I thought he was being sarcastic when he was like “you guys got a light now or what?” until I realized he was radioing the other train about the signal 😅
this post was submitted on 16 Jul 2026
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Filming in landscape mode is for PIMPS and COOLS. 😎
Right on.
I watched with sound off so apologies if this was mentioned, but why the F are they not getting out of dodge? Is the train disabled in some way - guessing it's not or the guy wouldn't be taking the time to get a video on his phone.
I'd only be videoing that horrifying up close fire as we drove away from it.
That other train that passed had a clear track, and they were waiting their turn on a side rail to use the track the other train was coming the opposite way on. Many many places only have one set of rails, there ain’t two-way traffic everywhere. You probably don’t want two million-ton vehicles to smash into each other in the middle of a wildfire.
Thank you!
I had the sound on and watched it a couple of times and had no clue either.
The vial (passenger trains in Ontario) get bumped all the time for freight trains )
During the video you can hear them mention a few times that they really need to get going and right at the end the other train passes thus allowing them to finally get out of there.
They tell the passing train to speed up and the other train tells them "they are notching up" meaning they are adding more throttle or power to the traction motors.
These two, the locomotive engineer and conductor, will probably lose their jobs or face severe discipline from CN for using their cell phones while on duty and posting this to social media.
I can't imagine how terrified they must have been, you can hear it in the engineers voice when he talks to the other train crew. Apparently the train had dangerous/flammable cars close to the locomotives and that made it even more terrifying.
They both got out of there without injury and nothing happened to the train.
Sure, but then CN put them in a life threatening situation and forced them to stay in it. Fire them for violating company policy, gather a lawsuit.
I though they were waiting on workers at the other end of the train. Dropping a car or connecting cars. Freight trains can be very long
I am humbled by their complete lack of panic
They are not panicking because they are professionals but if you listen to their voices you can hear how scared they are. I know because I do what they do for a living.
Trust me they are panicking very much so; that is why the locomotive engineer tells the passing train to "notch up" or add more power to the traction motors. They have no options but to stay in the cab, why would they freak out at this point? Cool minds have better outcomes in times of stress.
This is probably hour 9 of their 16 hour shift so they might be hoping it takes em lol
What's this from?
It's from Waterworld
Waterworld I think
If that were a few years ago you probably wouldn't be wrong. Rest rules are more restrictive now and twelve hours is max on duty while operating.
Same here!
This is terrifying. I would not want to be in that cab with fire all around me.
IDK, it seems better to me than the alternative, being outside that cab with fire all around you.
I'd be afraid it'd become a literal oven
Just turn on the AC and you would be fine. Wouldn't be the first time a locomotive ran down a track while on fire. Lol
That's a very Canadian stereotype accent. 😂
Oh yeah no for sure bud, very canadian eh
Sounded like a deleted scene from Letterkenny.
Holy shit. I'm surprised those rails haven't been warped beyond usable
That happened 35 years ago but it doesn’t matter as long as shareholders get value.
Rotflmfao
You are definitely running trades.
What's a meet and a half?
Can you imagine? Im good with my dinky little assignment thank you. 😊
Edit: After re-reading your comment i realize that you are asking what he meant and not repeating what he said.
A meet is when two or more trains that are opposing each other's directions on single track meet where there is a "siding" or second track long enough to hold one of the trains so the other(s) can keep going.
I thought you were agreeing with the locomotive engineer and reiterating what he said. So my reply to you was "no thanks I prefer my little dinky train that travels only a few miles to service customers".
I hope I've explained in a way you can understand. 😊
I think it's meeting another train going the other direction. The headlights coming through the inferno was a crazy sight.
The '... and a half' is Canadian for something out of the ordinary or extreme.
"and a half" literally translates to "extra"
That's a message and a half.
We have the same idiom in British English too.
It looks like a train driving through hell
Nope. Nope nope nope nope nope.
Reminds me of the “The Lost Bus”…