Truck hits railroad crossing gate near Hearne TX, Hearne TX
TrafficA truck struck a railroad crossing gate near Hearne, Texas, causing the gate arm to hang across the truck. The damaged gate created a hazard for vehicles and trains at milepost 3.21 on the Giddings subdivision.
Audio|Source: UPRR Multiple Subs (Hearne TX Area)
03:10
Transcript:
00:00
Yeah, we went to take off or just at Highway 50.
00:03
The truck was across and hit the gate and spun the whole thing and now the gates hanged down across the truck.
00:09
All right, let me get it protected here.
00:17
Is that 3.21 mile post over?
00:20
Yes, sir.
00:21
Hey, how long ago did that happen? I just fixed that about an hour ago.
00:24
Literally right now when the days came down we tried to take on.
00:27
That's crazy.
00:28
Okay, this signal maintain here.
00:29
I'll head that way.
00:30
Thank you. Okay, yeah, he just turned the gate to where the whole thing turned over the back line.
00:35
All right, the side is that of the track, over.
00:40
Red.
00:41
On the west side.
00:44
All right, just to confirm here with you, we're talking about the Giddings subdivision, small plus 3, decimal 2.1, that crossing arm on the west side is damaged, correct? Oh, by? I actually know the arm itself is not damaged, the whole thing is just turning towards over the main line.
01:04
All right, the arm is turned over.
01:06
Yeah, I don't heard that signal maintainers.
01:08
I heard him but still going through my process here.
01:11
Just confirmed getting said, my post 3.21 west side crossing gate arm is turned, correct over? Yes, sir.
01:18
All right, now are you all still sitting there to go through it or have you already gone through it over?
01:21
If we go through it, we're going to turn the whole gate off.
01:24
Yeah, just making sure there.
01:25
Let me have you copy this XG[1] then since you haven't gone through it yet when you're ready to copy verbal, blah.
01:31
I conductor, I'm going to appear, Monpost 3.2.2, ready, copy.
01:34
562523, comply with Procedure XG[1], X-G, X-Rat golf, Monpost 3.21 on all tracks.
01:40
Over? The UP6252-3, complied with procedure XG[1].
01:44
At milepost 3.21, all tracks.
01:46
6523, correct.
01:47
Okay, 1341 JHA, okay.
01:49
Okay. Okay, correct.
01:50
134-1-8-8-2.
01:52
That's correct.
01:53
And I heard signal Scott respond.
01:56
I guess since he's going to come take a look in order that we don't damage it, let's just stop remain stopped there.
02:03
UP6523[2] and wait and see about his instructional.
02:08
I understand U.P.6523 stop for main stops, so we, Scott is a signal maintainer.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
XG: Railroad safety procedure for crossing gate malfunction
[2]
UP6523: Union Pacific train identifier
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Location mentioned:
Hearne, TX 77859
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