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Shear to close to the tie on that one

Excellent video. 7:18

Those old cabooses up on the hill are cool too! The blue and gold one on the right end is an old B&O bay window, I actually have that model on my HO layout! I think it's an Athearn.

Nice looking Alcos...

Thank you for bringing us this very interesting and informative video presentation which is very much appreciated by the people.

I don't understand why they went trough all that extra moves. Why didn't they put the RS1 on the South end of the consist and let the 45 tonner come and get it?

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Nicely done video!

I find myself wondering whether the use of this equipment might damage the track signal circuits.

Wow nice first catch

Bel video

As a young kid growing up near RR tracks, they used to park this equipment across from my house for weeks sometimes, and us kids used to wonder and wonder what those strange machines did, thanks to this video, now I got to see lol.

Wowee! Lots of power and a Heritage unit

Here in the IL flash butt welding is not normally carried out on site, but fixed machines are used for welding in rail depots. I believe that London Transport has a mobile machine on trial for a time many decades ago. Site welding here is nearly always done by Thermit. There was a film made by British Transport Films, probably in the ‘50s, which referred to some sections being arc welded, and showed manual metal arc welding being done on rails, but I’ve never seen that done, and it certainly seems like doing things the hard way with a section of steel that large; I think that must have been very short lived. I have seen electric conductor rails being arc welded, but these were very old rails in North London which were of quite a light section, and I think it was just an emergency repair. There is a video on TH-cam of gas pressure welding which I believe is widely used in Japan, but not elsewhere. I don’t know why portable flash butt machines have never become widely used in this country, possibly because access to the worksite is sometimes difficult, with all equipment having to be delivered by Van, and then carried to the track, sometimes up or down steps, by hand. While that can be done with Thermit welding it’s obviously not possible with flash butt. Is that smoke or steam in the video; I haven’t seen it before with flash butt welding.

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I'd be curious to see the controls

How this smoke is forming ? there is no chance of smoke when iron melts, it clearly indicates presence of some other flamable substance near molten steel.

Used to be CP 18

Maybe you can help me. I witnessed one of the coolest rail equipment I’ve ever seen but can’t seem to find it. I was in Clyde Ohio about 10 years ago and a rail vehicle (about 4 cars) went by and sparks and smoke(fire) was flying upward. A cool black dude was on the last car and waving and looked like he just came out of a coal mine. Any thoughts on what this project was? I worked drilling rigs for 10 years so not unfamiliar to big iron. Just curious.

Good video! How many trains run down the West Shore?

What alco is that leading at the beggining of the video???

It’s guys like you and Trainmaster 7500 that put Fairport on the train watching map! Thanks!

Love seeing Alcos in action, I know this video is from Four years ago, is the RS 1 operable today or still at the museum? Thank you for sharing Looks like a LV RS3M is the background.

3:31 CSX #359 At CP 359!!! Lol

7: 29, watch this..cool!

Shall we say. Boute'e

Where do these car sets get reloaded?

0:58 love the little song the horns played

the ramp is called a SCORPION

That's a lot of fume to breath in every day. Neat process.

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Just think way way back in the day, railroad men had to do this by hand.

Maybe the yard track needs restoring before the RS1...?

we used to sit in that same spot and watch those big blue contrail engines line up to move trains east. the hump trains were always in motion in the foreground. sad to see it now

Tomorrow I'm going to a hospital as a volunteer and as being part of an international 'Lung cancer screening research' program. I'm not knocking these workers or the work they are doing. Its pretty much the same as I've done most of my life in welding and steelwork and mining etc. I smoked for 46yrs and one day I put down my last and never touched another. For six months I should have been in a mental home with what the 'cold turkey' did to me but it was worth it in the end. I possibly might die from what smoking has done to me but at least in a bit more comfort than had I kept it up. One thing I'm certain about is that in the last few months, I'll take the habit up again... Well done fellas and I'd give a leg to be able to be out there with you and I'd certainly have a packet of maybe Camel in my top pocket. Aug 04 2019.

Any reason why the Lake Shore stops here instead of the downtown Exchange street station? More parking spaces?

I always liked the General Electric 45 ton diesel switcher I like the outframe side rides on the trucks

I think this RS-1 came from the LEF&C in Clarion, Pa. The LA&L inherited LEF&C markings. I model the LEF&C in HO. I just yesterday bought the elusive Atlas Classic RS-1 HO on eBay. I've been trying for one for many years!

For the eastbound lake shore limiters; this train splits in Albany and part of it goes to Boston and the other half goes to New York. For westbound lake shore limiteds; the train reconnets with the other section (NYC Or Boston) aand then heads off to Chicago.

Neat to see it happen

Good video, thanks for sharing.

Lots of standing around. Guys could help get the unit positioned instead of watching one guy wrestle with it. Clearly not interested in maximizing productivity.

superb!

It's the same system as for a DeLorean.

Neat!

I'm so relieved to know it's safe to smoke on the job. That shit has gone too far.

This doesn't want to play in anything other than 360P.

Thank you so much for posting !

I do not like where the man is walking behind the strap assist tractor,if that strap were to break off completely,it is even with his head and would decapitate him instantly.

What does RGV stand for ???