CSX Train Close Call...
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Let's be careful out there!!!!
I traveled to Harpers Ferry, WV to video some CSX and The Amtrak Capitol Limited for a documentary on WV Trains. Great shots coming thru the tunnel.
A CSX WB mixed freight heads toward the station that has some folks waiting for the Capitol Limited to Chicago from Wash. DC.. I swing the camera around and---
OMG, he can't see or hear the EB coal drag bearing down on him. Too much noise to yell, I frantically wave left arm back&forth and jab point with right arm at the oncoming train. At the very last second, he noticed me waving & pointing. Wow--!!!!So Very Very Close!!!!
They painted a three foot wide yellow stripe a few weeks after this video hit the Tube
Doug Obert why didn’t have it already done in the first place
@@nyccrcsx It's hard to stay ahead of some folk's foolishness. Just be glad it didn't take a fatality to do it.
Do we need to put flashing lights also?
What happend to common sense?
Yellow lines are for liberal snowflakes without a brain!
Was wondering where the yellow line was. Probably wouldn't have made a difference anyway, some people just don't have any common sense. Hard to protect people from themselves.
It's for everybody's sake, surely you don't expect young children to have common sense, do ya?
I was 3 years old when my father imprinted on me to , " look both ways or die " .
A guy I met during high school back in 1991, well we're still best friends. Long story short, once in a while I take an hour drive down to his state and we hang out for a couple of days. He is always saying things like, "hold on", "slow down will ya", "okay... make sure all ways are clear"
So we went to his local walmart the one day, he is all about taking your time, making absolute sure everything is clear before crossing roads, etc. So we walk down the parking lot toward the front entrance. We get to the crosswalk. I see a Jeep coming up on my left, he was standing to my left, I look to my right, it's clear. So I started waiting for the Jeep, I guess my friend never looked left, and started crossing. BEEEEEEEPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!! That Jeep stopped, and was literally inches away, and I could sense the level of fear coming from him, without having to see his face. So after a while of walking in walmart he started mentioning it, but I didn't dwell on talking about it, because something like that for me is embarrassing and I figured he might have been at that point of embarrassment. I just can't believe that all of his "words of wisdom" about slowing down, taking your time etc., literally went out the window at that moment. It scared me too because I thought the Jeep had hit him, and I was thinking okay, time to call an ambulance, but I seen him standing there and thought, sheeesshhhhh. That was waaaaayyyyy too close. Still I was shocked by the whole incident. Next time if he and I go out, I guess I'll have to be the one to be looking out and slowing him down.
My friend here imprinted the whole, slow it down, and take time crossing roads thing onto me, but I'm not sure what happened at walmart.
@@movie0007
Just keeping it real. Everybody has to have an, "Oh shit!" moment every now & then or else all the true-isms and slogans don't mean much. Take 'er easy! ;-)
@@movie0007 A guy I knew got hit by car at speed of 200 km. they took him to the hospital. but He passed away After he reached the hospital in few minutes.
Wow 3 years old, why so late? Most babies are taught this by 18 months.
@@Victorseafog Better late than dead.
I work for CSX. Sometimes you can't get through to people to stay off the tracks. Especially ones jogging wearing headphones in the middle of the track. You tell them over and over and it's like you're speaking another language.
Let it roll buddy... You can only do so much
CN is where it's at
People just assume that trains are as loud in front as they are by the side - when the reality is - it's not even close: trains are DANGEROUSLY quiet right in front! If she's doing track speed, and your back is turned, and it's quiet, you'll get maybe a three second warning from the rumbling to jump out of the way - if you're talking to somebody, that goes down to about two seconds, and if you're wearing headphones, you're dead.
@@CusterFlux Absolutely dead quiet in the snow...
No way, train accidents only happen to other people.
Lucky - he could have seriously damaged the loco with a bone head like that.
Crap, he could have damaged the lead locomotive if it hit him in the head!
Nah, we might've finally got the answer to what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object 😂
Gribbo9999 maybe could’ve even had an influence on schedule... ah, it’s strange thinking that while railroad safety is easy to follow, people somehow don’t know the rules
Gribbo9999 .😂😂
😂 this comment deserves so much more likes lol
As the late (but great Don Adams ) said: "Missed him by that much".
By how much?
must have been using the portable cone of silence
He was probably hoping the train would swerve first.
Didn't even look like he was paying attention
@@Ukraine2011 till last .8th of a second
Playing chicken with the train. 😆
Groundhog day ref.
I worked for the SP and UP over 38 years and now retired. Think about what the Engineer saw and felt in those split seconds ! The impact on operating crew members at rail accidents is always forgotten. Always be alert and safe !
Well said.....no one really considers that.
That's so correct! I've been train spotting for over twenty years. Walking along with my three 35mm cameras around my neck and harness and a tripod. I also carry a radio scanner and listen to all traffic from the track inspectors, dispatchers engineers conductors etc, you get the idea. I always watch ALL WAYS on railroad right of way especially with multi track locations. It is that train that the person NEVER SAW that caused the incident! And Yes think of the crew on board and what they go through. I most of the time got a friendly wave from the engineers and conductors as trains passed. Once in a while I would hear a track inspector that saw me, as he went into a siding say" Smile when you get to that junction that guys out there taking pictures!"
That man probably thought that honking was coming from the train he was watching
Yeah like DPUs
@@sunsetrailfan2004 DPU locomotives don't blow their horns. So not an option. He's dumb as fuck. That's the option. 🙄
He just sits back down like "that never happened"
Wright County Railfan the speed of train is like 30 km/h
Especially in between legs.)))))))))))))
@Craig F. Thompson I admit you are right! But I still believe he would have survived from the collision
@blue heeler What is the speed of the train in your opinion?
@blue heeler The speed affects the power of collision. When speed is doubled the kinetic energy is multiplied by four. In addition, the collision area is small. He would have survived the collision.
Just . . . why would you stand that close to an active rail line looking the other way with a curve behind you?
ChachaChapati Because he's a fool!
Richard Gerlach I lived right next to the old Southern Pacific line when I was a kid; even way back when, I used common sense when crossing or near the tracks. Some people...
ChachaChapati Thinning the herd. Dang. Missed.
Because he's STUPID!!!
Inexperienced. They learned something.
So very close to winning a Darwin Award.
Evolution? more like de-volution.
Unless he had kids in which case I don't think he could win
Pretty sure he was somebody's Grandad. You only get a Darwin Award for stupidity that prevents you from reproducing.
he didn't even pull the woman away lol
A posthumous Darwin yes
he was paying attention, just to the wrong train :)
Love the way he runs to the bench and sits down, "what it wasn't me" whistles that tune you whistle when your trying to act all nonchalant.
How many times have you seen a foamer concentrating on getting a video of one train and nearly getting hit by another? The Operating Rule Book states, "expect trains on any track, in any direction, at any time." Everyone who gets near the tracks should memorize that rule and FOLLOW it.
And you know he's the type of guy to go on and on about how "young people don't pay enough attention"....
i like how no one sitting there tells them
Ant that the truth lol id went up and jerked em back
I am sure someone thought about it and decided not to get involved
Well, the semi-conscicius state is like that.
It looked like nobody was watching that direction. Maybe the guys way down the end of the platform but they couldn’t exactly run and tell the guy who wasn’t looking.
What a dumbass. He almost paid for his ignorance with a very serious, perhaps fatal, injury.
No because everyone has their heard buried in there phone
The guy should go out and buy a lottery ticket after that.
Probably not much luck left in the tank.
@@spikespa5208 : Yeah, I was thinking he's used up all of his luck for the day!
@@Milesco For quite a while.
And I'm sure being right on top of the tracks improved the view of the first train immeasurably!
I used to be a firefighter/paramedic before retirement. We called fools like that "job security on the hoof"!
True, look up the video "Midnight Moment: Counting Sheep" on Times Square NYC's Channel
In the words of Ron White "Ya can't fix stupid."
Jr Straight your not wrong
Look how he doesn't even pull his daughter back. Train Spotters almost became train Splatters.
PRESSUREWORKS I don’t get It
His daughter was far away enough. So she wouldn't have got hit
That's sexist, she can do it herself :P
He shouted to her, that's why she turned so quick.
sanny terry He didn't shout nor did he even make any attempt to pull her with him. She'll remember that when making the decision to pull the plug.
Reminds me of years ago (1960s) when I lived on the west side of Baltimore not far from the PRR four track mainline. I used to train watch at the former Knecht Ave. crossing. One time a guy foolishly started walking across the tracks south of the crossing where the track curved. He didn't notice that the crossing signal and gates had already actuated. He was too far away to hear me and got as far as the second track before doing a leaping dive backwards as a speeding Metroliner came flying around the curve on that second track, heading north for Baltimore. He no doubt had some bruises from hitting the rock ballast, but fortunately survived the close encounter.
@N0l4nH I explained in the "full" description about just that. I am amazed folks comment on stuff without reading the "full" description. The best is when someone asks "where is this" ---when the location is in the title!--lol. Anyway, I at first let out a yell and could hardly hear myself, because it was so loud. I was about 50 60 feet away too. I frantically waved my arms and saw his gaze shift to me and I pointed repeatly----it was very, very close for sure. Yellow lines are there now. Doug
Congrats, you saved his life, but was getting closer to him to move him not an option?
There's nothing like standing on the tracks, watching the trains go by.
The grim reaper was like "DAMN... ALMOST GOT ME A PAIR!!!!!"
Wow - now thats close! Lucky people, observant crew.
That was too close, unfortunately I've seen so called professionals getting caught likr that.
so easly could have been fatal.
You can't fix stupid, but sometimes you can whack it with a choo choo.
Interesting combo reaction, using the oppurtunity of being running for their lives, to sit down on that bench at the same time :-)
The younger lady wasn't texting, it appears she was making a video. But, holy cow, what a close call.
They took off running like they seen a cop turn around and come after them!!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Years ago, we had an Amtrack hit a car while doing 90 mph. This was a double track. Even at night, folks came out of the woodwork to observe. One idiot parked his car right on the tracks, to get a good view, and got hit by a freight train.
That guy looked like Harrison Ford in the Fugitive when the train was chasing him into the ditch.
Im a retired locomotive engineer.But I remember I almost hit a kid walking down in the middle of the tracks with a headset on. I kept blowing and blowing,finally he turned around at the last second jumped out of the way..
That's the dumbest thing I can imagine.
"...and I turned around, and I mean it was RIGHT friggin' there!"
When you almost get absolutely smacked by a CSX train
Except for the crew that would have to live with it, his being hit would have reduced the number of idiots roaming free in America.
Absoluty
Let natural selection sort them out. Then they won't be able to reproduce other morons.
True... But people do get caught up in the moment and make mistakes... and no matter how smart or intelligent you think you are... things or accidents still could happen to you!!!
Only another 200 million or so to go then.
@@im1who84u 😃😃👍😃😃
That's at Harper's Ferry West Virginia on the CSX Cumberland Subdivision. The next sub over, a CSX derailed on the Shenandoah Sub that merges into the Cumberland in the tunnel. Lucky guy he was. That's a busy sub.
"Shit that train almost hit me, i must sit down"
Was probably a bit weak in the legs after that.
@@Milesco or he wanted to make it look like it was on purpose.
There always chances of heart attack...time just stop tikking in that second..ur body just loose up... happened with me on electric train...
That guy had to fill his shorts to capacity after that one!
I think we all have done something like that. After all, trains are hypnotic and cause us to act like kids when we see them up close. I know I do. Nice video👍👍👍👍. Thanks for taking the time to post.
Speak for yourself. No, "we" haven't all done something like that.
Jill Jones , I stand corrected. Jill has never done anything like this, and to all who are like her, I'm sorry that my opinion offended you.👍✌️
This is probably the most purest title with video about close calls I've seen in awhile.
Hearing the second train, while another train is passing, is harder than you might imagine!
No kidding....that's why common sense tells ya to stay back~
My old man was a loco driver, I spend me childhood in the cab.., man I still get a tight arse just driving over a level crossing in built up areas where ya can’t see far down those fn tracks
When Ross Rowland was running 614 on the Erie Limited fan trips in the late 1990's he often opened the cylinder cocks when passing crowded station platforms at speed. It was surprisingly effective in moving crowds away from the platform edge. He did have the advantage in that most all were looking at the oncoming train unlike the man in this video. It's good you were able to get his attention and that they thanked you for it.
*****
I would be happy to. Steam locomotives have their cylinders in the front underneath the smokebox. On the bottom of each cylinder are 2 cock valves controlled by the engineer. When steam locomotives first start moving these cocks are opened to allow condensation to be drained from the cylinders. This condensation can actually damage the pistons if not drained out. This process is accomplished by high pressure live steam which can shoot out up to 20 feet in some cases depending on how fast the engine is going. Check out the You Tube video C&O 614, Hoboken NJ to Port Jervis NY, October 1996 for an example of this. It happens briefly 20 seconds into the video and again around 5:00. In my opinion this is steam at its finest.
I've been thanked more for holding a door open for someone
@Craig F. Thompson
Yes. The actual Erie Limited was gone by 1976.
When you hear the train horn coming, run and get out of the way!
Very nice Doug. Glad to see a Railfan save a life.
I admire the way you shouted "away from there ! " instead of shooting indifferent to him just to save your precious video
A very special example of stupid...
The driver probably thought he was s goner as he was out of view when he eventually decided to move..
Absolutely. If I was the engineer, I’d assume he was hit.
Superb catch, and that really is one lucky, lucky guy !
I'd bet good money that this guy likes to stand in cross walks in heavy traffic without bothering to notice the car that is about to kill him.
I C it all de time @ Walmart,, people just walk rite out in front of cars,,, i asked 1 woman who did that, U sure hv a lotta faith in yer fellow man,,, her reply= pedestrian has de rite of way,,, my reply = hope they put dat on yer tombstone, here lays stupid, she had the right of way........
@@tomcatt1824 fuckin' savage hahaha
That is a prime example why railroads takes a dim view on railfans. There is no reason under the sun for that man and boy standing that close to the rails.Safety first, last and always folks and remember expect a train from either direction at any time..
I'm surprised nobody's foaming over the fact there's a female railfan
Why? Is being a railway fan a dude thing? Guess that makes sense
You can find females pursuing any interest under the sun. Same reason the are men that are into female dominated hobbies
@King SP ikr
probably not a "real" railfan, either of them
This town is very popular with tourists and history buffs because it looks much the way it did in Civil War times.
On a busy fall day in the early 2000s, an idiot parked his BMV on the tracks (there used to be an overflow lot very close to them) because he thought they were 'a prop'. No kidding. His car made it half way across the Potomac plastered to the front of a locomotive. You could hear the scraping sound of the wheels as the emergency brakes were applied. Too bad this was before phones had cameras and my film camera was out of film.
@@Salmagundiii Probably right. Damn I forgot I even left this comment and people got mad over it lol
Darwin snaps his fingers in disappointment.
Next time old friend,next time......
Notice he turn away from her and ran. He never bothers to pull her away from the track.
I'm still baffled that they didn't notice sooner.
If this train station or stop station, where are the safety or stand back yellow line?
+Anthony Smith Your quite the grammar nazi.
+Anthony Smith *you're
Don't you think people should have some common sense as well?
Alley Cat OK, and you think ticket prices should then be increased in order to pay for the paint and labor involved, at all stations?
Yellow lines mighht be a liability showing it is safe behind the line and someone leans forward or is wearing a backpack.
love how the guy in the red shirt just wants a selfie with the old guy about to get squashed... LOL
and the darwin award goes too!
That could have happened to anyone. Are you 100% attentive 100% of the time?
Anthony Smith stfu
@Stan Schurman: Yes! Most people are so ******* stupid! Moron..
now he knows what a deer in the headlights is thinking
Wow, that was close! Good thing they have a yellow line there now!
Joe Dohn
That was close. Today they have a yellow line that you aren't suppose to cross to prevent this. He could have been killed.
Joe Dohn
Thats a good idea. I bet they prevent ppl from getting hit. I dont get to see very many Amtrak trains.
Joe Dohn
Man, I wish I lived in Florida. I go there every winter to visit my mom. I went there in Feb and March this year. I hate the ice and cold up here in Ohio. Tri Rail has been on my list for a while. You guys are lucky not to have ice and snow. I go to Plant City and Tampa.
When FEC opens their passenger trains you guys will have it made. I want to see those trains also.
Joe Dohn
I remember when I first saw FEC. I was near Titusville and it was the first time I ever saw a concrete tie. I hope you get that job soon bc they would be a great job with benefits and great pay. Ice is one thing I could do without. I live on a one lane road in a farming area and they dont use salt or remove the ice. It has to melt and can take a month or more to melt. People wreck here all the time in the winter.
Joe Dohn
Its a great job especially since you will be outside and get to see all kinds of trains. Salt is used in Ohio on all the main roads but our township cant afford it so they never use it. If we get heavy snow, they started plowing the road I live on a few years ago so the school bus doesnt get stuck. I have seen a lot of cars in my ditch
I was on the platform of San Juan Capistrano in CA. Some kids were actually sitting on the edge of the platform. Fortunately they had moved before the Ringling Brothers Circus train came through. Must have been half a mile long.
To Mark, ABMP4D3,& billy, etal....why didn't you read the intro description?...DOH!
Yep, people need to learn to RTFD.
+Doug Obert Doug, I would like to ask permission to use this video in training - can you reply to lthomas@findlay.edu?
One of the first things I was taught when railfanning was always expect a train on the other track! Always watch both ways, your camera picks up the way you aren’t watching!
Now that was close!
This is the reason why emergency vehicles responding to an incident will use different sirens - to let people know that there is more than one of them. Because the trains' horns are very loud and identical, the man couldn't identify that there was more than one train.
It wasn't all that long ago when railroads had a wider variety of horns, but now you typically only hear one or two horn types (and they both sound terrible by the way). I think it's in Canadia or Australia where they have a set of "emergency horns" which sound different and are louder that usual. I think that's not a bad idea.
"hmm, thats cool... OH SH*T!"
I missed the Harpers Ferry name on the tunnel exit. I thought the area looked familiar. When the camera swung around, I knew it was the Harper's Ferry station. I started working in Washington D C in January of 2007 and took the Marc train into DC every day. It was dark when I boarded the EB Marc. The trip home was in the dark too. It was not until longer daylight in the spring that I got to see the surroundings. I guess my point is that I recognized the station surroundings and thought it was Harper's Ferry. One weekend I stayed there. I took the Amtrak to BWI to meet my wife who came in for a family party. While waiting for the train at Harper's Ferry, I encountered an older fellow who was there just to watch the trains. That is when I learned the B&O ran on that line many years before. My Grandfather was a Conductor on the B&O and he probably went through that station. Really a small world. Anyhow, that is enough of my rambling. The close call guy was standing close to where I stood waiting for the Marc; however, not as close to the tracks. The west bound Marc ran on the other track and we unloaded toward that small shelter on the far side of the tracks. Usually waited for the Marc to clear out before crossing back over to the parking lot, but sometimes many of us would walk west for a short distance then make a direct track crossing to the parking lot. Really done now. Thanks for listening.
It's amazing. Nobody else on the platform gives them any warning ( besides the cameraman ) as everyone is spacing out. We have become so accustomed to noise.
@UFO151 front or back placed horn doesn't matter.. i'm an engineer in Italian railways, and we have double horns (one in each cab), people have to understand to LOOK. PS: do the station in the US have something like a recorded voice "calling" the trains arriving or passing through stations?
Like most people I’m sure they had no idea what the signal lights mean.
I was a conductor for BNSF for many years. During that time I got to work “The Bowl” in Barstow CA. You can’t hear the cars being kicked your way. If you’re a fool and foul the tracks you won’t live to talk about it.
He no doubt had to visit the men's room to clean out his pants after that!!
Camera guy: darn! Could’ve been a great shot!
As loud as these trains are they can sneak up on ya
Facts.
OMGee! Thank God for your quick actions! That station needs a bright RED "do not stand here" box the entire length of the platform! Whew!
Gosh, I wish James Stobie had the same luck ! RIP
Miss him..
@@princessofthecape2078 something is very wrong with you! Try getting laid even if it is by another woman!
My dad “Archie Taylor” worked for Seaboard Coast Line.
They became CSX.
As a child, we took trips to Hamlet, NC.
It was awesome...until I scowled my tongue on a cup of hot chocolate from a layover.
At 1:12 the person on the left in red just turned around and looked away instead of warning the people. What the heck?
The Loki Looks like he/she is taking a "selfie" too! Person in faded blue jeans does nothing too! Is Harper's Ferry full of zombies?
looks like he didnt notice how they were in actual danger. maybe he saw they were there. but he was focusing on a selfie
Situational awareness folks.
I'm surprised this guy's ancestors were able to make to the safety of the trees every nightfall back in the Dawn of Man.
Wow. The guy should have been more alert. Still, would a nice, clear yellow stripe near the platform's edge be asking too much?
Tomiata It's America. They don't even have platforms.
Paul Kennedy Yes we do. That's what we call them here whether they're high level or ground level. This one (obviously) is ground level.
Richard Gerlach Yes, I understand that. I was just having a go. Seriously, though, for a country where freight railways are so extensive and well managed, the passenger rail system is very backward.
I remember rail journals being proud of the new Albany-Rensellaer station, but in fact it felt like a very minor station, located on the opposite side of the river because the freight companies wouldn't let Amtrak trains into Albany itself.
Chicago Union station has a fantastic ticket hall, but it's no longer used by travellers, who instead have to wait in cramped, glass-box waiting rooms. They then reach the (enormouse, double-deck) trains from the end of very narrow, very-low 'platforms'.
There's a station on the Boston--New York line (the premier route!) where passengers have to arrive 10 minutes early, to be bused to the opposite platform, because the station doesn't have a bridge or underpass. (Perhaps this has now been fixed; my visit was years ago.)
Paul Kennedy What can I say. We Americans are married to our automobiles! We tore down the grandest terminal of them all in 1966. The old Pennsylvania RR station in NYC. Now it is just the basement of the new (now relatively old) Madison Square Garden arena. We never want to spend any Federal funds on passenger infrastructure. Amtrak is really only strong on the Northeast corridor (Boston-Washington, D.C.) and even there they have to fight for every last Federal penny! Long distance train travel here is usually more fun for the person taking video from the side of the track than the actual rider. You often have to wait in sidings for priority freights to pass. There are frequent grade crossing accidents which tie up the line. If you travel all the way across country here (by train) you'll probably be happy if your return trip is by plane! And planes are nothing more than flying cattle cars today as well! This is progress in our "Brave New World"! LOL!
Richard Gerlach You say that the country doesn't want to spend to federal funds on passenger infrastructure. I know you mean on the railways, but it's ironic that huge amounts of public money (incl federal) have been spent on infrastructure for passengers on the roads and in the air. The interstate highway system, the airports, air traffic control, highway patrols, airport security, etc, are mainly publicly-funded and have cost vastly more than what has been paid for railways.
In Scotland station platforms are r are raised up from track level so passengers are not this close to the rails. There is still the danger of someone standing too close to the platform edge and getting swept off by turbulence of trains passing through the station at high speed. So there is a yellow line painted on the platforms that passengers are advised to stand behind.
Here's a question. Why wasn't the person shooting this trying to warn that guy??
why didn't those women sitting on the bench try to warn that guy?
*cough* Description *couch*
"A CSX WB mixed freight heads toward the station that has some folks waiting for the Capitol Limited to Chicago from Wash. DC.. I swing the camera around and---
OMG, he can't see or hear the EB coal drag bearing down on him. Too much noise to yell, I frantically wave left arm back&forth and jab point with right arm at the oncoming train. Wow--!!!!So Very Very Close!!!!"
why didn't he stand in the middle of the track?? :)))
@nssd70m2 you can hear the horn but the guy standing next to the tracks is also standing next to a very loud freight train. Obviously the guy with the camera could see the train because it was coming right towards him.
Ever been to Harpers Ferry? I doubt it. Eastbounds come around that curve and most people are focused to the east towards the tunnel because that is where the scenery is. I shoot there all of the time.
Well, I'm sure he needed a change of underwear after that lol
The toilet is where the girl went next, her mother ran for the key.
In Dallas the Dart has yellow clearance area. Plus a loud lady comes on the PA system if you get near that line expect a brutal yelling to get the hell away from the yellow area. 😂😂😂
#1 rule of fanning. Safety first guys :)
This is the ORIGINAL version I was looking for. Most other clips with this footage only include the near miss bit
Need loud speakers 🔊 of a voice on these trains to add function to the horns.
I've always been for horns being placed in the FRONT of a locomotive. While I realize this increases cab noise, it also directs the sound in front of the locomotive. This video is a perfect example of how a horn placed mid-way on a locomotive can be mistaken for a passing train. Having a K5LA blasting all 5 bells in the direction of travel can and will cause people to notice. Take a look at the horn placement on some locomotives, there's more bells facing the rear of the engine. Silly FRA rules.
1:17 To be continued
Bet he had to change underwear when he saw that
I hate my father for various reasons, but the little nuggets of wisdom like" never stand on the edge of the platform" that he imprinted on my mind while i was young is the reason why iam still alive.
wow that was a close call! watch from 1:09 seconds
Why do many things happen at Harpers Ferry!?!??!??!!!?? First I see a video of trespassers that ran out from Harpers Tunnel scared to death from a CSX train, now this.
radanju2 Zombies.
Why the HELL is there no yellow DO NOT CROSS line? The cost of paint isn't worth the cost of life?
webdenis12 Agreed. Sometimes there's no precautions enough that you can take for a lack of brains.
Best just hand them the Darwin award and be done with it.
***** its a combo of both
The WV DOT hasn't put the money together to put down lines or place signs. On top of that it's a curved station. Personally I think they don't want to put down lines or place signs for historical purposes. Also it would be common sense.
I agree with cu29640
That's the problem in this day and age people have no COMMON SENSE when I was young in the UK there were no keep back lines on platforms on railway stations but I knew not to stand to close even when there was no train coming because I might fall off and hurt myself. COMMON SENSE. nowadays it's just "oh I get hurt I'll just sue you"that's the compensation culture that exists not just here in the UK but all over the world. COMMON SENSE is a lot cheaper and it don't hurt half as much as a 1000 tone train up your wazoo. Right rant over!!
The Engineer was probably saying "Hey Dumbass"
I love how he tried to (NOT!) save his daughter or grand-daughter.
she wasnt even close enough to get hit
@@GiekoGecko123 He still didn't even think about her.
Probably thought "Who else would be stupid enough to be this close the tracks with me?"
@@djtoona
Probably didn't think... at all.
What an idiot. His feet were over the edge of the platform, could have easily fell onto the track. I hope his daughter also learned a lesson re trains and platforms. Sounds like Doug saved his life. Good on you, Doug!
The hero turns and runs the heck with the girl, he should of grabbed her arm and pulled.
Anthony Smith if you can't handle people not using the English language, you would be a complete mess here in Australia.
She wouldn't have been hit. She was far enough away from the tracks
He never thought about her. It was all instinct.
When looking down the track for the first train you can see the "green" signal for the opposite track which should have alerted them there could be an opposite train on that track.
The guy with the camera needs a knee replacement - Instead of dropping the camera and rush to warn the idiot, What was he/she doing still shooting?
No time...Too Loud...Read the intro! Doh!
Fuck that idiot
I agree, the guy with the camera should have yelled or done something.
I'm surprised the guy with the camera upsets you for failing to warn people from meters away, but you say nothing about the man who turns and runs to take the sit without warning a woman centimetres away from himself.... Anyway....
Most train accidents of this kind happen exactly because there is an other train passing by that covers the noise of the one that is about to hit someone