Cleaning Up a Huge Coal Spill on the Railroad Track

Cleaning Up a Huge Coal Spill on the Railroad Track - Hulcher in for the Rescue

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2 жыл бұрын

Nobody ever gets to see stuff like you gonna see today! Hopper Cars dumped a
huge pile of coal in the railroad tracks and Hulcher is in for the clean up.
See Hulcher's vacuum truck in operation and their grapple truck with a clam bucket
cleaning up the coal spill. You will see them moving the rail cars with their
grapple truck, then gonna show you what a Skate is and what it does on the railroad.
This is fascinating for me to watch how all this huge mess gets cleaned up
and I am so pleased to get it done. Fortunately the coal will be reclaimed,
the big expense is in the clean up, but it has to be done.
I love when Hulcher comes in because they tell me all these really cool
railroading stories of their derailment events and they do have some wild
stories! However I hate for the reasons why they must come in. But every railroad
has unpleasant events that happen and thank goodness contractors
like Hulcher exist to help us out with equipment and expertise we don't have.
If you haven't watched it, here's a link to the video on when the hopper cars opened up.
A Very Bad Day on the Railroad What an Absolute Mess:
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Made March 2022

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@ram2791 2 жыл бұрын

When my uncle was a kid he would have loved this. He carried an empty bag to school everyday and had to fill it with coal from the tracks on his way home. Could not go home till it was full. 50lb feed sack. It was how his family heated their house

@ccrx6700 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for taking the time to check out the video ram2791, we do appreciate your tuning in my friend.

@rollawy Жыл бұрын

my dad said the same...he grew up in western,pa during the depression...

@jerrykinnin7941 Жыл бұрын

Nannie( dad's mom) said she had to do that to.

@Em22-wtf Жыл бұрын

Woww, that's kind of a lot, no?? Must have taken forever to fill a 50 pound bag of coal pieces?! Must have come home hungry! 😯

@rollawy Жыл бұрын

@@Em22-wtf only source of heat..

@trainmaster0217 2 жыл бұрын

Dave, you don't have to thank me for watching. I have to thank YOU for presenting just another outstanding video! I was wondering how that coal was going to be salvaged ...and now I know. Just awesome. Thanks Dave.

@ccrx6700 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed Curt and we do appreciate your tuning in and checking out the show today my friend.

@scottanddebranelson8419 2 жыл бұрын

gotta love the internet. heck in just one generation we can now see how things from all over the world are made, shipped, repaired, sold, consumed, mined, respected, rejected.....you name it we can see it, first hand. thanks to folks like you sir. also makes one appreciate how supply flow can be affected by just one mishap and how valuable folks like ya'll really are. i've had a great appreciation for the logistical side of military operations for a long time (since i really paid attention to history especially) and i know the struggles first hand. but most "normies" don't so vids like this help to open the eyes of those people of what it takes to function in society. kudos to you once again.

@ccrx6700 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome comment Scott and Debra! You are so right, it is just amazing to me how technology has so changed the way we view the world and learn and what all can be found out. So appreciate your writing in and sharing that with us my friends.

@rickcooper6817 2 жыл бұрын

That's some major clean up and time consuming for sure. I would imagine the cost is way up there too. When you take into consideration the man hours and the down time for the rail service, it equals "wow". Thanks again Dave for providing great inside coverage of railroading for all of us!!

@robadams5799 2 жыл бұрын

Keep on smilin' Dave.

@ccrx6700 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for taking the time to check out the video Rick, we do appreciate your tuning in my friend. Actually the recovered coal will more than pay for the cost of cleanup. Coal prices are up around 50 a ton now.

@dennisketterer814 Жыл бұрын

It's all paid for by the taxpayers money.

@dennisketterer814 Жыл бұрын

But that shouldn't affect the train from running as normal.

@capttom7772 2 жыл бұрын

DAVE, that's quite the operation, both the vacuum and the clamshell ! The finished product after the "bucket clamshell" went through is SURPRISINGLY clean ... ... shows a true PROFESSIONAL running that rig ! The "Vacuum Operation" reminds me of some DREDGING operations that I worked on here in Apra Harbor, Guam, ... ... main difference being we were using water instead of air to move the material. ... ... It too would get plugged up often, anything from rocks, rope and even old fishing nets. I realize you said that you did not know what they do with the coal after it's picked up ... ... but I would imagine it's a operation similar to separating the "wheat from the chaff" ... IDK ??? Dave, I can see by the other comments that I'm not the only one who appreciates your "RailRoad" videos. They are very informative and educational and a GREAT place for anyone to start that is considering a career in the RailRoad ! We ALL appreciate the fine work you do in editing all the footage of videos done by you to get the hours of footage that we are able to see and enjoy. THANK YOU ! Captain BUCKLEY(ret.)

@ccrx6700 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed Captain and we do appreciate your tuning in and checking out the show today my friend and for the very nice comment. I can imagine dredging has it's own challenges too, I had never thought of that. They do some dredging at our harbor, but it is with a clam bucket. We used to get river tug boats in and tie them off to a mooring cell then run the engines full ahead and wheel wash the silt away. They usually did that after midnight so the EPA wouldn't see it, but no longer do they do that.

@capttom7772 2 жыл бұрын

@@ccrx6700 Have you ever heard of a "SILT CURTAIN"? NO WAY would the EPA let any silt escape to the coral !

@valeriebassett3107 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, I didn't know that it could be recycled. It is looking better. So sorry that this happened to the company. I guess that's life. Never a dull moment. So glad that no one was hurt. They did a really good job cleaning the track up. Thank you for showing us what is being done and educating us again on the many things that can happen on the railroad. Stay healthy and safe.

@ccrx6700 2 жыл бұрын

That's railroadin! Play the hand the RR god's deal you. Unfortunate yes but no one got hurt and nothing derailed so we did luck out on that. Do appreciate your checking out the video Valerie and thank you for writing in.

@tsclly2377 Жыл бұрын

can't leave a fire hazard..

@Brett3am 2 жыл бұрын

Brett: "It would be really cool to see how coal is recov....." (CCRX 6700 interrupts and delivers!!!) Thanks for these videos... amazing footage as usual!

@ccrx6700 2 жыл бұрын

Your welcome Brett. Glad you enjoyed and appreciate your watching my friend.

@huggy2 2 жыл бұрын

Had Hulcher out on our last coal spill a few weeks ago when 20 loaded NS coal hoppers went on the ground. Dumped every single car out to draw them off the main. Destroyed 3 main tracks about 800ft each. That was one hell of a mess and busy week!

@ccrx6700 2 жыл бұрын

Oh dear I can imagine what a mess and a huge expense. NS does seem to have a large share of bad luck. Thanks for writing in and watching the video my good man.

@lorenwillis425 2 жыл бұрын

That autorack derailment that you and the Hulcher foreman were talking about was shown on the Wide World of Trains you tube channel. It was crazy!

@ccrx6700 2 жыл бұрын

Yes it was pretty wild, I've never seen anything like that. Thanks for writing in and watching the show today Loren.

@BartzabelAlgol 2 жыл бұрын

Boy if I hadn't broke my back twice and became disabled my operator skills would fit perfectly with you folks, I sure would enjoy working with you.

@ccrx6700 2 жыл бұрын

Can always use good operators here! Wish you could come, it would be fun. Thanks for taking the time to watch the video my friend.

@cliffweinan3907 2 жыл бұрын

Dave: thanks for sharing "I've been working for the railroad". Railroad heavy duty work is not going away soon. This is an inspiration for kids and a future career. Jobs are solving problems. Thanks for sharing all the behind the scenes work that track crews do to keep train supply chains in motion.

@ccrx6700 2 жыл бұрын

Your welcome Cliff, glad you enjoyed the home movie. We do appreciate your tuning in and watching sir. I like that: jobs are solving problems!

@Justone372 Жыл бұрын

“That’s railroading”, you’re awesome. Love seeing you work on these heavy projects.

@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын

Appreciate the very kind words Ira. That was thoughtful of you to say that. What a pleasure it was to hear that my friend.

@tpobrienjr Жыл бұрын

That bucket at the end is well designed - not much leakage when it is closed and moving - makes for a neat result. 😁

@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Mike for the nice comment. We really appreciate your taking the time to pay us a visit and write in my friend. These guys did a good job for us.

@mikeyoungblood1706 2 жыл бұрын

Using the Vacuum Truck was pure genius !

@ccrx6700 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Mike and really glad you enjoyed the show my friend.

@mikep1085 2 жыл бұрын

Even on the really bad days.... like cleaning up a mess like that.... its clear that you love your job! Thats awesome!

@ccrx6700 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Mike for the very nice comment and yes I do love this job for the most part, but it's like any other job, it has it's down days. More up than down tho. Appreciate your watching my friend.

@BigBen1991 2 жыл бұрын

I'm a trailer mounted vacuum repair technician! First hirail vac I have seen yet.

@ccrx6700 2 жыл бұрын

We know who to call when this beast breaks down! According to Terry it is an electrical nightmare when something does go wrong with it and I can believe it. Thanks for writing in and checking out the adventure today Big Ben.

@BigBen1991 2 жыл бұрын

@@ccrx6700 Thanks cc, Yeah a lot of them are built by different techs that do things different. There never is a machine that is the same it seems. Engineered as it is built I guess.

@johnhauser4589 2 жыл бұрын

I think there's a water remediation company who's slogan is: "just like it never happened..." I think when you guys are done cleaning the spill, you can steal their tag line. What a mess. But the clean up is pretty amazing.

@ccrx6700 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you John, glad you enjoyed the home movie. We do appreciate your tuning in and watching sir.

@joewalker9325 Жыл бұрын

Keep em coming Dave! The best railroad videos out there! I like the way you explain everything so even the non railroaders can understand! Stay safe!

@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Joe for the really nice comment. So pleased that you are enjoying the home movies my friend.

@GhostDrummer Жыл бұрын

The dude chilling at the back of the vac truck was funny to see. You said it was run by remote, so I figured it was the guy standing at the drivers rear tires. Very cool video to see.

@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын

Very glad you enjoyed the show GhostDrummer. We really appreciate your visiting and taking in the clean up video my friend.

@timlabell Жыл бұрын

This is just flat out happy video for us viewers.😊 nobody's getting killed, nobody's getting sassed at it's just good viewing. hard working people and machines. Kool stuff . Love it thank you

@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Tim for the nice comment. Really appreciate your visiting with us and checking out the video. May you have a most blessed day my friend.

@richardbause2453 2 жыл бұрын

Good job 👏 Dave. Hang onto that timber for Plowing the coal and at least we know 1 car will go at least 3 car lengths for the coverage formula. Glad you got the link I sent you for WWOT for the Dunkirk derailment. WWTO is a neighbor to Scott Symonds and his steam engine. That's how I knew when Scott called me. He lives just around the corner from that location. Stay safe and I'll talk to you soon. Richard Bause

@ccrx6700 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed Richard and we do appreciate your tuning in and checking out the show today my friend.

@richardbause2453 2 жыл бұрын

@@ccrx6700 it was still a cold 🥶 day that day. Now spring is insight. Coal ballest can be replaced with real stone and maybe the door gremlins will go into hibernation. Stay safe and I'll reach into the magic hat for newer cars for ya.

@dennisb-trains23 2 жыл бұрын

Great video again Dave! Teamwork is key to getting through a tough situation. Thanks for giving us perspective on the unseen work done on a railroad. 👍😃

@ccrx6700 2 жыл бұрын

Your welcome Dennis and great to hear you enjoyed the adventure. We do appreciate your tuning in and watching my friend.

@dennisb-trains23 2 жыл бұрын

@@ccrx6700 hey Dave, I wanted to share this with you incase you weren't aware of these guys! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Y7iqgKxp0NnPm6c.html

@thomasglessner6067 2 жыл бұрын

Another cold wet day for you. Looks like it is slow going with the wet material. Sure beats using a hand shovel. Thanks for another great video.

@ccrx6700 2 жыл бұрын

Your welcome Thomas. Glad you enjoyed and appreciate your watching my friend. Cold, wet, just another day for SW Pa. ....LOL

@kens.3729 2 жыл бұрын

You certainly show us things we never get to see anywhere else. Not many ways to do this Clean-Up. Thanks Dave! 👍

@ccrx6700 2 жыл бұрын

Your welcome Ken and really glad you enjoyed the show my friend.

@JOHNMORIN100 4 ай бұрын

Thank YOU DAVE THAT CLAM BUCKET IS THE CATS MEOW FOR SURE We like how you bring the railroad to YOU...100 points

@ccrx6700 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for the very nice comment John. Glad you are enjoying the home movies. Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.

@shawnpowell5876 2 жыл бұрын

Another great video Dave as usual and what a neat piece of MOW equipment! I'm sure it gets frustrating when the end of that vaccuum tube gets clogged from the coal being damp/wet. It definitely seems to do the job with added time but "THAT'S RAIL ROADING" lol. You mentioned the derailment in Dunkirk, and the cause was from the entire coupler assembly broke off the frame rail to it. Then when it tumbled down between the rails the AUTORACK rode over it breaking the pin holding the the bolster assembly and wedged itself just past the middle as if the AUTORACK had Landing gear like a trailer. They definitely had a mess and have never seen anything like it. Thanks again for sharing your videos with us along with your time and effort!

@ccrx6700 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Shawn and we do appreciate your tuning in and checking out the show today my friend. In that Dunkirk video, Terry the road foreman was standing next to the coupler when the Cat first came up on the tracks, he is a good friend of mine and tells me all these cool stories of the derailments he's been on.

@neptune4167 Жыл бұрын

Dave you are such a happy dude. Love the videos!

@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Neptune for the kind words and for taking the time to check out the video. May you have a most blessed day my friend.

@tommybritton9273 2 жыл бұрын

Doesn't matter what you're doing Dave, I love everything railroad related,and grew up running heavy equipment from age 10

@ccrx6700 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the very nice comment Tommy! I really do appreciate your support of this channel my friend.

@tommybritton9273 2 жыл бұрын

@@ccrx6700 watching the new video now with the brush cutter👍👍

@littlepaddy7444 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dave , that was really interesting . Will those skates hold a car in place on a grade ? If you get an opportunity , a video about how the high rail equipment is adapted to road vehicles and how they get on and off the tracks would be of interest .

@ccrx6700 2 жыл бұрын

Your welcome and glad you enjoyed my friend. I do not have an exact degree of grade that a skate will hold 1 loaded car on. Obviously the higher percent grade the less ability one would have to hold it. Gonna have a video come up sometime late spring or summer on getting a hi rail grapple truck on track

@sarahsumpter5291 2 жыл бұрын

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@Em22-wtf Жыл бұрын

😂 They are LITERALLY vacuuming the coal up! Lol!!! That is wild! I wouldn't mind a sit down controlling vacuum like this for my house, lol! 😂😉🏡

@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so very much for paying us a visit and checking out the video, we really appreciate that and for writing in my friend.

@briankemp5206 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dave for sharing, great job so far in the cleanup.

@ccrx6700 2 жыл бұрын

Your welcome Brian and great to hear you enjoyed the adventure. We do appreciate your tuning in and watching my friend.

@lewistodd9242 2 жыл бұрын

Great update on your coal problem. Thanks for sharing with us and have a great day.

@ccrx6700 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed Lewis and we do appreciate your tuning in and checking out the show today my friend.

@P61guy61 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for posting. I especially liked the bucket fabrication story. Ingenuity at it’s finest.

@ccrx6700 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the video William, we do appreciate your tuning in and checking it out my friend.

@HugsBach 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing this! You're a wonderful teacher!

@ccrx6700 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the video and you are welcome, we do appreciate your tuning in and checking it out my friend.

@StormySkyRailProductions 2 жыл бұрын

Another very cool video and commentary on the mess that you guys had to clean up , The vac truck from Hulcher which we worked with plenty of times throughout my RR career. Thanks again for sharing this process with all of us. Have a great rest of the weekend.

@ccrx6700 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the video Steve, we do appreciate your tuning in and checking it out my friend. Vac trucks are cool to watch for sure and are a big help to us. I love having Hulcher come in, they do great work for us and even found a really cool Hulcher safety vest on my truck seat this morning! Almost as cool as the PRR lantern I got for Christmas!!!

@johncloar1692 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dave for another Railroading video. It looking better after the cleanup.

@ccrx6700 2 жыл бұрын

Your welcome John and we do appreciate your tuning in and checking out the show today my friend.

@brucepaul6251 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dave for another great video. You show us aspects of railroading that very few people ever get to see. I did get to see the LORAM RAILVAC equipment working on Amtrak's Keystone Line - same principle but on a bigger scale. Once again, Thanks for sharing and Stay Safe. BP

@ccrx6700 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed Bruce and we do appreciate your tuning in and checking out the show today my friend. I have made the suggestion they get us a vac train like you describe, we sure need it with all the coal spilled here, hopefully someday they will. But good news is they are in the process of getting us some much newer hopper cars and what a blessing that will be when they show up!

@RothBridge 2 жыл бұрын

Looking Great Dave! Proud of you and all the hard ya'll get done. Please except my humble thoughts and feelings when I say you inspire and motivate me in my personal direction with life. Thank you sir.

@ccrx6700 2 жыл бұрын

Wow thank you very much Mike for the very nice comment, I'm flattered to say the least.... really glad to hear you are enjoying the videos my friend.

@JimNichols 2 жыл бұрын

You are way to happy to be a railroader... :) I did 16 years in the last 11 as either CMO or shop manager (working) and I have to say I miss exactly what you are doing right now a great deal sir. Thanks for the time and effort these videos take and sharing your day with us...

@ccrx6700 2 жыл бұрын

Your welcome Jim and we do appreciate your tuning in and checking out the show today my friend. Yes I am happy and blessed to be able to do what I do and to be able to share it with you guys.

@martir3499 11 ай бұрын

This is a good adventure for me. I love how things are done and run. Thank you so much Dave. Keep showing us the way railroads handle life on the rails.

@ccrx6700 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for the nice comment Marti. Appreciate your taking the time to visit and check out the video my friend.

@poppopscarvinshop 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dave!! Very Interesting to see the vacuum truck!!!

@ccrx6700 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed James and we do appreciate your tuning in and checking out the show today my friend.

@rayshutsa6690 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Dave for another awesome video. I did not know that they could recycle the oar. This was a major clean up the track looks great now. It is my pleasure to watch your video's. May God bless you and keep you safe. 😀❤🇨🇦

@ccrx6700 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Ray, glad you enjoyed the home movie. We do appreciate your tuning in and watching my friend.

@Robbie31 Жыл бұрын

thankyou dave for sharing the videos of spillage helps me understand all that happens on railroading

@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын

You're very welcome Robert. We appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video. May you have a most blessed day my friend.

@richardaustin2640 2 жыл бұрын

Great insight to how you go about the recovery. Thanks again, always something interesting to see and learn 👍

@ccrx6700 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed Richard and we do appreciate your tuning in and checking out the show today my friend.

@llapmsp 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting this video. Great job on the clean up. Most interesting. Thanks again.

@ccrx6700 2 жыл бұрын

Your welcome Mike, really glad to hear you enjoyed the show today. We do appreciate your nice comment and for watching my friend.

@tomeasley5979 2 жыл бұрын

Dave, thanks for taking us along on the coal cleanup process. Slow and steady gets the job done. That is an amazing process for the suction and for the clamshell bucket. Take care.

@ccrx6700 2 жыл бұрын

Your welcome Tom and really glad you enjoyed the show my friend.

@dennisketterer814 Жыл бұрын

Wouldn't it figure as I was watching the video of the coal incident How lucky am I Just as I was about say something. I was without this video 😂😅

@KenHill Жыл бұрын

I'm a lifelong rail fan and I really appreciate seeing the nuts and bolts and reality of your line of work. Once you clean up the spill, will you need to come back and re-ballast?

@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Ken for the nice comment, glad you are enjoying the home moves. They brought in a vac truck and sucked up almost all the coal, so no new ballast is needed for now. Really appreciate your visiting with us and checking out the video. May you have a most blessed day my friend.

@royo1450 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome Thanks bud

@ccrx6700 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed ROYO and we do appreciate your tuning in and checking out the show today my friend.

@alainaarrhodge5900 2 жыл бұрын

WOW!! This is a great video. And you're right. Unless you happen to live near a major coal derailment, you're not going to get to see this without trespassing onto RR property. Awesome stuff and very informative. This two video series would make for great modeling! Thank you!

@ccrx6700 2 жыл бұрын

Your welcome Alaina and do appreciate your tuning in and checking out the show today my friend.

@jg2072 2 жыл бұрын

thanks for sharing. Between this an the other video it's very interesting to see how a spill like that is handled.

@ccrx6700 2 жыл бұрын

Your welcome J G and do appreciate your tuning in and checking out the show today my friend.

@tucobenedicto109 2 жыл бұрын

Dunkirk, I went to school in Buffalo NY. Frontier yard wasn't far. The railroad bridges still said new York central. Some of them ran by Tuckers old car factory. And yes the grass is greener on the other side of the tracks. Real nice to clean your ballast. And to recycle that coal. Love the video.

@ccrx6700 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for taking the time to check out the video Tuco, we do appreciate your tuning in my friend.

@pfflyer3381 2 жыл бұрын

You know we love you out here, keep us informed and smiling!

@ccrx6700 2 жыл бұрын

Certainly glad you enjoyed pf flyer. We do appreciate your stopping by and watching the show my good man.

@danbelzile4203 2 жыл бұрын

Hey dave good to see u again. Allso I will allways watch your videos that I miss. . U are the best railroad guy.👍👍🍻🍺🇨🇦

@ccrx6700 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you are enjoying Dan and we do appreciate your tuning in and checking out the show today my friend and for the very nice comment.

@danielrongo2367 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome

@davidmunro1469 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing. That vacuum truck would be the perfect machine for cleaning my bachelor house. HA HA HW.

@ccrx6700 2 жыл бұрын

Your welcome David, glad you enjoyed the home movie. We do appreciate your tuning in and watching sir.

@scottkew6278 2 жыл бұрын

I really enjoy your railroad content. Thank you for continuing to share!

@ccrx6700 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you are enjoying Scott and we do appreciate your tuning in and checking out the show today my friend.

@AMPProductionsVideo 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent Video of the cleanup operation 👍💯

@ccrx6700 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed and we do appreciate your tuning in and checking out the show today my friend.

@QuestiontheNarritive71 2 жыл бұрын

Another great video Dave.

@ccrx6700 2 жыл бұрын

Your welcome and do appreciate your tuning in and checking out the show today my friend.

@jjxtwo1 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, I don't know what to say except what a headache. So much extra time and work. Nothing else to do except just keeping on going! At least we got to see new railroading things getting done. 👍🏼👍🏼😁 Thanks Dave

@ccrx6700 2 жыл бұрын

Your welcome Jeff. Glad you enjoyed and appreciate your watching tonight my friend. Gotta do what you gotta do. Big expense to clean it up but at least the coal will be salvaged.

@BobSmith-mc7uq 2 жыл бұрын

Good stuff as always Sir! Something about the railroad that puts you into a state of mind like no other.😀

@ccrx6700 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Bob, glad you enjoyed the home movie. We do appreciate your tuning in and watching my friend.

@robertf3479 Жыл бұрын

I've just had the YT algorithm show me your presentations Dave, as it happens the first offered was the "Bad day" that produced this mess. I also saw the one where the axle burned through causing a derailment. I get the feeling that any day you can get through an accident or incident without someone getting hurt is a good one. I'm about your age or maybe a year younger and been a railfan since the days you and I were about knee high. This is a facet of railroading that doesn't get a lot of coverage so I doubly appreciate this. Stay safe sir.

@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын

Very glad you enjoyed Robert. Yes any day nobody gets hurt and nothing derails is a good day. We do have our share of problems here, everything is worn out and in need of replacing, but there's also only so much money to go around. Our new owners are trying their best to replace stuff, but it takes time. Thank you so much for visiting with us and writing in my friend.

@espeescotty 2 жыл бұрын

Boy Dave, as I said before, that was a heck of a mess, but when you get the right folks with the right tools and know-how, they sure can take care of the messy business. Thanks as always for sharing with us.

@ccrx6700 2 жыл бұрын

Your welcome Scotty and glad you enjoyed the home movie my friend. We appreciate your watching and writing in.

@espeescotty 2 жыл бұрын

@@ccrx6700 Absolutely Dave. 👌

@30041946 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent - thank you

@ccrx6700 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Roger, glad you enjoyed the home movie. We do appreciate your tuning in and watching sir.

@nashguy207 2 жыл бұрын

I would say you've had a bad few weeks. But I know it could of been a lot worse. At least it can be cleaned up. Thanks for sharing. Have a great day!!

@ccrx6700 2 жыл бұрын

That's railroadin! Unfortunate that things like this happen, but they do and we play the hand the RR gods deal us. Appreciate your checking out the show my friend.

@mikemissel7785 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dave and that’s railroadin

@ccrx6700 2 жыл бұрын

Your welcome Mike. Glad you enjoyed and appreciate your watching my friend.

@stevenpage3311 2 жыл бұрын

Keep the videos coming! Truly enjoy them

@ccrx6700 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Steven, glad you enjoyed the home movie. We do appreciate your tuning in and watching sir.

@dougsturgill1356 2 жыл бұрын

As always, it's an interesting video on what can happen when something doesn't work properly and the unique tools of the trade to fix the problems

@ccrx6700 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed Doug and we do appreciate your tuning in and checking out the show today my friend.

@davewallace8219 Жыл бұрын

you show....and explain to the youth. of america. what it takes to maintain track...who knows. maybe they'll chose this as there profession!thanks dave...

@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Dave for the very kind words. Always appreciate hearing from you and for all your wonderful support of the channel my friend.

@goodeye03 2 жыл бұрын

Clean mess. Good job clearing it.

@ccrx6700 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rich, glad you enjoyed watching today's adventure time. We do appreciate your tuning in my friend.

@dorothycole8611 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing cleanup! Interesting video.

@ccrx6700 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you and really glad you enjoyed the show.

@davidmunro1469 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing. You sure have good work teams.

@ccrx6700 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you David and really glad you enjoyed the show my friend.

@lydiafife8716 2 жыл бұрын

Kewl!!! We saw the magical opening of the cars video - we were waiting for the update! Super! 👍🏻🙏

@ccrx6700 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked the show today Lydia. We do appreciate your tuning in and watching my friend.

@PlanetMojo 2 жыл бұрын

Great video Dave! I was amazed at how clean the track was in the second part of the video where you were loading it back onto a car! They're doing a great job of cleaning up!

@ccrx6700 2 жыл бұрын

Professional Hulcher Services! Yep they do a great job. Other night wife wanted to make our first visit to Menards in Morgantown. I told her I got to stay home and catch up on watching Planet Mojo's videos I haven't seen yet..... she said we going to Menards, I think more cause she wanted me to take her to eat somewhere, but that why I haven't gotten to seeing your last videos.....LOL That is some kinda huge big store!

@PlanetMojo 2 жыл бұрын

@@ccrx6700 Not sure about down there, but they should have 11% sales quite often. It's a good time to pick up a bunch of stuff you need - if you need a bunch of stuff 😉

@theoldbigmoose 2 жыл бұрын

@@ccrx6700 You answered the question I was going to ask... "How did they dump that nice row of coal that far from the tracks with no coal on the tracks?" ... haha they didn't... and it was already cleaned up. The bucket man is doing a nice job getting that row of coal into the hopper cars too.

@jackpendergast1526 2 жыл бұрын

Very cool!

@ccrx6700 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Jack, glad you enjoyed the home movie. We do appreciate your tuning in and watching sir.

@davewallace8219 Жыл бұрын

you! are the heart of america!

@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын

Railroads are the heart of America, This great country was built on the railroads as you know and now along with trucking and barges keep this country moving.

@SebisRandomTech 2 жыл бұрын

Just learned about this railroad from…Snapchat of all places (their maps feature not only shows every rail line but also shows the name of the line/railroad) and now I have a new operation I’d like to check out near my hometown! Cool to see the EMD power and all of your videos!

@ccrx6700 2 жыл бұрын

We been here since 1977 hope to see you sometime railfanning here. openrailwaymap.com also has a very good map of all the rail lines across the globe, only thing it doesn't have is crossing numbers and mileposts, the FRA map has those but only covers US. Thanks for checking out the video today.

@Boilermaker-Rick 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for another interesting video Dave!

@ccrx6700 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed Rick and we do appreciate your tuning in and checking out the show today my friend.

@alphonsotate2982 2 жыл бұрын

Wow a big vacuum very interesting

@ccrx6700 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the video Alphonso we do appreciate your tuning in and checking it out my friend.

@derrickanderson4932 2 жыл бұрын

Nice clean up Great Video.

@ccrx6700 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed Derrick and we do appreciate your tuning in and checking out the show today my friend.

@maryjohansson3627 8 ай бұрын

Love to watch your videos.

@ccrx6700 8 ай бұрын

Thank you Mary, really pleased to hear those kind words. That's just awesome. Really do appreciate your paying us a visit to check out the video my friend.

@paullindberg9230 2 жыл бұрын

God bless you guys .Ill say again always wondered how. something like coal spill is cleaned up. Interesting .and again. we all are like gears.In all we make it work

@ccrx6700 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the video Paul, we do appreciate your tuning in and checking it out my friend.

@dbrandon4528 2 жыл бұрын

Love this channel

@ccrx6700 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you D brandon. We do appreciate your support and for watching our videos my friend.

@sheldonhchambliss1385 2 жыл бұрын

awesome video

@ccrx6700 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Sheldon and we do appreciate your tuning in and checking out the show today my friend.

@danielrongo2367 2 жыл бұрын

Pretty scenery good job great videos

@ccrx6700 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed Daniel and we do appreciate your tuning in and checking out the show today my friend.

@Arkay315 2 жыл бұрын

I really like these behind the scenes type railroad videos

@ccrx6700 2 жыл бұрын

Your welcome and really glad you enjoyed the show my friend.

@TacticalGamingNetwork Жыл бұрын

fascinating as always!

@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, glad you enjoyed the video. We certainly do appreciate your watching my friend.

@TheLocutus70 2 жыл бұрын

You got a machine for everything.👍

@ccrx6700 2 жыл бұрын

Yep and much better than the old days when we had muscle work for everything! Thanks for tuning in and watching the adventure today M.

@danielrongo2367 2 жыл бұрын

That is cool

@Gfysimpletons 2 жыл бұрын

What a great scene for modeling purposes!

@ccrx6700 2 жыл бұрын

There you go! No charge for the idea. If you do it and make a video please send me a link!!!

@NYandAtlantic Жыл бұрын

Never have to thank me for watching its us who thank you for doing what you do

@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын

Well with out great viewers like you this channel would be nothing more than something for me to watch when I retire. So it's you guys who have made this channel such a success and for that I am truly grateful NYandAtlantic.

@NYandAtlantic Жыл бұрын

@@ccrx6700 My name is Richard. Ny and Atlantic runs close to me and even closer to my job Without your videos I wouldn’t be on you tube so thanks and keep them coming

@anthropicandroid4494 Жыл бұрын

The amount of resources dedicated to clean-up here is amazing

@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much anthropic android for taking the time to tune in to the channel and check out the video. Sadly we do have a lot of coal spills, very, very sadly I say that..... May you have a really good day my friend.

@bigmackstruckstop9213 2 жыл бұрын

Never a dull moment,nice long show and I really appreciate and enjoy the show

@ccrx6700 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed and we do appreciate your tuning in and checking out the home movie today my friend.

@bigmackstruckstop9213 2 жыл бұрын

@@ccrx6700 your welcome I'll catch ya on the next one railroadin

@curtisstewart2829 2 жыл бұрын

I’m sure the reason you clean this coal dust is because it is flammable and it wouldn’t surprise me when engines go over it the traction motors could even suck coal dust into it an cause a fire some way. Keep the videos coming. Curtis, just south of Union Pacific railroad, Glidden subdivision just east of San Antonio, Tx.

@ccrx6700 2 жыл бұрын

Never helps to have something that will burn laying on top of creosoted ties! Also as it rains the coal fines soak down into the ballast and eventually will plug ballast up, so cleaning this up is a win win situation albeit a bit expensive to do. Appreciate your watching today Curtis.

@gerlandkent6377 11 ай бұрын

[thank, you for you're video]👍

@ccrx6700 11 ай бұрын

You are very welcome. Thank you for taking the time to write in and for checking out the video my friend.

@barbararoberto1258 2 жыл бұрын

Cool and educational video, a lot of coal wow

@ccrx6700 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Barbara, glad you enjoyed the home movie. We do appreciate your tuning in and watching my friend.

@pauld.1256 Жыл бұрын

Yet again.. great to see work on the rails! Good, bad or indifferent, it’s all interesting..

@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the very nice comment Paul. We really appreciate your joining in with us and checking out the show today my friend.

@heater1blackbird130 2 жыл бұрын

great Video !!! Wish I could be there in person !! Im looking fwd to seeing the next one !!!

@ccrx6700 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed and we do appreciate your tuning in and checking out the show today my friend.

@brianhickey5949 2 жыл бұрын

That is one big job :) We get the inside scoop from you on the workings of the coal RR and it is fascinating. So much work goes into things, often unexpected things. As you say "That's railroading" :) I watched a video of that autorack derailment you mentioned. I remember the crew working well into the day to repair that car and get that track re-opened. I am not surprised it was Hulcher :)

@ccrx6700 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed Brian and we do appreciate your tuning in and checking out the show today my friend. Terry the Hulcher road foreman was standing next to the coupler on that car in the video when the Cat first pulled up onto the tracks, he is a good friend of mine.

@brianhickey5949 2 жыл бұрын

@@ccrx6700 that's cool!

@martynbuzzing3327 2 жыл бұрын

I had a vacuum truck come into my back yard and he dug out all my post holes I needed for my deck I was building. They sprayed water to lose up the dirt and make it easier for the vacuum to work.

@ccrx6700 2 жыл бұрын

Wow that would have made a good video! Must have been some pretty loose dirt, these guys have an awful time here sucking mud out of the cribs. Thanks for writing in and watching Martyn.