Train Races Tornado

[magickmaker]

Just found this on youtube. It's really funny if you think about it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zc4WPbmtK-o

Basically, an EJ&E train is given permission to quote "Get the ---- out of there!" The UP train is left high and dry.

 

[CasyJ]

As someone commented. they could have held their ground, but the real danger would be from debris flying into the train and derailing it.

 

[crman123]

Great find! There's a companion video from the same guy of them running parallel to the tornado as it goes through an Indiana town.

 

[K4driver]

Thing to do....TIE DOWN THE WHISTLE AND put it in NOTCH 8

 

[Kiwi_Rail]

"Whoa! check it out man, its hitting everything!"
"I know, thats why i'm getting the hell outa here!"

lol:hehe:

Rugrat

 

[collinsl]

Thing to do....TIE DOWN THE WHISTLE AND put it in NOTCH 8

Air for the horn would run out after a while.

 

[K4driver]

forgive me, i only deal in steam whistles

 

[Ben1337]

Nice find. I got scared when the train passed the wagons. I would like to know what happened next.

Hope the train on the like to the right of that was ok.

What I would have done was got out of the locomotive and get in that locomotive and just well drive it at full speed away from the tornado.

 

[magickmaker]

You know, that could make for an interesting "time based" scenario. Have a locomotive crew have to outrun a tornado. Perhaps the goal being to get to a certain tunnel at a certain time, but to do it safely.