Semi Truck Stuck On Train Tracks With Train Coming! You Wont Believe This One!
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- Semi Truck Stuck On Train Tracks With Train Coming! You Wont Believe This One! 1Train in all in this action packed train video filmed in and around Dun Kirk NY on August 8th 2022.
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That was AMAZING!!
If you don't have one yo should check out a collapsable monopod. Really helpful and easier than a tripod.
You should have been in the Chicago - Milwaukee area last weekend. Soo Line 1003 steam train was on the main line running down to Metra in Chicago. On the way back it blew a gasket, they replaced it in a few hours and it finished the day under its own power. It didn't make it home, but it didn't matter with all that excitement. They have one hell of a team, with all of the planning they do and how they handle problems. I don't think I will ever get to witness that again.
As an old truck driver that's hauled many low beds put the PTO on get out on the gooseneck lift the hydraulics which raises the trailer about a good 8 inches, block it and then back off the tracks, then lower the hydraulics again and you're good to go It's basic trucker 101 knowledge if you drive a low boy.
Pretty sure this guy didn't have a clue what he was doing
@@chrisbennett3193 but he knew what he was doing
Had to do exactly what Steve said to do but the problem was the battery operated little engine for the hydraulics was dead you noticed when they finally jumped it they were able to jump it so they could get it lifted up and do exactly to raise the trailer.
A good time to have the lift fail but at least they got it
That old lowboy had a small gas engine to run the hydraulics, looks like they had to jump the battery to get it started then they raised the deck. I hate those trailers!
@@davidpatsel357 okay super trucker
@@tomgiorgini9154 no he didn't know it was dead
That was the shocker having to find someone to jump it quickly but luckily they stopped the train in time
Those batteries are so small and almost useless like a motorcycle battery
Hey truck drivers, if this happens to you , don't try to fix it first thing. Call it in immediately. You never know when a train is due. They were lucky here as there was a good line of sight.
That's not always the case. Every crossing controlled or not has an emergency telephone number posted on a small blue sign. Use it.
In my area of the woods it could be a passenger train doing 190 km/h passing around a corner 1000 m away though in that case
a blocked barrier will means stop to the train and together with magnetic sensor cables in the road surface the probability for this is lower.
Read the signs and that's a lowboy trailer.too all that don't know that trailer sits very low.
But what about the SIDE Peice in the Pretty Red Dress LMAO !!
Thanks for the 411
Alternately each of those guys could grab a road flare and run as far as they can up the track, light it and drop it.
As a car hauler running a 9-car stinger rig here's a tip to help you guys out. If you get high centered like this, set your park brake, climb underneath your drive axles, unhook your leveling rod from your axle (it's typically attached to the pumpkin), and lift it all the way up. This will max out your airbags and will lift your drive axles 4-7 inches depending on where your bags ride static.
Thanks for the info!
They should know that Sir.
But after 38 Years of Truck Driving. It's hard to explain to them.
Heavy haul trucker here as well.
I was gonna say, till I read your comment.
Been there, done that.
Before he turns on his trailer gen, he burns off about 3 months worth of rubber.
Great video thanks for sharing
Good looking out friend, stay positive
As a lowboy operator this is my worst nightmare. The one thing I keep in mind when approaching a RR crossing is; observe the angle of approach. If it's a steep angle, slow to a creep. If the lowboy doesn't clear, it stops you before you're hung up, so you can back up. I bellied out once, but I was able to arch my gooseneck and back up. Always make sure you're going slow enough that it doesn't high-center you
But if you're a good Christian and do your prayers every day, God should protect you from these kind of things so you shouldn't need to observe your angle and other things like that.
But that's only if you're a good Christian, obviously... You're a good Christian, right?
@@Reth_Hard God doesn't promise to make everything easy for us, and do everything for us, but He does promise to be there for us. But we're still conscious creatures of choice, and responsible for our own lives
@@jeffouellette9946 in some scenarios it might work to slide your 5th wheel all the forward or backward. I never thought of that, but this could only make a very small difference, because when you get high-centered it takes weight off of the drives, which in turn let's air out of the bags (self leveling air suspension) which further decreases the weight on the drives, compounding your problem. I know this because, altho I never got high-centered on a railroad crossing, I've gotten high-centered in many other places. The best thing to do is arch your gooseneck, but that is only an option on trailers equipped with hydraulic detach (mine is) and judging by the zoomed in imagery, this guy had a mechanical detach, so he didn't have that option.
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Ohhhhh OK...
So if what you said is true, that might actually explain a lot shit! 🤔
lol
@@jeffouellette9946 He had the deck low. The pony motor had to be jumpstarted by a pickup. If the pony had had a good battery, all the driver would've had to do was lift the bed like they did after the jumpstart. The driver did try to get dunnage under the rears but the trailer was too far over the tracks to get enough traction to get onto the dunnage. He did unlock the fifth wheel to try to slam the trailer backwards, but it didn't look like it lifted the trailer up. When the neck is bottomed out, it doesn't provide any lift onto the front of the deck. I don't run the deck all the way down unless I am high or heavy. I also check my routes carefully to try to avoid RR crossings I don't know.
Just wanted to take a second and Thank You for getting involved and calling to warn the train company! With so much anger etc in our Country right now, its a blessing to see Good/Kind people watching out for other People!
Our pleasure! Thanks!
Totally agree from the UK. We have a lot of anger here too. Just spread kindness on the internet. There is no reason what so ever to spread anything other than kindness in my view. Life is hard enough as it is. Just enjoy trains ! All the best
agreed
That could have been way worse. Thanks for calling it in Mike and kudos to the engineers for paying attention and stopping in time. That could have been a full shutdown for days.
i wanna see it smoke the truck
Already plenty of those here on YT. We don’t need anymore.
Hours….
@@chooch1995 Not if the train derailed. It takes days to fix a double rail accident.
Knowing your equipment. Clearance and heights and widths.
Seen a truck driver get his rig stuck under a overpass once.. Creeping through let some air out of the tires and was able to get out.
Thank God no one was hurt and thank God no train was derailed thank God the trucker was not hurt .....all ahead full speed ahead
Waits to make phone call after train shows up 😅 👌
19:50 These Lowboy trailers have a small gas or diesel motor in the neck (the part that sits above the truck's rear tires) that powers a set of hydraulic rams that allows the trailer neck to disconnect from the low slung flat section so the cargo can be easily driven on or off without having to climb up over the trailers tires at the rear. These Rams also adjust the ride height of the nose of the trailer.
The pick-up seems to be attempting to jump-start that small motor so the truck driver can then lift the trailer nose to get more ground clearance and hopefully be able to get himself unstuck from the tracks...
A separate engine for the gooseneck-hydraulics? Now I've heard it all lol! For at least 40 years swedish trucks has used the trucks hydraulic pump, the one that of course should be standard on every truck that pulls a trailer like this. And second why didn't he lifted the truck in the rear whit the airsuspension? Didn't he had that extremely common feature either? And third why didn't he locked all the difflocks on both drive axels? Didn't he had that feature either? Well then this had to be the most useless truck ever for this job.
@@MrJokkoma locking the axles on dry pavement is going to break a driveshaft or axle shaft. When axles and differentials are locked they need to slip as on snow ice or mud.
@@dand3975 Yes of course there's a risk for that. I'm mostly baffled by the fact that they doesn't even have hydraulics in the truck.
@@dand3975 only if you are travelling and making a turn will locked diffs cause damage, dead straight line for a short push lock em up and don't smoke the tyres. Spinning the wheels till smoke comes out achieves exactly nothing. I would want a hydraulic lift on the tow plate if I was pulling those things.
@@MrJokkoma think there is a big difference between European and US trucks
So glad I found your channel. I come from a railroad family. My Daddy was a locomotive engineer for Southern Railway (now Norfolk Southern) for 40 years. He told us many stories of people running around the crossing gates right in front of his train. People don’t realize the power and weight of freight trains. It can take a mile or more to stop one. He told us of one guy that pulled his car up on the track in front of my Daddy’s train. The guy got out and ran, but Daddy said he couldn’t stop in time. He said the car wrapped around the front of the engine and it was pushed almost a mile before Daddy could stop. It later was discovered this guy wanted insurance money so that’s why he pulled his car upon the track. Please folks, don’t go around crossing gates. They’re there for your protection.
Welcome aboard!
My fam is third gen rail road. My dad had a genius memory, and was only hired because a retiree pestered so much. My dad was illiterate, but "learned what to write"....Watsonville round house yard, tracks, switches, locomotive, everything. He retired from San Jose , Cal Train station. My brother and I worked as conductors, and my oldest is now aboard too. Its in the blood, if you let it.
@@peterruiz6117 My Papaw, two of my uncles, and myself were all railroaders. It’s a fascinating world. We’re from Knoxville Tennessee and I still get a thrill from seeing a powerful Norfolk Southern train.
@@WideWorldofTrains Railroaders have their own language. Back in my Daddy’s day there was a throttle on the engine and it had 8 notches on it. All computerized now I’m sure. But when leaving the yard limits he would use the number 1 or 2 position to get rolling and pull out the slack. As he gained maximum speed, he’d say “put ‘er in number 8 and hi-ball”. LOL. I live in Knoxville Tennessee; you should make a trip south one day and video some of our Norfolk Southern trains coming out of John Sevier Yard. God bless.
@@Debra.Justice Daddy? 😂🤣Does your daddy know that you are surfing on YT?🤣🤣🤣
It's pretty cool seeing NS and CSX running parallel like that.
I like how he keeps changing his tactics and does multiple burnouts at different times, lol omg
WELL DONE FOR STOPPING THIS TRAIN!
That would have been catastrophic! U were there at the right time👏👏!!
Hallelujah!!! The truck driver got off the tracks after considerable work and worry. Pretty scary situation with a train heading his way.
Hi John how are you doing 😊
@@mariarusso1325 I'm doing just fine. Smile be happy.
@@jtrojan Thank you John nice to hear from you. I’m looking for someone to talk to, that’s why I wrote you so if you don’t mind 😉
@@mariarusso1325 Hi Maria So are you a rail fan and watch a few videos put out by the WWoT? If so, where do you live and how did you get interested in trains. If your comfortable doing so, ask any questions you may have. I don't know how often we can correspond on WWoT's site so we'll see how it goes.
@@jtrojan Yes i watch few videos put out by the WWoT. I live in LA. I’m a jeweler by profession and have a small shop here in the LA district. Well, It would be nice to know you more and maybe we could share some common interests. I know it’s strange how we met but strange things happen and sometimes they become the best we least expect. Looking forward to hear from you soon 😊
I can’t imagine how far the truck had to back up to get out of this situation and The delays of these trains now to get it all started back up and on the move lol
Holy crap! Good thing the truck wasn't stuck on both tracks! Wow! Thanks for sharing
The one time that a train stops just in time before disaster. Great video!
Good to see you calling the railroad. For those of you reading: most rail crossings will have plaques on the control box/shed with phone numbers and crossing numbers printed on them. These phone numbers are connected directly to the local railroad dispatching office and they will take the necessary steps to stop any approaching trains if a truck or other vehicle is stuck on the crossing. Many people do not know this and will instead call 911/police/fire departments who may have the means to communicate directly with the railroad dispatchers, but not always.
Interesting, next time I come across a rail crossing I will pay attention if such a sign can be found in my country too. We had some serious train accidents in the last 2-3 years, not by stuck cars/trailers but by idiots who thought they were faster than the incoming train or didn’t pay attention on crossings without barriers 🙄
I am originally from Hawaii and now living in Arizona. Good info, thanks. We don't have true R-x-R crossings. Mahalo
I can't imagine the stress situation for these two guys trying to fix the problem... in the end it was a great job from everyone.
This was a great video. And everything filmed perfect. Thanks to
what a great camera you have.!!
I am a Retired Trucking Company Owner of over 40 YEARS. Never ONCE did any of our 25 Rigs Block Tracks from 1972 until 2012!!
I feel for guys in the truck. That's a pile of pressure. Glad the train could stop safely.
In that situation, I’d have tried to unhook and save the tractor as soon as I heard the train.
And the engineer honks the train horn twice, break release. That's cool 😎
Thanks for sharing, it's amazing how they lifted the trailer just those few extra inches to get over the tracks.
You were in the right place, right time.
Yes it was!
I live in Cincinnati. I love watching trains go by. For some reason it's so soothing
That was cool. 👍 I lived outside of Pittsburgh, between another mill town. In the 50s & 60s, there were so many trains running from the mills & back, to the rivers & back & across country. 12 to 15 parallel tracks in a yard, splittin' different ways. One of those circle things to move the engines around. Tracks above the road, tracks below the road, tracks across the road. My Mom almost delivered me in the car because of a freight train. Trains dumping slag at night that would light up the entire sky. All that's gone now. Where there were 15 tracts, there's only one. Many left behind are overgrown & rusted. Their unused train bridges are falling into our 4 rivers. 🥺 I miss going to sleep at night without hearing them rumbling & squealing down the tracks & the horns in the distance. My fondest remembrance...the caboose. 🥰 It always brought a cheer from the backseat that the train was done. 🤗 Only to see another one coming the other way. 🤦♀
So sad. Not many cabooses in the USA now days. Used to stand in the backyard and wave to the Engineer and the guy in caboose. Trains had a different personality back then. Everything is so automated now. :(
Congratulations on 15 years.
Thirty years ago I drove a heavy duty tow truck. On incident where a tractor trailer made a U turn in a business parking lot. Many trucks that do this gets the trailer stuck on high pavement. The trucking company called the company I worked for instead of the local police in the town where it happened. The police arrived right after I did. I had a few planks of wood that I laid out next to his drive wheels. Had him disconnect the trailer and pull up. Cop on the scene knew me and said that will never work. You have to hook up to it with the tow truck and lift it off, he seen it done that was hundreds of times. I then had the driver back onto the wooden planks and he was able to back the trailer off the high pavement. Cop was amazed.
Good job man, you saved hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages and perhaps the lives of those involved.
That double drop trailer has a feature to raise the gooseneck and add ground clearance. Always easier to comment in hindsight but the tractor operators should’ve raised it up along with the rear air bags (although it’s certainly not a given it has bags). Many times those pony motors are not in the best of shape which looks like the case here. The 2x4 trick might’ve worked had they used 4x4s and maybe some mudflaps but a lot of times the suspension just flexes and shoots the wood out the other end of it can even grab. Cheers to the train for stopping in time and good work on everyone getting the tractor out of the way, I’m sure they’ll keep an eye out way more from now on for that type of issue.
As a driver you should know not all trailers are hydro…..and if you look at that truck….it has no wet system….
@@Meow2024. I'm no trucker but I've seen dozens of those trailers with the hitch being operated for loading/unloading. In all cases that I remember seeing, the hitch was hydraulically powered, often with the pump being run by a small gasoline engine that's mounted within the front of the trailer. A dead battery for that engine is almost certainly why they didn't do any raising of the hitch until that pickup truck arrived for jump starting, and I'm pretty sure that's what neilpatel was referring to when he said that it's common for the pony motor to "not be in the best shape". The hitch only locks and becomes rigid when in the standard towing configuration, so raising it higher than that position precludes using the latches, and that is most likely why just before the truck backed up, you could see them poking pieces of lumber into the hinging part of the hitch.
Edit: Now I see that some commenters have said this same thing, farther down in the comment string.
Lost time and money but everyone and everything is safe and sound, great video, thank you.👌
Great to hear!
It’s so good to see one of these situations NOT end in a crash for once! There are SOOO many videos on TH-cam of semis getting stuck on train tracks and then getting hit, it’s ridiculous.
😳🤯😱
Это не смешно,тётя.
That truck driver was very lucky to have the train not hit him!
This film should be shown to all driver training classes
The truck driver is very BLESSED that the train didn't cause any harm to him...
I really liked this video. It was nerve-wracking seeing the semi truck stuck on the tracks with the train coming. I am glad that the truck was able to move without any trains colliding with it!
You and me both!
Congratulations on 15 years of entertainment
Thanks
whenever your vehicle stalls on train tracks, your first priority is to GET OUT AND GET AWAY. Don't keep trying to save that car if it doesn't budge. You will never win that fight. When you get out, call the railroad company or the police and tell them exactly where you are. You can replace your car, you can't replace you.
Oh wow! That semi truck is stuck, at least that engineer had enough site to see that on the tracks. Thank God he wasn't traveling at 50mph, that would have been terrible, close call for sure
Agree
Awesome coverage of this incident. So glad it all worked out and no one was hurt... stay safe out there
I'm talking to myself... Unload the trailer Unload the trailer. Lighten the load.... Great Video !!!
Thanks
For the driver Poor Bastard and Lucky Bastard. That’s an ego crushing day.
To the poster/cameraman… good stuff. The train had a great line of sight, hats off for being alert and underpaid.
They had to jumpstart the hydraulic pump engine on the trailer to try lift the trailer up with the on board hydraulics.
Since they were able to disconnect from the trailer, it should have been easy to get off the tracks.
Disconnect from the trailer.
Drop the airbags.
Put that board on the fifth wheel.
Air the suspension back up. That would lift the trailer the few inches they needed.
Slowly back off the tracks.
Unless it was all spring suspension. But that truck looked new enough, that it should have air ride.
@@bobh6728 Retired 18 wheeler here, you are correct. The train engineer blowing his air horn for over half a minute 8:36 to 9:07 while the train was stopped probably had the truck driver not thinking straight.
@@bobh6728 ....they could have arrived at the same result just by adjusting the load-levelling valve on the tractor's suspension....that would have raised the air-suspension about 3", enough to clear the tracks at the front of the low-bed.
Your idea could have worked too, but the 5th wheel king-pin could not have been engaged properly with the board on top of the 5th wheel-plate.
If the goose-neck of the trailer were to slip off-of the 5th wheel plate, you would have a heck of a time to raise it again for a proper hook-up (been there, done that...lol).
@@andrep8287 I like your idea. Maybe that truck didn’t have air bags.
15 years, WOW, that IS a lot of trains. Thanks for your dedication to sharing
with us.
Yes about 25000 trains, thanks
This is a good training video for young drivers as to what not to do in this type of situation.
That is incredible that the train was able to safely stop. Kudos to the engineers for paying attention, and reacting swiftly.
Train vs truck in Premiere 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱
Wow what a catch. Nice job calling it in just to be on the safe side. Thankfully they were able to stop in time.
That’s an asphalt paver on the trailer, pretty heavy .
Driver should've known. This type of "oops" is a career ender.
That was a pretty impressive burnout, but that was potentially very bad. Often with trucks being hit by trains on crossings, it's the trailer that gets stranded, and being lightly constructed the train just punches right through it. A big tractor unit with a lowboy trailer with an asphalt machine on it would be a very different story. The first thing that driver should have done was to use the emergency phone to notify the despatcher
Or 911 as an alternative
He also should have engaged his other set of duals
@@robertmoreau9382 Sometimes they have only one powered axil
@@strobx1 they have a power divider switch on the dash that makes them all turn
@@joshuaparshall1409 SOMETIMES.
Thanks goodness the train got stopped in time. I’m a retired engineer and let me tell you there’s very few instances you see something on the tracks in time to stop.
1. Unload the heavy cargo from the trailer (the truck driver should be given the keys just in case it needs to be driven) 2. if the trailer is still stuck on the rail, disconnect it and drive the tractor unit out of danger - better the trailer sustain damage than all three components. 3. Do what everybody says: first call it in :)
I bet CSX 5301 with Manifest M368 is thinking, “What is that truck doing on the tracks?” Even the M364’s Lead engine is asking that question because it can see the truck.
Fr dude
Yes. The truck driver smoking his tires was possibly a clever way to alert the train person from a long distance. Lots of truck drivers are very smart.
He's just spinning his wheels.
@@orange_cat ....if the driver was that smart, he probably would have ensured during his (mandatory) Daily Vehicle Inspection of the trailer that its Pony-Motor was in fact operational !!!
It was a lowboy trailer and it bottomed out on the rise of the track. Not a smart move by the driver. Gotta think ahead, not think of shortcuts.
Glad to see that the truck was able to back out of it.
Low boy trailers are low to get heavy equipment loaded easier but they get stuck. Getting stuck on a train track is on another level!
Many thanks.I LOVE trains.Its amazing how something that big is completely silent until it passes,unless they blow the horn.Great video.I took a train from Missouri to California and back in1983.I was 17.Took almost 2 days and it was THE MOST FUN I ever had traveling. Met some great people on it.Traveling by train is the best.ALOT of freedom.
Very cool
It's like Homer Simpson with his hand stuck in a candy machine. "Have you tried letting go of the candy?" 🤣🤣
Congratulations on your 15 years! Great job calling this in and sticking with filming.
On the first clip that was the longest train IV ever seen😯
Cool 😎 thanks 😊
It’s nice that the CSX engineer made an emergency stop when the truck driver had one of the wheels stuck on the railroad crossing. Safety is always a priority in life. There were no injuries reported fortunately. 😌
All you need now is to see a jumbo jet make an emergency landing on the NYS Thruway & then you’ve seen it all.😳🚂✈️
1st the 747, then the A380 2 weeks apart geese strike!
WOW! What a great catch. Not so much for the truck driver though. Glad you stayed until the truck was able move off of the tracks. 👍👍
Thanks 👍
More and more I see the problems caused by trucks having problems keeping their rigs out of trouble. Pity. I love the train videos.
didnt stay for their 2nd try...
@@patriciaschuster1371 Slob truck drivers seem to be more and more frequent. It just occurred to me this driver was on a "side road" with an oversized, overweight load. He was trying to avoid State Patrol scales and he probably had no permits, among other probable deficiencies in CDL requirements.
Is it me or does it seem like these fellers are hustling I mean in overdrive!
Not because they got the train held up but seems like they wanna get over them tracks and rolling before the law inevitably shows up.
5:25 Track looks like spaghetti. It's as if you travel a hundred years back in time, overhead electricity wires, stop signs everywhere, incomprehensible AM radio traffic.
I love it.
138 wagons !! Impressionnant !
It's a good thing that truck was sending up smoke signals for the train.😄
I can only imagine the feelings of panic that driver had to be feeling.
Panic? The driver had zero pep in his step the entire time. If he was panicking there, maybe he was on Xanax because there was no sign that he realized trains come and go on train tracks.
@@lt1459 Well, I know how I would have felt, and my sense of urgency would have been off the scale. If I were a truck driver, I think that would be my worst nightmare.
@@fredgeitner713 Yeah, there just wasn't any indication that driver was aware of reality. He got lucky as to line of sight by the train operator.
Fred Geitner If that were me or someone in my family I would have horrible anxiety for good.
@@johnwilliams6200 I think we have all seen enough videos to know what happens when a train hits a truck. That would have been going through my head as soon as I realized I was stuck.
Thank you for the video, you may have a savor today 👏👏👍
Hobo shoestrings sitting back there saying to himself what's the holdup!😂
Yeah he's probably thinking someone saw him I like his videos pretty cool
10:41 At least that six-engine NS monster didn't have to stop for this issue all of a sudden...
Wow, this could’ve been ugly if not for your heads up call and the train crews clean line of site. Of course the truck driver had to know he couldn’t clear the crossing I don’t know but it was very stupid and dangerous. Thankfully it was just an annoyance for everyone, and nothing worse. Good job WWOT for calling this in, just holy crap that’s nuts.👍🏼🚂😎
Thanks again!
White chevy jerm seen yall
The crossing grade looks pretty much level even for a lowboy to cross over safely. Maybe the railroad company will put up some signs warning trucks of the low clearance.
Most trucks that carry heavy loads like that are routed by state permits and told which route to travel
@@allenjordan5248 Local hauls like he was doing are not controlled that way. You have to get the construction equpt. where the job is and many times the job is on small country roads. I am guessing he was hauling that paver locally and NOT just taking a short cut on a long haul job.
Uncouple from the Trailer, Lay boards down where the Drives are, and then back under the Trailer again.. GEESSS!
Excellent video! Those low haulers get stuck so easily!
You got that right!
Unfortunately the issue with the truck is all too common especially with gooseneck trailers. On conventional trailers the landing gear tends to hang up hence all the truck/train collision videos. A very dramatic situation plus a nice surprise meet with some vintage power. CSX should give you a medal for this save. Looks like a black top paver on the trailer, they have a 4-2-0 wheel arrangement with a big hopper up front over the 4 small wheels. Absolutely awesome video!
Slob drivers have a higher incident of "problems" all caused by incompetence.
I'm surprised they didn't pull the cotter pin on the leveling valve. They could have raised the trucks air bags 4-6" and probably cleared. Just my input.
Right! Why not raise the suspension?
Thought same thing.
I love watching 👀 train 🚆 I like the sound of them
I saw this video before that trucker had his rig and fully loaded trailer stuck on the crossing after a train was approaching the Crossing but the trucker was lucky to be saved by someone with a tow truck or another heavy vehicle to pull him and his load and rig backwards but I am so thankful for that train to be stopped so the driver of the rig with a fully loaded trailer to get off the Crossing
I bet this premiere will be awesome
Hey WWOT. Congratulations on 15 years. That’s a milestone. This video was a good one. That poor truck drivers nerves are probably all shot to pieces. Being stuck like that. That could have been very bad. I’m glad they got it off the tracks. 👍👍👍❤️
That train at start. Hard to believe only 1 traction unit pulling all that
Best channel for trains
The guidelines pop up is surprising
Congratulations on your 15-years of doing these great videos
Man, if that train wasn’t able to stop in time
Glad you like them!
The dudes could run out fe the train, but the truck would be gone and perhaps some injury to the machinist?
Truck: I'm stuck ☹️
Train: oooooooh get out of my way 😱
Lucky for that driver, you saw and called railro:ad. Otherwise, he'd have lost his truck and lowboy, and there would have been an awful mess. Thanks for your help!!❤
Wow those tracks look really beat up!
nice catch and great work by all involved for preventing a crash and saving uncounltess lives in the process
An old truck driving friend of mine once told me '' Theres truck drivers and theres guys that drive trucks ''
and now a third: now there are "steering wheel holders" they think they can drive a truck, but really can't even drive a car!!
@@rearspeaker6364 Right . I dont know what they teach these guys at truck driving school but I dont think its how to drive a truck .
@@whip-its_dad4239 I agree 💯!!!!
Big trucks own the roads but when it comes to the train they're like little toys.
When you see a semi truck on the road. It looks huge, but when their trailer is on a flat bed train car, they look so little.
You can also raise the tractor suspension airbags, simple with the height adjustment valve
I had a similar situation happen years ago, I disconnected the air ride level adjustment rod and raised the ride height to it’s maximum. I made it off the tracks shortly before a train came through.
exactly what I would've done, to start with,
Truck driver lucky day
damn some of the pieces on those freights are fire
Finally after a big ticket, and new set of tires everything back to normal,
Happy 15th! Hope you have another 15 in you!!! Great catch. Naturally as a former truck driver and railfan, this episode had a double interest. I am so glad the engineer saw the truck and was able to safely ✋ his train in time. And that no one was hurt. Also glad to know that when you see a problem, you call it in. I think it ought to be a railfan rule that when they see a potential problem of any kind, they ought to call it in. There can never be too many eyes on the railroads.
Well said
@@WideWorldofTrains I concur.
@@deanstrand4260 so far Mike, you and 13 others have given me the thumbs-up. I asked the "tie Spiker " if he reports things that he sees and films, that are wrong, such as loose rails or malfunctioning crossing lights. His response was that "they already know. " It is refreshing to know that there are others who agree with me. Thank you!
They already know?? How the hell are they going to know if someone doesn't tell them?
@@shariys1 They do have to do track inspections. Especially on the rails that carry passenger trains. But they can't see everything. They also can't be everywhere all the time. So yes they can't always know. If they did, derailments would not happen anymore. Railfans, especially those who got the cameras, can see the bad rails or the malfunctioning crossing lights. If the railroads didn't want or need the help, they wouldn't put up the little blue signs with their phone number.
All he had to do was adjust his airbags to raise up the suspension, then back up.
As simple as that.
Hey, that was a pretty good response time after the guy called the incident in !
That train was PUSHIN!
Well that certainly was unlucky for the trucker. Great to see that u stood there for that long just to film the whole experience for us. Self determination part 2
Thanks 👍
Anniversary tripod ?
Unlucky and lucky. If that had been a place where the train was traveling 50 MPH the trucker would have been much more unlucky.
Not unlucky, just poorly designed road.
I looked up at americans long time ago.
But as I see, bureaucracy and idiots there as in the rest of the world.
The driver is not the victim of bad luck. He is a victim of a system that approved that crossing too steep. Sure the embankment should be high, but in order to avoid these situations the incline should be a lot less steep and start way further of the rail. One severe accident for sure costs more than few hundred more trucks of rock needed to raise the road on each side of the rail.
@@ehombane why not hire a driver who knows how to lift the trailer? Why not hire a driver who knows which roads to travel with specialty loads? So you suggest raising everyone's taxes to fix the roads to suit one or two stupid drivers.
I can't believe how broken those rails are at the beginning. I worked for CN rail during University and the US trains would always exceed the speed limit on the CASO sub between Detroit and Buffalo. We told them the track was not rated for that speed and they would reply that it was the smoothest rail along their route.
Railroads are cheap asses Burlington Northern has a train trestle Crossing the Union Slough through Marysville Washington the pilings are dilapidated heavy Freight moves through this 24/7 someday the train is going to drop down into the Union Slough city of Everett Washington fought Burlington Northern for years to replace a overpass of their railroad line that was in a dilapidated state unbelievable needs to be more oversight with these railroads corporate greed putting everybody at risk thank you Edward just wanted to add to your comment
@@joeblow4566 Funny I remember hearing that when Maine & Atlantic lost their chemical train in Lake Megantic in 2013. The findings were that the head units were poorly maintained and a lawsuit would be fruitless because the M&A kept all of its tiny acquisition companies and held each rail section inside of these empty shells to minimize exposure at the parent company level. The government had to revoke the transport license for the segment effectively cutting their line in two in order to get corporate to cover damages
Well first off he's a telephoto lense about a mile away, which is why the track looks like that
@@Mrright87 Not at all. Look at the outside rail in front of the white railroad truck at 20 seconds. You can see how broken the rail is. If anything, a telephoto shot will hide imperfections. Besides, straight rail is straight as far as you can see. When you have to lay your head on the rail and still do not see where an imperfection is, it may still be off spec. We had Sperry trains laser measure the rail and even ultrasound for cavities in the web.
@edwardg9695 Holy Sh%t never mind I see it. I'm an engineer and not in mow.. but I've seen and ran 30 mph track looking better that..
Congratulations on 15 years.
Great moment