Truck had been there for an hour. Never called the number on the blue sign. There's lots of incompetence to go around here. Some people need to go to jail for killing the train crew in the lead locomotive
Being a locomotive engineer for the last 20 years this hits me hard. This was avoidable! It's always stunning when you see this happen. Looking at the rossing you can see its elevated compared to the road. The chase car and truck driver should have know that their load was going to bottom out. I see people driving around the gates on a daily basis. The fact that there is a Sheriff on a motorcycle just watching sickens me. The next time your at a railroad crossing, take a look at the crossing signal. You will see a sign with an 800 number and another number identifying that specific crossing. If they would have called and reported the truck was stalled on the crossing the crew may have been able to avoid this.
Why isn’t this taught in schools? I feel like that should be taught to people at least when you study to get a regular driver’s license. Never noticed the signs in over 30 yrs of driving
Serious question for you being a locomotive engineer, why doesn't the railroad invest in Level Crossing Obstacle Detection System (LiDAR) technology to prevent these accidents from happening? The technology exists, so the fact that it's not being used at all U.S. crossings is mind boggling
This was one hundred percent avoidable... Any move like this should have been coordinated with the railroad and the people moving these materials across the tracks!
As a railroad employee who deals with stuff like this regularly, this greatly angers and saddens me. I’m forever dealing with trucking, construction, utility, and other companies that work or travel near railroad tracks that either don’t know the rules or do know the rules and don’t follow them. I’m usually met with annoyance, anger, or ignorance when dealing with those that I confront when breaking rules, and it’s so frustrating. This incident is unacceptable and those involved should be punished severely.
After all these years I am hundred percent sure all truck drivers know that as soon as a level crossing is higher than the road it's most probably going to cause the bottom of trailer to bottom out
I hear yeah I delt with the same thing when I worked at a shipping yard loading and unloading rail car's with outside driver's not following the rule of the yard that there's a chain of right of way starting with the train backing car's in and pulling them out the next machine with the right of way is the crane that lift's the trailer's and containers in and out of the cars and the third is the hostler operator this was really nasty could have been avoided easily
It seem the train was going really fast for a city crossing though, in Canada an interception like that is done about 40kmh the most, is there not speed limits in the USA of that form.
@@Atite_Lometen there are speed limits. I believe freight trains the top speed is 60 mph. However, in more populated areas and whatnot, speed limits are slower.
@@jefferydavis3332 Train speed is determined by the capacity of the track. The federal government sets standards for each allowed speed. They are called Class of Track. This area is Class 5 with an allowed freight train speed of 80 MPH. The railroad limits the trains to 70 MPH in this location.
All that truck driver had to do was call the number on the blue sign attached to the poles on the track, instead of standing there scratching his head. The train dispatcher could have warned that crew, and all of this could have been avoided. Sadly, sometimes, the police, don't know to do this either, and accidents happen that should not. It takes over 2 miles for a train this heavy to stop. Always look for the blue sign!
@@rotaryperfection It's in the CDL handbook to not stop on the tracks. This driver and his company if he's driving for someone is in big trouble and about to be sued out of existence.
The pilot car has no liability here. The truck is issued permits by the state which include routing which must be adhered to. Even if the high pole took the truck off route (unlikely with the police escort), the driver of the truck is ultimately responsible for the load.
One phone call to the railroad’s dispatcher to report a truck stuck at the crossing would’ve prevented this collision and derailment from happening. The railroad dispatcher’s phone number and railroad crossing number are on blue signs at EVERY railroad crossing.
Unfortunately railroad companies don't want to spend the money on technology that could detect this type of situation. It's cheaper If they put a 1-800 number on a sign and expect people to know it's there. It's helpful in court because the lawyers can argue the defendant didn't see the sign and notify anyone.
So so unnecessary and sad for their families members and friends 😢😢😢😢 Stupid idiots of truck driver 😤😤 They know exactly what is going to happen trying to cross ❌❌❌ over a elevated level crossing
That driver and the company he drove for are going to get the massive cleanup bill they have ever seen. That company is now probably going to be bankrupt after this accident.
@@dubsounds Unfortunately there will be an environmental impact, locomotives do not run on air, so just their diesel, and other fluids alone are going to have an impact. Not to mention what was being pulled as that was a high number of containers that toppled over.
Imagine what the Engineer thought not being able to stop the train.....and the Conductor along for the ride. Engineers operate locomotives not Conductors.
@@gregruch489 I've hit a truck loaded with a bulldozer and rolled the engines over.. it's the worst fear you can imagine.. but probably a drop in the bucket to what these 2 men went through and felt before they were killed
As an Engineer for the UP this hits very close to home. This type of situation happens more than most people realize. In this case, not only the trucking company and the escort service is to blame. Why didn’t the law enforcement agencies call the Union Pacific and report this problem. My heart is saddened by this tragedy. To my fellow counterparts God be with you and your families. 🙏
This was material going to the oil feilds in west Tx. I was just through there. They do stuff by the seat of their pants. They were moving an enourmous crane when i went through there. They just flashed brights to let oncoming traffic know they are swinging out in your lane. No coordinated stopping of traffic. They call that highway 285 there " the death highway" (this roadway) due to so many fatalities. Just a high amount of oil feild equipement and oversized loads all over the highway. It's a unique highway experience to drive through there
These drivers should be held accountable, they know by now in this modern age that as soon as a level crossing is higher than the road,do not attempt to cross ❌❌❌❌
This is all very bad. But can't train operators recognize anything on the tracks? At El Paso it's a straightaway track. So they could have used their brakes in time to slow down the train at least!
@@fritz_von_steiner5544Trains don't operate like cars. At the speeds we travel it takes a mile or more to stop. If we slowed down for every single thing that stopped on the tracks in front of us, we'd never make it halfway to the next yard. It also takes several minutes to recharge our braking systems when it's time to restart. This one is 100% on the truck and his escort crew for even attempting to cross at that crossing.
But you.. you would have not been effected at all by the disaster that was about to unfold before you. You would be steady as a rock, and narrated it perfectly. We all know. Your nickname is Stephen Spielberg.
@drivehard2395 not to brag, but yes actually. I'm a documentary filmmaker and have been in plenty of situations far more dangerous than this, while actually pointing the camera at what I'm trying to film.
@drivehard2395 It's 2024 and people keep filming videos vertically. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to START your recording with your phone sideways from the start. Narration isn't needed.
@@rotaryperfectionphones should film in landscape mode by default anyway, amazing how in 2024 you can still film a vertical video at all for any reason. Like why.
@sweengeppetto1915 It's only because most people rewatch the videos on their phone. For those of us who use apps on our TV's, it's really annoying not getting the full picture.
I Googled "what to do when semi stuck on railroad tracks." Immediately, the first response was: "If there's no 800 number posted at the railroad crossing and a truck driver gets stuck, the first action should be to call local emergency services or the police immediately. They have the means to contact the railroad company directly and can take swift action to prevent an accident." If this lasted over an hour like everyone is saying, then it doesn't seem like that happened. Why? 🤔
Maybe they did. But nobody picked up. Or the person that picked up the phone at the emergency center, couldn't reach the train crew, because the noise of the train muffled the sound of their mobile phones. Or maybe vandals took the blue sign away.
@@rudivandoornegat2371 This is the first comment that doesn't immediately blame anyone, but rather states that other things could have gone wrong. In order to clarify who is primarily to blame, an investigation is needed. For the life of me, I can't imagine either that no one tried to call 800...
@@rudivandoornegat2371 Active railroads are required to answer the crossing emergency line 24/7. It is usually a dedicated line with a distinct ringtone in the dispatch office. If no trains are running like on some smaller railroads you may just leave a message, but that has to be investigated and cleared before trains are allowed to run.
As an independent trucker myself, and my brother an engineer for Amtrak, I will never understand these accidents. The idiot oversize driver gets stuck( which will happen sometimes) with the cops, and escorts standing by, and not one of them thinks to call the railroad. Every crossing has an emergency number on it which will stop train traffic with enough notice. This is a damn shame, people are getting dumber by the day.
@@joevarga5982There is this life and the hereafter. Prayers definitely work for the deceased living in the hereafter and the family of the deceased left with pain. Your choice not to believe. That’s your first amendment. Oxygen can’t be seen but it exists. Same for the hereafter. Arrogance and ignorance are a good cocktail for stupidity. Wisdom, humility and knowledge on the contrary land you far away in both lives 🤷♀️
If it is true the truck was stuck for an hour, criminal charges must be filed against that driver. Now if he reported it to police and police failed to notify the railroad, then you can extend criminal charges to those in the agency that played a part in these deaths.
Me too. I remember the 9pm derailment in the early '70s. Pecos Fire Department saved a catastrophe from happening. Chief Pruett and my Dad and Weldon, Bill, all of them.
@@danielmartz3145 Because the Holy Bible is a proven fraud. Why do you think religions are referred to as "faith-based" instead of "fact-based"? Any clue? Why do you hear people say "I have my faith" but you never hear them say "I have my fact"? Any idea at all? Do Stars have arms and legs? Do they serve time in prison for failing to rise on time? Is there a metal dome over the Earth? Is thunder made by God walking on this dome? Are the questions too hard?
Everyone on scene with a cell phone is responsible for this tragedy. The truck was stuck for upwards of an hour and no one bothered to check for the blue Emergency Notification System (ENS) sign on the grade crossing equipment that has the phone number for the railroad’s law enforcement and the crossing identification numbers.
How do you know they didn't call? Maybe seeing the police officer there implied the railroad had been contacted. Maybe you're just flexing (in a weird way) that you know about the phone number on the box. Could be the dude driving the train was fed up and chose not to stop. Could've been a brake failure. Two things are for sure, you don't think things through, and the truck shouldn't have been there.
What has happened here was incompetent road lead company . With not planning the route and coordinating with the railroad this could have been completely avoided .
These truck drivers NEVER learn at all, It’s just ridiculous how they think when it comes to Trains and Crossings, R.I.P. to those who lost their lives ❤️😭🕊️ But at least hope everyone who were injured are okay ❤
What a moron. First he films it in portrait so we can't see a thing. Then for most of it he points the camera anywhere but at what's going on. Excellent example of a great opportunity completely missed.
Im 100 % dure after all these years that these truckers know that as soon as the railway tracks are higher than road 🛣️ the trailer is going to bottom out,
Per federal highway regulations you’re supposed to stop and call the railroad before crossing any tracks with a high, wide, or long load thank can’t maneuver as a normal truck. All of which does not seem to be done. Union Pacific likely has no fault or responsibility in this as this setting was solely the result of transport and escort teams
Trailers like that are the second worst to hit with a train because the trailer frame is below the front coupler and will usually go under the locomotive and lift the front wheels off the rail. Those lowboy trailers are designed heavy for what they carry. (first worst trailer to hit is a hazmat tanker)
2 Crewmembers killed and 3 Civilians injured. This was in Pecos, TX. the Derailed Cars did in fact hit buildings past that crossing. Prayers out to the deceased and a speedy recovery to those injured in the derailment.
Ok I undetstand it ; why they did not protected themself by going to the ground of the engine? Was the train comming out of a curve that they did not see that the crossing was blocked? It is a tragedy for the family and friends of those 2 people. R.I.P.
I believe the lead locomotive had it's roof torn off from whatever the truck was hauling... by how the 100 ton loco hopped on impact , I would deduce it was heavy .
I like how the cop just sits there. He should be checking to see if the train engineers are okay or if anyone is injured further down the tracks from the derailment. He just sits on his bike.
Do you realize how far the engine is from the scene? I'm sure other police further down the line checked on them. This one can stay at the scene and do what he can.
Coz the trailer got ripped off prime mover so it's not stuck on tracks any more? Does that answer why he moved it ? It was stuck now it's not stuck! Hope that answer s your question?
@@ILuvHuskys Yes, but WHY? The investigators are going to want to see that tractor RIGHT WHERE IT WAS at the time of the accident... not that that would make much difference, either, but he just DISTURBED A POTENTIAL CRIME SCENE.
That is what I was thinking. In fact, the officer on the motorcycle should have at least gone to the truck and stopped him, while starting a preliminary investigation. No reason to move truck.....
@@77chevy4x4 The original roads were designed by the ancients Romans, based on the width of the rear end of the two horses pulling the wagon. That design approach did not change, apparently, because our roads are still decided by two horses a**. I made that up. I swear.
In my opinion it's the Escort companies fault. The truck driver is just watching his load. The Escort Co. checks all the height and route stuff along with the Police or Highway Patrol. Looks like the load was to low for that crossing. The Escort Co should of had that information and checked the grade of the crossing. Maybe have the railroad on the phone before they came to the crossing.
@@AccountInactive Isn't the whole point of a pilot is to make sure the road is A-Ok for the truck to go, low bridges, tight turns, and where the road topography does not allow for low floor trucks to cross.
I like how the lazy cop just sits there on his motorcycle instead of walking around the crash site to see if someone needs help I wander who's to blame here if not both parties the railroad and the trucking escort service my father spent 28 years on the railroad he always said if he ever hears we bypassed the crossing safety gates we would be in a heap o trouble
@@dsg325 I can't tell, driver did not look like he was nearby to do that so quickly, but there could have a been a issue that they were working on where he would have already pulled it I suppose
I mean I'm a former TV news photographer and I think you're getting upset about the wrong thing. That person never knew he was going to record a massive train derailment when he woke up that day.
@@joehinson9460 He probably doesn't understand that people actually just use their phones as, get this, a communication device lol and are not using the camera features frequently enough to go full on proper record mode when they finally decide to use it.
How can you prevent this? Cameras that automatically sense a vehicle stalled on the tracks, especially when a train is approaching, are a good start. If a Tesla can drive around the country using cameras, then this is doable. In addition to cameras, you could add radar, lidar, or pressure sensors near the tracks. Next problem?
Tears and prayers ongoing. Heartfelt condolences for all those affected. Deeply saddened by this tragic news. Praying it’ll be avoided and there won’t ever be a next time. :(
Society has lost morality worldwide , I can give you countless of examples but 2 will be enough : 1) I’m a teacher in Texas since 8 years. I saw countless of fights and the first thing students do is to always record that and post it on social media for “ likes”. Staff are afraid to get beaten / injured so they close their eyes on it and prefer to lock themselves in their classroom. 2) There is a genocide going on as we speak where there are 50 people dying of air strike daily including toddlers and babies but no western media report it except Al Jazeera and other foreign outlets. All in the name of “ colonialism “ but selling it on TV as “ fighting terrorism “. Jews themselves are protesting against it but people are more worried about their daily lives, family, social media, their next vehicle and their next vacation. Jesus - who was middle eastern- died for the same reason these people are dying today : arrogance and greed from the so called “ chosen”. So to get back to the video : Am I shocked if these people are recording instead of helping ? Absolutely not.
How much does a camera cost at each intersection. The Railroad Industry should care more for their crew and the people to have a system that prevents these tragedies.
Are you serious? 😂 Crossing gates with flashing lights and bells, three blinding highbeams on the front of the locomotive, and an eardrum splitting horn aren't enough? Now we need cameras at 212k crossings? Who's going to monitor them?
'The railroad industry'?? Are you serious? This was blindingly stupid incompetence by the road industry who hadn't got the common sense to notify the railway signalling centre that a wide load needed to use the crossing. This is a criminal act by the haulage company and stupid police who should have known better.
@@AC-ro6ib Automated computerized picture analysis is a thing since the 80s. Just get a computer to spot obstacles for you. Obstacle says there too long trigger an alert so a human can look at it. Bim bam boosh.
most oversize loads in Texas do not require a police escort , just normal oversize escorts. I think the truck had been stuck on the tracks long enough that local police had shown up by the time the collision happened. Which begs the question, why did nobody call and notify the rail road that a truck was stuck at a crossing? I have heard the truck was stuck for up to 45 mins before the train came!
@@StumpyVanLife If that's the case that is CRIMINAL INCOMPETENCE OF MASSIVE PROPORTIONS. Serious charges need to be brought to whoever DIDNT call the railway in time.
What does the trucker have to do with it, its a heavy load and he was escorted by idiots. There for the escort company, the ones who set up the route are the ones who should be going to jail, not the truck driver
It always seems to amase me how fast they approach a level crossing 🚸🚸🚸🚸 But the truck driver must be held accountable,he knows in these modern times 😡😡🧠 not to attempt to cross ❌❌ over any level crossing higher than the road 🛣️🛣️
Trains can't accelerate and decelerate like a car or truck. It takes them a long time to build up speed, and a long time to stop! There is a lot of weight to consider.
He didn't just stop. He became stuck on the tracks. That is an oversized load with very little ground clearance. RR crossing are sometimes higher in elevation than the surrounding roadway, causing a crest at the actual crossing. Low hanging loads like this and car haulers tend to get hung up attempting to cross. Once they are "high centered" they cannot go forward or backward. That in no way is to say the truck driver here is innocent. Oh no , they messed up big time and so did they escort vehicle operators. They should have taken steps to ensure they would not get high centered and or communicated with the railroad before attempting to cross with this type of load. Once they did get stuck they should have immediately contacted the railroad and or 911.
@@joyanders3968 the lead pilot or escort vehicle is responsible for the correct route and clearing traffic in front of the load. Sometimes they also have a high pole mounted to check overhead clearances. The belly clearance "which is what got them stuck in this situation" that responsibility usually falls on the rear or chase escort vehicle. He should have pulled up even with the truck and carefully monitored the clearance under the load as the truck slowly and carefully approached the tracks. They would have seen that contact was going to be made and should have stopped the truck before that could happen. That obviously did not happen here. The truck driver is in charge of it all, and if the pilots were not doing there job he should have shut it down and had a meeting with the escorts and / or fired them once he realized they were not up to the job. This very well could have been the first day this team worked together. Drivers get new escort drivers all the time, they are often only hired for one load at a time. Once they reach the delivery point the escorts are released. Sometimes escort drivers will work multiple loads for the same truck driver, but not always.
I can tell all of you that not all truckers are irresponsible people, I know because my ex-husband and I drove big rigs for 19 years over the road, and we didn't do anything stupid like this driver did. If big rigs have accidents it is because the truckers are the kind who think that they can drive at high rates of speed, or ignore traffic laws, and yes some of them even try to beat trains knowing full well that just like 18 wheelers trains cannot stop as fast as four wheelers can.
I hate to be the driver of that truck, he probably lost his job, his license, now he has to pay for all the damage, he’ll probably be sued, then he will see his buddies in jail. Good luck Mr. Truck Driver.
This why large items should be transported with a Schnabel Trailer or Railroad Car because such a trailer picks the load frame off the ground and can lift up to prevent high centering or clearing objects under the load around corners and so on. And where is the Communication with the Railroad concerning large objects that may get stuck on grade crossings of their Federal ROW, what about that people? its always these lowboys and other such low cleance trailers you see pretty much getting hit. except for the fools that wait at a light leaving the trailer in the railroad ROW kind of foolishness.
This is ridiculous to the point it's hard to believe. In Europe oversize transports must be planned in detail, having a look at every bridge and every tight curve. In extreme cases like this there would also be a police escort. And obviously crossing a railway line would have to be coordinated with the railway. And these guys just emptied their beers, went onto their journey and then... "Oops, a railroad crossing... oops, we are stuck... what should we do now?"
@ The dude who high centered his load. Y’all lucky that wasn’t a petroleum haul or hazmat. Homie didn’t need that big fancy rig with a head so far up the a. Edit: @AlbertHess
The sad part is that the train conductor honked prior to the crash 💥 for a last attempt to ask him out of the way ….. but the last 3-4 seconds for sure he knew he was a dead man.
This is just lack of planning. The crew should have recognized that the crossing was unsuitable, they should have known to contact the railroad before crossing to hold trains (there is a sign with a phone number and a crossing number on the gate arm pole) The route planners should have reviewed the route and spotted this as a possible issue
Truck had been there for an hour. Never called the number on the blue sign. There's lots of incompetence to go around here. Some people need to go to jail for killing the train crew in the lead locomotive
Agreed
1000%
Same in and around Houston. Incompetent people holding important jobs. Shame.
problem is the incompetence is everywhere and its not getting better!
@@ClydeShelton-fv1lf Ya once the bowels and bladder start going, there's just no going back.
Just because you can pass a drug test doesn't mean you can pass a brain test.
Being a locomotive engineer for the last 20 years this hits me hard. This was avoidable! It's always stunning when you see this happen. Looking at the rossing you can see its elevated compared to the road. The chase car and truck driver should have know that their load was going to bottom out. I see people driving around the gates on a daily basis. The fact that there is a Sheriff on a motorcycle just watching sickens me. The next time your at a railroad crossing, take a look at the crossing signal. You will see a sign with an 800 number and another number identifying that specific crossing. If they would have called and reported the truck was stalled on the crossing the crew may have been able to avoid this.
Why isn’t this taught in schools? I feel like that should be taught to people at least when you study to get a regular driver’s license. Never noticed the signs in over 30 yrs of driving
Cops are pretty useless
Serious question for you being a locomotive engineer, why doesn't the railroad invest in Level Crossing Obstacle Detection System (LiDAR) technology to prevent these accidents from happening? The technology exists, so the fact that it's not being used at all U.S. crossings is mind boggling
I only knew that after I started working for the railroad
@@ounceofrespect8341 $
This was one hundred percent avoidable... Any move like this should have been coordinated with the railroad and the people moving these materials across the tracks!
Totally avoidable and extremely costly and wasteful.
@@gwiyomikim5988 3mill for the windmill, + whatever damages to the train and tracks.
We have a lot of incompetent people out there.
I agree that this horrible camera work was completely avoidable.
@@EnlistedBombinthat was not a wind tower
As a railroad employee who deals with stuff like this regularly, this greatly angers and saddens me. I’m forever dealing with trucking, construction, utility, and other companies that work or travel near railroad tracks that either don’t know the rules or do know the rules and don’t follow them. I’m usually met with annoyance, anger, or ignorance when dealing with those that I confront when breaking rules, and it’s so frustrating. This incident is unacceptable and those involved should be punished severely.
After all these years I am hundred percent sure all truck drivers know that as soon as a level crossing is higher than the road it's most probably going to cause the bottom of trailer to bottom out
I hear yeah I delt with the same thing when I worked at a shipping yard loading and unloading rail car's with outside driver's not following the rule of the yard that there's a chain of right of way starting with the train backing car's in and pulling them out the next machine with the right of way is the crane that lift's the trailer's and containers in and out of the cars and the third is the hostler operator this was really nasty could have been avoided easily
It seem the train was going really fast for a city crossing though, in Canada an interception like that is done about 40kmh the most, is there not speed limits in the USA of that form.
@@Atite_Lometen there are speed limits. I believe freight trains the top speed is 60 mph. However, in more populated areas and whatnot, speed limits are slower.
@@jefferydavis3332 Train speed is determined by the capacity of the track. The federal government sets standards for each allowed speed. They are called Class of Track. This area is Class 5 with an allowed freight train speed of 80 MPH. The railroad limits the trains to 70 MPH in this location.
All that truck driver had to do was call the number on the blue sign attached to the poles on the track, instead of standing there scratching his head. The train dispatcher could have warned that crew, and all of this could have been avoided. Sadly, sometimes, the police, don't know to do this either, and accidents happen that should not. It takes over 2 miles for a train this heavy to stop. Always look for the blue sign!
I did not know this. You'd think this would be test material for anyone getting a CDL.
@@rotaryperfection It's in the CDL handbook to not stop on the tracks.
This driver and his company if he's driving for someone is in big trouble and about to be sued out of existence.
I highly doubt he speaks or reads english
@@rotaryperfection it's in every train safety video that's even been produced. Including the one during your CDL training.
what do you think he did after being stuck? and why do see a bunch of police sitting there warning before hand? truly zero iq yter
No one coordinated with the train company !! A lot of people should be held accountable for those two fatalities..
Exactly!!!!!
Their stupidity cost lives
And they are not only allowed to drive; but also Vote and breed.
The Pilot Car service that escorted the oversize load over those tracks is gonna be iin a world of hurt.
I'm looking at this accident comment on Facebook and most people are saying that this was a planned move. There's some miscommunication somewhere.
ITS THE TRUCK DRIVER FAULT, ESCORTED OR NOT YOU DONT PARK ON A R/R TRACK
The pilot car has no liability here. The truck is issued permits by the state which include routing which must be adhered to. Even if the high pole took the truck off route (unlikely with the police escort), the driver of the truck is ultimately responsible for the load.
Know every inch of the road you're on. Cut cost! and pay the price!
The pilot car just follows the route given to them, which in turn is given to the truck driver by the state.
One phone call to the railroad’s dispatcher to report a truck stuck at the crossing would’ve prevented this collision and derailment from happening. The railroad dispatcher’s phone number and railroad crossing number are on blue signs at EVERY railroad crossing.
Unfortunately railroad companies don't want to spend the money on technology that could detect this type of situation. It's cheaper If they put a 1-800 number on a sign and expect people to know it's there. It's helpful in court because the lawyers can argue the defendant didn't see the sign and notify anyone.
So so unnecessary and sad for their families members and friends 😢😢😢😢
Stupid idiots of truck driver 😤😤
They know exactly what is going to happen trying to cross ❌❌❌ over a elevated level crossing
That driver and the company he drove for are going to get the massive cleanup bill they have ever seen. That company is now probably going to be bankrupt after this accident.
pilot service not the trucking company itself
And let us hope for their sake that there's no environmental impact
@@dubsounds Unfortunately there will be an environmental impact, locomotives do not run on air, so just their diesel, and other fluids alone are going to have an impact. Not to mention what was being pulled as that was a high number of containers that toppled over.
Yea fr
Besides the environmental impact there was a loss of human life.
That poor conductor saw it coming knowing that there was nothing he could do to stop this.
Engineer and Conductor. 2 helpless men that can do nothing. while the human garbage pulls his truck away
RIP… 😢😢😢
Imagine what the Engineer thought not being able to stop the train.....and the Conductor along for the ride. Engineers operate locomotives not Conductors.
@@gregruch489 I've hit a truck loaded with a bulldozer and rolled the engines over.. it's the worst fear you can imagine.. but probably a drop in the bucket to what these 2 men went through and felt before they were killed
r.i.p he didn't make it
As an Engineer for the UP this hits very close to home. This type of situation happens more than most people realize. In this case, not only the trucking company and the escort service is to blame. Why didn’t the law enforcement agencies call the Union Pacific and report this problem. My heart is saddened by this tragedy. To my fellow counterparts God be with you and your families. 🙏
This was material going to the oil feilds in west Tx. I was just through there. They do stuff by the seat of their pants. They were moving an enourmous crane when i went through there. They just flashed brights to let oncoming traffic know they are swinging out in your lane. No coordinated stopping of traffic. They call that highway 285 there " the death highway" (this roadway) due to so many fatalities. Just a high amount of oil feild equipement and oversized loads all over the highway. It's a unique highway experience to drive through there
These drivers should be held accountable, they know by now in this modern age that as soon as a level crossing is higher than the road,do not attempt to cross ❌❌❌❌
This is all very bad. But can't train operators recognize anything on the tracks? At El Paso it's a straightaway track. So they could have used their brakes in time to slow down the train at least!
@@fritz_von_steiner5544Trains don't operate like cars. At the speeds we travel it takes a mile or more to stop. If we slowed down for every single thing that stopped on the tracks in front of us, we'd never make it halfway to the next yard. It also takes several minutes to recharge our braking systems when it's time to restart. This one is 100% on the truck and his escort crew for even attempting to cross at that crossing.
@fritz_von_steiner5544 even if they see anything,at that speed and weight 🚄🚄 it's impossible to stop fast enough
Sadly both the Engineer and Conductor were killed nothing can do to stop the train my condolences to there Families..... May Rest in Peace 🕊
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Merry Christmas!
*their* not "there"
@@coloradostrong8285 And "they're" not interchangeable
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@@coloradostrong8285Youngsters are too lazy these days. Even to write properly. 🤷
Buddy did an excellent job filming the ground
But you.. you would have not been effected at all by the disaster that was about to unfold before you. You would be steady as a rock, and narrated it perfectly. We all know. Your nickname is Stephen Spielberg.
@drivehard2395 not to brag, but yes actually. I'm a documentary filmmaker and have been in plenty of situations far more dangerous than this, while actually pointing the camera at what I'm trying to film.
@drivehard2395 It's 2024 and people keep filming videos vertically. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to START your recording with your phone sideways from the start. Narration isn't needed.
@@rotaryperfectionphones should film in landscape mode by default anyway, amazing how in 2024 you can still film a vertical video at all for any reason. Like why.
@sweengeppetto1915 It's only because most people rewatch the videos on their phone. For those of us who use apps on our TV's, it's really annoying not getting the full picture.
Rip to the hardworking men who passed away and shame on the trucker and pilot company 😢
Prison for all.
I Googled "what to do when semi stuck on railroad tracks." Immediately, the first response was:
"If there's no 800 number posted at the railroad crossing and a truck driver gets stuck, the first action should be to call local emergency services or the police immediately. They have the means to contact the railroad company directly and can take swift action to prevent an accident."
If this lasted over an hour like everyone is saying, then it doesn't seem like that happened. Why? 🤔
every crossing there an emergency number direct to the train headquater , who can contact the train
Maybe they did. But nobody picked up.
Or the person that picked up the phone at the emergency center, couldn't reach the train crew, because the noise of the train muffled the sound of their mobile phones.
Or maybe vandals took the blue sign away.
@@rudivandoornegat2371 This is the first comment that doesn't immediately blame anyone,
but rather states that other things could have gone wrong.
In order to clarify who is primarily to blame, an investigation is needed.
For the life of me, I can't imagine either that no one tried to call 800...
@@rudivandoornegat2371 Active railroads are required to answer the crossing emergency line 24/7. It is usually a dedicated line with a distinct ringtone in the dispatch office. If no trains are running like on some smaller railroads you may just leave a message, but that has to be investigated and cleared before trains are allowed to run.
As an independent trucker myself, and my brother an engineer for Amtrak, I will never understand these accidents. The idiot oversize driver gets stuck( which will happen sometimes) with the cops, and escorts standing by, and not one of them thinks to call the railroad. Every crossing has an emergency number on it which will stop train traffic with enough notice. This is a damn shame, people are getting dumber by the day.
Pray for the two trainmen and their families
Prayer doesn't work. Nobody's home. Get a clue.
Kinda hard to prey for someone already dead, Idiot
The two UP RR employees were killed!
@@joevarga5982There is this life and the hereafter. Prayers definitely work for the deceased living in the hereafter and the family of the deceased left with pain.
Your choice not to believe. That’s your first amendment.
Oxygen can’t be seen but it exists. Same for the hereafter.
Arrogance and ignorance are a good cocktail for stupidity.
Wisdom, humility and knowledge on the contrary land you far away in both lives 🤷♀️
@@joevarga5982 just you wait and see
R.i.p my brother to engineer and the conductor
If it is true the truck was stuck for an hour, criminal charges must be filed against that driver. Now if he reported it to police and police failed to notify the railroad, then you can extend criminal charges to those in the agency that played a part in these deaths.
The police were there, you can see them at 1:13 heroically acting by just sitting there
You would think as modern as humans are there would be a solution to prevent incidents like this.
There is, be smart enough not to stop on tracks.
@@JamesKiraly-oz1nc There is, every intersection has a sign with a phone number and crossing ID. Nobody called it to stop the train.
The pilot/survey service should have had a schedule for the train. They didn't properly scope the route or plan. 100% their fault
Very observant for a sub-human. Well, there is.
@@dripskee6443there are no schedules for freight trains.
I'm from there. Lots of tears right now. And lots of prayers.
Prayer doesn't work. Nobody's home.
Hahahahaha. Praying doesn't do anything.
Me too. I remember the 9pm derailment in the early '70s.
Pecos Fire Department saved a catastrophe from happening.
Chief Pruett and my Dad and Weldon, Bill, all of them.
@@joevarga5982 How would you know?
@@danielmartz3145 Because the Holy Bible is a proven fraud.
Why do you think religions are referred to as "faith-based" instead of "fact-based"? Any clue?
Why do you hear people say "I have my faith" but you never hear them say "I have my fact"? Any idea at all?
Do Stars have arms and legs? Do they serve time in prison for failing to rise on time? Is there a metal dome over the Earth? Is thunder made by God walking on this dome? Are the questions too hard?
A big thank you to all the politicians who keep voting down infrastructure improvements to eliminate grade level crossings for freight mainlines.
isnt that the job of the owners of the train since they own the tracks (unless they lease them not sure)
Regardless of fault two souls died nothing will bring them back. Nobody should die needlessly at work.
Everyone on scene with a cell phone is responsible for this tragedy. The truck was stuck for upwards of an hour and no one bothered to check for the blue Emergency Notification System (ENS) sign on the grade crossing equipment that has the phone number for the railroad’s law enforcement and the crossing identification numbers.
Exactly
These trains need to slow down through here as well. They hit low boys stuck on the trscks all the time....
@@j.j.6535 Low boys should not go over those tracks.
How do you know they didn't call? Maybe seeing the police officer there implied the railroad had been contacted. Maybe you're just flexing (in a weird way) that you know about the phone number on the box. Could be the dude driving the train was fed up and chose not to stop. Could've been a brake failure. Two things are for sure, you don't think things through, and the truck shouldn't have been there.
They also could have lined-up their trucks and pushed it back. That tin can looked empty.
What has happened here was incompetent road lead company . With not planning the route and coordinating with the railroad this could have been completely avoided .
They were too worried about their phones probably scrolling social media
Very emotional video.. condolences to the family of the person who lost their life today and prayers to everyone involved 🤍🙏🏻🕊️
Hahahahahaha. Thoughts and prayers is just virtue signaling.
These truck drivers NEVER learn at all, It’s just ridiculous how they think when it comes to Trains and Crossings, R.I.P. to those who lost their lives ❤️😭🕊️ But at least hope everyone who were injured are okay ❤
awful. Absolute incompetence from the trucking company
That trucking company is in deep financial doo doo. Big time.
They're done. Every local government entity will fine them into oblivion. If they somehow stay in business, they won't see a profit for decades.
😮😮😮
😥RIP, crew...You didn't deserve this.
What a moron. First he films it in portrait so we can't see a thing. Then for most of it he points the camera anywhere but at what's going on. Excellent example of a great opportunity completely missed.
Im 100 % dure after all these years that these truckers know that as soon as the railway tracks are higher than road 🛣️ the trailer is going to bottom out,
Lol. Stupidity never ceases to amaze
Yup, there's always been dumb people but you seem to notice it more these days 🤷🤦
seeing tens of millions of pounds of metal flying everywhere like that is one of the scariest things you may ever see in your life
That trucking company should be so liable! That driver f*^*ed up!
The amount of kinetic energy involved in this tragic collision is mind boggling. Totally avoidable too. Call the number on the blue sign ffs.
Per federal highway regulations you’re supposed to stop and call the railroad before crossing any tracks with a high, wide, or long load thank can’t maneuver as a normal truck. All of which does not seem to be done. Union Pacific likely has no fault or responsibility in this as this setting was solely the result of transport and escort teams
Getting a CDL must be the easiest thing in the world.
Learning that fast moving trains travel on train tracks is a difficult concept for some to master.
It isn't the drivers fault. He doesn't plan the route.
For Somali yes
@@brian6speedBut he parked the semi on the tracks. That's a no parking zone
he didn't park on the tracks, the truck got stuck.....
When the locomotive pops a little wheelie, you know it was a hard hit... WOW!
Trailers like that are the second worst to hit with a train because the trailer frame is below the front coupler and will usually go under the locomotive and lift the front wheels off the rail. Those lowboy trailers are designed heavy for what they carry. (first worst trailer to hit is a hazmat tanker)
My condolences, from a former OTR truck driver,
And a railcar loader.....
What’s up with the motorcycle cop sitting on his bike?
I’m grateful for the video but deeply saddened by the loss of life and knowledge it could easily have been avoided.
2 Crewmembers killed and 3 Civilians injured. This was in Pecos, TX. the Derailed Cars did in fact hit buildings past that crossing. Prayers out to the deceased and a speedy recovery to those injured in the derailment.
The train ate that initial impact with the cabin perfectly intact, they must’ve died at some point while it derailed and kept traveling
Conductor was ejected through the window and engineer succumbed to his injuries later at the hospital.
@@maxxwelthrix432wow.. ejected from a train is wild. thanks for the info.
Ok I undetstand it ; why they did not protected themself by going to the ground of the engine?
Was the train comming out of a curve that they did not see that the crossing was blocked?
It is a tragedy for the family and friends of those 2 people. R.I.P.
I believe the lead locomotive had it's roof torn off from whatever the truck was hauling... by how the 100 ton loco hopped on impact , I would deduce it was heavy .
it's like going down a cliff in a tank bro, you're hitting metal and metal is hitting you and if it twists it tears you apart
I like how the cop just sits there. He should be checking to see if the train engineers are okay or if anyone is injured further down the tracks from the derailment. He just sits on his bike.
The engine was probably about a quarter of a mile away by the time everything stopped.
he doesn't know if that dust is toxic, waiting to see if the looky loos start dropping.
The cop is walking the driver of the rig clown pay attention.
It says Sheriff on the back side of the bike. So unless he stole it, it's a cop/sheriff deputy.
Do you realize how far the engine is from the scene? I'm sure other police further down the line checked on them. This one can stay at the scene and do what he can.
Another "professional" truck driver causes millions in damage.
after the accident he jumps in the truck and moves it, like WHY NOW.
Coz the trailer got ripped off prime mover so it's not stuck on tracks any more? Does that answer why he moved it ? It was stuck now it's not stuck! Hope that answer s your question?
And then the truck "drives away" at the end?
He pulled to the side
luckily the truck wasn't damaged.
Truck driver was thinking I need to try out that new burger joint before things get complicated! 🤔
@@ILuvHuskys Yes, but WHY? The investigators are going to want to see that tractor RIGHT WHERE IT WAS at the time of the accident... not that that would make much difference, either, but he just DISTURBED A POTENTIAL CRIME SCENE.
That is what I was thinking. In fact, the officer on the motorcycle should have at least gone to the truck and stopped him, while starting a preliminary investigation. No reason to move truck.....
This was utterly ridiculous.
I'm just imagining if this was an extremely combustible tanker the epic explosion it would have caused.
When will these big truck drivers wake up to the fact that they cannot pull a large over that hump going over the tracks!
I've seen 2 this month stuck on the railroad in Shreveport, la. Not sure what the problem is?
@@heavenlygatesfence7398 government laid roads like obamacare
@@77chevy4x4 The original roads were designed by the ancients Romans, based on the width of the rear end of the two horses pulling the wagon. That design approach did not change, apparently, because our roads are still decided by two horses a**.
I made that up. I swear.
You're ignorant as hell about heavy haul. You don't even know the type of trailer used to haul loads like this.
Unfortunaletly these problems will continue because intelligence is not a requirement to become a lowly truck driver.
That’s crazy how you saw the lead engine jump up off the track when it hit prayers for the families of the engineer and conductor
That’s a distillation tower that was hit. Probably going to a refinery or chemical plant. They are extremely heavy, so I’m not surprised
I couldn't see it jump up, until I slowed the video to quarter speed (.25). That is crazy! Thanks for your comment!
So so all unnecessary, 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢. stupid driver, they all know in these modern times 😡😔 not to attempt to cross ❌❌ over a raised level crossing 😢😢😢😢
Those lowboy trailers act like ramps
@ghtoost definitely yes
Please for the love of God. Film in landscape.
Yeah, but "TikTok"...
In my opinion it's the Escort companies fault. The truck driver is just watching his load. The Escort Co. checks all the height and route stuff along with the Police or Highway Patrol. Looks like the load was to low for that crossing. The Escort Co should of had that information and checked the grade of the crossing. Maybe have the railroad on the phone before they came to the crossing.
The pilot companies insurance just became unaffordable.
The escort did nothing wrong and has no liability. You shouldn't comment about things you have no idea about.
@@AccountInactive Is this the same escort that sat there for an hour and never called UP?
@@AccountInactivechill tf out mr expert, homie can have an opinion just like you
What makes you think the pilot company had insurance?
@@AccountInactive Isn't the whole point of a pilot is to make sure the road is A-Ok for the truck to go, low bridges, tight turns, and where the road topography does not allow for low floor trucks to cross.
Somebody's going to prison over that. Yours truly a former Long Haul truck driver.
I doubt there will be prison time, just lawsuits.
@brian6speed people are dead the driver is at fault this isn't some accident this should have never happened
If this was a passenger train, then the crash could’ve been way worse and rip to the two crew members that died in the lead locomotive.
The way it just.....kept rolling on long after hitting the trailer. That was the most horrific bit
RIP the conductor and engineer You will be missed😢
I like how the lazy cop just sits there on his motorcycle instead of walking around the crash site to see if someone needs help I wander who's to blame here if not both parties the railroad and the trucking escort service my father spent 28 years on the railroad he always said if he ever hears we bypassed the crossing safety gates we would be in a heap o trouble
Every car that decided to stay in line are idiots. Trains do derail.
Truck driver was like "Welp guess my delivery is complete. Time to go home" 😅 I'm impressed his cab survived.
He probably pulled his fifth wheel pin. Had it been connected that train would have taken that tractor.
@@dsg325 They have an eject button??
@@dsg325 I can't tell, driver did not look like he was nearby to do that so quickly, but there could have a been a issue that they were working on where he would have already pulled it I suppose
@@dubsounds nah, just un-locked it, the same way you would when detaching your trailer normally.
Still blows my mind people that record can’t hold the camera correctly.
Not while he's crapping in his pants
I mean I'm a former TV news photographer and I think you're getting upset about the wrong thing. That person never knew he was going to record a massive train derailment when he woke up that day.
@@joehinson9460 He probably doesn't understand that people actually just use their phones as, get this, a communication device lol and are not using the camera features frequently enough to go full on proper record mode when they finally decide to use it.
Most of them can't even spell or add.
Still blows my mind that people can comprehend the idea that's its recorded on a phone and initially intended to be watched on a portrait display....
Another example of a failed drivers license test
Praying for the operators of that train
How can you prevent this? Cameras that automatically sense a vehicle stalled on the tracks, especially when a train is approaching, are a good start. If a Tesla can drive around the country using cameras, then this is doable. In addition to cameras, you could add radar, lidar, or pressure sensors near the tracks. Next problem?
I now know the meaning of having a bad day.😢
Tears and prayers ongoing. Heartfelt condolences for all those affected. Deeply saddened by this tragic news. Praying it’ll be avoided and there won’t ever be a next time. :(
It amazes me that people stay in vehicles and watch all it took was a derailment and you would of been pancakes
It did derail...
Society has lost morality worldwide , I can give you countless of examples but 2 will be enough :
1) I’m a teacher in Texas since 8 years. I saw countless of fights and the first thing students do is to always record that and post it on social media for “ likes”. Staff are afraid to get beaten / injured so they close their eyes on it and prefer to lock themselves in their classroom.
2) There is a genocide going on as we speak where there are 50 people dying of air strike daily including toddlers and babies but no western media report it except Al Jazeera and other foreign outlets. All in the name of “ colonialism “ but selling it on TV as “ fighting terrorism “.
Jews themselves are protesting against it but people are more worried about their daily lives, family, social media, their next vehicle and their next vacation.
Jesus - who was middle eastern- died for the same reason these people are dying today : arrogance and greed from the so called “ chosen”.
So to get back to the video : Am I shocked if these people are recording instead of helping ? Absolutely not.
Moto cop: "I'm just gonna sit here and do nothing."
Unbelievable!
How much does a camera cost at each intersection. The Railroad Industry should care more for their crew and the people to have a system that prevents these tragedies.
Are you serious? 😂 Crossing gates with flashing lights and bells, three blinding highbeams on the front of the locomotive, and an eardrum splitting horn aren't enough? Now we need cameras at 212k crossings? Who's going to monitor them?
'The railroad industry'?? Are you serious? This was blindingly stupid incompetence by the road industry who hadn't got the common sense to notify the railway signalling centre that a wide load needed to use the crossing. This is a criminal act by the haulage company and stupid police who should have known better.
@@AC-ro6ib Automated computerized picture analysis is a thing since the 80s. Just get a computer to spot obstacles for you. Obstacle says there too long trigger an alert so a human can look at it. Bim bam boosh.
A system like an emergency number to call?
and to think the Truck with its big load was being escorted thru town with police and lead escourt clearance truck ! Oh boy , someone is in big dodo
most oversize loads in Texas do not require a police escort , just normal oversize escorts. I think the truck had been stuck on the tracks long enough that local police had shown up by the time the collision happened. Which begs the question, why did nobody call and notify the rail road that a truck was stuck at a crossing? I have heard the truck was stuck for up to 45 mins before the train came!
@@StumpyVanLife Wow. No wonder the camera dude was ready
@@StumpyVanLife If that's the case that is CRIMINAL INCOMPETENCE OF MASSIVE PROPORTIONS. Serious charges need to be brought to whoever DIDNT call the railway in time.
@@sugarbertie1143 agreed.
So sad that this happened. Pray for the Families of the 2 Men who lost their lives.
I guess the trucker has a good story to tell in prison.
you're a dim bulb
He got stuck
@@Eucalyptus45it's his fault then yours truly a former Long Haul truck driver
Is not the truck driver fault … oversize load has spotter they call the shots of what he can do
What does the trucker have to do with it, its a heavy load and he was escorted by idiots. There for the escort company, the ones who set up the route are the ones who should be going to jail, not the truck driver
Damn thats sad. I can't imagine what it feels like to be responsible for such a disaster.
Crazy how fast it was going through town
It always seems to amase me how fast they approach a level crossing 🚸🚸🚸🚸
But the truck driver must be held accountable,he knows in these modern times 😡😡🧠 not to attempt to cross ❌❌ over any level crossing higher than the road 🛣️🛣️
Trains can't accelerate and decelerate like a car or truck. It takes them a long time to build up speed, and a long time to stop! There is a lot of weight to consider.
His visor was so big and covering so much of the windshield that he couldn't see well enough to know that he was on a RR xing...
Why did he stop on the tracks?? Condolences for family and friends of the ones who lost their lives. 🙏🙏
It looks like his trailer became high centered / bottomed out.
He got hung up….
He didn't just stop. He became stuck on the tracks. That is an oversized load with very little ground clearance. RR crossing are sometimes higher in elevation than the surrounding roadway, causing a crest at the actual crossing. Low hanging loads like this and car haulers tend to get hung up attempting to cross. Once they are "high centered" they cannot go forward or backward. That in no way is to say the truck driver here is innocent. Oh no , they messed up big time and so did they escort vehicle operators. They should have taken steps to ensure they would not get high centered and or communicated with the railroad before attempting to cross with this type of load. Once they did get stuck they should have immediately contacted the railroad and or 911.
@StumpyVanLife1995
Thank you, that makes sense. Wouldn't that be the fault of the "leader" vehicle? Tragic......
@@joyanders3968 the lead pilot or escort vehicle is responsible for the correct route and clearing traffic in front of the load. Sometimes they also have a high pole mounted to check overhead clearances. The belly clearance "which is what got them stuck in this situation" that responsibility usually falls on the rear or chase escort vehicle. He should have pulled up even with the truck and carefully monitored the clearance under the load as the truck slowly and carefully approached the tracks. They would have seen that contact was going to be made and should have stopped the truck before that could happen. That obviously did not happen here. The truck driver is in charge of it all, and if the pilots were not doing there job he should have shut it down and had a meeting with the escorts and / or fired them once he realized they were not up to the job. This very well could have been the first day this team worked together. Drivers get new escort drivers all the time, they are often only hired for one load at a time. Once they reach the delivery point the escorts are released. Sometimes escort drivers will work multiple loads for the same truck driver, but not always.
Imkimd of surprised they don't have a camera system monitoring the crossing 🎉
I can tell all of you that not all truckers are irresponsible people, I know because my ex-husband and I drove big rigs for 19 years over the road, and we didn't do anything stupid like this driver did. If big rigs have accidents it is because the truckers are the kind who think that they can drive at high rates of speed, or ignore traffic laws, and yes some of them even try to beat trains knowing full well that just like 18 wheelers trains cannot stop as fast as four wheelers can.
How does this even happen!!
Talk about being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Camera guy couldn't hold the phone upright for more than a second.
Oh my gosh... Now that's a true failure of communication. Horrible.
I think the quote is as follows: What we have here is a failure to communicate.
Omg...this is so awful to see! Could have been avoided and lives saved. 😢
In hindsight.
stuck on the crown of the road !!!
But sir i had a permit!
Did it say, you can do whatever you want?
@ well they surely thought so!
I hate to be the driver of that truck, he probably lost his job, his license, now he has to pay for all the damage, he’ll probably be sued, then he will see his buddies in jail. Good luck Mr. Truck Driver.
Apparently the truck driver was illegal mexican what I've heard
I think the escort comoany is resposible and the company who has given the on for taking that route
DEI truck driver, cop, tow truck driver. No excuse for that truck to be sitting there for an hour.
This why large items should be transported with a Schnabel Trailer or Railroad Car because such a trailer picks the load frame off the ground and can lift up to prevent high centering or clearing objects under the load around corners and so on.
And where is the Communication with the Railroad concerning large objects that may get stuck on grade crossings of their Federal ROW, what about that people?
its always these lowboys and other such low cleance trailers you see pretty much getting hit.
except for the fools that wait at a light leaving the trailer in the railroad ROW kind of foolishness.
There was a fatality, one of the train’s conductors. Please pray for the family.
Now it"s the conductor and engineer.
Pretty well built pipe!👍
Because its' a pipe. Circular config supports itself. Even when made out of carboard.
This is ridiculous to the point it's hard to believe. In Europe oversize transports must be planned in detail, having a look at every bridge and every tight curve. In extreme cases like this there would also be a police escort. And obviously crossing a railway line would have to be coordinated with the railway. And these guys just emptied their beers, went onto their journey and then... "Oops, a railroad crossing... oops, we are stuck... what should we do now?"
Literally put dude in jail😮
Which dude?
@
The dude who high centered his load. Y’all lucky that wasn’t a petroleum haul or hazmat. Homie didn’t need that big fancy rig with a head so far up the a.
Edit: @AlbertHess
There's a driver...who will never drive again.
The dispatcher will never dispatch again.
There goes his Christmas bonus can't go to the strip bars now
The sad part is that the train conductor honked prior to the crash 💥 for a last attempt to ask him out of the way ….. but the last 3-4 seconds for sure he knew he was a dead man.
Insurance is not gone be happy
I have a sneaking suspicion that insurance will not cover this.😂😂
The only n time insurance companies are happy is when they are screwing over the average citizen. Teri Woolum LeFevers.
This is just lack of planning. The crew should have recognized that the crossing was unsuitable, they should have known to contact the railroad before crossing to hold trains (there is a sign with a phone number and a crossing number on the gate arm pole) The route planners should have reviewed the route and spotted this as a possible issue