the train hit the trailer pretty much dead center in the middle of the trailer. the train lifts the 18-wheeler off the ground and sheers off the rear axle. the trailer got split in half. it went through the air like a frisbee. stuff was going everywhere. the massive collision is caught on camera by benjamin, who also videotapes trains as a hobby. he inherited his love of trains from his father who, in turn, got it from his dad. when i was small, my father and grandfather would take me over to the train tracks in greensboro. and once he started getting a little bigger and we started going outside the tracks and watching trains and he got interested and started taking pictures of them. on the day of the collision, father and son head to one of their favorite spots to train watch. a railroad crossing by a recycling transfer station. while dad waits in the car, the
a railroad crossing by a recycling transfer station. while dad waits in the car, the young train buff walks to the other side of the tracks and starts recording a tractor-trailer that stops right in the middle of the crossing. as the gates start to close, he quickly realizes he, too, is in danger. he makes a split second decision to run to a safer location. i noticed that there was about to be a bad day, so i took off running with my camera farther away from the tracks. i didn t want to get hit by any flying debris or anything. he plants his tripod and starts adjusting the camera moments before impact. i didn t think i was going to be able to get it on video but luckily the camera was pointing in the right direction so i got the video. i was about scared to death. captured something i thought i d never see. the truck driver starts inching forward but it s too little too late.
the train hit the trailer pretty much dead center in the middle of the trailer. the train lifts the 18-wheeler off the ground and sheers off the rear axle. the trailer got split in half. the tandems went through the air like a frisbee. stuff was going everywhere. the massive collision is caught on camera by benjamin, who also videotapes trains as a hobby. he inherited his love of trains from his father who, in turn, got it from his dad. when i was small, my father and grandfather would take me over to the train tracks in greensboro. and once he started getting a little bigger and we started going outside the tracks and watching trains and he got interested and started taking pictures of them. on the day of the collision, father and son head to one of their favorite spots to train watch. a railroad crossing by a recycling transfer station. while dad waits in the car, the young train buff walks to the other side of the tracks and starts recording a
and once he started getting a little bigger and we started going outside the tracks and watching trains and he got interested and started taking pictures of them. on the day of the collision, father and son head to one of their favorite spots to train watch. a railroad crossing by a recycling transfer station. while dad waits in the car, the young train buff walks to the other side of the tracks and starts recording a tractor-trailer that stops right in the middle of the crossing. as the gates start to close, he quickly realizes he, too, is in danger. he makes a split second decision to run to a safer location. i noticed that there was about to be a bad day so i took off running with my camera farther away from the tracks. i didn t want to get hit by any flying debris or anything. he plants his tripod and starts adjusting the camera moments before impact. i didn t think i was going to be able to get it on video but
the train lifts the 18-wheeler off the grund and sheers off the rear axle. the trailer was split in half. the trailer went through the air like a frisbee, there was stuff going everywhere. the massive collision is caught on camera by benjamin, who also videotapes trains as a hobby. preddy inherited his love of trains from his father, jim preddy jr., who in turn got it from his dad. when i was small, my father and grandfather would take me to the train tracks in greensboro and once he started getting a little bigger and we started going outside the tracks and watching trains and he got interested and started taking pictures of them. on the day of the collision, father and son head to one of their favorite spots to train watch. a railroad crossing by a recycling transfer station. while dad waits in the car, the young train buff walks to the other side of the tracks and starts recording a tractor-trailer that stops right in the middle of the crossing.