Fixing a Really Bad Mud Spot on the Railroad Track
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Күн бұрынLot's of mud and some really bad cross ties. We gonna dig out the mud
and replace the ties here on curve 37. You'll see the grapple truck pulling
out bad ties and digging the mud out then watch me tamp this small section of track.
This is the same mud spot that we showed you in the last Track Inspection video,
link to watch that video:
• Inspecting Track for a...
Made June 12, 2022
Disclaimer: I am an employee of Iron Synergy 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 Synergy as it's current owner. Our past owners had every
intention of shutting this mine down, but Iron Synergy took
over and have kept this mine alive.
Please understand: I am NOT in any way an official or unofficial
spokes person for Iron Synergy or Cumberland Mine. Any viewpoints,
opinions or anything that I show in the videos, or write in the video
descriptions or any answer to any comment, should NEVER be
misconstrued or interpreted as being in any way shape or form,
any kind of official or unofficial statement from Iron Synergy,
Cumberland Mine, any of the mine's management, any of the
contractors that may be shown in any video, nor of any of
my fellow co-wokers.
Any viewpoints or opinions I may make in the videos, in the descriptions,
or in any answer to a comment is strictly that of my own and NOT an
official or unofficial statement or viewpoint that Iron Synergy or
any one at Iron Synergy or Cumberland Mine necessarily has or makes.
Again, we are very fortunate to have Iron Synergy as our current owners.
Please, when making a comment be respectful of Iron Synergy, Cumberland
Mine, my fellow coworkers and also any contractors that may be
shown. Thank You, Dave
#MudSpotRailroad#BadTies
@dank2265 Жыл бұрын
I am absolutely amazed at luckie's grapple skills The amount of time that man and machine saves you is outstanding
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Dan for the very nice comment. Gonna have a vid out in the fall on New Bridge Timbers where you will get to meet Lucky. He is a great guy and always does a good job for us here. Very much appreciate your taking the time to watch and write in my friend.
@darnoldie Жыл бұрын
It is the little details that make your videos so incredibly informative as well as highly entertaining for me. Don't drive the spike all the way in because the rail moves toward the joint. I would never have guessed that in a million years. Great job Dave, as always.
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so very much darnoldie for the really kind words. So pleased to hear you are enjoying. Appreciate all your great support of the channel my friend.
@MyLifesTracks Жыл бұрын
After watch a bunch of your videos, it is very interesting to see how much work and knowledge goes into making tracks perform correctly. I think most Railfans don’t give much thought about tracks. I have so many questions about tracks now. Thank you all your videos explaining track maintenance!
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much My Life's Tracks for the awesome comment. So pleased to hear you are enjoying the home movies and we do appreciate your taking the time to watch my friend. I always wondered why they call them rail fans instead of train fans. Most folks are interested in watching trains which there is nothing wrong with that, but my central preoccupation in life is track and that's my niche market here on YT showing what it takes to keep those trains running. Track work turns me on.
@jw4620 Жыл бұрын
I've been around rails for almost 76 years, and I still learn stuff from your videos, although a lot of it is way beyond the steam years for sure.
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Thank you jw 46 for the very nice comment. Really pleased to have you watching these and I'm like you, always learning something new on the rails. So cool to hear you were in the steam era, that is awesome to me!
@pchris6662 Жыл бұрын
Something infectious about your laugh and smile :). Thanks for taking all the time to share these.
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Your welcome pchris6662. Glad you could take the time to pay us a visit and check out the video. May you have a most blessed day my friend.
@MusicByWinston Жыл бұрын
Your reply to Ross answered my first question. Looks like a lot of rock gets thrown away. But if it's cheaper to buy new, works for me. You certainly have enough work to do to not need more washing rock.
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
It does seem a shame to waste so much rock, but the cost analysis says cheaper to just buy new. Thanks so much for visiting with us today and taking in the video my friend.
@scotabot7826 Жыл бұрын
Another GREAT video Dave. I love your coal railroad, and the EMD SD40-2's are some of the greatest, if not the greatest locomotives ever designed. Thanks for posting.
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Scotabot for the very nice comment. I love my coal RR also! The 40-2 were one very popular loco back in the day. Still a ton of them working out there, although many have been relegated to switching service now. Really appreciate your paying us a visit today my friend.
@rearspeaker6364 Жыл бұрын
The SD40-2 has set the standards for reliability and maintenance that railroads expect in today's locomotives
@bammersmith5993 Жыл бұрын
I worked for a contractor pulling old rail back just out of high school in early 80s.man you talking bout a JOB.i worked my butt off for sure 😂😂😂😂😂😂.
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Railroading is not always an easy job that's for sure. You probably were in pretty good physical shape after that summer Bammer Smith.
@chrisquinlan3012 Жыл бұрын
"Fix what you can with what you got" and "we gotta clear for the train " Universal worldwide trackworker language
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Yes sir Chris, they like to run trains here, so do what you can with the small amount of time and man power and machinery you got. Really appreciate your stopping by and taking in the presentation today my friend.
@irongoatrocky2343 Жыл бұрын
Always something to do on the Rail Road.....Never Enough Time to do it all!...... .but you do do a good job of putting out the fires to keep the trains running safely!
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Read your first sentence again and it is so true. It's a never ending battle here putting out the fires. Thank you so much my friend for all your great support and interesting comments you have given us over such a long time now.
@Bassotronics Жыл бұрын
Nothin like clean mud-free ballast. Good job! It’s always lucky to have lucky around.
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Yep Bassotronics. Typical life of a good grade tie is 20 to 25 years. When in a mud spot that is cut in half so good clean ballast is critical to not only saving costs on new tie installation but also in holding track surface. So very much appreciate your tuning in today and taking in the presentation my friend.
@Bassotronics Жыл бұрын
@@ccrx6700 Would be nice to take all that muddy ballast, put it in a hopper, pressure wash it and reuse it again. 👍🏻
@ericberman4193 Жыл бұрын
Although I hope that you and Lucky don’t retire for many years, I also hope that you both -as “old heads” - are imparting your knowledge and skills to some willing “younger hands” through on-the-job training! (although based upon personal experience, I realize that it has become successively harder and harder to find younger hands who are “willing”!) In the meantime, it’s good to watch you both keep on getting after it!!!
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Thank you Eric for the very nice comment. You are so right about finding younger guys wanting to learn. There are some good ones out there tho. One thing about making these videos, as a secondary motive, they are training films for my replacement. Actually I've had several guys from other RR's who have written in and tell me they use some of my videos as training films for their new hires. That kinda swelled my head some.... but really made me feel good to know I can share some of the experience that the older guys have shared with me.
@The_DuMont_Network Жыл бұрын
Using a grapple to dig. Wow! I've also seen a backhoe used to pick up and move. Some of these operators are artists I can watch all day. And a backhoe with a thumb - unbelievable what one of those artists can do.
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Got to do what you got to do with what you got to work with. Glad you enjoyed being with us today Doc DuMont. Really appreciate your stopping by and watching my good man.
@bigun447 Жыл бұрын
We cannot say this politically correct today, but the old railroad men of my youth, who told stories at the liar's bench, and who started their railroad work around 1900, would say that all that was needed to do that job were "4 micks and a dozen coolies." Those old timers had great stories and one could see in their eyes that they were still working line, firing a steam loco, and maybe toward the end of 30-40 years of working they would get to be the train driver. One thing was for sure if you asked what time it was, several gold watches came out of vest pockets and the guy who was the odd man of the other watches immediately popped the back of his watch open and nudged the faster/slower watch control. The old watch repairman had one of those clocks that were electrically correct in view of his front window. Those old railroad guys would look at that clock and set their pocket watches. occasionally a Hobo would walk into town and would offer to do some work for a dollar. My dad would always try to find some job for them because sadly many of them were suffering from WWII and what would be called PTSD.
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Yep a lot of the terms they used to say are no longer acceptable, but they were colorful. My mom tells us of when she was young of the hobos and drifters that would stop by the house willing to work for a sandwich. Tough times back when she was growing up, she's 92 now. Thanks for sharing the story with us and watching the video my friend.
@paulbergen9114 Жыл бұрын
Indeed where I grew up near the Milwaukee Road shops was a store front and when you looked in the window was the accurate RR clock. Sure they also had rings and trinkets for the ladies but time keeping was their bread and butter. Until the mid 90s.the gold lettering on the door proudly proclaimed Grandlich Jewelers. Official Watch Inspector for the CMSTP&P RR. When pride mattered
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
@@paulbergen9114 😊👍
@PlanetMojo Жыл бұрын
Another great job Dave! I know exactly what you are talking about when you sad you thought you were videoing but the camera was set to picture. Been there, done that. I've also filmed in time lapse by mistake 🥴
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much my good friend for the nice comment. I've goofed up several times. Made an awesome video of me running the train only to find out I was in pic mode.... sigh. And I don't very often get to run loco anymore so that was a real loss. Very much appreciate your visit with us to watch.
@abeonthehill166 Жыл бұрын
Fascinating ! I saw a video where in the UK the track had the same problem with water rot on several of the sleepers ( wooden rail supports ) that were first extracted, an underground drainage pipe was placed between three of the sleepers several inches between the new concrete sleepers after the track vibration levelling machine had levelled the track-rails . This involved re digging between the concrete sleepers to place the drainage pipes that are just normal underground drain pipes that have 180 degrees diameter cuts to allow the water to enter said pipes and drain off . I was told by a rail engineer that it is rare in the UK to use wooden sleepers as they do not have the resistance to damp as concrete and they are not environmentally acceptable ! Thanks for sharing and keep them video’s coming Man ……..Abe ( uk )
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Abe for writing in and sharing that with us. I did not know that wood ties were not acceptable in the UK. Interesting to find that out. Really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us today and watch the presentation my good man.
@declanmoran1894 Жыл бұрын
Wow ! That guy on the grapple truck was awesome, I bet he could pick up a tooth pick and not harm it 😂. He does deserve a raise 👍👍👍 Another great video , keep em coming & Thanks !
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Gonna be a vid out in the fall on New Bridge Timbers where you will get to meet Lucky in person. He always does a good job for us when he comes. Thank you so much for tuning in and checking out the video my good man.
@glhx2112 Жыл бұрын
It's like watching an artist at work (Guy pulling and installing Ties).
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Pleased to hear you had a good time on your visit with us today Soupmanson. Appreciate your watching my friend.
@MyrtleBeach123 Жыл бұрын
Always love your videos! Thanks for this one.
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Thank you David and very glad you are enjoying. We do appreciate your taking the time to tune in and watch my friend.
@johncloar1692 Жыл бұрын
Thank Dave for sharing. A lot of great railroad stuff.!
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Your very welcome John. So nice to see you visiting us today and watching the home movie my friend.
@erniemathews5085 Жыл бұрын
That operator is really slick.I've done a little and this is a master working.
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
We are Lucky to have Lucky! He always does a good job and I will relay your compliments to him Ernie. There will be a video out in the fall on New Bridge Timbers where you will get a chance to meet him Thanks so much for taking in the show today and writing in my good man.
@raymondsprengelmeyer1278 Жыл бұрын
Nice work Dave, thank you for bringing us along!
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Raymond. Really appreciate all your kind comments and for the great support you have given the channel for such a long time now my friend.
@rayshutsa6690 Жыл бұрын
Dave thanks for another very informative video on track repair. Love your comentary and your very clear explanations. Love your channel and content. ❤🇨🇦
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Ray for your very nice comment. We really appreciate all the excellent support you have given the channel for such a long time now my friend.
@TriGogglin Жыл бұрын
WE GOT LUCKY HERE TODAY, 🤣🤣 oh thats his name... love it. You definitely had some bad ties and lucky made short work of it. Cool idea driving a spike so he could grip it. I like the way he sweeped it with the new tie to clear out the ballast. And the holes in the grapple was still way better than shoveling for sure. Love the Tamper view. AWESOME video Dave...
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Pappy for the very nice comment. Gonna have a video out in the fall on New Bridge Timbers where you will get to meet Lucky. Great guy, always does a good job for us. Really appreciate your visiting with us today and watching my good friend.
@TriGogglin Жыл бұрын
@@ccrx6700 Awesome. I'll be waiting to meet lucky, have a good weekend. Be safe out there.
@bennation6856 Жыл бұрын
I worked a tiegang and railgang in the early 80s and the technology really has not changed that much in 40 years.
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Really glad you had a good time watching the show today Ben. We do thank you so much for watching my good man.
@paulrosa6762 4 ай бұрын
You keep em rolling, I’ll keep watching!
@ccrx6700 4 ай бұрын
Yes sir, I will certainly try my best Paul, but only because you asked so nicely.... Have a great day and thanks so much for watching the video my friend.
@garymessina1609 Жыл бұрын
Great video Dave great watch thanks
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Thank you Gary, very pleased to hear you had a good time with us. We certainly appreciate all the nice comments you send in and for your great support of the channel for such a long time now my friend.
@Arkay315 Жыл бұрын
Nice video, it's always nice to see that crane-truck clawing away at the tracks.
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Arkay, glad you enjoyed. We really appreciate your paying us a visit today and watching my friend
@rickcooper6817 Жыл бұрын
Good work, that will take care of that mud hole for awhile. Thanks Dave!!
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Thank you Rick for the nice comment. Very much appreciate your paying us a visit today and taking in the home movie my friend.
@326dad Жыл бұрын
Keep up the good work Dave ! Railroadin at it's finest !
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Kurt for the very kind words. We really do appreciate all the wonderful comments and support you have given the channel for such a long time now my friend.
@rwheatley0206 Жыл бұрын
Nice job. Really enjoyed watching this.
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so kindly for the nice comment Crime Alley Comics. Glad you enjoyed and we really appreciate your watching and writing in my friend.
@spectralducklin Жыл бұрын
Im a farmer and not a railroaderworker thingy. But dog darn this looks so fun. Smashing stuff, playing with grapple and showing off. And all other kind of railroading work thingy stuff. Again, I'm only a farmer and might be riding the rails once a year if I'm lucky. Never would have guessed that I would enjoy watching your informative videos. Thank you so much, good sir, for taking your time and explaining for all us viewers. Keep on working, good sir.
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Wow Mr. Farmer what a really cool comment! So very glad you are enjoying the home movies. Farming is not an easy occupation, but one so vital to us.Railroaders, like the army, moves on their stomachs and if it weren't for folks like you we couldn't keep the trains running. So you work is very important to keeping the nation's trains moving. Very much appreciate your taking the time to watch and write in my good man. PS: I used to farm on the side, and had at one time 14 John Deere 2 cylinders, still have 6 of them although they are stored in the barn and haven't ran for several years now. petcaretips.net/john-deere.html
@richardaustin2640 Жыл бұрын
Dave and Lucky...poetry in motion! Great follow up video. It's all those fine details that make the difference! Nice work 👍
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
We do work well together Richard. Lucky is an excellent operator and always does a great job for us when he comes. You will get to meet him in a vid out this fall on New Bridge Timbers. Thanks so much for your kind words and for stopping by my friend.
@wilburroth5150 Жыл бұрын
Good stuff Dave! 👏
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Really glad you had a good time with us Wilbur. We certainly appreciate your visiting with us and taking in the show my friend.
@johnsmart964 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely magnificent to see this work, it looks superb seeing the end result of this. It is great to see this sort of work done close up. Even when I was a child I had a fascination with the maintenance of way work that was done near where I lived. Thank you for allowing us to join you.
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Very pleased to hear you had a good time with us John. So very much appreciate all the great comments and support you have given us my friend.
@gregorygilmont304 Жыл бұрын
Just love looking at the railroad you call home and lovingly maintain. Getting a realistic insight for day to day operations...
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Gregory for the very nice comment. We do appreciate your taking the time to write in and watch the show today my good man.
@johnratcliff Жыл бұрын
I just started watching your videos last week and I'm so hooked! Thank you! I really liked how you pointed out why you leave the one spike up!
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Thank you John and welcome to our community, we are glad to have you with us and hope you will continue to enjoy. Here is an introduction video to get you a feel for what all we do here at the Railroad and a bit about our mine: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pbWlmpOrmJqVYWw.html Lot's of cool RR videos on our home page if you would sometime care to check any of them out. kzfaq.info
@Hyrev1 Жыл бұрын
Fantastic video Dave! I really appreciate the information you provide, and showing the machines being operated. I never would've drempt the track will creep as much as you pointed out, and what affect it can have. No wonder those bolts can loosen and or shear over time! Thanks again Dave catch you on the next one!
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Your very welcome Jim and thank you so much for the very nice comment. Really pleased you are having a good time with us. We do appreciate all the great support you have given the channel my friend.
@paulfalzarano5930 Жыл бұрын
Your videos are always interesting and informative, nice job 1👌
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Thank you Greg for the very kind words, glad you are enjoying them. Really appreciate your watching and writing in. May you have a most blessed day my friend.
@290wayne Жыл бұрын
Good job 👍👍👍👍👍 Way to go Dave. Hope you have a Great Day!!!!!
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Thank you Wayne and very glad you had a good time with us. We do appreciate your taking the time to stop by and take in the show my friend.
@chriskoroknay5798 Жыл бұрын
So nimble, so quick! That's how you keep the railroad runnin'! Thanks.
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Your welcome Chris. Glad you had a good time with us today. We do appreciate your taking the time to stop by and watch the show my friend.
@margaretragle1337 Жыл бұрын
Awesome job
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Thank you Margaret, appreciate the very nice words and for your tuning in to the show and watching my friend.
@dorothycole8611 Жыл бұрын
You and Lucky do amazing work!
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
We are Lucky to have Lucky! He always does a good job and I will relay your compliments to him. There will be a video out in the fall on New Bridge Timbers where you will get a chance to meet him, he is a great guy.
@jeffpiatt3879 Жыл бұрын
One of my favorite Channels. Always a thumbs up! Have been a rail fan for many years! As a young kid I had a Lionel O guage train and when older had a large HO layout. Hoping to get back to model trains when I retire. Never bothers me to wait for a train at a crossing. Love to watch the cars and hear the sounds.
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
That's great to hear Jeff. Really glad you are having a good time with us. We do appreciate your wonderful support my friend. Still got my Lionel set from the early 1960's although it hasn't ran in a long, long time.
@myesenc Жыл бұрын
You prove that there is no substitute for experience 👍
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much myesenc for the very kind words. We do appreciate your taking the time to watch and write in my friend.
@russelltrupia4479 Жыл бұрын
I love that intro I always watch the complete intro. Hey Dave you and Lucky make a heck of a team, he can really handle that grapple.Great great video Dave.👍👍
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
That's good to find out Russell, getting a lot of good comments on it. Gonna be another vid out this fall on New Bridge Timbers where you will get to meet Lucky in person, he is a great guy and always does a good job when he comes here. Very much appreciate your checking out the video my friend.
@Eddy63 Жыл бұрын
Good vid as usual ... Thx again ...
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Eddy, glad you enjoyed. We really appreciate your paying us a visit today and watching my friend.
@gogetthegoose1 Жыл бұрын
It's great to learn was goes on behind the scenes, how ties and ballast are properly installed! As a motorman(currently training) I love this video !!
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Thank you gogetthegoose and so very glad to hear you had a good time. We do appreciate your taking the time to tune in and watch today my friend.
@vincentmckiernan4975 Жыл бұрын
You are such a HUGE assert to this company.
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the very kind words Vincent. We really appreciate your paying us a visit and taking in the repair job my friend.
@tomeasley5979 Жыл бұрын
Dave, what a super video! To be able to watch the machine operator remove those ties, remove the gravel and mud and then wiggle the new ties in place is quite a process. The newly tamped gravel looks sharp. Another great day on the railroad!
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much Tom, so glad you had a good time with us. We certainly appreciate all the great comments and support you have given the channel for such a long time now my friend.
@Boilermaker-Rick Жыл бұрын
Another very awesome video Dave!
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Rick for the awesome comment. So pleased that you enjoyed and we really appreciate all your wonderful support of the channel my friend.
@alanswafford9964 Жыл бұрын
Dave. a GREAT new intro. Very professional just like your videos are while being fun too. Thanks
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Alan for the very kind words! Intro is creation and compliments of Alex Sawyers a fellow subscriber. So glad you are enjoying the home movies and we really do appreciate all the great support you have given the channel my friend.
@josephdahl9354 Жыл бұрын
Another great video Dave!!! I love the new intro to the channel. Lucky is a legend with that crane. Keep up the great work Dave.
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Joseph for the wonderful comment. Alex Sawyers a fellow subscriber created that intro for us. Getting a lot of good comments on it. Lucky is awesome and you will get to meet him in a vid out this fall on New Bridge Timbers. Really appreciate your great support of the channel my friend.
@danielrongo2367 Жыл бұрын
Awesome Dave great job
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Thank you Daniel, so appreciate your stopping by and taking in today's home movie my friend.
@ChristianBitter Жыл бұрын
Great job Dave :-)
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Thank you CHB Rail. Very glad you had a good time with us today. Appreciate your taking the time to watch and write in my friend.
@Stefan_Boerjesson Жыл бұрын
Haha. That's a new way to remove ties but it works quite well. Removing ties first and then changing tool on the machine had likely speeded things up even more. But... one use what one got... What a terrible ballast there was... Well done!
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Yes Stefan there are better ways to do it, but like you say, got to use what you have available even tho it is slow at times. Always a pleasure to have you visit with us and write in my friend.
@navigator902 Жыл бұрын
Hay Dave buddy, great show, entertaining for an old rail.
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Thank you Frank and so very glad to hear you had a good time. We do appreciate your taking the time to tune in and watch today my friend.
@kevinmoore342 Жыл бұрын
It is just amazing to me the amount of maintenance that it takes. I know after watching your videos that maintaining tracks in a coal mine is much more labor intensive probably that regular tracks but considering all the tracks in the U.S. alone. I sure do have a greater amount of respect for you gentlemen than ever. Thanks for all your inside knowledge. Not to mention your a pretty cool guy. Dang that guy can really work that grapple. I bought a new tape ruler just the other day. You know they just don’t make things as good as they used to. The one l bought was defective. All the numbers were upside down LOL.
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Thank you Kevin for the awesome comment. So pleased that you are having a good time with us. We really appreciate your taking the time to watch and write in my friend. Dang, I've never heard of a tape with the numbers upside down, that's unique.
@barbararoberto1258 Жыл бұрын
Hi Mr Dave your job is tough to keep all the rolling stock safe, interesting how you all remove the rotted ties and replace them keep up the good work
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Thank you Barbara. We certainly appreciate your very nice comment and for taking in the video today my friend.
@lewistodd9242 Жыл бұрын
Great video Dave. Lucky is a true professional on that machine. I had always wondered why sometimes I see those spikes sitting high. Thanks for the explanation and have a great day.
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Lewis for the very nice comment. Gonna have a vid out in the fall on New Bridge Timbers where you will get a chance to meet Lucky. He is a great guy. Always does a good job for us. it's interesting the last harbor supervisor we had here, his last name was Todd. He was of French descent. If it wasn't for France we would have never won the Revolutionary War.
@globetruck17 Жыл бұрын
Cool to see how the work actually gets done
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Really glad you enjoyed, we do appreciate your visiting with us and taking in the presentation my friend.
@artillerest43rdva7 Жыл бұрын
I could not believe the mud under the ties! what a difference with the new stones in place. great job with setting up the spikes near the joint bars. that is being observant of what happens over time, and adapting to make things better. so nice with the clean stones, and no mud. reminds me of a video on the PC track it was horrible in spots. like a bog! no stones at all!
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Barry for the very nice comment. Yes it is a big difference from what it was and now will hold up until we can get down there and do some serious cribbing on this curve. Very much appreciate all the great comments and support you have been giving the channel my friend.
@billsmith3195 Жыл бұрын
I like the intro. Music good too. Here in SA we call ties, sleepers and those sleepers you took out were " vrot". That's Afrikaans for rotten.
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Bill, a fellow subscriber, Alex Sawyers created that for us. Getting a lot of good comments on it. Vrot, I will remember that. Very much appreciate all the great comments and support you have given the channel for such a long time now my friend.
@petezapadka Жыл бұрын
More fabulous stuff, Dave! Now don't be afraid to show us the train moving through here. Love it!
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Really glad you enjoyed Pete and thank you so much for the very nice comment. Was going to show a train but had to walk quite a way to get there and it was hot and I just didn't have the time to get there.
@morse2795 Жыл бұрын
Man Lucky is pretty awesome at running that machine, Dave. You and he make a great team replacing them ties. I really enjoy your videos!
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much William. Lucky is a very good operator. out this fall will be a video New Bridge Timbers where you will get to meet him up close. So pleased to hear that you are enjoying and we really appreciate all your great support of the channel my friend.
@derrickanderson4932 Жыл бұрын
Nice Job Dave
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Thank you Derrick, very much appreciate the kind words and for you taking the time to tune in and watch today my friend.
@TruthProvider Жыл бұрын
I gotta hand it to Lucky... he's excellent with that grapple. He can twirl those ties around better than I can with chopsticks!
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the kind words TruthProvider. Lucky is a pretty good operator. Video will be out sometime this fall on New Bridge Timbers where you will get to meet Lucky in person. Hope you will watch it. Appreciate your tuning in today my friend.
@brianhickey5949 Жыл бұрын
An amazing job you guys perform! Thankfully, you folks have equipment. I think you said in there - it beats a shovel :) I am thinking you folks have a system or process so that the train crew and all know you are out doing track work. The repair looks awesome! I think Steve will give a nod of approval on that job!
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much Brian, very pleased that you had a good time with us. Steve has given his approval! When a train passes and we get on track we give him a red track behind him call on the radio. He is not then allowed to enter any block behind him unless and until we give him back a green track. Very much appreciate your visiting with us and taking in the video my friend.
@TheTrex600ESP Жыл бұрын
Nice. Love these kind of videos :)
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Awesome TheTrex600ESP, so glad you enjoyed. We do appreciate your taking the time to watch today and write in my friend.
@Santafefrank Жыл бұрын
Thanks Dave
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Your welcome Frank. thanks for taking the time to visit with us and take in the presentation my friend.
@cedarcam Жыл бұрын
Great video Dave I really enjoyed the close view of the work, like being there with you, I think the track will be good for a while now. Good job there
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much cedarcam for the very nice comment. You are right it will now hold up until we can get the time to get back down there and crib the whole section out and do some side drainage work. Really appreciate all the wonderful support you have given the channel for such a long time now my friend.
@waynegarrison2481 Жыл бұрын
Good job
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Thank you Wayne. Very much appreciate your checking out the presentation today and writing in my friend.
@paulbergen9114 Жыл бұрын
When Lucky was maneuvering the equipment and scooping the old ballast it almost looked like the dentist saying "Open wide we have to fix this cavity" thanks for explaining why those spikes aren't driven in fully. I thought it was from the pounding of the trains working then loose. Another fine learning experience!
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Lucky is a good man, always tries his best to do a good job for us when he comes in Paul. Very much appreciate your visit with us, it's always a pleasure to hear from you my friend.
@caelumvaldovinos5318 Жыл бұрын
Dam! Lucky knows how to make that claw dance!
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
He's a really good operator and a great guy. This fall there will be a video out on New Bridge Timbers and you will get a chance to meet Lucky in that video. So appreciate your taking the time to watch and write in today my friend.
@TheyCallHimDietSeth Жыл бұрын
Good afternoon, Dave! It's been a little while since I've watched one of your videos - I've been saving the StormySky series for when I have enough time to really appreciate them fully but it's been so busy recently! I'm sure you know how that goes. Love the new intro, though! So glad to see some of my pictures and video clips could be of use to you and your intro! I keep thinking as I watch this video how smooth Lucky is with his truck! He must have so many hours using it... he's good with it! Adding the spike for him to have some traction was clever, too. Then just seeing him pull it out like it was nothing. Very cool stuff! Great to see the tamper in action, too! Fascinating to see all that's involved with the operating of that machine.
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for the very nice comment Seth. Yes we certainly do appreciate the pics you provided us with, they are great and add an extra dimension to the video. I do understand busy and really pleased that you took the time today to visit with us and watch my good friend.
@titantitan3030 Жыл бұрын
Dave , I am a follower of yours, I also like hard work.
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
We do appreciate your being a part of our community here titan titan. Glad you are enjoying all the home movies my friend.
@veneroso3337 Жыл бұрын
Love the intro!
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Very glad to hear that Veneroso. Credit it for it goes to Alex Sawyers a fellow subscriber. he did a great job. Really appreciate your visiting with us today and watching my friend.
@jasonoliver5388 Жыл бұрын
Great video Dave
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Thank you Jason for the nice compliment. Very much appreciate your taking the time to watch and write in my friend.
@Renville80 11 ай бұрын
The East Broad Top (narrow gauge road elsewhere in PA) has a little machine that basically does what Lucky was doing with the grapple... makes replacing ties easier with a volunteer crew.
@ccrx6700 11 ай бұрын
That's pretty interesting to find out Renville, did not know that. Thank you very much for taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.
@peterdunning2952 11 ай бұрын
Over here in the U.K we call joint bars "fishplates" and ties we call "sleepers". just found youre channel and enjoying it very much.
@ccrx6700 11 ай бұрын
Glad to hear you are having a good time Peter, we welcome you to our community. Thank you for taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.
@georgen.8027 Жыл бұрын
Lucky is a total pro on that rig
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Yes he is G N. he always does a great job for us. Here in the fall there will be another video out on New Bridge Timbers where you will get to meet Lucky in person. He's a great guy. Thanks so much for paying us a visit today and taking in the presentation my friend.
@robertf3479 Жыл бұрын
Your friend Lucky makes it look easy.
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Lucky is a good man and a good operator for sure Robert. Thank you very much for taking the time to check out the presentation my friend. We really appreciate your visiting with us.
@beverlymichael5830 Жыл бұрын
Lucky needs a raise. That is amazing how he can work with them like an extension of his arms.
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Yes he does Beverly. He's a great guy and your gonna get to meet him in a vid out this fall on New Bridge Timbers. He always does a great job for us when he comes in. Really appreciate your visiting with us and taking in the movie my friend.
@mahmoodQureshikohatiPakistan Жыл бұрын
Very nice beautiful amazing unique Excellent 👍👍
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for you very kind words. We do appreciate your visit with us today to check out the video my good man.
@user-kt7yc4gt3u Жыл бұрын
I was on tie gang for 15 year’s. Never seen an grapple operator such as that. I ran all the machines at one time. Went home finally on a tamper or ballast regulator.
@user-kt7yc4gt3u Жыл бұрын
You also can just put your spike in backwards. To avoid the creep.
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Really glad you enjoyed the show. We do appreciate your coming out to play with us my friend. Lucky is a great guy and always does a good job for us when he comes.
@trailwayt9H337 Жыл бұрын
Thankyou sir. Thanks for this good video of railway track steepler re placing work.. I really impressed by your video.. I am from India 🇮🇳
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Your very welcome, so very glad to have you visit with us today T Railway T 9. Glad you enjoyed the presentation my good man.
@trailwayt9H337 Жыл бұрын
@@ccrx6700 ♥️💚
@tylerstenzel8496 Жыл бұрын
I like watching tie gang watching the machines working my favorite machine Spike machine
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Really appreciate your visiting with us today Tyler and checking out the presentation. Here is a vid on the spiker in action you may enjoy kzfaq.info/get/bejne/f9WRh9BqyLe5qXU.html
@tylerstenzel8496 Жыл бұрын
@@ccrx6700 thanks for the video
@johncipolla8335 Жыл бұрын
I'd love to see you do more of this kind of thing. I am a hobbyist. along with my late father
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the suggestion John, there is some more of this kind of work on a playlist on my channel if you would sometime care to check them out. Really appreciate your stopping by and watching today my good man. kzfaq.info/sun/PLTyDYTDnT0247yOut4kFr6OswMQz2xwPx
@ndfields1 Жыл бұрын
I like the new video intro you've put together
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Thank you Nathan for letting us know that. Intro is the creation and compliments of a fellow subscriber, Alex Sawyers, a former loco engineer on a Florida shortline. He did a good job and we're getting a lot of good feedback on it. Really appreciate your taking the time to watch and write in today my friend.
@Nunya_Bidnez Жыл бұрын
I always wonder why they use wood under the rails. Now I see you would not have anything to spike the rails to. Your videos are awesome. Keep on showing the youth how its done.
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for the very nice comment. We really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us today and write in my friend.
@thomastrainsmore2010 Жыл бұрын
I love your content
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much, so very glad you are having a good time with us. We really appreciate your wonderful support of the channel my friend.
@paulsmith5398 Жыл бұрын
Oh, those old ties that came out, they should be shipped to ESCANABA & LAKE SUPERIOR, for replacement of the extremely bad ties in East Kingsford.
@TruthProvider Жыл бұрын
I like the way you think!
@paulsmith5398 Жыл бұрын
@@TruthProvider yeah, those ties that came out from the Cumberland track are in much better condition than any ive seen on videos of ELS trackage!
@TruthProvider Жыл бұрын
@@paulsmith5398 Absolutely! No doubt about it.
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Bring you truck over Paul and we'll load you up! We have a bunch of old ties, if you can contact them, they are free for the taking.
@paulsmith5398 Жыл бұрын
@@ccrx6700 i would have to rent a U-Haul, dont have a truck, what a bummer!
@dennisb-trains23 Жыл бұрын
I love this stuff!! haha 😄 🤣. Lucky is an amazing operator! Great video Dave! Lol, I've had my camera on photo a few times making a video. Dag nabbit! 🤣🤣
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Very pleased to hear you had a good time visiting with us today Dennis. I was running loco on time and thought was video, but it ended up being on pic mode, dang that would have been a great video too, oh well, glad I'm not the only one that makes an occasional mistake.
@thomasjunkins6491 Жыл бұрын
That's Railroadin hope you are doing well Dave. Have blessed evening Sir.
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much Thomas for paying us a visit and checking out the mud spot today my good man.
@thomasjunkins6491 Жыл бұрын
No problem my friend you and your wife have a blessed evening Sir.
@daniellee5147 Жыл бұрын
This was oddly entertaining thank you sir.
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Glad you had an odd time with us today Daniel. Track work is the central preoccupation of my life and I love it. Thank you so much for paying us a visit today and taking in the home movie my good man.
@daniellee5147 Жыл бұрын
@@ccrx6700 you're welcome! Yeah I never really thought about how one would go about fixing tracks! Now I know. :)
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
@@daniellee5147 😊👍
@handlethisyoutube Жыл бұрын
Lucky is a smooth operator
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Yes he is very good and always does a good job for us. Here in the fall there will be a video on New Bridge Timbers where you will get to meet Lucky in person. He is a great guy. Thank you so much for your taking the time to watch and write in today my friend.
@JaedensRailfanningProductions Жыл бұрын
Jus got the notif nice video very educating Im looking foward to graduate and start on the RR.
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Very glad you enjoyed your visit with us today Railfan Studio. Best of luck in your future my friend.
@kd4hlscarroll621 11 ай бұрын
love the lead..music & vid
@ccrx6700 11 ай бұрын
Glad to hear you liked it kd4. Thank you for taking the time to stop by and check out the video my friend.
@jake-ps3bq Жыл бұрын
Back in the 90's the place I was working at the would pump oil and they had to have a person who only job was watching it because on the NO SPILLS. They were RR tracks next to us and one time they were changing all the ties out so i was able to see all the equipment that is used in that job.
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for writing in and sharing that with us Jake2213. We really appreciate your tuning in and watching the video today my good man.
@StormySkyRailProductions Жыл бұрын
Awesome video Dave, We also had a material truck operator that was very good also with helping us change out ties. That's a good operator you have in this video and next time you see him let him know I said that. That Mud spot area looks great Dave. Great job leaving that spike up by the angle bar and making reference to what I was talking about when I was on the ride along, Boy do I wish I could come out and do some railroading very day out there, We would have a blast working together.
@ccrx6700 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Steve, I will text Lucky right now and let him know. He will be thrilled! Your gonna get to meet Lucky in a video out this fall on New Bridge Timbers, he's like you, a life long railroader and a very special person. Appreciate your taking in the video and writing in my good friend.
@StormySkyRailProductions Жыл бұрын
@@ccrx6700 Your very welcome Dave and we sure will be talking before we head back out that way later this year.
ccrx 6700 That's Railroadin!
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