On October 3rd, 2023 at 11:19am. A friend and I were following the South Branch Valley local to Petersburg. This happened just outside of Romney, WV in Vanderlip, at the Route 50 crossing. Out of nowhere we hear screeching tires and thankfully look up to take a few steps back before a pickup truck and trailer flys right by us into the signal box. Then the train makes impact and gives the truck a spin, at the same time the driver runs out of the vehicle. He got very lucky as did we and no one took trips to the hospital. The train had very minor damage, his trailer unscathed, and our car was not touched. Thankfully we parked it far back and weren’t standing any closer. A bit of time passed between each clip following the accident. Only got those little clips of the aftermath amongst focusing attention on talking with the police, train crew, and those involved.

Before anyone assumes inaccurately. This truck was passed by a challenger, who then slammed on their brakes at sight of the flashing lights, and this heavy load had no way to stop that quick. The driver was very lucky and had a very good reaction as he avoided the challenger, us, and our car. After recording I made sure he was alright and authorities were notified.

This is the original video by me and any shares should be credited to me. I apologize about the language, but in that situation, I don’t think anyone could help it. Once again, no one was hurt in this video.


We did continue following the train after this event, here is the link to that.

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