Mike Boucher Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 (edited) Reading and Northern 4-6-2 was running excursions today, and someone decided to try to leave a parking lot without Stopping, looking, or listening. No crossing gates, apparently, as it was a parking lot, but how the hell did they NOT hear the whistle and notice the big, blue locomotive coming at them. No injuries, no major damage to the loco, but a few shaken up people in the car, and I'm sure the engine crew was a bit upset. Passengers were apparently unaware until they stopped. Video on you-tube, reaction from a spectator makes in not exactly safe for work audio... Edited September 4, 2017 by Mike Boucher Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire2865 Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 The comment at the end "he just hit a car". As if the train crew is at fault. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dunsignalling Posted September 5, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 5, 2017 Bet the car driver "sure plays a mean Pinball" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougN Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 Oh I know this one....., train 1... car 0.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRman Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 We see similar 'confrontations' on our roads, here in Melbourne. For the most part, the trams seem to suffer minimal damage, in sharp contrast to the cars involved. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilMortimer Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 The problem is now that the RBMN railroad will probably have to be subject to a safety and accident investigation, consuming time effort and money, as a result of the idiot car driver. And I today's litigious environment, the railroad may have to defend itself in court as a r,exult of this stupidity. Thankfully no-one was badly hurt, but it could have been a lot worse. And all because someone couldn't wait or was driving distracted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zomboid Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 Ungated crossings like that are plentiful in the US. Maybe the driver would have realised had it been a diesel, the air horns sound quite different to a steam whistle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJS1977 Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 Ungated crossings like that are plentiful in the US. Maybe the driver would have realised had it been a diesel, the air horns sound quite different to a steam whistle. Given how close the train was to the crossing by the time the car even appeared, the driver should have seen it, never mind heard the whistle.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Welchester Posted September 5, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 5, 2017 Oh I know this one....., train 1... car 0.... In a fight like this the smart money is always on the train. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddieB Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 Yes, but look at the curvature of those tracks. The train clearly swerved into the path of the vi-hi-cle! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad McCann Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 Hell, the Darwin Awards qualifiers are setting a high bar this year... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dunsignalling Posted September 5, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 5, 2017 Given how close the train was to the crossing by the time the car even appeared, the driver should have seen it, never mind heard the whistle.... Never mind seen or heard, he/she should have been able to feel it approaching. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougN Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Well they certainly did .....eventually..... may be when the firemans shovel was hitting them over the head.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CraigZ Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 (edited) We've got dopes aplenty here around the tourist railways...this one is nearly inexplicable. Edited September 9, 2017 by CraigZ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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