Trains/Drones video

[LEAKYSEALS951]

Train content. Drone content. Something for everyone. I'm sure it's totally illegal, but the only thing that would get hurt is the drone, so, enjoy!The engineer didn't seem too happy either!

https://youtu.be/nQDcDZ6rmGE

[rattlsnak]

Dang! that was some serious drone flying skills!!

[stevej37]

Incredible skills!!
Can't believe the part where he flew it into the RR car and back out.

[GH85Carrera]

One thing for sure, that drone will not damage a train. Unlike the chopper that was hit in NYC.

[Jolly Amaranto]

Originally Posted by LEAKYSEALS951

The engineer didn't seem too happy either!

And there lies the problem. The train crew has much more to worry about than having to deal with drones buzzing their cab. On May 12, 2015, an Amtrak Northeast Regional train from Washington, D.C. bound for New York City derailed and wrecked on the Northeast Corridor in the Port Richmond neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The National Transportation Safety Board ruled that the derailment was caused by the train's engineer (driver) becoming distracted by other radio transmissions and losing situational awareness,

It seems that there has become a competition to get more and more daring video. When will they cross the line and cause a real problem by distracting a train crew at the wrong moment?

[TheMentat]

that was amazing...

[Jeff Higgins]

If I were a train engineer, I would start packing a shotgun. What a great way to while away the hours, and some good shooting practice to boot.

[LEAKYSEALS951]

Originally Posted by Jolly Amaranto

And there lies the problem. The train crew has much more to worry about than having to deal with drones buzzing their cab. On May 12, 2015, an Amtrak Northeast Regional train from Washington, D.C. bound for New York City derailed and wrecked on the Northeast Corridor in the Port Richmond neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

That's the first thing I was thinking about when he went up to the front of the train in the beginning. "Why are you doing that?"

I don't own a drone. I assuming it was illegal, and I couldn't fly a drone like that if I even wanted to- but if I was making such a video, I would not fly near the engines. It did make me think of the flyer's mentality of doing such a thing. He could have gotten most of that video without the engineers even knowing that he was there. Once he pulled back to the rear of the train, I was wondering how many drones one would have to go through to get that skilled at flying, and was hoping for a video outtakes section at the end of all the smashed drones where things didn't go as planned. It also make me think of the copycats, flying a drone over rush hour through the Golden gate bridge or something. Obviously not good.

This video also got me thinking about the crazy driving videos the come up on youtube, in which bystanders are put at risk. In the case of this video, once he was in the back, in the desert, I was thinking the only real risk would be a smashed drone. I am assuming the risk of derailment by a plastic drone is nil.

While all of this was registering, I thought... dang... he just flew between the trestle and the train! Personally, I was hoping for a hobo to be sitting in the boxcar. I also thought it would be good if he lost contact with the drone in the boxcar, and it got stuck inside and hauled off into the sunset