How did this happen? Train Whistles are loud and shrill. Didn’t the snowplow driver hear or seen the train? Never heard of a snowplow getting tangled up with a train. Hope the snowplow driver is okay.

Let’s hope WCCO follows this story up. Trains and vehicles don’t mix!

I never did believe in accidents. I don’t think accidents just happen.

I do believe in stupidity , ignorance and people not paying attention.

There are stupid people who dont believe in accidents until something bad happens to them.

Leave it to them professional drivers. Snow was blowing up in the face of the driver so he couldn’t see what was coming? I hate to monday morning quarterback the guy, but wouldn’t it make sense that if you can’t see where you’re going, maybe you ought to slow down a bit so you CAN see where you’re going, or what’s coming towards you? And aren’t you taught from day one to look both ways when coming to a RR crossing, just in case?

I to believe that there really isn’t such a thing as an accident. The State Patrol stopped calling them accident’s, they call them “crashes” now, as 99.9% of the time, crashes are man-made caused problems. Either speed, inattentiveness, etc. caused the crash.

I have no more facts than any of the other “experts” who have jumped in, but just maybe, what if, he actually stopped for the train and just happened to get the blade a wee bit farther forward than he thought was safe & got hooked by the passing train? Ever make a consciencious miscalculation??

just me, i suspect your summary is close to what happened. any whistle witnesses? other than the engineer and crew or the plow driver? run an equipment check on the engine…which is sop. thank goodness the train that hit the plow was not bnsf. enough said. hope for speedy recovery for the injured driver.