To those asking: An Office Car Special is a special train that executives use to travel around the system for business activities such as meetings or impressing customers. It is not a public passenger train. CSX does not offer passenger service.
True, technically not a passenger train, except in appearance- and those aboard, despite their official capacities, titles, or designations, ARE train passengers, and subject to be in jured in a derailment!! The general public, not knowing any better, only sees a passenger train ; sorry for my misnomer !!
Thats a real shame because the livery they use for those cars is beautiful. thats one of the most beautiful trains i've seen since the last time i road a steam locomotive train in NY,.
Wish CSX would unbend enough to repaint the old Capitol Dome logo on the bridge over the Beltway in Kensington, MD. That bridge was something of a local landmark.
@@mrz80 I lived in the house on the hill in front of the Linden Lane bridge for years, right next to the B&O, "Surrender Dorothy" bridge over 495. I believe the Capitol Dome logos are still on the upper part of the center abutment, but covered up with those metal CSX signs. Maybe someone should pull the CSX signs down. Nah, then they would paint over it. I still live 1 minute from the bridge/castle/old Forest Glen station stop.
I was a cop in a small Georgia town with about 8 grade crossings, And I would always write tickets to the IDIOTS I saw driving around the downed crossing gates, Many people complained to the chief about my actions, until an incident happened one day when 2 teen girls were killed by a freight train passing through town, weeks later the Mayor & Council gave me and award for safety, commenting on the many lives saved by enforcing traffic laws at grade crossings, Dumbest thing I ever earned !!!!!!
That’s one thing I don’t miss in law enforcement, public officials that looks for a reason to fire a officer for doing his job until a accident occurs with loss of life. A accident occurs and has the public’s attention, city officials turn to you because they’re using you as their knight in shining armor to make them look good. I don’t miss that job at all.
You're a good LEO. When I was in the Army, in one of the many times I had to attend suicide prevention training, the instructor tried to innovate.. He brought out pictures of people who had attempted suicide and failed. Horrible horrible injuries. He even had some interviews with people who failed.. One always stuck out in my mind where a woman decided to douse herself in gasoline in her car and then set herself on fire. Well.. she changed her mind about 10 seconds into it.. she went to grab the door handle and when she grabed it all the skin on her hands melted to it.. when she pulled away her fingers stayed attached to the handle.. someone came up and smashed the window out and pulled her out. As a veteran who has seen real combat and real battlefield horror and the associated depression, the thought has occasionally bubbled up in the back of my mind.. but then i always think about that poor lady and it shocks me out of it. I some times think this is some of the best training i ever got.. I some times think teens should be forced to watch videos of things like train crashes to let them see EXACTLY how it will go down if it happens to them. There is no arguing with multiple tons of steel on a determined course. One of the hard things with alcohol is that it inhibits the risk/reward evaluation in decision making.. the goal should be to teach people not to even make the evaluation and realize that the cost of losing always exceeds the thrill of success... running from the cops is a perfect example of the stupidity of which i refer. Oh.. as a side note.. the Sergeant First Class who gave us that class was reprimanded for causing emotional discomfort.. That was the day I decided the army wasn't for me.
@@DocHellfish When I attended Driver's Education in high school many years ago, photographs of horribly mutilated car crash victims impressed on me to drive defensively. I can obey every law but I might be the only one doing that.
I completely agree.. this is the most beautiful train I've seen in a long time.. I sat up in my chair when it streamed by the first time. Amtrack should take note!
@Andrew Wetzel if you are serious about becoming a railroader, look into the smaller Class 3 railroads. These take freight from the big class 1 railroads and bring them to the end customer. Think about your skills and what type of work you can do on the railroad with minimal or no training. The good thing about Class 3 railroads is everyone wears multiple hats. You might start off doing track maintenance or rail car repair and over time get trained as a conductor and eventually as an engineer if that’s your goal. The larger railroads generally want people with railroad experience to start. Or, they want you to relocate. I became a railroader by approaching a Class 3 and offering to work for free for one month. I got the job, started in locomotive maintenance and worked my way up to engineer. Good luck!
Too common, very illegal, and always unsafe. Unless a law enforcement or railroad employee directs you to go around a lowered gate, *NEVER EVER* do it. Even if it seems to be a malfunction and nothing is coming, do not cross. Ever.
Oh, I hope it's an item-by-line-item bill. 1). damage to CSX2 2). towing the truck remains off railroad property 3). cost of CSX board members on the consist for the time lost traveling/missing their schedule 4). cost of CSX crew to inspect the gates and make sure the crossing is still safe 5). the overtime incurred by crews of delayed trains in the subdivision
Love the B&O heritage paint scheme of this train, along with the N&W paint scheme of the NS. I just hate that NS did away with the classic F units, to me it was nostalgia at its best.
That's why I love the Union Pacific so much. When it comes to a class one railroad being proud of their heritage, the UP cant be beat with all that vintage, and classic steam, and diesel power they've restored, and maintained over the years. Who would have thought ten to fifteen years ago we'd see a Big Boy brought back to life, and now operating under it's own power.
Yikes that’s a beautiful train!! Lots of pride in that set there, everything looks spotless. Love to see railroad companies that still show that kind of dedication to their image. I know it’s not typical of their freight, but still great to see.
They just might have or at least the insurance company he dealt with not to mention all the delays to everything that could be factored into that bill, lmao Who knows it would serve him right if they did.
@@donnebes9421 And the insurance company will die laughing as they type their letter of denial of liability. The vehicle was not being driven in accordance with their conditions - in this case, failing to obey the railroad crossing signals - and the insurance company will refuse the claim. The driver is going to spend a lot of time in court, and then poor street.
@@ourfarmhouseinspain insurance companies assume the risk of liability. They cannot deny liability while the policy is active. The best they can do is cancel on the policy after the incident. They are still liable for the losses and injuries up to and including the incident.
I would honestly be going after that truck driver for everything he's got for being that freaking stupid. There really should be a Zero tolerance policy for this kind of stuff. but everyone blames the Conductors and Engineers for not stopping in time.
Before they blame it on the engineers and conductors they should do some research on how long a train takes to stop while it’s going about 50-60 mph. Have they ever heard of a train stopping before hitting a car? I don’t think they have.
If only there was some form of safety device to prevent this. Like, a well-lit, highly-reflective control arm with flashing lights around it to block people's way onto the tracks when it isn't safe to cross. Perhaps even a loud bell or buzzer just in case someone isn't paying attention. Oh. Right. We have all of those things. And this dingus drove around all of it.
@@WrenchingWolf92 yeah, I corrected myself in another reply to you when I found you commenting under a completely different video by pure coincidence lmfao
When I lived in Germany many years back, I noticed the RR track crossings were protected by four crossing arms which blocked both sides of the road. In addition to the bar with lights on it, a chain-like fence dropped down to keep people from crawling under the arm-bar.
@@Harry-zz2oh There are 361,000 grade crossings in the US. Only 36% have gates and lights. Most crossings near where I live just have a rr crossing sign and a yield sign.
I've seen that train!! I saw it passing through Terra Alta, WV in 2012. I was visiting relatives whose house backs up to the main line through town, and when I got to the window to watch the train, I just saw the passenger cars and the big observation window at the back. When I asked around about the train, nobody knew what I was talking about because "CSX doesn't have passenger trains". Thank you for the video proof and explanation!! EDIT: I thought CSX2 was a B unit and was originally very impressed. Once it was cut out of the train, I see it's just another A unit. Very typical, but less nostalgic. :)
It blows me away that people still think they can "beat the train" I remember one time the gates malfunctioned here and I went around the gates very quickly
Do not try to "beat the train" ...even if it's a tie, you still lose. Do not ever go around gates unless directed to do so by a law enforcement officer or a railroad employee. Even if you believe it's just a malfunction. Call the law or turn around. The road is literally closed.
🤔🤔🤔how very B&O esque. Interesting livery considering all the B&O board guys are long ago gone. Chessie system and early CSX was C&O Dominated till about a decade ago or so. Then it went more Seaboard. Guess it's come full circle now with newbies that want to celebrate the CSX heritage of the B&O? Never thought I'd see that livery on a non museum train.
@@steamgent4592 Another little detail is that the current management disliked the drab livery on the business fleet and decided to make a change. They liked the B&O livery and went with it.
i cant BELIEVE the driver of the pickup was unharmed from the looks of his truck...i hope he learned his lesson...do NOT attempt to go around lowered gates!!
Stupid is as stupid does, as they say. This fool should receive a bill for the costs of all of this, and substantial jail time. A passenger train could have been derailed with fatal consequences and this needs to be addressed with a suitable punishment.
@@ourfarmhouseinspain I think he got Royally Screwed when his Insurance Company got the Bill for the Train Repairs...I suspect it was WELL over the Max Coverage of his Policy which means he personally would be in Court getting Sued for the damages his Policy DIDN'T cover... The Idiot is lucky he didn't hit the fuel tanks...THAT would have added a few Million to the total cost of the crash since that much Diesel is a MASSIVE Hazmat Spill requiring a LOT of VERY expensive clean up measures...
@@HappilyHomicidalHooligan I can't speak for your jurisdiction, but my partner - insurance broker for 50 years - tells me that here in Europe insurance companies would refuse the claim after the driver went around the barrier, and would have died laughing typing the letter of denial of liability.
I just renewed my vows to the F-40ph man!...those are thee most beautiful passengers locos ever!...well the f and e-units were beautiful too as well as the alco FA's and DL-9's etc but the F-40ph's are just different my neighbor thats an engineer for Amtrak said the F40's were so much fun to drive!...power on demand and no lag like the GE crap she hates em!...said they always break down!...she said the F-40ph rode better too!...
People seem to think that railroad crossings are just there to annoy motorists. But trying to swivel-hip around a crossing gate is a good way to win a Darwin Award.
7:43 Wow that sound delay lol. I know you'd hear that with jets, but hearing the reality of the delay of that horn so far away compared to the transmission is kind of eerie.
If you’re willing to do a bit of work, then you could probably get all the locomotives and cars and do your own painting, although that might be a royal pain in the backside.
@@silaskuemmerle2505 The first and hardest trick in N scale is does anyone make the model of what you want; the second trick is can you purchase it undecorated? Doing the painting and decaling (if decals are available) is easy to do. Making artwork can also be done if you have great photos of the subject. Sometimes for very fine lines I just apply decals cut to the shapes I need. Beats painting sometimes.
That is just smoke. The truck hitting or getting hit is immaterial. The reality of the collision is the fact that the stupid truck driver ran through operating gates because he/she was selfish.
I hope the driver of that truck learned an important lesson. The train has the right of way at the crossing and they don't stop on a dime when the engineer sees a vehicle trying to unsafely cross in front of the train! Glad the truck driver survived.
That's hilarious that twice OCS trains have hit a car or had a car hit them. The NS OCS hit a limo, and this had a truck hit it! Because of how they aren't often running, it's kind of funny.
They should make the driver pay for not only the damage to the train but also all cost involved due to the delays caused, it should not be the insurance company that pays! If people thought their stupidity could cost them their home, car, and their life savings maybe they would think twice.
Trust me, it won't be the insurance company that pays. The vehicle was not being driven in accordance with their conditions which require railroad crossing signals to be obeyed, thus the cover is null and void and any claim will be refused. The driver is going to spend a lot of time in court, and then poor street.
HJW12, great work. Very well put together. There was a wreck like this in Texas a few years ago with a Police officer doing the exact same thing. Some folks just can't wait...
Looks like both CSX2 and CSX3 locomotives were damaged but only CSX2 was set off. I'll never understand American motorist mindsets. They drive around active crossing gates, blow through stop signs as if they're not even there, and run red traffic lights. If railroad grade crossings can't be separated with a bridge, then I think it's time to install bollards at all grade crossings which rise out of the ground on both sides of the crossing once the crossing gates have lowered. Since most drivers have only PLPD insurance or no insurance at all, I would love to see the invoice to the offender for the damage they've caused to the railroad in addition to fines from law enforcement for these types of accidents. Second, I'd love to see a new system in place where drivers licenses are immediately suspended 1-yr first offense, 5-yr second offense, 10-yr third offense for people who run around crossing gates, blow stop signs, and red traffic light runners. If drivers can't follow the rules, remove their driving privileges. These types of drivers are an extreme danger to themselves and others on our roads and the only way to correct their destructive behavior is to completely remove them from the roads. Then if they are caught driving on a suspended license, they are immediately banned from driving for life, no exceptions.
Trying to get around a railroad stop I understand, but as for stop signs and traffic lights, people just make mistakes sometimes. Yeah people should be as safe as possible while driving, which would avoid said mistakes, but still. Accidentally running a stop sign and losing your license for a year is a huge inconvenience and maybe a little extreme. Not every case is the same.
Couple of questions: Why have 3 locos pulling 12 passenger cars? Isn't that wasteful of energy and resources? In many of the shots, the rails seem to rise up in the middle and drop towards the near and far. I would understand if that were a regular road for cars, but that seems like quit a grade for trains. Is that some effect of the lens or camera? Or, do the rails really go up and down that much?
Never assume there's just the train you see. Here in Texas, a cop responding to a call did something similar. Two parallel tracks and he waited for the train that was passing left to right in front of him, then the second it cleared, he floored it straight into the train passing right to left on the other track.
This video has both - a nice train and an educational lesson to not ignore closed gates at a crossing - this driver got out of there alive, some others won't survive... Always wait when the lights go on and the gates close - sure, you have to wait a few minutes but you won't loose your life!
Man that truck really messed up CSX2 end. Just about peeled it open like a sausage can. Those plow/knuckle ends I thought were strong as heck, but the amount of damage on it is holy cow.
A good reason to not get up late with a hangover and try to rush to work skipping the rules of the road thinking "It'll be alright this once... trains 'round here are slow anyway"... Beautiful horn tone on that F-40!
Kind of reminded of a video I saw years ago where a dump truck hit a freight train at speed. Except this case was it lost brakes on a down hill to the crossing so rather than hit a bunch of cars with people waiting at the down gates the driver just Tboned the train.
Did the ditch lights get fixed? they seem to work fine now. Before locmotive got repainted the ditch lights were not functioning correctly. Sometimes they would not flash and would stop flashing when they are blowing the horn.
@@ctrproductions2033 I saw that you had made an additional comment to correct a typo in your original comment. What I'm saying is that you can edit your original comment if you'd like.
What the Hell is so difficult to understand about lowered crossing gates or even Stop, Look, Listen. That idiot driver is alive because Americans make very tough trucks, Great job by the railroad men.
@@harley092355 Just a couple of days ago I witnessed a driver run a stop sign at a rural intersection. Didn't even bother to slow down. Same mentality as the driver of this truck.
People will never learn! NC has some crazy drivers! I hated driving through Ashland got clipped by someone weaving through traffic caught it on my dashcam the police didn't seem to care when I called, the damage was Minor and I knew he/she would never be caught so I let it go didn't want to put in a claim without the other drivers information.
This, folks, is why you gotta wait for the gates to go all the way up before proceeding. So many times I have seen people duck under the gates after a train passes only to get clipped by the second train. Also, I remember when P001 used to be the Sunset Limited.
I remember when it used to come all the way to Hialeah. And we were the tail end car on one of those trips to NOLA. Then it got cut back to Orlando. And again we were the tail end car. Then we had Hurricane Katrina and no more Sunset Limited service. Which is stupid because when the East Coast has a service disruption, there is no service into or out of Florida.
@@gravelydon7072 I hired out about the same time the service was cut to Orlando. I remember spending a lot of time in Taft yard or Taft siding while we waited for P001 to turn on the Stanton Wye and become the P002 when it stopped in the Orlando station. No one was prepared for that process.
@@thomasdupee1440 if there is a gap between the trains, the gates may raise and then lower again. That's why the LAW states you must wait until the signals have stopped flashing before proceeding.
To those asking: An Office Car Special is a special train that executives use to travel around the system for business activities such as meetings or impressing customers. It is not a public passenger train. CSX does not offer passenger service.
True, technically not a passenger train, except in appearance- and those aboard, despite their official capacities, titles, or designations, ARE train passengers, and subject to be in jured in a derailment!! The general public, not knowing any better, only sees a passenger train ; sorry for my misnomer !!
Thats a real shame because the livery they use for those cars is beautiful. thats one of the most beautiful trains i've seen since the last time i road a steam locomotive train in NY,.
That legacy B&O paint scheme is just beautiful.
Wish CSX would unbend enough to repaint the old Capitol Dome logo on the bridge over the Beltway in Kensington, MD. That bridge was something of a local landmark.
I love it as well it is quite regal
Somebody didnt agree with you when they threw a truck at P001.
@@mrz80 I lived in the house on the hill in front of the Linden Lane bridge for years, right next to the B&O, "Surrender Dorothy" bridge over 495. I believe the Capitol Dome logos are still on the upper part of the center abutment, but covered up with those metal CSX signs. Maybe someone should pull the CSX signs down. Nah, then they would paint over it. I still live 1 minute from the bridge/castle/old Forest Glen station stop.
I was a cop in a small Georgia town with about 8 grade crossings, And I would always write tickets to the IDIOTS I saw driving around the downed crossing gates, Many people complained to the chief about my actions, until an incident happened one day when 2 teen girls were killed by a freight train passing through town, weeks later the Mayor & Council gave me and award for safety, commenting on the many lives saved by enforcing traffic laws at grade crossings, Dumbest thing I ever earned !!!!!!
Even so, thanks for caring about people enough to do the work which prompted them to give you that award.
That’s one thing I don’t miss in law enforcement, public officials that looks for a reason to fire a officer for doing his job until a accident occurs with loss of life. A accident occurs and has the public’s attention, city officials turn to you because they’re using you as their knight in shining armor to make them look good. I don’t miss that job at all.
You're a good LEO. When I was in the Army, in one of the many times I had to attend suicide prevention training, the instructor tried to innovate.. He brought out pictures of people who had attempted suicide and failed. Horrible horrible injuries. He even had some interviews with people who failed.. One always stuck out in my mind where a woman decided to douse herself in gasoline in her car and then set herself on fire. Well.. she changed her mind about 10 seconds into it.. she went to grab the door handle and when she grabed it all the skin on her hands melted to it.. when she pulled away her fingers stayed attached to the handle.. someone came up and smashed the window out and pulled her out. As a veteran who has seen real combat and real battlefield horror and the associated depression, the thought has occasionally bubbled up in the back of my mind.. but then i always think about that poor lady and it shocks me out of it. I some times think this is some of the best training i ever got.. I some times think teens should be forced to watch videos of things like train crashes to let them see EXACTLY how it will go down if it happens to them. There is no arguing with multiple tons of steel on a determined course. One of the hard things with alcohol is that it inhibits the risk/reward evaluation in decision making.. the goal should be to teach people not to even make the evaluation and realize that the cost of losing always exceeds the thrill of success... running from the cops is a perfect example of the stupidity of which i refer.
Oh.. as a side note.. the Sergeant First Class who gave us that class was reprimanded for causing emotional discomfort.. That was the day I decided the army wasn't for me.
You did I good thing
@@DocHellfish When I attended Driver's Education in high school many years ago, photographs of horribly mutilated car crash victims impressed on me to drive defensively. I can obey every law but I might be the only one doing that.
This was crazy, gotta admire how railroad workers literally go through it all and still manage too put 1000 percent of effort into thier job,
Always one of the classiest looking paint schemes in American railroading.
I like the new OCS look. It looks like a modern day Capital Limited.
Now if they could just get those 4 nasty letters off the sides...lol
I completely agree.. this is the most beautiful train I've seen in a long time.. I sat up in my chair when it streamed by the first time. Amtrack should take note!
People running around gates is ridiculously common. I saw it many times when I was an engineer.
Same here 37 yrs of service to CNR started as a brakeman and worked my way up cond and then engineer for my last 27 yrs.
@Andrew Wetzel if you are serious about becoming a railroader, look into the smaller Class 3 railroads. These take freight from the big class 1 railroads and bring them to the end customer. Think about your skills and what type of work you can do on the railroad with minimal or no training. The good thing about Class 3 railroads is everyone wears multiple hats. You might start off doing track maintenance or rail car repair and over time get trained as a conductor and eventually as an engineer if that’s your goal.
The larger railroads generally want people with railroad experience to start. Or, they want you to relocate.
I became a railroader by approaching a Class 3 and offering to work for free for one month. I got the job, started in locomotive maintenance and worked my way up to engineer. Good luck!
they should spend the night in jail for it.
Too common, very illegal, and always unsafe.
Unless a law enforcement or railroad employee directs you to go around a lowered gate, *NEVER EVER* do it. Even if it seems to be a malfunction and nothing is coming, do not cross. Ever.
Can't imagine calling my insurance company stating "I hit a hit a train".
Their insurance rates would be so high their children would probably feel it too
@@lambo8961 Doesn't work like that where I live. My rates go up.
Probably didn't have to worry about driving for a year or so with the license suspension or forfeiture.
That takes a special kind of stupid to pull that off
Maybe people shouldn’t try running the gates 🤷♂️
An F40PH leading a passenger special in Run 8 - just awesome.
The F40 and gp7 high hoods are my 2 favorite locos!
Yep, F40s doing what they were born to do, get up and get going.
Imagine how it would look with, say, C&O 614 on the point…
F40PH and F59PH locos are awesome units!!!!
Id like to see the look on the truck driver's face when he opens the bill from CSX for rebuilding an F40.
Oh, I hope it's an item-by-line-item bill.
1). damage to CSX2
2). towing the truck remains off railroad property
3). cost of CSX board members on the consist for the time lost traveling/missing their schedule
4). cost of CSX crew to inspect the gates and make sure the crossing is still safe
5). the overtime incurred by crews of delayed trains in the subdivision
7 figure bill at least
Love the B&O heritage paint scheme of this train, along with the N&W paint scheme of the NS. I just hate that NS did away with the classic F units, to me it was nostalgia at its best.
That's why I love the Union Pacific so much. When it comes to a class one railroad being proud of their heritage, the UP cant be beat with all that vintage, and classic steam, and diesel power they've restored, and maintained over the years. Who would have thought ten to fifteen years ago we'd see a Big Boy brought back to life, and now operating under it's own power.
It's not B&O Heritage, B&O Inspired Paint.
@@GeorgiaRoadHD the B&O was part of Chessy and then CSX.. it is heritage
It's not everyday you get to see CSX 1 by itself
It looks like that B&O paint scheme was made for that locomotive. It looks sharp as heck!
Yikes that’s a beautiful train!! Lots of pride in that set there, everything looks spotless. Love to see railroad companies that still show that kind of dedication to their image. I know it’s not typical of their freight, but still great to see.
Not typical of their freight, maintenance, employees, respect to Unions, customers, just a show for the $$$$.
I'll bet he sued the railroad. The railroad ought to send him a bill for damages.
I’m sure his insurance company will get the bill from the railroad.
They just might have or at least the insurance company he dealt with not to mention all the delays to everything that could be factored into that bill, lmao Who knows it would serve him right if they did.
All the rr lawyers have to ask when you decided to cross the tracks were signals going and gates down, answer yes you lose the suit
@@donnebes9421 And the insurance company will die laughing as they type their letter of denial of liability. The vehicle was not being driven in accordance with their conditions - in this case, failing to obey the railroad crossing signals - and the insurance company will refuse the claim. The driver is going to spend a lot of time in court, and then poor street.
@@ourfarmhouseinspain insurance companies assume the risk of liability. They cannot deny liability while the policy is active. The best they can do is cancel on the policy after the incident. They are still liable for the losses and injuries up to and including the incident.
I would honestly be going after that truck driver for everything he's got for being that freaking stupid. There really should be a Zero tolerance policy for this kind of stuff. but everyone blames the Conductors and Engineers for not stopping in time.
Before they blame it on the engineers and conductors they should do some research on how long a train takes to stop while it’s going about 50-60 mph. Have they ever heard of a train stopping before hitting a car? I don’t think they have.
That train could have stopped instantly and he would have still hit it. Look at the damage, pretty clear he ran into them 100%
@@spoiler539 dude people don’t understand how physics work they think that trucks and trains can stop quickly
@@spoiler539 i mean if the train crew is warned ahead of time of a vehicle on tracks then yes
Everyone thinks that the train can stop on a dime, WRONG!
If only there was some form of safety device to prevent this. Like, a well-lit, highly-reflective control arm with flashing lights around it to block people's way onto the tracks when it isn't safe to cross. Perhaps even a loud bell or buzzer just in case someone isn't paying attention.
Oh. Right. We have all of those things. And this dingus drove around all of it.
Nice kazuk9 pfp!!
@@Zildawolf It's by Citrinelle, But thank you!
@@WrenchingWolf92 yeah, I corrected myself in another reply to you when I found you commenting under a completely different video by pure coincidence lmfao
When I lived in Germany many years back, I noticed the RR track crossings were protected by four crossing arms which blocked both sides of the road. In addition to the bar with lights on it, a chain-like fence dropped down to keep people from crawling under the arm-bar.
@@Harry-zz2oh There are 361,000 grade crossings in the US. Only 36% have gates and lights. Most crossings near where I live just have a rr crossing sign and a yield sign.
I've seen that train!! I saw it passing through Terra Alta, WV in 2012. I was visiting relatives whose house backs up to the main line through town, and when I got to the window to watch the train, I just saw the passenger cars and the big observation window at the back. When I asked around about the train, nobody knew what I was talking about because "CSX doesn't have passenger trains". Thank you for the video proof and explanation!! EDIT: I thought CSX2 was a B unit and was originally very impressed. Once it was cut out of the train, I see it's just another A unit. Very typical, but less nostalgic. :)
Great video! Radio traffic, pics of the damage, etc. Very well put together. You just earned yourself a new subscriber. :)
It blows me away that people still think they can "beat the train" I remember one time the gates malfunctioned here and I went around the gates very quickly
Do not try to "beat the train" ...even if it's a tie, you still lose.
Do not ever go around gates unless directed to do so by a law enforcement officer or a railroad employee. Even if you believe it's just a malfunction. Call the law or turn around. The road is literally closed.
Love their new paint scheme
That's insane omg ! Thanks for sharing glad nobody RR was injured . Driver of truck was nuts !
I'll correct your remarks to present tense, I'm sure you meant to say ' IS nuts'. Not going to change, is he ? Or she ?
That was one beautiful train! Excellent coverage! Thanks for posting! 🤘🏻👍🏻
So sorry you Rail Workers Engineers all you wonderful folks have to deal with stupidity like this. But hey! Thank you guys for what you do!!
So three of the F40s are painted now. Nice. Can’t wait to see the fourth when it’s done. That driver of the vehicle is really lucky!
🤔🤔🤔how very B&O esque. Interesting livery considering all the B&O board guys are long ago gone. Chessie system and early CSX was C&O Dominated till about a decade ago or so. Then it went more Seaboard. Guess it's come full circle now with newbies that want to celebrate the CSX heritage of the B&O? Never thought I'd see that livery on a non museum train.
Methinks CSX is anticipating the upcoming B&O bicentennial.
@@thomasdupee1440 makes sense. I could understand that.
@@steamgent4592 Another little detail is that the current management disliked the drab livery on the business fleet and decided to make a change. They liked the B&O livery and went with it.
Well documented. Having worked as a paramedic in Dunn I am not surprised by the driver’s behavior. Too typical for that area.
That train is a thing of beauty.
i cant BELIEVE the driver of the pickup was unharmed from the looks of his truck...i hope he learned his lesson...do NOT attempt to go around lowered gates!!
Stupid is as stupid does, as they say. This fool should receive a bill for the costs of all of this, and substantial jail time. A passenger train could have been derailed with fatal consequences and this needs to be addressed with a suitable punishment.
@@ourfarmhouseinspain I think he got Royally Screwed when his Insurance Company got the Bill for the Train Repairs...I suspect it was WELL over the Max Coverage of his Policy which means he personally would be in Court getting Sued for the damages his Policy DIDN'T cover...
The Idiot is lucky he didn't hit the fuel tanks...THAT would have added a few Million to the total cost of the crash since that much Diesel is a MASSIVE Hazmat Spill requiring a LOT of VERY expensive clean up measures...
@@HappilyHomicidalHooligan I don’t know if this little pickup would damage fuel tank of this F40PH. I mean, It’s gotta be a little bit rainforced.
@@HappilyHomicidalHooligan I can't speak for your jurisdiction, but my partner - insurance broker for 50 years - tells me that here in Europe insurance companies would refuse the claim after the driver went around the barrier, and would have died laughing typing the letter of denial of liability.
Yep. Rule Number One: The train always wins.
That was some good stuff. Great job running all that down and putting it all together.
Take care.
I just renewed my vows to the F-40ph man!...those are thee most beautiful passengers locos ever!...well the f and e-units were beautiful too as well as the alco FA's and DL-9's etc but the F-40ph's are just different my neighbor thats an engineer for Amtrak said the F40's were so much fun to drive!...power on demand and no lag like the GE crap she hates em!...said they always break down!...she said the F-40ph rode better too!...
She won't have to hate them for long. They are being replaced by Siemens Chargers.
People seem to think that railroad crossings are just there to annoy motorists. But trying to swivel-hip around a crossing gate is a good way to win a Darwin Award.
Thanks for the video. CSX Office Car Special is really impressive. You know it never fails...what are the odds...
I saw this train up close in Thomasville Georgia last fall. Abslolutely stunning.
"This is why we can't have nice things."
That is a beautiful train
I got to see that train once, and it was a thing of beauty! I'll never forget that horn!
On top of what everyone else said... BEAUTIFUL videography here!
7:43 Wow that sound delay lol. I know you'd hear that with jets, but hearing the reality of the delay of that horn so far away compared to the transmission is kind of eerie.
Nice scheme. If there was an N scale set of this, I would totally add it to my collection!
Perhaps you should send photos of the consist to Kato. And get everyone you know to ask for the set to be built.
If you’re willing to do a bit of work, then you could probably get all the locomotives and cars and do your own painting, although that might be a royal pain in the backside.
@@silaskuemmerle2505 The first and hardest trick in N scale is does anyone make the model of what you want; the second trick is can you purchase it undecorated? Doing the painting and decaling (if decals are available) is easy to do. Making artwork can also be done if you have great photos of the subject. Sometimes for very fine lines I just apply decals cut to the shapes I need. Beats painting sometimes.
Another great job! 👍🏼👍🏼
P.S. The truck hit them not them hitting a truck
Thanks! And yes, I know the truck hit them. That's why I said the truck struck the side of P001s second engine.
Yes, it's stated in the text above.
That is just smoke. The truck hitting or getting hit is immaterial. The reality of the collision is the fact that the stupid truck driver ran through operating gates because he/she was selfish.
I hope the driver of that truck learned an important lesson. The train has the right of way at the crossing and they don't stop on a dime when the engineer sees a vehicle trying to unsafely cross in front of the train! Glad the truck driver survived.
That is a handsome looking set of coaches it looks good at speed… Peter Western Australia
They are beautiful.
That's hilarious that twice OCS trains have hit a car or had a car hit them. The NS OCS hit a limo, and this had a truck hit it! Because of how they aren't often running, it's kind of funny.
They should make the driver pay for not only the damage to the train but also all cost involved due to the delays caused, it should not be the insurance company that pays! If people thought their stupidity could cost them their home, car, and their life savings maybe they would think twice.
Trust me, it won't be the insurance company that pays. The vehicle was not being driven in accordance with their conditions which require railroad crossing signals to be obeyed, thus the cover is null and void and any claim will be refused. The driver is going to spend a lot of time in court, and then poor street.
My father in law was a conductor for CSX in Miami. One night, they had a car hit his train! For some reason, the driver survived but was in bad shape!
Looks like the ditchlights were fixed!
You're fired
P001 was so pretty! It feels like it should be an older paint scheme hehe
Always bring a spare F40.
That is one beautiful train!
HJW12, great work. Very well put together. There was a wreck like this in Texas a few years ago with a Police officer doing the exact same thing. Some folks just can't wait...
Nice video! Managed to catch it through Savannah later that afternoon.
Looks like both CSX2 and CSX3 locomotives were damaged but only CSX2 was set off. I'll never understand American motorist mindsets. They drive around active crossing gates, blow through stop signs as if they're not even there, and run red traffic lights. If railroad grade crossings can't be separated with a bridge, then I think it's time to install bollards at all grade crossings which rise out of the ground on both sides of the crossing once the crossing gates have lowered. Since most drivers have only PLPD insurance or no insurance at all, I would love to see the invoice to the offender for the damage they've caused to the railroad in addition to fines from law enforcement for these types of accidents. Second, I'd love to see a new system in place where drivers licenses are immediately suspended 1-yr first offense, 5-yr second offense, 10-yr third offense for people who run around crossing gates, blow stop signs, and red traffic light runners. If drivers can't follow the rules, remove their driving privileges. These types of drivers are an extreme danger to themselves and others on our roads and the only way to correct their destructive behavior is to completely remove them from the roads. Then if they are caught driving on a suspended license, they are immediately banned from driving for life, no exceptions.
Trying to get around a railroad stop I understand, but as for stop signs and traffic lights, people just make mistakes sometimes. Yeah people should be as safe as possible while driving, which would avoid said mistakes, but still. Accidentally running a stop sign and losing your license for a year is a huge inconvenience and maybe a little extreme. Not every case is the same.
Couple of questions: Why have 3 locos pulling 12 passenger cars? Isn't that wasteful of energy and resources?
In many of the shots, the rails seem to rise up in the middle and drop towards the near and far. I would understand if that were a regular road for cars, but that seems like quit a grade for trains. Is that some effect of the lens or camera? Or, do the rails really go up and down that much?
The train can't swerve, it goes where the track does, the train belongs on the track the truck doesn't
Never assume there's just the train you see. Here in Texas, a cop responding to a call did something similar. Two parallel tracks and he waited for the train that was passing left to right in front of him, then the second it cleared, he floored it straight into the train passing right to left on the other track.
that horn is amazing
This video has both - a nice train and an educational lesson to not ignore closed gates at a crossing - this driver got out of there alive, some others won't survive... Always wait when the lights go on and the gates close - sure, you have to wait a few minutes but you won't loose your life!
Awesome documentation. Good thing nobody was killed.
Aw crap, not already!
This engine isn’t even 6 months+ of running, and it already had an accident!
Like how the plows are notched so it could run in third rail territory
Man that truck really messed up CSX2 end.
Just about peeled it open like a sausage can.
Those plow/knuckle ends I thought were strong as heck, but the amount of damage on it is holy cow.
What a specifically bad train to hit
What a shame
He sure saved a lot of time…
He's just such a smart guy.
Wild. They JUST got P001 back in service not too long ago. Dude in the pickup chose the most expensive kind of stupid
That train is FLYING.
Great video! Season's greetings from a Brit in the Mediterranean!
Office special at track speed! 🤠
wow nice video ,always cool to see Office train cars from CSX and other trains
BNSF was moving their business train around Whitefish MT a couple years ago. All that stainless shining in the sun! Got some great photos :D
In a situation like this, does the truck driver pay for the locomotive? Does insurance even cover this?
I wonder how long it took to wax the train set and how much it took. I don't know if or when I have seen an OCS that looked that sharp!
A good reason to not get up late with a hangover and try to rush to work skipping the rules of the road thinking "It'll be alright this once... trains 'round here are slow anyway"... Beautiful horn tone on that F-40!
Or, "i'm the most important person on the planet. No, universe."
what a gorgeous train
I finally saw the OCS on Monday and CSX2 looked fine this time
What is the CSX Office Car Special? That looks awesome. I'd love to learn more about those trains and service.
I've seen a lot of questions about what the OCS is, so I've pinned a comment explaining it.
The truck driver won't have to worry about an extended warranty now!
Awesome coverage! Great job!
Are the shareholders ok?!
4:20 this is what happens when you think you could save some time and drive around the rail gates.
Truly a rookie mistake of all time
Kind of reminded of a video I saw years ago where a dump truck hit a freight train at speed. Except this case was it lost brakes on a down hill to the crossing so rather than hit a bunch of cars with people waiting at the down gates the driver just Tboned the train.
I hope CSXT2 will be repaired
Already headed to Waycross to be fixed.
Saw a truck run into a moving train, small crossing no gates. Black ice, just impossible to stop.
Even under those treacherous conditions, a driver should have their vehicle under control and be able to stop within their range of vision. Slow down.
Thanks for the great vid Hunterwj12, you now have a new subscriber - Roy, New Zealand
Wow that things going like 80 MPH!
@4:14 for a second I thought it was SP painted locomotive I was gonna say that sucks, but turns out it was CSX painted.😂
Is there a fine for this? Like to cover total property and income damage, with suspension of license? I hope so.
Had the same thing happen in Clevland Ohio when i worked for Conrail truck ran into the second engine at a crossing
I love the paint scheme on these, when are people gonna learn about driving around railroad crossing gates 😐
They tend to figure it out after the train takes them for a joy ride, dragging them down the track.
Did the ditch lights get fixed? they seem to work fine now. Before locmotive got repainted the ditch lights were not functioning correctly.
Sometimes they would not flash and would stop flashing when they are blowing the horn.
The units were not merely repainted, they were rebuilt. Lots of details were changed or improved. There still are some bugs they're working on.
Railroading radio transmissions need to be updated, to match aviation radio transmissions.
I saw a car on most get hit by it a week ago!😳 People will never learn to wait for all trains!
I would have been filming that train in the exact spot the accident happened. It was for a reason I didn’t go and film that train.
*spot
Yep. I hear ya!
@@ctrproductions2033 You can edit your original text if you want to clean it up.
@@thomasdupee1440 ?
@@ctrproductions2033 I saw that you had made an additional comment to correct a typo in your original comment. What I'm saying is that you can edit your original comment if you'd like.
Good video work and editing!
What the Hell is so difficult to understand about lowered crossing gates or even Stop, Look, Listen. That idiot driver is alive because Americans make very tough trucks,
Great job by the railroad men.
Because pal we are lazy. Look at how many text and drive-now you understand?
@@harley092355
C'mon, Mike. Look at his icon.
@@harley092355 Just a couple of days ago I witnessed a driver run a stop sign at a rural intersection. Didn't even bother to slow down. Same mentality as the driver of this truck.
An example of " hey Bubba, we need to get around these gates, hold my beer!
Big fine and maybe some jail time, loss of license for a time and just general f' you from anyone who sees him. That's what he deserves
No jail time instead minimum wage on a struggling short line doing tie replacement. (Hard labor)
At least the paint scheme of the locomotive was still normal
That truck driver deserves a Darwin Award, seeing as he's so stupid I'm sure he'll get one sooner or later.
Retired csx 2010 32 years. THANKS PEACE
That sucks :( I love the horn on those f40s!
The guy who chose those horns now works for NS.
People will never learn! NC has some crazy drivers! I hated driving through Ashland got clipped by someone weaving through traffic caught it on my dashcam the police didn't seem to care when I called, the damage was Minor and I knew he/she would never be caught so I let it go didn't want to put in a claim without the other drivers information.
This, folks, is why you gotta wait for the gates to go all the way up before proceeding. So many times I have seen people duck under the gates after a train passes only to get clipped by the second train. Also, I remember when P001 used to be the Sunset Limited.
I remember when it used to come all the way to Hialeah. And we were the tail end car on one of those trips to NOLA. Then it got cut back to Orlando. And again we were the tail end car. Then we had Hurricane Katrina and no more Sunset Limited service. Which is stupid because when the East Coast has a service disruption, there is no service into or out of Florida.
@@gravelydon7072 I hired out about the same time the service was cut to Orlando. I remember spending a lot of time in Taft yard or Taft siding while we waited for P001 to turn on the Stanton Wye and become the P002 when it stopped in the Orlando station. No one was prepared for that process.
Gates should not start to raise if a second train is approaching.
@@thomasdupee1440 if there is a gap between the trains, the gates may raise and then lower again. That's why the LAW states you must wait until the signals have stopped flashing before proceeding.
@@SD40Fan_Jason Exactly