It's a blessing that no one was hurt. That train is some 120 cars and three engines long. A general rule of thumb is a second for every ten feet of vehicle to stop. Rail cars are up to 89 feet long. Rounded, that means nine seconds for each car and engine. That's 1,080 seconds or, 18 minutes to stop this length of train. The distance needed to stop depends on the speed. Freight trains like this one can run at up to 60 mph (70 mph on certain designated tracks). At that speed and length, such a train could take at minimum up to 3 miles and 1,760 feet, some train-length and a half, to stop. Stop signals and the train's whistle ("horn") blowing give the right of way for only that train on that track at that time. Nothing else is allowed on that track at that time for the obvious reason. Driving is a privilege, not a right. Driving entails duties to others, not unlimited rights for the driver. Americans don't seem to understand and are not made to abide by this -- except by the brutal law of reality when they collide.
@@JackRisvold Nobody getting hurt did nothing. Safe cars have made bad drivers more prevalent in society because their actions rarely result in natural selection anymore.
I was thinking the car may have been wedged against the train or something. I was on the edge of my seat yelling for them to back it up but apparently protocol did not warrant that.
From all of the reports that I have been able to find, there was no one in the vehicle. Did someone just steal a car and decide to leave it on the tracks? I had read about that happening before.
Here at @NTR-OTC we preach train and intersection safety but unfortunately the only people we are reaching is train fans and I believe they are for the most part pretty safe and knowledgeable about train safety.
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The crossing lights/bells got a decent workout.
I live in the area of that, and with the amount of roads closed I can only imagine trying to get out of this side of town 😂 glad no one was hurt
It's a blessing that no one was hurt. That train is some 120 cars and three engines long. A general rule of thumb is a second for every ten feet of vehicle to stop. Rail cars are up to 89 feet long. Rounded, that means nine seconds for each car and engine. That's 1,080 seconds or, 18 minutes to stop this length of train. The distance needed to stop depends on the speed. Freight trains like this one can run at up to 60 mph (70 mph on certain designated tracks). At that speed and length, such a train could take at minimum up to 3 miles and 1,760 feet, some train-length and a half, to stop. Stop signals and the train's whistle ("horn") blowing give the right of way for only that train on that track at that time. Nothing else is allowed on that track at that time for the obvious reason. Driving is a privilege, not a right. Driving entails duties to others, not unlimited rights for the driver. Americans don't seem to understand and are not made to abide by this -- except by the brutal law of reality when they collide.
Glad nobody was hurt iN the Crash thank you for sharing Have a safe night 🌙
@@JackRisvold Nobody getting hurt did nothing. Safe cars have made bad drivers more prevalent in society because their actions rarely result in natural selection anymore.
@@dsma2023 Good know
I like how the crew just is oblivious to the fire for a while
I was thinking the car may have been wedged against the train or something. I was on the edge of my seat yelling for them to back it up but apparently protocol did not warrant that.
5540 was on harm and was not damaging the crash
From all of the reports that I have been able to find, there was no one in the vehicle. Did someone just steal a car and decide to leave it on the tracks?
I had read about that happening before.
I never heard what happened.
I. Can. Stop. A. Train. With. My. Hands
I sat that train from another railcam!
You could have seen it up to 7 times on our cams depending up on where it started and where it tied down. :smile
There was no damage on 1224 and 5540
@@haydensstrongestengineandr2494 def a foamer
How much damage did BNSF 7650 incur?
One scratch
to keep the train(locos)away from the car fire why didn't they back it up ?
Good question. Those things must be fireproof.
You can not just 'back up' the train. Reverse moves must be protected at the rear.
@@alwhalen3488 It was a long way to the rear too. 😄
The train heated car and in the car caught fire
Yes it did.
Firefighters put out the fire from the car
Once they got there it went out pretty quick.
There was no damage on 1224
That old NS unit has been faithful to our line for quite some time. I'm happy to hear it was safe.
So someone just ran into a sitting train….? Like how does that happen?
@@MotherMaryland makes no sense what you just said
@@AbelG8781 well watching the video you cannot see the train hit a car. It looks like the car hits the train after the train is stopped……..
Fortunately these videos have rewind and fast forward. lol
i dont feel bad for people who think ignoring trains and getting hit
Here at @NTR-OTC we preach train and intersection safety but unfortunately the only people we are reaching is train fans and I believe they are for the most part pretty safe and knowledgeable about train safety.
Is the train on fire too?
No, the train suffered minor damage.