The gates are wood (not steel) and are designed to breakaway. The electrics are modular for quick and easy replacement. Railroads employ Maintainers for this purpose. The gates are there to keep you off the tracks ... NOT to keep you on. Jssssh!
@@trezjr73 I take it that you're not convinced yet that most people in this country are not exactly the brightest bulbs in the box. That's ok, this is the Internet. Give them time. They can prove they're stupid in so many ways... And a lot of them make videos about it, for your entertainment.
If the crossing gate is broken, any later trains which pass through the crossing must stop and flag the crossing until the gate is repaired/replaced. This delays trains and inconveniences the passengers.
That's the main road to the Airport. Imagine the road is closed and imagine the future people mover having to pass this area connecting taking airport passengers to the airport!
Well they most likely have an early warning system if anything is wrong at the crossing. And like person above said, it's better to slow down/stop for a minute or two, than to have a crash and take out the railway for hours at best
"Let's build a traffic light right next to a railroad crossing and program it to turn red, blocking people on the railroad crossing as a train approaches. This is a smart idea. I went to college." Some traffic engineers, apparently.
In addition to being amazed by how lucky it was that a potentially devastating tragedy was avoided, I was also wowed by how much is going on at this one crossing.
I wouldn't say devastating driver had enough time to get out. but that would come out of his paycheck and his coworkers wouldn't let him live it down if he still has a job.
That quad gate system probably saved the crash. The system knew something was obstructing the crossing and alerted the train so it knew to stop even before seeing the truck
I really can't imagine what the truck driver was thinking when he pulled forward from his already dangerous position with the nose of his truck over the near track, then stopped with his truck completely obstructing both tracks. Pulling forward was the right move if he had room to clear the tracks, but no way he should have stopped where he did. It appeared that the car behind him left him room to back up, but I'm not sure the driver could see that. Backing up would be dangerous because there could be a car in a blind spot.
Why are road traffic signals so placed as to create this situation?? Absolutely disgusting !!! Whoever authorised this crossing as safe should taken to court snd charged with deriliction of duty !!!!!
I have 18 yrs experience in traffic signal maintenance and programming. That includes peemption interconnections with railroad crossing signals. If the distance from RR crossing to the intrsection is 200 ft or less, then an interconnection is required.. Some configurations may require a longer distance. There's 250 ft between the apporach side of the tracks and the intersection stop bar. Here's the problem: Try as they may, engineers can't make traffic contorl and railraod signals idiot proof. As soon as the railroad crossing signal actrivates, some drivers will try to get across the tracks so they don't have to wait for a train to pass. There is a sign at that crossing that says "Do Not Stop On Tracks". ALL drivers should know the length of their vehicles to determine if there's room on the other side of the tracks so that they can clear to the otherside of the tracks. If not, do not cross the tracks until there is room. Damage to the crossing gate is much cheaper than the loss of the truck and it's payload. There's more to driving than steering the rig.
The gates are hollow fiberglass! They break away! Stopping on the tracks is the worst thing you can do. Getting hit by a train would cause way more damage than the gate dragging along your truck or car.
Actually they are part aluminum, part fiberglass. The design is the fastening point is a shear pin that will break very easily. It takes about 2 minutes to replace one if the gate is not damaged, a bit longer if the arm needs to be replaced (usually because it drops across the tracks and the train runs over it). I have fixed several of them.
@ I’m a locomotive engineer. I don’t maintain or replace the crossing protection, but it’s still a huge benefit to my daily duties. The last thing I want to do is hit a car (again). Regardless of the build or materials, my main point of “driving through the gate will damage your car less than getting hit by the train would” still stands as my main point.
Plus, if a crossing gate is broken, any subsequent trains must stop and flag the train through the crossing. This delays all train traffic until repairs are made.
When you look at Street View you will notice the stupid placement of the traffic signal that the truck stopped for. It appears it is for traffic coming from the side street but is located after the intersection. I can see how the truck driver got a bit confused. That light should be on the other side of the tracks before the crossing signals and also should be tied to the railroad crossing circuits. This is poor planning by the traffic engineers in my opinion. Since it is a quad-gate installation I am guessing that the approaching train got an indication from the PTC system that there was an issue at the crossing, hence they were able to stop. Noting that the exit gate did not lower shows that there is obstruction detection circuitry at this crossing.
@@edwinsinclair9853 I agree, but with the level of 'enforcement' most truck drivers deal with it is frequently a panic reaction for a yellow light without consideration for an unusual setup like this with railroad tracks effectively in the intersection. No defense for his lack of awareness, but it is a bad configuration.
I looked at the street view. That traiffic signal is not for the side street traffic. That one lane, right turn only movement shouldn't warrant a traffic signal unless it was politically motivated. That traffic signal is to prevent vehciles from crossing the tracks when a train is approaching and is probably controlled by the signal euipment at Kettner Blvd. There's a 9 second delay between the time the light turns yellow and the crossing signals activate. That allows any pedestrians to complete crossing the tracks before the RR signals activate. That tells me the purpose of that traffic signal.
@@danburch9989The traffic signal IS for traffic coming off of California St onto Laurel. There are signals facing California St to coincide with the ones on Laurel.
@@chrisratcliffe1736literally doesn’t apply here since that truck driver is white as hell. God they are just letting anyone be racist. Sincerely a “normal” person.
Thank goodness Amtrak was slowing for a 15 MPH zone. But this trucker should have received a ticket for delaying both road and rail traffic. The engineer was kind to thank the passer-by for helping out.
The truck driver suppose to stop two times. First, the truck driver must have to stop on a railroad crossing regarding the status of traffic signal, second, he have to stop if the traffic signal is red. He did not make a first stop.
Always Becarefull around Railroad Crossings They are Very Dangerous Always Stop!,Look!,Listen!,Live Always expect a Train Morning,Day,Evening,Night See Tracks? Think Train,1:01
Thankful for the Good Samaritan who raised the crossing arm AND the train engineer for bringing the train to a stop before plowing into the truck. I wonder if there was a station down the line and the train was intentionally slowing to stop anyway. It looked like the train slowed quite easily.
Great video! Watching from India, where the nationwide broad-gauge rail network has manned gates (around 17,900), on road-rail crossings, and such dangerous situations are avoided. However, arround 500 un-manned (no gates!) crossings still exist on the few meter-gauge and narrow-gauge lines/tracks that are still active, and one hopes will be eliminated once these non-standard gauge lines are closed, likely by end 2025.
If I was in your position I would’ve run across the tracks and lifted up the gate for the truck to get it clear. I see why you didn’t, but knowing that could’ve been a train crash I would’ve done anything I could.
The gates break. I saw a double semi(?) Stop on the tracks at a red light. The crossing arm came down in between the two trailers. The light turned green and the driver just drove off breaking the gate. No big drama.
For lack of a better term, this is the EGOT of San Diego transportation videos -- and the hits just kept coming -- we were hollering out "Surfliner!" "Trolley south!" "Southwest!" We thought the only way this video could have been any better was to have a Naval aircraft carrier somehow cross Laurel at that point. 😅 That truck driver, tho -- wonder if his boss saw that. Kudos to the guy who held up the crossing arm!
NEVER go ONTO train tracks until you are 100% certain that you can get OFF the tracks. No that doesn't mean you are certain that if that guy ahead of you moves like you expect him to that you'll be able to get off the tracks. That means that NOW you can clear the tracks.
Those crossing gate are a hollow tube made of fiberglass. They'll break real easy because they're they're designed that way. I would appear that a great deal of idiot truck drivers don't know this!
No , actually they won't break they're designated to be strong and unbreakable which is why trucks become stuck on the tracks. They only break if a vehicle runs into them at high speed when they're down.
Trains, planes and automobiles! Seems to me, the trucker stopped on the tracks long before the train arrived...MISTAKE! If you can't make it across, do not stop on RR tracks. He needs training.
An alarming train crossing goes ABOVE all other traffic rules. He should have stopped before or after it, NEVER on the tracks and even then he should have either backed up or driven straight through the barriers to clear the tracks. Most likely the train driver saw it from a distance or was warned by signals or a security system. But you can never assume that. Train goes first. Most stupid action ever seen from a truck driver.
I don't understand the difficulty in just going anyway. You aren't moving the gate as the mechanism is working against you. Just keep going and take the gate clean off. Call the railroad and let them know what happened, and they probably won't even pursue damages.
Of course! Send that to Bonehead Truckers. That’s a UA-cam channel where they make fun of the dumb stuff people do on the road in mostly semi trucks and sometimes four wheelers they call it. This would be good for bonehead truckers. It’s some funny stuff. Also, don’t be this bonehead that stops right on the railroad tracks. This is a great video as always.
Most People don't realize that the Guard Arms will break, but I wouldn't depend on it. Pay Attention at Crossings and don't play with what's bigger then you. !!
It's the engineer's option to sound the horn even in a quiet zone if they feel the need. With all that confusion I would do the same thing. (Unless you are referring to the truck driver, which really did no good?)
You're worried about a quiet zone after what the train engineer witnessed to avoid an indecent that could've been a catastrophe? I'd rather sacrifice disturbing the peace with my horn, instead of worrying about noise complaints in my emails from the supervisors to save lives. Plus it can't get any noisier than 737s flying 100ft over your head. Lol
No worries. I actually gave bad info on horn use. Once there is any type of malfunction or other issue with a crossing known to the railroad the quiet zone rule is suspended. The engineer is then required to use the horn. It's written in the railroad operating rules that way. Horn use is also required if railroad maintenance workers are doing something within quiet zone limits, and it is always the engineer's option to sound the horn if needed.
I had a malfunctioning gate come down on the trailer, after being directed by police to drive across the crossing. It broke the gate, which the railroad tried to charge me for. The police vouchec for me, eventually they gave up. There was no train anyway.
To my knowledge, California street is what runs parallel to the tracks. I only titled the video with Laurel Street because that’s the road that the actual crossing is located on
I still can not fathom any driver thinking getting hit by a train is a better option than going forward or backward breaking the guard rail!
The gates are wood (not steel) and are designed to breakaway. The electrics are modular for quick and easy replacement. Railroads employ Maintainers for this purpose. The gates are there to keep you off the tracks ... NOT to keep you on. Jssssh!
@@trezjr73 I take it that you're not convinced yet that most people in this country are not exactly the brightest bulbs in the box. That's ok, this is the Internet. Give them time. They can prove they're stupid in so many ways... And a lot of them make videos about it, for your entertainment.
I was thinking the exact same thing.
Probably an illegal
I agree. The driver probably didn’t know that the barricades are designed to break for just such an emergency.
The guy who lifted the gate up he is a hero!
He must be as strong as an ape.
GOD bless the man who lifted the barrier of the level crossing and the engine driver who waited
Someone was watching over him
Those gates are designed to breakaway. Stopping on railroad tracks because the gates are in the way is insane!
If the crossing gate is broken, any later trains which pass through the crossing must stop and flag the crossing until the gate is repaired/replaced. This delays trains and inconveniences the passengers.
True, but I was thinking the videographer could have put the camera down, too, and helped out right away. Might have been easier and faster.
@@1958zed He would have had to cross the tracks.
That's the first time i've ever seen a train stop for traffic.
It was actually stopping for passengers at the station. Luckily.
That's the main road to the Airport. Imagine the road is closed and imagine the future people mover having to pass this area connecting taking airport passengers to the airport!
Well they most likely have an early warning system if anything is wrong at the crossing. And like person above said, it's better to slow down/stop for a minute or two, than to have a crash and take out the railway for hours at best
In time, anyway!
What an absolute dip s__t that driver is!
Okay but at least it didn’t cause a disaster
Why?
Trains, planes, and stuck semis…you caught it all here!
Loved all the different trains that passed by.
Never seen them before in those beautiful colors.
Lots of action in this video!
Planes, trains and trucks.
This video has a lil bit of everything in it! Nice!
Absolutely a great video catch capturing what could have been a disaster.
Thank you
"Let's build a traffic light right next to a railroad crossing and program it to turn red, blocking people on the railroad crossing as a train approaches. This is a smart idea. I went to college."
Some traffic engineers, apparently.
Train video with bonus airplane footage. Nice.
In addition to being amazed by how lucky it was that a potentially devastating tragedy was avoided, I was also wowed by how much is going on at this one crossing.
For sure - never a dull moment
I wouldn't say devastating driver had enough time to get out. but that would come out of his paycheck and his coworkers wouldn't let him live it down if he still has a job.
Holy crap! Thank god the train was able to stop in time.
Track speed thru here is 20 I think
I saw a train go through at what looked like around 30-35 the day before, but I could be a little off
That Coaster at the end was surely not going 20
@@rms492that looked like 30+
These trains go pretty slow, and passenger trains have way better braking performance than freight trains
train engineer did such a good job he got a flyover courtesy of alaska
Actually that was a Southwest jet. They fly super low over San Diego to land at Lindbergh Field or whatever the airport is called now.
@@59phonebone it was a joke ive lived in san diego before. however that definitely was a alaska jet
@@59phoneboneIt was both Alaska, and the second one was SWA.
That quad gate system probably saved the crash. The system knew something was obstructing the crossing and alerted the train so it knew to stop even before seeing the truck
Always good to see technology working the way it’s supposed to!
Didn't know there was a system that could do that.
3:02 plane jumpscare
Ikr,it just came out of nowhere😂
That was insane too this video has a little bit of everything
@@kc0eks definately
The bystander saves the day!
1:36
yep…instead of pulling out his phone to record the crash
I assume it was the camera man.
You captured a lot of action in this video Great job. It makes me miss SD a little bit.
Thank you. This pretty much sums up SD’s transportation in just a few minutes haha
I love the airplane flying over with the train underneath,
. Got a like from me
And this is exactly why the trains here in San Diego drive slowly instead of rapidly like in other places
Cough cough *MICHIGAN* cough cough
@@hollisflopped I see rapid speed BNSF trains in Palm Springs lol
@@flashfocusbruh5144 bnsf trains are nothing compared to Lawton Michigan & the northeast corridor
Sounds like they need a grade separation. Bridge or underpass so car traffic and trains alike won't have to stop for any reason.
@@rotatorcuffs8140 Did you notice the trolley passing over the intersection?
I really can't imagine what the truck driver was thinking when he pulled forward from his already dangerous position with the nose of his truck over the near track, then stopped with his truck completely obstructing both tracks. Pulling forward was the right move if he had room to clear the tracks, but no way he should have stopped where he did. It appeared that the car behind him left him room to back up, but I'm not sure the driver could see that. Backing up would be dangerous because there could be a car in a blind spot.
Why are road traffic signals so placed as to create this situation?? Absolutely disgusting !!! Whoever authorised this crossing as safe should taken to court snd charged with deriliction of duty !!!!!
I have 18 yrs experience in traffic signal maintenance and programming. That includes peemption interconnections with railroad crossing signals. If the distance from RR crossing to the intrsection is 200 ft or less, then an interconnection is required.. Some configurations may require a longer distance. There's 250 ft between the apporach side of the tracks and the intersection stop bar. Here's the problem: Try as they may, engineers can't make traffic contorl and railraod signals idiot proof. As soon as the railroad crossing signal actrivates, some drivers will try to get across the tracks so they don't have to wait for a train to pass. There is a sign at that crossing that says "Do Not Stop On Tracks". ALL drivers should know the length of their vehicles to determine if there's room on the other side of the tracks so that they can clear to the otherside of the tracks. If not, do not cross the tracks until there is room. Damage to the crossing gate is much cheaper than the loss of the truck and it's payload. There's more to driving than steering the rig.
if the traffic lights turned red and you are on the track you don't just stop you carry on any sensible person would do that
The gates are hollow fiberglass! They break away! Stopping on the tracks is the worst thing you can do. Getting hit by a train would cause way more damage than the gate dragging along your truck or car.
Actually they are part aluminum, part fiberglass. The design is the fastening point is a shear pin that will break very easily. It takes about 2 minutes to replace one if the gate is not damaged, a bit longer if the arm needs to be replaced (usually because it drops across the tracks and the train runs over it). I have fixed several of them.
@ I’m a locomotive engineer. I don’t maintain or replace the crossing protection, but it’s still a huge benefit to my daily duties. The last thing I want to do is hit a car (again). Regardless of the build or materials, my main point of “driving through the gate will damage your car less than getting hit by the train would” still stands as my main point.
Plus, if a crossing gate is broken, any subsequent trains must stop and flag the train through the crossing. This delays all train traffic until repairs are made.
@@erie910 It’s far less of a delay than an accident investigation and cleanup.
When you look at Street View you will notice the stupid placement of the traffic signal that the truck stopped for. It appears it is for traffic coming from the side street but is located after the intersection. I can see how the truck driver got a bit confused. That light should be on the other side of the tracks before the crossing signals and also should be tied to the railroad crossing circuits. This is poor planning by the traffic engineers in my opinion.
Since it is a quad-gate installation I am guessing that the approaching train got an indication from the PTC system that there was an issue at the crossing, hence they were able to stop. Noting that the exit gate did not lower shows that there is obstruction detection circuitry at this crossing.
Confused or not, you should at no time ever stop on the tracks.
@@edwinsinclair9853 I agree, but with the level of 'enforcement' most truck drivers deal with it is frequently a panic reaction for a yellow light without consideration for an unusual setup like this with railroad tracks effectively in the intersection. No defense for his lack of awareness, but it is a bad configuration.
Agree. They must fix it immediately before a more severe and deadly incident (i.e. crash) has the chance to occur.
I looked at the street view. That traiffic signal is not for the side street traffic. That one lane, right turn only movement shouldn't warrant a traffic signal unless it was politically motivated. That traffic signal is to prevent vehciles from crossing the tracks when a train is approaching and is probably controlled by the signal euipment at Kettner Blvd. There's a 9 second delay between the time the light turns yellow and the crossing signals activate. That allows any pedestrians to complete crossing the tracks before the RR signals activate. That tells me the purpose of that traffic signal.
@@danburch9989The traffic signal IS for traffic coming off of California St onto Laurel. There are signals facing California St to coincide with the ones on Laurel.
The truck driver would risk everything but that guard arm. Smart
I was thinkin the same. Probably trying to avoid scratching the paint of the cars he was carrying.
this video played out like a Disney movie. No insults intended
Guess they’re letting anyone drive a truck. Sincerely a train driver. Had multiple trucks break the gates.
Pretty much
Thank DEI for that.
Apparently anyone with a double digit IQ can get a commercial driver license these days.
@@chrisratcliffe1736literally doesn’t apply here since that truck driver is white as hell. God they are just letting anyone be racist. Sincerely a “normal” person.
they call that a professional truck driver. Never ever stop on the tracks. be aware of your surroundings
Thank goodness Amtrak was slowing for a 15 MPH zone. But this trucker should have received a ticket for delaying both road and rail traffic. The engineer was kind to thank the passer-by for helping out.
Glad it was a good outcome. Nice filming by the way a lot of action there it seems
Absolutely! And thanks very much
Fortunately AMTRAK Was Running At Low Speed To Apply Emergency Brake It Was Just In Its Final Leg To Santa Fe Station In A Quiet ( No Horn ) Zone
The traffic signal needs to be moved ahead of the train tracks to stop this from happening again.
The truck driver suppose to stop two times. First, the truck driver must have to stop on a railroad crossing regarding the status of traffic signal, second, he have to stop if the traffic signal is red.
He did not make a first stop.
Glad the engineer was alert and able to stop in time.
So interesting!! Well filmed and entertaining as always ❤️❤️
Thank you!! That’s always my goal!
@@rail_spike_productionsI love ❤️ this upload!
Always Becarefull around Railroad Crossings They are Very Dangerous Always Stop!,Look!,Listen!,Live Always expect a Train Morning,Day,Evening,Night See Tracks? Think Train,1:01
Glad that truck got out safely and the train was able to stop and wait till it was cleared. Any damage to the gate?
For sure. I did not notice any obvious damage to the gate afterwards
Had there been damage to the gate, the train crew would have reported it. Then the later Coaster train would have had to stop and flag the crossing.
Great busy little video.
excellent --jet going over was bonus!!
airport ia that close?
looks like the corner of the airport property (and end of the extended runway pavement) is literally a short block behind this
@@happyplayer2531 yes, that is correct. The runway for the San Diego airport starts only a few hundred feet past where I was standing
Is it just the angle or does it look like there’s a traffic light aimed straight at the trains?
That intersection should be in a movie!
Very fortunate, good job everyone
Nice train
Thankful for the Good Samaritan who raised the crossing arm AND the train engineer for bringing the train to a stop before plowing into the truck. I wonder if there was a station down the line and the train was intentionally slowing to stop anyway. It looked like the train slowed quite easily.
Great video! Watching from India, where the nationwide broad-gauge rail network has manned gates (around 17,900), on road-rail crossings, and such dangerous situations are avoided. However, arround 500 un-manned (no gates!) crossings still exist on the few meter-gauge and narrow-gauge lines/tracks that are still active, and one hopes will be eliminated once these non-standard gauge lines are closed, likely by end 2025.
1:50 2:43 Guy in the Background did a
El Grito 🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽
does coaster only have 1 line? can’t remember
Yes
Yup only San Diego to Oceanside
Why was there a camera to begin with? It’s obviously handheld
If I was in your position I would’ve run across the tracks and lifted up the gate for the truck to get it clear. I see why you didn’t, but knowing that could’ve been a train crash I would’ve done anything I could.
Geez that coud have been a disaster.Glad that 770 came to a stop there.
The gates break. I saw a double semi(?) Stop on the tracks at a red light. The crossing arm came down in between the two trailers. The light turned green and the driver just drove off breaking the gate. No big drama.
The thing is, those gates should be able to tell when they can't go down all of the way and go back up until the obstruction is clear.
Thank goodness it got out of there safely. That was a real disaster just waiting to happen.
For lack of a better term, this is the EGOT of San Diego transportation videos -- and the hits just kept coming -- we were hollering out "Surfliner!" "Trolley south!" "Southwest!" We thought the only way this video could have been any better was to have a Naval aircraft carrier somehow cross Laurel at that point. 😅 That truck driver, tho -- wonder if his boss saw that. Kudos to the guy who held up the crossing arm!
I cross that intersection many times that's Laurel Street in San Diego isn't it? Terrible street to drive on.
Yep, that’s the one !
Excellent video my friends awesome 😮like 👍🏻 and Greeting 🙋
At least the train did not smash the semi truck.
I've seen so many videos of trucks getting hit by trains in this exact scenario it makes you wonder why they are not trained to break the gate??
Oh wow!!!
NEVER go ONTO train tracks until you are 100% certain that you can get OFF the tracks. No that doesn't mean you are certain that if that guy ahead of you moves like you expect him to that you'll be able to get off the tracks.
That means that NOW you can clear the tracks.
Those crossing gate are a hollow tube made of fiberglass. They'll break real easy because they're they're designed that way. I would appear that a great deal of idiot truck drivers don't know this!
No , actually they won't break they're designated to be strong and unbreakable which is why trucks become stuck on the tracks. They only break if a vehicle runs into them at high speed when they're down.
Looks like this crossing is closed to vehicular traffic more often than not.
I was not expecting airline traffic at this intersection.
That dude can drive for me anytime, omg
Trains, planes and automobiles! Seems to me, the trucker stopped on the tracks long before the train arrived...MISTAKE! If you can't make it across, do not stop on RR tracks. He needs training.
Nearly had a Darwin award there
3:03 cool
Engine 2116?
I've been by this crossing once, I caught a Coaster down there.
An alarming train crossing goes ABOVE all other traffic rules. He should have stopped before or after it, NEVER on the tracks and even then he should have either backed up or driven straight through the barriers to clear the tracks. Most likely the train driver saw it from a distance or was warned by signals or a security system. But you can never assume that. Train goes first. Most stupid action ever seen from a truck driver.
Some trains have an override button for the gates if the train stops before or after the gate it’s in either side of the train
Not in American. These use a predictor so when the train stops the system knows to raise the gates.
Its called a transponder.
I don't understand the difficulty in just going anyway. You aren't moving the gate as the mechanism is working against you. Just keep going and take the gate clean off. Call the railroad and let them know what happened, and they probably won't even pursue damages.
Lucky thst train was barely moving what a bad move by the truck driver
The trucker was honking to signal to someone to rush over and lift the barrier gate to where he could get free.
Nice video
Of course! Send that to Bonehead Truckers. That’s a UA-cam channel where they make fun of the dumb stuff people do on the road in mostly semi trucks and sometimes four wheelers they call it. This would be good for bonehead truckers. It’s some funny stuff. Also, don’t be this bonehead that stops right on the railroad tracks. This is a great video as always.
That trucker was probbaly confused on where to stop for the traffic lights but still doesn't make it right or safe to stop on the tracks.
@@blose774 agreed
A normal day in transportation 😁😁
@@blose774should be a sign 🪧 that indicates the spot to stop
@@solarusthelonghaulerrailfa3226 True,but still the truck drivers fault for stopping on the tracks.
lmao the random plane
Most People don't realize that the Guard Arms will break, but I wouldn't depend on it. Pay Attention at Crossings and don't play with what's bigger then you. !!
Panes,trains,and automobiles.
good video
It honked in a quiet zone!
It's the engineer's option to sound the horn even in a quiet zone if they feel the need. With all that confusion I would do the same thing. (Unless you are referring to the truck driver, which really did no good?)
You're worried about a quiet zone after what the train engineer witnessed to avoid an indecent that could've been a catastrophe? I'd rather sacrifice disturbing the peace with my horn, instead of worrying about noise complaints in my emails from the supervisors to save lives. Plus it can't get any noisier than 737s flying 100ft over your head. Lol
@ I’m a railfan so I would love to hear the horn in a quiet zone ! That would be amazing
@2119official Oh ok. I mistook your original comment for being disappointed instead of excitement. My bad. Lol
No worries. I actually gave bad info on horn use. Once there is any type of malfunction or other issue with a crossing known to the railroad the quiet zone rule is suspended. The engineer is then required to use the horn. It's written in the railroad operating rules that way. Horn use is also required if railroad maintenance workers are doing something within quiet zone limits, and it is always the engineer's option to sound the horn if needed.
The truck driver probably thought his truck was a goner
I had a malfunctioning gate come down on the trailer, after being directed by police to drive across the crossing. It broke the gate, which the railroad tried to charge me for. The police vouchec for me, eventually they gave up. There was no train anyway.
Thanks to everybody,god bless…there isn’t only bad people in this sad world…
拖車想搶黃燈, 結果來不及停車時已超越停止線. 駕駛經驗不足應該加速通過, 平交道需保持淨空.
也可能該路段停止線與鐵道距離設計不良.
Just break the gate and go through!
Better off damaging a $200 gate than a $150,000 truck full of cars.
us watching the video:
the plane: "hello there"
at 3:02 btw
it's californicate, what do you expect. They elected ms harris and galvinized nusiance.
Really bad infrastructure
if only san diego county measure g could be passed
I thought it was the capital limited but it was the paffic surfliner anyone else think it was a different train
Seems to me that trucker had a death wish
Who cares about destroying the gates when you’re stuck on a crossing…
Exactly
Koodos to the bystander.
California Street not Laurel.
To my knowledge, California street is what runs parallel to the tracks. I only titled the video with Laurel Street because that’s the road that the actual crossing is located on
Thank god the truck was ok and the train was able to stop in the nick of time wow just wow 😮😮😮😮
Try that stunt with a freight train ! 🙈
Just don't stop for red lights -
What's the problem ?? 😂
No se pare de las vías cuando pasa el tiempo se lo llevan a ustedes de corbata este me lleva de corbata
They give licenses to anybody nowadays.