I went full-screen on the video just now and slowed the play 50%. I can’t tell what caused the problem, but it seemed to originate withe the first hopper car, and when it was all over there’s what looks like heavy-duty springs rolling on the pavement of the grade crossing. From a truck?
Truck failure? Rail failure? I don’t know.
I refer to it as “cranial rectosis”.
While I do not see a loose wheelset @ 2:00, I DO see @ 1:25, dirt flying from the front of the last two covered hoppers four cars from the end of the train and about six cars before the crossing. I also noted that the far rail where you can see it is flexing up and down as the cars go over it which I suspect is indicating failed tie or ballast near the crossing.
And like many have stated, I definitely would have been accelerating away from the tracks and deserting the area that the train might occupy.
Once he turned the camera and saw dirt flying - it was time to head to the hills.
Also noticed that the train was operating with a Red Flag for its rear end - not a EOT.
There’s an EOT on the last boxcar. Just a newer, lighter, smaller type that happens to be red. CN and CP have been buying the same type for about a year now, they seem to weigh about half of what the older type does.
Heh. The original video got yanked. Its not there anymore.
I was just able to play it on the link you posted in the 2nd post in this thread.
Apparently its my internet connection blocking it. My apologies.
Ditto.