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Originally Posted by camperjohn64
It looks like the boom truck was out of control. I don't think he was going to fast deliberately...he just couldn't control it
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Nah, I'd say the guy was just rushing to the scene, came around the corner and unexpectedly saw that the derailment was right there, and hit the brakes. It stopped right at about the distance you can expect it to stop. There's a lot of weight in those trucks, and traveling at that speed, you'll slide a long fucking way with the brakes punched. Braking on rail is a lot different than braking on asphalt. Out here it is regulation that all track units must perform a DTS (distance to stop) test as soon as they take a block and are on track. DTS must be logged as the speed traveled and estimated distance it takes to stop. At 20mph on a standard dry day, a highrail pickup truck will slide anywhere from 50-80feet. Safe following distance for traveling track units according to CN Rules is 300 feet in good weather. In rain, snow, or poor conditions they recommend safe follow to be as much as a quarter mile!
I couldn't really tell due to the video quality if the rail was jointed or continuous weld. But to me it looked continuous (could just be blurry, but the rail sides are covered in dirt and I can't see joint bars) If it was indeed CWR with dry dust and shit on it, you could be waiting a good little while to come to a complete stop. Rail traffic control should have had a slow order on the tracks, with a 10mph restriction. But like I said, I doubt Croatia has fuck all for on track regulation...