CAUGHT ON CAM: train strikes flatbed 18 wheeler!

[SilverBullet432]

Wasn't so long ago a bunch of veterans got killed the same way.

Yea bro i was going to post that link as well. Since it happened in the same town with only a few month's span. After seeing this, i can now see the horrid death they experienced as the train slammed into the flatbed they were riding on.

[SilverBullet432]

Here is a new link with a pic of the aftermath:

http://www.cbs7kosa.com/news/details.asp?ID=49906


The driver said his load bottomed out and there was nothing he could do.

[HackerF15E]

The driver said his load bottomed out and there was nothing he could do.

Well, that's a pretty good reason to not move the truck. That being said, his route planning leaves something to be desired.

[SilverBullet432]

Well, that's a pretty good reason to not move the truck. That being said, his route planning leaves something to be desired.

ive passed by that crossing a few times before, its a rather steep crossing.

[TacticalSledgehammer]

I work for a large class 1 railroad and have always feared hitting something like that where it's load could penetrate the windshield. Our glass is supposedly bullet proof, but I really don't want to test it. Other than that the only other things that would be scary to me is a large boulder, bad rail, or another train.

People panic when they see a train coming. It provokes a knee jerk reaction to beat it to the crossing. Strangely enough animals are the same way.

[Big A]

"Wishing he was home in bed dreaming about Casey Jones".

"Wide eyed woman half a mile ahead. Thinking 'bout broken bones"...

[Avenger29]

People panic when they see a train coming. It provokes a knee jerk reaction to beat it to the crossing. .

Remember this retardedness?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMvtDNATP04

[SilverBullet432]

Remember this retardedness?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMvtDNATP04

2trainzzzz!!! damn! wonder what the @#$# was going through her mind..

[TacticalSledgehammer]

Oh yeah. I've had people do that when I've only had 2-3 locomotives and no cars. They'd risk their life for a 30 second wait.

[T2C]

I always wonder what the engineer on that train is thinking as it is barreling down on a collision like that.

The wife's cousin is an engineer and he told me something like this is his worst nightmare. On two occasions he has had people commit suicide by stopping their car on the tracks in front of him.