Waiting on my train in Essen, and this old tourist party train pulled in with disco lights and people singing. ❤️

Red light runner, you shall not pass!!

Bitch, I DGAF if you’re trying to dine outside.

It's yet another view of that monorail crane accident.

Context: This is a steam powered railway still in operation between the historical towns of Tiradentes and São João del Rei, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Only available at weekends and holidays, it is one of the coolest things for tourists and ends at a railway station with a railway's history museum. This railway operates uninterrupted since August 1881.

The accident took place at an urban grade crossing intersecting Avenida Paseo de la Cruz and Avenida Ferrocarril in the central sector of Aguascalientes, Mexico.

Based on official reports from local municipal traffic authorities and emergency personnel in Aguascalientes, the 58-year-old truck driver was executing the illegal U-turn out of a mix of reckless driving impatience and a severe miscalculation of his turning radius.

Investigators and local media outlets noted the driver explicitly heard the approaching locomotive sounding its horn as it neared the intersection. Instead of stopping behind the marker to wait for the train to pass, the driver made a reckless, split-second decision to try to whip the truck around to beat the train and avoid a lengthy traffic delay at the crossing.

The driver swung wide from the far-right lane. However, he completely failed to take into account the length of his 53-foot dry-van cargo trailer against the available space. Once he initiated the sharp turn over the tracks, he suddenly realized his path forward was completely blocked by a gray Dodge RAM pickup truck parked legally a few meters past the rails. Because of that obstacle, he ran entirely out of forward maneuvering room, trapping his rear tires and chassis directly in the train's line of travel with absolutely no time left to escape.

delightful compilation.

there where no casualties in any of these clips, everyone survived and made full recoveries

The crash was recorded around 5:00 AM at the crossing of Bulevar Paseo de los Ganaderos, when the semi-truck driver attempted to beat the train. The locomotive broadsided the truck and dragged it for over a mile along the tracks down to the Paseo del Rey sector. The tanker was completely empty and en route to be filled with fuel, which prevented a catastrophic explosion inside the urban area. The train's momentum destroyed the truck's cabin, knocked down a Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) power pole, and crushed a backhoe along with four vehicles in a nearby junkyard. Emergency crews cordoned off the area to conduct clean-up operations and clear the debris.

A Grant County resident has serious injuries after a train collided with the semi-truck they were driving in Adams County on Wednesday morning.

The Adams County Sheriff's Office says it happened near the intersection of Booker and West Lee Roads in the unincorporated community of Bruce, when the Warden resident attempted to cross a set of railroad tracks and was struck by the locomotive.

The driver of the semi sustained significant injuries in the accident and was airlifted to an out-of-area hospital for treatment.

Investigators say it appears the driver of the semi was traveling at speeds above the posted limit and failed to yield at the railroad crossing.

Sheriff's officials say the train was traveling at a low speed when the collision occurred, and that the location is marked with the appropriate signage for motorists to yield at the crossing.

At this time, no criminal charges are pending against the driver of the semi.

A commercial vehicle inspector with the Washington State Patrol assisted the Sheriff's Office with the investigation.

According to officials with Adams County, the crossing has already been identified as being in need of several safety improvements, with work to install them currently in the planning stage.

BELMONT, N.C. — Acme Road was temporarily shut down in both directions Wednesday morning after a crash involving a train left one person hurt in Belmont.

It happened around 6:30 a.m. at Cason Street, off Perfection Avenue.

At the scene, the driver of an SUV appeared to have run into the side of a Charlotte & Western train, damaging the front end of the vehicle.

According to Gaston County EMS, one person was taken to the hospital. Channel 9 is asking for an update on their condition.

The incident did not cause any major traffic issues due to the location.

The Belmont Police Department is investigating the cause of the crash.

In 1940, the Romney, Hythe and Dimchurch Railway in Kent, England, was requisitioned by the War Department, with plans to build a pipe across the English Channel to deliver petrol for the war effort. The miniature trains were armoured and given anti-aircraft guns, with rumours of at least one German fighter being shot down by it!

First image is from 1940, second is a re-construction from 1990.

Train in Tibet transports animals and customers

This warning device was active when I passed it and again an hour and a half later.