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Agreed, he should be held accountable

He’ll be coughing up a pretty hefty sum for that tow. Those guys aren’t cheap.

@ontheroad5317 I was wondering if it's driver or company that pays the bill ?

...but she told him to turn around 5 miles ago..😂🤣😅😆😁😁

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Yes, sir, thank you, Mike.

Thank you, Backalley. I cut a bunch of the video, and it fell a couple of more times. Made me nervous with those guys underneath it working.

@@easttnrailray5685 Yeah I noticed the workers underneath too. And that was after it already fell. Crazy.

Yes, every crossing has one

Dintcha watch the dagumm video boy,he dang telled us that son,pays attenshun.

They should also call it before calling 911 unless there are injuries?

@@benchedthatpiece Agreed, it should be the first thing done

I think someone was finally smart enough to call the number.

@@easttnrailray5685 I’m so glad you keep reminding folks to look for that sign and to call it Before 911. I had no clue it was there. I tell everyone I know about it when I see a RR crossing! 😃

I guess he didn't know about that

That sounds like a good idea. I'm not sure what you're talking about, but I bet I can find a KZfaq video that illustrates it.

Thank you for the subscription. Lots of people do not know about the signs

Yes it is clearly posted. Thanks for watching

Are the railroads that raise the ballast level high enough to create an unnecessary hazard. It's up to the owner of the road to make the adjustments, which rarely happen. These types of incidents are happening more frequently because truckers are using GPS designed for automobiles

@@ArtStoneUS truck GPS apps are expensive and are subscription, and they aren’t 100% reliable. But with that said, they are definitely worth the investment. Considering what this guy is about to shell out to the tow company, plus if there was any damage to the trailer.

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He should not have been on that road anyway as it's very narrow and not really wide enough for a semi

that trailer is 53 feet, normal length here

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Let's hope the driver has learned a lesson

Thank you

Less than 2 hours

2 hours the engineer didn't have to waste because of a semi driver stupidity. He shouldn't have tried to cross the tracks. It is obvious that the tracks was too steep to attempt to cross. My city has several railroad lines and they make sure that the crossings is flat as possible to avoid any problems. Yes we had a few derailments here but it was caused by stupid people trying to beat the train or going around the crossing arms.

This section is known as the A-Line. It runs from Knoxville, TN, to Bristol VA, and it's very busy IM and mixed manifest freight.

@@easttnrailray5685 It is doing a good job for the economy and the community. I love seeing people who are passionate about their railroad. Greetings from Australia.

​@@easttnrailray5685......that slant needs some major attention at that section or could pose catastrophic in the event that earth erodes or collapses due to repetitive heavy loads. Hopefully no future derailing affects those homeowners right there.

Total DA driver signs are clearly posted just before the crossing warning of what he did.

Bill, Ray is his last name. I made that mistake as well.

Thank you Roger, my home state is very beautiful, especially here in Northeast Tennessee.

Save less than 5 minutes or possibly die ????.

@@easttnrailray5685 sad situation in our country these days.

The road and railroad grade have been here for many many years

Yea you'd think they would update the crossing, this ain't the 1800s anymore. I've seen some wacky crossings but this takes the cake, like at least make this road a one way where you can't go up the weird hill.

@@thefancydoge8668 The problem with the road is where the trailer tandem axles are. Look at how low the rear wheel is compared to the front trailer wheel. The road road needs to be regraded from the railroad rails back 100'-flat at 0% grade, than another 100' tapered back to match existing. It is possible to fix it so a lowboy trailer would clear the crossing. Their might also be a grade problem on the other side of the tracks by the tow truck too.

@@thefancydoge8668 This guy had no business on this road in a semi.

​@easttnrailray5685 well it's wrong

Welcome to the channel. On average it's around 3.5 gallons per hour at idle

@@easttnrailray5685 I imagine the accelerating back up to speed burns a lot more.

@ontheroad5317 Yes I would imagine that burns lots of fuel getting back to operating speed

Thank you Robert, I agree but I do not know if he was ticketed

@@easttnrailray5685 Weather ticketed by police or not, the railroad can sue for trains delayed up and down the line. Years ago I heard $13,000/hour.

@robertgift They should in the case because it was lack of attention and / or care on the semi driver

It's surprising that people aren't aware of the sign, and it should be mandatory for cdl drivers.

Thanks again for the reply. Here is one for you. When I am doing a grade crossing rehab. I call the PA ONE call before I dig in the crossing area. So four days before digging I put in the call order. I use that ENS blue sign because that is the address to that grade crossing. The person on the line alway ask why do I give them that number to them. That is the problem. Get the chance and put the Grade crossing location app. That is FRA app. All the info on the grade crossing is free to the public and it has all the information back to 1972 when the AAR DOT came out with the program. Like I said there is a big disconnect with why that sign is there and the public does not know or care. There needs to be operator live saver on TV 📺 about the ENS blue program and driver licensing.

@@samuelbistline4973 I agree

Thanks for watching. This is in Johnson City east of Jonesborough.

If any damage was done it was very minor

True, but not this road. It's a narrow "back road" it is sketchy in a regular vehicle, and this truck had no business being on this road.

Go ahead

That GPS will get you in trouble

100% agreed I do not or have never drove a Semi but I know just from common sense that a Semi is not crossing here

Agreed, he looked like he had just come across the southern border.

nope, just a middle eastern flip-flop-wearing fool....

Most truck drivers these days are. And they’re getting worse and dumber by the day.

The days of "Sonny Pruitt and Will Chandler" are sadly gone.

​@@easttnrailray5685 He probably did

Lol hehehe, understood

Yes, the signs are clearly posted on both sides with a picture of exactly what he did. I should have gotten them in the video.

@@easttnrailray5685 Go back 😂😂😂

I would guess a couple thousand

Yes, but we can hope lol

Haha. That's a long way

I am not sure, but they need to be held accountable. The road he was on is barely wide enough for regular vehicles, and on each side before the crossing are signs warning of what he did.

@@easttnrailray5685 yes. I agree with you. It's not a smart person that ignores warnings. Those are probably people that don't follow directions.

This is a local "short cut" that might save you 2/3 minutes drive time depending on where you were going. Absolutely had no business on that road in a semi truck.

Delivering your wife's groceries.

I agree, and I think it is posted but I am not 100% on that

I know, right?

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Or just call the emergency number at the crossing lol

Thank you, and thank you for watching

It's clearly posted on both sides with a pictured sign showing exactly what happened here. The driver neglected to look at or toatl disregarded them

Very cool

Two person crew, Engineer and Conductor

Thank you for watching. The driver should have known better to try crossing here

No, I'm in Northeast Tennessee

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@@easttnrailray5685 you're very welcome.

I was wondering if the driver or company pays the bill for things like this ?

Go back to the 3:18 mark on the video and at the sign on the right of the screen.

​@easttnrailray5685 yep there it is. That must be one of those signs that are invisible to so many drivers.

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This is Northeast Tennessee in the heart of the BlueRidge Mountains. This was completely driver error he tried to take "shortcut" and it cost him time and money.

The driver made some dumb decisions, and one of them was just taking the route to get to this point. He had no business being on this road.

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I would imagine that it was a costly mistake. I wonder if the driver or the company foots the bill?

Look at the 3:18 mark on the video both sides are clearly marked

Will do

Not sure how I could show that unless I screenshot from Google earth and post it on my community post ?

Goggle earth, and search Furnace Rd Johnson City TN.

He probably done quit

People are crazy

@easttnrailray5685 it's a fairly busy line to the States

The tow truck driver took over behind the wheel

I agree he should have been held accountable

That's a civil engineering issue...not driver related at all, that's not even safe for trains to cross over. Specific routes are mapped out for "haulers" due to clearance issues like this as well as bridges. Inclines too steep.

@rizzleoog I respectfully disagree, this is 100% driver error. He had no business on this road. He could have stayed on the road he was originally on and got to the same place he was going. I guess without knowing the territory, you can't understand. He was trying to shortcut, which saves you less than 2 minutes on this route

The fact of other rigs being present says it's a normal trucking route which have specific DOT regulations which coincide with civil engineering. Doesn't matter where the location is or what route...the incline is too steep for the designed crossing. That's what those crossing sections are for...

@@easttnrailray5685 Respectfully...there are numerous routes they could have traveled...whether you feel he could have taken one of those alternates is neglecting the civil engineering default at this crossing. People get paid to inspect and certify these things so this doesn't happen...it's called Subject Matter Expertise!

That dude was part of the recovery crew lol. He showed up on scene barking orders with his chest stuck out. He had short man syndrome lol

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Yes I heard, bad day for 279

@@easttnrailray5685 the crew must have been TRAUMATIZED and quick update 1066 NYC coming back on 126 is in Knoxville hopefully they'll hold for the night for both of us

@@NSvirginiarailfan8103 let's hope

I think that this one actually had on tennis shoes lol

He really had no business on the road leading up to this. It's very narrow

It's bad enough in a regular vehicle. A couple of spots make me pucker up lol when passing another vehicle.

This and many others are clearly marked with a sign they even have picture showing this exact scenario.

I'm not sure, but at the very least, he should have been cited by law enforcement

Yes, very little flat land here in Northeast Tennessee

Truck drivers do have a different GPS

Ray Charles could have seen this was a bad ideal to try and cross here at this crossing.

Indeed lol

Watch out for those Mobil extortion units

Yes, all clearly posted and highly visible signs.

If you watch again, look at the sign around the 3:18 mark in the video. It's clearly posted, it would be a huge project and probably impossible to make the grade beds flat and level, especially here in Northeast Tennessee it is in the heart of the Appalachian Mountains

@@easttnrailray5685 I've seen the sign, but in the UK we have signs like that, but they're designed for really high and heavy loads not your every day truck, level crossings or( as you say) rail road crossings should not be an obstacles for run of the mill trucks, I'm sorry but it's a design fault of the American government and their departments

@littlemissy2883 I respectfully disagree. The crossing at the 2:18 mark is where he should have crossed. Instead, he made a choice to take this road, which is very narrow and not designed for a semi truck. He was trying to make up time, and it cost him in the end. It would have taken less than two minutes longer to stay on the original route.

@@easttnrailray5685 I ain't disagreeing with the concept of the level crossing, but what I am disagreeing with, is how the level crossings in America are built, they should be designed to take normal vehicles including articulated wagons, if a normal articulated wagon ends up grounding on a normal level crossing, then there is a problem

@@easttnrailray5685 on KZfaq there are videos of level crossings in the UK, why don't you look them up on the search engine

Absolutely ridiculous, the signs are clearly posted.

Yeah, I'm not even a truck driver and even I know trucks that large can't make it up a tough hill like that with the trailer being long and the arms that set the trailer down will get stuck

That truck driver should earn a Darwin award and rookie season of the year

@@dsutton6651 Agreed

That would be a huge project to rework all of the crossing

It appears the landing gear was digging in

This driver clearly did not look at the signs that were posted just before the crossing.

You are probably right

Indeed

Police officer

Tell the record friend to help you

There's going to be a train coming

288 was notified 3 miles before this crossing that it was blocked.

Yeah the emergency NS number for crossing malfunctions helps out,I've seen alot of bad and fatal accidents at crossings on the News out of Roanoke VA.