Amtrak California Zephyr: Ocala, Nevada

This is footage I shot of Amtrak's westbound California Zephyr train number 5 passing through Ocala, Nevada on November 7, 2009.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Amtrak
• California
• Zephyr
• Train
• Ocala
• Nevada

[EverywhereWest]

Very cool shot!

[CoastStarlight11]

@EverywhereWest Thanks!

[thundercam96]

Now That Is Fast! Great Video

[CoastStarlight11]

@thundercam96 Thanks! Do you remember hearing on the news in June of year 2011 a big rig truck T'boned an Amtrak train and killed the conductor and a number of passengers? Well this is the exact westbound train and location where that event took place. The big rig would have come from the right side of the screen and impacted the train right at this crossing.

[NarodnieMstiteli]

@CoastStarlight11 All drivers should see this video as a lesson that you should always slow down and look, crossing gates or not. I think that he was trying to beat it and seriously misjudged the speed of the AMTRAK.

[CoastStarlight11]

@NarodnieMstiteli Plus on high way 95 on both sides of the crossing at least a half mile away or more there are signs on the side of the road warning of a train crossing and there is lettering painted on the road warning of a train crossing ahead.

[CoastStarlight11]

@ocrailfan Thanks!!!!

[ocrailfan]

Ha ha, cool! The bells stopped and the horn was right on cue!

[theup3985]

@TspesVladD They sound differently because the bells on the two signals are completely different, and thus they emit a different kind of sound from each other.

[CoastStarlight11]

@TspesVladD I have no idea