A car was left demolished after it was smashed by a train in Fairport Wednesday night.
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@fitshamer7 ай бұрын
The emergency braking on that train was pretty impressive. You can really hear the brakes working as hard as the can to stop the train.
@unklewink7 ай бұрын
And a reminder to those inclined to beat out a train at a crossing, that a long freight carrier can't stop just like that. I'm sure the engineer went to emergency as soon as the obstacle was seen. Long before the train came into camera view.
@WattsTheFed7 ай бұрын
I think the activation took longer than it needed to but I agree.
@JimmyMillisky7 ай бұрын
@@WattsTheFed I was thinking the same thing.. like 10 seconds after impact I was like.. did he just dump the brakes?
@Andrew-135797 ай бұрын
@@WattsTheFedIf you’re an expert on trains, I guess you would know. But it looked to me like the train was already slowing before impact. I think it takes a substantial time after commanded brakes application for the brakes to really apply and then to effect the stopping of that much mass riding on steel rails.
@stansifer707 ай бұрын
@@Andrew-13579exactly. The train was already slowing down. Too many people think that a train engineer can just hit the emergency brakes and the train will stop within a couple of seconds.
@marklewis28467 ай бұрын
This should be mandatory for teenagers to watch as it shows just how long it takes a train to stop
@avgeek4247 ай бұрын
In 1:14, you can see ut
@AwkwardYet7 ай бұрын
For everyone to watch people still think 18 wheelers can stop fast
@ROGER20957 ай бұрын
p=mv. It's the law.
@NorthernChev7 ай бұрын
It is. We watched dozens of this type of thing in Driver's Ed class. Most were produced by the Ohio State Patrol for nationwide training.
@Yumbutteredsausage7 ай бұрын
Great idea, then dumb shits will already know to just walk home after they turn onto train tracks cause they ain't getting their ride back once the train goes honnnnnkkkkkkk 😂😂😂😂
@drkatel7 ай бұрын
I feel truly awful for the train engineer who had no way of knowing that the driver had vacated the car.
@lionheart45296 ай бұрын
What exactly are you a doctor of? Inquiring minds would like to know.
@wolf448756 ай бұрын
😂
@drkatel6 ай бұрын
@@lionheart4529 Pediatrician.
@PRATEEKsirji6 ай бұрын
engineer or driver?
@alanhughes58686 ай бұрын
@@PRATEEKsirjiIt's just semantics, everyone knows what was being said.
@mbcommandnerd7 ай бұрын
A quick PSA for anyone wondering: no, the driver of the car was not injured in any way. They were warned by nearby pedestrians that a train was coming, and they got off the tracks just in time. The car itself, on the other hand, wasn’t so lucky.
@davep69777 ай бұрын
guess it's a toss up. IQ or BAC
@williamjones44837 ай бұрын
@@davep6977 Or old age.
@erik_griswold7 ай бұрын
“But my GPS said…”
@cadence45277 ай бұрын
A passerby had to tell them a train was coming. I would have thought it was dang obvious, with the bells, flashing lights and lowering of the arms. If that wasn’t enough to tell you a train is coming, well…
@381delirius7 ай бұрын
@@davep6977too macho for their own good
@alantaylor39107 ай бұрын
If you ever get stuck on the tracks like this there is a little blue sign on the post for the gates that has a phone number and a crossing number. Make that call right away. This an international system in North America
@kingti857 ай бұрын
I was just wondering if there was a way to quickly figure out who to call to warn somebody. Good to know! ill have to give a look next time I see one
@cccenturion44807 ай бұрын
We have a similar system in Britain. It's a grey box with a black X on it. It has a direct phone line to the local signal box. On some smaller rural line crossings without automatic gates, you have to phone the signal box for permission to cross.
@alantaylor39107 ай бұрын
@@cccenturion4480 There is no phone at the crossing like there is in Europe just a phone number and a crossing number. You need to use your own phone
@AnotherDoug7 ай бұрын
Would not have helped in this incident. Train arrived 1 & half minutes after car turned onto the tracks
@radioactiveatom62717 ай бұрын
@@AnotherDougIt would have mattered so that the engineer knows the car he’s about to hit is clear and he’s not killing anyone. Trauma from hitting cars on tracks is a big problem in the railroad industry
@descent8157 ай бұрын
That person in the car does not understand how lucky they are that that guy in the truck with the flashing lights stopped.
@richardkallio38687 ай бұрын
I’m guessing he does!
@ImOnAJourney7 ай бұрын
She did after she slept off her drunk in a holding cell for 8 hours. Then she wanted to know where her car was 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂 Then she was shocked that she had to pay for the damage to the train, the rails and the rail bed. 💸💸💸💸💸 And then she was mad when she realized that she was getting a ‘leaving the scene of an accident’ charge, a DUI charge and losing her license for a year. Don’t drink and drive. Alcohol does not make you smarter. Ever.
@Arctica95827 ай бұрын
Loco pilot cannot see the truck lights due to the tree and buildings
@xheralt7 ай бұрын
@@Arctica9582 Seeing the truck's lights or not made zero difference; even with that much more warning, the train wouldn't have been able to stop completely in time.
@sambattaglia57047 ай бұрын
The guy in the white truck is a volunteer firefighter and a retired 911 dispatcher right place right time
@NoName-kw2fg7 ай бұрын
Every public crossing should have a blue sign with a dispatch phone number. If you're stuck on the tracks, call that number IMMEDIATELY and tell the dispatcher what it says. They will order train traffic to stop until you are unstuck. 911 CANNOT HELP YOU. THEY CANNOT STOP THE TRAINS.
@linkfan957 ай бұрын
This. More people need to know this.
@chrisstromberg65277 ай бұрын
Would not have helped in this situation. I have called to several times to report malfunctioning crossing lights, the average call length before they figure out what crossing even after giving them the crossing ID, is a least 3-4 minutes.
@izumishion62677 ай бұрын
As a good idea as this is, it's sadly not feasible. The thing is, it would take time for the operator to find the crossing, search for any nearby trains, then send word to the dispatcher for the dispatcher to tell the train that there's a car stuck on the tracks. This could take a few minutes. Plus, there maybe several trains on the line as well. A train CANNOT stop on the line, they need sidings to stop. Stopping a train is stopping millions of dollars worth of cargo and time. Also, they would have no idea if it was a prank call. Sadly, if you get stuck on the rails, call for a tow truck and pray a train doesn't come. That's reality.
@BibTheBoulderTheOriginalOne7 ай бұрын
Every potential car driver should take an IQ test with a minimum level necessary to get a license. Then idiots like this wouldn't be on the roads to begin with...
@Dudelikescake7 ай бұрын
911 does actually know the phone number of the train dispatch and the crossing numbers in it’s district. Once the gates come down it is definitely too late. Get out of car first, and then call 911 or the number on the crossing.
@RedHotMessResell7 ай бұрын
I do gotta say, for a train, that was some impressive braking.
@FrankBenlin7 ай бұрын
Yep. Like to see a FLIR view of this fast stop.
@JesusLightsYourPath6 ай бұрын
No it wasnt, the car was dragged forever
@CarolinaPride956 ай бұрын
@@JesusLightsYourPathI don’t think you realize how long it takes trains to stop…that was quick by train standards lol
@JesusLightsYourPath6 ай бұрын
@@CarolinaPride95 You may be right
@ravinraven69136 ай бұрын
its going through a city...going max speed of 59 mph, thats not really impressive.
@yevetter.21266 ай бұрын
One of the clearest outdoor videos I have seen in a long time
@annem81526 ай бұрын
virtual railfan cameras are pretty fabulous.
@catherinebreitfeller6697 ай бұрын
remember: the train is NEVER to blame !
@michaelflores23186 ай бұрын
Truck drivers are the blame and so are regular drivers they don't know what red means and don't know why the crossing gates are for
@JazznRealHipHop6 ай бұрын
The train is to blame in many derailments. Skipping necessary maintenance and upgrades or having faulty equipment. East Palestine, Ohio to name one.
@alanhughes58686 ай бұрын
The key word being "derailments."
@jtuffy19776 ай бұрын
@@JazznRealHipHopWas this a derailment???? It was a moron driving onto train tracks!!! I know you want to blame train here! But, get real! Goof drove where one shouldn't!
@greeen.v26 ай бұрын
@@alanhughes5868fr why he changing the subject 😂
@EvilStevilTheKenevilPEN157 ай бұрын
What the hell made them think that was their turn? They'd just gone past a crossing gate, there was oncoming traffic in the opposite lane, and their headlights revealed...absolutely _nothing_ but gravel and woods in the direction they were turning. If they actually drove onto the tracks thinking they were road, then they really had no business driving at all.
@tpep16937 ай бұрын
As I said, only one word, stupid.
@EdmontonRails7 ай бұрын
LED streetlights + LED headlights. It's very likely that they had no way of seeing the situation in time.
@mrxman5817 ай бұрын
Indeed. I wouldn't be surprised if it was a senior citizen in that car.
@ralfie88017 ай бұрын
Drunk, or wanting to end it all. This very thing happens more than you may realize.
@diecastcupseries73177 ай бұрын
GPS is what I was told, he was trying to make a turn on Railroad Road that lines the tracks but the GPS took him on the tracks themselves. If you look on Google maps you will see another road that connects to Main Street. It was also dark out so the LED Streetlights and LED headlights could have been a factor as well in this incident.
@seaweedbeach7 ай бұрын
That poor driver not knowing if he’s killed someone 🥺
@NS92137 ай бұрын
Engineer, you don't drive a train, you run it. There's an 8-Notch throttle that controls the speed.
@foxwolf3167 ай бұрын
Wait a minute everyone is talking about this and that but what was the driver of the car doing why did he make a right turn and stop completely on the tracks? Was he trying to get himself killed due to depression? What was the story of this incident?
@JJtoob7 ай бұрын
@@foxwolf316 Hard to tell, but to me they paced around like they were frantic, I think they realized they went over train tracks, but for some reason the vehicle was stuck and it might have needed special equipment to pull it out. Notice that it's snowy so I'm betting the tires were just spinning in place over the tracks.
@dm28366 ай бұрын
At 0:51 you can hear him start to rev the engine trying to find traction to get off the tracks, had to be so frustrating
@just_meliah6 ай бұрын
he actually didn’t cuz the car driver abandoned the car
@areaone38137 ай бұрын
That was a pretty fast stop actually.
@usmale497 ай бұрын
I thought so too!
@nickcrim67357 ай бұрын
Especially for how fast it was goin!
@utubewatcher8067 ай бұрын
Emergency stop, but still takes hundreds of feet to stop moving. The poor locomotive crew will need some anxiety meds.
@BillinHungary7 ай бұрын
@@utubewatcher806 especially because at night, the engineer might not have been certain the car was empty before it was hit.
@joec68047 ай бұрын
Intermodal trains (Containers or trailers) stop a lot quicker than regular freight trains. Because they are not as heavy.
@WilliamSpoehr7 ай бұрын
We had a problem like this at the CSX Broad Blvd. crossing for several years. The Akron Expressway, which is also state Route 8, runs parallel to the tracks. Due to a misleading sign people would turn short of the northbound on- ramp onto Main 1. I personally saw this numerous times and had to call 911. Eventually the sign was moved and concrete curbs were installed to prevent this, and also to keep people from going around the gates.
@derrynelson46377 ай бұрын
Sometimes people don’t look at the GPS Accurately. Sometimes you’ll turn down on a wrong street that’s Runs parallel with The other it could be an Unmarked Gravel or Dirt Road.
@meanwolverine45737 ай бұрын
@@derrynelson4637 or, "the hood"...
@NKP-19857 ай бұрын
I live in Stow go by there all the time
@busog976417 ай бұрын
@@meanwolverine4573 or past the phone in their hand.
@Trainboy1EJR7 ай бұрын
@@derrynelson4637 I hate “dynamic zoom” on google maps so much. There needs to be a locked zoom so that I can actually know where to turn. Regardless of whether I look 12 seconds before a turn or 8 seconds before a turn.
@johnnyboy557 ай бұрын
Damn. Even Jake from State Farm can’t help out here.
@MrYAMAHA321777 ай бұрын
Life is short, I learned the hard way, Mayhem from Allstate@!
@unklewink7 ай бұрын
Oh, yeah. That Mayhem guy was probably watching from home on the Virtual Railfan KZbin channel, having a good laugh.
@QuadMochaMatti7 ай бұрын
Because the current Jake is a big phony, and totally annoying.
@TheRealScooterGuy7 ай бұрын
The Farmer's guy has seen a thing or two, and he's seen this one before. Claim denied.
@SlimKim36 ай бұрын
@@QuadMochaMattihow?
@mikepriceup7 ай бұрын
Had the same thing happen to us (Train crew) back on January 10th 20:25 in the evening. At 70mph we hit a Toyota pickup 5 miles north of Chowchilla California on the UPRR fresno sub. Truck missed a crossing driving right off in the ballast and up on to the tracks. We pushed the truck a mile down the tracks across a bridge ripping it in half before we got stopped. Nobody was hurt.
@FrankBenlin7 ай бұрын
I've often wondered what goes on when the crew spots something on the tracks.
@jimsmith5567 ай бұрын
These people are why we have warnings on on detergent cubes and plastic bags.
@gonphercoughie8977 ай бұрын
Don't forget hair dryers and other electrical devices that they warn you to not use in the shower or bathtub......😮
@modtwentyeight7 ай бұрын
@@gonphercoughie897 The best one I ever saw was a laundry tag on a kid's T shirt: "Remove child before washing". TRUE!!!
@necroslair7 ай бұрын
And warnings on coffee cups that the contents are hot.
@BradRains7 ай бұрын
And those sun shades you unfold across your windshield to not drive with those in place.
@klaatubaradanikto65547 ай бұрын
And the jar of peanuts contains... peanuts!
@geniferteal41787 ай бұрын
Call the number on the blue sign under the blinking red lights. Fastest way to stop train. Faster than 911. Also it gets you out of your car to safety.
@Plasmastorm73_n5evv7 ай бұрын
What blue sign? There isn't a blue sign on any of the crossings within a mile of my home...I know for a fact because I went and looked specifically after the first person mentioned the signs
@geniferteal41787 ай бұрын
@Plasmastorm73_n5evv Can't put links here but it's a federal law. It's a small blue sign typically on the main pole where the gate comes down in between the big red flashing lights right underneath them.
@tomhanna27147 ай бұрын
I’m sorry, but if said red lights are “blinking” it’s likely too late, a train is approaching and you should depart the immediate premises and remove to a safe distance whilst continuing to attempt to contact the RR. Before all things, leave the vehicle!
@geniferteal41787 ай бұрын
@@tomhanna2714 Yes it's something that you should think To Do immediately when you're stuck hopefully before the light start blinking but while you're leaving the vehicle. You may as well look for the blue sign and call It in. Depending on how busy the area is you may be in luck.
@user-ox8gn3up4z7 ай бұрын
I learned something new. Did not know about the blue sign. I may be able to help at a crossing one day.
@maryskinner13297 ай бұрын
The train operator must have his heart pounding thinking he just killed some
@jamesm66387 ай бұрын
They sounded pretty calm on the radio. Just another day as far as they're concerned.
@PANZERFAUST906 ай бұрын
some what
@PANZERFAUST906 ай бұрын
@jamesm6638 they who
@ravinraven69136 ай бұрын
only if hes blind? you know city busses? Traveling the same speed have plenty of time to see if someone is standing at a bus stop. Of course seeing and being able to stop are two different things. This guy clearly had enough time to see no one was there.... but seriously, you are Blind, A bad driver or you can't pay attention to whats in front of you. For you to think other people are as bad as to miss basic things other people see so very clearly..
@chrisst89227 ай бұрын
On the side of the locomotive they'll need a sticker of a car. The number of stickers indicating the number of cars they've totalled.
@philiphickman50857 ай бұрын
Those stickers you refer too are for confrontations of a nowhen encounter . These are unknown encounters with idiots . 🐙
@statementleaver80957 ай бұрын
Train Driver must be an "Ace" by now 😂😂
@charlesballard52517 ай бұрын
It's called a scorecard, and it indicates the total number of kills. I'd like to know why that person tried turning there. Drunk? Stupid? Why?
@jamesp131527 ай бұрын
My guess is, phone or car said,"turn right here". Prob a street just beyond the tracks. People turn on my dead end street all the time. They want the next street. @@charlesballard5251
@richardkallio38687 ай бұрын
What a gruesome yet hilarious comment!
@rudyschwab77097 ай бұрын
When driving on railroad tracks at night, you must make sure your vehicle has the proper ground clearance to negotiate the drop between the roadway and the rail bed.
@FirstLastOne7 ай бұрын
Or just don't.
@kingti857 ай бұрын
Gotta remember that for next time I wanna pretend real life is just grand theft auto
@surelyyoujokemeinfailure75317 ай бұрын
Where I live, we've seen drunk drivers go some distance down the tracks before wedging their vehicles in some awkward spot, where the next passing freight train will turn it into scrap. Perhaps some people need a free ticket to the nearest 15-minute city.
@az8theist9777 ай бұрын
I tend to avoid driving on rail road tracks....
@CrazyBear657 ай бұрын
I had a friend who accidentally (drunkenly, more like it) went down the tracks on a big Yamaha XS1100. He flipped but he managed to pick the bike up and gtfo before cops came.
@DFSJR12037 ай бұрын
On a real foggy night years ago I did basically the same thing. I thought I was turning on the road that ran right along side the tracks. I was in a 4wd truck and managed to get off the tracks. A police officer showed up and held up traffic so I could move the truck. He did not ticket me cause you could barely see 10 feet in front of you. He just said to take it slow. Really nice guy.
@adam.6776 ай бұрын
Donald, are you an idiot sandwich? Yes, yes you are.
@adam.6776 ай бұрын
Sorry donald, I didn't mean to be rude, but driving on the train tracks is unforgivable in my world. I could never in 1 million years "accidentally" drive onto the train tracks 😂
@Dislob6 ай бұрын
@@adam.677thank god youre perfect.
@adam.6776 ай бұрын
@@Dislob you don't have to be perfect to NOT drive on the train tracks!! You just need 1 functioning brain cell. Seems nether you have any brain cells
@Dislob6 ай бұрын
@@adam.677 Werent you pretending to be perfect in your last comment? How can you make no mistakes then?
@Paul_Wetor7 ай бұрын
Note to drivers: there is a sign / lights / arm when you get to the tracks. The other side has the same thing on the opposite side of the road. You are not fully across the tracks until you pass the opposite set of warning devices.
@ravinraven69136 ай бұрын
note to drivers who only live in large cities..... most small cities have dirt paths that follow the train tracks. Ever hear of the wrong side of the tracks? Like in Texas, the tracks split the rich people(European descendants) and the immigrants(non European descendant) where you turn right where they did and its a dirt road... Though this is also the place where they parked a pick up truck on the tracks during a Veterans day parade. Train came and mowed it down. No one even tried to get off of it, they thought the train would stop for them since they could stop the Japanese and Germans in WW2....should show how stupid the practice and they are down there. Basically like asking for it to happen more than once.
@andrewschmid59177 ай бұрын
They should actually really start holding award shows like the 15 CMAs they do every year or Oscar’s, golden globes etc for Darwin candidates. How do you make this wrong turn…
@utubewatcher8067 ай бұрын
Following GPS or maps app instead of using your wits.
@garfieldsmith3327 ай бұрын
Texting is one way. However I would say "had a few too many".
@eliasthienpont63307 ай бұрын
This one was intentional. She pulled off onto the tracks, and then moved out in front of the train.
@EdmontonRails7 ай бұрын
LED streetlights + LED headlights. It's easy to make a wrong turn when you can't see where you're going.
@ralfie88017 ай бұрын
I’ve had to go do an inspection on a locomotive for this very same reason. Nothing derailed, nobody was hurt. The guy got out of the car. They didn’t call the number on the signal enclosure next to the crossing in time to get the train stopped before it hit the car. The driver had about 3 too many.
@ChadSimplicio7 ай бұрын
Many of us Virtual Railfan viewers see this alot on the Fairport NY, Ashland VA, La Grange KY, Elkhart IN, and Kansas City MO cams. The people in that particular car weren't so lucky.
@rogerarchibald26277 ай бұрын
Lucky enough to have time to get out of the car and get far enough away!
@douglasengle27047 ай бұрын
The UK at level crossing has the swing gates block off the tracks from the road when the road is open. If vehicles turning onto the track and getting stuck is a common problem then maybe there should be blocking off of the tracks in the USA. Those level crossing typically had a human attendant that actually moved the gates and evacuated the cars out of the way. In the USA that would be far too expensive. The UK has only about 1000 public road level crossings and about 4,000 private level crossings typically a farmer's driveway between fields.
@FP1947 ай бұрын
You can see them getting out and running as the train approaches
@FreedomtowerStudios7 ай бұрын
Um, i don't know where you saw the driver was unluck, but several news sources say the driver was able to get out of the vehicle
@for2utube7 ай бұрын
VR wipes the footage of injuries/death. If there were I/F in this collision you wouldn’t be watching this clip.
@patmcbride98537 ай бұрын
And everyone just keeps driving past them, without knowing if they were stupid, drunk, or had a medical emergency. There's a little blue sign on the gate structure with a number to call and a crossing number so you can try to get the train to stop before it gets there.
@meanwolverine45737 ай бұрын
You're right, Pat! If ANYONE would've dialed 911 or called the number on the box, that train would've gone into emergency stop before the engineer knew what was happening. Possibly 1 mile back.
@michlo33937 ай бұрын
@@meanwolverine4573 unless this video was edited for time, it seems like the train was pretty close already. And by the time the appropriate dispatcher got that info, and passed it along to the train, it would have been too late.
@WLeon33507 ай бұрын
The dummy who drove on the tracks should call not people passing
@patmcbride98537 ай бұрын
@@WLeon3350 You are expecting too much from someone dumb enough to drive onto the tracks.
@AnotherDoug7 ай бұрын
@@meanwolverine4573 Would not have helped in this incident. Train arrived 1 & half minutes after car turned onto the tracks
@jameslovasziii69177 ай бұрын
At every railroad crossing there will be a sign on each of the crossing lights. The sign has the crossing number and the number of the railroad. If you ever find yourself in this situation first off evacuate your vehicle then call the number listed and give them the crossing number. The dispatcher will contact nearby trains and inform them to stop until the crossing is cleared.
@TruthFiction7 ай бұрын
Good luck reading those numbers in the dark.
@jameslovasziii69177 ай бұрын
@@TruthFiction I guess if you don’t have a cellphone that could illuminate the sign in the dark you won’t be calling the number anyway…
@TruthFiction7 ай бұрын
@@jameslovasziii6917 I have a cellphone, but like every one made today you have to install an app to run the light function and I don't need to get daily advertisements from apps. Besides, people don't stop and say "hey, I should check for a special number to call instead of doing the easy thing and calling 911 which is what we have been told for years and let THEM use their direct connections to the railroad."
@PrimericanIdol7 ай бұрын
@@jameslovasziii6917I carry a folding mechanic flashlight from Snap-On at all times.
@tylery78817 ай бұрын
A little piece of advice if you ever end up stuck on a railroad crossing. There is a blue sign that should be on the crossbucks themselves or otherwise nearby them that tells you to call the number shown in case of an emergency. That number takes you to a dispatch center and they can order any train traffic scheduled to go through that crossing to stop before they can get there, If there's time obviously. So I'll repeat, if you ever get stranded on a railroad crossing and if there's a blue sign with an emergency number to call, make that your FIRST priority after getting out of the vehicle and away from the tracks. You can also call that number if there's a different situation at or near that crossing such as broken/malfunctioning crossing gates or an obstruction on the tracks. You can also call 911 and they'll get in touch with railroad dispatch about what's going on.
@paulzeigler76167 ай бұрын
Yes, that was a fast stop as freight trains go. Most people don't realize, trains are like ships, they DONT have the ability to stop on a dime, it takes most large freight trains several miles to come to a stop if going 45 mph or more. You can hear that the engineer had the locomotive brake / regenerative braking on full bore as the diesel went past. But the engine braking alone can't stop a freight train, it takes time for the brakes on each car to fully kick in, and then is still takes a lot of distance to fully stop a freight train. even after that. It didn't sound like the trains emergency braking on the individual freight cars actually kicked in until right after the loco hit the car.
@martincavin67607 ай бұрын
Most people? More likely very few people. Nobody has ever seen a freight train at speed stop on a dime, so I doubt there are many people who think they do.
@johnandrus39017 ай бұрын
Several miles is a misnomer. You can stop a big freight train in a mile, without emergency application.
@Jason-rn4jk7 ай бұрын
Not for nothing, I’ve driven through grade crossings that are exactly like this, and for a driver from out of the area at night time the tracks look similar to a road at night due to the flat grade.
@cool21807 ай бұрын
I understand and don't understand. You see signs and railroad gates but you think to turn right for some reason. This is a person who is on drugs or trying to commit suicide.
@eversunnyguy7 ай бұрын
Yes
@weepair27 ай бұрын
Why is it that every country in the world, other than the US, can understand how a railway crossing works?
@megatronacepticon7 ай бұрын
Even if the driver knew to call the little blue emergency number I don't think it would have helped in this instance since there was approximately only 2 minutes between the car turning and the crossing activating, which by the time you've got connected, told the operator what crossing you're at and they've contacted the dispatcher the train is probably going to be too close for the engineer to stop short even if a signal drops to red in front of them. Very unlucky timing on the car driver's part, as well as getting stuck on the 1 of 3 tracks the train was coming on.
@robertflores87896 ай бұрын
Pretty amazing that the operator was able to bring this train to a stop that quickly
@ravinraven69136 ай бұрын
it wasn't quick, it still took them a mile or more...and thats kinda slow. Now them stopping at a mile when going over 55 mph would be...
@MrsRepairTech6 ай бұрын
In Drivers Ed, they taught us it usually takes a train a mile to stop (averaging load and speed on the prairie). That has definitely stuck with me all these years later.
@pamelasmith62216 ай бұрын
Trains scare me. I never take any risks when it comes to them. A lot of people do though whether it’s freight trains, subways etc.
@dream.machine7 ай бұрын
Those brakes were super impressive stopping that train! 😮 I remember I heard that it takes a half a mile to stop a train, that was under that I believe. What a moment.
@HappyQuailsLC7 ай бұрын
Actually, that all went surprisingly well under the circumtances. Great response time by the rail police. And I can totally see how that could happen given the non-existant lighting into that turn. And yes, he stopped about as fast as he possibly could have giveb that load. The only other system I could envision could use a split of the load into a siding, which is just way too impractical to ever do unless you made it like a runaway truck ramp but the... yea. Nevermind. I just woke up. Bad idea : )
@cantstanddogs47767 ай бұрын
It didn’t go well at all. 30 people passed when they could’ve helped
@MaxLai_01047 ай бұрын
@@cantstanddogs4776by doing what? helping pull the 2-tonne car out of the massive height difference between the road and trackbed, risking their lives on a railroad crossing?
@cantstanddogs47767 ай бұрын
@@MaxLai_0104 putting something under the tires so they have traction and they can reverse. I’m sure 5 people could’ve pushed it back far enough to grab the ground again or even 1 could’ve put enough weight on the front to grab traction? Maybe someone had a rope to pull. Many options.
@TruthFiction7 ай бұрын
It's not a turn. It's a well lit street with lights right before the tracks. The tracks are clearly signed and the absence of lighting along them is the opposite of every other street and parking lot on that road, they are ALL lit up. To get to the point where the car dropped off the crossing, they had to move a good 10+ feet off the road since the railway installed metal track crossing plates extending across both traffic lanes and the sidewalks on each side after years of the villagers complaining about how poor the crossing had been maintained.
@MaxLai_01047 ай бұрын
@@cantstanddogs4776 the car is jammed, if it wasn't they'd be able to reverse. there must be a drop between the road and railroad tracks
@OSUfan7577 ай бұрын
from the time the engineer hit the emergency brake to complete stop was 44 seconds. And they hit the E-Brake after the collision.
@charlesbonkley7 ай бұрын
I noticed that too. Kind of strange, right? Is it protocol to slam an obvious obstacle then go into Emergency, or vice-versa? The engineer also seemed to "stick to the paperwork" in terms of blowing the horn through and after the crossing, all while pushing the car!
@mistertagnan7 ай бұрын
@@charlesbonkleyadmittedly I don’t have a source for this, but I heard some time back that it’s recommended to not apply the emergency until after a collision has occurred. The reason being that after dumping the air it can take a really long time to build back up again, so if you apply the emergency brakes before a potential collision, and the collision is avoided, you will have to wait a while to get the train moving again. Keep in mind I don’t necessarily believe this is the correct choice, but its what I’ve heard
@mistertagnan7 ай бұрын
@@charlesbonkleyaccording to another commenter there’s also a risk of derailment if you apply the emergency brakes at high speed
@berrytharp13347 ай бұрын
Just because he didn't dump it right away doesn't mean he wasn't applying the automatic. The difference in cylinder pressure between emergency application and full service cannot happen until that is achieved first.
@troubleshooter19757 ай бұрын
@@mistertagnan A different possible reason for not slamming on the brakes just as the train hits: It can be that when brakes apply, they propagate from the head-end to back, and the cars contract. (the back cars slam into each car in front of it). If that is happening at the same time as the engine is colliding at the front, there is greater possibility of kicking cars off of the rails? I'm guessing? either; if there is enough time ahead, they apply the emergencies right away, (cars are contracting far enough back that weight of already contracted cars buffers shock to the engine of each jolt); or, if collision is imminent, since the impact will happen just as cars would be contracting into the engine coupling, then they apply the brakes just after the front impact(s)???
@jamesdrozdowski35797 ай бұрын
Unfortunate and so unlucky that a train came just minutes after getting stuck…
@DerekWhite-yx2ce7 ай бұрын
It seems if you get stuck on the track, a train is quickly there.
@garfieldsmith3327 ай бұрын
@@DerekWhite-yx2ce The train was waiting up the tracks, in silence. Waiting to catch a car turning onto the tracks. Once the turn was made, the train pounced upon the helpless car. Sort of like a fly in a spider's web.
@jackx43117 ай бұрын
A train? Came along a *RAILROAD TRACK???* Jeeez . . . who could have foreseen THAT?
@timdowney67217 ай бұрын
@@DerekWhite-yx2ce Trains also hire off-duty mechanics with money problems to sabotage cars. Much like English aristocracy using beaters to flush birds to shoot.
@DerekWhite-yx2ce7 ай бұрын
@@timdowney6721 people laughed at my comment about being worried about people unplugging EVs, this a wild comment. Wouldn't the company lose money with the train being held up?
@oldsaerotech11677 ай бұрын
"Triple A,.......never mind".
@kishascape7 ай бұрын
Maroon
@HailAnts7 ай бұрын
Amazed how nobody stopped to help them..
@sandia2beaumont7 ай бұрын
That was the weirdest part!
@ericcallender15757 ай бұрын
Stop their car, where? Get out and help them do what?
@HailAnts7 ай бұрын
@@ericcallender1575 - Stop the car anyplace off the tracks, and help them get the car off the tracks if possible! Are you kidding?! This is just common sense!
@TheRealScooterGuy7 ай бұрын
Truck with blinky lights stopped. I wonder what kind of neighborhood they were in.
@TruthFiction7 ай бұрын
@@TheRealScooterGuy One where expect people to recognize what a road looks like compared to train tracks. Also, the roads are all lit up like noon in Fairport so turning onto the only dark area is pretty stupid.
@angelinasouren7 ай бұрын
That's gotta be so heartstopping for the train driver...
@93a_asp8267 ай бұрын
It still wouldn’t have stopped the train…😂😂😂
@angelinasouren6 ай бұрын
@@93a_asp826 it would not have stopped your soul either because you have no heart
@Jennifer-K5LA7 ай бұрын
Ohhhh..... so THATS how they make Smartcars !
@user-mr3ct1dm9p7 ай бұрын
Very well done!!
@wolfhodgkinson68666 ай бұрын
I read it, and said to myself, "Don't tell me he turned onto the railroad tracks." He did. So now railroad crossings will have to post "No Right Turn" signs. Is this the same guy who made them put "remove before driving" notes on car windshield sun blockers?
@duncan43587 ай бұрын
Look at all those good caring people rallying to save this individual, it so comforting to know that your fellow American will be there when you need them.🙄🙄
@shoechew7 ай бұрын
We have enough idiots.
@StishFicks6 ай бұрын
Right. Because the more people you have, the stronger they are to overcome physics and get that locomotive to stop faster. Great logic.
@gnarled12810 күн бұрын
@@StishFicksThere’s a blue sign at EVERY level crossing with an emergency number and the crossing number. If you see someone stuck, call it and the dispatchers will stop train traffic for that area until the crossing is cleared. Granted, considering it only took about a minute and a half after the car got stuck for the crossing to activate, it likely would not have helped here, but 99% of the time it will.
@BloodStainedTear7 ай бұрын
So you see the tracks, you see the direction the tracks are going, you see the crossing arms. At what point did you think it would be a good idea to turn in the direction the tracks were going?
@pamelasmith62216 ай бұрын
Well obviously they didn’t see all of that if they turned onto the tracks. 🤷🏻♀️
@fae_baobhan_cernunnos7 ай бұрын
You know its America when people casually drive by as if you're invisible or as if they're saying " if i ignore it it'll go away."
@StishFicks6 ай бұрын
Unless you're... ALOT stronger than you look, that car is not moving anywhere. What would you have done? Tell the train to swerve?
@pamelasmith62216 ай бұрын
@@StishFicks No one had to help the guy move his car. The point is someone could have stopped to make sure the driver was ok and could exit his car. That’s how you help.
@StishFicks6 ай бұрын
@@pamelasmith6221 Andddd someone did help. So why are we even talking?
@tdurb07 ай бұрын
I completely fail to understand how anyone could possibly make that mistake
@andrewwaller59137 ай бұрын
The train always wins. Worth remembering.
@Benzinilinguine7 ай бұрын
Protip: run perpendicular to the tracks in the direction the train is coming from, not away from it. Edit: clarification
@ANTI_FAscist_WW2champs7 ай бұрын
yes, make the demise quicker… genius lol
@mikeuk41307 ай бұрын
Why would you do that, please?
@Plasmastorm73_n5evv7 ай бұрын
@@mikeuk4130 Because a train pushing a smashed up car causes the railroad ballast (the rocks on the railroad bed) to scatter and become projectiles that could hurt or kill.
@mikeuk41307 ай бұрын
@@Plasmastorm73_n5evv Thanks, I get that, but how does running towards that help you? Surely, if you run away, you buy more time to get away and any impact with train/ballast is at a lower closing speed.
@TumbleTrashOfficial7 ай бұрын
@@mikeuk4130 I believe they mean to run parallel with the track (probably better to do it in a diagonal direction so you can also make distance from the track as well) towards the train so that the resulting projectiles happen behind you and not inline with you
@troubleshooter19757 ай бұрын
Possibly mentioned already (sooo many good comments-): I imagine the car got hung up on the rails (probably front wheel drive too?) That, and the crossing lights were off at that time, and then came on; just that much more to rattle the driver, whether innocently disoriented, or drunk/medically impared...
@frafraplanner92777 ай бұрын
Looks like a basic sedan. 99% sure it was front wheel drive, meaning the fronts were spinning in dirt, while the rear wheels were touching the asphalt but couldn't help
@michaelbillups41867 ай бұрын
I played this a second time though earbuds at full volume. 1:40, right as the crossing arms are coming down, you immediately start to hear the ominous, rhythmic thunder in the background....gave me chills!!
@zombieapocalypse38377 ай бұрын
I have seen this same situation on several videos now, and I must say I am perplexed as to how someone can mistake a railroad crossing with all the signage indicating as such, for an automotive road and to then turn onto to it and get stuck. That's a special kind of stupid. Do they want their car back, because it's probably about a mile down the tracks.
@robertgift7 ай бұрын
Understandable how it cahappen. Do they have a thick white line on the right showing thathe street continuestraight?
@Plasmastorm73_n5evv7 ай бұрын
Well, there are a LOT of cities and small towns that have train tracks running down streets. In this case the GPS said it was Railroad Street and they turned down what was supposed to be a street.
@Plasmastorm73_n5evv7 ай бұрын
The space bar is your friend...@@robertgift
@PeterDavidLauwers7 ай бұрын
I'm sorry but there is NO excuse to turn onto railroad tracks. If you're that confusable you shouldn't have a license.
@Plasmastorm73_n5evv7 ай бұрын
OH shut up mr I'm perfect and never make mistakes. I hope you never get lost, follow a GPS and it does the same thing to you some day.
@williamcap22367 ай бұрын
Hey you scratched the paint on my train !
@AKASnowballs6 ай бұрын
You’ve gotta be the worst kind of unlucky when you not only get your car stuck on a crossing, but also when a train comes up not too long after on the exact track your car is stuck on
@Thunderwolffs20127 ай бұрын
Never listen to your GPS at night telling you to make a right turn now. Auto Body Detail shop on the right . Turn now and wait for your technical support
@sirblack16197 ай бұрын
Having these cameras along various railroads throughout the country is a valuable thing in my opinion. There is no question about what happened in this situation.
@michaelallen7117 ай бұрын
Its amazing how often this happens
@unklewink7 ай бұрын
Here in Florida, we have a fairly new high speed rail service called Brightline. Crossing crashes are just about a weekly event.
@ronaldsteele61517 ай бұрын
How would you explain that to the insurance company, I got rear ended by a freight train. I bet that opened some eyes
@MilePost1067 ай бұрын
How in the heck does that happen!
@avagd62937 ай бұрын
If it isn't part of the drivers' training handbook, it should be. And it should be taught in drivers school and high schools, how to approach and cross railroad crossings in every school.
@pamelasmith62216 ай бұрын
I’m pretty sure it’s taught.
@rj45907 ай бұрын
But my GPS said...
@railfanjamie61477 ай бұрын
Apple Maps be like
@stephenp4487 ай бұрын
And this is why I want there to be a GPS voiced by Gordon Ramsay.
@rj45907 ай бұрын
@@stephenp448 "No you Bloody idiot!...Right AFTER the tracks!"
@jackx43117 ай бұрын
Yep - near where I live, I found an ordinary saloon car (sedan) stuck on a steeper than 25% gradient, on a FOOTPATH halfway up a mountain, with the back end propped up by a massive boulder, and what did the driver say? "I was following TomTom!"
@rj45907 ай бұрын
@@jackx4311 We need a vaccine for stupid.
@ivanhernandez23717 ай бұрын
Amazing how strong the brake system is to bring all that weight to a sudden stop.
@mikegaskin55427 ай бұрын
Is this video used with permission from Virtual Railfan?
@diecastcupseries73177 ай бұрын
Virtual Railfan sent the video to multiple news sources. The only time they wouldn't do that is if their was any injuries/death.
@catherinebreitfeller6697 ай бұрын
was car stuck on track where it could back off ?
@DanaFox1Tbabe7 ай бұрын
The locos and about 30 stack platforms went past the crossing before a full stop. Pretty quick stop!
@victortinmouth12837 ай бұрын
They are called well cars, as the bottom container sits low in the well of the car, so upper container clears overpasses and tunnels.
@DanaFox1Tbabe7 ай бұрын
@@victortinmouth1283 Yes I know that, but a well car can have either 1 or 5 platforms in it if articulated…thus I called them ‘platforms’ so as to not to confuse readers unfamiliar with railroad jargon. 30 articulated well cars to a stop could be well over a mile in length…vs. 30 platforms to a stop, approx 1800 feet…big difference! If you’ll note by watching the video again, some of the cars in this train are 5 platform articulated well cars, and some are single platform well cars.
@victortinmouth12837 ай бұрын
@@DanaFox1Tbabe There are also sets of 3 articulated well cars. I haven't seen the real ones, but the model ones in both HO and N scale -- both in layouts and for sale in ads in model railroading magazines. I do my railroading virtually, with Trainz Railroad Simulator (various versions.)
@DanaFox1Tbabe7 ай бұрын
@@victortinmouth1283 I have several sets of well cars in HO; I’m a railfan, photographer and modeler.
@CatlikeAngel6 ай бұрын
Oh my goodness, the intelligence of some people who have the power and annoying the ability to drive a car!
@DavidWsTrainVideos7 ай бұрын
Someone’s getting a DUI test
@diecastcupseries73177 ай бұрын
He wasn't drunk according to reports. Virtual Railfan doesn't show any train vs. car accidents to the media if its reported that their were injuries/death to respect the family. His GPS took him on the tracks and was able to get out of the car uninjured. We wouldn't be seeing this footage of the collision had anybody in the car been injured or killed.
@chrispotempa29007 ай бұрын
The engineer will be getting a pee test asap as well even though he's clearly not at fault.
@bensmith45637 ай бұрын
@chrispotempa2900 they always have to try to blame the working man
@michlo33937 ай бұрын
@@chrispotempa2900 that's not true. There has to be fault, or a rules infraction, or something that the engineer did wrong to warrant a pee test. I've smacked hundreds of cars and never wee'd a drop.
@stevenmoran40607 ай бұрын
no gps ever took anyone on a route that isn’t a road! GPS is a guide only and all drivers have eyes that they are expected to use! The driver remains in control of his car at all times. If you can’t manage that stop driving.
@shabadoo247 ай бұрын
How does someone make a wrong turn on a crossing ?
@annem81526 ай бұрын
I'm thinking they were listening to GPS telling them to take the next right..
@locojohn66377 ай бұрын
I really have a doubt that oncoming LED lights contributed to this unfortunate event. I do believe that there is a stronger likelihood that GPS contributed. But… let’s get down to the real cause… SITUATIONAL AWARENESS. The driver did not pay attention - period! Kudos to that pick up driver for stopping and assisting (unlike the other drivers). There just was not enough time to get the car off the tracks. Also, whenever a train goes into emergency braking, the risks climb tremendously for the train too!
@gregwhitehead72067 ай бұрын
I feel sorry for the train crew......all the BS & paperwork they have to go through after such an incident 😢!!!!
@michlo33937 ай бұрын
@@gregwhitehead7206 the "BS and paperwork" amount to: "you need relief?" "Yes" crew waits for a recrew. The only stress involved is waiting for them to determine if hitting an unoccupied car warrant the usual paid time off associated with such events.
@gregwhitehead72067 ай бұрын
Agreed!! I used to be a thru freight conductor for CSX. Everything was always a long drawn out process!!
@AnotherDoug7 ай бұрын
Why would GPS direct a car onto railway tracks?
@locojohn66377 ай бұрын
GPS does not directly do that. However, many users fail to enlarge their screen (hone it) and pay attention. Also, GPS units depending on the quality and if the satellite signal is somehow blocked, there is lag time. Im a professional driver and operate multiple OTR units. Believe me it happens quite frequently. But again, this driver failed to “see around”. Ultimately it is the driver’s responsibility to safely operate the vehicle.
@chico74697 ай бұрын
There was no emergency braking applied, this was normal breaking, once you realize contact will be made there's no need to go into a frenzy, engineer did a great job.
@VideoNOLA7 ай бұрын
Always have the railroad's emergency toll-free number on Speed Dial if you make these crossings regularly.
@SurenDrakensberg6 ай бұрын
Another incompetent driver endangering everyone else around them. 🤨
@jeffreyhansen28067 ай бұрын
I used to work at the King Street coach yard in Seattle, WA and we had a police car do pretty much the same thing at our crossing and it got high centered. Fortunately it got pulled off before anything serious happened.
@muchasgracias69767 ай бұрын
I'm pretty sure the damage will simply buff out.
@skipdippity7 ай бұрын
On the train..lol
@trainroomgary7 ай бұрын
Operation Lifesaver is needed for all drivers • Gary from Michigan 🚂
@sandbridgekid41217 ай бұрын
Is there no way to warn trains in advance a vehicle may be stuck or broken down on tracks? This seems so frequent, why arent there sensors for this? Its on the video monitoring system.
@LeeHawkinsPhoto7 ай бұрын
It would not have mattered in this case anyway. By the time they knew they were stuck and in the time it would have taken to warn the railroad, the train would still have demolished the car. The real solution is to eliminate all the level crossings, which is what happens in civilized places that actually take safety seriously.
@metalmaster83207 ай бұрын
People should watch were they drive.
@kishascape7 ай бұрын
USA hands out cracker jack licenses and there's no incentive to change or have actual safety because then the Local Cities and Police departments would lose profits on their citation revenue.
@62Cristoforo7 ай бұрын
That’s brilliant advice. Where did you come up with that one? Genius, pure genius.
@jus10lewissr7 ай бұрын
Honestly, this is the quickest I've ever seen a train stop so I'm assuming the conductor was aware of the car long before we see the train come into view and had already began braking quite a ways before nearing the intersection. Then again, I'm no train expert and maybe they can brake to a stop much sooner than they used to.
@MN-pu6qx7 ай бұрын
And today's 'close but no cigar Darwin award' goes to...
@amberstreetfilms6 ай бұрын
What a horrible sound of screeching breaks and the car being pushed. Glad for no harm to any person or pet.
@nate47457 ай бұрын
Whenever there are three or more separate tracks at a grade crossing, there should be a bright streetlight shining on the crossing. It might help keep it from looking like a dark street. Just a thought.
@jackx43117 ай бұрын
If you can't tell the difference between a road and a railroad track when you have two powerful headlamps lighting up in front of you, you don't need a streetlamp. Just a white stick and a guide dog.
@nate47457 ай бұрын
Headlights shine out in front; they don't shine to the right where you think there might be the street you're looking for. Have you never had trouble making out the streets at night in the rain? Besides, I'm not looking for perfection. I'm trying to save lives of inexperienced, elderly, handicapped and drunken drivers. Not perfect drivers such as yourself.@@jackx4311
@gonphercoughie8977 ай бұрын
@@jackx4311....and a pair of dark glasses to complete the ensemble.....😂
@woodrowboudreaux99516 ай бұрын
When a car comes in any parallel contact with train tracks, the car automatically quits and cannot be moved by anything other than a train. Why ?
@user-nw1je1ur6t6 ай бұрын
So it cant escape
@bt.c.18296 ай бұрын
😂😂😂😂@@user-nw1je1ur6t
@steelman867 ай бұрын
Evening Martha! Where's your car?? Oh, we took the train instead!!!
@freedomforever67187 ай бұрын
That's the fastest that car has ever gone.
@wgmiller95377 ай бұрын
Wonder if carshield gonna cover that?
@iworkout69127 ай бұрын
Or will the damage just buff out.
@tailsnclaws6 ай бұрын
To me it looked like a suicide. The person driving that car intentionally turned onto the tracks and was waiting for the train to hit him.
@surelyyoujokemeinfailure75317 ай бұрын
Not everyone is capable of operating a motor vehicle responsibly. Perhaps the US needs more 15-minute cities and fewer cars on the road.
@frafraplanner92777 ай бұрын
100% this
@Plasmastorm73_n5evv7 ай бұрын
100% wrong. Had nothing to do with the ability of the driver to operate the vehicle. It was a GPS error that caused the situation with...according to police.@@frafraplanner9277
@markvoelker66207 ай бұрын
Perhaps the US needs less government run schools.
@Ritston997 ай бұрын
That train was trying to stop when the engineer first saw that car. They cant stop on a dime
@jamesmckenzie35327 ай бұрын
Thanks for the attribution. This is not the only car crash caught by VRF. One note though: If you find yourself on track, call the number on the crossing gate immediately! This will alert rail personnel and attempt to halt trains until the vehicle is removed from the tracks.
@mikeb69027 ай бұрын
in this situation, not sure if they would have had enough time, as it was less than 2 minutes from the time the vehicle got stuck until the train hit it
@Paul0707 ай бұрын
Calling will not halt trains all it does is inform the railroad of a problem with the crossing and as a railroad conductor that information may NOT get to the crew of the train in time to stop!
@jamesmckenzie35327 ай бұрын
@@Paul070 At least the crew will be aware. We've experienced a bunch of crashes here and the crews were upset until they found out the vehicle was empty.
@jackx43117 ай бұрын
No, it will NOT "halt trains". All it will do is to inform the despatcher, who then has to get a message to the train crew, who then have to apply the brakes - and depending on the speed / weight of the train, it make take them as much as a *MILE AND A HALF* to pull up.
@rhetoricalargumentation7 ай бұрын
@@jackx4311 Dispatcher will get some kind of track restriction in place ASAP, obviously depending on the time-delay it may not be possible to stop a train if it's going at track-speed and within a certain distance of the crossing already. But every possible effort will be made to stop the train. Trains will indeed be halted, speed and distance will determine if the train halts prior to the collision occurring, but it WILL halt.
@pbilk7 ай бұрын
I don't understand how they thought that was a road.
@usmale497 ай бұрын
Oh my gosh, is the TRAIN okay? I certainly hope so!!
@UP_MHKGR7 ай бұрын
the trains never suffer any form of damage:)
@radiodude19767 ай бұрын
@@UP_MHKGRThat's not necessarily true. There are cases (some with KZbin videos as proof) of tractor trailers with huge loads getting stuck at a crossing like that, and totalling the engine of the train that hit it.
@modelrailpreservation7 ай бұрын
Locomotives are machines, so that's not the question that needs to be asked. The real question is, how's the crew doing? Even hitting an empty car can be nerve wracking.
@usmale497 ай бұрын
Guess you don't know what sarcasm is! This is the internet, surely you've encountered "snark" before, have you not? lol
@kuttycrew7 ай бұрын
@@UP_MHKGRnot true
@SadeWithTheReceipts6 ай бұрын
People in the comments are saying how could someone not see the gravel and tracks. Very easily. Especially if they aren’t from that area and dumb gps says turn right, turn right as if we’re about to past our turn. And at night it makes it even harder. I wear glasses and my headlights are basically dimmed lights, I need new headlights, so by the time she saw the gravel and tracks, she probably was like oh shux, but the tire was already over the rail 🤷🏽♀️ this is why I tell my children, when they go out of town, don’t drive like you do here in Florida, we know these roads with our eyes closed, we don’t elsewhere. I just turned left on to oncoming traffic just two weeks ago. It was in one of my last videos here on KZbin, I backed up immediately, and it was day time. The road looked weird to me. And yes I was out of town.
@georgeallen44957 ай бұрын
Look at all the jerks who just pass by and don't even try to help, they will all get theirs one day when they are in need. Pathetic!!
@SynchroScore7 ай бұрын
And what, exactly, could they have done to help?
@georgeallen44957 ай бұрын
@@SynchroScoreSame attitude as "them" I see. Pathetic.
@SynchroScore7 ай бұрын
@@georgeallen4495 What could they have done to help? You tell me, before complaining about 'attitude'. Did you see any tow trucks pass by?
@DPBGMODELRAILROAD7 ай бұрын
About the only thing they could have done: 1. Make sure the driver was safely out of the vehicle! 2. Call the number on the control box reporting the car on the track. 3. Move everyone to a safe location to watch the crash! I not sure that if they had called the control center there would have been enough time to identify the train and give them instructions to stop!
@georgeallen44957 ай бұрын
@@DPBGMODELRAILROAD I have a tow strap with me all the time and I would have done more. That would have been a easy removal to say the least as long as the train wasn't to close and this one wasn't. I hear what your saying but these pathetic people just drove on and did nothing.
@ViKee0107 ай бұрын
I am a retired special needs school bus driver. My biggest fear was being caught on train tracks. Every school year, two weeks before we picked up our first student, I would have nightmares about being stuck on train tracks or not being able to get my kids home safely. Maybe the public needs to see the videos we saw during our in service days. This train amazingly was stopped fairly soon after hitting the car. Even up to 2 years after retiring I still had those nightmares around August every year. Now 11 years later, I still will have them occasionally. In my car, I slow to this day, at tracks. Anyhow, everyone needs to be aware and suitably afraid of them, for their own good. ✌🏻🤍
@stephanieparker12506 ай бұрын
Notice that the train itself felt NOTHING hitting the car.. like hitting a marshmallow.
@thecsxnsrailfaner62627 ай бұрын
i remember watching this live
@dpelpal6 ай бұрын
Wow that train stopped on a dime! I had no idea they could stop that fast!
@betornween6 ай бұрын
Dime maybe, car nah! It doesn't pay.😉
@zunkman17 ай бұрын
I don't understand why they just don't stack the gravel at crossings to be like a little ramp. Car could have backed right up. Of course, it takes a "special" kind of driver to get into this situation anyways.
@varrick12267 ай бұрын
Why on earth would you say this, it makes too much sense.
@STho2057 ай бұрын
Seems from the video that they got stuck and couldn't reverse. I see brake lights and then back up lights but no movement.
@STho2057 ай бұрын
You can hear him spinning tires at 0:50 and then an emergency vehicle arrives seconds later to haul him out...but the train came before anything could be done. I can't see any time to start building ramps with loose rocks in the dark. Try it sometimes in under 2 minutes.
@tiladx7 ай бұрын
@@STho205Each grade crossing signal has a blue sign on it with an emergency number to the railroad that owns the crossing, and also the grade crossing number. If you are ever stuck, immediately call that number and give the grade crossing number. The dispatcher will notify any trains in the area to stop.
@SynchroScore7 ай бұрын
That doesn't really work if the car is hung up on the rail and the drive wheels can't reach the ground.
@mandulis7 ай бұрын
Watching it, It can seem like they had time to push it or get it off the tracks somehow, but in that situation time is warped. They only had under two minutes.