Odd shaped Trailer stuck on the RR tracks.

[navyjoe]

I live out in a farming community in Chuckey TN, the area that was torn apart recently by hurcane Helene. We used to have about 10 bridges that crossed the Nolachuckey River but now we are left with 3 1/2. The 1/2 is only one lane instead of 2. Of course this has caused some problems because now we have a lot of semi-trailers crossing bridges that can barely fit plus roads too narrow.

I didnt know where to post this question, but I suspect this trailer is some form of agricultural hauler so I'm hoping you might know what it is.

A few weeks back I was going into town on the highway across the one lane bridge which also has a RR crossing on the same road. When I got to the RR crossing there was an odd shaped cargo semi-trailer truck combo with the trailer stuck on the RR tracks with the trucks drive wheels above the pavement. (The road has a big hump to get up and over the track) The trailer was odd shaped, enclosed not a flat bed, taller at one end than the other, VERY low to the ground, and only had a single axle at the very backend. A very odd looking trailer probable 25-30 feet long. I have seen this type of rig on the interstate occasionally always wondered what it was for and just assumed it was for hauling corn or something. But I really have no earthly idea.

Sorry to be so vague, but couldn't stop to take a picture without holding up the cars behind me at the intersection.

Joe

 

[bcp]

Maybe I found your stuck truck.

Truck Gets Stuck On Chuckey Pike Railroad Crossing

A tractor-trailer got stuck trying to cross the railroad grade crossing on Chuckey Pike Tuesday morning. The semi became stuck

wgrv.com

Bruce

 

[m5guy]

That is a water tank, used on construction sites to hold water that needs to be filtered or they are used to hold liquid manure to be applied to farm fields etc

 

[navyjoe]

WOW! You two nailed it. Thanks so much.

I got a call from TDot supervisor this morning. They are working on a fix. As it turns out they cant work on any road section so many feet from a RR track. The rail line has to do it. So they met yesterday to start a joint effort to fix it.

There are two sharp 90 degree curves right after the track crossing. Large tractor rigs has been forcing cars off the road on the 2nd curve. They are going to address that as well.

 

[bcp]

WOW! You two nailed it. Thanks so much.

I got a call from TDot supervisor this morning. They are working on a fix. As it turns out they cant work on any road section so many feet from a RR track. The rail line has to do it. So they met yesterday to start a joint effort to fix it.

There are two sharp 90 degree curves right after the track crossing. Large tractor rigs has been forcing cars off the road on the 2nd curve. They are going to address that as well.

Bruce

 

[gstrom99]

That is a water tank, used on construction sites to hold water that needs to be filtered or they are used to hold liquid manure to be applied to farm fields etc

I've seen those trailers around also. I always thought they were for some sort of environmental clean-up thing.

 

[caver]

They would use them at my old power plant while on outage and doing an acid cleaning of the boiler tubes.

 

[RayIN]

I've seen those trailers around also. I always thought they were for some sort of environmental clean-up thing.

Yep, We used 3 when the electrical plant was being demo'ed.(super-fund site) all water was collected and ran through a series of charcoal filters in 55G drums. Filtered water was collected in the other 2, then hauled to a water filtration plant to insure all PCB's had been removed.
When the rear axle air springs were inflated the trailers had 8" road clearance in front of that rear axle.

 

[oosik]

For a short while I worked at a fabrication company. Made REALLY LARGE HVAC units. The truckers always came with low boys. They were able to get under some of the old RR underpasses.

However - going back south from the plant they had to cross two RR tracks. Many was the time we had to get the yard truck out and pull them across. Fortunately - both tracks were only 1/4 mile south of the company.

 

[navyjoe]

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Bruce

Bruce that's it. Very few trucks with a long trailer can make that second curve. A little further on is one lane over the bridge with a temporary timed traffic light. When it changes a parade of 19 or 15 vehicles heads that way then they meet a truck. Guess who has to back up? Hint. It's not the truck