U.P. Train Strikes Semi Near Hotchkiss, CO

bravogjt Jun 3, 2010

  1. bravogjt

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  2. BoxcabE50

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    Someone in the engine cab receiving aid? Doesn't look like there was much damage in that area, if any. So hopefully it's just minor stuff like bumps and bruises.... :(

    Boxcab E50
     
  3. Stourbridge Lion

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    That's a heavy/hard trailor that the train broke so I can believe the crew was given a hard toss forward on impact...

    :tb-sad: :tb-sad: :tb-sad: :tb-sad:​
     
  4. maxairedale

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    Oh a train is coming I'll "hit the gas."

    He must have figured that the engine brake (Jake Brake) was only breaking system on the truck.

    Gary
     
  5. GN-Z-phile

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    The dopey grin on the trucker's face in the video (at the 24-second mark) is not very reassuring.
     
  6. OC Engineer JD

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    Thats what we have to share the roads with........very scary. I saw the train, everything was going good, I slowed down, saw the train...again.....then I hit the gas. Moron of the year award candidate. LOL
     
  7. bravogjt

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    It's a darn good thing that the train was empty and only traveling at 25 mile per hour.

    Ben
     
  8. Tracy McKibben

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    No, no, he "seen" the train...
     
  9. jhn_plsn

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    Well, it sounds like the driver is giving a bit of a "story". The Jake brake would allow your service brakes to stay cool allowing the fullest stopping potential. So, he obviously "seen" the train and the boss man on his left shoulder said you best get past that super long train "loco only" and make up some time, and his conscience on the right shoulder said I can beat it.

    No win for anyone. The voice of reason in his head has been laid to rest many years ago. Its unlikely that a company gets a ticket for the drivers stupidity.
     
  10. bravogjt

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    Someone has posted additional pictures on flicker if anyone is interested.

    Truck vs Train

    Ben
     
  11. rdandrea

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    Maybe. But the driver himself was cited for failure to yield at a RR crossing. That plus the large brown spot in his pants ought to prevent this from happening again. At least to him. The company lost a very expensive truck. Wanna bet that the driver lost a good job?
     
  12. MP333

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    It's always someone else's fault. Who put those tracks THERE?

    What a dope. Is there a penalty/point system on commercial licensing like driver's licenses have?
     
  13. MOPMAN

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    Another Darwin award winner.
     
  14. rdandrea

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    @MOPMAN -- he doesn't qualify for a Darwin award. He's still alive.

    The purpose of the Darwin Award is to reward those who have removed themselves from the gene pool.

    The rules for the Darwin Award specify: "Nominee must be dead or rendered sterile."


    @campp -- Colorado incorporates the Federal regulations by reference. I'm not a lawyer, but I think he's looking at a 60-day suspension for a first offense on a railroad crossing violation.
    RE an earlier post, I think his employer might be looking at a fine too.
     
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  15. MOPMAN

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    My bad. How about jackass of the week?
     
  16. BoxcabE50

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    Hopefully that person will have some difficulty finding a place to earn future paychecks from behind the wheel of any truck....

    :tb-wacky::tb-sad:

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  17. bnsf971

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    In order to keep their liability insurance rates out of the ozone, a company almost always will terminate an employee that is found at fault in an accident. Sometimes, and depending on the employee's work record, they may be moved to another position in the company that keeps them out of the driver's seat for several years. If Buford the Truck Driver has been with the company for, say, ten years with an otherwise unblemished driving record, and they have an off-road position he could fill, they might put him in that position.
     

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