This is the textbook definition of a "foamer". Someone who will do everything and anything to get a photo of a train even if it means getting hit by one.
***** yup foamers are not railfans "A Railfan is somone who fallows trains and models them and obeys the laws of the railroads" foamers give us a bad name so do web trolls "A Web Troll is a liar they say they are railfans but they are not" web trolls go on discussion boards and lie about their railfan activities most also spread rumors about train crews which are not true. most railroads have folded because of these guys and they give us railfans a bad name.
My personal textbook foamer is the person who was dumb enough to get falcon-punched by the 844-tragic as that was. When these folks come out to see the steam engines they’re often incredibly aggressive and ruin the experience for people around them.
As a lifelong railroader I can't count the number of times I've seen this happen....have fun, take photos, just look over your shoulder and stay clear of the track foul line please!
+Aaron Peavler/Geomodelrailroader Railroad Photography the width of the train is dangerous, a simple stroke of the plow tip can get you stitches... (top left or right corner if it, depends on wich side u on)
Saved them from getting their spine crushed and being in a wheelchair for the rest of their lives, possibly even killed if the impact caused them to be pulled under the train or impaled by a part of the locomotive or a fatal blow to the head. No acknowledgement or even a simple thank you for saving them and then went back to not paying attention.
Yep he lives to be stupid another day! As a Railroader I see these idiots continually , I have nothing against railfans because I get it it's a hobby they enjoy it, it's the ones that wet down there leg and make sure everybody knows how smart they are and know everything, absolutely love it when I'm working and they come up and tell me what we're doing wrong LOL
I love the fact that some people are still passionate about the old steam locomotives. But being mesmerized and forgetting where you are, is just plain irresponsible.
Sorry I'm late to the party. The only thing I can't believe is that as the guy picked him up, and afterwards... he just kept taking video. That is what confuses the hell out of me, because if something like that happened to me, I'd be balling my eyes out crying because my life could have ended in a flash, because I'm HUMAN. You know... some steel in the spine might've taught that little brat a lesson.
Blue Comet Productions I know right. People just don’t care now a days. It’s especially disappointing because, like you said, after the man picked her up, she just kept recording. First off, WHAT KIND OF STUPID DUMBASS WOULD DO THAT!!? If that was me, I would be praising the man for saving my life, because I (like any other human being) care about my life. Here, it just seems like he doesn’t care that his life was spared. That’s what really ticks me off! It’s that ungratefulness that the man showed in that video. And another thing, HOW COULD HE NOT HERE THAT HORN BEHIND HIM!!! He didn’t even bother to look back and when he did, he just stood there. Common sense would tell him to “Get your ass out of the way”, but no, he just stood there like any idiot would do. He deserves to be called an “idiot”.
All of these comments I agree with. It's idiots like that person that are the ones that ruin a good railfanning experience and give all the rest of us a bad rep with the railroad and their employees. That's probably why a lot of rail lines in Britain have fences on either side, so as to prevent something like this from happening.
what a idiots they were completely unaware of the trains the red flags were people screaming idots get off the tracks! or your going to get killed that kid was such a moron.
I always wonder why people drive onto tracks when a train is about to come. This is no different. But this time I can actually see the persons face to get a glimpse of what they might be thinking. Absolutely nothing. They see nothing. They feel nothing. They perhaps don't care to live or die. Nothing means anything to them. Not even being tapped on the shoulder, yelled at, or physically moved. I don't understand it. But some people are just destined to die by train. They just don't care. Maybe there is just no explaining it and it's that simple, no more complicated than that. They literally just don't care if they die.
My friend is an Amtrak engineer and killed a little girl this way. She was sitting on the track on her bike watching a passing freight, he was coming the other way, on the horn, but she just thought it was the freight and didn't look around until it was to late. STAY OFF THE TRACKS.
Sad story for sure but this person clearly is not a small child, just an idiot. You would think even if you weren't paying attention, simply the massive weight of the oncoming train shaking the ground would at least cause you to turn around and look.
People like this are NOT usually genuine rail photographers who know how to behave around moving trains. They're the Mums, Dads & kids who go "to see the steam train" and I'd say there's quite a few of them in that shot (e.g. Mum waving to the train).The kid who almost gets hit is only filming with a phone and what sort of shot does he get when the intermodal moves right in front of him but he keeps on shooting. Whenever you get the general public around moving trains there will be idiots like this but unfortunately as others have said they give all railfans a bad name. What is amazing is his lack of reaction to almost getting injured - which only indicates that he has absolutely NO idea of how dangerous a train is or how much it overhangs the track.
Cliff Leigh "...unfortunately as others have said they give all railfans a bad name. " What about those who perpetuate the idea "Oh, those people are railfan were involved, therefore they all must be careless," or similar stereotypes, do they get a free pass? This is the problem with the idea of "X spoiling it for Y," it ignores that those perpetuating the frustration towards a general group, as opposed to the ones in the group actually causing problems, are the ones helping to fuel the falsehood - in this case, that all, or even a significant percentage, of true rail fans are careless.
and this is why railfans and the Railroad Bulls hate foamers. If we see someone do this we railfans kick them out of the group if the video goes live. Train crews and the Bulls just kill them. I have seen too many videos where a foamer gets hit those that don't get ran over end up getting a citation but most of them wind up dead with 30 cal ammo inside them. Railroad Police shoot first and ask questions later their orders are the same as when Al Penkerton gave them to them. Arrest or Kill All Trespassers! If a railroad agent finds anyone trespassing on their property they will shoot them dead it is their job to do that.
Never thought of the kid being deaf, which I suppose is a possibility, and would explain his actions. Still he could have been hit, none of this would have happened if he wasn't standing that close to the tracks. I know that you can get kind of "zoned out" focusing on the train you're recording, but you should always make a few quick glances around as you're filming to make sure nothing else is coming.
Trains are very heavy and a locomotive throttling up that close to you would have been felt, deaf or not. If you're deaf, then you should be more on the lookout anyway. Its not like you have to stand that far from the tracks to not be hit anyway. 10 ft farther away and no incident and still plenty close enough to get a great shot, even 100 ft away is close enough.
Greg Rowe I am a railfan and an up and coming presenter for Idaho Operation Lifesaver which is conducted by my friend and classmate Forrest Lampe. we don't like it when railfans are standing on the tracks or idiots playing on them. railfan rules state you must be 150 feet from the rails at time of filming 10 feet is trespassing and 2 feet can kill you.
Exactly and being to close to the tracks is what one woman to get hit and killed by the up844 as it was returning to Cheyenne.she was trying to take pictures and didn’t realize how close she was
If it were me I probably wouldn't have been as gentle. Maybe "accidentally" knocking the phone down in the process. Ooops, sorry. At least you're alive.
+Phillip Mulligan agreed. they thought they were getting a horn/whistle show and not realizing they were warning them of that intermodal. they even had to try using 4014's whistle for a warning
Wow. I can't believe that they almost got hit. To busy getting pics. Funny how the one guy had to pull him out of the way. How could that not hear that horn? A sd70ace K5LLA has one of the loudess horns on a train I think
Alex Moon K5LA is king of train horns. But whatever the train horn, they are ALL meant to be loud, and to be heard. I'm no expert at horns either, but right next to any train, its just dayum, louder than headphones at full blast in your ears, and those hurt when turned up by accident.
This is the same train that I got footage of when I shot the arrive of big boy. It was hauling ass when i saw it! I am surprised it was going to slow at this point. wow
Andy I recently got my ears blown out standing next to a new SD70AH's K5LLA at a railroad days event. My friends are so dumb, but it was all funny. I took a video walking around the hood of it, and they started honking while I was outside, next to the flag and all. And yea, it feels like it vibrates you inside, its that cool. :P
I was taught to keep my head on a swivel and out of my rear end. Situational Awareness! Too many kids keep their noses in their video games and ear buds in their ears, and they put themselves in a self-imposed solitary confinement. They never wise up. If that guy in the black coat hadn't intervened, we would have had two Darwin Award winners.
Jeez I have shared that experience of almost getting hit by a train except I did not have someone pick me up I actually had common sense to turn around toward danger
One rule no matter where you are next to tracks: DO NOT STAND TOO CLOSE! If you have been around any kinds of trains, you should know that trains can come by anytime - and without you being aware of it, especially in this situation where the two guys were transfixed on 4014 and the horn accompanying it. Probably did not realize that another train could come behind them and be just as loud... Glad nobody got hit, but sad to see the one guy just continuing to film as if nothing happened... THINK!
I'm going to say it since nobody else will...the person who continued to film after being saved from being turned into a pancake should have had the phone camera slapped out of his/her hands, maybe that would have gotten their attention.
Greg Rowe That would probably be theft. If the person is a problem, get them away, or have the police involved, but a policy inviting theft is just asking for more tension IMO.
He's an example of what can and often does happen while railfanning. While watching one train. Another can sneak up on you outta no where Btw he probably couldn't hear you yelling at him over the sound of the horn thos K5LLAs are extremely loud
And that person STILL kept on FILMING?? What a STUPID person!! Probably very young -- much too young to get it about death. That person should have been reported to the UP police,and, if a minor, his/her parents contacted, and appropriate consequences imposed.. Thanks to whoever it was that yanked that dumb-cluck off the tracks!!
Should have the camera/phone taken away and have to pay a huge fine to get it back. Punishment is used for a reason, it corrects bad behavior. If the family complains, then UP could simply say he kid was trespassing and the fine could be a lot higher.
If this happened when 4014 was dead-in-tow, how bad will things be when it's operational. I can't wait for it, but if I was going to see it, I'd be more careful
As a retired NS employee, I was amazed at the antics of railfans, especially around the steam trains. They seemed to go stark ravin' mad around 'em. Once when SOU 4501 was in Charlotte (NC) Yard, the super had to shut down the yard to shoo people out because they were trespassing in there, stepping in front of trains, even swiping anything they could get their hands on. They seem to treat railroads as a "game", a "toy" there for their amusement alone! We used to mock them, making high fun of their striped overalls, red bandanas and wannabe pocket watches. Called 'em "The National Railway 'HYSTERICAL' Society!~ Some real wierdos out there. But the sad part is, when we were aboard engines and someone raced us to a crossing..........and LOST! That HURTS! The most helpless feeling when a car disappears under the nose of your engine!
The sad part is, if someone gets hurt on railroad property, the railroad is liable and if sued, would most likely lose. In this case, people were allowed by security to enter the yard to watch 4014 pass by. The court would say that they didn't do enough to keep people off the tracks and were negligent if someone gets hit by a passing train. No fences, no signs, not enough security to shoo people away. Gone are the days when you took responsibility for your own actions, its someone else's fault now.
Greg Rowe And that kinda burns me up in this "ME, ME, ME society that is taught that it is always somebody else' fault when something happens, And, yes, it is often the railroad that PAYS *UNJUSTLY*, btw, for the reckless actions of the public! Right is right and WRONG is *still* WRONG, and stupid people ought not get one thin DIME for their stupid, careless actions both around and away from a railroad! Like when people bust thru crossing gates and get hit. Why, you'd think the train jumped off the tracks and chased them down to run them over to hear THEM tell it!!! :( GRRRRRRRRRRRR!
People want something for nothing. They target huge companies because they know they have deep pockets and many times would rather quietly settle in private instead of being publicly slandered in court even if they know they will win. People die in a car crash and want to blame the car(see Paul Walker) even though they were driving recklessly and well beyond the speed limit. James Dean died in a similar fashion in a Porche because he was driving recklessly on public roads. Did his family sue Porche? No, you didn't do that back then. He chose to drive too fast on a public road and crashed. It was his fault.
The non-moving idiot looked like a 1/1 scale Preiser figure there for a while. In fact, Preiser should release a sculpt of this exact person in every model railroad scale, simply calling this figure, "The Idiot".
that person who was standing next to the tracks was Horsey Girl I seen her videos she and Eric R are known to get videos even it it means getting very close the other one who does this type of stuff is Skip he is known to hold up traffic to get pacing shots.
Well we have them in the Netherlands to. This bothers me, they claim to be railfans, yet they dont understand that a mistake with a train can only be made once. Then i did'nt mention what going through the drivers mind. I know from dutch train drivers that it is not funny. I think this is not different with American train drivers.
Folks I operate a bus for the NY CITY TRANSIT authority. People hang their toes off the curb as I pull up blasting my horn. I blast my horn and people are so used to hearing horns they don't react, It's crazy.
That guy must’ve been in a trance or something. To be completely unaware of a loud K5LLA indicating an approaching train and then keep filming like nothing ever happened when that other guy made a spilt second decision to prevent him from getting run over
Would it have killed the UP to hold the intermodal for five minutes until the steam foaming had subsided? You run an attractive nuisance that brings people on the property, then expose them to further risk unnecessarily. If they had hit that kid, regardless of his stupidity, they would've been liable.
UP allowed these people to be on their property to watch 4014 being towed along its mainline. If someone gets hurt or killed even if they're stupid and its their fault, UP would have been sued and most likely would have lost. Just as if you own property and someone gets hurt on it, they can sue you and win even if you had nothing to do with it, because you own the property you're responsible.
I think its funny how the big boy is as long as both of the diesels put together. As for the person that almost got hit, common sense goes a long way. 😒
I'm just loving the thought of this kid watching this video for the first time, and upon realisation of his idiocy his head will bow, his joy of getting his precious photos has been snatched and that's when he knows his sense of surroundings has lost and that public humiliation via social media has won.
Once again, if you're deaf, pay more attention to your surroundings. Know that if you're too close on the tracks that if a train approaches, you're going to get hit.
How could that person not hear that Union Pacific freight train (I don't know the exact detail about the locos as I'm British) come towards him? One possible factor of this near miss could be that he had the hood up on his coat over his head which would limit the amount of noise he will hear (e.g. the horn of the approaching UP 8682). This is why I believe people should have to have their hood of their coat not around their head when around the railway (or railroad). Another factor which lead to this near miss is that the person was standing right next to the tracks of the approaching loco (which itself is absolutely fucking ridiculous!) Who would stand on the track just to get a shot of a special move? Its is simply idiotic! Finally, another factor was that the kid (or person) appeared just to be concentrating on the UP 4014 'Big Boy' move taking photos (or filming it) and is not aware of his surroundings and cannot see his surroundings easily (due to the hood of his coat) so he cannot see anyone or anything to the left, right or behind him which is a safety risk as it increases the chance of injury. If that man wasn't there to place him into safety that person will possibly be injured severely or killed turning a great event into a crime scene.
Many have speculated that he/she was deaf or perhaps mentally handicapped. If you're deaf, then always look. Even being deaf, a locomotive throttling up makes the ground shake and this can be felt. If he/she was mentally handicapped, where was the adult who was supposed to insure he/she's safety.
Ed Dickens is telling you in whistle code that you need to get out of the way 6 toots is the emergency signal you hear a Locomotive blowing his horn 6 times you get out of the way they heard the horn they didn't listen.
My dad was an engineer on the NYC, Hudsons. One day he was heading north and had just passed Poughkeepsie and a guy was standing by a signal. He saw the train, just stood there, when he was about 60' from the train he just stepped right onto the tracks. My dad said he caught a glimpse of him thrown out along the side and he had to stop. He didn't get out of the cab neither did the fireman. The fireman said, "Ya ever see this happen?" My dad said, "Nope." The Fireman said, "I have, trust me you don't want to ever see it."
Cant believe he know this a sd70mac leading the big boy had a fouled horn but a sd70ace horn or k5la sounds diffrent so cant believe he didnt know that if he a railfanner like me
Man: Hey, get off the track kid. There’s a freight train coming Kid: But- big steam trai- Man: I SAID GET OFF THE TRACK KID *throws kid off the tracks*
Many have speculated that the kid was deaf or perhaps retarded. Neither was an excuse for being too close and if the kid was retarded, shame on his parents for being so negligent.
My question is, how on earth could they either: A. Hear the sounds of a massive horn being sounded right behind them and NOT think that maybe they should get out of the way? Or B. Just straight up not hear the sounds of a massive horn being sounded right behind them? Like seriously, I get it, you don't get to see such a magnificent locomotive like the Union Pacific Big Boy 4014, but honestly people, if you're on railroad tracks, always be aware of your surroundings as if you're on the tracks or on the wood planks holding the rails up, you're in the path of any trains that could be coming down the tracks
some people whine ad complain how noisy the train horn is . the train horn is not there to amuse u. it is for reasons like this .i am glad that the other fellow had common sense to pick up the person who was so engrosed in his shot and not paying attention to his own saftey.
In the past, plows were called "cowcatchers". Today I think "idiot scoops" would be more appropriate. . . . .
I'd call them natural selectors
Should have taken them out. A lesson in Darwinism.
“Idiot scoops” lmfao that killed me
"Idiot scoops"....that sounds fitting, I think.
Or clodcatchers.
The guy yanks him away from the tracks and he just keeps right on filming like nothin even happened.
“Hmm.. let me die for a steam locomotive that I know is going to be restored and looks way better than it does now. This is a great idea!”
That still isn’t a reason to risk your life.
@@NOVARailandWeatherEnthusiast that's not the big boy
he was filming the Steam engine “big boy” also, would you die over a steam engine or would you rather ruin your shot
@@aaprcob True and let the zoom on the camera get the close ups safely.
This is the textbook definition of a "foamer". Someone who will do everything and anything to get a photo of a train even if it means getting hit by one.
***** yup foamers are not railfans "A Railfan is somone who fallows trains and models them and obeys the laws of the railroads" foamers give us a bad name so do web trolls "A Web Troll is a liar they say they are railfans but they are not" web trolls go on discussion boards and lie about their railfan activities most also spread rumors about train crews which are not true. most railroads have folded because of these guys and they give us railfans a bad name.
Aaron Peavler/Geomodelrailroader Railroad Photography You hit the nail on the head there.
***** yup
I HATE foamers!!!
My personal textbook foamer is the person who was dumb enough to get falcon-punched by the 844-tragic as that was. When these folks come out to see the steam engines they’re often incredibly aggressive and ruin the experience for people around them.
As a lifelong railroader I can't count the number of times I've seen this happen....have fun, take photos, just look over your shoulder and stay clear of the track foul line please!
railfan rule is you must be 150 feet away if your in 2 feet of the rails you can get killed.
+Aaron Peavler/Geomodelrailroader Railroad Photography the width of the train is dangerous, a simple stroke of the plow tip can get you stitches... (top left or right corner if it, depends on wich side u on)
wolfox712 yup thats why you don't stand within 150 feet of the rails those tracks are live and I seen people get killed doing that.
I saw far away from the tracks when I film trains
LOL!!!!!!!!! love how the guy just picks him up!!!!!
Saved them from getting their spine crushed and being in a wheelchair for the rest of their lives, possibly even killed if the impact caused them to be pulled under the train or impaled by a part of the locomotive or a fatal blow to the head. No acknowledgement or even a simple thank you for saving them and then went back to not paying attention.
If he hadn't he would have been severely injured or even killed did you see how close he came to getting hit
"HEY DUMBASSES! YOUR GONNA GET KILLED!" I swear I laughed so hard at that part
The boy got real lucky someone watched out for him!
probably has seen this video and still doesn't get it
Yep he lives to be stupid another day! As a Railroader I see these idiots continually , I have nothing against railfans because I get it it's a hobby they enjoy it, it's the ones that wet down there leg and make sure everybody knows how smart they are and know everything, absolutely love it when I'm working and they come up and tell me what we're doing wrong LOL
I love the fact that some people are still passionate about the old steam locomotives. But being mesmerized and forgetting where you are, is just plain irresponsible.
Sorry I'm late to the party. The only thing I can't believe is that as the guy picked him up, and afterwards... he just kept taking video. That is what confuses the hell out of me, because if something like that happened to me, I'd be balling my eyes out crying because my life could have ended in a flash, because I'm HUMAN. You know... some steel in the spine might've taught that little brat a lesson.
same and i would just get out of the way
Obviously a Hillary voter.
Blue Comet Productions I know right. People just don’t care now a days. It’s especially disappointing because, like you said, after the man picked her up, she just kept recording. First off, WHAT KIND OF STUPID DUMBASS WOULD DO THAT!!? If that was me, I would be praising the man for saving my life, because I (like any other human being) care about my life. Here, it just seems like he doesn’t care that his life was spared. That’s what really ticks me off! It’s that ungratefulness that the man showed in that video. And another thing, HOW COULD HE NOT HERE THAT HORN BEHIND HIM!!! He didn’t even bother to look back and when he did, he just stood there. Common sense would tell him to “Get your ass out of the way”, but no, he just stood there like any idiot would do. He deserves to be called an “idiot”.
No it is pure stupidity
All of these comments I agree with. It's idiots like that person that are the ones that ruin a good railfanning experience and give all the rest of us a bad rep with the railroad and their employees. That's probably why a lot of rail lines in Britain have fences on either side, so as to prevent something like this from happening.
Jesus! When you hear another horn behind you, for most people that would be a bit of a RED FLAG and get the HELL out of the way!
what a idiots they were completely unaware of the trains the red flags were people screaming idots get off the tracks! or your going to get killed that kid was such a moron.
I always wonder why people drive onto tracks when a train is about to come. This is no different. But this time I can actually see the persons face to get a glimpse of what they might be thinking. Absolutely nothing. They see nothing. They feel nothing. They perhaps don't care to live or die. Nothing means anything to them. Not even being tapped on the shoulder, yelled at, or physically moved. I don't understand it. But some people are just destined to die by train. They just don't care. Maybe there is just no explaining it and it's that simple, no more complicated than that. They literally just don't care if they die.
My friend is an Amtrak engineer and killed a little girl this way. She was sitting on the track on her bike watching a passing freight, he was coming the other way, on the horn, but she just thought it was the freight and didn't look around until it was to late. STAY OFF THE TRACKS.
Sad story for sure but this person clearly is not a small child, just an idiot. You would think even if you weren't paying attention, simply the massive weight of the oncoming train shaking the ground would at least cause you to turn around and look.
Clueless is clueless. Would have been a Darwin Award for sure. Some peoples IQ drops 50 points around trains. FOr some, thats negative numbers!
If you get hit by a car you might get seriously injured or di3
But a train can literally one shot you SO STAY OFF THE DANG TRACKS
@@CunardLine647 oh how I wish people would learn that. Please. Please.
Jess that's sad I bet he was shaking after the accident and call the police and the parents
People like this are NOT usually genuine rail photographers who know how to behave around moving trains. They're the Mums, Dads & kids who go "to see the steam train" and I'd say there's quite a few of them in that shot (e.g. Mum waving to the train).The kid who almost gets hit is only filming with a phone and what sort of shot does he get when the intermodal moves right in front of him but he keeps on shooting. Whenever you get the general public around moving trains there will be idiots like this but unfortunately as others have said they give all railfans a bad name. What is amazing is his lack of reaction to almost getting injured - which only indicates that he has absolutely NO idea of how dangerous a train is or how much it overhangs the track.
Cliff Leigh "...unfortunately as others have said they give all railfans a bad name. "
What about those who perpetuate the idea "Oh, those people are railfan were involved, therefore they all must be careless," or similar stereotypes, do they get a free pass?
This is the problem with the idea of "X spoiling it for Y," it ignores that those perpetuating the frustration towards a general group, as opposed to the ones in the group actually causing problems, are the ones helping to fuel the falsehood - in this case, that all, or even a significant percentage, of true rail fans are careless.
and this is why railfans and the Railroad Bulls hate foamers. If we see someone do this we railfans kick them out of the group if the video goes live. Train crews and the Bulls just kill them. I have seen too many videos where a foamer gets hit those that don't get ran over end up getting a citation but most of them wind up dead with 30 cal ammo inside them. Railroad Police shoot first and ask questions later their orders are the same as when Al Penkerton gave them to them. Arrest or Kill All Trespassers! If a railroad agent finds anyone trespassing on their property they will shoot them dead it is their job to do that.
They are NOT railfans, they are foamers
Not a "thank you"
Never thought of the kid being deaf, which I suppose is a possibility, and would explain his actions. Still he could have been hit, none of this would have happened if he wasn't standing that close to the tracks. I know that you can get kind of "zoned out" focusing on the train you're recording, but you should always make a few quick glances around as you're filming to make sure nothing else is coming.
Trains are very heavy and a locomotive throttling up that close to you would have been felt, deaf or not. If you're deaf, then you should be more on the lookout anyway. Its not like you have to stand that far from the tracks to not be hit anyway. 10 ft farther away and no incident and still plenty close enough to get a great shot, even 100 ft away is close enough.
Greg Rowe I am a railfan and an up and coming presenter for Idaho Operation Lifesaver which is conducted by my friend and classmate Forrest Lampe. we don't like it when railfans are standing on the tracks or idiots playing on them. railfan rules state you must be 150 feet from the rails at time of filming 10 feet is trespassing and 2 feet can kill you.
Being deaf doesn't mean he's an idiot... It's no excuse for standing that close.
Exactly and being to close to the tracks is what one woman to get hit and killed by the up844 as it was returning to Cheyenne.she was trying to take pictures and didn’t realize how close she was
SD70ACE #8682 was probably thinking; hmmm, a child, time for lunch!
Let the natural selection do his job.
Luckily the guy pulled him away but everyone must be careful on the rails especially active ones.
why be careful on abandoned rails if thats what you're saying.
Just to be safe...
Very true JonRailVideos
@@JonRailVideos2011-1 Never stand close to any moving trains
Should've slapped his phone out of his hands
If it were me I probably wouldn't have been as gentle. Maybe "accidentally" knocking the phone down in the process. Ooops, sorry. At least you're alive.
Man it's just so awesome seeing those large beasts working. Damn freight locomotives are humongous!
HOLEY HECK! THAT HAS TO THE MOST BEAUTIFUL K5LLA HORN IVE EVER HEARD FROM THAT SD70ACE!!!
This is not railfanning. This is just stupidity.
+Phillip Mulligan agreed. they thought they were getting a horn/whistle show and not realizing they were warning them of that intermodal. they even had to try using 4014's whistle for a warning
I think a friend should have tagged along just to act as a lookout. Keep your head swivel as they say in the US Navy.
and this is why railfans and the Railroad Bulls hate foamers they keep doing dangerous stuff. Track 3 is live you don't stand there.
@@Thunderbolt_1000_Sirenyeah
Wow. I can't believe that they almost got hit. To busy getting pics. Funny how the one guy had to pull him out of the way. How could that not hear that horn? A sd70ace K5LLA has one of the loudess horns on a train I think
RS5T is loudest at 140 DB, K5LLA is 110, but sounds as loud due to the note it plays
Alex Moon K5LA is king of train horns. But whatever the train horn, they are ALL meant to be loud, and to be heard. I'm no expert at horns either, but right next to any train, its just dayum, louder than headphones at full blast in your ears, and those hurt when turned up by accident.
This is the same train that I got footage of when I shot the arrive of big boy. It was hauling ass when i saw it! I am surprised it was going to slow at this point. wow
I have some Nathan Air Chimes, I can tell you even with the Muffs on you can FEEL them. Even her view was GONE.
Andy I recently got my ears blown out standing next to a new SD70AH's K5LLA at a railroad days event. My friends are so dumb, but it was all funny. I took a video walking around the hood of it, and they started honking while I was outside, next to the flag and all. And yea, it feels like it vibrates you inside, its that cool. :P
So apparently a picture if more important than her life
She doesn't know how close she came to biting it.
bob v I think that was a little kid
Should have spun them around so they lost 4014 and got the intermodal.
@@scotcoon1186and then realize how close they were to death
I was taught to keep my head on a swivel and out of my rear end. Situational Awareness! Too many kids keep their noses in their video games and ear buds in their ears, and they put themselves in a self-imposed solitary confinement. They never wise up. If that guy in the black coat hadn't intervened, we would have had two Darwin Award winners.
Jeez I have shared that experience of almost getting hit by a train except I did not have someone pick me up I actually had common sense to turn around toward danger
I think the dummy's a woman and it's a good thing she's small and the guy who saved her is big...
I like how at one point they blow up 4014's whistle with the diesels
That's stupid! Doesn't anyone teach that kid to look and listen?!?
One rule no matter where you are next to tracks: DO NOT STAND TOO CLOSE! If you have been around any kinds of trains, you should know that trains can come by anytime - and without you being aware of it, especially in this situation where the two guys were transfixed on 4014 and the horn accompanying it. Probably did not realize that another train could come behind them and be just as loud... Glad nobody got hit, but sad to see the one guy just continuing to film as if nothing happened... THINK!
A frequently used phrase: "He never knew what hit 'im."
I want to see the awesome cell phone video from the kid who almost got hit, it must be epic.
I'm going to say it since nobody else will...the person who continued to film after being saved from being turned into a pancake should have had the phone camera slapped out of his/her hands, maybe that would have gotten their attention.
should have been taken away by security and had to pay a huge fine to get it back.
Greg Rowe That would probably be theft. If the person is a problem, get them away, or have the police involved, but a policy inviting theft is just asking for more tension IMO.
That guy in the black coat deserves a medal
I don't think the train was trying hard enough.
Why couldn't they just let natural selection take it's course
I wish, but that would've been traumatic for the engineer and the people around that idiot
And yet people are the smartest beings on the planet somehow.
In some ways yes, in other ways, I highly doubt it, lol!
He's an example of what can and often does happen while railfanning.
While watching one train.
Another can sneak up on you outta no where
Btw he probably couldn't hear you yelling at him over the sound of the horn thos K5LLAs are extremely loud
This is what Ruins It for Rail-Fans. Form a Photo-Line, a Safe Distance from the Track.
Probably have to build a fence now to keep idiots from getting too close.
And that person STILL kept on FILMING?? What a STUPID person!! Probably very young -- much too young to get it about death. That person should have been reported to the UP police,and, if a minor, his/her parents contacted, and appropriate consequences imposed..
Thanks to whoever it was that yanked that dumb-cluck off the tracks!!
Should have the camera/phone taken away and have to pay a huge fine to get it back. Punishment is used for a reason, it corrects bad behavior. If the family complains, then UP could simply say he kid was trespassing and the fine could be a lot higher.
If this happened when 4014 was dead-in-tow, how bad will things be when it's operational. I can't wait for it, but if I was going to see it, I'd be more careful
Ahh Millennials...
Too young to be a millenial
And will never live to be old being that stupid.
Apparently, if he can't see it in his screen, it doesn't exist. That fool would have gotten the Darwin Award if he had gotten hit.
They probably think the horn is from 4014 and the SD70MACs.
The foam is strong with this one
Enjoying a day out watching Bigboy and guess what comes along.
If people continue to do stuff like this, UP might just decide to end their steam program, and you could hardly blame them.
Shoutout to the dude who moved the idiot. But damn, can't say I'd blame him if he let Darwin figure it out instead.
big boy 4014 looks amazing =) intel i seen dum poeple did not notice that intermodal coming dum dum railfans shood not be that close to the main =/
Maybe “idiot nearly hit by train” for the title is a bit harsh he looks about 11 years old
Oh Yeah sure, Just dont pay attention to the other train coming up right behind you.
As a retired NS employee, I was amazed at the antics of railfans, especially around the steam trains. They seemed to go stark ravin' mad around 'em. Once when SOU 4501 was in Charlotte (NC) Yard, the super had to shut down the yard to shoo people out because they were trespassing in there, stepping in front of trains, even swiping anything they could get their hands on. They seem to treat railroads as a "game", a "toy" there for their amusement alone! We used to mock them, making high fun of their striped overalls, red bandanas and wannabe pocket watches. Called 'em "The National Railway 'HYSTERICAL' Society!~ Some real wierdos out there. But the sad part is, when we were aboard engines and someone raced us to a crossing..........and LOST! That HURTS! The most helpless feeling when a car disappears under the nose of your engine!
The sad part is, if someone gets hurt on railroad property, the railroad is liable and if sued, would most likely lose. In this case, people were allowed by security to enter the yard to watch 4014 pass by. The court would say that they didn't do enough to keep people off the tracks and were negligent if someone gets hit by a passing train. No fences, no signs, not enough security to shoo people away. Gone are the days when you took responsibility for your own actions, its someone else's fault now.
Greg Rowe And that kinda burns me up in this "ME, ME, ME society that is taught that it is always somebody else' fault when something happens, And, yes, it is often the railroad that PAYS *UNJUSTLY*, btw, for the reckless actions of the public! Right is right and WRONG is *still* WRONG, and stupid people ought not get one thin DIME for their stupid, careless actions both around and away from a railroad! Like when people bust thru crossing gates and get hit. Why, you'd think the train jumped off the tracks and chased them down to run them over to hear THEM tell it!!! :( GRRRRRRRRRRRR!
People want something for nothing. They target huge companies because they know they have deep pockets and many times would rather quietly settle in private instead of being publicly slandered in court even if they know they will win. People die in a car crash and want to blame the car(see Paul Walker) even though they were driving recklessly and well beyond the speed limit. James Dean died in a similar fashion in a Porche because he was driving recklessly on public roads. Did his family sue Porche? No, you didn't do that back then. He chose to drive too fast on a public road and crashed. It was his fault.
I have no idea how he (or she) didn't hear that horn...
Lack of situational awareness .
@@KKEM641 negative brain cells?
First off how did he not hear the horn which is a k5lla, one of the loudest train horns there is
That's what I'd like to know! I could have easily heard that horn!
Who is starting the pool for the date of the first fatality from the operation of 4014?
How the hell do you not hear that? That was an especially loud horn too the camera couldn’t pick the sound up right when the train went by.
If that guy wasnt there, that kid would certainly have gotten hit by that locomotive
The non-moving idiot looked like a 1/1 scale Preiser figure there for a while. In fact, Preiser should release a sculpt of this exact person in every model railroad scale, simply calling this figure, "The Idiot".
Could this be the same person that - DID GET HIT & KILLED - by UP844 this past weekend July 22/18 in Co?
Yep, dumbassery is running around free as a bird and other people have to risk their lives to save them.
Makes me wonder if the guy blew the Big Boy's whistle to get the guy's attention.
+09trainman pretty sure he did
oof
Engineer was laying on that horn for at least 20 seconds and foaming morons still didn't move. Really hard to watch.
that person who was standing next to the tracks was Horsey Girl I seen her videos she and Eric R are known to get videos even it it means getting very close the other one who does this type of stuff is Skip he is known to hold up traffic to get pacing shots.
Well we have them in the Netherlands to. This bothers me, they claim to be railfans, yet they dont understand that a mistake with a train can only be made once. Then i did'nt mention what going through the drivers mind. I know from dutch train drivers that it is not funny. I think this is not different with American train drivers.
jpsholland I know
Aaron Peavler/Geomodelrailroader Railroad Photography Darn, you had them in front of your train?
jpsholland and they almost got hit.
Horsey Girl? What a stupid name.
Folks I operate a bus for the NY CITY TRANSIT authority. People hang their toes off the curb as I pull up blasting my horn. I blast my horn and people are so used to hearing horns they don't react, It's crazy.
What a Plonker,A Term We Use in England.
And people wonder why I generally railfan alone..
That guy must’ve been in a trance or something. To be completely unaware of a loud K5LLA indicating an approaching train and then keep filming like nothing ever happened when that other guy made a spilt second decision to prevent him from getting run over
the dude litterally looked at the cow catcher that was right next to him and didnt move before the person picked him up and dragged him out the way.
Would it have killed the UP to hold the intermodal for five minutes until the steam foaming had subsided? You run an attractive nuisance that brings people on the property, then expose them to further risk unnecessarily. If they had hit that kid, regardless of his stupidity, they would've been liable.
UP allowed these people to be on their property to watch 4014 being towed along its mainline. If someone gets hurt or killed even if they're stupid and its their fault, UP would have been sued and most likely would have lost. Just as if you own property and someone gets hurt on it, they can sue you and win even if you had nothing to do with it, because you own the property you're responsible.
That person should have been escorted off the RR property!
U.P. has said time and again to be safe while photographing or videoing trains. People just don't listen.
She could have hurt the train!
Lol that last one didnt even give a fuck... To step aside.
I just posted a video of someone coming close to fatality walking in front of a train, had a K5LLA to. Great video that was intense!
Legends say that he is still recording.
I think its funny how the big boy is as long as both of the diesels put together. As for the person that almost got hit, common sense goes a long way. 😒
And more powerful....
that too.
@@KKEM641and more expensive
I'm just loving the thought of this kid watching this video for the first time, and upon realisation of his idiocy his head will bow, his joy of getting his precious photos has been snatched and that's when he knows his sense of surroundings has lost and that public humiliation via social media has won.
That was crazy, glad to meet you there!
that right there is why crews do not like foamers
Probably he was deaf and could only was concentrated looking at the BIG BOY
Once again, if you're deaf, pay more attention to your surroundings. Know that if you're too close on the tracks that if a train approaches, you're going to get hit.
How could that person not hear that Union Pacific freight train (I don't know the exact detail about the locos as I'm British) come towards him? One possible factor of this near miss could be that he had the hood up on his coat over his head which would limit the amount of noise he will hear (e.g. the horn of the approaching UP 8682). This is why I believe people should have to have their hood of their coat not around their head when around the railway (or railroad). Another factor which lead to this near miss is that the person was standing right next to the tracks of the approaching loco (which itself is absolutely fucking ridiculous!) Who would stand on the track just to get a shot of a special move? Its is simply idiotic! Finally, another factor was that the kid (or person) appeared just to be concentrating on the UP 4014 'Big Boy' move taking photos (or filming it) and is not aware of his surroundings and cannot see his surroundings easily (due to the hood of his coat) so he cannot see anyone or anything to the left, right or behind him which is a safety risk as it increases the chance of injury. If that man wasn't there to place him into safety that person will possibly be injured severely or killed turning a great event into a crime scene.
Many have speculated that he/she was deaf or perhaps mentally handicapped. If you're deaf, then always look. Even being deaf, a locomotive throttling up makes the ground shake and this can be felt. If he/she was mentally handicapped, where was the adult who was supposed to insure he/she's safety.
this person had headphones on and that train was coming.
And this years Darwin Awards nominees are...
You can never get close to a moving train Not even a slow moving train It is just too risky Great train show nonetheless
'Murica
They don't hear the horn? ahahaha
Ed Dickens is telling you in whistle code that you need to get out of the way 6 toots is the emergency signal you hear a Locomotive blowing his horn 6 times you get out of the way they heard the horn they didn't listen.
Can't believe the engineer lay on the horn on that irresponsible kid for 18 seconds flat he could've almost been killed on the spot
My dad was an engineer on the NYC, Hudsons. One day he was heading north and had just passed Poughkeepsie and a guy was standing by a signal. He saw the train, just stood there, when he was about 60' from the train he just stepped right onto the tracks. My dad said he caught a glimpse of him thrown out along the side and he had to stop. He didn't get out of the cab neither did the fireman. The fireman said, "Ya ever see this happen?" My dad said, "Nope." The Fireman said, "I have, trust me you don't want to ever see it."
Cant believe he know this a sd70mac leading the big boy had a fouled horn but a sd70ace horn or k5la sounds diffrent so cant believe he didnt know that if he a railfanner like me
He's already dead inside the smartphone
Person on tracks: filming
Bro: literally picks up person, pulls them off tracks
Person on tracks: literally doesn’t even turn around and keeps filming
Man: Hey, get off the track kid. There’s a freight train coming
Kid: But- big steam trai-
Man: I SAID GET OFF THE TRACK KID *throws kid off the tracks*
But K5LLA's are so Fing loud
Many have speculated that the kid was deaf or perhaps retarded. Neither was an excuse for being too close and if the kid was retarded, shame on his parents for being so negligent.
A late comment but if I would probably just delete the vid that the person took
My question is, how on earth could they either: A. Hear the sounds of a massive horn being sounded right behind them and NOT think that maybe they should get out of the way? Or B. Just straight up not hear the sounds of a massive horn being sounded right behind them?
Like seriously, I get it, you don't get to see such a magnificent locomotive like the Union Pacific Big Boy 4014, but honestly people, if you're on railroad tracks, always be aware of your surroundings as if you're on the tracks or on the wood planks holding the rails up, you're in the path of any trains that could be coming down the tracks
The train likely wouldnt have killed him because of the speed, just severely injured. He would've learned not to be a dumbass and move nextime
some people whine ad complain how noisy the train horn is . the train horn is not there to amuse u. it is for reasons like this .i am glad that the other fellow had common sense to pick up the person who was so engrosed in his shot and not paying attention to his own saftey.