How not to rerail an engine.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Deaq0s5v_y8
Dave H. Painted side goes up. My website : wnbranch.com
Wow...
AI CARAMBA!!!
Chuck (Modeling Central Japan in September, 1964)
Those guys need to do more off-roading. I could've told them that didn't look like a good snatch angle.
Oh, and use a bigger piece of cardboard underneath the (1st) victim loco.
I don't think Hulcher has a South American subsidiary yet. Maybe they should. Looks like plenty of business to be had.
Mike Lehman
Urbana, IL
Who thought that was a good idea? I'd hate to be the guy that had to explain that not only did we not clean up the mess but now there is a bigger mess.
There is also a thread on the Trains site on this topic.
http://cs.trains.com/trn/f/111/t/215769.aspx
Modeling the Pennsy and loving it!
This looks like the side forces caused the rail to move, loco to tip, then fall. So, probably a combination of , bad/weak track(although the ballast looked good), bad idea and bad angle. Where was he going to tow the other loco? Even if the towing loco didn't fall over, what were the going to accomplish?
BTW, the questionable track is probably what resulted in the original derail--lol.
Personally, I'd rather see a couple of 200 Ton cranes at work.
Take away--be careful riding trains in Brazil.
Richard
Stuff can happen anywhere. My guess is they wanted to get it close to the track, because it wasn't where it was. Then you tip it up or maybe they do have a crane on the way. Check they absolutely have something BIGGER to help on the way... That looked like a soft spot, like maybe behind the camera is a water crossing of some kind? Makes sense, but just a WAG.
Brazil actually has a modern, and expanding, railroad system. So there's lots of new track that needs to settle, although I can't say if this is a factor here from pics/video alone.
more:
http://www.trem.org.br/guiawww.htm
reminds me of this tow truck fail:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vE9Zq7Gs-U
Dave
Just be glad you don't have to press "2" for English.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQ_ALEdDUB8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hqFS1GZL4s
http://s73.photobucket.com/user/steemtrayn/media/MovingcoalontheDCM.mp4.html?sort=3&o=27
reminds me of the time we got a passenger engine in the turntable pit and then had the big hook get away from us and roll into the pit with the engine.
car foreman was ready to blow his brains out. oh well, where else can you blow $200,000.00 and still keep your job? and we though model railroading was fun.
Charlie
Okay that's just crazy!
Modelling HO Scale with a focus on the West and Midwest USA