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Post by Werebeaver on Mar 10, 2022 11:07:06 GMT -8
Derailed  |
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Post by rgeorge on Mar 10, 2022 11:41:32 GMT -8
Hasn't truly existed since the late "80's, early 90's!  |
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Post by messi on Mar 10, 2022 11:44:59 GMT -8
Derailed I am curious for the story behind this gif. Its like Trainz, but in real life. |
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Post by ag87 on Mar 10, 2022 12:39:15 GMT -8
Derailed I am curious for the story behind this gif. Its like Trainz, but in real life. As a guess, it's some sort of safety test - the locomotive, the barrier, something. FDOT has done a lot of safety testing for various road and vehicle stuff. The videos are amazing. I'm not sure I have my facts right but for test level 3 (there is 1 through 6) they used 1972-1976 GM 1/2 ton pickup trucks. They would crash those into a barrier at a 20-degree angle at 55 mph. If the barrier did not move some small amount and the truck did not overturn, the barrier was acceptable. Test level 6 is using an 80,000 lb truck and tanker unit. Some of those videos are wild. Another I remember is how to protect a gore point. One example had a concrete barrier that started at ground level and raised up to about 4-feet over about 20-feet. The vehicle hits it head on in that test. The device failed as the vehicle took off like a plane and I'm sure flew over 100-feet. |
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Post by spudbeaver on Mar 10, 2022 13:27:08 GMT -8
.. long gone.
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Post by fridaynightlights on Mar 10, 2022 16:47:43 GMT -8
In the immortal words of Darrell Aune "Holy jumping up and down Martha"
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Post by Werebeaver on Mar 10, 2022 19:06:44 GMT -8
I am curious for the story behind this gif. Its like Trainz, but in real life. As a guess, it's some sort of safety test - the locomotive, the barrier, something. FDOT has done a lot of safety testing for various road and vehicle stuff. The videos are amazing. I'm not sure I have my facts right but for test level 3 (there is 1 through 6) they used 1972-1976 GM 1/2 ton pickup trucks. They would crash those into a barrier at a 20-degree angle at 55 mph. If the barrier did not move some small amount and the truck did not overturn, the barrier was acceptable. Test level 6 is using an 80,000 lb truck and tanker unit. Some of those videos are wild. Another I remember is how to protect a gore point. One example had a concrete barrier that started at ground level and raised up to about 4-feet over about 20-feet. The vehicle hits it head on in that test. The device failed as the vehicle took off like a plane and I'm sure flew over 100-feet. So if it was a test - did they pass? |
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Post by spudbeaver on Mar 10, 2022 19:09:17 GMT -8
As a guess, it's some sort of safety test - the locomotive, the barrier, something. FDOT has done a lot of safety testing for various road and vehicle stuff. The videos are amazing. I'm not sure I have my facts right but for test level 3 (there is 1 through 6) they used 1972-1976 GM 1/2 ton pickup trucks. They would crash those into a barrier at a 20-degree angle at 55 mph. If the barrier did not move some small amount and the truck did not overturn, the barrier was acceptable. Test level 6 is using an 80,000 lb truck and tanker unit. Some of those videos are wild. Another I remember is how to protect a gore point. One example had a concrete barrier that started at ground level and raised up to about 4-feet over about 20-feet. The vehicle hits it head on in that test. The device failed as the vehicle took off like a plane and I'm sure flew over 100-feet. So if it was a test - did they pass? The train passed. The wall failed. |
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Post by spudbeaver on Mar 10, 2022 19:11:30 GMT -8
As a guess, it's some sort of safety test - the locomotive, the barrier, something. FDOT has done a lot of safety testing for various road and vehicle stuff. The videos are amazing. I'm not sure I have my facts right but for test level 3 (there is 1 through 6) they used 1972-1976 GM 1/2 ton pickup trucks. They would crash those into a barrier at a 20-degree angle at 55 mph. If the barrier did not move some small amount and the truck did not overturn, the barrier was acceptable. Test level 6 is using an 80,000 lb truck and tanker unit. Some of those videos are wild. Another I remember is how to protect a gore point. One example had a concrete barrier that started at ground level and raised up to about 4-feet over about 20-feet. The vehicle hits it head on in that test. The device failed as the vehicle took off like a plane and I'm sure flew over 100-feet. SFTD. |
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Post by irimi on Mar 10, 2022 21:09:53 GMT -8
This is what an express looks like when derailed. 2005, Osaka. I was living near there. About 106 passengers died—not including the driver, who also died. But this happened because the train was going too fast. Not sure we can say the same for our Express.  By the way, this never happens in Japan. Even with all the earthquakes, train accidents are extremely rare. |
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Post by ag87 on Mar 10, 2022 22:04:26 GMT -8
Train crashes don't happen often but they are generally bad. I was working as a rail consultant in SoCal when the 2008 Chatsworth collision (Metrolink locomotive telescoping into front passenger coach after head-on with freight train) happened. I didnt visit the site until it was totally cleaned up. A co-worker's husband was on-site about 12 hours after it happened. He was working as a subcontractor for UP. His job was helping to unload the cargo from the freight train. A lot of it was fresh produce. He said he needed to visit a therapist a few times to learn how to deal with horrible things he saw that night/day.
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Post by TheGlove on Mar 11, 2022 9:05:44 GMT -8
This is what an express looks like when derailed. 2005, Osaka. I was living near there. About 106 passengers died—not including the driver, who also died. But this happened because the train was going too fast. Not sure we can say the same for our Express. By the way, this never happens in Japan. Even with all the earthquakes, train accidents are extremely rare. This never happens in Japan, posts a picture of it happening in Japan... |
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Post by irimi on Mar 11, 2022 13:24:13 GMT -8
This is what an express looks like when derailed. 2005, Osaka. I was living near there. About 106 passengers died—not including the driver, who also died. But this happened because the train was going too fast. Not sure we can say the same for our Express. By the way, this never happens in Japan. Even with all the earthquakes, train accidents are extremely rare. This never happens in Japan, posts a picture of it happening in Japan... Exactly what I thought as I was posting it. But given the amount of train traffic and the number of lines and trains, it’s a pretty amazing thought. Plus, the bullet trains that shut down automatically when they detect earthquakes. The level of safety is extremely high. Except if you’re a good looking woman. Japan is notorious for pervs grabbing a feel on the train. Nearly all of my college students there had experienced it. |
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Post by lebaneaver on Mar 12, 2022 9:17:28 GMT -8
A train wreck
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Post by rob85 on Mar 12, 2022 10:16:09 GMT -8
History.
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