Very obvious even from the preliminary comments in the original story. SUV was coming the other way, did not get very far past the tractor, and when the trailer was hit sideways by the impact it overrode the SUV (probably damaging the roof severely) and likely the two of them were then moved by the impact.
Being a bit more judgmental: the SUV driver may have seen the truck coming across, and assumed that if the truck driver thought it was OK to cross with all that length and slow speed, she could dart across the other way while all his length was still on the crossing as a ‘gauge’ of sorts. That might have been logical if she could see the oncoming train, but her first real view of it over the flatbed, had she been looking, would have been a few tenths of a second at most before the impact…
Decades ago I was in a Run Thru Caboose talking to the Conductor.
This Caboose had a Diesel- Electric Power Plant beneath the Carbody to power the Lights, Markers Ditch Lights Refrigerator and Stove.
There were also Oil Burning Heaters.
The Caboose was on the Main Line and there was a Siding between it and the Station, the Siding holding about 50 Cars 40 Ft. and provided access to the North and South legs of the Wye.
The Wye was used to Turn Engines, Ploughs, MoW Equipments and such, but was Specifically used to Turn end-dumping Wood Chip Cars as their Doors had to be on South End for Chip Dumper @ Kraft Pulp Mill at this location.
The Chip Dumper was similar to a Turntable but Hinged upwards at it’s South end, the Car door opening as on a Dump Truck, the Wood Chips cascading into the Pit and blown onto large piles as to their type.
The Mill put out 600 Tons of White Pulp a day back then which were moved in wrapped Bales in 40 Foot Boxes, 8 Ft Doors preferred for Fork Lift Loading, Propane. Brown Stock Pulp could be manufactured when quality of Chips lower.
At that time the Mill had a 4 Whl.Rail Runner to move cars on and off dumper. Note Bell.
CPR CLC C-Line Locomotives were equipped w Westinghouse Electrical Gear.
They ’ Transitioned ’ seamlessly with soft ’ Clicks ’ from Electrical Cabinet,
which protruded uncomfortably into Cab behind Crew, w smooth Traction at the Rail.
C-Lines were GOOD locomotives for Pull and held the rail WELL.
Smoke from the Traction Motors would climb the sides of the Carbody
at the Stop at the Summit at Yahk, the Junction w the Spokane International/UP
after the previous 2-Hour Pull from Sirdar/Kootenay Landing.
Given Sand and even without, C-Lines would get there, or until they Boiled Dry.
CPR H-16-44 Locomotives had GE Electrical Gear.
When Making Transition at Full Throttle w Full Tonnage, they would Transition
by Dropping Load, Making Transition and violently picking up Load again
at Full Revolutions on the OP.
The last GREEN Fusees, 5 Minutes, on a Hand Dowel I saw were c. 1965 in manufacture from C-I-L. in lockers, in Cabooses which had BINS for Fusees and Track Torpedoes.
As I understand GREEN Fusees 5 Min on a Stick were intended for Passenger Service and to be used more for Hand Signalling in congested Yards and Interlockings whilst Leading a Backing Passenger Car Draft a fair distance using Backing Hose w whistle into a Terminal.
Local Operating Conditions would dictate.
When traveling SLOW in Train Order Territory with NO ’ Tail End ’ by Train Order, you were obliged to toss out Red Fusees from rear of Caboose regularly to Protect Your Tail End on the move.
The NAIL was SUPPOSED to stick in Tie ( Not Concrete, Nor Metal, DUH! ) at a 45 Degree angle.
( Last time I looked North Switch Track Three 3 Fort Steele Yard had STEEL TIES. C. 1996. )
Another Train Three 3 Units, who had just set off 4000 Tons in a storage Track, could be overtaking you at Track Speed, or MORE, whilst you ground along at Single Digit ranges.
Some MoW Flagging Rules required Caboose to Replace Torpedoes before Yellow Over Red Flag Exploded by YOUR Train.
CP 8605 could have hit a Rock. Rocks larger than Microwaves were SMALL in the Mountains, as those F Unit CN 9000 Guys KNOW West from Jasper!!
B&O in Baltimore had tracks laid in the middle of Pratt Street as well as Key Highway out of Locust Point Yard North to downtown and ultimately continuing East on Pratt Street. In the early 1970’s it was not uncommon to see two B&O yard
As Mr. ACD points out most large cities have Streetcar
and Interurban, let alone Wharfand Freight Remnants to
Refrigerated Warehouses and such buried away to
reappear decades after.
Here is what might be an interesting link in the city
of Vancouver, B C.
Behind a a Service Station where I rarely go, even on a 4-8-2 Bike,
I found an Air Dispenser that does NOT take Coins and dispenses AIR,
( albeit at High Pressure ) for FREE!
Thank You.
BTW.
1991 Norco Bigfoot.
Bike I still use, altho’ Biopace Chain Ring is long worn out and gone, at least Twice.
I liked the Biopace chain rings. Then again, I never ‘split’ with them… just stayed on one ring and twiddled the front derailleur a bit the relieve the ‘scrooping’ as I got to one edge of the rear cluster or the other…