Guy does bad stuff to CSX on youtube

[arkansasrailfan]

I'll check youtube just out of curiosity. So Railfans 1 who-done-it 0. Now CSX needs to catch the guy, now that youtube has kicked him off. I think it may have to do with that i flagged all his bad stuff.

Guess we win this round.

[CSXDixieLine]

"This youyube account has been closed."

Good- this guy was clearly in violation of the YouTube usage terms. Hated to have his stuff up their side-by-side with mine and other legitimate (open for interpretation ) rail videos. Jamie

[J. Edgar]

yes we did....it shows that "foamers" and railroaders can work together for the common good of our hobby and the industry

[stmtrolleyguy]

"This youyube account has been closed."

At least we accomplished something?

Got rid of a bad example? 

We did what we could.

[tree68]

...but it is being placed on current daily bulletins.....

A call to 9-1-1 if a crew spots the cretins, along with local police awareness and a response in force might put a quick end to the whole escapade.  There could be a couple of false alarms, but paydirt is sure to come soon.

The fact that the vandals are so focused on the train passing can only help the cause.  They tend to stay until the train passes completely, so they really could be easy to catch in the act.

In fact, some occasional pre-planning on likely days might just put a couple of patrol cars in the area, ready to pouce.

[n012944]

Maybe suggest that the crew carry a video camera of their own to catch the little punka$$es in action and use that for the local cops to ID the little dipsticks, chances are they are already known to the cops.

Most of CSX's engines are equipped with video cameras, which should help a little bit.

[vsmith]

Maybe suggest that the crew carry a video camera of their own to catch the little punka$$es in action and use that for the local cops to ID the little dipsticks, chances are they are already known to the cops.

[J. Edgar]

 

 call was made to Pete Sauve..Dsitrict Manager...he remembered me fortunately.....he was unaware of the specifics but he looked at the youtube while on the phone.....he had received word thru the chain of command from the crews operating thru there....this has been going on for about 2 years now at this location.....the bad news is unless they are "caught in the act" theres not much hope of catching them.....cant see a train crew putting a train in the big hole just to chase some punks across the world...but it is being placed on current daily bullitens.....

[Anonymous]

actually calling the FBI would be better instead of 911

If you are witnessing a crime in progress, your local law enforcement are the first responders. Call them (911). If the situation warrants it, local police will call in the FBI, STB, etc later.

I agree completely - call 9-1-1 first and let the local authorities decide if the FBI or anyone else needs to be called. 

[tree68]

On the otherside, this kind of crap has been going on for years. Remember Buster Keaton's "The General" and the train in front of the Texas threw railroad ties out onto the tracks because they didn't need them???

There's a huge difference between trying to stymie your pursuer and doing stuff like this for kicks.  Don't think I've seen Keaton's film, but it sounds very much like an account of the real event that occured during the Civil War (or what every you want to call it).

This kid is simply evil.

[wgnrr]

I'd love to be there when this guy is doing it. He'd get some pepperspray in his eyes and a trip to the local court house for the last time...

Many railfans wonder why they get yelled at for standing next to the tracks taking pictures or just watching trains. Jerks like this make it happen. A railfan needs to catch this little punk and THEN CSX can recgonize railfans as being helpful.

On the otherside, this kind of crap has been going on for years. Remember Buster Keaton's "The General" and the train in front of the Texas threw railroad ties out onto the tracks because they didn't need them??? LOL

Phil

[mudchicken]

...on that note (But we did manage to lose one (occupied) in Northern California with a worktrain in a curve in the late 80's in Franklin Canyon / landed in scrub oak)

...you can come out here and ski/ snowboard probably until June with the record snow they are getting in the high country this year. (55 and sunny here now...light snow overnight) We just hope it doesn't melt all at once- or "up there" will be "down here" faster than we can handle it.

[CSXrules4eva]

I was just thinking that this thread kind of reminds me of some of the stories I hear on the CSX from some of the old time engineers.  Some of them have told me that they have ran over just about everything imaginable, water heaters, port o potties...ect. I guess some people just want to see what would happen if the train did run over certain items.

The port o potty I was told was filled with "nasty stuff" and when it was hit it shattered into a million peices and little cristals were flying everywhere. The locomotive also looked and smelled like . EWWWW......

Glad I wasn't conductor on that one!!

[Mr_Ash]

Years ago my cousin's and a couple friends and a few random people I have talked to said that they used to mess around on the tracks of random railroads in Indiana and Illinois and they said that the Engineer's would shoot them with shotguns loaded with rock salt if/when cought

 

 .....most traincrews are forbidden from packin heat...its in the rulebooks of most if not all RR's...i have been shot with rocksalt...i was 14 and we were realy trying to tip cows.....thats a wives tail i guess but rocksalt from a 12 ga hurts

 Seemed like almost every summer I spent down at my grandparents house  (15 miles outside Evansville Indiana) as a kid my cousins were allways showing me where they got shot with rocksalt by train crews when they used to hop freights to get into town before they could drive, keep in mind this was 20+ years ago during the 80's. mapquest has the ROW listed as "Indiana Hi-Rail" and google says that was formed back in the late 90's so IDK what it was back then..

Slightly off topic and IDK if its still there or not but as of 10ish years ago one of the crossings near my grandma's house still had the oldschool wigwag crossing signal with that single light that swings back and forth. I allways thought those looked neat

[cprted]

actually calling the FBI would be better instead of 911

If you are witnessing a crime in progress, your local law enforcement are the first responders. Call them (911). If the situation warrants it, local police will call in the FBI, STB, etc later.

[Nagrom1]

Maybe this is why this guy does this stuff, to get the attention he gets off the internet. I remember one time I saw some comments on firefighter videos. This guy was saying any bad thing he could, just trying to stir up trouble. I glanced at his member page, and lo and behold, his title: Professional youtube hater... This guy simply targeted a group and said bad things, regardless of his stance. After telling people what he had done and to ignore him, it was funny how easily he went away.

Maybe the best thing that could be done in this situation is to simply ignore it. He'll get whats coming to him, one way or another.

[J. Edgar]

Years ago my cousin's and a couple friends and a few random people I have talked to said that they used to mess around on the tracks of random railroads in Indiana and Illinois and they said that the Engineer's would shoot them with shotguns loaded with rock salt if/when cought

 

 .....most traincrews are forbidden from packin heat...its in the rulebooks of most if not all RR's...i have been shot with rocksalt...i was 14 and we were realy trying to tip cows.....thats a wives tail i guess but rocksalt from a 12 ga hurts

[J. Edgar]

 i spent about an hour there this morning..from publc property....naturally no one was around....the track and surrounding area around the bridge mentioned looks like a war zone.....bikes and just scrap heaps every where....im guessing this has been goin on here for a while...ill make my phone call to the Rouge TM tomorrow and see what happens......seeing how CSX has maybe 2 Police officers for the entire state i dont see this stopping until someone gets hurt

 

[rogruth]

J.Edgar,

Be careful.

You take your camera out to observe/record the event to prove it to authorities.

Authorities show up while you are there.

J.Edgar gets accused of being part of the vandalism.

Go talk to local police first,show them the crap on you-tube.Also try to contact CSX locally. 

[Mr_Ash]

Years ago my cousin's and a couple friends and a few random people I have talked to said that they used to mess around on the tracks of random railroads in Indiana and Illinois and they said that the Engineer's would shoot them with shotguns loaded with rock salt if/when cought

 

[rixflix]

The child who started this thread is probably dreaming about doing the deed himself. Get him a job and out his PC. Remove all guns from the house and hope.

 Rick

[OldArmy94]

Guys, my advice is not to get too self-important over this type of stuff.  Surely CSX is well-aware of this type of idiocy.  We don't need to think that their future hinges entirely upon what we do or don't do; they're big enough to take care of it themselves.  The reason I say this is that it appears some here feel that CSX doesn't take this seriously.  I'm sure they do, however, and as much as it may pain us to admit it, we're just not that important in their very large universe.

[arkansasrailfan]

Oh, I have to do it by e-mail of call. I think I live a little too far away to do anything, because it would seem odd to call in something when you live very far away from CSX. I did my part and flagged the videos.

[arkansasrailfan]

Hey, I'm watching SNL too!
So that means we can all report it without calling right?

[al-in-chgo]

The link below should take you to the video in question.  I wouldn't worry too much about this character.  People like this are the ones that usually come up with unique ways of removing themselves from the gene pool to become Darwin Award nominees. (he'd better be glad that pipe didn't bounce off the car wheel and crack him in the head!)

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRbBjSrjoN0

 

When SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE went to a commercial, I url'd "csx dot com" and got a home screen with "Contact Us" near the upper right of the screen.  When I clicked, the following came up (hope it doesn't garble too much in the re-paste): 

Contact Us Railroad Emergency - 1-800-232-0144

For any of the following, contact CSX's Public Safety Coordination Center at 1-800-232-0144 immediately. Be prepared to tell us your name, location and what you observed.

• Blocked Crossing - Currently Blocked: Train currently blocking a crossing
• Blocked Track: Car or object on the tracks
• Crossing Accident: Auto or train/auto accident at a crossing
• Crossing Equipment Malfunction: Any gate or signal issues
• Environmental-Hazmat Emergency: Hazmat release
• Theft/Vandalism: Report theft or vandalism on CSX property
• Trespassing: Report trespassing on CSX property
• Unsafe Employee Driving: Report unsafe driving by CSX employee
• Railroad Emergency (Other): Any issue or incident that risks the safety of any person

TellCSX: To contact CSX for public non-emergency issues, select a category.

Category:

Select One General Information Operational Concerns Property Concerns Public Safety Show All

Select "TellCSX" to send a question or comment via e-mail, or "Learn More" to read more about that subject on our website.

Whole thing took less than a minute.  -  a. s 

 

[sfcouple]

I watched the videos and still don't believe it.  It is hard to imagine such stupidity, can you believe how close this clown was to the train when he was throwing a bicycle under the wheels? What was he thinking?  Maybe that is the problem, he wasn't.  Sure hope this guy gets caught and punished for his reckless disregard for the safety of others. 

Wayne 

[Andrew Falconer]

Have you ever seen the LG television commercial where they are showing ways to get rid of old washing machines and dryers. One of the ways was to set the washer and dryer in the middle of the tracks where a CSX Bright Future GE Loco set pulling a train comes around the bend to hit them. So perhaps CSX does not mind a few sacrificed appliances, as long as there are no derailments.

Andrew

[tree68]

Too bad the CSX train I saw with a heavy chain dragging off a flat didn't go by there - would have been one less idiot.  That chain was flying all over the place and would have easily taken the clown with the bike out...

[J. Edgar]

this area is about 12 miles from my home.....not that i can do anything but i will spend a little time there with my own camera......a picture is worth a 1000 confessions