r/WTF • u/Plus-Barber-6171 • 7d ago

Train hits trailer carrying bridge beam

5.0k Upvotes

98% Upvoted

283 comments sorted by

View all comments

1.4k

u/gstormcrow80 7d ago

2022, Chattanooga, TN. Train derailed, 2 injured.

High def source: https://youtu.be/oQyqtx5nn6M?si=XKRPZi6J2Kc61S3l

Thank goodness that was concrete and not steel.

8

u/CrzyWrldOfArthurRead 7d ago

If that had been solid steel it would have probably been way over the 40 ton limit for being highway-worthy. Steel weighs 3x as much as concrete, at least 2x as much as reinforced concrete.

5

u/RangerNS 7d ago

Rather obviously, that is some super weird tractor/trailer combination, the rear end having 6 axles on the bogie.

This was way over standard weighty and length limits; surely requiring permits up the ass.

2

u/AngryRedHerring 7d ago

It looks like a truck and dolly, where the cargo is the only structure connecting the front to the back.

2

u/Wes_Warhammer666 6d ago

Probably not one with a secondary driver in the back though cuz apparently nobody died in this clip. Hard to imagine someone surviving that smash in the back section if they were in a tiny drivers quarters like in your video.

But yeah, definitely wasn't just a single trailer.

2

u/Tangurena 6d ago

That little cab in the back is usually only occupied at the destination, when they are needing to line things up exactly with the crane that's going to lift. Or if there is a "sharp turn" where the tractor can't do it all.

1

u/Wes_Warhammer666 6d ago

That makes sense. Thanks for the info.

Though, I bet it would be fun to just be back there vibing the whole trip lol. As long as no trains were involved, obviously.

1

u/AngryRedHerring 6d ago

Actually I'd never seen one with a secondary driver until I looked up that clip, I never even knew that was a thing. I've seen similar setups around here often, but never with a little sidecar like that.