Truck hit by train for second time within a week on North Carolina railroad track

Wingate, North Carolina — A train collided with a tanker truck on January 25 in Wingate, North Carolina.

City officials said state agencies were sounding alarm bells to act quickly.

WSOC reported that the truck’s landing gear got stuck in the tracks at the intersection of North Stewart Street and Bivens Street before the truck hit the train.

No injuries were reported and no dangerous goods were involved. The tanker was filled with nutritional supplements for animals.

Ah video of the night It shows a train colliding with a tanker.

On January 19, a train collided with a tractor at the same railroad crossing.

The town of Wingate was reportedly CSXMore and the North Carolina Department of Transportation They said they have been working for years to make the crosswalks more tractor-trailer friendly, but no action has been taken. The WSOC reports that the project will cost him over $1 million.

“NCDOT, hopefully we can get some traction with CSX,” Wingate Town manager Sellers told the WSOC. “The railroad crossing he was due to be repaired or refurbished in December, but the CSX is about what it hasn’t been done. I think it’s only a matter of time before lives are lost.”

CSX, a holding company specializing in rail transportation and real estate, told the WSOC that safety is a top priority and that it is “continuously committed” to preventing rail-related injuries and accidents through education, enforcement, engineering and advocacy at all levels. No,” he said.

“CSX supports the integration of crossroads on its network by offering incentives such as matching available federal funds,” CSX said in a statement. “In our view, the safest crossings are those that do not exist, so we are working to reduce the number of crossings on our network. We recommend that you adhere to ground clearance warning signs to ensure your vehicle can safely and adequately clear highway profile conditions.”