This Is What Happens When You Stand Too Close To A Coal Train On A Windy Day! Coal Spills On Me!

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  • @MikeMathys-mc1fy
    @MikeMathys-mc1fy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Worked at a coal fired power plant for many years. The amount of dust coming from the rail cars is determined by the quality, fineness and whether or not the coal went through a wash before loading the train. Also depends on the distance from the mine in which it was loaded. As the train gets farther from the mine it loses a lot of the surface dust from the top of the cars. Use a dust, mask when standing close to a loaded coal train. Great video. Keep it up.

  • @mrbill2600
    @mrbill2600 2 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    As a kid growing up in East Chicago, Indiana (1940s & 50s) I remember the endless coal trains being pulled by gigantic steam engines on their way to the coke plants in the steel mills.
    This brings back forgotten memories, I sware that I could smell the coal dust while watching your video.
    And I usually had to keep my head down or my back turned to keep the spraying coal particles out of my eyes as the trains passed by.
    With all the freedom and adventures we had as kids, it was a great time to be alive and grow up.

    • @ssrikantphotographer
      @ssrikantphotographer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Nice account, sir.

    • @GilmerJohn
      @GilmerJohn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Well, in semi-rural Western PA most folks had coal burning heating and even cooking until the 50s. Folks with lots of kids and not so much money would go down to the railroad tracks looking for coal that was bounced out.

    • @vernonmatthews181
      @vernonmatthews181 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I can't just remember the coal dust forming a lump in the corner of my eye, but remember family history stories of one hundred years ago.
      Thanks be to God for those stories of how we got to be where we are today! 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦💚🍺🍻🥃🚦

    • @vernonmatthews181
      @vernonmatthews181 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@GilmerJohn My paternal uncles 12.5 & 14 years my late dads senior would throw rocks at the steam train between Aucklands (NZ) west line Strand Rd diagonal bridge & Newmarket tunnel ( only about 500 metres of exposed track ), in return the engineer would throw coal back, the uncles would fill their pockets for their mom's coal range almost one hundred years ago now.
      I think the railroad caught on, how do I know this, someone bought my parents a lounge mantelpiece clock for their wedding in 1961.
      My late dad came from a prominent Parnell Catholic blue collar 👪 large family.
      My late dad was the youngest, whom passed away 25 years ago now.
      Dad had the superior education up to 18 years of age & became an accountant for his whole life.
      His brothers left school at 12, the elder one became an infantryman (WW2), the second son, an airman with the most epic stories of the entire 👪 family.

    • @brittnaesimmons5170
      @brittnaesimmons5170 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Growing

  • @66zebulon
    @66zebulon 2 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    You're very brave to be able to stand that close to watch and film a coal train for the rest of us.....take care of yourself! Your videos are very enjoyable, I wouldn't want you to expire 10 years too early from taking that bad air in

    • @JawTooth
      @JawTooth  2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Thank you very much! I will be careful

    • @jeffreybennett8893
      @jeffreybennett8893 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yeah, Black Lung. Hope he covered his mouth.

    • @TX_Railfanner
      @TX_Railfanner 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      He already fought fires so im sure hes fine

    • @WestonBlake-dw1fq
      @WestonBlake-dw1fq 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@JawTooth be careful out there

  • @underdog24861
    @underdog24861 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Man Jaw Tooth, That Chew Chew Train was Kicking Up Some Ash! I Thought They Cleaned that Coal before Transport. Maybe they were in a Hurry and Forgot? Thanks For hanging in on The Shot though For All Of Us To See! Glad You Got Cleaned Up @ Mickey D's and Were Back On The Track. Thanks Jaw Tooth and God Bless Y'all.

  • @musclecarmitch908
    @musclecarmitch908 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Great video Jawtooth! I've never saw coal dust blow like that before! This reminds me of a story my mother in law once told me about the trains that used to come through in the area where I grew up, she said when she was a young girl sometimes after they would hang their washed clothes out on the line, the train would come through and coal soot would ruin their wash and they'd have to wash the clothes again! This was along the line off the old Lebanon Ky. Branch that ran from Lebanon to Greensburg Ky. We grew up and lived in the little community of Calvary that was along the line, sadly it's all abandoned now.

  • @jeffkenyon483
    @jeffkenyon483 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Its is an incredible,and awesome feeling to be close to a train,like the animals too,looks like they have a good home,they look happy,them beavers are amazing builders. Great video,thanks!

    • @JawTooth
      @JawTooth  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes, thanks!

    • @williamh.jarvis6795
      @williamh.jarvis6795 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Only once, have I ever seen two large green plastic sewer pipes cut into a beaver dam, their inlets were placed lower than their outlets, so the water had to rise as it passes through these pipes. Supposedly, beaver are not able to "repair" their dam if they are unable to block the inlets, being placed below the water's level. Something tells me that the project was the work of our Massachusetts' Department of Environmental Protection.

  • @jlvetor123
    @jlvetor123 2 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    I rode the caboose behind many coal trains and you didn’t want to open the doors or windows unless it had been raining. Some coal trains were worse then others.

    • @mshum538
      @mshum538 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I worked a many 12,000 horsepower helper’s shoving coal with cabooses and you learned to appreciate a hard rain, cut off on the fly…..ms~~~

    • @byrw9557
      @byrw9557 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I can understand that. Trucking it was the same.

  • @tsbrownie
    @tsbrownie 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I was on a state survey crew when I was 19. They gave us a safety briefing about working anywhere near train tracks, and one thing I remember was to move away from the tracks, face the on-coming train, and watch for (and be ready to evade) any parts that came off the train. They said a loose wheel could roll a long way and do serious damage.

  • @WallieB26
    @WallieB26 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    What a great catch. Caught one similar to this in Homestead, PA with a coal train back in the winter. Got the coal dust but it wasn't even close to how much dust blew off of this one. However, there was plenty of snow on it and that was blowing off too. Didn't get much of the coal dust as much as I did the snow. I was frozen when done! Anyway, hope you're having a great Memorial Day weekend!

    • @bobposey6961
      @bobposey6961 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm really surprised that the towns allow that coal dust to ruin their comfort.

  • @alastairgordon-forbes3139
    @alastairgordon-forbes3139 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    The second coal train in the video had 224 carriages. Mind blowing. Just imagine what that lot fully loaded with coal must weigh.

    • @JawTooth
      @JawTooth  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Each carriage has about 110 tons of coal. Just think of the how big that pile of coal would be from the whole train!

  • @JawTooth
    @JawTooth  2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Yesterday I filmed a train derailment in Hamilton, Ohio. I am downloading the video right now. Hopefully I can have it posted tomorrow or Monday. The train derailed 2 boxcars and 2 loaded auto racks at one of my favourite filming locations in Hamilton.

    • @TheAustinSubRailfan
      @TheAustinSubRailfan 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nice!

    • @ResidentOfTheAbyss
      @ResidentOfTheAbyss 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hey JT you need to get another cat for your black one to play with.

    • @corduerorose9747
      @corduerorose9747 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      5:11 dang JT🤭😅😆😂🤣

    • @corduerorose9747
      @corduerorose9747 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      5:42 step away this time 😁😂

    • @JawTooth
      @JawTooth  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@ResidentOfTheAbyss I was thinking the same thing. She might not even know what a cat is since all she sees are the dogs. lol

  • @beulahpowell1478
    @beulahpowell1478 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow look at that coal dust. 😮 I can't get over how fast those trains are traveling. Sorry you got sooted by coal dust. 75 mph ouch! Beavers build dams here to in new development areas. Thanks again for an enjoyable video.😊 Loved it so much we saw this video twice.😊

  • @LeeKresser
    @LeeKresser 2 ปีที่แล้ว +118

    That's incredible to see that much dust blow off of that fast moving train. Whether the wind is primary from the weather or from the speed of the train moving into the air, that looked hazardous. Take care JT!!!

    • @charliecoe2717
      @charliecoe2717 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      One little spark.

    • @jonathanaarons6442
      @jonathanaarons6442 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The first and the second train was booken

    • @johnmansell5097
      @johnmansell5097 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Some Coals contains crystalline silica so an additional hazard.

    • @williaml8474
      @williaml8474 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Wow, the dust.
      I wonder how much light the train is on arrival?
      There should be covers on those hoppers.
      Maybe time for a social movement to get this changed.

    • @frederickfarias6956
      @frederickfarias6956 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      A world without coal is a world with inadequate energy. Coal dust can be removed by technology.

  • @derekstocker6661
    @derekstocker6661 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Thanks so much for this, I am a great train buff and love to see them, especially the American ones from the past and present. Really cannot believe the length of these you have shown, what must be a mile or so in length possibly.
    Love the pets too, well done in uploading these great scenes, love this.

    • @JawTooth
      @JawTooth  2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Glad you enjoyed it! Some of the trains that I film are more than two miles long

  • @jec9126
    @jec9126 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    You are a truly dedicated rail fan. To chase down another coal train after the first train and drive 100 miles to see them with gas a 4+$. Awesome video

    • @JawTooth
      @JawTooth  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes, the ads that they put on my videos pay the gas

    • @JawTooth
      @JawTooth  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@FabianDiazTrainsTrucksNCars They either didn't spray it or it dried up I guess

  • @kevinmiles5770
    @kevinmiles5770 2 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    That is wild, I am surprised that it’s even allowed to drive a train through town let alone anywhere else and not cover those cars with all of that coal dust blowing around I cannot imagine it being healthy for anyone in that town. Then again, I’ve never been in or near a coal mine but both of my grandpas did now I fully understand black-lung. In 2022 surely, those cars should have had some kind of cover to minimize the amount of dust, then again I’m probably dreaming.

    • @timdowney6721
      @timdowney6721 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Profits over people.

    • @cynicaltexan9639
      @cynicaltexan9639 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@timdowney6721 Yes money is infinite in corporations why dont they add covers

    • @itsjustaguy27
      @itsjustaguy27 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Usually during the trip there is checkpoints for spraying the trains ride through car by car and it sprays something on the coal to keep it less dusty

    • @kevinmiles5770
      @kevinmiles5770 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@itsjustaguy27 that would make more sense. As for the other part of my comment I realize that some locations the train rail was there long before the town (maybe) and the town was built around it. It certainly is interesting to see a train ride through the streets but I guess this would be no different than a street car doing the same thing. But yes, a spray to keep the dust down would make more sense.

    • @williamgrimberg2510
      @williamgrimberg2510 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      That’s terrible, can’t believe why the towns adjacent to these coal trains allow this crap . Almost like working in a coal mine without a respirator. I wander if the mayor of these towns lets families and their children live near these tracks ?

  • @rebelbaron7003
    @rebelbaron7003 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Man Brian, am I glad you did this video.
    Ive been dying to go up to Port Clinton Pa where the Reading Northern line runs.
    The RN is just up the road from our Cabelas in Hamburg.
    Makes for a great day though Brian.
    Andys railroad runs the highest quality of bituminous coal in the state.
    His color scheme is very similar to the ole Reading one with his locomotives being domimant green with yellow trim.
    AND....Andy keeps his engines clean,unlike CSX.
    Anyway it is very windy up there in Port Clinton and I know I would get pelted with coal dust.
    Watch Andys trains,get a Dunkin Donuts coffee,an XL,duck into Cabelas,go to the Reading park there in Hamburg,bring your fly rod and fish for bassers in the
    Little Schulykill River.
    Hoo Haa 😊 what else could a man ask for?

  • @elainelott9644
    @elainelott9644 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I was born and raised in NE Pa in the coal region !!! Seeing your face after filming the coal train reminded me of the miners returning home after a day of work in the mines !!! That shot of the beaver dam was awesome !!! I have never seen one like that !!! Thx for including it !!!

  • @1361057
    @1361057 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Had more fun wearing coal dust & soot riding behind 611 back in the 80’s than you did watching that coal train, but thanks for taking one for the team JT!

    • @sanddabz5635
      @sanddabz5635 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Behind 611?.......do share!

    • @1361057
      @1361057 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@sanddabz5635 3 trips, 3 years in a row, 84, 85 & 86 when 611 was touring up thru Ohio during its first resurrection. Hanging out in the vestibules, goggles and all. We looked like reverse raccoon's by the end of the trip. Ahhh, those were the days clicking off a mile a minute behind that awesome locomotive. Then in 87 ... 1218 became alive again. Didn't ride behind it but chased it for 100 miles across Ohio. No digital cameras back then or I'd share. Have a good weekend.

    • @dirtydiesels3110
      @dirtydiesels3110 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I rode behind the 611 3 different times, the 630 in TN gotta love the coal dust and how bout those cinders

    • @sanddabz5635
      @sanddabz5635 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@1361057
      I feel foolish now! 611 is/was a steam locomotive, got it, I didn't understand what 611 was or meant.

    • @1361057
      @1361057 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@sanddabz5635 Hey. no problem. I made an assumption ... but now that you know, can you picture our trips back in the 80's now?

  • @davepowers1694
    @davepowers1694 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Man, that coal dust was crazy! I’ve never seen anything like that before.
    Thanks for adding the radar gun to check speeds! It’s interesting to see how fast they’re going.

    • @JawTooth
      @JawTooth  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks for watching!

  • @cat441
    @cat441 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Holy Moly!! hope you send a copy to that rail company to show them someone messed up, you likely breathed it in too, gosh. That's dedication LOL Thanks always

    • @july8xx
      @july8xx 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The coal company not washing the coalbefore shipping.

  • @underdog24861
    @underdog24861 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love Your Animals and They Love You! Animals Know People and make Good Judgements Of Human Character! Therefore, I would have to say You are Most Likely A Very Good & Kind Person. God Bless!

  • @rob4b
    @rob4b 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Love the back story of these towns puts the train line into context.

  • @davidbrown4823
    @davidbrown4823 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I learned that lesson years ago with bulk lime shipped in open gondola's and a good strong wind, I was ghostly grey after. coal dust I been told can travel for miles on the wind. great video. Norfie and Chessie. Thank You.

    • @JawTooth
      @JawTooth  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for sharing!

  • @smallblockchev64
    @smallblockchev64 2 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    Never seen that happen as well. You are true hardcore Jawtooth. Your efforts to bring us top quality content is truly appreciated!

    • @JawTooth
      @JawTooth  2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      The show must go on! Thanks for watching

    • @yafuker6046
      @yafuker6046 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@JawTooth "Masks optional"

  • @halareus1361
    @halareus1361 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I've not seen coal cars with the coal piled so high, higher than the sides of the cars. That gives rolling coal a whole new meaning.

  • @poowg2657
    @poowg2657 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    That coal dust is ridiculous! They're supposed to wet the coal down at the load out so that doesn't happen. Somebody screwed up. At least you didn't get dusted from the second train. Awesome video, almost epic!

    • @donaldmaxie9742
      @donaldmaxie9742 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Even if they wet it when it's loading depending on the distance and temperature that water drains out and evaporates, then you have dry coal on the top .

  • @patriciamartinez3047
    @patriciamartinez3047 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A lots coal dust came that train that was pretty cool I never seen that Esther ❤

  • @Scarecrow6143
    @Scarecrow6143 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Out west coming out of all the Powder River mines the freshly loaded coal trains pass under a sprayer that wets down each car with a water/wax solution called Dustaid. BNSF was sued by some northwestern states for water pollution caused by spillage and coal dust from moving trains.

    • @enigmawyoming5201
      @enigmawyoming5201 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I was just going to write about how coal cars got/get sprayed in Wyoming mines also. You beat me to it! I didn’t know about the law suit though, it’s been 40 years since I worked in the mines.

    • @kensmatchboxcarrevivals9280
      @kensmatchboxcarrevivals9280 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Here in Queensland AU the coal wagons are sprayed at the mine with a coal retardant (gel skin)

    • @IanPunter
      @IanPunter 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      They were running about 60 LOADED coal trains out of powder river on the joint line per day. Now i know its less but by how much?

    • @SerenitynPeace
      @SerenitynPeace 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Wow you would think they had to do something, that was bad!

    • @enigmawyoming5201
      @enigmawyoming5201 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@SerenitynPeace - there’s a difference between anthracite coal that is back east (where train is) and bituminous coal out west. Bituminous in the west has over twice as much moisture in it inherently than coal mined in the east… so a lot less dust during transportation. www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/energy/assets/pdfs/cctr/outreach/Basics8-CoalCharacteristics-Oct08.pdf

  • @hernanpatricioorellanaalar3473
    @hernanpatricioorellanaalar3473 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great report! Good Health for you is more trains, cats and dogs for us. Take care and Thank you very much! You are the best Mr. Jaw Tooth! 😀👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

  • @richarddrum9970
    @richarddrum9970 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Normally that coal is washed at the processing plant before being loaded into cars, apparently that was unwashed coal being moved, not cool and probably violated several EPA and federal transportation regulations. And just a geographic miscue, Huntington resides in WV, not OH.

    • @lillylemur167
      @lillylemur167 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      biden regimes said it is ok to make americans sick..

  • @curtisdavis5556
    @curtisdavis5556 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you for another great and interesting railfan video from Southern Ohio. I love all the interesting historical facts and geography you shared. I especially enjoyed the beaver dams, my first real beaver dam. Thank you.

    • @JawTooth
      @JawTooth  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Our pleasure!

  • @jacktaggart2489
    @jacktaggart2489 2 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    Thanks, Jaw Tooth. I have stood by many a coal train but never witnessed such a coal dust cloud before. Kind of an environmental catastrophe, especially for the neighbors downwind. It must have been a more pulverized grade of coal to be so easily lufted by the wind. Stay healthy.

    • @jamesharrison6201
      @jamesharrison6201 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Where's the rain when you need it?

    • @tomrogers9467
      @tomrogers9467 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Not as much of a catastrophe as the coal is creating when it is all blown into the atmosphere as CO2

    • @additudeobx
      @additudeobx 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      By the time it reached destination, it was only "Half a Coal Train".....

    • @blogengeezer4507
      @blogengeezer4507 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@tomrogers9467 ..Beta testing, building modern commercial 'Gasifiers' as a temp career.
      At 3,000 + degrees, supercharged and water injected white flame 'tornado melts unprotected stainless steel.
      A portion of steam generated energy is then used on staged DC Scrubber chambers. Result? negligible 'pollution' escapes.
      Actually clear, the combustion chamber peak heat becomes super intense.. transfer to create high pressure steam, driving electrical generating turbines.
      'Smoke' ... endlessly pictured by agenda driven, basic education 'News', is condensation (water vapor) from combustion, similar to vapor contrails from countless thousands of daily airliners..
      'Scrubbers', ion collectors cleaned periodically (turnaround) with ash residue sold for use by industry.
      Latest coal tech is far cleaner than what propaganda indoctrinated educators understand, let alone the 'Green' obsessed (funded) politicians involved..
      'Energy' is required for life. Without sufficient, reasonably cost effective energy, life eventually degrades, exponentially......substantially ;/
      Side note: Research earth's layers of Limestone (white cliffs of Dover, etc). ....Sequestered CO2...., which in geologic history, was periodically far more intensely generated. ;]
      2nd note; Education today is open ... for everyone with curiosity, determination.. take advantage of this wonderful open window :)

    • @OldDocSilver
      @OldDocSilver 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Actually...it’s a welcomed treat to any local trees and gardens. They need that carbon to grow strong and healthy.

  • @PCBill0622
    @PCBill0622 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was really surprised to see that the eastern railroads don’t include coal dust suppression in their tariffs. UP and BNSF require coal shippers to spray a surfactant on the coal loads. Years ago coal dust accumulation on the ballast was determined to undermine its stability and the cause of several derailments. Ever since the tariffs were changed to require the coating, derailments do to undermining of ballast have not occurred. There are obvious, positive impacts on air quality as well.

  • @frombryant6678
    @frombryant6678 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Great video! Thanks for braving the dust storm to show us. The coal that I've seen out west here for PG&E is larger sized and gray in color. Your 37 mph looked like 60 mph! Those are some serious fence posts for your horse! Huge

  • @C4FMnews
    @C4FMnews 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome footage of that West Bound Coal Train. You are dedicated dude ... thank you.

  • @Morcaiden
    @Morcaiden 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Stobe the Hobo (God rest him) always hesitated about riding coal trains, now we can see why. Imagine being stuck in a long tunnel with all that dust. Very impressive, JT!

    • @JawTooth
      @JawTooth  2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yes, he stayed out of the coal cars. I have been rewatching his videos recently

    • @Pluggit1953
      @Pluggit1953 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      God bless Stobe. ❤️

    • @JawTooth
      @JawTooth  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Pluggit1953 Just think of what kind of cool videos he would have if he was still here.

  • @timofeegraaay8165
    @timofeegraaay8165 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I grew up in the coal fields of West Virginia along a B&O line that had coal trains at least 5-8 per day except Sundays and never saw that before. I think a big difference was that the trains rarely exceeded 20-25 mph in my area and wind was not very heavy usually. I mean there was coal dust everywhere but it was not blowing like that. Reminds me of riding on the old steam train trips NS used to run though.

  • @thomasmackowiak
    @thomasmackowiak 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Thank you for documenting these trains, Jaw Tooth! I have never seen a coal train blowing coal dust like that first coal train. The coal particles falling off that train sounded like hail. I have seen videos of coal trains on the Union Pacific running at track speed in Iowa with no sign of coal dust. I think someone mentioned that in a comment on coal trains coming from the Powder River Coal Basin that they put a plastic coaling on the coal to keep the coal from falling off the coal cars and to keep coal dust down. I have also seen videos of Norfolk Southern coal trains running fast past the Lewistown, Pennsylvania Amtrak station with no coal dust flying or coal falling off the cars.

    • @beeble2003
      @beeble2003 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      They wet the coal to suppress dust. There are probably additives in the water

    • @expletivedeleted7853
      @expletivedeleted7853 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      When they come out of the loading loop at most mines they go under a sprayer that bathes them in water. By the time they reach Iowa the crust on top hasn't broken off yet, so you don't see dust. It is a special solution branded Dustaid. Not sure what it is exactly (or how toxic it is). I think it leaves a waxy film over the coal.

    • @patwilliams713
      @patwilliams713 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ì jiu-jitsu h

  • @jackmorris1709
    @jackmorris1709 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Enjoyed this video. You were the nitty-gritty dust band. The lighting in the McDonald's restroom really shows the dust that stuck to you.

  • @robertbate5790
    @robertbate5790 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Wow!! Black fog! Yep I've seen it before. I worked for British Rail. We had merry go round trains, fixed sets of hoppers working in circuits. They carried slack from pit head to power stations. When the weather was dry they too left clouds of dust and bits everywhere!! Your trains are obviously much larger than ours. What I wonder is how many tons of coal they lose in transit??

  • @Shooter12point7
    @Shooter12point7 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Man, the quality of your 4k videos is markedly better than your 1080-60p videos. The detail really pops out and I find myself looking at everything in the frame - text and rivets on the trains, the coal dust, even the cracks in the pavement at that closed-off crossing. I know 4k takes up a lot more space and requires a lot more time to render than lesser resolutions, but it looks so much better. You always record the best train footage to produce great content for us, and any time you can catch it in 4k is a big bonus!

  • @brianhickey5949
    @brianhickey5949 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Like the Flying Dutchman sailing ship - this train appears out of the clouds - only these clouds are coal dust! This does show how many risks JT takes to bring us these excellent videos :)

  • @tracksidelocotolastcar.nor5593
    @tracksidelocotolastcar.nor5593 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Another great video, Jawtooth, I lived in, Ironton, Ohio back in the 70s, Never saw a coal train have coal dust like that. But I saw many awesome trains

  • @skip1835
    @skip1835 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Man - the two beaver damns were very impressive - - of course I enjoyed the trains too - - nope, never seen anything like that cloud of black coming from the 1st train, unreal - - all interesting - - and wow, how smart is Norfie? She sure picked the right family to adopt! - - thanks JT.

  • @patriciamartinez3047
    @patriciamartinez3047 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That very nice beaver dam well made I’ve seen in upper Wisconsin ❤

  • @robertcreek128
    @robertcreek128 2 ปีที่แล้ว +106

    A trucker would be fined big time for this, loads like this need to be covered. I know it's impractical to cover all of these hoppers but spraying loads with water would help.

    • @SternLX
      @SternLX 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      The Coal is usually wetted down to keep the dust down. These were obviously dry. Anyway, rules are different for public Roads vs Rail Roads. The obvious reason is you don't want a truck spreading material all over a public road and creating a hazard for other drivers. Railroads have a 50ft easement to either side of the tracks for a reason.

    • @bradjames6748
      @bradjames6748 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      In British Columbia unit coal trains are covered with a mixture of water and white Elmer's glue via an overhead sprayer

    • @fostercathead
      @fostercathead 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Gotta keep the lights on!

    • @godslove7708
      @godslove7708 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Norfolk Southern or the coal mine should be fined for this.

    • @Docnty
      @Docnty 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I live in northern Ontario, Canada, north of Muskoka, on 170 wooded acres, on a lake. Where my cabin is built, there used to be a meadow, with a beaverdam separating the lake from the meadow. Beavers decided to build a pond instead of a meadow before the 1990's, guess beaver families had to expand, anyway, in 2017, part of the end dam let go, now it's back to a meadow, but can show pics of each dam. Beavers are amazing creatures.

  • @rrelectric5159
    @rrelectric5159 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I have experienced coal dust like that and worse watching coal trains in the Powder River Basin before they started putting a foam crust on them. Wyoming wind is fierce and the coal would come straigh off the cars. Also there was a line of coal particles all along the tracks for miles. A fine experience to get on video.

  • @Flymochairman1
    @Flymochairman1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    That first train, The Dross Bucket, looked like it was a fire hazard all on its own! Half the load will be gone by the time it reaches a power-station. You'd think they'd maybe put such fine dry stoor into covered hoppers! I guess they're all on grain shifting just now. It was shifting way too fast for such a dangerous load. I'm glad you don't smoke! The second coal train with the 4 loco's had 236 cars on it, give or take a couple. I've noticed the trains getting longer. Yus, the dross is not easy to shift off of the skin and then the surface of the sink! My grand-dad and his brothers were coal-merchants...granny made sure he had his own towels! Cheers Jaw Tooth. Keep Safe man!.

    • @chonpincher
      @chonpincher 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I counted 232, but I probably missed a few

  • @patriciamartinez3047
    @patriciamartinez3047 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Never seen before coal car dust wow love it ❤

  • @Nano-pj4lh
    @Nano-pj4lh 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    JT, thank you for sharing! I have never seen such images! The train is surrounded by a thick cloud of coal dust with speed. It is hardly if we can distinguish it through this blackish mist! The witness who is too close can take a shower afterwards!

  • @patriciamartinez3047
    @patriciamartinez3047 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi JT that’s the best coal train ever wow I never knew that could happen awesome ❤❤❤

  • @MAGronemeyer
    @MAGronemeyer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    That has to be a first for me, whenever it comes to that dusty coal train. Man, I've never seen a coal train kick up so much dust! I bet you felt grungy after that train finally cleared.

    • @rosjasss
      @rosjasss 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Me too!

    • @DTD110865
      @DTD110865 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I feel grungy just watching it.

    • @beeble2003
      @beeble2003 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      They normally damp the coal down to suppress dust. I wonder if the equipment failed or something.

    • @mshum538
      @mshum538 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@beeble2003 it was actually a wax like substance that was sprayed while the loading motion was taking place, it may still be used in the western mines that the BN brings east and as cost savings and coal demand diminishes it may very well be a thing of the past here in the USA…

    • @beeble2003
      @beeble2003 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@mshum538 OK. I doubt they'd stop using it anyway. Stopping wouldn't save costs, as it means that more coal gets delivered, and the railroad gets sued less for covering the world in coal dust.

  • @leftylou6070
    @leftylou6070 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yesiree Mr. Tooth that is a genuine beaver dam. I'm surprise they are so close to the road with the noise and all. My Daddy lives up north in Alabama and on his property there is a stream, and the beavers just build it up like nobody's business. They get it so there is a pool on one side so they can swim and what I see is they live inside the dam. Also you can see where they naw away at the base of trees to fell them for the dam and leave a point end sticking straight up. You can tell their teeth are sharp by the tooth marks left in the stump.
    Thanks for another fantastic video, we all appreciate your time and effort for our enjoyment, Thanks again.

  • @Erick-ve1jx
    @Erick-ve1jx 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Wow never seen dust come off a train like that,thanks for the video and dealing with all that dust. I don't ever get to see coal trains where I live. The dam sure looks like a beavers work, have had them building dams in my area. Love the end of the videos with the furry kids, beautiful horse too.

  • @robinroberts3335
    @robinroberts3335 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hello jaw I see it was a dusty Day Sir . Nice catch . Love the barge . The kitty is having a good time . Be safe 👍🏻over and out. 👍🏻🇨🇦🇺🇸. Robin

    • @JawTooth
      @JawTooth  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks 👍

  • @marcomcdowell8861
    @marcomcdowell8861 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I'd zap the trains from the front or from the rear. The beam is deflecting away from the gun when you shoot from a side angle. You need it to get a full return so the gun and measure it. That last train was definitely moving faster than 35.

  • @lovetohuntlovetohunt6241
    @lovetohuntlovetohunt6241 ปีที่แล้ว

    Boy, howdy! Now that east bound coal train sounded eerily like a tornado for sure!😲
    I'm glad those cars were taller & lost less coal dust for ya🤗

  • @dannycarter1966
    @dannycarter1966 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    The eco- brigade in the UK would have a heart attack at the length of that coal train. This is how absolutely ridiculous it is over here -
    Drax power station in England no longer burns coal, it burns wood chips as they're more "eco friendly". But the UK hasn't got enough trees to chop down, so we import willow chips from the Carolina's. They're diesel trucked down, loaded on to a diesel boat at Baton Rouge, Louisiana bound for Liverpool, unloaded, put in wagons then hauled by diesel train from Liverpool to Drax in Yorkshire. But we don't burn coal because it's not eco friendly. You just couldn't make it up!

    • @donaldstanfield8862
      @donaldstanfield8862 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It's insane!!

    • @stevesyncox9893
      @stevesyncox9893 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Who gets the “cut”? These changes are usually engineered by politicians for profits...theirs!

    • @joemag6032
      @joemag6032 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      A much more eco friendly export from America to the UK is the oak-charred barrels already used once to age bourbon. What I don't know is which UK spirits get aged in those same barrels.

    • @BryanTorok
      @BryanTorok 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yup! In 2020, the USA was energy independent. We had enough oil and natural gas that we were exporting some to Europe. Trump rebuilt the strategic oil reserves. Gasoline was a little more than $2 per gallon. Then Biden took office. He reversed all of Trump's energy policies, shut down the construction on the Keystone pipeline from northern Canada to southern USA, banned fracking, cancelled oil leases and off-shore drilling.
      So, gasoline is $5 per gallon. We have to beg for oil from OPEC, Iran, and Russia, people who hate us. We could be importing oil from Canada, a friendly country just our north. That oil would transported cheaply by pipeline. Instead, the oil we import from the other side of the world by diesel powered tankers. And, Biden just sold off nearly half of the USA strategic reserves, not to help our own people, but to other countries and much of it was sold to CHINA!
      The Green-New-Deal, Climate Change is a scam designed to bankrupt successful countries and empower the elites. Wake up and vote these Green people out of office.

  • @leatherneck7501
    @leatherneck7501 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I use to work in the strip mines down here in Brookwood, Alabama. I came home every day with coal dust on me . I drove a 150 ton rock truck . I thought that they sprayed a chemical on the top of the coal to keep it from doing that . I know that csx does that down here .

  • @aaronwillard6136
    @aaronwillard6136 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Great video as always. I grew up and still live in coal country between West Virginia and Pennsylvania along the former Monongahela railroad line. I have never personally seen that much coal and coal dust coming off of a coal train. It must have been al the right conditions, like a perfect storm to make that happen. Thank Jaw tooth for another great video!

  • @TI4438
    @TI4438 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Had to watch this again. Your reaction after the first train priceless! Great vid start to finish.

    • @JawTooth
      @JawTooth  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks again!

    • @TI4438
      @TI4438 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@JawToothback yet again. One of my favorite vids.

  • @lowellfultz1990
    @lowellfultz1990 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Holy crap JT! That never occurred to me either. I've seen 100's of coal trains and never had that happen! You looked like you'd just climbed up out of a mine! LOL
    As for "waiting 2.5 hours for a train". My grandson and I have always said, sometimes railfanning takes more patience than fishing does!!

  • @TracksideSamOfficial
    @TracksideSamOfficial 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice Catches today! Those trains were going pretty fast!

  • @ronhelman3985
    @ronhelman3985 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Great video Jawtooth, that's unusual to have that much coal dust! They are supposed to spay it down with water so it won't blow out like that. Anyway have a good holiday weekend 👍👍👍

    • @JawTooth
      @JawTooth  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks 👍

  • @1960gambit
    @1960gambit 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That was wild! I have never seen that happen before, either in person or in online videos.

  • @DJ279V
    @DJ279V 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Never seen one like that before!! Real trooper for catching that one!! Also saw my 1st beaver dam and live beaver around '87 while living near Augusta, GA. Definitely beaver dams in the creek next to the tracks.

    • @JawTooth
      @JawTooth  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      The show must go on!

  • @wolfewisdom
    @wolfewisdom 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hello! We've been wanting to write you in FOREVER! Greg loves trains and would love nothing more than to be on the road with you, scouting them out! We both love the pets (perhaps MY fave part!), they are so healthy and happy looking! Kudos to you for adopting the kitty! She's gorgeous! 😁😻
    I'm so glad we got to writing you, finally. We are from Fort Wayne, IN, but we're visiting family in Buffalo last week, where Greg grew up, and SW of Pittsburgh, where I grew up. All I had to do was position him in front of the TV at my sister's, and he was happy. He had remote in hand, and Jaw Tooth on the TV, of course! Lol! We love you, keep up the good work! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

    • @wolfewisdom
      @wolfewisdom 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Oh, and I just found out that Greg subscribed my sister to your channel, too! So, 👍!

  • @nancyhodges444
    @nancyhodges444 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Wow, that coal dust was just flying of those cars, completely obscured the train itself , whew what a mess dude, maybe they should’ve been bookin through there with it so windy, in my opinion. Glad to see your ok, I’ve filmed coal trains myself and that has
    never happened to me , wow. I’d be concerned about breathing that in. Anyway, that was nuts dude, your a
    Real trooper, thanks JT. Take care.👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

  • @abbottcooper3243
    @abbottcooper3243 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    If you live long enough, you think you've seen almost everything....Wrong! Another first for me. Which gives me confidence there there are plenty of unique sights still to come. Thanks Mr. Tooth.

  • @tomcline5631
    @tomcline5631 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    For the last 3/4 years,BNSF has tarped their coal hopper that we see through the bottoms east of KCMO. Even before that,I've never seen dust off a coal train!

  • @lornperkins4270
    @lornperkins4270 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm glad you have the speed radar gun tooth that's cool now we can see how fast they are booking as you like to say..lol

  • @cathyoldham7596
    @cathyoldham7596 2 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Can you imagine what it would've been like to have been a conductor or flagperson riding a caboose behind a train like that back in the day?

    • @deanstrand4260
      @deanstrand4260 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      It would have been a lot like what coal miners went through, back in the day.

    • @sanddabz5635
      @sanddabz5635 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@deanstrand4260
      or what coal miners still go through today.

    • @remylopez4821
      @remylopez4821 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yeah you would end up looking like Al Jolson

    • @RustyZipper
      @RustyZipper 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      They’d look like Justin Trudeau from back in his college days ….

    • @cathyoldham7596
      @cathyoldham7596 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@RustyZipper LOL!!

  • @paulfalzarano5930
    @paulfalzarano5930 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow! Fantatastic! Great job Jaw Tooth!👌

    • @JawTooth
      @JawTooth  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks a lot!

  • @martinmarsola6477
    @martinmarsola6477 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    You may have to wear safety glasses when viewing these coal cars, or at least have a pair in the truck. Thanks for the pets and the video. Happy Memorial Day! 🐕‍🦺🐕🙂👍🇺🇸

    • @JawTooth
      @JawTooth  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Good call!

  • @NDVC.
    @NDVC. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice video my friend. Thank you for sharing! Greetings from Vietnam.

    • @JawTooth
      @JawTooth  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you very much!

  • @billginnj6595
    @billginnj6595 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    There's an EPA restriction that requires the railroad shipper to prevent such an occurrence.....

    • @raypitts4880
      @raypitts4880 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      yee
      who's going to administer it
      local bob

  • @bettycurry6752
    @bettycurry6752 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi Jaws…..Sorry that you were caught in the coal dust due to the wind…..it’s been windy here too in Saskatchewan and we are all tired of it…..my mother always complained of cinders from the old steam engines getting in her eyes at an important crossing in the middle of our town…she never missed, Thanks for your great shots and cameos of your sweet pets…take care.

  • @edwardgatey8301
    @edwardgatey8301 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Used to work in a coal-fired electrical station. I know about coal dust and what it does to clothing and skin.

  • @Footy_Fan
    @Footy_Fan 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    You could not only HEAR the particles from the coal train, but you can SEE occasional sparking from them, as well. It looked like a miniature firework show.
    I am sorry your shirt got ruined, my friend, but the silver lining is that you brought us another absolutely incredible video.
    I saw a really cool beaver dam once, but that big one you found was far more impressive.
    Merry Christmas to you and yours, my friend.

  • @karafaunt4386
    @karafaunt4386 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Went to Fostoria once, something like that happened, definitely not that foggy though. Great video! And thanks for filming even in these situations.

    • @JawTooth
      @JawTooth  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Cool, thanks! The show must go on!

  • @MillieKeller-d5w
    @MillieKeller-d5w ปีที่แล้ว

    I've never seen coal dust come off the cars like that before, and I've seen many coal trains when I lived in Montana. That really dusted you good JT!! Great video !!

    • @JawTooth
      @JawTooth  ปีที่แล้ว

      Me neither. Thanks for watching!

  • @JasperJokerII
    @JasperJokerII 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Just saw the same thing recently with a coal train. I felt bad for all the traffic adjacent to the tracks being covered with what is essentially, tiny rocks

    • @JawTooth
      @JawTooth  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      that stuff is hard to get off also. I took a long shower

  • @bobnlanny
    @bobnlanny 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    That second train had 231 wagons!! Trains letting go of that much coal dust should not be allowed through towns - that's disgusting! They cover every other wagon, why not coal? Keep up the good work, Jaw Tooth. From Brisbane, Australia.

  • @ResidentOfTheAbyss
    @ResidentOfTheAbyss 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    NS needs to be cited, and fined for that pollution. That is totally inexcusable.

    • @Mercikiller89
      @Mercikiller89 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I agree, but unfortunately , we(consumer)would end up eating the cost, more so than NS. It all goes downhill, unfortunately.

  • @charliebrooks2570
    @charliebrooks2570 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Oooo……lots of coal dust! Nice scenery though! Great catches!

  • @vernonmatthews181
    @vernonmatthews181 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    That coal dust dilemma is disgusting, imagine a house wife with her washing out on the line, have to wash the whole lot again !
    Wonder what the council would say about the air quality for the public whilst moving in a built up area 🤔 Thanks for the video 📹 👍 Certainly illustrates the point 👉 👈 🤧👏

    • @SternLX
      @SternLX 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Those Coal rail lines existed long before the "Built up area". People who grew up there or moved there know the risks involved with coal dust.

    • @jananderson672
      @jananderson672 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I was thinking the same thing. I often hang out the laundry and I would be one mad person!😠

    • @ohiowalnut
      @ohiowalnut 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@SternLX That's why the rich folk lived on the good side of the tracks... opposite the predominant wind direction.🙂

    • @vernonmatthews181
      @vernonmatthews181 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jananderson672 hey thanks Jan, hope the sun is shining ✨ near you.

    • @jananderson672
      @jananderson672 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@vernonmatthews181 it sure is in the great state of Iowa. May blue skies and clear tracks come your way.

  • @100_blackrock7
    @100_blackrock7 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video thanks. I've never seen coal dust blowing off a train but saw sand blowing off a mixed freight in Italy. The freight car involved was so full of holes it was probably empty when it arrived!

  • @agolftwittler1223
    @agolftwittler1223 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Wow.
    Almost dense enough for a dust fire.
    Careful not to breathe too much of that.

  • @daver7465
    @daver7465 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for the video, I chuckled when I saw the title...kudos for going back for the second one!

    • @JawTooth
      @JawTooth  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @DougCeleste
    @DougCeleste 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I have NEVER seen dust blow off a train like that!! VERY hazardous to breathe, also, JT. I hope your lungs were not affected too much causing you respiratory issues. You can shower and wash your clothes but you cannot wash out your lungs. I wonder if the railroad can be cited for this and if there is anything they can do to prevent this, wind or not. Stay well and keep the videos coming!

    • @themanfromcabowabo1559
      @themanfromcabowabo1559 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hazardous when constantly inhaled 12 or more hours a day. Why do you think coal is bad?

  • @bobalbrecht7028
    @bobalbrecht7028 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice to cee you in Ironton again Jaw T...home to Bobby Bare..I had that happen to me across the River ...watchin trains in Trempealeau WI on the Chicago/Twin City River Line,,,only it was an Iron Ore unit train,,,and the round pellets were hittin me and the autos parked around there,,,and it wasn't just commin out either,,,hard round pellets from every car,,,they were closed hopper cars too.so tryan figure that one out..sumptin wasn't closed on top...TNXALOT for the Top Notch video JT,, an stay safe long them tracks,,,

  • @maddigger0074
    @maddigger0074 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Someone forgot to add the tacking agent to the coal to prevent the coal from blowing off the load. Never seen that happen before.

    • @michaelgarrity6090
      @michaelgarrity6090 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      They had to be losing a fair volume of coal by having it blow off like that.

    • @raypitts4880
      @raypitts4880 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      save money
      lose money

  • @patriciamartinez3047
    @patriciamartinez3047 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    JT may you have fine day say hi to your pets there so cute ❤

  • @rodsmith3911
    @rodsmith3911 2 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    Wow, that was quite a coal dust shower! I've not seen that amount of dust blow off a coal train before. Iron ore trains here sometimes put a bit of dust up when they used to run with open wagons but nothing like that! That's an occcupational hazard you've not encountered before. You almost needed a face mask to stop breathing it in. 150 coal hoppers certainly kicked up a fog there. The second train had 224 cars on if I counted right. No wonder it needed 4 locos!

    • @trapezosusinbadorus8085
      @trapezosusinbadorus8085 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @ Rod Smith, you're very funny 😀 !

    • @waynelewis1438
      @waynelewis1438 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They wet them down in Australia with the stuff they do the mine roads with

    • @gwendolynlovera5532
      @gwendolynlovera5532 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Are you from Down Under????

    • @rodsmith3911
      @rodsmith3911 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@gwendolynlovera5532 No, I am a retired British railwayman.

    • @gwendolynlovera5532
      @gwendolynlovera5532 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      How many years were you a railman?? What part of the county?? 😊

  • @blueskyboys9855
    @blueskyboys9855 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for the great video JT that sure was a lot of coal dust coming off that first train. That must be a heap of $$$$$ just blowing away in the wind.

    • @JawTooth
      @JawTooth  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It sure is

  • @skimmer8774
    @skimmer8774 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    The coal coming off is nuts! I mean that's insane. How can that even be tolerated by citizens?
    I'm sharing this video with some friends.

    • @beeble2003
      @beeble2003 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      They normally wet the coal to suppress dust. I wonder if the equipment had broken down.

    • @krakenwoodfloorservicemcma5975
      @krakenwoodfloorservicemcma5975 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      THE RAILWAY IS THE AUTHORITY GIVING JURISDICTION! THEY DO WHAT THEY WANT.

    • @beeble2003
      @beeble2003 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@krakenwoodfloorservicemcma5975 Stop shouting. The railways are subject to laws about pollution and nuisance just like everyone else.

    • @krakenwoodfloorservicemcma5975
      @krakenwoodfloorservicemcma5975 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      BEEBLE-BOY, THE RAILROAD DOES WHAT IT WANTS AND WHEN IT WANTS AS THEY HAVE FEDERAL JUDGES IN THEIR BACK POCKET. NOBODY CARES ABOUT MIDWESTERN CITIZENS ANYWAY.

    • @beeble2003
      @beeble2003 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@krakenwoodfloorservicemcma5975 It's a conspiwacy!!!

  • @judithladson2038
    @judithladson2038 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for sharing your fur babies too 😘

  • @tomroise9426
    @tomroise9426 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    WOW!
    If the EPA and or the FRA gets ahold of this video?? That railroad and shipper are toast. All shipments are supposed to have a “covering “ or be loaded so as not to have that cloud. The PRB coal gets a coating over each car to contain such an event…

  • @peterp1158
    @peterp1158 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I heard somewhere that coal trains lose 10% of their load in transit. Some mines spray a polymer on the coal, creating a crust that doesn't blow away.

    • @JawTooth
      @JawTooth  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wow, that is a lot of lose! Thanks for the info

    • @peterp1158
      @peterp1158 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@JawTooth Here's a video of what mines can do to reduce the dust.
      th-cam.com/video/XZCq0rIwZk8/w-d-xo.html