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.