Amtrak Crew CALLS OUT foamer on radio, conductor gives me pin
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ต.ค. 2021
- This is a REVISED video I made of the crew of Amtrak 91 calling out a trespassing foamer, The original video had a quality control issue, so I went back to re render it in vegas pro.
ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION:
This is a video I made in Tampa Florida of Amtrak train 91 with heritage unit 160 on it. At the start of the video a foamer stands directly on the tracks for photos and gets called out over the radio. after they ran off I receive a 50th anniversary pin from the conductor. - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
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That was extremely f****** rude don't call people for railfanning the engineer should be ashamed of himself the engineer can go f*** himself
Clown comment of the day worthy of being on the pin of shame.
@@AlexTraxxas him censoring the f word is the cherry on top.
Thats the stupidest thing I've read on the internet in days. The guy was in the middle of a live rail line. He wasn't just in the corridor, he stood in the middle of the tracks, then trespassed even more despite further warnings from the crew. He deserved the cops for that. No photo is worth getting hurt or killed or arrested for.
As a conductor with a class one, no it isn't rude, he needs to stay off the damn tracks. We can't stop that engine on a dime, we have enough to deal with without having to watch for jackoffs like him
thats you in the orange shirt?
Another thing you have to realize is that for the crew in the cab, seeing a person stand between the gauge of the rail may bring back some nasty and genuinely painful memories if that engineer ever hit anybody.
yeah…imagine getting a flashback to seeing someones body parts on your windshield all because a foamer wanted to get a CoOl pIcTuRe!
okay...... they dont need to get a crab in their pants and start acting like they cant do that though.
I understand people like watching trains, but stay off their property watch from public property or your own property if your property butts up to the railroad property but stay off the railroad property unless you’re given explicit permission
1 the train is going 10 mph, 2 he was off in plenty of time.
And if that gives him bad memories, he needs to quit because he has lots of problems.
That’s a good crew right there. They were honest, and they knew it wasn’t you. I hope he heard the same chatter you did and had a scanner
I don't think so
@@AlexTraxxas the engineer said that he’s making a bad example for other railfans that are just trying to have some fun, and he never called the police.
Not to mention how dangerously close the kid actually was.
Please enlighten me, what makes you think the crew wasn’t good?
@@MrJustinbegley I believe he was saying that he doesn't think that the idiot standing in the tracks had a scanner, not that it wasn't a good crew.
Agreed, that was my first comment when the video started, GTFO. Stand away from it. Use an extension arm if you must have your camera right in the center. If the idiot trips, drops his camera or whatever, the train operator might have a situation on his hands. Sometimes you have to take safety seriously, even if it inconveniences you.
@@gblargg Yes, even if the trains moves slowly, it has a lot of weight and it will not stop like a tricycle. (Or whatever vehicle orange floridaman has experience driving.)
Don't be that guy. This is why railroads don't like people doing stupid or irresponsible actions. If someone gets killed they have to write a report about it and having a LEO show up on your doorstep notifying you of a fatality regarding a family member is what nobody ever wants to have happen. Be safe, be careful, stay away from the tracks.
There are legal remifications beyond just a cop showing up.. If there is a fault fatalityThere are legal remifications beyond just a cop showing up.. If there is a fatality The crew is often supenoed to go to court And give a statement Or testify.
The Way people act these days. That's why operation lifesaver exists
Yes I’ve heard about an idiot on the line in England Infront of a 9F (very heave and blunt at the end so wacky you out fully and then you get hot steam, other) he was told to leave. afterwards he took down a gate by climbing on it so had to pay some money
@@ab_railways_original In England every railroad crossing and fence has a sign post that states that the fines starts at £1000. That is in addition to paying for delays, destroyed equipment etc.
just in case though Funeral director's are usually close by
Props to the crew on this train, it drives me nuts when some garbage like that happens. The conductor as well to give you the pin that was really friendly of her!
my only question is, is there ever in any circumstance at any distance to be directly on the railroad tracks while not crossing the tracks themselves of an active line? Say if it was a straight section of track, the train is moving at 20 mph or so over a mile or two away, and you stay on the pavement portion itself, for a little bit like 10-20 seconds. Something like that? Or just flat out never? I have never done it, but I've thought of doing something like that strictly in circumstances I've described before. But wouldn't do it if others think I shouldn't.
@@CPorterI would recommend not. How confident are you that there isn't going to be an 80mph train coming from behind you? Is the 20mph train stopping in a siding to let another pass?
You can be pretty confident, but is it worth risking your life for? Not when a half step to the side is just as good.
@phillyphakename1255 I wouldnt ever do it on a double line, but I get what you're saying anyways
The Virtual Railfan channel would give that guy a "Darwin Award"
Hell, I think anyone with any common sense would nominate that guy for a Darwin Award
Candidate
@@notarotomwithhair5637 Guaranteed.
@@notarotomwithhair5637 Nominee for sure.
One of these days. This nitwit will be facing the wrong way and he will get his award more ways than one.
The guy is lucky. Up here on the Lake Shore, I've seen a couple of people trying to get a "money shot" standing in the gauge of the track when I'm barreling down the track at 77mph. So for those morons who are complaining about the Engineer, just know this: DO NOT SPEAK ABOUT OR JUDGE ANYTHING IF YOU HAVEN'T EXPERIENCED IT!!!!! The Engineer and train crew did nothing wrong.
Nah i was thinking why tf is that idiot standing in the middle of the track
First person in the comments I've found who speaks truth. My beef is with the condescending poster, not the crew.
I dont know why people cant just find a decent curve coming off a straight piece of track and zoom in. People got to get more creative.
@@railgap thank you. Mine too!
@@DevonMopiedmont1143 unfortunately, that takes too common sense. What people fail to realize is all it takes is just one slip, trip, or fall and that's it.
I love that you included the radio audio. Adds all the context needed for this video. Cool of that conductor for giving you that pin too.
Thanks
I hope the guy in orange finds this video and sees the author got the pin.
He'll be like 'why did he get a pin and I didn't'... -Because HE didn't stand on the tracks, FOOL...
I'm glad the crew called the guy out. There have been too many fatalities in Florida with people standing in the tracks.
All the respect to the both the engineer and conductor aboard that train. I've admittedly stood on tracks a few times but never when I knew a train was there. That guy just didn't care, all in all a very educational video!
the guy moved, as soon as the rail signs and lights came on...
to say he didn't care, or caused any sort of disturbance, is absurd.
@@BrothersfamilyfarmThe train was in view, so he shouldn’t be standing on the line.
But did anyone notice there was someone with him, who didn't even tell him he
shouldn't be on the tracks. Unless.... he was someone's excess baggage.
@@Brothersfamilyfarm well he obviously didn’t care if he was on the tracks until the gates went down and AMT91 was making the curve right then and there. Pretty retarded move by the orange shirt kid.
@@Brothersfamilyfarm its trespassing on RR property and in a dangerous way, and the crew is not gonna know if hes gonna keep running around or not, so they must precede or come to full a stop
That was so cool of her to give you a pin! What a prize for being sensible
I giggled when the engineer described him as running around with an orange shirt "ruining it for everybody else"
I’m glad he called him out. It’s people like him that stand in the middle of the track that to get pic get killed then their family blame the us engineers and company.
Agreed
My Dad Has A Term For People Like That Guy Who Was Standing On The Tracks! ,(TURD BRAIN)!!!!!!!
@@charleswelch2802 Another fitting term I'd use would probably get my comment auto-removed by TH-cam's filters... 😂
What a nice gesture by the conductor. Now please stay off the tracks.
@@charleswelch2802 Hey, we have an icon for that! 💩💩 for brains.
“I don’t care if they buff, I don’t care if they take pictures. Don’t stand in the middle of the tracks”
I’ve been foaming by that mantra all my life. Hell, in some instances, it’s been rewarding (got a hat from a CN crew, a couple safety vests and a cab tour back in the day)
As a retired trainman, I unfortunately had to see the results of stupidity, panic or suicidal behavior. Two lived, one just being slightly grazed, the other lost body parts. All the others were killed and they still visit me as I try to sleep
I worked for the railroad for 40 years, 35 of those in engine service. I have had multiple fatalities and more close calls. From a distance the engineer has no way of knowing whether a person standing between the rails is suicidal or just stupid. I would have called it in especially since it's not the first time the guy in the orange t shirt has done that.
I can't stand foamers that go around trying to cause trouble, people like this guy in the orange shirt give railfanners a bad rep and make people disliked us even more. Great video! 😊
> *give railfanners a bad rep*
IMO, people who assume that railfans are as bad as foamers are part of the problem - and ignoring this component is problematic.
Exactly correct!
At least he was wearing a bright colour otherwise no chance he would’ve been spotted
@@ab_railways_original what will an orange shirt do to stop a train? LMAO
@@alfi_csgo6011 Won't stop the train, it does provide better visibility for the crew on the head end. Someone said he was with his momma, maybe she'll apply foot to azz, as he's too big to spank.
Big atta boy to the crew for being alert 👍👍👌, although they were in a sterile cab situation, obeying signals and slowing for a anticipated stop. Very smooth stop, an Attaboy for not being distracted coming up to a stop situation. (Red signal, I assume).
In a situation years ago, we had a (_____ insert appropriate derogatory desciption) van stopped on the tracks, 5-6 hundred feet in front of us, at night, playing chicken with us. We're doing about 55mph, thinkin' awww 💩, here we go! Applied brakes, full service, then emergency. Knukkahead took off, we stopped about a mile and a half later. Repeat performances day after day can and will affect the crew in a negative way, as they have to have their eyes peeled the whole trip for similar situations.
Avoid the sin, get a pin.
don't commit the crime if ya can't serve the time!
@@Drakeman2003 Aman
That crew deserves a raise.
They deserve more respect from the public, can't expect it from the occasional knukkahead.
good on that railroad crew. get these foamers out of here. they’re an embarrassment to the railfanning community
Exactly.
Might I ask why their called foamers? Where did the term originate from?
@@greenwoodfireresponse because trains make them foam at the mouth. It's a derogatory term that train crews use for these types.
@@tubbstopher Thank you....... I was wondering also
@GreenwoodFireResponse Think crazy rabid dog, "foaming at the mouth."
Some train channels ban the term, which only fuels the fire for trolls.
I'm 70, when I was 6 to 15 my family took the Golden State train from L.A. CA to Amarillo TX twice every year. The railroad employees were the nicest people.
One lasting memory was the conductor spreading California Poppy seeds up the Grape Vine Hill.
In the spring both sides of the track were covered with orange flowers.
Great folks, lasting memories.
I know the engineer, good guy, and 100% correct
He needs to do his job and shut his mouth
That's probably one of the overall best looking Amtrak trains I have seen a video of recently. The locomotives both look in good shape, very sharp paint job on the lead locomotive. The cars all look clean and in good shape. Over the last few years especially from both my experience viewing videos and in person sightings, alot of Amtrak equipment is covered with grime and the locomotives look beat to hell and in need of new paint. The nice thing about the stainless steel, a 40+ year old Amfleet car looks a fraction of its age when its nice and clean! Top notch video, seems like a friendly crew, despite the engineer being pretty irritated by the fellow in the orange shirt. Completely understandable though! Thank you for posting!
Good on the crew to call them out, and very kind of the conductor to give you a pin.
"Not the money shot."
*It would be for the foamer's family when they try to sue the crew for "being negligent" after he's struck.* At least until the footage gets shown in court.
Ah yes, the smart thing to do when a train is approaching head on is to stand dead center
Footage from another video of mine is being used in a case right now.
😂😂😂
I could have been a very lousy 50th anniversary if a tragic incident had occurred here...
Excellent video Alex! Thanks so much! That engineer was actually quite nice about the whole thing! Standing right in the middle of the track is a dipsh*t move, especially with an orange shirt on. And the engineer said, he does it all the time, I'm gonna have to call it in!
Lucky blessing that you got that 50th Anni. Pin! Seriously, the crew of that train were awesome!
thanks
I’ve stopped my train before if ahead of schedule to just say a few words. If they would have seen or been through half of what I have, they would never stand between the rails. Much respect for this crew. Remember we’re by ourself in the cab. We rely on good people to keep everyone safe !!
This is a really great video, hats off to the amazing crew of that train. Saw them in Lake Mary earlier that day.
Thank you.
That was sure nice of the conductor or brakeman. The guy in the orange shirt was really stressing out the engineer. The engineer doesn’t need that.
How cool, what a professional and thoughtful person she is.
I like to railfan but not on the tracks, that's nuts
That crew was excellent and that conductor was lovely to give you that pin Keep up the good reputation for us enthusiasts
Sean is truly a good guy if I was him I wouldn’t have warned that guy I would just call him in
That's true
It comes down to people need to respect the fact that those locomotives are 200 tons they don’t just stop like the old saying goes play stupid games when stupid prizes that kid could’ve easily tripped, injured himself and got himself run over by an Amtrak train. There should be heavier penalties for trespassing, especially on railroad property since it’s a very dangerous area to be.
@@jeremyolson3837 or you play with fire you get burned
mess with the bull you get the horns
@@Drakeman2003the only issue is that it takes people out with you. The engine man has gotta see and hear that day every time he goes to sleep. That time when they killed or maimed someone. That time they had to stick around as they carted the guy off because he had to do paperwork.
It's not a victimless crime.
One of my favorite railroad interactions so far :)
Pretty sure he got the message....Completely understand how he made the crew nervous! You don't want to see anything on the tracks ahead of you!
Unfortunately I doubt it. Had the police been around to pick him up he would have been furious, not to mention his mother(?) in the car.
@@57thorns Poor mummy, been puttin' up with that Ironhead for a long time. ¿Cabeza de fiero? 🤔😖
I'm impressed with the comments here, by you guys who are obviously rail fans. I'm impressed that you DON'T support doing something unsafe and illegal. There are a lot of people/hobbies where that's overwhelmingly not the case. Thank you, from a non rail fan retired paramedic, for being a conscientious rail fan.
Thank you for your service.
I love the phrase "don't do stupid things when you're doing stupid things".
Sure, trespass on railroad property, go down in the steam tunnels at your uni, etc, but also, while you are doing the unsafe/illegal thing, make sure to be careful about hazards which make it exponentially more dangerous.
Watch out for open pits, confined spaces, don't stand on the tracks looking through a viewfinder. Keep your wits about you, and make the unsafe/illegal thing as safe as possible.
I was a Special Agent with ICG RR in E. St. Louis, Ill! Got dispatched to a town just north where a 16 yo girl driving a Plymouth Fury ran around the crossing gate! The Amtrak Turbo Liner broadsided her. The front half of the Plymouth was located a half a mile toward St. Louis. The rear half was just the other side of the crossing. Sadly her brother and her never made it to school!
You do NOT know the stress you cause a train crew doing that. Aha... It wasn't you!
I went with my friend to watch a train pass. We stood back from the track about 100 feet. I figured that if something broke or an object on a rail got hit and propelled my way I might have enough time to duck behind a tree. My friend is a real rail fan. He had a small riding railroad that circled down a hill, over a trestle, past his dad's house (it was his dad's project) and crossed a driveway, with a wig-wag, up the hill and back to the train barn. It was a sweet arrangement.
What a great conductor. That made your video really special
That’s why the railroad police will sometimes come and tell them to leave or just stay away from the tracks
Or just hand them a ticket for trespassing.
I once had a guy in Parsons Yard Columbus OH lay down between the rails to take a pic of a train coming down the switching lead. Needless to say I had him thrown out.
Great hornwork by the engineer; as a former RR employee, I appreciate the way they handled this. One second of carelessness can cause a lifetime of sorrow.
Possibly a very short lifetime of sorrow.
4:08 super classy! The engineer was spot on too. Take photos/video, but don't be an idiot.
Saddening, I used to know this kid. I’m never speaking to him again after that.
who is he?
Chase said it was me
Someone named Chris
That seems like a bit much, but I definitely wouldn’t go film trains with him
@@somethingsomething404 Agreed. Lol, completely shunning the kid is kind of cringy lol
I really love this! It shows how doing things right and not breaking the rules actually gets people somewhere! My heart is full after your reward for being a stand up human! My son watches these types of train videos all the time so I want him watching great influences like y'all instead of those crazy rascals!
Great Video of amtrak and that was so nice of the conductor to give you a gift 📦,When I'm train spotting at one of my spots in Atlanta I see people walking and taking pictures on active tracks but not taking pictures when the train is coming and the gates are down.
My younger son & I took Amtrak from Mineola to San Antonio for Thanksgiving. As we approached SA, the conductor turned the chairs to set up the car for the train to LA. She was having trouble with the latch pin not releasing, even with 2 other people helping. I suggested we try turning the chair in the other direction just to loosen the pin, then go the correct way; with 3 of us, it worked. She did thank me for the help. I told her that I was just trying to help and not take over.
Me and my friend used to go railfanning all over the place me and him loved watching them come out of Allentown yard and always drove down by the Allentown yard to see what was going on and to see how full the yard was they had a hump in there too so we would watch the cars being humped it was cool to watch we also went to Lancaster to watch the steam trains and even rode on it and we went to Altoona to see horshoe curve and spent the weekend in Altoona going to the railroad museum and even was there during railfest I still remember all them years watching Conrail then when Conrail got bought out by csx and Norfolk southern we held up a big sign on horshoe curve in Altoona saying by big blue we will miss you with a face crying 😭 we got so many engineers blowing there horns and waving it was a sad day in 2002 my friend Bob passed away but the memories of us railfanning together will be something I will always cherish .
Rip Bob Walker born in 1956-2002 🌹😪 rest in peace my friend I miss you Soo much you brought so much joy into my life .thank you
Just realized how good of a collectable item that pin will be in a few years
Wow, does that guy/kid know that you can get great shots NOT standing on the tracks? Ever heard of a telephoto lens!? The pin is super cool-I need one for my camera bag. Thanks for a great video-I’m subscribing!
Thanks for the info!
I love the natural echoes making the horn sound even bigger than usual!
Dude, as an OLAV that was awesome of the crew! When I first saw him in the gauge I was nearly yelling at the video (of course, I didn't because I'm at work) lol.
Remember that when filming or taking photos that you are watching someone do there JOB. It can be incredibly frustrating to be filmed or watched while doing a job so cut them some slack. They are making a living and one incident can cause them their job because you wanted a photo.
When I was a second trick maintainer in Philadelphia during the afternoon rush, we normally found kids walking in the gauge to get from one place to another on their way home from school... and I had to explain to them what would happen if they didn't hear the electric powered commuter train coming up behind them. Fortunately, I never found pieces of kids along that stretch of track.
Nice catch. Back in June 2016 on the Amtrak Downeaster these two P42s were together on a set
This is an interesting experience which I have not seen nor heard(since I haven’t Railfaned so much, and since I am also 14), but that is dumb thing to do. It’s literally common sense. Anyways that was pretty nice of the conductor giving a pin! Hope at least that happens to me once! Nice catch of the Pepsi special livery!
People like the guy standing on the tracks give everyone a bad name. It's never worth your life for a good shot.
As a conductor with a class one, and a former carmen on a class three, please, for the love of god, stay off the damn tracks people
The trolley at the end of this video was a nice touch.
Dude! That was awesome! Good crew member, rewarding someone for doing it right.
dude looks like he's 30 and mom still drives him around
I think he is.
Great Video…. Lucky moment for you. Kudos to the Amtrak team…
The consist would have been cool if the the Amfleet matched the Viewliners. And if 145 compained it would have been an awesome Phase 3 extravaganza in the 21st century.
I work on the RR and Never knew they were officially called "foamers"...always thought that was something we said at work. Lmao 🤣
A year or two back I read a news article about a photographer who stood on the tracks to get a shot of a steam train. It didn't end well for the photographer.
Try that a few years back around East London UK where I did my driver training. The Engineer running at that speed would have been out and battered the crap out of him. Makes my blood boil.
I got it today but Amtrak 25 was not on with 160 it was Amtrak 17 nice video
"you know what sounds like a good idea? Standing in front of a couple hundred tons of moving steel"
This is really simple, coming from someone from the other side of the pond where trains move a darned-sight faster than here, IMHO. Stay the heck off the tracks. That buffoon is the kind of person who spoils things for everyone else. Who thinks standing in the center of the tracks, in full view of the Engineer, is a good idea? Does the Engineer hit the brakes when he sees you or does he/she assume you'll move?
Rule #1: Stay off railroad tracks.
Rule #2: See rule #1.
Que detalle tan mas impresionante por parte de la tripulación, se merecen el cielo esa crew aun tras la tontera que hizo el chico de naranja.
Acá en México hasta te dejan subirte con la tripulación. Saludos desde este lado del muro en territorio *Ferromex*
I get such a rush when a train goes by that I never get from cars. Trains built this country way more than automobiles have. No matter how big and cool you think your truck is, it does nothing for me.
Your comment might be accurate, circa 1950.
Wrong. If you average out this country's history (and do your research), trains have contributed far more to industry, transportation, and the economy than cars and since have since 1950. Furthermore, you could also argue that automobiles and mainly America's dependence on them is actually ruining this country.
@@geisaune793 Wrong--not since 1950 they haven't. Reply or not, I'm not about to get into a "my train is better than your car" argument.
He got called out by the crew when you got a pin from them for doing the right thing so I bet he’s very jealous now.
Never stand between the rails like the guy in orange. It means you have to cross at least one rail to get out of the way of the train.
THIS IS A GREAT VIDEO OF WHAT NOT TO DO AND HOW TO CREATE A POSITIVE OUT OF A NEGATIVE. 😊
check out the phase 3 paint scheme on all the viewliners ,I wonder if they'll paint all of the cars in that scheme?
really nice from them to give you that pin. :) also great video
thanks.
Train engineer here, idiots standing between the rails piss off engineers and conductors. We have no clue whether you’re going to get out of the way in time because you’re taking a picture or if you are some crazy nut attempting a permanent solution to a temporary problem.
Lucky you!!! That’s cool she gave you a pin.👍
Wow that's very dangerous what he did was extremely dangerous there's absolutely nothing wrong with filming train videos just be safe about doing so
Ironically, that pin shows the same angle of the train as that that guy wanted to get on his camera.
Great observation
Going that fast, I'm surprised that Amtrak didn't derail.
That was very risky. My scared weak-ass would never have the balls to do what that foamer did. But that Dash 8 pin was absolutely cool not gonna lie
One time at the train station in Dallas I was so focused on finding a working ticket kiosk that I crossed the tracks while the train was approaching. I was mortified when they honked at me. Can’t imagine having the gall to do this
Yeah DART is infamous for have 4 kiosk per station but the only one that works is always on the other side.
@@icanhazgoodgame3845 nowadays is even worse, with some intentionally not taking cash or not taking card. I had to go 4 stops before finding one that would accept a credit card.
I'm sorry fare inspector, I want to pay for my fare, but you literally don't let me.
He didn’t call anyone in, he said “If you stand in the middle of the tracks again, I’m calling you in”, the communication with the others about the moron in orange is amongst the crews
Anytime I feel like screwing around with railroad stuff, I go visit the Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport, Maine. I'm fortunate enough to live close by
Amtrak Trains are VERY territorial and protective of their tracks! One must never disturbed a passing train!
Haha. “Their tracks” if only they owned them…
That's nice of the conductor to give you a pin as you stand 50 feet from the train passing by.
LOL
Which is still further than what is considered railroad property.
What a professional. Great to see. Keep it up.
And that, right there, is the type of railfan that makes the rest of us look bad. Way I see it, being a railfan, being trackside, comes with the responsibility to do so safely, to set the example, not to try to be the exception.
A close runner-up is people who put coins on the track
That engineer is too nice and too patient. I've seen an engineer drag a kid off the track before. Definitely is an embarrassment for all Foamers (non derogatory context). JFK loved Foamers, and so do I. Those that remember them days will tell you, being called a foamer was a name of honor. It was the "respected king" feeling.
I wish they would of called it in honestly. Wouldn't mind seeing the police trespass him.
Yea nice catch catching this heritage unit on it leading
Dude, that Pin is cool, awesome video!
Hey tell your friend he’s in pretty deep trouble with the crew 😂
I'm not affiliated with that guy.
Love the pin. Right place right time. Nice congrats
Thanks 👍
correct me if I'm wrong, but Unless at a grade crossing, 50' from the outside rail is typically considered railroad property.
Standing on the tracks like that is actually a very dangerous idea.
Right
Yep, it's dangerous and illegal since it's also trespassing on railroad property. Operation Lifesaver has calculated the number of fatalities from people trespassing and wants to put a stop to it. It is very dangerous to be on the tracks.
What a crew!
Very cool! That other guy is one of those who gives railfans a bad name. If you want the shot head on use a telephone lens and get it while they are far off.
Or stopped at a station, terminal, or other maintenance facitlity that you can access without getting killed.
My mom and I took an Amtrak train up to Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was a wonderful ride, but my mom couldn’t sleep at our motel in Toronto the first night because she still felt like she was on the train.
As freight Engineer I hit three one lived my Conductor has the gruesome job to render assistance it wasn't pretty and the one I hit I can still see him I will never forget that was at 40 mph Amtrak at 90 mph wow!