Train Wrecks 2022 | SPECIAL REPORT

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  • @mjphillips76
    @mjphillips76 Год назад +79

    This feels like I am watching a professional documentary that would be on cable TV. This is such a high quality production.

    • @MommyKhaos
      @MommyKhaos 11 месяцев назад +4

      Nah, not enough late 90s animation and crappy jump cuts

    • @treysrailfanning1296
      @treysrailfanning1296 10 месяцев назад +4

      ​@@MommyKhaossay whatever it's amazing

    • @koosvanpetten5567
      @koosvanpetten5567 4 месяца назад

      Not so professional because the video shows NO SOLUTIONS for these accidents. Spend yr money to build tunnels or bridges for traffic to avoid all those accidents.

    • @MmmmDatAss
      @MmmmDatAss 2 месяца назад

      It is very well made isn't it? It kind of has a late 90s vibe to it.

    • @BlueDays_BlackKnights
      @BlueDays_BlackKnights 2 месяца назад

      @@koosvanpetten5567It’s not a freakin infrastructure documentary. It’s a Train Crash documentary. Some people just get off on whining about everything.

  • @richardconnelly934
    @richardconnelly934 Год назад +26

    Thank you! I grew up with steam trains and was educated about crossings. A great grandfather was career MOW - 1870's to 1930.

  • @rickwatts7885
    @rickwatts7885 Год назад +151

    I absolutely appreciate the high production value in your presentations! You have the best upcoming channel on RUclips dealing with trains! Please take it one more step higher by using a Lav mic or a close proximity shotgun mic. The room echo could be greatly reduced by using either one. Acoustic treatment of the room would also help. Please understand that this is not a negative comment. I have worked in broadcasting for over 40 years and have encountered and corrected similar problems. I only mention this in a spirt of encouragement. Keep up the great work and Happy New Year!

    • @v12productions
      @v12productions  Год назад +19

      Thanks! That's great feedback! I will definitely start using a lav mic going forward.

    • @corrupttitlebuster6484
      @corrupttitlebuster6484 Год назад

      Either you work for the guy or it is the guy with a fake email or you have a Brown nose and a shoe because I can smell the BS from here

    • @user-ku1dn8mb5u
      @user-ku1dn8mb5u Год назад +2

      ลง

    • @3t22sirensystem
      @3t22sirensystem Год назад

      #shitful

    • @jazzridez
      @jazzridez 8 месяцев назад +3

      i'M SO GLAD TO SEE SOMEONE ELSE MENTION THIS TO A POSTER. THEY DON'T LISTEN WHEN THEY EDIT AND PLAYBACK THEIR OWN VIDEOS. i LEARNED IN MY FIRST WORK 50 YEARS AGO. tHESE PEOPLE DO VIDEO AFTER VIDEO AND NEVER SEE OR HEAR HOW BAD IT SOUNDS. JUST SAYIN'

  • @WaynoGur
    @WaynoGur Год назад +11

    Excellent compilation. Thanks for reminding us: When you see tracks, think trains.

  • @IowaGrandpaTrain
    @IowaGrandpaTrain Год назад +67

    My brother-in-law was a conductor whose life was saved by the anti climber on the unit he was riding in when it collided with a stopped train. The anti-climbers do save lives!

    • @ohwell2790
      @ohwell2790 Год назад +2

      People shooting at train cabooses was common, as was hanging the cider blocks on the entry and exit from tunnels.

    • @jacobdubielak
      @jacobdubielak Год назад +1

      What railroad does your brother in law work at he seems a nice person

    • @IowaGrandpaTrain
      @IowaGrandpaTrain Год назад +1

      @@jacobdubielak UP and he passed away 4 years ago. He was a fun guy!

    • @jacobdubielak
      @jacobdubielak Год назад +2

      @IowaGrandpaTrain nice and we are sorry for your loss of your brother and yes he is a great guy

  • @Quadflash
    @Quadflash Год назад +31

    IMO, this video really impressive. Camera work, post production, narrative, sound quality, research and attribution are all pro-grade. Strong work!

    • @koosvanpetten5567
      @koosvanpetten5567 4 месяца назад

      But NO SOLUTIONS in building tunnels for the traffic so it will be much safer for everyone. More than 2.100 accidents can be avoided IF your Government WANT to do something for yr safety. It's all about MONEY MONEY MONEY, not SAFETY.

  • @Dball10-4
    @Dball10-4 Год назад +8

    Thank you so much for all the hard work you do man. Your videos are extremely entertaining. Keep up the great work and the content.

  • @fnaffanbee4792
    @fnaffanbee4792 11 месяцев назад +10

    777 sounds like it’s from a movie

    • @JustLuck69
      @JustLuck69 26 дней назад

      It is unstoppable movie

    • @mollyballiet1407
      @mollyballiet1407 23 дня назад

      @@JustLuck69bro how is that possible for CSX 777?

    • @RailsofForney
      @RailsofForney 17 дней назад

      Of course it had to be 777. It’d be even funnier if 767 was trailing 😂

    • @RailsofForney
      @RailsofForney 17 дней назад

      @@mollyballiet1407it’s “just luck”

    • @JohnMesser-pl3ug
      @JohnMesser-pl3ug 12 дней назад

      Yea it is unstable was 777

  • @NorlandBoxcar
    @NorlandBoxcar Год назад +9

    Thank you for such an educational video. You really did a great job here explaining things. I had to laugh when I saw the vintage 250 ton cranes because it was my Christmas present to myself this year for my train layout which is finally done. Happy New Year. Cheers from Ontario 🍁

  • @billstill1794
    @billstill1794 Год назад +3

    Excellent report! Just subbed. We had a few derailments in 2022 in my area (Harrisburg, Pa.) but nothing as bad as these!

  • @wideslammer
    @wideslammer Год назад +8

    WOW -- I'll bet you put a lot of time putting this together. As is always the case, there was a lot of useful information in this video along with video to illustrate the point being made. Very professionally done. I've learned a lot about railroading from watching your channel.

  • @kc0eks
    @kc0eks Год назад +2

    You do a great job of putting videos together. Very enjoyable to watch, informative, and I look forward to next time!

  • @MommyKhaos
    @MommyKhaos 11 месяцев назад +2

    Love the video! But I do want to point some stuff I've noticed in some of your videos: The wreckers that have a fully traversing boom are actually called rotators and the trailers that have oversize loads are almost always lowboys.
    Other than those two things I love your videos, very informative and almost never skipping out on details! Plenty of channels dumb things down for the average person, so it's nice that some like yours exist that aren't scared to dump tons of info!

  • @wforty94
    @wforty94 Год назад +4

    im a new viewer to your channel. great job - love your special reports - subscribed!

  • @williamcondra3811
    @williamcondra3811 Год назад +3

    I worked several train wrecks back in the 70’s when I worked for Duncan Machinery Movers in Lexington, KY. The cranes we used would just barely span the tracks and when we crossed joints in the rails the square bolts the railroad used would tear chunks out of the sidewalls of the tires. The rail workers actually didn’t like us( not personally) because they didn’t get to use their wreck crews and equipment. Those old rail cranes they used were converted from steam engines to diesel. They would bring their wreck equipment in and they brought with them a cook car, a diner car and a sleeper. The work was slow but they made good money and were well fed. When I worked for them they would have a guy that would go out and find a restaurant and would constantly bring food to the site. It was hard work and we were tearing up a lot of equipment working these wrecks. We eventually gave up these jobs and I think we were indirectly responsible for getting RJ Corman started. At that time they were a small company with just a few backhoes. We were located in Lexington and Corman was about 15 miles away in Wilmore, KY. It’s amazing how big Corman got and he eventually got into short line railroads. The company has some of the nicest equipment you’ll ever see in a short line and their tracks are well maintained. I didn’t know RJ very well but had several conversations with him. Seemed like a nice guy. When the University of Kentucky hired John Calipari as it’s head basketball coach, he was picked up and flown to Lexington in Corman’s private jet. I last saw RJ just a few months before he died an early death from cancer.

  • @generfeld
    @generfeld 4 месяца назад +1

    Amazing production quality. All the cameras, diff angle shots, drones, and video editing. This is some of the highest quality Ive seen! Great job

  • @kwamesha3477
    @kwamesha3477 Год назад +39

    An absolutely outstanding info video. This type of video gives a window into the operations rarely seen by the public and can provide a greater appreciation for the men and women who work this sometimes very dangerous industry in order to provide the consumer goods needed for everyday living. I learned a lot, great job.

    • @koosvanpetten5567
      @koosvanpetten5567 4 месяца назад +1

      Yeah, nice video, but NO SOLUTIONS. Build tunnels instead of railway crossings. The US has money enough.

  • @keithfurlow5024
    @keithfurlow5024 Год назад +5

    This is great, awesome! Thank for the content giving great understanding for what goes on, in these mishaps.

  • @trainsholli
    @trainsholli Год назад +3

    Great video. It’s good that you pointed out that trains are wider then the tracks… never thought about that.

  • @nakayle
    @nakayle 8 месяцев назад +1

    Your videos are much more informative than most videos that just show trains passing by.

  • @JamesBond-wy6sb
    @JamesBond-wy6sb Год назад +6

    As someone from the UK I can't believe how well built you're US locomotive cab design is. European trains ,although getting better have minimal to zero protection for engineers in the event of a collision. One UK Rail expert describes the cab of the class 43 hst as being so inadequate it resembles an upturned fibre glass bathtub with a window!

  • @JasonTrew2018
    @JasonTrew2018 Год назад +11

    Back in October of 2015, I got to see the aftermath of what a train can do to a human, the poor fellow broke an am and lost a leg, and by some sheer luck, this person survived

    • @juliegogo2941
      @juliegogo2941 Год назад

      As a teen I saw a death....heard the wreck. It too was a strange wreck. Full load trains take forever to stop. I looked like he hit it mid-train...but it is deceptive... small town intersection. Thanks

    • @rdallas81
      @rdallas81 Год назад

      @@juliegogo2941 too strange? How?

    • @juliegogo2941
      @juliegogo2941 Год назад +1

      @@rdallas81 As a teen it was strange looking. Not as it seemed. Wrecks always look strange. Speeds trajectory the physics in it. Thanks

    • @rdallas81
      @rdallas81 Год назад

      @@juliegogo2941 You are right.

  • @TheOptimusprimefan
    @TheOptimusprimefan Год назад +2

    The truck driver in the collegedale incident had no injuries. Heard from numerous sources that he jumped from the truck before impact. I believe the total bill for clean up and fixing the tracks were around 300 million. It is January 4 2023 and those cars are still on the ground as of posting this

  • @Traumatree
    @Traumatree 8 месяцев назад

    Great video! The Big Hook reminds me of the Big Berta canon the German had on their train in WW2. Those things were massive. If I recall properly, a Big Hook was able to lift a locomotive completly by itself off the ground.

  • @tjtrainzCSX
    @tjtrainzCSX Год назад +2

    One thing for sure about railfanning Atlanta, over the years, there's almost never a dull moment of a train derailing or hitting something. I almost got a person getting hit on camera at CP Spring in August 2014, 732 cleared but guy didn't see/hear 276 coming the other way. Union City area and on down the A&WP to Newnan on CSX is notorious for train/traffic collisions, witnessed many aftermaths along that stretch, over the years.

  • @W210E50AMG
    @W210E50AMG Год назад +9

    I'm a traindriver in Denmark - If an object is blocking the gates we have a signal that tells us to stop before the crossing - on newer crossings there are coils in the road telling if vehicles are stuck between the gates, and that triggers the same signal telling us to stop.

    • @jackson_68
      @jackson_68 8 месяцев назад +1

      You can stop the train in the time between when the gates lower and the lead engines reach the crossing? I call BS…

    • @W210E50AMG
      @W210E50AMG 8 месяцев назад +1

      Call whatever you want, this is a fact.
      It's just a matter of proper timing - the gates must be lowered and secured in time for the train to sop if they fail to do so.
      We even have crossings that'll tell if a vehicle is stuck between the gates on the track - it's just a simple magnetic sensor under the asphalt.
      I know we are a much smaller country, but we only have around a handful of collissions between rail and other traffic yearly.

    • @W210E50AMG
      @W210E50AMG 8 месяцев назад +1

      This video shows what I'm talking about :
      The sign @2:21 tells me a Crossing is coming up - the flashing white light at 2:27 tells me the Crossing is secured, if it isn't, there will be two solid Yellow lights and I know I have to stop at the crossing.
      You can see an example of two yellows @12:30.
      ruclips.net/video/1zM9cgoosf4/видео.html

    • @2kanchoo
      @2kanchoo 2 месяца назад

      @@W210E50AMG That's cool. Wouldn't work for giant freight trains in north america though, unless the bond was 2 miles long. I drive some that are 27, 000 tons. Takes a couple miles to stop.

    • @W210E50AMG
      @W210E50AMG 2 месяца назад

      @2kanchoo Our trains are limited to 835 metres length, that's a bit over half a mile - we also have a weight limit of 2500 metric tonnes - so a bit smaller trains than yours :)

  • @nealc.6927
    @nealc.6927 Год назад +2

    There's actually an as-it-happened video of that December 20th at Collegedale, taken by a car passenger near the crossing . . .

  • @bennetts-revenge_2
    @bennetts-revenge_2 Год назад +3

    Excellent video, I definitely enjoyed it and learned a few things! Hope you have a very Happy New Year. Looking forward to more videos

  • @CSltz
    @CSltz 8 месяцев назад

    Of all the jobs I have had. And even my time in the military as a patrol dog handler. I can honestly say. Working for the railroad was the biggest highlights.

  • @plea5185
    @plea5185 Год назад +2

    I wanna say thank you in this new yr. I used so many your video to show my students how the railway work go. Cause of Covid, it is hard for me to let my student to see the real railway car. I have already finished last automn semster, hoping my student learn so much via your video!

  • @mariebelladonna437
    @mariebelladonna437 Год назад +4

    Wow, this was a pretty fascinating video. And I DID learn some cool stuff. Really informative, and well done. Thanks for posting!

  • @dextercampbell796
    @dextercampbell796 Год назад +1

    who got here because of tiktok! (UPDATE) 7 Minutes in and I already have freakin chills! this feels like such a premium education video that a school would play, top quality information already stuff that I was unaware of. I love history so thank you! I love the intro especially with the DJI Phantom 4 take off and zoom out clip and seeing the drone shots an amazing job, already loving the video! happy new year! 💜

  • @general5104
    @general5104 Год назад +3

    THANK YOU for such good coverage, accurate narrating, and good clear pictures & a nice, easy to listen to, voice !
    As a matter of fact, the ditch light controller is built into a steel lockable box, usually mounted in the Short Hood Nose (SHE) of the locomotive and hooks to the horn magnavalve, so when the horn blows, it gets a feed from there on pin 10, (on the panel), if I'm not mistaken. It also is connected to the SHE/LHE set-up switch, for which-ever end is in the lead position. Pin 10 is also hooked to a push-button on the control stand, for JUST momentary alternating lights without sounding the horn, (mainly for use around hospitals or to test the lights. The set-up switch tells the box which end the headlights will be using, so the opposite end of the unit won't have head lights not Ditch Lights in operation. If NS ditch Lights are operating properly, when the headlight is on, and the control knob and end selector is positioned properly, the ditch lights will be on constant. FRA calls it the "TRIANGLE LIGHT PATTERN, for railroad safety". Once you tap the horn, or tap the button, the Ditch Lights will flash alternately for a set number of seconds, (18 seconds, if I remember correctly), and then go back to either on constant, (if the headlights are on), or if the headlights are off, after the Ditch Lights time out, they turn off, awaiting a signal in the main panel. < I know a little about them. I helped design the procedure to install them on locomotives, as well as designed and built the testing equipment to qualify the control box for ditch lights. I made one for each of the major shops. > ( The ditch lights are the same bulbs as the headlights are. 75Volts, DC.)
    You mentioned what kind of damage does a unit get, if there isn't much of anything showing from the outside...Imagine having a flatbed truck with heavy boxes sitting on it, doing 50mph and running into a solid concrete wall. What would happen to those boxes? They would keep going the direction and speed they were previously going. If they were bolted down, the weight MIGHT be enough to sheer the mounting bolts off, moving control equipment around. There are lots of 1/2" and 3/8" copper tubing, carrying air for brake systems, all under the floor of the cab. They hook to the control stand for Train brake and Automatic brake, Dynamic brake magnavalve, PCS, horn, directional Sand. etc. Sometimes loose items, like possibly a bad coupler knuckle that wasn't put on a storage peg after changing it out, or special chain, might be thrown into the piping and flatten it out, or any number of shearing problems. ( In each end of the locomotive, there is a big sand box," its called, actually a funny shaped steel tank, built like a shute at the bottom, that holds DRY SAND, for sanding the track for better track adhesion, when WSA, (Wheel Slip Action), is detected. Air magna-valves shoot a fine spray of air and dry sand in front of the two lead wheels. This acts to GRIP the track when the steel wheel is under great strain, to pull the train up a steep incline.) The unit has to go to a "Back Shop" and be picked over and all the wreck damage, be hand repaired and painted. If its a major amount of wreck damage, they'll run it thru the system paint shop, when they get done and check it out good. Then, you can't tell there was ever anything wrong with it !!! I used to love working on wrecks and burn-ups !!! I've been retired over a decade.
    I was looking over the comments, and a fellow was speaking about room echo. My Dad did his radio show in Moms studio and he had the engineer that was building our TV channel 12, to order him some of that same acoustical tiling that he was using for quality sound for early TV. and he paid him for It. Theyer 12" x 12" squares with 400 1/8" holes in each one. They use it in Radio and TV studios as well as Band Rooms. It's a soft "Beaver Board". Hope this helps.

  • @nitaleach6816
    @nitaleach6816 Год назад +5

    I have total respect for each and every person envolved with theses trains. What a gift they have.

  • @VanessaScrillions
    @VanessaScrillions 7 месяцев назад

    I absolutely love your channel and videos. Thank you!!

  • @charmcitytoe
    @charmcitytoe Год назад +23

    Nicely done sir and thank you for contributing some fine information to the railroad conversation. A lot to process and follow up on here. Happy New Year from Cumberland!

  • @EricSmith-ve7qi
    @EricSmith-ve7qi Год назад +5

    Nailed it! Fantastic video and footage! Great work...........

  • @momofcalgary
    @momofcalgary Год назад +1

    I am a new subscriber, I love trains, I have been on a train twice in my life. I would love to experience riding in the cab of a train just to experience the the power of it and the beautiful scenery. Thank you for the amazing video, much respect from Vancouver Island BC Canada.

  • @luketrain6270
    @luketrain6270 Год назад +1

    When I heard “you can see the TRIPLE 7” lying on its side I paused the video thinking, the unstoppable just got stopped 😂😂😂

  • @justandy333
    @justandy333 2 месяца назад

    I do feel the safety cab layout out is such a great thing! Over the pond in the UK we used the Class59 and Class 66 freight locomotives on the vast majority of our freight trains.
    These units are cut down versions of the EMD SD40-2 to fit within the UK loading gauge. However the cabs very exposed, basically a flat front where the engineer's knees are the crumple zone. This was quite apparent during the Selby Rail Crash in 2001 when the engineer was killed after running into a derailed passenger train which had in turn been derailed by a car that had crashed down an embankment and onto the tracks.

  • @mgkroth
    @mgkroth Год назад +10

    Great content! I know of two accidents on the railroad I worked at where the anti-climbers failed on EMD SD70's. In both accidents the locomotive struck a flat car which climbed and sheared off the cab of the lead locomotive, killing the crew in both cases. I don't trust them at all. Luckily when a train I was running struck a vehicle, I was in a GM AC4400, and the car was thrown to the side. Minor injuries to the driver of the car, and no injuries to the crew.

    • @rc391995
      @rc391995 Год назад

      Before they come out with the modified engine cabs and before they got rid if the caboose . they once had three SD's cut off to shove Train over a mountain something went wrong and the train derailed and that 24 ton caboose sliced that SD into little bitty pieces I would have never thought such . I seen the engine after they had loaded it into a gon and it passed through the yard it was pitiful it cut that engine up in about seven pieces . it sheared the control stand off at the floor the engineer survived I don't see how but it killed the head brake man

    • @Romans--bo7br
      @Romans--bo7br Год назад

      Correction.... "GE" AC4400.

  • @tonyv8925
    @tonyv8925 Год назад +2

    I love listening to the KL5A horns on CN and AMTRAK lines South of me, especially on still nights.

  • @boratpajamas_
    @boratpajamas_ Год назад +3

    The CSX 4568 engine was actually involved in an at grade crossing accident last month, it was only on the rails for a whole two months before it had the accident.

    • @debikawaii
      @debikawaii Год назад

      Wow really? How ironic 🥴

    • @melkel2010
      @melkel2010 Год назад

      I can't find any news or reports about it. Do you have a link? I'm interested to see how the journalists handled that. Thanks.

  • @fuzzwork
    @fuzzwork 5 месяцев назад

    Fun fact: Ditch lights were required on mountain grades in Canada as far back as the early 1960s so crews could spot and report potential rockslides. I remember my grandfather showing me the temporary ones CN would hook on to the front of their FP9's that ran on the SuperContinental from Montreal to Vancouver (they were only required from Jasper Alberta onward)

  • @Sweet0nion
    @Sweet0nion Год назад +7

    Trains are probably the most efficient and most dangerous vehicles in the world, they are good when things go right, but when stuff starts getting bad. These vehicles are heavy transport, it takes a while to start up and gain speed, and takes even longer to put on full brake at a short notice.

  • @kens.3729
    @kens.3729 Год назад +1

    Happy New Year, Charlie! 👍

  • @FlyToChina0071
    @FlyToChina0071 Год назад +2

    Just found your channel. Very interesting and good coverage of the incidents. I have now subscribed to your channel. Regards from Denmark
    /Adam

  • @ethanplayz5158
    @ethanplayz5158 Год назад +1

    Wow great video! I also want to ask if that bay window caboose was a custom job or was it from a online store?

  • @marknestbox
    @marknestbox Год назад +5

    I wasn't remotely interested in this topic, but that has now completely changed! I watched the entire upload and it was simply excellent. Thank you, from London, England.

  • @RickTapkey
    @RickTapkey Год назад +5

    Great video! Thanks for all your efforts. The explanations were easily understandable.

  • @AlexTheRailfan
    @AlexTheRailfan Год назад +10

    I’ve been watching your videos since 2019, and all of those train wrecks, how safe are they, and how they work. Thank you for all of that! Happy new year, V12.

  • @andrewjones6693
    @andrewjones6693 Год назад +1

    Superb video, V12! Very informative and I learned quite a bit!

  • @IGuessIDoThings
    @IGuessIDoThings Год назад +4

    Looking forward to a new year of incredible V12 Productions videos

  • @mrcschubbyboymodels2503
    @mrcschubbyboymodels2503 Год назад +2

    Cool video! I have worked on a couple of train crashes! It amazing how fast they can get the train out of the way and get the track replaced and back up! I witnessed a train wreck involving a semi and a Amtrack in Illinois! It was so fast I couldn't believe how fast it was! And I would love to get a train bell and put it on my dump truck so when I put it in reverse the bell would ring! Lol

  • @richardwilkes6468
    @richardwilkes6468 Год назад +1

    I think the worst of it all is people weaving in between the crossing gates when they are down. Or squeezing under them as they are going down.

  • @RODALCO2007
    @RODALCO2007 Месяц назад

    Exceptional great footage and explanation. New subscriber from New Zealand. Keep up the great work.

  • @jamesmiller7211
    @jamesmiller7211 8 месяцев назад

    I need to post a picture when I get back home, I have a 1957 Jeep CJ5 with hyrails to run on tracks. it was used as a track inspection vehicle until the late 60's.

  • @sirblack1619
    @sirblack1619 Год назад +3

    Great video! I was wondering how the accident happened with the truck with the concrete beam. Truckers complain about vehicles not respecting them on the road yet they have no respect for trains what so ever despite trains helping them stay employed. I use to work for a company that made the running boards that you see on the top of the hopper cars years ago. Those things are heavy but we would crank them out along with other parts of the railcars.

  • @jschlock448
    @jschlock448 Год назад +1

    I’m amazed at how poorly train crossings are protected. The train tracks should have better signs and warning lights..

  • @spacecat85
    @spacecat85 Год назад +1

    great video, the part about cleanup equipment was especially interesting, love the look at history there, too

  • @davidfarrow875
    @davidfarrow875 Год назад +5

    Very informative and interesting video. Thank you. As a lifelong rail enthusiast and a retired electric commuter train driver in the UK, I am increasingly fascinated by the rail operations in the US. One of my main spheres of interest on both railways and air travel is the causes of accidents and how each one has led to better safety procedures and improvements in the construction of rail vehicles and aircraft. It is interesting what you say about the number of accidents on grade crossings (we call them level crossings in the UK) - because here that is one accident type the rail companies have always struggled to reduce. Most accidents here occur on crossings where the barriers can be dodged, or on what are known as user operated crossings on farmland or private roads - I saw the result of one where the locomotive was covered in potatoes, even the cab was full of them. The other BIG problem we have here is with large trucks or double deck buses smashing into bridges that are too low for the vehicle to fit under. I had one of those happen literally right in front of me - the entire top deck was torn completely off a double deck bus, bits of metal, plastic and glass flew absolutely everywhere. Fortunately the bus was empty, but it was a hell of a mess to clean up. Anyway, keep up the excellent work. I always enjoy your videos.

    • @v12productions
      @v12productions  Год назад +2

      Thanks for watching!

    • @kamilyaheya8513
      @kamilyaheya8513 11 месяцев назад +1

      I am a sri lankan where weid accidents of this type occur frequently in our country. Most level crossings here are unprotected but stiil a great proportion of accidents involving trains And road vehicles occur due to careless ess.

  • @golden36
    @golden36 Год назад +2

    Now that was one great and interesting video , your presentation Was absolutely fantastic , I’m a big fan of trains , it all started when I worked for the rail road back when I was a 17 year old buck about 48 years ago , I just seen your channel for the first time and yes I definitely did subscribe , THANK YOU for this excellent video so please keep up the great work . 🇨🇦

  • @jth1699
    @jth1699 Год назад +1

    In Texas back when I worked for the RR we called the "rerailers" - frogs and they made one frog that would retail a car where the trucks had split the track - as in one axle of the truck was on one side of the track and the other axle of the truck was on the other side of the truck- it was called a batwing frog... little derailments around these yards is practly a dayily activity...

  • @xyndijade2864
    @xyndijade2864 Год назад +1

    When I was kid, there weren't too many electronic arms at RR crossings where we lived. Back then, we knew to beware of railroad tracks; we used to say, "when its a tie at the railroad tracks, you lose". People need to seriously use common sense.

  • @railfan630
    @railfan630 Год назад

    Your videos are the best v12 productions.

  • @belleice1943
    @belleice1943 Месяц назад

    Glad to see you back again. Most interesting videos yet.

  • @crazyunclebob6901
    @crazyunclebob6901 Год назад +1

    Thank you! Excellent content! I definitely enjoyed this video!

  • @trainsmachineryldegmtrains3509
    @trainsmachineryldegmtrains3509 Год назад +1

    Amazing video, great captures! Mega LIKE
    Happy New Year
    Andrew

  • @suzycheshire21
    @suzycheshire21 Год назад +1

    watched this from England on my wife's account and found it very interesting. We live not far from Crewe which in its day builtand stabled a huge number of

  • @richards8872
    @richards8872 4 месяца назад

    It’s weird I live in Cherokee County and rarely hear of train accidents. It’s neat to see a video where most of these take place here in Georgia

  • @SavSpdDemon
    @SavSpdDemon Год назад +5

    Waited for another special. I'll be watching this again to help me prepare for railroad emergencies.

  • @DannyBTalks
    @DannyBTalks Год назад +1

    Excellent report. Always fascinated by all of your videos.

  • @slohand12
    @slohand12 3 месяца назад

    Awesome video and information. Keep them coming!

  • @codyhall2328
    @codyhall2328 7 месяцев назад

    This is made better than any of the industrial safety videos I’m forced to watch for my job hahaha

  • @wayneyadams
    @wayneyadams 8 месяцев назад

    GE built locomotives can be spotted by the horizontal wing like radiator panels that hang out on each side.

  • @Disambiguation144
    @Disambiguation144 5 месяцев назад

    Great video. Thanks for your work!

  • @garymiller5937
    @garymiller5937 9 месяцев назад +2

    Awesome video! Very interesting and educational. I enjoyed it very much. Keep up the good work. I hope to see more soon. 😊😊😊

  • @Dodoskee
    @Dodoskee Год назад +1

    Thank you. Very well done. Very informative and interesting content.

  • @luccasmodeltrains5334
    @luccasmodeltrains5334 Год назад

    I live near New Haven Connecticut. Up in Wallingford Connecticut, an Amtrak train hit a car earlier this year

  • @Oi-Oi-Oi-420
    @Oi-Oi-Oi-420 23 дня назад

    It's everywhere in the comments and I noticed too , the quality, its zoomed and still crystal clear. good job. I have a question: is there a project somewhere that gives a second use of the tracks, something low-cost, even human powered or like a short transit circuit, without pilot... its an idea and idk if it exists, or even the name of that, if so... I dont know how to search that, either, ny ideas?

  • @Randy.E.R
    @Randy.E.R 5 месяцев назад +1

    Thank you for this video. I learned quite a bit that I didn't know, considering that I was born and raised in a railroad town.
    Mojave California was a small desert town of about 3,000 where two highways met, and three railroads went through town- Santa Fe, Southern Pacific (Sometimes labeled Cotton Belt), and Trona Railway. I grew up listening to trains blast through town every 10 minutes and fell asleep at night listening to the whistle of turbochargers from idling train engines. When I moved away in 1996 I had a difficult time falling asleep at night in my new community because I had actually grown used to hearing locomotive engines at night. Although I don't know nearly as much as the creator of this video, once you grow up in a railroad town, you come to love locomotives.
    One thing I never understood is how any automobile driver gets hit by a train. It actually happened quite often in Mojave, especially with people that lived there and should know how frequently trains cross the tracks. If there was ever a ranking for stupidity, getting hit by a train would be near the top. And here is something that a lot of people should know, especially if you live in California- getting caught going around active crossing gates is one of the most expensive traffic tickets a person can get, and most auto insurance companies will drop you like a hot potato. You would be much safer driving down the road throwing money out the window.
    I only saw one train derail in the 31 years I lived in Mojave. It wasn't a bad derailment because the train wasn't going very fast; only about four cars went over while most stayed upright. One of the cars was carrying lumber, once the railroad deemed it was safe to be near the tracks, they allowed people to haul away the scattered lumber. It was a win win for the railroad and the local residents. The railroad didn't have to clean up the mess while those of us living in town scored some free lumber. I filled up my pickup truck with enough 2"x6"s to frame out a nice shed.

  • @jameshennighan8193
    @jameshennighan8193 Год назад

    NICELY DONE
    Nicely done and presented.......
    Outstanding footage...
    Keep up the good work.....
    James Hennighan
    Yorkshire, England

  • @janetdoten4489
    @janetdoten4489 Год назад +1

    My Grandpa worked on the railroad so did my Uncles. One uncle continued to wear his stripped overalls all the time. Carried his own smoke materials and used a part of the paper bag to roll up his tobacco. Miss him alot

  • @troyclarke2314
    @troyclarke2314 Год назад +2

    Just found your video and channel for the first time. As a life long train buff, I really enjoyed your content. I subscribed and will be looking forward to watching more of your material. Great job.

  • @molossis
    @molossis Год назад +1

    Fun fact: if you are parked next to the tracks, make sure that yoru car is a little farther than the ties as the locomotive is about the same width as the ties are long

  • @TedApelt
    @TedApelt Год назад +1

    I still remember how there was a car crash where I live that went over freight rail tracks near a Walmart. (During the collision, one of the cars was pushed over the tracks.) No train hit the wreck, but that might have happened.

  • @energywolff7112
    @energywolff7112 Год назад +1

    Isn't CSX 777 that one train that was running way (and the movie)

  • @pipsheppard6747
    @pipsheppard6747 Год назад +1

    Nice job. Very informative!

  • @train_man5975
    @train_man5975 Год назад

    Where did you find the inventory form for that crossing at 3:00?

  • @asullivan4047
    @asullivan4047 2 месяца назад

    Interesting/informative/entertaining. Excellent still -motion photography pictures 📷enabling viewers to better understand what the orator is describing. As I sat rear passenger side of the car. Looked right into a blinding train light. The driver almost didn't beat the train -! 😵. One late night 🌙 in Tulsa Oklahoma. Viewing this presentation from the comfort zone of my computer room. Along the " Space Coast " of Florida 🐊🐊. Wishing viewers/R.R. Employees a safe/healthy/prosperous ( 2024 ) 🌈🎉😉.

  • @999-98
    @999-98 Год назад +4

    Love the amount of footage, and the amount of things you know about all this V12! By the way, question. NS 9939 which is a C40-9W Horsehead managed to get scrapped in the Mer Rouge despite having a safe GE Cab. Was this cause of the amount of force of the impact it had along with the truck or was it because of the amount of speed it was going?

    • @bobross4449
      @bobross4449 10 месяцев назад

      It was most like a retirement from the 2020s NS

  • @SouthernCrescent76
    @SouthernCrescent76 Год назад +1

    Very professional channel! Awesome work!

  • @anthonyj.adventures9736
    @anthonyj.adventures9736 5 месяцев назад

    Love your channel and the small details you add like saying American locomotives.

  • @alexander1485
    @alexander1485 Год назад +1

    3 step = engine brake, generator field down, throttle centered. The only time the train (big brake) is applied when conductor is applying hand brakes.

  • @javig5045
    @javig5045 11 дней назад

    I''m always amazed at the power of heavy equipment, hydraulics make modern life possible, of course steam did a lot for the industrial age, and thank you sir for putting this very entertaining and professional video together and sharing it....Javi G.

  • @lynnewilliams6659
    @lynnewilliams6659 10 месяцев назад +4

    Very informative, well spoken, educational video. Thank you! I learned stuff I never knew about.

  • @nhmtrhd
    @nhmtrhd 8 месяцев назад

    Secondly I never knew of a Slug!
    What an interesting concept!!

  • @ronhood7773
    @ronhood7773 Год назад +2

    Rail roading will always be dangerous.
    Happy New year. Ditch lites are under the cab so the engineer can see to measure low speed ground distance especially when performing switching out cars

    • @rc391995
      @rc391995 Год назад

      I don't know about that . I think that was more of an effort to warn the public at grade crossing they made.them so when you blowed the horn they would come on and flash alternatly and would shut themselves off after so many seconds after you stoped blowing the horn originally .

  • @THEFORBIDDENMAN-lk7of
    @THEFORBIDDENMAN-lk7of 4 месяца назад

    THANKS FOR POSTING

  • @Badazz08
    @Badazz08 Год назад +2

    I worked for RJ Corman for about 8 years. We did some pretty big accidents. Lifting engines like that was pretty easy job. It was being on call 24/7 that was no fun. The work was fun and interesting though.