PEOPLE LISTEN UP ... EVERY crossing has a Crossing ID# with a 1-800 telephone number to call posted on the cross buck/light pole. If you get stuck on the tracks, IMMEDIATELY call that number first (NOT 9-11) and give the crossing ID# to the railroad representative. They can notify any train that might be approaching that the railroad crossing is obstructed and they will stop the train.
Doesn't always work if the train is nearby and can't get the brakes set in time. Pull up Train Vs. Semi in Johnston, SC from May 5 years ago and you'll see why.
Thank you, reading the comments below your informative post confirms what i have suspected about people they would rather criticize and mock you rather take a moment to thank you for informing people like myself of something they did not know.
The scraper was already there and was going help but trucker or one of the road workers since ton of them there could have called for him while they work on getting his truck unstuck.
He looked like he was actually getting back in the truck at one point. Looks like he could have made it, but wasn't paying attention to the people unloading. They signaled him, but he wasn't paying attention. Who parks a big rig on a train track and then doesn't pay attention?
@@gregludwig3772 you haul those then? only ones I've had any experience hauling was from a paper mill, same trailer setup and length as him. gross weight for that rig I was driving back then was around 95k, permitted up to 100k gross weight. True, I don't know what cargo he's got or if he's running empty, can only speak from experience, doesn't mean I'm right.
Saying "Oh, my gosh!" and "Oh, my goodness!" over and over again is an old secret way of magically preventing vehicle collisions..... if done correctly.
We didn't chant anything but Ah Shit! For the record, I only had two days off. We do not look forward to hitting or killing anything with our trains. But for some reason, the public at large seems to want to chance it on an everyday basis. Especially in Indiana!! Every single day we see dozens of cars and people run the crossing gates. Then want to cry "Bad Railroad Crossing". No. What don't people understand when the gates go down, the red lights start flashing, a bell is ringing at the crossing and you see lights on and flashing on the oncoming locomotive with horn blaring and train bell ringing, you are out of time. Wait patiently for a few minutes and all will be well!
That crossing is closed off now... only open to emergency vehicles. Anyway, I've been right past there *several* times while leaving town after a day of waiting on trains there. It's always crazy to see things like this happen in such a familiar area
@@jayasmrmore3687 the route just takes you to houses essentially. If you go down 67 which the road in front of the track it takes you to another crossing entrance to go over.
And that’s surprising? Look how massive the train is with its load and strong too. It pulls all of that faster than humans can pedal a bicycle. Power lines, transformers, trailers, trucks, animals, cars etc are literally like mosquitoes.
I like these videos better when the person shooting the video is not emotional and there are less "oh my gods...." but still it is an excellent piece of video, glad the driver got out, though his home is destroyed.
It always seems to rain whenever I forget to roll up my windows. It's just funny how it works out this way. Truck stuck on the tracks? A train *must* suddenly be approaching. It's like we're all living in The Truman Show sometimes, the way it appears to be so scripted.
I've lost count how many videos similar to this one that I've watched.. Crossings need sensors that instantly tell the train driver if something is in the way so he/she can stop in time!
The crossing gates can be constructed so that the train doesn't get a clear straight thru. But the driver can't still get info that the crossing is fouled because he/she drives on signal (as long as the railway isn't equipped with PTC, positive train control.) But the railroad will incur additional costs if they must connect the crossing gate control equipment to the interlocking. It isn't unusual that the crossing gate has electro-magnetic coils which can detect an road vehicle , but that setup is somewhat expensive.
I hope you're prepared for the bells and arms to be down several minutes before the train arrives at the crossing then. Some trains take miles to stop, so for the engineer to be told its OK to proceed the barriers would have to be locked in place a long time in advance.
It took only 25 seconds for the train to stop. The train driver probably saw the truck for a long distance. ( the tracks are straight and parallel Pendelton Pike for miles there in Indy ) If the truck driver or any of that road crew called the train rep. and a broacast warning was made, my count of time is 25 seconds to stop + 15 seconds for phone call + 15 seconds for broacast to trains + plus 15 seconds for train Engineer/ Driver to recognize broadcast call and respond = 70 seconds. But this optimal reaction time is not a genuine factor if nobody has been trained with any seriousness. In other words that truck sat there for much longer than 70 seconds!!
The tracks aren't straight; the accident happened shortly after the tracks (and the closely-following road) started into a gradual but long sweeping curve.
@@peoriavideosltd6822 Going into an urban area the trains go a little slower. So 70 seconds is a very short time to hope for. With the train coming around a curve a stuck vehicle can't see the train coming. In the city the curve are sharp enough to slow the train down much more. You'll wait a half an hour for a train to go by.
I was on that train. The tracks are NOT straight at that location. We were going 44 MPH coming around the curve and accelerating as the speed there is 60 MPH. That time of year the trees have a lot of foliage on them so we could not see the truck until we were about 300 yards from the crossing. Train was put into emergency immediately. It takes a while to stop a moving freight train. This one was empty grain cars, or it would have taken us a lot longer of a distance to stop. If you think it would have only taken 15 seconds to make a call to CSX, then 15 seconds to call the dispatcher who then calls the train, you are living in a delusional world and know nothing of how the Railroad World operates. In a perfect World, someone could have called it in. There is a number at EVERY crossing to call in an emergency. But it still takes time. 70 Seconds is totally unrealistic. With that said, the truck obviously had been hung up long enough for them to attempt pulling it off the tracks. If someone had called it in right away, then just maybe the whole thing could have been avoided.
Driver of truck:OH NO! When the train hits my truck ill have to pay both the truck and trailer repair costs Train:Dont worry ill only damage your truck and not the trailer
Don't worry we have same problems here in canada and worse is in prairie with combine or grain truck stuck and don't call cp or cn rail when too late.i saw lowbed with d8 cat dozer very messy.thanks video alberta canada
Many container haulers and other drivers don’t lift the landing gear all the way. I guess it’s laziness but when you get hung up like this it can be extremely hard to lift that couple extra inches.... or they don’t even think about it. Me personally I’d rather stop and hold up traffic for a minute while I checked for clearance or found an alternate route than getting T-boned by a train and holding up everyone for a couple hours.
@@Highgear145 Yes I’m aware of the fact they do only get about 8 to 10 inches off the ground depending on what company made the landing gear. I’m also aware of how many drivers just don’t crank them all the way up. Sorry to say but can haulers are the worst.
All those trained, certified professionals and they can't communicate with the driver to get off the tracks? They couldn't have unloaded 50' away from the tracks? I worked in the industry for a few years and it was so full of egos it was unreal. Everyone knows they are the expert and want everyone else to listen to them. So many don't have a clue. Looks like government workers.
Woah! 0:14, That railroad crossing gate arm got stuck on the semi, when the other railroad signal went down, when the train was approaching the crossing, before the train struck the truck, after someone said “there’s a train coming “ at 0:12. Wonder if the railroad signal and gate arm broke or malfunction, after being stuck on the semi. Good catch.
Was the 1-800 number on a *[BLUE SIGN]* on the mee-mool light *(o)T(o)* pole not called? Call that number first. They can call the train. Train will slow and stop before the grade crossing - if notoo close to the crossing. Well done, steadyideo. Thank you.
How long does it take to unhitch the tractor from the trailer?With two people cranking and disconnecting the lines last the only worry is uneven ground.
I thought the same thing. Looks like the truck had the drive wheels stuck between the tracks. They may have pulled the fifth wheel latch already. It didn't even shake that trailer at all.
@@randythompson1957 Look at the trailer legs. They are sitting on the fresh pavement. This is the high point of the roadway. I believe the contruction engineer who planned the paving missed something or maybe the RR ties hadn't been replaced yet leaving the rear truck tires too low. There should be someone there directing traffic. This is why there are designated truck routes. It's like having low overpasses, you can put flashing signs up but.... hmmm will those legs retract more?
At 0:56 you can see the truck driver walking back to the trailer of his truck. Lucky SOB that there were no cars derailing to the right that he couldn't see (since they were now out of view from his vantage point- RIGHT NEXT to the trailer)
And next time the truck can be loaded with steel pipes or other somewhat dense stuff and the train which comes isn't a cargo train, it is Amtrak or maybe something like the South Shore and the first coach after the engine is full of passengers. Then it will suck even more for the driver !
Dont engineers pay attention?? a fully loaded train can take good half mile to stop,the engineer cant look down the track and tell there is something the tracks and go into emergency????
THAT TRUCK ' driver' ? SHOULD HAVE UNHOOKED FROM THE TRAILER, AS SOON AS HE KNEW HE WAS '' hungup ''. ! Train coming, or NOT.... Would have saved the truck, and the trailer.....doofus. OR just back up....who says there is only ' one way '' out, of a bind ? Going forward, i hope he learned his lessons.....for the day.
@@epickett63 yep & the trailer only moved a little bit & didn't fall over. That's the bad thing about those hump railroad crossings is a low trailer or the stand things underneath would get caught up on it & get stuck.
