The Bad Rails 6-13-2007
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- See a train pass over bad rails in lacona NY. and csx can't figure out why trains keep derailing....New meaning of flextrack..Also if you watch my video of The Loud Train, it is filmed in the same area to see how long these were here.And if you look up Lacona NY on google earth you can see this spot from space....As of 7-16-07 this problem was fixed.
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@CSXtrackworker I agree with you 100%, i am a BNSF MoW employee, and this kind of track is easily passable with a 10mph restriction until the issue is fixed. Heck on the Ottumwa Subdivision here in Iowa, we had to run 3 coal trains at 10mph over track that flexed more than this video due to a mud spot forming. We routed Amtrak onto main 2 while the issue was being fixed, no problems! Heck, railfans ought to see the UP yard here in town, those tracks look WAY worse than what this vid shows!
Looks like rubber tracks if you ask me!
@filmstar110 Yes. CSXT understands rail maintenance. They haul massive amounts of tonnage safely and efficiently each day. They haul it in all types of conditions through all types of terrain. Their safety records, while not the best, are incredible considering how much they move.
For all you negative railfans who are in the minority. This is a low tonnage line that is pumping a bit and will be repaired.
THOSE RAILS RESEMBLES MY LIFE 🧬 RIGHT NOW 😭😂
@CSXtrackworker I've reached the conclusion that there's not much point in trying to explain these things to railfans. They enjoy slamming whichever Class I road it is that they "don't like" and I suppose it's just a sad part of their hobby.
I've traveled all over North America, South America, Europe and Australia on my job. You'll see this type of track on low tonnage lines everywhere. Eventually it's fixed.
The new meaning of railfaning.... FLEXTRACKING
@filmstar110 I will disagree with you on your comment. This defect is a "soft spot" and is not a defect that requires it to be taken out of service. All this is doing is flexing under load, and is not shoveing the rail out to make the gage wider. Tangent rail will not react the same way it would if it was in a curve. This is what you call "excepted track" and it is safe enough to pass trains at 10mph. No passenger or hazmat's are allowed on this track as per "FRA track maintenance rules"
@BNSF7776 OK. You're crazy. I'm a supt. for BNSF and believe me when I tell you that at some of our port and industrial facilities I move trains over track of this nature all the time. Day in and day out.
Not saying this track is indicative of BNSF (or any railroad) as a whole. But I guarantee you I could drive 10 miles in any direction and find track in this condition on any Class I road in the US, MX or CN.
@filmstar110 Don't compare UK railroading to North America. I've railroaded in both and there are few similarities. In the UK you would shut down the line. In North America (and most of the rest of the world moving tonnage) we move the customer's freight slowly over the lines until repairs are made. Unfortunately in the USA, CN and MX our railroads are not supported by taxpayers as they are in the UK.
Don't get me wrong. I love the UK. But railroading is very different there.
I told the csx that the tracks near my house needed repairs and they did not believe me intill.I stop one of there Mow trucks and showed the guy where the problem was.They just fix one year after i told them.Now the train trestle needs repairs and its shakes all the time when a train goes over it.The bridge was built in 1949.ITS 2011
@BNSF7776 This is low tonnage track, either a branchline or secondary track. Every railroad has this, even BNSF too. FRA track maintenance standard's are lower'd for low tonnage low speed track's.. MOre trains on a track, the more maintenance it will see. This is how it always has been on branchlines.
Sheesh CSX track, Call me crazy we have jointed on our BNSF line in spots there is rail from 1950 still in use in alot more better condition.
I do believe that stretch of track is just a wee bit over due for some ballast and a track ballast tamping machine!
must be a soft spot in the roadbed...but whatever it is, its gotta be fixed before someone gets hurt
well atleast all the cars were empty.
Haha. Pretty flexible rail. As long as its set for a train to move over it at 10 MPH, no problem. Yes we may be upset about the soft spot but if it can handle it, not problem.
@Boss302fan I agree my friend, I agree 100%. I am a railfan my self, which is why I chose to work for the railroad. It is a sad part of the hobby unfort, I meet alot of great railfan's out there in my travel's, and I appreciate it when they see something that might not look right. It makes me laugh when you get the other rail fan's that think they know more about the railroad then you do. I only wish I could see other countries rail lines like you do!
I'm surprised that train stayed on the tracks, plus I'm surpised the tracks didn't split further causing a derailment.
That is really bad, if you watch carefully you can see some of the wheels lift off the rail as they come up to the dip. This is a derailment waiting to happen....
It's not going fast enough for that to happen... And that's not going to derail a train.
Saw that
No. We don't no nuttin' about sleepers here. All we know in North America (US, CN and MX) is how to haul amazing tonnage over long distances safely and profitably. But your small, low-tonnage freights are nothing compared to what we do here. And we do it without taxpayer help. I will say however that I love your passenger train system and the beer in the first class cars. I miss the years I lived there.
@train451 Sounds like a pro looked at it and determined that it was just fine and they would eventually 'fix' it when its time came. Almost all bridges 'shakes' when trains go over them. A bridge built in 1949 is relatively modern.
You dont see that with concrete ties
Peter kroll concrete ties probably wouldve fractured by that point...
@jerry91a The type of tie is not what is causing this pumping action. Gawd.
I did look this up on Google Earth! Those little rocks were exactly the same!
that's actually a violation only three bolts in the joint and with that kind of movement I'd say the gauge side joint bar is cracked
THOSE CARS WERE EMPTY YOU CAN TELL THAT THE SPRINGS WERE NOT COMPRESSED,,, THREE BOLTS MISSING OUT OF THE JOINT BARS. IT'S A WHO'S GONNA SPENT THE REPAIR MONEY,,, EITHER THE INDUSTRY OR THE JOINT RAILROAD,,,
fucking lazy repairment
true
CSX is a great railroad. More than likely this was a local (i questioned the 6 axle power though). Track safety standards require every 3rd tie be replaced, rail in good shape, proper drainage, tamping and proper routine maintenance (driving some spikes, replacing a broken joint, tightening bolts) i agree with boss302fan!
Michael Appleby requires "good ties" under a joint too, this doesnt have that. technically a violation, i doubt it will cause a derail tho
holy crap they have to tampure tht track tht is badddd
we call them ties over here and its a ballast issue
Well theirs your problem, a durn pin came out...LOL
When the tracks rise,shove some ballast under the sleepe,pack it up and be a good boy instead of videoing the problem,sort it out for fuck sake.ou
Thanks for your kind words,now go back to your train set.
Have they read the brochure when they laid it down?
There is no spoon...
its like it is supported by a spongy bog
that is an accident waiting to happen
Man that's a big soft spot!
like riding on pudding
So am I
Nothing wrong with that trackway! The train never left it. The track is adequately supported!