Amtrak train hit tractor-trailer too big for I-95

You know what's funnier? It was being escorted by NC Highway Patrol/State Troopers. They could have easily called also, but why bother doing that when you can watch a truck get smacked by a train, an end up injuring 50 passengers.

If I recall the company involved(truck) has a history of such things tho also. Just amusing in that.."Seriously?!" kind of way..You have a escort of cops, you got a spotter a head an behind, or should ( not sure if their needed in NC, I know some states require two pilot cars even with a police escort.



They all eff'ed up all around.

I was reading about this elsewhere an have discussed it much with friends an family who drive the big rigs.

Well-established protocols require truck drivers and their trooper escorts to "clear their routes and inform the railroad dispatchers what they're doing," said Steve Ditmeyer, a former Federal Railroad Administration official who teaches railway management at Michigan State University. And even if they lose contact, a toll-free emergency number is prominently displayed at each crossing.

Sirscrapalot - "clear their routes and inform the railroad dispatchers what they're doing," - Steve Ditmeyer, a former Federal Railroad Administration official