Train Goes Through Flood At Quick Speed, Video

[wrawroacx]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpHhICRPBh0 Not my video. Was this Flood part from the Tsunami that came from the Chile Earthquake, or no?

[Paul_D_North_Jr]

(0 mins. 39 secs. long)  No, it doesn't seem so.

 Kootenay Central posted the following link to a slightly longer version (0:59) on another thread, which says it was in Buenos Aires, and is dated Feb. 23, 2010, which is 4 days before the Chilean earthquake and tsunamis, at -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzGwUhIXLDk&feature=popular 

That in turn credits the following link - http://www.youtube.com/user/watumom - which has the following caption -

INUNDACION EN PALERMO - TSUNAMI EN PALERMO - 19 febrero 2010 - 6:30 pm

- which indicates that it was filmed Feb. 19th, 2010 - about a week before the earthquak.e  I don't know if the ''Palermo'' in that title is a neighborhood or street in Buenos Aires, or if it really means Palermo Italy, or what.  I suppose a  search for the initials ''LSM'' that appear on the front of the long hood of the locomotive would help to confirm the location.

Anyway, it's a neat video.  There's one engineer of the Admiral Farragut ''*** the torpedoes - full speed ahead !'' school - or, he really, really wanted to get his engine washed off.  Talk about ''clearing the crossing !''  Evidently he maybe thought that the faster he went, the more the faster spinning of the traction motors would keep the water from getting into them.  Wonder if he succeeded ? 

Surf's Up !

- Paul North.

[OldArmy94]

San Martin Line (LSM) is a commuter railroad per skyscrapercity.com

 

 

[zardoz]

I can just hear the alarm bells ringing, and can smell the arcing of the traction motors.

Can you say "Ground relay"?

Interesting how the people didn't even try to evade the waves.

And did you see the people crossing the tracks after the train went through? The water was knee-deep!

 

That would make a cool wave-generating device at an amusement park.

[CShaveRR]

Jim, is it possible that the speed of the train kept the water away from the engine's traction motors?

Another possibility could be that this locomotive had a hydraulic transmission. Don't know enough about foreign or export locomotives.

[favuprailroadfan]

 I am sitting here laughing my a** off. Wonder what those people thought up on the overpass. My wife said what the hel* is that, she saw the train and then said oh imagine that. LOL. I just can't see he would've made it thru. WOW. Braver then I would be.

 

                                  Laters, Dru

[tomikawaTT]

Not only before the Chilean earthquake, but on the wrong side of the continent.  Or did that tsunami top the Andes?

Actually, "Inundacion," means Flood, probably the fresh water variety caused by excessive rainfall.

I loved the casual way the person in the yellow rain slicker just turned around and started strolling away.  What hit the spot where was walking was probaby the equivalent of being on the beach and getting up close and personal with a breaker.

IIRC, there were occasions when locomotives ran through much deeper water - piston rod height on the steam locomotives.  It's a safe bet that they were proceeding at much slower speed.  With muddy water, assuming that the track and roadbed are still there is a matter of faith, not judgement.

Chuck

[zardoz]

CShaveRR

Jim, is it possible that the speed of the train kept the water away from the engine's traction motors?

Carl, it's doubtful. The bottom of the traction motors on any locomotive I've ever been on were about 5" or less ATR (above the top of the rail).  There used to be a rule prohibiting operating thru any puddle exceeding more than 2" ATR (due to the splashing effect from the wheels).

CShaveRR

Another possibility could be that this locomotive had a hydraulic transmission. Don't know enough about foreign or export locomotives.

 

I don't know enough, either. The only equipment I ever heard of having a hydraulic tranny were RDC cars.

[zardoz]

CShaveRR

Jim, is it possible that the speed of the train kept the water away from the engine's traction motors?

Carl, it's doubtful. The bottom of the traction motors on any locomotive I've ever been on were about 5" or less ATR (above the top of the rail).  There used to be a rule prohibiting operating thru any puddle exceeding more than 2" ATR (due to the splashing effect from the wheels).

CShaveRR

Another possibility could be that this locomotive had a hydraulic transmission. Don't know enough about foreign or export locomotives.

 

I don't know enough, either. The only equipment I ever heard of having a hydraulic tranny were RDC cars.

[Kootenay Central]

 

Thank You.

[bubbajustin]

HAHAH! Wow. ZAP! Go the traction motors!

[BaltACD]

On first viewing, I thought this may have occurred as a result of a 'short term' flash flood and the passenger train came upon the flood zone unaware of it.  If you look at the lower left hand corner, there is a engine facing a Red Signal on 'the siding'.  Unless the railroad involved, doesn't have radios on their locomotives, one would have expected the 'stopped' train to have notified the approaching passenger train of the flood conditions.  Then again, the engine seen may not have a crew on it.

It did make a big splash!

[blownout cylinder]

The people at the sides there looked pretty resigned to the water----the position they took made me think----"oh goodie---look what's coming----oh frabjious joy----sigh"----then the plodding through the water afterwards---