@@florjanbrudar692 When he drives off the asphalt it really sounds nasty. Meanwhile, I think we all expected a big smash up, but in the event the train just kind of nudged the car gently out of the way.
It was dark, and he was probably tired or not paying enough attention - he saw the opposite direction roads, and figured the left turn would be just beside it.
Max Compilations that’s right. All Class 1 railroads are supposed to have ID badge/signs on each warning light post. It states the exact milepost (such as 000J69 or ANB865) and other info. A quick call gets the Central Command operator quickly, and in seconds they can reach the dispatcher covering that territory. Dispatcher then calls the train immediately and warns them. It works very well. 😊
Thanks once again for that information. I am retired for nineteen years but will endeavor to ask my department’s Training Bureau director if they know all that. During the last nineteen years, they may have used that info.
@@firefighterprodigy A flare placed a mile away requires you to reduce your safely speed to 20mph for 1 mile being prepared to stop for any obstruction or hazard. Keep in mind at 60 mph I'm going to eat up that mile pretty quick so wouldn't hurt to go 2 miles out and have a PD or FD vehicle off to the side with a person waving a light side to side at night or his arms during the day. If I observe that I am required to bring my train to a stop.
Flawed we all are. But distractions are distractions only if you allow them to distract you for any length of time. Knowing what's not important when driving and not getting distracted by the trivial is good driving. And not adding to the possible things that take your attention away from the road. Fiddling with the audio system, texting, putting on makeup, consulting a map or app, looking at the scenery, turning your head to talk to the person right next to you (or the kids in the back seat), daydreaming, etc. Three of those were the reasons why I've been rear ended while sitting at stoplights/signs.
We even have school bus drivers that don't check if a crossing is clear, instead choosing to go straight through the crossing. Most of the crossings have no signals.
It's not that amazing how anyone gets and maintains a drivers license in this country when the driving portion is simply making four right turns around a block and parking correctly. And there are no maintenance testings. Once you drive the block you get a license.
Ashland takes the Cake. With Lagrange, they allow near tracks parking that cuts off any escape. But here in idiot ville , all it takes is random stupidity
What was that driver thinking? He must have lost his train of thought. He probably had a one track mind. Maybe he was on an errand for his boss, he was probably railroaded into it.
@@andyk192 I understand that part. What I'm trying to say is that because he was stuck, he couldn't move off the track. I doubt anyone would just sit there.
Yeah I was thinking same thing the train driver knows from the long way that the car is stuck still it didn't stop and after hitting the car the train stop straight away that doesn't make any sense
If y’all wanna know the reasoning behind this here it is; the reason for this is because the train was going at such a high rate of speed. As soon as the gate went down you could see the officer in the bottom right of the screen Wilkie talkie over to the disbatch Centre. Now once they do that it takes about 1 minute to contact the train disbathcers who have to contact the train driver. So the train driver did not even know until he saw the flashing lights. When the train driver saw the flashing lights he could proceed to making his speed 40mph. Which it looks like he did for a few seconds. The. The train operator saw the lights of the other car on the tracks and put the emergency brakes on. After he put the brakes on the train goes much slower but not slow enough. At this stage he is inches from the crossing area. When he finally hits the car, that slows down the train a tiny bit, which is enough to stop the train. Wow a lot of detail huh?
That *mite* (im asian, im bad at spelling in english) have bee the slowest train crash i have ever seen. And the most *dumest* (i hope i got this one right?) car driver i have ever seen.
On every crossbuck of North American railroads is a milage and a phone number and (possibly) a crossing identification number. If you see this happen and can safely get those two pieces of information call that number immediately four minutes to work with might prevent a situation like this.
Yea I was getting my truck loaded and a swift truck got hung up on the tracks , I called the number on the crossing arms, 5 minutes later a train came slowly rolling up and stopped easily.
Yes, a either local or toll-free phone number and a DOT Crossing ID number are now required by Law to be posted at the crossing on at least one of the signs. Certain companies have asserted that every upright shall have the info, as well as the signal shanty. That usually with the name of the street or nearest crossroad will give the person taking the call a good reference of the crossing location and can alert the dispatcher, who can in turn alert any trains on the track at that moment. Of course, that's if the number you call isn't busy or you are put on hold for a half hour. At least CSX now has an Emergency option when you call so you don't have to wait in queue behind the people who call 87 times a day to ask when the next train is.
This is exactly what I was thinking! Cops were on the scene, but no one thought to call the rail operator and let them know there was a vehicle stuck on the tracks?
@@markbonner1139, it all depends on how fast the people at the incident get the emergency number off the sign then call the RR. then the RR cops notify the dispatcher who tells the train of the situation. if notice is given soon enough, the train stops prior to collision. this train must have been notified a mile or more before because he was alllllmost stopped in time.
@@googoo-gjoob actually in my opinion, the people on train had zero knowledge of the incident, simply because incident happened at 18:22 and train was already there at 18:26. Policeman was also trying to notify train driver with this lamp which he had no reason to do if train was aware of the incident. But you can see they realized something was wrong because they saw police lights and also vehicle on the track, so they were probably starting to slow down. But only at around 1:09 mark, you can see emergency stop being activated (red lights in the train cab) and train stopping almost immediately after.
The cops probably called the train dispatcher at some point, then the train dispatcher told the train crew to start braking ahead of time. Or sometimes the police will send officers to crossings several miles up and down the tracks and flag stop any approaching trains. That method is mostly obsolete now though.
This is the 3rd time I've see video of someone trying to make a left onto a 1 way street and winding up on the tracks at this same crossing. You'd think they'd figure it out.
People this oblivious should not be driving. Unfortunately, in a lot of the US, the car is the only way to get around, so a lot of people who should not be driving still do. And it makes it especially dangerous for pedestrians and cyclists.
You have clearly never been to Florida when the snowbirds from up north and Canada come down. They are old, blind, have not driven in 9 months because up north there is good transportation. Then wham they think they can drive here. Dust off their Mercedes and Caddies pull them out of the garage and proceed to play bumper cars and bumper stops for freight trains. I respond to 4 or 5 of them daily that don't understand that they were in the fast lane of the interstate going 35 or 40 (speed limit is 75 on interstates here in most areas) and get rear ended and I have to go cut them out. Here they are called Snowbirds the ones that live here year round are call the Q tip squad
@@ronylouis0 Except for city buses. When the bus drivers went on strike in Minneapolis some years ago the usual snarled traffic flowed wonderfully. After the strike was over, it was the usual tangled mess once again.
Trains can't do 70 in Ashland Max speed is 35 in the day, 45 at night. applies to both Amtrak and freight. Trains also only use horns here in emergencies because this is a quiet zone
Aaron Long engineer was already made aware of the vehicle over the radio, just wasn't alerted in time to stop short of the car. You can tell he had the brakes applied from a good distance back. Horn was simply to tell everyone to get back because he had most likely already judged his stopping distance past the car.
What difference does it make, nobody was hurt and that car was totalled anyway (would have made a better video if the train were going faster, though).
In my Driver's Ed textbook is this statement: "Remember, the engineer can't dodge you. His stopping distance is usually a _very_ long one! He also has the right of way!"
@@k.c1126 if they had called the number on the crossing right away instead of calling the cops, the train controller probably could've stopped the train in time.
Yes. I am night blind (poor night vision, not blind). I could have done this. I have almost done other things similar in poorly lit, unfamiliar areas. It probably all looked black to him so he kept going, once off the road it was over.
@@deidrabrey4043 I am sorry you go through it. My uncle can't see at night. We banned him from driving at night. He runs his errand in the day time. This way he is safe and won't put someone else's life in jeopardy. Its not worth it.
When in that situation there are three things you have to do. 1. Get out 2. Call the number on the crossing. 3. Call for a tow truck and/ or police. Don't forget to stay out of the track area depending on dispatchers instructions. May have to flag the train down or have police send the car up the tracks a little ways to stop the trains.
Sheldon Offenbach 0:59 You didn’t see him strolling around on the bottom right and he had his hand on his head. He is the one that actually cared that his car got damaged and was like “aw no my car” I garuntee.
As an engineer myself for BNSF Railway, I'm amazed they dumped it so early and really just nudged the car. Normally, I don't dump it until I hit something. It can be dangerous dumping a train at high speed and 99% of the time, the vehicle or person gets out of the way prior to hitting them.
In the UK, if you block a rail crossing you phone the signaller (dispatcher in the US I think?) who stops the rail traffic ( there is a dedicated phone by each crossing for this situation) saves on the paper work. Am surprised the police didn’t contact the rail company to tell them the line was blocked?
@@davidlockwood9192, in the USA, every RR crossing has a toll free "800" number, along with the location, prominently displayed on the silver bungalow right alongside the gates and crossing. If you call this number, it will go to an emergency department that will stop trains headed to that crossing. It happens quite quickly as long as someone makes a phone call.
@@Drewg351 Thanks! Have travelled to the States often in the past for work and always marvelled at mainline trains, commuter as well as freight passing several crossings so you could get a good close up look!
@@RockandRollWoman, to "dump a train" means to "put it in emergency". It can be very risky and cause a major derailment depending upon a myriad of factors, such as train length, weight, type, if it has a lot of cars with cushioned drawbars, speed, straight track or curved, hill or grade, and many more. It's considered a last resort and something an engineer needs to know ahead of time based on all those factors I mentioned. That's why honestly, I will not "dump my train" if I see a trespasser on the tracks or a pedestrian trying to beat a crossing, etc.... I wait until I hit them, and then will make the decision to dump the train if absolutely necessary vs bringing it to a stop consistent with good train handling. You cannot run trains thinking you need to dump it every time you see a trespasser or pedestrian. 95% of the time, they "make it across" or "get off the tracks", so dumping it could end up costing a lot more lives.
@@jamesdukes1869 : I think the point was that if the train was able to stop a mere 50 feet or so after contacting the car, why wasn't it able to stop 50 feet sooner?
@@Milesco More like 70 feet- a full locomotive length past the point of impact. Likely the driver dumped the brakes as soon as he saw the police lights and the car on the tracks, it still took the entire distance we could see the train for and then some to actually stop that thing. Fortunately there was nobody in the car at that point, and it was just a wreck on a wreck.
@@Milesco I question that also. Seems to me the train wasn't really braking until 100' from the car when it realized it was stucked, then flip the emergency break on. Or the brakes aren't good on that train.
Many years ago in the tiny town where I was working, some kids did this exact thing. They got out well before the train, but the car was struck at almost 60 mph.
And that is how you effectively warn people in the area to get away from the tracks. The engineer has no idea if someone is on the other side helping someone get out. All he can do is throw it in emergency and use his horn. Good job engineer!
No. Not good job! The idiot still hit the car. The train driver seems to be about as smart as the driver, maybe even dumber. I mean, he literally stops the second after he hits the car. It's as if he wanted to crash into it.
@@alaskanbushman2083 A train can take several kilometres to stop. Rails don't offer much friction which is part of why trains are such an efficient mode of transport for merchandise over long distance, but it does make it very hard to break. This is also why trains can't climb any hill over 4 or 5% and even that's pushing it.
I just have such a hard time understanding why this keeps happening, you would think the drivers would see the tracks in front of them... Even at night..
That crossing is tainted. There are numerous more cases of the same nature on the same location! Officials should take a look at the street signs and ground markings.
@Zero_Code_Name_Reaper In practice this sounds more like an excuse not to deal with a crossing that seems to have accidents every week. Nobody is going to test all driving licence candidates at this crossing, are they?
@@RolandPihlakas Reminds me of the 11foot8 bridge. Remotely triggered blinking lights, signs all over, and over-height vehicles still manage to crash into it. Could definitely be some improvements made here though.
'Good Call' ! You are correct both the timing of 'Dumping the Air' and the red leds inside the cab come on. Based on where the train stopped he had a 'Full Set' so dumping the air doesn't do much more but he had to dump it to show he indeed "Put the Train into Emergency". Retired BNSF 37 years. 15 Op Dpt fatalities in So Call. Lost count of Public Fatalities. Two 'Decapitations'. Suicides were Tough to get over. ALWAYS Report Trespassers ! Thank You for the video and taking the time to read my 'Thoughts'. †
I'm surprised the train was able to stop so quickly and I am surprised it didn't do more damage to the car. I do wonder why someone didn't call the railroad, and I wonder if the driver was DUI. Thank God no one was hurt.
As a conductor for UP i seen a few comments giving all the credit to the engineer, that conductor was HIS saving grace because on the conductor side of the locomotive is a emergency brake and yes the engineer dumped the air but the conductor played a role too. We're actually the first ones off the locomotive in incidents like these.
I seen a few of these other videos what is with these people taking a left turn there. I guess there is no hope for Humanity with this many idiots on the road. I think it's safe just to stay in my house. also say bye-bye to that car and maybe a license. Darwin Awards. They really need that kind of show on the TV. They have so many seasons it'll be unbelievable
Notice the cop moved the SUV toward the approaching train in an effort to be behind the collision. The impact could send a stalled vehicle careening in front of the train into other surrounding people and property.
A lot of people don’t know this but a burning highway flare on the tracks is considered a red light. Trains must stop for red lights. A well placed burning flare upstream & downstream of the vehicle might have prevented this collision?
It was actually a pretty gentle bump compared to what it could have been. I have no idea the damage to the car, but I'm betting it at least *can* be fixed (as opposed to most car-v-train incidents where it's automatically totaled, lol).
always amazes me that there's plenty of time to call the cops and send cops over, but they couldn't call the railway company to tell them to stop the train beforehand ?
Guys....I’m sorry, but no. I do this for a living. Those are containers that they are hauling. I’ve gone out to investigate plenty of these. Sometimes they are already going slow enough to where they can stop in time, and it works out, But you cannot stop a Train of at least 5,000 tons (if not more) from that distance, traveling 49 to 50 mph without impacting the vehicle. There’s an emergency brake application that the crew can apply to stop the train as safely as possible, but that’s all they can do.
@@califdad4 my heart goes out to the train driver (I live in Ireland, we don't call them engineers!) until he realised the car was empty the heart must've been put across in him. I hope the cops got to him and told him quickly no body was in the car.
I think what happened was that the engineer only used full service brake, not emergency brake, as resetting an emergency brake takes a very long time and costs a lot of trouble. The engineer just hit full service and just hope that the car can clear the road. As you can see in 1:09, the cab suddenly gets red, which is probably a light that probably indicated emergency brake activation, as I've seen from another comment.
I realize im watching this over 3 years later, but if that train had better warning, they could have possibly stopped sooner. That operator went to full emergency almost at the point he was crossing the road. If he had hit that button 10 seconds sooner, it wouldnt have hit. From his point of view, the car probably wasnt visible until his lower lights lit it up. This is more for first responders, but its useful to anyone else as well. 1. Call the emergency number on the sign ASAP. Dont tell anyone else to do it, dont wait for dispatch to do it. YOU do it. Give the crossing ID #. 2. Turn all the stuck vehicles lights on including the emergency flashers, especially at night. 3. Single red (road flare) in the center of each track at least a mile away. 4. If feasible with the number of people on scene, once a train is spotted, and one can SAFELY do so (the above video would have been safe) walk TOWARDS the train, ON THE SIDE OF THE TRACKS WHERE SAFE, crossing your arms over your head, or waving a RED light source above your head.
I work along side with CSX and I've never seen this happen before! I'm a driver for them, I generally transport the railyard crew to and from railyards
GPS said turn left NOW.
Recalculating
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It might’ve been their brain on alcohol or drugs that told them 🤷♂️😂 it didn’t look sober to me at least
😂😂😂 you're on the fastest route
rf396 😭😭😭
Driver did more damage to his own car than the train did.
Facts
PopeLando How?
@@florjanbrudar692 When he drives off the asphalt it really sounds nasty. Meanwhile, I think we all expected a big smash up, but in the event the train just kind of nudged the car gently out of the way.
Lol trur
Yup. Shredded his entire undercarriage. Car was totaled before the train even touched it.
Finally someone called a train to lift the car off the track.
He might be rich person
Ha ha ha.. very true!
Hahahahahaha ... 😂😂😂
Hahahhahah🤣🤣🤣
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Life Hack: turning left AFTER crossing the tracks prevents you from being hit by a train.
You're being a bit harsh. There are so many things to remember when driving a car.
@@floxy20 Yeah, those sports bloopers aren't gonna "like" themselves.
@@floxy20 😂
@@floxy20 and you don't get the joke!
is not a hack
No train was hurt in the making of this video.
Ruben Kelevra except their ego, twice. If they have any ego afterwards!
Thank God the Locomotive was going about 7 miles per hour and Gently pushes the car aside
But a car was
What about the train car?
𝓒𝓪𝓻 𝓸𝓷 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓸𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓻 𝓱𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝔀𝓪𝓼 𝓱𝓾𝓻𝓽 𝓲𝓷 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓶𝓪𝓴𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓸𝓯 𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓼 𝓿𝓲𝓭𝓮𝓸.
Probably the first time in years that the horn has been blown in Ashland.
And the engineer absolutely laid on it
Nathan Rigby .. horns , horns and more horns every day here.
nice horn though!
Unless you count train day
or anything else blown LOL
smh that train didn't even try to swerve out of the way
@@ItzBIULD r/woooosh
LOL. I saw three replies and was like PLEASE let there be one. I wasn't disappointed.
@@ItzBIULD you brainless dingo head
@@ItzBIULD You can't deviate from the absolute literal, can you?
Some people just can't. It's OK.
@@ItzBIULD you don't get a sense of humarcsmh
How do you even get on the tracks like that?! I swear, some people just shouldn't have cars
It was dark, and he was probably tired or not paying enough attention - he saw the opposite direction roads, and figured the left turn would be just beside it.
it's literally in the video....
"How do you even get on the tracks like that?! "
Watch the video again and you will know the answer to your question.
If that doesn't help REPEAT!
@@sailingsolar you could have told him/her respectfully instead commenting like a complete
a$$hole
Remember, the vehicle around you is only as smart as the person behind the wheel.
protip: call the number on the railroad crossing gate (or 911 but slower) and give them the code
Thanks. I am a retired 34 year police officer and never heard that.
Max Compilations that’s right. All Class 1 railroads are supposed to have ID badge/signs on each warning light post. It states the exact milepost (such as 000J69 or ANB865) and other info. A quick call gets the Central Command operator quickly, and in seconds they can reach the dispatcher covering that territory. Dispatcher then calls the train immediately and warns them. It works very well. 😊
Thanks once again for that information. I am retired for nineteen years but will endeavor to ask my department’s Training Bureau director if they know all that. During the last nineteen years, they may have used that info.
Ken Konard That’s awesome! Thank you for your service. I’m only just starting my career.
@@firefighterprodigy A flare placed a mile away requires you to reduce your safely speed to 20mph for 1 mile being prepared to stop for any obstruction or hazard. Keep in mind at 60 mph I'm going to eat up that mile pretty quick so wouldn't hurt to go 2 miles out and have a PD or FD vehicle off to the side with a person waving a light side to side at night or his arms during the day. If I observe that I am required to bring my train to a stop.
Everytime I see a manuever like this I often wonder what people look at when they drive, or does their vision stop at the end of their nose?
More and more often, it's a small bluish screen right in front of their nose.
distractions happen, you can take precautions but humans are flawed
They keep their eyes glued to the GPS screen. Something similar happened in England, a woman steered her car into a lake.
@@RandomDuude Lake what.?
Flawed we all are. But distractions are distractions only if you allow them to distract you for any length of time. Knowing what's not important when driving and not getting distracted by the trivial is good driving. And not adding to the possible things that take your attention away from the road. Fiddling with the audio system, texting, putting on makeup, consulting a map or app, looking at the scenery, turning your head to talk to the person right next to you (or the kids in the back seat), daydreaming, etc. Three of those were the reasons why I've been rear ended while sitting at stoplights/signs.
Ashland, VA and La Grange, KY never disappoint. Just like a certain 11'8" bridge. It's amazing how some people can get and maintain a drivers license.
11'8"+8"..🤣🤣🤣
We even have school bus drivers that don't check if a crossing is clear, instead choosing to go straight through the crossing. Most of the crossings have no signals.
It's not that amazing how anyone gets and maintains a drivers license in this country when the driving portion is simply making four right turns around a block and parking correctly. And there are no maintenance testings. Once you drive the block you get a license.
Ashland takes the Cake. With Lagrange, they allow near tracks parking that cuts off any escape. But here in idiot ville , all it takes is random stupidity
11'8 bridge is now 12'4 and still ripping the tops of trucks.
What was that driver thinking? He must have lost his train of thought. He probably had a one track mind.
Maybe he was on an errand for his boss, he was probably railroaded into it.
Outstanding!
@Nanker Phelge AND the light at the end..........really is a locomotive
He probably ties his brain up with spikes of thoughts that cross his mind and derail his driving skills (if any).
@@charlesshreeve319 You guys are killing me !
@@chilirich ikr
Its pretty easy to not get hit by a train.
Gotta say, it doesn’t get much more common-sensible than that.
As someone who plays Factorio a lot, I would like to point out that this statement is untrue.
Very true, but it looks like the car was stuck in the tracks, shame they couldn’t get a tow or something.
Well my home town got no trains
@@andyk192 I understand that part. What I'm trying to say is that because he was stuck, he couldn't move off the track. I doubt anyone would just sit there.
Can’t stop, can’t stop, can’t stop, hits car, immediately stops.
Yeah I was thinking same thing the train driver knows from the long way that the car is stuck still it didn't stop and after hitting the car the train stop straight away that doesn't make any sense
If y’all wanna know the reasoning behind this here it is; the reason for this is because the train was going at such a high rate of speed. As soon as the gate went down you could see the officer in the bottom right of the screen Wilkie talkie over to the disbatch Centre. Now once they do that it takes about 1 minute to contact the train disbathcers who have to contact the train driver. So the train driver did not even know until he saw the flashing lights. When the train driver saw the flashing lights he could proceed to making his speed 40mph. Which it looks like he did for a few seconds. The. The train operator saw the lights of the other car on the tracks and put the emergency brakes on. After he put the brakes on the train goes much slower but not slow enough. At this stage he is inches from the crossing area. When he finally hits the car, that slows down the train a tiny bit, which is enough to stop the train.
Wow a lot of detail huh?
@@zacharygrossman8316 stick to gaming
GorillaGaming I don't think the train is going that fast in a residential area...
GorillaGaming I’m sure they would inform him way before he could see it. These trains just can’t stop
I like how the cops see the train coming and move their cars well clear. "nope, don't wanna get hit by flying debris."
Or a derailed train.
It's Ashland. They're used to this by now.
That *mite* (im asian, im bad at spelling in english) have bee the slowest train crash i have ever seen. And the most *dumest* (i hope i got this one right?) car driver i have ever seen.
honestly im suprised it stopped that fast
@@jayllow01 just to help you with English its might instead of mite, be insted of bee (bee is the yellow insect) and dumbest not dumest.
“We need to get this car off the tracks!”
CSX: Say no more fam
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Just put a snow plow on the front thatll solve everything
just stop
@@ICrailroadprod.2007 They have a snow plow on them already that's what it's there for!
What is FAM????! Is it like HAM? Sam I Am??? 😅
On every crossbuck of North American railroads is a milage and a phone number and (possibly) a crossing identification number. If you see this happen and can safely get those two pieces of information call that number immediately four minutes to work with might prevent a situation like this.
I'll have to check that out. Never heard that before.
Yea I was getting my truck loaded and a swift truck got hung up on the tracks , I called the number on the crossing arms, 5 minutes later a train came slowly rolling up and stopped easily.
Yes, a either local or toll-free phone number and a DOT Crossing ID number are now required by Law to be posted at the crossing on at least one of the signs. Certain companies have asserted that every upright shall have the info, as well as the signal shanty. That usually with the name of the street or nearest crossroad will give the person taking the call a good reference of the crossing location and can alert the dispatcher, who can in turn alert any trains on the track at that moment. Of course, that's if the number you call isn't busy or you are put on hold for a half hour. At least CSX now has an Emergency option when you call so you don't have to wait in queue behind the people who call 87 times a day to ask when the next train is.
This is exactly what I was thinking! Cops were on the scene, but no one thought to call the rail operator and let them know there was a vehicle stuck on the tracks?
Too bad they don't teach this in Driver's Ed.
Much respect to the train driver for that emergency stop.
Amazes me HOW trains stop JUST after the hit! I don't get it!
@@markbonner1139, it all depends on how fast the people at the incident get the emergency number off the sign then call the RR. then the RR cops notify the dispatcher who tells the train of the situation. if notice is given soon enough, the train stops prior to collision. this train must have been notified a mile or more before because he was alllllmost stopped in time.
@@googoo-gjoob actually in my opinion, the people on train had zero knowledge of the incident, simply because incident happened at 18:22 and train was already there at 18:26. Policeman was also trying to notify train driver with this lamp which he had no reason to do if train was aware of the incident. But you can see they realized something was wrong because they saw police lights and also vehicle on the track, so they were probably starting to slow down. But only at around 1:09 mark, you can see emergency stop being activated (red lights in the train cab) and train stopping almost immediately after.
It's so kind of the train conductor to help them get their car out of the tracks with that gentle push!
I'm really impressed by how fast the train stopped, especially with all those containers in the back
The cops probably called the train dispatcher at some point, then the train dispatcher told the train crew to start braking ahead of time. Or sometimes the police will send officers to crossings several miles up and down the tracks and flag stop any approaching trains. That method is mostly obsolete now though.
trains in the USare generally very long......hence the long braking time.....
He was already slowing down from a far.
@@rodniegsm1575 yup! Otherwise he would‘ve never stopped right after hitting it haha.
Because he most likely already had the emergency brakes applied
This is the 3rd time I've see video of someone trying to make a left onto a 1 way street and winding up on the tracks at this same crossing. You'd think they'd figure it out.
why do people drive anymore
most clearly cant
There goes our car insurance rates up again, gotta pay for the dummies.
So that’s how that happened
People make mistakes. Never meant anyone who hasn't. Some are just seen by many while most go unobserved so we can pretend we dont make them.
Train to car: Let me help you get out of my way.
LOL! 😆😆😆
No because the train tried to stop
😂😂😂😂
Planes, trains and automobiles indeed,
sometimes the auto needs hit by a train.....
He almost stopped it in time. Amazing.
People this oblivious should not be driving.
Unfortunately, in a lot of the US, the car is the only way to get around, so a lot of people who should not be driving still do.
And it makes it especially dangerous for pedestrians and cyclists.
You have clearly never been to Florida when the snowbirds from up north and Canada come down. They are old, blind, have not driven in 9 months because up north there is good transportation. Then wham they think they can drive here. Dust off their Mercedes and Caddies pull them out of the garage and proceed to play bumper cars and bumper stops for freight trains. I respond to 4 or 5 of them daily that don't understand that they were in the fast lane of the interstate going 35 or 40 (speed limit is 75 on interstates here in most areas) and get rear ended and I have to go cut them out. Here they are called Snowbirds the ones that live here year round are call the Q tip squad
honestly, public transport saves lives, time and money
@@ronylouis0 Except for city buses. When the bus drivers went on strike in Minneapolis some years ago the usual snarled traffic flowed wonderfully. After the strike was over, it was the usual tangled mess once again.
At least the driver made it out and the train wasn't going 70mph. Good the engineer was paying attention. It could have been a lot worse.
Trains can't do 70 in Ashland
Max speed is 35 in the day, 45 at night. applies to both Amtrak and freight.
Trains also only use horns here in emergencies because this is a quiet zone
Aaron Long engineer was already made aware of the vehicle over the radio, just wasn't alerted in time to stop short of the car. You can tell he had the brakes applied from a good distance back. Horn was simply to tell everyone to get back because he had most likely already judged his stopping distance past the car.
What difference does it make, nobody was hurt and that car was totalled anyway (would have made a better video if the train were going faster, though).
the worst thing that could happen is that Bevis and Butthead would have been prevented from reproducing
That wasn't as bad as I thought it would be.
In my Driver's Ed textbook is this statement: "Remember, the engineer can't dodge you. His stopping distance is usually a _very_ long one! He also has the right of way!"
Oh, the train WILL stop for you, all right!
A mile later.
My Driver's Ed instructor had a motto. "Yield to mass"
😂
1:17: That moment where you have to get out to exchange insurance information.
The train crew only needed about 10 more seconds of warning and they would've stopped short of the car.
That was a pretty impressive stop, IMO.
Then there would have been no video.
True. But they save the cops the trouble of getting the car hauled off the tracks. 😉
@@k.c1126 if they had called the number on the crossing right away instead of calling the cops, the train controller probably could've stopped the train in time.
What's more rare is that yn3 et44ac with a trailing ac6000 yn2! also Trains can only go emergency breaks, when they hit something.
*All we had to do, was save the car from the train, CJ!*
I was searching for this comment😂
All we had to do is know how to drive.
🤣dud3
As in CJTV CJ? If it is thats hilarious
I don't get it
Probably had their face in their phone.
More like their head up their A$$
phone bad
ok boomer
@@joel_real
Easy Snowflake.
Hatchy_Playz You do realized if they had been paying attention they wouldn't had drove onto the train tracks in the first place right?
Passenger: "Dude I'm pretty sure they use these things for trains."
that looked like the driver turned onto the tracks on purpose
That's exactly what it looks like to me - an insurance job. Either that or 1 heck of an excuse not to be able to get to work, lol
RIght? I was thinking that too.
Yes. I am night blind (poor night vision, not blind). I could have done this. I have almost done other things similar in poorly lit, unfamiliar areas. It probably all looked black to him so he kept going, once off the road it was over.
@@deidrabrey4043 Curfew.
@@deidrabrey4043 I am sorry you go through it. My uncle can't see at night. We banned him from driving at night. He runs his errand in the day time. This way he is safe and won't put someone else's life in jeopardy. Its not worth it.
It was at this moment 0:10 when the driver realised he wasn't playing GTA......
r-e-a-l-i-z-e-d
Everyone: omg a car hit by a train
Me : why tf did the car go there
Probably a GPS malfunction
@@Septiccatgaming "Turn left, (after) the tracks".
I was thinking that too
Watch the start it shows how Why it went there is a better question
I think everyone thinks why tv did the car go there
When in that situation there are three things you have to do.
1. Get out
2. Call the number on the crossing.
3. Call for a tow truck and/ or police. Don't forget to stay out of the track area depending on dispatchers instructions.
May have to flag the train down or have police send the car up the tracks a little ways to stop the trains.
Dude, that car corners like it's on rails!
never turn left or right within the RR arms, that's the land of the steel horse.
Mess with the steel horse, you get the (train) HORNS!
@@darioinfini Shouldn't take 2 months to figure out.
😂
Imagine filling out your insurance claim form
Michael West...Yeah, about the fifth line where you give the explanation of the crash...
There’s a video!!
Weather conditions at the time of the accident.........
The train came out of no where. I had no chance!
do you really think that car was "insured"....??
The engineer did a great job with such a massive train. Even in the car it would have been scary but easily survivable. Well done.
HEY, those tracks weren't here when i went to the pub at noon!!!
CSX Operator is saying another Idiot at the wheel.
The train operator told him consider that a love tap.
He was distracted
Could've been worse if that train hit that car going at least 30 mph, but less than 70 mph.
Still probably totaled.
filmer765 in this cam they can only go maximum of 30 at day and 45at night
well it is a small town so they need to be going under 60
SPacy sam aku holT nah just duct tape to the driver's seat
@@aidanrochester4537 35/45, day/night speed limit here.
This calls for a Darwin Award !
Yeah, I can't figure out how that driver made the left onto the tracks. At least honorary mention.
If only the train driver had started breaking 10 yards earlier...
Well he could have but then it wouldn't have carried the message home that it's idiotic to drive the way he did right.
@@jasonlow8715 Indeed!
Apparently they can’t apply the (emergency at least) brakes until they’ve hit something
No, if only they didn't have an idiot driving the car...
Braking. Only thing breaking here was the car.
He could have at least closed his door. The car still seems driveable at least.
roblox player, my man
How do you know it was a man?
Sheldon Offenbach
0:59
You didn’t see him strolling around on the bottom right and he had his hand on his head. He is the one that actually cared that his car got damaged and was like “aw no my car” I garuntee.
The drive shaft could be damaged
notsofan
It’s front wheel drive so he probably has no drive shaft to the rear.
The engineer be like “If I don’t hit it and get it out of the way, I’m gonna have to wait here for hours. So....”
😂🤣 that's the spirit!
The train kinda helped the car.
Car: Hey bro Im kinda in a situation
Train: What’s up?
Car: I’m stuck on the rails
Train: Right I gotchu
just stop
K W I tried ;-;
@@journeythroughtherails5294 good job on the details.
As an engineer myself for BNSF Railway, I'm amazed they dumped it so early and really just nudged the car. Normally, I don't dump it until I hit something. It can be dangerous dumping a train at high speed and 99% of the time, the vehicle or person gets out of the way prior to hitting them.
In the UK, if you block a rail crossing you phone the signaller (dispatcher in the US I think?) who stops the rail traffic ( there is a dedicated phone by each crossing for this situation) saves on the paper work. Am surprised the police didn’t contact the rail company to tell them the line was blocked?
@@davidlockwood9192, in the USA, every RR crossing has a toll free "800" number, along with the location, prominently displayed on the silver bungalow right alongside the gates and crossing. If you call this number, it will go to an emergency department that will stop trains headed to that crossing. It happens quite quickly as long as someone makes a phone call.
@@Drewg351 Thanks! Have travelled to the States often in the past for work and always marvelled at mainline trains, commuter as well as freight passing several crossings so you could get a good close up look!
What does dump mean as used here? Clearly some kind of train talk... signed, always curious
@@RockandRollWoman, to "dump a train" means to "put it in emergency". It can be very risky and cause a major derailment depending upon a myriad of factors, such as train length, weight, type, if it has a lot of cars with cushioned drawbars, speed, straight track or curved, hill or grade, and many more. It's considered a last resort and something an engineer needs to know ahead of time based on all those factors I mentioned. That's why honestly, I will not "dump my train" if I see a trespasser on the tracks or a pedestrian trying to beat a crossing, etc.... I wait until I hit them, and then will make the decision to dump the train if absolutely necessary vs bringing it to a stop consistent with good train handling. You cannot run trains thinking you need to dump it every time you see a trespasser or pedestrian. 95% of the time, they "make it across" or "get off the tracks", so dumping it could end up costing a lot more lives.
Well, that was a smart move of that car driver... Props for the CSX crew on that emergency stop. It's not easy to bring such a heavy train to a halt.
Ikr people in the comments are acting like it so easy to stop a train which is obviously not
@@jamesdukes1869 : I think the point was that if the train was able to stop a mere 50 feet or so after contacting the car, why wasn't it able to stop 50 feet sooner?
@@Milesco More like 70 feet- a full locomotive length past the point of impact. Likely the driver dumped the brakes as soon as he saw the police lights and the car on the tracks, it still took the entire distance we could see the train for and then some to actually stop that thing. Fortunately there was nobody in the car at that point, and it was just a wreck on a wreck.
@@renegadeoflife87 1:08. Look for a red light in the cab.
@@Milesco I question that also. Seems to me the train wasn't really braking until 100' from the car when it realized it was stucked, then flip the emergency break on. Or the brakes aren't good on that train.
is drinking that big of a problem there
Not usually
Either that or lsd since the driver seemed to think his car had turned into a train.
Don't think they had any problem drinking at all! ;)
@@Eatongee lol🙂😃
There’s a microbrewery just off to the left of the camera there, actually
When possible, turn left.
Driver of the sedan: No problem. Maybe I can drive on the tracks. That should work.
Yeah, maybe for some Hollywood movies.
I must admit, having only seen this in movies I was surprised at just how high the tracks are in comparison to the car and how well they stopped it!
Did the driver deliberately drive that car onto the tracks? Sure looked like purposeful maneuvering to me.
I love how the emergency units that arrived are just backing up...
First responders be like: I don't wanna commit die
They had to get out of the way when the train arrived. They didn't know if it would scatter flying debris everywhere. Better safe than sorry.
They know whats coming!! Lol. Been there, done that! Lol
Is this even for real? Talk about trying to get out of making car payments.
Many years ago in the tiny town where I was working, some kids did this exact thing. They got out well before the train, but the car was struck at almost 60 mph.
kids....ehhh.....
His friend said: "Have one for the road". Turned out to be the railroad.
good one....:-D
He is a good conductor he was trying to stop give him a raise❤❤❤
@Aleksey Razumov exactly!
And that is how you effectively warn people in the area to get away from the tracks. The engineer has no idea if someone is on the other side helping someone get out. All he can do is throw it in emergency and use his horn. Good job engineer!
No. Not good job! The idiot still hit the car. The train driver seems to be about as smart as the driver, maybe even dumber. I mean, he literally stops the second after he hits the car. It's as if he wanted to crash into it.
@@alaskanbushman2083 A train can take several kilometres to stop. Rails don't offer much friction which is part of why trains are such an efficient mode of transport for merchandise over long distance, but it does make it very hard to break. This is also why trains can't climb any hill over 4 or 5% and even that's pushing it.
Insurance Adjuster: Now, what happened?
Car Driver: I was hit by a train.
Insurance Adjuster: (looks at damage)
Insurance Adjuster: Yeah, right.
Kudos to the train engineer for a very good job in trying to stop, given the circumstances
*roads*
Car: aigt imma head out
I just have such a hard time understanding why this keeps happening, you would think the drivers would see the tracks in front of them... Even at night..
"But ... but ... my GPS said to turn here!"
True but I think a few little reflectors on sticks between the tracks would help, or little ground level red strobes that mark the edge of the road.
@@themonkeyhand How 'bout gates that came down when the main gates were up? With orange stripes & flashers instead of red.
yeah...but then you might not be "blind".......
This is why i patrol railroad crossings to make sure nothing like this happens
That crossing is tainted. There are numerous more cases of the same nature on the same location! Officials should take a look at the street signs and ground markings.
@Zero_Code_Name_Reaper In practice this sounds more like an excuse not to deal with a crossing that seems to have accidents every week. Nobody is going to test all driving licence candidates at this crossing, are they?
@@RolandPihlakas Reminds me of the 11foot8 bridge. Remotely triggered blinking lights, signs all over, and over-height vehicles still manage to crash into it. Could definitely be some improvements made here though.
The train was like "Excuse me I need to get through here ".
There now, track cleared. Your are welcome.
Technically half cleared lol. Train comes down other side.
Gregg Goss xd
abcpat100 xd
@@abcpat100 Too Right !!!
Another, faster train on the other track would've made this video epic :·)
What if another train comes down the other side, knocks it back, then a train knocks it to the other side, and it keeps going
'Good Call' ! You are correct both the timing of 'Dumping the Air' and the red leds inside the cab come on. Based on where the train stopped he had a
'Full Set' so dumping the air doesn't do much more but he had to dump it to show he indeed "Put the Train into Emergency". Retired BNSF 37 years.
15 Op Dpt fatalities in So Call. Lost count of Public Fatalities. Two 'Decapitations'. Suicides were Tough to get over. ALWAYS Report Trespassers !
Thank You for the video and taking the time to read my 'Thoughts'. †
Kudos to the engineer for getting that train to slow down so much before it hit...
Engineer: Omg is that a car!? I must stop!
Engineer: Oh, it's stuck ok let's brake lightly to nudge it a bit
*Train hits car*
Engineer: PERFECTION 👌
Lol
Thats The way my grandfather moves kids in crowded places....😂😂
W/ a train? Whow, impressive! 😁😘
I'm surprised the train was able to stop so quickly and I am surprised it didn't do more damage to the car. I do wonder why someone didn't call the railroad, and I wonder if the driver was DUI. Thank God no one was hurt.
Plot twist: The driver of the car was a retired gta player .
As a conductor for UP i seen a few comments giving all the credit to the engineer, that conductor was HIS saving grace because on the conductor side of the locomotive is a emergency brake and yes the engineer dumped the air but the conductor played a role too. We're actually the first ones off the locomotive in incidents like these.
Well I guess that got the car 🚗 off the track LOL
That engine needs a cow catcher. More like a sheep shover!
pacluv xD
Sean Murrell xD
that was trash
thanks for showing the emoji. i couldn’t remember what a car looked like
“Betcha you can’t drive over the actual tracks.”
“Oh yeah? Watch this!”
Nah
I have never seen such a heavy train stop so fast. That was less then 1/4 mile.
I seen a few of these other videos what is with these people taking a left turn there. I guess there is no hope for Humanity with this many idiots on the road. I think it's safe just to stay in my house. also say bye-bye to that car and maybe a license. Darwin Awards. They really need that kind of show on the TV. They have so many seasons it'll be unbelievable
Definitely should have his license revoked. That level of incompetence is unacceptable.
Notice the cop moved the SUV toward the approaching train in an effort to be behind the collision. The impact could send a stalled vehicle careening in front of the train into other surrounding people and property.
@ragnhild thingstad more time than he had!!
imagine being one of the OGs that saw this live
A lot of people don’t know this but a burning highway flare on the tracks is considered a red light. Trains must stop for red lights. A well placed burning flare upstream & downstream of the vehicle might have prevented this collision?
It was actually a pretty gentle bump compared to what it could have been. I have no idea the damage to the car, but I'm betting it at least *can* be fixed (as opposed to most car-v-train incidents where it's automatically totaled, lol).
He tried to stop, but it is called momentum.
For over a mile, obviously this estimates how heavy this train was pulling.
Doesn't look that old and also looks sober... surprising. Engineer was on the ball to get slowed down that fast.
Well...….he ALMOST stopped.
always amazes me that there's plenty of time to call the cops and send cops over, but they couldn't call the railway company to tell them to stop the train beforehand ?
Train: Lays On horn
Car: AHH MY EARS
Train: You Don’t have ears
Car: oh yeah Nvm
41 seconds of solid train horn. The entire town knew the train hit something that night.
Love how the train decided to stop just when the car was hit lol
I know i tbought the same too. Looks intentional
You can’t just stop a train like a car. With thousands of trailing tons, I’m surprised they were able to slow down as they did.
Sean Bond it was intentional. The train driver could have stopped but chose to move the car off the tracks before stopping.
They could have let the driver know in advance, and it would be on their screen how far away the crash site is.
Guys....I’m sorry, but no. I do this for a living. Those are containers that they are hauling. I’ve gone out to investigate plenty of these. Sometimes they are already going slow enough to where they can stop in time, and it works out, But you cannot stop a Train of at least 5,000 tons (if not more) from that distance, traveling 49 to 50 mph without impacting the vehicle. There’s an emergency brake application that the crew can apply to stop the train as safely as possible, but that’s all they can do.
good job from the engineer
He stopped pretty quick considering that he stopped just after tagging the automobile. Train wins everytime, everytime!
Train takes a lot of track - he has knowledge of car - but just not enough time to stop
As I've always said, you may win a race with a train, but you'll never win a fight
When you hire "Goober" instead of "Uber" to save a little...
would buy that for a dollar
I guess someone forgot to call the train dispatcher. Good no one was hurt by the train.
Less then 5 minutes from getting stuck to train hitting car.
@@catprog train was slowing down, it takes a long time for them to stop and the engine stopped right after hitting the car
@@califdad4 was my point. 5 minutes is not a lot of time to even contact the train let alone enough time to slow down.
@@catprog I understood that, my comment was directed to Louie Louie, I came from a long line of train engineers
@@califdad4 my heart goes out to the train driver (I live in Ireland, we don't call them engineers!) until he realised the car was empty the heart must've been put across in him. I hope the cops got to him and told him quickly no body was in the car.
This isn’t GTA people. Good luck explaining this to insurance.
I think what happened was that the engineer only used full service brake, not emergency brake, as resetting an emergency brake takes a very long time and costs a lot of trouble. The engineer just hit full service and just hope that the car can clear the road. As you can see in 1:09, the cab suddenly gets red, which is probably a light that probably indicated emergency brake activation, as I've seen from another comment.
I realize im watching this over 3 years later, but if that train had better warning, they could have possibly stopped sooner. That operator went to full emergency almost at the point he was crossing the road. If he had hit that button 10 seconds sooner, it wouldnt have hit. From his point of view, the car probably wasnt visible until his lower lights lit it up.
This is more for first responders, but its useful to anyone else as well.
1. Call the emergency number on the sign ASAP. Dont tell anyone else to do it, dont wait for dispatch to do it. YOU do it. Give the crossing ID #.
2. Turn all the stuck vehicles lights on including the emergency flashers, especially at night.
3. Single red (road flare) in the center of each track at least a mile away.
4. If feasible with the number of people on scene, once a train is spotted, and one can SAFELY do so (the above video would have been safe) walk TOWARDS the train, ON THE SIDE OF THE TRACKS WHERE SAFE, crossing your arms over your head, or waving a RED light source above your head.
GPS said "turn left on rail road track NOW"
Well that Seda jus became a compact.
I work along side with CSX and I've never seen this happen before! I'm a driver for them, I generally transport the railyard crew to and from railyards
I like how at 0:46 that one guy tells the police to back off and he actually listens.