Only time will tell… 3 decades after Amtrak’s worst accident in their history books, going over the site of the crash will give those that heard the story will get chills in their hearts.
Out of the 129 years that the Sunset Limited has operated (1894 - ) first by Southern Pacific then Amtrak, the train has only gone to Florida for 13 of those years (1993 - 2006). For the remaining 116 years the eastern terminus has been New Orleans.
Unfortunately Amtrak due to other derailments no longer has the Superliner cars to create three more train sets which would be required to reinstitute the Sunset Limited east of New Orleans. As it is Amtrak barely has enough Superliner cars to sustain the Superliner trains presently. Even with the ongoing Superliner fleet refurbishment, Amtrak has had to pull cars from service during and after the pandemic. The good news is this refurbishment program will finish by the end of 2024 with TWELVE previously wrecked Superliner cars returning to service. But just as soon as Amtrak may be able to return the Sunset Limited to Florida soon, Amtrak suffers another derailment of Superliner cars. Of interest though is Amtrak received TWELVE RFP replies from manufacturers and will be ordering a new fleet of bi-level cars to replace the Superliner fleet during the 2030s very soon... How many cars for the fleet will be revealed very soon...
@@ronclark9724 At this point it does seem it's just a waiting game for Amtrak's new fleet to be ordered. At that point I would imagine we see the remaining Superliners serve in the same vain as the former Santa Fe hi-levels. A select few did remain in service as late as 2018 and I could see at least a few superliners being set aside as a back up.
Well done Thunderbolt 1000! This has got to be one of the Best Remastered videos I've seen since the Chase MD Remastered (which was also amazing). You do a Great Job on doing these Train wrecks/ Disasters anniversarys! Hope you keep up the Amazing Work! R.I.P to the 47 Passengers & Crew that died on the Sunset limited as well as Wille the Tugboat driver.
I think Thunder, probably following the NTSB, put too much blame on the bridge and train. The only problem with the bridge was that the signal triggers lacked sensitivity, though barge bumpers might have been a worthwhile investment. What I still wonder is did the captain know about the fog? He certainly knew it was dark out and the pilot knew about the fog, and both should have decided to stop in the foggy dark, knowing they were ill equipped and ill trained to operate in those conditions. Did the pilot have the authority to stop? Did the Captain? or were they both under too much pressure from owners to go regardless, like the Captain of El Faro, who sailed into a hurricane after having been fired for playing it safe and being slow, as have many captains, and truck drivers etc. Owners should be held responsible for tight schedules. Though the training and equipment requirements may also be necessary when there may be no place to stop when conditions deteriorate, in this case there was.
@@Herman-ej4xn Herman your on track with your insightful comment . yes as you pointed out this is what happens when any government funded project is compromised due to cost cutting politicians that want to say to there constituents " NO NEW TAXES .
Well, I’ve really LOVED the scene of the reconstruction; the Crash looks very devastated. I’ve praised for the simulation of your content. + I’ve give to many hearts and sympathies to the fallen victims of the Sunset Limited and a Big Bayou Wreck of 1993. Hopefully in future, this accident will never be the same ever again. As railroads will changed forever, especially for ‘Amtrak.
@@JNRC62fan *Of The 220 Passengers On Board 42 People And All 5 Crew Members Including The Engineer And The Conductor Were Dead 103 People Were Injured*
Great Remastered you never fail to impress with these train wreck documentaries. 6:17,6:19,6:21,6:326:35 this is arguably of the best accident reenactments I have see.
Masterful revisiting. What caught my attention is that this happened during the brief window in which the Sunset Limited extended to Miami instead of Orlando. Feel like that's relatively obscure knowledge about the history of the route
Hey, I used to work for CSX. Amtrak has started qualifying engineers and crew to go from New Orleans to Mobile and back on this route. They are in talks about opening the service in 2024 or 2025.
True, think the only hold up now is finishing a loading platform in Mobile. They did some test runs in 2023 and unfortunately had two collisions with one fatality. People have to get used to these fast trains coming through there again.
Many of us outside of that industry often hear of rail freight companies cutting corners on maintenance projects or even forgoing them altogether - is that any sort of myth or is it a valid depiction? And in this particular case would CSX have necessarily born the responsibility of having this “incomplete” Canot bridge appropriately retrofitted?
Man that incident was the worst tragedy crash in one of Amtrak's history and that's why it's been 30 years after that nasty accident but will never forget on that day
Your documentaries are always excellent and i love how you always try to do better and better. Ive been a fan of yours for a bit since i saw the cajon trilogy and would love to the trio of BN wrecks from the 80s. One of which led to a complete overhaul of drug testing for rail crews
Despite with your personal issues, I appreciate that you still put the time into this video. I really like this re-master. Great one my dude! Rest in peace to all the passengers who were killed because of this accident.
One phrase that really angers me is, "the costs outweigh the benefits". Especially in regard to safety. A few quid, (dollars in this case) is more important than human lives! Transport safety is paid for in blood and that really shouldn't be the case. Excellent video by the way, thanks so much for sharing your hard work!
That's how I feel about airlines not using less flammable JP-5 Jet fuel that doesn't ignite from a mere fart like regular jet fuel, it's also another reason I hate flying. I'll gladly fork out a mortgage to have airliners run on JP-5
We are in a world unfortunately where companies are run by bean counters who only exist to please share holders rather then be run by engineers who actually care about putting out a good product.
What a tragedy, Big Bayou wreck was the worst accident. Though I couldn't imagine what the passengers must've felt when they woke up and smelled smoke. It was horrible, really horrible. I remember seeing recent documentaries and noting the investigation into the cause of the incident. I believe this incident could have been avoided,but it happened, nonetheless. Dedicated to those 47 people, including the engineer and Ronald Claytons. Rest In peace ❤🕊
I'd remember hearing stories about this accident during the 1990's and The Big Bayou Train disaster would end up leading to more Amtrak Trains derailments and Amtrak being questioned about the safety of their railroad.
Well done there kid!!! It was my company that invented the warning system that could've prevented this. It was a pendulum that started swinging. The circuitry watched the frequency of the swinging pendulum. The bandpass filters could tell when it was just a train! You did a nice job on this!!!
You did a great job on this documentary Thunderbolt! I also like how you gave more detail than the original video and the train simulator wreck too! I am excited for more of your videos!
I was just a toddler of 3 living in Houston when this happened, but I have vague memories of news reports being shown on big news channels. My dad was studying for his masters for engineering and he came home one day and rushed to turn on the TV to feature the horrible news of this tragedy. I have little memory of this, but what stands out is the mangled wreck.
I remember watching the old one which basically got me into trains in the first place. This remake is unbelievably well made. Crazy to see how far you've come.
Even if the Sunset Limited had not been delayed and had crossed the bridge before the barge hit it, the next train through would have suffered the same fate.
Well there wouldn't have been 47 fatalities and likely they would have gotten word to dispatch to stop the trains by then. This was just unfortunate that the barge hit just minutes before the Amtrak was coming through.
This wreck happened many miles away from my home where I live now, aka Bay Minette. As all my people on my dad's side stayed there. But as of me now living there. I've asked them about the wreck and they said it was terrible, they've lost people they knew as friends or even closest. And sometimes I railfan that track that It could've ran on too.
Very nice presentation. I am from Mobile and will never forget this tragic event. A few years after the crash, I rode the Sunset Limited from Mobile to Los Angeles. I sat in the last seat of the last car. Think it took about 52 hours to get to Los Angeles, but it was a great experience, got to see lots of things. The people were great and the train was very comfortable.
This accident happened 12 years and one day before I was born. However, every year on September 22nd, I always take time to reflect on this accident. Hopefully, an accident of this magnitude does not happen to any other railroad again.
This was amazing and you did a well done job on the suspension, animation, and images/videos. Very good keep it up I love it, especially when you do the calls. It's still sad of what happened though. 😞
Now I believe they made it movable should the need arise for upstream navigation, but it never did, and the requirement to secure it (which had it been fully mobile, it would have had) hadn’t been considered.
@@lycanmotions CSX’s problem, they dropped the ball, though it wasn’t even their bridge, they got it from the L&N. A bridge inspection ought to have caught it, but being registered as an immobile bridge when CSX got it, I doubt they paid it any mind. As for Amtrak, with trackage rights only, timetable speed and ride quality is really all with which they are concerned.
Nice remastered video of this accident, new photos and great simulation, RIP everyone on board. Next do you think you can do this time the sunset limited sabotage crash? since you mentioned it in this video and other videos.
That accompanying closing theme is just heart wrenching .. GREAT animation on the re-enactment .. I don’t know that Mr. Odom’s negligent actions rose to the level of CRIMINAL, but some party - CSX or otherwise - bears responsibility for not having the “incomplete” bridge retrofitted to the necessary requirements of the day as it pertains to marine and rail travel through the BBC
I just found some interesting information on why there are three engineers on 819. Turns out 819 was due to go to Sanford Florida for crew training. Which would explain why was on the train in the first place and also why there were three engineers that were in the cab when the accident happened.
14:40 I think that's perfectly justified. After all, it's not like Odom rammed the Bridge on purpose. Heck, he didn't even know there was a bridge in front of him. And the fact that someone who couldn't use radar was allowed to work as a tugboat pilot is purely to blame on requirements being to low.
Amazing video Thunder! I’m glad you remade this, because there are many more details that you missed the first time you made it. Great job with the simulation too. I could never put in that much effort into something like that. I have a few questions. Do you create the maps for simulating derailments yourself or do you find places to download them from. Also, do you think you could make a documentary on the 1980 Cima Hill runaway? I am making one on it right now, but I don’t have many photos and limited information about the crash, and I have a feeling that your video would be better (especially because you can simulate the runaway which I most likely would not include in my video because of the amount of time I would need to create the map). It’s okay if you can’t. I know that you have a lot of things going on right now. Thanks again for the great documentaries :)
Believe it or not this same wreck was briefly shown in the opening credits of the 1999 film ATOMIC TRAIN mainly showing coach 34040 leaning over the bridge Granted this was on the dvd release
It would’ve been nice if Amtrak had ordered another p40dc unit and numbered it 819 to replace the original one that was wrecked, possibly to help fill in the gap.
It is inexcusable that no proper radar training nor the existence of a compass and proper maps (if you have radar how do you not have these things?!?!) were available to the barge pilot, especially when such a course shift to the Big Bayou Canot was that easy to do off the Mobile River. Even the existence of some navigational lights on the bridge could have helped avoid tragedy.
Did u guys know there was an actually a fourth runaway train on the cajon pass that happened a few months before 576 west crashed into the rear of 9450. Luckily this runway did not derail and managed to regain its brakes
That reading of the psalm is literally so haunting RIP Ronald Quaintance 1948-1993
The engineers name were Billy R.Hall Ernest L. Russ and Mike D. Vinet
“Disasters don’t appear out of nowhere. They are the result of a long line of minor accidents”
Considering how it’s going so far. Something is going to happen
"Diaasters don't just happen, they're a chain of critical events."
@@jonahmoran3751Seconds from disaster
And they'll never be avoidable, we can only update and improve.
Agreed
Hope that Amtrak will bring back the rest of the Sunset Limited route one day. It would be amazing to do a true transcontinental trip by one train.
Only time will tell… 3 decades after Amtrak’s worst accident in their history books, going over the site of the crash will give those that heard the story will get chills in their hearts.
Out of the 129 years that the Sunset Limited has operated (1894 - ) first by Southern Pacific then Amtrak, the train has only gone to Florida for 13 of those years (1993 - 2006). For the remaining 116 years the eastern terminus has been New Orleans.
We’ll the Mardi Gras express is in the works reopening mobile to New Orleans so maybe that’s the first step
Unfortunately Amtrak due to other derailments no longer has the Superliner cars to create three more train sets which would be required to reinstitute the Sunset Limited east of New Orleans. As it is Amtrak barely has enough Superliner cars to sustain the Superliner trains presently. Even with the ongoing Superliner fleet refurbishment, Amtrak has had to pull cars from service during and after the pandemic. The good news is this refurbishment program will finish by the end of 2024 with TWELVE previously wrecked Superliner cars returning to service. But just as soon as Amtrak may be able to return the Sunset Limited to Florida soon, Amtrak suffers another derailment of Superliner cars. Of interest though is Amtrak received TWELVE RFP replies from manufacturers and will be ordering a new fleet of bi-level cars to replace the Superliner fleet during the 2030s very soon... How many cars for the fleet will be revealed very soon...
@@ronclark9724 At this point it does seem it's just a waiting game for Amtrak's new fleet to be ordered. At that point I would imagine we see the remaining Superliners serve in the same vain as the former Santa Fe hi-levels. A select few did remain in service as late as 2018 and I could see at least a few superliners being set aside as a back up.
Well done Thunderbolt 1000! This has got to be one of the Best Remastered videos I've seen since the Chase MD Remastered (which was also amazing). You do a Great Job on doing these Train wrecks/ Disasters anniversarys! Hope you keep up the Amazing Work! R.I.P to the 47 Passengers & Crew that died on the Sunset limited as well as Wille the Tugboat driver.
I think Thunder, probably following the NTSB, put too much blame on the bridge and train. The only problem with the bridge was that the signal triggers lacked sensitivity, though barge bumpers might have been a worthwhile investment. What I still wonder is did the captain know about the fog? He certainly knew it was dark out and the pilot knew about the fog, and both should have decided to stop in the foggy dark, knowing they were ill equipped and ill trained to operate in those conditions. Did the pilot have the authority to stop? Did the Captain? or were they both under too much pressure from owners to go regardless, like the Captain of El Faro, who sailed into a hurricane after having been fired for playing it safe and being slow, as have many captains, and truck drivers etc.
Owners should be held responsible for tight schedules. Though the training and equipment requirements may also be necessary when there may be no place to stop when conditions deteriorate, in this case there was.
Thunder, whatever is going on in your life, I hope you find you way out of the tunnel soon! Stay strong and my prayers are with you! 🙂
Same here
❤😢😮🎉 That's what happens when you don't the proper funds to get things done right!!!!
@@Herman-ej4xn
Herman your on track with your insightful comment . yes as you pointed out this is what happens when any government funded project is compromised due to cost cutting politicians that want to say to there constituents " NO NEW TAXES .
Well, I’ve really LOVED the scene of the reconstruction; the Crash looks very devastated. I’ve praised for the simulation of your content.
+ I’ve give to many hearts and sympathies to the fallen victims of the Sunset Limited and a Big Bayou Wreck of 1993. Hopefully in future, this accident will never be the same ever again. As railroads will changed forever, especially for ‘Amtrak.
wait so trainz 23 has more realistic crashes like the early trainzs games?
@@JNRC62fan *Of The 220 Passengers On Board 42 People And All 5 Crew Members Including The Engineer And The Conductor Were Dead 103 People Were Injured*
@@JNRC62fanWell for 1 thing, derailments were removed in TANE, and 2, this is Train Simulator Classic.
I was hoping you’d make a revisited documentary on the 30th anniversary! I greatly appreciate this!!
Great Remastered you never fail to impress with these train wreck documentaries. 6:17,6:19,6:21,6:32 6:35 this is arguably of the best accident reenactments I have see.
Masterful revisiting. What caught my attention is that this happened during the brief window in which the Sunset Limited extended to Miami instead of Orlando. Feel like that's relatively obscure knowledge about the history of the route
A really well made remaster, and this shows how far you've come in 6 years. Even so, rest in peace to all 47 victims of this wreck.
5:38/5:56 the music drop for the scene of imminent disaster perfectly
Rest in peace to all those people who passed away in that terrible accident
Great video thunderbolt
I hope things get better for you soon. Thanks for all the work you put in these videos.
How about possibly doing a video about the 1953 New Zealand 🇳🇿 train crash?
I forgot you already did it.
Hey, I used to work for CSX. Amtrak has started qualifying engineers and crew to go from New Orleans to Mobile and back on this route. They are in talks about opening the service in 2024 or 2025.
True, think the only hold up now is finishing a loading platform in Mobile. They did some test runs in 2023 and unfortunately had two collisions with one fatality. People have to get used to these fast trains coming through there again.
Many of us outside of that industry often hear of rail freight companies cutting corners on maintenance projects or even forgoing them altogether - is that any sort of myth or is it a valid depiction? And in this particular case would CSX have necessarily born the responsibility of having this “incomplete” Canot bridge appropriately retrofitted?
Hey I have caught a few trains on the Kingsport subdivision.
Most likely with used Horizon coach cars that are being replaced with the new Siemens coach cars with a new name for a train, not the Sunset Limited.
Either way I’d love to take that route at some point if/when it does open up.
I'm glad that Amtrak Coach 34040 got saved from the wreck. 🙂
What if the whole train crashed like the coaches and everything
@@Twiddlefinger_nuggetoh…
Man that incident was the worst tragedy crash in one of Amtrak's history and that's why it's been 30 years after that nasty accident but will never forget on that day
One of the worst wrecks in Amtrak history… never forget about the incident.
That would’ve been better if the train never had the 30 minute delay
Thank you for the revisit analysis . I appreciate your work . Hold onto the rails !
Amazing remaster! I still remember the first time I heard of this wreck from the short documentary TRAINWRECKS, with Sheriff John Bunnel.
I was 11 and remember this all over the news for months. 😢
Great production! Everything has improved, and this is by far one of your best yet!
1:56 THUNDERBOLT THANK YOU! YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE WHO AKNOWLEDGES THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SUPERLINER AND HI LEVEL, YOU ARE MAKING ME SHED TEARS OF JOY
I love how much more detailed, and into detail this one is compared to the old one
good job thunder!
You’ve outdone yourself again Thunder! This was super well made!
This was pretty sad thanks for doing a remester keep the good work!
Your documentaries are always excellent and i love how you always try to do better and better. Ive been a fan of yours for a bit since i saw the cajon trilogy and would love to the trio of BN wrecks from the 80s. One of which led to a complete overhaul of drug testing for rail crews
What about the derailment at nemadji river where a BNSF train derailed on the trestle spilling benzine onto the river
Despite with your personal issues, I appreciate that you still put the time into this video. I really like this re-master. Great one my dude!
Rest in peace to all the passengers who were killed because of this accident.
Rest in peace to those who lost their lives
One phrase that really angers me is, "the costs outweigh the benefits". Especially in regard to safety. A few quid, (dollars in this case) is more important than human lives! Transport safety is paid for in blood and that really shouldn't be the case.
Excellent video by the way, thanks so much for sharing your hard work!
That's how I feel about airlines not using less flammable JP-5 Jet fuel that doesn't ignite from a mere fart like regular jet fuel, it's also another reason I hate flying. I'll gladly fork out a mortgage to have airliners run on JP-5
@@Thunderbolt_1000_Siren10:18 im Google hab ich den Ronald nicht gefunden
We are in a world unfortunately where companies are run by bean counters who only exist to please share holders rather then be run by engineers who actually care about putting out a good product.
@@sadfatdragon9529 Sad, but true. Another good example is Boeing!
@@PercyPruneMHDOIFandBars exactly who I was thinking
The emotions hit me harder watching this than the first video you made.
You always make these documentarys extremely good.
Keep it up👍
What a tragedy, Big Bayou wreck was the worst accident. Though I couldn't imagine what the passengers must've felt when they woke up and smelled smoke. It was horrible, really horrible. I remember seeing recent documentaries and noting the investigation into the cause of the incident. I believe this incident could have been avoided,but it happened, nonetheless. Dedicated to those 47 people, including the engineer and Ronald Claytons. Rest In peace ❤🕊
I'd remember hearing stories about this accident during the 1990's and The Big Bayou Train disaster would end up leading to more Amtrak Trains derailments and Amtrak being questioned about the safety of their railroad.
True. Cayce, DuPont, Kingsman, all of them.
Well done there kid!!! It was my company that invented the warning system that could've prevented this. It was a pendulum that started swinging. The circuitry watched the frequency of the swinging pendulum. The bandpass filters could tell when it was just a train! You did a nice job on this!!!
A work of art, that is this video.
Nice work, Thunder!
You did a great job on this documentary Thunderbolt! I also like how you gave more detail than the original video and the train simulator wreck too! I am excited for more of your videos!
I was just a toddler of 3 living in Houston when this happened, but I have vague memories of news reports being shown on big news channels. My dad was studying for his masters for engineering and he came home one day and rushed to turn on the TV to feature the horrible news of this tragedy. I have little memory of this, but what stands out is the mangled wreck.
The sight of the charred 819 sticking out of the mud is absolutely grotesque
I’ve been waiting for this for so long!!
There's a movie about this disaster 😊
you really feel this because of the music. I both love and hate how much it hits.
I remember watching the old one which basically got me into trains in the first place. This remake is unbelievably well made. Crazy to see how far you've come.
It’s been 30 years since this happened but I’m not expecting that you talk about this again this is so great
Rest in peace to everyone involved in this tragedy
Rest in peace to everyone who died in the train wreck
Rest In Peace to the train crew too
Rip to Willie Odom who unfortunately later committed suicide and the captain of the barge who died in 2013.
Even if the Sunset Limited had not been delayed and had crossed the bridge before the barge hit it, the next train through would have suffered the same fate.
Well there wouldn't have been 47 fatalities and likely they would have gotten word to dispatch to stop the trains by then. This was just unfortunate that the barge hit just minutes before the Amtrak was coming through.
Nice vid, I first learned of this disaster from the show Seconds from Disaster.
Condolences to the families of the victims.
This wreck happened many miles away from my home where I live now, aka Bay Minette. As all my people on my dad's side stayed there. But as of me now living there. I've asked them about the wreck and they said it was terrible, they've lost people they knew as friends or even closest. And sometimes I railfan that track that It could've ran on too.
Very nice presentation. I am from Mobile and will never forget this tragic event. A few years after the crash, I rode the Sunset Limited from Mobile to Los Angeles. I sat in the last seat of the last car. Think it took about 52 hours to get to Los Angeles, but it was a great experience, got to see lots of things. The people were great and the train was very comfortable.
This accident happened 12 years and one day before I was born. However, every year on September 22nd, I always take time to reflect on this accident. Hopefully, an accident of this magnitude does not happen to any other railroad again.
Fun fact: 819 actually holds a world record, she was the shortest lived locomotive in the world
Explains why very few photos let alone little to no video footage of it exists.
@@Thunderbolt_1000_Siren WAIT… SERIOUSLY?
What's so "fun" about that, here?
"Fun"
Absolute LOSS to Amtrak. RIP to those 47 fatally taken.
This was amazing and you did a well done job on the suspension, animation, and images/videos. Very good keep it up I love it, especially when you do the calls. It's still sad of what happened though. 😞
That was a fantastic documentary. It just shocks me why the bridge engineers didn't fit the necessary swaying equipment for the bridge.
Now I believe they made it movable should the need arise for upstream navigation, but it never did, and the requirement to secure it (which had it been fully mobile, it would have had) hadn’t been considered.
@@jaysmith1408 Yh, it must be a nightmare for Amtrack to deal with.
@@lycanmotions CSX’s problem, they dropped the ball, though it wasn’t even their bridge, they got it from the L&N. A bridge inspection ought to have caught it, but being registered as an immobile bridge when CSX got it, I doubt they paid it any mind.
As for Amtrak, with trackage rights only, timetable speed and ride quality is really all with which they are concerned.
RIP TO ALL PEOPLE WHO DIED IN THIS TRAGEDY ❤️🙏
Bruh
That was 30 years ago you should have done it then not now
I wasn’t alive 30 years ago
My dad was
He was born in 1971
You make great videos boss 👍 hope things are getting better
Nice remastered video of this accident, new photos and great simulation, RIP everyone on board. Next do you think you can do this time the sunset limited sabotage crash? since you mentioned it in this video and other videos.
Former employees of amtrak and csx employees that have gone over this bridge has said it is the scariest bridge out there
Despite this awful train wreck I hope the Sunset Limited returns to Florida again soon as a coast to coast long distance train.
Oh yeah I remember this disaster I was in the military. Stationed at what was then called Fort Polk Louisiana but now it's Fort Johnson.
Thanks so much for sharing. 😉👌🏻
I was on this train, I was 18 yrs old traveling alone. I will always remember that day
How did you escape ?
I was not in one of the cars that went in the water. I was very lucky @@michaelcatalano6208
I was not in one of the cars that went in the water. @@michaelcatalano6208
That accompanying closing theme is just heart wrenching .. GREAT animation on the re-enactment .. I don’t know that Mr. Odom’s negligent actions rose to the level of CRIMINAL, but some party - CSX or otherwise - bears responsibility for not having the “incomplete” bridge retrofitted to the necessary requirements of the day as it pertains to marine and rail travel through the BBC
I just found some interesting information on why there are three engineers on 819. Turns out 819 was due to go to Sanford Florida for crew training. Which would explain why was on the train in the first place and also why there were three engineers that were in the cab when the accident happened.
Interesting
15:45 time traveler: kicks a rock
The timeline:
True
Is glad you recovered from the accident. Im glad your back!
14:40 I think that's perfectly justified. After all, it's not like Odom rammed the Bridge on purpose. Heck, he didn't even know there was a bridge in front of him. And the fact that someone who couldn't use radar was allowed to work as a tugboat pilot is purely to blame on requirements being to low.
I was born 28 days after the worst train wreck in Amtrak history. RIP to those 47 people that perished. 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Amazing video as always man! Keep it up!
Great Video, I Learned More Than The Initial One.
Amazing video Thunder! I’m glad you remade this, because there are many more details that you missed the first time you made it. Great job with the simulation too. I could never put in that much effort into something like that. I have a few questions. Do you create the maps for simulating derailments yourself or do you find places to download them from. Also, do you think you could make a documentary on the 1980 Cima Hill runaway? I am making one on it right now, but I don’t have many photos and limited information about the crash, and I have a feeling that your video would be better (especially because you can simulate the runaway which I most likely would not include in my video because of the amount of time I would need to create the map). It’s okay if you can’t. I know that you have a lot of things going on right now. Thanks again for the great documentaries :)
Video idea: You should make a remastered version of the Hilton collision documentary
You mean the Hinton train collision
@@kellystewart9818 Yeah
There are SO many very old train bridges of dubious condition and design all over the country.
The Superliner coach 34040 still bears the scars of that day's accident, proving that time alone cannot erase the past.
The music at the end and the footage almost made me cry
Damn I can’t believe it’s been 30 years R.I.P to the engineer and passengers
Just imagine being the engineer chillin and you feel a big bump and crash into the water and die instantly 💀
@@MrTrapezoid that would be my number one terrifying moment!!!
@@MrTrapezoid Engineer was likely screaming as his train bounced off the bridge into the mud.
I should have known an anniversary like this were to pop up
Wow 30 years already, RiP to those who died. I remember watching the Seconds From Disaster documentary on this, that’s how I found out about it.
The 312 number is pretty much cursed, Csx 312 was wrecked, I forgot where, and amtk's alc42 312 hit a car. And this crash involved f40phr 312.
Remastered is good and I love it. I hope you will find heart to find happy place. and also new doc
Hey good remastered video I’ve been a fan for a while and I like the videos you put out
I was 6 years old when the big bayou wreck happened as an avid train enthusiast it was my first awakening of the dangers of railroading
Not only is this one of the worst train wrecks in Amtrak’s history, but also the worst train wrecks in Alabama
Believe it or not this same wreck was briefly shown in the opening credits of the 1999 film ATOMIC TRAIN mainly showing coach 34040 leaning over the bridge
Granted this was on the dvd release
I remember that and a few other real wrecks were shown with a few fictional ones over that drone of the music and 50 news reporters.
@@Thunderbolt_1000_Siren I think the last clip we see in that montage was from Under Siege 2 Dark Territory p.s love the videos keep up the good work
ive been waiting for this remaster
It would’ve been nice if Amtrak had ordered another p40dc unit and numbered it 819 to replace the original one that was wrecked, possibly to help fill in the gap.
its always nice when we get a remaster
You think I'm able to still use the engines for TTTE? (I wanna find atleast for them a better outcome + I wear the same number like Amtrak 312.)
It is inexcusable that no proper radar training nor the existence of a compass and proper maps (if you have radar how do you not have these things?!?!) were available to the barge pilot, especially when such a course shift to the Big Bayou Canot was that easy to do off the Mobile River. Even the existence of some navigational lights on the bridge could have helped avoid tragedy.
Great job on the video
yo thunder that was pretty good have a great day dude
this channel never fails to entertain us
This tragedy needs to be made into a movie for theatre screens by Francis Ford Coppola.
I wonder how some of the passengers thought when they got off at New Orleans.
Did u guys know there was an actually a fourth runaway train on the cajon pass that happened a few months before 576 west crashed into the rear of 9450. Luckily this runway did not derail and managed to regain its brakes
Is there more details regarding this? I'd like to know more if it's true
Could i saw the cajón pass might have been jinxed? Cuz it had a lot of runaway trains
Anyone else notice the insert of Henry’s sad theme from TTTE at 8:54
Wow didn't expect this but thunderbolt 1000 siren productions your videos are so 🔥 (which means cool) ive been a big fan of u :)
Coming back to this video, it sounds a whole lot like a final destination story.
an absolute masterpiece now remastered
Happy it got remastered it’s one one of my favs
Great video! How did you make the crash play out so much like the real thing?
As of Febuary 11th, 2024, the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe railroad is 164 years old
Even though it merged with Burlington Northern in 1996?
Who else grew up with seconds from disaster?
Loved that show!
I do also like it as well. Albeit I only watched it on UA-cam which is where I found out about the show.
Also to the 50 people and the tugboat driver that died on the sunset limited.
May you all rest in peace