jeffhergertWe heard this and told the dispatcher we would stop to if no one was on scene and check it out.
You had communications - you would be able let the authorities know (through your dispatcher) that there were serious injuries or other special situations, if that were the case.
A good scene report lets me (a first responder) decide what resources I may need even before I arrive at the scene. I can be calling for additional ambulances or extrication equipment (jaws) if it sounds like they'll be needed.
You're probably right about the occupants wanting to get out of Dodge, and with cell phones now, it's not unusual to see family members (or friends) on the scene even before the first responders. Happened today, as a matter of fact.
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Good for you and your conductor!
A year or two back, a stack train coming at us one night (about 5 miles from us) called the dispatcher and reported a car had went into the ditch next to the tracks but wasn't fouling the track. They said it looked like it might have rolled and they better send out law/fire/ambulance. We heard this and told the dispatcher we would stop to if no one was on scene and check it out.
We stopped and the conductor went down to check the car. It was damaged, but no one was in it. It didn't appear that anyone had been thrown out. We figured that whomever was in it, was able to get out and called someone tp pick him/her/them up. Being around midnight we thought they may not have wanted to talk with any law enforcement people right away. We notified the dispatcher there was no one in it. Has we were pulling away the first of the first responders were just starting to show up.
The conductor and I both agreed that maybe we couldn't have done much. We had fire extinguishers if needed. If nothing else we could at least provide reassurance that help was on the way.
Jeff
Hope the locomotive crew on the second video were former sailors. Looks like that expertise would have come in handy.
ChuckCobleigh Holy Tundra, Batman! https://youtu.be/cFtraBEveGs
Holy Tundra, Batman!
https://youtu.be/cFtraBEveGs
I wish my Russian vocabulary was a little more advanced beyond comprehending "fotographic apparat (transliterated from the Cyrillic)."
Johnny
Unit Oil train would cause a derailment on this track. Logging track isn't the best in the best of times, and this time is far from the best.
Never too old to have a happy childhood!
First video, no surprise there. Russian mariners have a pretty good reputation for helping other mariners in distress, makes sense Russian railroaders would be cut from the same cloth.
Second video, I suppose that melt happened during the two weeks of summer they get in Russia!
If there are any roads adjacent to the Alaska Railroad, I would expect they would lend a hand to the wayward souls that got themselves stuck, as would most branch line locals that came upon someone in such a situation. High speed main line - NO WAY!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uyr4XVeaZdo
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