Not all intentional train derailments are criminal, but it's #NotWhatYouThink #NWYT #shorts Music: Virginia Highway - Tigerblood Jewel Footage: Creative Commons Library
To qoute one of the best game out there: "The maintenance costs of bridges and tunnels depends on their height and depth" Hmm, never thought that was a thing....
The derail is also used if your parked and your train starts to roll. The detail will stop a train from going onto the main track and causing a collision
@@RAVENS_ARE_THE_BEST_IN_THE_NFL so all these parts scatter from the wreck and not a single one goes under the train to touch the wheels? Couldnt have anything to do with the design of that device?
@@cgreen339 a derail is shaped like a V and yes are made to lift and kick the wheels off one side of the rail, when a train hits a car or truck, usually nothing large enough makes it under the plow to derail the train, but there has been derailments from hitting semi trucks and the load or trailer makes it under the locomotive wheels
On a class 1 railroad, you will not see a portable derail on a mainline track. You will see them in a yard track more than anything else, as a form of alternate protection. Derails in mainline adjacent yard tracks are operated by train crews only. Then there are power details that are an entire different story. However, they do not have lights on them, and in permanently attached to the track applications there is not a sign directly on the derail
@@kaseyaldrich4746 I've seen them used by maintenance away on dual main when they're welding on the opposite side. You're right though "portable" derails are usually used by carmen inside a yard. There are many many permanent switch operated, and dual operated derails on main though, way too many industries are directly off mainline.
@@joeh5538 I said power and permanent were completely different. And again, on a class 1 railroad, you do not use a portable derail on main line, that is to say atleast on UP lines. It’s in the rules. You WILL find yourself in boiling hot water over that. Power derails are seen in sidings and controlled by dispatchers but they aren’t designed like this. They an actual switch that’s designed to just go nowhere. Permanent derails are used in yard applications off the mainline and are used by the locals. Been in UP signal maintenance for way to many years, like farmers says, I know a thing or two cause I’ve seen a thing or two
One of these was used to try derail CSX 8888, or 'Crazy Eights' but the train was moving too fast, and knocked the derailer out of place. The train had runaway after its operator saw a switch in the wrong position. He applied the brakes, and climbed out to switch the switch, but in putting on the brakes, he had disabled a safety feature knows as a dead man switch, and instead of increasing one of the brakes, he increased the throttle, and was unable to get back on. The train was eventually chased down by another train, and slowed down, with someone being able to get onboard and stop the train.
Same thing happened in Norway with a bunch of runaway freight cars in the Sjursøya incident. They attempted to set a derailer for them, but all they did was send that derailer flying. Only successful derail / stop was when the consist smashed through a semi trailer, a freight office and finally got stopped when they landed in the sea.
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Exactly. "this is not what you think." I knew that was a derailer and I have seen a yard situation where two loco's collided because they had not protected the track with the derailer.
@@Transit24Hrs well, if you had common sense, it will actually make sense to have one of these things for different purposes instead of just instantly saying, why would they have that?
@@Transit24Hrs most of us DO expect that, clown. You thought they would just let it crash into whatever they're protecting down the track? What if the bridge is out... you thought they would just let everyone onboard die?
Ah, derailers! (Usually just called derails because we're lazy). Great things, useful for more than just construction. They also help control train traffic through force, which is particularly useful when somebody tries to get onto the main railroad line from their factory without authorization. Incidents like that are typically why derails are locked into the derailing position.
@@arbitratedshan2783 you should make a TH-cam short about that! I’ve never heard of the practice but I don’t know a lot about trains. It sounds interesting and dangerous
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I have been in a train that accidentally got derailed. There was a thump noise, a bit of creaking, and the train shook quite a bit, but nothing serious happened to us passengers, except my sister spilling her hot chocolate over herself lol.
@@F40M07 the problem whit humor is you need context to understand the humor that’s what I’m asking you if I told you a joke about what have in common a Peronist rockets in the Stratosphere and a red Ferrari you won’t get it because you probably don’t have the context to get it
In Ballard, there is a rail draw-bridge with automatic derailers at either end. The derailers activate whenever the bridge is elevated...they'd rather drop the train into a big ditch than to have it ram the bridge supports.
A couple years ago, the movie Unstoppable with Denzel Washington and Chris Pine was partly filmed in the town in live in. And the part in the movie where the train gets derailed was filmed here and they used a derailer to flip the train off the tracks. It was pretty cool to see it. Of course they added explosives and stuff to make it more intense, the train was made of foam, except for the frame. Got to be an extra for a day too.
Sadly the entire premise of that movie cannot happen. Every motor has an alarm button that has to be pressed every minute or the train shuts down and applies emergency brakes. The only way a train can runaway is from gravity and the brakes fail. Which will cause it to crash in the first curve it meets that exceeds the speed of curve. Which doesn’t take much. Many curves have spreed limits of 20 mph.
@@kris.tea.p oh it’s a good movie with 2 great actors and I do enjoy it very much. But as a class 1 engineer it makes me laugh at the entire premise of a runaway train. But that’s Hollywood for ya.
Very important to remember is that derailers are only reliable at very low speeds. At higher speeds, those derailers turn into an unpredictable projectile that barely impacts the train.
They’re called blue flags and they’re put up when a track is not supposed to have any moving trains on it. It’s a symbol to crew that it’s safe to get on and off a train for maintenance or other things. A blue flag is placed at the front and rear of the train and as long as the blue flags are up, that section of track is in a protected state. But it also doubles as a derailment device in case a train were to come head on to the stationary train where people are working. Edit: I know this because I work on trains and blue flag protocol is taken very seriously
@@aprilecotton2060 I can’t speak for the blue flag but just on train visibility. A slight curve through town, a slight grade in elevation, weather conditions like rain, fog, and blowing dirt, and just human error through fatigue, distractions or miss communication may hide an oncoming train or prevent someone seeing any signs of danger. Even judging the distance and speed that a train is coming can be difficult unless your way off to the side of the tracks. And don’t forget, if they are working on the tracks, there may be a whole crew out there with all sorts of loud equipment making repairs to a train or tracks. It’s not just a couple workers hammering railroad spikes in the ground with a hammer who can simply step aside. For instance, you say you can see them for miles, then how do you have 2 massive mile long freight trains hit head on out in open flat country with no trees or obstacles around bursting into flames on impact with train cars wadded up a mile long? There was only one track out where it happened just south of town where I used to live. Sure this was human error but sadly had a fatal ending. If you were joking in your comment, my bad for it going over my head.😀
@@anthonyskata it doesnt matter what the train is doing. You can literally remove all your things from the track before the train gets there. You can see it coming miles away. Move your stuff. Easy.
@@aprilecotton2060Tell me you have absolutely zero idea what you're talking about without telling me you have absolutely zero idea what you're talking about. Lmfao
@@noahlankford1 like rerailing frogs? i think i saw something similar, in Poland our emergencie trains uses hydraulic pistons to lift the car and push it at the rails, mostly used when the car is damaged and we dont want to risk it to rip off when pulling on.
As someone who rerails cars for the railroad we have a tool called the rerailer. Not a huge fan of using wood unless the track is rolled then you have no choice but to use it.
We used one of these on the tracks on the spur that went into our manufacturing building. That would ensure that if a train incorrectly went down that spur, that it would not destroy our building because it would derail before it got to the building.
Didn't expect to learn how train re-rails in a train derailment video, always thought about that but I guess it's just as "easy" as moving the train back into the rails
Depends if the rails get twisted. A low speed derailment can be retailed by clamping a sort of ramp to the rail and rolling back up. I saw a J class derail a pony wheel and was re-railed with pieces of wood.
@@darylcheshire1618 Ooh, if the rails get twisted I guess they'd have to replace the section that's twisted then? I've seen documentaries about rail maintenance but they never talk about derailing
@@Wakabatan Yes they have to clear the derailed vehicles with cranes and then replace the rails. If it’s really bad, a bypass track is laid around the mess. In a railfan magazine I’ve seen pictures of a B class diesel lifted up by two steam cranes.
"What do you mean there's more to the internet than clickbait and dick picks? What's next, you're gonna tell me it's supposed to be used like a library of knowledge or something?"
In NYC we have portable train stops that trips the emergency brakes on a train and also a wheel stop for work trains in assisting in track maintenance.
@@The_Withered_Channel_is_Backhe cameraman is obviously behind the camera, stupid! How else would he be able to Film then?? Also to clear this confusion up: its a meme. Whenever you see something happening in a Video, people call the viewing point "cameraman" and act as if hes all mighty. For example: you see an Animation of the big bang. People the act as if the camera used in the 3d program, file viewer, etc. Is a person often described as the cameraman. Then someone would say "the cameraman in this video is so brave! He recorded the creation of the universe!!", thats the meme.
Except this channel is getting too annoying... why does it keeps saying "but it's not what you think" when it is what actually we think it is? not all people are dumb and ignorant. this is the reason why I never subbed to this channel but it keeps appearing on my shorts. Time will come I will permanently block this channel.
I'm assuming doing this tactically it will cause minimum damage to the train itself and the track costing only a few thousand rather than a few hundred thousand to repair
Actually, it is more about the human cost than the monetary cost. The derails are almost always used at industrial customer junctions to prevent customer cars from getting onto the mainline. You can imagine how bad it would be to the humans if a train going 60 mph that takes 1.5 miles to stop turns a corner to find a runaway boxcar on the mainline. A thousand to fix the derailed car and rail is better than the million dollar wrongful death lawsuit.
“derailers are usually used for derailment”
when you need to make your essay longer 😹
Derailing - The process of removing the rails from a railroad track.
Right? No? Hm.
_at slower speeds_
stay in school children
@@pyroromancer Are we still doing "phrasing"?
@@pyroromancer school is boring. Just tell em to use their brains. School and suicide is the same
"this little device known as a derailer does just that" lol
"The derailer is not what you think. It's a derailer."
I hate👿 derailments 😠
Well, it's not a derailleur...
@@bcubed72 ok mec
Came here for this comment. Didn't disappoint. 👍🏻
Actualy it's a ray gun but now it is undercover... under a blanket so folks could not see it
“This, is not what you think”
It turned out to be exactly what I thought
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Yes. Welcome to the channel. Happens a lot here.
This is the channel's name
It's to rage bait drive the clicks and comments, just scroll past or laugh at the stupid.
“prank em john”
“haha, you already know”
Lool!
Boutta derail my mental health
hopefully this comment section doesn't get too derailed
OOOWWWW I SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE
LOOKS LIKE YOUR COMMENT HAS GOT US BACK ON TRACK
This whole comment chain is going off the rails
🏆
Hopefully
The door 🚪 is that way 👉
"The derailers are usually used for derailment" thanks, I thought they were used for making sandwiches
I laughed so hard I almost died.
So funny
I laughed so hard i needed surgery
@@samuelbrockington1280 i get it wasn't funny, geez
@@samuelbrockington1280 I laughed so hard I pissed in my asshole and came into my mouth as it vomited into my urethra
“This is not what you think”
One second later:
“This is what you thought of it”
“This is not what you think” derailed sign pops up
Train if up my
This is why we call the thing that changes your bike gear a "derailleur".
From quebec i see
@@thecamocampaindude5167 Just because its French doesn't mean he's in Québec
@@thecamocampaindude5167 That's how you spell it in English. It's called a "loan word", like panache or debacle
Yep, sure is
@@barauder yes it does mean that and why would you intervene?
“derailers are used for derailing” ah yes the floor here is made out of floor
A " thank you captain obvious' moment
To qoute one of the best game out there: "The maintenance costs of bridges and tunnels depends on their height and depth"
Hmm, never thought that was a thing....
😂😂😂😂
what if the floor was made of air? NASA?
Ah yes the famous cake-flavored cake
Bro footage from the 1910s is more clear then most security cameras and phones.
It’s not tho is it
S true
*than
Film is neat like that.
Film be that way
"This is not what you think"
It was exactly what we thought
Shows the derailer being placed, "this is not what you think"
Lol
Hey he gotta use the line somewhere right?
@@Pribumi1 lol well yeah, but it's still annoying
Actually it is
When I think of a derailer I don’t consider it I intentionally used tool
*The conductor when he sees this set up on a bridge*
*EY YO*
Nervous bayou noises (soeey dark humor)
GO HABS GO
Jump out the train. Lol
Yep, jo grab the whiskey were gonna do a full send
Underrated comment
The derail is also used if your parked and your train starts to roll. The detail will stop a train from going onto the main track and causing a collision
"This is not what you think." It's exactly what you think
bro was gettin sturdy in the 1910's
edit: youtube shorts algorithm somehow brought me back here, hello to all the fellow lost people!
bro I was looking all over for someone to comment about that 😭
@@YSG202 nah me too 💀💀
Almost looks like he was hitting the griddy
literally hitting the griddy in the 1910s
ONG🥶🥶🥶
Train: runs over cars, busses, simi-trucks keeps going
Also train: hits tiny yellow metal and derails
Lol
Underrated comment. Lol
It’s because the cars and semis don’t touch the wheels, simpleton, it doesn’t matter what color the derailer is
@@RAVENS_ARE_THE_BEST_IN_THE_NFL so all these parts scatter from the wreck and not a single one goes under the train to touch the wheels? Couldnt have anything to do with the design of that device?
@@cgreen339 a derail is shaped like a V and yes are made to lift and kick the wheels off one side of the rail, when a train hits a car or truck, usually nothing large enough makes it under the plow to derail the train, but there has been derailments from hitting semi trucks and the load or trailer makes it under the locomotive wheels
NotWhatYouThink:"this is not what you think!"
Joe Caine:"this is exactly what you think"
that jump of loco pilot in beginning 😂😂
*u see him twice*
Bro in the 1910s was testing a train derailer with actual people still on the train.
I'm pretty sure modern day train's still have the engineer onboard driving the train when they derail it.
OSHA wasn’t a thing clearly
I need one of these, it looks like so much fun!
They hadn't invented crash test dummies so they had to use real life test dummies. 😆
This is clearly a demonstration of a finished product, not a test
train hijackers: “WRITE THAT DOWN! WRITE THAT DOWN!”
they already fucking know that btw
@@7hru chill, if ur gonna hijack a train you should do research so obviously they know 💀
This is more unabomber shit
@@NoNameX_X0they already fucking know that btw
@@Magewater i already said that they know that…?
The two trains at the beginning surely hit each other
“This is exactly what you think it is, it derails trains.”
-the minecraft parkour guy
"All you had to do was to derail the damn train CJ!"
"MERRYWEATHER FLEETS HERE BRO!"
*has trauma flashback of this mission*
if cj has respawn abilities he should do it tbh
@@sakmadik69420 no need, Trevor already did it for him :)
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Nice.
It is exactly what I thought it was, these are used to protect stuff (crew, industries, etc.) from trains that shouldn’t be there.
Yeah, when doing my safe access of the Rail corridor training our instructor told us all about them and how to use them
On a class 1 railroad, you will not see a portable derail on a mainline track. You will see them in a yard track more than anything else, as a form of alternate protection. Derails in mainline adjacent yard tracks are operated by train crews only. Then there are power details that are an entire different story. However, they do not have lights on them, and in permanently attached to the track applications there is not a sign directly on the derail
@@kaseyaldrich4746 I've seen them used by maintenance away on dual main when they're welding on the opposite side. You're right though "portable" derails are usually used by carmen inside a yard. There are many many permanent switch operated, and dual operated derails on main though, way too many industries are directly off mainline.
If you got complete trains that shouldn't be there you've got a lot of troubles at dispatching level. It's more about cars without handbrakes.
@@joeh5538 I said power and permanent were completely different. And again, on a class 1 railroad, you do not use a portable derail on main line, that is to say atleast on UP lines. It’s in the rules. You WILL find yourself in boiling hot water over that. Power derails are seen in sidings and controlled by dispatchers but they aren’t designed like this. They an actual switch that’s designed to just go nowhere. Permanent derails are used in yard applications off the mainline and are used by the locals.
Been in UP signal maintenance for way to many years, like farmers says, I know a thing or two cause I’ve seen a thing or two
Delrailers are most commonly used in the us to dump chemicals into the atmosphere
It's when they voted the politician for. So it's okay. They want to accelerate the climate change and destroy the environment ASAP.
Don't worry though the government says the chemicals are perfectly safe and won't do any harm to anybody.
"This is not what you think"
"So it rerails trains, got it"
“Derailers are used for derailment” Thanks man, thought that was to get toothpaste.
Lmao
He said “Derailers are used for derailment at slow speeds”
"thought that was to get toothpaste."
It's quite a metal way of getting that last little annoying speck of toothpaste out of the damn thing.
I use these daily, they're life savers
Can't imagine a day without them
@@Pribumi1 Well..
You're telling me at least 1 train is derailed per day?!
@the Teo 😂😂😂😂😂💀💀💀💀💀💀😫🥴😳🤰
@@novalone3211 not quite but they're used for a lot of safety reasons.
Something tells me that Googling "train derailer" is gonna put me on a list.
“This is not what you think”
*derail sign pops up*
I think it’s exactly what I think it is.
"This is not what you think"
* explains it is what I think *
Yep, it was exactly what I thought
Yep. That happens a lot on this channel. 😂
One of these was used to try derail CSX 8888, or 'Crazy Eights' but the train was moving too fast, and knocked the derailer out of place. The train had runaway after its operator saw a switch in the wrong position. He applied the brakes, and climbed out to switch the switch, but in putting on the brakes, he had disabled a safety feature knows as a dead man switch, and instead of increasing one of the brakes, he increased the throttle, and was unable to get back on. The train was eventually chased down by another train, and slowed down, with someone being able to get onboard and stop the train.
That would make a great movie. Denzel Washington would be great for it.
@@gaveintothedarkness I've always wanted to see Chris Pine work along side Denzel in a movie. Think there's a part for him in the script?
As soon as I saw the video, I immediately remembered how they 8888 plowed right through them 😁
"You've been a very naughty engine," said Sir Topham Hatt. "I'm sending you to scrapyard. There you will cut apart and recycled."
Same thing happened in Norway with a bunch of runaway freight cars in the Sjursøya incident.
They attempted to set a derailer for them, but all they did was send that derailer flying.
Only successful derail / stop was when the consist smashed through a semi trailer, a freight office and finally got stopped when they landed in the sea.
I thought that it is for derailment, but actually it is for derailment.
I didn't know they were hitting the griddy in 1910
His gf: "Did you cheat on m"
He: "Its not whatcha think"
He: "Fuck the police"
His gf: "??"
“This is not what you think.” And he proceeds to explain what everyone thought
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Exactly. "this is not what you think."
I knew that was a derailer and I have seen a yard situation where two loco's collided because they had not protected the track with the derailer.
He said that because most people wouldn’t expect to have an object that intentionally derails a train
@@Transit24Hrs well, if you had common sense, it will actually make sense to have one of these things for different purposes instead of just instantly saying, why would they have that?
@@CrimsonXYR track maintenance device?
@@Transit24Hrs most of us DO expect that, clown. You thought they would just let it crash into whatever they're protecting down the track? What if the bridge is out... you thought they would just let everyone onboard die?
"Derailing a train is possibly a criminal act" lol
Derailers at high speed are just speed bumps
It's good to see The Count from Sesame Street has found some voice work.
One two three derailed trains ahahah
@@BooBuKittyPhuk hahahaha!
@@BooBuKittyPhuk very good
Lmao 😂 😂
😆
Ah, derailers! (Usually just called derails because we're lazy). Great things, useful for more than just construction. They also help control train traffic through force, which is particularly useful when somebody tries to get onto the main railroad line from their factory without authorization. Incidents like that are typically why derails are locked into the derailing position.
Wait, that happens?
@@Zack-fu4lo With infuriating frequency, yes.
oh my god it's not just drivers of cars who are complete idiots
@@arbitratedshan2783 you should make a TH-cam short about that! I’ve never heard of the practice but I don’t know a lot about trains. It sounds interesting and dangerous
Yes .... derail ..... as a noun.
Bros 1800 griddy goes crazy!
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Please consider including clickable links.
Thanks for clearing that up for me, I thought derailers were used on bikes.
Lol.. came here for this
Technically, it could. You could derail the Rubber tire or the chains for example.
Team Shimano or Team SRAM?
Campag go away.
I have been in a train that accidentally got derailed. There was a thump noise, a bit of creaking, and the train shook quite a bit, but nothing serious happened to us passengers, except my sister spilling her hot chocolate over herself lol.
ouch 🤕 hope she didn't get burned.
@@sandasturner9529 nah, she was completely fine.
@@tetronaut88 good. Happy 😊😁
You were very lucky
@@jasoncutlip950 most certainly.
"derailers are made to derailers trains"
ah yes the floor is made of floor
To all who see this have a great day😊
*Narrator:* "Derailers are usually used for derailment at slower speeds."
*Comments:* "Derailers are usually used for derailment."
They don't actually work at higher speeds.
“This is not what you think”
*is exactly what I think*
Bro getting sturdy in that old film lmao🤣🤣💀💀
Props to the last people in that carriage who risked their lives for a derailment test
"This is not what you think" - after the explanation I think it turned out to be exactly what I thought it was
8888: * ignores the obvious derail *
Whay? I mean i get the 8888 but whay ignores
You don’t know what humor is, do you?
@@F40M07 the problem whit humor is you need context to understand the humor that’s what I’m asking you if I told you a joke about what have in common a Peronist rockets in the Stratosphere and a red Ferrari you won’t get it because you probably don’t have the context to get it
Lol
@@elprimerplayer277 we truly are peronising the world huh
Last time it was used at fast speeds was the crazy 8’s incident. And it didn’t work at all
Host completely went off the tracks with this one
I didn't understand at first but after seeing this clip am back on track now 🤪
🤔 I'm pretty sure it's exactly what I thought. Says it right on the little sign....
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂.. Pure Gold , right there what you said !!!!
Him: “this is a derailer”
GTA Train: “Pfft”
"This is not what you think"
Literally exactly what i thought it was
when you drive a train and don't pay the parking ticket
*Hey Ferb, I know what we're gonna do today!*
A friend of mine did it once.
@@vinstual9830 what happened?
lol I was gonna make this comment
Make a derailinator?
*cough* only $51’s online *cough*
In Ballard, there is a rail draw-bridge with automatic derailers at either end. The derailers activate whenever the bridge is elevated...they'd rather drop the train into a big ditch than to have it ram the bridge supports.
I'm so glad someone narrated this video, otherwise we would never be able to tell what derailers are.. and what they are used for..
Meanwhile, movies about trains out of control: "let's blow that shit up"
For real. The bad guys might as well buy one of these
A couple years ago, the movie Unstoppable with Denzel Washington and Chris Pine was partly filmed in the town in live in. And the part in the movie where the train gets derailed was filmed here and they used a derailer to flip the train off the tracks. It was pretty cool to see it. Of course they added explosives and stuff to make it more intense, the train was made of foam, except for the frame. Got to be an extra for a day too.
Epic! I loved that movie
Sadly the entire premise of that movie cannot happen. Every motor has an alarm button that has to be pressed every minute or the train shuts down and applies emergency brakes. The only way a train can runaway is from gravity and the brakes fail. Which will cause it to crash in the first curve it meets that exceeds the speed of curve. Which doesn’t take much. Many curves have spreed limits of 20 mph.
@@khure711 True, made for a decent movie plot though. Even though box office wise, it didn’t do all that great.
@@kris.tea.p oh it’s a good movie with 2 great actors and I do enjoy it very much. But as a class 1 engineer it makes me laugh at the entire premise of a runaway train. But that’s Hollywood for ya.
@@khure711 Did anybody ask?
As a kid growing up other kids told me that a penny on the train tracks could derail a train. I was too scared to try.
Very important to remember is that derailers are only reliable at very low speeds. At higher speeds, those derailers turn into an unpredictable projectile that barely impacts the train.
They’re called blue flags and they’re put up when a track is not supposed to have any moving trains on it. It’s a symbol to crew that it’s safe to get on and off a train for maintenance or other things. A blue flag is placed at the front and rear of the train and as long as the blue flags are up, that section of track is in a protected state. But it also doubles as a derailment device in case a train were to come head on to the stationary train where people are working.
Edit: I know this because I work on trains and blue flag protocol is taken very seriously
I mean any track is safe to be ok. You can see a train from miles away, idk why you need a blue flag lmao
@@aprilecotton2060 I can’t speak for the blue flag but just on train visibility. A slight curve through town, a slight grade in elevation, weather conditions like rain, fog, and blowing dirt, and just human error through fatigue, distractions or miss communication may hide an oncoming train or prevent someone seeing any signs of danger. Even judging the distance and speed that a train is coming can be difficult unless your way off to the side of the tracks. And don’t forget, if they are working on the tracks, there may be a whole crew out there with all sorts of loud equipment making repairs to a train or tracks. It’s not just a couple workers hammering railroad spikes in the ground with a hammer who can simply step aside.
For instance, you say you can see them for miles, then how do you have 2 massive mile long freight trains hit head on out in open flat country with no trees or obstacles around bursting into flames on impact with train cars wadded up a mile long? There was only one track out where it happened just south of town where I used to live. Sure this was human error but sadly had a fatal ending.
If you were joking in your comment, my bad for it going over my head.😀
@@aprilecotton2060 if crew is working inside the engine with eat protection and loud tools I think it might get a little hard to see and hear
@@anthonyskata it doesnt matter what the train is doing. You can literally remove all your things from the track before the train gets there. You can see it coming miles away. Move your stuff. Easy.
@@aprilecotton2060Tell me you have absolutely zero idea what you're talking about without telling me you have absolutely zero idea what you're talking about. Lmfao
Great piece of kit. Over here in the UK we also have "skates", which can be mounted on damaged wheels to get units back to depot.
We have those here too in the U.S. and re-reailers for getting the train back on the rail when it's not damaged by re-railing
@@noahlankford1 like rerailing frogs? i think i saw something similar, in Poland our emergencie trains uses hydraulic pistons to lift the car and push it at the rails, mostly used when the car is damaged and we dont want to risk it to rip off when pulling on.
“It’s not what you think”
Proceeds to be exactly what I thought it was
"This is not what you think"
The derail sign: *Allow me to introduce myself*
Construction worker: we do a little trolling
As someone who rerails cars for the railroad we have a tool called the rerailer. Not a huge fan of using wood unless the track is rolled then you have no choice but to use it.
A tool called the derailer? Much cooler if that were your nickname :)
We used one of these on the tracks on the spur that went into our manufacturing building. That would ensure that if a train incorrectly went down that spur, that it would not destroy our building because it would derail before it got to the building.
I like this guy’s videos because they’re educational, but I’ve never seen one that wasn’t exactly what I thought lol
I’m hoping you do more railroading and train based ones
No.. this guy doesn’t know what he’s talking about
"Derailleurs are usually used for derailing"
thank you very much I did not think of that wow🤯
Being a train dude this was exactly what I thought it was
I think the craziest part of this video is how 'simple' the process is to re-rail a train.
“This is not what you think”
Idk what to think, the videos just started
Didn't expect to learn how train re-rails in a train derailment video, always thought about that but I guess it's just as "easy" as moving the train back into the rails
Not if the train tipped over
I’d actually like to see them trying to get a car back in the tracks.
Depends if the rails get twisted. A low speed derailment can be retailed by clamping a sort of ramp to the rail and rolling back up.
I saw a J class derail a pony wheel and was re-railed with pieces of wood.
@@darylcheshire1618 Ooh, if the rails get twisted I guess they'd have to replace the section that's twisted then?
I've seen documentaries about rail maintenance but they never talk about derailing
@@Wakabatan Yes they have to clear the derailed vehicles with cranes and then replace the rails.
If it’s really bad, a bypass track is laid around the mess.
In a railfan magazine I’ve seen pictures of a B class diesel lifted up by two steam cranes.
The moment you realise that trains are the same technology as the zipper.
Bro was hitting the griddy💀
Derailed trains can be rerailed but dead men can't be revived.
@@dokidokibibleclublol. good luck with that😅🤣😂
@@dokidokibibleclubwe may to try to derail the cart you’re in. If you will be raised from death then there is nothing to worry about, its even better
Hope not. I dont want zombies.
@@TheCaptainSplatter Lol
Now we know how to stop the GTA train
“This is not what you think.”
proceeds to explain precisely what you are thinking
That guy in 1910: hey stop!
People on train: Nah, we're fine
Bro was hittin the griddy in the 1910
Thats not a griddy, thats a flaily.
Thats not a flaily, thats a rickroll
The fuck does that even mean?
It mean ligma
I learned something today. That's what I love about the internet.
Not what 90% of the population uses it for.
"What do you mean there's more to the internet than clickbait and dick picks? What's next, you're gonna tell me it's supposed to be used like a library of knowledge or something?"
"This is not what you think"
Explains it to be exactly what I thought
In NYC we have portable train stops that trips the emergency brakes on a train and also a wheel stop for work trains in assisting in track maintenance.
So where can I get one of these for… reasons
Amazon probably lol
I'm sure the the Polish/French/Norewgien/Dutch Resistance know. Perhaps even the Ukrainians.
@@NotWhatYouThink unfortunately no
@@jakemillar649 the Ukrainians probably figured out how to make them out of spare tractor parts
It's just a ramp with a curve, you can probably make one out of a 2x4 and an iron bar
The cameraman recording from under the train has balls of steel.
bro are you blind there's no cameraman he put the camera under the train
@@The_Withered_Channel_is_Backhe cameraman is obviously behind the camera, stupid! How else would he be able to Film then??
Also to clear this confusion up: its a meme. Whenever you see something happening in a Video, people call the viewing point "cameraman" and act as if hes all mighty. For example: you see an Animation of the big bang. People the act as if the camera used in the 3d program, file viewer, etc. Is a person often described as the cameraman. Then someone would say "the cameraman in this video is so brave! He recorded the creation of the universe!!", thats the meme.
@@The_Withered_Channel_is_Backr/wooosh
lol this was just bait for a woosh
wasnt funny @@Pepega_Ch
The train in polar express be like: derail ?? Naah imma drift this bad boy over the lake
There was one of these on a freight line near my house being reballasted at a crossing. Thanks to this video I knew exactly what it was for
This is the only TH-cam channel that I actually get visibly happier when it uploads. Thanks for the great content!
Thanks a lot! 😃
Except this channel is getting too annoying... why does it keeps saying "but it's not what you think" when it is what actually we think it is? not all people are dumb and ignorant.
this is the reason why I never subbed to this channel but it keeps appearing on my shorts. Time will come I will permanently block this channel.
I'm assuming doing this tactically it will cause minimum damage to the train itself and the track costing only a few thousand rather than a few hundred thousand to repair
And often at a place where the trains should be at low speeds so not as much gets damaged. I’m pretty sure they don’t work as well at high speeds.
@@844SteamFan Yes I believe higher speed will result in higher resistance so stop the train and more dangerous
That and where lives are at stake.
Easier to replace equipment.
Majority of derailments don't cost anything other than labor costs
Actually, it is more about the human cost than the monetary cost. The derails are almost always used at industrial customer junctions to prevent customer cars from getting onto the mainline. You can imagine how bad it would be to the humans if a train going 60 mph that takes 1.5 miles to stop turns a corner to find a runaway boxcar on the mainline. A thousand to fix the derailed car and rail is better than the million dollar wrongful death lawsuit.
"it is not what you think"
*proceeds to say what you had thought*
"Derailers are used for derailment"
Every 60 seconds a minute passes.