Ever wonder what it was like to be hit by a tornado when on a train? Here in a short video on "X" (Twitter). Watch the video then look in the replies to see how the locomotive was affected.
Tornado vs Train
Scary!
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Tornado was not enough to blow 215 ton locomotives off the rail - rail cars are a different story.
I though all locomotive glazing was supposed to be projectile proof, if not bullet proof.
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BaltACDI though all locomotive glazing was supposed to be projectile proof, if not bullet proof.
We caught a tree branch on the conductor's door on one of our locomotives. Made a mess of the window, and popped it out. But we're talking a 50 year old machine, although it does have FRA glazing.
It doesn't appear that anything actually got into the cab in the video, in no small part because of some double glazing.
Makes one wish they packed some extra skivvies in their grip, though.
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What RR was that and where?
adkrr64 What RR was that and where?
BNSF train H-KCKLIN west of Waverly, Nebraska. One of my flickr contacts, Sam Broderson, just posted some photos of the train. His images were also used by TRAINS' Newswire story.
The first two locos got really chewed up, including damage to the carbody surrounding the prime movers.
Here's a link to his photostream: https://www.flickr.com/photos/161714499@N02/
It's very intimidating when it happens to you (tornado) and you can tell from the tone of voice in the first clip they are very shook up about this. Been in Tornado Alley more than 25 years and had a few that came close but have to admit, had one fly over my head in Wisconsin as a teen, trying to beat an approaching Thunderstorm on my bike and there was nowhere to hide other than a road ditch. I remember that storm even to today, the sky (where you could see the sky) between the very dark clouds was a deep auqa from all the water saturation up there. Happily not a touchdown, so that part of the storm flew over and I was able to get home before the heavy hail hit.
BaltACD Tornado was not enough to blow 215 ton locomotives off the rail - rail cars are a different story. I though all locomotive glazing was supposed to be projectile proof, if not bullet proof.
In ther midst of a passing tornado, is no place, anyone wants to be ; in any vehicle, regardless.
High winds, regularly wil topple over, empty, standing rail cars; passing tornadic winds will carry all manner of 'shrappnel' ; moving trains can be a real traget, as well.
Currentlty. here in Som Central Kansas, we have been notified of. ' impending potential,tornadoes; Our local Air Base has flown all their aircraft out of the arera, due to the impending weather conditions.
I am not sure how the railroads would handle their dispatching under similar conditions (?) I am aware that on our local BNSF line, their traffic has been down, appreciably.... (?)
samfp1943 BaltACD Tornado was not enough to blow 215 ton locomotives off the rail - rail cars are a different story. I though all locomotive glazing was supposed to be projectile proof, if not bullet proof. In ther midst of a passing tornado, is no place, anyone wants to be ; in any vehicle, regardless. ...
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But....if you are already there - a locomotive is about the safest vehicle you can be in.
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