Driving Anchors On at the Broken Rail Site
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- Опубликовано: 15 сен 2024
- Find out how new drive on rail anchors are installed on a rail. Also
a short discussion how rail anchors work to help mitigate rail creep.
After we replaced the Broken Rail, the anchors weren't put back on
at the time of replacement. Being original anchors they were deemed
to be weak. When taking an anchor off, it should fly off towards the
other rail. Those old anchors had just dropped down so the "spring"
in them had passed away, thus leaving the anchors weak and not able
to hold the rail. So today I came up here and put brand new drive on anchors
on. I like Woodings anchors the best, however all we currently have
on stock here is the drive ons. See the video on All About Rail Anchors
to find out what a Woodings Anchor is, link below.
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Made Sept. 07, 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
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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
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Again, we are very fortunate to have Iron Synergy as our current owners.
Please, when making a comment be respectful of Iron Synergy, Cumberland
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shown. Thank You, Dave
#RailAnchors#DrivingAnchors#BrokenRail
People talk about "infrastructure" but do they really know what they are taliking about. This kind of documentary is invaluable for educating the public.
Big word and it sounds impressive doesn't it! Thank you so
much Barney for the very nice comment and for taking the
time to visit with us today my good man.
Brings back some fond memories of my 1st year with a short line in upstate NY. I had no experience but it wasn't rocket science. One hot, humid day in the summer, the foreman said we are going to put anchors on the rails up north. He told me to get 3 bags of anchors (just like in the video) and I had to lift them straight up out of a barrel. Put them on the back of the hi-rail pickup and went to the site. One guy drove the truck slowly and two of us slammed the anchors on. It took me a little while to get them on and I got into the "swing" of things. LOL Of course in the beginning, some of the anchors shot across the gauge toward my fellow crew member. You see, they drove them on while standing behind the outside of the rail and doing an overhead swing. I didn't kill anyone and actually looked forward to the next anchor job. I was in my early 60s at the time. Cheers to track crew repair guys! Bob
Thanks for sharing the story Bob, pretty cool one at that. Glad you
didnt' kill anyone.... :-) They can go flying. Really appreciate
your taking the time to watch and write in my friend.
The more I watch the more I learn about railroading. Keep up the good work Dave….
Thank you for the nice comment Rik. Appreciate very much your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.
These videos are really interesting! Thanks again for posting! 😊😊
I'm very pleased to hear B&O RR that you are enjoying
watching them. We certainly appreciate your taking the time
to tune in my friend.
You cannot be 68 years old!!!! At most I thought you were late 40’s early 50’s😳😳😳😳
You are my new hero!🤣🇺🇸🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Born June 1954, I'll text you copy of my birth certificate Roy... :-)
Often wish I was still in my 50's, back in my prime I could really
lay it down as Toby Keith sang. Thanks so much for stopping
by and checking out the show my friend.
Dave, you are the epitome of the American worker..hard working and you obviously love what you do. I really enjoy your videos!
Thank you Michael for the very kind comment. So glad to hear
you are having a good time with us. We really appreciate
all your great support my friend.
I can see the years and years of experience when you swing that hammer. What a valuable tradesman you are.
Thank you the kind words Michael, glad you enjoyed the video.
Appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and watch. May
you have a most blessed day my friend.
Now that's a guy who knows how to swing a sledgie! Always use the weight of the hammer to swing itself, never choke up too high on the handle!
I got a good amount of hours swinging a 17lber, once you get some technique it's fun watching the new guys gass out in a few swings, they're pouring bottles of water on their heads while you're still swinging.
Thanks for the kind words Truth Seeking. Very much appreciate
your taking the time to watch and write in today my good man.
God bless you Dave. I'm 66 and still swinging a sledgehammer. helps burn off the kielbasa.
Good for you Anthony, I need a lot of swings to burn off
whatever it is that is growing me.... LOL Really appreciate
your writing in and for watching my friend.
Dave, you are an encyclopedia of knowledge: with respect (as always) keep active and don't retire - unless of course that it's your wish to do so. As a man of 80, I retired 'early' and I regret this greatly. Your knowledge and experience cannot be easily replaced, so even if you choose to work a reduced work week, if your employers will agree - keep working. Retirement is death! Keep working my friend: you appear to be happy, your skills are required, so if the CCRX will allow it, stay with them. I now see many who do not retire, rather they work a couple of days a week, or some are kept on retainer - for such times when emergencies and problems arise. In any case, as always, you take care: great videos Sir.
im retired with 38+ years in MoW. was Roadmaster my last 18 years.
there was a buyout 6 days b4 my 58th bday.
been retired 5 1/2 years now. *loving life.*
Dave, stay as long as you _want/need._
hopefully your ducks are lined up so you can leap the minute you desire.
I recently asked Dave via the comment section if his outfit would consider hiring an out of shape, 55 year old non-union member with absolutely no industry related experience. He was kind enough to reply and inform me of the multi-year waiting list that union members alone may join and that perhaps I should consider another career. I guess my point is that you are never too old to re-enter the work force and either start a new career or go back to a previous one.
Thank you very much Johnathan for the exceptionally nice comment.
I've been blessed to have a lot of older railroaders over the years
help me learn. I hear you on the retirement. My dad retired at
64 and it drive him nuts, had worked all his life. He was very
active in the community but went back as a new line inspector,
a job he loved and had a good buddy. Dad was a lineman for
the power company. Inspecting meant no more call outs in
the middle of the night or on holidays or weekends.
My regular schedule is Friday, Sat, and Sunday 12 hours, but
I work a lot of extra days during the week. So it is coming when
the extra days will be not happening nearly as much as they
have been. But I do love what I do and most days can't wait
to go to work. My buddy here loved to come to work also,
but he just had 2 serious health issues come up and decided
to retire. But so far I'm in decent health, just get winded
pretty quick. My wife is 72 and she is still working full time,
she is a professor and has no intentions yet of retiring. Bad
thing about her job is she has to drive an hour to get to
school, winter is an apprehensive time for her.
Have to smile - I can still swing a sledge hammer too, but the difference is you can do it for hours and I can do it for about 10 swings and nowhere near as accurately as you :) So these anchors add some contact between the rail and the tie to keep the rail from creeping. It looks like the rail spikes and the tie plates are the only resistance without these. I am also with you - a machine to place these anchors would be a relief and would save time as well as wear and tear on our favorite railroading gentleman!
Don't kid yourself Brian. I used to do it for hours, but not no more,
just don't have that long term stamina we used to have. Your right
about the spikes, and they offer very little resistance to creep.
Always great to have you visit with me my friend.
What a humble, kind and pleasant man you are Dave. I love watching your videos and it’s clear that you love what you do. I love all the laughs you have with yourself and boy does it make us laugh too. I love all the knowledge you share and seeing your happy smiling face just makes my day that much better!
Dave what a blessing you are and happy rails to you my good friend. I wish you all the best and I look forward to each new video. Until we see you again, take care and God bless.
Wow, golly Harry, what an exceptionally nice comment. I'm blushing.
Really appreciate your writing in and for all the great support
you give the channel my friend. We're very glad you are having a
good time with us.
Dave, thanks so much for showing us the anchors and explaining their purpose. It is always fun to join you on the rails. Take care.
Your very welcome Tom, glad you had a good time with us.. Thank you so much for taking the time to tune in and watch my friend.
on site we have them on both rails, on same tie every 4th tie.
on curves there are guage holders, that hook onto both rails with
adjustment incorporated on the rods to keep things together.
there is a transition joiner that goes from site of 115 pound to
131 pound rail going to CSX yard. at that end there are two
unique rails one BSCO Maryland 1937, then the opposite
one is a Carginey USA 1943. all the old rail was pulled in 2012
when they re-built the tracks and our 3 track yard along with switches.
great video, love how you put the tie- rail locks on the track.
happy railroading keep up the educational and interesting
videos. take care barry
Thanks Barry, really glad you enjoyed and we do appreciate
your taking the time to check out the video my friend.
Give you big time props for still swinging a big hammer at 68 Dave. 👍😎
Thank you Jblue87fj60, I miss once in a while tho. But hey even Ty Cobb struck out once in awhile...LOL Appreciate your joining in with us today and taking in the show my friend.
Dave - that is railroading. My grandpa worked for the NYC/P&LE, retiring in ‘67. He was a section gang foreman. The way you did this is the way he liked to see rail work done.
Awesome Mark, I sure would have loved chatting with your grandpa!
Old school railroading, that's the way I was taught like your grandpa.
Thanks so much for the nice comment and for watching today
my friend.
I am 62 and Hope I can do half of what you do at 68, goes to show, you act like you are 58. The physical work is paying off !
Thanks Gerald, luckily I feel decent most of the time, I have
my off days also. But sure can't do physically what used to.
Thanks so much my friend for visiting with me today.
Great video Dave. You definitely swing that sledge with authority. Have a great day my friend.
Thank you Lewis for the very kind words. It's very satisfying to
hit the anchor one time and have it drive home. It's always
great to have you visit with me my friend. Interesting and I've
never told you this, our former harbor supervisor last name
was Todd. He claimed to be of French descent.
I thought I saw John Henry with the big hammer! A day full of that action would make your taters taste real good in the evening. Thanks Dave, stay safe brother!!
A full day of that and I would be dead Rick. I'm okay for a short
time, but sure cannot do the physical stuff for extended
times like I used to. But like Toby Keith sang, back in my prime
I could really lay it down. Alas for aging.... Thanks so much
my friend for your visit with me tonight, it's always
enjoyable to see you here.
By Dave, you can sure swing a mallet!! If I tried to do that, I probably smash any part of my lower extremities!! 🤣🤣
Thank you Robert, I've hit myself in the past. As you noticed
I stood pretty far away, hitting myself with a sledge hammer
is no fun. Appreciate the very nice comment and for your
joining in with us tonight my friend.
I used to love applying anchors. But I also loved my red headed Postal Worker woman so I could possibly have issues. I made a tool out of an old spike maul where it was milled / ground down then slightly extended like a pick ax. Worked real good for cribbing out that work area and was nice at removing them too.
No issues found here Lawrence. Completely understand
Mrs. Red Head, been there done that. The best little volcano
I have ever met. ..... too bad she didn't have green eyes to go
with it...... :-) But you certainly made me smile with that unique comment! You got a sense of humor like I do my friend.
Had to go back to your old tapes to see the original rail anchor story. That certainly was a crash course in their design and usage and at least now I have an understanding of those weird shaped pieces of metal. You win the Strong Man Award and the anchors now sit with the rest of the important equipment class
Thank you Paul, glad you had a good time with us.. Thank you so much for taking the time to tune in and watch my friend.
I never knew about track anchors until your tutorial! Thanks for explaining their function and importance.
Anchors are a very important part of the track structure John.
Here's a video I made couple years ago showing you some
of the different anchors that are made along with some other
stuff.
ruclips.net/video/TptF4Ut9OOc/видео.html
Pretty much everything on the railroad requires a 10 lb. Sledgehammer. I’ve always liked the expression “it’s a locomotive not a pocket watch!”
Mechanics here say if it won't move with a small sledge,
then get a bigger one... LOL Thanks so much Bill for taking
the time to dial in and watch the video my friend.
Dave, I'll have to say, you are a dead-eye when hitting those anchors!
Thank you James, I miss once in a while tho. But hey even Babe Ruth
struck out once in awhile...LOL Appreciate your joining in with us
today and taking in the show my friend.
The only railroad where the caboose, is another locomotive... love the channel.
Really glad to hear you are having a good time with us seven8n2.
We do appreciate your nice comment and for you support
of the channel my friend.
We use to have anchors, they come off but don't go back on. They use screw lags, and plates for that.
They are building a third track on the mainline, which i did testing for today, I saw Herzog dump trucks , with base aggregate for the TLM. It was darker then 3/4" stone. Passed to two excavators and one with a straight plow. Contractors a many. Six years it has effected the public with emminent domain. It's not done yet but soon!
Thank you so much Tuco for taking the time to tune in and watch my friend. We wish you the best of luck in your track building!
Dave ! Watching you set those "ANCHORS" brings to mind that song; "Big, Bad JOHN"!👍👍💪💪
Thanks Tom, just so I don't end up with the demise he had! LOL
Always a good night when you pay me a visit my friend.
That was an awesome demonstration of the manual BAAM in action 😂.
Very glad you enjoyed Logan. Do appreciate your tuning in and
watching the presentation today my good man.
We had a track man who used to say take that, muther, every time he whacked on an anchor. Years of experience makes the task a bit easier. Proper leverage and placement of the anchor makes the job less strenuous. It's good to stay active but take time to enjoy life. As long as you are physically and mentally fit, keep on going. There was an old BLE saying, "death before retirement." We had an engineer who was in his 70's before he pulled the pin. We also had a chief dispatcher who was 85 when he retired. I liked that guy, he helped me make a lot of overtime. Did you get the package I sent you?
Being on YT and this is a family friendly channel can't always
use "colorful" RR language.... LOL Always great to have you
visit with me my good friend.
68! You could have fooled me. I suspect driving anchors is not one of your favorite jobs even though you are good at it. Hang in there and keep up the good work.
Used to love to put anchors on Ron, but that was back when I
could physically do it all day long. Now it's do what you have
to do and fortunately it's not that often anymore. Putting the anchors
on is not that hard, the very hard part is if you have to dig out
a hole in hard ballast to get the anchor to go under the rail.
Thanks so much for stopping by and taking in the video my friend.
you have to have good aim. i would miss every time. just ask the flies in my kitchen!
Thank you Bluthar Bear. I've done it a time or two. Read an
article just this week on why we can't swat flies in Discovery.
Flies have a phenomenal peripheral vision and can see
something coming like a swatter so much greater and quicker
than we can, that is why they get out of the way so fast. Our
peripheral vision is very poor compared to theirs. So it's not
you that is the problem swatting, it's the flies superior eyesight.
You are having fun at 68, and hope you do well for as long as you want !
We wish the same for you Gerald.
@@ccrx6700 Here at 62 and Love life !
Gandy dancing Dave! Holy smokes you put that hammer to work, a swing like that could send an anchor clear to the next county
LOL Thanks Mitchell. I do miss once in awhile tho. hit my leg and
foot couple of times in the past, OUCH..... But hey, even Mickey Mantle struck out a time or two. Very much appreciate your
being with us today and watching my friend.
He is a steel driving man!
Thank you Emil for the kind words. Not so much anymore at
my age tho, but like Toby Keith sang, back in my prime I could
really lay it down. Really Appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and watch the video. May you have a most blessed day my friend.
I am right there on age and if we don’t keep working we rust. You are doing great and Net you never thought your baseball swing would help you one day.
As Neil Young sang a long time ago: it's better to burn out than is
is to fade away. Thank you Beverly for the very nice comment.
I never thought back playing ball that I would ever be using
that in a RR video in the future! Always a good time when
we have you visit with us my friend.
did not know what a rail anchor was.....now I do........I can still drive a splitting wedge with a sledge at 74, but not for too much longer.....I figure 80 is the end of that kind of work for me......at 68 I was pretty indestructible...like you are...heh
Glad you learned something new Mike. Good for you on splitting.
4 years ago I got a 24 ton splitter, best investment I ever made.
Before that split about 4 cords a year with a wedge, elm was hard
on me doing that! Splitter goes right thru the toughest of stuff.
So get a splitter and you can extend your career till you're 90... :-)
Thanks so much my friend for your visit with me today.
Looks like you MAYBE have swung a sledge once or twice before! LOL!! Difficult to imagine you're 68 years old! Great job and super video!!
Thank you trainman for the very kind words. Glad to hear you
enjoyed. Appreciate your taking the time to check out the video and write in my friend.
My engineer sir.
Thankyou very much for presenting of view of your good duty as track man in differently. ❤️
Very glad you got to see a different perspective of some of
the things I do here. A lot of variety I often get involved in.
So nice of you to visit with me today Thomas.
Smooth swing Dave! Beginnings of a good golf swing too!
Thank you Verne, I miss once in a while tho. But hey even Babe Ruth
struck out once in awhile...LOL Appreciate your joining in with us
today and taking in the show my friend.
You are right on the money with that sledge hammer!!
Thank you zephryboy2012. I miss once in a while tho. But hey even Barry Bonds struck out once in awhile...LOL Appreciate your joining in with us today and taking in the show my friend.
Great too see all the fine details Dave. Think you make putting those anchors on look easier than it is! 👍
Very glad to hear you enjoyed Richard. Was really nice of you
to visit with us today and take in the presentation my friend.
That's a pretty good swat you have there! I would of hit everything but the anchor swinging left handed: the trees would of been in danger. Lol 😆 🤣 😂
Another awesome video my friend 😀 👍👍
Thanks Dennis, really glad you enjoyed and we do appreciate
your taking the time to check out the video my friend. Just
wondering if you think I could play for the Tigers with that swing?
Course I'd have to hit a home run everytime cause I'm too old
to run to first base.... LOL
Thanks Dave for the class on rail anchors👍👍
Your very welcome Russell, glad you had a good time with us.. Thank you so much for taking the time to tune in and watch my friend.
Who would have thought that softball skills would come into play after all this time?😅
polo and croquet skills might help. too. Great explanation on the anchors!
Who would have thought back when I was playing that I would
ever make a RR video talking about softball.... :-) Glad you
enjoyed Patrick. We really appreciate your visit with us today
my friend.
Thank you for sharing part of you hard working day! Great video as always Dave.
You are very welcome Valerie. It was my pleasure, had a lot
of fun making it. Always a great night when I get to see you
on here my friend.
Looks like a good video. I’ll watch later tonight when I’m not busy. I put up a track video last week.
Thanks Preston. Got your video, it's on the list to watch. I understand
pretty busy my friend.
Would have loved to see the camera view of the other side of the rail when you drove them on. Thanks regardless, love the content and videos.
Dang, you know I thought of that after I was home that night
drwho135, I sure wish had thought of doing it when I made the
video. I'm trying to learn to be more creative, so appreciate the
suggestion my good man.
he probably knocked a squirrel out of the tree with the flying ballast.
Nice sledge work Dave, you make putting on anchors look easy!
Thank you Raymond, I miss once in a while tho. But hey even
Hank Aaron struck out once in awhile...LOL Appreciate your joining in with us today and taking in the show my friend.
Sometimes when I look at you working on this line out there, it just seems so peaceful. Lots of fresh air too.
That's cool Joshua. it is peaceful riding track, always puts
a person in a better frame of mind. There's just something
soothing about riding the rails. Very much appreciate
your taking the time to tune in and watch today my friend.
I see how they anchor..they cam onto the flange so little rail creep makes them tighter.
That work will eat my breakfast..lunch before 10:00, then another at 1500.
Great production, music and arrangement.
Oh, it is pronounced La Hoonta.
You sound like a neighbor when I was growing up. He was from Harrisburg PA.
Thank you Keith, glad you had a good time with us.. Thank you so much for taking the time to tune in and watch my friend. Go figure,
pronounce J as H.... :-)
Good job swinging that sledge at 1 year older than me. At 7:22 you struck out on that anchor but hit a few homers after that. Thank you for continuing to educate us. Excellent video.
Thank you Raylz, I miss once in a while tho. But hey even Joe DiMaggio struck out once in awhile...LOL Appreciate your joining in with us today and taking in the show my friend.
You are a pretty darn good anchor machine!!! Good swing, good hitting!
Thank you but only for a very short while.
That is some good aim on that sledge. You could get tired doing that all day! LOL
Thank you Bryan, I miss once in a while tho. But hey even Ted Williams struck out once in awhile...LOL Appreciate your joining in with us today and taking in the show my friend.
Thanks for explaining more and showing the details / Info ! Appreciate it.
Your very welcome Gregory, glad you had a good time with us.. Thank you so much for taking the time to tune in and watch my friend.
Such a practiced swing!
Thank you Shirley, done it a time to two.... :-) Really appreciate
your helping me drive some anchors on today my friend.
Dave, you still got it.🙂
Thank you Jim for the kind comment. Just can't keep this
up for more than a few at a time. Really appreciate your
visiting with me and taking in the show my friend.
Uh oh! Its Spanish! Pronouced "La Hoonta". Great educational video! The big derailment in Iowa is 99.5% cleaned up, and trains are running again, until the strike later on this week.
Thank you Paul, I never would have guessed that, but now
that you give the correct pronounciation, I can see. Very much
appreciate your visit with me tonight my friend. Let's hope
that doesn't happen Friday. I just read the email from BLET
when I got home from work, it doesn't sound good tho.
A strike for a week will cripple this country.
@@ccrx6700 i took 2 years of Latin in high school, and i have that version of how you handled the broken rail, "vini, vidi, vici", "i came, i saw, i conquered"!
@@ccrx6700 yes, a rail strike would put additional stress on the trucking industry that is already overstressed, and that would spell doom for the USA!
Love it when you'd say "Sweet!"
Saw the one pop off, and was thinking it was going to give trouble a second before it decided not to cooperate! Must say that was neat your placing camera low on the ground for a great shot. Glad you can still work and the mine allows you to show us these things. Great video!
I love it when you visit with me and write in Trena. :-) If you
believe in Quantum Physics then perhaps the anchor responded
to your thoughts... some food for thought there. Particles behave
differently when observed than they do when not observed. I
thought that was a pretty cool idea to put the camera there too.
Bought a magnet mount so it was on a tie plate. Am trying to
learn to be more creative with the shots.
Dave you did that all wrong! Your suppose to hit the rail 3 or 4 times and the tie a few time! 😂 Nice video Dave, 68 and still swinging a sledge on target.
Brian, you forgot about hitting my foot and leg also.... LOL which I've
done in the past, so now stand far away, that hurts. Always
great to have you pay us a visit and take in the show my friend.
That ballast is dirty. I appreciate the track work you do, the time you get, and the CAPEX they give you. Keep it up buddy. Love what you do.
Your very welcome csxtq110, glad you had a good time with us.. Thank you so much for taking the time to tune in and watch my friend.
pretty good with that hammer - I’ve swung a few myself
Thanks Mike, so glad you enjoyed the video. We really appreciate
your stopping by and taking in the show today my friend.
I was out on a bike ride just yesterday looking at some tracks when I saw what looked like an extra spike off to the side of the tie. Now today you post a video showing exactly what those are and what they do! Amazing timing! Time to go learn about rail creep next.
That's called serendipity Spiffyman, Just had a hunch that
it was the right time to put out this video so you would see it..... LOL
Really appreciate your writing in and watching my friend.
you make that look so easy. Thanks for making the video.
Driving them on is the easy part Dave, it's digging out the
holes under the rails so the anchors will slide under
that's the hard part. Fortunately those holes had been
dug out for me when they changed the rail. I should have
mentioned that in the video, hindsight. Thanks for watching the show today.
You've got a good swing there Dave! Thanks for showing, and explaining the importance of the anchors. It's all these details that the average person has no idea about. Thanks again for another interesting/informative video!
Your welcome Jim. Thank you for the very nice comment.
We're very glad you enjoyed and it's always a pleasure to
have you visit with us my friend.
Thanks Dave for your continued great information
Your certainly welcome J Fraz, glad you enjoyed. We really appreciate
your taking the time to check out the video and write in my friend.
Great stuff. Interesting correlation between working on a track crew and batting average!
Thank you Matt. Loved to play softball way back, man I could
hit a ball, but got in a car accident and couldn't run anymore,
got relegated to second team, still number 3 hitter but had to hit
a home run every time just to make it to first base.... LOL
Always great to have you visit with me my good friend.
More great info!
Now to watch the other video on anchors
Thank you very much Tom, glad you had a good time with us. Appreciate so much for taking the time to tune in and watch my friend.
I enjoy watching your videos Dave.
That's really great to hear Derrick. We really appreciate all
the great support you have been giving the channel my friend.
You really are a switch hitter ! I would have to practice that left swing ! I used to write lefty for a few years and still do some things like brush my teeth lefty, just to give my left some coordination !
Thank you Gerald. I'm natural righty and when I played baseball
batted right, but I wasn't a good baseball hitter. I like your
idea of switching sides for some things, I'm going to do that
myself! I never thought of it. (If it counts, I do drink beer with
my left hand.... LOL) Always great to have you visit with me
my friend.
@@ccrx6700 Ha Ha Ya, the Left Hand Curls ! ! !
@@ccrx6700 Yes, I am a righty and it will and has always bothered me to not be able to do things with my left, as in clipping nails at like, 8 yrs old, am I weird or do other people do this, I even threw with my left hand snow balls, farther than my right with practice !
But there is NO escaping the Orthodox, you are born with, the Orthodox is Always more dominant, as in you are born with the Ortho limbs about 3-5mm longer and more dense I believe. Cannot undo mother nature.
Interesting watching the video and noticed the lefty swing. I have the same issue, right handed but swing lefty. I can swing righty but it's cross handed. Which foot do you kick a ball with?
Thanks for the interesting videos about rail anchors.
Your welcome Daventry and do thank you for dropping in
on us and watching today my friend.
Thanks for showing us how rail anchors are installed and what they do. I've seen those and always wondered what they were for and now I know thanks to you.
Your very welcome Scott, glad you had a good time with us.. Thank you so much for taking the time to tune in and watch my friend.
Wow,,,,i have wondered what those weird things were,,,,thanks for the info,,,never thought of that,,
Your very welcome Edward. Thank you so much for taking the time
to tune in and watch my friend.
Fascinating video, Dave - thank you so much for sharing! I have seen the anchors sitting near the rails on several occasions but never realized what they were, how they were used, or how vital a role they played in keeping things together. Thanks as always for the show! I enjoy continuing to learn!
Thank you very much DietSeth for the really nice comment.
Glad you found the presentation to be informative. Always a
pleasant time when you visit with me my good friend.
You are surgical with that sledge Dave!
And are you amphibious with that thing?
Thank you Paul, I miss once in a while tho. But hey even the
great Ty Cobb struck out once in awhile...LOL Appreciate your joining in with us today and taking in the show my friend.
@@ccrx6700 Our railroad infrastructure is a crucial component of our economy and it provides a service that is a matter of national security. The tremendous work ethic and skillset you posses ensures the continuous operation of our railway system and we are fortunate that you share your work with us and appreciate your service
And I believe the great Ty Cobb would concur!
I enjoy watching your videos...if not for the content for you happy jovial demeanor .
Thank you Ronald for the very nice comment, so glad you
are having a good time with us. We do appreciate your
great support of the channel my friend.
I could not swing a hammer like you, I bet I would have hit the spikes and tie more times than the anchor LOL. We mostly used small hammers and at first hit my fingers a few times driving pins out of the rail with punches. Those anchors look the same as ours, I have not seen the other types you show in the linked video. For some reason I have always liked the sound of fittings like these being hammered in place You only hear it on the railway.
Well cedarcam, I strike out once in awhile myself and have
even hit my foot and leg in the past, so I learned to stay
far away as possible. I agree with you, it is a good sound to hear.
Putting anchors on is the easy part, the really hard part is
digging the ballast out under the rail to fit the anchor, that part
I hate doing. This was already done for me. Wish I had
explained all that in the video, hindsight. Always a good time
when you visit with me my friend.
Watching for the third time Dave... two thumbs up... If I lived closer I would be putting my application in at your guys headquarters... Unfortunately I'm all the way over on the jersey shore..
Cool Tommy, I really like this video myself. Had a lot of fun making it.
@@ccrx6700 All your videos look like fun... Especially when you had the guy from CP riding with you
Thank you for posting
You are very welcome William. It was my pleasure, had a lot
of fun making it. Always a great night when I get to see you
on here my friend.
Very interesting just love it thanks Dave
Very glad you had a good time watching Frank. So very nice
to you to drop by and take in the show my friend.
Dave thank you for the video on rail anchor's and explain how they work. Your knowledge of the rails is impeccable I appreciate you are willing to share this with us. Love your channel and content. ❤❤🇨🇦
Your very welcome Ray, really glad you enjoyed and we do appreciate
your taking the time to check out the video my friend. It's always good to have you pay us a visit and write in.
Thanks Dave another great video.
Your very welcome John, glad you had a good time with us.. Thank you so much for taking the time to tune in and watch my friend.
Looking good Dave.
We would like to say Thank You very much for taking the time
to visit with us today and watch the presentation Scuba TV.
You still got it sir
Thank you so much for taking the time to tune in and watch my friend, and for the nice comment.
Ohh Dave we have machine to do that lol…just kidding I feel your pain,,,if you want to anchor the whole line we will load up and come down and fix you up in a day or two 😃😃
Great video btw…I’m 6 years younger then you and I’ve given up swinging a hammer,,,your a great man 👍👍
Ohh Mike, please bring it on down! I need that thing. How awesome
would that be if you could come! Really appreciate your
visiting with me today my friend.
I just love how I learn something new in about every one of your videos, keep up the good track work
That's pretty cool to hear Arkay. We do appreciate so much
your great support of the channel my friend and all your nice
comments.
I wondered how those anchors were attached and now I know. Great video Dave and thanks for sharing.
Very glad we were able to satisfy your curiosity Wilbur. Thank
you so much for stopping by and taking in the show my friend.
Excellent video !👍
We would like to say Thank You very much for taking the time
to visit with us today and watch the presentation aleu650.
Great video and explanation on rail anchors my friend!
Thank you very much Dave for the very nice comment. So
glad to have you visit with me again my friend.
@@ccrx6700 Thanks my friend, I sure would love that!
La-hoonta (La Junta - spanish pronunciation as in ja-ja-ja for ha, ha, ha) colorado, just down the road from me. Ok, its a long dirt road, takes about 40 + minutes what with the cows on it in places, but it's great little town with agricultural chemical stops for me. Also a warm water fish hatchery nearby and I get to drive by some fishing spots, so I might roll a few errands into such a trip which I haven't made yet this year, but I do need to travel that way someday soon and stock up for next years weeds, etc..
I use a curved U-channel form of the rail anchors to weigh down my printers top roller bar so they have the traction to roll the fan fold paper evenly up and out during multiple page printouts. I had to modify it so that it wouldn't slip on down into the gizmos below and remain always on the traction bar. Its a device I really need, so I hold it in high regard around here.
Batter up, nice story to go with it this time Dave. Don't get to see it happen anywhere else other than here.
You Tube is not playing fair with me anymore, I can start a comment like this one, but answering one already posted just shows a momentary light blue box around the REPLY button and then my windowsXP goes on vacation doing nothing at all about it. After the above trip and many more things to do before winter has me really pinned down, I might have to get a used windows10 box if the outfit in denver is still in business after all these years...
Thank you Lee, glad you had a good time with us.. Thank you so much for taking the time to tune in and watch my friend. I like the
anchor idea and haven't heard gizmos for a long time, I like that
word, gonna have to start using it more myself. I had no idea
J was pronounced as H, but now I know.
Probably humid...hot..those crickets going...fall is way better!
I agree FlatSquatch, fall is my favorite time of the year too. Hot
and humid like this summer has been is not my favorite thing.
Thanks so much my friend for visiting with us and may you have
a very good day.
Thanks Dave alway interesting.
Your very welcome ferstuck, glad you had a good time with us.. Thank you so much for taking the time to tune in and watch my friend.
Great video as alway! Thank you!
We would like to say Thank You very much for taking the time
to visit with us today and watch the presentation Jay.
That machine sounds interesting to watch doing its thing. I hope you're able to get it.
Me too Colin, but it may be along time before it shows up, have
been a ton of other expenses here since I made that video. But a
guy can dream can't he! :-) Appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video. Happy rails to you until we meet again my friend.
@@ccrx6700 dream a big dream 👍
@@154Colin 👍😊💪
Great video Dave! Your production values have really gone up in the last year or so! I really likes all of the various angles 😊 I hope you get that anchor machine some day. It will make it a lot easier on your back!
Thank you very much, I'm trying to learn to be more creative,
you have been my inspiration in the way cool things you do. I got
some different types of mounting stuff so am experimenting.
Thought that magnet holder on the tie plate worked out
pretty well. But got a long way to go to catch up to you! Am trying to find a clip that will fit on my hard hat
for the go pro. That clip on the front of the hat is what the miners
clip their cap lamps into when the go underground. Always great
to have you visit with me my good friend.
@@ccrx6700 Thanks Dave! They make self adhesive mounts. Check Amazon. I have one on my truck hood and film at highway speeds so they work very well 😊
@@PlanetMojo i have some of those but yet to try them. Thanks will give it a try
Great swing Dave. I been hit in the foot before, sometimes they don't want to go in.We didn't have a anchor machine either. Keep the videos coming 🚂 👍 👍
I've been hit in foot also Christopher, that was why I stood far away, that sledge can cause some pain.... :-) Very much appreciate
your nice words and for taking in the driving session today my friend.
Hello Dave my driving anchors is not fun job they have a pneumatic hammer for that but great video from a man with great knowledge
Thank you Gary for the kind words. Driving anchors is the fun
part, it's digging under the rail to fit the anchors is what I hate.
This one was already done for me. Really appreciate your
visiting with me and taking in the show my friend.
Thanks Dave for all the informative videos. I’ve enjoyed all of them.
Your very welcome Charles. We do appreciate your great
support of the channel my friend.
Great illustration and visualization of the rail anchor procedure on install and such Dave.
Thank you very much Steve for the very nice comment. Always
great to have a fellow railroader visit with us on the show.
@@ccrx6700 Your very welcome Dave and anytime. Have a great rest of your day.
Nice job
Thank you Margaret. Was very nice of you to drop in on us
today and take in the presentation my friend.