Something else that was mentioned is that due to CSX adopting PSR, one of the ways they cut costs was starting the practice of furloughing a bunch of their employees, INCLUDING THE DRUG AND ALCHOHOL TESTERS. So not only did the engineer himself fail to show up to the scheduled tests, but there were also less testers available to handle him and all the other engineers and conductors on the railroad!!

The engineer was drunk enough after six hours that had he been here in Sweden he would have gone to prison for up to three years.

This reminds me of some of the stories I've been told by old New Haven guys about five man crews and the only one sober enough to prop the engineer up to leave the yard at the beginning of the shift was the junior member. Because he wasn't an alcoholic yet.

4:31 The little "Boing" at the end of the crash description sells it. 😂

I always found that peak train operating performance is when you're around .1% BAC per mile of train behind you

2:16 Lime-age chart! The Citrus begins... 2:32 Citrus-age 2 7:15 Citrus-age 3 7:45 Citrus-age 4

I enjoy the Railroad Accident Comedic Review Board format.

As a current resident of Ohio all of these things you said were painfully true also you cant leave... the roads are either closed because of construction or ice.

I went and read about this collision on the NTSB's website. What makes things worse for the engineer is that in post-wreck testing not only did they find a high blood alcohol level but they also found marijuana in his blood, but were not able to conclude as to whether or not marijuana contributed much to the accident. So not only was the engineer drunk but he was probably stoned off his rocker, too. Nah, if he didn't get suspended for a while he definitely got fired after the accident.

0.4% blood alcohol content is considered the "lethal" limit, but some people can go above that. For example, one guy in Lithuania was caught driving a car with 0.84% alcohol level. Yeah, double the lethal limit.

oh, I can already tell this is going to be a good season if Jimmy is around the whole thing. the puns are real and worth it.

Layton has slotted PERFECTLY into the Gary Brannan slot in this game.

I can’t speak for other railroads, but today (2024) on NS, restricted mode does not in any way prevent you going pat a stop signal. I love this format, by the way!

Hot damn, I knew this would be amazing and yet it is even more amazing. I love this this, yes to all of this. Really hope this can be a live show some day.

Finally! The second season! *Air compressor blast sounds*

The 3/4 idiots videos are the best things on this entire channel.

Glad to see this has returned, can’t wait for more

Oh that brings back memories. The east bound train crew was from my terminal.

The engineer wasn't drunk, the engineer was hyce 😂

I cannot begin to say what was the best, that you guys made a new 3/4 of an idiot or the beginning, Jimmy from the cooc video is there and he's AMAZING and hilarious puns in the beginning or just Brett with his SHEEEEEEP XD

CSX (crash, smash, explode) "How tomorrow will end"

My only comment to this is, it is too short! But don't take this too harshly, because I would probably say it is too short even if it was 5 hours or even 5 days long... Yup, I am definitely in love with 3/4 of an idiot show, just remember to switch PTC to NTC (Negative Train Control) if it gives you problems! :D

PTC restricted mode will still allow you do anything you want to this day. The only change they did was make restricted mode complain if you moved too long in restricted mode.

Y'all share 3 braincells but 2 of em are on fireup duty.

Love your show, dudes, I usually rewatch an episode on lunch break. Never not puts a smile on my face, can’t wait for more

Wow, imagine walking in on these guys lmao. Keep up the great work, you guys are awesome :)

At the grande we don’t think PTC is a safety feature we call it die like a man

At train heading west and a train heading east ? Nobody told me there would be math involved

First time watching an episode of 3/4 Idiots and i'm already in love!

20 and 491 are sitting there like "These idiots and their *insert Huber 6 chime here* LIMES!!!!"

Is that the moment where we as fans step in, write fanfictions and then ask for a video of them reading said fanfictions? 😂

2:38 THE 20 GOT LIMED

I have lived in Ohio for 16 years, and I can confirm that this state is pretty boring, except for Northern and Southern Ohio. Those areas are nice. However, it isn't boring when it comes to trains, as we're a pretty big crossroads state, with a lot of good and well-known railfanning spots. But, the traffic, especially in Marion, is often hit or miss.

Oh yeah. It is good to see you guys back in the Roundhouse.

I live in Ohio. Your collective impression of our state is spot on 🤣🤣🤣 I can't stop laughing!!!

16:22 thats gotta be the funniest imitation Brett has done

Control Point Springs, I know that location very well. I spent many hours driving conductors around Carey, OH putting together stone trains. It was a fun job but the pay was bad(non-railroad employee, 3rd party contractor). I watched a SD40-2 partially derail at a grain solo switching job. Frozen switches suck!

3/4 idiot show makes me laugh every time I watch an episode. Hyce keep it up

"Cool whip" "Cool Huhwhip" "Cool Whip!" "Cool Huhwhip!" Probably didn't think anyone would catch that one!

I never knew that I needed a railroad themed Citation Needed in my life, but now I do lol.

Layton cracking the Airplane! jokes right off the bat tells me we’re off to a flying start…

YAY JIMMY'S WITH THE 3/4 IDIOTS!!! Loved it, thank you!! This collision works with the Swiss cheese accident model, but ye gads the cheese-hole of that drunk engineer.... And I grew up in New Jersey and lived in Ohio for a few years. Every statement is spot on including the buckeye comment - although I highly recommend the candy also called a buckeye.

Brett: a wetland with a mouse lol

5:25 There's the joke I was looking for lol

Why didn't PTC prevent this crash (my guess? Super train had something go wrong mechanically and blew up. ((Before seeing story))) Edit: Oh it's two trains. New guess is picked a switch in a crossover. Double edit: I still say Layton was right. It was PSR. Profit over safety. Triple edit: wow. I was way off. Dude was hammered!

Jimmy From the Cog looks like Bandicam Gary Brannan

Thanks! Here’s some money for more paper and writing utensils

Man do I love 3 quarters of one idiot. And this like game thing

This has "that 70s show" style vibe.

4:42 Brett activated his inner child mode😅

Ok the word play on CSX reminds me of when i was still a conventional highway flagger. I am a D.O.T/S.E.O crash and cone truck operator for freeways/expressways but we flagged for a utility company called henkels and McCoy and the running joke was they were called crinkles and destroys. They used to be notorious for not useing stabilizer pads and the outriggers would crinkle roads. and the work they did would need to be fixed soon after installed or they would destroy stuff as they rushed working. Lol they are an excellent professional group that do great work nowadays but years ago, fuggin crinkle and destroy.

These are great! Never stop these, informative and humorous

This just makes me want to see you on a Well There's Your Problem episode...

Hi Mark great video man glad this series and back and I’m glad you guys got Jimmy on. Look forward to seeing more of this soon!

God. Great job as always guys, this was hilarious… LIMES!!!!!

Me realizing a dude who wrecked a train was half as drunk as I was when I wrecked my truck

I remember when a steam locomotive's engineer killed many on board due to being intoxicated and carelessly went way over the speed limit and ran his train off the tracks at a sharp curve. He was charged with manslaughter. The locomotive was either repaired or scrapped.

as a native ohioan all roads lead to columbus. there is no escape.

That was fantastic! Can’t wait to see more (Also apparently 1/2 pint bottles still fit in overall bib pockets )

Came back to this episode, gotta love the good ol' Airplane references. :)

Ok, this is the first episode I ever saw of this and it is mad fun. Off to watching the apparent first season I go.

This is probably the video of the 3/4 show with the most funny moments lol

"There was a train traveling East and a train traveling West." "Oh, that's bad." Me: Well at least there wasn't a train traveling up and a train traveling in; two of four alternative adjective directions that could be used in theory, but would actually be super frightening in reality. I mean, what would a train traveling in detail? Is it imploding in on itself and shattering a hole in reality? And if a train is traveling up, someone forgot to pay the gravity bill.

Oh god Eric shapeshifted

The engineer be like I'm so drunk I can barely see

This is the first time i have seen someone else do this format, i love thos vetsion as well

Smells like Kenosha

Guess the engineer should have gotten a DUI, for driving a train under the influence

Hey Hyce, what makes an engine more powerful than another? Is it the boiler size and pressure?

I see grandma moved a whole 3 stalls, and keep the content coming!

6:22 OH S*** - I think I might have seen the locomotive dashcam footage from that crash! The train on the mainline track was still rolling slowly forward as the other train was starting to head onto the siding!

Leighton deserves another retro point for PSR. The NTSB meeting regarding this incident is up on KZfaq and they spend a considerable amount of time talking about the PSR factors that potentially contributed to this incident.

I think Ohio would appreciate garbage being spilled rather than... you know.

As an Ohioan, I loved all the Ohio slander! Great for laughs

This is great lol. I enjoyed the first season, but I can tell this is gonna be good. I also have a feeling that you're gonna need even more limes

A thought struck me. Brett is a *VERY* convincing drunk railway employee...

Video Title: "How drunk was the engineer?" me: "Very" VT: "How very" Me: "Very enough to make Peaches feel a bit tipsy"

He wasn't just drunk - he was Stoned Off His Gourd from all the fumes of CSX constantly repainting their Locos ..from "Bright Silver" to "Little Yellow Wet Stream" to "Drunken Blue Nose" ..

4:45 I thought for a second that whistle was replacing the typical “bleep” that you would normally hear over expletives.

Kinda surprised he got away with missing so many randoms. I'm a trucker and missing a random for any reason (except something like being in the hospital already) is considered an automatic failure and DOT suspension from driving a commercial vehicle until you complete a return to work program. And that's just from missing one test, even if it's as simple as you don't yet need to tinkle in the time window you have to take the test when called up. Also, anyone else notice the random people in the window in the background? Maybe set up near the window and turn this into something like The Today Show with their crowds watching from outside and getting to be on TV? lol

Well it looks like Drunk engineer also forgot the tender of 346!😂

It reminds me of a derailment and collison where the engineer on dope at the time drank 10 litres of water in 11 hours went into water coma and had to be airlfted to hospital.

this was funny can't wait for episode 2

Bruh. He must have been drinking while at the throttle.

You guys did a good job of making this entertaining

Love the format looking forward to what to what lies ahead

CSX Crew Sauced eXcessively

I feel like the winter where the UP-SP City of Los Angeles or San Francisco should be a citation needed episode-

Leyton kept mentioning animals. Lol. Fun off the cuff fact did you know that the live stock car was patented by a Mr Zadok Street in if i remeber correctly 1870, he submitted 2 designs.i beleave 1 was the livestock and the other was the more enclosed poultry car which well the cargo is still live stock. But Live stock cars were used all the way until early 1980s out lived the caboose by a few years. They no longer transport animals in bulk by rail anymore no need cattle drive from texas north to transcontinental to ship east to be killed when there are so many slaughter across the nation now its cheaper to use trucks and ship by rail in refer cars as steak and milk. .

Just ordered my ES&D mug so I can enjoy my coffee like a man of action...those actions might just get me piss tested though.

Hyce, I see the bottom car on your shirt is moving towards us VERY fast, while the top car is moving away from us VERY fast

Hey, Alabama ain't that bad sir! But jokes aside, glad to see this come back, always fun to watch.

Watched 10 minutes of the video trying to guess the crash but remember it clearly, I was at work 4 miles south of the crash that morning. They were cleaning up trash and frac sand for a week

I'd absolutely love to see a collab between 3/4 of an idiot and Technical Difficulties.

Lol Mark your unintended pun. Limes!

for this one a 6 pack would have been a good comedic prize :P

You limed the 20 you monsters!

1:43 "special prize, esspecially for Jimmy..." _holds up contianter of limes_ *38 seconds later* 2:21

Opening the show with Airplane! quotes. Nice.

That was fun to watch .. you guys were hilarious.