Train through a Tornado

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azV5bC2br-Q&feature=rec-fav-watch-cur_emp-exp_stronger_r2

 

Trains nowadays mount cameras in their cabs, facing forward and backward, the same way police cars do. This video is a rearward camera.

 

This is video of a train that ran through a tornado. Be patient as the video runs a bit before the action.

 

First there is the normal rearward view from the last of three engines, with the trees looking normal.  Then you begin to see rain, and then, halfway through the video the trees begin to sway violently and branches are flying . . . and then "it" begins.  (Amazing...)

 

More info & pics here: http://www.crh.noaa.gov/lot/?n=20080107tor

 

Railroad surveilance video captures train derailed by a Tornado January 7, 2008 in Havard, IL

The tornado moved across the Chicago and Northwestern railroad where it blew 12 railroad freight cars off the track. The train was moving at the time the tornado hit it...so as the main engine stopped...the remaining cars on the track continued along it and slammed into the front part of the train. This caused a few more cars to derail...including one containing hazardous materials that caused the evacuation of the town of Lawrence.

 

Local news article

Union Pacific spokesman Mark Davis said no one was injured when one locomotive and 12 freight cars derailed Monday around 4 p.m. in Harvard in McHenry County.One tank car, which leaked for hours before being contained Monday night, contained shock fluid, Davis said.

 

Another tank car that ended up on its side contained ethylene oxide, a flammable material widely used to sterilize medical supplies, but a Union Pacific manager on the scene determined that tank was not leaking,

 

Authorities ordered the evacuation of about 500 residents in the nearby unincorporated town of Lawrence because of the potential for a hazardous materials situation, said Capt. David Shepherd with the McHenry County sheriff's office. No injuries were reported, he said.

 

Three other derailed cars on the train headed to Janesville, Wis., from North Lake contained auto parts, and seven more were empty, .Crews prepared Monday night to move the cars away from the tracks."It's very muddy conditions in the area, so it'll take a while,"

[Guest TeleVue]

Could you emagine being a hobo on that train.

[BigT]

Thanks for sharing this. There are many other cool videos along with the tornado one too!