GOOSE CREEK, S.C. — Amateur video shows when a CSX Transportation train collides with truck hauling military artillery equipment at Goose Creek, The Post and Courier reports.
Goose Creek is located about 15 northwest of Charleston on a former Atlantic Coast Line route that also hosts Amtrak’s Silver Meteor.
The incident occurred Thursday at Liberty Hall Road, near the intersection of U.S. routes 52 and 176, at 12:40 p.m. The rail line reopened about 4 p.m.
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Well just some war damage to repair. Its war with the loco seemed to say the tank mostly won. Like the way the torrent spined!
Some heavy haul trailers have internal lifts to increase ground clearance.
This story made front page of BBC news, not to mention papers and news sites around the country but few if any make it clear the truck violated the low crossing sign, could leave some to think it was the trains fault, having said that the self-propelled cannon took it quite well.
Watching the video from a cell phone from the Post and Courier there was a warning sign for low clearance vehicles at the crossing. I guess the truck driver said hell I can make it. WRONG!
This issue has come up before on these pages. CDL drivers are supposed to know about getting hung up on RR crossings. Highway departments that issue permits for heavy-haul are supposed to know their highways. Heavy-haul companies are supposed to scope out their routes in advance.