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Dramatic video shows Amtrak train slamming into semi-truck car hauler
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| 16 October 2021
| Meredith Deliso
Posted on 10/17/2021 12:15:32 AM PDT by blueplum
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first time I've seen a car carrier vs train
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posted on
10/17/2021 12:15:32 AM PDT
by
blueplum
To: blueplum
A very poorly thought out rail crossing.
I could see all kinds of vehicles at risk for bottoming out on the tracks with a grade like that.
A little gentler a slope would have prevented that. That would not be a major infrastructure fix. Raise the grade further out from the tracks and repave.
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posted on
10/17/2021 12:30:43 AM PDT
by
metmom
(...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith….)
To: blueplum
The headline should be “What happens when a truck stops on the tracks in front of a moving train”
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posted on
10/17/2021 12:31:00 AM PDT
by
glorgau
To: metmom
That condition exists at about a million crossings all across the country. They are all clearly marked. If you drive a truck, it is your responsibility to avoid them.
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posted on
10/17/2021 12:47:53 AM PDT
by
bondjamesbond
(Because, deep in my heart, I do believe, that we shall overcome some day.)
To: blueplum
It looks to me like the train jumped a little and almost derailed.
To: blueplum
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posted on
10/17/2021 1:13:35 AM PDT
by
Prole
( )
To: metmom
>> That would not be a major infrastructure fix.
They’ll agree with you, but will still vote for the Rat that strokes their cowardly, self-serving needs.
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posted on
10/17/2021 1:48:23 AM PDT
by
Gene Eric
(Don't be a statist!)
To: blueplum
The tracks are “built up a little higher at that crossing” according to some Amtrak guy. So the truck got stuck. That would’ve been good to know ahead of time a-holes.
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posted on
10/17/2021 2:13:51 AM PDT
by
albie
To: blueplum; Chode; SkyDancer; Salamander; carriage_hill; Lockbox; MtnClimber; All
I think those Okies misread the Cornhole Rules and Equipment Book.
Nice Hang-time on the SUV I’ll give it 9️⃣.8️⃣ for Style.
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posted on
10/17/2021 2:41:54 AM PDT
by
mabarker1
((Congress- the opposite of PROGRESS!!! A fraud, a hypocrite, a liar. I'm a member of Congress !!!!)
To: glorgau
The hang time on the SUV was awesome...
To: albie
A function of GPS or Wayz.
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posted on
10/17/2021 5:47:20 AM PDT
by
VTenigma
(The Democrat party is the party of the mathematically challenged )
To: blueplum
The surprise in the story:
There were 110 passengers and crew members on board
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posted on
10/17/2021 5:52:02 AM PDT
by
PAR35
To: PAR35
We have a track problem like that here too in town. Right after crossing the tracks the slope is down hill. So the longer low trailers drag across the rails and sometimes tear them out. Anyone with eyes and a brain can stand back and see why it happens.
To: blueplum
Truckers are suppose to know their routs, yes, and make phone calls when stuck like that. But it also seems to me Amtrak was flying blind. 2 diesels and 2 passenger cars could have stopped quick. The operator should have been looking ahead. The horn blew as if that was a normal crossing. Was that a blind curve?
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posted on
10/17/2021 7:13:46 AM PDT
by
conservativeimage
(Pray that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass.)
To: mabarker1
gonna get a ticket for that windshield
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posted on
10/17/2021 7:41:45 AM PDT
by
Chode
(there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
To: blueplum
Thank goodness the dog is ok.
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posted on
10/17/2021 7:45:46 AM PDT
by
moovova
(I'm dismayed that most of the world hates me for being non-vaxxed. Honest. No, really.)
To: Prole
Thank you for the YouTube link. Like a knife through butter.
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posted on
10/17/2021 7:58:46 AM PDT
by
Mean Daddy
(Every time Hillary lies, a demon gets its wings. - Windflier)
To: blueplum
The video of the incident was captured by local Brandon Sampson, ... Let's go Brandon!
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posted on
10/17/2021 8:57:18 AM PDT
by
glorgau
To: Chode
Probably going to need a pair of Wiper Blades too.
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posted on
10/17/2021 9:23:03 AM PDT
by
mabarker1
((Congress- the opposite of PROGRESS!!! A fraud, a hypocrite, a liar. I'm a member of Congress !!!!)
To: mabarker1
I’ve never seen a car carrier vs a train, before. Wowser!
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posted on
10/17/2021 9:53:04 AM PDT
by
Carriage Hill
(A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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