Apparent Runaway Train Crosses Motorway With No Warning! - Explained 

★★★ *FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE VIDEO / FACT UPDATES* ★★★ *1) Is he saying Murderway or Motorway at **0:16** and **0:20* - I am saying Motorway, I have an Australian accent, so you must be just hearing it wrong, but I clearly say Motorway. *2) I can't see the tracks* - You probably won't see them on a mobile phone, especially after the de-grading of the footage youtube does after uploading a video. But I can clearly see them on my PC Monitor. *3) IT'S FAKE!* - it is not fake, this video best explains what you are seeing and how & why the train crosses the motorway. if you think the train in the video is fake after watching this video, you either have a low IQ in which I will need to use crayons to explain the video to you or you are trolling. *4) There are warning signs and traffic lights at* 3:58 - Yes there is, but I do not see any warnings for the railway line in question, there are 2 tracks at that point in the road, I assume one set of lights & signs covers both tracks. *5) Why would they build a train track over a 7 lane motorway* - it is a 7 lane Motorway, and it is only a 7 lane motorway for a short distance about 100-200 mtrs then goes back to a few lanes, the train track was most likely there long before the road was built. The whole area has been heavily developed over the years, but they left the train tracks in place. *6) at **0:30** The train goes under the Grass* - That grass you are seeing is a Balcony on the building, it's an optical illusion. *7) at **3:15** - you can see the train actually crossing the road on the google earth image, it's the long series of blocks holding up the cars* - Yes this is a screen shot of a google earth image from 2015, I am well aware it's there, that's why I put it in the video, showing you what it would look like when the train crosses. But there are 2 train tracks, and the yellow line I mark in the video at 3:15 is the train & train track in the original blurry footage at the start of the video. *8) Train Track are now gone as of 3/9/18* - I was informed by a viewer that on 3/9/2018, road works were carried out to remove the train tracks, here is the article link - qafqazinfo.az/news/detail/bakinin-merkezinde-demir-yolu-xetti-sokulur-neftciler-baglanir-228736 *9) How did you find this location purely from the original video* - I had 2 pieces of critical information from the original video, the name of the city it was located in, Baku, and the circular walking paths in the park, very distinct, with those 2 pieces of information, I simply google earthed all of Baku until I found it. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ *Viewers Comment* *awaken77* - "This intersection was in the city Baku (Azerbaijan) on Neftjanikov avenue, now defunctioned. The railroad was a branch line to the port. In 2017 that line was closed, and rails dismounted. There's recording from car's dash cam filmed in 2011: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-kVlo2w8f2Cs.html" *(Thankyou awaken77 for information & link)* *Nikita Kipriyanov Said 17/11/20* - In the first case the loco is some shunting diesel electric, I can't recognize which one exactly, and there are grain cars indeed. In the second case, where there are tank cars, the loco is 2ТЭ10M-3417 (which means: 2 - dual traction; ТЭ - Тепловоз с Электропередачей - diesel electric locomotive; 10М - model 10, modernized; 3417 - a serial number). This is very popular soviet freight loco, each section is rated 2210kW, but 2nd one seems to be shut down, because it gives out no smoke. Nowadays these locos remained in heavy use in Moldavia and other satellites, their use in Russia declines steadily. I believe when this track was built, the "motorway" wasn't that wide and it there was not much road traffic. Signs and lights were enough. When the Soviet Union dissolved the track was used much less, but the city grew and the street was widened and loaded. Because the track was used quite infrequently, it was not economical to build advanced safety systems around it. Eventually the operator was forced to make it safe or remove and find other ways to transport goods. I live in Voronezh, and here are also a few places with such tracks crossing relatively large and loaded motorways (for example, tinyurl.com/y684ycdc this one). These tracks connect mainstream lines and some large factories. Some of these tracks were removed just recently, others are kept in place, but there are not much safety, as one can see. I've personally never ever seen any trains on them (I was only 8 years old when Soviet dissolved). ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ *WHY I MADE THIS VIDEO* I started researching this video & looking for articles covering why it crossed the road with no warning signs etc, and I was finding no information, people kept writing articles saying they have no idea why the train was their and how it was crossing the road. it was infuriating me, that so many people re-posted the video and wrote articles with no information to explain what we were looking at. I could have just given up and moved on and thinking it was too hard, but I wanted to explain it, so I kept at it over days, looking for clues in the footage, the park, the motorway, the name of the town and finally found it, and from that I made some assumptions on the train being a grain train, but a fair assumption I think. All in all I am happy that I figured it out, while everyone else just copied other peoples articles and said "no idea how the train is crossing the road or why".

I love how they literally build a concrete wall next to the track on the second clip so you can't even see the damn thing coming until it actually crosses

1:36 Love how they put a wall in front of the train tracks, so you can't even see it coming!

I worked in Baku for three years. Yes this exists. I stumbled upon it one weekend when I was exploring the city. I was walking through the park and saw the train tracks straight through the park across the road on one side and leading to a large gate bordering the east side of the park on the other side. It is truly a bizarre sight and I couldn't figure it out until I realized that there is a port on the other side of the gate. The park is like any park you would see in a modern city, but there are train tracks straight through it. I assume the tracks were there first, since nobody would put train tracks through a park. But it begs the question, who would build a park on top of train tracks??

Yes, this is in Baku and that railroad existed for some time. It was nearby my apartment. The city bus I was in was nearly hit by this train. It happened 7 years ago. Now this railroad has been dismantled. It had nothing to do with grain though. It was working for old refinery that was located seaside. The refinery also moved away. You can't find it on maps now.

Train: I go now, good luck everyone else

Gee I am already happy that the uploader did not try to clickbait us, was informative, did not speak with a computerize voice, did invest more than 5 minutes with a video app, did not use "funny" cuts every 2 seconds and all overall was still entertaining. Thank you! Subscribed!

The amount of research you did to figure this out is actually really impressive!

This reminds me of when the polar express drives on ice.

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Oops, wrong cheat code.

Fascinating. Thanks for finding the facts on that train.

That's, probably, the most high quality answer to a question i didn't ask. Thanks for your work.

I thought this was one of those clickbait "LOOK AT THIS" fake photoshopped thumbnail videos so i ignored it for 2 whole weeks before giving in... and was actually surprised. This is really cool.

no click bait bs. Good job mate.

Amazingly well researched! Loved how you didn't add any superfluous things to the video -just everything pertinent. You've definitely earned a subscriber!

Already the best creator for not being clickbait and spending 2 days on it

Q: Why did the train cross the road? A: Because it could.

Actually there are unadvertised train crossings just like that all over the world. You never hear about them because motorists who encounter them don't live to tell the story.

Great video man, I love that you went through the effort. I love trains I've never seen a train do something like that haha. Well glad no one was hurt

Holy crap did not expect it to be this informative! Great video man!

Why so many dislikes? This was a well made, informative and entertaining video.

Finally not clickbait!!!

Amazing, informative and clear video, lots of effort put in and it’s easy to tell you care a lot about your videos. You’ve earned a subscriber!

Thanks for researching the information that's needed to conclude your findings. Good job 👍

In Soviet Russia you don't cross train, train crosses you.

My train , my facking rules

I was unsure of clicking this one, and wasn't sure why I was doing it. But I went for it. My, I was surprised. It was Nice and informative. And actually got to the bottom of it. Hats off to you

Thank you for not posting clickbait. This was interesting and informative.

This is by far the most honest thumbnail, Title and video I have seen on RU-vid... Really In this world of betraiyers, how rare is it to see such an honest content!!

Relax everyone, its just a glitch from GTA San Andreas.

Good work man, you earned a like.

Wow what an excellent video! This is really strange, I appreciate the explanation. Good sleuthing!!!!! 😮

And this kids is why we don't use low resolution video anymore.

Cars: roads are our property Train : hey little boi

There's actually one like this in Durango Colorado. The Durango and Silverton line crosses a freeway, but there is warnings and signals. I was on the train and I got to wave at drivers. Really fun experience and I'm glad that these guys play it safe.

You earned yourself a sub, vid was informative and wasn't a bait and switch.

Nice change to see a video that actually *explains* a weird phenomenon, instead of just presenting it with some brainless commentary. Well done!

Finally! Somebody that actually does their own research instead of parroting other people. Thank you. :-)

Thank you for your hours of work. I needed that ! Eh

The narrative skills got me, subscribed

*That train is me barging into a conversation I have no business being in. 😂*

Well presented. Thank you x

Wonderful research, this obviously took a lot of time and effort. 10/10 !!

3:08 I can't believe he didn't point out the train crossing, look at all that traffic holy smokes

That first car on the right that notices the train is like "uhhh guys... guuuuuuys GUYS"

Wow this is a really well researched video!

I had forgotten about this, thanks.

So, this video basically says: "It just does."

Fun fact: that's actually 50m away from turn 1 of the F1 grand prix circuit

Love the video and the work that went into it! Gotta say, though, that's the slowest "runaway" train I've ever seen...

was following along with google maps and none of this is even there anymore hardly a trace of it ever being there. Great video one of the best put together i have seen in some time.

Im from Baku . For everyone wondering the tracks were there for a long long time and before they made the road wider they had lights to indicate the train and in the second video its the same train track crossing another road not far away and they have lights there . The reason i think why there are no light indicators firstly is that train doesnt cross the road often because the silo looking thing you see , that place was Bakus main marine port but now they have moved it so the trains rarely go there so my guess city officials didnt see a need to put any indicators there .

Luckily it's going slow

You definitely outdid yourself, the video quality was fairly above my expectations!

Great informative video! Thank you!

Not sure how they could install cross arms over a 10 lane highway. They needed to build a bridge over it

Toward the end of the video, just after the railroad crossing signs are shown, there is also a standard three color traffic light. It is supposed to turn red before the train crosses. In locations were a train crosses once per week or less, traffic lights are used without gates.

Wow, you actually took time to find an explanation. You sir have earned yourself a subscriber 👏

Fascinating video! I'm so happy it is not clickbait lol 😊😄😊

I live in Baku and drive through this road almost everyday. Yes, there is a train track crossing the road. However, I've never seen a train cross the road like that. It must be really rare. In fact I thought the track was used in the past but not anymore

“Crashing into a train could ruin your day”.... understatement of the year! Crashing into a train WILL ruin your life lol

I thought it was CGI at first and was very happy to see the true story of it. Well done.

Excellent "detective" work searching, and successfully finding the location. I discovered your channel today. Best wishes for continuing success from London, Ontario, Canada.

True! Very True! Real city, real train. I lived in the city of Baku, Azerbaijan for 22 years (expatriate) and I crossed this road multiple times, mainly to drop my kids to school and take them back home. What one can't see in the first part of video that there is a short 'signal' pole and the train driver 'honks and hoots' loudly, since he is 'blinded' by a sharp track curve (curving around a childrens park !) when the train 'rolls' on to the road . I think the poor soul sits on the 'horn', as one can hear the hoarse loud horn from quite a distance. He/she obviously aware that some fool would try to 'overrun' the train. Now, seeing the train on video it looks scary, but on ground level it was a just a minor inconvenience, to abruptly stop on busy road joining the downtown Baku to the densely populated suburbs (thankfully I always had cars stop ahead of me !)The train crosses infrequently carrying petrol/diesel/ kerosene from a Soviet era petroleum refinery nearby on its way to the Black sea port in Georgia, the oil ultimately reaching Europe. Obviously this video was shot from the ultra modern Port Baku Mall, which is just meters away from both the 'hidden' track and the Caspian sea. By the way, the train after crossing the road passes by a Bentley and a Ferrari dealership!

What impresses me more than the story is the amount of time and patience you put into researching this.

Thanks for describing the thought process that I didn’t even have as if I was five years old, greatly appreciated. Now that’s how you make a 10 second clip into a garbage minutes-long video, boys and girls!

I can't believe my eyes, there's a ship crossing the highway! I am already happy that the uploader did not try to clickbait us, did not speak with a computerize voice , was informative. Yes this exists

I love people who do research

Can the motorway stop the train? (Gta 5 funny moments)

I like how you were determined to figure it out.

Great video. I thought for sure it was balogna at first but you explained it nicely.

wrong place to spawn a train

I rarely comment but the research done by you is amazing , you went and actually found all the details about this crossing is incredible

Geeze, even with warnings, I know 4 people that smashed into a moving train, 2 died, and 2 were seriously hurt! Thank you!

Real life Inception. Mal would have been proud.

All the dislikes were people who wanted to see someone die

Brilliant researching mate...way beyond

Brilliant research👍 Thanks💜

Most dangerous motorway? Clearly you have never visited India 🇮🇳

Wow an actually well researched and explained video which actually holds up to the title and thumpnail... When have i left RU-vid?

Good job researching this

Nice investigative work!

2 days of research ?!? good job lad !

These must be the smoothest railroad tracks I've ever seen. I'm use to the old fashioned big railroad tracks, where the car jumps up and down as you go over them.

This vid deserves a tumb up! 😀

In the past we had a train track crossing a 6-lane motorway here, but it had warnings and gates. It was only occasionally used for freight trains. When a train wanted to cross, police was sent to the location first to examine the situation (weather, how busy it is) and the gates were closed with the police watching what would happen. Only then a train would cross. This crossing, and in fact that entire line, has been removed quite some time ago. I travelled on that motorway daily, and I have only seen a train crossing once or twice.

This is what happens when Thomas the Tank Engine gets drunk

Road signs are for the weak. That isn't a train, it's a device for getting rid of weak and/or texting drivers...

Excellent narration 😊

Excellent research, bro.

The train takes the grain. The grain train blocks every lane. Which lane does the grain train use? The grain train lane. Filmed behind a glass pane.

Nice man! I'm glad you took the time to investigate the footage and to find it point of origin :)

If you look close at the Google Earth image at 3:08 you can see another train crossing the road just to the left of the path you drew, as there's actually 2 rail crossings on that street. You can also see the massive traffic tailback the train has caused as it's crossing the road.

Thanks for this information I can finally answer the question on my homework

Thank you sir for not being clickbait and being so informative!

I can explain this: *Aliens*

Well researched! I think you are right!

Man I was onlu looking for how to build train intersections in Factorio. Seems like my build wasn't that far off from real life.

That is cool! Wish it was still there