International Railroad Discussion > Almost a tragedy (Brazil)

Today morning (02/18),  rumo narrow gsuge grain train hit a truck  thst didn't stop in a red light in a crossing level in Orlândia, PR , South of Brazil. The truck was destroyed and one locomotive hit a house. No one was serious injuried in spite of the big damaged yo the train, the truck and the house.

1 - 3) The wreck scene.

Pedro Rezende
Vespasiano MG,

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4) I edited some videos found in the internet. 

That's all for now.

Pedro

Pedro Rezende
Vespasiano MG,
https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1

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Thanks for sharing.

Trucker driver blasts through "absolute stop" traffic light.

Any chance that the truck lost its brakes? Otherwise, this is an example of grade crossing problems we see all around the world.

I am glad that apparently no one was injured.

No problem with the brakes of the trucks. Many truck drivers do not like to stop for trains here. We have many accidents like that every year. 
ts1457 Wrote:
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> Thanks for sharing.
>
> Trucker driver blasts through "absolute stop"
> traffic light.
>
> Any chance that the truck lost its brakes?
> Otherwise, this is an example of grade crossing
> problems we see all around the world.
>
> I am glad that apparently no one was injured.

Pedro Rezende
Vespasiano MG,
https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1

Man, he ran both a stop sign and a red light.  Doggone shame the engines did not hit the truck tractor with that lousy driver.

Glad no one was hurt. What is the blue Rumo car that was right behind the locomotives? I first thought it was a box car but it also looked like a bulkhead flat with a trarp.
Sounds like one of the locomotives was still running. Like the old Timex watch ads "Takes a licking and keeps on ticking!" 

That was a track scanning car built from an old "all door" car. 

5 - 6) Rumo track scanning car.


1019X Wrote:
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> Glad no one was hurt. What is the blue Rumo car
> that was right behind the locomotives? I first
> thought it was a box car but it also looked like a
> bulkhead flat with a trarp.
> Sounds like one of the locomotives was still
> running. Like the old Timex watch ads "Takes a
> licking and keeps on ticking!" 

Pedro Rezende
Vespasiano MG,
https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/18/24 18:53 by pedrop.

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Thank you for the info on the track inspection car.

Wow, that sure was a nasty derailment. Glad there were no fatalities. Shame on that truck driver!

Larry

7) A drone video by Londrina news.
Londrina News

Pedro Rezende
Vespasiano MG,
https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/20/24 05:04 by pedrop.