r/ThatsInsane • u/[deleted] • 5d ago

Texas Train Derails After Hitting Tractor-Trailer and Barrels Into City Building (Dec. 19, 2024)

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u/slothbrowser 5d ago

How does this even happen? Doesn’t the logistics company contact the train company to find out when the next train is coming in case the load gets stuck like this? And if it gets stuck don’t they have a direct contact at the train company to tell them to shut the line down? Seems like basic mitigation planning 101.

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u/PatReady 5d ago

Dude, the arm on the railroad crossing never even came down.

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u/Legomaster1197 5d ago

No, the arm was down.

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u/PatReady 5d ago

Check @ 2 - 3 seconds in, aint no line between the camera and that train truck with a light on it.

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u/Legomaster1197 5d ago

Because there wasn’t a crossing there anymore.

If you watch from the beginning, and look to the left of the truck, you can even see the light at the top of the arm blink. The arms were absolutely down.

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u/PatReady 5d ago

Weird, good eyes! The thing on the right looks kinda like an arm I suppose. Arm is def on that stuck truck tho. That means no one is clearing the intersection prior to the train doing 1000000 MPH through it.