Train Wreck

[David357]

A couple of "Rail Fanners" caught this low speed incident on video.

The real action starts about 3 plus minutes into the video.

Luckily, nobody was injured.

 

[rhino 2]

A couple of "Rail Fanners" caught this low speed incident on video.

The real action starts about 3 plus minutes into the video.

Luckily, nobody was injured.

I Missed it Dave......I fell asleep at 3:17..........What happened.:Shrug:

 

[trike lady]

Whatever the lever was that the engineer flipped, could that have caused the problem as it looked like he was having a problem getting it to latch. :xzqxz:

 

[paws]

I think the person(s) filming this caused it....possibly the persons at the very end of the video. Why else would they be there filming a s-l-o-w, routine function. It’s as if they were waiting for it....

 

[LadyonaMission]

I had no idea until a few minutes ago that there are a large number of Railfans throughout the world. These people are as passionate about trains as we are about trikes. They have their forums and even a dating site.

According to the news report on the accident shown above, it was caused because

"the conductor did not lock the switch".

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[hogcowboy]

I had no idea until a few minutes ago that there are a large number of Railfans throughout the world. These people are as passionate about trains as we are about trikes. They have their forums and even a dating site.

According to the news report on the accident shown above, it was caused because

"the conductor did not lock the switch".

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Have to say it sure didn't look like the switch "locked" as he stepped on it a few times. Does it "lock" automatically or does he have to reach down and "lock" it? I've never moved one so have no idea.

 

[1dn5up]

My neighbor next door is a tracker for Metro North. I showed it to him. He noticed that the switch man never looked or removed any track rocks from the transfer rail. If the rails are not touching together smoothly , disaster will happen. Also the handle will not lock if any rocks are in the way. In anyway, someone’s in deep caaah caaah !

 

[Ray55]

Where's the video?? All I see is a big black Box.

 

[David357]

Where's the video?? All I see is a big black Box.

Here is the video again Ray: