Rarely seen 'Fire Train' helping battle Shasta County wildfire
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.ย. 2024
- It's the unicorn of all trains. Recently seen fighting the Delta Fire in Shasta County, it's the pride of the Union Pacific Railroad. John Bartell meets "Adventure" Dan Ryant, the man who got to ride it.
This video should be titled "Let's Talk With Adventure Dan", there was far more about him than the actual train...
Apparently, much of the footage seen here exists only because he filmed it, so...
@@Ganiscol doesn't change the fact that the title says the video is about the train, not him, so...
just a standard murican documentary... blabla and as many close ups of random experts as possible
More info about the train and less about adventure Dan?
No. More about adventure Dan. I wanna be one now
@@maximum2120 i agree
I agree more info on the train.
@@maximum2120 but that's not the title of the video. go to adventure dans channel
EXACTLY! I was watching this in frustration because nobody cares about Adventure Dan and how he got his name. Not relevant to the story one bit. Very poor reporting.
U.P. management is not stupid they know it pays in the long run to protect their assets .
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But they sure know how to be vreedy6, destory historical railroads, and bring the nation's rail network to near collapse. Thw DOJ needs to investage them a d beak them up
@@jasondennison9669 I want to make sure companies don't earn a profit and go bankrupt. Now, who wants to hire me as their CEO?
Lytton bc is suing the railway for starting the fire 🔥
surreeee...tell that to the thounsands that they layed off
The BNSF fire train is being used on the 2021 fire in Keddie and Lake Almanor.
BNSF has several fire trains. Used mainly to protect their own assets.
Didn't know a firefighter train exists . I seen many things for myself as a firefighter.
My hometown has firefighting tank with two jetengines from an MIG that blow the water that was already awesome.
But that train topped it 👍
Gotta protect those rails. If it helps fight a wildfire in the process it's a win win
It's good to know that fire crews are on 'track' when there is no road to travel.
News puns are the best.
Rarely seen in this video too. This was a lot more about Dan than the fire train.
I wonder if NY city has a fire subway train . With all the elevated rails in the city I'm sure it gets real tight for the trucks at a big fire in some locations
As a native NYC soul. As far as I know there is no such thing. Maybe but I've never seen one. There are so many fire stations ems stations Police ECT located not far from just about any public transit line. I'm sure within all these services they have particular staff specifically trained to work in transit stations. Definitely the NYPD I believe they go by NYPD metro or transit.
Another thing is lots if not all necessary stations have fire safety sprinkler systems.
Theres no need, theres so many nearby hydrants, and entry points, even fire rooms at some stations, equipped with hoses, and extinguishers, subways are more like big buildings than railways in the forest
@@woodworksparadise6036 you never know. Id imagine nyc to be very crowded in some places where itd be virtually impossible for a fire engine to get through certain areas quite fast
@@eageraurora879 that’s the exact reason why there’s so many fire stations in New York. The general public can’t afford to wait for fire personnel because they’re stuck in traffic.
Currently, FDNY operates 254 stations and 197 engines strategically placed throughout the city.
Wonder no longer, my dear William…. there isn’t!
I didn't even know this existed until today. what an amazing idea!!! God bless America🇺🇲
Great historical value. Thank you for your work.
I suspect we will be seeing the "rare" train more often because the effin WORLD IS ON FIYAH!!
No the train has been around over a hundred years as fires aren’t anything new but the media is sensationalizing it for sure.
Wildlifes have been happening since just after the ice age. Nothing new.
@@colinjohnston5734 How do you explain the fires setting new records year after year for size and damage done?
@@appleintosh when was the Peshtigo fire? Not to mention the rise in population and the cost of built structures?🤔
@@mp40submachinegun81 but in the ice age the fires were cold.
This reminds me of a joke from a British Rail class 125 advertisement. The joke being a class 37 as a police train.
Texas state railroad and grapevine (GV owns now) had Puffy, the southern pacific locomotive made in 1891 for firefighting
Could’ve used this at home in Australia
Union Pacific needs to put some larger tank cars into that fire train because then they would have more water they could haul around
I think they know how to handle that bud.
I'm pretty sure the Railroad has put some thought into this and carry as much water as they deem necessary and then some.
that assumes you knows how is far... and go..
That also means more time filling the tanks. Its better to have frequent short breaks than a couple extremely long ones, fire moves too quick.
That's my new dream job....
Seems to be only three tank cars. Why not more ?
Could some one do more in-depth on the train .
There is a tradeoff between number of cars and water hauled. Yes it would last longer if they had more volume. But as soon as you are out, you need to refill. And filling them can take longer than emptying. At the rate he said, its 2 hours to empty. Filling, depending, could take even longer than that.
@@gravelydon7072 agree and understand, perhaps a purpose for the old style water towers , those had pretty good flow rates when filled or high flow pumps and source like a pond or river , at least in wetter years , with the large top hatches it would seem possible to fill quickly.
@@heartland96a Most of the towers would not have been able to even fill the train. Yes it would have been faster filling the first two cars but the water would need replaced to finish filling the last one. Most of the standpipes also have been removed so they don't have them for fast fills. I've filled a light Pacific from a fire hydrant and it still took 15 minutes to do through a 4" fire hose.
Idea: have 10 tank cars. Train pulls 5 cars out and fights fires, meanwhile other 5 are back at base taking their time to be refilled. When train returns simply switch the 5 cars for the other 5. Rinse repeat
@@gravelydon7072 It'd probably take about an hour maybe two to fill those railcars. I used to do that at a winery. Fill railcars. There it took 3-4 hours but we also had the occasional pump failure or filter getting clogged so we never ran at full speed. If you ran at full speed and no filter you could do it in an hour easy.
Gotta love an old Cherokee. They don't make them like they used to.
I once pee'd out the window of a moving train but I'd imagine this'd top the cake!
That’s awesome!
I dunno, looks kind of like it's been through a warzone except the windows aren't spattered with bullet impacts. Kinda cool seeing those engines covered in soot. Also unless they've ingested too many contaminants, those locomotives obviously have air conditioning.
It's a documentary about a guy who is making a documentary! Cool story bro!
"I'll promote myself, by tricking them with firetrain nonsense"....nobody will ever know!....welll!
Amazing
Wow god bless u guys I didn’t even know the fore train existed
I wonder if Australia has fire trains. I bet they do. Lots of remote rail lines, down under.
Huge bush and forest fires, during their dry summer season.
Nothing on this scale, much smaller units that follow steam trains and rail grinding/maintenance operations.
Sooooooo giant firebreak, aka railroad right of way, needs a fire train to stop the spread of a fire why?
That is so cool
I imagine it is busy these days in California.
Well California and all these places all these wildfires are going on wouldn't have these problems if they would have kept up the control burns that they did when I was a kid
Amazing, isn’t it, that back then when we were doing everything “wrong “ the forests were burning up every year, but now that we have “progressive modern ecology”, and are supposedly doing everything right, the forests go up like torches every year.
Then they blame it on man made climate change, and use that as an excuse to limit your freedom and tax you ever more.
I guarantee you this is not by coincidence.
@@scrappydude1 Climate change contributes to wildfires in multiple ways. Increased lightning due to stronger storms, less water due to drought, higher temperatures, etc. Also many of California's fires are started by a lack of maintenance on power lines owned by a multi-billion dollar corporation.
Most of California's forest is federal land. Sorry you can't blame the state this time. The US Forest Service usually only completes about 1/2-1/3 of their annual prescribed ban plan.
Ever notice why mainland europe doesnt have near the fire problems north america has, they actually maintain their forests.
It's sad they won't do it anymore. Trump promoted forest management so now the demonrats will do everything possible to make sure they don't do it. They're so childish.
BNSF has also the same type of Train.
Less slow motion & more facts, please.
Looks like a flatbed train could haul a fire truck and do the same thing
"It's not something new. It's something we've never seen".
Remind you of anything?
i think its a good idea!!
it's a waste of money right there and water, all the water they spray out evaporates so fast it makes no difference if the fire gets there, but it looks very good then
This is where I live.
adventure dan is a fire groupie
nah bud SP was the firefighters for 100 years getcha facts right
SP, WP, NWP and Santa Fe all had firefighters because they all had wooden trestles, wood lined tunnels, snow sheds and miles of track in the woods.
Still using the SP equipment too... same with keeping the mountain open during snow season.
@@espeeKeith a beautiful sight in a world where SP cars are somewhat hard to come across... fr. i love SP it's my favorite fallen flag of all
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Yea got that right, like U.P knew how to battle Donner snow or run Texas yards.
Sick XJ!
Thank the environazis for all the built up fuel in ALL our forests
^This
Steam trains tossed sparks. The fires killed thousands.
Much fire law ensued.
The government state or Federal should buy up 3 or 4 hundred used tanker cars from RR. Fill them with water in the East or some place with lots of water In the winter. then park them all over the west. In groups of 10 or 20 cars. That way no matter how dry it gets out west the firefighters will have access to millions of gallons water.
Just pretend the train's name is Dan.
Recall gavin newscum
And, once again...the news gets it wrong. The Southern Pacific, the late, great SOUTHERN PACIFIC earned those titles with their fire trains. SP, SF, WP and a few others were out there doing those jobs. But, typical that the media overhypes everything they touch. Union Pacific is less than half of what the SP was......
@Wahsatch Rails Your reply has obviously triggered you, which truth usually does to people. So, thanks for agreeing with me.
@Wahsatch Rails My ego is fine. You are the one who's ego got fractured, apparently. YOU, didn't have to respond at all, but here we are, aren't we? Your, "UP" knee pads look good on you. Move along
When does the media get anything right with trains. I once saw a reporter claim a train "Came out of nowhere and struck a vehicle" or "The driver refused to stop the train" in a grade crossing accident. Yes, an American reporter called the engineer the driver, and then could not comprehend steel wheel on steel rail + basic physics = trains cannot stop quickly. I mean, how low can they possibly go? Evey time I think they hit rock bottom in ignorance they whip out a jackhammer.
whoever edited this should be fired. stop cutting around so much. YT really is superior to telly
live near tracks !
God bless to those UP firefighters. A good day to die. Yes Sir 🙏🏼
Why does California not use small water bombers? Oh yes, they are not from the USA …
thats great if the fire is near a fkn railroad track
AY that ant the pride the 4014 is
But it is the most functional
BNSF = Best in the business!!! They care about the environment and care so much about their employees! I can sleep at night knowing BNSF is protecting me and other common proletarians!
BNSF better nights sleep, friends. hahaha
BNSF = Better Not Start Family 😂
Lol suuuure... 😂
Thanks for getting the joke. I am one of the furloughed employees. 12 years down the drain lol
Jesus saves
There's no real footage just stupid narrator talk. Time waste!
welcome to a news outlet
Worthless waste of fuel. Sprayed water soon evaporates. If theyvere to "puthe wet stuff on the red stuff", (attempted firextinguishment), they could make a little difference.
@Wahsatch Rails Because dey ain't very smart.
@Wahsatch Rails Nope. I don't waste fuel and equipment having personnel perform *fairy tale tasks* .
Weren't the fire trains originally used to put out snow shed fires which were fairly frequent during the steam era?
@Wahsatch Rails Internet loser/professional firefighter. The water evaporates before the fireven gets to the areas which theyery poorlyvet. If theyvanted to make a difference, they would extinguish fire. Lawn sprinkling accomplishes nothing.
Lol little do you know. This isn't a video game, it's real life and very affective. The flame and heat are big factors but the largest concern is embers blowing about and igniting dry material. The water soaks into the dry material and holds it in it for quite a bit, it doesn't just sit on top and dry. It helps if you actually have a clue about what's going on before you comment something like that. I'd say ignorance but I believe you're just dull. That's what happens qhen all you do is sit in your moms basement and play videos games, you don't learn any real world knowledge of any value, just video games.
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