Train versus Truck

RX8er · Post by **RX8er** » Fri May 10, 2013 5:43 pm

I picked up my son from school and on the way home we were stopped at 377 & North Tarrant Parkway waiting for the train to pass. I saw the plastic fly even though this guy was on the other side of the train. I don't know how in the world he got that close unless he hit the gas instead of the brake. Train didn't even feel it and kept right on moving. He's pretty darn lucky!!!!

jmra · Post by **jmra** » Fri May 10, 2013 5:46 pm

The train always wins.

Texascrewser · Post by **Texascrewser** » Fri May 10, 2013 5:51 pm

I like the sign in the background

snorri · Post by **snorri** » Fri May 10, 2013 5:52 pm

He's lucky there's complete auto repair only a half mile ahead.

RX8er · Post by **RX8er** » Fri May 10, 2013 5:55 pm

snorri wrote: He's lucky there's complete auto repair only a half mile ahead.

You like that.

I was wondering how long it would take for someone to catch it.

cheezit · Post by **cheezit** » Fri May 10, 2013 5:58 pm

he will later state he had no idea the train was going to be in that very spot, as if the path of the train was uncertin.

RX8er · Post by **RX8er** » Fri May 10, 2013 6:01 pm

Well, this is a quiet zone (no train horn) so he could say that he didn't hear it, see the big shinny metal bars or all the blinking lights. He ran in to the side of the train car after a dozen or so had past. It's not like the locomotive engine hit him.

tomtexan · Post by **tomtexan** » Fri May 10, 2013 6:21 pm

Here is a car vs. train that happened in East Texas today.

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C-dub · Post by **C-dub** » Fri May 10, 2013 8:28 pm

RX8er wrote:Well, this is a quiet zone (no train horn) so he could say that he didn't hear it, see the big shinny metal bars or all the blinking lights. He ran in to the side of the train car after a dozen or so had past. It's not like the locomotive engine hit him.

Odd, but I don't see any blocking arms. Maybe they have already raised.

RX8er · Post by **RX8er** » Fri May 10, 2013 8:55 pm

C-dub wrote:
RX8er wrote:Well, this is a quiet zone (no train horn) so he could say that he didn't hear it, see the big shinny metal bars or all the blinking lights. He ran in to the side of the train car after a dozen or so had past. It's not like the locomotive engine hit him.
Odd, but I don't see any blocking arms. Maybe they have already raised.

Yes, they were up at this point. Actually, one of the gates caught on the truck carnage and was swinging hard as it was going up. It is what caught my sons attention at first. I was on the other side of the crossing and this is after the train had passed and traffic began to flow again.

The Annoyed Man · Post by **The Annoyed Man** » Fri May 10, 2013 9:09 pm

Wow! You don't see something like that everyday.

jmra · Post by **jmra** » Fri May 10, 2013 9:09 pm

The Annoyed Man wrote:Wow! You don't see something like that everyday.

Thankfully.

Rex B · Post by **Rex B** » Sat May 11, 2013 10:00 am

That is real close to me, I drive by that several times a day.

I have been told that when a vehicle collides with a train, though it's almost always the fault of the vehicle, the railroad companies usually throw a cash settlement out to avoid a lawsuit.

JSThane · Post by **JSThane** » Sat May 11, 2013 10:52 pm

Looks like he decided he couldn't Dodge the train, so he just Rammed it instead...

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