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@suzannewilde6733

Жыл бұрын

Congratulations. Keep it up. Love your videos

@PnwOnTour

Жыл бұрын

👍🏻

@Milanth1

Жыл бұрын

That was AMAZING!!

@rafaelallenblock

Жыл бұрын

If you don't have one yo should check out a collapsable monopod. Really helpful and easier than a tripod.

@commodoresixfour7478

Жыл бұрын

You should have been in the Chicago - Milwaukee area last weekend. Soo Line 1003 steam train was on the main line running down to Metra in Chicago. On the way back it blew a gasket, they replaced it in a few hours and it finished the day under its own power. It didn't make it home, but it didn't matter with all that excitement. They have one hell of a team, with all of the planning they do and how they handle problems. I don't think I will ever get to witness that again.

As an old truck driver that's hauled many low beds put the PTO on get out on the gooseneck lift the hydraulics which raises the trailer about a good 8 inches, block it and then back off the tracks, then lower the hydraulics again and you're good to go It's basic trucker 101 knowledge if you drive a low boy.

@chrisbennett3193

Жыл бұрын

Pretty sure this guy didn't have a clue what he was doing

@truckerkevthepaidtourist

Жыл бұрын

@@chrisbennett3193 but he knew what he was doing Had to do exactly what Steve said to do but the problem was the battery operated little engine for the hydraulics was dead you noticed when they finally jumped it they were able to jump it so they could get it lifted up and do exactly to raise the trailer. A good time to have the lift fail but at least they got it

@RomeKG471

Жыл бұрын

That old lowboy had a small gas engine to run the hydraulics, looks like they had to jump the battery to get it started then they raised the deck. I hate those trailers!

@truckerkevthepaidtourist

Жыл бұрын

@@davidpatsel357 okay super trucker

@truckerkevthepaidtourist

Жыл бұрын

@@tomgiorgini9154 no he didn't know it was dead That was the shocker having to find someone to jump it quickly but luckily they stopped the train in time Those batteries are so small and almost useless like a motorcycle battery

Hey truck drivers, if this happens to you , don't try to fix it first thing. Call it in immediately. You never know when a train is due. They were lucky here as there was a good line of sight. That's not always the case. Every crossing controlled or not has an emergency telephone number posted on a small blue sign. Use it.

@TheStefanskoglund1

Жыл бұрын

In my area of the woods it could be a passenger train doing 190 km/h passing around a corner 1000 m away though in that case a blocked barrier will means stop to the train and together with magnetic sensor cables in the road surface the probability for this is lower.

@derrickandrews6407

Жыл бұрын

Read the signs and that's a lowboy trailer.too all that don't know that trailer sits very low.

@pamelazandarski5868

Жыл бұрын

But what about the SIDE Peice in the Pretty Red Dress LMAO !!

@MoMo-bx9gk

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the 411

@johnlucier5654

Жыл бұрын

Alternately each of those guys could grab a road flare and run as far as they can up the track, light it and drop it.

As a car hauler running a 9-car stinger rig here's a tip to help you guys out. If you get high centered like this, set your park brake, climb underneath your drive axles, unhook your leveling rod from your axle (it's typically attached to the pumpkin), and lift it all the way up. This will max out your airbags and will lift your drive axles 4-7 inches depending on where your bags ride static.

@WideWorldofTrains

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info!

@davegains828

Жыл бұрын

They should know that Sir. But after 38 Years of Truck Driving. It's hard to explain to them.

@TheErik249

Жыл бұрын

Heavy haul trucker here as well. I was gonna say, till I read your comment. Been there, done that. Before he turns on his trailer gen, he burns off about 3 months worth of rubber.

@DTD-no7wl

Жыл бұрын

Great video thanks for sharing

@patrisha573

Жыл бұрын

Good looking out friend, stay positive

As a lowboy operator this is my worst nightmare. The one thing I keep in mind when approaching a RR crossing is; observe the angle of approach. If it's a steep angle, slow to a creep. If the lowboy doesn't clear, it stops you before you're hung up, so you can back up. I bellied out once, but I was able to arch my gooseneck and back up. Always make sure you're going slow enough that it doesn't high-center you

@Reth_Hard

Жыл бұрын

But if you're a good Christian and do your prayers every day, God should protect you from these kind of things so you shouldn't need to observe your angle and other things like that. But that's only if you're a good Christian, obviously... You're a good Christian, right?

@laynenewswanger1310

Жыл бұрын

@@Reth_Hard God doesn't promise to make everything easy for us, and do everything for us, but He does promise to be there for us. But we're still conscious creatures of choice, and responsible for our own lives

@laynenewswanger1310

Жыл бұрын

@@jeffouellette9946 in some scenarios it might work to slide your 5th wheel all the forward or backward. I never thought of that, but this could only make a very small difference, because when you get high-centered it takes weight off of the drives, which in turn let's air out of the bags (self leveling air suspension) which further decreases the weight on the drives, compounding your problem. I know this because, altho I never got high-centered on a railroad crossing, I've gotten high-centered in many other places. The best thing to do is arch your gooseneck, but that is only an option on trailers equipped with hydraulic detach (mine is) and judging by the zoomed in imagery, this guy had a mechanical detach, so he didn't have that option.

@Reth_Hard

Жыл бұрын

@@laynenewswanger1310 Ohhhhh OK... So if what you said is true, that might actually explain a lot shit! 🤔 lol

@markmayfield2228

Жыл бұрын

@@jeffouellette9946 He had the deck low. The pony motor had to be jumpstarted by a pickup. If the pony had had a good battery, all the driver would've had to do was lift the bed like they did after the jumpstart. The driver did try to get dunnage under the rears but the trailer was too far over the tracks to get enough traction to get onto the dunnage. He did unlock the fifth wheel to try to slam the trailer backwards, but it didn't look like it lifted the trailer up. When the neck is bottomed out, it doesn't provide any lift onto the front of the deck. I don't run the deck all the way down unless I am high or heavy. I also check my routes carefully to try to avoid RR crossings I don't know.

Just wanted to take a second and Thank You for getting involved and calling to warn the train company! With so much anger etc in our Country right now, its a blessing to see Good/Kind people watching out for other People!

@WideWorldofTrains

Жыл бұрын

Our pleasure! Thanks!

@MrAsBBB

Жыл бұрын

Totally agree from the UK. We have a lot of anger here too. Just spread kindness on the internet. There is no reason what so ever to spread anything other than kindness in my view. Life is hard enough as it is. Just enjoy trains ! All the best

@cdavid8139

Жыл бұрын

agreed

That could have been way worse. Thanks for calling it in Mike and kudos to the engineers for paying attention and stopping in time. That could have been a full shutdown for days.

@randomrazr

Жыл бұрын

i wanna see it smoke the truck

@DaaYay

Жыл бұрын

Already plenty of those here on YT. We don’t need anymore.

@chooch1995

Жыл бұрын

Hours….

@jamesmckenzie3532

Жыл бұрын

@@chooch1995 Not if the train derailed. It takes days to fix a double rail accident.

@ronnieleblanc1786

Жыл бұрын

Knowing your equipment. Clearance and heights and widths. Seen a truck driver get his rig stuck under a overpass once.. Creeping through let some air out of the tires and was able to get out.

Thank God no one was hurt and thank God no train was derailed thank God the trucker was not hurt .....all ahead full speed ahead

Driver should've known. This type of "oops" is a career ender.

WELL DONE FOR STOPPING THIS TRAIN! That would have been catastrophic! U were there at the right time👏👏!!

19:50 These Lowboy trailers have a small gas or diesel motor in the neck (the part that sits above the truck's rear tires) that powers a set of hydraulic rams that allows the trailer neck to disconnect from the low slung flat section so the cargo can be easily driven on or off without having to climb up over the trailers tires at the rear. These Rams also adjust the ride height of the nose of the trailer. The pick-up seems to be attempting to jump-start that small motor so the truck driver can then lift the trailer nose to get more ground clearance and hopefully be able to get himself unstuck from the tracks...

@MrJokkoma

Жыл бұрын

A separate engine for the gooseneck-hydraulics? Now I've heard it all lol! For at least 40 years swedish trucks has used the trucks hydraulic pump, the one that of course should be standard on every truck that pulls a trailer like this. And second why didn't he lifted the truck in the rear whit the airsuspension? Didn't he had that extremely common feature either? And third why didn't he locked all the difflocks on both drive axels? Didn't he had that feature either? Well then this had to be the most useless truck ever for this job.

@dand3975

Жыл бұрын

@@MrJokkoma locking the axles on dry pavement is going to break a driveshaft or axle shaft. When axles and differentials are locked they need to slip as on snow ice or mud.

@MrJokkoma

Жыл бұрын

@@dand3975 Yes of course there's a risk for that. I'm mostly baffled by the fact that they doesn't even have hydraulics in the truck.

@seanworkman431

Жыл бұрын

@@dand3975 only if you are travelling and making a turn will locked diffs cause damage, dead straight line for a short push lock em up and don't smoke the tyres. Spinning the wheels till smoke comes out achieves exactly nothing. I would want a hydraulic lift on the tow plate if I was pulling those things.

@valvemonky4734

Жыл бұрын

@@MrJokkoma think there is a big difference between European and US trucks

I like how he keeps changing his tactics and does multiple burnouts at different times, lol omg

I am a Retired Trucking Company Owner of over 40 YEARS. Never ONCE did any of our 25 Rigs Block Tracks from 1972 until 2012!!

So glad I found your channel. I come from a railroad family. My Daddy was a locomotive engineer for Southern Railway (now Norfolk Southern) for 40 years. He told us many stories of people running around the crossing gates right in front of his train. People don’t realize the power and weight of freight trains. It can take a mile or more to stop one. He told us of one guy that pulled his car up on the track in front of my Daddy’s train. The guy got out and ran, but Daddy said he couldn’t stop in time. He said the car wrapped around the front of the engine and it was pushed almost a mile before Daddy could stop. It later was discovered this guy wanted insurance money so that’s why he pulled his car upon the track. Please folks, don’t go around crossing gates. They’re there for your protection.

@WideWorldofTrains

Жыл бұрын

Welcome aboard!

@peterruiz6117

Жыл бұрын

My fam is third gen rail road. My dad had a genius memory, and was only hired because a retiree pestered so much. My dad was illiterate, but "learned what to write"....Watsonville round house yard, tracks, switches, locomotive, everything. He retired from San Jose , Cal Train station. My brother and I worked as conductors, and my oldest is now aboard too. Its in the blood, if you let it.

@Debra.Justice

Жыл бұрын

@@peterruiz6117 My Papaw, two of my uncles, and myself were all railroaders. It’s a fascinating world. We’re from Knoxville Tennessee and I still get a thrill from seeing a powerful Norfolk Southern train.

@Debra.Justice

Жыл бұрын

@@WideWorldofTrains Railroaders have their own language. Back in my Daddy’s day there was a throttle on the engine and it had 8 notches on it. All computerized now I’m sure. But when leaving the yard limits he would use the number 1 or 2 position to get rolling and pull out the slack. As he gained maximum speed, he’d say “put ‘er in number 8 and hi-ball”. LOL. I live in Knoxville Tennessee; you should make a trip south one day and video some of our Norfolk Southern trains coming out of John Sevier Yard. God bless.

@realemonful

Жыл бұрын

@@Debra.Justice Daddy? 😂🤣Does your daddy know that you are surfing on YT?🤣🤣🤣

That was cool. 👍 I lived outside of Pittsburgh, between another mill town. In the 50s & 60s, there were so many trains running from the mills & back, to the rivers & back & across country. 12 to 15 parallel tracks in a yard, splittin' different ways. One of those circle things to move the engines around. Tracks above the road, tracks below the road, tracks across the road. My Mom almost delivered me in the car because of a freight train. Trains dumping slag at night that would light up the entire sky. All that's gone now. Where there were 15 tracts, there's only one. Many left behind are overgrown & rusted. Their unused train bridges are falling into our 4 rivers. 🥺 I miss going to sleep at night without hearing them rumbling & squealing down the tracks & the horns in the distance. My fondest remembrance...the caboose. 🥰 It always brought a cheer from the backseat that the train was done. 🤗 Only to see another one coming the other way. 🤦‍♀

@sammartin8932

Жыл бұрын

So sad. Not many cabooses in the USA now days. Used to stand in the backyard and wave to the Engineer and the guy in caboose. Trains had a different personality back then. Everything is so automated now. :(

Waits to make phone call after train shows up 😅 👌

It's pretty cool seeing NS and CSX running parallel like that.

Good to see you calling the railroad. For those of you reading: most rail crossings will have plaques on the control box/shed with phone numbers and crossing numbers printed on them. These phone numbers are connected directly to the local railroad dispatching office and they will take the necessary steps to stop any approaching trains if a truck or other vehicle is stuck on the crossing. Many people do not know this and will instead call 911/police/fire departments who may have the means to communicate directly with the railroad dispatchers, but not always.

@Iwoasasaned

Жыл бұрын

Interesting, next time I come across a rail crossing I will pay attention if such a sign can be found in my country too. We had some serious train accidents in the last 2-3 years, not by stuck cars/trailers but by idiots who thought they were faster than the incoming train or didn’t pay attention on crossings without barriers 🙄

@byronharano2391

10 ай бұрын

I am originally from Hawaii and now living in Arizona. Good info, thanks. We don't have true R-x-R crossings. Mahalo

The one time that a train stops just in time before disaster. Great video!

I can’t imagine how far the truck had to back up to get out of this situation and The delays of these trains now to get it all started back up and on the move lol

I can't imagine the stress situation for these two guys trying to fix the problem... in the end it was a great job from everyone. This was a great video. And everything filmed perfect. Thanks to what a great camera you have.!!

And the engineer honks the train horn twice, break release. That's cool 😎

Awesome coverage of this incident. So glad it all worked out and no one was hurt... stay safe out there

Holy crap! Good thing the truck wasn't stuck on both tracks! Wow! Thanks for sharing

I'm talking to myself... Unload the trailer Unload the trailer. Lighten the load.... Great Video !!!

@WideWorldofTrains

Жыл бұрын

Thanks

It’s so good to see one of these situations NOT end in a crash for once! There are SOOO many videos on KZread of semis getting stuck on train tracks and then getting hit, it’s ridiculous.

@aimee-lynndonovan6077

Жыл бұрын

😳🤯😱

@user-yn2dl1bk6n

Жыл бұрын

Это не смешно,тётя.

I really liked this video. It was nerve-wracking seeing the semi truck stuck on the tracks with the train coming. I am glad that the truck was able to move without any trains colliding with it!

@WideWorldofTrains

Жыл бұрын

You and me both!

For the driver Poor Bastard and Lucky Bastard. That’s an ego crushing day. To the poster/cameraman… good stuff. The train had a great line of sight, hats off for being alert and underpaid.

That is incredible that the train was able to safely stop. Kudos to the engineers for paying attention, and reacting swiftly.

Congratulations on 15 years. Thirty years ago I drove a heavy duty tow truck. On incident where a tractor trailer made a U turn in a business parking lot. Many trucks that do this gets the trailer stuck on high pavement. The trucking company called the company I worked for instead of the local police in the town where it happened. The police arrived right after I did. I had a few planks of wood that I laid out next to his drive wheels. Had him disconnect the trailer and pull up. Cop on the scene knew me and said that will never work. You have to hook up to it with the tow truck and lift it off, he seen it done that was hundreds of times. I then had the driver back onto the wooden planks and he was able to back the trailer off the high pavement. Cop was amazed.

Hallelujah!!! The truck driver got off the tracks after considerable work and worry. Pretty scary situation with a train heading his way.

@mariarusso1325

Жыл бұрын

Hi John how are you doing 😊

@jtrojan

Жыл бұрын

@@mariarusso1325 I'm doing just fine. Smile be happy.

@mariarusso1325

Жыл бұрын

@@jtrojan Thank you John nice to hear from you. I’m looking for someone to talk to, that’s why I wrote you so if you don’t mind 😉

@jtrojan

Жыл бұрын

@@mariarusso1325 Hi Maria So are you a rail fan and watch a few videos put out by the WWoT? If so, where do you live and how did you get interested in trains. If your comfortable doing so, ask any questions you may have. I don't know how often we can correspond on WWoT's site so we'll see how it goes.

@mariarusso1325

Жыл бұрын

@@jtrojan Yes i watch few videos put out by the WWoT. I live in LA. I’m a jeweler by profession and have a small shop here in the LA district. Well, It would be nice to know you more and maybe we could share some common interests. I know it’s strange how we met but strange things happen and sometimes they become the best we least expect. Looking forward to hear from you soon 😊

Congratulations on 15 years of entertainment

@WideWorldofTrains

Жыл бұрын

Thanks

Uncouple from the Trailer, Lay boards down where the Drives are, and then back under the Trailer again.. GEESSS!

It's like Homer Simpson with his hand stuck in a candy machine. "Have you tried letting go of the candy?" 🤣🤣

I feel for guys in the truck. That's a pile of pressure. Glad the train could stop safely.

@kathyyoung1774

Жыл бұрын

In that situation, I’d have tried to unhook and save the tractor as soon as I heard the train.

I live in Cincinnati. I love watching trains go by. For some reason it's so soothing

5:25 Track looks like spaghetti. It's as if you travel a hundred years back in time, overhead electricity wires, stop signs everywhere, incomprehensible AM radio traffic. I love it.

That was a pretty impressive burnout, but that was potentially very bad. Often with trucks being hit by trains on crossings, it's the trailer that gets stranded, and being lightly constructed the train just punches right through it. A big tractor unit with a lowboy trailer with an asphalt machine on it would be a very different story. The first thing that driver should have done was to use the emergency phone to notify the despatcher

@GaryCameron780

Жыл бұрын

Or 911 as an alternative

@robertmoreau9382

Жыл бұрын

He also should have engaged his other set of duals

@strobx1

Жыл бұрын

@@robertmoreau9382 Sometimes they have only one powered axil

@joshuaparshall1409

Жыл бұрын

@@strobx1 they have a power divider switch on the dash that makes them all turn

@jeffryblackmon4846

Жыл бұрын

@@joshuaparshall1409 SOMETIMES.

Wow what a catch. Nice job calling it in just to be on the safe side. Thankfully they were able to stop in time.

This film should be shown to all driver training classes

Hobo shoestrings sitting back there saying to himself what's the holdup!😂

@Michael-eu1mz

2 ай бұрын

Yeah he's probably thinking someone saw him I like his videos pretty cool

15 years, WOW, that IS a lot of trains. Thanks for your dedication to sharing with us.

@WideWorldofTrains

Жыл бұрын

Yes about 25000 trains, thanks

The truck driver is very BLESSED that the train didn't cause any harm to him...

Low boy trailers are low to get heavy equipment loaded easier but they get stuck. Getting stuck on a train track is on another level!

That truck driver was very lucky to have the train not hit him!

I bet CSX 5301 with Manifest M368 is thinking, “What is that truck doing on the tracks?” Even the M364’s Lead engine is asking that question because it can see the truck.

@999-98

Жыл бұрын

Fr dude

@orange_cat

Жыл бұрын

Yes. The truck driver smoking his tires was possibly a clever way to alert the train person from a long distance. Lots of truck drivers are very smart.

@billd.6847

Жыл бұрын

He's just spinning his wheels.

@andrep8287

Жыл бұрын

@@orange_cat ....if the driver was that smart, he probably would have ensured during his (mandatory) Daily Vehicle Inspection of the trailer that its Pony-Motor was in fact operational !!!

@BigTinkerer1

Жыл бұрын

It was a lowboy trailer and it bottomed out on the rise of the track. Not a smart move by the driver. Gotta think ahead, not think of shortcuts.

Oh wow! That semi truck is stuck, at least that engineer had enough site to see that on the tracks. Thank God he wasn't traveling at 50mph, that would have been terrible, close call for sure

@bryanjjones4163

Жыл бұрын

Agree

That double drop trailer has a feature to raise the gooseneck and add ground clearance. Always easier to comment in hindsight but the tractor operators should’ve raised it up along with the rear air bags (although it’s certainly not a given it has bags). Many times those pony motors are not in the best of shape which looks like the case here. The 2x4 trick might’ve worked had they used 4x4s and maybe some mudflaps but a lot of times the suspension just flexes and shoots the wood out the other end of it can even grab. Cheers to the train for stopping in time and good work on everyone getting the tractor out of the way, I’m sure they’ll keep an eye out way more from now on for that type of issue.

@Meow2024.

Жыл бұрын

As a driver you should know not all trailers are hydro…..and if you look at that truck….it has no wet system….

@ericl2969

10 ай бұрын

@@Meow2024. I'm no trucker but I've seen dozens of those trailers with the hitch being operated for loading/unloading. In all cases that I remember seeing, the hitch was hydraulically powered, often with the pump being run by a small gasoline engine that's mounted within the front of the trailer. A dead battery for that engine is almost certainly why they didn't do any raising of the hitch until that pickup truck arrived for jump starting, and I'm pretty sure that's what neilpatel was referring to when he said that it's common for the pony motor to "not be in the best shape". The hitch only locks and becomes rigid when in the standard towing configuration, so raising it higher than that position precludes using the latches, and that is most likely why just before the truck backed up, you could see them poking pieces of lumber into the hinging part of the hitch. Edit: Now I see that some commenters have said this same thing, farther down in the comment string.

Thanks for sharing, it's amazing how they lifted the trailer just those few extra inches to get over the tracks. You were in the right place, right time.

@WideWorldofTrains

9 ай бұрын

Yes it was!

Lost time and money but everyone and everything is safe and sound, great video, thank you.👌

@WideWorldofTrains

Жыл бұрын

Great to hear!

All you need now is to see a jumbo jet make an emergency landing on the NYS Thruway & then you’ve seen it all.😳🚂✈️

@rearspeaker6364

Жыл бұрын

1st the 747, then the A380 2 weeks apart geese strike!

Good job man, you saved hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages and perhaps the lives of those involved.

Thanks goodness the train got stopped in time. I’m a retired engineer and let me tell you there’s very few instances you see something on the tracks in time to stop.

Truck: I'm stuck ☹️ Train: oooooooh get out of my way 😱

Well I think I just got educated reading some of these comments. My Daddy had a footing company so we towed the tractor on a trailer behind a dump truck. The first thing I thought was, unload the equipment to make your trailer weigh less and you can go. But after reading the comments maybe it's different because it's a semi with a different type of trailer. But right here at 16 minutes in I was yelling at the TV for them to unload that thing so they could get off the tracks!

That poor truck driver will be hearing train horns in his nightmares for quite a while after that. As soon as I seen the gates drop and the wig wags on the train start I was like oh shit, the train still hasn't stopped. Poor guy probably thought he was going to get hit when he was trying to get it off those tracks. Glad it all worked out.

@youraveragejoe2

Жыл бұрын

Ahem the wig wags are called ditch lights

An old truck driving friend of mine once told me '' Theres truck drivers and theres guys that drive trucks ''

@rearspeaker6364

Жыл бұрын

and now a third: now there are "steering wheel holders" they think they can drive a truck, but really can't even drive a car!!

@whip-its_dad4239

Жыл бұрын

@@rearspeaker6364 Right . I dont know what they teach these guys at truck driving school but I dont think its how to drive a truck .

@rearspeaker6364

Жыл бұрын

@@whip-its_dad4239 I agree 💯!!!!

Glad to see that the truck was able to back out of it.

Lucky for that driver, you saw and called railro:ad. Otherwise, he'd have lost his truck and lowboy, and there would have been an awful mess. Thanks for your help!!❤

On the first clip that was the longest train IV ever seen😯

@WideWorldofTrains

5 ай бұрын

Cool 😎 thanks 😊

Hey WWOT. Congratulations on 15 years. That’s a milestone. This video was a good one. That poor truck drivers nerves are probably all shot to pieces. Being stuck like that. That could have been very bad. I’m glad they got it off the tracks. 👍👍👍❤️

WOW! What a great catch. Not so much for the truck driver though. Glad you stayed until the truck was able move off of the tracks. 👍👍

@WideWorldofTrains

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

@patriciaschuster1371

Жыл бұрын

More and more I see the problems caused by trucks having problems keeping their rigs out of trouble. Pity. I love the train videos.

@johnthompson7420

Жыл бұрын

didnt stay for their 2nd try...

@daneaxe6465

Жыл бұрын

@@patriciaschuster1371 Slob truck drivers seem to be more and more frequent. It just occurred to me this driver was on a "side road" with an oversized, overweight load. He was trying to avoid State Patrol scales and he probably had no permits, among other probable deficiencies in CDL requirements.

@t8r507

Жыл бұрын

Is it me or does it seem like these fellers are hustling I mean in overdrive! Not because they got the train held up but seems like they wanna get over them tracks and rolling before the law inevitably shows up.

Good thing he didn't break the king pin off. I've seen that happen before. Luckily no one was injured and nothing destroyed.

@rearspeaker6364

Жыл бұрын

rare moment to see that happen on newer "normal" trailers, now the specialized trailers ,it can happen.

Whew! Glad they got that semi off the track so the trains could get going again that could of been a bad one! My Grandfather worked for the Erie/Lackawanna railroad as a firemen for over 50 years! That's where I got my love of trains too! Cactus Jan 🌵

@WideWorldofTrains

Жыл бұрын

Thanks

Congratulations on your 15 years! Great job calling this in and sticking with filming.

It's a good thing that truck was sending up smoke signals for the train.😄

In all situations like this or just travelling normally on a road we need prayer because so that our 'Guardian Angels' can go ahead to make sure all obstacles are cleared - it does not hurt to pray and when you've had a safe journey give thanks to your 'invisible forces' Amen and Amen!!!

Finally after a big ticket, and new set of tires everything back to normal,

nice catch and great work by all involved for preventing a crash and saving uncounltess lives in the process

They had to jumpstart the hydraulic pump engine on the trailer to try lift the trailer up with the on board hydraulics.

@bobh6728

Жыл бұрын

Since they were able to disconnect from the trailer, it should have been easy to get off the tracks. Disconnect from the trailer. Drop the airbags. Put that board on the fifth wheel. Air the suspension back up. That would lift the trailer the few inches they needed. Slowly back off the tracks. Unless it was all spring suspension. But that truck looked new enough, that it should have air ride.

@tomtransport

Жыл бұрын

@@bobh6728 Retired 18 wheeler here, you are correct. The train engineer blowing his air horn for over half a minute 8:36 to 9:07 while the train was stopped probably had the truck driver not thinking straight.

@andrep8287

Жыл бұрын

@@bobh6728 ....they could have arrived at the same result just by adjusting the load-levelling valve on the tractor's suspension....that would have raised the air-suspension about 3", enough to clear the tracks at the front of the low-bed. Your idea could have worked too, but the 5th wheel king-pin could not have been engaged properly with the board on top of the 5th wheel-plate. If the goose-neck of the trailer were to slip off-of the 5th wheel plate, you would have a heck of a time to raise it again for a proper hook-up (been there, done that...lol).

@bobh6728

Жыл бұрын

@@andrep8287 I like your idea. Maybe that truck didn’t have air bags.

This is a good training video for young drivers as to what not to do in this type of situation.

He made the best headway by slamming on the kingpin. Drop the bags and drive over the boards, then air it up....... and that 6.4 with the Alumaduty bed lol

Unfortunately the issue with the truck is all too common especially with gooseneck trailers. On conventional trailers the landing gear tends to hang up hence all the truck/train collision videos. A very dramatic situation plus a nice surprise meet with some vintage power. CSX should give you a medal for this save. Looks like a black top paver on the trailer, they have a 4-2-0 wheel arrangement with a big hopper up front over the 4 small wheels. Absolutely awesome video!

@daneaxe6465

Жыл бұрын

Slob drivers have a higher incident of "problems" all caused by incompetence.

Wow, this could’ve been ugly if not for your heads up call and the train crews clean line of site. Of course the truck driver had to know he couldn’t clear the crossing I don’t know but it was very stupid and dangerous. Thankfully it was just an annoyance for everyone, and nothing worse. Good job WWOT for calling this in, just holy crap that’s nuts.👍🏼🚂😎

@WideWorldofTrains

Жыл бұрын

Thanks again!

@juanitablair8865

Жыл бұрын

White chevy jerm seen yall

@henrymorris2148

Жыл бұрын

The crossing grade looks pretty much level even for a lowboy to cross over safely. Maybe the railroad company will put up some signs warning trucks of the low clearance.

@allenjordan5248

Жыл бұрын

Most trucks that carry heavy loads like that are routed by state permits and told which route to travel

@robertjaent6087

Жыл бұрын

@@allenjordan5248 Local hauls like he was doing are not controlled that way. You have to get the construction equpt. where the job is and many times the job is on small country roads. I am guessing he was hauling that paver locally and NOT just taking a short cut on a long haul job.

It’s nice that the CSX engineer made an emergency stop when the truck driver had one of the wheels stuck on the railroad crossing. Safety is always a priority in life. There were no injuries reported fortunately. 😌

God Bless You Sir. Even if the Train Saw the Truck you still saved that poor Driver his Life just by Trying even though I think you waited a little to long to make the call.Again TY for your effort to Help.

@WideWorldofTrains

Жыл бұрын

Thanks I'm glad you enjoyed the video

Happy 15th! Hope you have another 15 in you!!! Great catch. Naturally as a former truck driver and railfan, this episode had a double interest. I am so glad the engineer saw the truck and was able to safely ✋ his train in time. And that no one was hurt. Also glad to know that when you see a problem, you call it in. I think it ought to be a railfan rule that when they see a potential problem of any kind, they ought to call it in. There can never be too many eyes on the railroads.

@WideWorldofTrains

Жыл бұрын

Well said

@deanstrand4260

Жыл бұрын

@@WideWorldofTrains I concur.

@earlschmitt884

Жыл бұрын

@@deanstrand4260 so far Mike, you and 13 others have given me the thumbs-up. I asked the "tie Spiker " if he reports things that he sees and films, that are wrong, such as loose rails or malfunctioning crossing lights. His response was that "they already know. " It is refreshing to know that there are others who agree with me. Thank you!

@shariys1

Жыл бұрын

They already know?? How the hell are they going to know if someone doesn't tell them?

@earlschmitt884

Жыл бұрын

@@shariys1 They do have to do track inspections. Especially on the rails that carry passenger trains. But they can't see everything. They also can't be everywhere all the time. So yes they can't always know. If they did, derailments would not happen anymore. Railfans, especially those who got the cameras, can see the bad rails or the malfunctioning crossing lights. If the railroads didn't want or need the help, they wouldn't put up the little blue signs with their phone number.

10:41 At least that six-engine NS monster didn't have to stop for this issue all of a sudden...

the gooseneck will go higher just for this thing happening, the piece of equipment is a paver.

Seval years ago I hung a drop deck lowboy on the tracks the same way. Realizing I couldn't back off the tracks I pulled the pin and slid forward as far as possible then backed up forcefully and as I locked in the kingpin I forced the trailer back. I continued to do that until I freed the rig. Trust me, I never tried to cross there with any trailer after that. Spooky experience.

Congratulations on your 15-years of doing these great videos Man, if that train wasn’t able to stop in time

@WideWorldofTrains

Жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

@DatBoi_TheGudBIAS

Жыл бұрын

The dudes could run out fe the train, but the truck would be gone and perhaps some injury to the machinist?

I had a similar situation happen years ago, I disconnected the air ride level adjustment rod and raised the ride height to it’s maximum. I made it off the tracks shortly before a train came through.

@jimmysanders2943

Жыл бұрын

exactly what I would've done, to start with,

Hauling heavy equipment on a lowboy is a pain in the butt. I did it for 10 years all around Buffalo NY. Believe me, you have to keep in mind ground clearance and height clearance, especially when hauling over size construction equipment. If anyone has driven in and around the city of Buffalo you know what I'm saying.

@WideWorldofTrains

Жыл бұрын

Good points

*Driver was smart to smoke the tires, he knew the train operator would see the smoke further away and have time to stop. Better to ruin 4 drive tires than a whole rig!*

Interesting Vid..Can't believe that Rig Driver kept spinning the Tires...And trying to use that 2X4..HA! 🤔.Guess they didn't notice it didn't move an Inch!

Train vs truck in Premiere 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱

25:30 " Get off from under the train Jesse !! " " .. The railways are clear again .. hurry up jesse ! "

The power behind trains, is simply mesmerizing. I had to remind myself to breath, seeing that truck stuck on the tracks.

I'm surprised they didn't pull the cotter pin on the leveling valve. They could have raised the trucks air bags 4-6" and probably cleared. Just my input.

@commonsense476

Жыл бұрын

Right! Why not raise the suspension?

@leonsterner389

Жыл бұрын

Thought same thing.

I can only imagine the feelings of panic that driver had to be feeling.

@lt1459

Жыл бұрын

Panic? The driver had zero pep in his step the entire time. If he was panicking there, maybe he was on Xanax because there was no sign that he realized trains come and go on train tracks.

@fredgeitner713

Жыл бұрын

@@lt1459 Well, I know how I would have felt, and my sense of urgency would have been off the scale. If I were a truck driver, I think that would be my worst nightmare.

@lt1459

Жыл бұрын

@@fredgeitner713 Yeah, there just wasn't any indication that driver was aware of reality. He got lucky as to line of sight by the train operator.

@johnwilliams6200

Жыл бұрын

Fred Geitner If that were me or someone in my family I would have horrible anxiety for good.

@fredgeitner713

Жыл бұрын

@@johnwilliams6200 I think we have all seen enough videos to know what happens when a train hits a truck. That would have been going through my head as soon as I realized I was stuck.

Excellent video! Those low haulers get stuck so easily!

@WideWorldofTrains

Жыл бұрын

You got that right!

George Westinghouse would be proud of his brakes!!!

All he had to do was adjust his airbags to raise up the suspension, then back up.

@erocksproduct

Жыл бұрын

As simple as that.

Well that certainly was unlucky for the trucker. Great to see that u stood there for that long just to film the whole experience for us. Self determination part 2

@WideWorldofTrains

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

@1STGeneral

Жыл бұрын

Anniversary tripod ?

@Bryan-Hensley

Жыл бұрын

Unlucky and lucky. If that had been a place where the train was traveling 50 MPH the trucker would have been much more unlucky.

@ehombane

Жыл бұрын

Not unlucky, just poorly designed road. I looked up at americans long time ago. But as I see, bureaucracy and idiots there as in the rest of the world. The driver is not the victim of bad luck. He is a victim of a system that approved that crossing too steep. Sure the embankment should be high, but in order to avoid these situations the incline should be a lot less steep and start way further of the rail. One severe accident for sure costs more than few hundred more trucks of rock needed to raise the road on each side of the rail.

@Bryan-Hensley

Жыл бұрын

@@ehombane why not hire a driver who knows how to lift the trailer? Why not hire a driver who knows which roads to travel with specialty loads? So you suggest raising everyone's taxes to fix the roads to suit one or two stupid drivers.

That’s an asphalt paver on the trailer, pretty heavy .

I remember rail cars with new 50’s and 60’s cars in them you could see as they passed by.

@ejdsndnj

2 ай бұрын

Uncovered autorack rail cars?

I bet this premiere will be awesome

Years ago I couldn't figure out why semis got stuck on crossings. Then when I saw some the up and down hump crossings, of course - the trailer bottomed out at the top of he hump. The Class A RRs should spend the money to eliminate the hump crossings. Yeah, it would cost money, but the savings on collisions, injuries/death, lost time, damaged engines, cars, etc. would far surpass re-doing the crossing. And they can afford it. Congrats on your 15th year of producing great train videos and your commentary. Cheers, Bob (Syracuse, NY)

@WideWorldofTrains

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Bob

@WideWorldofTrains

Жыл бұрын

Go orange men

That train at start. Hard to believe only 1 traction unit pulling all that

Congratulations on 15 years of showing us trains