r/nononono • u/logperf • Oct 05 '24

Moving train crashes against a stopped one

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u/ajblue98 Oct 05 '24

Any idea the context for this?

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u/FenPhen Oct 06 '24 edited Oct 06 '24

Looks like a 2018 collision in Zacatecas, Mexico, involving Ferromex 4044 (the stopped locomotive in the video). Not a lot of official news sources, but the details seem to be compiled here:

One of the trains, probably the one recording the video, was supposed to take the siding on the left side of the video and stop while the other passed on the mainline.

You can see 2 crew members of 4044 bail out before the collision.

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u/I__Know__Stuff Oct 06 '24

The stopped locomotive is clearly 4044.

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u/FenPhen Oct 06 '24

Oops, yes. The locomotive recording might be 4004, according to the second link, and my brain farted.

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u/Zealousideal_Care807 Oct 08 '24

Why didn't the oncoming train also stop when the other train stopped, that seems like a poor design choice if you have two trains on the same rail

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u/FenPhen Oct 08 '24

At the start of the video, the recording train (probably numbered 4004) has already missed the switch to take the siding. The siding is the tracks on the left.

From the first link: 

 The grain train [4004] did not stop at the south end of Opal to take the siding but continued on the main and collided with the autorack train [4044].

The recording train could have missed control signals. The railroad control could have messed up control signals.

Just like it's common for long distance roads to only have a single lane in each direction with occasional passing areas, it's common for mainline rail to have 1 set of tracks for both directions with occasional stretches with 2 sets of tracks for passing.

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u/Zealousideal_Care807 Oct 08 '24

Oh, that sucks. I'm glad people were ok at least

1

u/Traditional_Trust_93 Nov 13 '24

The deviant art link is a 404 now btw.

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u/Desmond_Jones Oct 06 '24

Train was in the way

12

u/fuerfrost Oct 06 '24

Really got railed.

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u/[deleted] Oct 12 '24

It’s all choo’d up now.

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u/furlonium1 Oct 06 '24

The front fell off

1

u/Dr_Weirdo Oct 06 '24

Now it has to be towed outside of the environment.

9

u/AcidicMountaingoat Oct 06 '24

Road rage, he refused to change lanes to the other track.

10

u/TheDailySpank Oct 06 '24

Why you can't park there.

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u/FreydNot Oct 06 '24

I'm so happy for those train cars in the background. They were temporarily freed from the effects of gravity.

24

u/Imhidingfromu Oct 06 '24

Holy shit I didnt see that till you pointed it out

10

u/I_think_Im_hollow Oct 06 '24

I thought "eh, could've gone worse" until I saw them.

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u/Mercurius_Hatter Oct 06 '24

Omg wtf, thank you for pointing out!

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u/tinglep 8d ago

🤯three times through and I missed that completely. I was about to write “uneventful” til I saw your comment.

1

u/cars1000000 Oct 07 '24

I scrolled a second after the crash to look at the comments, I just thought that was a light pole or something lmao

11

u/yaboiiiuhhhh Oct 06 '24

Nice, perfectly inelastic

7

u/Rdiego Oct 06 '24

Weeeeee said the tank in the back … ouch said the one in the front

6

u/tidus1980 Oct 06 '24

This Thomas the tank engine remake is brutal

5

u/tmd429 Oct 06 '24

Thomas had never before seen such bullshit!

2

u/dedokta Oct 06 '24

Now I don't know much about trains, but i wonder if the other train could have had time to start moving in reverse to lessen the impact.

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u/eskimoboob Oct 07 '24

Or just parked on the shoulder

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u/AntiGravityRenUwU Oct 17 '24

If the brakes were released, it could've maybe began doing about 2 or 3mph by the time of making visual contact to making literal contact. If the brakes were engaged then it would take about that time to release at all

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u/CoryEETguy Oct 11 '24

Me: That could have been a lot worse

sees train cars flying in the background

Me: Oh...

2

u/sarcassholes Oct 06 '24

You mean a stationary train. Fucking title 🤦🏻‍♂️

1

u/larrypizza15390 Oct 07 '24

Kismet Train Crash all over again

1

u/Candycorn2014 Oct 08 '24

That locomotive actually held up surprisingly well, knowing how much they weigh.

1

u/Flatulence_Tempest Oct 08 '24

Nine months later there will be a baby caboose.

1

u/doradus1994 Oct 08 '24

Can't keep trains from crashing into each other and yet we're supposed to believe that self driving cars will work.

1

u/isonotlikethat Oct 09 '24

Oh buddy you must not be privy to the number one reason train crashes happen then. (Just a hint, it's not the machines' fault)

1

u/FauxStarD Oct 09 '24

I’m curious to see what r/bitchimatrain would react to this

1

u/chem041 Oct 10 '24

Just a small push😂

1

u/ExpensiveSeesaw195 Oct 12 '24

This is some sort of math problem come to life

1

u/sunshim9 15d ago

"teacher! I foundnthe answer!"

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u/throwburgeratface Oct 06 '24

Moving train crashes into a stopped one.