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C_B_
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Neenah, WI. Motorhome stalled on train tracks.
Owner got out. No injuries.

12 hours to clean up the mess.





C.B.
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bucky
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Explorer II
JaxDad wrote:
C.B. wrote:
Neenah, WI. Motorhome stalled on train tracks.
Owner got out.

C.B.


Up here they call that โ€œinsurance renovationsโ€ โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ

โ€œNo, really, it just stalled, right there on the tracks! I barely got out in time!!โ€

โ€œWell sir, the police say you were parked nearby for nearly an hour. Why?โ€

โ€œThe train was running late.โ€


I believe that this will take the blue ribbon once all comments are in.
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frankwp
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Explorer
Seems like a few rolls of Eternabond would fix it up like new.
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Reader1 wrote:

Many years ago before DH flipped the axle on the TT every time we would go into Geneva, Ohio he would go really slow and try to find the best spot to go over RR tracks, cross them, stop and I would jump out. He would pull into the Winery that is right near the tracks, I would run out and get the cover for the thing that holds the dump hoses and put it back on. Then we would decide if we would go into the winery or not.

Simple equation for that:
Stop, examine TT for damage.
If no damage, continue trip.
If damage, visit winery!
:B
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Reader1
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Explorer
mdcamping wrote:
Bobbo wrote:
DrewE wrote:
QCMan wrote:
Why is it that so many vehicles run fine until they get on tracks then decide to stall? Are the aliens playing games with us?


Depending on the railroad crossing, it may be that it got high-pointed on the tracks, rather than having the engine stall. That's one possible explanation.

There is one RR crossing where I grew up that I would never try to cross with a MH because of the very real possibility it could high point. Sharp rise to the tracks, on both sides.


We have one of those near where we live, I go very very slowly over it, been good on not hearing anything dragging. Just today I saw a MH & toad pulled over after going over... I think he had bottomed out.


Mike



Many years ago before DH flipped the axle on the TT every time we would go into Geneva, Ohio he would go really slow and try to find the best spot to go over RR tracks, cross them, stop and I would jump out. He would pull into the Winery that is right near the tracks, I would run out and get the cover for the thing that holds the dump hoses and put it back on. Then we would decide if we would go into the winery or not.

Veebyes
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Yard sale at the RR crossing.
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noteven
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BobsYourUncle wrote:
noteven wrote:
Any experienced forum member can tell it was the salesman's fault.

Yup, I can hear it now!
"This baby can outrun, outpace, and dodge any train"


"Dodge" any train... I see what you did there...:)

steveh27
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https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/local-news/train-collides-with-camper-van-in-fox-crossing-tracks-at-american-drive-closed/

Some more pics. Not a Class B.

mdcamping
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Bobbo wrote:
DrewE wrote:
QCMan wrote:
Why is it that so many vehicles run fine until they get on tracks then decide to stall? Are the aliens playing games with us?


Depending on the railroad crossing, it may be that it got high-pointed on the tracks, rather than having the engine stall. That's one possible explanation.

There is one RR crossing where I grew up that I would never try to cross with a MH because of the very real possibility it could high point. Sharp rise to the tracks, on both sides.


We have one of those near where we live, I go very very slowly over it, been good on not hearing anything dragging. Just today I saw a MH & toad pulled over after going over... I think he had bottomed out.

Mike
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philh
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Explorer II
Slightly used motorhome, airy and open floor plan, runs great.

noteven wrote:
Any experienced forum member can tell it was the salesman's fault.

Yup, I can hear it now!
"This baby can outrun, outpace, and dodge any train"
2007 GMC 3500 dually ext. cab 4X4 LBZ Dmax/Allison - 2007 Pacific Coachworks Tango 306RLSS
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noteven
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Explorer III
Any experienced forum member can tell it was the salesman's fault.

BarabooBob
Explorer III
Explorer III
I drive through Neenah frequently and that town is pretty flat, no tracks to high center on. Look at the photo, there is almost no rise to get over the tracks.

My father was a truck driver and taught me to drive. He pounded a couple of important items into my thick skull, the most important one was that when you drive over a railroad track, you enter the track and drive all the way across without shifting. I still do it even with my vehicles today. There is much less chance of a vehicle stalling out it it is running mid-range rpm's and not shifting.

I have seen cars and trucks hit by trains. The train does always win.
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Bobbo
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Explorer II
DrewE wrote:
QCMan wrote:
Why is it that so many vehicles run fine until they get on tracks then decide to stall? Are the aliens playing games with us?


Depending on the railroad crossing, it may be that it got high-pointed on the tracks, rather than having the engine stall. That's one possible explanation.

There is one RR crossing where I grew up that I would never try to cross with a MH because of the very real possibility it could high point. Sharp rise to the tracks, on both sides.
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DrewE
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QCMan wrote:
Why is it that so many vehicles run fine until they get on tracks then decide to stall? Are the aliens playing games with us?


Depending on the railroad crossing, it may be that it got high-pointed on the tracks, rather than having the engine stall. That's one possible explanation.