Smart Posted March 31, 2002 Share Posted March 31, 2002 it's ON RIGHT NOW YO!!! well, EST... check your local FX listings... still, it looks to be an hour of Trains vs. Autos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOVAGIRL Posted March 31, 2002 Share Posted March 31, 2002 i'm so happy i watched that...i learned some good facts... like it can take up to a mile and a half for a train to stop after breaking... a propane explosion can blow a tanker half a mile into the air like a toy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox Mulder Posted April 1, 2002 Share Posted April 1, 2002 that last clip on there that lady got hit. i have seen the uneditied version on the internet. she get hit and thrown right near the camera man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DankLordz Posted April 2, 2002 Share Posted April 2, 2002 brutality. i saw two assholes come close to getting hit a couple of days ago. stupid shit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pukey1 Posted April 3, 2002 Share Posted April 3, 2002 Originally posted by Fox Mulder that last clip on there that lady got hit. i have seen the uneditied version on the internet. she get hit and thrown right near the camera man. where does one obtain this clip?:confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HAL Posted April 4, 2002 Share Posted April 4, 2002 I noticed that a couple of those wrecks were due to the line's weight being miscalculated and they didn't have enough braking power to stop the train. I really hope that it didn't have anything to do with them not being able to read the car weights. It's probably a good idea to stay clear of those, just in case. I do anyways, but I know a lot of writers don't. I personally don't want to be responsible for a train wreck and people being hurt or killed. Masking tape or cutting around them. The workers could theoretically walk around to the other side of the car to get the weights, but I'm sure they don't always have time to walk around the line, and it's dangerous to hop between cars, so I'd assume they aren't allowed to pop through the line, for safety reasons. In my experience, that's their biggest concern, is safety. Like many many writers said before, respect the workers and what their job is, and graffiti won't be such a problem. A television program such as this reiterates the point that the railroad is a dangerous industry and any writer with half a brain will avoid interfering with car/weight information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asteelhorse Posted April 5, 2002 Share Posted April 5, 2002 i didn't catch the show, but i have several family members who a re conductors, brakemen, & engineers with up and amtrack. the way they tell it, people get bagged by trains with saddening regularity. one acquaintace(sp?) is the man who has investigate all the amtrak run ins w/ civilians in the area; he's a busy, bitter man... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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