Train-vs.-tornado

papabug71 · Post by **papabug71** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 3:37 am

This is what I have to deal with at work. A train is no match for a tornado. This is raw footage taken from the trailing unit's dash cam. UNREAL. Thank God the crew wasnt hurt.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azV5bC2br-Q[/video]

RTG_RACING · Post by **RTG_RACING** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 8:46 am

flyboy2610 · Post by **flyboy2610** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 5:27 pm

Hi, boss!
Uh........ We're gonna be just a little bit late tonight.

FLATBEDFORD · Post by **FLATBEDFORD** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 9:19 am

Was that YOUR train? Nothing like getting hit by your own train!

71 LONG BED · Post by **71 LONG BED** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 9:04 pm

That's a scary sight, seeing that tanker with the rest of the train pushing behind it, coming straight at you!!

papabug71 · Post by **papabug71** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 3:07 am

FLATBEDFORD wrote:Was that YOUR train? Nothing like getting hit by your own train!

Nope, not mine. Thank goodness. I woluld have liked to been a fly on the wall so to speak. I bet it was a awsome ride!!

They were moving right along, I would say between 40 & 50 MPH. Most UP manifest trains are 50 mph trains. If I had to ride out a direct hit from a tornado, I would want to be in the cab of a road engine. Most are in excess of 225 TONS!

hotrod ford · Post by **hotrod ford** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 9:02 pm

holy crap that was crazy. shows you can't beat mother nature.

ezernut9mm · Post by **ezernut9mm** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 11:31 pm

hey pb, i have seen this vid before and the only thing i was really wondering about was why they were filming the front of the first car? if this trip would have been as uneventful as most are, what would they have been hoping to see?

papabug71 · Post by **papabug71** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 2:55 am

ezernut9mm wrote:hey pb, i have seen this vid before and the only thing i was really wondering about was why they were filming the front of the first car? if this trip would have been as uneventful as most are, what would they have been hoping to see?

Ez, anytime the engine is running, the camera is recording. Regardless of its position in the train. They record for 72 hrs. at a time & then the tape starts looping over the previously recorded data. I would like to see the shot from the lead motor's camera. It would be cool to see it as they ran through it!!!

fordman · Post by **fordman** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 10:12 pm

oh man that tanker was a scary loking deal coming right at them. i expected worst. maybe a fire or the tanker flipping up into the cab. they got lucky.

Vinniesempire · Post by **Vinniesempire** » Fri Jul 31, 2009 4:06 am

Tank · Post by **Tank** » Sat Aug 15, 2009 10:23 pm

WOW! that was nuts. Good to hear no one was hurt (surprisingly!)

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