Gives a new meaning to a clean shave

[Thomas]

YIKES..someone above had to be looking over operator shoulder to live thru that..whew.

 

[Duffster]

doesn't it make you wonder how long
an engine could run like that without any fuel?

seems odd to me that it could happen for any longer
than a few seconds.

It was still hooked to the fuel tank.

Apparently the tractor operator had little tiny eyes, and everything looked small, and he knew absolutely knew nothing about ft per sec. The sound from the train must have been quite deafening.

In the cab?

 

[J_J]

Even in the cab, but then if he had his Ipod headset on, don't know. That light would have been bright also. Maybe he said, [ I think I saw the light and then, and then.]
I was looking into space, my front half was gone.

 

[jimmyj]

You make good points Duffster but for the life of me, I don't see how anyone could crash into a train.

 

[Mace Canute]

The double set of tracks might mean two trains were passing each other in opposite directions. When the one on the tracks closest to him cleared the crossing, perhaps he started to cross at just the exact moment the second one came through and he was just too close to hit the brakes in time to not drive into the side of it. If that's what happened, it's a good reminder to always wait until you can see for sure that it's safe to proceed.

Here's a video that almost illustrates what I mean...lol (lucky bugger!)

 

[J_J]

Why do some of you think he ran into the train? It looks like he was struck by the train. The statement also said a tractor was struck by a train. He probably thought his tractor was faster.

 

[Duffster]

Here's a video that almost illustrates what I mean...lol (lucky bugger!)

I bet that guy had to change his pants!

 

[kebo]

I bet the clutch was worn out on it, but he was in hurry and didn't want to split the tractor in the usual way.

 

[aczlan]

I bet the clutch was worn out on it, but he was in hurry and didn't want to split the tractor in the usual way.

If he did that he probably forgot to count the time to put things back together after slitting a tractor in that fashion


Aaron Z

 

[Wombat125]

The double set of tracks might mean two trains were passing each other in opposite directions. When the one on the tracks closest to him cleared the crossing, perhaps he started to cross at just the exact moment the second one came through and he was just too close to hit the brakes in time to not drive into the side of it.

This is exactly what I was thinking. As soon as the near side train passed, operator probably romped on the throttle only to meet up with the far side train.