Amtrak crossing heavy traffic again in downtown Roanoke.

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  • Опубликовано: 14 янв 2025

Комментарии • 20

  • @andrewschmid5917
    @andrewschmid5917 7 месяцев назад +11

    No bells or gates and somehow they get away with a quiet zone? Thats crazy

    • @donaldstokes484
      @donaldstokes484  7 месяцев назад +4

      Yes sir. An outdated, weak red lights nearly invisible in daylight. See my older video of 2 near misses here.

    • @tux_the_astronaut
      @tux_the_astronaut 7 месяцев назад +3

      Probably cuz they are going so slow but yeah def needs some bells or gates

    • @TapTapBlipBlip
      @TapTapBlipBlip 7 месяцев назад

      We need a quiet zone like that at a crossing in my city.

    • @NarcOfTheCovenant
      @NarcOfTheCovenant 7 месяцев назад +1

      A quiet zone with no gates is suicide

  • @DougCeleste
    @DougCeleste 7 месяцев назад +1

    I thought the engineer would sound the horn with the train moving and the old man not paying attention walking across the track with the train approaching, even with the train moving slowly in a "Quiet Zone."

    • @donaldstokes484
      @donaldstokes484  7 месяцев назад +1

      Although it is a no Horn city I agree that should be an exception.

    • @DougCeleste
      @DougCeleste 7 месяцев назад

      @@donaldstokes484 From what I know, an engineer in this type of no horn zone is allowed to sound the horn in case of a possible emergency like what we see here with this old man. This man needs to pay much more attention in the future crossing RR tracks. I see this at times on Virtual Railfan in the downtown area of Flagstaff, AZ. when the college students cross the busy streets when approaching Amtraks and freight trains are near the train depot. It is then that the engineers sound the horns to warn of the dangers of them getting hit and killed. 😳

  • @louislamonte334
    @louislamonte334 7 месяцев назад +2

    I'm surprised the drivers were that polite and obedient!!

  • @P30CH
    @P30CH 7 месяцев назад +1

    You aren't kidding when you say Busy Campbell Ave. In the 2 minutes it took the train to cross, it created a lot of traffic. Wow! 🤯 Great video BTW!! 👍🏼

    • @donaldstokes484
      @donaldstokes484  7 месяцев назад

      My previous video here showed runners just feet away from the locomotive. Two minutes! Go figure. Thanks, again.

  • @NikonF5user
    @NikonF5user 7 месяцев назад

    Odd to have no crossing gates - but the lack of horn is particularly unusual...

    • @donaldstokes484
      @donaldstokes484  7 месяцев назад

      There are so many train movements in the heart of Roanoke the city adopted quiet zones throughout. See my “near miss” video.

  • @thomasshebat2351
    @thomasshebat2351 7 месяцев назад +2

    Why is this a no horn Zone there's no gates to stop the cars it's pretty stupid if you ask me

    • @donaldstokes484
      @donaldstokes484  7 месяцев назад

      I think it’s a city wide ordinance in Roanoke.

  • @CM79150
    @CM79150 7 месяцев назад +1

    At the end of the line for the day does the crew stay in a hotel overnight?

    • @donaldstokes484
      @donaldstokes484  7 месяцев назад +1

      Yes they do. The inbound 151 crew then goes back out on 134 so a very short hotel stay.

  • @thomasshebat2351
    @thomasshebat2351 7 месяцев назад

    This is just a setup for somebody to run in front of the train

    • @donaldstokes484
      @donaldstokes484  7 месяцев назад

      Check out my “near miss” video at this location.