Amtrak 91, The Silver Star hits a tomato truck in Lakeland ,FL.
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- Опубліковано 19 січ 2015
- On December 6, 2014 Amtrak 91, The Silver Star hit a tomato truck in Lakeland, Florida. This is the before and after footage as well as the switching of damaged #9 so #177 could lead..*Note~ No crew, passengers or the truck driver were injured..They were lucky, they found a lot of produce inside the cab of #9
perhaps he was running late and was trying to Ketchup (ouch ,sorry )
terry rowles Hahahaha. And he was called tommy?
😂😜😂😝😂
How about no?
Roflmao I was going to say the same thing roflmao
A bit of a saucy comment there Terry!
Just proof that these beasts can take some serious punishment. That trailer was destroyed, but the P42DC was still able to move on it's own power. Amazing.
Brandon C- That trailer is not much of a match. It's basically aluminum and fiberglass, with foam insulation. The strongest part of it is the steel chassis. But they are powerful machines none the less.
Do broken headlights in a couple of broken windshields that look like nothing too serious
But the p42 can't win to old age
@@leeyang2104 As you.
Even it hit the semi itself, it would still be moving on its own power, with slight damage to its "nose".
Another victory for a train in the train-vs.-motor-vehicle saga. Why don't people ever learn that a car or even truck will never win against a train?
+DrSurprise. Because people are so damn dumb and in such a rush to save maybe 45 seconds !
He had a lot of time to ketchup !!!
DrSurprise their dumb as crap like big Bertha in a tree
DrSurprise when truck driver are involved ya never can be sure they got any sleep last week.
I guess the trucks have some ketchup to do. Get it ketchup.
You don't often see a P42 switching, and with a man in a tie throwing the switches!
When a tomato truck gets stuck on the tracks, you know a train is going to ketchup with it.
Number 9 should have a new decal of a Giant Tomato painted on its side.
Or a bottle of ketchup...
Like the B-17 who had planes painted on their sides for each victory.
You get the picture? This train just had 200,000 tomato victories!
@@tahititoutou3802 All WWII combat planes hand victory marks painted on their sides. German fighter pilots were the best.
@@alphonsozorro7952 I don't doubt they were probably better than tomatoes. LOL
Maybe change it to 57 lol
They build them tough in America with lots of protection for the crew. Our engines here in Ireland were built in America - they're built like tanks !
What's that have to do with a tomato truck?
Engineer's wife (#9) when he comes home from work: What would you like for dinner, hon?
Engineer: Nothing with tomatoes. I've had it with tomatoes!
Wife: ??
1:20 that k5la tho!!
Ikr it kinda sounds nice to my ears
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You can bet that was a job opening at the trucking company ...
Expensive way to make tomato ketchup.
But, as an Australian, maybe he wanted to 'source' some instant 'sauce'? (We say 'tomato sauce' and don't use that word 'ketchup').
It cost a bit more but you can really taste the difference...
Preparing pizza sauce. Just need to hit the garlic truck and run over some dough next lmao
Usually there are panhandlers hanging out at that crossing begging for money. Lucky none of them got hurt. It amazes me how stupid someone has to be to get hit by a noisy train, especially when you have lights, bells and gates!!
I love your profile picture
Engineer statement to the police should be pretty simple: maintained speed, sounded horn, hit tomato truck that was on the tracks. Couldn’t stop train in time.
First locomotive I've seen with both a bloody nose and a black eye...
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 meaning that it probably needs to work on its defensive skills: ducking and dodging, or over the top counters and stuff like that.
That train should become a surgeon. It cut that truck so perfectly neatly in half that you can't even see any broken or twisted edges. Now just a little Super Glue...
Because it hit mostly the fiberglass part. Good thing, too, if they had hit the tractor axles, the electrical and air connections and coupler itself might have been damaged and couldnt be run in the consist.
@@natehill8069 if the train hit the tractor or the rear axles of the tractor chances are it would of derailed the train. The trailer where it hit is thin and rivited together with the only hard structure the frame rails
@@masterenos Exactly what happen in the Bourbonnias Illionois Train collision
Congratulations on 1 MILLION VEIWS!! And a Beautiful K5LA!
So many people on the train are probably thinking, "Man, I knew I should I have used the bathroom before I left the house."
#177 has such a beautiful solid old school K5LA. #9's is pretty solid too. 💯💯
Yes number 9’s horn sound solid but it’s nice to my ears
"We are AMTRAK, bumpadumpabumpabump -- "We've been there, seen everything"
It is really interesting how #9 has an E-bell and #177 has an older bell
The older bell to me fits the Ge Genesis (p42) much better than the newer bells.
@@captainfordo3978 Agreed
This is probably the most pleasant train-truck collision I've ever seen.
thats amazing how it plowed through a truck and was still able to move under its own power.
metalrob169- That trailer was aluminum and fiberglass skinned.It was like a knife going through butter.
The american trains are going through those trailers easily... in Germany the train can't move on its own after an accident like this one...
@@Brauiz90 But they move faster in their runs.
@@Brauiz90 the americans have to make their trains durable because of their drivers. do you expect someone to be a good driver if they cant drive a stick shift? 80%of americans cant. Americans lov to laugh at how Russians drive but they are no better than them
@@nenaddimitrijevikj5125 also the import versions of cars here are a lot uglier because they have to make them more bulky and crash resistant.
Teacher to her kids on a field trip: And this boys and girls is 1 step in the production process of Ketchup.
big up to the amtrak guy you sure earned your pay that day
And possibly a new pair of drawers and pants.
Long ago a friend and Amtrak employee told me, "You verses train, you lose!"
I don't need a friend from anywhere to tell me that but I hear you😏
I was told in training to hit the vehicle than stop.
wow! Awesome catch! Just subbed ,Incredible video Saltrain!!!
Amtrak 9 just got wrecked again a week or so ago when it hit farming equipment in Montana while leading the Empire Builder. It is unlikely to return to service as the damage was much worse.
Sad to say, there was one fatality, and several passengers along with the train crew were injured.
Is there Video of that Wreck ?
@@jonathanalternate1522 is der video of der reck
Hey Amtrak!! Love your beautiful engines!!! Really like the Acela 🚂 Locomotives!!!
When are people ever going to learn to observe the operation life saver sign.
I was 4 cars behind that incident the semi driver was blocked by a car in front of him and behind him he blew his horn at the cars but they would not move
That's why you're never supposed to stop on the tracks!!!
Stupid car drivers... there you can be glad the train hit the trailer (less damage to the driver and the trailer can be replaced...)
I see a train coming to eat my trailer the car that wont move is shit outta luck since im bigger lol
This is why you shouldn't enter a crossing unless the other side is clear!
I would have shoved that car right the hell out of my way. Reguardless, its illegal to block the tracks. The driver of the truck should have known better than park his rig on the tracks like that. I have had cars honk at me trying to get me to move up on the tracks, I just wave for them to go around me. Especially with a train comming and the lights going. I dont car how slow that train is moving. Its my job if something happends. That truck driver is not a truck driver any more!
Anyone up for a glass of tomato juice? It's got additional Amtrak P42 flavor! LMAO.
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Amtrak-- stick to rail passenger transportation. Leave the tomato crushing to the Hunt's and Heinz guys...
Sir Topham Hatt approves
Just trying to give passengers some nurishment! Silver starvation!
Truck needs to stay out of the way!
😄😄
They aren’t exceptional at either
Public Announcement from Conductor... "Ladies and gentlemen, we apologize for the delay in your trip." "We are back under way now, and in no time we should Ketchup."
Wonderful training film; definitely no rotten tomatoes for this one!
When are people ever going to learn ?
Rusty Shackleford they aren't
Rusty Shackleford: Countless people never will. We'll never run out of 'road' scholars.
@@ericschminke153 or Darwin Awards for those that don't make it.
So that's how ketchup is made, lol!
An "injured" locomotive is a sad sight. It has had its dignity diminished.
I got tears in my years when I saw the damage.
Great footage, enjoyed watching & I just subscribed 👍😎
OMG #9'S HORNS AND BELL SOUND DAMN FINE TO MY EARS
When it was backing up & blowing mournful, slow horn, I felt it was crying. I think the truck driver should be made to watch what the engineer had to see/feel every month for a year as punishment.
Too bad #9 was damaged. I love its K5LA!
Looks like minimal damage think goodness.
I like 9’s K5LA horn
I wouldn't doubt that truck driver stopped on the tracks for the traffic light, figuring, "Ain't no train coming anyway. The light will be green in a minute and I'll be out of here".
At least Engine Engine Number Nine didn't fall off the track.
Sadly, this is my hometown....I LOVE this place, but like EVERYWHERE else, we have our share of the truly stupid! Here's just one instance.....great video, the way you showed the train also...I thought that was a really great add to your clip!
@@penny8579 what are you talking about....
Well look like Amtrak made dinner for the passengers. FOR FREE
I’ll take a $7 burger with some FRESH KETCHUP PLEASE!!
Glad no one was hurt. Note the green tomato squish on the front of the damaged locomotive at 2 :02
2:02
Engine engine number 9 ....coming down the railroad line..... might make a great song...lol. just glad no one was hurt...
That dining car is an ex-Northern Pacific North Coast Limited car (1958)--the last dining cars Budd built.
Bet the truck drivers insurance went up extremely high on renewal, imagine the cost of the damage to the loco.
Big, how many gallons of Bondo did it take to fix the loco?
I love the horns on the old trains too.
This is probably a dumb question, but why didn't they pull #9 onto the switch like they did, except leave #117 attached... Then #117 pulls the whole train up past the switch and they back #9 down and couple it onto the end of the train? A single P42 is more than capable to pull the train and not only would have such an operation been faster, it also wouldn't have left the passengers without HEP during the switching procedure.
Beacouse there would not be enough power to pull the train bc the locos at the back are always off
And also if there's no enough power to pull the train then how can 117 on its own pull the train up to the switch then re-switch 9 then push the train back anyway there was still passengers on the train sooooo they couldn't do that anyway
You look like me when I forget to do my intro on the start of a video
Super Amtrak. Great trains.Joe
So that's why all the tomatoes in my local grocery store were slightly bruised.
🤔
My Dad worked for Fruit Growers for 30 years. They built boxcars A couple of times he told me about men that had been killed by boxcar doors crushing them. My Dad drove a forklift. Fruit Growers was in Alexandria, VA. He started in 1956 at the age of 21. He was still there when the yard closed for good around 1986. As far as I know it has not been re purposed. The original buildings and track are, probably still there. It's been years since I was last in that area of Alexandria.
Northern Virginia has a long history of railroading. I grew up in Manassas which started out a railroad junction that was destroyed during the Civil War. First and Second Manassas (Bull Run) took place here. Because of our close proximity to Washington, DC (10 miles), there was heavy fighting throughout Northern VA. There are hundreds of Historical Markers in the region and numerous historic Civil War- era buildings to visit.
Thankfully P42 number 9 would Return to Service with Amtrak however it's life wouldn't last long as in 2020 she was involved in another accident in MN when it hitted a John Derre Tractor while leading AMTK Train 9 and sadly is Stored away in Beach Grove with other Stored Units.
44-years with SP/UP (still on roster- yes Death Row as the front page is called. #8 in seniority for LA Service Unit or close last I checked).
How many rule violations can you count???
Managers must all be back filling their Company vehicles with 'maters'...
John Pace thanks for your time at Union Pacific
I can speak from experience. It sucks being a passenger on these trains and incidents because you are stuck on the train for hours. On Oct 3, 2021 P091 was traveling through plant city, FL and struck a car and killed the driver. Over 2 hours sitting there and then we were allowed to go to Tampa and turn around and came back and held for almost another hour. people need to pay attention at Railroad Crossings
Some hot folks on that train waiting to get their HEP back
It was December in Florida but it could not have been comfortable. As a passenger, I'd much rather stay aboard the train than be shuttled onto a bus to wait in some far less agreeable place.
Now they're behind schedule and they have to ketch up!
Nice catch of the action .. Subbed your channel
i guess the truck driver was sauced🤣
a sequel to Fried Green Tomatoes, Squashed Green Tomatoes
We used to nickname all Amtrak trains through Orlando, FL "Amcrash", but now that we have Sunrail, that rail line is turning into SunCRASH!
Seems that it's almost every other day they are running into some idiot stopped on the tracks, trying to beat the train or who knows how they sometimes end up in their predicament of getting hit by a Sunrail train.
So now we fondly call Sunrail SunCrash because they are hitting more vehicles and pedestrians than Amtrak does in the area now!
that name makes no sense whatsoever lol
Amazing Camera work.. which camera did you use
When trains come home after a bad night of open mic.
I'd buy that for a dollar...aaahhh!
Do these collisions occur because of the trucking delivery schedules plus the delays caused by the lengths of the trains and the impatience of the drivers, both truckers and automobile motorists?
8:42 Rip Windshield Wiper xD
yup.
Somebody call Ragu, We got pre-squashed tomatoes to sell!
Not to worry, that will buff right out.....
A little clear coat!
“Sorry gotta shuffle my cards real quick”
I read the description as “hitting a tornado truck”....... lol
So did I!
I took the LIRR from Stony Brook Long Island to NYC. standing at the station waiting for the train, YOU CANNOT HEAR IT APPROACHING.
The sound of the whistles, is heard behind the train.
I saw a train hit a car carrier full of Lexus. Tomato boxes are one thing. Lexus all upside down all over the highway are quite another.
The Amtrak engine hurt its nose😂🚅
That must have been terrifying for the train driver.
So, were the passengers taken off before this power-change or were they still onboard? It was hard to tell at the end when that annoying guy started asking all the questions. (Seriously, what part of "Hey, we're filming a video here, y'know, with SOUND, could you maybe keep quiet for another minute or two" did he not understand?)
In my experience, from my experience on Amtrak trains, they probably stayed aboard, or were given the option of leaving just to smoke (but not to venture too far away.) At least that’s how it was at the station.
They... switched the damaged engine back into the train? What the hell. I can understand Amtrak not wanting to delay its passengers any more than they had to, but...they couldn't run the train on one engine until the damaged one could be towed or a replacement unit found?
Nope. The control unit, or head unit must be in operational condition to be sure everything is working. By moving it behind , it is no longer the head unit. Think about it, if 9 had its brakes system fail or its dynamic brakes fail, it might be more than just a truck getting plowed into.I am sure they have protocols to follow concerning that.
@@scottfirman I wasn't thinking about keeping 9 in front, I was thinking the better option would be to *leave 9 behind* - run the train out with the remaining engine, park the damaged 9 on a siding for the NTSB, and once they got done with it, send out a road engine to tow it away to an engine shop. Having them *put it back in the train* was something I was *not* expecting.
#9 is better *pushed* from behind ... the remaining locomotive can get up enough power to do both that *and* move the rest of the train cars. Here in the Chicago Metra system, locomotives routinely *push* entire commuter trains from behind, with a crew in the upper deck of the front passenger car to keep the locomotive operators on alert via radio, etc.
THE PUBLIC WILL NEVER LEARN I GUESS
yeah and its really sad :/
0:37 heritage dining car, nice
I remember watching this when I was little
They just could not made this maneuver more complicated... Tetris for beginners is nothing against this helpless work. The passengers should be happy to arrive sometime. Maybe if they've tried to switch the direction, this train would still not move until today.
Number 9 has been involved in another accident on the Empire Builder, this time, number 9 looks almost certainly a write off.
i saw this train with 9 and 177 still operating today at plant city
The video, according to the title, is over at 1:20. What's the purpose of the remainder of the video?
Surprised the guy with the radio wandering back and forth making the switching didn't have to wear hi-vis while on the track.
Great rail work....I like IT!!!!
Why does Amtrak run cab units facing the same direction? I mean, it came in handy for this, but they cant possibly hit enough trucks to make it an operational consideration..?
Hope the trucking company had good insurance.
P42dc no. 9 was involved in the Montana derailment and was sent to be scrapped
Lakeland, FL (Amtrak train silver star cuts tomato truck in half). Passing the accident.
Amtrak P42DC #177 train helps damaged amtrak P42DC #9 on Clark Rd at Lakeland, FL.
Bacon & Tomato Sandwiches for everybody, my favorite !
Nice footage, how long did all of this take?
Thank you, We were there watching him switch for about two hours.
Saltrain Wow ok, figured it took a while. But that poor conductor was worn out.
I give this video 3000 rotten tomatoes..
ironic how amtrak 9 is in the thumbnail as it got wrecked a few years later 💀
They just switched the engines because the front of #9 was damaged... the engineer couldn't see what's happening in front of him. That was too dangerous. The engine itself was still intact and running.
For real people, stop because trains can’t
I rode that train in January 2020 to go to Orlando Florida for a Disney cruise
Ah yes. I’ll have an Amtrak P42DC with a side of smashed tomato truck. LOL! Atleast everyone was okay in the end. Nice video.
NE Railfan 812 Trucky Mctruckface wasn’t feeling too well after this
OK admit it... Although you were greatly relieved that everyone emerged safely from the accident, and you really appreciate it being posted on video... part of you was disappointed that you didn't see the moment of impact. Amiright?
p42 flavored ketchup my favorite has a slight hint of that railroad taste
+crapper1 seasoned with brake dust and rust.