Train hits Semi truck at Jones Island

[railfan619]

Hi everyone I was reading the local paper this morning and I saw that a train doing switching down. By Jones Island last night hit a truck at a crossing from the picture in the news paper it shows a Soo Line Caboose up against the truck and a bunch of. Milwaukee Fire Fighters standing around with hoses. The only thing that happened in the accident was that the fuel tank on the truck was punctured but it was quickly patched the driver was not hurt and no one on the train was hurt. Don't know what kind of damage was done to the caboose. But i do think that we should nominate this truck driver for the up and coming 2008 darwin awards.

[CShaveRR]

Please, let's not overuse that "Darwin" stuff in this case--the driver, as stupid as he may or may not be, survived, and is therefore not eligible for a Darwin award.  Those awards are presented to people who improve the gene pool (survival of the fittest) by removing themselves from it.

[METRO]

Well I'm glad there was nothing too serious with it.  I've seen them hauling so very scary stuff around Jones Island and Harborview, both on trains and trucks.

I belive that the caboose on the end of the train down there is used as a pushing platform, so it's good that nobody on the back platform didn't get injured.

Anyone know if it's a GP38-2 or a GP40-2 that is normally used on that job?

Cheers!

~METRO 

[Anonymous]

I wonder what caboose it was...Anybody know a number?

Phil

[CNW 6000]

I'm hoping it wasn't the caboose used for the SOO 1003's Santa Train excursions...one of which is stopping today in Ripon, WI from 8-10:15.

FMI look at WSOR's website: www.wsorrailroad.com

[wabash1]

I belive that the caboose on the end of the train down there is used as a pushing platform, so it's good that nobody on the back platform didn't get injured.

 

Cheers!

~METRO 

just how do you push a train? or am i mistaken on what he is saying, a caboose made into a platform then they they push it? wasted money to me.

[solzrules]

I dont know if I would call that one a Darwin - Jone's Island has a ton of trackage down there (very little of it is marked) and you have to be real careful when you're driving around.  Not only do you have to watch for trains, but you've got to watch for the large trucks moving salt all over the place.  You also have to be real careful of the front-end loaders that they use to move rail cars around.  More than once they shoved one out right in front of me with little or no warning.  I could see how an accident like this would happen.  Fortunately, no one was hurt.   You've got to be real careful down there. 

[n012944]

I belive that the caboose on the end of the train down there is used as a pushing platform, so it's good that nobody on the back platform didn't get injured.

 

Cheers!

~METRO 

just how do you push a train? or am i mistaken on what he is saying, a caboose made into a platform then they they push it? wasted money to me.

I would think he meant shoving platform, but I am sure you all ready knew that.........

[Anonymous]

I wouldn't go handing out any awards until I knew who was at fault.

[railfan619]

I just found the story from yesterday's news paper and it was already dark out when the accident happened. So you can't see what the number is on the caboose and one more correction it happened at East Bay Street and South Harbor Drive. But from the picture it does not look like there are no cars hooked to the caboose also it looks like the train may have pushed the truck cause from the picture it looks like where the truck is sitting it does not look a crossing. But it was a slow moving freight train so how could have the train pushed the truck if it was only moving less then 25 miles per hour.

[New Haven I-5]

Very Shocking!

[WSORatSussex]

They used the Milwaukee Road Bay Window Caboose #02012 from the Hartford Auto Museum for the Santa Train. It was great!

[wabash1]

I just found the story from yesterday's news paper and it was already dark out when the accident happened. So you can't see what the number is on the caboose and one more correction it happened at East Bay Street and South Harbor Drive. But from the picture it does not look like there are no cars hooked to the caboose also it looks like the train may have pushed the truck cause from the picture it looks like where the truck is sitting it does not look a crossing. But it was a slow moving freight train so how could have the train pushed the truck if it was only moving less then 25 miles per hour.

so what is your point? Are you wondering how a engine can shove a truck. ( i realy doubt it pushed it) or tractor and trailer a fully loaded one . its simple the truck dont wiegh nowhere near what the engine does.tractor trailor unit empty 15 tons fully loaded 40tons max. 1 engine 200tons empty rail cars are 30 tons each loaded varies  so to hit a truck at 10 mph we will move them about 2 cars or 100ft or so. at 25mph  a few cars , at 48mph  1/2 mile. this of course is not in stone differant cars will brake differantly .

[Ishmael]

I agree with Solz, Bucyrus and Wabash. To assume that anyone hit by railroad equipment is stupid is to show extreme bias. I have visited Jones Island every time I've been to Milwaukee and consider it a very hazardous location.

Especially when the smelt are running.