Amtrak train hits firetruck

[Shadynevermind]

That's the southwest side of Detroit - that's a railroad yard area - several sets of parallel tracks. I've crossed those tracks at that intersection hundreds of times. The firefighters and police were responding to an accident at the intersection. No excuse to park on active tracks like that for the cops or fire. That cost a bankrupt city a six figure fire truck.

[bandarna]

The tiller man would later shit his pants

[travisihs08]

well at least they wont have to call out the fire department

[Smoovious]

it looks like they were responding to something else in the intersection, without even thinking about their own situation.

Besides the police car that backed out of the way, looked like there were 2 more in the intersection blocking traffic.

[RobloxVideo25]

They teach kids to not stay on the tracks.

But looks like this firefighter was one of those unlucky people who missed that lesson...

[imowtflol]

Should have killed the dickhead fire fighters

[Rhinoryan97]

What The FIRETRUCK!!!!!

[johnnyboypdq]

Can you say, ... Dumbasses! The fire chief said, WTF?!?

[Pompadour123]

AMTRAK: WHAT THE FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFIRE TRUCK!!!!!

FIRETRUCK: FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF­FFFIRETRUCK!!!!

AMRTAK AND FIRETRUCK: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH­HHHHH

BOOM

[RansomCowboy]

@Pompadour123 Worst comment I have ever seen on here. Very very lame.

[Jayhoyt32]

@RansomCowboy Completely agree. What can seriously make a person think something like that is funny?

[trainfandan]

WHOA YOU HAVE A LOT OF CHANNEL VIDS.!

[metroliner89]

@pfd7slick Sure Very sorry!

[YoungProphet56]

the firetruck disliked this video..

[khaleefa69]

haha nice

[Applachia0928]

@MarioMitch25914Reach Hey dumbfuck, you spelled Amtrak wrong.

[forsythesmith605743]

Good thing it wasn't a Tiller.

[BigJ782011]

Why in the world would you park on the railroad tracks in the first place? What a moron(s).

[AdmiralGilgamesh]

lol, 69.

[Agonar81]

the firefighter forgot to take vitamin d

[MarioMitch25914Reach]

Ok people if you look at before the Amtrack hits the firetruck.....I must also tell you this is the Wolverine Express that goes from Pontiac, MI to Chicago, IL......you should see that there were cars that were in the intersection in front of the truck.....so even if the truck would have moved a little.....the train would of still hit it....also Amtrack trains don't do that kind of damage if they tap it.....if you would of noticed when impact occured....the rear was totaled

[844jim]

The policeman is also at fault here; it's partly his responsibility to see that the railroad is notified if there is an obstruction on the track.

[W7ENK]

Whoopsies!

[MVRTA108]

How is that a total lost the train like Tapped it lol

[PikalaxALT]

@MVRTA108 The mass of the train was significantly greater than the mass of the fire truck. If the collision were completely elastic, the firetruck would be halfway to the moon within seconds. ... Okay, so maybe that's a bit of an exaggeration. My point is, conservation of momentum dictates that the effect of a collision is always worse for the less massive object, in this case the fire truck.

[MVRTA108]

@PikalaxALT  its craZy

[Hilliscountry89]

That cop car was like "fuck this shit! I'm out!!" lol 

[scott93257]

Train wins...No matter what. The only thing that can stop a train is another train or a bridge down...or of course a derailment...but that's about it.

[toxcicity93]

aerial equals not cheap rig

[DrSurprise]

lol, I guess the firefighter driving the truck forgot he had sirens and could cross traffic

[butti9249]

Bravo !

[MrCzechers]

Amtrak - 1, DFD - 0

[SeberHusky]

DETROITISCRAP -dot- COM

[BNSFFREAK747]

FLAWLESS VICTORY

[TequilaAssassin4eva]

people in the area probably saw this coming and immediately go into spectator mode..."oh boy, mayhem!" *spectate *spectate

[prdawg215]

lol...lol...DUMB KWAME KILPATRICK.

[prdawg215]

It was KWAME KILPATRICK!!!! lmdao

[crazybuizel]

Why did this happen. really. why.

[p42Amtrak83]

Another P42 to the shop. We need 16 P40DC's now. Who's willing to pay to bring another out of storage!

[rommelfcc]

it stopped on the tracks because there is an intersection beside the track.

your asking the wrong question. why is there an inter section right beside the track?

People that design road intersections beside the track need to be taken out the back and shot. problem solved (pats self on back)

[funintegras]

@rommelfcc Intersection or not, there is always a sign that says "do not stop on track". Also, if there is an intersection, the line to stop would be on the other side. Obiviously there was a incident on the other side, just the idiot who park the fire truck and police car there.

[Starfield1959]

Video proof that even the best of the best can screw up. Make a note to yourself Bonehead.

[DAREALZSLIMSHADY]

69 people where on the train :D

[engineersdash8]

The engineer did what was he trained to do hit the truck than stop.I work for a railroad and that's they tell us to do. I'm sure that truck has sounded it's last siren.

[Nomasain]

@engineersdash8 Just curious, but why? To minimize chances of derailing?

[engineersdash8]

@Nomasain Yeah to minimize the risk of an derailment and injury to train crew.

[ohiofoamer7612]

Hmmmm. I cant find a parking spot so I think i'll park on the tracks. No train will come.lol.

[chris40539]

@pfd7slick iput a dime on a train track and the train stopeed right on it at ared signal! and you said trains cannot stop on a dime you fail

[Balto2WolfQuest]

@chris40539 lololololololololololololololo­lolololol lmfao lmfao. that made my day

[pfd7slick]

@chris40539 LOL!

[flightsimtim]

"Let's go park our fire truck on the tracks and see what happens!" When will people learn you cannot stop a train, even if the train wants to.

[MBG141]

This is the ONLY time that the cop had to drop his donut.

[trainmanjosair]

@MBG141 LOL!!!!!!!!!!!

[jacooker]

SEE THE PAIR OF MORONS TO RIGHT OF THE SCREEN? NEW WORD FOR YA FOOLS - DERAIL!!!!

[Coastergeekperson04]

69 people were on the train... hahahahaha

[lucoff]

you know the shit cop who responded loved writing that ticket.

[Coastergeekperson04]

What the firetruck?

[pineappleisawesome1]

@pfd7slick it's because they hit the truck the train slowed down that fast, it takes more than a mile for a train to stop.

[metraF40PH163]

@pfd7slick Are you serious? How were they supposed to know a fire truck was on the track?! The fire truck driver was an idiot for parking there. You clearly know nothing about railroading. Also the train came around a blind curve doing the legal track speed. How are you supposed to know what on the other side of a blind curve if you can't see around it?! Very idiotic comment the train crew did nothing wrong.

[pfd7slick]

@metraF40PH163 like i said before, I understand it trains cannot stop very quickly, but if you watch the video it definitely look like what I said. Who ever said the firefighters did nothing wrong? But 'idiotic comment'? Coming from the guy who clearly knows nothing about firefighting, or taking a comment like an adult for that matter. Once that pager or gong goes off, its a whole different world. Try it one day. Then we can talk. But otherwise relax, and grow up.

[metraF40PH163]

@pfd7slick I don't need to know a thing about firefighting & I don't. I am a railroader not a firefighter. The reason I said it was an idiotic comment is because you were blameing the train crew who did nothing wrong. listen even emergancy vehicals are not allowed to park on the tracks without notifing the railroad dispatcher that there is an emergency. The reason i said something and called your comment idiotic was beacuse you are insulting fellow railroaders.

[pfd7slick]

@metraF40PH163 Well i apologize for insulting railroaders. I think there was alot to blame. Your are correct about emergency vehicles not parking there. Their not allowed to even if they notify someone. The main thing (bsides the firefighter not parking there) was the comm center should have notified the railway. Its their job really to do that. Sorry about the conflict, I put that comment a while ago and it was all really stupid. Apologies to everyone.

[metraF40PH163]

@pfd7slick It's cool.

[prdawg215]

@metraF40PH163

It was KWAME KILPATRICK fault!!!!

[Gian092]

@metraF40PH163

The train should have swerved

[metraF40PH163]

@Gian092 LOL ok

[potatopommittaja9]

Fail

[MrUp8444]

HA That Cop in the Police car Knew what was coming and The FireTruck Was Late Moving.

[Oandowngoestaylor]

WHAT HAPPEND WAS WHEN FIREFIGHTER AND POLICE ARRIVED THEYRE WERE OFFICERS AT THE SCENE ALREADY THE WEATHER WAS TO COLD SO THEY DECIDED TO STAY INSIDE THEYRE VEICHELS AND ENJOY THEYRE COFFEE AND DONUTS WHEN THE TRAIN HONKSSSS POLICE PULLS AWAY YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE A GLACE DONUT FALL UNDERNEITH THE FIRETRUCK THE FIRE TRUCK STARTS MOVING AWAY BU A SECOND TO LATE THIS IS WHAT HAPPENDS WHEN YOU THINKING COFFEE AND DONUTS AND A NICE COLD SNOWY WEATHER BUT HEY SAFETY COMES FIRST OFFICERS & FIREFIGHTER

[HitmanActual2007]

Your grammar and sentence structure is garbage. No wonder politicians say we should invest more in our education.

[ENTERTAINMENT35]

whos the dumbass driving that firetruck!? FIRED! get out! how the hell do you cross the trax when you know theres not enough room for you on the other side to clear the tracks? Mustve been a rookie

[ArmedReject]

DAMNIT I WANTED TO HEAR ABOUT THE VITAMIN D!

[zzibby2001]

Passenger trains run 69MPH tops in this area. It takes almost half mile or more, depending on tonnage and gradient factor, number of locomotives, etc. to stop a train. If anyone gets "fired"...it will be the truck driver not the train crew. Been railroading for 37 years and have seen a lot of dumb stuff over the years that could have been prevented with a little COMMON SENSE! Sig. Tallree

[deloreanman14]

Police don't know why he parked on the tracks...

Uh...maybe because he's an IDIOT?!?!

[ImRatherTall]

"Bugger this, Im outta here" lol

[robertgift]

IDIOT fire truck driver. NEVER STOP ON TRACKS.

Even if RR dispatch is notified, it may be too late to stop a train in time.

Fire truck engineer and his officer are to blame.

Such incompetents should not be in the fire service.

[4449trainman]

why was it there anyway?

[Flipzsd2]

@4449trainman Detroit MI.

[TBWdracula2003]

lmfao the cop car was like " im fuckin outta here "

[randommagnum]

That cop car driver has bigger balls than brains.

[BrodyFarmBoy]

Well atleast there were emergency vehicles there

[hEvYcHeVy101]

@GayFarmBoy i go Wii-Wii

[firebat42]

@BrodyFarmBoy LOL

[hut98]

The question is why arent those stop sticks down to signal people that the train is coming. Other question why isnt the train conductor informed that there is emergency vehicles are on the track.

[preachermyron]

@hut98 - Why is it that people just don't understand that trains can't quickly stop like SUV's, cars, trucks,etc. Even if the conductor knew in time and called the engineer the engineer would've not had time to slow down and stop. The problem really has to do with people who still persist and insist on using railroad tracks for everything but what they were meant to be use for.

[gebass6]

@hut98 Stop sticks????You mean flares.They would need to call the dispatcher.And the general public knows NOTHING about railroad dispatchers.

[mifan93]

@TannenLeeB

hahahahaha

[RobinTheHoodie]

Anyone in the USA ever heard of 'brakes'?

[TankCrusher210]

@RobinTheHoodie Brakes? Those don't do much vs. an 800+ ton train cruising at 55 mph.

[Amtrak1194]

@RobinTheHoodie You get in the cab of a P42 with 5 Horizon liners and a second locomotive behind you and lets see you stop in 200 ft!

[Krause12689]

@Amtrak1194 Ha. Come handle a 20,000 ton coal train with 3 units and then let's hear you talk about stopping

[gebass6]

@Krause12689 Are they running 200 car coal trains nowadays???Whole lotta DPU's?!?!?Man alive!!!!!

[Krause12689]

@gebass6 They usually run 2 by 1 (2 on head, 1 DPU)

[alexander1485]

@Krause12689 how long, I've handled a 146 car 11K ton 8700 foot long train :D

[Krause12689]

@alexander1485 Coal trains are usually 1 mile+. They are making manifests over 2 miles and 20k tons now. It's pointless

[307OLDS]

Lack of communication. The fire and police department should of been contacting the dispatcher or tower or yard master (if they were in yard limits) The point is they should of got in contact with someone from the Railroad and could of got the tracks shut down.

[TVGenius]

@307OLDS No, they should use one of their four functioning brain cells and not park on railroad tracks.

[TimeQueenofRome]

I think the truck was waiting for the light to change, making this some sort of 1995 Fox River Grove grade crossing accident repeat.

[pruitt3507]

id fliped my lights on n hit that sirion like helll

[siqbrah]

even if a trains not coming, your still an idiot for stopping on tracks.

[Larsky1010]

And the police officer was giving the fire truck a ticket, I suppose? Looks like a miserable excuse for an intersection, too.

[bigalou28]

@104trucker-It shakes the train violently...u just have to be in the wrong place on the train...stairs...in between cars...just standing up ect

[104trucker]

Why would several people have to go to the hospital when it didnt derail?

[MaxBenedek]

And you wonder where your tax dollars are going...

[neilzep]

300K truck up in smoke...thats the bankrupt USA

[FireCaptE9]

@neilzep 300??? try closer to 800...( no offense)

[neilzep]

@FireCaptE9 thxs Fircapt,you would know. Very expensive,reminds me of Jurassic park guy saying...spared no expenses!!!

[dangermous1968]

he didnt want to wash the truck

[flyingmagiccarpet]

What a surprise - a train actually comes rolling down the tracks! O_o

If you have some drunkards get caught this way you just say "random idiots", yet police and firefighters really ought to know better! They should at least have put someone there to watch and warn. How pathetic!

[firedude711]

The ladder company had not actually been dispatched to the accident they were at (they were out checking hydrants). The Lt. ordered his FEO (driver) to park the ladder were you see it. The Lt. was fired, the FEO was demoted but remains on the job.

[Toreri1]

Strange road layout. traffic light just after a road that crosses 4 tracks...

[robertgift]

IDIOT driver.

Grade crossing signals were activated for minimum 25 seconds before train arrival.

What was the driver doing?

How STUPID do you have to be to stop or park on railroad tracks?

Hope the moron is fired.

Anyone knowho the dolt is?

[Flipzsd2]

@robertgift he prolly has an explanation for this...but i agree he signals were down but maybe he broke down?

[robertgift]

@Flipzsd2 Black driver? Did he actually think a train would see him and stop in time?

It is extremely rare that fire apparatus break down. Automatic transmission.

Plus, driver had 25 seconds from the time signals activated to train arrival. That is plenty of time to move the apparatus, unless wheels already chocked.

The officer also bears responsibility for allowing the apparatus to be parked on or in foul of the tracks.

Do not stop on tracks or even shift gears on tracks.

[whatfield2232]

should have hit the police car... wouldnt have missed him so much

[1019drummer]

H.s....I hope their ok.