Me and dad went out and about last night to see what we could catch on the Junction, nothing much. We went over to WV hoping to see why the CW60AC's and the pair of ES's that came highballing up the Kanawaha sub from Russell were waiting. Nothing, we went over to the NS line. Passed it up and waited, nothing. Got back in the car and came back across the tracks heading back for the CSX tracks, and looking up the line, headlights appeared. I jumped out and got the camera rolling as the coal approached.
However, some people must not have peripheral vision or something. About 150 feet from the crossing, a pickup came barreling across at about 45mph. The train wasn't moving fast, but still, the lights are on (no gates), you should stop. Oh well, one moron down.
While I was focusing on the conductor to see if I could get a wave, out of nowhere a van comes barreling in front of me just as fast as the truck, less than 10 feet from the front of the engines. I'm surprised the engineer didn't lay on the horn, even though he was right on the crossing. A few miles an hour faster, and the train would have taken the van, and possibly me, out.
I have video of it, and I'll post it up when I get home. Just wanted to share this story. >_>
However, some people must not have peripheral vision or something. About 150 feet from the crossing, a pickup came barreling across at about 45mph. The train wasn't moving fast, but still, the lights are on (no gates), you should stop. Oh well, one moron down.
While I was focusing on the conductor to see if I could get a wave, out of nowhere a van comes barreling in front of me just as fast as the truck, less than 10 feet from the front of the engines. I'm surprised the engineer didn't lay on the horn, even though he was right on the crossing. A few miles an hour faster, and the train would have taken the van, and possibly me, out.
I have video of it, and I'll post it up when I get home. Just wanted to share this story. >_>