Santa Train vs. idiots ignoring crossing signal - Canton, IL 12/8/12 

Now I see why there's so many train accidents every year.

I have no pity for idiots that get hit by trains at crossings.

When I used to drive in Mountain View, CA I would be behind drivers that parked right on the CalTrain tracks when caught by a red light. I never saw a train approach at those times, but it made me wonder what those drivers were thinking.

The elf put all their license plates on the naughty list.

My son loves trains and this video is one of his favorites. We're in Canton right now visiting great-grandpa for his 90th. We walked all the way from Locust to this spot where this video was shot because he wanted to see where it was filmed. He thought it was really neat to see where it was filmed. Then he got tired so we stopped to buy drinks at Aldi on the way back. Thanks for this bonding experience! It was hot, and fun.

1:14 truck goes while crossing signal is on. Police and other people who obey the signs: I'm gonna pretend like I didn't see that

People need to just wait patiently until the train passes. It’s never worth the risk.

Were is the crossing arms?

I can not believe this. I always stop and wait.

I always feel guilty about being the first to stop at a crossing for fear of holding everyone up. Crossing gates remove that feeling since they force everyone to stop. Its weird but a lot of people including me would rather take a chance with death than feel guilty.

There is nothing scarier than a train whistle at a crossing!

At my location, if there are no stop arms at a railway crossing and the lights are flashing to indicate that a train is coming, it is legal to cross the tracks as long as it is safe to do so and you come to a complete stop before the crossing before proceeding.

0:42 look at the other crossing. Even a car ignored it!

I think we'll just send this to Vohland Trucking and tell them their stellar driver ran a railroad crossing when the lights were flashing and the bells were going. I would fire my driver for pulling this stunt.

I used to work the rail yards in Canton and the idiots race the crossings all the time. Once, coupling a string of cars by the old Harvester plant at dusk, a station wagon raced to make the crossing with the train in motion. It scared me as it was going to be close. The car had more children in it than one woman could have of her own. With the rail car occupying the crossing the station wagon full of kids just streaked by. I guess time was more important than the lives of hers and other's kids. The chances we take to cut corners!

Do crossing signals operate as a function of the train's distance from the crossing? Its speed? Both? Neither?

That truck driver should have his/her CDL revoked.

I was pretty heartbroken when the truck driver made it across unscathed. But then.... oh, man, a YUGO! You really know how to hurt a guy!

Dumb question, why are the warning lights facing the same direction as the tracks? 🤔

Damn, that was a nice W900B too, 3406 Cat powered for sure. Clean sound.

0:59 The bells start ringing

Drivers have almost no common sense involving trains. I see people driving around lowered crossing arms all the time. I even read of a railroad being sued after a guy got hit while driving around the crossing arms. The lawyers argued that the arms were not long enough to stop cars from driving around them.

hey jawtooth sorry about the comments i made in the past but i would to do what your doing video recordings but how done it without getting caught

Why are there are no gates/arms that come down at this crossing??

Been a fireman over 40 years. Seen many a car/truck/bicycle/human vs. train. The worst scene you could ever imagine. Body parts dragged over a 1/4 mile or more depending on the speed of the train. Wake up people. Obey the signals just like a traffic light. Be safe out there.

When you see a train in the distance and think its going slow it might not be going as slowly as you think.

Some people are going to be on the permanent naughty list. XD

Official comment from Santa : you naughty "children", no train sets for you this Christmas!

as a railroad employee...my word on those people are, "the railroad is not liable for your idiotic death." those signals are there for a reason.

"You can't fix stupid", I noticed that there wasn't any drop down arms, not that it would matter......

And in the house just to the left, Merv was trying to get some kip after a particularly hard night shift 😂

Thanks for posting. There used to be a game show called Beat The Clock. Going with that, maybe there should be a game show called Beat The Train where real people try to beat real trains and the closer one gets to just getting smacked the more points he earns.

Thank God that this video was uneventful. Even though the train was a slow mover- lights flashing- a whole lot of STUPID was happening. Love the old covered wagons (locomotives)

Yeah, really a life threatening situation with a train going 2mph...

Man, I haven't seen a caboose on the end of a train many, many years.

Most times I would wait, but 1:25 seems to be a bit much .Does an emergency vehicle with its lights flashing wait the 1:25 for it to pass?

The crossing controller started flashing the lights a full 60 seconds before the train arrived at the crossing. A properly designed crossing will give 30 seconds warning. The FRA requires 22 seconds minimum. This excessive warning time of 60 seconds only encourages drivers to go through the flashing lights due to the slow speed and long distance from the street.

A flashing red light is the universal road signal that means you must come to a stop and then you may proceed with caution...including a railroad crossing without a gate barrier. Nothing to see here.

can you imagine living close by to this noise constantly

Was there not a bar that comes down to stop traffic?

Some places don't have the arms down to stop traffic. I have seen a few of those driving around the country, and I have been honked at, cussed at and given the finger because I stay stopped until the train passes. I put safety first, no matter who behind me gets irritated. I would rather be an asshole than be dead. What those are, are "permissive" railroad crossings, that are these permissive left turn signals, where you may proceed after you stop if you get through before the train. That is part of all this bullshit about keeping traffic flowing to reduce emissions I want to get where I am going, so I wait for the red lights to go off, even at permissive railroad crossing, and I don't give a shit about emissions that my car, and other cars behind me are putting out, and give a shit how many drivers behind get irritated.

That 18 wheeler that crossed after the railroad crossing lights came on. That's why you always see trains hitting semis. Better to be a few minutes late on your scheduled route than not make it at all.

Properly timed signals should activate about 25 seconds before the train arrives, and is adjusted based on the speed of the train in modern equipment. These lights were on for way too long, and the local residents probably know that.

Those cars passing by while the train is coming is dangerous and confusing, and although it didn't cause an accident, still remember "LOOK, LISTEN & LIVE!"

What about the crossing gates

The normal timing from start of signal to the train reaching the intersection is 20 seconds. Newer signal systems take into account the speed of the train. This is probably an older system where the sensor is a fixed distance from the crossing

Natural Selection in action! The ghost of Charles Darwin is standing there by the tracks, chuckling.

what a giant train and it's colorful thanks for your video we're together

Drivers, after railway signal starts: Let’s cross as slow as possible.

Living in this small town this is daily life when a train passes through. Surprisingly nobody has ever been hit to my knowledge

2:09 I like that locomotive

I cracked up when that little Clown Car drove across the tracks

Based on the thumbnail, I honestly thought this was going to be a video of a train plowing into a big rig trying to cross despite the warning signals.

Do all the trains travel this speed through here? Because it took over a minute for the train to get to the crossing.

A question: In which moment the drivers must stop the march?.Does that moment depend of the distance and/or the sound,or the red lights starting?.From another point of view,what a beautiful,majestic and dear machine.Made me remember mi childhood,and feel the same respect,"love" and other beautiful emotions almost impossible to describe with words.The machines,those misterious,venerable and beloved monsters that children loves the same way the cubs...

Bro this is so nostalgic i remember watching this as a 4 year old😭

Train: why do I go so slow Cars: no train... Railroad Crossing: STOOOOP YES CARS: Heck na

Why two locomotives were required to pull just one coach and a caboose?

I watched this when I was 3 because I used to love train tracks when I was a toddler

I didn't know F-units were still in service anywhere!

So many oblivious drivers nowadays it makes me wonder how in the hell they are getting their license. We are going to have to start requiring a driver's test every year.

OMG, those car drivers act like they didn’t see the crossing lights.

Where are the rail crossing arms? Also, it's "Keokuk Railways", a passenger train, not a Sante Fe Freight Train.

That's some mighty nice looking equipment on that train. The entire train (but especially the covered wagons and caboose) looks beautiful.

Ironically the back of the caboose said "Safety first"

I always think it's in Canada, but it's in Illinois. I don't know why.

Just subscribed!! Great catch!!!!!!!!!!!

Odd, this looks too cold to be in Florida. You could've fooled me with the way they're driving though lol.

what Helps me as A Railfan in Preventing Idiot's from doing this is to get a photo of the front of the front of the car to where you have the License Plate Number & going straight to the Police Department & telling the Officer Or Dispatch & show them The Photo's with the License Plate Number in it. Believe Me, I've done this once before It seemed to help ALOT

why is there no booms going down to stop traffic, this is a accident waiting to happen

This was my first train video ever watched. I'm really surprised I found this video, it's been so long. Thanks youtube And Bobby!

For anyone who has never seen the effects of someone getting hit by a train at full speed (I have), the saying “Hair, teeth snd eyeballs” is pretty accurate. Think twice, look thrice.

That semi driver should get his CDL taken away.

Hi, i am from Romania (Europe), why in America they ignore always the signals? In Romania they don't ignore them because the police is watching. Maybe they think the waiting is too long or maybe they think the train comes really slowly??? In Romania they stop at the signals and wait for the train to pass..in your country many cars and trucks ignore signals...this is not good!

As I am someone from the UK I am disturbed by how late the warning lights go on and there are no barriers.

Are people in Canton, IL very slow?

There is a railroad crossing in wood dale,Illinois that has a camera. If the lights are activated and the gate is going down or up the camera will take a picture and send you a fine by mail! They should do that at most crossings i think!

disobeying the rail crossing signals is punishable by crushing the car. The train may carry out the service on the spot.

Is anybody else disappointed that train didn't "teach a lesson" to one of those vehicles?

I like seeing new sites and the channel is just doing that for me. Thanks B

The Hawkeye Express Double Decker Car Is From Iowa City. IA

all the dislkes are the people who ignores train signals

I can't believe that the truck just took it's time and drove by.

Y did r this video come in our recommendations 8 years later??

Well by rights, those who continued over the tracks AFTER the crossing lights were activated, broke the law. The law clearly states that when lights at a railroad crossing is activated ALL MOTORIST MUST STOP! I know its a pain in the ass at times, but would you rather be delayed for a few minutes or would you rather be delayed forever, by being run over by a train? To me, that's a no brain'er cos I would rather be delayed by a few minutes. But as shown in this video by those who continued across after the lights were activated, it just goes to show that you can't fix STUPID!

Respect The Train 🚅 🙌🏁 Or you will be taught 🚆

And this is why I’m kinda scared when I’m in the car and we go up to a railroad crossing

People: Just a train! Train: *plays Thomas The Tank Engine song*

All that fuss and the train is moving at a blistering .... Ten mph?

One time this happened to me...I was on my bike with my mom behind me. I go over the train tracks and I see a big huge train light in the distance. I quickly peddle faster and screamed train behind me at my mom. Half a mile down the road the railroad crossings went off. Me and my mom where at the stop light watching it go by. It could have been going 50 miles an hour but luckily it was going about 5-10 miles per hour. Till this day it haunts me. This is why you always look for trains!!

Dude…….people just driving in the tracks get me angry even when a train is coming!

why no barriers arms that come down

I was just shocked how vehicle drivers and even that semi ignored the warning devices and the loud train honking and still crossed the train tracks. They were very lucky that the train was going so slow. I heard of a train wreck where the train was going 80 mile per hour. There wouldn't have been time for the vehicles to cross or for the train to stop. when the lights are blinking and bells are ringing and train is honking it's horn it is not time to play how many vehicles can cross before the train hits one.

Who is here in 2024?

1:15 AN Eighteen wheeler strolls by.

Needs gates.

None of these could end well were my first thoughts

Me train, me heavy, me cant stop...

Where’s the crossing guard rail? 🤔

Where's the gates?