Freight Train Crash Releases Toxic Chemical Gas Cloud | Plainly Difficult

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Being allowed to work 432 hours per month (+/- 14 hours a day with no days off) and given the responsibilty for a train that massive - and with highly dangerous cargo - is just insane.

That emergency call in the opening was frustrating to listen to

"youre stuttering too much maam...it sounds like youre choking to death on toxic chemicals--can you clear your throat and tell me your emergency?" jeeeeezus.

"People may be dying of toxic gas exposure in those buildings! Quick! Let's argue about who's job it is to go inside!"

"I'm on Nelson rd Train derailed over here There's white smoke everywhere i cant breathe. " "In your house?" Really?? Ive worked call centers for more than 10 years and I cannot believe the lack of attention from a 911 operator

As an American I can confirm our rail system is decades out of date. Our infrastructure is crumbling, so you'll have more content soon enough.

As someone from the US, saying the US's rail network is underdeveloped is an understatement.

Worst 911 operator I think I’ve heard before smh. Telling the poor lady she’s stuttering too much!

"The US's rail infrastructure is underdeveloped." How dare you say something so true and obvious!

I have no training whatsoever and actually tend to struggle to understand people when they speak over the phone and even I could understand her...

railway company: yeah, not our problem...no problem at all. john: what happens when there are two trains on one track? railway company: is this a trick question?

On a Swedish science show, the hostess had to stay awake for a day and a night and then to drive under rigorous control for a few hours in the evening while a medical team registered her brain activities. It appeared she was awake all the time but the meds could see that several parts of her brain took a nap every now and then, and parts that were responsible for evaluating input and making good decisions. So even if she had her eyes (barely) open and could communicate with the team in the car she was never 100% present. Again a great video, and, though sad, happy to see the hazmat brothers.

That's no freight train! That's Mervis! In all seriousness, imagine your last moments in life are you trying to tell a police dispatcher repeatedly that you are dying and they are like, I can't understand you even though you are speaking clearly while dying.

Wait, what? Max time is 432 hours per month? That over 14 hours a day, Everyday. That’s insane

For your bingo card, I would argue Cost Cutting, because the company was unwilling to ensure there is sufficient employees to limit how erratic a railroad's train crew start times can be...

As a train driver in Germany it is absolutely mind-boggling to me that there are countries that still don't use or just start to use train protection systems.

That was such a clear call, how the hell was the operator having issues? Why were his questions almost like he was talking down to her? Jesus

Eight months later, there would be another chlorine gas release from a train accident in Graniteville, South Carolina, USA. Nine Fatalities. The track signaling was even more primitive, relying on mechanical switch stand targets that are only visible when it was too late. When a rail switch was manipulated by a rail crew, they were to radio the status to the dispatcher who would alert and schedule other trains on the affected line. A rail crew had parked a delivery on the siding, and radioed in that the job was complete without restoring the rail switch to the main line. As haunting as the 911 call at the beginning of this video was, I've heard several recordings from the Graniteville response, including one from one of the fatalities, and they're absolutely horrific.

The fact that I had to check the description to figure out which specific one of the dozens of times this has happened is sad. One or 2 incidents might be a coincidence, but the fact that this has happened dozens of times mean we need to rethink how we transport toxic materials.