Wow, after all these years I randomly decided to search this on RUclips and here it is as I was just a few miles from it about to leave my dad’s house back to the city that morning. Always wondered what actually lead up to this accident. The amount of fire and destruction is hard to imagine without seeing it first hand. That guy that bailed was thinking fast but man it would be tough thinking back about your partner that was still at the controls. And I passed the panhandle train collision you mentioned just a few years later. I had left Pampa Texas headed for Amarillo Tx to for work. My first thought was another one! Maybe there’s a video on that one as well. Thanks for posting this video.
@@tumblevveed3586 It’s crazy how complex and unpredictable those kind of accidents can be. It’s really sad that the engineer lost his life in such a violent way, but I could understand why he was hesitant to jump. There was another wreck in 2015 where the two crew members decided to bail off their train, which received only minor damage after the wreck, and the engineer died, while the conductor was seriously injured, and had to be airlifted to a hospital. It’s generally at around 70 miles per hour combined speed when the locomotives basically explode and become completely unsurvivable. Its also strange how so many accidents, going back to even the beginning of railroading and including some of the worst wrecks in North America, are caused by crew medical problems, and after all that time to reflect, railroads are still slow to take any action, not to mention how most are still trying to put off PTC.
Another amazing documentary! I actually have a idea for another one. It seems you like doing these on the exact day they happened, so I was thinking on October 26th you could do a documentary on the 1962 NYC Runaway Train. Its not really a wreck but it very much could've been. Anyways it's still a very interesting and honestly kinda nerve racking story. It was also the inspiration for that 1985 blockbuster I don't think I need to name.
@@mikepriceup you’re right. Sorry about that. I messed that bit up. I should’ve known considering that if the striking train was an eastbound, they would pass through the west first :/
@@MangoTheOne The Secaucus wreck on NJ Transit in 1996 resulted from a color blind engineer passing a signal at danger due to color blindness. 3 killed and 162 injured.
Crazy I grew up right next to this wreck and now I live right next to the westminster wreck. I miss watching those SD70s down the Pratt line
Wow, after all these years I randomly decided to search this on RUclips and here it is as I was just a few miles from it about to leave my dad’s house back to the city that morning. Always wondered what actually lead up to this accident. The amount of fire and destruction is hard to imagine without seeing it first hand. That guy that bailed was thinking fast but man it would be tough thinking back about your partner that was still at the controls.
And I passed the panhandle train collision you mentioned just a few years later. I had left Pampa Texas headed for Amarillo Tx to for work. My first thought was another one! Maybe there’s a video on that one as well.
Thanks for posting this video.
@@tumblevveed3586 It’s crazy how complex and unpredictable those kind of accidents can be. It’s really sad that the engineer lost his life in such a violent way, but I could understand why he was hesitant to jump. There was another wreck in 2015 where the two crew members decided to bail off their train, which received only minor damage after the wreck, and the engineer died, while the conductor was seriously injured, and had to be airlifted to a hospital. It’s generally at around 70 miles per hour combined speed when the locomotives basically explode and become completely unsurvivable. Its also strange how so many accidents, going back to even the beginning of railroading and including some of the worst wrecks in North America, are caused by crew medical problems, and after all that time to reflect, railroads are still slow to take any action, not to mention how most are still trying to put off PTC.
your video is very interesting to watch ! good job ! you deserve so much more views
Thanks :) Takes me a while to make these so I hope they get views
I’m really enjoying this channel
@@pezair1 thank you
Another amazing documentary! I actually have a idea for another one. It seems you like doing these on the exact day they happened, so I was thinking on October 26th you could do a documentary on the 1962 NYC Runaway Train. Its not really a wreck but it very much could've been. Anyways it's still a very interesting and honestly kinda nerve racking story. It was also the inspiration for that 1985 blockbuster I don't think I need to name.
Yeah, sure! I was already thinking of doing a video on it in October, but now that someone’s requested it I totally will :)
Great video. very exciting Moderating, Truly calming.
Thanks for watching Erik :) It takes me a while to make these, so I’m glad you like them
West end of goodwell siding is where the approach was not east.
@@mikepriceup you’re right. Sorry about that. I messed that bit up. I should’ve known considering that if the striking train was an eastbound, they would pass through the west first :/
Nice sharing
Thanks for visiting
Oh crap dude 😳
Holy balls 😳😳
6:56 Perhaps he was color blind?
Possibly, but you would think that by then he would’ve noticed that all of the signals were green
@@MangoTheOne The Secaucus wreck on NJ Transit in 1996 resulted from a color blind engineer passing a signal at danger due to color blindness. 3 killed and 162 injured.
@@patrickhuot001 on most commuter railroads, they don’t have a conductor in the cab to accompany the engineer, so it would be harder to pinpoint