02-24-2016, 09:38 PM
Mr Fixit Wrote:Thankfully everybody was OK, apart from bruised egos.
I have a theory that the snow on the ground made it easier for the truck to slide along in front of the locomotive, whereas normally the tires on the truck would be digging into the ballast and bouncing off the sleepers/cross ties. Now I dont have much experience with snow conditions, but what do you guys think? Plausible explanation?
Mark
I think it came down to the fact the strike was just right to turn the truck and drag it along parallel. The wheels could easily deal with some uneven ground that way. If the truck had been pushed perpendicular to the loco, the damage and injuries would have been far worse, because the wheels would have dug in or caught on the ties. The driver was also very lucky that the train was not moving faster than it was... :o
Andrew