The sheer force of the power from the locomotives to tear through the steel reinforced concrete beam is quite amazing. I’m glad the crew members are okay. I can’t imagine how the driver of the truck feels right now.
@@wesleystuff4882 Oh okay I thought I heard him say the crew members were released with minor injuries. The truck driver? I was talking about how he feels emotionally about what he’s caused. But if he’s in the hospital, as a driver myself I hope he’s okay.
My company is part of the emergency response for derailments in my area. It's absolutely amazing the amount of people and equipment that can be mobilized within a few hours. Within 12 hours they had the line cleared, track repaired, and a switch changed with trains running again.
Not one of the locomotives will be scrapped actually. The damage isn’t that great. The shop forces in Altoona, Chattanooga and Roanoke are some of the best in the business of fabrication and rebuilding. The lead unit was rebuilt from a Dash 9 with a newer GEVO cab, meaning the upgraded collision posts may have saved the crews life. These units will head right to DeButts Shops for rebuilding.
I've seen 1058 so many times in Winston Salem and Greensboro areas without even trying to catch it. Always was a workhorse when I did see it. Leading or pushing it was a great asset for NS. Very useful. Sad to see it in this condition
Amazing! Also love the Zoom option! Pause the video and zoom in on the lead locomotive, it feels like we are there with you. Thanks so much for the video TC! Be safe out there!
A buddy of mine at work sent me the video of the accident and I totally forgot this was in your neck of the woods!! It say alot about the north American Safety Cab!! Since the crew was treated and released 😁👍 Thanks for sharing this brother!!
That is exactly one of the first thing I thought of when I saw this: the American Safety Cab did its job! I wonder if the truck driver still has his job?
@@daledickerson8835 Yeah not to mention the fact that there should have been spotters/escorts when moving anything that long with a thoroughly planned route. But then again. What the hell do i know. I'm just a truck driver 🤣🤣
The cab design that is used today in the railroad industry speaks for itself, the reinforced inter walls and the heavy secondary door on the inside that you have to enter through showed its integrity, two men are alive today from this tragic event and safety designs are the reason, I’m glad it wasn’t a short nose older geep…. ms~~~ 40 years retired LE….
Times two for the pictures. I think and I'm no expert, but if I was responsible for escorting that rig I would be absolutely sure he could get 100% clear before I gave him the go ahead. It was said that there was a red light (?) at the next intersection, I don't know. I would of blocked the intersection so the rig would have cleared the crossing. My $0.02 from Ohio.
Why are people so quick to assume a locomotive will be scrapped. That damage is really not that bad. The cab is barely deformed, really quite impressive honestly, cab definitely won the battle against that beam. Derailing seems to be what caused the most damage. More importantly, the frame doesn't look to be bent.
It's because these whistle dick foamers worry more about a stupid locomotive then the crew inside of them. The emotional ties some of these people have with these things is bizarre.
After seeing that hit on video and now seeing that locomotive…wow those locomotives are dense. Aside from the parts/truck that separated the cab was for the most part barely deformed. That’s crazy.
It’s called lack of communication between the railroads and truckers they should have told the railroad they were gonna be going thru to be careful or vise versa
Don’t think the railroad is at any fault. It’s the escort services job to check the railroad schedule and to clear room ahead of the truck so incidents like this don’t happen
Nice video and surely the trucking Co. is responsible for this mega million dollar mess. They better have dam good insurance. Each loco costs millions alone. If the lead loco had not derailed, it would not have near this bad. Just damage to the lead loco and the train could have finished its trip.
How do you get a truck with a beam stuck on the tracks? There should have been coordination between the construction company and the railroads. This should be statutory law requiring communications. Thanks I walked a derailment of tank cars in Fort Worth a few years back. Imagine the call to the insurance company: "what happened? you did what with a concrete beam?"
Paise Lord no one killed. IMO the construction company hauling the concrete beam has a huge liability facing them, why they did not coordinate w/NS & transport the beam when there was no train traffic?
Yes, everything gets bulldosed out and 39 foot track panels are set in place, then the ballast is brought in usely by a special train and dropped on the panels, then the track is tamped and regulated, the speed will stay reduced until the ribbon rail is placed….ms~~~
I would guess all the damaged track was replaced with panel tracks which probably has all new ties. But it's just a guess. That's usually how they get these mains back in service so quickly.
Actually that remains to be seen. Oversized loads are supposed to be supervised and protected at RR crossings. Whoever messed that up is the one who'll pay the most.
Somewhere in there they're supposed to be a police escort along with escort services that are for hire. Something that large gets big attention being around railroad crossings power lines busy intersections daytime traffic. But nowadays with defund the police , who knows?
@jeffisdef The OP said it was 100% on the trucker. Unless one knows the whole story that's a pretty bold assumption. With a move like that the crossing should have been protected by the RR. Obviously it wasn't or the accident wouldn't have happened. What needs to be established is why before any assumptions are made.
I can imagine the engineers of the lead locomotive running back with legs shaking and peeing on themselves. Ona side note: Locomotives should come equipped with a hydraulic system that pushes forward depending on speed and acts like a plow with springs to absorb impacts and push anything away.
this in not Oltawah its Collegedale Tenn where little debbie's are made, if you go past the crossing from where the locomotives are that is the plant where the cakes are made.....
Well the company's not going to make anything on that job after they pay for the damages, the freight cars will just be sold to a local scrapper or given the locomotives probably will be taken back to the shops the lead locomotive might also be scrapped on site
Hope you are joking (but really!) as that would not only be illegal (trespassing, etc), but also dangerous as you have no idea what damage was done to unit and what might result from a start up attempt.
Why are you trespassing? There's caution tape up there for a reason. This is why we don't like foamers. No respect. 06:32 says it all. "Ease down through here and pretend we're supposed to be here." Forwarding this link to the FRA, NTSB, NS Management, and Collegedale PD.
Did the truck go through signals and gates that were down? Probably not! Unfortunate accident, but trucks are allowed to cross tracks when there is no train.. maybe trains should slow the fuck down when going through a town …
