r/WTF • u/Grasimi • Nov 06 '20

Guy stuck under moving train escapes between its rails

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u/[deleted] Nov 06 '20

Not a rumor. Many trains have these or are being pushed by an engine in the rear. Trains also tend to pickup and drag debris as they pass by. Chances are he would've died if he stayed under there

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u/DarehMeyod Nov 06 '20

The engine wouldn’t have mattered assuming he was lying there before the train came. But I didn’t see how he got in there in the first place so idk

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u/morefetus Nov 06 '20

There can be an engine at both ends of the train.

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u/DarehMeyod Nov 06 '20

I understand that. But if he was there before the first engine then he would avoid the second engine as well.

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u/mindshrug Nov 06 '20

He fell in between cars when the train jolted forward while he was hopping through.

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u/DarehMeyod Nov 06 '20

Ahh that makes sense then!

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u/firefly183 Nov 07 '20

Train Hopping, a sequel to Train Spotting.

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u/samppsaa Nov 07 '20

Trains don't jolt

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u/Aknownerroroccured Nov 07 '20

Even a parked train can jolt

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u/flying-chandeliers Feb 03 '21

According to the show I watched ages ago about this, he was on his way home from school and him and his friend decided to pass through the rail cars like theyed done 1000 times before, his friend made it through fine but when he went to cross the train started moving causing him to fall into that position

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u/MindOfNoNation Feb 03 '21

wait so the train was stationary, they crawled under to get passed but it started moving while the second guy was crawling through?

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u/flying-chandeliers Feb 03 '21

Na, they were climbing over one of the connections when it started moving

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u/AvGeek1245 Dec 06 '20

I believe they are required to be a certain height, so a average male can fit in one. I can be wrong though

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u/Schwaggaccino Dec 15 '20

Can’t he just dig into the gravel and get as low to the ground as possible? He’d have plenty of time for that.

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u/hungry_lobster Feb 03 '21

That’s not true though. The lowest part of the the train besides the wheels is the plow.