Wow a bucket loader meets train...

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Wow a bucket loader meets train...

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Wow.... https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/tr ... i-AA1Vzilo

Even huge heavy things just don't stand a chance when it comes to trains.
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mass x velocity wins over mass alone.
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Yeah I could not believe how front of the train was totally unscathed....
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AJMD429 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 03, 2026 5:41 pm .
Yeah I could not believe how front of the train was totally unscathed....
The front of locomotives are built hell for strong because people are stupid.
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yes trains are another level. I work in mining where they move material with CAT 793 haul trucks which carry a load of 220tons, the truck looks like a small house, the engine is 7ft tall. Then at the train loadout you see 15,000 tons in 100+ wagons (over a mile long) pulled by just 3-4 engines.
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Griff wrote: ↑Tue Feb 03, 2026 2:55 pm mass x velocity wins over mass alone.
Every time!
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Irresistable force meeting a moveable object.
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