How to load test your bridge beam the wrong way!

[tntrainer]

All,
Today in Collegedale Tennessee, home of "Little Debbie" snack cakes, in fact this was right in front of the plant. A contractor hauling a bridge beam across Norfolk Southern's Atlanta to Chattanooga mainline didn't make it across.
You will have to unmute the video, likely....


https://twitter.com/i/status/1605294486510358528

[tntrainer]

The aftermath,

Courtesy NSlocos facebook

ns4067derail.jpg

[EngineerJohn]

If you watch closely in the video you can see the bottom of the beam splitting the ties/rail out in front of the locomotives. Nothing anyone could've done in the moment. Poor planning on the part of the truck.

[Mikeov1985]

Thank you TNTrainer for sharing. What a mess! I am very glad no one was seriously injured.

[cnwfan]

A railroader's worst nightmare, only to be surpassed by hitting a tanker truck. Glad to hear the crew wasn't seriously injured.

[tntrainer]

All,
A nice follow-up on this thread. You get to see what the bridge beam was all about and the clean up procedures being engaged in to put things back to normal.

https://youtu.be/etMJjZCXNdM

[tntrainer]

A second view of the incident filmed by a motorist.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5d3NGraRqA