WORK TRAIN action on the Union Pacific! Concrete tie unloader equipment with drone views!!
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- Опубликовано: 24 ноя 2022
- 11/05/2022 Grand Junction, Ia. Lucked out on the way home from Jefferson and caught this work train! Grand Junction is unique with the Tara Sub connecting with the Boone Sub. There's a small railroad park that you can view trains from on the South side of the tracks. The crew was very friendly and I found the equipment very interesting to view. I was also lucky to have the rain clear up and get the drone out for some great rail action. A West bound stack train takes the crossover during this video too!
I am delighted that there are special work trains in America as there are in China.💙
I love work, I can watch it all day.
You are privileged to be in the number one Country!!
This is very cool. Drone shots are awesome. I could watch track work 24/7. Great video!
Thanks NH YardLimit! I was pretty lucky to catch that action👍
Ear Plugs are Always a Great idea at a Loud Concert. Take Great Care of your Ears, Eyes and Teeth for later years and you’ll be Very Glad you did. Great Catch.
Thanks Ken! I almost need ear plugs at my Montour spot!
Ultra cool real life Lego set
For sure!
Great video Red!! Very interesting to watch this work train in action from the comfort of my home in Central Florida too. Keep up the great work!!
Thanks Rick! Glad you liked the show. It was a chilly one that day in Iowa😆
Wow great share very interesting Train fantastic catch 👍🏻🚂TSM
Thanks TSM! I was lucky to stumble across that action👍
Nice! A GM 3800, a drone and Red, you have a awesome RUclips video!
Thanks truckntim80! I was a GM mechanic for 23 years. Too bad they stopped producing the 3.8. Just had some leak problems on the early ones.
Holy Christ on a cracker that machine is pretty cool! Love it Red! Keep them coming
Glad you love it Phantom! You better have some crackers👍
WOW!! Thank you, Red, for being in the right place at the right time! This was a fascinating video to watch. This is the first time that I have ever seen a work train like this putting down concrete ties along the right of way. This is an eye-opening video. The people who put together this system to bring concrete rail ties to a location and then place the concrete ties on the ground must be complimented on the process that they devised. The westbound stack train was a bonus to the work train. The drone footage of both the work train and how it works to unload concrete ties and the stack train was superb.
You're welcome Thomas! That was a fun one to catch. Just missed the rain that morning. I was surprised how fast that over head lift rolled along the car rails. Friendly crew too👍
Makes a Lot of Sense to Update Old Wood Ties for Mtce. Savings but the Larger Picture allows Trains to Travel Much Faster on the this Sub. Time is Big Money. 👍
Yes concrete ties have their place. I think some areas don't work as well with them. Save on trees!
Great catch Red! 37 years working work trains never seen this before. Thats a slick operation right there!
Thanks John A! I was pretty amazed with the speed they could unload.
Love this video. One time on RUclips I saw how they unload these. It wasn't near as close and followed like your version. Thanks Red
You're welcome David! That was a lucky catch that day.
I grew up in ogden. My favorite watching area is just east of Ogden before the high bridge. There is a old wooden hump back bridge. Love standing on it videoing trains. Hoping to get my drone there some day
This method of tie placement was developed in Germany in the seventies . First time I have seen it in the US
Nice video!
Thanks Alex!
Thanks for another excellent video Red!! Adjacent to the old Rueter and Zenor Massey Ferguson dealership! Brought back many fond memories my friend, thanks!!
You're welcome Michael! I like doing videos around your old stomping grounds👍
If the next phase of operations is to replace selected ties, the machinery that I've seen doing this .. has been pretty amazing. Maybe you could find out when that's happening. Just a thought. GREAT work,thanks! - Ron
You're welcome Ron! I was lucky to catch that equipment. I was on the way back from a concert about 3 hours away from home.
Work trains are always interesting, especially in action. That machine moving the groups of ties along the train: that’s quite something! Never seen that before.
Yep, pretty slick set up Frau!
Awesome video my friend 😀
Thanks Dennis B!
Awesome video Red! Thank you 👍.
You're welcome Gary!
This is a great video! Slipping the old ties out & new ones in would be equally great. The only improvement I imagined would be for the lifting tram to have sideways movement capability where it could lift the ties, move them sideways clear of the flat cars and drop them on the ground, eliminationg both the crane grappler & having to travel so far to deliver a layer of ties. Real nice video, Red!!
Thanks Bekleidung! I was definitely pleased to catch this train in action. Watching that trolley was quite interesting👍
Love it! Thanks Red, appreciate your videos.
You're welcome Tim!
Thanks Red, don’t get to see this side of railroading very often, watching these MOW machines in action is very fascinating to watch, especially from overhead with the drone.I wish more railfanns used drones to film trains such a unique perspective.
Well done Red.👍🏼
Thanks Nancy! I use that drone as much as possible👍
Great video footage Red, thank you for the video, very neat to see this in action, a friend of mine is a backhoe operator for U.P
That was a good concert I bet, yeah few weeks back iron maiden was in Sioux city,Ia I wanted to go but couldn't, l.o.l
Ok take it easy Red.
Thanks Play Book! It was a fun concert and it was over early👍 I'm glad I got to catch that work train!
That's why the trains been sitting in Scranton so much this month!!
AWESOME coverage of this process. The railroad I was with for 25 years who was the Canadian Pacific didn't use Concrete in this area of the country we just used wood and a small amount of steel ties which were junk. Thanks very much for sharing this. Have a great upcoming weekend Red.(Steve)
You're welcome Steve! I was lucky to catch this action. My Dad worked for CNW/UP. He said when the concrete ties first came out there were a lot of problems with them. Have a good one👍
This was so very interesting! Thank you for sharing it with us Red!!
You're welcome softkitty! That was a fun one👍
This is cool 😎
It was an interesting catch Darryl!
Cool video there, Red! That's a pretty neat bit of rail kit! Never seen that before. Thanks mate! 👍
You're welcome Fox Mulder! That was new to me too👍
What a great video Red! That was fascinating to watch. 👍
Thanks olddog!
That is so cool the way that mover straddles everything and rolls car to car. What will they think of next? 😊
Yes Gary, I was lucky to stumble across that action!
GREAT COVERAGE...
THANK YOU...👍
You're welcome!
It appears that UP is starting to convert long stretches of track from wooden ties to concrete.
This the coolest video thumbs up keep them coming
Thanks Barbara!
Nice!👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸😀😃❗you should get a lot more subscribers with these awesome videos!! Wonder what your father thinks of this??
Thanks Paul S! I don't think he's seen it yet. Sounds like it's kind of a rare catch, I was lucky!!👍
This was really neat to see from a Drone.. great catch my friend.. 😜🤗 DD.
Thanks DD!
Nice catches!
Fantastic catches! Are concrete ties becoming more prevalent Red?
Thanks sjderemerwi! Yes they do seem to be more prevalent nowadays. The early ones had some problems but I think they have the bugs worked out now.
Congratulations I think you found the life-size Lego moving machine. I have never seen this piece of equipment much less how they actually work and just like jointed rail you hear the clicks as they pass between the cars and at 7:40 the Cat Distributing the ties almost got a love tap. I guess your father never had to work with these. My buddy out in Nebraska has the UP triple track main by him and only the industrial sidings are still wood. Great drone shots of the container train going around and since you were at the edge of the weather system and blue skies ahead both the full train and the work train just seem to Flow Away onto the harvested fields. PS. The drone took on Mega Bee buzzing and on 11\21 on the Virtual Rail camera @ Kearny NE a GE is moving 3 of the cars. The distribution car the flats with the Cat unloaders and the garage
Thanks Paul B! Yes the mega Lego mover. The track operator definitely had to pay attention. My Dad worked with concrete ties when they first came out. He said there were problems early on with breaking. Sounds like they have them figured out now. The timing was just right on the weather!
HOLY SHIT THIS IS AMAZING. my two favourite things man heavy equipment and trains!! what a dream i wish i could do this
I enjoyed doing the video on this one junkie!
That’s a pretty cool setup Red, I’ve seen videos of these things in operation over in Germany. I’m not sure what to think about concrete ties though🤔. They gotta be cheaper than wood but there is absolutely no give, I guess if you want longevity out of them you gotta keep them ties properly tamped and not have too many low spots. I know concrete ties are a big thing in Europe but I don’t know time will tell! Your always getting that crossover action too lol. Very interesting Red, have a great weekend 👍🏼😁🇺🇸🎄
Thanks STRETCH LIMO! My Dad worked with concrete ties when they first came out. Had a lot of breakage problems with them at first. I believe the UP even had a lawsuit against a tie manufacturer for defects. Certain types of ground may work better with them too. Yes I got lucky with the tie gang and crossover action. Have a good one👍🇺🇸
Great catch of an interesting process. Don’t know who needs a stronger stomach the shuttle operator moving back and forth or the track hoe operator swinging around on a moving train. Made me a little queasy watching it. Definitely a lot moving parts, all very well coordinated.
Thanks Sandy! I think the shuttle driver may be more of motion sickness job. He's perched up there quite a bit!
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What a great catch, Red!
I thought that UP sprayer train you filmed was unique, but boy this one is something else.
That traveling bridge crane reminds me of those huge cranes you see at intermodal yards and ship docks.
Slick setup and operators that are in tune with each other.
I thought the rail grinder my brother helped on while he was working MOW on the IAIS was something to behold....
By the way, did you happen to see the CNW F7 401 coming into Boone while you were out that way?
Saw it was part of that UP donation train, and was happy to see it went to somewhere on its old home line.
Last concert I attended was Dropkick Murphys in Des Moines in 2014, my hearing wasn't good when I went and worse when I left. I ought to know have better.
Thanks so much for another excellent video Red!
You're welcome stampingdieguy! I saw a video of the donation train. Looks like the CNW unit will find a home in Boone! Yes those guys were well orchestrated on the tie unload job!
13:58 This plan has been well thought out. Note the difference in how the CAT operator holds the boom up and not just off to the side when passing the signals.
I've seen the runner pack by Micro-trains and didn't think much of it as I don't model the UP. But, after seeing this action I'm thinking I can find a place to set up a drop-off point.
A work train on a layout sounds cool! You'd like all the CNW I have on my ho layout.
Dont know if you saw the Strasburg (N&W) 475's accident a couple weeks ago, but the operator was in the excavator that the steamer hit, he should have swung that boom out of the way to avoid the damage it caused to the 475. That Cat operator on UP really knew how to work it safely!
@@redsiowatrainvideos6645 Grew up a very short bike ride away from CNW's Butler Yard, in Northwestern Milwaukee, County. Life was wonderful until the Wis DOT leveled my favorite hill that overlooked the yard for a 4-lane highway. I miss the F7s and GP30s.
@@paulsmith5398 I did see it after the fact. Being trained to handle the unexpected at a moment's notice does not happen much.
Yes, the UP has maintenance down to an interesting 3-D dance.
@@thomasboese3793 and the Strasburg shop did a remarkable job repairing the smokebox front of 475. And it was a mystery why 475's headlight didnt appear to get any damage, unless they had a spare one on hand. UP did a complete upgrade on the former GM&O line through the town i live in 20 some odd years ago, cleaned and/or resculpted the ballast, reshaped the original roadbed from double track to single, concrete ties, and CWR, all in one continuous operation, and now freights are allowed 70 mph, while Amtrak is allowed 90 on the line from Chicago-St. Louis.
Nice video, love your drone footage. Is a license required to operate your drone ?
Thanks TIK! You only need a drone license if you're making money with it. I went through Fort Scott on the way back from Texas and got some footage of the BNSF yard there. Interesting history.
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Where was the concert?
Jefferson, at the WildRose. Slaughter was pretty loud!
Thanks for this video. Hurray, finally no wooden sleepers. Too bad that they were not installed there by means of a quick conversion train. I was able to film this rapid conversion train in Berlin this year ruclips.net/video/Ei7CdqfoBIA/видео.html It's great to see such a yellow monster at work. Greetings from Berlin/ Germany. Sven
You're welcome Sven! Looks like we call sleepers ties over here. Concrete tie technology has come a long ways. Very interesting equipment you caught there!
@@redsiowatrainvideos6645 Thanks, Railway cranes and track bedding cleaning machines can also be seen on my channel.
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Why isn't the USA using these track rebuilding / ballast renewal machine instead of that slow and very inefficient way
they also come in a version to build a totally new line
these are common used in german Railways
ruclips.net/video/tMXfU8blPMM/видео.html
@GunsniperRZ8 Not real sure on that. That was an interesting video to watch. Maybe American railroads will adopt that someday.
@@redsiowatrainvideos6645 apperntly amtrac did but by the looks theirs isnt working as smooth
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apparently Amtrak does use one like that but it seems they use the wrong version
Wooden sleepers are different from the prestressed concert ones
This is the pre balast cleaner and pre setting maintaince
that thing is like 1000 Meters long
ruclips.net/video/z1OJXzJF79U/видео.html
they have different variants of those machines
This is the english version with a better explanation on what's going on
ruclips.net/video/RaR3YUr6fIw/видео.html
Which drone do you use? I have the Mavic 3 with zoom.
Dji air 2s. It has a 4x zoom. Wouldn't mind having a little more zoom.
Choo choo, choke an egg or choke a knee gore, choo choo.
what would this job title name be???
Not sure, maybe tie gang.