# Video of train derailed by tornado

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 7, 2012, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-of-train-derailed-by-tornado/640193 "2012-11-07T10:21:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mississippienne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d2c977/32.png) [@Mississippienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mississippienne)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-of-train-derailed-by-tornado/640193/1 "2012-11-07T10:21:00Z")

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Came across this on youtube… totally terrifying, and the power of the tornado is unreal. [At 1:09 it flips the freight train like a toy](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azV5bC2br-Q&feature=fvwrel).

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**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-of-train-derailed-by-tornado/640193/2 "2012-11-07T20:03:02Z")

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That is wild stuff! I guess it was an automatic train, not manned, so at least nobody was killed. The sparks were scary, and then to see the tanker car coming at you!

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**Author:** ![campp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@campp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/campp)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-of-train-derailed-by-tornado/640193/3 "2012-11-07T20:32:55Z")

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> [@Baker](#):
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> That is wild stuff! I guess it was an automatic train, not manned, so at least nobody was killed. The sparks were scary, and then to see the tanker car coming at you!

Automated? I don’t think we are at that point yet. I’m sure that was manned. :eek:

AFAIK, the only “automated” units are remote control switchers working in yards.

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**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-of-train-derailed-by-tornado/640193/4 "2012-11-07T20:44:04Z")

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> [@Mississippienne](#):
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> Came across this on youtube… totally terrifying, and the power of the tornado is unreal. [At 1:09 it flips the freight train like a toy](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azV5bC2br-Q&feature=fvwrel).

[Video with text commentary.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WADnriWzJes)

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**Author:** ![Swabby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dfb087/32.png) [@Swabby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swabby)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2012, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-of-train-derailed-by-tornado/640193/5 "2012-11-08T13:46:27Z")

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Wow! That’s a wild video! They must not get any weather updates while  
in transit. I would have stopped before reaching the storm. (if I knew it was there)

Thanks - enjoyed watching that.

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**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2012, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-of-train-derailed-by-tornado/640193/6 "2012-11-08T14:23:27Z")

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I have watched that a couple times before. It’s impressive to behold something so powerful that it can do that to something that weighs so much.