Almost Accident at Crossing between Train and SUV - CLOSE! Almost Accident at Crossing between Train and SUV - CLOSE!
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Video duration: 88 seconds

D940-11 is highballing east bound approaching grade crossing in Riverdale, MD when an idiot in an SUV decides to play chicken weaving through the gates. It was really close!

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CSX Freight Train Really Working the Horn CSX Freight Train Really Working the Horn
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Video duration: 281 seconds

CSX Q415-07 starting down the Alexandria Branch in Hyattsville, Md. This guy is really laying on the horn as he approaches a grade crossing just off camera.

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CSX W894 Special Train Loaded with Military Vehicles CSX W894 Special Train Loaded with Military Vehicles
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Video duration: 243 seconds

CSX W894-12 a special train load of military vehicles headed south for possible refurbishing - looks like a lost cause. Note the swinging door on one of the Hummers. A passing train down the line called on the radio to let the crew know.

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First Train With New Crossing Gates in Riverdale Park First Train With New Crossing Gates in Riverdale Park
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Video duration: 322 seconds

CSX X741-25 was the first train I videoed since the new crossing gate array became operational yesterday. Full four gates and two overhead light poles really light it up! Can't say much for the bell though. X741 is heading westbound with leader CSX CW60AC #645 and SD70ACe #4842.

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CSX U838-20 Loaded Coal and Another Idiot CSX U838-20 Loaded Coal and Another Idiot
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Video duration: 274 seconds

CSX U838-20 eastbound at Riverdale Park, MD grinding hard off the Alexandria Branch. Lead by CSX SD70AC #4701 and CW44AC #135 the engineer has to lay on the horn because of another idiot running across the tracks right in front of him. Thats the second one in 3 days.

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CSX Q400-31 Five Locomotives West bound CSX Q400-31 Five Locomotives West bound
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Video duration: 224 seconds

CSX Q400-31 heading west on the main in Hyattsville, Md. Train has 5 engines on the front, the last of which is an SD40. You can faintly hear the track detector in the back ground.

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CSX Q409 From A Dead Stop CSX Q409 From A Dead Stop
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Video duration: 407 seconds

CSX Q409-09 gets under way after waiting for Q173 to clear ahead. Watch how quickly the SD60I, SD40-2 and CW44AC accelerate and get this train rolling.

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Q410-17 scares suburban at crossing Q410-17 scares suburban at crossing
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Video duration: 294 seconds

CSX Q410 trips crossing gate as a Chevy Suburban is halfway across the tracks. Listen to it scoot off the crossing.

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CSX L415 And An Idiot Crossing The Tracks CSX L415 And An Idiot Crossing The Tracks
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Video duration: 183 seconds

CSX L415-19 westbound heading towards the wye in Hyattsville has to lay on the horn because of some idiot walking his bike across the tracks right in front of him. Lots of people cross the tracks in this area but this guy seems in no hurry with the two GEVO's bearing down on him. Note the faint Chessie marks still on the hopper near the front of the train.

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Speeding CSX Autorack Bouncing on Bad Track Speeding CSX Autorack Bouncing on Bad Track
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Video duration: 152 seconds

CSX Q276 hi-balling east bound at Riverdale, MD. You can hear every wheel on this train slamming a bad joint and bouncing as the rails go up and down.

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CSX U324 Loaded Coal Train East Bound Harpers Ferry WV CSX U324 Loaded Coal Train East Bound Harpers Ferry WV
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Video duration: 179 seconds

Fast moving U324 loaded coal train heading east bound across the Potomac River into the tunnel at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. 12/29/2006

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Maybe the Worst Train Horn EVER! Maybe the Worst Train Horn EVER!
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Video duration: 84 seconds

CSX Q409-10 heads westbound at Jones' Hill in Maryland with SD60I 8751 leading the way. The horn on this locomotive must be broken because I have never heard a train make a sicker sound in my life!

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A Very Loud Noisy Train A Very Loud Noisy Train
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Video duration: 314 seconds

CSX Q400-22, led by a pair of Gevo's, is taking the turn on the west leg of the Hyattsville Wye and accelerating. The turn is very sharp and the wheels are squealing exceptionally loud as the cars go through the turn.

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CSX R410 and MASS Coastal GP9 CSX R410 and MASS Coastal GP9
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Video duration: 301 seconds

CSX R410-02 rerouted westbound at Hyattsville, MD heads on to the main with leader CSX CW60AC #5012,CSX CW40-8 #7804, CSX CW44AH #497 and Mass Coastal GP9 #1209. The GP7 looks fresh from the shops and still has some "wrapping" on the top. This unit was not under power but was obviously being ferried back to home. Nice looking paint scheme.

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Sundown Intermodal at a Grade Crossing Sundown Intermodal at a Grade Crossing
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Video duration: 131 seconds

I caught CSX Q130-27 at a grade crossing on the Alexandria Branch on my way home from work. Nice silhouette against the western sky. This is just west of the wye in Hyattsville, MD. You can hear several track detectors as well as a passing MARC train on the Capital Sub.

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