Train Conductor Finds Himself Caught In Tornado's Path || ViralHog

"I am a 27-year conductor with the same railroad company. This is the first time anything like this has happened to me while on a train. This happened while sitting stationary waiting for signal to continue westward. This happened during the afternoon hours on May 26th 2024. The Nebraska tornado outbreak. The tornado blew over and derailed 31 cars. The engineer and I were unharmed."
Occurred on April 26, 2024 / USA
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[@deanowexford7021]

Glad the engineers/conductors weren't hurt. Nerves of steel, for sure.

[@DogRedful]

Brave men…kept their composure!

[@Mrcharles.]

Whatever rail company they work for (Union Pacific or BNSF) they deserve a raise.

[@secard4202]

The train of steel was pretty useful as well.

[@rossgingerich7759]

They almost got one....​@@Mrcharles.

[@eugeneosborn9551]

If they didn't duck I would agree.

[@robappeldorn2162]

Sounded like a freight train! Wait, we are in a freight train, sounds like a tornado! Wait we are in a tornado, sounds like a washing machine.

[@ARTSIEBECCA]

Good one 😂

[@donnaharvey9460]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@frankconway9184]

😂😂😂

[@hellohumans175]

bruh 😂

[@-108-]

It actually did sound like a dryer though.

[@trish87563]

This is by far the calmest tornado video I've ever seen.

[@sweetnsalty4728]

The sky looks clear!

[@AllAboutAdventures]

Gotta be the calmest reaction ever.

[@Wildman-zh8lg]

Yeah it seems calm on video

[@AlMai222]

Men.

[@whodatis2]

The don’t seem concerned about it at all

[@mycrazyaklife]

I love how calm they were through the whole thing...if anything they sounded more irritated at the end😅. Glad they weren't hurt though!!

[@woozleboy]

This means we're getting overtime!

[@Jonasbarbury]

They were in a 30 ton pillbox

[@Closet_Jedi]

​@@Jonasbarbury If it's one of the big mainline locomotives, that's a 200 ton pillbox.

[@christophermorreall3454]

​@@Jonasbarbury trains can still get tossed off the tracks if its a bigger tornado.

[@TachyonDriver]

​@@christophermorreall3454but not picked up and dropped miles away, which is a good thing.

[@andifisaytoyoutomorrow0]

"We're on the ground" is jargon for a derailment.

[@LordDeuce-ul7my]

No way

[@BridgetKF]

​@@LordDeuce-ul7my Yep. It pushed over some of the cars. The engine was safe, but the train cars were knocked over.

[@EpoRose1]

I thought they meant “Yeah, we didn’t get blown away.” 😝

[@xyzct]

Apparently a locomotive is a portable tornado shelter.

[@tommyhunter1817]

Of course it is. Wind is no match for a modern locomotive sitting still.

[@ooklamoc4411]

“Tornado! “ Train engineer: “meh”.

[@24quorthonschuldiner62]

@@tommyhunter1817 No it’s not a tornado can toss a locomotive in the air if it was strong enough.

[@BeyondTheLeans]

@@24quorthonschuldiner62what

[@CriticalThinker27]

@@24quorthonschuldiner62an F5 for sure would carry it away like a leaf in a gentle breeze.

[@hentron420]

This is one of the best up close tornado videos I’ve seen in a very long time. Glad no one was hurt.

[@PepeSnow]

Surprised they didn't make a coffee in the middle of it 😂

[@mattd5681]

Ikr 😂

[@darlenebadgley9337]

😂😂

[@monadking2761]

They are train engineers, not civil engineers.

[@PepeSnow]

@@monadking2761 😆

[@JoseGonzales-nv5bo]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@chrisduitsman2918]

If a tornado looks like it isn't moving, it's moving all right, right at ya. Glad no one got hurt in this one.

[@user-vx7sb5bm5q]

Thank God locomotives are big and heavy, railcars not so much.

[@marycole4340]

unless they are loaded!!

[@christophermorreall3454]

A bigger tornado would lift the train off and toss it.

[@DonaldMcNuGGeT]

@@christophermorreall3454exactly 😂😂

[@notmebutyou8350]

​@@christophermorreall3454EXACTLY!

[@sinsinn6708]

The tornado was only a baby. If it were mama or papa, they'd be tossed into oz

[@erzahler1930]

Many people don't realize how fast a tornado can move when it's on the ground, until it's right on top of them.

[@joannleichliter4308]

And this pn moved particularly fast.

[@smoke617]

How many people?

[@Busdude97]

Always watch the left edge💯🌪

[@wendyannh]

@@Busdude97Why watch the left edge?

[@user-tg1oy1ul2t]

Now that's real news footage people...can't fake this video 👍

[@cameravisionnyc]

Incredible video..Thanks!

[@femscoutf2]

Glad no one was hurt..

[@FOH3663]

Calm? Absolutely ... they knew how massively heavy and strong a locomotive cab is.

[@genericman6648]

At the 17 second mark - "It's coming this way." His colleague's reply - "I know.....ha, ha, ha.". I never heard someone be so delighted a tornado was headed their way.

[@Talldarkhandsom]

It's a mid western thing lol

[@dominickmaddox9576]

Probably realised theyd get the rest of the day off

[@johnmac3410]

Locomotive engine is the ultimate dominator.

[@Roquea.207]

120 -170tons , just the locomotive machine itself

[@JohnB-dr8sk]

Yeah, until an F5 comes along...

[@RollforDrama]

IYKYK

[@wildershoney2439]

The tornado🌪 was like "who got the better train🚂 sound?"

[@JasonWagus]

Good one😂

[@furnitureconsortium]

hahaha! 😂🤣😆😄

[@skhan7154]

Windshield cracked but wipers held in place 😂

[@53andME]

Weird huh..guess the pressure

[@kingofichigo]

​@@53andME debris probably slammed into the windows

[@charl1121]

That's funny, and observant!!

[@adammercy3588]

Why aren't cars built this durable?

[@skhan7154]

@@adammercy3588 corporate greed.

[@DenimChicken]

I've always been curious how this exact scenario would play out. Awesome video!

[@JUMBOs-RC]

In 2007 a tornado blew a train off the tracks coming into the town where I worked before obliterating the building where I worked

[@CherokeeinWyoming]

@@JUMBOs-RCyikes !! What State is this in?

[@stvbrsn]

@@CherokeeinWyominga state of abject terror?

[@hummingbirdcoins6392]

I’m sure an F-4 or F-5 would throw it around like a toy.

[@Dwade32]

​@@hummingbirdcoins6392no

[@raynyhus2026]

A stopped train can't start up and outrun a tornado. They were saved by locomotives' weight. Now they need ballistic windows.

[@loganbaileysfunwithtrains606]

Double pane safety glass did its job, they don’t need ballistic windows

[@Geno2733]

Hockey glass

[@Lifewithmskathievlogs]

Oh okay

[@KrisRogers-ue3nu]

Every storm chaser just got blue balled

[@dawnfuller8495]

🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@keyper555]

So if a Tornado sounds like a Train coming, does a Train sound like a Tornado coming?

[@bp814]

Deep

[@eileenharte4944]

So glad they were ok. Its incredible.

[@Blue-moon12]

Absolute brilliant footage. Glad everyone was safe.

[@cremebrulee4759]

They are very lucky it wasn't a more powerful tornado.

[@shannonjensrud5712]

The 2 calmest cats ever!😂

[@dannyt564]

absolutely insane. this guy has a bar story/ video he can tell the rest of his life.

[@user-or2gp7gd9m]

The one who operates the train is the engineer. The one who handles the chores of the train is the conductor.

[@reubensandwich9249]

He was in the left seat, so it was the conductor filming

[@RogueReplicant]

What are the chores? Dusting, sweeping, making coffee??

[@weaponizedtoast2134]

@@RogueReplicantcommunicating, watching for obstacles, monitoring

[@peterburi2727]

Conductor is boss.

[@kenmaurer4743]

​@@RogueReplicantcleaning up after tornadoes 😅

[@EnjoyingWhitePrivilege]

Tornado be like, I Think I Can. I Think I Can.

[@writingmyway]

Best comment ! 👍

[@thomaswenzel1393]

Ha 😂

[@lescarpio]

This guy knew - cameraman always survives!

[@user-nv8nt6gm2d]

😂😂😂😂

[@cellistry]

Uhh Survives, until he doesn't.

[@margaretewallner2169]

😅

[@dwardosmythe9511]

Storm Chasers in a Locomotive?💡 .A New TV Show!!♡☆☆☆☆☆

[@ecoRfan]

New tornado shelter: a 200+ ton locomotive

[@Thewhippedhippie]

The casual tornado video. The men stayed calm and cool.

[@rexroscoeroggaschjr7530]

If a tornado sounds like a train, they couldn’t hear anything

[@brendacanter9768]

😂

[@user-nv8nt6gm2d]

😂😂😂😂

[@jeffharper7579]

🤔🤔a tornado sounds like a train so does a train sound like a tornado????😆😆. Glad they are ok.

[@nonai7897]

The sounds cancel each other out

[@jeffharper7579]

🌪+🚂=👂

[@muh.andianto]

everyone is gangsta until tornado coming this way

[@akelagold]

They are lucky a cow didn't come flying through the windshield.

[@frankfuller975]

🤣

[@chuckgo.jr.4813]

😂😂😂

[@craigb.4737]

😂😂

[@missouriprideusa6241]

Or someone's vehicle, RV, boat, etc. 😮

[@LordDeuce-ul7my]

"We got cows" -twister

[@razmataz676]

Man this video is off the rails!!

[@eliad6543]

Well, thankfully not quite

[@STAK_22]

​@@eliad6543.... Yes, it Was... a Train Car got Derailed!

[@MeteoricStoneofShatteredSouls]

He remained very calm. Im impressed.

[@lisamartin4858]

Dudes were fearless!

[@Dzytzy21]

This guy is a time traveler since he said this happened may 26, 2024

[@blazeroranger]

Mistaken for April…. For sure lol

[@susitabia8667]

Indeed 😂😂

[@ashleywynn4923]

They work so much they don’t know what day or month it is.

[@rickjames6569]

lol

[@GetCraftyLemons]

🤣🤣🤣

[@00amandahugnkiss00]

u can thank the inventor of safety glass

[@ralfie8801]

Bullet resistant glass. 😊

[@Lord_technik131]

no, double-paned safety glass. Like a car. Not bullet resistant, but still really strong.

[@Lord_technik131]

@ralfie8801

[@adamplanner2143]

They just calmly sit on the floorboards 😂😂😂😅

[@ronniepirtlejr2606]

Some people are storm chasers but, some people can just sit & go through the storm!😎👍

[@onlyme6362]

They were so calm

[@user-dh6bj2me5p]

Why freak out? It does no good.

[@slanginbuurds2646]

It's a train. They're a little heavier than your Honda.

[@TidesGate]

I would be pretty calm in an SD70

[@christophermorreall3454]

​@@slanginbuurds2646 if its a bigger tornado the train would be lifted up

[@TidesGate]

@@christophermorreall3454 Based on what knowledge?

[@johnpope4464]

Storm chaser dream

[@mattd5681]

Ikr

[@amyrudolph3932]

So glad they were in a train n didnt get hurt!!!

[@JasonMartin915]

I'm sure he meant April 2024, not May

[@-108-]

Don't be so sure!

[@JasonMartin915]

@@-108- lol 😆

[@ashleywynn4923]

They work so much they dont know what day or month it is.

[@amberstreetfilms]

"Right over us" I think he meant "Right into us." Glad they are ok. How scary.

[@MrShadowhideyou]

I’d take a train for tornado shelter any day

[@andrewreynolds4949]

Not with a larger one, but any average tornado absolutely

[@Talldarkhandsom]

​@@andrewreynolds4949 Nope. An EF4 hit a train in joansboro Arkansas. Engine were still on the rails

[@53andME]

One guy didn't even sound afraid. The other one had nervous curiosity 😮

[@mannybravo237]

"We're not in Nebraska any more, Toto!" 🌪🚂

[@squirrelsinjacket1804]

Kansas

[@TrevorPotjer]

People drivin around likes its just another day in paradise lol

[@darrenarndorfer9774]

Did someone leave a window open? I think I feel a draft in here. 😅

[@believelandheightsbelievel5631]

Best Pov...ever

[@MShep-mh5xo]

It's a good thing they're in a locomotive!

[@testtickles8755]

Nothing stops a train.

[@vio-noob_6737]

@@testtickles8755trane

[@evilsharkey8954]

@@testtickles8755Well, they were technically already stopped

[@itsmrlonewolf]

They trained for this

[@funkster007]

Good train of thought

[@lauraelliott262]

That's terrifying. I'm glad your ok. 😊

[@MobileDecay]

"If the tornado hits the train we can go home early! 😃"

[@SCFireDrone23]

It's the Train Dominator! Awesome footage.

[@SSLCLIPS-TV]

They handled it like it happens every week

[@Jerbod2]

Thats the calmest American I've heard in a while.

[@mirandastephens4586]

What a couple of awesome dudes.

[@DonaldMcNuGGeT]

Dudes? 😂😂😂 it’s a guy and a woman bubba 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@user-ye9ph5iq5z]

That’s some scary stuff, I’m so glad they’re OK

[@kb25j]

Man - I love this video.

[@lilaworley8935]

Another day at the office. 😂😅 Great footage! Well done gentleman

[@tonyvalle794]

Thousands of missle projectiles.

[@railfanningjonah3981]

Tornado vs Train Amazing!!!

[@cccc285]

Probably safer than a house 😂 and the nervous laughter at the start

[@MrKradix2]

I’ve always wondered how a locomotive would fare against a tornado. Glad they were not hurt.

[@jamesseelye1866]

This is an insane capture!

[@steves2694]

3 shorts = tornado seen. 3 longs = tornado coming. New pair of shorts = tornado hit us.

[@jasonrhodes7047]

If your in a freight train does the tornado still sound like a freight train

[@GregFields-xk3wh]

Double the pressure/ Double the fun

[@mattd5681]

Actually it sounds like a tornado.

[@sthrnvoice3198]

So, moral of the story, if there’s a train nearby…. Get in the conductor’s car. lol

[@Hannah.Belle.]

Why were they so chill? 😂 anyway. Glad they didn't get hurt.

[@WarrenSofine-tp7qf]

They Tornado Gangstas Alright!!!

[@matthewwilson5019]

I mean not much else they could do

[@markvoelker6620]

“We’re on the ground” means the train is derailed.

[@jenniffer9034]

Thank god they are ok

[@purplestareye]

Gives " coming like a freight train" a new twist!

[@DJ279V]

Glad no one was hurt and the engine held together as a solid shelter.

[@AmtrakFan6905]

Man glad they were safe… same can’t be said for the locomotive

[@karlplaysdrums]

If a tornado sounds like a train in the forest, does it make a sound?

[@kenmunozatmmrrailroad6853]

Now that's awesome tornado footage!

[@heathermetz6576]

3:23 “We ain’t goin’ nowhere.” Tornado knocked a train car over and the debris cracked the windows.

[@carolbarnes3212]

31 train cars were knocked over.. lol

[@TruthaholicMoses]

ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL!!!!

[@brianhebert6152]

Tornado: Passes through and wrecks stuff Train crew: Oh no! Anyway...

[@petermorris925]

So calm and professional. I’m impressed.

[@daminlong7867]

Very exciting. Glad everyone is ok.

[@joshsalmons1867]

Train engineers become storm chasers

[@user-cp5pi4pe1d]

Safelite Repair, Safelite Replace

[@scottkronenberg]

😅😂🤣👏👏👏

[@ats622007]

Should we be near the window 😂😂😂

[@lindametzler8740]

New intercept vehicle unlocked

[@Indylimburg]

The sound of the tornado sounded just like a movie.

[@HuberLawn]

Asking a train conductor, does a tornado sound like a freight train? Asking for a friend…

[@rustbeltwilds837]

Theycwere pretty chill

[@michaelj1552]

Man I for sure thought the windows were gonna be completely gone! Just shattered but stayed on thank goodness

[@WhiffenC]

Im surprised a 400,000 pound loco didnt budge but for some reason sticks with dust board panels get ripped away

[@BamaDega]

Conductor: "Should we take cover?" Train: "We are cover!"

[@eddiewest8477]

I was told when I was little, if it looks like it's not moving, "ITS COMING AT U" RUN!

[@barbwellman6686]

"ADM" or "Auntie M"?

[@Runt3132]

ADM is the site of a large ethanol plants just west of where this train is stopped. It is at the throat of the Havelock car shops and yard and requires a daily switch.

[@Say_No-2_Animal-Abuse_]

Playing chicken...see who sounds like a train now?

[@adolfohernandez6134]

Sounds like when I go through a drive thru car wash.

[@eliot3010]

"I know (nervously laughs) hahaha"!

[@sweetlou2000]

Sounds like he's been through a tornado before