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catbyte

(34,542 posts) Sun Apr 28, 2024, 10:50 AM Apr 28

Train Conductor Finds Himself Caught In Tornado's Path [View all]

"I am a 27-year conductor with the same railroad company. This is the first time anything like this has happened to me while on a train. This happened while sitting stationary waiting for signal to continue westward. This happened during the afternoon hours on May 26th 2024. The Nebraska tornado outbreak. The tornado blew over and derailed 31 cars. The engineer and I were unharmed."

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Train Conductor Finds Himself Caught In Tornado's Path [View all] catbyte Apr 28 OP

Damn, that had to be scary. Emile Apr 28 #1

They seemed Rebl2 Apr 28 #5

I've been through 2 TexasBushwhacker Apr 28 #9

I have seen many of them from a distance, Emile Apr 28 #11

May 26 , 2024 dweller Apr 28 #2

it is fated...we are powerless in the presence of the gods! ret5hd Apr 28 #3

Hopefully someone will remember to warn people before the afternoon of that day. Think. Again. Apr 28 #19

He was just so scared, despite soldierant Apr 28 #32

So scary and they remained so calm. Fla Dem Apr 28 #4

The locomotive they're in, BNSF 9084, weighs about 216 tons. mahatmakanejeeves Apr 28 #6

But windows were broken and deadly debris could have blown in. Martin68 Apr 28 #8

Oh, yes, understood, but the best place for them to be was crouching, with their eyes shut, on the mahatmakanejeeves Apr 28 #10

In 1968, an F5 picked up the brick Catholic church a block from my house, twisted it, and dropped back down. rsdsharp Apr 28 #12

F5? That probably could topple a locomotive. mahatmakanejeeves Apr 28 #16

That was my thoughts too. That locomotive Emile Apr 28 #14

I'm certain the crew made the right choice by staying inside. mahatmakanejeeves Apr 28 #18

Wow! Martin68 Apr 28 #7

Can someone explain? kingvitamin Apr 28 #13

Sure, May 26, 2024 tells you this is either lying or a mistype. ancianita Apr 28 #15

LOL Not the date typo -- the reason why they couldn't reverse a bit. Beartracks Apr 28 #21

I hear ya. ancianita Apr 28 #22

It's a date typo, not a lie nor an old video. I forgot to add this: catbyte Apr 28 #25

Because they don't know which way the tornado is headed. mahatmakanejeeves Apr 28 #20

Good afternoon. kingvitamin Apr 28 #24

Pretty good. Waverly, Nebraska is on the BNSF route from Chicago to Denver. mahatmakanejeeves Apr 28 #27

This message was self-deleted by its author mahatmakanejeeves Apr 28 #29

Amtrak codfisherman Apr 28 #34

Maybe 2023? judesedit Apr 28 #17

It's a date typo. It happened 2 days ago, April 26, 2024. catbyte Apr 28 #26

Oh. Thank you for correcting it. Very scary. judesedit Apr 29 #35

Old video clip, Tornado hits UP train in Harvard, IL mahatmakanejeeves Apr 28 #23

That must have been awful for the engineer and crew. love_katz Apr 28 #28

DA-yam! Bayard Apr 28 #31

Amazing Video K & R Stuart G Apr 28 #30

"We got debris!" Bayard Apr 28 #33