For those who do not believe in Divine Intervention, then this video should make you. This is taken from a Railview onboard locomotive camera. As the train is going along, the bopping and swaying is just the normal spring action on the cars wheels. After a few seconds you will see rain, then hail and the trees begin to sway. At about 1:05 you will hear a noise like a rush of air, that is where the train is blown over by the tornado and the cars start to turn over. OK, now, for my point about Divine Intervention is when you see the car turn over but stay connected to the locomotive like a ramp. The tank car that is bumping on the rails because it has lost its lead truck (wheel sets) and headed right for the coupler on the locomotive which would probably rupture the car. The car has TWO placards, which is one of the most dangerous commodities we move..Ethylene Oxide..which is very poisonous when inhaled and very explosive. The car connected to the engine DEFLECTS the tank car and keeps it from hitting the coupler and rupturing and is deflected harmlessly into the soft mud next to the track. Very rare at the speed that anything stays coupled like that...Just food for thought.
Posted on: Wed, 06 Aug 2014 23:14:31 +0000
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