Don't know whether to consider the camera guy dedicated, ballsy, or crazy to film this whole thing rather than running away from the developing catastrophe - but we're all glad he did!

What balls on the cameraman.... stayed with it till the end...

You’re good, you’re good, you’re good, you’re good, annnnnd stop... _Don’t worry captain we’ll buff out those scratches_

Kudos for not making us watch another vertically oriented video!

That shows how much power trains have got. They didn't even know they was just dragging the wagons along for a start.

If this was my train simulator, the gates would've gone up.

Once the carts disconnect the brakes automatically kicks in

Wow those last couple train cars absolutely destroyed the track! At *0:09* on the bottom right you can see the misaligned wheels just bend the rails right over! As Phil Swift once said *_"That's a lot of damage!!!"_*

That train's wobbling more than Penn Central

You can see the moment in which air is snapped the brakes worked well

Me waiting for the train to pass: “damn”

The silence at the end is just perfect

Silly train crew, railroad crossings aren't built-in re-railers like the model trains.

Oh man! The sounds are unreal (I was in an Amtrak derailment in 1980) Awesome crazy video...holy SMOKES! Glad you're ok....

" let's put a coin on the rails.......................oops!!"

He couldn't move back because of the heavy balls.

Apparently, on-time maintenance of the track is still more expansive......

Mans crazy as hell standing next to a derailing train, also very brave

Those troublesome trucks!!

Watch this on a 55 inch tv with your audio coming out of the stereo, and you're closer than you wanna be. Holy crap this is intense !!

this is the bravest person I’ve ever seen In my life

ANNNNDDDD THAT'LL DO

Camerman is further than he looks. He wasn't going to get hit. Wonderfully filmed.

The original owner is Trainutjob Videos in case you want to know.

Whoa! I bet the camera operator's heart was thumping like mad. Kudos for keeping calm while continuing to film.

Hats off to you, a train detailing and you are as steady as a drunk in an AA meeting.

Looks exactly like my life

That camera person. Really got the goods. Once the air line went it was all over in seconds. Thanks

Well, those crossing gates won't be opening anytime soon.

2020 in a nut shell. Great capture !

Wow that's a cool shot, thank's for sharing !😊🇨🇦

Absolutely Incredible ! It seems like you were very close and I was going to complain (unfairly) about not keeping in frame.

this guy has some balls standing next to derailing train, its very much like "cool guys don't look at explosion" thing

Imagine if that train were moving at Max speed!

U a brave dude to film this being so close to that and keep the camera going. Glad ur safe and some great video

Not judging if this cameraman was too close, it does look like some zoom work, but will say this is a good example of why you don't stand close to the rails. Say one was less than the height of a car or closer and like the video opened was looking away from the derail then would not see the cars falling over and well would have never known what hit him. Did a pretty good job recovering from surprise and catching this, especially since it covered 150 degrees in an instant and all that dusk boiling up.thumbs up

Engineer: “Honey, I’ll be late for supper”.

And my boss would never believe me that this is the reason why Im late for work

for those who want to see the original video search "TRAIN DERAILMENT - Reading & Northern NRFF7 derails in Nesquehoning, PA"

...and just two cars to go to clear the crossing. YIKES

I’m a Flagger.... run away! I’m not worried about the cars. It’s the stuff that breaks off or that is hit that will get you. I found part of a knuckle around ten pounds about 50 feet away once. It did belong to the wreck.

Talk about right on time as it happen. Excellent catch Lehighton.

It's great that your organization caught this video, but next time, get far away. One of those cars could have easily rolled over on the videographer and killed them instantly. As soon as you see any train kicking up smoke/dust like this, get away immediately.

You are so lucky to catch this on cam

Oh my goodness 😧, I can’t imagine how scary and loud that would have been, you could hear the air line snap at 00:11, I work at a miniature railway and when a derailment happens it can be scary but that was horrifying, now I get it when people say “it’s like a train wreck, you can’t look away” because I’ve watched is 6 times now. You are extremely lucky that the wagons didn’t topple over, I believe I don’t have to say why.

Now that's a lot of damage!

Nice catch. The reason you never stand close to the rails, that's what a zoom is for.

Holy shit dude.. How close can you get?

Any follow up on that?

I’m surprised that any of the cars didn’t flip over on their sides especially at the sudden jolt when the train stopped

Sure hope everyone is alright.

The videographer was awfully brave to remain standing close to the gate while the train was derailing. A car or two may have swung out and there is no mercy.

Strange way those gate lights flash!

I want a continuation of this action. Where is the second episode?

I've always wondered in a derailment if the engineer could feel train cars derail anywhere on the train

This makes me feel like I stand to close to the tracks🤔

Holy shit, shocked you stayed put that whole time. Glad no one was hurt.

I live in this town and it was crazy when this happened 😳

wow, he almost cut the crossing perfectly

Kudos to the cameraman. I'd have noped right away

Seems to be alot of non railroading railroading experts here.

Is rail track is broken over down?

The train won’t dump till the hosebags part in at least one place in the train. They all stayed together for a bit here, which is why it probably took them as long to stop as they did. Even with the train derailing, wheels beginning to dig into the ballast & cars trying to jackknife, the hosebags held together pretty well. The crew probably didn’t even know they were derailed until the air big holed. The engineer probably thought it was pulling a little hard, so may have given it more throttle, which would’ve kept the slack stretched through the train. Honestly, if I had a train that was pulling harder than it should be, I’d bring it to a safe stop (while trying not to block any crossings) & send the conductor back to investigate.

Hmm, tons of steel on wheels are rolling out of control and coming my way. I should stay directly next to the crossing gates, they will save me if one of the cars rolls or comes my way!

That sudden silence when it ends is awesome. 😎

This is the third derailment I know of in 2020. How many more are there?

Anyone know what caused it ?

Has a 30 times optical zoom, stands next to flying serrated railway tracks.

He was far enough away. Guys remember something... you're viewing this from a zoom lens. This isn't your "actually eyes", witnessing this. Furthermore, this isn't the first time this person has captured incidents like this. He was positioned far back enough. Also, those saying he should've dropped the camera and ran.... ugh.... how many great shots have been captured via our mobile devices? Furthermore, this wasn't even a high speed crossing. Thus, a train traveling 150+ mph... is ridiculous #1. #2 there isn't a corridor anywhere in this country that'll allow speeds in excess of 150+... so lets be realistic here.

"Where'd you say that 10mph slow order was again?"

The sound is like a thousand tornadoes.

This guy may have been using a zoom lens, but he was standing pretty close to the crossing arms while doing so. And when the derailed cars hit the far end of the road crossing, that's when he should have made the correct move and get back from the crossing. That hopper looked like it was going over and if it had close to the crossing, the camera guy would have been Hamburger Helper.

Those crossing gates aren't going to save you from a 130 ton train car. If things start not looking right around trains it's probably time to *definitely move away*

How did that happen

What train was it

What railroad?

And THANK YOU for NOT DUBBING stupid Music over it!!!!!

How did the cameraman/woman know to be on the scene at that particular time and place?

Good thing we were allowed to see it. "As you see, you see nothing, you see?"

American railways look so depressing. Like they came from Siberia.

This is the type of thing I remember happening with my HO scale model trains if the wheels weren't set exactly right. To see that happening to those giant rail cars that weigh probably in excess of a few tons... 😮

Wow! Nice catch!

"Boss, I can't get to work on time." "Why?" "A train just derailed at the railcroad crossing." "Pfff...yeah, right..."

Oh my. Nice catch.

Sir Topham Hatt was very cross...

How long did it take to clean up the mess? Here in the Čech Republic some months ago a train derailed. The Wagons were loaded with chalk. 8 Wagons derailed, 4 of them rolled down a slope some 20-30 metres. Although some houses were hit fortunately nobody was hurt. It took about a week to clean up and repair the track. Greetings from the Čech Republic 🇨🇿

so tell me, are there any safety alerts, that flashes in the train, when something like this happens or do you have to look back to see whats happening behind you... Greetings from Austria

"Hey Sargent Carter, you’ll never guess what happened today at the railroad crossing."

Was that several cars total?

Dang.... Crazy catch!

Whoa...never seen a derailment,that’s kinda scary

its ok because the crossing rerails your freight cars as they pass over it

When did this happen?

Does does anyone know any of the particular details of this train? Was this just a cut of cars being spotted/pulled from a customer, or was this the rear end of an actual train. Glad no one was hurt...definitely a once or maybe twice in a lifetime type of event to witness AND catch it on video too.

Congratulations on your video. Hopefully you were further back than it seems.

I would of moved away from that

At 2X speed the train looks like it's going at Max speed

Me with the model railway, all the time. The points don't like my short 4 wheel wagons sometimes. And I have to pair up engines so wagons don't get pulled or pushed off the track.

I wonder what caused this derailment

The railroad worker responsible for this ended up working in the fast food industry.