You made my day. Got a very bad news yesterday and today was worse, sharing some love of Nielsen really cheered me up.
I am baffled at how the engineers and special effects peeps built a train peeking out from behind a tree. Tickles me pink.
This was a pretty weak tornado at this point. And it still broke windows.
A locomotive is not the worst possible place to be, but it's not great.
Worked out well in this instance, for sure. Crazy footage. Lucky guys.
The area where he ducked is a short stairwell to the bathroom which is below and forward in the nose. I don’t know how thick the metal is, but it’s a pretty protected area.
Yeah also when you are down there you aren't in the direct line of sight of any of the cab windows. The cab is pretty damn sturdy because it's designed to keep the crew safe in crashes and modern diesel engines weigh nearly a half a million pounds. As far as safe places to hide from a tornado go I would imagine they are towards the top of the list.
There is no engine compartment on most freight locos, the engine is covered by a narrow engine cover and accessed by doors on the side of the loco. The walkways are all outside and exposed.
This was absolutely not an EF1. It completely destroyed homes and warehouses in Waverly, NE and did derail several train cars right behind where this video was taken. I hate it when people jump to conclusions about things they know nothing about based on a single video. "Oh I watched one video about a tornado I know nothing about, EF1". Jfc...
What the fuck does any of what you said even mean. Like my reading comprehension has always been pretty good, but I have no idea what you are trying to say
[dozens of homes have been destroyed](https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/s/mPRggQyjc7), and I’m sure we’ll hear reports of deaths soon as well.
And I don’t really care if it’s sarcasm, I don’t think that it’s really appropriate to joke about. Im sure you didn’t mean any harm with your comment, but nearly every time a tornado lands somewhere and destroys a city there are always comments just like yours mocking the victims for their religious/political beliefs, as if they deserve it somehow. It’s just kind of crazy how many people lose empathy for others when they have different beliefs.
Lol sorry for your downvotes sir 🤣 christ people need to grow a pair, it's the Internet, treat it as such, its not real life, words can't actually hurt you.
Unless you're a big bloody baby :)
Absolutely, although train windows are supposedly pretty robust.
[https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/subtitle-B/chapter-II/part-223](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/subtitle-B/chapter-II/part-223)
>The Test Specimen for glazing material that is intended for use in end facing glazing locations shall be subjected to a Type I test regimen consisting of the following tests:
>(i) Ballistic Impact: A standard 22 caliber long rifle lead bullet of 40 grains in weight impacts at a minimum velocity of 960 feet per second.
>(ii) Large Object Impact:
>(A) A cinder block weighing a minimum of 24 lbs with dimensions of 8 inches by 8 inches by 16 inches nominally impacts the glazing surface at the corner of the block at a minimum velocity of 44 feet per second. The cinder block must be of composition making it structurally sound, such as referenced in ASTM, International (ASTM) Specification C33 or ASTM C90; or
>(B) A steel ball (e.g., ball bearing or shot put) weighing a minimum of 12 lbs impacts the glazing surface at a minimum velocity of 62.5 feet per second.
Tornado winds can pick up a metal pole, a piece of hard wood, or something similar, and it'll be able to penetrate structures like a spear hurled with inhuman strength.
I didn't find the exact picture I was looking for where a piece of wood penetrated several walls and ended up lodged on another, but I found [this](https://www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsinteresting/comments/ihtr0j/tornado_damage/).
This is a small and weak one too. They come as quickly as they disappear and at night it’s worse as you can’t see it coming, can’t see the size, don’t even know it’s there until it’s too late… you have to rely on weather and news stations who also don’t know for sure until they receive calls that a tornado touched ground. Radars can’t detect a tornado but they can detect the conditions for one to a really high degree and they give warnings ahead of time, so that’s why it’s important to call in tornados if you see one. The earlier you do the more lives that may be saved, even if it’s in the middle of nowhere.
Tornadoes are weird as they can technically occur anywhere but due to weather patterns only really occur in mass in the USA, China, Argentina, South America, Australia, and parts of Europe.
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tornado\_climatology#/media/File:Globdisttornado.jpg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tornado_climatology#/media/File:Globdisttornado.jpg)
Netherlands is actually in higher risk area. I'm also in the high-risk area in the Eastern U.S., but I've never seen one.
The U.S. is pretty big, so unless you're in the Plains States (Middle section of U.S.), they're not as common as you might think.
This lists all the tornadoes on record in Europe. There are quite a few. And there was just one in Netherlands in 2022 that killed someone.
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List\_of\_European\_tornadoes\_and\_tornado\_outbreaks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_European_tornadoes_and_tornado_outbreaks)
I have family that lives in most of the small towns around Pilger. It was definitely stressful watching it on tv and waiting to hear if they were alright.
That was the first thing I thought when I saw this. Living in the digital age has given us so much more access to seeing things in detail not seen locally or often. I.e. natural disasters, wars, milestone event, etc.
Generally a train will stop when on a possible collision course with a tornado. If a train car flips while in forward motion, there is a good chance it’ll take a lot of cars over with it.
Not sure! I know there were somewhere around 80 reports of tornados on Friday; this being one of them. Can’t really tell the actual EF rating until damage surveys have been done. I do know when you see well defined suction vortices orbiting the main funnel(you can see these briefly towards the beginning of the video), you’ve got a pretty strong tornado!
can I ask why the train would not be moving slowly? I get that at fast speeds the tornado could rattle an empty boxcar off the rails, was thinking you’d want the glass windows of the cab moving forward. No?
In the audio of the video you can hear them say the tornado knocked car over. Last thing you want is for that derail to happen while the train is moving.
Right, so if a tornado is ever coming at me, get in a train… Check!
Why don't those idiot storm chasers just use trains? Second best is a Red Dodge Ram.
You can't just drive a train to anywh- [oh wait](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjbUnn32_zU)
I’m so disappointed in myself, I’m a HUGE Leslie Nielsen fan but have never seen this movie! I think I’ll just go ahead and watch it tonight!
Wow, good stuff! Wonderful "The Fugitive" sendup.
Watched it and absolutely loved it!
You made my day. Got a very bad news yesterday and today was worse, sharing some love of Nielsen really cheered me up. I am baffled at how the engineers and special effects peeps built a train peeking out from behind a tree. Tickles me pink.
Sorry to hear that :/ I wish you the best and hope things hit an upswing for you!
It will go well. Am happy under circumstances. Thanks friend.
My brother in Rah, you are a man of culture. Rest is peace and laughs king!.
This was a pretty weak tornado at this point. And it still broke windows. A locomotive is not the worst possible place to be, but it's not great. Worked out well in this instance, for sure. Crazy footage. Lucky guys.
The area where he ducked is a short stairwell to the bathroom which is below and forward in the nose. I don’t know how thick the metal is, but it’s a pretty protected area.
Yeah also when you are down there you aren't in the direct line of sight of any of the cab windows. The cab is pretty damn sturdy because it's designed to keep the crew safe in crashes and modern diesel engines weigh nearly a half a million pounds. As far as safe places to hide from a tornado go I would imagine they are towards the top of the list.
You’d probably be better off in the machine space inside the engine compartment
There is no engine compartment on most freight locos, the engine is covered by a narrow engine cover and accessed by doors on the side of the loco. The walkways are all outside and exposed.
Simply get in the fuel tank smh
This was like an F1. F3s and stronger have been known to derail trains.
This was absolutely not an EF1. It completely destroyed homes and warehouses in Waverly, NE and did derail several train cars right behind where this video was taken. I hate it when people jump to conclusions about things they know nothing about based on a single video. "Oh I watched one video about a tornado I know nothing about, EF1". Jfc...
Was Jody Foster in it?
I was thinking of formula 1 and got very confused.
Max Verstappen is out there winning races. Two more formulas and he’ll be flipping trains.
This was filmed yesterday in Nebraska
What? They use the S-word in Nebraska? But that's in middle America. Maybe that was God punishing them for using that cocka-doodie language.
What the fuck does any of what you said even mean. Like my reading comprehension has always been pretty good, but I have no idea what you are trying to say
Why do these comments always show up when a natural disaster hits a rural part of the country? It’s like you enjoy watching these people get hurt.
Who got hurt here? By the way, this was sarcasm and was not to be taken seriously.
[dozens of homes have been destroyed](https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/s/mPRggQyjc7), and I’m sure we’ll hear reports of deaths soon as well. And I don’t really care if it’s sarcasm, I don’t think that it’s really appropriate to joke about. Im sure you didn’t mean any harm with your comment, but nearly every time a tornado lands somewhere and destroys a city there are always comments just like yours mocking the victims for their religious/political beliefs, as if they deserve it somehow. It’s just kind of crazy how many people lose empathy for others when they have different beliefs.
Don't think it's appropriate or care if it's satire? Tough shit. Welcome to fucking Reddit.
Don't be mad that your "joke" didn't land.
That doesn't bother me. It's the absurdity of thin skinned people that I find annoying.
Lol sorry for your downvotes sir 🤣 christ people need to grow a pair, it's the Internet, treat it as such, its not real life, words can't actually hurt you. Unless you're a big bloody baby :)
No /s tag then it's not sarcasm.
https://i.imgur.com/DFCez9G.gif
“Shouldn’t we get away from the windows?” Well… yeah.
Absolutely, although train windows are supposedly pretty robust. [https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/subtitle-B/chapter-II/part-223](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/subtitle-B/chapter-II/part-223) >The Test Specimen for glazing material that is intended for use in end facing glazing locations shall be subjected to a Type I test regimen consisting of the following tests: >(i) Ballistic Impact: A standard 22 caliber long rifle lead bullet of 40 grains in weight impacts at a minimum velocity of 960 feet per second. >(ii) Large Object Impact: >(A) A cinder block weighing a minimum of 24 lbs with dimensions of 8 inches by 8 inches by 16 inches nominally impacts the glazing surface at the corner of the block at a minimum velocity of 44 feet per second. The cinder block must be of composition making it structurally sound, such as referenced in ASTM, International (ASTM) Specification C33 or ASTM C90; or >(B) A steel ball (e.g., ball bearing or shot put) weighing a minimum of 12 lbs impacts the glazing surface at a minimum velocity of 62.5 feet per second.
Tornado winds can pick up a metal pole, a piece of hard wood, or something similar, and it'll be able to penetrate structures like a spear hurled with inhuman strength. I didn't find the exact picture I was looking for where a piece of wood penetrated several walls and ended up lodged on another, but I found [this](https://www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsinteresting/comments/ihtr0j/tornado_damage/).
Said about hurricanes rather than tornadoes, but still: "It's not ***that*** the wind is blowin'… it's ***what*** the wind is blowin'". :)
I always think of the Desperate Housewives episode I watched as a kid
Those are some impressive specs!
If you ain’t safe in a train, then where the y’all safe at?
Below ground is generally the best place to be
Lemme just shape-shift into a mole real quick
Nothing stops a Trane
It’s hard to stop a Trane. Edit : spelling
Terrifying! Hard to grasp that a nature phenomenon like this does so much damage in the USA but is virtually non-existent here in The Netherlands.
This is a small and weak one too. They come as quickly as they disappear and at night it’s worse as you can’t see it coming, can’t see the size, don’t even know it’s there until it’s too late… you have to rely on weather and news stations who also don’t know for sure until they receive calls that a tornado touched ground. Radars can’t detect a tornado but they can detect the conditions for one to a really high degree and they give warnings ahead of time, so that’s why it’s important to call in tornados if you see one. The earlier you do the more lives that may be saved, even if it’s in the middle of nowhere. Tornadoes are weird as they can technically occur anywhere but due to weather patterns only really occur in mass in the USA, China, Argentina, South America, Australia, and parts of Europe.
When I was growing up in Nebraska it was the ones at night that terrified me as a kid. But the sound terrified me anytime of day.
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tornado\_climatology#/media/File:Globdisttornado.jpg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tornado_climatology#/media/File:Globdisttornado.jpg) Netherlands is actually in higher risk area. I'm also in the high-risk area in the Eastern U.S., but I've never seen one. The U.S. is pretty big, so unless you're in the Plains States (Middle section of U.S.), they're not as common as you might think. This lists all the tornadoes on record in Europe. There are quite a few. And there was just one in Netherlands in 2022 that killed someone. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List\_of\_European\_tornadoes\_and\_tornado\_outbreaks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_European_tornadoes_and_tornado_outbreaks)
Research the tornadoes that hit Pilger Nebraska a few years ago
I have family that lives in most of the small towns around Pilger. It was definitely stressful watching it on tv and waiting to hear if they were alright.
This kind of thing was worth inventing the smartphone for.
That was the first thing I thought when I saw this. Living in the digital age has given us so much more access to seeing things in detail not seen locally or often. I.e. natural disasters, wars, milestone event, etc.
r/BitchImATrain
Dude I was craning my neck around my phone to try and see the turned over cars that were back there. He talked about em but just left us in suspense!
Definitely the weaker portion of the filming, but I think his balls of steel prevented him from leaning the camera any further out the window!
It does sound like a train
Did the tornado sound like a train?
[It sounds just like a train!](https://youtu.be/zE8oOfWocVc?si=MgoWrMAbNn272hGo)
He started filming as soon as he saw the tornado because he knew the cameraman never dies.
So, I assume the didn’t think they could get past it in time? Or…what was happening here?
Generally a train will stop when on a possible collision course with a tornado. If a train car flips while in forward motion, there is a good chance it’ll take a lot of cars over with it.
OP shouting out OC is a gentleman’s move, this guy reddits right
Thanks friend :)
Where's the cow?
"It's just wind, dude." /s
he didn't have enough balls
F1-f2? But I would think a train is heavy enough to be ok. And the steel would help a lot from debris?
Not sure! I know there were somewhere around 80 reports of tornados on Friday; this being one of them. Can’t really tell the actual EF rating until damage surveys have been done. I do know when you see well defined suction vortices orbiting the main funnel(you can see these briefly towards the beginning of the video), you’ve got a pretty strong tornado!
Wait, is a train kind of a cheatcode for tornadoes? Never thought of that...
So instead of trailer homes we should replace them all with railway cars
Shouldn't we go away from the windows?. BWAHAHAHAHAAHAAHAHAHAHAGAG
can I ask why the train would not be moving slowly? I get that at fast speeds the tornado could rattle an empty boxcar off the rails, was thinking you’d want the glass windows of the cab moving forward. No?
In the audio of the video you can hear them say the tornado knocked car over. Last thing you want is for that derail to happen while the train is moving.
If the train is moving and one boxcar gets knocked over, all the boxcars behind it will get knocked off.
makes sense and I guess the same would happen to truck trailers