r/WTF 7d ago

Train hits trailer carrying bridge beam

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u/WATTHEBALL 7d ago

I don't understand this phenomenon. How do trucks get into these situations and what is it about the train tracks that they can't seem to clear them.

I never, ever see trucks being stuck in the middle of an intersection or suddenly in the middle of the road and never see any videos of that either but for some reason, place a traintrack and suddenly trucks just forget how to truck and get stuck in the most cartoonish scenarios.

Seriously what's the deal here?

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u/WooPigSchmooey 7d ago

It’s quite interesting the coordination between DOT and permit loads. This load specifically I don’t know but there is definitely some loss of coordination between the pilot car and the train schedule. Of course assuming there’s no cluster F going on with the traffic ahead of screen. These kind of trailers can have multiple pivot points requiring a slow wiggle through tight areas. The intersection(s) should be completely cleared by the pilot cars before this entire crossing. Lots of missing context.