Crib Sweeping a Really Bad Mud Spot in the Track

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7 ай бұрын

This is a pretty bad mud spot in the track. I'm going to use my Jackson 6700
tamper to sweep as much mud as I can out of the crib ends. Then the
ballast regulator will come after and clean up the sides. Then dump some
new ballast and tamp it up. I tamped this spot 3 times that day and fixed
the surface and track alignment. It is now very solid track and should hold
up well thru the winter until we can get the middle of the ties cribbed out.
Watch also another video I had made of crib sweeping with my tamper:
• Crib Sweeping with a J...
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Made December 03, 2023
Disclaimer: I am an employee of Iron Senergy at Cumberland
Mine. My job is railroad track maintenance. I am very fortunate to
have this job and everyone at the mine is very fortunate to have
Iron Senergy as it's current owner. Our past owners had every
intention of shutting this mine down, but Iron Senergy took
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@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

Watch also another video I had made of crib sweeping with my tamper: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hd5pjaty3dORZ3k.html

@scotthultin7769 6 ай бұрын

14 👍's up thank you for sharing 😊

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the very nice comment Scott. I try my best to do what I can with the equipment, time and man power that is available plus dealing with weather conditions. Mud is our biggest problem here on the RR. Seems like you fix one spot and two more show up to take it's place....:-) At least all the train operators are telling me there is now a night and day difference in this spot, which makes me happy. Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video.

@jasonoliver5388 6 ай бұрын

Dave for only having two guys working track you guys sure do a great job.

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for the very nice comment Jason, we try. We do have our share of mud problems here. But you deal with them as you can with the equipment, time and man power that is available. Does seem like we fix one mud spot and two more show up to take it's place tho....:-) Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video.

@Trains-With-Shane 6 ай бұрын

Excellent work, Dave! For a "quick fix" that sure seems like a very solid repair!

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for the very nice comment Shane. I do what I can with the equipment, track time and man power we have given to us, plus dealing with the weather, can't do this kind of stuff when it's frozen mud and ballast to work with. All the train operators are telling me this spot is now a night and day difference from before. We do have a lot of mud spots here, more so since we've gotten a good bit of rain. Seems like you fix one spot and 2 more show up to take it's place. Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video.

@JuanDaringMann 6 ай бұрын

Your enthusiasm is infectious 😁 Thanks for helping me learn new things often! This is fascinating stuff. I appreciate your efforts.

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for the very nice comment Juan. So glad you are enjoying. We do have our share of mud problems here. But you deal with them as you can with the equipment, time and man power that is available. Does seem like we fix one mud spot and two more show up to take it's place tho....:-) Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video.

@richardaustin2640 6 ай бұрын

A rather messy job to deal with Dave, but as usual, you and your team have salvaged it! Stay safe out there and keep those trains rolling!

@ferstuck37 6 ай бұрын

Now I see what those little blades do in a situation like that it really allows that water to drain away. Thanks Dave.

@kg4muc 6 ай бұрын

I gotta hand it to you and all the crew at that mine they honestly take excellent care of their facilities!! Some main lines don’t see this kind of up keep!

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

It was a mess Richard, the worst spot we had on the track. Thank you for the really nice comment. We do what we can with the equipment, time and man power we have available. At least now all the train operators are telling me it's a night and day difference in this spot, which makes me happy. Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video.

@shirleyharrington-moore9657 6 ай бұрын

More than just good ties, Dave. Good employees make all the difference. Thank you for caring and sharing.

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for the very kind words Shirley. I do what I can with the equipment, track time and man power we have given to us, plus dealing with the weather, can't do this kind of stuff when it's frozen mud and ballast to work with. The guys I work with do care and that's a very good thing you are right. We do have a lot of mud spots here, more so since we've gotten a good bit of rain. Seems like you fix one spot and 2 more show up to take it's place. Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video.

@timlabell 6 ай бұрын

Now that is railroading 😁 great video.

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the really nice comment Tim, glad you enjoyed. We do what we can with the equipment, time and man power we have available. Mud is our biggest problem here on this track. At least now all the train operators are telling me it's a night and day difference in this spot, which makes me happy. Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video.

@jughead8988 6 ай бұрын

The regulator operator was hopping around like a hen on a hot rock! Must be a busy job!

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

I have to keep him busy or else he will play on his phone the whole shift Jughead....:-) Mud is our biggest problem here on this track. At least now all the train operators are telling me it's a night and day difference in this spot, which makes me happy. Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video.

@jughead8988 6 ай бұрын

@@ccrx6700 my pleasure buddy! I always try to feed the algorithm!

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

@@jughead8988 👍😊

@1208bug 6 ай бұрын

Thank you Dave for taking us along!

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

You are certainly welcome 1208bug. Glad you enjoyed. I do what I can with the equipment, track time and man power we have given to us, plus dealing with the weather, can't do this kind of stuff when it's frozen mud and ballast to work with. The track sure was better after our fix. We do have a lot of mud spots here, more so since we've gotten a good bit of rain. Seems like you fix one spot and 2 more show up to take it's place. Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video.

@mackfisher4487 6 ай бұрын

Dave how many men on the CCRX track crew, from your videos it looks like a one man show? Thank You Thank You, for going to the trouble to make videos and give us a perspective on railroading and hauling coal.

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

There are only 2 of us that work track maintenance Mack. When we first started the mine back in 1977 US Steel had 4 track maintenance guys on the job and all for new track construction. We definitely need more guys, there is just so much to do and little time to do it with trains running. My buddy and I do what we can with what we are given in equipment, money and time to work the track plus trying to work around the weather. We have a lot of mud spots that have occurred this fall from all the rains just not enough time to get to all of them, plus with it being so cold these past few weeks we cannot haul frozen ballast or dig frozen ballast out of the track. Thank you for the very kind words and you are welcome, it's my pleasure to be able to make these videos and we are lucky I can do it. They do show what all it takes to keep trains running. Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to check out the tie sweeping video.

@benharvey3721 6 ай бұрын

I’m 21 years old from UK I just finished a track course in track maintenance and will be starting work in a couple of weeks. I’m so glad I found your channel as I’m able to understand some of the work you’re doing and also learning lots! Keep the content coming :)

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

That's awesome Ben. Good for you and I wish you the very best of prosperity in your new line of work. So pleased to hear you are enjoying these videos. Very much appreciate your nice comment and for your taking the time to watch the videos my friend. Keep me informed how your new job is going for you.

@billyvalentine1836 6 ай бұрын

Anything beats digging out foul ballast. Back breaking work by hand, even more fun when it's frozen. Came home many times with mud caked pants. Nasty job!!

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

You got that right for sure Billy. If it had to get dug out by hand then it most likely wouldn't have gotten done, unless they brought in some much younger guys than me to do it! We do love hydraulics on the RR as you well know. Mud is our biggest problem here on the RR. Seems like you fix one spot and two more show up to take it's place....:-) At least all the train operators are telling me there is now a night and day difference in this spot, which makes me happy. Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video.

@larry3064 6 ай бұрын

I really enjoy seeing the specialized equipment that you use. Thanks for sharing Dave.

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the very nice comment Larry, so glad you are enjoying the videos. Mud is our biggest problem here on the RR. Seems like you fix one spot and two more show up to take it's place....:-) At least all the train operators are telling me there is now a night and day difference in this spot, which makes me happy. Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video.

@SteveMikre44 6 ай бұрын

Thank you Dave for taking the time to film this episode. The cold wet weather Pennsylvanian experiences sure makes railroading a tough job...

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

Your quite welcome Steve, weather plays a big factor in track conditions. Can't do this kind of work in freezing weather when the mud and ballast are frozen. Mud is our biggest problem here on the RR. Seems like you fix one spot and two more show up to take it's place....:-) At least all the train operators are telling me there is now a night and day difference in this spot, which makes me happy. Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video.

@jimjohnston7688 6 ай бұрын

Dave, are you the final authority on whether or not the track is safe for trains to run? I mean nobody knows the track on this line better than you.

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

No you are right Jim, but I've also been here the longest so should know a thing or two about the track... :-) The train operators had slowed down over this spot until I could get it fixed. Had to wait on the right weather, can't do this when stuff is frozen. Plus I have to wait on a train operator to haul ballast for us, which doesn't happen when they are running coal trains. So it went by for a time until we could get it done. At least all the train operators are telling me there is now a night and day difference in this spot, which makes me happy. Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video.

@randydobson1863 6 ай бұрын

hello dave it's is randy and i like yours video is cool thanks dave friends randy

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for the nice comment Randy, glad you enjoyed At least now all the train operators are telling me it's a night and day difference in this spot, which makes me happy. Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video.

@opieshomeshop 6 ай бұрын

*_As a kid, mud was fun. For some reason when I grew up mud lost it's appeal. Good thing the company can depend on you to play in the mud for a few hours and keep the train safe. You certainly like your job probably a bit too much!!!_* 🤣😆🚂🚂🚂

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

When I was a kid I liked to play in the mud but it made my mom a bit upset David. Now I play in the mud and I get paid for it and it makes the train operators happy..... my how things have changed....:-) Mud is our biggest problem here on this track. Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video.

@clarencewiles963 6 ай бұрын

Getting better and looking good 😊

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the nice comment Clarence. it is a temporary fix but should hold up thru the winter now. I try my best to do what I can with the equipment, time and man power that is available plus dealing with weather conditions. At least all the train operators are telling me there is now a night and day difference in this spot, which makes me happy. Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video.

@4everdc302 6 ай бұрын

With a bunch of rain, a slow order will follow. Railroadin the North East. ⛏️👷‍♂️🪨🚂🇨🇦🇺🇲🙋

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

With a bunch of rain we get new mud spots Doug..... sigh. it's a never ending battle here dealing with mud in the track. But I guess that's job security. Several of the train operators slowed down over this really bad spot until we could get it fixed up. Night and day difference now from what the operators are telling me. Mud is our biggest problem here on the track. I need to retire and build a model RR so I don't have mud problems to deal with....LOL Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to stop by and check out the crib sweeping video.

@mtgibbs 6 ай бұрын

Nice work with what you have available! Getting the shoulders opened up should help the track drain out better until you can get in there and undercut it. Might consider some nonwoven geotextile fabric under the ballast after you undercut it to help keep the mud from coming up into the ballast in the future. Not very expensive and helps a lot.

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

You are right mtgibbs, that road fabric is the ticket. We have taken sections of track out before when we had shut downs and layed down the geotextile fabric before spreading new ballast, it works wonders! Mud is our biggest problem here on this track. At least now all the train operators are telling me it's a night and day difference in this spot, which makes me happy. Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video.

@yellowlab5624 6 ай бұрын

Cool machines, more to railroading than a person would think ! And you get to play in the mud 😀 👍🚂

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

I always wanted to play in the mud when I was a kid yellowlab, but it made my mom upset when I did. Now I get to play in the mud and it makes the train operators happy. My how things have changed.... :-) We do have our share of mud spots in the track, most are not as bad as this one tho. It's just finding time to deal with them when trains are running and dealing with weather conditions, can't do this kind of work when the stuff is frozen. Our biggest problem here is mud in the track. It's a never ending battle and new mud spots keep popping up. Get one done and two more show up to take it's place. Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video.

@yellowlab5624 6 ай бұрын

@@ccrx6700 thanks for the reply 👍👍😀🚂

@pchris6662 6 ай бұрын

Your laugh and attitude are contagious. Thanks for showing a job well done. Your videos never fail to put a smile on my face :)

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for the very nice comment pchris So glad you are enjoying. That was very kind of you to say that. We do have our share of mud problems here. But you deal with them as you can with the equipment, time and man power that is available. Does seem like we fix one mud spot and two more show up to take it's place tho....:-) Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video.

@Xetta_Mode 3 ай бұрын

Crib Sweepers? More like, Street Sweeper, but RR Edition!! Exemplary job, Jim!! Love these vids! ❤😊

@ccrx6700 3 ай бұрын

Thank you. Great to hear you are enjoying the home movies. We very much appreciate your taking the time to check out the crib sweeping show today my friend.

@bowdoin5063 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the education Dave

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

You are certainly welcome bowdoin, glad you enjoyed. We do what we can with the equipment, time and man power we have available. Mud is our biggest problem here on this track. At least now all the train operators are telling me it's a night and day difference in this spot, which makes me happy. Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video.

@edbiedenkapp1322 6 ай бұрын

Love watching. Thanks for bringing me along and many others. Awesome stuff.

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for the really nice comment Ed, glad you enjoyed. We do what we can with the equipment, time and man power we have available. Mud is our biggest problem here on this track. At least now all the train operators are telling me it's a night and day difference in this spot, which makes me happy. Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video.

@raylz19 6 ай бұрын

Dave, we are the lucky ones to view the videos you post. Your content is excellent and educates us modelers, rail fans and railroad workers want to be‘s on the ins and outs of real railroading. Thank you sir.

@cedarcam 6 ай бұрын

So far I never saw a model railway with a mud spot. I have a place where the track got flooded and guys digging out ballast to get the water away. A mud spot would be good to model with a few guys checking it out

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

You are certainly welcome Ray, glad you enjoyed it was my pleasure. Thank you so much for the very kind words. We do what we can with the equipment, time and man power we have available. Mud is our biggest problem here on this track. At least now all the train operators are telling me it's a night and day difference in this spot, which makes me happy. Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video.

@maryjohansson3627 6 ай бұрын

What a job! You two have your hands full keeping the track in shape! Thanks for showing us how much maintenance is required to keep those tracks in great shape.

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for the nice comment Mary. Yes we do have our hands full. When coal fines consistently get in the track they soak down into the ballast and plug the ballast up. Then the water stays in the track and goes down. Every time the train passes the water gets pushed down and when the train unloads the ties act like a suction pump and bring mud back up with them. Our biggest problem here is mud spots. Seems like you fix one spot and two more show up to take it's place....:-) Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video.

@jenniferbutcher8393 6 ай бұрын

You are the track magician! You went from pig stye to perfect laid ballast. That was solid!! 😊

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for the very kind words Jennifer. I do what I can with the equipment, track time and man power we have given to us, plus dealing with the weather, can't do this kind of stuff when it's frozen mud and ballast to work with. The track sure was better after our fix. We do have a lot of mud spots here, more so since we've gotten a good bit of rain. Seems like you fix one spot and 2 more show up to take it's place. Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video.

@dancline2143 6 ай бұрын

This was very interesting. Nobody ever thinks about how weather affects a railroad

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

Thank you Dan, glad you enjoyed the video. I try my best to do what I can with the equipment, time and man power that is available plus dealing with weather conditions. Mud is our biggest problem here on the RR. Seems like you fix one spot and two more show up to take it's place....:-) At least all the train operators are telling me there is now a night and day difference in this spot, which makes me happy. Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video.

@glennbarker222 6 ай бұрын

Quite a mess there, where did all the mud come from Dave?

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

Yes it certainly was Glenn. Where did the mud come from.... well first thing all the coal leaking out the car doors gets down in the ballast and plugs the ballast up. When that happens the water cannot get away from the track so it stays in there. When the train passes over it with all that weight, it tends to want to push the ties down and when it passes the ties come back up. That allows water to get under the ties. Next train the water gets pushed down by the ties and when the train passes and the ties come back up, that acts like a suction pulling mud back up with it. When that happens train after train then the cribs start to fill up with mud. When that happens the track surface and alignment just won't hold very good. It's a constant thing here dealing with mud in the track. New mud spots occur all the time. Coal fines down in the ballast are never a good thing. Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the tie sweeping video.

@fireballxl-5748 6 ай бұрын

Dave, you're my hard working, rootin' tootin' Railroad Man! Thanks! Get yourself a new, good pair of boots!

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the very nice comment Fireball. I try my best to do what I can with the equipment, time and man power that is available plus dealing with weather conditions. Christmas is coming and if I don't get a lump of coal, then maybe new boots will show up.... :-) Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video.

@wtfbuddy1 6 ай бұрын

Nice video Dave - hope the fix lasts over the winter and the area dries out some, always fun to watch you working your magic on the rails. Cheers and stay safe

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for the really nice comment Pete, glad you enjoyed. We do what we can with the equipment, time and man power we have available. Mud is our biggest problem here on this track. At least now all the train operators are telling me it's a night and day difference in this spot, which makes me happy. Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video.

@markjanssens5484 6 ай бұрын

Great video Dave, I’m surprised at how quiet your cab is, machinery has come a long ways from the old days, lol.

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the nice comment Mark. The cab in that tamper is pretty quiet for as old as it is. The new tampers and even much, much quieter. Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video.

@skywatcherca 6 ай бұрын

Dave, perhaps your viewers could get together and purchase you a pick and a few shovels: you could HAND CLEAR that mess - we support you Dave...back to good old solid hand work. :0))

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

Yes you're right skywatcherca but also my viewers who buy them need to come out and show me how to work those tools, I need a lot of instruction for a pick and shovel....:-) We do have a lot of mud spots here, more so since we've gotten a good bit of rain. Seems like you fix one spot and 2 more show up to take it's place. Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video.

@davenitsch6094 6 ай бұрын

Great job guy's, fixed that mess really nicely! Good work team!

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the very nice comment Dave. I try my best to do what I can with the equipment, time and man power that is available plus dealing with weather conditions. Mud is our biggest problem here on the RR. Seems like you fix one spot and two more show up to take it's place....:-) At least all the train operators are telling me there is now a night and day difference in this spot, which makes me happy. Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video.

@poowg2657 6 ай бұрын

That is one NASTY piece of roadbed. Looks like poor drainage but I think with your talents you'll make it right. Great video, liked it a lot. Thanks Dave!

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

It certainly was Poowg, the train operators slowed down over this spot until I could get it fixed up half way decent. When coal fines get down in the ballast it plugs the ballast up and there is no drainage to let the water get away. So water goes down and mud comes back up. Mud is our biggest problem here on the RR. Seems like you fix one spot and two more show up to take it's place....:-) At least all the train operators are telling me there is now a night and day difference in this spot, which makes me happy. Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video.

@briankemp5206 6 ай бұрын

That's a lot of mud! Nice job making a temporary repair. Keep them rolling.

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the very nice comment Brian. I try my best to do what I can with the equipment, time and man power that is available plus dealing with weather conditions. Wish we could do more. Mud is our biggest problem here on the RR. Seems like you fix one spot and two more show up to take it's place....:-) At least all the train operators are telling me there is now a night and day difference in this spot, which makes me happy. Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video.

@kevinblevins2612 6 ай бұрын

So refreshing to see others who enjoy their profession! Wish more content out there was this positive

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the very nice comment Kevin. I do love my job, it's a pretty cool job even if we have to deal with a lot of mud in my track. But that's railroading here. We do have a lot of mud and it's a never ending battle to try and get rid of it. Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video.

@michaelcase8574 6 ай бұрын

There you go Dave, playing in the mud again. It could be worse. You could be out there with a pic cribbing by hand. LOL Thanks for another great video!

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

When I was a kid I liked to play in the mud Michael. However it usually got my mom upset with me. Now I play in the mud, get paid to do it, and it makes the train operators happy campers..... Things have sure changed over the years haven't they.....:-) Mud is our biggest problem out here on the track. It's finding time to deal with them because I need a locomotive to haul me ballast and they like to run trains here so I don't get to haul ballast all that often. Plus having to work around weather, can't do this kind of stuff when everythings frozen. Seems like we fix one mud spot and two more show up somewhere else to take it's place.... sigh. And it these had to get picked out by hand, then it ain't gonna happen unless they get some much younger guys out here! Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video.

@hughgautier3894 6 ай бұрын

In other words Davve, no rest for the weary. It does look better than the first time we saw it though.

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

My dad always said that Hugh, I guess I'm the weary then....:-) Mud is our biggest problem here on this track and it's a constant non stop battle dealing with all of it. At least now all the train operators are telling me it's a night and day difference in this spot, which makes me happy. Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video.

@SuperMAZ007 6 ай бұрын

Washouts are dangerous cause if the rail kinks a derailment is certain to follow. Glad you got the problem fixed just in time.

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

Yes they certainly are SuperMAZ. This was the worst spot we had on the track, so glad we could get it fixed before something bad happened. The train operators had slowed down over this spot until we could get there. Have to wait for a train operator when he is available to haul me ballast plus had some freezing temps to deal with before and can't do this kind of stuff when it's frozen. Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video.

@charleshodge6202 6 ай бұрын

It's really great to see a plan come together!! Good job Dave.

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the very nice comment Charles. I try my best to do what I can with the equipment, time and man power that is available plus dealing with weather conditions. Mud is our biggest problem here on the RR. Seems like you fix one spot and two more show up to take it's place....:-) At least all the train operators are telling me there is now a night and day difference in this spot, which makes me happy. Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video.

@Jm4steam 6 ай бұрын

Good video. You do excellent at narrating/explaining things as you go along. I always liked machinery and knowing how they work. I'm in southern NH, CSX has been doing a lot of track work in the area...so nice to see the upgrades and repairs.

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for the kind words Jm4steam. We do what we can here with the equipment, track time, man power and equipment we have, plus having to work around weather conditions. At least now all the train operators are telling me this section of track is very solid, which makes me happy to hear. We are very grateful for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video my friend.

@espeescotty 6 ай бұрын

Nice job getting that spot taken care of and back to good...til the big fix in the spring. 🤠👍

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

It's gonna have to wait till spring now Scotty. Thanks for the nice comment. At least all the train operators are telling me it's a night and day difference from what it was before, which made me happy to hear. Very much appreciate your taking the time to pay us a visit and check out the crib sweeping video my friend.

@lewistodd9242 6 ай бұрын

Great video of track repairs. Have a great day my friend.

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for the nice comment Lewis, glad you enjoyed. I do what I can with the equipment, track time and man power we have given to us, plus dealing with the weather, can't do this kind of stuff when it's frozen mud and ballast to work with. All the train operators are telling me this spot is now a night and day difference from before. We do have a lot of mud spots here, more so since we've gotten a good bit of rain. Seems like you fix one spot and 2 more show up to take it's place. Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video and may you also have a great day.

@americanlogger 6 ай бұрын

You really need to get a undercutter in there and clean your ballast and get rid of the coal and mud [

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

An under cutter would be nice americanlogger but you also need some down time on the track to do it, which is something we don't have a whole lot of time, they like to run trains here. We have done some under cutting before but it was always on a shut down period when the train wasn't running for an extended time. Plus hulcher is not always available to come in to do it for us. Since we do not interchange with another RR then getting one of those big shoulder cleaners in here is not an option either, so we do what we can with the equipment, time, man power we have plus working around weather conditions. Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video.

@donnieenfusse9038 6 ай бұрын

Another awesome video Dave I always look forward to my notification when you post a new video. Always a joy to watch have a blessed week Dave.

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the very nice comment Donnie, really glad to hear you are enjoying the videos and may you also have a most blessed week. Mud is our biggest problem here on the RR. Seems like you fix one spot and two more show up to take it's place....:-) At least all the train operators are telling me there is now a night and day difference in this spot, which makes me happy. Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video.

@garymessina1609 6 ай бұрын

Great job for a quick fix looks like a downward grade towards that area great video thanks Dave

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the nice comment Gary. Yes it is a down ward grade. They had put a new pipe line in here several years ago and graded the slope so the water goes into the track instead of away from it. I asked for a dozer many years ago to fix the grade, but am still waiting on it to show up.... sigh..... Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video.

@HugsBach 6 ай бұрын

You are a great teacher Dave!

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the very kind words HugsBach. Glad you are enjoying the videos. We do have a problem with mud here on our tracks. Seems like you fix one spot and two more show up to take it's place....:-) Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video.

@josephpalmieri3095 6 ай бұрын

Nice work Dave. I have no doubt that any of your customers will go without heat this winter with professionals like you making a difference. Thank you for what you do!

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

You are certainly welcome Joseph. Thank you so much for the really nice comment. We do what we can with the equipment, time and man power we have available. Mud is our biggest problem here on this track. At least now all the train operators are telling me it's a night and day difference in this spot, which makes me happy. Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video.

@aaronelliott3112 6 ай бұрын

Absolutely love these videos! Could (and would) watch an 8 hour compilation of you doing random jobs out there. These are greatly entertaining! Thanks again for taking the time to video this. Can't wait to see more! 😁

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the very nice comment Aaron. Glad to hear you are enjoying the videos. Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video.

@user-mg5wg5us1o 6 ай бұрын

Dave I like your videos, when I was a yuong boy (18years old)that was my job as Trackman B&O RailRoad

@ccrx6700 5 ай бұрын

Very pleased to hear you are enjoying the videos Juan. Your showing your age with the B&O, how awesome you worked for them! That was one of the all time great RR's. Maybe you can stop by over this way and teach me some tricks of the trade sometime! Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video my railroading friend.

@tzadik36 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for this video! Landscaping and drainage patterns to drain water away before it gets to a problem area may need the input from landscape engineers for a longer term solution.

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

You are certainly welcome Robin. You are right about the drainage. Several years ago they put a new pipe line along our track. On this particular curve the final grade when they dozed it sloped in towards the track so the surface water ran into our track. This certainly has not helped the mud problem in this curve. I asked for a rental dozer several years ago so I could grade the slope so the water ran away from the track, I'm still waiting on it to show up.... sigh..... So we now deal with self created problems. Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video.

@lawrietaber657 5 ай бұрын

Just catching up on some I missed we got plasser tampers that work through the night god almighty noise when they start .excellent work Dave thanks

@ccrx6700 5 ай бұрын

Appreciate your checking out the crib sweeping video Lawrie. I can imagine how loud those tampers are in the night!

@TheNorthwestWind 6 ай бұрын

Very cool

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much TheNorthwestWind, pleased to hear you enjoyed the video. I try my best to do what I can with the equipment, time and man power that is available plus dealing with weather conditions. Mud is our biggest problem here on the RR. Seems like you fix one spot and two more show up to take it's place....:-) At least all the train operators are telling me there is now a night and day difference in this spot, which makes me happy. Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video.

@TheNorthwestWind 6 ай бұрын

Keep going! You are doing great work!@@ccrx6700

@rickcooper6817 6 ай бұрын

Yes sir, I believe that will work Mr. Dave. Thanks for the video!

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

You are certainly welcome Rick and thank you for the nice comment. We do what we can with the equipment, time and man power we have available. Mud is our biggest problem here on this track. At least now all the train operators are telling me it's a night and day difference in this spot, which makes me happy. Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video.

@jadall77 3 ай бұрын

It ought to help a lot scraping out that old ballast digging out the sides of the ties should help it from sinking a lot more.

@ccrx6700 3 ай бұрын

Yes it did Jadall, it's still holding up very well but also has been tamped again. Thank you very much for taking the time to visit with us to watch the video my friend.

@PlanetMojo 6 ай бұрын

Boy does that ballast get filthy! You could see that standing water in the center 😩 Great job patching things up though, you make it look easy regardless of the machinery you had to use! 😊

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

Yes the tamper does all the work, I just push the buttons. We have a lot of mud spots here on track lately and it seems they are growing in number daily.... sigh. I can't keep up with getting them fixed. Thanks so much my friend for watching the crib sweeping video. Got to do what I can with the equipment I have available to work with.

@PlanetMojo 6 ай бұрын

@@ccrx6700 I know the feeling 😐

@trainman2k 6 ай бұрын

Dave, if you're going to be playing in the mud, may I suggest a new pair of boots? Looks like the one is toe-worn (I presume from kicking butt on the railroad)! LOL!! These a fantastic videos for anyone that wants to learn anything - you're a great commentator and I've learned much from you. May God stay by your side and keep you safe

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for the very nice comment trainman. I do need a new pair of boots, they will be forthcoming. :-) We do what we can here with the equipment, time and man power we have available. Mud is our biggest problem here on this track. At least now all the train operators are telling me it's a night and day difference in this spot, which makes me happy. Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video.

@wilburroth5150 6 ай бұрын

Nice job Dave! That`s a sloppy mess you had to deal with.👍

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the very nice comment Wilbur. I try my best to do what I can with the equipment, time and man power that is available plus dealing with weather conditions. Mud is our biggest problem here on the RR. Seems like you fix one spot and two more show up to take it's place....:-) At least all the train operators are telling me there is now a night and day difference in this spot, which makes me happy. Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video.

@gusshadleythelunaticfromar7125 6 ай бұрын

Dave that was pretty slick, me I just got a pick and opened up and let it drain. One time had a Gradall on the district, he went and opened up the mud spots let it drain, and operator on the BR came through and filled them in. It was a never ending battle.

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

Thank you Guss, glad you enjoyed. We do what we can with the equipment, time and man power we have available. Mud is our biggest problem here on this track. And like you say, getting rid of mud is a never ending battle. At least now all the train operators are telling me it's a night and day difference in this spot, which makes me happy. Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video.

@kennethfuller8347 6 ай бұрын

Yep, another cool video, Dave. I'd like to know more about how the machine lifts and tamps .. that it's capable of lifting one rail or another 3/4 of an inch, or whatever is desired, and then tamp the ballast. Good work, thanks for sharing.

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

Thank you Kenneth for the nice comment, glad you enjoyed. There is a lifting device on the tamper called a jack beam that has hydraulic cylinders. When we move the machine ahead, there are clamps that go in against the rail and the hydraulic cylinders lift the rail up. That is controlled by a number of electrical things and when the proper surface level is attained the jacking on the hydraulic cylinders shuts off so it doesn't raise track up anymore. The computer on the machine tells the jack beam to raise one rail higher than the other to attain the proper super elevation. I have to manually set what super elevation I want for each different curve in the computer program for each curve. That's a pretty simple explanation of some complicated hydraulic/ electrical stuff going on making it all happen, but hope that helps explain it for you. Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video.

@derrickanderson4932 6 ай бұрын

Excellent job Dave!

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

Thank you Derrick, it sure was a mess to deal with. We do what we can here with the equipment, time and man power we have available. Mud is our biggest problem here on this track. At least now all the train operators are telling me it's a night and day difference in this spot, which makes me happy. Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video.

@pittschapelfarm2844 6 ай бұрын

I bet that's a whole lot of water coming off that hillside. Judging by the equipment, I guess this is an on-going problem for you guys.

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

Mud is our biggest problem here on the track pittschapelfarm. it's a constant never ending battle to get rid of it. Fix one place and it seems that two more show up to take it's place....:-) At least now all the train operators are telling me it's a night and day difference in this spot, which makes me happy. Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video.

@kathieharine5982 6 ай бұрын

That's amazing. And looks hard. Thank you.

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for the nice comment Kathie and you are welcome. I do what I can with the equipment, track time and man power we have given to us, plus dealing with the weather, can't do this kind of stuff when it's frozen mud and ballast to work with. All the train operators are telling me this spot is now a night and day difference from before. Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video.

@user-fj9be5fe3p 6 ай бұрын

Good mrning! Good to see this being taken care of before it freezes up and causes an ice lens. That could throw the geometry out. (happened to me)

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

Good morning to you also. The track did get a bit out of alignment, hard to keep track surface to hold when the ties are laying in mud. With all the good ballast we have in there now track surface will hold pretty good until we can get all the mud cribbed out. All the train operators are telling me this spot is now a night and day difference from before. Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video.

@StormySkyRailProductions 6 ай бұрын

Mud spots are a MoW pain in the rear for sure. Looks the best it an be Dave. Great job and enjoyed watching. (Steve)

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

They certainly are Steve. And we seem to have a lot of them, have gotten much worse since you were here and rode track with me. We've gotten a good bit of rain since then. Seems like every time you fix one spot, two more show up to take it's place....sigh. Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video.

@StormySkyRailProductions 6 ай бұрын

Your welcome and yes mud spots seem to grow with time.@@ccrx6700

@TriGogglin 6 ай бұрын

Wow Dave, soupy mess and you say you wish you gmhad a better tool for the job, well that's every man on every job, but as true to your form you guys did what you had to do with what you had. And got it done, nailed it.. awesome work.. 😮

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the very nice comment Pappy. I try my best to do what I can with the equipment, time and man power that is available plus dealing with weather conditions. Wish we could do more. Mud is our biggest problem here on the RR. Seems like you fix one spot and two more show up to take it's place....:-) At least all the train operators are telling me there is now a night and day difference in this spot, which made me happy. Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video.

@gogetthegoose1 6 ай бұрын

Great video. We've got to get you a helmet camera 📷

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

Thank you gogetthegoose, glad you enjoyed it. I have a clip on my hard hat, all miner's hard hats have one, it is for clipping a light on for the miners under ground. I've tried numerous times to try and rig something up that will hold my camera, all to no avail. Mud is our biggest problem here on the RR. Seems like you fix one spot and two more show up to take it's place....:-) At least all the train operators are telling me there is now a night and day difference in this spot, which makes me happy. Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video.

@Paw95 6 ай бұрын

Very nice!! That’s some good looking rail structure there.

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for the nice comment Preston. We do what we can here with the equipment, track time, man power and equipment we have, plus having to work around weather conditions. At least now all the train operators are telling me this section of track is very solid, which makes me happy to hear. We are very grateful for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video my friend.

@davidbass7593 3 ай бұрын

I'm guessing good drainage away from tracks is very important to help prevent that from happening the railbed looks high enough to drain well tho so I guess lots and lots of rain is the main culprit here another great video Dave

@ccrx6700 3 ай бұрын

Lot's of rain plus all the coal spillage from leaky hopper car doors that plugs up the ballast and won't allow water to escape away from the track David. It's a mess. Glad you enjoyed and thanks so much for watching the crib sweeping show my friend.

@peteengard9966 6 ай бұрын

The age of machines. Just think of the old Gandy dancers that would do all that with hand tools.

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

Those guys sure did earn their money didn't they Pete. Wow, that's the way we used to work here many years ago. Sure do love hydraulics now! All the train operators are telling me this spot is now a night and day difference from before. We do have a lot of mud spots here, more so since we've gotten a good bit of rain. Seems like you fix one spot and 2 more show up to take it's place. Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video.

@briandonovan9560 6 ай бұрын

Maybe a crew of laborers with pick axes and shovels to really open up the space between the ties and get some clean dry fresh rock in there and then tamp it. A Jordan spreader would help with widespread drainage.

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

Well Brian hope those are young guys to do that! Those days of pick and shovel are over for me, I do love hydraulics now. We do what we can here with the equipment, track time, man power and equipment we have, plus having to work around weather conditions. At least now all the train operators are telling me this section of track is very solid, which makes me happy to hear. We are very grateful for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video my friend.

@tomedgar4375 6 ай бұрын

Thanks Dave

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

You are certainly welcome Tom, glad you enjoyed. We do what we can with the equipment, time and man power we have available. Mud is our biggest problem here on this track. At least now all the train operators are telling me it's a night and day difference in this spot, which makes me happy. Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video.

@annettelaurence5716 6 ай бұрын

Thank you Dave, great video🙃

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for the very nice comment Annette, glad you enjoyed. I do what I can with the equipment, track time and man power we have given to us, plus dealing with the weather, can't do this kind of stuff when it's frozen mud and ballast to work with. All the train operators are telling me this spot is now a night and day difference from before. Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video.

@MichaelThomas-wb2xu 6 ай бұрын

if you look on google maps you can see your out on the line doing some cribbing!

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

I sure do a lot of cribbing when I can Michael. I saw what you said on your last comment and replied to that one. Mud is our biggest problem here. Get one spot fixed and it seems like two more show up to take it's place.... sigh. Thanks so much my friend for watching and writing in.

@jeffpiatt3879 6 ай бұрын

Enjoyable as usual! Can you imagine being in the RR business 160 years ago and having to rake and shovel all the gravel by hand? Wish I could get a hopper load of that ballast delivered for my driveway. : )

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the nice comment Jeff, glad you enjoyed. If we had to dig this out with picks and shovels I highly doubt it would have gotten done! We do love hydraulics on the RR now, specially at my age. I can't give you a hopper full of ballast, but I can give you all the mud you want! LOL Just come and get it! Mud is our biggest problem here on the RR. Seems like you fix one spot and two more show up to take it's place....:-) At least all the train operators are telling me there is now a night and day difference in this spot, which makes me happy. Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video.

@williamralph5442 6 ай бұрын

Cool Dave, sure beats the Armstrong method. Thanks

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for the nice comment William, and you are right, picks and shovels just aren't my style anymore.... :-) I do what I can with the equipment, track time and man power we have given to us, plus dealing with the weather, can't do this kind of stuff when it's frozen mud and ballast to work with. All the train operators are telling me this spot is now a night and day difference from before. We do have a lot of mud spots here, more so since we've gotten a good bit of rain. Seems like you fix one spot and 2 more show up to take it's place. Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video.

@rcman1974 6 ай бұрын

sure enjoy your video's. I live near from Uniontown.....Thanks and keep up the great video's.. Chad.

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the nice comment Chad, glad to hear you are enjoying the videos. I was just in Uniontown this past week to the John Deere dealer, then we ate at EatnPark. Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video.

@mikemissel7785 6 ай бұрын

I saw last Sunday at the Steelers game they had to delay because of the weather. What a mess Dave and enjoyed the video be safe.

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

Really, It's pretty rare a football game is delayed because of weather isn't it? This spot sure was a mess, but we do what we can with the equipment, track time and man power we have given to us, plus dealing with the weather, can't do this kind of stuff when it's frozen mud and ballast to work with. All the train operators are telling me this spot is now a night and day difference from before. We do have a lot of mud spots here, more so since we've gotten a good bit of rain. Seems like you fix one spot and 2 more show up to take it's place. Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video.

@robinroberts3335 6 ай бұрын

Great job DVe get due done .full of water Drain that out get some good ballest fix that problem 👍🏻😎👍🏻 nice complete job 😂 Robin out

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for the nice comment Robin, you are right, water has to get drained away. Coal from leaky car doors plugged up this ballast and water can't get away when that happens. So the water stays in the track and gets pushed down when the train runs over it. Then when the train unloads, the ties act like a suction pump and pull mud back up with it. Eventually the mud takes over and then it's a real mess. All the train operators are telling me this spot is now a night and day difference from before. Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video.

@tanlockp4947 6 ай бұрын

Interesting video, nice sharing Thanks for sharing.

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

You are certainly welcome tanlockp, glad you enjoyed. We do what we can with the equipment, time and man power we have available. At least now all the train operators are telling me it's a night and day difference in this spot, which makes me happy. Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video.

@ericcoffedgp40 6 ай бұрын

Ugh more mud, yikes! 😬 😊👍

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

Mud is our biggest problem we have here Eric. I try my best to do what I can with the equipment, time and man power that is available plus dealing with weather conditions. Seems like you fix one spot and two more show up to take it's place....:-) At least all the train operators are telling me there is now a night and day difference in this spot, which made me happy. Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video.

@Santafefrank 6 ай бұрын

Thanks Dave 😊

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

You are certainly welcome Santafefrank, glad you enjoyed. We do what we can with the equipment, time and man power we have available. Mud is our biggest problem here on this track. At least now all the train operators are telling me it's a night and day difference in this spot, which makes me happy. Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video.

@user-gk8gg1zt7l 6 ай бұрын

Nice video !!!

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for the nice comment, glad you enjoyed. We do what we can here with the equipment, track time, man power and equipment we have, plus having to work around weather conditions. At least now all the train operators are telling me this section of track is very solid, which makes me happy to hear. We are very grateful for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video my friend.

@artillerest43rdva7 6 ай бұрын

Hello Dave, I was wondering where the mud on your face came from, When I saw the condition of the base, I thought what a prime area for a derailment! with all the movement due to minimal rail support. what a difference! great job getting the rocks under the ties, and stabilizing the rails, preventing any pumping action on the tracks! that will destroy the ties and fatigue the rails. now it is a good fix until the time is available to do more of an extensive clean out of the coal / mud while replacing with stone.

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the very nice comment Barry. I try my best to do what I can with the equipment, time and man power that is available plus dealing with weather conditions. Most of the train operators slowed down over this spot until we could get it fixed. At least all the train operators are now telling me there is now a night and day difference in this spot, which made me happy. Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video.

@rishken 6 ай бұрын

Looks good! Hopefully it will last till you can do an permanant fix in the spring!

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for the very kind words Rishken. I do what I can with the equipment, track time and man power we have given to us, plus dealing with the weather, can't do this kind of stuff when it's frozen mud and ballast to work with. I think it will be just fine now until spring, all the train operators tell me it's a night and day difference from before. We do have a lot of mud spots here, more so since we've gotten a good bit of rain. Seems like you fix one spot and 2 more show up to take it's place. Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video.

@trenamerritt5344 6 ай бұрын

Sweet you could use the tamper to help get the mud moved to help drain it there. Now, after you took care of the ballast, it looks far better! Sturdy. You sure helped keep worse things from happening, that's for sure! In the city I live in, I got to see a tamper on a side track a couple weeks back. There were other pieces of equipment too. There were some bundles of ties off to the side. My guess is they're replacing bad ties, and will also put some new ballast in. The ties are looking poorly in areas. Also have some wet areas there. I'm glad they are looking after the rails around here too!😊

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

That's pretty cool they are doing some track work there Trena, hope you get to watch them do some work on it. If they need any assistance I'm sure you will be of help after watching my videos you know all about track maintenance now! :-) Tamper is not the best thing to use for getting mud out but it was all I had available to work with. But all the train operators are telling me it's a night and day difference now from what it was before which made me happy to hear. Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to stop by and check out the crib sweeping video.

@RFMCabooseNP1713 6 ай бұрын

Nice job. That was interesting.

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for the very nice comment RFM. So glad you enjoyed. We do have our share of mud problems here. But you deal with them as you can with the equipment, time and man power that is available. Does seem like we fix one mud spot and two more show up to take it's place tho....:-) Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video.

@danielrongo2367 6 ай бұрын

What a mess awesome job

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

Yes it certainly was a mess Daniel, The train operators slowed down over this spot until I could get it fixed. I try my best to do what I can with the equipment, time and man power that is available plus dealing with weather conditions. At least all the train operators are telling me there is now a night and day difference in this spot, which makes me happy. Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video.

@stevetucker2649 6 ай бұрын

Looks like Santa needs to bring you a new pair of boots for Christmas, I see your steel toe showing!

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

Seems like every 2 years I go thru a new pair of work boots Steve. Walking on ballast is a bit hard on them, plus kicking track bolts to see if they are loose or not wears out the toes. Not sure if I'm on Santa's naughty or nice list but if I get a lump of coal for Christmas I will let you know....:-) Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to pay us a visit and check out the crib sweeping video.

@01ripkirby 6 ай бұрын

First time I have seen a tamper used as a scarifier! Lucky the tamper has traversing heads. Like to have seen the actual lifting and tamping but I guess you can't be in two places at once.

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the nice comment ripkirby. I need to sometime set up a tripod and video some tamping action from outside. If you watch the video I posted tonight I do have some tamping action from inside the cab in it. Video is: What it's like to Work on the Railroad for a Day. Appreciate very much your watching the crib sweeping video my friend.

@dorothycole8611 6 ай бұрын

Amazing! Good job!

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for the nice comment. At least now all the train operators are telling me this section of track is very solid, which makes me happy to hear. We are very grateful for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video.

@beverlymichael5830 6 ай бұрын

That sure is a Mucky muddy mess. But you will have it looking athe best with equipment you have.

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

It certainly was Beverly, the train operators had slowed down over this spot until we could get it fixed up halfway decent. We do what we can with the equipment, time and man power we have available. Mud is our biggest problem here on this track. At least now all the train operators are telling me it's a night and day difference in this spot, which makes me happy. Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video.

@scottmcc9102 6 ай бұрын

Glad your back!!!

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

Thanks Scott, I usually post about 1 long and 1 short video a week, perhaps you haven't been getting notifications of them? You Tube does that to me a good bit not sending notifications from some of the channels I subscribe to. Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to visit with us and check out crib sweeping video.

@MrJeep75 6 ай бұрын

Merry Christmas. Thanks for sharing

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

You are certainly welcome MrJeep, glad you enjoyed. We do what we can with the equipment, time and man power we have available. Mud is our biggest problem here on this track. At least now all the train operators are telling me it's a night and day difference in this spot, which makes me happy. Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video.

@geonerd 2 ай бұрын

What a swamp! The whole road-bed needs to be dug up and replaced. Or at least wash and reuse the ballast to remove the 50% mud!

@ccrx6700 2 ай бұрын

You are right about that Geonerd. But fortunately this repair has held up pretty well since that video was taken. New ballast was dumped on it a couple of months ago and re tamped. Thank you very much for taking the time to visit with us and may you have a very good day my friend.

@bluesboyst 6 ай бұрын

Great job Dave. You are the heart and soul of the railroad.

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the very nice comment bluesboyst. I try my best to do what I can with the equipment, time and man power that is available plus dealing with weather conditions. Wish we could do more. Mud is our biggest problem here on the RR. Seems like you fix one spot and two more show up to take it's place....:-) Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video.

@cedarcam 6 ай бұрын

That looked a mess at the start Good job at the end. It must of taken all day to get fixed bet you were glad to see the end of that one. If that was here they would be digging out by hand. Tamper looks a lot more fun

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

Lot more fun with tamper cedarcam, if it had to get dug out by hand they better get some much younger guys than me to do it! :-) We are very thankful for hydraulics on the RR now. Mud is our biggest problem here, dealt with another mud spot today at work doing the same thing we did in this video. Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the crib sweeping video.

@cedarcam 6 ай бұрын

@@ccrx6700 Yea digging out is for the young guys. Having a fun day in your tamper is a lot better. Horrid day here yesterday there are floods and wires down all over The track workers will have a busy time fixing things.

@ccrx6700 6 ай бұрын

@@cedarcam oh dear hope they get everything all fixed back up