Incorrect. The grade crossing signal system senses train speed and activates crossing signals a minimum of 25 seconds before train arrives. If the train was traveling at 60 mph, the mee-mool lights *(o)T(o)* would activate when the train is 2,200 feet away.
Robert Gift : It is believed that the common way to read TheThomasSproduction's comment should be as elaborated below: If (a) those crossing gates weren't there; and (b) an Amtrak train came around there at speed; [then,] they'd all be dead. The comment is not, and had never been, incorrect.
Oh. I have been on thatrain many times including in the locomotive a few times videoing grade crossing behaviors for my Operation Lifesaver presentations.The sight distance is good enough thathengineer would start blasting the horn if anyone were in foul of the track. They could walk away and be well clear of the track before the train arrived. A train cannot go fast around a sharp curve. Long curves have greater sight distance. The scariest place along this track is ?? where there are two grade crossings a block apart. They are totally blind. If a vehicle were on the track the train would h.it at 79 mph. No time to reduce speed even 1 mph!At one of those crossings, a just-graduated high school student and his girlfriend were killed. He had been drinking and was giving her a piggy-back ride and a thrill. She was trying to get off his back when he failed to step away from the track in time.Christmyth Day a man was killed when he rode his brand new $3,000 mountain bike on a trestle. He tried to ride off the trestle before the train goto him. His buddy pulled his bike to the side and he was not hurt.
No problem. The mee-mool lights *(o)T(o)* will activate a minimum of 25 seconds before train arrival. Plenty of time to clear away from the track even if the train istill out of sight. Also, the train stops at San Juan Capistrano.
Idiots! I estimate I’ve taken the Surfliner at least 240 times over the last 30 years. As a passenger I have no idea how many close calls there may have been while en route, but I have a lot of respect for the engineers.
I really don't see why people think train tracks are a great spot to take a photo, after all, train tracks are for trains, and trains alone. (Maybe highrailers too.) Don't take photos on the track, or that memory you're making could be making a memory of you, permanently! Also, nice P2 horn.
It’s a pedestrian crossing there and people take pics all the time. I have done it, but standing, not sitting. And you can bet your ass we get off the tracks the second we hear the bell start to ding wether taking pictures or crossing!!! These people are just being stupid.
I see many close call videos on youtube but, this one really got my heart raceing. These people are idiotic. Just unbelivable people would do this for a photo
@@AS768 There is staff but they aren’t watching the tracks nor are they in a position or do they care to yell at idiots like that. The staff there just do ticket sales and such.
Don't get angry at these people. They don't hang out around trains as much as we do. They don't realize how big and dangerous they are. The only train they know about is probably Thomas the Tank Engine
No problem. The mee-mool lights *(o)T(o)* will activate a minimum of 25 seconds before train arrival. Plenty of time to clear away from the track even if the train istill out of sight. Also, the train stops at San Juan Capistrano.
Those people are just idiots. If I were you Brian, I would get that reported to 911 straight away the minute you see that. That's what I do now when I see that big group of people on the tracks like that. And that wedding photographer is one of the most "moronic" photographer that I have ever seen. Even through I am a pro photographer, I would never get that close to that train at that speed. I hope that each people in the group pay a monstrous fine and make this well known that this is not OK.
Unbelievable how stupid those people were. No fear of the Metrolink approaching. I bet that engineer was sweating a bit. You even see him shaking his head. No wonder Metrolink has a lot of collisions Californian don't respect the rails
@@surfliner456 I went down to Fort Lauderdale to check out the first leg of the Brightline in 2018. South Floridians are worse, no care in the world for train crossings. And they have so many you think they would have gotten used to after a couple of hundred years. 😅
It’s a quiet zone there. Can’t remember when it became a quiet zone, but it may have been around 2011. There’s a neighborhood on the other side of the tracks and being a couple miles away, I could still hear the train horn, especially at night. So it makes sense. Most people aren’t that stupid and we have the bars for a warning.
@@baileypaliolonga5620 I believe it did become a quiet zone in 2011 while I believe the crossing arms don’t always do enough to warn people. The train horn is there for safety.
@@djmasterty2309 There is a bell that rings pretty loud, the lights flash before the bell even goes, and the arms go down. Plus there is a huge freaking train coming towards you. If you're still on the tracks after that, then you deserve a Darwin award lol.
I could see the metro link or amtrak police coming and citing every single one of em for being on tracks like that and not immediately moving when a train came
*Surprised this video hasn't gained more traction but this could have easily been a mass casualty event had anything gone wrong with either the train or the crossing equipment.* Quite frankly, I'm surprised some of them even got out of the way in time since at least a few people looked somewhat inebriated. Inexcusable behavior from adults (Not even mentioning the kids they bought with them onto the rails) who have no reason not to know better, and a terribly stressful experience for the engineers and staff. California momento.
I think that UP and Amtrak would be especially interested in putting a stop to this sort of nonsense, and they have their own police to do it. If photographers and their subjects had to appear in court on trespassing charges, word would get around quickly. If the shoot was the photographer's idea, I would think he or she could be charged with reckless endangerment. If anyone gets hit, the railroad(s) will be defendant(s) in the lawsuits that follow. Just ask CSX www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2017/07/18/jury-railroad-to-pay-39m-for-train-death-of-film-worker/103790804/.
They were a long ways away from the train when the gates went down. I wouldn't call them "idiots" but at the end, it was NOT smart to be sitting on a rail, BUT, you could feel on the rail if the train was coming, you would feel it vibrating and feel motion. Nice video anyway.
