The gates are wood (not steel) and are designed to breakaway. The electrics are modular for quick and easy replacement. Railroads employ Maintainers for this purpose. The gates are there to keep you off the tracks ... NOT to keep you on. Jssssh!
@@trezjr73 I take it that you're not convinced yet that most people in this country are not exactly the brightest bulbs in the box. That's ok, this is the Internet. Give them time. They can prove they're stupid in so many ways... And a lot of them make videos about it, for your entertainment.
If the crossing gate is broken, any later trains which pass through the crossing must stop and flag the crossing until the gate is repaired/replaced. This delays trains and inconveniences the passengers.
In addition to being amazed by how lucky it was that a potentially devastating tragedy was avoided, I was also wowed by how much is going on at this one crossing.
I wouldn't say devastating driver had enough time to get out. but that would come out of his paycheck and his coworkers wouldn't let him live it down if he still has a job.
When you look at Street View you will notice the stupid placement of the traffic signal that the truck stopped for. It appears it is for traffic coming from the side street but is located after the intersection. I can see how the truck driver got a bit confused. That light should be on the other side of the tracks before the crossing signals and also should be tied to the railroad crossing circuits. This is poor planning by the traffic engineers in my opinion. Since it is a quad-gate installation I am guessing that the approaching train got an indication from the PTC system that there was an issue at the crossing, hence they were able to stop. Noting that the exit gate did not lower shows that there is obstruction detection circuitry at this crossing.
@@edwinsinclair9853 I agree, but with the level of 'enforcement' most truck drivers deal with it is frequently a panic reaction for a yellow light without consideration for an unusual setup like this with railroad tracks effectively in the intersection. No defense for his lack of awareness, but it is a bad configuration.
I looked at the street view. That traiffic signal is not for the side street traffic. That one lane, right turn only movement shouldn't warrant a traffic signal unless it was politically motivated. That traffic signal is to prevent vehciles from crossing the tracks when a train is approaching and is probably controlled by the signal euipment at Kettner Blvd. There's a 9 second delay between the time the light turns yellow and the crossing signals activate. That allows any pedestrians to complete crossing the tracks before the RR signals activate. That tells me the purpose of that traffic signal.
@@danburch9989The traffic signal IS for traffic coming off of California St onto Laurel. There are signals facing California St to coincide with the ones on Laurel.
The gates are hollow fiberglass! They break away! Stopping on the tracks is the worst thing you can do. Getting hit by a train would cause way more damage than the gate dragging along your truck or car.
Actually they are part aluminum, part fiberglass. The design is the fastening point is a shear pin that will break very easily. It takes about 2 minutes to replace one if the gate is not damaged, a bit longer if the arm needs to be replaced (usually because it drops across the tracks and the train runs over it). I have fixed several of them.
@ I’m a locomotive engineer. I don’t maintain or replace the crossing protection, but it’s still a huge benefit to my daily duties. The last thing I want to do is hit a car (again). Regardless of the build or materials, my main point of “driving through the gate will damage your car less than getting hit by the train would” still stands as my main point.
Plus, if a crossing gate is broken, any subsequent trains must stop and flag the train through the crossing. This delays all train traffic until repairs are made.
@@chrisratcliffe1736literally doesn’t apply here since that truck driver is white as hell. God they are just letting anyone be racist. Sincerely a “normal” person.
Great video! Watching from India, where the nationwide broad-gauge rail network has manned gates (around 17,900), on road-rail crossings, and such dangerous situations are avoided. However, arround 500 un-manned (no gates!) crossings still exist on the few meter-gauge and narrow-gauge lines/tracks that are still active, and one hopes will be eliminated once these non-standard gauge lines are closed, likely by end 2025.
I really can't imagine what the truck driver was thinking when he pulled forward from his already dangerous position with the nose of his truck over the near track, then stopped with his truck completely obstructing both tracks. Pulling forward was the right move if he had room to clear the tracks, but no way he should have stopped where he did. It appeared that the car behind him left him room to back up, but I'm not sure the driver could see that. Backing up would be dangerous because there could be a car in a blind spot.
I have 18 yrs experience in traffic signal maintenance and programming. That includes peemption interconnections with railroad crossing signals. If the distance from RR crossing to the intrsection is 200 ft or less, then an interconnection is required.. Some configurations may require a longer distance. There's 250 ft between the apporach side of the tracks and the intersection stop bar. Here's the problem: Try as they may, engineers can't make traffic contorl and railraod signals idiot proof. As soon as the railroad crossing signal actrivates, some drivers will try to get across the tracks so they don't have to wait for a train to pass. There is a sign at that crossing that says "Do Not Stop On Tracks". ALL drivers should know the length of their vehicles to determine if there's room on the other side of the tracks so that they can clear to the otherside of the tracks. If not, do not cross the tracks until there is room. Damage to the crossing gate is much cheaper than the loss of the truck and it's payload. There's more to driving than steering the rig.
If I was in your position I would’ve run across the tracks and lifted up the gate for the truck to get it clear. I see why you didn’t, but knowing that could’ve been a train crash I would’ve done anything I could.
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For lack of a better term, this is the EGOT of San Diego transportation videos -- and the hits just kept coming -- we were hollering out "Surfliner!" "Trolley south!" "Southwest!" We thought the only way this video could have been any better was to have a Naval aircraft carrier somehow cross Laurel at that point. 😅 That truck driver, tho -- wonder if his boss saw that. Kudos to the guy who held up the crossing arm!
That quad gate system probably saved the crash. The system knew something was obstructing the crossing and alerted the train so it knew to stop even before seeing the truck
The gates break. I saw a double semi(?) Stop on the tracks at a red light. The crossing arm came down in between the two trailers. The light turned green and the driver just drove off breaking the gate. No big drama.
An alarming train crossing goes ABOVE all other traffic rules. He should have stopped before or after it, NEVER on the tracks and even then he should have either backed up or driven straight through the barriers to clear the tracks. Most likely the train driver saw it from a distance or was warned by signals or a security system. But you can never assume that. Train goes first. Most stupid action ever seen from a truck driver.
Of course! Send that to Bonehead Truckers. That’s a RUclips channel where they make fun of the dumb stuff people do on the road in mostly semi trucks and sometimes four wheelers they call it. This would be good for bonehead truckers. It’s some funny stuff. Also, don’t be this bonehead that stops right on the railroad tracks. This is a great video as always.
I don't understand the difficulty in just going anyway. You aren't moving the gate as the mechanism is working against you. Just keep going and take the gate clean off. Call the railroad and let them know what happened, and they probably won't even pursue damages.
It's the engineer's option to sound the horn even in a quiet zone if they feel the need. With all that confusion I would do the same thing. (Unless you are referring to the truck driver, which really did no good?)
I had a malfunctioning gate come down on the trailer, after being directed by police to drive across the crossing. It broke the gate, which the railroad tried to charge me for. The police vouchec for me, eventually they gave up. There was no train anyway.
To my knowledge, California street is what runs parallel to the tracks. I only titled the video with Laurel Street because that’s the road that the actual crossing is located on
As I was on the other side of the tracks, there was no way I was going to cross over as long as the crossing was activated. If the driver had waited 15 seconds longer, the gates would have gone up on their own
Don't ever try to move the crossing gate on your own, as that's not your property to be messing with. Tractor trailer should have moved through the crossing, as the crossing gates are designed to bend.
I disagree. If it’s to avoid a train collision, the rail owners would understand if someone moved the gates. It’s a miracle that this didn’t happen in the opposite direction or that fast moving train would have obliterated the truck and may have killed the driver.
Those crossing gate are a hollow tube made of fiberglass. They'll break real easy because they're they're designed that way. I would appear that a great deal of idiot truck drivers don't know this!
No , actually they won't break they're designated to be strong and unbreakable which is why trucks become stuck on the tracks. They only break if a vehicle runs into them at high speed when they're down.
Should be loss of license. the barriers are made to give way. imagine risking death and hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage instead of the what $1000 fix to clean up a few marks from the gate?
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I still can not fathom any driver thinking getting hit by a train is a better option than going forward or backward breaking the guard rail!
The gates are wood (not steel) and are designed to breakaway. The electrics are modular for quick and easy replacement. Railroads employ Maintainers for this purpose. The gates are there to keep you off the tracks ... NOT to keep you on. Jssssh!
@@trezjr73 I take it that you're not convinced yet that most people in this country are not exactly the brightest bulbs in the box. That's ok, this is the Internet. Give them time. They can prove they're stupid in so many ways... And a lot of them make videos about it, for your entertainment.
I was thinking the exact same thing.
Probably an illegal
I agree. The driver probably didn’t know that the barricades are designed to break for just such an emergency.
That's the first time i've ever seen a train stop for traffic.
What an absolute dip s__t that driver is!
Okay but at least it didn’t cause a disaster
Lots of action in this video!
Planes, trains and trucks.
This video has a lil bit of everything in it! Nice!
GOD bless the man who lifted the barrier of the level crossing and the engine driver who waited
Someone was watching over him
Those gates are designed to breakaway. Stopping on railroad tracks because the gates are in the way is insane!
If the crossing gate is broken, any later trains which pass through the crossing must stop and flag the crossing until the gate is repaired/replaced. This delays trains and inconveniences the passengers.
True, but I was thinking the videographer could have put the camera down, too, and helped out right away. Might have been easier and faster.
@@1958zed He would have had to cross the tracks.
The guy who lifted the gate up he is a hero!
Absolutely a great video catch capturing what could have been a disaster.
Thank you
Holy crap! Thank god the train was able to stop in time.
Track speed thru here is 20 I think
I saw a train go through at what looked like around 30-35 the day before, but I could be a little off
That Coaster at the end was surely not going 20
@@rms492that looked like 30+
These trains go pretty slow, and passenger trains have way better braking performance than freight trains
Very fortunate, good job everyone
In addition to being amazed by how lucky it was that a potentially devastating tragedy was avoided, I was also wowed by how much is going on at this one crossing.
For sure - never a dull moment
I wouldn't say devastating driver had enough time to get out. but that would come out of his paycheck and his coworkers wouldn't let him live it down if he still has a job.
Fortunately AMTRAK Was Running At Low Speed To Apply Emergency Brake It Was Just In Its Final Leg To Santa Fe Station In A Quiet ( No Horn ) Zone
this video played out like a Disney movie. No insults intended
train engineer did such a good job he got a flyover courtesy of alaska
The bystander saves the day!
1:36
yep…instead of pulling out his phone to record the crash
I assume it was the camera man.
And this is exactly why the trains here in San Diego drive slowly instead of rapidly like in other places
Cough cough *MICHIGAN* cough cough
@@hollisflopped I see rapid speed BNSF trains in Palm Springs lol
@@flashfocusbruh5144 bnsf trains are nothing compared to Lawton Michigan & the northeast corridor
Sounds like they need a grade separation. Bridge or underpass so car traffic and trains alike won't have to stop for any reason.
@@rotatorcuffs8140 Did you notice the trolley passing over the intersection?
3:02 plane jumpscare
Ikr,it just came out of nowhere😂
That was insane too this video has a little bit of everything
@@kc0eks definately
When you look at Street View you will notice the stupid placement of the traffic signal that the truck stopped for. It appears it is for traffic coming from the side street but is located after the intersection. I can see how the truck driver got a bit confused. That light should be on the other side of the tracks before the crossing signals and also should be tied to the railroad crossing circuits. This is poor planning by the traffic engineers in my opinion.
Since it is a quad-gate installation I am guessing that the approaching train got an indication from the PTC system that there was an issue at the crossing, hence they were able to stop. Noting that the exit gate did not lower shows that there is obstruction detection circuitry at this crossing.
Confused or not, you should at no time ever stop on the tracks.
@@edwinsinclair9853 I agree, but with the level of 'enforcement' most truck drivers deal with it is frequently a panic reaction for a yellow light without consideration for an unusual setup like this with railroad tracks effectively in the intersection. No defense for his lack of awareness, but it is a bad configuration.
Agree. They must fix it immediately before a more severe and deadly incident (i.e. crash) has the chance to occur.
I looked at the street view. That traiffic signal is not for the side street traffic. That one lane, right turn only movement shouldn't warrant a traffic signal unless it was politically motivated. That traffic signal is to prevent vehciles from crossing the tracks when a train is approaching and is probably controlled by the signal euipment at Kettner Blvd. There's a 9 second delay between the time the light turns yellow and the crossing signals activate. That allows any pedestrians to complete crossing the tracks before the RR signals activate. That tells me the purpose of that traffic signal.
@@danburch9989The traffic signal IS for traffic coming off of California St onto Laurel. There are signals facing California St to coincide with the ones on Laurel.
The truck driver would risk everything but that guard arm. Smart
I was thinkin the same. Probably trying to avoid scratching the paint of the cars he was carrying.
The gates are hollow fiberglass! They break away! Stopping on the tracks is the worst thing you can do. Getting hit by a train would cause way more damage than the gate dragging along your truck or car.
Actually they are part aluminum, part fiberglass. The design is the fastening point is a shear pin that will break very easily. It takes about 2 minutes to replace one if the gate is not damaged, a bit longer if the arm needs to be replaced (usually because it drops across the tracks and the train runs over it). I have fixed several of them.
@ I’m a locomotive engineer. I don’t maintain or replace the crossing protection, but it’s still a huge benefit to my daily duties. The last thing I want to do is hit a car (again). Regardless of the build or materials, my main point of “driving through the gate will damage your car less than getting hit by the train would” still stands as my main point.
Plus, if a crossing gate is broken, any subsequent trains must stop and flag the train through the crossing. This delays all train traffic until repairs are made.
@@erie910 It’s far less of a delay than an accident investigation and cleanup.
Guess they’re letting anyone drive a truck. Sincerely a train driver. Had multiple trucks break the gates.
Pretty much
Thank DEI for that.
Apparently anyone with a double digit IQ can get a commercial driver license these days.
@@chrisratcliffe1736literally doesn’t apply here since that truck driver is white as hell. God they are just letting anyone be racist. Sincerely a “normal” person.
Great video! Watching from India, where the nationwide broad-gauge rail network has manned gates (around 17,900), on road-rail crossings, and such dangerous situations are avoided. However, arround 500 un-manned (no gates!) crossings still exist on the few meter-gauge and narrow-gauge lines/tracks that are still active, and one hopes will be eliminated once these non-standard gauge lines are closed, likely by end 2025.
So interesting!! Well filmed and entertaining as always ❤️❤️
Thank you!! That’s always my goal!
@@rail_spike_productionsI love ❤️ this upload!
I really can't imagine what the truck driver was thinking when he pulled forward from his already dangerous position with the nose of his truck over the near track, then stopped with his truck completely obstructing both tracks. Pulling forward was the right move if he had room to clear the tracks, but no way he should have stopped where he did. It appeared that the car behind him left him room to back up, but I'm not sure the driver could see that. Backing up would be dangerous because there could be a car in a blind spot.
I have 18 yrs experience in traffic signal maintenance and programming. That includes peemption interconnections with railroad crossing signals. If the distance from RR crossing to the intrsection is 200 ft or less, then an interconnection is required.. Some configurations may require a longer distance. There's 250 ft between the apporach side of the tracks and the intersection stop bar. Here's the problem: Try as they may, engineers can't make traffic contorl and railraod signals idiot proof. As soon as the railroad crossing signal actrivates, some drivers will try to get across the tracks so they don't have to wait for a train to pass. There is a sign at that crossing that says "Do Not Stop On Tracks". ALL drivers should know the length of their vehicles to determine if there's room on the other side of the tracks so that they can clear to the otherside of the tracks. If not, do not cross the tracks until there is room. Damage to the crossing gate is much cheaper than the loss of the truck and it's payload. There's more to driving than steering the rig.
they call that a professional truck driver. Never ever stop on the tracks. be aware of your surroundings
If I was in your position I would’ve run across the tracks and lifted up the gate for the truck to get it clear. I see why you didn’t, but knowing that could’ve been a train crash I would’ve done anything I could.
Always Becarefull around Railroad Crossings They are Very Dangerous Always Stop!,Look!,Listen!,Live Always expect a Train Morning,Day,Evening,Night See Tracks? Think Train,1:01
Glad it was a good outcome. Nice filming by the way a lot of action there it seems
Absolutely! And thanks very much
Geez that coud have been a disaster.Glad that 770 came to a stop there.
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For lack of a better term, this is the EGOT of San Diego transportation videos -- and the hits just kept coming -- we were hollering out "Surfliner!" "Trolley south!" "Southwest!" We thought the only way this video could have been any better was to have a Naval aircraft carrier somehow cross Laurel at that point. 😅 That truck driver, tho -- wonder if his boss saw that. Kudos to the guy who held up the crossing arm!
At least the train did not smash the semi truck.
That quad gate system probably saved the crash. The system knew something was obstructing the crossing and alerted the train so it knew to stop even before seeing the truck
Always good to see technology working the way it’s supposed to!
1:50 2:43 Guy in the Background did a
El Grito 🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽
The gates break. I saw a double semi(?) Stop on the tracks at a red light. The crossing arm came down in between the two trailers. The light turned green and the driver just drove off breaking the gate. No big drama.
Thank goodness it got out of there safely. That was a real disaster just waiting to happen.
Glad that truck got out safely and the train was able to stop and wait till it was cleared. Any damage to the gate?
For sure. I did not notice any obvious damage to the gate afterwards
Had there been damage to the gate, the train crew would have reported it. Then the later Coaster train would have had to stop and flag the crossing.
Panes,trains,and automobiles.
The thing is, those gates should be able to tell when they can't go down all of the way and go back up until the obstruction is clear.
I've been by this crossing once, I caught a Coaster down there.
Lucky thst train was barely moving what a bad move by the truck driver
An alarming train crossing goes ABOVE all other traffic rules. He should have stopped before or after it, NEVER on the tracks and even then he should have either backed up or driven straight through the barriers to clear the tracks. Most likely the train driver saw it from a distance or was warned by signals or a security system. But you can never assume that. Train goes first. Most stupid action ever seen from a truck driver.
3:03 cool
Looks like this crossing is closed to vehicular traffic more often than not.
good video
That dude can drive for me anytime, omg
Thank god the truck was ok and the train was able to stop in the nick of time wow just wow 😮😮😮😮
Nice video
Of course! Send that to Bonehead Truckers. That’s a RUclips channel where they make fun of the dumb stuff people do on the road in mostly semi trucks and sometimes four wheelers they call it. This would be good for bonehead truckers. It’s some funny stuff. Also, don’t be this bonehead that stops right on the railroad tracks. This is a great video as always.
That trucker was probbaly confused on where to stop for the traffic lights but still doesn't make it right or safe to stop on the tracks.
@@blose774 agreed
A normal day in transportation 😁😁
@@blose774should be a sign 🪧 that indicates the spot to stop
@@solarusthelonghaulerrailfa3226 True,but still the truck drivers fault for stopping on the tracks.
I don't understand the difficulty in just going anyway. You aren't moving the gate as the mechanism is working against you. Just keep going and take the gate clean off. Call the railroad and let them know what happened, and they probably won't even pursue damages.
The truck driver probably thought his truck was a goner
if the traffic lights turned red and you are on the track you don't just stop you carry on any sensible person would do that
I cross that intersection many times that's Laurel Street in San Diego isn't it? Terrible street to drive on.
Yep, that’s the one !
Some trains have an override button for the gates if the train stops before or after the gate it’s in either side of the train
Not in American. These use a predictor so when the train stops the system knows to raise the gates.
Its called a transponder.
airport ia that close?
looks like the corner of the airport property (and end of the extended runway pavement) is literally a short block behind this
@@happyplayer2531 yes, that is correct. The runway for the San Diego airport starts only a few hundred feet past where I was standing
It honked in a quiet zone!
It's the engineer's option to sound the horn even in a quiet zone if they feel the need. With all that confusion I would do the same thing. (Unless you are referring to the truck driver, which really did no good?)
The trucker was honking to signal to someone to rush over and lift the barrier gate to where he could get free.
I had a malfunctioning gate come down on the trailer, after being directed by police to drive across the crossing. It broke the gate, which the railroad tried to charge me for. The police vouchec for me, eventually they gave up. There was no train anyway.
拖車想搶黃燈, 結果來不及停車時已超越停止線. 駕駛經驗不足應該加速通過, 平交道需保持淨空.
也可能該路段停止線與鐵道距離設計不良.
Thanks to everybody,god bless…there isn’t only bad people in this sad world…
does coaster only have 1 line? can’t remember
Yes
Yup only San Diego to Oceanside
Seems to me that trucker had a death wish
Just don't stop for red lights -
What's the problem ?? 😂
I thought it was the capital limited but it was the paffic surfliner anyone else think it was a different train
Engine 2116?
Try that stunt with a freight train ! 🙈
No se pare de las vías cuando pasa el tiempo se lo llevan a ustedes de corbata este me lleva de corbata
Who cares about destroying the gates when you’re stuck on a crossing…
Exactly
Some truckers should NOT have a CDL
Trains,planes and automobiles.
Koodos to the bystander.
It looked to me like he had room to back up.
Woooooooow;!!!!!!😮😮😮😮😊😊😊😊😮😮😮😮
Driver, you done f***** up…
Really bad infrastructure
if only san diego county measure g could be passed
That had the potential too be a very bad day.
that would have been soo bad w for the bystanders tho
That truck driver should have backed up instead of going forward. He would have avoided the train and the train wouldn't have to stop just saying
California Street not Laurel.
To my knowledge, California street is what runs parallel to the tracks. I only titled the video with Laurel Street because that’s the road that the actual crossing is located on
What in Tar Nations!!😂
They give licenses to anybody nowadays.
Darwin Lives!
What a quink
キャリアカーが制限高を気にして踏み切りで一時停止したところに運悪く踏切が作動したように見えた。
まだ列車との距離があるうちに保安装置が働いたようだが、アメリカのold railroad crossing signalはLEDランプに更新しても中身ポンコツだな。
こういうときに非常停止ボタンがあればもっと落ち着いて救助に行けるのに。
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Im not going to lie, you should have tried at least push the gate up so the truck could escape.
As I was on the other side of the tracks, there was no way I was going to cross over as long as the crossing was activated. If the driver had waited 15 seconds longer, the gates would have gone up on their own
@@rail_spike_productions true
3:03 lol
Don't ever try to move the crossing gate on your own, as that's not your property to be messing with. Tractor trailer should have moved through the crossing, as the crossing gates are designed to bend.
I disagree. If it’s to avoid a train collision, the rail owners would understand if someone moved the gates.
It’s a miracle that this didn’t happen in the opposite direction or that fast moving train would have obliterated the truck and may have killed the driver.
Those crossing gate are a hollow tube made of fiberglass. They'll break real easy because they're they're designed that way. I would appear that a great deal of idiot truck drivers don't know this!
No , actually they won't break they're designated to be strong and unbreakable which is why trucks become stuck on the tracks. They only break if a vehicle runs into them at high speed when they're down.
This is just ONE example of why America is NOT ready for bullit trains!
and the idiot driver gets away scott free. typical. no consequences, no lesson learned.
Another wheel holder masquerading as a truck driver
Did police or the trucking company get involved with disciplinary actions?
It is possible that someone else did, but I didn’t follow up on anything afterwards
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Isn’t DEI great!
it's californicate, what do you expect. They elected ms harris and galvinized nusiance.
look I join minimum no
What a DUMBAZZ?
Should be loss of license. the barriers are made to give way. imagine risking death and hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage instead of the what $1000 fix to clean up a few marks from the gate?
Well the accident didn’t happen so
@@BenMonares Lol!
Nice video