Track Gang at Work Replacing Rail and Ties
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ก.ย. 2024
- Up close action with the track gang today working to replace some worn
out rails. We will be moving rail with a grapple truck and setting rail in place, some
windmill spiking, cutting rail and we gonna pull and insert some ties.
Our railroad contractor Frontier Railroad Services came today to help.
With the limited track time we had, we replaced 5 1/2 sticks of rail,
made 3 thermite welds and replaced 10 ties. A pretty good days accomplishment!
Everyone did a fantastic job. We are lucky to have them come out and
help us and with only 2 of us here that work track, we really appreciate when they do.
Frontier does very good work and are very reliable. They are based in
New Stanton Pa. about an hour from us.
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Made Oct. 30 2021
That is some serious skills by all on display. The guy on the right side rail just starts swinging away with precision like he's swung that hammer a million plus times and the crane operator used that claw like an extension of his hand with ease. Simply fascinating to watch these unsung heros of the railroad work. Thanks for sharing with us Dave! 🚂🛤
Your welcome Dennis and thank you for the very nice comment my
friend. The guy running the grapple truck is 72! He's been railroadin
all his life and can't quit. A really great guy you would love to
talk with. Hey, you need a grapple truck for your RR!
@@ccrx6700 I can watch him operate that grapple truck all day. He is amazing. Great video, it's going to be a hell of a year for the channel, I can't wait to see what is coming. Than you very much Dave.
@@ccrx6700 Ha, I need a grapple truck too, and I don't even have anything like a railroad! :D
@@ccrx6700 Dave, is this the same guy I seen in an older video of yours unloading railroad ties? I think that guy was older.
Yes, I could use one for my layout!!😁😁👍
@Dennis B -Trains yep, Richard is 72 years age loves railroadin
I was a track relayer working for British Rail in the early 70’s. We had very few mechanical aids and most of the track laying was done by hand. We even used hand saws to saw through the rail. I am very impressed by the skills of all the people in this video.
Oh wow, how in the world would you saw a rail with a hand saw?
My goodness what a chore that must be. Thank you for the nice comment and for taking the time to check out the track gang video my friend.
I don't mean to be a Safety Sally here but shouldn't the crane operator have a hard hat as well? and in construction any time you are operating power equipment that throws sparks or dust etc in addition to proper eye protection a face shield is also pretty much required as well!
The late Dave Thomas was once asked "why are Wendy's Hamburger patty's square?"
Mr Thomas replied "Because Wendy's doesn't cut corners!"
I use that in a safety meeting now and again as a safety tip!
Rock, i agree, after 40 years in the industry i just sit and shake my head saying everyone has a right to make a buck and hoping the “waynie” adventure continues, WW👍
Good advice and will pass that on to the Frontier supervisor
next time they come in. I like the Wendy's slogan! Thanks for
writing in and for watching my good man.
Love to see these videos
I have called it working in the shadows 9 out of 10 people are clueless on what it takes to keep this country going
Great job 🇺🇸
Really glad you enjoyed Larry, we do appreciate the nice comment
and for watching my friend.
9 out of 10 people in The US today are just STUPID!!!
If you didn't have these hard-working folks out there maintaining the railroads we would really learn the meaning of supply chain issues.
So totally true statement there! Appreciate your writing in
and for watching the video my friend.
I have a lot of respect for any operator who can make a machine look like an extension of their body. That takes a lot of experience.
He is 72 years of age, been railroading all his like and still loves
it, gets up at 3 am every morning! A great guy to have and be around.
Do appreciate your writing in and for watching Matt and you would
love to talk with Richard!
He does look like he's getting the hang of now! I thought all bloke's his age get up at 3am! He's got 20 years on me and I can't make it past 4:30 without a pee!
Dave, thanks for another great video! Richard really has a talent! It is delightful to get to see how all of these projects are done. I really appreciate you being able to take the video and upload it so we can all enjoy. Have a great day.
Thank you Tom! Richard is 72 been a railroader all his life and
is a wonderful person to get to know, very hard working and
skilled. Do appreciate your continued support of this channel my
friend.
Even with machinery, that is a LOT of work, hard work too.
These guys are young and used to it but your right, it was all
day like that, I only taped a small part of what we did that day.
Appreciate your watching and writing in Gerald.
Thank you for furthering my education even more Dave. Great video! I always enjoy watching people that know how to run machinery. My dad always said, ANYBODY can operate machinery, but only a few people can be true OPERATORS.
Very true words spoken by your dad Alex! Glad you enjoyed watching
and we do appreciate the nice comment my friend.
Thanks Dave for another awesome video. Richard is a very skilled gentleman along with the whole crew. They showed how skillful they are as a team. It is enjoyable watching these video's. It is an honor that you have brought all of us into a day on the railroad.😀❤🇨🇦
Thank you very much Ray, really do appreciate the nice comment
and for watching the show my friend.
Would love to see a master class in rail bending, as well as building turnouts, especially notching the stock rails so the points don't get eaten up as fast when diverging. If you have any switch point guards I'd like to see those too. Thanks for these videos. I learn a lot from them.
Really glad you enjoyed the movie, we appreciate your watching and
thanks for the suggestion, will keep it in mind for a future.
Wonderful job ! Happily enough the weather that day was not too rough to work on the tracks ! The public, to where I belong, doesn't imagine what it takes for us to run smoothly for a single kilometer ! High ✋ from France 🇫🇷 ! I'm going to Paris next Saturday on a high-speed train 🚆, I'll have a friendly thought for you all ! Keep healthy ! 👌
Thank you so much Carlos for the very nice comment and for taking the time to tune in to the channel and check out the video my friend. Hope you have a really good trip.
I have spent many many days running a cut off saw like that cutting concrete, rebar, stone, etc, I never would have guessed that's how you guys cut rail sections.
And now you know Lost in Time, pretty neat stuff isn't it!
Really appreciate your dropping in on us and checking out the video. May you have a most blessed day my friend.
I read that 😆 @@ccrx6700
Kudos to all the workers! And that grapple truck operator has some SERIOUS skills! Fascinating to see. Thank you for sharing!
Richard the operator is 72 years of age, been railroading all his life and still loves it, gets up at 3 am every morning! A great guy to have and be around. Do appreciate your writing in and for watching Trena.
Lee that one guy know how silly he looks with his pants down like they are. 😂
Just subscribed and started watching following the recent East Palestine, Ohio derailment. Railroads and their workers are getting a bad rap now in the media. The truth is that despite millions of miles of track, millions of trains every year, the industry has a phenomenally great success record. Thanks for showing the good, honest hard work done by the great railroad workers today!
Thank you Thomas and welcome to our community, we are glad to have you with us and hope you will continue to enjoy.
Here is an introduction video to get you a feel for what all we do here at the Railroad and a bit about our mine:
th-cam.com/video/oOug0z34118/w-d-xo.html
Lot's of cool RR videos on our home page if you would sometime care to check any of them out.
th-cam.com/users/ccrx6700
What was wrong with the rails yinz changed out? They looked like pristine class one railroad rails! Lol
Had too many surface defects, was glad to get them changed.
We got a lot done that day, dead track and I only filmed a
small part of what all we did. Was a good day on the RR and
was great to finally have a lot of help! Appreciate your watching
the show Ezekiel.
Great question- glad to see that Dave answered it.
This is unbelievable. Jack the track up, pull the tie out with tongs, insert the new tie, do measurements, spike, done. All done in 1/4 of the time this video is showing. Former track foreman with Penn Central. This is why railroads were going to outside contractors where possible.
Thank you very much John for sharing your thoughts. Wish
I could sometime meet and have you share your PC stories with me!
Really appreciate your paying us a visit and taking in the video.
May you have a most blessed day my friend.
I am always amazed by how much work is needed to keep a railroad running! Thanks, Dave! By the way: about how much does one section of rail weigh?
Glad you enjoyed Pete. One 39 foot stick of new rail weighs 1740
pounds. A new rail costs us about $900 and it comes from Steelton.
The head of that rail looks like it has a flatter profile compared to other rail I’ve seen is there a reason for that?
excellent video! very interesting! Thank you so much! Kind regards from Argentina!
Thank you very much Hugo, really do appreciate the nice comment
and for watching the show my friend.
Amazing accuracy driving spikes manually with those hammers.
Just like anything else, the more you do it the better you get at
it. If you'd driven as many spikes as these guys I'm sure you'd
be just as accurate. Appreciate your writing in and for watching Jay.
Great to see your company is bringing in these guys to help. It will ease your workload and give you more time to check routine day to day things that need to be done. The video work is really good again like with the welding. Really good vehicle operator I think it could be him you showed another time I remember you said he was a guy about that age.
Glad you enjoyed my friend! Richard the operator is72 years of age, been railroading all his life and still loves
it, gets up at 3 am every morning! A great guy to have and be around,
you'd get along great with him.
@@ccrx6700 proper 'old skool ' best way to be. 👍
My gawd, that crane operator has obviously replaced a tie once or twice before. It was like watching a fine horologist.
He is 72 years of age, been railroading all his like and still loves
it, gets up at 3 am every morning! A great guy to have and be around.
Glad you enjoyed my friend.
Those guys are really great. They make some of it look easy. I know that it is not. Kudos to them! Thank you again for filming and sharing this video.
We sure do appreciate when we can get some help out here,
had dead track all day and got a whole lot done that day, I
only filmed a small part of what we got accomplished. Do
appreciate your always nice comments Valerie.
@@ccrx6700 Thank you but we really appreciate your great videos. Keep warm and healthy.
Thank you for sharing Dave! That was very interesting seeing how the rail is cut and replacing the ties! You always have great videos!
your welcome Raymond, glad you liked today's show my friend.
Appreciate your nice comment.
Thank you for the latest TH-cam video. A very expert & slick professional team filmed . Very few spoke . All knew what to do and all did their individual tasks without being told what to do . A true sign of professional team work . If it had been a ' team ' of females they would spent most of their time arguing about how to do it !
I have spent many happy & exhausting hours do this work on a small team of ten unpaid volunteers on a heritage steam railway in the East Midlands . On an average day could replace 5 sleepers ( sorry cross ties ! ) On a very good day up to 25 plus mostly done by hand with shovels , crowbars as well as rail turners . Not much by mechanical help . I know how tough it can be in hot sun , in winter - snow etc .
So I am very respectful of your p-way team in action .
Greetings from Derbyshire , England !
Thank you very much John, really do appreciate the nice comment
and for watching the show my friend. I can understand your efforts!
Much nicer with lots help and hydraulics!
I don't see how they did track work back in the days of the steam locomotives. Must have been a loooooong day.
No doubt, all hand work, those guys were tough back then for sure.
Appreciate your writing in and for watching.
That good grapple operator sure makes it look easy.
Yes he does Earl. One thing you learn early on in railroading,
when you're on the ground working with a grapple truck, never
ever get the grapple truck operator upset with you.... a vindictive
guy can make life miserable on the ground.... :-) Thanks so
much my friend for checking out the presentation today.
Dave, back in the late 80s, early 90s, we hired a new employee for the section crew who didn't have a railroad background. When we had summer student hires the guys would take them to the material yard and familiarize them with the spike maul. About a month after he went to work I was called to the material yard and I watched the guy drive a spike in a used tie using a maul in each hand.
Wow have never heard of that before, that guy must have had some
strong arms! Thanks for sharing Thomas.
Sure had me fooled, thought they were putting in more narrow gauge track for the W&W RR!
Sure could have used these guys on the WW Paul! We do appreciate
your watching and for your continued support of our channel
here my friend.
Great video . I really enjoy a look behind the scene of how things are done, like you always say Dave that's railroading.
Great to hear you enjoyed today's show Russell! We do appreciate
your always nice comments and support of this channel my friend.
How do you get Workers to Move out of the way ? Start Dangling a Very Heavy Rail from the Air. 😬👍
Brings to mind a song by Paul McCarthy, Band on the Run! LOL
Appreciate your tuning in and watching today Ken and
all the great support you have given us over this past year my friend.
Modern day Gandy Dancers. Hard but honorable work.
You are right about that oreally. Track work can be very hard
work at times and these guys did a great job. Thank you very much for taking the time to visit with us and check out the video. May you have a very good day my friend.
As a self proclaimed Train freak I love seeing all things Railroading!!!
Man to be young again with a strong
back, LOL!!!! You would think some
Company would make some kind
of epoxy to use in the spike holes
that are reused so the spikes won't
work loose!! You guys are awesome
Dave!!!
Theu did use wood plugs and a sand substance, but they have an epoxy they use now. Atleast on union pacific
@@zzz-zj7xg Yeah you would
think those spikes would work
loose after they were redriven in
those old spike holes if they didn't
use anything to make them tight
after reuse!!!!
Thanks my friend we do appreciate your watching the show.
They do make an epoxy type stuff called Spike Fast and it works
really well, we don't use it because for small jobs there is a lot
of wasted material and you have to keep it warm during winter.
We use Sure Spike it's like a granular gun powder and works
pretty well at holding the spikes and keeps water out of the spike
holes.
MANLY MEN DOING MANLY THINGS WITH OTHER MANLY MEN! Seriously, fun to see. GO RAIL!
Thanks Doug! Yep! only thing missing was Tim the Tool Man Taylor.....LOL Do appreciate your watching my friend.
interesing to watch a whole crew at work. What happens to the old rail? Not something you can put in front of your home on recycling day.
If it's not graded for decent relay rail, then it gets sold for use
in sidings or spurs and if it's really bad we scrap it. We keep the
graded relay rail for possible future use here. Glad you enjoyed
the video my friend.
Richard and the rest of the crew did great work! You could tell that this was not their first rodeo, everyone knew their job and got it done! I really like the longer format videos, it gives a person a better sense of the amount of work involved. Keep up the good work Dave!
Thanks my friend, really glad you enjoyed the show. I always worry
bout video's being too long.... Really appreciate your always great
comments and continued support.
Boss says to foreman: " We need the inserter, tie crane, a tamper and a backhoe up here"... Foreman replied, "No sir.. Richard has it all covered with just the grapple truck". 😁
Richard is a great guy, 72 years of age and been railroading all
his life. Thanks Brent and glad you enjoyed the video, we do appreciate your watching my friend.
That operator is really good at his job. Could put a couple of guys out of a job.
He is 72 years of age, been railroading all his like and still loves
it, gets up at 3 am every morning! A great guy to have and be around.
Do appreciate your writing in and for watching Hugh.
Yeah that guy knows what he’s doing on that loader you can tell he’s done that for years and years but anyway another great video so you and your family stay safe and keep the videos coming my friend
Thanks Timmy. Richard the operator is 72 and has been
railroading all his life. Glad you enjoyed the video, we do appreciate
your watching my friend.
Super video! Nice work! Thumbs Up & Subscribe 😎👍
Greetings from Romania
Andrew
Glad you enjoyed Andrew, we appreciate your watching the show.
And, welcome to our channel! There's lot's of RR videos on our
home page if you would sometime care to watch any.
Wonderful to watch men who are experts at their jobs.
Thank you very much, really do appreciate the nice comment
and for watching the show my friend.
Another great fantastic video all in the day of railroad up keeping and they're lots of intense work involved
Thank you very much C ROSS. Really appreciate your visiting
with us and taking in the presentation my good man.
You've gotten pretty skilled behind the camera Dave. Great video. The gang definitely knows what they're doing.
Thank you Jeff, am doing a whole lot better than a year ago!
Really appreciate all your nice comments you have sent in
and support of this channel over this past year my friend.
Ask the company to buy you a new tool...
I am pretty fortunate they do get me the tools I need, although
sometimes I have to wait a long time for them to show up!
The operator of the " log loader" shows his skillset. As a former log truck operator it truly is a pleasure to see another person so skilled at his craft. Be safe all of you!!!
The operator is 72 years of age and been railroading all his life,
a really good man to have around and be around. Thanks for
the nice comment and for watching Gary.
You said it - these folks are very good at track work! I bet the restaurant where they get dinner gets a bit worried when these fellas arrive :) That is a days work and then some :)
Yes they are Brian, I love it when we get some good help, get a lot done that day. Do appreciate your watching the show my friend.
First off, thank you for posting your videos. I live in East Tennessee next to the line that goes under the Cumberland Gap to Middlesboro, KY from Knoxville, TN. This rail-line has been in place since 1889 an mainly transports coal, lime, and timber from time to time.
I grew up with a neighbor (passed away in the 1990’s at the age of 91) that worked for Southern Railway, and he would talk about repairing the railway lines. He once spoke about cutting a rail section on a hot summer day. He said that one of the one of the workers would pour cold ice water on the line and strike it and it would cut the rail at that location. Is there any truth to this method? I always though it might be far fetched. Your thoughts??
Your welcome James, glad you enjoy the shows and appreciate
your nice comment. I have the utmost respect for anyone that
worked Southern, however I have never heard of that happening nor
see how it could happen.
I was on tie crew for a summer for the ICG in Ft. Dodge ,Iowa. We had to handle most rail and ties by hand . Hammer in spikes and dig out old broken ties in the switching yard. I Very hard work but I enjoyed doing it .
Thanks for sharing that with us Arthur. That was hard, hard work
back then. Appreciate your watching the video my good man.
Now this is something I could do , I love this clam operation grapple, or what ever you guys call it, thanks, BigAl California.
I'm sure you could pick it up Al. This guy is 72 years of age and
been railroading all his life. Thank you very much
for watching the show my friend.
hard working men
They did a good day's work here Cecil. Great guys to have around.
Do appreciate your writing in and for watching my friend.
Excellent. It's worth a lot to have good partnerships with your contractors, where you're happy to have them in and they're happy to help you get things done and get back to making money. That this crew lets you film them is an enormous compliment, and most appreciated from us viewers! And I'm always impressed how easily that big grinder cuts through the rail. The noise must be tremendously awful in person.
Chop saws like that are a blessing for cutting rail. I have a 14" B&D stationary one that has been used to do the same. Best thing to do once you start cutting is to keep cutting when it comes to rail. The heating of the rail where cut tends to harden the rail if it is not kept hot.
Thank you very much 2xKTfc, really do appreciate the nice comment
and for watching the show my friend.
Archaic! reminds me how backward uranium mining was in the US in the 70's! Conrete ties and CWR and no spikes to drive by an illiterate labor. Now I know why we do not have high speed trains.
So that's how they do it!
Glad you enjoyed the show Steve. We do appreciate your
writing in and for watching sir.
That’s one way to do it.
PPE! come on guys wear it
Thanks for stopping by and watching the video today my good man.
That demo saw rail jig is slick as hell.
Thank you for the nice comment, glad you enjoyed watching my friend.
My dad when he graduated from H.S. went to work for
The GREAT NORTHERN RR,
up in western Washington state. He worked as a "GANDY DANCER" NOW days known as section men.
They did a lot of the jobs by
Hand, this was in the mid.50's to early 60's. He told me
That his job was to pound the spikes in and it was a good way to get a workout
And it didn't cost you a penny.
Your dad worked extremely hard for his money. Driving spikes
all day by hand is not a job for the weak of heart and mind. Thanks
for sharing with us Bruce. You might enjoy a book by Rocky Myrtle,
Memories of a Gandy. He was with Santa Fe. Lot's great stories
of hard days on the RR back then.
Respect to these men, they are professionals. Powerful and accurate hammering, darn that’s a sight to see! Same to the clamshell operator. Video of this crew doing their job ought to be shown in schools. Great job, Dave!
Thank you Mike for the very kind words. Glad you enjoyed the video
and we certainly appreciate your taking the time to watch
today my friend.
Looks like a few newer per say workers in the field. Good to see.
Thanks for stopping by Dirt Track Dave. We do appreciate
your taking the time to watch the movie my friend.
Man that grapple operator has got some skills he took all the work out of the job
Get him a case of beer Dave
He is 72 years of age! Been railroading all his life and is a great
guy to be around. Thanks Dan for the very nice comment and
for watching today's home movie my friend.
Lot of good help there Dave
Yes sir and it was much appreciated, we got a lot done. Always
great to have extra hands on a section gang. Appreciate your
watching Rick.
Enough to do 2 or3 gang on a spike. What's up? Em boys can't dance on one nail an still leave dimes?
Almost 17yrs in with MOW. Been all over the the place production, material truck, bridge, welder helper and Mark IV. Now just a trackman. Can honestly say, I like what i do most days. Expect rain or negative temperatures 🤣
Good for you Richie! I wish for you the very best in working safe.
Track work is often hard work and as you say often in very hot
or cold temps. Seems like nothing goes wrong until it's so cold
or very hot out. The life of a railroader. It gets in your blood tho
and you can't get it out. It does make life a whole lot easier when
you enjoy coming to work in the morning. Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.
Thank you Mr. Dave for another great video. That's a well seasoned crew right there. I have never seen a grapple operator cribbing/replacing ties like that before. That's great work.
Your welcome Ross and great to hear you enjoyed the show.
Richard the operator is 72 years of age, been railroading all his life and still loves
it, gets up at 3 am every morning! A great guy to have and be around.
What’s your favorite video from this channel? I’m looking for recommendations!
This is one of my favorites garfield. It's about windmill spiking. Thanks
so much for taking the time to check out the video and may you have
a very good day my friend.
Windmill Spiking:
th-cam.com/video/8JpzAW5CXZM/w-d-xo.html
Nice work Guys!!
Thanks and glad you enjoyed the show today!
Come on Dave why aren't you getting in there and showing those young punks how it's done! 😂
LOL, these guys didn't need me, they told me to go stand around
and watch, so I did! Thank you for taking time to visit with us and check out the video. May you have a very good day my friend.
love that cut off saw with the guide jig to keep it perpendicular and 90’ cut for a good butt joint.
that was a great idea implemented to make things easier! it almost looks like it was milled, over
an abrasive blade cut. great video Dave be safe, and stay healthy!
That jig to hold the saw sure is nice Barry. It's almost impossible
to hold the saw steady enough without it to make a nice straight
cut. Thank you for taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.
Thanks for sharing, I remember doing similar Work to that in Southwestern Britain, those Guys on Spike Mauls look fit, we used to use a similar Tool called Key Hammer, I remember spending 10 Hours knocking out Rusted Clips on Saturday/Sunday Night Shift. Even in the early 90’s most our Work was done by Hand no on Track Machines, and we’d Bar in 600’ of Rail in by Hand on relaying CWR, we were fit mind.
Thank you very much Peter for taking the time to watch the video
and share with us my friend. All hand work you guys were tough!
My hat's off to you sir.
That for displaying how the real world still works 💪👷♂️still watching Dave.🚂🇨🇦🇺🇲
Thank you my friend! Great to hear you enjoyed the show today.
Do so appreciate all the nice comments you have sent in and
for your continued support of this channel. Wondering if
you need a grapple truck for your layout? LOL
What a great idea. I'm sure I can work something out👍Working on scratch building a GP9u from my last road trip video. I believe your contractors are on deck for the next video. Sending in the Calvary lol🚂🇨🇦🇺🇲
@4ever dc 302 awesome! If for some reason I don't reply to that video please make a comment on one of my videos and let me know. You tube seems doesn't always send me notifications of channels I'm subscribed to.
Rail replacement has come a long way from 50 men with rail lifters per rail, no hi viz or hard hats and probably most with a cigarette between their lips.
Well done to all and thanks for your time to film.
Thank you very much Peter, really do appreciate the nice comment
and for watching the show my friend.
Your show has inspired me. Now I have my HO scale work crew check the rails. It’s like being in one of your videos
There you go broadwayltd, remember once a week track inspections are required by Fed law, so get your crew a hi rail truck or a speeder and keep a log book of defects found.... :-)
Really appreciate your watching my friend and may you have a very good day.
Prime examples of why class ones hate hiring contractors . The lack of safety and PPE . Idk why you’d film this
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and for taking
the time to visit with us and check out the video gaincontrol.
Dave: The East Terminal Railway in Ohio would probably give his eye-teeth for your reject ties. His are really BAD! Check out his channel. Thanks for the video. Jon
Thanks for writing in Jon and glad you enjoyed the video, we do appreciate your watching my friend. And I've seen a few of
the ETR videos, he can have all my relay ties!
Do you still 'rail adjust on jointed track's
Cut 6inches off, then pull all the rails back to get equal expansion gaps . ??
Hooray for Continuous Welded Rail.
Oh, and dont forget Plate Oiling. Dirty bloody job. Lol.
👍😎
We don't have CWR here Ian, it's all 17 miles of jointed track....alas....
Interesting about oiling the joints, we used to spray with oil but
it didn't last long, wondering what you guys used? I'm thinking a
graphite based lubricant would last longer?
Reminds me of working on da trax back in da day!! I actually miss it! ((Cnw/up)!!! Great video!!👍
Thanks and glad you enjoyed the show. We do appreciate your
nice comment and for watching today my good man.
Dang. Now I see why I drove a truck for 45years instead of working on the Railroad. There is way to much stuff to keep up with. LMAO 😊 Stay Safe out There. ! ! ! 🇺🇸
Thanks Charles and glad you enjoyed the video, we do appreciate
your watching my friend.
Extremely versatile attachment and a good operator!
Thank you very much Joe, really do appreciate the nice comment
and for watching the show my friend.
Hi.. Sir.. I am your friend from India 🇮🇳
Great job of railway track steepler and rail re placement.view of this Job is impressed to me.😍
Thanks R Railway T 9, really glad you enjoyed and we do appreciate
your taking the time to check out the video my friend from India.
You had some awesome help that day, that grapple operator is one skilled dude.
He is 72 years of age, been railroading all his like and still loves
it, gets up at 3 am every morning! A great guy to have and be around.
Do appreciate your writing in and for watching Pappy.
@@ccrx6700dang, wish we could all love our jobs like that lol, he's great, and thats going to be you too Dave
Do you rember the old racine rail saws?
still use them where im at.
very heavy
@@jesusflores7099 very true and slow to.
I'm Indian railway trackmen govt employee but salary is very low in India 50thousand rupees only per month
Are all the railways in India owned by the government? Curious
about China also? if you know please let me know thank you.
Mr.Dave nice video that was my job driving spike.I am in Puerto Rico
Thank you Juan, very glad you enjoyed. We do appreciate
your taking the time to watch the video today my fellow
railroading friend.
What boots do you guys recommend? I’m always up walking and on different terrains
I buy a boot with a softer sole because of all the sharp pointed
ballast, seems to make it easier for me to walk on those stones
with softer sole than harder ones. Thanks for stopping by
and watching the video today Julio.
Sorry Dave, not Your responsibility but...
Lots of hard working people but a sad story. Even a veteran railroad would have more and better equipment. A few persons are working and the other are "observing". Taking part in extensive tie changes there are a lot more hands at work at the same time. Pipelining is not used.
Thank you Stefan for taking the time to visit with us and
check out the track gang at work. May you have a most
blessed day my friend.
I really want your job!! To get paid a union railroad wage to make You-Tube videos. Amazing!!
I don't get paid just to make videos Ted. Management here knows
I make them, but it does come with some stipulations and one
of which is I must get my work done. Appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video. May you have a most blessed day my friend.
Is being a general labor on the railroad tracks hard work ? I'm thinking of applying for this company up north.
Yes it is for the most part Junior plus being out in all kinds of
weather. But it's work that is satisfying and you feel good about
what you have done during the day. Let me know how things
work out for you and thanks for taking in the video my friend.
Where is the Squirrel Choo. Choo. LOL
Awesome video Dave, and you definitely had a good crew working in this video replacing rail and ties. I too agree that the guy swinging the hammer driving spikes was on point! It definitely wasn't his 1st rodeo lol. Thanks for sharing your videos as always!
Thanks Shawn and glad you enjoyed the video, we do appreciate
your watching my friend.
Takes lots of practice to hit those spikes!!
Watch out, here comes the boom truck claw! I've seen some questionable boom operators, always check the crews, and if they scatter when he lifts something, it's probably a new operator.
Never get under or close to a lifted load.
We had one doofus who unloaded several rails near the toll road toll booth by slamming on the brakes. Truck stopped, rails flew off the rack on top of the truck. Whatta mess.
Your operator does it all with that tie bucket, inserts and removes ties, distribute ballast, he's gooood ! 👍👍
Thank you for the very nice comment Thomas. We really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the presentation my friend.
No concrete ties, too many idle union guys, need to bring rail forward 50 years. Design entire system over, eliminate all grade crossings. The signal system is laughable.
Even hotbox detectors don't work as seen in Ohio or are ignored.
Thank you very much for taking the time to check out the presentation. We really appreciate your visiting with us.
I see this and hear.......Now John henry said to his shaker ,shaker why don't you pray for if I miss this 6 foot steel tomorrow will be your burial day "
Appreciate your sharing that David. Thank you for taking the time to visit with us and write in my friend.
Hey Dave new subscriber and enjoy your videos. I have a question about the Ohio wreck. Why if the defectdetector alarm went off three times was the train not put into emergency?
Welcome to the channel my new friend. We are very glad to
have you join in with us. Hope you will continue to have a fun
time watching the home movies.
Go to my home channel page, click on the community page,
there you will find 2 posts that shares what the NTSB has
said about the tragic derailment at E Palestine.
Here is an introduction video to get you a feel for what all we do here at the Railroad and a bit about our mine:
th-cam.com/video/oOug0z34118/w-d-xo.html
Track work baby.. it's nice when you get a crane but most times it's hooks and 16 bodies . Keep on spiking ..
Thank you very much for taking the time to write in and share
the nice comment mrerok. We do appreciate your visiting with us and watching my friend.
It appears that the entire derailment situation could have been avoided had the truck maintenance personnel lubricated the truck by following a PM schedule.
Think maybe your comment was meant for another video other
than this one Jerry? Anyway thanks for stopping by and watching
my good man.
Those geismar blades get glassed up and grabby after 2-3 cuts
They've been buying me a cheaper brand of blade Alex and they
wear so bad I only can cut 1 rail with 1 blade. Thank you for taking the time to visit with us and may you have a very good day my friend.
I replaced rail like this with less than 4 ppl crew before!! Too many bodies
Yes I've replaced rail with just myself and 1 other person, but I
was a bit younger then. I'm now 69 and appreciate very much
when get some help. They did have a higher than usual number
of workers out that day for whatever reason. Very much appreciate your checking out the replacing rail video.
Typical union labor six guys standing around watching the one guy working
Actually Mark these contractors are non union. Thank you for
taking the time to watch the movie today.
Richard on the boom truck laying ties like a surgeon! Awesome as always!!!!!!
Richard is 72 years of age and been railroading all his life,
a really good man to have around and be around. Thanks for
the nice comment and for watching my friend.
Dave, what happens to the removed rail? Does the Gandy Dancer's just toss aside the used rail along the side of the rail bed like the old busted wood ties? I've seen my share of discarded rail stock on the sides of the rail beds riding the trains.
Many residential garages in the area around this video shot, would love a 2 foot piece of old rail to make a work bench anvil. Could make some easy pocket money to cut the old rail up, and sell them to garage mechanics and DIY tinkerers. Some of these rail hammer swingers need to pull up their droopy drawer pants. We can see the brand name of their depends underpants.
Maybe they need to tighten their belts a little tighter.
Good question Rick. The rail that is taken out that is not
graded as relay rail, if it's not too bad then it's sold to Frontier RR
for them using it when building sidings on other jobs. The garbage
rail is sold for scrap. The small sections we keep if they are decent
to use if we would need to put a plug in somewhere. I've given many
small pieces away to guys who want them for their garage. I would
sell them but golly who could afford the shipping! I sent an
empty fire snake can to a friend in Kansas and shipping was $40,
I about fell over !!!!