Did you ever try to stop, look, and listen from the cab of an idling diesel truck with a long trailer at a 4 track crossing that is obscured by a parked train?? There is no way he could get that long trailer across the 4th track without getting hit; as his line of sight from the crossbuck stopping and listening point was blocked by another "tied up" train...which SHOULD BE ILLEGAL to do anywhere near a crossing like that. Railroads have been killing people for years with that practice and then going before Congress to ask for more transportation funding from our taxes. Where is the improvement?
@@GfysimpletonsThe train is moving with the sound and a second parked train was between it and the truck. From the insulated cab of a truck it would have been difficult to hear the train before he heard it. This crossing was very poorly protected. That parked train looks well clear of the crossing even by the minimum required standards but even that isn’t sufficient for 4 tracks. Either there should be rules requiring additional separation from crossings for parked trains when more than 2 tracks are present or crossing gates need to be installed
Damn... seeing the locomotive cab camera footage, I can only imagine what that engineer must be thinking/saying, but I bet it begins with Oh!! and ends with a 4 letter expletive, as the poor conductor soils his shorts. It's good that there was a happy ending to this, where everyone got to go home.
@@C2JZ Yeah but I see what the OP is saying. People say a train hit something and it sounds like blame attaches to the train and that isn't right. Usually.
I have a DEEP respect for two things that you “cannot” see but can kill you in a heartbeat…electricity and trains at unprotected crossings. Even at RR gated crossings I ALWAYS scan in both directions before crossing. Just a habit.
That's a tough situation as a truck driver when you don't have a good line of sight due to a parked train (even though it still seemed to be parked far enough away to comply with the FRA's rules for parked trains). I'm glad the railroad took good care of him and allowed him to keep his job. You can go as slow as possible, but eventually, the nose of your truck is going to be in harm's way before you ever have enough view to properly see down the tracks, and even if you "gun it" your truck is still going to be too long to completely clear the tracks before the train gets there as well. You can try to get out and look down the tracks first, but usually by the time you get back into the truck and get it in gear, enough time has passed where getting out to look down the tracks is usually irrelevant. Best way to avoid this, is to have some sort of shared radio frequency with any train crews in the area to know where the trains are. I know that's not always the case, but if it's possible to create a channel for that, it would be better than nothing. Either that, or have a second person in the truck to spot for the driver.
I wonder if the train's horn had been sounded and the truck driver had not heard it, and if not, why. In any case, it's a good reminder to look (as far up the tracks as possible) AND listen for a train.
@@markmaki4460 Train horns aren't as easily heard as you think - between the noise of a running diesel engine, any potential air conditioning/heating or radio running, the sound waves deflecting off the parked railcars and a closed window, it's very unlikely that driver would've heard it even if the engineer had been (and probably was). That's why all those old railroad safety videos from the 50s up through the 80s or so used for training bus and truck drivers tell you to stop at crossings, turn off all possible sources of noise, open your windows, and (in the case of buses) call for silence before beginning your 'look and listen' routine.
@@LegendaryLycanthrope Well i guess why bother to listen for a train then? Thank you for pointing out to me in a not at all presumptuous way that i think entirely wrongly.
@@markmaki4460 Yes, the train's horn was being blown (0:43 his hand was holding the horn down before he noticed the truck). I wish they would of left the original audio in because I like to examine that kind of stuff.
@@LegendaryLycanthrope Agreed, the tall autoracks are probably the worst for blocking sound from a train on the opposite side. Especially at the extreme perpendicular angle they were at between the truck and train, it would make it even harder for the sound to pass through them than if they were perpendicular in relation to the truck and train.
Gosh I’m so glad he was able to get the cab clear! Wow! Union Pacific kudos for not firing him it WAS an accident after all and thank goodness he’s alive
If it can happen to a professional, it can happen to anyone. Keep your head on a swivel around railway tracks. The train will always win. Good to see Chad came out of that crash okay.
Yes I to got hit by a train and my pickup was shredded it was winter the crossing was icy visibility was poor ... but ultimately it was still my fault and my loss
Rule M: Employees must expect the movement of trains, engines, cars or other equipment at any time, on any track, in either direction. C&NW general regulations and safety rules effective June 1, 1967
UP employee, driving a UP truck, was hit by a UP train. Stop the video at 0:41 and advance it to see the frame before the cut to the cab's interior. (Or, start at 0:42 and work your way backward.) You can make out the fuzzy UP logo. The logo is fairly clear at 0:46.
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Glad your ok!
*You're.
Thank you for your courage, and for those at UP for theirs to make this possible.
Watch the video. The line of sight down the track was obscurred by the parked rail cars..
AND
it was a no gate, no light crossing.
And? It’s called stop, look, listen! Learned that I’m the 70’s!
Did you ever try to stop, look, and listen from the cab of an idling diesel truck with a long trailer at a 4 track crossing that is obscured by a parked train??
There is no way he could get that long trailer across the 4th track without getting hit; as his line of sight from the crossbuck stopping and listening point was blocked by another "tied up" train...which SHOULD BE ILLEGAL to do anywhere near a crossing like that.
Railroads have been killing people for years with that practice and then going before Congress to ask for more transportation funding from our taxes.
Where is the improvement?
@@crabbinmoose8583 I can hear the trains over a mile from my house. Go somewhere else with your incompetency!
@@GfysimpletonsThe train is moving with the sound and a second parked train was between it and the truck. From the insulated cab of a truck it would have been difficult to hear the train before he heard it.
This crossing was very poorly protected. That parked train looks well clear of the crossing even by the minimum required standards but even that isn’t sufficient for 4 tracks. Either there should be rules requiring additional separation from crossings for parked trains when more than 2 tracks are present or crossing gates need to be installed
Yall americans just need to invest in porper grade crossing lights then.
He's lucky to have a job. Most trucker's loose their job if an accident happens, regardless of the situation.
Joy of having an accident with a coworker and a company who is self insured and owns both pieces of equipment
And CDL’s completely as well
@@Black.dynamite- Yup. Regular insurance does not cover being hit by a train.
@@LanceStoddardonly if the gate malfunctions!
I was looking for a Swift comment. You all are disappointing.
Damn... seeing the locomotive cab camera footage, I can only imagine what that engineer must be thinking/saying, but I bet it begins with Oh!! and ends with a 4 letter expletive, as the poor conductor soils his shorts. It's good that there was a happy ending to this, where everyone got to go home.
Glad you’re safe. And all turned out well
I’m just glad that everyone is OK
Happy to see you made it, Chad!
Railroad Safety is always important no matter where you are or what you do, thank god he was ok.
Trains don't hit things. They have no steering. Things get in their way.
They hit things that get in their way.
@@C2JZ Yeah but I see what the OP is saying. People say a train hit something and it sounds like blame attaches to the train and that isn't right. Usually.
@@Cryptonymicusonly if the gate malfunctions.
Nevertheless they still hit whatever is in their way
I have a DEEP respect for two things that you “cannot” see but can kill you in a heartbeat…electricity and trains at unprotected crossings. Even at RR gated crossings I ALWAYS scan in both directions before crossing. Just a habit.
Sounds like you have a functioning brain and quite possibly a good upbringing!
Holly crap glad he’s ok
That's a tough situation as a truck driver when you don't have a good line of sight due to a parked train (even though it still seemed to be parked far enough away to comply with the FRA's rules for parked trains). I'm glad the railroad took good care of him and allowed him to keep his job. You can go as slow as possible, but eventually, the nose of your truck is going to be in harm's way before you ever have enough view to properly see down the tracks, and even if you "gun it" your truck is still going to be too long to completely clear the tracks before the train gets there as well. You can try to get out and look down the tracks first, but usually by the time you get back into the truck and get it in gear, enough time has passed where getting out to look down the tracks is usually irrelevant.
Best way to avoid this, is to have some sort of shared radio frequency with any train crews in the area to know where the trains are. I know that's not always the case, but if it's possible to create a channel for that, it would be better than nothing. Either that, or have a second person in the truck to spot for the driver.
I wonder if the train's horn had been sounded and the truck driver had not heard it, and if not, why. In any case, it's a good reminder to look (as far up the tracks as possible) AND listen for a train.
@@markmaki4460 Train horns aren't as easily heard as you think - between the noise of a running diesel engine, any potential air conditioning/heating or radio running, the sound waves deflecting off the parked railcars and a closed window, it's very unlikely that driver would've heard it even if the engineer had been (and probably was).
That's why all those old railroad safety videos from the 50s up through the 80s or so used for training bus and truck drivers tell you to stop at crossings, turn off all possible sources of noise, open your windows, and (in the case of buses) call for silence before beginning your 'look and listen' routine.
@@LegendaryLycanthrope Well i guess why bother to listen for a train then? Thank you for pointing out to me in a not at all presumptuous way that i think entirely wrongly.
@@markmaki4460 Yes, the train's horn was being blown (0:43 his hand was holding the horn down before he noticed the truck). I wish they would of left the original audio in because I like to examine that kind of stuff.
@@LegendaryLycanthrope Agreed, the tall autoracks are probably the worst for blocking sound from a train on the opposite side. Especially at the extreme perpendicular angle they were at between the truck and train, it would make it even harder for the sound to pass through them than if they were perpendicular in relation to the truck and train.
Gosh I’m so glad he was able to get the cab clear! Wow! Union Pacific kudos for not firing him it WAS an accident after all and thank goodness he’s alive
He still has a job at UP. Amazing!!
If it can happen to a professional, it can happen to anyone.
Keep your head on a swivel around railway tracks. The train will always win.
Good to see Chad came out of that crash okay.
Yes I to got hit by a train and my pickup was shredded it was winter the crossing was icy visibility was poor ... but ultimately it was still my fault and my loss
Good thinking about get the hit away from the cab, he saved his own life!
Glad your ok
There's a life lesson here. A lesson that goes way beyond tracks and trucks and trailers.
Such an amazing story. Shows how dangerous trains can be
If cars don’t take them seriously
That's a real wake up call
Rule M: Employees must expect the movement of trains, engines, cars or other equipment at any time, on any track, in either direction. C&NW general regulations and safety rules effective June 1, 1967
Don't ignore listening.
In situations like this there is only one rule to follow: if you can’t see, you can’t go.
Did you stop or roll the stop?
Just goes to show that nobody is safe from bad decisions, even trained professionals
Two things, there are no gates on that crossing. Second, there was clearly another train on the other track blocking the view of the moving one
@@MissouriRails Exactly. Anyone can make mistakes and this is proof of it.
UP on UP carnage. Maybe in the future we could use technology similar to AIS that ships use or ADSB that airplanes use to help avoid accidents.
It's already being used as I type this comment....
What railway hit the truck?
his employer
UP employee, driving a UP truck, was hit by a UP train.
Stop the video at 0:41 and advance it to see the frame before the cut to the cab's interior. (Or, start at 0:42 and work your way backward.) You can make out the fuzzy UP logo. The logo is fairly clear at 0:46.
Very sad
Yeller engine company.
@@WiIdbiII It is .U.P. train
that happens in the 19 years ago just please be careful. Union Pacific.
He should have known better than anyone to look for another train
ALL glory to God!
God was with u that day
Alleged god.
@@alexwood5425Athiest.
G.O.A.L.
Operation Lifesaver: Look Listen Live
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Amazing UP put the video out themselves. BNSF likes to hide its oopsies
The UP truck was probably hit by a BNSF train....
Yo
Time to invest in some electric trucks so the engine doesn't drown out the rumbling of an oncoming train ;)
He was probably playing around on a fucking cell phone
Dude, look at the rail cars right before the crossing that blocked the view of the train and it was too late by the time he seen it
Familiarity breeds contempt - and complacency!!!