Most train routes are built for efficiency and to avoid residential townships, this often inadvertently cuts the railway right through the centre of a tornado alley / vortex-prone zone roughly 9/10 of the times that humans encounter tornados, it is when they are part of a train crew. So if there are in fact any storm chasers watching this, they probably aren’t envious - more likely kicking themselves for choosing the wrong profession! 🚂 all aboard! 🌪️
Of course there was fear. It is a natural response to any natural disaster. The difference is courage. "Courage is having fear, but saying to hell with it and acting regardless." I can't remember who that quote is by but I know for a fact all the guys on this train were shaking in their overalls.
@@rusman4463 I love trains so it just surprised me because a few years back a train tipped over, they had to pay everyone in the surrounding area like 300 bucks per person in the house, it was a very intense situation, I couldn’t imagine worrying about that AND worrying the tornado is gonna send shrapnel into the windows
Everyone describes the sound of an approaching tornado as "like a freight train." What do you hear if you are in a freight train with a tornado approaching?
Nope. Weight won't help. They're lucky that was a weaker tornado. The safest place to be is underground, storm cellar or basement. Barring that, try and find a ditch with an embankment. The goal is to stay low. The profile of a train is just asking to get picked up and thrown aside. Now imagine being inside thar engine while it's being shaken like an altoids tin filled with sharp edges and soft meat. Weight will not save you if the Tornado is strong enough, and if your that close you don't have time to debate strength.
No. Lmao never in a million years would you want to leave a unit such as this exposed outside in the elements. While i can't tell you what exact model the unit was in the video, most class 1's use road locomotives weighing around 430,000 pounds more than enough to withstand 99% of any tornado that dorectly hits it outside of maybe really severe ef5 tornados. Even then this would absolutely be the safest spot to be in. Majority of units are built woth heavily reinforced bulkheads and windows which are intended to give you a substantialincrease of surviving a train collision. Even if the wind was strong enough to hypothetically tip it over or breifly move it, the survivability for the crew in the electronics compartment (where he was standing) is more than enough protection. @@S_Evenwar
@@memkiii tbh thougut that was random comment about some trevor But when u pointed it out it can sound both ways, I heard taking cover but human hearing is amazing so we can understand it in 2 didferwnr ways
"should we get a way from the windows?" if you are in a situation where you have to ask that then the answer is most likely yes. debris is the main killing force of tornados
Yep, but they may be in a little better shape as shown here. In the tornado and things slamming into it not breaking. They are made that way. Ballistic grade.
I thank it was Ron White ? Spelling Who told the joke about the body builder who said he was in shape and could strap him self to a pole and ride out a Tornado or hurrcane with no troubbl. As Ron said its not the wind or rain thats blowing. Its what its blowing. If you get hit with a Vovo ? Spelling. Have to wlatch him tell it. Its grate.
My favorite part is their genuine fear, but also amazement at their situation. It's not screaming and panic, it's a nervous "uhhh" vibe that really puts into perspective how many ways this could've gone for them. Regardless, they were trying to experience it all and I respect the hell out of that!
To put it into a small amount of perspective, that engine they're on is roughly 400,000 pounds and made with thick steel. The only weakness really is the windows. Getting into the nose like they did is really safe as hell.
@@devxplayerdevelopment how big we talking because if it can pick up a house then yes but it would have to be able to pick it up off it's foundation or even with the foundation I would think Edit'I just realized my autism was The one reading it Yes I do think of big one could tip it over
@@lindaskinner5544 ef5 is strongest tornado tha should exist since ef6 believe be impossible on earth and trust me when learn that underground shelter can be completely destroyed by ef5 tornado you know that this isn’t one as that train wouldn’t even be in one piece.
Honestly as long as the cars are closed top, a train is the least likely thing to be affected by this. Might have to wait to check the railway for blockages from fallen trees, but then business as usual.
@@crazyfutureradio I didn’t look at what any other comments said. I was just simply stating this because I wanted to. I understand that it may seem like people repeat comments of others, but that is not intentional. I hope you can become less angry. Have a nice day.
Just remember, everyone saw this once in a TikTok post and now it’s spread like a plague. If a tornado is getting closer to you it will get bigger lmao
I love how the tornado "takes out a building" and the train crews only concern is "shouldn't we get away from the windows". Train engines are immensely heavy behemoths. Love them.
Compared to some tornadoes (especially the most dangerous tornadoes), this one wasn't terribly well formed, in fact, it appeared that it either hadn't completely formed yet or it was already falling apart. That fact really acted in their favor. A tornado that was more tightly formed, would likely have done considerably more damage.
@@O.J._is_Guilty Do we say RIP ahead of time, before the women kill him??? Kinda feel bad for the guy at times. I've never made a couple million to lose.
I think what really makes this one of the best tornado videos ever is the fact that it’s not a storm chaser shouting from a distance. It’s a completely raw encounter of a tornado from two train conductors. It just hits different
@@virtueofabsolution7641 The thing is, this isn’t the full video. In the full video the conductor shows his windows getting blown out and other damages on the train once the tornado passed. Just google something similar to this video you’ll find it.
Yeah I don’t think those weaker tornados are gonna lift up that train locomotive that weighs roughly 480,000 pounds on average and considering it’s connected to a bunch of other train carriages then I don’t really think it’s gonna move But I’ve seen somewhere of an EF5 Tornado lift up an entire train locomotive like it was nothing and threw it like a toy
This video is so amazing to see, it may not like like much from a normal perspective but those who have studied extreme weather more in depth tornadoes can notice key patterns and parts of a tornado that are usually incredibly hard to document such as the sub vortices you can see so very clearly !!
Considering even an EF5 couldn't do much but tip the train over, there's a big difference between being in an automobile and this heavy thing. I'd still be scared af but less so in the train
For all the folks saying this was puny -- I read elsewhere that this one was rated at an F3. In the longer video, they get out after the twister has gone by to inspect the damage, and it's tipped over the rest of the consist. Only the locomotives were heavy enough to withstand the force.
I think not. The glass can be seen cracking and will break. Then you are just stuck in a small box with debris like broken glass being whipped around with nowhere to run.
It is Not a 360 view... they have front windows and side windows. The side windows are not very big in most dpu's but im not sure what company they drive for. Most have standard window situations though.
Dude it's a mfing TRAIN. That tornado isn't moving a train. Even the biggest tornado wouldn't lift a train, maybe move it a bit. A train is just too heavy. He was right to stay away from the window since a debris flying through that window could kill them. But the moment they ducked, they were totally safe.
It wasn't even anything big or even hit it directly, at least not visibly. So, I don't want to imagine what would have happened with something big hitting the window directly. I thought they would be much sturdier.
@phillipgrey there is a longer video out there that shows the aftermath of the train, and all the windows are blown out. So maybe you were misinformed?
Yeh, definetly the sound of everything that's outside but especially all these small stones off of the train track itself probably hitting the windows and the whole train
You should always underestimate Mother Nature. Go for a ride in the Arctic 🌊 with pedal boat. Climb a mountain 🏔️ in a Speedo. Ride a tricycle into a 🌪️. You’ll always come out on top.
Freight conductor here! 👋🏼 In the event of any type of derailment (including tornados) We’re actually told to crouch between the conductor and engineers seats where the steps are and where engineers stand is. Minus a bumpy ride, that’s gonna be the safest place so props to this train crew for being safe.
You have such a fascinating job. I’d love to buy you a beer and hear you tell stories!! Have there been many tornadoes in the past that could not only knock over but actually move a freight train a significant distance? never thought of this before this video…. 😳🫣😳
This is something I never would've thought of. Can a tornado pick up a train? Genuinely asking and am curious? Does it depend on the size/length of the train?
50+ tons? That's truck weight. Add a couple 0s to that and you'd be more accurate to train weight, the heaviest train in the world was set in 2001 and the total unit weight was nearly 100,000 tons
"Errmmm should we get away from the windows..." ... "Thank you Trevor" (Edited) Yes I know that it says taking cover but it seems funnier if it was thank you Trevor so I put this comment here but thx for the 66k likes!
You know you're in trouble when you're on a freight train and a tornado's coming, and suddenly the tornado's like, 'Hey, wait a minute, who's hogging my sound effects?
When in a locomotive, it is standard procedure to hunker down in the engine if caught near a tornado. If the engine is fully loaded with sand and fuel, then you will be fine. Most tornados wouldn't have the energy to pick one up or move it. It sounds like a crazy idea to stay put, but it really is the safest place on a train in this situation.
@@BwooodCorrect, in the US all windows on the engine must meet specific standards which are both bullet and blast resistant. But passenger cars don't meet the same standards. The engine is about as safe as a bunker!
These people are saying “there lucky it wasn’t a stronger tornado”. But my dad engineers a train and he has been through an ef5 on the train and it doesn’t go anywhere because of how heavy the train is and keep in mind the windows in the train are bulletproof
Great observation. I watched a video about diesel electric locomotives and learned that the windows are bullet proof in the USA. Another weird fact is that locomotives vever have there oil changed! They just add more as needed!
I'm hoping some union workers...we USED to make things that last a lifetime, not shite like today....today we are a service economy (which is the weakest form)
He was amazing and there was another guy in the background that awesome voice was very calm. Normally if you hear something like that you can feel their being afraid.
Close but I think it’s kicking cars down tracks and let letting them go and doing drops while riding the brakes with no locomotive attached. Then back to the yard and they wonder how did u get done so fast.
I lived through my first tornado almost a year ago. Just moved to Tennessee. First tornado in this country in 100 years. I was about 1/4 mile away and it did sound like a train. We have trains that go past our town so I assumed that's what it was, at first.
That’s what I’m saying I wouldn’t even have been the slightest bit worried just get away from the windows and hang out that lol with the weight of that thing, it probably wouldn’t even flinch
The only thing you have to fear about being in the engine compartment of a train is whether or not the door will blow open and you get whipped outside from the sheer differences in air pressure. Passenger compartments are a bit more lightweight than the engines, but they are connected together, so if the couplings hold, you just have to worry about the windows.
My dad was a conductor during the Grand Island, NE tornado that took out a bunch of the town. He always recounts how his coworker and him witnessed the destruction first hand.
