your closing with the beautiful music is just wonderful! Thank you for uploading and sharing!!

[@ren-uz2mz]

Probably blindly trusted GPS

[@usmale49]

@@ren-uz2mz I'm sure that's exactly what happened!

[@bobniehaus5053]

Beautiful sunrise in PA!😊

[@LeviSheets-s5j]

Thank you

[@leehuff2330]

Every time I see 1073, it looks more and more like an authentic Penn Central unit as beat up as she's getting.

[@franciscampagna2711]

Thank you Virtual Railfan, In watched the """Fairport incident" go down in real time. Thanks for the closeups.

[@revharrycwigmoreiii5787]

Wow, ya'll Beautiful sunrise!!!! Keep rolling out those awesome Grab bags, thanks Virtual Railfan.

[@brucefye3778]

Happy New Year! Great railfanning video catches. Great ending. Beautiful sunrise in Strasburg.

[@smokin1982]

I think the plows on trains are interesting.

[@Rolf-Dieter_Damm]

12:30 They should stack the broken cars right near the gate as a 'friendly reminder'. Maybe that helps...

[@xray606]

This happens a lot. I'm thinking you could maybe put some of those flexible reflector things on the edge of the road and between the tracks. Maybe that would be enough to clue the people in.

[@DaveInCanada081]

9 engines on that one train. Wow!

[@davidcrook5511]

They just get better! I'm in danger of deserting my own country's trains and spend all my YT time watching your videos and those of your respected contemporary Wide World Of Trains! (😮😮😮😮) WHAT A LOVELY ENDING!!! Whoever wrote that piece of music obviously knows a lot about Bach. And a glorious sunrise and did I spot signs of a steamer??? Keep these grab bags coming! Greetings from UK David (J. Crook failed La Plata chat participant)

[@Sundance1987]

ACTUALLY, THESE GRAB BAGS, ARE QUITE REMARKABLE, A CHOREOGRAPHY OF SORTS; ALWAYS EXCELLENT; THANK YOU TO ALL THE FOLKS WHO PITCH IN! from Gainesville, Florida

[@jerryodell1168]

That train hitting and plowing the car should be shown to every driver at least once a year so they see trains and ships take a long time to stop. As a sailor, we would often have boats, especially sailboats cross right in front of the bow so close sometimes you wonder if they are going to brush and indeed I saw one ship graze a sailboat and it took the boat's crew everything to keep it upright and stay onboard. Some of the sail hit the water and much more and it would have been gone. Note: I was on a electric train to South Bend, Indiana that hit a station wagon, and once on the North Shore, North of Chicago, that hit a truck. Not nice either time.

[@dennisb9157]

Beautiful sunrise. That SP in Hesperia 😮, two YN2s, Conrail heritage unit 😮, Chessie System heritage unit 😮, and darwin award X2. Hope the driver survived. Bonified bonehead. The TRE bombardier car in Indiana 😳. Did not see that one coming. Nice horn salute at Altoona.

[@whydoibother1632]

12:00 and on that track too! What a way to lose a car and ruin lots of people's day

[@peterkoinzell7983]

This is actually relaxing. I remember those "All about Trains" dvd's from the 00's and thinking then that you gotta be a bore to watch something like that lol

[@parailfan]

9:30 That's the second vehicle that got stuck at the crossing in Fort Madison. BNSF really needs to do something about it. Kudos to the person driving the utility truck was nice to help them get off the crossing.

[@kennethhanks6712]

And once again it does not appear any of the bozos bothered to call the emergency number of the railroad posted in the crossing signs while they played "Russian Roullette" with the possibility of a train coming by.

[@Manual_Elitist]

Wait until you hear about Ashland VA

[@richardreid6377]

Same utility truck was there for both incidents. Could be working in the area anyway, could be someone doing something about the issue.

[@microbusss]

9:20 you missed a good BN Coil Car cover before that EM one I kinda wish Amtrak would stop at that Strausburg Jct area

[@johncamp2567]

2:00 That’s how I see myself after winning a lottery: traveling the country in my own private two-car train (providing one is an observation car 🤨).

[@taslimchoudhary1253]

🌹🌷🇮🇳🌷🌹 Excellent Video!

[@derekbenak2730]

they should be teaching people that when they get stuck on the tracks to immediately call the police or the emergency number on the crossbuck to prevent collisions like that. Not sure it would have helped with just over two minutes, but you never know

[@LeftVegas]

I suspect a lot of people reading GB comments are glad to be reminded about those notices. (I am.) So much that it taught in driver ed is forgotten by American drivers -- even basics like signaling turns/lane changes, stopping at stop signs/red lights, yielding right of way, preserving following distance, driving with the speed of traffic.... Getting into the habit of doing the right thing automatically is ideal, but giving and noticing reminders still beat lessons of experience that damage people or property.

[@donnaj9964]

@@LeftVegasAnd not doing something dumb just because your GPS tells you to!

[@HoboEAT]

Nice ending..................

[@randydobson1863]

hello Virtual Railfan & it's is Randy and i like yours cool & Thanks Virtual Railfan Friends Randy

[@unsectar]

12:15 The moment you were all looking for

[@Branddenthepinkgoldpeachfan]

*Nice Catches*

[@FlightAndTrack]

These are the best

[@jaekobbokoskie]

7:42 this Heritage Unit is so BEAUTIFUL UP 1943

[@bengone3349]

I often wonder about the drivers dropping in on the tracks. How, why etc. Beautiful sun rise at Strasburg Pa.

[@robertmitchum2972]

Seven cars go by.And not a one willing to stop and help out except for the guy in the pickup with the amber rollers. Eight vehicles and only one willing to stop! And for all we know, he might be a CSX employee...... Really puts your faith in humanity!

[@WaffleDragon]

They're probably scared of getting sued.

[@parailfan]

I wonder if those are the two passenger cars heading to the Reading & Northern at 2:00.

[@thephantomeagle2]

I suspect that it's a diagnostic car. The first car in the consist has all the scanning equipment and the second has people analyzing it, and likely has computers galore for the data. There are almost always 2 cars on these. I see them all the time where live. the exception are the Sperry cars, but even then I've seen them with 2 cars as well

[@tobyyoder8350]

Those cars 1:57 in the video were indeed heading to Reading and Northern and are Currently sitting at Outer Station

[@rjb5847]

I find it odd that the train striking the car pushed it a long way down the track before being placed in emergency. You can clearly hear the air being "dumped" at 12:31 well after impact at 12:22.

[@railfanningmichael3970]

The happy honker has returned

[@gp3829]

I liked the scene at Chattanooga, the way the morning light was catching the Trains. The Grade-crossing at Fort Madison seems to be causing problems in icy weather, possibly it needs re-laying soon?

[@jamesmckenzie3532]

Thank you Joe Peach and team for another great grab bag. The military train race in Tucson was wonderful to see IRL.

[@menslady125eif2590]

-_- Well. Mr. Ft. Madison driver, I trust you learned your lesson?! (although I doubt it!)

[@Blueboat21]

I had thought the crew member of 8098 would make grab bag! We chased the train and they waved to us while making a crew change

[@railyardfilms6491]

Well made

[@cliffordhurst2564]

Nine locos heading one train! It would have been interesting to see how many cars it was hauling to require such superpower. Please bear in mind that not everybody is exclusively interested in the locomotives!

[@rjb5847]

On CP, we could not couple more than 8 locomotives together, at least as of when I retired in 2010. Nonetheless, a large loco consist like that almost certainly is not handling enough cars (tons) to equal the haulage capacity of the consist at the front of the train. The tensile strength of the couplers between the last loco & the first cat could not withstand that force. The equation changes with distributed power of course. Long engine consists at the front of trains are usually due to a need to balance power (i.e too any locos at one end of the road). Usually there is some limit on powered axles in a block of units, so some will be "off the line" and not actually pulling.

[@rjb5847]

first car, not cat %^^$%%v !! Darn typos

[@Deyortsedxp]

If yall are wondering where the train accident is: 12:16

[@jeffpederson4295]

I’m surprised that hasn’t happened in LaGrange.

[@NHVT_Productions]

They hit a car a month or two ago that turned onto the track as the train came by.

[@susanwahl6322]

I was looking at that white truck and I was thinking, I could get that off that track! But then I was in the military.

[@squarebodycasewademckenney6190]

Fort Madison crossing really needs work done, no reason for it to be that rough But amazing timing for the utility truck

[@tomroise9426]

Another great video. What does insurance say to driver who was dumb enough to park a car in front of a moving train? Can authorities or railroad issue a citation for stupidity?

[@roger0929]

If they could then 46% of voters would have been cited.

[@Jordi-Jan]

Sorry 'bout my ignorance: what's so special of loco 1850 on 5:23 that deserves a frame?

[@joepeach997]

It's an L&N and has a snow-face. Not really special but that camera catches the front of Engines quite well.

[@frederickschulkind8431]

CSX is now repainting some of their locomotives as heritage units showing their predecessor railroads. The number is the year that the company was founded. The earliest is the Baltimore & Ohio 1827. The latest is probably Conrail 1976.

[@usmale49]

@@frederickschulkind8431 Very interesting and informative! Thank you!!

[@Jordi-Jan]

​@@joepeach997 nice info, thank you

[@Jordi-Jan]

​@@frederickschulkind8431 good info and interesting data, thank you

[@csrrjefflloyd6496]

The occurrence of people driving onto railroad tracks is probably something that will never be understood.

[@Fullstrengh100]

some people I think percived the tracks too late. So they think its a street when its tracks. They shoulc have the the white line painted across tracks

[@joepeach997]

What amazes me is that almost everyone knows that railroad tracks are always right past a gate/lights/upright arms/markings on the road/signs/etc. Yet they lose all knowledge of that and turn onto the tracks...and some keep driving with the ties beating their car to death!

[@papiopapa356]

News reported that the 27-year-old driver was unfamiliar with the area and that his GPS told him to turn there. News noted that several people have reported the same issue with their GPSs. He's fortunate that a veteran firefighter got him out before the train arrived.

[@donnaj9964]

I would hate to be him when he tells his insurance agent what happened...

[@donnaj9964]

@@joepeach997Too right--that car is toast.

[@jdubbs3422]

@11:54 How in the world do you think that's a street? BOZO!

[@roger0929]

The GPS told him to turn right in 1000 feet.

[@joshthetrainfan]

9:02 My newest short is on those three engines! In September 2022, I found BUGX 1751 in Tehachapi and got a selfie on his engineer's side ladder. BUGX 6326 is one of only 6 GN SDP40s ever built, one of 20 total built, and 1553 is a rebuilt BNSF SD9-3, originally a CBQ SD9. I never saw this catch coming, but I took lots of pictures when I saw it! I love those units! I hope they all end up in museums!

[@scootosan]

During the Viginia Museum NS 34 Research segment I was more intrigued by the only blue car in the parking lot. Ft. Madison the occupants of the 2WD Nissan, to avoid this example of what not to do next time, put some weight in the back, get better tires, gun it on the approach or don't drive ...ever. The Hoodie driver that placed Mom's car on the rails which resulted in it being moved to another municipality ... no worries you're still her little miracle.

[@Gordanovich02]

Still, it must be awful for the train crew because they don't find out if the car is empty until after they've hit it. For all they know it's a fatal.

[@Johnny-tt8zc]

What’s the new symbol on the CP engine? Nice to see the Jordan out at Revy.

[@kathyr2792]

Nine locomotives? How long was that train??

[@yyzedd]

Another car got stuck at the same place at Fort Madison at 4:16 Central Time (16:16) today. This time a local on the tracks had to stop and the police showed up to help. But they still have not fixed the problem - the crossing is still mired in built up ice and snow and the cars and trucks continue to bounce over it.

[@spinalobifida]

I don't see why people turn right and onto train tracks like that.

[@SMichaelDeHart]

Attention on other things but driving.

[@jamesmckenzie3532]

There are many reasons people do this. Inattention, intoxicated, tired, and, interestingly enough, improperly programed navigation tools.

[@danedawes7122]

I don't know why either I thought it was a navigation they were using.

[@solarusthelonghaulerrailfa3226]

Not looking out windshield and trusting gps to much

[@spinalobifida]

There's signs that say tracks are there. Must have been staring at their navigation for a while to miss it.

[@coryhoover01]

There was an old CNW wagon

[@matthewrinehart9514]

All units on cp snow pushing trains should be pac man units. Provincial law! 😂

[@cedarvalleyrail8419]

5:05 I mean yeah man, SD40-2's are cool but is the shot reeeeeally worth it?

[@crystalkittykat3581]

11:08 😮

[@Dixon568]

12:17 I just don’t understand why cars, trucks and other vehicles go on the tracks and make the engineers think that it’s there fault

[@jamesmckenzie3532]

I've seen the Car crash on several channels with no attribution to VRF. How do I report them? It's obviously your video.

[@joepeach997]

Even if they have our info line at the top and/or attribution, we need to know. Only those that have our permission can do that. Please contact [e-mail] Thank you for letting us know!

[@jamesmckenzie3532]

@@joepeach997 You are welcome, Joe.

[@barbaraurban9824]

I checked the crossings I navigate ,looking for the blue signs. They are useless at least these. They are small ,not very obvious. How many people actually know they are there? I never knew until a few years ago when i read about them here.

[@wayneyadams]

13:00 He had a one in three chance of being on the wrong track, and he lost.

[@jaekobbokoskie]

12:00 This person must have REALLY bad luck and it was the same track the train was on too 😔

[@glengreen362]

I know this question has probably been asked before, and probably answered before, but I have to ask, what could possibly motivate a person to turn onto the railroad tracks while going over a grade crossing? In all of my 72 years, I must have driven over crossings hundreds of times, but never once have I had the urge, even when driving a 4WD truck, had the desire to make such a turn.

[@NHVT_Productions]

There's a pair of signals across the tracks for the lift bridge ahead. The placement of them almost makes it seem the tracks are a road. Silly, but a mistake that is easier to make in the dark if you don't know the area.

[@melissametivier4]

1:31 what's significant here? I don't know what the various lights mean.

[@kennethhanks6712]

It is hard to see here but basically those are like street traffic lights for the railroad. As the train approached the signals they showed middle position yellow/caution approach and as they passed the signal into that next traffic block the indication went to red/stop (lower position) to halt any following movements until the first train had cleared when they would then show the yellow/caution or green/completely clear.

[@joepeach997]

Also to Ken's great description, it's called a "Dropped Signal" and some are fond of seeing them in action.

[@yyzedd]

Across the bridge in Niota is a crossover to the other main track. The "yellow" over "yellow" signal means this train will cross over to the other main track at Niota. When the signal drops to "red" over "red", that tells anything coming behind the train to stop since this train occupies the block ahead.

[@frederickschulkind8431]

The yellow/yellow indication that they paused the video for seems to have different meanings on different railroads. Where I live, it means "advance approach" and there is a stop signal two blocks ahead.

[@PatrickLipsinic]

@@frederickschulkind8431 nope, that is an "Approach Diverging". An "advance approach" is a flash yellow with a single signal or flashing yellow over red.

[@cxsarmusic_]

w vid

[@traindev1]

12:13 for the car crash. You know why I'm here

[@jeffpierce725]

The car passing in front of the train at 4:55 should have stopped (if he was paying attention) But that is a crossing that should be flagged by the conductor to stop drivers such as this.

[@kennethhanks6712]

It is out of view to the right but there is a rail crossing and yield warning sign before the crossing just as you can see the signage for the opposing direction traffic. The crossing probably does not see enough traffic to warrant a far, far more costly set up of lights, gates, etc.

[@roger0929]

@@kennethhanks6712 Looking on Google Maps, there isn't a crossbuck or yield sign on the direction this car was traveling. There is a yellow caution sign that states trains will NOT sound their horn. So no proper signage, no lights, no horn. There are good sight lines though, so drivers should be able to see them. The train probably appeared much closer to the crossing than it was in reality due to the camera zoom.

[@kennethhanks6712]

​@@roger0929Thanks for the correction but there is at least some warning indication of upcoming rail crossing so-be prepared!

[@thecsxnsrailfaner6262]

i remember the car i was watching the cam when it all happend

[@TrainsAreReallyCool]

What is that weird clicking at Fort Madison?

[@NYCS]

Water dripping from melting ice. I saw one of the Moderators say he was turning down the sound. And then there were complaints about No Sound. 😊

[@alexanderlennington4382]

I knew it would happen eventually in fairport. Been saying that for a few months after watching all those doinkers live in fairport😂

[@cathyreed6180]

Honestly, some people just don’t need drivers licenses.

[@richardbause2453]

Ok, start the score card for the year 😮... Fairport, NY.. 1 Ashland, VA..0 Lagrange, KY..0

[@matthewvisca2033]

I witnessed the Fairport incident here on VR!

[@gabrielesorrenti-alcolcarc2611]

Really railway is so unsafe in USA?

[@danburch9989]

11:14 "Well, my GPS said to make a right turn here.." GPS is not guaranteed to be 100% accurate. The documentation that comes with all GPS units says to use common sense. Common sense is not packaged with any GPS unit.

[@zachross8081]

we can't don't see why people turn right and onto train tracks like that for?

[@Gigawatts-gy9ih]

How to clear the tracks of a car 101. (No humans were injured in the making of this video)! 🤣

[@mikewilliams3928]

Very jerky playing...is it always like this

[@gabestar19]

That car driver on the Roanoke cam was not paying attention and almost caused a very bad situation! There needs to be train gates installed or something like that!

[@frederickschulkind8431]

That is an industrial spur with only a crossbuck and yield sign. It wouldn't get much traffic. You drive over it time after time, and then there is a train.

[@roger0929]

@@frederickschulkind8431 Looking on Google Maps, there isn't a crossbuck or yield sign on the direction this car was traveling. There is a yellow caution sign that states trains will NOT sound their horn. So no proper signage, no lights, no horn. There are good sight lines though, so drivers should be able to see them. The train probably appeared much closer to the crossing than it was in reality due to the camera zoom.

[@michiganrailfan2141]

It seems to me that if I got stuck on the tracks like that I would immediately call 911 at least to tell them to let the railroad know what happened so at least my vehicle doesn't get obliterated.

[@NHVT_Productions]

Or you could call the railroad yourself directly, since the signs are right there at the crossing... wouldn't make much of a difference when the train is less than 5 minutes away anyhow...

[@michiganrailfan2141]

@NHVT_Productions I mean that is true. But for someone who isn't a railfan they wouldn't necessarily know that or look for one. Plus they're probably stressed in that situation, so calling the police would probably be the best option.

[@NHVT_Productions]

@michiganrailfan2141 except the police have no authority to stop a train, and would serve little use when one is a few minutes away... calling the number on the blue sign would still be the smartest and most useful answer, whether you're a railfan or random passerby.

[@michiganrailfan2141]

@@NHVT_Productions You're right they don't. But if the police department calls the railroad and says you have a vehicle stuck on that tracks at this crossing, do you really think that the railroad won't stop any train that might be getting close? cause stopping a train for 30 minutes is a lot better than having the train stopped for 3 hours or have the chance of a derailment and having the line shutdown for much longer.

[@NHVT_Productions]

@@michiganrailfan2141 considering they'll end up calling the exact same number, it would be pointless to lose the time to stop the train having someone else dial the exact same number...

[@jacobdubielak]

What's making that wrigjng nose at fort Madison Iowa Cam

[@01FozzyS]

Yikes!

[@ArianyaNJ]

5:48 👋

[@joepeach997]

Gotta love it!

[@tincup3773]

The person must have been drinking to drive onto the tracks.

[@joepeach997]

Many don't need any stimulus to make a bad/mindless turn onto the tracks.