Replacing Street Running Railroad Tracks, LaGrange, Kentucky Part 2
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.ย. 2024
- Amazing modern railway construction! CSX maintenance of way machinery completely replacing the street running railroad in the middle of town. Very close video from all the way around the construction zone in LaGrange, Kentucky. The first 2 trains over the brand new track is included in their entirety. Rail cutting, rail welding, moving track panels, adding ballast, track tamping, you name it! This is Part 2. Don't miss Part 1. • Street Running Track R... This line is ex Louisville & Nashville Railway and runs from Louisville, Kentucky to Cincinnati, Ohio. I have numerous videos of the street running trains through this town including the trains that showed up for Light Up LaGrange 2019. This CSX line is known as The Short Line or LCL Line. The main frequency to listen in on is the old L&N 161.370 Channel 84. Filmed February 11, 2020. Thanks for watching! Please Watch Another JawTooth Video!
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it was fun watching this live back in Feb, seen the first trains on the new rail, there were just over 2000 viewers watching during all this lol
And to think that this work once was done by track laborers. Amazing people, these Americans.
This brings back memories of when I used to do this work. Hardest job I ever had.
Excellent! Great seeing how they redo these old lines! Especially right in the middle of a town!
Wow...I like that old town...I live in Kingman Az..it a old town on root 66 ..enjoy it all ...
I want to drive down Route 66 and films some trains by it
@@JawTooth if you're ever in Arizona there's a railroad museum in Chandler, AZ. Nothing huge but something you may be interested in if you're in the area.
I used to travel between New Jersey and California on my Harley some years back, and I would take loop between Seligman and Kingman just to get away from the interstate. That was a nice ride, except the time that a coyote almost took me out.
Yo Jaw Tooth!, I have a black Gibson tee-shirt that matches that hat you're wearin' there son...right on brother! My main guitar is the one I built in high school in 1983. I have another one I'm working on that I built in 1997 after a player I really admire signed it for me...God rest his soul. Oh wait, we're supposed to be talkin' trains ain't we...great video as usual!
I do love your "But wait! There's more!". Nice video.
Thank you!
Just a stones throw or gravel as the case may be. Great video JT.
It wasn't until Ma Spencer heard the glass breaking in the front window of her Beauty Salon did she realize that CSX had forgotten to secure the rails out front and yes indeed the engine was on it's way in.
Even locomotives like to look nice.
Hey JT , I got ran off by maintenance workers on the BNSF today . The butthead ruined my Amtrack vid. My front wheels were in compliance but my back wheels weren't, by about 12" . It was not an issue of clearance just attitude. He stood in front of my camera until Amtrack had rolled by then when it quieted down he started to call the law . I got there about 2 min. before Amtrack rolled through and that was really all I was there for and left while his majestic Magnificence was dialing . In nearly 50 yrs of train chasing I have only ever been ran off once before . That time I did have it coming . Lesson learned , nearly 40 years ago. Today was just splitting hairs . Oh well .
What is the longest train you have ever videoed ? I got stuck on the wrong side of crossing yesterday as a 272 car double stack train ground to a halt a had the crossing blocked for nearly a hour. The road goes back to a boat ramp on the Mississippi and to a large industry called CryoTech . Two very lengthy westbound double stacks went by while the one had the crossing blocked. I estimate the train was between 2-1/4 to 2-1/2 miles long with 4 6 axel units up front , 2 in the middle and 2 on the rear . Almost 95% of the deep well cars were double stacked and there were just a few standard piggybacks. Biggest dang train I have ever seen !
I have been having trouble uploading to youtube . It is frustrating for an old cod who doesn't know anything about computers! Also my zoom sucks ! Anytime it is engaged I have horrible vibrations on the vid. . Train horns , wind , for crying out loud even engine exhaust causes aberrations! DRIVES ME CRAZY!
Unfortunately, some people think we railfans are terrorists.
@@Thunderbolt1996Productions Yep ! My cousin called me a terrorist for simply doing my due diligence , " know your enemy " . He had worked for a company called Aramco . The Arab , American Oil Co., and I had audacity to ask if there was any inside information that would aid me in redirecting a very large pipeline that was to cross the Miss. River just upstream from me . They just wanted to bury it at the same depth as they had been doing. I knew , unlike the many protesters , that stopping the project was a futile endeavor. But I also knew that there had been a coal train derailment at that exact location recently and some of the railcars had buried themselves to that depth. If that had happened after the pipeline was on place it would have been catastrophic! My good cousin declared me a terrorist and slammed me on his old landline phone and still won't talk to me !
Instead of joining the protesters, I made another series of phone calls to those I thought would care . I had no way of knowing whether my calls to the IDNR IA. , IDNR ILL., IDNR MO., every water dept for every city downstream from the pipeline river crossing , the Coast Guard and the Army Corps of Engineers had any effect . I laid out my idea of a horizontal bore large enough to house the pipeline and allow for constant inspection. This was a poker bluff. I knew this would never happen but what did occur was a much smaller horizontal bore that was cased and buried deep enough to allay any fears of tens of thousands of gallons of crude spilling into the river every minute of a catastrophic break. Sometimes the TERRORISTS WIN!!!!!!!!
@@Thunderbolt1996Productions Actually and unfortunately , there are TERRORISTS out there but in the case of RR's , they are usually disgruntled former employees with an adz to grind!
Really fantastic video!! I am very proud that the workers fix the train tracks, deal with it and they have fixed it properly. And this video has given me a relaxation
Couldn't agree more!
The track resembles a roller coaster. Very interesting process for leveling the track out.
Job very well done! They must feel proud when the first train rolls through without a hitch. Great job filming JT, ❤😊
Hello Brian! Great video, 2 thumbs up 👍👍
I have to give these track crews a lot of credit. They have this down to a science.
The beautiful thing is the trains will keep rolling down the Main Street in LaGrange, KY!!!
I was curious about how they actually set rails into a street...now I know.
This video went from great to fascinating to watch. 😁
I always love to see money being spent on rails. Gives me hope
Wow! Awesome. First time I've watched the complete abridged version of complete rail/tie replacement. Thanks JT!
Glad you enjoyed it!
That is so awesome. Jawtooth your video made my day . It is so fascinating how they build a railroad. I will watch again and again
Awesome! Thanks Scott!
Amazing never seen this process before
Now that's some REAL manpower @ 16:25, Just don't piss him off, He will get you with that sledgehammer! LOL! I was greatly entertained by the machine @ 23:16. I could see it pulling up the track while it was settling in the gravel. I have NEVER seen one of those! I read the description, But it didn't say what that is. The first train that came through was happy to be the first one that got to break the new tracks in! Ha! Thanks for sharing! I enjoyed!
CSX has some interesting equipment to say the least. Great film man.
Agreed ...the dump truck that could transform to riding on the track. Very cool.
"263 to dispatch, no need for two trips we''ll get 'em all".
Thanks for watching!
@@JawTooth 263 is the local from O'Bannon hauling corn syrup.... aka Runaround Sue.
For ever I loike the train . The Railroad if Unted State Beautifull every . cogratutalios for trains Luis From Chile.
This is cool!!! Construction and railroading at its finest well done!!!
Wow, pretty awesome footage! I'm always fascinated with these huge MOW projects....every single minute is BIG $$$$$
My favorite is the track tamper ... grab the rail, lift the rail, then tamp the rail. Cool machine. A close second is the back-hoe. I love back-hoe action. Don't tell anyone but this 60 year old plus immature man may go out and buy some Tonkas and start digging in the wifes flower garden. May not survive that though ... it would be worse than COVID for me :) Stay safe and healthy my RR friends.
I filmed an all red tamper on a new siding installation in Ohio on the I&O. I watched it until it broke down. Lol. You need a big pile of sand in your back yard like we have. lol
There's a guy here on you tube that prepped his wife's garden with R.C. equipped scale construction equipment. He may have used a back hoe, I can't recall. Search R.C. garden equipment. That might bring it up.
The tamper is a awesome machine👍😎
Wow, the ballast pick-up and especially the tamping machine look like those from more than 50-60 years ago, not the modern stuff companies like Plasser&Theurer make nowadays or even 30 years ago already.
csx 8873 is an ex PRR SD40!
built feb. 1966.
not many of these old soldiers still going strong.
That's what I call LIVE ACTION, TOO!!! COOL!!!
wow J T this the bomb and stuff love the live action Son keep them coming Wooooooo!!!
Thanks Erik! Live action!
Late to comment because it me two days to watch the video.
The trains run smooth and no rocking of the cars.However the spot where the two rails connect needs some help.
I found the auto transport car missing the siding was an unusual and interesting catch.I wonder how it all looks now.Surely they repaved the street.Thanks for putting this together.
Awesome! @ 39:50 someone had too much time on their hands have a great week ahead stay safe sir
Just think of how much paint and time it took to do that. They had to have ladders and some type of planning. Its kind of amazing. Have a great week also Sean!
JT, did you know that that the section of state rt 32 from I-275 going east to the now closed Thorton's gas station near Old State Rt 74 was built on an old railroad easement? The old tracks came up what is now Harrison Ave. (off Mt. Carmel -Tobasco Rd) crossed the creek by Rust Lane and directly into the intersection of I-275 and 32. There are remnants of the track bed still visible in some places. The land parcel shapes confirm this.
Don’t see why they wouldn’t use concrete ties for this? You would think it would save a lot of maintenance In the long run being under the street
Concrete ties would crack and crumble over time. Wood ties provide flexibility so the ties can flex and trains go over.
@@statesk8r absolutely right👍
What about a reinforced concrete slab instead of sleepers, with heavy duty rubber mats/cushions either side of each rail to make maintanance easier?
Jaw Tooth, Lots of machinery and manual labor..
Here in Southern California it's all automated machinery.. very little hand work..
And all the lines UP, BNSF and Metolink has gone to concrete ties.. the rails are held in place with heavy duty clips .. no wooden ties..
And I'm also a ham .. 73's Wayne
Very cool! Good to have more ham operators. 73s
Ham here !
Thanks buddy Good ole workin on the railroad...Its what makes America Great .Hard work and smooth rails
They don't look very smooth or straight to me.
These new tracks their putting in are gunna drive the locals crazy!!!!😂😂
CSX certainly have all the right gear for this operation given all the heavy plant has CSX branding. The John Deere tractor has good dexterity. I wondered if the tractor would have been better with railroad truck axles given the way it climbed over those rails. Wouldn't want to be a retailer or barrista in that neighborhood at the height of operation.😎👌👍
Nothing like being semi level
Looks like a mini roller coaster at 16:36. Good video 👍
Really awesome👍👍
24:00, a single bank tamper!! CSX live in the middle ages!
Awesome video Jawtooth
I always enjoy watching the live cameras of La Grange. Being an employee of Toyota, I recognize the truck frames on some of the trains are for the recalls on a few truck models. Most likely made at the Georgetown plant.
Cool, that is interesting. I have a street running playlist that includes LaGrange
Great video ! I remember when they were doing this job , only I was watching it mostly on the north cam , nice to see other angles ,,,,,,, thanks for sharing it with us all .
Glad you enjoyed it. I put my part 1 and part 2 video together. It is really long but I might post it
@@JawTooth Definitely post them , I think a lot of people who were watching that week would be interested in seeing the whole thing from different views . 👍
man that looks like a lot of work. I just stumbled upon this stretch of road real, crazy coincidence they just so happened to be redoing it right now
put that old track in yor pound and put one nice Gaboose on it.cooooool Brian!!!!!!!!!!!.
I would like to but the track is too heavy. I need lighter rail sections
On the second day of construction, I can just imagine the town's people's thoughts; "What a mess!!"
Darn you!!!! I was about to do this video on 04 16 and 04 17. They are tearing out the BNSF crossing at I14 and fm 439 in Central Tx.
That sounds like a cool video. I would like to see that one
Now that's what you call putting the "Steel Down" where the Trains can get to it!!! 🤣🤣👍👌😔🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
Excellent!! Never seen how they do that before!
Awesome video !!!😎👍👍
Thanks for sharing
Love the videos, as a novice to the rail scene & construction it would be great and extremely helpful if you would indicate or explain in detail the equipment & material. For example as the dump truck was pouring the gravel/stone, indicate the type of stone or required for rail road or as dictated by whomever. Ties are steel vs. wooden what are typical, if one is better or preferred or specific to the project...just a suggestion. Thanks for sharing the videos.
That was very enjoyable. Thanks for sharing.
I used to live near a similar crossing in LaGrange, Illinois. I guess when you've seen one small Midwestern town you've seen them all.
Interesting to see La Grange from street level view as opposed to the overhead VR live cam. Great video, thanks, JawTooth.
Glad you enjoyed it! I don't watch VRF. They are not very nice people.
@@JawTooth No they aren’t and the chatters are just babies complaining about everything. That’s all I’ll say!
Looking forward to Part 2. Get the Popcorn 🍿 & Drinks Ready. Sit Down & Enjoy the Show! 😬 👍
Thanks Ken!
Cool to see them working on the railroad tracks. I will love to visit Kentucky one day, by the way. ;)
So I watched do the project on virtual railfan The whole job seems very disorganized and not planned out very well but it looks nice when I was done
Awesome video keep up the great work 👍👌
Thanks for watching!
In my country The Netherlands we don't have street running railroad tracks. All the railroad tracks are behind fences, so nobody can be hit by a train. Replacing railroad tracks is different in Europe and I have some videos how they did that in my hometown Wijchen. Nice to see your videos.
Bedankt for her kieken 😉🤗Grüße aus Deutschland 👍
Theo Binnendijk
Probably due to your towns being there before trains came through the area and a lot of towns in US were built after the train tracks. Town started on one side of tracks and expanded to other because train was feeding towns economy.
@@daverunion2162 In the Netherlands some towns or places were on one side of the railroad track. But later all towns and also smaller places had expanded to the other side. But there is always much space for the railroad tracks, sometimes there are 6 of more tracks. And there is always a fence between the buildings or the road and the railroad. There are trains sometimes every 10 minutes at high speed; you cannot have a railroad in the Netherlands like in this video. To dangerous. There are many videos on TH-cam made by Dutch train drivers were you can see how it looks in my country. Its amazing to see this.
I love the trains. But there would be no trains if there were no tracks. And there would be tracks crews to lay them. So I also like watching the track maintenance crews and equipment at work 🙃.
Thanks for watching Earl!
@@JawTooth Thanks J.T. I like almost all of your videos. I have seen some of your derailment videos, so I was wondering if you ever were filming a train right at the moment that it was derailing?
I wait for the words: "But wait, there is more"......
Nice!
Great video! Really enjoy your channel it is the best rail fan videos
Great video Harry U/K
Now this is cool!!!
Thanks for watching!
Live Action!
The only place we still use wooden ties are at railroad museum's .. the Southern California Railroad Museum which I belong to and they have a web site.. and probably the railroad museum in Campo California .. don't remember the name but their East of San Diego. . 73's Wayne
Most of Ohio and Kentucky use wood. Some areas have concrete ties and sometimes I see steel and plastic
Oh cool another long video
It's fun to see that stuff!!!
Good footage! 📽
Why in hell hasn't the rail comp[any been forced to divert the tracks around the town, and the trains reduced to a reasonable length instead of extreme just to boost the company profits. Must be donators to trump the fool ignorant indocile
@@iancrane-luff1918 thats a moronic comment.
@@BaltimoreAndOhioRR Only a moron would recognize it as such, my comment was a fair assessment of the situation and any reasonable company would recognize it as such. Having worked for American companies I realize it's asking too much as profit is the only concern.
@@iancrane-luff1918 the moronic part was the childish trump bashing. And the usual "big business is bad" and "profits are bad" attitude. Ignorant stupidity.
As a retired business man I have a healthy respect for fairly earned profits, taking advantage by inconveniencing others I do not consider fair and as for my comment on Trump well, I wonder how you can hold your heads up supporting a liar, bankrupt, fool I find inconceivable
I can't imagine having to do all that by hand without machines to help.
The old days they had huge work gangs with hundreds of men at least that's what my dad told me when he worked way in the bush in Northern Ontario Canada laying tracks back in the 1940s. Hard work and they got eaten alive by all the bugs.
I bet this made the people in a hurry mad.
excellent video of track laying 👍
WOW! Any idea why they didn't use concrete sleepers? You certainly wouldn't want me in charge because, I've seen the disasters I've engineered...LOL I know diddly about this type of construction.
Keep it up brother. Doing very good job
Thank you, I will
That mis-aligned joint at the end (southbound auto racks) is going to drive the townsfolk crazy. needs an adjustment,
I believe it is a step joint. The new rail is larger. Once they go back and weld the rail it will be smooth riding.
Thank you for posting this! love your videos
This is a great video. Wish you would explain a little more about what is going on. Thanks
I'm surprised with it being buried in the street that they didn't decide to use concrete ties.
Or indeed slab track which would have been even better in terms of maintenance and durability.
Zo,dat was een hele mooie video Brian,geen auto,s erin.hartelijk bedankt vriend. en nu eens horen hoe jou Nederlands is Brian.oh oooh.lol. groetjes aan de hele familie. Greetz:Peer.
Awesome!
Thanks!
I like train videos on TH-cam jawtooth 💥
So that's the new track sound. No wheel squeal. Very little clickety clack.
Looks like they still have work to do because most of the track is not flat but undulates.
It looked like a wet noodle. On a small/short scale. Steel rail looks stiff and straight. Make the rail past the length of a house. it moves like rubber.
Very awesome!!!! 💯👍😎
I love the video’s
Thank you!
Ahaaa live aktion,coool. wel lets see how they do that.dont forget the termiet welding.
I like watching them cutting the rail. Just think of how much energy that took
@@JawTooth a lot.but yusing the good tools very fast.
You have good picture i live in alabam
saw some of the work on the Lagrange live stream
You might have seen me on it. I only saw a little bit of their video but I saw myself filming the first train that came over the new rails.
KEEP THOSE GREAT VIDEOS COMING
Nice vídeo and good work!! Saludos desde Spain !!
Thank you very much!
I wish you could make a video in isom ky
Great shoot Jaw :)
Thanks for spending the time to video this interesting operation. How long did it take for the whole repair. Thanks JT. 👍👍👍👍
Jaw Tooth, it looks like u were a little warmer than u were the day before. That wasn't 1 of those beanie's from Jason up in the UP was it? Excellent video again.
No, it was an older beanie that I got in Memphis at the Gibson guitar factory. Thanks for watching Robert!
Seems like it would have been a better idea to reroute the tracks around the town for convenience on traffic where there is a train and that the entire road was likely closed for the replacement.
American railways no future planning?
Retired Irish Rail
Excellent video!!!