Norfolk Southern Train Derailment and Cleanup - Bethlehem, PA (7/5/24)

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  • @jeffjones4006
    @jeffjones4006 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +32

    Derailment crews are the stars. Very heavy dangerous work done efficiently and safely. Great video.

  • @WarrenLacefield
    @WarrenLacefield 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    So glad no one was injured. Really good TH-cam video. Part of my family's legacy comes from Norfolk Southern. My father-in law, Vonnie Ralph Brown, was in charge of safety for the railroad for many years (during the 80-90's) and pretty much on call 24/7 for serious derailments anywhere on the line. Back during WW ||, he was the supervisor in charge of the Southern Railway terminal or yard (?) in Cincinnati for about 10 years. Very proud of him.

  • @tigerphid9677
    @tigerphid9677 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +49

    It is amazing that these crews show up at these derailments within hours and get them cleaned up quickly and efficiently.

    • @Sam-lr9oi
      @Sam-lr9oi 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      To be fair they get lots of practice (I agree that it's impressive work)

    • @kens.3729
      @kens.3729 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      @@Sam-lr9oiEvery Derailment is so Different because there are so many Variables. Location is the one (1) thing that is Always Different and makes it the most Challenging. 👍

    • @thelazyfarmer
      @thelazyfarmer 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      What is it with Norfolk Southern? I know every railroad has derailment but NS seems to have more than its share.

    • @kens.3729
      @kens.3729 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@thelazyfarmerWall Street, Shareholders and Greed continue to Rule the World. NS just Paid East Palestine, OH, $ 600 Million for Destroying their Town Forever. 👎

    • @haroldreardon1407
      @haroldreardon1407 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      They show up quickly because they are on 24 hour call and that is their job.

  • @bobtrevorah2305
    @bobtrevorah2305 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Thanks for your time and effort! In the '80s, my friend and I spent numerous hours here and in the Allentown yard railfanning Conrail. Cool video!

  • @PTSF_Jaeger
    @PTSF_Jaeger 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    I always appreciate getting to see Cranemasters crews at work. The 200RS in particular is a treat

  • @russelmanary2501
    @russelmanary2501 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    That crew is absolutely amazing; as everyone knows their job. I find that kind of repair work a treat to watch.

  • @marksnyder2232
    @marksnyder2232 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Interesting, on that crawler crane, they have the track pads painted / cast 3 pads red, one pad black. I wonder if that's so they have better visual cues for inching and positioning? If so, interesting idea, I'll have to keep it in mind.

  • @FrogandFlangeVideo
    @FrogandFlangeVideo 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Great cleanup video !! Thanks for sharing it. James.

  • @MK-xl9tt
    @MK-xl9tt 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    This is right behind my son’s apartment building (old Lehigh valley railroad building), we were visiting and watched from the bridge.

  • @ThePhilmaywalt
    @ThePhilmaywalt 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    Thanks for the post. I live 45 mins from Bethlehem and hadn't heard about it...

    • @RBRailVideos
      @RBRailVideos  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Hope you enjoyed it!

    • @ThePhilmaywalt
      @ThePhilmaywalt 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@RBRailVideos I certainly did. I am in Phoenixville in Chester County and had not heard of it. I was astounded by how quickly and efficiently that the derailment was cleared up. Those crews are an unknown group that undo what was an unfortunate accident caused. Hats off to them and to you for the wonderful videography!!

    • @RBRailVideos
      @RBRailVideos  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@ThePhilmaywalt Thank you, appreciate the compliment and absolutely. those guys work magic!

    • @metlheaddrumr
      @metlheaddrumr 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      The news don't report on much

    • @metlheaddrumr
      @metlheaddrumr 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ​@@ThePhilmaywaltI used to live in Collegeville

  • @brucefye3778
    @brucefye3778 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Hi Richard! New subscriber. YT put you in my mix today. Great railfanning derailment video.😊

    • @RBRailVideos
      @RBRailVideos  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Awesome, thank you!

  • @TruckHaulinTalks
    @TruckHaulinTalks 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    Norfolk Southern at one time was known for it's high standards on safety. Hopefully they can get back to those past achievements quickly.

  • @donnabarnes2115
    @donnabarnes2115 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Thank you for your video efforts. Great job.

    • @RBRailVideos
      @RBRailVideos  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it.

  • @markbickelhaupt4414
    @markbickelhaupt4414 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Richard, Great video! Low impact lift💪! Just one Cranemaster Mantis crane and one Caterpillar RR Trackhoe. I would guess that is not a mainline! Not much room to work.

    • @manidig
      @manidig 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      It's a tight spot. About 9 years ago a CSX trash train derailed on a curve in a tight spot in New York City...shutting down the Metro North Hudson line. Hulcher and RJ Corman were called in and when they saw it both said "No thanks." In house crews at Metro North got it cleared.

    • @MK-xl9tt
      @MK-xl9tt 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      This was early on they also had 2 of the side cranes(not sure what they’re called) that they on the pipelines.

    • @markbickelhaupt4414
      @markbickelhaupt4414 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      ​@@MK-xl9tt They are called "Side winders"!

  • @frankkie3849
    @frankkie3849 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Nicely done,,thanks for sharing,,,😊

  • @islandnightowl
    @islandnightowl 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    More of these videos please! Very interesting!

  • @ibelieveyou2066
    @ibelieveyou2066 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Those cranes are VERY strong. They have immense pulling power. They 'wrestle' the weight, to where it can be lifted, or put back on track.

  • @myrnawashington9057
    @myrnawashington9057 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    The track inspectors or the train maintenance crew or engineer will be blamed for this. Lots of nervous people right now. I'm happy there were no injuries or leaking tankers.

    • @tythomas1991
      @tythomas1991 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Could possibly be heat related.

    • @glennfoster2423
      @glennfoster2423 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      ​@@tythomas1991 Or not!

  • @MilePost106
    @MilePost106 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    I have lost count as to how many derailments there have been the last 2 weeks all over the country.

    • @George-tz1cv
      @George-tz1cv 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Chaulk it up to bad track not being repaired and lousy rolling stock maintenance. Railroads are going cheap and nothing is being done.

    • @mathuetax
      @mathuetax 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@George-tz1cv The prior administration removed a law by executive order that would have dealt with 'some' of this. Despite all the complaining about the derailment in Ohio, even had a former president show up, nothing has happened since.

    • @cdavid8139
      @cdavid8139 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@mathuetax The executive order removed was to require equiping trains with electronic braking. Something that many experts contend would cost billions and do nothing for safety on the vast majority of North American railroads. (The regulations would have to apply to Mexico and Canada as well as the US).

    • @ut000bs
      @ut000bs 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@mathuetax no, the executive order removed had nothing to do with this. Also, derailments are not uncommon and never have been. They happen for many different reasons. There are an average of about 3,000 derailments in the US every year and that has been pretty steady since the 1980s.
      You simply see more of them these days. They are selling news right now.

  • @gragor11
    @gragor11 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    0:39 Highly specialized cranes for the job. More so than the Side Boom tractors. Must cost more for sure. I wonder if the major difference is the same difference between a boom lift recovery vehicle and a rotator. Reach.

    • @PTSF_Jaeger
      @PTSF_Jaeger 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I can tell you CM designed the 200RS in house, specifically for this application. It's capable of up to 100 tons, and designed for pick-and-carry work

  • @NazrulIslam-sh8tb
    @NazrulIslam-sh8tb 18 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I don't understand if the supervisor just stands there and watches the work or does he have something else?

  • @Scrapy-ih7ob
    @Scrapy-ih7ob 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I just drove through this part OF PA on SATURDAY going to grad party, no hint of accident that accrued, guess the crew did fantastic job cleaning up.

  • @bugbomb8048
    @bugbomb8048 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Norfolk Southern is slipping bad….. what was once the most safest RR is now as bad if not worse than the others….. of course never as bad as CSX but closing in fast….!

  • @jebj1
    @jebj1 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    this was like watching paint dry. 23 minutes in to finally see 1 car lifted up.

  • @poowg2657
    @poowg2657 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Looks like the guard rails didn't do a very good job keeping the cars on the ROW. Cool video.

    • @manidig
      @manidig 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      The cars came off their trucks. If you notice the trucks are still between the rails.

    • @poowg2657
      @poowg2657 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@manidig Good eye, I didn't catch that.

  • @RobertWoods-vs5oz
    @RobertWoods-vs5oz 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    With the latest and best equiptment, also great pay And training any things possible

  • @rightturner562
    @rightturner562 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I'm guessing some one dropped the ball in regard to MOW along this stretch of rail..

  • @randyb1890
    @randyb1890 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Did the heat have something to do with the derailment?

  • @northernncrailfan2722
    @northernncrailfan2722 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    amazing video

  • @mariofilippi3539
    @mariofilippi3539 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Really enjoyed this rerailing video, thanks. I wonder if that is the Delaware River. Cars look like they had coal in them at one time.Thanks.

    • @MK-xl9tt
      @MK-xl9tt 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      It’s the Lehigh river

    • @WayneParker-ri3ui
      @WayneParker-ri3ui 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Haven't gotten OH.taken care of yet,people s wells,creeks cleaned up

  • @russelmanary2501
    @russelmanary2501 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Wonder what caused it, didn’t look like much damage

  • @Norfolksouthernproduction-ns
    @Norfolksouthernproduction-ns 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    How?

  • @phillyracer83
    @phillyracer83 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Crazy a csx train derailed today again in south Philly

  • @goodday5570
    @goodday5570 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    chain on the right--16:20 alittle ify

  • @danielbanuelos526
    @danielbanuelos526 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Looks like the springs are out of nest.

  • @leecarey4375
    @leecarey4375 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Where's part 2?

  • @davidelmore2546
    @davidelmore2546 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    These guys are slow, Corman would never take this long for one damn car

  • @thomaswilson8634
    @thomaswilson8634 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Is the bridge damaged badly

    • @RBRailVideos
      @RBRailVideos  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I don’t believe so.

  • @cjbeyer8340
    @cjbeyer8340 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    It seems that NS is having more derailments than any other railroads! They need help!

  • @Pyrotrainthing
    @Pyrotrainthing 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    For a Modern East Coast Railroad Norfolk Southern channels the safety of one from the 19th century.

  • @pierluiginistri8042
    @pierluiginistri8042 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ma con le traverse in legno ed i chiodi dove vuoi che vadano se non fuori dai binari ?

  • @MHH-p2u
    @MHH-p2u หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    There's work, and then there's real work!

  • @bobasgen1559
    @bobasgen1559 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    A ten kawałek szlaufa to najlepiej jak by wpadł do tej szparki.

  • @ryanv3751
    @ryanv3751 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Cool process and purpose made / modified machines! Hoe operator could use his feet to track and keep his hands free to move boom and stick instead of stopping a bunch of times to reposition. But we all had our first days on the job.

  • @w9gb
    @w9gb 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This old Lehigh Valley or Central NJ trackage?

  • @briansnyder9012
    @briansnyder9012 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Lot of practice lately

  • @Davidson120
    @Davidson120 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Cars were Empty I Take it No wait going around that Curve over the Bridge!😮

  • @scottcannell5584
    @scottcannell5584 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Wow how did this happen what caused the derailment

    • @inothome
      @inothome 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Possibly heavy cars behind unloaded cars with too quick a decrease in speed on a curve and the lighter cars get pushed straight instead of following the curve. With no weight in the unloaded cars they can just get pushed over the rails.

    • @Elliottblancher
      @Elliottblancher 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@inothome the empty Cars would have tipped over if that was the case, not jackknife

    • @haroldreardon1407
      @haroldreardon1407 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      ​@@Elliottblancherempty cars will tip over or jack knife, whatever they want to do with the forces put on them. The cars didn't read the 'rules'.

  • @feminazislayer
    @feminazislayer 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Another ns derail.... shocker

  • @music100vid
    @music100vid 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    If you had done a lot of editing on the video it would have allowed me to much easier follow what their plan was for getting the first car on the track. It seemed excruciatingly slow for anything to get accomplished. An hour long video can be whittled down to tell a complete story in 5 minutes with practice. Still, I'm glad you were able to share the derailment with us though. Not something we get to see every day. Very interesting where it occurred and wonder how it happened.

  • @Elliottblancher
    @Elliottblancher 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    How the hell did this happen

    • @RBRailVideos
      @RBRailVideos  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Likely a quick stop and the loaded cars behind the empty’s forced them to jump the tracks.

    • @Elliottblancher
      @Elliottblancher 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@RBRailVideos Norfolk Southern you had one fucking job and somehow you fucked that up

    • @danielcobbins8861
      @danielcobbins8861 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@RBRailVideos The loaded cars should have been in front of the empties.

    • @Honeydwarf85
      @Honeydwarf85 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@danielcobbins8861 not is PSR can help it! What a joke

    • @manidig
      @manidig 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Anyone who ever had a Lionel set knows if you put light cars between heavy cars and go real fast the light cars tip and derail. Someone did not slow down or did it too late. And these empties should have been on the tail end.

  • @RomeKG471
    @RomeKG471 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Sprockets to rear mister! lol

  • @exceptionallyaveragejoe
    @exceptionallyaveragejoe 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Eh. Garden variety derailment. Good video though!

  • @ghostgardenfarms
    @ghostgardenfarms 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    If they had proper maintenance on the tracks they would not have any derailments to clean up,

    • @norbertdx
      @norbertdx 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      what is "proper maintenance?" What was the reported cause of this?

    • @ghostgardenfarms
      @ghostgardenfarms 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@norbertdx I have no idea what caused this derailment, that was not mentioned in the video, but I am sure it had to do with an issue with track maintenance, of some kind

    • @ghostgardenfarms
      @ghostgardenfarms 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It may have been a broken rail joint, a loose tie sleeper, or a rotten tie sleeper, with out track inspection and regular inspections this is what happens

  • @JohnnyCarroll-wi6tx
    @JohnnyCarroll-wi6tx 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    good job cranemasters. simper fi carry on

  • @RABSTRAINS
    @RABSTRAINS 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Norfolk Southern to me appears to have quite a few derailments!!!👎👎 They push the rain crews to get the commodity moved, faster and more volume moved means big dollars for the company. Sometimes safety takes a lower priority when money and production is at stake, but they will always tell you safety is # 1. I rail fan and love trains, but also realize what the corporate people are expecting and pushing their crews to do. I am sure these derailment crews are kept busy and are awesome at their job.🔥👍

    • @kens.3729
      @kens.3729 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Saw a 14,160’ (under 3 miles) Precision Scheduled Railroading (PSR) train yesterday. How many RX Crossings does that Block and how Safe does that Sound ? 🤪👎

    • @RABSTRAINS
      @RABSTRAINS 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@kens.3729 I hear ya! Totally Agree!

  • @joedjetski1194
    @joedjetski1194 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    It’s sad to watch these guys work. Safety is obviously at the bottom of the list, standing in areas of pinch points, no tag lines, working without gloves, and the list goes on. Hopefully no one gets hurt, but unfortunately it’s just a matter of time.

  • @DanielUnger-gn9ct
    @DanielUnger-gn9ct 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    That's the 2nd derailment on n by that bridge that A know of now the first one was on the other side where there was a company where a switch would have a single car go into the building n it derailed by the switch hit part of the building it would go in n if am correct one car ended up partially into the canal n on the walking path n the other car was on the hill or embankment n next ta the building the cause was a worn switch that caused that derailment

  • @shadowdemon13
    @shadowdemon13 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Another Norfolk Southern.... Seems to me, WV, VA, PA, they have serious maintenance issues....

  • @andrewhatton1606
    @andrewhatton1606 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The CEO needs to be in prison

  • @csxtraincountingrailfan4452
    @csxtraincountingrailfan4452 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Norfolk Southern is still derailing.

  • @BrianUSAOwl
    @BrianUSAOwl 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Every train spotter in the world was busy this day rushing to the site to take videos.

  • @dsloop3907
    @dsloop3907 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    wow

  • @paulwaddell2854
    @paulwaddell2854 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    That crane operator is so slow, must be getting paid overtime. Yeah I can say it as I used to work in a steel mill where they would have never been operating a crane that slow

    • @PTSF_Jaeger
      @PTSF_Jaeger 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      So you've worked in a completely different application with a different machine, that was specialized for that application?

    • @hvanvleek
      @hvanvleek 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      A steel mill is a production facility trying to make a profit. This is a derailment where safety and precision is. Apples and oranges!

  • @bobasgen1559
    @bobasgen1559 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    najlepiej wyrzucić i nie pozbierać a potem deficyt po całości. hmmmmm

  • @JuanJuan-qc1cg
    @JuanJuan-qc1cg 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Richard Ballsack???

  • @chiva2507
    @chiva2507 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    All very good and well,but a very slow "timeline" video.

  • @johnpennington7107
    @johnpennington7107 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Sidewinders would be better for this job.

  • @PacoOtis
    @PacoOtis 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Folks, you might ponder editing your videos as this one is quite boring. Best of luck!

  • @lehneruwe5531
    @lehneruwe5531 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Das Aufgleisen geht mit dem "Deutschlandgerät" schneller, als mit diesem langsamen Kettenkran.

  • @ocsrc
    @ocsrc 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This happens too often

  • @garyaction7106
    @garyaction7106 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    How come I don't see any women working on this wrecking crew ? Just a joke people .

    • @WarrenLacefield
      @WarrenLacefield 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Because you didn't watch close enough. Joke not too funny.

  • @lackawannavalleyrailfan
    @lackawannavalleyrailfan 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What a mess

  • @bobray3330
    @bobray3330 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I don't see the modern strong independent women on this cleadup crew.

  • @donaldrodgers8389
    @donaldrodgers8389 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    CONRAIL never had as many derailments as Norfolk Southern/NorF**k Southern.😊

    • @normandedgerly8445
      @normandedgerly8445 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I'm sorry but clearly you know NOTHING about Conrail if you actually believe that! 😂😂

    • @cdavid8139
      @cdavid8139 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Conrail had far far far more derailments than Norfolk Southern. They were a disaster. The way they solved the problem was by abandoning thousands of miles of track and stopping service to hundreds of industries.

    • @cdavid8139
      @cdavid8139 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@normandedgerly8445 I can't believe someone actually thought Conrail had less derailments. LOL

  • @mikeyoung5211
    @mikeyoung5211 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Every other country has great railroad service and trails but not the USA , sometimes the worst. How come

  • @ohpoleez
    @ohpoleez 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This just proved csx and ns crews are the stupidest fucking rails in the country. PTC outage? You can't run signal indication? This didn't need to happen. I'm no expert on NORAC stuff I'm a GCOR guy but I'm pretty sure someone forgot to look at the signals or something. Fucking A....

  • @rubegoldburg7841
    @rubegoldburg7841 19 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Entertanining, BUT NOT impressed. Should have used R.J. CORMAN