Train Wreck!!! Two 18 Wheelers Did Not Do Well…..
May 29, 2019 18:25:59 #
Eight total images.
Neither driver, was seriously injured.
These images are 22 years old taken by a throw away camera and I scanned them. Poor quality of images.
The explanation of the drawing. This is at the entrance to a gravel pit. The blue truck was crossing the tracks and approaching the roadway. The red truck had just turned off the roadway and was crossing the tracks. The train was moving from the right towards the left.
For an unknown reason, the driver of the red truck did not see the oncoming train (probably didn’t look) and started to cross the tracks and was hit on the right side of the truck by the train. The blue truck may have cleared the tracks (I don’t know for sure).
The blue truck was hit by the red truck/trailer as the train was pushing the red truck.
Neither driver, was seriously injured.
These images are 22 years old taken by a throw away camera and I scanned them. Poor quality of images.
The explanation of the drawing. This is at the entrance to a gravel pit. The blue truck was crossing the tracks and approaching the roadway. The red truck had just turned off the roadway and was crossing the tracks. The train was moving from the right towards the left.
For an unknown reason, the driver of the red truck did not see the oncoming train (probably didn’t look) and started to cross the tracks and was hit on the right side of the truck by the train. The blue truck may have cleared the tracks (I don’t know for sure).
The blue truck was hit by the red truck/trailer as the train was pushing the red truck.
May 29, 2019 18:26:05 #
The truck was hit in between the cab/sleeper and the trailer, collapsing the frame of the truck.
I do not know how fast the train was traveling at impact (I don’t think, very fast).
The driver was thrown to the passenger side of the truck. He did have a leg injury, do not know the details.
The wheel that is sticking up in the air is from the front drive axle. The wheel is bent from hitting the gates on the other trailer. You can scroll down to the tire marks in the gate area.
I do not know how fast the train was traveling at impact (I don’t think, very fast).
The driver was thrown to the passenger side of the truck. He did have a leg injury, do not know the details.
The wheel that is sticking up in the air is from the front drive axle. The wheel is bent from hitting the gates on the other trailer. You can scroll down to the tire marks in the gate area.
May 29, 2019 18:26:11 #
In this last set of three images there are several things to look for.
You can see the red truck/trailer down the line.
In the middle of the trailer and below the trucking sign, there is a tire imprint at the gate. This is where the other wheel made contact and got bent up.
It is very faint, there is red paint transfer on the trailer frame just above the trailer tires.
They way the side of the trailer is bulged out, indicates to me the trailer was airborne and landed to do this damage.
Look at the pavement around the trailer tires, there are no skid/drag marks. Again, indicating the trailer was airborne.
Look at the blue truck steering tires (front tires) and you will see indication of the tires dragging on the pavement.
Probably, the trailer was not very high in the air.
What force to knock a loaded trailer out of the way……..
In the image of the passenger side of the trailer, you can see the driveway where this truck/trailer was at the time of impact.
This is the last of the images.
No recording of the recovery of the trucks.
Pat
You can see the red truck/trailer down the line.
In the middle of the trailer and below the trucking sign, there is a tire imprint at the gate. This is where the other wheel made contact and got bent up.
It is very faint, there is red paint transfer on the trailer frame just above the trailer tires.
They way the side of the trailer is bulged out, indicates to me the trailer was airborne and landed to do this damage.
Look at the pavement around the trailer tires, there are no skid/drag marks. Again, indicating the trailer was airborne.
Look at the blue truck steering tires (front tires) and you will see indication of the tires dragging on the pavement.
Probably, the trailer was not very high in the air.
What force to knock a loaded trailer out of the way……..
In the image of the passenger side of the trailer, you can see the driveway where this truck/trailer was at the time of impact.
This is the last of the images.
No recording of the recovery of the trucks.
Pat
May 29, 2019 19:29:16 #
May 30, 2019 05:52:33 #
Jay Pat wrote:
In this last set of three images there are several... (show quote)
Excellent set Pat. Hope no one was hurt.
May 30, 2019 08:23:34 #
Bad day all around. He destroyed a perfectly good Peterbilt.
Cleanup would have been a great deal of work.
Cleanup would have been a great deal of work.
May 30, 2019 10:03:14 #
dougbev3
Loc: Pueblo, Colorado
During my 40 years on the RR, I was only involved with 3 accidents with Semi Trucks. None of the drivers were killed. I think their days of truck driving ended on that day.
May 30, 2019 10:21:39 #
From the sketch it is hard to see how the driver of the Red truck didn't see the train. He was lucky to get out alive.
May 30, 2019 10:46:12 #
Jay Pat wrote:
The truck was hit in between the cab/sleeper and the trailer, collapsing the frame of the truck.
I do not know how fast the train was traveling at impact (I don’t think, very fast).
The driver was thrown to the passenger side of the truck. He did have a leg injury, do not know the details.
The wheel that is sticking up in the air is from the front drive axle. The wheel is bent from hitting the gates on the other trailer. You can scroll down to the tire marks in the gate area.
I do not know how fast the train was traveling at impact (I don’t think, very fast).
The driver was thrown to the passenger side of the truck. He did have a leg injury, do not know the details.
The wheel that is sticking up in the air is from the front drive axle. The wheel is bent from hitting the gates on the other trailer. You can scroll down to the tire marks in the gate area.
Proving once again;
On the highways and byways, semis are boss
At grade crossings locomotives are KING
Good set Pat
Jun 5, 2019 23:12:29 #
Jay Pat wrote:
The truck was hit in between the cab/sleeper and the trailer, collapsing the frame of the truck.
I do not know how fast the train was traveling at impact (I don’t think, very fast).
The driver was thrown to the passenger side of the truck. He did have a leg injury, do not know the details.
The wheel that is sticking up in the air is from the front drive axle. The wheel is bent from hitting the gates on the other trailer. You can scroll down to the tire marks in the gate area.
I do not know how fast the train was traveling at impact (I don’t think, very fast).
The driver was thrown to the passenger side of the truck. He did have a leg injury, do not know the details.
The wheel that is sticking up in the air is from the front drive axle. The wheel is bent from hitting the gates on the other trailer. You can scroll down to the tire marks in the gate area.
The train is always the winner in these situations.
Jun 22, 2019 09:11:55 #
Jun 22, 2019 13:52:29 #
Sep 20, 2021 12:37:32 #
But never the Engineer. Thank God that none of dougbev3's accidents were fatalities. The Engineers have to carry the memories of these events and the preventable tragedies they frequently are.
I haven't seen Operation Lifesaver promotions in my area for a while. They were more common while Conrail traffic was heavy and the first few years after CSX took over their section. Our train traffic is down substantially over the last several years.
I learned the fear of a train accident many years ago, with my 2-year old in the backseat car seat and a car that stalled on the tracks when a train was approaching. By God's grace the car started and I cleared the crossing, but I had a split second to decide child over car. (BTW - the car stalled before the crossing gates dropped, but I could see the train coming.)
I haven't seen Operation Lifesaver promotions in my area for a while. They were more common while Conrail traffic was heavy and the first few years after CSX took over their section. Our train traffic is down substantially over the last several years.
I learned the fear of a train accident many years ago, with my 2-year old in the backseat car seat and a car that stalled on the tracks when a train was approaching. By God's grace the car started and I cleared the crossing, but I had a split second to decide child over car. (BTW - the car stalled before the crossing gates dropped, but I could see the train coming.)
Sep 20, 2021 16:56:41 #
OldIkon wrote:
I learned the fear of a train accident many years ago, with my 2-year old in the backseat car seat and a car that stalled on the tracks when a train was approaching. By God's grace the car started and I cleared the crossing, but I had a split second to decide child over car. (BTW - the car stalled before the crossing gates dropped, but I could see the train coming.)
I learned the fear of a train accident many years ago, with my 2-year old in the backseat car seat and a car that stalled on the tracks when a train was approaching. By God's grace the car started and I cleared the crossing, but I had a split second to decide child over car. (BTW - the car stalled before the crossing gates dropped, but I could see the train coming.)
I can't even imagine being in that position.....
Pat
Sep 20, 2021 18:53:14 #
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