Dirt bike falls through railroad track

Pete The Fisherman
Edited Date/Time 8/17/2017 10:30am
Not sure if this has been posted here yet, but I thought it needed to be shared.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=ulKH1C7JoNw



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wsc96
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wsc96 7/1/2017 1:49am
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I'm guessing it was no longer in use? Not a lot of urgency to get him out by the looks.
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mx317 7/1/2017 4:00am
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From how shiny the rails are, I would say they are still being used.
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Frodad78 7/1/2017 5:42am
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Wow that freaked me out a bit. Growing up in PA I spent alot of time on old and new RR bridges. never saw a tie fall out though! Eegads
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JWACK 7/1/2017 6:17am
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I'm a railroader and this was just plain stupid. Live track and messing around = a good way to die.

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Pete The Fisherman 7/1/2017 6:55am
7/1/2017 6:55am
JWACK wrote:
I'm a railroader and this was just plain stupid. Live track and messing around = a good way to die.
So this is a live track? Damn, I thought for sure it was out of use.
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mac3-d 7/1/2017 7:01am
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Was he going 4 mph any faster & it would have been no problem
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mxdude105 7/1/2017 7:02am
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JWACK wrote:
I'm a railroader and this was just plain stupid. Live track and messing around = a good way to die.
x2. I live near RR tracks and most wouldn't believe the stupid shit people do on them. Road closed at least once a season for a car who unsuccessfully tried racing a billion pound locomotive. Dumb.
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Mini Elsinore 7/1/2017 7:05am
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Shoulda seat-bounced it.... Laughing
Ransom_Bennett 7/1/2017 7:06am
7/1/2017 7:06am Edited Date/Time 8/17/2017 10:30am
Yikes
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FTB 7/1/2017 7:06am
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JWACK wrote:
I'm a railroader and this was just plain stupid. Live track and messing around = a good way to die.
Ya, my cousin got cleaned up while crossing a railroad bridge.
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JWACK 7/1/2017 7:14am
7/1/2017 7:14am
JWACK wrote:
I'm a railroader and this was just plain stupid. Live track and messing around = a good way to die.
Pete The Fisherman wrote:
So this is a live track? Damn, I thought for sure it was out of use.
Shiny rail = in use. Every time.
Most people think you can hear a train but the fact is most of the time you don't.
Very dangerous and unforgiving.
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JWACK 7/1/2017 7:15am
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JWACK wrote:
I'm a railroader and this was just plain stupid. Live track and messing around = a good way to die.
FTB wrote:
Ya, my cousin got cleaned up while crossing a railroad bridge.
Sorry to hear that.
LocomotiveBreath 7/2/2017 12:05am
7/2/2017 12:05am
JWACK wrote:
Shiny rail = in use. Every time. Most people think you can hear a train but the fact is most of the time you don't. Very...
Shiny rail = in use. Every time.
Most people think you can hear a train but the fact is most of the time you don't.
Very dangerous and unforgiving.
Another railroader here. You'd think that a 200+ ton locomotive would make a lot of noise but they are spooky quiet rolling up on you.
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rancor19 7/2/2017 12:33am
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mac3-d wrote:
Was he going 4 mph any faster & it would have been no problem
That's what I was thinking.

"Hey, look, a railroad tie just dangling precariously from the tracks over a chasm. One mile an hour should do the trick here."

Idiot.
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dedi684 7/2/2017 4:38am
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Used to ride my sled right down the middle. Had to stop and lift it out if a train came. Wasn't very fun.
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matze 7/2/2017 4:50am
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JWACK wrote:
I'm a railroader and this was just plain stupid. Live track and messing around = a good way to die.
Pete The Fisherman wrote:
So this is a live track? Damn, I thought for sure it was out of use.
JWACK wrote:
Shiny rail = in use. Every time. Most people think you can hear a train but the fact is most of the time you don't. Very...
Shiny rail = in use. Every time.
Most people think you can hear a train but the fact is most of the time you don't.
Very dangerous and unforgiving.
nope. just look at the comments. 'This track is out of service at the moment, so thankfully that wasn't a risk'

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