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Close Call: CSX Train Makes Emergency Stop To Avoid 18-Wheeler
January 25, 2016
It was a bit of a close call between a CSX train and an 18-wheeler Sunday evening near Atmore. The train was forced to make an emergency stop to avoid the 18-wheeler, which was stuck on the tracks on 21st Avenue at Highway 31 just east of Atmore. Photos courtesy David Gehman for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
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7 Responses to “Close Call: CSX Train Makes Emergency Stop To Avoid 18-Wheeler”
The background trees just disappeared and the RR signals on the right of the tracks changed configuration from a one way signals to both ways? The tree to the right of the RR crossing gates would be visible in BOTH images. The LARGE open field to the left (front) of the truck? The massive pile of RR ties on the right side of the tracks disappeared? The sign you can see the back of in one image on the left side of the tracks is not in the other?
you can tell the dump bottoms catch on the rail and angle of crossing
There are hoppers on the belly of the trailer hanging down low to the ground.
Truck goes over the raised RR bed and the hopper gets caught by the tracks.
Truck had enough momentum that he got that far before the trailer lifted the drive axle(s) just enough to lose traction.
Then he can’t back up nor go forward.
How did truck get stuck on the track?
>>Why do these two pictures have totaly different backgrounds?
They don’t. It has to do with perception, the lenses used and the angles from which the photos were taken.
Why do these two pictures have totaly different backgrounds?
Good call for the engineer. Photo by “flyguy”- nice. Hope he’s a pilot.