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drivesafe
13th July 2009, 08:22 AM
Not my idea of safe working environment

YouTube - Train vs. Tornado - Spectacular!
V8Ian
13th July 2009, 08:47 AM
Awesome! Another of those "Where's me clean undies?" situations.:o
Grover-98
13th July 2009, 09:17 AM
Geez!

I don't think i would like looking out the back and seeing the tanker coming for me! would be a nervous moment! :o
DeeJay
27th July 2009, 05:32 PM
You are going to need broadband & a generous download limit as its 10mb & the action only starts halfway through.
Worth watching though, the script is cut & pasted below

Occurred in Illinois earlier this year -- camera is on rear locomotive. Watch, especially to the left -- watch the trees bend, debris in the air, and you can actually see the tornado pass from right to left.
The trestle was moved out of alignment to the left 18 inches.
The tank car was a load of Ethylene Oxide -- nasty stuff ---

This camera is in the cab of the second locomotive on the front of a train. It is facing back towards the first car in the train. About halfway thru the film, the action starts

YouTube - BEST of Train Vs. Tornado AMAZING!!! Derails & Wrecks Train, Amazing View From Cab!!!
p38arover
27th July 2009, 08:42 PM
Threads merged.
ATH
28th July 2009, 07:13 PM
My niece lives in San Diego now but as part of her continuing studies after leaving Duke Uni, used to chase twisters and film them.:eek:
She got interested in climate and it's forces when they lived in Sth Carolina and could watch twisters from their home on a hill as they used to go to either side not over the hill.
The pics she sent back to my Bro and her Mother drove them mad with worry. :o
Not to be messed with those things, awesome power.
Alan.