NS grade crossing collision and derailment caught on camera

Video of what happens when a looonnnggg concrete bridge beam goes slowly across a crossing without everybody's ducks being in a row. Fortunately only minor injuries reported for the crew. This was in Tennessee, northeast of Chattanooga.

https://www.local3news.com/local-news/t ... 38f94.html

Yikes that had to have been a wild ride for the crew. I saw the video last week.

NS had it cleaned up quick but that crew is fortunate to only have had their cages rattled, so to speak. I hope the driver and company had a book of citations thrown at them.

Charlie

A similar incident happened several years ago when an NS train hit a low deck trailer (bottomed out on a crossing) and derailed almost immediately after. The crew was seriously injured and IIRC the lead unit was completely destroyed. Could’ve been much worse indeed.