Nice pictures, CAT. Did you pile the snow at the crossings or was that done by the county trucks
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wagnew0923 wrote:How fast can trains hit those piles. I can imagine they might damage a car at a crossing if they go to fast.
I've seen a video or two where the videoer was standing too close to the tracks and were hit hard by the spray
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wagnew0923 wrote:How fast can trains hit those piles. I can imagine they might damage a car at a crossing if they go to fast.
Pretty fast...
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I imagine that if you stop your car behind the stop line like you are supposed to, your risk of damage in minimal. Even that Fennville shot was after the biggest snowfall in the area for quite some time.
It takes the right circumstances (lots of snow, not many trains) to get big driftbusting to happen in the first place.
I think it depends how fast the plow is moving. If its a major road way I've noticed the snow banks are not as high because the speed of the plow can throw it farther. I hit a big bank a couple weeks ago on a dirt road going long hood forward at 25 and went everywhere.
wagnew0923 wrote:How fast can trains hit those piles. I can imagine they might damage a car at a crossing if they go to fast.
Here are a couple more. Train was going about 55-60 along Chicago Drive in Jenison/Hudsonville. In the second vid you see a pick up truck get somewhat wasted by the blasting snow. And of course, in both vids my car gets wasted as I'm pacing the train. This is the same morning as the video above.
Kids, don't try this at home. All videos recorded by a professional driver.
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wagnew0923 wrote:How fast can trains hit those piles. I can imagine they might damage a car at a crossing if they go to fast.
Here are a couple more. Train was going about 55-60 along Chicago Drive in Jenison/Hudsonville. In the second vid you see a pick up truck get somewhat wasted by the blasting snow. And of course, in both vids my car gets wasted as I'm pacing the train. This is the same morning as the video above.
wagnew0923 wrote:How fast can trains hit those piles. I can imagine they might damage a car at a crossing if they go to fast.
Here are a couple more. Train was going about 55-60 along Chicago Drive in Jenison/Hudsonville. In the second vid you see a pick up truck get somewhat wasted by the blasting snow. And of course, in both vids my car gets wasted as I'm pacing the train. This is the same morning as the video above.
