CN Train Derailment - CN M369 at Kingston ON

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  • CN Train M369 with CN5716, CN2256 for power, rockets through John F Scott Rd in Kingston's East end. near the end a Release of air can be heard from the train, and as the tail approaches the last car tips, causing a drawbar break on the 3rd last car. scary moment indeed.. one of the first few thoughts in the heads of the crew was if me and my friend were ok..
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  • @spanglish04
    @spanglish04 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3083

    Person filming: Tries not to die
    People in comment section: why did you move the camera

    • @Bench485
      @Bench485 4 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      LMAO

    • @Mhel2023
      @Mhel2023 4 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      EXACTLY!!! 😩 😠

    • @Anna-tc6rz
      @Anna-tc6rz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      That's why you don't stand so close to begin with

    • @sw6188
      @sw6188 4 ปีที่แล้ว +83

      That's why you learn the art of running backwards while you're filming forwards.

    • @Biscuitsz.
      @Biscuitsz. 4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      I don’t blame him

  • @mindlessgonzo
    @mindlessgonzo 6 ปีที่แล้ว +309

    An amazing catch with additional luck avoiding getting hurt.

  • @SaintZombie1
    @SaintZombie1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +204

    It's because of these train enthusiasts videos that I've been waiting in my car like 50 to 75 feet back from active train crossings for the last several years.

    • @dennisb-trains23
      @dennisb-trains23 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Right! But I'd be about 100 to 150. Yikers . Talk about a 💩 💩 pants moment 🤣🤣

    • @RR70actionTRS
      @RR70actionTRS 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I used to go right up to the tracks decades ago to film unit trains race by. I didn't get too close, but was about 8 feet away. I wouldn't do that now though. Pass. At the speed the trains were going then, if a car or cars jumped the track and headed right for me, I wouldn't have made it out of there in time and wouldn't be typing this comment today.

    • @notarotomwithhair5637
      @notarotomwithhair5637 ปีที่แล้ว

      I once witnessed an ns train close to trackspeed (70mph) I was standing at the lights, I chickened out but that probably was a good decision

  • @kylefournier537
    @kylefournier537 6 ปีที่แล้ว +837

    and the box car be like wait for me.glad you trainspotters are safe.

    • @avontaprice9661
      @avontaprice9661 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Agreed;-) good thing God was on their side that day.

    • @Dondo_Golden_Rose
      @Dondo_Golden_Rose 6 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      I'm just happy the boxcar wasn't left behind, it caught up with it's family thank you god

    • @BigTex9752
      @BigTex9752 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Kyle FOURNIER LOL

    • @deriko8144
      @deriko8144 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      What i was thinking to seeing that one box car ay"ay" wa" waaait!! don't leave me behind guys I'm still rolling with you!!😃. . Damn that was insane it derailed at the right time instead happened closed we're these guy's was most definitely going 60mph that fast!!! I'm glad they are ok

    • @youraveragejoe2
      @youraveragejoe2 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@avontaprice9661 no he wasn't. It was just common sense to move

  • @Lyenati
    @Lyenati 4 ปีที่แล้ว +475

    Cameraman: Moves away and puts his life first
    People: Surprised Pikachu face

    • @specialed6357
      @specialed6357 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      he didn't move away, he first grabbed the camera on a tripod and then ran away. No one cared that he ran away, they care that he grabbed the camera.

    • @blueridgepatriot1356
      @blueridgepatriot1356 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@specialed6357 Screw the camera, run like hell!

    • @RichManSCTV0
      @RichManSCTV0 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Why did he have to grab and spin the camera around

    • @augsnow2067
      @augsnow2067 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Stfu

    • @Lyenati
      @Lyenati 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@augsnow2067 lol

  • @silicon212
    @silicon212 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Switching cars at 55MPH: One hell of a drop maneuver 1:34

  • @charlesstevenson5141
    @charlesstevenson5141 6 ปีที่แล้ว +427

    And that is why I don't stand that close. My rule of thumb: the faster it's moving the futher away I stand. It only takes a split second for a 100 ton rail car to mow you down just as any traveling vehicle.

    • @CANControlGRAFFITI
      @CANControlGRAFFITI 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Charles Stevenson so many ppl that film trains stand way to close. Even it is a crossing it's still TOO CLOSE

    • @marcochavez11
      @marcochavez11 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      +CAN Control must be dumb people, a derailment can occur at any time, anywhere.

    • @cliffwilkie4035
      @cliffwilkie4035 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I agree. If a train is moving at 60mph, as 369 is here, I wouldn't stand any closer than 20 feet away, even if I were an employee performing a roll-by inspection. Does anyone remember what happened at Mont-St-Hilaire, QC back in 1999? Another reason for not standing too close.

    • @TheCentralTexasRailfan
      @TheCentralTexasRailfan 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Well, I am always filming the railroad crossing signals from 25-30 feet away.

    • @lardy70s
      @lardy70s 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@cliffwilkie4035 hi there. What happened in 1999?

  • @RunninEight
    @RunninEight 6 ปีที่แล้ว +338

    That’s crazy! Glad you guys are alright!

    • @PhoenixT1953
      @PhoenixT1953 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      hey there bud

    • @itsRajatPatra
      @itsRajatPatra 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      *IS THIS MAN FROM FUTURE HOW HE KNOW IT WILL DERAIL AND HE CAIGHT IT ON CAMERA*

  • @joshkeene8457
    @joshkeene8457 4 ปีที่แล้ว +456

    1:33 Look ma......no engine😂

    • @SebajZ
      @SebajZ 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @MNRRailroadist Gaming :D

    • @user-vh4cn2zr7y
      @user-vh4cn2zr7y 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      1:27

    • @jayhunt2600
      @jayhunt2600 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @TheFinkster3 no one was even there!

    • @cubetactics1202
      @cubetactics1202 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Jay Hunt you really believe that a camera can record a train and move out of the way when a train is derailing how stupid are you

    • @jeffreymcgraw5903
      @jeffreymcgraw5903 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      And no derailment as said!

  • @ColAngus
    @ColAngus 6 ปีที่แล้ว +971

    Aaaand now you guys know the reason why the train crews are always yelling at our fellow railfans to back away.

    • @222sx02sws
      @222sx02sws 6 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Col. Angus they never yell at me

    • @rsalt6015
      @rsalt6015 6 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      These fellas appeared to be at a safe distance.

    • @ranchero50
      @ranchero50 6 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      I guess that depends on how fast you think you can run. Heavy car comes off at 15 degrees from the track path moving 40 mph (58 feet per second) takes longer to slow than smear these guys into pulp. Camera on tripod, not an issue.

    • @MSL209
      @MSL209 6 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Richard Salt it was only a "safe distance" because the derail didn't happen right where dude was standing.

    • @mrspeeddemon727
      @mrspeeddemon727 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Richard Salt - LOL they were until something like that happens, a car jumps the tracks and then your dead. No, not at safe distance.

  • @PrairieLands702
    @PrairieLands702 5 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Im a former conductor and the one thought that races through my mind when i see or experience a derail is "if there are people around, are they ok?" "How bad was the accident and what caused it?"

  • @tperk
    @tperk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    And with that, Thomas' job as a useful engine came to an abrupt end. But seriously, filming alongside a freight train is one of the scariest photography assignments you'll ever do.

    • @midnightdeluxegaming6582
      @midnightdeluxegaming6582 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I would assume you just be aware of your surroundings and be on your toes like you always should be in life?

    • @renardohunter8602
      @renardohunter8602 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Best way to do that? Leave the camera there and step 75 ft back.

  • @MrGrumpy1834
    @MrGrumpy1834 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    This is why you never stand close to the right of way or drive up to the gates at a crossing. Been working on trains for over a decade in Canada for CN and the old timers warned us to always stand 100 ft or more away when inspecting passing trains. Stay safe. Thanks for posting the video.

    • @anb7408
      @anb7408 23 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Yup! And this would be why! Things can go from normal to WTF in less than a second. The human body is no match for a 140 ton derailing freight car moving at 50mph.

  • @irelandbloke
    @irelandbloke 4 ปีที่แล้ว +131

    Awesome catch ! 👍🏻

    • @TheTallMan50
      @TheTallMan50 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Of course. The cameraman caused it. Think about it. He just happened to be in the right spot, at the right time on the right day. 🤔

    • @kodarailfaner3415
      @kodarailfaner3415 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      but it derailed

    • @TheTallMan50
      @TheTallMan50 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kodarailfaner3415 That's the catch

    • @kodarailfaner3415
      @kodarailfaner3415 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TheTallMan50 right

    • @swashington942
      @swashington942 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What catch? The only thing I saw was the camera jerked away as a car rolled by unattached. ?

  • @robertmiller5217
    @robertmiller5217 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Once again, here's the straight dope.
    When anyone hears the air go it's time to beat feet. An emergency application of the brakes may be the result of a derailment or the cause of a derailment. For the latter, here's the anatomy:
    Two things happen when the air goes while out and running. First of all, the forces at play throughout the train skyrocket, both through the drawbars and where wheel meets rail. If the lateral force becomes greater than the vertical force the car will derail. In curvature, that will pull the cars off to the inside of the curve (string-lining) or climb the outer side of the curve causing "jack-knifing." This is especially true if the train is descending grade or the dynamic brake is used for any purpose, such as slowing and at all times when the slack is bunched (in buff).
    If you suck out a drawbar on the leading end of a car in the direction of travel it can be driven into the ground, causing a derailment. On the trailing end it can derail the car behind it.
    The second thing to happen is because the engineer loses the ability to control that slack. That is the name of the game and the most important part of train handling because speed changes or terrain, like a washboard usually require slack management to keep the forces within acceptable limits. Here's why.
    When a train being pulled goes into an undesired emergency application of the brakes, it nullifies power from the engine immediately. That all but nullifis control, but in dynamic brake there is a short time limit before that drops out, so the head-end doesn't run out the slack and cause a derailment, usually due to a drawbar failure.
    This happens automatically because of the pneumatic control valve (PC) on the engine. Further it engages the A-1 charging cut-off pilot valve. Just a fancy way to say the air pressure cannot be restored until the train stops and the PC is recovered, which also has a time out. This keeps the train brakes from releasing or being released while still under way.
    Bottom line here, waaaaay too close for filming, or anything else for that matter. Use a tripod when the angle is right and back off. All those loaded center beam flats loaded with wood tip the scale at about 138 tons per copy. If you don't want one in your lap keep back and to hell with the camera.

  • @Bragonator2550
    @Bragonator2550 4 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    Well I don’t mind the person move the camera, I’m just wondering why he stop recording. Leaving us wondering what happened. Some serious stuff! Glad yall safe. Could have been a lot worse.

  • @cascaderails9340
    @cascaderails9340 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    It’s not every day that you see something like this

  • @jamtuazon5216
    @jamtuazon5216 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The sheer amount of luck that happened here, a train going 60mph derailing close to you, on the very last car. I’m so glad it was the last car that derailed, had it been a car around the middle of the train, that would’ve been drastically different

  • @stevenlyons4669
    @stevenlyons4669 6 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Glad you guys are ok!

    • @avontaprice9661
      @avontaprice9661 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      good thing God's Angels was there :-) ;-)

  • @TrainTrackTrav
    @TrainTrackTrav 6 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Must have been one heck of an experience. Glad you are okay.

  • @cliffwilkie4035
    @cliffwilkie4035 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The FBOX boxcar involved in the separation was likely a load of woodpulp bales or paper rolls from a northern Quebec paper/pulp mill. Since CN 369 originates at Senneterre, QC, they handle many of these loads. And it was on the tail end, so it was likely not a car that was picked up at Montreal/Taschereau Yard. These loads can weigh in at up to 143 tons gross (car empty tare weight + load weight). I have worked for the railroad for 21 years & would've likely ran away from the right-of-way in the event that FBOX car decided to turn over on its side. I wouldn't be any closer than 20 feet from the track, but I wouldn't have stuck around to possibly get crushed flatter than a piece of aluminum foil.

  • @ChachaChapati
    @ChachaChapati 6 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Great capture, and glad you were vigilant enough to get out of the way in time--all railfans should be.

  • @mervynsands3501
    @mervynsands3501 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    A great rarity to ever catch something like this happening, right place, right time.
    Whoa! another mess to clear up.

  • @ArchTeryx00
    @ArchTeryx00 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    A good illustration of why you NEVER stand too close to a moving train. Sh*t can go sideways in an instant, and while the odds of a derailment are low, they can and do happen. Very fortunate that nobody was hurt - derailments at speed are terrifying.

  • @andypittman9850
    @andypittman9850 6 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    As much as I love rail fanning, you experienced my worst fear. You are lucky those were the last few cars. Imagine if another dozen or more were behind that could have created a far more tragic ending. Count your blessings by investing in a long zoom lens if you have a DSLR.

    • @sontungle2641
      @sontungle2641 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      He did yelling to his friend to back off as those centerbeam car ready to flip on its side.

    • @cc-xu5tr
      @cc-xu5tr 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      honestly my worst fear is not only that, but if im the unlucky kid who sees one of the dumba**** who frequently circumvent the gates at my closest crossing get hit

  • @Cnw8701
    @Cnw8701 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    That's why I keep my distance when watching trains! I NEVER get that close to a railroad crossing, even if it's on public property! Hearing the bells ringing upclose constantly is annoying as hell for me, too.

  • @railvideosbc
    @railvideosbc 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I saw this on the news, pretty crazy. Good thing you guys didn't get hit!

  • @JoMarieM
    @JoMarieM 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Wow. . .this video perfectly illustrates why standing too close to a moving train is NOT a good idea!

  • @soldierofchrist6220
    @soldierofchrist6220 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Whoa! That's crazy! Glad no one got hurt! That was quite the derailment!

  • @hifijohn
    @hifijohn 4 ปีที่แล้ว +87

    1:22 you hear the brakes come on.

    • @18436Melissa
      @18436Melissa 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's the air brake.

    • @Wolfgodmak
      @Wolfgodmak 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      The airbrake hose had disconnected and it had alerted the header to slam into emergency

    • @hifijohn
      @hifijohn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Wolfgodmak when the air brake hose opens it automatically puts the brokes on, its because it operates in reverse lowering the air pressure buts the breaks on.

  • @PusaStudios
    @PusaStudios 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wow nice catch! My son and I did a two day trip from the Quebec border to Kingston follwing the crossing and we did this one but was so foggy. Great share

  • @cmac9029
    @cmac9029 6 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Wow, talk about lucky. If that happened farther up the train, this would have probably turned out much worse. Glad your ok!

    • @cmac9029
      @cmac9029 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Colorado Strong Ok mom 🙄

  • @jeff9723
    @jeff9723 6 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    I love when videos end just as they get interesting

    • @joecausey8508
      @joecausey8508 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      yeah 😡

    • @2whiskey168
      @2whiskey168 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I love when people stop recording video footage of an emergency incident so they can dial 9-1-1 and get proper resources on the way in an urgent manner.....

    • @carolynharriman5834
      @carolynharriman5834 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Did you not see the car uncouple?

  • @jasonellis4139
    @jasonellis4139 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Wow, so glad you guys are safe... That's gotta be something to see in person... Wow.

  • @dennisb-trains23
    @dennisb-trains23 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Holy derail Batman! You were pretty lucky too. Awesome timing. Great catch. Please be safe!

  • @JoshuaTheTransitProdigy
    @JoshuaTheTransitProdigy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm glad you're safe dude. This got you one sub added to your account. Not everybody witnesses a derailment and nearly falls victim to it.

  • @HHh-ej4rl
    @HHh-ej4rl 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This is why I always park far back from the tracks at crossings.

    • @eddielane9569
      @eddielane9569 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Smart idea.

    • @Azerkeux
      @Azerkeux 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Head like an orange

    • @HHh-ej4rl
      @HHh-ej4rl 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Azerkeux I'm so glad someone knows it!

  • @HyperActive7
    @HyperActive7 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    When their going sixty, you better hope the derailment happens far enough away to make an escape if it is hazardous.

  • @TheSkunk1996
    @TheSkunk1996 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow, good catch!!!! Glad you're ok!

  • @KreativeFotoVideo
    @KreativeFotoVideo ปีที่แล้ว

    Fantastic capture

  • @danthefryingpan963
    @danthefryingpan963 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    i dont blame the guy for not filming and jumping out of the way. You never know, the last wagon could have kept sliding along the side of the track and took him out. Lucky it fell the other way.

  • @chatanugadotorg
    @chatanugadotorg 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    That's why when I'm out railfanning and near the tracks as a train is passing, I look in the direction a train is coming from as much as possible, paying attention for anything wrong.

  • @TDIMAXDIESEL
    @TDIMAXDIESEL 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow, that's a really good one ! Thanks for sharing!

  • @mustardpuddle
    @mustardpuddle 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    that lone boxcar just riding on inertia alone is crazy

  • @YYCFilmer
    @YYCFilmer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    2 years late, but I'ma make this comment because no matter what you do there's no winning:
    I don't blame him for freaking out when that last car started to derail, there's so many train derailments where you see a bunch of the train cars /tip/, and the rail cars passing him at the time would've 100% hit him if he didn't move and IF they tipped. Plus, if you were there in real life I'm sure you would've freaked out too if a train started to derail that was passing you at a decently fast speed.

  • @EvanCops
    @EvanCops 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    one of the first few thoughts in the heads of the crew was if me and my friend were ok..
    Awesome crew there

    • @cc-xu5tr
      @cc-xu5tr 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      indeed

  • @TheCentralTexasRailfan
    @TheCentralTexasRailfan 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow! Glad everybody was OK!

  • @cdavid8139
    @cdavid8139 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Crazy video. Happy you guys are safe.

  • @kevinrichards3288
    @kevinrichards3288 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That had to have been scary seeing that boxcar roll by itself.

  • @Beltfedshooters
    @Beltfedshooters 6 ปีที่แล้ว +493

    One in a million shot and you turn the camera away.

    • @spaceboy3101
      @spaceboy3101 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I know, it was almost interesting, but not quite. That's why panoramic windshield cams are nice. You'll never miss anything in front of you.

    • @ffjsb
      @ffjsb 5 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      Well maybe he's smart enough to know that even an empty rail car will crush him like a grape....SMH.

    • @saintswillwin1013
      @saintswillwin1013 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@ffjsb That's what tripods are for!

    • @ffjsb
      @ffjsb 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Someone still has to pan the camera when it's on a tripod...the tripod is just for a steady shot, not focusing on the subject.

    • @saintswillwin1013
      @saintswillwin1013 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@ffjsb Exactly! There was no need to pan the camera; keep it steady.

  • @irelandbloke
    @irelandbloke 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Superb catch 👍🏻

  • @therailfan5412
    @therailfan5412 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You knew this train was messed as soon as the horn blew lol.. Glad you guys are alright!!!

  • @TheRrxing
    @TheRrxing 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I think back how stupid my brother and I were putting our safety at risk watching trains. We knew standing so close to the tracks wasn’t a good idea, but the adrenaline rush must’ve been worth it. As far as the camera situation goes I think it’s one of those situations where you don’t know what you would do until it happens. Would have been nice to see more shots afterward, but it’s still an awesome video.

  • @geezer652
    @geezer652 6 ปีที่แล้ว +181

    Invest in a tripod.
    You might have to recover the destroyed camera.
    But at least you would have gotten the shot.
    Without putting yourself in danger.

    • @robertf5152
      @robertf5152 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      he did have the camera mounted on one, he went and grabbed it out of the way when the train derailed

    • @geezer652
      @geezer652 6 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      So he put himself back into danger to "rescue" the camera?!! Classic

    • @mattthedoormat
      @mattthedoormat 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      He grabbed it as he was leaving. He didn't go back for it because he hadn't left yet.

    • @SnowleopardPearl
      @SnowleopardPearl 6 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      hasn't anyone ever heard of insurance... screw the cameras im out ill leave everything behind.. my life is not worth a $200 electronic device that breaks after a few years anyways.

    • @geezer652
      @geezer652 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      SnowLeopard Pearl - Nice to see a commenter with some sense on here.
      Are you by chance a Hackintosher?

  • @daniellucas6573
    @daniellucas6573 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Glad you guys are alright! What a rush!

  • @tractorsmachinesro1405
    @tractorsmachinesro1405 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Epic images...Great video....Big like from Romania

  • @dasheffield5596
    @dasheffield5596 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Wish you would’ve shown more after the incident? Did the boxcar rolled into the rear of the train??

  • @pm7805
    @pm7805 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Lucky you guys that you are safe. Anything could have happened.
    It’s okay if we can’t see the derailment. Life is more important than fun.

  • @angelmalarkey7946
    @angelmalarkey7946 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Good catch and at the end, Wow 🤯

  • @purpleturkey6633
    @purpleturkey6633 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What an awesome catch!

  • @noguruespanol
    @noguruespanol 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Good filming
    Lucky they avoided death!!
    Now I know, never stay close to a moving train!!!

  • @conraillock1299
    @conraillock1299 6 ปีที่แล้ว +113

    Boxcar wait for me

  • @ashevilletrainman6989
    @ashevilletrainman6989 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Scary! Glad you are ok.

  • @mattygates1
    @mattygates1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Man that was close. Glad you spotters are safe. Damn good engineer to be able to make sure that crossing was clear for traffic after a derailment. And to bring that list boxcar along unattached no less.

  • @janedredding8870
    @janedredding8870 6 ปีที่แล้ว +163

    Why is it in any video where something bad happens, at that very moment the bad thing occurs, camera goes off everywhere else? Even when the person recording isn't even in harms way. At the moment of impact, the camera is looking the 1) sky 2) ground 3) tree off to the right 4) etc. Never fails.

    • @mattthedoormat
      @mattthedoormat 6 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Well, when something bad does happen like the boxcar derailing whoever is recording it isn't expecting it to happen.
      In this case, I don't think it was immediately clear for the guy recording which way the derailing car was going to go. For all he knew, it was gonna go right towards him, so he reacted as any person would when they were seeing a derailment: Get away from it.

    • @CANControlGRAFFITI
      @CANControlGRAFFITI 6 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Jane D Redding fear for life?

    • @deezelfairy
      @deezelfairy 6 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Jane D Redding Little thing called self preservation rather than having non death fearing suicidal tendencies? 😂 😂 😂
      Personally I think if you stand firm with your camera with 80tonnes of steel unpredictably bouncing around towards your direction you either have nothing to live for or you need your brain examined, getting up close and personal with stuff like this is just asking to be this years Darwin award winner.

    • @RiskyIOM
      @RiskyIOM 6 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      It's almost as if in the exact moment something like that happens the person filming doesn't have the ability to look in to the future and know exactly what's about to happen and instead reacts like a human being by prioritising their own personal safety over getting a video for dickheads on youtube. Fucking hell.

    • @mitchtavio
      @mitchtavio 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Isn't in harm's way? There is a detailed box car coming towards them at 80km/h!

  • @Sharptooth100
    @Sharptooth100 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great Zeus, that almost gave me a heart attack!

  • @RailfanRenato
    @RailfanRenato 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    it's always good to keep the distance, I imagine the shock when I perceive the end coming to the ground and towards you !!!

  • @MrChappy39
    @MrChappy39 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I always feel a bit of tension when I'm in the first car stopped at a railway crossing.

  • @Narpets2112
    @Narpets2112 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I've always been afraid of that happening. Luckily it was the last car, otherwise the ones behind it would have pancaked.

    • @jeffreygosselin7576
      @jeffreygosselin7576 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      If you notice there are more cars on the ground behind the yellow one running by itself. You can see dirt flying up in the distance.

  • @sd90mac61
    @sd90mac61 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Wow that's something you don't always see, magnificent catch!! You were at the right time at the right place 👍👍👍👍

  • @TheNemosdaddy
    @TheNemosdaddy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    To explain this. This is what happened. The 2nd rear car (the yellow tbox) either broke a knuckle or became uncoupled due to to the low spot in the rail. Notice the cars prior are moving up and down and the couplers are slamming on the carrier irons. When the two rear cars broke loose, the train goes in emergency. The immediate slack action causes the rear car to derail, falling over. Amazingly not taking the tbox car along with it. That's why you see the one singular car going by itself. This was most likely due to excessive slack action combined with a low area in the rail.

  • @johnpetty9310
    @johnpetty9310 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    In my 55 years on this planet I've seen only 2 derailments in person (both had already happened when i had seen them) and I've yet to see a vehicle get struck by a freight train, you hear of it from time to time on the news. You can see it here on TH-cam, but I've never seen it in real life.

    • @cc-xu5tr
      @cc-xu5tr 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      lucky enough myself, my friend almost got clipped by a passing fec train on his bike because of a crossing malfunction, lets just say that i will always stay off the crossings if i see running lights from now until the day i die

  • @nlo114
    @nlo114 6 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    British Railways stopped using slip-coaches in 1960.

    • @hifijohn
      @hifijohn 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      nice to know but what does that have to do with this video??

    • @nlo114
      @nlo114 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      hifijohn - google 'slip-coach' for explanation of tongue-in-cheek comment. Google 'tongue-in-cheek' for explanation of British humour ;-)

    • @raritanriverrailroadfan4418
      @raritanriverrailroadfan4418 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lol reference is spot on.

    • @savagedoritos6587
      @savagedoritos6587 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Great... I can tell you still love Thomas the train.

    • @dayday5916
      @dayday5916 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Why is that???

  • @18436Melissa
    @18436Melissa 4 ปีที่แล้ว +129

    1:34 yellow boxcar: AIGHT IMMA HEAD OUT,
    Edit: thanks for 28 likes
    2nd edit: THANKS FOR 71 LIKES
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    5th edit: OH MY LORD 95 LIKES!!!!!! CAN WE GET TO 100?
    6th edit: thank you for 112 likes
    7th edit: SERIOUSLY 127? CAN WE HIT 1K?
    8th edit: YES 130! KEEP IT UP!

    • @NikoBellic04
      @NikoBellic04 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You made my day!

    • @JamesTheCaptain
      @JamesTheCaptain 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Haha 🤣🤣

    • @heathermichelle8442
      @heathermichelle8442 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Edit: thanks for 78 likes

    • @CMDRFandragon
      @CMDRFandragon 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Redbox car wanted to rest, and the yellow box car was all "FINE, lay down ya slacker". Then it was all "hol' up guys, wait for me!!!"

    • @18436Melissa
      @18436Melissa 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@CMDRFandragon lol imagine a flag being on that yellow boxcar XD

  • @richdiscoveries
    @richdiscoveries 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Well that was pretty crazy, glad you are okay

  • @47485ksc
    @47485ksc 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice camera work, John Ford!

  • @jamesleopard8518
    @jamesleopard8518 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Doesn't it remind you of the Christmas movie The Polar Express when the car coupler slipped off, and the coach rolled away?

    • @you99tubejimking
      @you99tubejimking 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes, and the camera didn't flip away.

  • @pip12111
    @pip12111 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The next defect detector radios in "what the Fuck"?

    • @floridianrailauto9032
      @floridianrailauto9032 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      "Equipment defect detector. Milepost: 9999999999-. Total axle: 9999999999999-. Temperature: 78 degrees. Integrity failure. Detector out."

  • @KristianBennett
    @KristianBennett 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for getting it on camera

  • @RDC_Autosports
    @RDC_Autosports ปีที่แล้ว

    the ol harmonic rock on jointed rails …. man that was nuts!! 😳

  • @ElementofKindness
    @ElementofKindness 6 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    Hours and hours spent filming trains, and when something interesting finally happens . . . .

    • @mattyboy3576
      @mattyboy3576 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      You don’t seem to kind right now

    • @jacyreyes8362
      @jacyreyes8362 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That almost cost their lives

    • @constanttraveler
      @constanttraveler 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Exactly. It's on a tripod. I get saving yourself but you sacrifice the camera

  • @TimCurry04
    @TimCurry04 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Oh phooey! 10 more seconds of footage would have been great... but when you gotta go, you gotta go!

  • @HDCanadianTrainVideos
    @HDCanadianTrainVideos 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    As an engineer/conductor myself, I'm going to assume what happened here was the train got a drawbar on the 2nd from last car (the train looked pretty ugly with all the lumber and boxes on the tail end, plus looks like the train was in a dip too). The drawbar likely fell out of the car, and the last car hit it, and derailed.
    I haven't looked at any reports or investigations for this derailment, I'm just guessing that's likely what happened here.

  • @OneLastHitB4IGo
    @OneLastHitB4IGo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My Grandfather, who worked for New York Central for 46 years, said one of the most stupid things you can do is to stand next to or pull your car close to the tracks as a train, at these speeds, is going by. This explains why.

  • @plumbingstuffinoregon2471
    @plumbingstuffinoregon2471 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Seems like you can't please anyone here. Stand too close to the train, people yell at you for being in danger, stand too far away and people yell at you for not getting a good enough shot. Run away from the derailment, people yell at you for not filming it. If you had stayed to get a good shot of it, people yell at you for not running away. You litteraly cannot win with these ass holes.

  • @thecanadianrailfanners5897
    @thecanadianrailfanners5897 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    okay stop saying "WhY did YoU Move The CamerA aWAY" bruh he could of died if he did not move

  • @harps1974
    @harps1974 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That’s scary stuff glad you guys were okay and the boxed car stayed on the rail

    • @bmtsouthern4267
      @bmtsouthern4267 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      If you look closely you can see another boxcar separate and roll over.

  • @shiftingears1325
    @shiftingears1325 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Some people I think forget the size and speed of most trains, and likely dont understand how terrifying this would be, even from 100 ft away

  • @icecoldassassin8531
    @icecoldassassin8531 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Did you have to change your underwear when you got home?
    Because that's a situation worthy of making someone crap themselves...

  • @realspork2785
    @realspork2785 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    1:26
    What you came here for.🙃

  • @Ayden2008
    @Ayden2008 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That’s one of the reasons why they tell you to stay back, so you don’t get crushed by a freaking freight car if it tips

  • @robertleos9514
    @robertleos9514 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    At 1:22,you can here the air brake snap and then 2 cars come lose.1 derailed.

  • @HustleMuscleGhias
    @HustleMuscleGhias 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Events like this are the reason I always railfan with a clean pair of underwear in my emergency box in the trunk of my car.

    • @sebastianwright1999
      @sebastianwright1999 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      HustleMuscleGhias I heard you keep ladies underwear in your trunk.

  • @robertkubisch6760
    @robertkubisch6760 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    *no one*
    Kingston Firebuff: *films entire train except for the part we actually WANTED to see*

    • @ElectroshockTrains
      @ElectroshockTrains ปีที่แล้ว

      Have you ever heard of not wanting to die? If you were in that situation not knowing where that boxcar would go you would run for your life, not go and suddenly become a professional videographer and get a perfect shot for some people that would complain about anything on the internet, I'm with him on this one, stop complaining that this isn't perfect

  • @5thman677
    @5thman677 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Crazy....glad your Ok.

  • @ANTI_I7
    @ANTI_I7 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love how the last boxcar is like: Hey wait up!

  • @douglaskirk5636
    @douglaskirk5636 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Too bad you moved the recorder when you did, missed the best part.

  • @Damon810Railfan
    @Damon810Railfan 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Go Home, Railcar. You're Drunk

    • @drippzyadigg646
      @drippzyadigg646 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      xD

    • @TNS17
      @TNS17 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Genesee County Railfanning Productions lol

  • @DowneastProductions211
    @DowneastProductions211 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Dang that's why I stay farther away from the tracks

  • @therealpacifictiger
    @therealpacifictiger 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    That was more of a detachment than derailment. I was expecting more cars to come off the tracks.

    • @calvinnickel9995
      @calvinnickel9995 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Derailment literally means cars coming off the track.
      You’re thinking of a train wreck.