Newark DE cops sav man.
http://6abc.com/traffic/driver-rescued-before-train-hits-vehicle-in-newark-del/798479/
http://www.nebraska.tv/story/29371973/bridge-catches-fire-after-train-strikes-car-near-duncan
Shut the railroad down. I went to be early Saturday night because I thought I’d be going out early Sunday. Woke up Sunday to find this. Deadheaded out Monday to Fremont. Traffic started moving again Monday afternoon. Some trains detoured over other UP routes. Many others just turned the main line into a giant parking lot.
Jeff
Buffalo collision of switch move and tractor trailer. Almost instant explosion. Maybe a propane powered truck ?
http://wivb.com/2015/06/23/video-train-explosion-captured-on-security-camera/
This is the same crossing that BaltACD mentioned in another thread (perhaps the one on the Oxnard, Calif, wreck a few months ago),which often causes his carrier grief with grade crossing collisions there. It is located at: N 39 41.003’ W 75 45.378’
- Paul North.
The headline for the Buffalo incident calls it a “train explosion”. The only explosion the video shows is a truck explosion. The headline writer need glasses.
Tom
The headline writer needs instruction in reading and comprehension of what he has read–and the difference between a tank truck and a locomotive.
And the city’s police station is within sight of the crossing!
CNG?
That Newark crossing looks bad. I wonder if it would be better if whoever maintains the crossing would yank out the barrier on the northwest corner and simply pave the whole area?
Perhaps Driver’s Ed (and refresher) courses need to emphasize “Do not turn onto the tracks !”, in addition to the more traditional “Stop, Look, and Listen”, “Obey the crossing signals”, and “Don’t race the train to the crossing”.
- Paul North.
Simplify it: “Don’t get in the car, and stay indoors where the babysitter can see you.”
Tom
And don’t blindly follow the GPS’s command ‘Turn Right Now’.
Balt’s comment is apt. Unfortunately, it also attests to a drastic falloff in map-reading skills.
21 vehicles at this crossing hit latest no injuries.
Driven over it many time during the years - check your brain at the door if you have problems.
Right, Balt. I know it well, too, and I’ve never had a problem. It might be good to extend those diagonal white lines across the tracks as a warning to those who aren’t familiar with the area. Surely SOMEBODY can afford a few gallons of paint. As for the signage and visibility issues, it was the State of Ohio that decided to pull out the old PRR branch and put that elevated highway where it had been, creating those problems. That ex-B&O track has been there for about 125 years. Most of the thousands of motorists using this intersection are locals who should know the situation.
Tom
According to the article, blind obedience to a GPS can cause an accident.
A no-no as I stated in a previous post. Situational awareness.
Who’s driving? The GPS or the driver?
Tom
The GPS. The driver is too busy texting…
OTOH, I tend to agree with a couple of the suggested actions. I’m not sure that a sign warning drivers not to turn onto the tracks will be useful, but extending the stripes and moving the big green sign might be useful.
This one happened in NYC Queens. But and it is a big but the lights only started one second before the crash and of ccourse the gates did not even start. Guess the train started the flashers once it was in the island circuit. Noter there have been many collisions at the crossing but drivers were always accused. Now what are the legal options that will occrr from this dash cam ?
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convictions for running a crossing ?
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Insurance settlements ?
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Possible perjury charges for signal maintainers ?
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other items ? Tell it to the judge ?
http://7online.com/news/dashcam-video-from-queens-freight-train-accident/838258/
The TV station video of the flashers and gates not working with train crossing is also damming.