1950s Men Working on the Santa Fe Railroad

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  • Опубликовано: 13 июл 2024
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    1950s Men Working on the Santa Fe Railroad
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Комментарии • 44

  • @jamesroberts2115
    @jamesroberts2115 4 года назад +15

    Damned hard work regardless of what your job was.

  • @Greatdome99
    @Greatdome99 Год назад +2

    I still remember track walkers on the UP in the late 1970s inspecting each rail joint, tightening them and lubing them as necessary. They walked the entire line (a few miles a day).

  • @jackjones3001
    @jackjones3001 5 лет назад +8

    I worked in the railroad for about 5 years, it was ok but left it for the steel mills. both jobs equally hard. The story of my life

  • @venusreena2532
    @venusreena2532 6 лет назад +14

    The narrator explains this so well while the new vids are flashing HD and no info..

  • @stanpatterson5033
    @stanpatterson5033 5 лет назад +10

    Flash-butt, and welding. Two activities that were both fun to do back in high school, though never both at the same time :)

  • @400exNick
    @400exNick 6 лет назад +17

    This is really interesting I didn’t think they started welded rail until the late 60’s. I guess Santa Fe was ahead of the game. As a welder myself it’s neat to see the different welding processes. That was a dirty job for those guys especially the grinders🙊

    • @venusreena2532
      @venusreena2532 6 лет назад +1

      they were hooked up..now high speed trains will run on those tracks

    • @hifijohn
      @hifijohn 5 лет назад

      There are some short lines that still use the old style.

    • @MilwaukeeF40C
      @MilwaukeeF40C 11 месяцев назад

      The US Steel roads were some of the earliest to do it in the 1940s.

    • @T-rick
      @T-rick 11 месяцев назад

      seriously - i worked at Norfolk Southern and thought CWR started in the 80s. Im impressed by Santa Fe !

  • @coasterworld9448
    @coasterworld9448 6 лет назад +5

    This is so cool, nice video

  • @fredsimmons6188
    @fredsimmons6188 3 года назад +1

    Fascinating!

  • @walden420
    @walden420 6 лет назад +3

    Wow very labor intensive!

  • @cowboy87smith3
    @cowboy87smith3 5 лет назад +3

    My Uncle did rail head weld grinding for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe back in 1954 after getting discharged from Korea. Sadly all that was the mechanical works in Albuquerque burned down just to n the past few years do to arson. Even though it had a new life as the farmers market.😟

  • @usnva5638
    @usnva5638 6 лет назад +20

    All the men in this video are still alive - their bodies preserved with creosote.

    • @jackjones3001
      @jackjones3001 5 лет назад +5

      even creosote can only do so much. there are goners, very funny

    • @663rainmaker
      @663rainmaker 4 года назад

      USNVA hey now! That’s my area ? UP RR Creasote pond clean ups! WhoootWhooooot! Over the Hill Gang

    • @663rainmaker
      @663rainmaker 4 года назад

      jack jones i know that I am a dinosaur 🦕? Sherman Hill! WhoootWhooooot!! Cheyenne Wyoming USA 🇺🇸 to Laramie Wyoming USA 🇺🇸! My old Wyoming home? Virginia Dale ? Tie Siding! Yup! 4004 my old play ground set WhoootWhooooot

  • @cmcer1995
    @cmcer1995 3 года назад +1

    How things have changed and improved.

  • @dmp9135
    @dmp9135 6 лет назад +9

    A lot of human labor and more machines needed compared to today's MOW

    • @CarminesRCTipsandTricks
      @CarminesRCTipsandTricks 5 лет назад +1

      Yeah, meaning more people actually had JOBS....

    • @applesucks2633
      @applesucks2633 4 года назад +1

      @ PoorManRC
      There are more jobs available in the United States right now than there are people to fill them! Change is in evitable. The old adage of the horse and buggy guy being replaced by the automobile… Time marches on

    • @mybestieischloer2401
      @mybestieischloer2401 2 года назад +1

      @@CarminesRCTipsandTricks true,true.true

  • @RONWOLPA
    @RONWOLPA 4 года назад +8

    too large logo over the image

    • @DanknDerpyGamer
      @DanknDerpyGamer 4 года назад

      And … it's 2019, transparency should be a default so that it's there, but not intrusive.

  • @heatherrussell8255
    @heatherrussell8255 Год назад

    Look at the freaky old poles.

  • @paducahandlouisvillerailro1694
    @paducahandlouisvillerailro1694 4 года назад

    I have one of Santa Fe Railroad Spikes it’s made of stainless steel I bought it off eBay

  • @cesaralemao6591
    @cesaralemao6591 3 года назад

    Saudade tempinho bao🤣

  • @jed-henrywitkowski6470
    @jed-henrywitkowski6470 Год назад

    I didn't realized welded rail goes that far back.

  • @JungleYT
    @JungleYT 5 лет назад +2

    Wow... And I thought continuously welded rail came out in the 1970s or something?

    • @eva.cassidy
      @eva.cassidy 4 года назад

      Back in the 60s BART in California constructed their tracks with welded rail.

  • @jimmychanbers2424
    @jimmychanbers2424 3 года назад

    So the work started from 9:18 till the end.

  • @663rainmaker
    @663rainmaker 4 года назад

    Sharing this beautiful video? Videogates are awesome! Twitter? Facebook? RUclips? Yes indeed i am truly a dinosaur 🦕? And I do have a You Twit Face account

  • @applesucks2633
    @applesucks2633 4 года назад

    Has any of this equipment been saved for posterity? In a museum or anything?

    • @25mfd
      @25mfd 3 года назад

      yeah right... a safe bet is a LOT if not all of it has been recycled many times over

  • @familymatters3485
    @familymatters3485 2 года назад

    Heat and water conductor

  • @familymatters3485
    @familymatters3485 2 года назад

    Mountains water dirt to heat compacted

  • @robertseemueller6148
    @robertseemueller6148 3 года назад +1

    Some terrible operating practices with lots of injuries back then. Dangerous jobs.

  • @bendover9411
    @bendover9411 4 года назад

    If they could see how it's done now!

    • @kylemiller7377
      @kylemiller7377 4 года назад

      Can someone tell me how they leveled the grounds dirt to lay the railties and rails before machine was invited Thank you

    • @mybestieischloer2401
      @mybestieischloer2401 2 года назад

      @@kylemiller7377 very carfully.