What Happens When Railroad Crossing Gates Malfunction?! Etc.

[@Millenniumforce]

I love how the conductor yelled at the car

[@JawTooth]

That is one of my favorite all time clips. You can hear him yelling " fricken moron". Lol

[@idk2189]

Millenniumforce i love your vids

[@idk2189]

Jaw Tooth yea

[@fxe-qi7fl]

Millenniumforce hi millemiun I like your vid

[@m4a2e6shermantankdozerblad8]

Millenniumforce train

[@malarucoon]

4:31 its just the poor guys first day on the job, hes just nervous.

[@masongames_rblx488]

BlackBladeFX LLAAMMOO

[@trainknightt]

lol

[@benkunkle15]

LOL LOL XD XD LOL LOL XD XD

[@Rosiegoodrich]

also there is railfans going to film his work too,

[@martinmolloy388]

you should try Erie PA! I think they think gate running is an Olympic sport!

[@robertmiller5217]

I was a locomotive engineer for nearly 30 years with the Southern Pacific and Union Pacific when they took the SP over. The truth is grade crossing protection isn’t fail-safe. There is battery back up for a power failure and in very remote areas where there are no electric lines and battery power is the main source, recharged by solar panels. The important thing is crossing protection DOES fail for a number of different reasons which I’ll not go into, lest some idiot tries to defeat one intentionally. It is a fairly rare occasion but twice in my own career I operated over grade crossings that had failed clipping along at 40mph. No one got hit because they put into practice the oldest safety advice. And that is before crossing ANY tracks, protected or not, you must Look and Listen. Not a glance. A real look. Glances can make you dead. Mute the music for a couple of seconds so you can hear an approaching train. You’ve heard that song dozens of times anyway. Still, don’t count on hearing the whistle. In snowy conditions, the throat of the horn can get clogged with snow, emitting a pitiful squeak if working at all. That is why Look is part of the equation. Keep in mind crossing protection is nothing more than an electromechanical device, just like the toaster in your kitchen. Would you bet your life it won’t fail at breakfast tomorrow? Me either. Deaths at grade crossings are second in number only to drunk driving fatalities. And they are usually 99.99% preventable. Odds are someone got clobbered while you’ve been reading this. And there is nothing the engineer can do about it. Most road freight trains weigh in at between 10,000 and 13,000 tons these days, and on roller bearings with very little friction between the wheels and rail. That is why trains are so efficient. And on average, depending on speed and grade it takes more than a mile to stop even in full emergency braking. What that means is by the time the engineer sees you, it is already too late to stop for you. Even at 10mph it takes a few hundred feet to stop. Another tip I’ll pass on is if you are stopping at a grade crossing stop well before nearing the crossing. 50 feet at a minimum. More is better if you can. The reason why is a train can derail at any time, at any speed and at any place. One idiot in Oregon got as close as he could to the lowered gates. A switch engine crew was crossing the road at walking speed. A car loaded with lumber derailed and just laid over on its side. No drama. But the idiot in the car wound up with 50 tons of timber in his lap. Squashed like a bug and just as dead. Don’t assume everyone knows these things, but I can assure you they don’t, so pass the word along to the people you love. You just might save a life some day…

[@algrayson8965]

The standard distance from the wide white stop line and the near rail is fifteen feet.

[@Zecatel]

Bruv I don’t care XD

[@cpufreak101]

Well spoken sir.

[@marpass8763]

Thank you for your advices! In Italy we still have many rail crossing on secondary railways. Most of them finally closed some years ago, too dangerous!

[@cpufreak101]

@@marpass8763 couldn't happen here though, way too many grade crossings. There was a figure from the 50's of the cost to convert every existing crossing to an over/underpass and it was like 3X our GDP, today it's an even higher cost.

[@bryanthunderfootporter4436]

The gate that was shaking at 4:30, it was its first day on the job (it was nervous) and it didn’t wanna mess up! 😉

[@norvalmcphail4819]

0

[@MiTn628]

When the gate is shaking, it's called gate pumping.

[@roberto125919]

If you get hit by a train it's because you have no respect for it.

[@janakialur8004]

I agree there are lots of idiots all around the world that have no respect for anything

[@wolftrap1631]

I agree too

[@splash5150izy]

^^^@rubbiebubbie .. And freaking Stupid .. .

[@splash5150izy]

@@TruthSeekr2662 .. And if they Die, Well Tough Shit cuz if they Had of Learned or Had Respect in the 1st Place then they Wouldn't Be Died Lol .. .

[@aheimdahl5201]

@Finnegan That too.

[@halnwheels]

In the second clip, the school van stops at the RR crossing as required by law. The driver pulled up to the tracks so as to see if a train might be coming. Then just as ready to proceed, the crossing bells start clanging and the gates come down. The driver was backing up, but by the time the pickup truck behind moved back, the gates hit the roof. The pickup pulled right behind the school van at a railroad crossing while the van had its hazard flashers on. That's not the right thing to do.

[@SebastianMammoth]

The law is the law and we can't change it.

[@midnightdeluxegaming6582]

@@SebastianMammoth Right so throw the driver of the pickup in jail for 90 days with a fine

[@Big_Egg1122]

@@guineapiglady2841 no the van closer to the camera

[@saurus12]

​@@guineapiglady2841 there is a van on the right that has SCHOOL on top

[@guineapiglady2841]

@@saurus12 maybe it is, maybe it isn't. whatever. Bad driver though.

[@vaxghost]

My dad, who was an AT&SF engineer for 45 years, drilled into me as a young driver to NEVER trust crossing signals. Ever. He'd hit too many cars and seen too many malfunctions.

[@pooorman-diy1104]

this is important advice ..

[@carolhutchinson7763]

Good advice, but I have never seen a crossing gate not come down where I live. Why weren't the crossing gates in these videos repaired? Don't they care about a multi-million dollar lawsuit? 🤔

[@trainknightt]

Carol Hutchinson well they we're fixed but not in this video

[@tsugumorihoney2288]

it is simple, slow down before crossing check both sides and only after it move across, at least hot russian and finnish road rules learn to do

[@tazz378]

My Dad was a new york central, penn central, conrail signal maintainer for 44 years. He taught us to treat railroad crossings as a stop sign to look to double check for trains. If I had a dollar for everytime he was called out in his career. I would be a very rich woman.

[@thewhitefalcon8539]

If the trains went faster through crossings seems like the problem of cars going around the gates would solve itself. /s

[@aut-e-boy2886]

I think they have to go slow bc of pedestrians in a built up area with a speed limit

[@carafrancis533]

Depends on the city trains are only allowed to go a certain speed within city limits. I live by one that is less than a mile from the city limits...I can tell when those suckers hits the country because they are hauling ass at that point

[@HolidayDecorator]

@@carafrancis533 We're going to see more deaths here in Florida when they finally get that High Speed train from OIA to Miami going. It will have a speed limit of 120MPH, fastest train in Florida. And since most Passenger and Freights never top more than 90MPH around here and in the city it's 25MPH for them, so drivers and pedestrians are going top get slaughtered by the new High Speed Train. Why? Because this train will run at 120MPH, even through the city! So I foresee a lot of Darwin Awards coming in Florida when this train starts rolling here. Because we sadly have some of the most idiotic and stupidest drivers here, all the idiot drivers seem to migrate to Florida too.

[@XMYeks]

@@HolidayDecorator "we sadly have some of the most idiotic and stupid drivers here" are you challenging Texas?

[@sleepyseminoob2258]

@@HolidayDecorator well look at it this way, the roads will be clear in a week after it's up and running

[@vinnykster]

People who disobey crossing gates have no common sense! Don't they understand that they have no chance against the train? Even a tank would get fucked up by a train

[@jameschristiansson3137]

"I'm not half the man I used to be 5 seconds ago..."

[@reesefobes867]

James Christensen No, you are now a mushy smear that got cut in half then occasionally bumped and crushed further by an axle as the train passes over you.

[@christophergonzales534]

vinnykster that's because there liberals 😂😂

[@checkmate440]

Good one!

[@boog567]

Christopher Gonzales - I pray for trains to kill all the liberals.

[@radanju3]

10:53 now that's what i call an engineer that knows how to use a horn

[@latviantrainy968]

He still got to do the 3 long and 1 short horn before crossing...

[@radanju3]

damn i got likes for this?

[@Planetrainguy]

More doesn’t know how to not use a horn

[@Luchator89]

@@Planetrainguy bro he was using it for people to stop because they are stuped and maniacs and need something to yell at them as loud as possible to listen

[@Planetrainguy]

@@Luchator89 he was just doing the normal American horn pattern for a crossing 2 long 1 short 1 long

[@travelingwithrick]

At 4:58 you see a phone number on the crossing pole. It's there to call the yard office to inform them of a malfunction, vehicle stuck on the tracks etc. It takes a few minutes, but that heads up may save a life.

[@robertsutton5169]

Good response! And after being reported the train dispatcher/operator will put a crossing malfunction order that will make train crews protect their movement over the crossing until its repaired.

[@vintageeveryday2020]

This looks like an addictive hobby.

[@k.b.5079]

Vintage Everyday it’s really fun, I just started filming on my channel and I love getting out there and seeing what I can get

[@americanpie6924]

@@k.b.5079 Same here!

[@k.b.5079]

DifferentFilms cool! I subscribed to your channel for support

[@americanpie6924]

@@k.b.5079 Oh Thanks!

[@Major_Tom98]

It is, however, waiting long periods of time in between trains is the worst part unless you’re with some friends.

[@oldohioangler4525]

For the folks commenting about the van caught by the crossing gate arm, that vehicle had a "school transportation" sign on top. It had to stop at the crossing even though the lights were NOT flashing. When the lights started flashing, it tried to back up but the truck had pulled up to close. Once the truck backed up the van could not because by that time the crossing gate arm was touching the roof. If it had continued to back up the sign would likely been damaged.

[@nicholasgardner1106]

Old Ohio Angler did nobody notice the crossing arm on the hood of the bus across the street?

[@justforever96]

So? Better wreck the sign than risk your life. I saw a video of a 8X8 heavy duty trasport with an excavator on the back destroyed because the idiot got caught under the guards...he could have driven out of there by idling forwards, but he didn't. Stupid. Signs aren't that expensive. EDIT Though now I watched it, in this case the driver did the right thing. He/she was clearly in no danger provided the train remained on the track. No sense in scratching your paint and damaging your own sign as well as the railroad's when you can just safely wait for the arm to raise again.

[@knrdvmmlbkkn]

"Though now I watched it, in this case the driver did the right thing." No, the right thing would be to stop at the white line. Then the vehicle wouldn't get hit by the barrier.

[@deaconandrewkingtheinspira762]

4:50 It's shaking because a GHOST TRAIN is passing thru 😆🤣

[@ghostcityshelton9378]

You might laugh but I thought the same thing. What's really strange is this video was over and when I just tried to write this it started playing at the exact part of the video where the crossings were shaking. I jumped.

[@kevinmiller1985]

Maybe the arm is shaking b ecause it's really windy?

[@shanemchugh9961]

Usually the crossing guards are set up where there is a sensor on the rails and gates possibly the gates crossing guard was tripped multiple times by something maybe caught on it and blowing in and out of the main sensor on the gate

[@mrfelipejr5274]

Andrew King the one off Thomas and friends Timothy

[@quarneshathomas4160]

Yeah i think it is a evil 😈 spirit shaking the rail road crossing gates !😱😂🤣💀👹👻🚊🚉🚂🚞®️®️⚠️🛤

[@erdub84]

No nudity, no violence, no politics. Just good, wholesome crossing gate malfunctions. ❤️ 👌🏼

[@dutchvanderlinde4965]

Why would there be any of those things?

[@FedericoBorluzzi]

A crossing gate on a car's roof... That's something I've never seen before!

[@NiCadHeliPilot]

Every barrier arm I see, that's the joke I make about it. Now, that I've seen it actually happen... it makes the joke even more hilarious.

[@Margalus]

That wasn't a car. That was a bus....

[@jonah2wenty6ix]

@margalus and a van aka a car lol

[@kauske]

To be fair, as a school vehicle even minivans have to stop at level crossings. They buy behind the van sorta boxed them in, another no-no. The pickup is just as at fault. Though the vehicle should have stopped at the line, not past it.

[@therubbercop4590]

Federico Borluzzi you think that's the only place they get stuck? Well your wrong about that. Sometimes it gets stuck I between a semi cab and the trailer

[@MisterBurgerBeachball]

Oh hey there's a train right there. bUT tHe GaTEs ARnt DOwn sO i caN STilL cROsS *rIGht???*

[@MisterBurgerBeachball]

Oh, the gates are down too? ThEN JUSt gO ArOunD THeM!!!!!11+1+

[@holly3570]

Oh you can’t go around them? jUsT dRiVe RiGhT tHrOuGh ThEm !!!!1!!

[@shyryTsr2k]

@@holly3570 oH yOu saID sToP? I wIlL kEeP gOing tHEn!

[@Goabnb94]

To be fair, I encountered that once. Driving in a built up area, no signals, crossing the tracks and *OH SHIT A LOCOMOTIVE IS RIGHT THERE!*. It wasn't going, IDK whether it was broken down or what, conductors were walking around, but you can not notice a train without signals, and they can be right up to the crossing and not about to cross.

[@nssrrailfan]

nO

[@inspectorhserfnz0019]

1:37 Train conductor - YOU FRICKEN MORN

[@mikeoxlong6996]

ON

[@robloxtrollingandmore932]

Kyza Beazley XDDDDD

[@missouribob7850]

Well Puckett. (The name of the lube shop.)

[@elfnetdesigns702]

I'm not that nice..

[@elfnetdesigns702]

@@midmichiganrr24gp9 More like the cop car was at that repair shop..

[@kimfleury]

Talk about dark train crossing at night, there's one in my area that wasn't guarded by flashers or gates, despite being on a paved rural highway without street lights and with a speed limit of 50 -- which of course in the country means as fast as you can go per driving conditions. Most people take it at 50 or 55, and prudently slowed down before the tracks just in case there was a train ON the crossing, because trains are often delayed on those tracks late at night as they come to the switches a few miles ahead. But one high school boy who hadn't had his license very long did not slow down, and sadly drove into the train at probably 50-60mph. His car caught on fire and he was trapped inside. The young man went to school with my children, but a couple grades ahead. It was awful. His best friend lived at the last house before the tracks and was on his porch when it happened. I don't know if he even knew there was a stopped train. This was long before cell phones, and train cars didn't have reflectors. I remember the times I approached that crossing slowly, which I learned to do when I was still on a permit and had to be with a licensed passenger. My aunt and uncle lived out that way, so they taught me (stick shift standard transmission!). I can remember being shocked at how dark the train was -- there's no way I could've seen it in time to stop if I'd been driving the speed limit. I didn't see it until I was almost on it. There was no noise whatsoever, no whistle because it was stopped. When I came up to those tracks with a train moving across, the only way I knew there was a train was by the flashing of headlights of the cars stopped on the other side of the tracks, which of course was from the train cars blocking the lights and then the lights appearing between the cars. But it the train wasn't moving you couldn't tell anything was there. Finally, a few years ago they added lights and a gate. It had been at least 25 years since that young man was killed. I'm not sure if that had anything to do with it. I do know his best friend still has nightmares over it. He had become friends with my son through mutual school friends, and they've kept in touch in the 20 years since my son finished school. He's gone on to be successful in the trades, and has a good head on his shoulders, with a wonderful family that has supported him. Otherwise he might have fallen into drugs and alcohol over it. Thank God his life wasn't destroyed along with the life that was taken, but he'll never be the same, and neither will the victim's parents and brothers and sisters, and everyone who loves him. May he rest in peace, and may his loved ones be comforted by the hope of eternity. He shouldn't have been killed that way. There's just too simple a prevention that isn't all that elaborate or expensive. Such a shame there weren't flashers or gates until now.

[@tripjet999]

...why intelligent drivers LOOK both ways BEFORE crossing a RR track, when the gates and/or lights are NOT in operation!

[@donald9douglas10production8]

12:28 that is relatable for me. I once went trainspotting with my mom and we came across a railroad crossing and the train was coming and the gates literally went UP. I was confused when that happened and the train was inches away from entering the crossing. We just sat there in confusion and waited for the train to pass cuz we were not taking chances.

[@eitzhilfawx6804]

In a village near where I live there is a station and directly after it is a railroad crossing. On basically a daily basis this happens: Train-west comes. Gates go down. Train-east comes. Gates go up when Train-west starts moving, only to close again soon after. It's an accident waiting to happen 10-22 times each day.

[@Moose803]

Very wise of you 👌

[@canadianplanespotter]

This right here is a prime example of why so many American citizens are killed by trains each year...stupid driving choices and malfunctioning equipment. Really entertaining video as always Mr. Jaw Tooth :)

[@JawTooth]

Thank you!

[@ronylouis0]

Canadian Plane Spotter i saw one of yours comments on VASAviation video

[@fuckmywhore3501]

Canadian Plane Spotter Because America is the worst place in the world

[@justforever96]

But...but...I thought if we only spent a billion dollars and installed crossing guards on every single grade crossing in the country, it'd save all of our problems and prevent anyone from ever being killed or injured. You mean to tell me that accidents are actually caused by idiots, regardless of whether there are flashing lights? And that even when there are lights, they can break down (and even worse, because people assume the lights WILL be working, they don't even bother checking when they cross if they don't see flashing lights. We'd almost be better off having lights that always flash UNTIL a train comes....

[@pillcosby546]

Canadian Plane Spotter Yeah this shit only happens in America...

[@greaterhoustonrailfan]

4:44 It’s his first day on the job and he’s nervous. Don’t get mad at him

[@pluey200]

4:50 thats called gate pumping, where the gate keeps slipping and the motor has to keep pulling it back up

[@SeleniumThoride]

Nah, it's just a nervous gate on it's very first day at a railroad crossing.

[@bossenn]

Yea I also think it's nervous. Like come on everyone is nervous at their first job. xD

[@heyzywr]

No, that's the wind

[@trooper_2783]

always listen to a conductor. they are the people who save your life and tell you to stop at broken crossings. STOP AT THE CROSSINGS. THEY ARE THERE TO SAVE YOUR LIFE.

[@apr859]

Zinedine Begic fRiCkiN mOrOn

[@IIGrayfoxII]

1: A conductor cant legally tell traffic to stop if they do not have to qualifications for it, their is more to controlling traffic than waving your hands. 2: A driver has to slow down at crossings to make sure it is safe, dont get complacent just cause it has a boomgate.

[@DrRichtoffen1]

IIGrayfoxII lolnyouve clearly not worked for the railroad. We are trained in stopping traffic at malfunctioning gates as well as operating a train at safe speed limits, normally restricted, when operating on and over them and 2 we are in charge of the train, from The time I get on, until the time I check off on the EC-1 THAT TRAIN IS FUCKING MINE! Not the engineers

[@matthewwilson5019]

@@DrRichtoffen1 I'm not going to disagree with you because I'm actually curious, but does each railroad company have their own rules or how they do things?

[@UncleShanky]

What a friggin legend this man is. Seriosuly. Man saved a life while watching trains and traveling the country

[@general5104]

IT'S A GREAT FEELING...to save a life !

[@EthanOnThePW]

When a RR crossing works or malfunctions, no matter what a Wild Idiot will magically appear. Its crazy!

[@alohaxxox]

Ho/N scale Railfanning hahahah

[@schwarzwolfram7925]

If you do not train yourself to drive, you will be "trained" eventually.

[@zachbshaw2913]

Cool pun

[@stephanhugo4185]

Bu dum tsh

[@skyraider87]

Oh god why.

[@jayasmrmore3687]

Nice one

[@brentonrettig6028]

5:16 A railroad gate that is anxious for a train to come.

[@trainknightt]

Lol

[@-watermelonking]

nah, its got parkinson's

[@cfisupply]

My guess would be that something is jammed in it. If you look... It's not completely stowed away... Not completely upright. The. Motor is trying to lift it up, but can't

[@green_lettuce]

@@cfisupply I was gunna r/woosh you but I read the full thing and your fine bud.

[@moony1136]

Yes

[@collincoolisGOATED]

11:36 I’ve never seen that minion before.

[@Queen_Anna_of_Arendelle]

Look like minion got a cameo on this video

[@jpon9732]

Broooo🤣

[@Dev-g9z6z]

DEAR LORD

[@moony1136]

Starts play ing dooo dooo dooo dooo dooooooooo dooo

[@equisnrolly]

I love the internets explanation for searching if trains have the right of way: “trains always have right of way over road vehicles at railway crossings- there are no exceptions. As a motorist, you must yield the right of way or risk paying for the violation with your life.” Really sounds like some dark souls shit lmao

[@rebelndirt8830]

Hence the reason the tracks are called the right of way... trains ALWAYS have the right of way.

[@alohaxxox]

Shark X they’re not wrong 😂😂

[@MrChopsticktech]

I live in Scranton Pennsylvnia, and l get to see diesel trains working at least once a day.

[@Moose803]

@@MrChopsticktech I would love to see the paper unloading at Dunder Mifflin.

[@MrChopsticktech]

@@Moose803 l don't understand your comment.

[@Trainman-nx5vx]

This is by far my favourite video of your channel

[@JawTooth]

Wow, thanks!

[@TheCodEliteKiller]

The guy 8:12 : Did you get that? The guy holding the camera: 👍🏼

[@capslokk2388]

“Thomas, you have caused confusion and delay.” Boomed the fat controller. “🚂🚊yes sir,I know sir.” Said Thomas.

[@aestheticcruise8807]

"Luckily no one was hurt"

[@illegalquantity]

They're two they're four they're six and eight Shunting trucks and hauling freight red and green and brown and blue they're the really useful crew All with different roles to play Round Tidmouth sheds or far away, Down the hills and round the bends Thomas and his friends ≣ : ¬ ℩

[@ourv9603]

In California if you drive around a lowered RR signal & an Officer observe you, Not only will he pull you over & give you a ticket, BUT, according to state law He will confiscate your operators license ON THE SPOT. !

[@fixitmann6685]

Arizona, as well. And they're likely to confiscate the CAR too. Of course in Arizona we have lots of California drivers, and we had to enact the "stupid motorist" law, which says that you are responsible for costs of any rescue and recovery, plus fines and court fees, for driving through a normally dry wash (creek) when water is running across the road, and your car washes downstream, or you are trapped.

[@mathieuclement8011]

OURv in CA some drivers are so stupid they put gates all across all lanes when they can, so there's no way to go around.

[@redbaron474]

THAT'S what Wisconsin f***ing needs! There's so many reckless drivers on the roads up here that the whole licensing thing is ONE BIG-ASS JOKE!.

[@larrystewart1503]

that should happen in all 49 states

[@kathyyoung1774]

GOOD!!!

[@ShantiForever]

I will never be so much in a hurry that I would “speed” through a train track warning, while a train is coming! Wtf O_o

[@BaltimoreAndOhioRR]

Good vid! I've seen the crossing gates malfunctioning countless times. I guess overall, they are generally reliable, but with today's technology, wouldn't you think they could devise a more fool-proof, reliable system? And the drivers amaze me - either one extreme or the other, Some want to get past correctly functioning lowering gates, and other people are IN the intersection when they get activated, and are too scared to CLEAR the intersection as soon as they activate - either 'freezing' in place, or trying to back up, haha. Knock on wood, I've never seen any accidents, and hopefully I never will.

[@railfanningkid1123]

Hi, I love ur vids

[@Steve211Ucdhihifvshi]

ive honestly never seen one malfunction here in australia, they all have triple redundancy, so if they do fail they shut just in case. idiots here still go thru them as well.

[@emdB67]

I've seen it happen, but it is rare. I'm in Gippsland. Level crossing faults on the line here caused trains to be replaced by buses for 9 months apparently due to rust on the rails. Took that long for them to source a suitable rail grinder.

[@brianleeper5737]

They could be more fool-proof and reliable IF the railroads considered crossings as anything more than a nuisance they'd rather not have to spend any money on. They could also implement telemetry to the crossing equipment so they could get notification of malfunctions. I suppose the problem with this is (1) it costs money and (2) there would be an electronic record that a problem was detected and left uncorrected, something a railroad definitely does not want since it could be used against them in court if the problem resulted in an accident.

[@JJRicks]

BaltimoreAndOhioRR Hey Dave! (right?)

[@laughingwizzy5885]

Everyone needs to read the DMV book again smh

[@Thors.hammer69420]

1:39 STOP,you have violated the law. Im sorry i just had to say that. Hahaha

[@guy_incognito7538]

It's been a long time since I've had a good bra (?) Edit: perhaps it's brawl

[@DaxtonAnderson]

Weird how you're always there when the gates malfunction, makes me think you're sticking a giant magnet next to the controller box and recording the results 😂

[@JorgeEMejia-xy2ss]

Just like going to the race track expecting a fiery crash

[@markp8581]

That may be mass murder

[@kimmyjiminarmy5405]

Train goes sheeeeeeeeeeeeesh 😂

[@kimmyjiminarmy5405]

Instead of hooooooooooooooooooooooonk ! 😖

[@iusetano]

I never cease to amazed by people. Excellent video Brian.

[@chrishinnant3924]

That's why it's best to slow down and yield at every railroad crossing even when the lights are not flashing. Because anything man make will break.

[@Kuchprod]

The one near says stop if lien for red get to it

[@daf827]

It’s amazing how many malfunctioning crossing gates you encounter. You should be a roving troubleshooter for the railroad! Gates typically have an 800 number you can call to let the railroad know if one isn’t working. I’m not sure about smaller roads but the Class 1s like CSX and NS certainly do.

[@kaseyaldrich4746]

daf827 a troubleshooter? Just because you can video a crossing “malfunctioning” Doesn’t mean you know why or how to fix it.

[@Fantazier1]

@@kaseyaldrich4746 Railroad's encourage you to report railroad crossing malfunctions, hence the 800 phone numbers. You don't need to trouble shoot for them. Just let them know what is happening. They will send out a Signal Maintainer to trouble shoot and repair. I know because I used to be a Communications Coordinator for a major railroad and called out Signal Maintainer's.

[@kaseyaldrich4746]

Fantazier1 if you go back and read what I said, I was simply saying that just because someone can video a crossing (as the person who posted this did) does NOT make a you a “troubleshooter”. So I don’t exactly understand where your comment is coming from. HOWEVER, I know exactly how it works, since I myself am a maintainer, so I’m well aware of what happens, as well as well aware of what happens when people think they’re maintainers because they can record a crossing.

[@Fantazier1]

@@kaseyaldrich4746 I guess I don't understand what you were trying to convey. I do not see him as a "Troubleshooter". I see him as a person discovering malfunctions that should be reported to the railroads in question. That is all I was trying to convey.

[@kaseyaldrich4746]

Fantazier1 as I said, take a second and read the post from the gentleman that I was responding to. He himself said “ you should be a roving troubleshooter for the railroads” in which he was referring to the gentleman that posted said video. which is what I was referring to, simply starting that just because he can record a video and make a call (if he did) doesn’t mean he’s troubleshooting or that he’s capable of doing such.

[@__lemonade]

I live in a city that gets a lot of passenger trains coming through all day, and I live right against the station. Malfunctioning arms are my biggest fear living less than a football field away from a crossing, though I’ve been fortunate enough to not have anything like that happen in my three years living here.

[@Deltaexe190]

Stop look and listen

[@yetusthyfetus9772]

White Van: *going across tracks* wow it’s a very beautiful day tod- OMG THERES A TRAIN! BACK UP BACK UP! Signal 1: wakes up* wha- huh!? What do you mean there’s a tr- OMG THERES A TRAIN! BROTHER WAKE UP WE NEED TO DO THE THING. Signal 2: *Slowly Waking* uggh do we have too? Signal 1: YEEEEESSSSS (Signal Bells Go Off) White Van: HEY TRUCK BACK UP Truck: OMG OK (Backing up) Signal 1: MY ARM WONT GO DOWN! School Bus: OMG WHAT HAPPENING OVER THERE (Signal arms go down) Truck: OMG UR GONNA GET HIT (Arm hits white van) White Van: OOOOOOOOOOOOOOFFFFFF School bus: Lol Train: hey sup guys how’s it go- OMG WHAT HAPPEN Signal 2: Long story White van: AHHH MY HEAD Train: Signal 1 I blame This on u. Signal 1: OMG MY ARM WONY GO UP white van: AHHHHH signal 1: nvm there it goes Everyone breaths a sigh of a relief Signal 1: sorry for the commotion everyone. White Van: Aaaaannndddd? Signal 1: and sorry for hitting ur head. White van: that’s better

[@BenzieFirePhotography]

Lol perfect

[@dreewebster2872]

HAHA

[@justwatch4757]

LMAO

[@SparkOwO]

Lol

[@coolboombox1610]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@TheCreativeMind]

1:35 car whizzes past conductor 1:45 Yo cop, didnt u see that. 2:11 ohhhhhh cops getting a tire and lube job

[@NelsonBigGunP200Fan]

i've been taught to not only obey crossing signals but use common sense and look for the train, even if they are messing up and going up and not coming down, etc still look for a train. could save your life.

[@surfercharliel7928]

Digging that bright shirt in the opening scene! Thank you JT for all the content you provide.

[@Nils_Ki]

Thank you for sharing. Watching trains crossing roads in the US is so much more exciting than here in Northern Europe. Not in my entire life will I have witnessed as many of these episodes in real life as you showed us here. So boring, but so much safer here.

[@AndrooUK]

How are you defining safety? Total numbers of injuries? Crossing reliability? Sound of crossing alarm? A more useful percentage of population, possibly including number of crossings per injury?

[@Nils_Ki]

@@AndrooUK Number of crossings in general. Most of our crossings have been replaced by bridges or viaducts.

[@Nils_Ki]

@@AndrooUK Only few crossings, almost no busy crossings, because the busy crossings are the first ones to be replaced by bridges or viaducts. So if you are a busy driver in northern Europe, driving on main routes, you will almost never have to cross rail tracks.

[@Nils_Ki]

@@AndrooUK As a result of this European passenger trains can go faster and don't have to sound horns and bells all the time. That is nice for people living close to rail tracks, especially at electrified routes, and for people sleeping in night trains.

[@VestedUTuber]

I've actually seen that third clip happen in real life before. Scary thing about it was that it was on the BNSF Speedway in Hinsdale, so we ended up finding somewhere else to cross in case something was dangerously wrong with it. Thing is, it wasn't just shaking. It was moving from straight up to around 10 degrees out and back again repeatedly.

[@kaseyaldrich4746]

VestedUTuber usually means there’s a problem in the gate mech. BUT as soon as someone calls in and reports a problem at the crossing, a crossing protection order is placed on the crossing and train crews are prepared to stop and protect the crossing as well as running at a restricted speed

[@kben101]

7:43 Like dude didn't you see the train was coming

[@durrrrl3435]

At 1mph!

[@jpon9732]

Rightttt

[@angel-nv7jk]

Ikr? Like, that defeats the purpose of the crossing gate

[@crazygamer0518]

Put like a taser on the crossing so if the car tries to pass the gate it shocks the car and stalls it

[@horsesandmore648]

I just wanted to yell at them "STOP GOING AROUND THE GATE! IT'S THERE TO PROTECT YOU!!"

[@tigerguy121]

I'm seeing a lot of negative comments about the school van driver (2:34) getting caught by the gate. The driver of this vehicle did the absolute correct thing. The driver pulled up and stopped safely short of the track, as required by law, to look for oncoming trains. It looks as though the view from the stop line was [partially] obstructed, requiring the driver to stop in the location they did. Lo and behold....a train! Instead of trying to "go for it", the driver attempted to reverse, only to be blocked by the #$*@!% in the pick-up truck trying to climb up the van's tailpipe. So it looks like the van driver made a quick assessment, realized the van and occupants were well clear of the track, and simply waited it out. Big thumbs up to the school van driver! And a thumbs up for a good video.

[@claytongunter2450]

the school van driver did it Wrong! you do not pull up short of the track. you pull up short of the signaling equipment. that is why it is installed WHERE it is, to keep you safe.

[@limitingchaos]

They were understandably wary because the crossing was just activated. Due to the train's slow speed, they could have safely proceeded. The crossing still had adequate warning time.

[@boggy7665]

The shaking one - My guess is there's probably a mechanism in there that locks it in the 'up' position, and a switch that senses when it is not in the 'up' position. One or both of these were malfunctioning.

[@spaztastic1428]

Boggy you see the trees in the background shaking as well, from the wind. I was gonna be a smart ass, but just decided for the obvious answer and to be nice. There's enough hate on here without me adding fuel to the fire. It's swaying in the wind the same as the trees. The other gate isn't in the wind and blocked from it. You can kinda hear the wind in the microphone.

[@Slicerwizard]

Yo Spaz, you have no clue. It's just a limit switch in need of adjustment.

[@hannahranga]

Atleast with the ones I've worked on theres a solenoid that holds the boom up when the motors disengaged, if the solenoid isn't engaging for what ever reason you get this shaking as the boom goes high enough to turn the motor off then falls back down to where the motor turns on and lifts it again. It happens fast enough you get that shuddering.

[@jamesyers1975]

I would say the pickup coil in the hold clear mechanism is bad. When the xing clears, the motor is energized and starts the gate up. At the same time the pickup coil on the hold clear mechanism is energized and sucks ( I'll call it a flapper) a flapper in to both the pickup and hold coils. The flapper has a part on it called a barrel (its barrel shaped) or a small metal block on it, depends on the model of the gate mech or manufacturer. On one end of the motor there's a ratchet gear and the barrel or block will lock between to teeth on it. When the gate reaches vertical the hold coil is energized and the pickup coil deenergized. The hold coil stays energized keeping the flapper in and the barrel or block against the ratchet wheel not allowing the gate to fall. If the hold coil is bad the gate will fall until the drive up contact closes , only a few degrees. Then the gate drives back up and repeats until the maintainer changes the hold clear out or moves one wire allowing the pickup coil to hold the gate up but that is just a temp fix until he can locate a new hold clear mechanism.

[@gordoncrisp3060]

You are correct, Boggy. Inside, there is a device called a "hold clear". It is a ratchet-pawl type of device that when energized, engages to hold the crossing gate up. When the little teeth get worn, you see the pumping action of the gate as the ratchet-pawl keeps slipping. It's not an uncommon problem on older generation gate mechs. Newer generation gate mechs have an electromagnetic brake type mechanism that holds the gate up while no trains are present.

[@elizaevans3736]

I saw this happen once when I was working at the gas station next to the RR crossing, the arms came down but never went back up so people would go around the arms. I called the police and they came and directed traffic until the RR guys could come and fix it. This is why I will not go across without looking both ways first I don't care what other folks are doing. Better to be safe then sorry.

[@Eeb326]

This reminds me of a game they used to have on a local radio station: Can you beat the [name of local transport] train? It was something like you call in and choose if you want to try beating the train, you got something like $50 if you said you would wait, and $100 if you successfully beat the train. They said before and after every game “You can never beat the train!” and you never would. The whole point was to raise awareness about not trying to cross the tracks when a train was coming. I think it started after a few people got hit doing it. People still tried it all the time though. So reminder: “You can NEVER beat the train!”

[@arbutuswatcher]

20-years ago, I worked for a Class 1 Railroad, & I routinely saw all sorts of vehicles, which went around 'downed' gates, with an approaching train. Even school buses did, & the local police did nothing. Scary stuff.

[@OGYouTubeEnjoyer]

Yeah bro I ain't sitting at the crossing for 20 minutes when your train is standing still 50 feet away.

[@CheeseMiser]

@@OGKZbinEnjoyer you deserve anything bad that happens

[@CheeseMiser]

Which railroad might I ask.

[@OGYouTubeEnjoyer]

@@CheeseMiser Oh yeah that train that is 50 feet away that isn't moving is totally going to get me 🤣🤣lmao dumb ass kids.

[@jaygatz4335]

Why don't the gates cover the entire width of the road on each side of the track?

[@guynorth3277]

This actually happened to me in a tiny Honda convertible (in Japan), it was surrealistic, I was like, my car didn't just died on the track with a train coming! I stayed with it for a couple of seconds, and it miraculously started... just in time.

[@CoherentChimp]

Living over 60 years in the UK, I have never seen a crossing with defective gates. Why do Americans seem OK with this level of inadequate maintenance?

[@purplealice]

"Stop, stop, stop" went the traffic, "Ding, ding, ding" went the bell, "Chug, chug, chug" went the engine; When the bus came, the crossing gate fell...

[@evanmnichproductions]

How many of you have noticed Millenniumforce?

[@JawTooth]

He is a close friend of mine. We railfan all over the place together. He is in a ton of my videos since my mom lives near him

[@justforever96]

What? That he's kind of a tool?

[@louisbolkovac3113]

omg tht from cedar point lol

[@rosemaryarmitage3391]

What is wrong with these people. What if you have kids in the car. No where is that important you get there when you get there.

[@PGHammer21A]

It's called "impatience". There is one gate crossing that was notorious for breaking down - VA-55 in Marshall (yes - it broke back before I-66 was built through that area).

[@catguy4996]

True but something like an emergency vehicle, I can understand them wanting to rush through. Otherwise there is no exscuse

[@kathyyoung1774]

Impatient, immature, selfish people do that.

[@JayDillon-mm6yv]

At 5:00, sometimes if you just put your head underneath the gate, it will deploy normally and lop your head off.

[@1960gambit]

I have seen lightning hit the tracks and set the crossing lights off. Happened in Loveland many years ago while I was sitting in my car at a red light facing the tracks during a thunderstorm.

[@JawTooth]

Wow, I never heard of that happening before. That's pretty cool. A few weeks ago after a big storm, the crossing was messing up at Macon and another near Milford. Hope your having fun in Pennsylvania!

[@987computer]

9:25 I believe the camera's recording settings were the reason the lights appear to go off, then back on (the effects do not apply in-person). In fact, here's a video explaining why that happens. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYS7ootrardkfcU

[@JawTooth]

Yeah, I learned that after i made the video. I can actually see it on my camera now when I film

[@Dlippincott8607]

4:44 I’m pretty sure the reason it’s shaking is because it’s not all the way up and in the catcher thing, which I think is the metal part next to the first “A” in “Railroad” on the sign, so since it’s not secured it’s being blown around and shaken by the wind

[@boggy7665]

Conductor flagging the traffic to stop might do better if he had a bright red or fluorescent flag in his hand. All he had was black gloves. He must've forgot to bring a flag.

[@GEES44DC]

Not required in Canada.

[@delano62]

Or maybe that cop could have gotten and stopped traffic.

[@allenra530]

The cop car was at that mechanic shop to be serviced. There was probably no cop there.

[@Fireglo]

@Allen A pretty sure a cop would need to be present for a cop car being serviced I mean they could put a bomb in it for all they know.

[@joelmartin2549]

Pepsi Man, you think a cop sits at the mechanic shop the whole time his car being worked on, what you think they police don't have anything better to do? At any rate invade you were wondering, they don't.

[@southwestnsproductions7413]

It never ceases to amaze me just how careless American drivers can be when it comes to railway crossings. I don't think I'd have the nerves to drive around a lowered crossing gate..

[@arjosuwito828]

8yy800

[@ProxiProtogen]

SouthWestNS Productions ok not all Americans do this it about a 20%-30% of people that do this and most of the time there drunk.

[@RedBaronAce0207]

No one should drive around a lowered crossing gate at all. You could get killed.

[@89.8kiwifm9]

It's not just America. It happens here in New Zealand too. Take a look at this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hqOoXnqLmLGMm7M

[@kathyyoung1774]

Happens in all countries. Quit picking on Americans.

[@iamastrid_d]

4:56 imagine it started lowering and hit his head **OOF**

[@laurasgibson408]

I like your videos it brings awareness to people driving especially about the trains I love that

[@JawTooth]

Thank you very much! I like your last name since I share the same last name. lol

[@crisdc888]

Been awhile and am surprised you have a lot of subscribers and viewers👍🏼😎

[@MrJustin2105]

9:25 Dammm that was dangerous, I bet some people would have went through it thinking it malfunctioned, and that train wouldn't stop in time it was going so fast :O

[@MarshMello00]

I don't know if its where I live, but these trains are going really slow

[@AmtrakProductions]

thats not true, that crossing "Malfunction" happened because of the cameras frame rate

[@OkinProductions]

That's a mode on the lights, some eco thing I forgot, I think to save energy

[@OkinProductions]

nope

[@AmtrakProductions]

Okin Productions hope, it’s the cameras frame rate, in real life they work

[@angelgames9351]

When I was in Germany there were two lane barriers and below there was a fence. They also pass at 60-70km/h in suburban areas.

[@chadnga8]

I've never seen a train track that runs right down the middle of a street.... much less right in the downtown of the little town. Weird.

[@NelsonBigGunP200Fan]

also did u know where i live, one of the cities next to it, has banned the train horn when crossing? yeah. Because people are complaining about how loud it is at all hours of the night. I think its stupid, really. Trains sound their horn to let people know they're coming thru.

[@stratkiller86]

The same by me, rails were there 100 years before those condos

[@fanoflakespeed9460]

Where I live is next to court house and it's really funny in the court room. Books fall , horn blasting, building shakes , funny to say the least

[@fanoflakespeed9460]

Actually if you need to here the train horn through the crossing u shouldn't be driving. You are blind not to see this huge train crossing in front of you.

[@MBTAMoreRailfan]

Christopher Ryan exactly same with me I hate it

[@smitajky]

Mike Jones. We had a truck driver who killed quite a few and injured perhaps 100. His defence was successful. "I didn't see the 1500 W of flashing red lights. I didn't hear the bells ringing. I didn't notice the other vehicles that were stopped waiting for the train. I didn't see the 1000 Tonne train approaching and I didn't hear the horn being sounded by a panicked train driver." "That's OK then... NOT GUILTY... Next case".

[@USAIRFORCE621]

If a conductor tells traffic to halt then he's got a damn good reason, I've seen too many stories of people or cars getting destroyed cause they either lack common sense at the railway crossing or just being plain knuckleheads!

[@AndrooUK]

A driver might just see some weird guy in a high-vis jacket telling him to stop, and not seeing what's happening. Is it so unreasonable for a driver to just carry on with concern that it might be a highjacking or somesuch, or just some douchey truck doing a turn or reverse? It's not like there's a national or international clothing standard for conductors...

[@LX.M]

@@AndrooUK There's also a train standing half on the crossing which obviously failed, but yes, a hijacking would be much more likely than an employee trying to stop you from hitting or being hit by a train.

[@Red-rl1xx]

Several years ago, I came up to a crossing where the gates were down and the lights were flashing. I waited and waited and waited and no train ever showed up. Finally, while looking in both directions, I just drove around the gates. Never did see a train.

[@SubscribersWithNoVideos-jq6kn]

Red 13 google maps did that once for the same reason

[@ohmylanta9973]

8:51 *yells* "I'M ON TOP OF THE WOORRRLLD* LMAO

[@Leadplug]

That was a great westbound shot Brian and a very professionally shot episode ....as usual. Were there two engineers involved .

[@trainroomgary]

Looks like a Driver Education Video. "Cool" • Cheers from The Detroit & Mackinac Railway 🚂

[@JawTooth]

Thank you Gary!

[@aestheticcruise8807]

NS crew: just blast the horn and that idiot in the van will back up. *Blasts horn loudly* Van driver: I'm gonna be deaf from those jerks.. *gets caught under the crossing arm* NS crew: That'll show you for sticking your bumper where it shouldn't be. Van driver: *looks back at all the traffic behind* Well this is embarrassing...

[@supanami2603]

@4:53 It just got out of crossing gate school and was extremely excited he was working first day on the job!

[@RennieAsh]

Train horn heard, train comes - at walking pace and it’s one engine only. Seems overly dramatic lol

[@midnightdeluxegaming6582]

Yeah until someone gets ran over by it

[@LiquidBlackWolf]

that gate that spassed out. did you call and inform the line operator about it?

[@johnja4922]

I live in Germany and here it almost never happens that people go over the tracks when the lights are on. Might be because the trains keep their speed and usually we have fully closing gates.

[@AndrooUK]

Also, Germany has much fewer crossings, and the trains are never as long, and Germans are programmed robots when it comes to laws and just doing what they're told by the Government, even if it totally sucks?

[@LX.M]

@@AndrooUK Oh yes, the Land of the Free where red lights and gates that are there to prevent you from a tragic accident are considered a mere suggestion because freedom. Generally, it seems that many people there are lacking a fair bit of common sense when it comes to the prevention of potentially life-threatening situations because you have the freedom to have yourself killed in an unnecessary way.

[@Goetterdaemmerung86]

"It's a good thing I ate my spinach!" That made me laugh harder than it probably should have lol

[@_RailWay_]

Strange, I thought that this is possible only in Russia

[@EddieTruckingAdventures]

It happens in the UK, but very rare. Our problem is people going onto the tracks

[@whatabouttheearth]

You must of never ridden on CSX, theyre super cool with train hoppers because if your crazy enough to risk you life like the crew than they'll let ya. Ive been on some janky trains and janky lines, there a bridge in Joliet Illinois where the train is literally leaning to the side on a curve, you feel like its going to fall off

[@Chuck44442]

@@whatabouttheearth omg i bet that sharp curve must be crazy. Bet they go slow.

[@SamDru]

But did you hear a battle tank ruining the train tracks in Russia🤣🤣

[@midnyte6195]

Only In Soviet Russia you see crazy stuff like this

[@AimlessRyan]

Now that I have to get around on a power chair, I often have to use crosswalks. I’ve always thought it’s pretty easy to understand that you’re (driver) supposed to stop at the solid white line before the crosswalk, not right over the crosswalk, but a lot of people don’t.

[@davidbuschhorn6539]

I went to college in North Idaho. Whenever it got to -20F the arms would come down, lights flashed, bells rung... 24-7 until someone came to fix them. It was half a block from my house so it was pretty annoying when it went on for weeks. Day and night.

[@JawTooth]

That is way too cold for me. Lol

[@davidbuschhorn6539]

@@JawTooth I loved it :) It was -60F for two days. Then it "warmed up" to -20. Crystal blue skies and no wind so it was perfect sweater weather even though your nose-boogers froze on every inhale.

[@kaseyaldrich4746]

I’ll bet you anything it was a broken rail causing it.

[@colbylawson5331]

5:16. Maybe it's paranoid about loosing it's job. After all, you don't have to be alive to stand around all day.

[@Alexander-tq5iu]

It’s pretty scary when profit overrides human life. Thankfully these trains stop to make sure roads are clear. I enjoy your videos and will be subscribing. Thanks for the great videos.

[@benchedthatpiece]

Great video, well done!

[@JawTooth]

Thank you!

[@NashRailfan]

9:25 the lights do that, because there is a set amount of flash cycles, so when it turns off a cycle has went through, if they are still on, the cycle is still goin. Hopefully that made sense

[@weeardguy]

Well, not really ;) Those are LED-lights. Those are either fed with pulsed DC (unbuffered rectified AC) or modulated with PWM (Pulse Width Modulation, where the LEDs flash on and off at a rate so fast the human eye will see it as 'on'). Both can greatly interfere with the camera's shutterspeed or frame-rate if either of them is slightly off.

[@Pspy3k]

I was wondering about this, because im familiar with the equipment but was stummped as to how this was possible Camera interference is possible

[@leonardcampbell1768]

Here in AUSTRALIA whenever you come across such a crossing (here in the more smaller towns and more remote locations).... as shown in this video.... A WHITE LINE is painted on the roadway PRIOR to the "gate".... IT IS THEREFORE ...an offence to cross the white line when the red lights are active.

[@floflospeed24]

here in belgium, if you pass a railroad crossing while it's flashing/ringing, even by foot, you automatically lose your driving licence(s) and risk several fines

[@richdiscoveries]

Just stand there and keep holding that poll up for us, we'll have a guy down there in about a week or so

[@nitehawk86]

7:27 "no defects" Well, aside from the brains of those drivers.

[@vincentfegley6068]

I like when the guy in the brown truck just gives up and turns around.

[@NJPurling]

People ignore lights & horns they can't blame the railroad, plus they ought to obey a flagman as if they were a traffic cop, not just a regular guy in a day-glo jacket. I don't know what the conductor yelled at the driver. in the first clip. Probably some hot profanities. As if he'd want his work day enlivened by being ten feet from a fatal accident.

[@claytongunter2450]

If you're standing in a r.r. crossing where the train has the clear right of way, by local law, state law, and federal law, NEVER the car? Do you tell the driver to run you over? Conductors should have the right at grade crossings to list license plate numbers for penalties and fines.

[@joewilson4740]

Hold on..... wtf is a ‘day-glo’😂

[@ghostcityshelton9378]

He said; "Oh just go on right through...Freaking MORON !"

[@ssbohio]

@@joewilson4740 "Day-Glo" is a trademarked version of the fluorescent orange color used in high-visibility vests and such.

[@chevysilverado1721]

Train:*horns* subtitles: *[laughter]*

[@Milanfanoftrains]

Bro which part