intense video.

jadebullet

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The rear end of a tractor trailer gets nailed on a crossing. I have not seen this one before. Doesn't look like there are any injuries, and the engineers successfully stop the train.
three things about the movie.
-Right before it gets hit, look to the right of the screen to watch someone run like hell. Its funny, but I would have been doing the same thing.
-The gates are quadrant gates and the ones behind the trailer are closed, so I think that the truck just had problems getting across the crossing and then the train came. Hence the guys running to help then getting as far away as possible.
-Look at those rear axles fly!

Very intense video of a truck VS a train.
 
...watch out for the bogeys...!

:cool: I think it's the NS catfish that hits the Daimler Freightliner tractor & 53ft van trailer.

The bogeys came off the trailer at the slider, and rotated in the air the hit the ground in front of the train.

The tandems(bogeys) weigh about 3 tons, and the air pressure is about 90-100psi, and believe me there was a lot of bouncing going on off camera!

The tandems spinning out of control really tripped me out!
 
I did not see the video, but I know one too common reason for the back end of a tractor trailer to be fouling a grade crossing. Manny main roads were or are built parallel to the railroad right of way and thus some of the feeder roads must connect across the rails. There is frequently insufficient space to clear the crossing before entering the main road. What was an acceptable distance when the road was installed may no longer be adequate as the size of trucks increases. There is no solid federal standard governing the length of tractor trailers, excepting the Federal Bridge Formula which governs axle spacing and weight. However individual states may limit the length of these vehicles but can be subjected to severe political and economic pressures, often invalidating the existing standards of length.
 
-The gates are quadrant gates and the ones behind the trailer are closed, so I think that the truck just had problems getting across the crossing and then the train came.

Actually if you look closely one of the gates is sitting on top of the trailer and the other is hitting the side of the trailer. When the trailer moves forward you see the rear most gate continue to close and also sway from side to side. The other gate slides along the top of the trailer until it gets bent out of the way with the trailer when the train hits.

Like one of the comments said, the driver should never have been caught on the tracks with nowhere to go. He should have waited until it was clear on the other side of the tracks.

Regards

Phil
 
:( my bad. Like i said, I was multitasking. I was cooking, studying, and watching train videos. (i find the long ones to have some background noise while im studying.)
 
+7 for going back and finding it. That's not always easy.
The problem with waiting until it's clear before crossing the tracks is that sometimes you can't see if the cross street is clear until you get there. Not too bad for cars, since there's enough room for them before the intersection, but trucks just won't fit.
They could just not use trucks in areas with trains, but that wouldn't be practical. We need a government committee to institute a review of the possibility of a study.

:cool: Claude
 
I've seen this one before. The wheels do fly off the trailer. I would hate to have been the consignee for any freight on that truck!

Nice website by the way. Thanks for the link. There are lots of nice videos up there.

John
 
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