I just visited the park there a few weeks ago. Caught that same train going around the same Y with the same load. (Not the same engines though). And I’ve never seen an NS CSX engine combo in person
Man that was a hella cool vid! I gotta stop there if I'm ever in the area to check out the action. I bet that was one hella mess to clean up but they looked like they were doing a great job.
That connecting track is in bad shape. I noticed that, last time I was there. You can't pull 200-car trains through a right-angle curve on bad track and expect them to stay on the rails.
Wow, what a mess!! :P They were doing a great job cleaning up tho. That lashup on 326!! And the RPE4C had "Elmer" scrawled on the cab. The old beat up Dash8 leading the autorack where they had to flag the xing was also neat.
That dozer could easily move that many empties on level ground. Only thing to do is to make sure the brakes are released before moving. HOWEVER you must always have a way of stopping the car/ cars. Setting the hand brakes just short of full or as in this case the parked cars.
I'm a Brit and I live in London, but I know a bit about American railroads. So, let me guess; no DPU's,;10,000 plus tons; empty cars in the first third of the train and quite a tight curve? (At least as tight as the minimum requirement?) If I know that, railroad management ought to know that - right? The paradox is; miles and miles and miles of 'stored out of service' locomotives and not enough phucking good sense to use DPU's at least every 5000 tons? In all reality a 15,000 ton train should have AT LEAST four locomotives and not all on the front. More realistically six (every 3000 tons) and preferably nine locomotives (every 2000 tons.) Would that be excessive? A DPU every 2000 tons would be the equivalent of every locomotive hauling what would be a record breaking freight train in the UK. Only mineral trains top 2000 tonnes and never by much. Double heading is rare in the UK and quadruple heading is purely positioning! Obviously our railway systems (in pretty much all of Europe) are quite, quite different from yours. Probably 90% of routes are double track, if not quadruple tracked on the busiest routes. Oh and you want to guess how long passenger trains are delayed for freight trains? NEVER. Or as good as never. I'm sorry, but corporate interests have all but wrecked USA railroads and I'd make a folding money bet that derailments like the above have become almost commonplace because MANAGEMENT doesn't want to put the effort and costs into shifting bigger and bigger trains. It occurred to me the other day; what is the ultimate tensile strength of the standard American buckeye coupler? My second bet would be "about 18,000 tons. Do I win?
Nice photography! Clear images to watch!!
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Could they move the tracks a little closer?
Nice one man, but dannnngggg, what a mess/chaos! Also I subbed you man
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Awesome video dude. May be late, but hey, better late than never. Got some neat goodies in this one, nice work!
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Question WHRE is the derailment repair / cleanup work it just a anothe video claiming to be something is it not it is just another shunting video
I was begining to feel dizzy..so much zooming!
Always video a train entering a grade crossing in case someone is hit. Glad you caughthe block signal dropping to red.
coolest video ever great job man
I just visited the park there a few weeks ago. Caught that same train going around the same Y with the same load. (Not the same engines though). And I’ve never seen an NS CSX engine combo in person
Man that was a hella cool vid! I gotta stop there if I'm ever in the area to check out the action. I bet that was one hella mess to clean up but they looked like they were doing a great job.
That connecting track is in bad shape. I noticed that, last time I was there. You can't pull 200-car trains through a right-angle curve on bad track and expect them to stay on the rails.
can we blame the dead harrison for this??
yes!
That was crazy man!!! Great catches regardless tho! You don't see that everyday for sure
Mm love that intro nice vid!
Wow, what a mess!! :P They were doing a great job cleaning up tho. That lashup on 326!! And the RPE4C had "Elmer" scrawled on the cab. The old beat up Dash8 leading the autorack where they had to flag the xing was also neat.
Going on 5mins., Not one word about it? I live in Ohio so I'll find someone who can speak of it
i miss being able to chat on the fostoria cam.
are they just using gravity and the dozer to move it?
That dozer could easily move that many empties on level ground. Only thing to do is to make sure the brakes are released before moving. HOWEVER you must always have a way of stopping the car/ cars. Setting the hand brakes just short of full or as in this case the parked cars.
The town may be dying off..but, once you have lived there you miss the trains a lot. Train City USA.
Can't finish it. Terrible camera work. Keep your hand off the zoom button!
This was how many derailment
Lots of hard miles on those locos!
? Hello Mr. Zomm ..... is it fun ?
Man! That is close on the curve! Lol!
That s one busy place .
Considering what’s happening, No Biggie.
That train looks good on him!
I see you at 1:22 in the mirror, you seem really into that train.
More white hats than workers, how typical
to many supervisors and not enuf workers
Nice....
Annoying - stop zooming in and out!
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Subject matter was great, camera work was terrible!! No LIKE
I'm a Brit and I live in London, but I know a bit about American railroads. So, let me guess; no DPU's,;10,000 plus tons; empty cars in the first third of the train and quite a tight curve? (At least as tight as the minimum requirement?) If I know that, railroad management ought to know that - right?
The paradox is; miles and miles and miles of 'stored out of service' locomotives and not enough phucking good sense to use DPU's at least every 5000 tons? In all reality a 15,000 ton train should have AT LEAST four locomotives and not all on the front. More realistically six (every 3000 tons) and preferably nine locomotives (every 2000 tons.) Would that be excessive?
A DPU every 2000 tons would be the equivalent of every locomotive hauling what would be a record breaking freight train in the UK. Only mineral trains top 2000 tonnes and never by much. Double heading is rare in the UK and quadruple heading is purely positioning! Obviously our railway systems (in pretty much all of Europe) are quite, quite different from yours. Probably 90% of routes are double track, if not quadruple tracked on the busiest routes. Oh and you want to guess how long passenger trains are delayed for freight trains? NEVER. Or as good as never.
I'm sorry, but corporate interests have all but wrecked USA railroads and I'd make a folding money bet that derailments like the above have become almost commonplace because MANAGEMENT doesn't want to put the effort and costs into shifting bigger and bigger trains. It occurred to me the other day; what is the ultimate tensile strength of the standard American buckeye coupler? My second bet would be "about 18,000 tons. Do I win?
No