Truck Stops on Railroad Tracks as Train Approaches - Laurel Street Railroad Crossing, San Diego, CA
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About this video: On July 21, 2024, I made a few stops around downtown San Diego to get some local railroad crossing videos. While at the crossing located on West Laurel Street, I happened to capture a semi-truck come to a stop over part of the railroad right of way right before Amtrak Pacific Surfliner train 770 approached the location (the semi-truck most likely stopped where it did because of traffic that was building ahead of it as a result of a red light). Assuming there would be no train (something that no one should do), the driver got an unpleasant surprise when the gates started to go down. As one of the gates lowered between the cab and trailer of the semi, the driver felt that the truck was trapped where it was stopped. PLEASE NOTE: railroad crossing gates are built in a way that allows them to snap off if a vehicle becomes stuck on a railroad crossing. It will ALWAYS be the better option to break the gate off by driving out of the crossings rather than sitting in the path of a train. Thanks to the help of a bystander nearby who lifted up the gate up for the truck, the driver got the semi safely off of the crossing. On-screen information has been added to clear up anything that may not be perfectly clear from this incident. If anything else is unclear, I will do my best to answer questions in the comment section.
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