DERAILMENT CLEANUP & REPAIR AT SANTA FE JUNCTION, MO. September 15, 16 & 17, 2020
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- Just in time for the weekend! A formidable task completed in an amazingly short span. Our hats are off to all the workers and companies involved in the cleanup and repair of this busy section that brings entertainment to so many! A JOB WELL DONE!
I love you guys at virtual Railfan. You guys make my day everytime you post one of these videos or a grab bag. God bless you all and stay safe during covid
thanks so much for the compliment!
Such a "gentle" derailment obscures the fact that so much weight is involved.
Fascinating process!
Those workers who were walking right underneath the derailed cars seemed confident that they would not tip or shift position!
The dance at the end - priceless
Yeah, he’s gonna get a penalty for celebrating in the end-zone after T.D.! NFL material, there. 🤣
It was worth the wait!
That was a thing of beauty. :)
That was on day 1 iirc, mid afternoonish!
Return of MJ!
Nice seeing Norfolk Southern acting as ambulance for the injured locomotives.
Don't know about you but it made me think of my Grandpa who used to work for NS.
Freaking unbelievable. When 220t of locomotive breaks free and starts swinging around that's heart stopping. The coordination getting the cars off the bridge in a controlled, balanced life is artform. This whole video highlights a super professional operation.
This operation is almost miraculous. It's amazing that the correct equipment (Cranes, haulers, etc.) and the skilled workforce just seemed to materialize out of thin air. Every man knew his job and their supervisors didn't appear to have to issue many orders.
It was like watching a delicate neurologigal operation being performed by top-rated neurosurgeons -- except that the scalpels were huge cranes and the neurosurgeons were big, strong men who handled then with the same sensitivity that doctors need to treat their patients.
As an old Navy man I extend a heartfelt BRAVO ZULU! to all concerned.
Yes the whole operation seems as if it was all planned out including the derailment.
@@damkayaker thats a weird thing to say
@@whispofwords2590 - Really, my comment is weird? Comparing it to neurosurgeons, scalpels, and watching a delicate neurological operation isn't? You're weird for having selective blinders on your dome.
This is a good example of why good riggers get the big money .
38:18 That dance that guy did at the end was priceless! Excellent job by all!
First crane comes in: that's a big crane. Second crane comes in: whoa.
I am impress with the lifting of the locos and getting them set back on the track. Amazing!
Couldn’t help but notice the BUFF in your profile pic. You work on them before you retired?
@@RubyRo5e No I was a Security Police. The Buff was one of my favorite aircraft, but I never pulled security on one.
Heat, rain, sleet, wind or snow those repair crews do a great job. My hats off to them!
I agree great job to all involved in the the cleanup and getting the line operating again
Never underestimate the power of a block and tackle
The clean up crew was awesome, what great teamwork to safely clean up this unfortunate mess. Crane operators were equally fantastic. Kudos to all those involved!
I'm sure Wilkerson appreciates all the free advertising.
Was thinking the same.
They are smart, they paid big bucks for big decals, and now that's paying back. That's why some businesses succeed and others fold.
I'm gonna use them to tow away my Toyota from now on😂
Nice......I'm sure Wilkerson used those same two cranes to pick up the pay check from that job!
Yeah. If my locomotive ever derails, I'll call 'em.
What a joy it is watching professionals do a great job 👍
It always amazes me how these bridges contain the derailment.
They sometimes go faster across this bridge. That would have been bad news
wait what? 'always'? Do US trains derail constantly??
@@Janszler Not exactly. It's mainly just Amtrak and CSX.
@@Trainfan1055Janathan so... the answer is basically 'yes' ? 😳
@@Janszler Not really, they dont constantly derail, but it happens
That is some very impressive work by all involved. We all should be deeply grateful for the amazing, talented, hard working people who keep this country moving.
There may be rail accidents, but these people know how to make it right! Beautiful! Well done!
This is the best footage of train derailment and clean up "Evermade"
Now that was neat. I am glad I caught the clean up after having seen the wreck! Great video!!
Repairs and maintanance at the right time prevents derailments !! Greetings from Germany !
Achtung!
:D
@@KutWrite The bridge was constructed without computer, but it is still standing !
I'm always amazed at the skill of large crane operators.
Just can't appalude the crews enough. The teamwork between the crane operators was magnificant. WOW!!!
Crane operators working in tandem, pro work!
Shows the power of America (even though World in general going through tough times ), to pull together such equipment and fix things like this in matter of couple of days. Pretty awesome.
Never ceases to amaze me just how bloody massive the US RR trains are!
Scott C
They gotta haul mile long trains.
Up here in canada we are 3+ mile trains regularly. it astonishes me we don't have more accidents. But they go like 10 mph.
Wish state crews could work this efficient and quick at fixing highways
Then they wouldnt have anything to do.
HA! If that were a highway bridge in MA, it would be torn up for 3 years, and run 500x over budget, too. Then 90 days later, another $100 million for another crew to come back and fix the shoddy repair work that is now collapsing ...
We call'em shovel leaners, usually consist of 1-2 laborers and 6 supervisors! :o)
This was amazing! To be able to see the coordination of men, machinery, and support systems to clean up this derailment and get the line back in action is fantastic. If only everything in life worked this efficiently.
You guys make it look easy to do your job yet it looks like the most dangerous job. Just one thing needs to go wrong that's it. You're absolutely amazing and you are brave, thank you for your hard work. I have a new appreciation for derailments.
Job well done and fast and efficient. Hope they enjoyed the doughnuts and coffee we Virtual Railfans pitched in to buy for all them workers that night and day. One of the best videos I have seen is the ones of this derailment and the repairs and removal of the train. Job well done to Virtual Railfan camera operators too.
the units weigh 440,000 ,220 tons each railcars 100 tons loaded 20 tons empty, thats a kershaw regulator and a trip tie renewer with a plate setter , im retired cp rail- bc , did lots or rerailing n derailment work, ran mk4 ,snowfighters, tr1 etc
That means 80 tons of automobiles? I don't think so. Maybe 27 tons at most.
@@train5974 yes my friend I was only speaking in maximum size for average cars such as coal cars and Grain cars but car carrying cars are much less
Ok. The average autorack weighs 110,000 lbs empty. With 12 vehicles about 140,000 loaded.
I remember my mom telling me to always regulate my kershaw.
Not quite that much weight Sureman... (SD70AH listed at 428,000 and AC4400CW at 426,000 pounds)
That little dance at the end... WORTH IT! 😄
Once they put the engine back on the track, do they have to move it back-and-forth a few times? 🤣🤣
@@rearspeaker6364, don't be silly, everyone knows they use springs, not rubber bands.
@@pcspecialistpdx I thought it was Hamsters like "This diesel electric runs 5,000 hamster power"
Always loved my HO re-railer track section. Just move it across them back and forth - ready to go and couple.
@@rearspeaker6364 - "Five-finger rerailer"
And winner for best comment goes 2..😎😎🤘🏾🤘🏾😅😅
Unbelievable amount of choreography and work involved in righting these massive machines. Not like a Lionel engine, which you can just put back on the track! Thanks very much for sharing.
They did an awesome job, and for Dance that was too say That's How We Get It Done.
That’s some good crane jockeys there.
They may have used Liebherr Sycratronic, which makes it a lot easier and safer. 🙂
@@sleeptyper if you watch close one of the counterweights said grove though. dont know if they have that or not
@@eggey4322 I didn't notice because 720p. You're right, the other crane is a Grove.
Alex Eggenberger grove is who manufactured the crane
Like tweezers to remove a splinter...precision
An amazing logistics job done professionally. Truly amazing that no one was hurt, thankfully and that the bridge span contained the entire derailment. Kudos to the Virtual Rail Fan crew and I hope you were able to do something for those tireless workers! ( love the gentleman with the little dance move at the end!)
I guess if there is any good news it's that it happened right in the rail yard and not on some hillside hundreds of miles away from the nearest roads and rail equipment.
If they rolled off a trestle out in some wild gorge , it's the pollution remediation that makes it expensive. Otherwise they would leave the stuff and just rebuild the trestle.other than the oil spill it's probably a relative bargain. It's kinda frightening that the bridge ahead looks like it was constructed sometime just beyond the bronze age...that's our infrastructure ...I'm sure the crane operators are very busy putting on multiple bandaids. I'm no rail expert so maybe I'm wrong , but it comes as no real surprise to me, seeing I've had the pleasure of sitting on the Capitol Corridor while they scrounge up enough bacon grease to coax the swing bridge back closed at Carquinez across san f bay. Or how the bridges up into the Sierras also look to be way way past projected lifespan..whereas Warren Buffett who actually believes investment in transportation infrastructure is building bridges and not watching his stuff for away. But thank the Lord for hard working people who fix our broken stuff..great job under unpleasant economic times where capitol is hoarded and not spent.
Those must be some very strong cranes to lift those engines up!
All those machines are awesome. The operators too.
@@notthatdonald1385 the sd70ace weighs 216tons by itself, or 436,000 lbs!
That crane is rated for 350 tons max. It handled it pretty easy...
@@lnrailroad3215 nice!
@@rearspeaker6364 you don't say? huh? man google is not as precise as i thought with their calculations oh well, we all agree that they are very heavy locos? yes?
This is sure a lot different than my HO trains as a kid.
@@rearspeaker6364 Yeah they do, didn't you see them, they said Wilkerson on them. :)
A marvelous job of covering this story from start to finish by VRF !
The first autorack, OK, they got it done. The second one, they were just showing off. Cheers!
Excellent video! Thanks!
(One thing that always amazes me in something like this is how all that massive specialized equipment, fully manned by obviously experienced crews, just seems to appear out of nowhere, do their job, and vanish again.)
Wilkerson provides cranes for many construction projects in the area. The side booms and short crane seem to be from a rerailing service which is on-call.
I’m from Australia. Well done , American railway workers and big cranes workers. Very lucky for train drivers. No one were killed. Lucky.
Mike and All at VRF -- thanks guys -- great job -- really appreciate all the hard work you put in on a day by day basis and the extra stuff you do for us when some thing like this happens
Thank you at virtual railfan for posting this video it was very interesting to watch how they cleared the wreck. Everyone knew their job and what needed to be done it was fantastic to watch them work. Virtual Railfan thank for bringing the trains to you tube I absolutely love watching.
I knew it was going to get real when I saw it a tractor trailer pull up with the counterweights
That's a busy junction !
Well done gentlemen.
Darn it! My new pickup was in the second car. Now it will be weeks before I get it. 😁 Thanks for this video VR. 😸😸
I'm glad to see that Snap-Track is still useful in some applications. Thanks for this very interesting video!
@@rearspeaker6364 Modellers.
Thanks VR for putting it all together in less 40min.🚂🚂🚂
THAT IS THE WAY I ENVISIONED FOR HANDLING THIS INCIDENT!!
THAT WAS A CRANE WORKERS BALLET WITH THE LOCOMOTIVES AND THE CARS!!
WELL DONE!!
KEEP THEM ROLLING BROTHERS!!
👍👍
Great Job by everyone at VRF for all the time put in on the cameras and editing the videos! Everyone did a fantastic job!
Having the right equipment makes jobs go better. Thanks for the video.
Thanks for this documentation! Greetings from germany...
Awesome job fast and know what y9u doing great work I like it very much impressive makes me feel good that we have guys like you THXS
Hydraulics, the most amazing thing, ever.
I think that was figured out by Archimedes in old Greek times.
@@KutWrite Yes, it's true!
So true. Can wrap my head around lifting 100 ton or more weight but still cant wrap my head around 100 tons of pressure being forced upon a pump down-load that is making it all work . Directly that lil pump would explode under 100 tons of pressure, somehow it doesnt when its part of the line leading up to the cylinder. Valves take on a different importance i guess.
@@629Justme: The ratio of hose sizes* and pump piston vs jack piston surface areas do the trick.
(* Yup. Again, size matters! )
Priceless ending after extensive repairs after the derailment. A job well done for everyone involved.
I do not know how many people were involved in this video,you are all hero’s, as a ex driver, I hope no one was injured?.Best Wishes from Worcestershire UK.Keep well.Keep Safe.🚂🚂🚂
Great video. Its great being in the right place at the right time
Wow that was some recovery, top marks to all involved. Great teamwork. From the UK.
It amazes me that once the crane lifts something extremely heavy up, one man can spin the whole thing round easily.
Great video showing the other side of railroading. Those cranes are awesome. Hydraulics are so powerful.
Great job for crane operator perfect value. Great Job....
Fascinating clear-up operation! Never been to Kansan but if I ever get there this will be on my 'must see' list! ;-)
Awesome video and camera work by VR. I was watching when the derail occur and spent about 20 hours total watching. The expertise by the crews on the ground and in the cranes was apparent by the way they worked to clear the wreck. I was so impressed by the VR folks, I joined. Thanks for an awesome video and looking forward to peaking in on other sites regularly.
I talked to BNSF track repairman once. It was raining. I felt bad for him. He said the weather doesnt matter. Trains are 24/7 365. They HAVE to keep the trains and track running no matter what. And hurry up!
Great job guys. Awesome 👍👍👍❤️
I’m of the opinion that Crane Operators are a little like Truck Drivers, Comercial Airline Pilots, Machinists, Heart Surgeon, Welders & Fabricators, and Farmers. . . . . . . . Can’t everybody be one 🤔🙂. A great job well done
Great video you guys from a long time rail fan up in the Yukon Canada
These crane jockeys have made it an art form. Two cranes in unison. Epic.
Fascinating. Great video.
So much activity and heavy equipment, and trains going back and forth, excellent video!
The maintenance guy doing his victory dance at the end was priceless. :-) 🛤️🚂
Sometimes you just have to have the right equipment for the job and the men to make it all happen. Excellent job on both points!
that was a fascinating ballet of heavy equipment
From NYC........Absolutely great vid!!!! We don't get to see stuff like this here in tha big town so it was super interesting to see how these guys keep America moving everyday and what it truly takes when something happens.....Thank you from Tha Big Friggan Apple!!!!
Excellent rail worker dance at the end.....absolute perfection 🤣
Exzellent, great work!
You couldn't plan a better ending than that! Awesome. Well done all.
Great recovery...Everyone safe and sound...Equipment driven away...Good job on the editing and video too...All around great job...:)
Amazing video! I was was struck by the amount of coordination required between the two crane operators to get those two auto racks down. Picking the first one out from between the other two reminded me of a colassal jenga game. It was fascinating to watch - thanks for posting it.
P.S. - did they ever find out what caused that mess?
Wow what a jobs. Thanks guys keeping America moving forward
It was cool seeing an NS unit taking the UPs away, I'm just hoping it's just minor damage to the locomotives because seeing them back in service will be a live savor
Might be minor damage on the outside, but they're probably gonna order some new seats... maybe some that aren't colored brown and have a unique aroma.
Plus seeing the NS power operating in their classic long hood forward. Throwback to the high hood days.
Great upload thanks for the effort 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Watching this live in real time was surreal. Well done to the crew on the ground and on the cams.
Virtual Railfan,Well done for a cleanup the derailment spot good work, Virtual Railfan!!! 👍👍👍😉😉😉
I'm a Virtual Rail Fan. Thank you for putting this video together. Thanks for sharing.
I hope The Freight Cars, Engines and crew are okay. They did an amazing job
Had to play the Thomas breakdown train theme while watching this. So suspenseful.
Dang that is just crazy of how the locos are tilt like that
NS 1221 Productions Yeah, Would’ve been way worse if they fell off the bridge
Seems to have been a ballasted deck bridge. When the engines derailed, they ripped through the ties and dug into the ballast on one side.
@An Appeal to Heaven im pretty sure with the record heat thats going around it had something to do with it
@@MARINECORPS61992113 doubt it was a heat kink since it hasn't really been hot here for a while
Must've been scary for the crew.
Great video. Nice to see how they clean up derailments and doing it safely so everyone can get back home to their families! Nice work everyone.
I loved the final Coup De Grace by the truck driver!!!!!!
Honestly impressed with how quick the repair group was on site
Love the dance. You guys have confidence in your work sending your first train over as a double decker
They had a real mess to deal with and it was handled well with experienced people. Well done!
Glad too see the mainline get repaired by the best and very quickly. Great job too all who did that very difficult task.
Wow. What a quick turnaround. Great work. Love the dance at the end.
the Wilkerson crane operators are top-notch!
Wait til you see the bill
Friend, you need a drone to see from other angles. I congratulate you on that live capture of the derailment, a big greeting from Veracruz Mexico, and I'm also a railroad worker.
It doesn't really matter. The folks that pick up after derailed trains adapt to the situation.