Thursday, July 09, 2009

Tornado 1, Train 0

Freight train gets owned by a tornado near Harvard, IL back in 2008:



We're guessing the video was shot two or three engines back of the occupied one up front. That tank car bouncing along the tracks up to the camera is just amazing. Luckily, no one died in this derailment.

Just thought we'd share the video - we were bored tonight.

Open post if you want.

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25 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

THAT WAS COOL, DO IT AGAIN!

7/09/2009 12:11:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

That rail car also contained 180,000#'s of some nasty stuff headed to a chemical plant north of McHenry. Lucky it didn't explode, the town would not have been around.

A wife

7/09/2009 12:29:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

When will one of these roar thru city hall?

7/09/2009 12:41:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Man, this thing has a life of its own. I got it in three different emails tonight and then find it here on your page, SCC.

I suppose someone in the mainstream media will have to pick it up and report it as contemporary news by morning. They DO seem to be coming here and trolling for stories pretty regularly these days.

7/09/2009 01:02:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

So, did anyone get to that public Olympic brainwashing Ward meeting last night?

What's up with that?

7/09/2009 01:14:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I HATE it when I get hit by a train!!!!

7/09/2009 01:15:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Kind of like the crash course we're on.

7/09/2009 01:50:00 AM  
Blogger It's McTwitter! said...

SCC: Is there anyway I can make this a 19-p?

7/09/2009 02:25:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

It looks like daleys olympic dream
in October.

7/09/2009 04:08:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

The train ALWAYS wins, unless its a tornado.

7/09/2009 06:27:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Phil Schitz here said...

SCC: Is there anyway I can make this a 19-p?

7/09/2009 02:25:00 AM


Sure, just dupe it to the railroad police. It isn't on the public way.

7/09/2009 06:49:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

it sounded like a freight train!

7/09/2009 06:53:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I suppose someone in the mainstream media will have to pick it up and report it as contemporary news by morning. They DO seem to be coming here and trolling for stories pretty regularly these days.

7/09/2009 01:02:00 AM
Tom Skilling showed it on the news last night

7/09/2009 07:42:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

WAS JODI RUNNING THAT TRAIN?

7/09/2009 07:57:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Phil Schitz, ace reporter, has an awesome picture of a developing tornado on his blog.

7/09/2009 09:54:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

If a Chicago Cop was on board they would have Indicted him for Felony C.D.T.P., Aggravated DUI, Driving To Fast For Conditions, Failure To Report Conditions To 1st Dep, Reckless Conduct, Leaving The Scene, Failure To Properly Secure A Load, Illegal Taping, A Hate Crime, Blocking Traffic, Insubordination, Yada, Yada, Yada....

7/09/2009 10:02:00 AM  
Anonymous The Box Chevy Phantom said...

So did big pooky, dooky & l'il crooked-eye steal a train & take it for a joyride?

"disregard anyone else squad, make it an 11-B and how about lunch"?

7/09/2009 10:33:00 AM  
Anonymous Curious said...

Has anyone been into headquarters lately? Just inside, by the elevators, we have the new signage posted. Talk about hypocracy?! The poster reads, "Earned. Not Given". The picture on the poster is our star. How hypocritical is that? Don't we currently have several members of our command staff carrying stars around that didn't earn them?

7/09/2009 11:23:00 AM  
Anonymous a citizen said...

Good job to the police getting the rape suspect in Logan Square

7/09/2009 12:49:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

that's exactly what this Dept. has become. A big f'in train wreck!

With Jody in front and Cuello in the Caboose!

7/09/2009 06:19:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Now that's power Jody. You work for the other hot air cyclone.

7/09/2009 10:29:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

The poster reads, "Earned. Not Given". The picture on the poster is our star.

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Nice job of ripping off the Marine Corps advertising.

7/10/2009 12:57:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

to bad the daley crime family wasn't on that train!

7/10/2009 12:03:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

The video was shot from a trailing unit. It is from a camera which is supposed to only record grade crossing incidents or crashes. Kinda like the in car police cameras. Dont worry, its not recording unless...

7/12/2009 02:08:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Wow that has the power of the Chinese Olympics!

7/12/2009 06:34:00 PM  

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