CN vs Chevy

[Ballzdeep]

Yes lots to learn here forsure.
Like don't get stuck on train tracks ya dummy.

Someone should have told this guy like wtf

Haha

Maybe he didn't know he was a dummy....why don't you find him and tell him to his face...i'm sure the truck, trailer and sleds inside is only about $150,000 of his hard earned money...credited or not. He probably would love to hear what he could have done better from a internet troll calling him a dummy for leaving it on the tracks. Poor choices and mistakes happen all to often but i'm not jumping on the "hes a idiot" wagon because we "think" we know what happened... If he did try to beat a train and got stuck? that's sad and expensive lesson learned. Glad no one was hurt, just his wallet and pride. jus my 2 cents tho

 

[S.W.A.T.]

Crappy deal but not much sympathy given. End of the day it's only stuff and no one was hurt. Bet the fellow driving the train had a sweet view

 

[Summitric]

pics on facebook of the aftermath doesn't look good... one of the sleds was mushed

 

[Mike270412]

pics on facebook of the aftermath doesn't look good... one of the sleds was mushed

That arctic cat was still rideable! A skeedoo would have just sat there and cried.

 

[rodney1960]

Maybe he didn't know he was a dummy....why don't you find him and tell him to his face...i'm sure the truck, trailer and sleds inside is only about $150,000 of his hard earned money...credited or not. He probably would love to hear what he could have done better from a internet troll calling him a dummy for leaving it on the tracks. Poor choices and mistakes happen all to often but i'm not jumping on the "hes a idiot" wagon because we "think" we know what happened... If he did try to beat a train and got stuck? that's sad and expensive lesson learned. Glad no one was hurt, just his wallet and pride. jus my 2 cents tho

Ever heard of sarcasm ya dummy??

Im sure he didn't mean to get his truck smashed lmao

Made for a funny video though.

 

[Ballzdeep]

Ever heard of sarcasm ya dummy??

Im sure he didn't mean to get his truck smashed lmao

Made for a funny video though.

my bad. took your comment wrong way, all good...dummy

 

[HoldMyBeerAndWatchThis]

Glad to hear everyone is ok, ****ty way to get new equipment. Can you post a linc or pics of the aftermath?

 

[Ballzdeep]

I can't find any pictres of the sleds, what pages are you guys seeing them on in facebook.

 

[etecheaven]

all i know is if he had a 1/2 ton with a sled deck and 2 sleds on it, this would never have happened.....

 

[doorfx]

Is the engineer ok?

 

[zal]

Those CN engines have onboard cameras - I would like to see their video! Good chance that I know the train crew, would like to hear their version.

Interesting first post...

 

[FernieHawk]

Is the engineer ok?

I believe he suffered some whiplash and requires time off work.

 

[firstdoo]

pics on facebook of the aftermath doesn't look good... one of the sleds was mushed

I haven’t been able to find aftermath pictures. What phrase should I search with?

 

[Cat401]

pics on facebook of the aftermath doesn't look good... one of the sleds was mushed

I wonder if the doo bulkhead cracked???

 

[arff]

Paint on train scratched

 

[Kibbels]

I saw pics of sleds on Social Media... not gonna post for the respect of the people involved. People thrive on peoples unfortunate circumstances and that is our society I'm glad there were no injuries and hope all works out for all involved.

 

[Cat401]

local newspaper story...............

Ever have a nightmare about your vehicle getting caught on a railroad track?

It happened to a lifted Chevy towing a large trailer near Summit River Lodge about 20km south of Valemount and the whole thing was caught on video and shared online.

The video shows the train smashing into the truck and trailer and sending them both flying.

The incident happened Sunday, February 25. According to an eyewitness, the truck and trailer got stuck crossing the tracks when making a sharp left-hand turn at an uncontrolled crossing.

The witness (who spoke on condition of anonymity due to their work) said the truck and trailer got stuck while a train was en route. The driver and passengers didn’t have time to free the vehicle, but they did exit the vehicle and get to safety. Fortunately no one was injured on the ground.

The Goat checked with CN to enquire about the safety of the train engineer but didn’t hear back before our press deadline.

A commenter on the viral facebook video said that, as a locomotive engineer, it’s one of his worst nightmares, although he said engineers are not typically injured during these types of collisions.

“It is not very often that a locomotive or the crew of that locomotive […] are physically injured or damaged much! There is often psychological damage to one or more of the crew should the incident result in injury or death to the individual(s) in the vehicle we hit,” said the engineer.

The eyewitness said everyone involved is lucky.

“Hats off to the conductor for slowing down as much as he could to avoid making the situation so much more catastrophic,” they said.

Terry Power, proprietor of the Summit River Lodge went on social media on Tuesday to clarify that no one was hurt, that an incident like this hadn’t happened at the crossing ‘in the last 20 years or ever.’

“The trailer got caught in the snow bank and kicked the truck sideways. They had time to try and go back and forth but the truck just kept spinning,” he said.

Someone jumped out and tried pushing, but as the train got closer, the driver yelled for everyone to run clear of it.

“I assume the horn stopped blowing at impact because the conductor (had) seen everyone evacuate the vehicle safely,” said Power.

“To all our friends and family please be cautious whenever crossing any train tracks especially with trailer in tow.”

 

[skegpro]

pics on facebook of the aftermath doesn't look good... one of the sleds was mushed

Link?

 

[Mike270412]

Link?

Terry posted the video on his Facebook and there's pictures in the comments.

 

[neilsleder]

Never drove into summit river but drove past it lots! I don’t think you could see the train coming from that direction to far as there’s a bend in the tracks. I think I might cry if that happened to me. Not only my truck and trailer would be wrecked but it’s everyone else’s stuff I would feel real bad about. Glad everyone involved was ok, trucks trailers and sleds are easily replaced lives not so much.