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Amtrak Train Collides With Semi Car Hauler in Oklahoma
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- Опубликовано: 15 окт 2021
- An Amtrak train running between Fort Worth and Oklahoma City struck a truck carrying a number of cars that was across the tracks close to Thackerville, Love County.
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This should be shown to every phone videographer:
1) Horizontal format
2) Gets out from behind dirty / broken window, points camera at subject, not feet, sky, etc.
3) Doesn't talk, no hysterical shrieking from anyone else in vehicle (which would have hidden the legit reaction of the truck driver)
5 stars. Well done.
Good point. You'd almost expect someone shrieking "oh my god" over and over...
Well that was that goofy lady going "oh my god"
#3 seems very specific and it must be that OTHER train video where that woman seemingly screams for no other reason than to be dramatic lol
1000 times yes, especially to filming wide and framing the shot nicely!
Spot on, G Mills!
The way that Jeep Liberty floats for a brief second before crashing down. What a spectacle.
I don't know how they do it in Oklahoma but obviously the train made random left turn, hit the car carrier, sent the Jeep airborne, quickly turned right back on the track and carried on. That carrier was just sitting there minding its own business when it was assaulted by the train. Only in Oklahoma!
Might be the only car salvageable all jokes aside.
I must admit that the aerodynamics of a jeep are apparently better than I expected. Speaking of things moving upwards, you can see the front of the locomotive briefly tilt upwards and off the track at 0:52. Thank the lord that it somehow didn’t derail
@@ianmadore7867 It did derail slightly according to an article I read.
The passengers got a good show.
If you are ever around a railroad crossing and see something like this, look for a small blue sign on the signals or a sticker on the building by the crossing. There will be an emergency contact number, call that instead of trying to flag down the train.
...or just call 911 and get it over with immediately.
It would've been a dumb idea to try to contact the number before the train hit the truck.
@@rxlentess.2856 Because he would have been farther from the tracks and dispatch would have been able able to contact the crew? Not sure how that is dumb.
@@NorthernChev The emergency number on the crossing is for train dispatch, not 911. Aside from having a radio that can contact the train directly, it's the fastest way to get in contact with the crew
@@hcom977 It's dumb apparently because some hill skoggin thinks it is.
The fact that no one died makes me feel less guilty about enjoying this.
Should’ve called the number on the crossing gate that says to call when this happens.
I'm still shaken up from it, but I've finally accepted that it did happen.
shit the fuck up, cars were damaged smh
Me too
@@marshmelows cars can be replaced. People can't. Yeah, the driver messed up, but he's okay.
To those who wonder why all crossings aren't rebuilt so that auto haul trucks specifically can clear them... first, this would cost an ungodly amount of money - for one specific type of truck. Professional drivers wouldn't let themselves get caught in this situation. Carhaulers ride very low and their drivers know this. They know this as a fact. I'm a 30-year veteran truck driver, and that includes auto haul, and there is no way a professional auto hauler would have even attempted to get over that sharp crest.
Trailers only bottom out if the drivers puts it there. Trailers only hit low bridges if the driver puts it there. In short, trucks only go wherever the driver puts them - and a low-slung trailer is a hazard the driver is responsible for knowing how to negotiate. Period.
Absolutely no sympathy for this idiot who could very well have killed any number of people. My thoughts are with the locomotive crew, seeing that truck looming ahead and knowing this could very well be the end of their lives and there's nothing they can do about it.
I assume this route was shorter so driver was risking life and limb just to take a short cut to the destination?
Yes, I noticed the road this truck was on looked like a rural road where you should rarely see a semi.
@@DEVILTAZ35 I-35 has yet another construction project so traffic is routing itself down Hwy77 in the area, the issue is that the drivers don't wait until they come across the one or two roads that go straight back to the interstate and just make turns onto roads that go nowhere or end up at these high crossings.
@@stevenphillips6019 A friend has property adjacent to a very rural road in NW GA that has a very old bridge (ca. 1930) that had a 5 ton load limit sign. This road is a shortcut of about 3 miles, and there are signs at each end that say "Bridge ahead - Load Limit 5 Tons Local traffic only."
Many times they would hear semis and there would be a 40 ton truck easing across the bridge. Occasionally, one would back up a mile to a spot where they could turn around. One day there was a large touring bus (25 tons) stopped on the bridge while the passengers took photos of the creek.
The reason for the truckers taking this route - to avoid a truck scale on the main road. That indicates THEY KNEW THE TRUCK WAS OVERWEIGHT for even the main highway. They took the risk anyway, proving that there are some really stupid drivers out there on our roads.
The overloadings damaged the bridge and it is now blocked off. My friends now have to drive 7 miles around to get to their property across the bridge.
Train should have stopped,..I’m sure train driver can see head, when an obstruction is in his or her path
In America people are crazy, the train driver didn’t attempt to stop at all ,..careless driving
In cross points,..train driver should be alert not sleeping
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD PEOPLE PLEASE CALL THE NUMBER ON THE BLUE SIGN AT THE CROSSING IF YOU EVER GET STUCK ON THE TRACKS
The police cannot communicate with the trains, however, calling that number alerts dispatch which can alert the train before they reach the crossing
Edit: I posted this comment to try and save lives. Your arguments below are absolutely petulant and make you look like children. Yes, the SECOND number you should always call in this situation is 911, and this is one of the only situations where 911 is the second number you call. The blue sign with a 1800 number is the DIRECT LINE to that railroad and dispatch, and it also has the milepost marker and railroad information. This is VITAL information.
I’ve never heard of this. Good to know.
From what I read he did call 911, but the Amtrak was too close to stop it in time.
Thanks for posting this.
Most people have never noticed those signs. ( As well as the "don't stop on tracks " signs 😖)
Low trailers are notorious for getting stuck on tracks that are higher than the road.
Yeah, it seriously dumbfounds me that they don't teach this in driver's ed or even in the driver's test. This could save lives. Again, even calling 911 will do NOTHING, they can't dispatch trains. Scary more people don't know this, glad I could spread this a little bit more, please tell everyone you know about this and tell ghem to do the same, could save many lives.
@@marianneturner7267 amtraks (especially ones that short with head end power and DPU P42 locomotives) even going that fast can often stop in as little as an eighth- a quarter mile with the E break, far less than a freight train. Seeing as he was out of the truck and junping up and down already, he probably could have called that 1-800 number. 911 can do nothing, they can't dispatch the trains
Away from the actual event, good camerawork, didn't talk and scream, just chilled and got the shot.
No profanity. Weird.
@@davidwarlick8973 Calm & Cool as anyone should be
As I just said to the wife: "Wanna see a video where someone actually KNOWS how to use a cell phone camera?"
Yes, agreed!
actually if you listen closely, you can hear the person trembling with fear
Lesson One: Don't drive a semi over steep railroad grade crossings. Lesson Two: Screaming for a train to stop doesn't stop a train.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣Amen
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
The guy's dogs were with him. He was understandably panicked and the screaming was almost an involuntary response due to the critical nature of the situation. But your point is well taken---lol.
Lesson Three - calling the emergency phone number posted at the crossing quickly might stop the train, if the train dispatcher has time to call the engineer and change the signals to red.
"Screaming for a train to stop doesn't stop the train" I don't know, tell that to the folks who designed PTC :D
When I was 18 my friend worked for Conrail and he taught me what some of the signs stood for and he told me that at any time use the phone number on the signage to report anything related to the railroad crossings. One time I had to call the number and it was so nice to know I did that for someone who got her car stuck on the tracks.
I had to call dispatch while in Tuscaloosa, Alabama a few years ago. We had a train go into emergency and block almost all of the crossings in the city. One crossing was clear, but the train was still inside the "zone" of the sensors. I called dispatch, told them what was going on. They knew about the train and had a team out already. They sent one of them to the crossing, to verify the crossing was clear, and then overrode the crossbucks. That person stayed at the crossing with the PD until the train came back online, and when it did, he re engaged the crossbucks so the train could back if needed... all from the info on one little sticker!
I've seen videos of cars getting hit by freight trains that stopped just a few seconds later. The driver called 911 instead of going straight to the crossing hotline. The time that the 911 dispatcher took to get through to the train controller could've saved them.
In this case though, there was no time to stop.
It's also important to use the crossing hotline for non-emergency stuff like gates stuck up or down. 911 doesn't need to hear about that because they can't fix it.
@@RsRj-qd2cg Impacting a vehicle will slow down a train some, but different trains take longer to stop than others. The main factors are the speed of the train and the weight of the train. Passenger trains, like this one, tend to be faster but lighter. Freight trains can be a mix of empty and loaded wagons, and are heavier. Most trains aim to go as fast as they can on their section of track because time is money.
There are several different types of brakes on a train. The main brakes are operated by air pressure from the lead locomotive(s). When the brake line is pressurized, the brakes turn off. The train driver (engineer) can adjust this pressure to engage the brakes as needed based on the terrain and conditions of the track. In an emergency, or if the brake line is severed (such as two train cars separating from each other because of a broken coupler or the like), the brake pressure drops to zero very quickly, and this causes all the brakes on all the wagons to engage as quickly as possible. This alone can cause the train to derail, because it's an uncontrolled braking sequence. While emergency brakes can be engaged at any moment, most train crews will not do so until collision is imminent because of the risk of a possible serious derailment.
@@RsRj-qd2cg It's always tragic when the person stays in the car, like, if your vehicle stops on a crossing and the bells/whistles/gates start, don't call anyone, get tf out of the vehicle and away from the crossing before dialling any number
Never in my life have I seen a car fly higher in the air. Glad everyone was alright.
You haven't watched the Tesla dukes of Hazzard impression it the car in long beach driving through the roundabout?
Well considering it was on the 2nd row of the trailer, it didn't really go much higher than it already was to begin with.
@@vagandoeverywhereportodosl3780 damn took my answer. Just some good ol boys 🎵🎶
4 people were taken to the hospital with non life threatening injuries. I'm still shaken up from it.
"He bought a jeep''
Seeing the SUV pop up into the air was HILARIOUS! Then, the crossing arms lifting at the end was just the icing on the cake!
if nobody was hurt that was the coolest thing i’ve ever seen
Haha yeah, the narrative was all there, the truck driving waving his arms to get the train to stop, flying SUV and the crossing arms. All filmed by someone who actually knows how to film. And as far as I know no one got hurt. So all in all great video.
@@mixedpickles9201 only four people injured last I checked, I think all train crew.
@@mixedpickles9201 the driver wasn't in the truck
@@James-Railyard ok then that sucks
That poor engineer and the passengers and crew. Glad everyone was alright.
Engineer was injured sadly
That was the big game train
@@TVRVideography how bad
@@TVRVideography The engineer was fine it was only three passengers
4 people were taken to the hospital with non life threatening injuries.
This is one of the best crossing crashed caught on camera. Awsome catch whoever filmed it!
Back to the future predicted flying cars. There you have it.
this made me laugh way to hard lmao
Grandma in the front passenger seat telling the folks back home she saw a flying Jeep on her trip across Oklahoma "settle down Ethel you know what we've discussed about telling stories"
@@bitrexgm lol
LOL
Finally! The camera didn't hug the ground! And the way the locomotive lifts off the ground slightly before going directly back on the rails is insane.
I would not have noticed that unless you pointed it out...
The lead truck derailed. Stayed within the gauge but derailed nonetheless.
@@splitreduction3901 Yeah, luckily the locomotive didn't tip on its side and bring the coaches with it.
I thought it did too....did it derail?
That's gotta be the most impressive table cloth trick I've ever seen.
It yanked that trailer RIGHT out from under that Jeep
The truck driver was taking a round about path to avoid truck scales on the nearby interstate. There are warning signs at this crossing specifically stating articulated (I.e. “semi”) trucks must avoid this crossing or risk getting high-centered. This truck driver deserved exactly what happened. Jackoffs like this are why it’s so difficult to be a commercial driver theses days, why so few people are entering the field, and part of why grocery shelves are empty and prices are going up.
Could it also not be the other way around? Because there's a shortage of drivers, they'll let anyone drive...
@@Dennis-gr8ex You are correct. They hand out CDLs to anyone with a pulse.
Proof?
@@stevenphillips6019 Drive on I95.
Maybe the computer chips survived the impact :)
You can see from a long distance that the tracks are steeply elevated above the road. But the trucker let himself get high centered anyways. Great shortcut.
was he high centered? trailer looked short. looks like he panicked because the cross bars lowered. i see people park under the cross bars all the time. tempe, az. has a crossing with a large area instructing you not to stop in the box. sure do love to watch the screaming and yelling when the cross bars slam down on top of their cars
@@panamapatti3364 Well, look at the peak of the road at the tracks. A truck can easily crash through crossing gates.
He was stuck on the tracks, ignored the warning sign that was posted before he got to the tracks.
There should have been a number on one of the signal posts to call. That would have given him to the company that owns the rails. They would have had thier dispatch warn the Amtrak train. He also could have called 911 and they would have called that number and the police would have come too.
@@trish2179 he did call, but it was too late, the Amtrak was close to that intersection.
This is why the Genesis locomotives have replaceable nose cones.
That would make sense.
I think their going to replace a bit more than just a nose cone...
You mean a nose con?
@@bestbassbooster I think they’re called nose cones
@@SouthLouisianaRails ruclips.net/video/rs8oFiaw3ek/видео.html
Amtrak has been having some rough luck lately. I'm sure the engineer was terrified when he saw that damn thing stuck on the tracks. Truck drivers have gotten to depend on GPS way too much, and this is what happens.
Frankly I'm truly wonder if there is something suspect about these recent accidents. Hopefully the police will check for home grown sabotage.
@@fivepoints most of Amtraks crash is either from bad maintenance from freight companies,driver not paying attention or people who is dum and try to do stuff that they can’t do
Train conductors not at fault, the moron who got a trailer full of cars stuck on tracks he had no business being on is the one to blame.
The truck driver was a dumbass trying to avoid the weigh station on I-35. You can see the traffic on I-35 whizzing by in the background of this video. Thackerville is the first town north of the Red River in Oklahoma, coming out of Texas, and every state has weigh stations on the Interstates within the first few miles after the state lines.
They get the nickname AmCrash for a reason.
Oh SHIT. That's the best train vsctruck crash I ve seen to date good lord
The way that locomotive bounces when it strikes the car hauler trailer is just SHOCKING!!
Yeah It could derail
I love the hysterical truck driver. They better have this on the 60 inch at every one of his family gatherings forever lol.
That is sick.
I have seen many of these kind of crashes on RUclips and I have to wonder in disbelief every time I see the truck driver or bystander standing on the tracks waving their arms and jumping up and down as if the train engineer doesn't see a truck across the tracks.
He could of easily get himself killed. such a Darwin moment..
Panicked humans are unpredictable and often irrational, adrenaline is a hell of a drug.
He was probably the driver of the semi truck.
Harvard scholar he was not.
@@ArmyJames apparently he skipped the day in CDL school where they cover using the 1-800 number on the blue railroad crossing placards to call the railroads emergency dispatcher when things like this happen...
It sounded like a woman to me. At least she went in the direction of the approaching train so as not to get hit by the flying debris.
Nobody:
The Jeep: **Mario jump sound effect**
Glad everyone is safe now.
...but jumping and waving your arms doesn't do much when the train engineer can see a large vehicle on the tracks and he knows he can't stop in time for anything.
Lmao that part made me laugh
but you must hit the brakes anyway even if you know the train doesn't stop in time ! at least you control the damage that way
@@alessioschiavone3898 It’s heartbreaking hearing the person’s voice who filmed this.
Engineer was probably waving back at a trainspott-t-ttt…Oh $#*+!😱
And? It's a natural human response and it doesn't hurt anyone.
The railroad crossing that the train knocked down:yep im dead
Absolutely insane how a car trailer can lift up the front end of the locomotive. Eyes got wide when I saw how fast and what railroad it was. It's fascinating as well that the engine did not completely derail and either flipped or rolled. It's also amazing that there are no fatalities, but serious injuries. Goes to show that looking outside of windows is not always a safe job. Let alone, the mental impact it could have on the driver of the truck, train, and witness. Stay safe truck and rail drivers!
@D P The locomotive jumped.
@D P It did jump, but not very much. In a freezeframe I can see the trucks tilted at an angle that the front wheels would be off the ground, but the rear wheels weren't. Technically it jumped, but only by half a truck.
Just watched it in slow-mo. It's hard to tell, but one for sure thing is that the locomotive is severely tilted on the ass end on initial impact. Even in regular speed, that motion is still noticeable. However, it's uncertain if the trucks really came up from the ground, but the investigation shall make up that decision. This reminds me of the Mer Rouge, LA accident where an NS train hit a lowboy. Of course, those consequences were much more severe.
@@traepederson6868 A friend posted some pictures of the aftermath, the locomotive jumped enough that the front trucks derailed. That's all though. Major body damage and dents besides that.
Was the lead locomotive 197 or 97? I cant tell
Driver had to have gotten high centered on the tracks, probably on a restricted road
Correct on both counts.
Can't believe the truck driver thought his trailer would clear the rise over the tracks...stupid!!!
The crossing is clearly marked. He knew better but tried to cross anyway.
The trucking industry is in shambles. Anyone who can stand upright and breathe can get a commercial CDL, and NONE have anything but the minimal training when they "graduate". I watched one guy in a truck stop who had no idea how to slide the rear wheels on his trailer. His comment: "It's my first day..." And then he's gonna go out and do 70 on an expressway?!? WTF......
@@kellandreader sadly, a lot of these trucking companies will "self test." So instead of going to the dmv, they literally bus people in from somewhere, say, "we'll give you a job" and then do their own in house testing.
In his mind he thought, I can get over this 👍
The GPS might have told the driver to go that way. That happened in Grass Lake several years ago where a driver that was pulling a low boy trailer got stuck at a railroad crossing because of the GPS and a Amtrak train hit the truck with enough force that a Haz-Mat team had to be called in because of the diesel fuel from the truck and the lead engine for the train had to be parked at the Jackson Norfolk Southern yard.
That trucker dude freaking out is priceless, straight out of a cartoon.
as long as nobody was hurt…that was freakin AWESOME
Engineer got seriously hurt
@@LateRegister shit!
@@LateRegister he didnt.
@@LateRegister no he did not.
Hope the amtrak train engineer gets better soon
There are a couple of reasons for people to know that all RR crossings have a number assigned to them and most of them also have the RR Dispatcher emergency phone number posted with the crossing number. Foremost of these is situations like this where the truck got high centered on the tracks and could not get off. However, there is also a FRA rule that prohibits a train crew from leaving their train blocking a crossing, outside of yard limits, for more than 15 minutes. If they can't move off the crossing for an extended period of time, they are supposed to split the train and park the 2 sections of cars 200 feet from either side of the crossing. If you are blocked by a train at a crossing and they have not moved for more than 15 minutes, call that phone number and give the crossing number and how long you have been there. The dispatcher will get them to move or split the train.
Trains ALSO signal with the HORN 3 times when approaching a crossing. STOP, LOOK & LISTEN!
I wonder how long the truck was stuck there, before the accident? It's possible the trucker never thought about calling the number posted. Maybe the trucker was already talking to BNSF, but it was already to late?
_There are a couple of reasons for people to know that all RR crossings have a number assigned to them and most of them also have the RR Dispatcher emergency phone number posted with the crossing number._
I've seen those sign posted on the gates. You think he's have a better outcome if he called the number & reported it?
@@50buttfish it's supposed to be two long blasts, a short, and a long (Morse code Q).
Supposed to and doing are two different things. The book, rules, and laws were written by a bunch of desk jockeys who know nothing about how the real world operates. You can call dispatch and say something. No matter how nicely you ask, 99.9% of the time it doesn't work if they are waiting for another movement to clear a siding or for space in a yard. They police can come out and ticket them every fifteen minutes, but chances are that ticket is going to go unpaid. I deal with this several times a week and have grown accustomed to the problem. Norfolk Southern and CSX and I'm sure the other major class 1's aren't going to waste time doing the hokey pokey uncoupling trains, setting hand brakes, recoupling, taking hand brakes off, and doing brake tests if they don't have to.
I just realized that kind of hooting noise was actually the driver trying to alert the train instead of a bird lmao.
Damn that had to suck for him
We used to call those short passenger trains “pocket streamliners.”
Damn that train hit the truck with so much force that it bounced the lead engine in the air and tossed one of the cars in the air like a ball of pizza dough
Physics :)
That van landed at least 50-100ft away.
fact: the amtrak jumped for a millisecond 0:18
You did a perfect job recording this . Thank you
Sorry for the guys loss, but have to admit that that was EPIC!!!!
Did you see that the Jeep has some hang time lol
I've finally accepted that I was involved in this train crash on the 15th. It's a weird feeling being involved in something like this. On one hand, I want to forget that it happened, but I know that would mess with my head. Instead, I talk about it. It helps me process that it happened. Sure my coworkers may get tired of about it, but it's helping me mentally. Although I do sometimes still see the semi spin past my window and see the sparks from us stopping. I know it could have been so much worse. Physically, I wasn't hurt. Mentally, I'm still kinda shaken up from it. But as I said before, talking about it helps me.
How are you "traumatized?" No one even got hurt.🙄 I gotta agree with the other guy. You're angling for a payout.
@Bedrock Miner Don And doubtlessly posted this on purpose, to use later as "evidence."🙄🙄🤣
@@MsAggie78 I still have the train ticket.
@@MsAggie78 5 people were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. But you wouldn't know that. Because you don't care.
@@jeremymenchaca Oh, I don't doubt you were on the train. But the amount of trauma you're claiming borders on the comical. You CLEARLY are emphasizing how mentally traumatized you still remain, I.E. "It's still affecting my life." And then saying how "talking to people helps." I.E." I need therapy, (treatment.)" Both of which just HAPPEN to be grounds for a payout. All this, and nothing ACTUALLY this traumatic happened to you. You were unharmed after the train crashed through a semi. I would understand being briefly shaken up, then just having a cool story, but you're over here acting like a Vietnam vet who saw four years of action.🤣🤣🤣🤣😀😀
Facts:
1) He decided to follow google maps and ignore posted diversion signs.
2) He ignored multiple warning signs along the road warning that tractor-trailers can't cross at this crossing
3) When he finally did get stuck, he didn't call the railroad operator (there are signs on the crossing at both sides telling you to do so in an emergency)
There is signage on that road restricting it from use by just this type of truck. But truck drivers use it anyway to avoid a weigh station on the Interstate. That truck driver has just seen his commercial drivers license go up in a cloud of dust. Back to digging ditches or flipping burgers.
I guess differently. Auto transporters - many of whom are independent contractors, often try to deliver your car to your driveway. Many find themselves on roads not designed for trucks, and of course this is a painful example of what can happen.
Next week, he'll be a DISPATCHER.
Too bad for him. His choice, his responsibility.
amtrak might sue him too
Do you happen to know the nearest crossing street of where this happened or where the signage is located?
1. The videographer has ice water in his veins. Very high quality work.
2. The hang time on that Jeep was amazing.
.....it was at this moment he realized he had clucked up!
yup
You verified RUclipsrs in the railfan community?
yeah, his reaction. He knows his career is over!
@@tomm1109 He's now qualified to be a dispatcher.
@@reggveg In reality though, their is such a labor shortage that this was probably the best time to fuck up this incredibly. They might not even fire him "Just don't do that again."
Typical trucker getting stuck on a humped crossing. I swear do they just give away CDLs in cereal boxes these days?
They sure don’t formally teach rail safety. Because anyone should know that trying to get a train to stop by waving it down is hopeless. You have to call the number on the crossing signal and get the issue through so the dispatcher can stop all incoming trains. It’s unclear though if he had enough time to warn the dispatcher before the train got there.
I wonder if the crossing is humped because of the close proximity of the Red River both to the west and to the east? If heavy rains were to cause the Red River to overflow its banks, the humped crossing would prevent flood waters from making it to the tracks.
@@bradleykramer6949 no, they're humped because leveling them to rail height is too expensive for the government entity who owns the roadway. Instead they take this cheaper alternative. Hence, why trucks are constantly getting pummeled at the crossing.
They used to give them in boxes of Cracker Jack's and some cereals too..but now you get them from McDonald's monopoly game and some states give them as prizes on lottery scratch tickets.
I'm a 2 million miler and always hated crossing tracks
First u gotta pay some company a few thousand then u get a CDL
I’d say that driver should’ve known better than to drive a semi over this steep grade crossing
I don't have any experience with low-boy trailers, but the kinds I used to drive could fit on that crossing.
This video needs to be shown to everyone who drives a car around railroad tracks. The energy that was imparted to that trailer to send those cars flying like that ... a tremendous amount of energy and this was a lightweight passenger train. Imagine a heavy freight.
Ikr it’s amazing how it’s tossed the car like a toy
It also derailed partially.
you can swing a lighter weight baseball/softball bat faster to make the ball go farther. that's why you don't see ballplayers swinging 36 ounce baseball bats or more than 28 ounce softball bats anymore.
A freight train honestly wouldn't do much more than that. Destroyed is destroyed.
theres plenty of car vs train videos out there. This one should be on worlds dummest
he high centered the trailer over the tracks then couldn't move it front or back. that's been done before.
whose fault is that? genuinely asking
As a trucker myself this is why I always take extra caution with railroad crossings especially when hauling a low trailer.
The bad thing is the insurance is gonna blame the driver and refuse to pay which will leave the trucker (if he's an owner operator) with a bill he'll be paying the rest of his life.
Something like this would be game over for me.
A tranny trucker?
@@georgejungle138
Yes 😌
The screems of that poor dude are heartbreaking
If it was an own business and own truck - imagine seeing your hard earned money go all to waste
That was a dude? Sounded like a woman
The bad news is that about four persons on the train were injured, although I believe that none of the injuries were serious. The good news is that the truck driver and his dog escaped before the train hit.
Thanks, I was hoping he made it out.
thanks for specifically mention the dog. i read further up that the driver was probably mostly wailing for his dog still in the truck.
Truckers who pull these stunts always make it out before the train hits. But they should spend the rest of their lives in jail for sheer stupidity. If they did it once, they'll do it again, and they may well kill someone (like in Montana last month).
For sure the dog made it okay? I was so worried when you clearly dont see his dog anywhere in the video which means it was on the truck...
@@ReapterGaming yep. "The driver of the semi-truck and his dog where shaken up but were uninjured, the Love County Sheriff's Office said in an update on Facebook."
You just gotta love it when you see that car flying through the air that was beautiful. Cheers thank you for posting that.
Some commenters are saying the driver was foolish for attempting to cross due to the steepness of the grade. I can't judge that; I don't know enough about long-haul trucking. I do know that I've experienced that feeling of utter helplessness in the face of impending misfortune, and I'd hope we can all feel for the driver's horror in that moment. Here's hoping that all of the injured passengers recover quickly.
Car carriers (the trailers) are pretty low to the ground. Next time you see one take note as to how low they really are. The driver should have been more aware of this fact, AND the roads he decided to take.
@@gotchagoing8843 from what I understand, there was a sign warning trucks not to go over the tracks.
Um, how about the horror of the engineer who was operating in the margins of safety and had no choice but stay in his cab with his train and for his passengers? Or the passengers themselves who could have been skewered or bludgeoned by any portion of the wreckage penetrating the train at 79 MPH? The truck driver obviously was either distracted, unaware of conditions, ignorant of the limitations of his vehicle, and/or just lacks any common sense. He is clearly the only party that set the event in motion. He shouldn’t be horrified; he should be ashamed, thankful he didn’t commit manslaughter, and asking for forgiveness by all. If anything he needed to be on the phone to 911, and heading down the tracks to render aid versus crying himself a river. I am horrified by him. Tell me I’m missing something here…
@@quarrycliff Thank you ! You hit the nail on the head man, that driver is 100% to blame for this, no question. As a class A truck driver you alone are responsible for the safe operation of that vehicle, period. It is a tremendous responsibility that not all drivers take seriously. It is DRILLED into your head over and over how to safely cross RR tracks and to be aware of low slung units getting hung up on the tracks in PRECISELY this type of situation. This was totally avoidable. Glad no one was seriously injured.
As a class A truck driver you are taught over and over again to be aware of low slung units while crossing RR tracks, no question the driver should never have attempted to cross the tracks at that location. It's a tremendous responsibility to operate a tractor trailer, but unfortunately not every driver takes it that way.
How in the world did the driver think he could take a low vehicle trailer over that crossing? It is a very high track with steep road grade.
Inexperience, I suppose. The most watched videos on here that showcase inexperience are the 11 foot 8 bridge videos.
Things I though of when seeing this video:
(1) The way the locomotive popped into the air was really something.
(2) That flying car was really something as well.
(3) RIP railroad crossing signal. Too many signals suffer this fate. We need an adopt-a-railroad-signal foundation. XD
I know I’m going to hell for this but the sound of the truck driver yelling is funny as hell! Lmao! No excuse for a truck driver allowing himself to be in this situation. Yea I am a trucker too.
I didn't know if that was a person or a sick cow haha
That semi driver is in a heap of trouble. It's just amazing no one died.
The train driver should be fired,..careless driving,..didn’t attempt to stop at all
@@Energy_69 Not physically possible to stop. The fault is on the truck driver.
@@calliarcale
We already know who’s fault is ,…problem also lies with the train driver for not being alert to stop the collision !
Just let’s forget the truck driver for one moment,..and let’s imagine that was a tree , what the train driver would do ?!
I’m sure the train driver is trained for a situation like that,…to me look like the train driver hit the truck on purpose,..trying to claim from his insurance,…if he had a tree in front , the train driver would stop !
What is the point having a train driver , when he or she can’t react if a situation like that occurs !
A lot here say , a train can’t stop like a car,..we all know that,..but we also know when you go through crossing points, train driver must slow down the speed also look a head for any hazard,…and from years of experience, the train driver must know the distance to stop if an obstruction is blocking his way !
From what I seen train driver didn’t attempt to stop ,..the train was at full speed,..totally careless, putting passenger lives at risk
@@Energy_69 Your argument is nonsense because 1) the tracks are treelined on both sides, and 2) the train was approaching the crossing through a curve, so the engineer had no line of sight giving him time to react. None. The collision was unavoidable.
@@Energy_69 You really do not understand how trains work and how long it takes for them to stop. It takes miles for them to stop when they are going full speed. If they do not know it is there, how the hell are they suppose to stop.
The wails of despair realizing his career is over.
Nope he will be back in a New truck in a day or less.
He's part of the Biden administration. Guaranteed bonus from the IRS!
Most auto transporters are private contractors. That was probably his truck and his insurance had to eat it, the vehicles he was carrying, and probably a few million worth of damage to the track, locomotive, railcars, and grade crossing equipment...
@@scottn940
Yes.
Hence the wails of despair......
@@scottn940 the rate increase would make it unprofitable…
The driver on the tracks waving to the train got me.
I didn't even notice that until I read your comment.
What the hell was that truck doing on the tracks? That's totally the car hauler's fault.
Of all trains - an Amtrak. They roll at full track speed and so the reaction time is almost nothing if the crossing isn't line of sight. I hope no one was hurt. I think the driver was out and I didn't see a derailment although the engine took a big jump!
The front engine derailed, but luckily didn't roll over.
that semi-truck driver should've been out of the truck long before the train hit it.
JUMP? No. The good news; that collision was on straight track and at high speed. It also helped that this was an auto carrier; a light load; compared to a cement mixer or a loaded food liner.
Something to be said about the Shinkansen in Japan having it's own dedicated track.
@@DEVILTAZ35 they have an impressive rail system in Japan, this country could learn a thing or two.
You can see the lead unit jump at least a foot or more off the ground
derailed?
@@davidlawand2805 no
@@davidlawand2805 It did derail the locomotive but stayed upright. The passenger cars did not derail but 5 passengers suffered minor injuries due to debris and shattered glass coming through some of the windows.
I thought that was just the camera angle. That's insane
I watched it about 4 times after reading this and can confirm that. The fact there was no derailment is extraordinary!
Lol I live right down the road from this exact crossing and I swear you’d be surprised how many car haulers get stuck here.
Wouldn't cost that much to raise up the road a bit to smooth out that crossing but as usual, they do nothing and blame it on the driver.
A passenger on the train said the train was braking harder than normal. I state this because some have blamed the engineer for not braking. I gave a link to a local news report (dfw cbs local) where this passenger was interviewed, but RUclips seemingly removed my comment.
I was the one that was interviewed. The hard braking is what alerted me that something was up.
I feel so sorry for that man screaming and crying in the background hope everyone is ok and that the man is all right
Adding on to this, why are there no barriers?
Hrs screaming because those drivers are responsible for any damage done to the cars in transport
The barrier came down on top of the truck, and then got destroyed when the train hit the truck.
The driver is totally distraught. Dude knows his career trucking is dead, and that looks like a leased truck, so he's likely liable for payments for a while longer.
Oh damn. I read in the news story about this that he had a dog with him. I hope he didn’t leave the dog in the truck. That might’ve also been why he was so upset.
Oh he’s so fired and sued. The poor bastard oughta just file for bankruptcy now. And if he had left a dog in there, he should be arrested because that dog is either dead now or has serious internal injuries.
Only have more payments if he didn't have gap coverage on the insurance and is upside-down on the lease. Otherwise the insurance just pays the lessor the balance of the loan and driver gets left with nothing other than an insurer who's really unhappy with them as a client
@@text97 I don't think they charge people with killing their own pet from incidental negligence very often, too many truly sick bastards who do it out of systematic negligence or pure malice to deal with already. Anyway the cab looked like it survived mostly OK, just spun out.
I live just right down the road from here and what happened was, the guy was overweight and was trying to bypass the scales, turned the wrong way and ended up at the train track which there is a sign down there that say no trucks. He got stuck because of how low his trailer was… The truck driver was freaking out because he had a Rottweiler in the semi and plus he is getting his cdl took away…
What I mean is when he went the wrong way is down there off the highway he took a right instead of a left, thinking he would end up on 77.
I was on that train.
@@jeremymenchaca I'm guessing it was one of those days that made you want to strangle whoever cursed you with "May you live in interesting times"?
@@davidmescher2526 pretty much. It was crazy, because I had taken a few days off to relax.
Is it northbound or southbound weigh station on I-35? Then to what exit when he turned the wrong way ending up on the other side of the tracks?
The jeep just Flyed like it was a eagle
That man must have been the truck driver...he was seriously lamenting this situation.
Nice recording job! Didn't flinch on impact like a lot of these amateurs do. Kudos!
This just shows you the power that a Train has. This is not even a Freight Train it's a Passenger Train that still has the power to demolish a Semi carrying Cars.
My best friend and I have been sharing train running into XYZ on the tracks videos with each other since 2014. This is the best one I’ve ever seen
Holy shit what a video!
In the words of Boston's NHL announcer, that'll make every highlight reel for the next decade!
Hope the 4 passengers that were injured make a full recovery
Made the TV news in Australia, and I'm thinking there will be action scenes in future movies that will honor that car flip.
Didn’t expect to see a Jack Edwards reference in the comments. I like your style.
Jack Edwards is the worst hockey announcer in NHL history. If bruin marchand licks another face, then Edwards will say machand just smashed the face of opponent. Fake announcing is his specialty.
THERE GOES THE CAR IVE BEEN WAITING 6 MONTHS FOR
in the bushes
I hope that driver didn’t lose his job. You can hear the panic in someone’s voice I’m assuming it’s the drivers.
I hope he did lose his job! The world is a safer place without him driving trucks.
Never seen a amtrack train with only 2 passenger cars and 2 engines placed like that.
Did he actually think the train would be able to stop in time? Really?
Shit at least slow down.
He was in a panic.
Only two cars and two locomotives. A train that short probably can stop pretty quick, but who knows what the visibility coming up on this spot is.
@@stefansoder6903 The length of a train has EVERYTHING to do with stopping distance. The more cars you have the more weight you need to slow down. That's why an 8 car passenger train going 80MPH can stop in a fraction of the distance that a 100 car freight train going 40MPH can. Yes, all train cars have their own brakes, but those brakes are controlled by the locomotive. Any application of the brakes has to come from the brake valve in the locomotive which results in a delay. Then you have other factors such as weather and the condition of the brakes on each car.
Desperation
Looks like the engine might've derailed on impact. Hopefully everyone was alright and that the train didn't end up on its side.
But wouldn’t it have kicked up more dust then it did
It did derail, but stayed upright
@@seans3961 If it did derail then it must have been just the front boogies or something because I don’t see very much dust
5 injuries that required transport to hospital, but no fatalities.
Definitely lifting off the tracks at 0.19 of vid.
People inside train : wow Amtrak's 3d experience is next level.
Man that car did a Mario jump😂😂😂😂
"I'll just leave my doggie in the truck while I stand on the tracks and stop this train by waving my arms and yelling ...." This guy did several incredibly stupid things, one after another. Be careful out there. There are idiots among us.
he left his dog in there??
Well, its Oklahoma. So the cognitive capacity is automatically 15 percent lower than regular humans. Source: Being forced to drive through that shithole of a state at several points in my life.
Too many.....come the day when we have computer driven vehicles...
this guy was too sus to drive
@@zackg3507 WELL SAID!
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Ah yes, injuring people is something to cheer about......
if i had filmed that, i'd probably be silent lol
thinking "its for content"
The Car in the back be like:
*YEEEEEEEEEET*
IT LEGIT HAD 0 GRAVITY FOR A SECOND
The driver must have gotten out of the truck, once he realized it was stuck on the truck. It's amazing that no one was hurt too badly.
The place is at 33°50'20"N 97°07'50"W at Addington Bend Road, Thackerville
There is a warning sign for risk of long low trailers to get stuck.
Thank you for this info. So he knew the risk and did it anyway. He bears full responsibility.
@@sirissac234 Either he saw the sign and proceeded or he did not see the sign.
@@bil0725 It is unfortunate for him, but in an insurance or liability situation, the responsibility will still be on him for his actions or failure to notice a sign which clearly places truck limitations on a crossing.
@@bil0725 Or maybe doesn't speak the language.
Thanks Mr Larsson! Copied & pasted your fix into google maps & presto I finally knew exactly where this idiotic 'accident' happened. Due south of Ardmore. Had to scroll thru hundreds of comments to get this essential fact. Visited a friend in Ardmore once in 1968 - the 'Catskills' of Oklahoma.
trailer flew into a shitload of pieces like a lego truck LMFAO
After studying this video at several playback speeds I have to say that x2 is the most entertaining.
Why would the truck driver think he could drive an auto carrier over that crossing?
How stupid do you have to be to pull a stunt like this after a thousand other idiot truckers have done the same thing?
He is going to have to pay for the damage to the train and also any other damage on the tracks. I would love to be there when he explains to the owners of the cars what happened.
His life is basically over?
testing out cars that can stop the GTA 5 train be like:
Finally!!!! We have flying cars!!!!!
not only did the lead locomotive almost hop the tracks, you can hear the poor truck driver screaming “oh my God!”
he probably lost his job
poor him
Screaming “oh my God!” is a time honored American tradition. Granted, it's usually done by a woman.
the driver's screaming will haunt me for the rest of my life, esp at .3 speed
@David Lawand. You are correct. He's out of a job and profession for life. FMCSA imposes a life long CDL ban for accidents involving trains.
it’s not like he purposely did it. Neither is he going to jail
That made me laugh way harder than it should’ve
This is some Looney Tunes level shit, especially the way the driver sounded in response.
The driver with that annoying screaming and hollering got what was coming. He should not have driven that low trailer over those tracks to begin with. He better be damn thankful that nobody was hurt or killed on the count of his stupidity.
Low boy trailers are scary as fuck to get over a railroad crossing. That’s a sure way to derail a train if you get stuck with one of those.
I heard the engineer was injured. I hope that the other 3 who were injured are also okay.
As a railroader, this is a scenario that scares the living shit out of me.
As for truckers, it’s likely an innocent mistake, which I really feel bad for that poor driver. All that income is gone.
But it really bothers me that grade crossings like this are left open for a trucker to accidentally access. I wish there was better signage or something within our GPS maps systems that could notify truckers or motorists of geographically difficult crossings like this one.
If you drive over a crossing with a hump that a trailer of any kind could get stuck on, that’s a fatal mistake with fate just begging to happen.
And I wouldn’t wish that on anybody.
Locals reported that the crossing restriction is clearly marked. Truck driver knew better.
You know how much faster it is to have your spatcher call the train instead of 911. I wish more people knew about the dot number on the signals. Would save everyone a pee test.
Thank you for your humble views on this. Many blessings to you and many safe crossings. The driver is indeed out of income. He will never earn another dime in his current profession. To the injured. I hope for full recoveries. Mentally and physically.
"innocent mistake" he is driving the truck, the technology is there to map out a route, the responsibility is on him, entirely.
I agree with you 100%, i like how your even keeled about the situation rather than a tunnel visioned hardass. Your probably one of the only railroaders here and understand how things work unlike all these know it all trolls spewing the extreme uneducated opinions.
There seems to be a lot of videos of trucks getting stuck on crossings...The all have the same thing in common, too short of an approach rood. If the road was made so there was less of a steep "hump" then trucks wouldn't get stuck.
I hope the driver of the train wasn't hurt - that was one hell of an impact
Its because there's a shortage of good semi drivers. Even before covid, there's an issue. Way too many foreigners behind the wheel. I'm not prejudice, just stating a fact.
They don't know enough English or understand our infrastructure.
I'll never ride a train, or get caught too close to the trax.
@@texastom01 That's a pretty stupid comment. This driver knew English, and it didn't keep this from happening.
@@texastom01 there is no warning sign for low trailer on the east side of the tracks. Fairly certain this is dispatcher error, there isnt anywhere to make a U-turn on that side of Thackerville. look on google maps for yourself at the area. once the driver missed the ramps at I35 he was screwed
@@texastom01 You can hear the guy in the video, shouting in perfect English... I don't think race, creed, colour or anything like that has a play in this - Its the poor construction of crossings in the US. Given how long your trucks are they don't provide a shallow angled slope for them to clear. Looking at that approach it would be clear that any rig would risk grounding on the tracks !
"IT'S A TRAP!"
The Way The Pieces Of Car Flew In The Air Feels Like Something Out Of An Action Movie.
Just incredible? Jumping trains 🚂 and flying cars!!!!.