Posted by Chris Kilroy on December 10, 2007
Holy cow, one of the closest I've seen! |
Posted by M.J. Ryan on December 10, 2007
That will definitely knock the wind out of a crew. A truck running the crossing, and a railfan right there in the line of fire? Ouch. Nice catch Kent, and glad nothing happened to you. |
Posted by Kevin Wilson on December 10, 2007
Wow, what an incredibly stupid driver. I bet you just about jumped out of your skin! |
Posted by Jack D. Kuiphoff on December 10, 2007
Unbelievable Kent, I had to look at it over and over. The guy was really stupid but lucky, and you where most definitely being watched over. Just goes to show, even being on the sideline has its dangers. Weather some careless jerk, or any other possible unavoidable mishap. Thanks goodness everything worked out. Take care, Jack |
Posted by K100DS on December 10, 2007
Yikes. This definitely serves as a reminder to all of us: when shooting, think ahead and try to choose the safest possible location. You might not get the perfect angle you wanted, but it's better to be safe than sorry. |
Posted by Brian Hiscock on December 10, 2007
That almost makes me ill. Glad you weren't hurt Kent.
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Posted by Warren on December 10, 2007
Wow too close for comfort! Hope you have a clear view of the plate on the vehicle and I would turn this in to NS or the police or both. Scary. |
Posted by J.R. Aiken on December 10, 2007
That is a good example of how not to blow for a crossing, I was a conductor for NS for three years and other than the plow , your best defense at a crossing is the horn! People do respond to it but you have to use it. I have seen people that you know were going to go across in front of the train jam on the brakes at the last second because of the last blast of the horn just plain scared them. |
Posted by V Shelton on December 10, 2007
Oh my God is all I can say!!! I think I would of been running and yelling seeing that SUV come across at that precise moment. The local police and NS police would probably like to speak with the driver. |
Posted by Joshua Powers on December 10, 2007
Holy crap man!
Good thing that the driver got out of the way in time. That would of HURT!!!
Glad that you're ok. |
Posted by rrvideoman on December 11, 2007
Wow, there is a Power mightier than that train watching over you - Kent, and the driver of the SUV. Happy to hear you are OK. Take care, Lloyd. |
Posted by NS9957 on December 11, 2007
I counted the seconds after he got off the crossing... and it was only two! Wow. People can be so idiotic. In my opinion, that guy going in front of the train made the video even better than it is! Good one! :D |
Posted by Adam Christman (Penn Rail Videos) on December 11, 2007
My lord... I'll be damned! You we're very lucky he wasn't hit, because I'm sure you woulda been hurt too. |
Posted by SK on December 12, 2007
Whew....!!!! Yeah,that was too close! |
Posted by Barrythelion on December 13, 2007
Wow. That made my heart skip. No wonder people die on grade crossings. |
Posted by M.T. Potter on December 15, 2007
Who cares how you blow for a crossing? The horn isn't gonna stop a thing. If I nail someone, all it is to me is more paperwork.... |
Posted by SCL Pete on December 16, 2007
Good judgement the hogger on not put'in her into emergency.I could see those cars jack-knifing at that speed. |
Posted by K100DS on December 17, 2007
"Who cares how you blow for a crossing? The horn isn't gonna stop a thing." Well, when it's a crossing like this one -- no gates, no lights, no bells, no nothin' -- the loco horn is really the only way to warn motorists that you're coming through. That said, the hogger in this vid needs to brush up on how to do a proper Rule 14L, especially at unprotected crossings. |
Posted by John G. on December 17, 2007
Another candidate for the "Darwin Award" caught on tape! Good job, Kent. |
Posted by Jonathan Godwin on December 17, 2007
I'm sure when the driver looked out his window he only saw was a knuckle coupler. It's okay to be a little late to work, but I'm not so sure you want to show up to Heaven early (if that's where you're headed). |
Posted by ACLTony on March 9, 2008
Incredible. What makes this frustrating is that in our modern "entitlement minded" society.....if the truck had been hit and the family would have shown this to a lawyer the railroad would have likely been sued because the engineer didn't blow the proper - - 0 - horn sequence. Of course the driver of the suv would have been seen as the victim.
Locomotive crews running on U.S mainlines deserve a salute for all the stress that they must put up with.
I'm very glad the train didn't hit that suv. More so because you likely would have been hit as well had it been 2 seconds slower. |
Posted by Doug Wolfe on April 13, 2008
It's only a matter of time before a nit wit like that gets it. Awesome video Kent, but man you almost became toast because of that dope. |
Posted by Andre Wilson on April 25, 2008
That was close! |
Posted by Greg Wynn on May 7, 2008
I don't think the driver realized the train was even coming, after looking closer there are no flashing red lights, bells or gates. I think the railroad would be partly responsible if there had been an accident, even though the driver should have stopped. looked, and listened. Glad your ok though! |
Posted by Tom Vance on May 9, 2008
My observation..and not placing any blame---Observation only for Safety--& I luv this site---- because I have done this too, and stood in the wrong location filming...but 1) was the videographer near the camera or did the videographer stand back the 70' required? 2) was the videographer a slight distraction....? was the SUV driver looking at the Vid-cam on a tripod and didn't put 1+1 together fast enough...? Go ahead and flame me - but all I can add is safety 1st - set the camera up and back away---maybe that will nullify the Vidcam operator from being cut in half if that sucker got hit..!! I support all of the vidcam guys and gals on this site - and only hope to add a 'safety note' for future thought..!!! |
Posted by Eric B. on June 15, 2008
I think the driver DID hear and SEE the train but because the horn pattern was not correct, the driver mistook the short bursts for a slow moving train. No bell on this unit can be heard, probably another reason why the driver thought this train was far away and moving slow at the time. The instinct for the average driver who hears a slow train approaching is to keep moving; however, there is no excuse for not doing a Stop... Look, Listen and Live at this crossing. Despite the error in the horn pattern, the fault is of the driver. I hope this person had their license suspended for at least 90 days. |
Posted by Kleetus92 on June 25, 2008
You're lucky you weren't wearing that S-10 |
Posted by Bryant Kaden on August 8, 2008
Actually, this video is a good warning, not just to motorists, but to all of us who go out and shoot videos or photos at railroad crossings as well. After having something similar to this happen to me once (although not nearly THAT close) a few years ago, I started making sure I am always standing on the side of the road that the train is coming from. That way, if someone's car gets smacked it doesn't wipe me out, too. |
Posted by Sylvain Lacroix (Syltrain) on October 30, 2008
What a without genius. One second more this motorist will be killed outright.
What idiotic. The Norfolk Southern must putting a new railroads crossings signalisation with lights,bells and barriers. |
Posted by Vince on December 6, 2008
Sheesh Kent. Glad you are ok. Stay healthy so we can go grab Chad and do the Rathole this summer....
Vince |
Posted by Charles J. Renella on July 7, 2009
Holy crap, that's close! I thought this was going to be another one of those rubber-necker type videos, but as I was watching it I kept thinking "the car should be crossing about now, the car should be crossing about now..." and when he finally crossed I couldn't believe it. Everyone involved here is extremely lucky. I don't know, an near-incident like that might keep me from getting that close to the tracks the next dozen or so times out. |
Posted by Ben W. on August 25, 2009
You were very lucky to be alive! |
Posted by Glock40 on September 28, 2009
This has to be one of the "closest shaves" I've ever seen between a train and motorist. This is simply the case of someone who knew the train was there and decided to take the chance, anyway. This is the kind of person who, if crossing gates were put up at this crossing, would drive around them. Kent, I share the sentiments of others in being glad you were safe. This is absolute idiocy. |
Posted by Evan Manley on November 14, 2009
Wow, that is avery close call. It is to bad the police were not by the tracks to give him a ticket. Also the engineer was not honking very well either. It was very dumb of this driver to do this. |
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