BaltACD Totally uncalled for under any circumstance.
Totally uncalled for under any circumstance.
Yes, of course. My only thought was that it seems doubtfull that he was trying to beat the train with that ponderous special load and probably extra spotters driving before and behind him.
What seems possible is that he was given the all-clear to cross and he saw it was clear. Then he started to cross and something happened that prevented him from continuing until he had fully crossed.
(1) Assume there was a pilot car involved?
(2) If the truck was there a while, nobody heeded the ENS sign / number?
(3) DOT # 719 677F / Ex Southern - Accident history is all in the 1980's (4 incidents w/ 2 fatals and two injured) ....would not be surprised if there is a joint OSHA/FRA/NHTSB investigation on this one (plenty of fails - multiple people at fault including the truck driver)
EuclidI wonder if the truck was delayed by traffic stalled ahead of it, or by a road route turn than proved difficult to negotiate
Judging from the roads and the direction he was pointing, the latter is unlikely.
He was going this direction (the bridge is now open) https://goo.gl/maps/odU8TX1j5B4e2Gaj6 There's about 450 feet of straight until an intersection.
I'm assuming that he was planning on making a left turn when he got to the T insection just north of that spot. It is a pretty broad left, greater than 90 degrees, as it is not a true T. I'm basing this on the construction in the area. About a half mile west of there, there's a decently sized bridge project (https://goo.gl/maps/NedFV3EveyEjdybPA). The Streetview imagery is only about six months old, so I don't think it is much of a stretch to think they're still working on that particular bridge.
Upon further investigation, it looks like one of the major points of the construction project was to eliminate the S bend and grade crossing where this happened in the first place.
Euclid I wonder if the truck was delayed by traffic stalled ahead of it, or by a road route turn than proved difficult to negotiate. Something unforseen must have happened once the truck committed to cross and was fouling the track.
I wonder if the truck was delayed by traffic stalled ahead of it, or by a road route turn than proved difficult to negotiate. Something unforseen must have happened once the truck committed to cross and was fouling the track.
Never too old to have a happy childhood!
The video in the first link vividly shows the impact with the concrete beam being transported. It would seem that for this to have happened, the truck must have been fouling the crossing for an relatively long time. I wonder if they had any flagging and communication with the railroad about the trains that were nearby.
What a mess, hope the crew are OK —
[update] Found an aerial view of the scene:
Regards, Ed
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