| Posted by mtrails on October 28, 2006 | |
And the TRAIN wins again...
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Tellin by the tires and rims and whats left of the truck, it looked brand new.
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I was talking with the crew in the yard off while we waited for our trains. Kind of a sick feeling in my stomach seeing this.
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| Posted by Donnie Witt on October 29, 2006 | |
I hope the driver survived?
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| Posted by SD90 on October 29, 2006 | |
Will they ever learn???
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Easy to assume, but did the driver survive?
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I assume this was a fatality based on the look of his cab, correct?
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Was the driver alright? That looks like the remains of his tractor in front of the 5224, not his trailer.
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| Posted by Ted HIrschi on October 30, 2006 | |
Judging by the fact there is no crossing in the picture it must have taken quite a distance to stop the train. Anyone know how long it took?
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To answer a few questions, The truck was carrying waste water when it was hit at the crossing. The trailer was left back at the crossing. It took the train 1,000 ft to stop. Believe it or not the driver was in critical condition at the time and his dog was killed.
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That poor dog! It never knew what hit it!
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| Posted by CJ on November 2, 2006 | |
Thank God the train is OK. I just feel bad for the puppy.
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In response to the person asking if the truck was new, i do not believe so it just looks clean and stuff because of the rain storm overhead.
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| Posted by Railfreak78 on November 11, 2006 | |
The rig looks new to me. No brake dust on the wheels ( the storm would've made those shiny whites nasty anyway ). This reminds me of a time I saw a Flatbed stuck between the gates in Flagstaff AZ due to the same reaon... more than one track.
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| Posted by Renniks on November 24, 2006 | |
Judging by the condition of the thread on all the tyres, I'd say the truck was new. It's not like a truck gets a full set of new tyres all at once, only those that are close to minimum thread depth would be replaced.
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Some railroads emphasis hauling trailers as RoadRailers. CSX has unveiled an innovative new service called RoadDerailers. Apparently this service still needs a few shortcomings re successful execution to be worked out.
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