by justalurker66
I am surprised the gates survived the incident. Perhaps the truck stalled after clearing the entrance gate. It appears that both signals were intact in the brief coverage I have seen.
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The crash occurred in Crozet, Va., a town of about 5,500 residents 12 miles west of Charlottesville. Residents who live near the crash site said it’s not the first time vehicles have struggled at the Lanetown rail crossing.
The crossing “is not good for trucks of any size,” said Ray Page McCauley Jr., who said that the height of the crossing has long posed problems and that he’s seen other trucks get stuck before.
“A lot of tractor-trailers have gotten stuck, and even limos seem to have trouble getting across it,” he said. “If a truck breaks down, there isn’t enough time to call the railroad to let them know.”
DanK wrote:Maybe it is time to put these back on trains!Why? So the truck gets lifted up and put through the cab windshield??
Backshophoss wrote:,Oh Lord, I pray not, in some ways. If that's true, and borne out by NTSB, the driver of the trash truck is near involuntary manslaughter and negligent homicide.
believe the truck was running around the gate arms,then the tandem got hung up somehow.
D40LF wrote:Does anyone else think its a little unwise to have this many government officials and politicians traveling together at the same time? I'm not suggesting any crazy conspiracies about this accident, but I think that this kind of setup has inherent security flaws (whether they are traveling by plane, train, bus, or boat).When I worked at AT&T, there was a rule that no more than 3 people from AT&T on the same aircraft/train/bus/etc...
Also does anyone know how fast it was going? I don't think it was as high as some are saying (70mph).