The first two are pulling the spikes out And the next is a magnet machine that picks up the old ones rhen the next one pulls the plate out then the following machines reset all the new ones. And just think 50+ yrs ago they were doing all this work by Hand. How do i know? My dad worked on a track maintenance crew for 3 yrs and when he was there they were called Gandy Dancers
Anybody see the tie crane operators at 9:35 and 13:08 of the video,..that was great! 😂😂 Honestly just a great bunch of guys on the track crew knowing how to have fun with their work! 🤟😂🤙
Great catch....very efficient machines...and their operators. This spot is just a few miles SW of downtown Richmond. ...near where Robious and Huguenot Roads intersect right at the tracks. I believe I saw this crew operating a day or two later further along and adjacent to the Hallsboro NRHS chapter restoration and storage yard . Of course, this was the Southern Railway from 1894 until the merger with N&W in 1982. Prior to 1894 the route was the old Richmond and Danville RR, upon which Jefferson Davis and his cabinet escaped to Danville in early April 1865 to try and establish a new base of operation.
We have some of the same vehicles here in Clemson. Caught some of them the other day traveling home; flat bed, box truck, track hoe, and the same orange type, open cockpit equipment. Nice catch!
Good job, nice to see all the different types of equipment and how each does just a specific task. So glad that you stayed to watch the entire process.. I loved this video.. Thanks!!!
Absolutely amazing , I have seen thermite welds done , but never this , good job by all concerned !! CSX just leaves the rotten ties and fouled ballast on all the main lines !!
Was this shot just east of the Cranbeck Rd. grade crossing in Bon Air? That looks like my old neighborhood on Guilford Rd. The first visible house with yellow siding and dark brick is where I and my family lived from 1991 - 2007. Lots of good memories there - I miss my NS Crewe Turn freights, 1 in each direction daily. They used to run late at night, but at some point switched to daylight operation. The Barnum & Bailey Circus Train came through every year, and NS 1218 came through a couple of times on excursions in the late 1980s. One day I saw the MOW crews come through with a machine that had giant trimming blades attached to hydraulic swivels, larger versions of what lawn maintenance companies use. They hoisted them up vertically and trimmed all the plants and tree limbs back to a good distance away from the tracks. Those blades made short work of the unwanted foliage. I saw my first live steam locomotive - SOU 4501 - just a little west of this location in 1980. I just happened to look out my bedroom window of our first apartment on Huguenot Rd. to see smoke billowing out behind the shrubbery near the Robious Rd. crossing, and then 4501 popped out chugging along as it headed its excursion consist back to 6th Street yard. I was hooked and immersed myself in everything I could find out about railroads. My passion is still strong 44 years later.
Your absolutely correct! This shot is just around the bend at Cranbeck Rd. That's super cool that 1401 and 1218 both ran this line, I knew of a Southern excursion that ran in the 1980's that a buddy of mine caught but had no idea those 2 ran this line. The Southern Cresent Limited got detoured down this line aswell back in the 70's.
Congrats on 100 subs, You even got a bonus catch of NS V08, Also, that was funny seeing a machine taking a branch down from the woods, At 28:18, If you asked, that track machine there is used to shove in ballast under the crossties and it helps extend the life of the crossties.
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The first two are pulling the spikes out
And the next is a magnet machine that picks up the old ones rhen the next one pulls the plate out then the following machines reset all the new ones. And just think 50+ yrs ago they were doing all this work by
Hand. How do i know? My dad worked on a track maintenance crew for 3 yrs and when he was there they were called Gandy Dancers
It looks like it had just got through raining when they were working. Its good that they have some comfort control in those machines.
GREAT VIDEO. Nice to see the track crew left the job better than they found it.
Anybody see the tie crane operators at 9:35 and 13:08 of the video,..that was great! 😂😂 Honestly just a great bunch of guys on the track crew knowing how to have fun with their work! 🤟😂🤙
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Congrats on 101 subs! 🎉🎉👍
Remote control. Safer. Keeps guys away from immediate noise and dust. Can also see clearly.
Boy, that ole -2 was down on her knees pulling!!
I wish this video would have indicated what the different nachines were doing. I don't know anything about tracks and repairing them.
Its kind of obvious if you think about the task and the steps to do it
Rock tampers they're called...they harden the rocks in those spots they press down at.
Great catch....very efficient machines...and their operators. This spot is just a few miles SW of downtown Richmond. ...near where Robious and Huguenot Roads intersect right at the tracks. I believe I saw this crew operating a day or two later further along and adjacent to the Hallsboro NRHS chapter restoration and storage yard . Of course, this was the Southern Railway from 1894 until the merger with N&W in 1982. Prior to 1894 the route was the old Richmond and Danville RR, upon which Jefferson Davis and his cabinet escaped to Danville in early April 1865 to try and establish a new base of operation.
Thanks for the history lesson of the area
That’s one of the most interesting videos I’ve ever seen!👷🏻♂️🚂 I never thought about how they changed those out!!!
If only my Highway Dept worked this efficiently.
They need another track.
Ohhhhh boy do I love this.
Congratulations
We have some of the same vehicles here in Clemson. Caught some of them the other day traveling home; flat bed, box truck, track hoe, and the same orange type, open cockpit equipment. Nice catch!
Awesome! Congratulations... and this is a great video!
That was such a great video
Great video!!! Seen this happen multiple times around the area where I live.
Good job, nice to see all the different types of equipment and how each does just a specific task. So glad that you stayed to watch the entire process.. I loved this video.. Thanks!!!
Absolutely amazing , I have seen thermite welds done , but never this , good job by all concerned !! CSX just leaves the rotten ties and fouled ballast on all the main lines !!
Was this shot just east of the Cranbeck Rd. grade crossing in Bon Air? That looks like my old neighborhood on Guilford Rd. The first visible house with yellow siding and dark brick is where I and my family lived from 1991 - 2007. Lots of good memories there - I miss my NS Crewe Turn freights, 1 in each direction daily. They used to run late at night, but at some point switched to daylight operation. The Barnum & Bailey Circus Train came through every year, and NS 1218 came through a couple of times on excursions in the late 1980s. One day I saw the MOW crews come through with a machine that had giant trimming blades attached to hydraulic swivels, larger versions of what lawn maintenance companies use. They hoisted them up vertically and trimmed all the plants and tree limbs back to a good distance away from the tracks. Those blades made short work of the unwanted foliage. I saw my first live steam locomotive - SOU 4501 - just a little west of this location in 1980. I just happened to look out my bedroom window of our first apartment on Huguenot Rd. to see smoke billowing out behind the shrubbery near the Robious Rd. crossing, and then 4501 popped out chugging along as it headed its excursion consist back to 6th Street yard. I was hooked and immersed myself in everything I could find out about railroads. My passion is still strong 44 years later.
Your absolutely correct! This shot is just around the bend at Cranbeck Rd. That's super cool that 1401 and 1218 both ran this line, I knew of a Southern excursion that ran in the 1980's that a buddy of mine caught but had no idea those 2 ran this line. The Southern Cresent Limited got detoured down this line aswell back in the 70's.
Congratulations on 100 subs!!! 💯 🙌🏼🔥
Congrats on 100 subs, You even got a bonus catch of NS V08, Also, that was funny seeing a machine taking a branch down from the woods, At 28:18, If you asked, that track machine there is used to shove in ballast under the crossties and it helps extend the life of the crossties.
Nathan Railfan thank you Nathan I appreciate it
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Good job but i would like to know what the name type machine funktion
If that is the James river I’m about 100 miles west of you
Very cool.
Great video!
Super....💪
OK I seen dogs and horses stay with their master. Now I seen a piece f railroad maintenance equipment follow the worker.
ЗАчетно.
its called a tamper in the uk used fo leveling the track.
When this baby reaches 88 Mph, 'yer gonn'a see some serious shit...
What are the new cross ties made of?????
Machine mostly do the work imagine this a century ago Manuel work.
How long were you guys there filming …
How many miles of track can they accomplish per day?
Not 100% sure but I know they did at least 2-3 that day
Nice I got a nice shot the other day! Are they still in Midlothian
Steam Bricks yes this was shot from my back yard
Richmond Railfan ohh that’s great just enough trains to have fun but not too much to keep you up at night!
Who Ville bamboozles😂
What are those machines doing 🤔
Removing some of the old, wooden pieces laying below the metal and replacing them.
why not have concrete ties and avoid all of this?
Very low traffic line this district see’s only V08 twice a day
At 18;30 where is the operator?
He's smokin a doobie in the woods. jk jk
Where is the driver on equipment # TPBC 11067?
Some of them are remote control and some are using sensors to not hit the ones in front of them.
Please stay back from the trains. They derail a lot.
get a tripod
Look at anyone of my videos that isn't from 4 years ago maybe...?
Узкоколейка,или детская железная дорога😂
What an utterly boring video. I managed to watch 3 minutes of it.
Your 3 years late pal... get a life.
3 years too late for what? Who cares. It's still a boring video.....like all things american@@richmondrailfan8444