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We love you Dave your spirit gives me goosebumps ever time. There's Nobody like you on the Entire planet. Which is Definitely a good thing, my friend.🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤❤❤
“ah got a hydraulic heater on ma’ truck…. when it’s running” 😂 It’s kinda like showin’ off, makin’ s suggestion, an’ an “oh ship” at the same time. Luv ya Dave
That hydraulic heater sure does make a difference when it's really cold out Rick. Glad you could take the time to pay us a visit tonight and help spread some new ties. May you have a very good day my friend.
Appreciate the very nice comment Gary. Glad you enjoyed. Thanks so much for visiting with us to check out the tie spreading show and may you have a very good day my friend.
Thank you so very much, love watching a man who loves his job. When not pastoring churches, my secular job was driving 18 wheelers for 35 years, absolutely loved driving trucks, Flatbed, reefer, Dry Box, and some Moving Vans trailers. My last job before I got hurt and Workman Comp put me out 100 percent disabled, I drove from Distribution Building about 1/4 mile from my house to Clayton, NC hauling for Caterpillar. Nuts, bolts, screws, washers, tires & rims, and the long arms that go on Backhoes, and wheel loads, also haul the cabs, I loved this work, worked 3rd shift for 7 years of fun. loved my job. Loved trucks and trains my entire lifetime. So for you, my Friend, enjoying your job brings fulfillment and lowers stress levels greatly. Thank you again Mr. Dave. Keep those rails looking good!!! And have a very great weekend.
Appreciate the very nice comment Rev. Harry. it sure makes a difference when you love what you do and you are so right about the stress levels..... Thanks so much for visiting with us to check out the tie spreading show and may you have a very good day my friend.
That's great to hear you are enjoying them Robert. Really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us tonight and watch. May you have a very good day my friend.
Yes can you imagine spreading all those ties by hand Lawrie! We certainly appreciate the machinery they now have to do all this heavy track work. Thank you very much for tuning in and watching the video and may you have a very good day my friend.
About another 4 days Wilbur and a new one will be out. Great to hear you are having a good time with us. Very much appreciate your visiting with us to check out the video. May you have a very good day my friend.
We need to know this information to make sure we buy the right ties for our model railroads. One would not want to get ties with pine grain molded in the plastic when we wanted oak. 😅 Wow cherry ties! Cherry is such a beautiful wood. I would not have thought it would be used for ties.
When you are talking about the center of the tree, the curve of the grain does not make it conducive for use in furniture and such. Veneer is possibly about the only other good use for the center of a tree.
@@whatdoidonext2234 I know people that use cherry for fire wood, myself included. It just never occurred to me that something like cross ties would be made from it. As for the quality of the wood, heartwood is good all the way through. The exception being the pith (yes there are other defects in all wood). Most people will not use it, but I have seen some high-end furniture of various spices that purposely included the pith. This is a very old woodworking argument and this is not the place for it. I knew oak and pine were used on the RR. It is good to learn more, even when it is a surprise.
You are absolutely right in that AirwolfCrazy, that's why I included it in the presentation.....:-) Watch out for those cheap ties for your railroad ..... Thanks so much for visiting with us to check out the tie spreading show and may you have a very good day my friend.
Thank you for the nice comment DT and glad you are enjoying. Very much appreciate your taking time out of your day to check out the video. May you have a very good day my friend.
Another good video! And thanks for the "warm fuzzies" mentioning Prentice loaders. My grandpa worked for them up in Wisconsin; there was a problem with one of the new models they couldn't figure out, and he found it and figured out the fix. Once the plant was built here in North Carolina, the company moved him down here. I still remember going to the family days they had at that plant, even though he retired around the time I was born. (Sorry about the ramble there lol)
That's pretty cool to here Tazror. I would have enjoyed chatting with your grandfather. At one time back then Prentice was the Cadillac of loaders. Thank you very much for tuning in and watching the video and may you have a very good day my friend.
Oh wow, that's very hard work Jason, hope you at least had tie tongs to help out, I sure do like hydraulics and a good man who knows how to run a grapple truck. Thanks so much for visiting with us and watching the video. May you have a very good day my friend.
Maybe someday I will find out everything about railroading too Raymond, I'm still learning new things. Thank you for taking time to visit with us and check out the video. May you have a very good day my friend.
We got a lot of rain last week Mike, but it is getting warmer here, up to 70 today, more rain coming, at least it's not snow. Thanks so much for visiting with us to check out the tie spreading show and may you have a very good day my friend.
Your welcome Robin. Can't ever go wrong putting new ties in the track. And fortunately here the company never says no to putting new ties in. Very much appreciate your taking time out of your day to check out the video. May you have a very good day my friend.
Thank you Robin, always a lot of work out here but we get er done! Very glad you could take the time to write in and to help spread some ties out tonight. May you have a very good day my friend.
They look even nicer now that they are in the track Russell. Tie gang was in and have gone, track is looking pretty good right now. Thank you for taking time to visit with us and check out the video. May you have a very good day my friend.
Thanks for the info on what ties I need for my backyard. I got 60ft so just enough for a stick of rail to go in LOL. Really enjoyed this one Dave. I found the radio chat interesting, it was clear this time , most other videos I cannot make out what is being said, Looking forward to the next one.
Glad you enjoyed this one Cedarcam. Everyone needs to know this stuff for when they build that RR in their backyard.....:-) Thanks so much for visiting with us and watching the video. May you have a very good day my friend.
Awesome video as always Dave. Jenny and I are getting the itch to come back out there but I don't think so this year. Hopefully things will change to where we can get out that way again this year. Have a great rest of your weekend.(Steve)
Thank you Steve, when you do come you can ride track now on some new ties! Appreciate very much your watching and may you guys have a really good day my friends.
Looked like a chilly start to the day there, even the hydraulics on go slow. Nice work, hopefully now we are in April life is a bit warmer for you. Take care, and thanks for another video.
It was and you are right temps are getting back up there now Glenn. Lot of rain we've had lately, but that's better than snow. Thanks so much for visiting with us to check out the tie spreading show and may you have a very good day my friend.
Your welcome Beverly, thank you for the nice comment. Can't ever go wrong putting new ties in the track. Very much appreciate your taking time out of your day to check out the video. May you have a very good day my friend.
It sure is nice to work for a company that gives me big toys to play with, pays for their maintenance and pays me to play with them Yellowlab..... what's better than that! Seriously it is very good that the company spends money on tie replacement, can't ever go wrong putting new ties in the track. Very much appreciate your taking time out of your day to check out the video. May you have a very good day my friend.
That's great to hear Fred, glad you are enjoying the home movies. Thanks so much for visiting with us to check out the tie spreading show and may you have a very good day my friend.
Hope you craving is soon satisfied DeadInside....:-) Now you got me hungry for a snack..... Appreciate your visiting with us tonight for the spreading new ties. May you have a very good day my friend.
My high school geography teacher couldn't pronounce Illinois correctly. He couldn't even set up a folding table, let alone fix a broken rail! Keep workin Dave!
Must have had the same geography teacher I did Mike....:-) At least I can fix a broken rail..... Thanks so much for taking the time to visit with us and check out the video. May you have a really good day my friend.
Appreciate the kind words William and glad you enjoyed. Thanks so much for taking the time to visit with us and check out the video. May you have a really good day my friend.
Appreciate the nice comment RFM Caboose. Thanks so much for taking the time to visit with us and check out the video. May you have a really good day my friend.
LOL yes, we all have a locomotive in our back yard! ha ha ha. But seriously some of us do have smaller tracks and the tie information is good information. :) Thanks for another good video! :)
I figured you would have a loco in your back yard Bryan.....:-) Thank you for taking time to visit with us and check out the video. May you have a very good day my friend.
I've got 4" x 12" crehosoted bridge decking, on piers to support my floor. A truck collapsed a county bridge. I got them for free. Big weight difference between software and hardwood timbers.
They ought to last forever Mike. You are so right about the difference in weight. Thanks so much for taking time out of your day to check out the video and write in. May you have a very good day my friend.
You betcha it is, always a good thing to put new ties in the track, can't ever go wrong doing that Mojo. Thanks so much for visiting with us and watching the video. May you have a very good day my friend.
Appreciate the kind words Gary and glad you enjoyed. Thanks so much for taking the time to visit with us and check out the video. May you have a really good day my friend.
it is great to be employed! especially when you love your work! great video, nice to see the needed repairs. does anyone keep a log of what was done? where ties and when, along with damaged rail. to see it is happening more in one area over others. have a great day, stay safe, and stay vigilant on and off the job.
Appreciate the nice comment Barry and glad you enjoyed. I keep some records of what was done where and when. Biggest problems seem to always occur where we have a lot of mud in the ballast, just can't get to all the places that need new ballast. Thanks so much for taking the time to visit with us and check out the video. May you have a really good day my friend.
Dave, another great video showing all the support efforts required to make a railroad function. My wife, from New Kensington, and all her family in Springdale say hello.
Appreciate the kind words Byron and glad you enjoyed. Say hey to your family members for me too. Thanks so much for taking the time to visit with us and check out the video. May you have a really good day my friend.
That's interesting to hear Louis, I never heard it called that before, but it's cool with me. Thanks so much for visiting with us to check out the tie spreading show and may you have a very good day my friend.
We are getting lot's of rain as we speak Dave, flooding is already happening after last weeks big flood, ground is saturated right now. Rain all night tonight and all day tomorrow, but better than snow! :-) Thank you very much for taking the time to visit with us and check out the video. May you have a very good day my friend.
I was 9 in 1975. In my home town just north of L.A. in certain places (when I was a kid, maybe not anymore) there was old track from the 1800s and it was thinner and I believe the gauge was slightly narrower. The newer track lines were built next to it and they just never bothered to remove the old track. A lot of new construction in the 50s onward would often time just build right over the old track and if the property had a large enough yard you could see the old track. In other places the tack was removed because they didn't have any room to lay new track besides it.
That had to be cool seeing old rail like that David. Wish I had some 1800's rail. It was most likely a much smaller pound rail than what we have back then. Very much appreciate your taking time out of your day to check out the video. May you have a very good day my friend.
@@ccrx6700 I might have got the guage wrong. Its been since I was a kid and I checked the maps online and its all gone. There are a few buildings still there and those tracks might be under the parkinglot. My home town was in a way founded by southern pacific just after the civil wah. They had a water stop for their loco's and a few amenities were added not long after for passengers. Just a few years after that a guy named Moses Langley bought up a bunch of land and resold it for profit. He laid down the parcels and the initial grid for the city streets by early 1870s. The rest is history. Was a great place to grow up. Lots of movie stars lived there. I used to pass judy garlands house every day on my to school. John Wayns, Frank Zappa and capt beefheart all went to school there. Also, the city is divided by the rail road, goes right through the middle of it. Everything on the west side of the tracks is called west and everything on the east side of the tracks is called east. 10th st west, 15th st west, 10th st east, 15th st east etc. A lot of WW2 veterans settled there because it was slow, quiet and peaceful. Which is how I ended up being born there. My grandfather was a WW2 veteran and he move there. Growing up it was total middle class bliss. It also became a military area for the air force and planes like the B2 stealth, the space shuttle and other notable planes were built there. Lockheed skunk works is there. 25,000 population then. Now, almost 200,000 population and joined with 3 other cities that have also grown up in the area. Now, the place is a giant **** hle. Would not live there to save my life. It really breaks my heart to see what it's become.
Dave: Loved this video!! Just happens I’m working on making and placing ties on my O gauge model rail road. Ha Ha! I have a Lionel layout using old style round rails. Ha! Ha! That’s Model Railroading! I love it!😂
See you needed to know this information Jeffrey so you can get the right ties for your track.....:-) Neato on the Lionel, I still have my original O gauge Lionel steam loco Santa brought me back in the early 1960's although it is on display and hasn't ran in over 40 years. Thanks so much for taking the time to visit with us and check out the video. May you have a really good day my friend.
The squealing of the piston sound made a 14L!! Nice dave. With the Key bridge blocking the port of baltimore does that affect coal sales? And putting coal in that valley for storage for trucking or other was really a smart thing!
That oil was a bit cold setting the truck on track Tuco. It was a pretty loud squeal. Really appreciate your visiting with us tonight to spread some ties and may you have a very god day my friend.
It's fascinating to me all the specialized equipment used to maintain the tracks. Not like the old days i assume. And lots safer too! I wonder what fuel was used to light that lantern you got as a gift in the last video. Was it oil fueled or perhaps carbide as in the old miners lights. Another great one, Dave!
We are sure thankful for all the mechanized equipment on the RR now Michael, all of this work used to get done by hand back in the day. I believe the lantern was a carbide light, there is no place to put oil in or to hold oil. Thanks so much for visiting with us and watching the video. May you have a very good day my friend.
You are right Geonerd, very good thing to have a company that spends money on keeping my track safe. Thanks so much for visiting with us to check out the tie spreading show and may you have a very good day my friend.
A railroader's dream perfume Jack...:-) Freshly creosoted ties on a hot summer day there's nothing like it. We bought some ties from Koppers years ago but was not pleased with their quality, Koppers is big, they have tie plants all over the country. Thanks so much for visiting with us to check out the tie spreading show and may you have a very good day my friend.
@ccrx6700 I lived in Middle Tennessee where there were many small saw mills. Oak seemed to be the species of choice. A fellow told me that years ago Koppers lost their boiler at that plant. They got the railroad to bring in an old steam locomotive to provide the steam need to run the plant.
Well you're close in that CC. I once owned a log cabin that was built pre Civil War and the logs had all been creosoted over the years. Thanks so much for visiting with us to check out the tie spreading show and may you have a very good day my friend.
Lasts longer than that, there's still miles of class1 line here in northeast Wisconsin that was originally Chicago and North Western and now Canadian National with 1943 stamps
Depends on the weight of the trains, number of high degree curves in the track and the ballast conditions how long a rail can last Vince. A lot of our old original rail that is in high degree curves has already been replaced years ago. Thanks so much for visiting with us to check out the tie spreading show and may you have a very good day my friend.
Licorice sticks works for me Terry ....:-) Sounds better than black bananas too. Thanks so much for visiting with us and watching the video. May you have a very good day my friend.
Well Dave, when you said the ties weigh 200 pounds a piece I was going to ask why you wasn't loading and unloading them by hand but then you pointed out the truck could do 5 at a time. I'm sure 4 at a time was about your limit.
I tried 4 and a half one time Jughead, but you are right, it was a bit much for me.....:-) Very much appreciate your taking time out of your day to check out the video. May you have a very good day my friend.
Was very sad situation to hear of that. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and fans. He's now hopping trains on that big RR in the sky. Thank you for taking time out of your day to check out the video and write in. May you have a very good day my friend.
I work at one of Michelins tire plants in Oklahoma and we’re shutting our plant down for good over the next year. Growing up I’ve always loved trains and bnsf is the major company in my area. I figured since I’m young (22), I might see about how to get started on working on the rails. If there is anyone who works on the rails, especially with bnsf. I would appreciate some insight on how to get started and what I need.
Wish for you the best of luck in that Twisted Tea. Check BNSF web site for jobs, also consider hiring on with a RR contractor in your area? You can also hang around a work gang and see if you can talk to any of the guys or a section foreman. Let me know how you make out. Thank you very much for taking the time to visit with us and check out the video. May you have a very good day my friend.
In relation to the idea of hooking up to the nearest mainline RR, would it be cheaper to lay a spur line in phases i.e.clear brush one year, grade the way next year and so on till your ready to lay track so you don't have to cough up all the money all at once? These videos are very interesting in watching things from your point of view!😊
For the terrain we would have to go over to get to the nearest NS siding it would be a huge expense whether we did it in stages or all at once Chan. It won't ever happen here, just too many other things at a coal mine that are also huge expenses that need done. Thanks so much for taking the time to visit with us and check out the video. May you have a really good day my friend.
Our track speed for trains is 25, our rail equipment we go about 15 to 18 most generally MW. However these trucks can run on other tracks with higher speed limits than us up to 40 MPH. Very much appreciate your taking time out of your day to check out the video. May you have a very good day my friend.
I'll make ya a hell of a deal on relays. Just did 2,400 to the Morristown and Erie. CSX has so many that they can't get rid of them. Sort the pile. Average 75 / 80 % good.
We've got lot's of good relay ties Jason, come and get em! Thanks so much for taking time out of your day to check out the video. May you have a very good day my friend.
During relay I always say the only numbers I'm smart enough to remember are eighteen and a half and fifty-six and a half, I was told there would be no math.
Those two are enough and will do just fine Suzukisamuraiguy. Thank you very much for taking the time to visit with us and check out the video. May you have a very good day my friend.
Question: Do the contractor crews get a handy talkie to at hear communication with the trains? Seems like that would be a good safety procedure in addition to having your high rail providing protection. (I can understand not allowing 'talking' because they are not rail employees...)
When I go with a contractor yes sir Bill, I always give them a hand held radio so I can communicate with them and also so they know where the train is. We also use cell phone communication sometimes too so we don't have to tie up the railroad channel talking when we are planning or just going over stuff. And the contractors are allowed to talk on the radio if needed. Train operators are informed there is a contractor on the rails and I will be with them. Thanks so much for visiting with us to check out the tie spreading show and may you have a very good day my friend.
Appreciate that 1208Bug, glad you enjoyed. Thanks so much for visiting with us to check out the tie spreading show and may you have a very good day my friend.
Freddy's sitting right beside me as I type this Barry and just gave him a good brushing and he's already had his cat treats for the evening, but when I mentioned your name he got up and started purring.
@@ccrx6700 Dave I believe that cats know the cat care takers and lovers of animals! Freedy’s a sweet cat, Thank you for remembering my petting request! our rescues cat’s love every bit of attention! and we do that all the time! cats just enjoy attention from the ones that they love! have a great day Dave be safe, and stay healthy!
The car needed some new parts, plus the techs had a lot of adjustments and calibrations to do on the car. Car is currently sitting in a siding waiting on the techs to come back. But with this current situation of the mine being idle so much, I have no clue when they will come back. Very much appreciate your taking time out of your day to check out the video. May you have a very good day my friend.
is there a good reason for the crane operator to drop the ties instead of placing them on the ground gently and not cracking them .take the time and do it right!!!
Appreciate your writing in with your thoughts on that Rick. Consider this, dropping the ties will expose a weak tie and possibly split the tie in half. If there was a weak spot in the wood, wouldn't you want to find it before you put that tie in the track? So there is a bit of a method in his madness. Much better to expose a weak tie before putting it in than have a train run over it and the tie split in half. Thanks so much for visiting with us to check out the tie spreading show and may you have a very good day my friend.
Ohhhhh, Dave!, dont worry about the pronunciation of "ILLANNOY"🤣🤣, ive seen/heard a LOT of people stick an "e" on the end of the French spelling of it, and it comes out as "Illinoise". And with all the highway traffic about 200 feet from my house, it gets "noisey" sometimes!
I've gotten yelled at many times in the past for putting an S on the end Paul, but I keep forgetting to say it right. Thanks for your kind words. Appreciate your visiting with us tonight and may you have a very good day my friend.
Very good question OcamRzr. Over many years of use in the track they get lighter often up to 25 pounds lighter than when new depending on the species of wood. Thank you very much for joining in with us to spread ties tonight and may you have a very good day my friend.
The hi rail gear does not Robert, however if the truck is just being operated by a man in the cab, then the reverse speeds are the same as whatever is in the transmission. For instance my hi rail truck is a high low axle with 2 reverse speeds and I can use either on the rails. Thanks so much for visiting with us and watching the video. May you have a very good day my friend.
LOL I guess you could say that JustMe..... I liked that, made me smile tonight. Thanks so much for visiting with us to check out the tie spreading show and may you have a very good day my friend.
I've never had that happen yet Mike, I always check the fuel level before going on track. That would be quite embarrasing to to run out of fuel on track. Thanks so much for visiting with us to check out the tie spreading show and may you have a very good day my friend.
Excellent Mike! Safety first, you never know when a tie is going to drop on your head.....:-) Really glad you could take time out of your day to join in with us and help spread ties. No FRA safety violations for you! May you have a very good day my friend.
The few date nails I have that were given to me the date is stamped on the nail head RTZ. We don't use date nails here tho and never have. Thanks so much for taking time out of your day to check out the video and write in. May you have a very good day my friend.
We get our ties for around $80 per tie Nolan. Other parts of the US ties can cost over 100 apiece for good grade ties. Can't ever go wrong putting new ties in the track. Thank you for taking time to visit with us and check out the video. May you have a very good day my friend.
We have 16.8 miles of track here David, it's a captive RR meaning we do not interchange with another RR. And it's all jointed track that we have, lots of maintenance to do on jointed track with all wood ties. Thank you very much for taking the time to visit with us and check out the video. May you have a very good day my friend.
Here's a video I made on why some RR's use concrete and some use wood ties Johnny. Thanks so much for watching the spreading ties video and may you have a very good day my friend. Here's the link to the other video: ruclips.net/video/UtyTTijswwg/видео.html
With the port of Baltimore closed due to the unfortunate collision and collapse of the Key bridge, have coal exports on your railroad slowed? I would have thought that the Indian and Chinese markets might be a significant source of export sales for your coal. Of course for domestic sales and consumption a lot of coal moves by rail. In my area (MD) I see 100+ car trains of coal being moved near Harper's Ferry. I've heard that a 1000 mw power plant at full tilt can burn a 100 car trainload of coal per day.
A very small percentage of our coal goes to Baltimore Rik, so the effect on us is very small. Supposedly we have sold 1 ocean freighter load of coal to India but that has not yet been shipped. The vast percentage of our coal goes to domestic power plants. We have had a hard time getting barges in lately but that has nothing to do with Baltimore. When I worked at Hatfield Power Station it was a 1700 MW. When all 3 units there were running at full steam we used about 900 to 1,000 tons an hour. A unit train of 120 cars is 100 tons per car so that's 12,000 tons. About half of what we would burn in a 24 hour period. So for a 1000MW and 100 car train that sounds about right but I didn't do the math. Thanks so much for watching and may you have a very good day my friend.
Our entire track was built in 1975 Nikolay, so all the rail was rolled then and new for our track. We still have a good bit of original rail left in our 16.7 miles of track. Thank you for taking the time to visit with us and may you have a very good day my friend.
I like the way you think Minor League Gaming. Put it right out front where everyone can see it. :-) Thank you very much for taking the time to visit with us and check out the video. May you have a very good day my friend.
I have a question also. On the railroad is there particular colors of hard hat the guys have to wear? Like in the Kentucky mines a green or red hat is a new guy (inexperienced miner) a black hat is a experienced miner and a white hat is a butthole! (Boss or inspector)
They have black caps here underground also Jughead. White caps are for inexperienced miners. Some railroads do have different colors for different departments, I know the New Jersey Transit is like that. Orange on their RR is for MOW. I have one of those hats a good friend sent me who used to work for NJT. Most railroads do not have hat color designations tho.
@@ccrx6700 the company I worked for used green hats for the new guys and you had to have a black hat if you where experienced but still a contractor. Use company guy could use any color other the green and white. I was a MET so I also had to have a reflective red cross on top of the stripes MSHA required.
Hope all of you are at work, slaving hard as you should be, and not just layen around the sugar shack. Be a dog gone shame the company spends all that money on ties and then they don't get used because they send everyone home.
Thanks Earl, underground has been spotty, mostly idle lately. Outside has been working off and on, I've worked last couple of days, but it's spotty too. Having a hard time getting barges in, plus we had several days of high water on the river where we couldn't get barges. Appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video. May you have a really good day my friend.
The advancements in MOW equipment are a life saver. Or at least a back saver! Can you imagine having to do that chore by manual labor.. When our forefathers did it, that's the way it had to be done. Those were the men made of steel tougher than the rail.. Thanks Dave. I have learned so much from you and other you tube content creators. One of whom I wish to mention is a man named Mark Nichols better known as "Hobo Shoestring". He passed away a few days ago and had been missing for a week. He had 30 plus years of riding the rails as a hobo. He had an outstanding following on you tube. Dave, he knew more about the rail system in the USA than any man alive and has many more rail miles under his belt. Look his channel up and see for yourself why so many people followed him in his travels and enjoyed his story telling. RIP hobo. He's headed out on the westbound.
You are right about that Jon, back in the day all the work was done by manual labor, hydraulics sure have made a difference. I've heard that Mr. Shoestring passed away, it's a sad situation, may he rest in peace. Thanks so much for visiting with us to check out the tie spreading show and may you have a very good day my friend.
Original rail here, good steel rolled by US Steel Doug. Thanks so much for visiting with us to check out the tie spreading show and may you have a very good day my friend.
2500 ties to put in..... That's really a lot. One veteran railroad does that during one year. Today, April 6, I inspected the tracks, using a drone, close to our tunnel. On one side 2 trees were down, on the other side 9 tress were down due to heavy snow fall. (The weekend before the track team had removed trees falling due to strong wind.) One member got pissed off when I told there were "only 2 trees" laying on the southern track.... The hardest ties used in Sweden is beechwood and it needs drilling before applying spikes or screws. Creosoting usually use high pressure to bring the chemicals into the wood. Drying wood for such a long time is very costly. Impressive, operating the crane and moving the truck by a remote.
They use Beech here but it's nearly as in plentiful supply as most other hardwoods. Lot's of videos coming out on the tie gang work for you. Good job on the track inspections, never have enough eyes on the RR!. Thanks so much for watching and may you have a very good day my friend.
He's surgical with that grapple. With the shift by wire automatic transmission they are able to remotely control the throttle and transmission. I see there were brake shoes on the hirail wheels. I assume those are the brakes while the crane is on. Can you confirm that? Thank you Dave.
Yes he is Pete, a very good operator and to my knowledge you are correct they are the brakes for when he's moving the truck in remote. They also apply when running the rails with an operator in the cab. Thanks so much for visiting with us to check out the tie spreading show and may you have a very good day my friend.
Frontier Rail Services. Up here in Massachusetts CSX bought the local railroad and the use contractors rather than company crews, Frontier being one of them.
Yes they had a very big job up there in Mass. Bill. I'm not sure if it's done yet or not but a lot of their guys went up there. Imagine driving those big grapple trucks thru all that traffic, the grapple drivers were not happy campers about that. Appreciate your dropping by tonight to visit with us and may you have a very good day my friend.
Hello Dave 👋. Ah spring is in the air! The blossom of flowers, the bees 🐝 starting to fly and the aroma of fresh tie Creosote along the tracks. Now "That's Railroadin" Baby bobcat 👶 stretches his legs in the morning after a well deserved winter nap. Switch timber moving will be his wake up breakfast exercise. With alot of projects planned he will be very busy this season. Say a prayer for Mark "Hobo Shoestring" Nichols who passed away Last week. Lee Marvin may have been "Emperor of the North", but Mark" Hobo Shoestring" Nichols was definitely the king of the Railfans and the Railroad. Stay safe and have fun 👍. Richard Bause Cooperstown and Charlotte Valley RR
You are right Richard, the smell of spring and creosote is in the air. I've heard that Mr. Shoestring is no longer with us, may he rest in peace. Thanks so much for visiting with us to check out the tie spreading show and may you have a very good day my friend.
It was very sad to see what happened to Mr. Shoestring. Many condolences to his family and fans. Thanks so much for visiting with us to check out the tie spreading show and may you have a very good day my friend.
Another great video my friend. Thanks for sharing it with us. You are excited about your fun job and I can feel that energy right through the internet.
Appreciate the very nice comment Campy and glad you enjoyed. Thanks so much for visiting with us to check out the tie spreading show and may you have a very good day my friend.
Appreciate that Dennis. Hope you buy good ties for your railroad.....:-) Thanks so much for visiting with us to check out the tie spreading show and may you have a very good day my friend.
You are right Clarence, there is a lot of heavy work out here but thank goodness for hydraulics! Back in the day all these ties would have been loaded and tossed off by hand. Thanks so much for stopping by to watch tonight and may you have a very good day my friend.
Never know Mike you may decide to put in a track around your back yard and will need to know this stuff....:-) But if you're a railroader in your next life, I hope we get to work together. Thanks so much for watching and may you have a very good day my friend.
Excellent work by the operator transloading the ties. When you were talkin to "AJ" i heard you use the word; "INSTRUCTIONS" instead of "DESTRUCTIONS"😂😎
Thank you Captain Tom, he is a very good operator. My mother in law whenever she bought something that had to be put together, never said to me read the instructions, it was always read the destructions..... :-) Thanks so much for visiting with us and watching the video. May you have a very good day my friend.
Always a good day on the RR when you can spread new ties out Shane. Tie gang videos coming your way next, we got a lot of track work done in the shut down. Appreciate very much your watching tonight and may you have a very good day my friend.
Thank you for the nice comment Arthur. Can't ever go wrong putting new ties in the track. Very much appreciate your taking time out of your day to check out the video. May you have a very good day my friend.
You are right Alan, ties hold the track geometry and gauge, they are an extremely important component of track structure. We are very lucky to have a company here that spends money on tie replacement, very wise move on their part. Thank you very much for taking the time to visit with us and check out the video. May you have a very good day my friend.
No we do not interchange with any other RR CMP. Makes things a bit difficult at times to get stuff in here like locomotives, everything has to get trucked in. Thanks so much for taking time out of your day to check out the video and write in. May you have a very good day my friend.
Dave, Very much enjoyed this video. I've never seen a railroad service truck/vehicle as large as the one loading and distributing the rail ties. Thank you...
Really pleased to hear you enjoyed Steve and your certainly welcome. Thanks so much for visiting with us to check out the tie spreading show and may you have a very good day my friend.
Thank you for the nice comment Derrick. Glad you enjoyed. Very much appreciate your taking time out of your day to check out the video. May you have a very good day my friend.
Love your enthusiasm! Glad you have those ties that will be replaced. Laughed when you said black bananas! Idk... those are like no bananas I've ever seen! But they help make bread!!😂 Thank you for bringing us along.
Appreciate the nice comment Trena. When you get some banana bread made out of those give me a call and we'll do a video together on that! :-) Thank you very much for taking the time to visit with us and check out the video. May you have a very good day my friend.
Thanks, surprised the little trailer/cart wasn't loaded up too. Also, I thought only Indiana guys with a grudge pronounced the Illinois 'S', not Easterners like yinz/yunz(SIC, a SW Pennsylvania specialty)?
They were going to run a train so the grapple operator didn't know if we would have had time to load the cart and truck up before we had to clear up, so that is why the cart wasn't loaded that time Al, but we did load the cart on some other trips. Thank you for taking time to visit with us and check out the video. May you have a very good day my friend.
When I was a kid about 12 years old one of my jobs on my stepfathers amusement park railroad was to creosote fresh ties. That was done by simply dipping the 4' 2"x4" rough cut ties into a barrel of creosote. He never heard of a material safety sheet or protective clothing. I remember some fairly painful chemical burns from the creosote. Nasty stuff. I know a lot of railroaders watch this channel. If any of you heard of "The Carolyn Road" amusement park just west of Albany NY in the late 1950's and early 1960's please comment. I know the place closed after I went into the Navy and wound up being a riverboat sailor in 'Nam.
I can imagine you did get some nasty burns Greg. My dad was a lineman for the power company and they always carried creosote burn kits in their trucks with them. Thanks so much for taking the time to visit with us and check out the video. May you have a really good day my friend.
You are absolutely right with your comments about some of your fans having track in their backyards. We will be installing 17.5 feet of track this summer in our yard, with lights and bell road crossing standard. Great video, thanks for posting.
Excellent Kevin, if you need to borrow some tie machines, we are here to serve your needs..... :-) Or I could come out and hand spike all those ties. Thanks so very much for taking time to write in and to watch the video. May you have a very good day my friend.
Check out my other You Tube channel with more cool railroad and
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We love you Dave your spirit gives me goosebumps ever time. There's Nobody like you on the Entire planet. Which is
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@@GMCGUY- 😊👍
“ah got a hydraulic heater on ma’ truck…. when it’s running” 😂
It’s kinda like showin’ off, makin’ s suggestion, an’ an “oh ship” at the same time. Luv ya Dave
That hydraulic heater sure does make a difference when it's
really cold out Rick. Glad you could take the time to pay us a
visit tonight and help spread some new ties. May you have a
very good day my friend.
Nothing more enjoyable than watching a man who loves his job!
Appreciate the very nice comment Gary. Glad you enjoyed.
Thanks so much for visiting with us to check out the tie spreading show and may you have a very good day my friend.
Thank you so very much, love watching a man who loves his job. When not pastoring churches, my secular job was driving 18 wheelers for 35 years, absolutely loved driving trucks, Flatbed, reefer, Dry Box, and some Moving Vans trailers. My last job before I got hurt and Workman Comp put me out 100 percent disabled, I drove from Distribution Building about 1/4 mile from my house to Clayton, NC hauling for Caterpillar. Nuts, bolts, screws, washers, tires & rims, and the long arms that go on Backhoes, and wheel loads, also haul the cabs, I loved this work, worked 3rd shift for 7 years of fun. loved my job. Loved trucks and trains my entire lifetime. So for you, my Friend, enjoying your job brings fulfillment and lowers stress levels greatly. Thank you again Mr. Dave. Keep those rails looking good!!! And have a very great weekend.
Appreciate the very nice comment Rev. Harry. it sure makes a
difference when you love what you do and you are so right about
the stress levels..... Thanks so much for visiting with us to check out the tie spreading show and may you have a very good day my friend.
I love these information loaded videos Dave, and look forward to each one.
That's great to hear you are enjoying them Robert. Really
appreciate your taking the time to visit with us tonight and
watch. May you have a very good day my friend.
I love them too! 💗
These videos are just fascinating Dave, love that you do them, Thank You my friend!
Really pleased to hear you are enjoying Dave. Thanks so much for visiting with us and checking out this video. May you have a very good day my friend.
Looks like a lot of work to do my kindest regards to you and your wife Dave thanks.
Yes can you imagine spreading all those ties by hand Lawrie!
We certainly appreciate the machinery they now have to
do all this heavy track work. Thank you very much for tuning in and watching the video and may you have a very good day my friend.
I always enjoy watching your videos! I`ll be waiting for your next one Dave. Have a glorious day!
About another 4 days Wilbur and a new one will be out. Great to
hear you are having a good time with us. Very much appreciate your visiting with us to check out the video. May you have a very good day my friend.
We need to know this information to make sure we buy the right ties for our model railroads. One would not want to get ties with pine grain molded in the plastic when we wanted oak. 😅
Wow cherry ties! Cherry is such a beautiful wood. I would not have thought it would be used for ties.
When you are talking about the center of the tree, the curve of the grain does not make it conducive for use in furniture and such. Veneer is possibly about the only other good use for the center of a tree.
@@whatdoidonext2234 I know people that use cherry for fire wood, myself included. It just never occurred to me that something like cross ties would be made from it. As for the quality of the wood, heartwood is good all the way through. The exception being the pith (yes there are other defects in all wood). Most people will not use it, but I have seen some high-end furniture of various spices that purposely included the pith. This is a very old woodworking argument and this is not the place for it. I knew oak and pine were used on the RR. It is good to learn more, even when it is a surprise.
You are absolutely right in that AirwolfCrazy, that's why I included it in the presentation.....:-) Watch out for those cheap ties for
your railroad ..... Thanks so much for visiting with us to check out the tie spreading show and may you have a very good day my friend.
You know Dave, you alwalways bring the best railroading to us everytime. Love you Brother/ And thank you every time. Love form West Virginia.
Thank you for the nice comment DT and glad you are enjoying. Very much appreciate your taking time out of your day to check out the video. May you have a very good day my friend.
Another good video! And thanks for the "warm fuzzies" mentioning Prentice loaders. My grandpa worked for them up in Wisconsin; there was a problem with one of the new models they couldn't figure out, and he found it and figured out the fix. Once the plant was built here in North Carolina, the company moved him down here. I still remember going to the family days they had at that plant, even though he retired around the time I was born. (Sorry about the ramble there lol)
That's pretty cool to here Tazror. I would have enjoyed chatting
with your grandfather. At one time back then Prentice was
the Cadillac of loaders. Thank you very much for tuning in and watching the video and may you have a very good day my friend.
Dave I sure wish we had the way to spread ties like you do. The way we do it is shove them off the flat cars.
Oh wow, that's very hard work Jason, hope you at least had
tie tongs to help out, I sure do like hydraulics and a good man
who knows how to run a grapple truck. Thanks so much for visiting with us and watching the video. May you have a very
good day my friend.
Thank you for another great video Dave! Pretty soon I am going to know everything about railroading!
Maybe someday I will find out everything about railroading too
Raymond, I'm still learning new things. Thank you for taking time
to visit with us and check out the video. May you have a very
good day my friend.
I thought 52 was cold here in Southern California Dave we are still getting rain and snow. Be safe on the rails
We got a lot of rain last week Mike, but it is getting warmer here,
up to 70 today, more rain coming, at least it's not snow. Thanks so much for visiting with us to check out the tie spreading show and may you have a very good day my friend.
Thanks for this video: sprinkling ties beside the tracks wherever needed!
Your welcome Robin. Can't ever go wrong putting new ties in the track. And fortunately here the company never says no to
putting new ties in. Very much appreciate your taking time out of your day to check out the video. May you have a very good day my friend.
Hello Dave fantastic job that a pile of Ties lots of work . Be safe . That’s RailRoading 😂😎👍🏻Robin out .
Thank you Robin, always a lot of work out here but we get er
done! Very glad you could take the time to write in and to
help spread some ties out tonight. May you have a very good
day my friend.
You sure are right those ties look great
They look even nicer now that they are in the track Russell.
Tie gang was in and have gone, track is looking pretty good
right now. Thank you for taking time to visit with us and check out the video. May you have a very good day my friend.
Thanks for the info on what ties I need for my backyard. I got 60ft so just enough for a stick of rail to go in LOL. Really enjoyed this one Dave. I found the radio chat interesting, it was clear this time , most other videos I cannot make out what is being said, Looking forward to the next one.
Glad you enjoyed this one Cedarcam. Everyone needs to know
this stuff for when they build that RR in their backyard.....:-)
Thanks so much for visiting with us and watching the video. May you have a very good day my friend.
Awesome video as always Dave. Jenny and I are getting the itch to come back out there but I don't think so this year. Hopefully things will change to where we can get out that way again this year. Have a great rest of your weekend.(Steve)
Thank you Steve, when you do come you can ride track now
on some new ties! Appreciate very much your watching and
may you guys have a really good day my friends.
@@ccrx6700 Your welcome and yes I wished we could get back down soon.
Looked like a chilly start to the day there, even the hydraulics on go slow. Nice work, hopefully now we are in April life is a bit warmer for you. Take care, and thanks for another video.
It was and you are right temps are getting back up there now Glenn. Lot of rain we've had lately, but that's better than snow.
Thanks so much for visiting with us to check out the tie spreading show and may you have a very good day my friend.
Thanks for another great video. The operator unloading the ties doing a good job.
Your welcome Beverly, thank you for the nice comment. Can't
ever go wrong putting new ties in the track. Very much appreciate your taking time out of your day to check out
the video. May you have a very good day my friend.
All the cool equipment and a company that cares. 👍👍🚂
It sure is nice to work for a company that gives me big toys to
play with, pays for their maintenance and pays me to play with
them Yellowlab..... what's better than that! Seriously it is very
good that the company spends money on tie replacement, can't
ever go wrong putting new ties in the track. Very much appreciate your taking time out of your day to check out the
video. May you have a very good day my friend.
Always look forward to your videos Dave!! Happy rails to you also. God Bless
That's great to hear Fred, glad you are enjoying the home movies.
Thanks so much for visiting with us to check out the tie spreading show and may you have a very good day my friend.
Watching y'all load up those ties now has me craving a KitKat bar.
Hope you craving is soon satisfied DeadInside....:-) Now you
got me hungry for a snack..... Appreciate your visiting with us
tonight for the spreading new ties. May you have a very good
day my friend.
And a good day to you, my friend.
Thanks Dave 😊
Your always welcome Santafefrank. Appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video. May you have a really good day my friend.
My high school geography teacher couldn't pronounce Illinois correctly. He couldn't even set up a folding table, let alone fix a broken rail! Keep workin Dave!
Must have had the same geography teacher I did Mike....:-) At
least I can fix a broken rail..... Thanks so much for taking the time to visit with us and check out the video. May you have a really good day my friend.
Thanks for taking the time to show us what's all involved in replacing ties Dave. I love the informative videos you show us on maintaining track.
Appreciate the kind words William and glad you enjoyed. Thanks so much for taking the time to visit with us and check out the video. May you have a really good day my friend.
Looking good.
Appreciate the nice comment RFM Caboose. Thanks so much for taking the time to visit with us and check out the video. May you have a really good day my friend.
LOL yes, we all have a locomotive in our back yard! ha ha ha. But seriously some of us do have smaller tracks and the tie information is good information. :) Thanks for another good video! :)
I figured you would have a loco in your back yard Bryan.....:-) Thank you for taking time to visit with us and check out the video. May you have a very good day my friend.
With the cold weather, I can see that this is a coat-and-tie affair.
LOL, I liked that Noah.... :-) Thank you very much for taking the time to watch the video and may you have a very good day my friend.
@@ccrx6700 As usual, your content is entertaining and educational with a touch of humor.
@@noahkleugh9323 😊👍
I've got 4" x 12" crehosoted bridge decking, on piers to support my floor. A truck collapsed a county bridge. I got them for free.
Big weight difference between software and hardwood timbers.
They ought to last forever Mike. You are so right about the
difference in weight. Thanks so much for taking time out of your day to check out the video and write in. May you have a very good day my friend.
Is it black banana season again? My how time flies! 😉
You betcha it is, always a good thing to put new ties in the
track, can't ever go wrong doing that Mojo. Thanks so much
for visiting with us and watching the video. May you have a very
good day my friend.
@@ccrx6700 Thanks Dave 😊
Great video enjoyed the humor
Appreciate the kind words Gary and glad you enjoyed. Thanks so much for taking the time to visit with us and check out the video. May you have a really good day my friend.
it is great to be employed! especially when you love your work! great video, nice to
see the needed repairs. does anyone keep a log of what was done? where ties and when,
along with damaged rail. to see it is happening more in one area over others. have
a great day, stay safe, and stay vigilant on and off the job.
Appreciate the nice comment Barry and glad you enjoyed.
I keep some records of what was done where and when.
Biggest problems seem to always occur where we have a lot
of mud in the ballast, just can't get to all the places that need
new ballast. Thanks so much for taking the time to visit with us and check out the video. May you have a really good day my friend.
Areal wealth of knowledge real cool stuff
Appreciate the kind words Daniel. Thanks so much for visiting with us to check out the tie spreading show and may you have a very good day my friend.
Dave, another great video showing all the support efforts required to make a railroad function. My wife, from New Kensington, and all her family in Springdale say hello.
Appreciate the kind words Byron and glad you enjoyed. Say hey to your family members for me too. Thanks so much for taking the time to visit with us and check out the video. May you have a really good day my friend.
I live in Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada. One of the CN guys who use operate the same type of truck called it a "frog truck"
That's interesting to hear Louis, I never heard it called that
before, but it's cool with me. Thanks so much for visiting with us to check out the tie spreading show and may you have a very good day my friend.
Great video! I hear your neck of the woods may be getting some severe weather in a day or so. Stay safe!
We are getting lot's of rain as we speak Dave, flooding is already
happening after last weeks big flood, ground is saturated right
now. Rain all night tonight and all day tomorrow, but better
than snow! :-) Thank you very much for taking the time to
visit with us and check out the video. May you have a very good
day my friend.
I was 9 in 1975. In my home town just north of L.A. in certain places (when I was a kid, maybe not anymore) there was old track from the 1800s and it was thinner and I believe the gauge was slightly narrower. The newer track lines were built next to it and they just never bothered to remove the old track. A lot of new construction in the 50s onward would often time just build right over the old track and if the property had a large enough yard you could see the old track. In other places the tack was removed because they didn't have any room to lay new track besides it.
That had to be cool seeing old rail like that David. Wish I had
some 1800's rail. It was most likely a much smaller pound rail
than what we have back then. Very much appreciate your taking time out of your day to check out the video. May you have a very good day my friend.
@@ccrx6700 I might have got the guage wrong. Its been since I was a kid and I checked the maps online and its all gone. There are a few buildings still there and those tracks might be under the parkinglot.
My home town was in a way founded by southern pacific just after the civil wah. They had a water stop for their loco's and a few amenities were added not long after for passengers. Just a few years after that a guy named Moses Langley bought up a bunch of land and resold it for profit. He laid down the parcels and the initial grid for the city streets by early 1870s. The rest is history. Was a great place to grow up. Lots of movie stars lived there. I used to pass judy garlands house every day on my to school. John Wayns, Frank Zappa and capt beefheart all went to school there. Also, the city is divided by the rail road, goes right through the middle of it. Everything on the west side of the tracks is called west and everything on the east side of the tracks is called east. 10th st west, 15th st west, 10th st east, 15th st east etc.
A lot of WW2 veterans settled there because it was slow, quiet and peaceful. Which is how I ended up being born there. My grandfather was a WW2 veteran and he move there. Growing up it was total middle class bliss. It also became a military area for the air force and planes like the B2 stealth, the space shuttle and other notable planes were built there. Lockheed skunk works is there.
25,000 population then. Now, almost 200,000 population and joined with 3 other cities that have also grown up in the area. Now, the place is a giant **** hle. Would not live there to save my life. It really breaks my heart to see what it's become.
@@opieshomeshop 👍😊
Dave: Loved this video!! Just happens I’m working on making and placing ties on my O gauge model rail road. Ha Ha! I have a Lionel layout using old style round rails. Ha! Ha! That’s Model Railroading! I love it!😂
See you needed to know this information Jeffrey so you can
get the right ties for your track.....:-) Neato on the Lionel, I
still have my original O gauge Lionel steam loco Santa brought
me back in the early 1960's although it is on display and hasn't
ran in over 40 years. Thanks so much for taking the time to visit with us and check out the video. May you have a really good day my friend.
The squealing of the piston sound made a 14L!! Nice dave.
With the Key bridge blocking the port of baltimore does that affect coal sales? And putting coal in that valley for storage for trucking or other was really a smart thing!
That oil was a bit cold setting the truck on track Tuco. It was
a pretty loud squeal. Really appreciate your visiting with us
tonight to spread some ties and may you have a very god day
my friend.
It's fascinating to me all the specialized equipment used to maintain the tracks. Not like the old days i assume. And lots safer too!
I wonder what fuel was used to light that lantern you got as a gift in the last video. Was it oil fueled or perhaps carbide as in the old miners lights.
Another great one, Dave!
We are sure thankful for all the mechanized equipment on the
RR now Michael, all of this work used to get done by hand back
in the day. I believe the lantern was a carbide light, there is no
place to put oil in or to hold oil. Thanks so much for visiting with us and watching the video. May you have a very good day my friend.
🎉🎉🎉❤U. Thanks I always look for your post. 👏👏
Really glad to hear that Betty. Always a pleasure to have you
join in with us. Thanks so much for watching and may you have
a very good day my friend.
Hey Dave. Good seeing
God bless,
Always a pleasure to have you drop by and say hello Clark. Really appreciate your watching and may you have a very good day
my friend.
@@ccrx6700
You're a legend in my eyes. Thanks for teaching so much.
Be safe brother
Good to see the company investing in the roadbed!
(Some sections look kinda dodgy!)
You are right Geonerd, very good thing to have a company that
spends money on keeping my track safe. Thanks so much for visiting with us to check out the tie spreading show and may you have a very good day my friend.
Pretty neat!
Thank you very much for tuning in and watching the video and may you have a very good day.
I used to live near Guthrie, KY. There was a Koppers tie plant near there, with CSX being a big customer. The smell of fresh creosote is a good aroma.
A railroader's dream perfume Jack...:-) Freshly creosoted ties on a hot summer day there's nothing like it. We bought some ties
from Koppers years ago but was not pleased with their quality,
Koppers is big, they have tie plants all over the country. Thanks so much for visiting with us to check out the tie spreading show and may you have a very good day my friend.
@ccrx6700 I lived in Middle Tennessee where there were many small saw mills. Oak seemed to be the species of choice. A fellow told me that years ago Koppers lost their boiler at that plant. They got the railroad to bring in an old steam locomotive to provide the steam need to run the plant.
@@jackgreen412 👍😊😎
Dave probably has a log cabin made out of ties! 😅
Well you're close in that CC. I once owned a log cabin that was
built pre Civil War and the logs had all been creosoted over the
years. Thanks so much for visiting with us to check out the tie spreading show and may you have a very good day my friend.
Almost 50 year old track. I didn't know it lasted that long.
Lasts longer than that, there's still miles of class1 line here in northeast Wisconsin that was originally Chicago and North Western and now Canadian National with 1943 stamps
Depends on the weight of the trains, number of high degree curves in the track and the ballast conditions how long a rail
can last Vince. A lot of our old original rail that is in high degree
curves has already been replaced years ago. Thanks so much for visiting with us to check out the tie spreading show and may you have a very good day my friend.
"Some people call them black bananas". I think licorice sticks is a good nick name too.
Licorice sticks works for me Terry ....:-) Sounds better than black bananas too. Thanks so much for visiting with us and watching the video. May you have a very good day my friend.
Well Dave, when you said the ties weigh 200 pounds a piece I was going to ask why you wasn't loading and unloading them by hand but then you pointed out the truck could do 5 at a time. I'm sure 4 at a time was about your limit.
I tried 4 and a half one time Jughead, but you are right, it was
a bit much for me.....:-) Very much appreciate your taking time out of your day to check out the video. May you have a very good day my friend.
RIP Hobo Shoestring… the rails are a little lonelier tonight.
Yes I agree.
Mark is traveling the rails in paradise now.
@DeadInsideButStillSmiling and he don't have to worry about any bulls or any authority figures.
Was very sad situation to hear of that. Our thoughts and prayers
go out to his family and fans. He's now hopping trains on that
big RR in the sky. Thank you for taking time out of your day to check out the video and write in. May you have a very good day my friend.
Take your "Shoestring" homage 👎somewhere else...
I work at one of Michelins tire plants in Oklahoma and we’re shutting our plant down for good over the next year. Growing up I’ve always loved trains and bnsf is the major company in my area. I figured since I’m young (22), I might see about how to get started on working on the rails. If there is anyone who works on the rails, especially with bnsf. I would appreciate some insight on how to get started and what I need.
Wish for you the best of luck in that Twisted Tea. Check BNSF web site for jobs, also consider hiring on with a RR contractor
in your area? You can also hang around a work gang and see
if you can talk to any of the guys or a section foreman. Let me
know how you make out. Thank you very much for taking the time to visit with us and check out the video. May you have a very good day my friend.
In relation to the idea of hooking up to the nearest mainline RR, would it be cheaper to lay a spur line in phases i.e.clear brush one year, grade the way next year and so on till your ready to lay track so you don't have to cough up all the money all at once?
These videos are very interesting in watching things from your point of view!😊
For the terrain we would have to go over to get to the nearest
NS siding it would be a huge expense whether we did it in
stages or all at once Chan. It won't ever happen here, just too
many other things at a coal mine that are also huge expenses
that need done. Thanks so much for taking the time to visit with us and check out the video. May you have a really good day my friend.
I wonder how fast those trucks would go on the rails. 🤔
Our track speed for trains is 25, our rail equipment we
go about 15 to 18 most generally MW. However these trucks can
run on other tracks with higher speed limits than us up to
40 MPH. Very much appreciate your taking time out of your day to check out the video. May you have a very good day my friend.
@@ccrx6700 bet you could do 85 easy 🤔
Can you send some of those over to the Escanaba & Lake Superior RR? LMAO
I'll make ya a hell of a deal on relays. Just did 2,400 to the Morristown and Erie.
CSX has so many that they can't get rid of them. Sort the pile. Average 75 / 80 % good.
@@richardbause2453 If you seen the RR that I film, you'd wonder HOW they could.. lol
@@jasonasselin
Tellem $13.00 each. They supply the trucking. Central New York. 😉😊
We've got lot's of good relay ties Jason, come and get em!
Thanks so much for taking time out of your day to check out
the video. May you have a very good day my friend.
During relay I always say the only numbers I'm smart enough to remember are eighteen and a half and fifty-six and a half, I was told there would be no math.
Those two are enough and will do just fine Suzukisamuraiguy.
Thank you very much for taking the time to visit with us and check out the video. May you have a very good day my friend.
Question: Do the contractor crews get a handy talkie to at hear communication with the trains? Seems like that would be a good safety procedure in addition to having your high rail providing protection. (I can understand not allowing 'talking' because they are not rail employees...)
When I go with a contractor yes sir Bill, I always give them
a hand held radio so I can communicate with them and also
so they know where the train is. We also use cell phone
communication sometimes too so we don't have to tie up
the railroad channel talking when we are planning or just
going over stuff. And the contractors are allowed to talk on
the radio if needed. Train operators are informed there is
a contractor on the rails and I will be with them. Thanks so much for visiting with us to check out the tie spreading show and may you have a very good day my friend.
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Appreciate that 1208Bug, glad you enjoyed. Thanks so much for visiting with us to check out the tie spreading show and may you have a very good day my friend.
oh pet Mr. Freddy for me! the supervisor cat.
Freddy's sitting right beside me as I type this Barry and just
gave him a good brushing and he's already had his cat treats
for the evening, but when I mentioned your name he got up
and started purring.
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Dave I believe that cats know the cat care takers and lovers of animals!
Freedy’s a sweet cat, Thank you for remembering my petting request!
our rescues cat’s love every bit of attention! and we do that all the time!
cats just enjoy attention from the ones that they love! have a great day
Dave be safe, and stay healthy!
How are the autonomous cars working out?
The car needed some new parts, plus the techs had a lot of
adjustments and calibrations to do on the car. Car is currently
sitting in a siding waiting on the techs to come back. But with
this current situation of the mine being idle so much, I have
no clue when they will come back. Very much appreciate your taking time out of your day to check out the video. May you have a very good day my friend.
is there a good reason for the crane operator to drop the ties instead of placing them on the ground gently and not cracking them .take the time and do it right!!!
Appreciate your writing in with your thoughts on that Rick.
Consider this, dropping the ties will expose a weak tie and
possibly split the tie in half. If there was a weak spot in the
wood, wouldn't you want to find it before you put that tie
in the track? So there is a bit of a method in his madness.
Much better to expose a weak tie before putting it in than
have a train run over it and the tie split in half. Thanks so much for visiting with us to check out the tie spreading show and may you have a very good day my friend.
Ohhhhh, Dave!, dont worry about the pronunciation of "ILLANNOY"🤣🤣, ive seen/heard a LOT of people stick an "e" on the end of the French spelling of it, and it comes out as "Illinoise". And with all the highway traffic about 200 feet from my house, it gets "noisey" sometimes!
I've gotten yelled at many times in the past for putting an S
on the end Paul, but I keep forgetting to say it right. Thanks for
your kind words. Appreciate your visiting with us tonight and
may you have a very good day my friend.
@@ccrx6700 ahhhhhh, dont worry about it, i know what you mean, and if others dont like how you pronounce it, then they can just eat fish 🐟🐠🐡 🤣🤣😸😸😀😃😀😃❗
You said the ties weigh about 200# "New". Do they get heavier or lighter as they are laid and used? (Oil soaked? Deterioration?)
Very good question OcamRzr. Over many years of use in the track they get lighter often up to 25 pounds lighter than when
new depending on the species of wood. Thank you very much
for joining in with us to spread ties tonight and may you have
a very good day my friend.
Do the hi-rail trucks have a faster reverse gear?
The hi rail gear does not Robert, however if the truck is just
being operated by a man in the cab, then the reverse speeds
are the same as whatever is in the transmission. For instance
my hi rail truck is a high low axle with 2 reverse speeds and I
can use either on the rails. Thanks so much for visiting with us and watching the video. May you have a very good day my friend.
Seems like you were tied up all day.
LOL I guess you could say that JustMe..... I liked that, made me
smile tonight. Thanks so much for visiting with us to check out the tie spreading show and may you have a very good day my friend.
If you're maintenance wave vehicle, quit going down The track did you run out of fuel
I've never had that happen yet Mike, I always check the fuel
level before going on track. That would be quite embarrasing to
to run out of fuel on track. Thanks so much for visiting with us to check out the tie spreading show and may you have a very good day my friend.
Dave i was wearing my hard hat and a reflective vest while I was watching your video this evening.
Excellent Mike! Safety first, you never know when a tie is
going to drop on your head.....:-) Really glad you could take
time out of your day to join in with us and help spread ties. No
FRA safety violations for you! May you have a very good day
my friend.
How do they write the date on the rails?
The few date nails I have that were given to me the date is
stamped on the nail head RTZ. We don't use date nails here tho
and never have. Thanks so much for taking time out of your day to check out the video and write in. May you have a very good day my friend.
What do those ties cost apiece?
We get our ties for around $80 per tie Nolan. Other parts of
the US ties can cost over 100 apiece for good grade ties. Can't ever go wrong putting new ties in the track. Thank you for taking time to visit with us and check out the video. May you have a very good day my friend.
How many miles of track to u work
We have 16.8 miles of track here David, it's a captive RR meaning we do not interchange with another RR. And it's all jointed track that we have, lots of maintenance to do on
jointed track with all wood ties. Thank you very much for taking the time to visit with us and check out the video. May you have a very good day my friend.
Do you consider concrete ties
Here's a video I made on why some RR's use concrete and some
use wood ties Johnny. Thanks so much for watching the spreading ties video and may you have a very good day my friend. Here's the link to the other video:
ruclips.net/video/UtyTTijswwg/видео.html
With the port of Baltimore closed due to the unfortunate collision and collapse of the Key bridge, have coal exports on your railroad slowed? I would have thought that the Indian and Chinese markets might be a significant source of export sales for your coal. Of course for domestic sales and consumption a lot of coal moves by rail. In my area (MD) I see 100+ car trains of coal being moved near Harper's Ferry. I've heard that a 1000 mw power plant at full tilt can burn a 100 car trainload of coal per day.
A very small percentage of our coal goes to Baltimore Rik, so
the effect on us is very small. Supposedly we have sold 1
ocean freighter load of coal to India but that has not yet been
shipped. The vast percentage of our coal goes to domestic
power plants. We have had a hard time getting barges in lately
but that has nothing to do with Baltimore.
When I worked at Hatfield Power Station it was a 1700 MW.
When all 3 units there were running at full steam we used about
900 to 1,000 tons an hour. A unit train of 120 cars is 100 tons
per car so that's 12,000 tons. About half of what we would
burn in a 24 hour period. So for a 1000MW and 100 car
train that sounds about right but I didn't do the math. Thanks
so much for watching and may you have a very good day my friend.
1975??!😳😳😳
Our entire track was built in 1975 Nikolay, so all the rail was rolled
then and new for our track. We still have a good bit of original rail
left in our 16.7 miles of track. Thank you for taking the time to visit with us and may you have a very good day my friend.
the rail to be will be in the front yard, not the back
I like the way you think Minor League Gaming. Put it right out
front where everyone can see it. :-) Thank you very much for taking the time to visit with us and check out the video. May you have a very good day my friend.
@@ccrx6700 well the back yard is too small
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I have a question also. On the railroad is there particular colors of hard hat the guys have to wear? Like in the Kentucky mines a green or red hat is a new guy (inexperienced miner) a black hat is a experienced miner and a white hat is a butthole! (Boss or inspector)
They have black caps here underground also Jughead. White caps are for inexperienced miners. Some railroads do have different colors for different departments, I know the New Jersey Transit is like that. Orange on their RR is for MOW. I have one of those hats a good friend sent me who used to work for NJT. Most railroads do not have hat color designations tho.
@@ccrx6700 the company I worked for used green hats for the new guys and you had to have a black hat if you where experienced but still a contractor. Use company guy could use any color other the green and white. I was a MET so I also had to have a reflective red cross on top of the stripes MSHA required.
Hope all of you are at work, slaving hard as you should be, and not just layen around the sugar shack. Be a dog gone shame the company spends all that money on ties and then they don't get used because they send everyone home.
Thanks Earl, underground has been spotty, mostly idle lately.
Outside has been working off and on, I've worked last couple of
days, but it's spotty too. Having a hard time getting barges in,
plus we had several days of high water on the river where we
couldn't get barges. Appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video. May you have a really good day my friend.
The advancements in MOW equipment are a life saver. Or at least a back saver! Can you imagine having to do that chore by manual labor.. When our forefathers did it, that's the way it had to be done. Those were the men made of steel tougher than the rail..
Thanks Dave. I have learned so much from you and other you tube content creators. One of whom I wish to mention is a man named Mark Nichols better known as "Hobo Shoestring". He passed away a few days ago and had been missing for a week. He had 30 plus years of riding the rails as a hobo. He had an outstanding following on you tube. Dave, he knew more about the rail system in the USA than any man alive and has many more rail miles under his belt. Look his channel up and see for yourself why so many people followed him in his travels and enjoyed his story telling. RIP hobo. He's headed out on the westbound.
You are right about that Jon, back in the day all the work was
done by manual labor, hydraulics sure have made a difference.
I've heard that Mr. Shoestring passed away, it's a sad situation,
may he rest in peace. Thanks so much for visiting with us to check out the tie spreading show and may you have a very good day my friend.
It's incredible that a lot of those sticks say 1975. Thanks, Dave👷♂️for dragging us around with ya🚂🇨🇦🇺🇲🙋
Original rail here, good steel rolled by US Steel Doug. Thanks so much for visiting with us to check out the tie spreading show and may you have a very good day my friend.
2500 ties to put in..... That's really a lot. One veteran railroad does that during one year.
Today, April 6, I inspected the tracks, using a drone, close to our tunnel. On one side 2 trees were down, on the other side 9 tress were down due to heavy snow fall. (The weekend before the track team had removed trees falling due to strong wind.) One member got pissed off when I told there were "only 2 trees" laying on the southern track....
The hardest ties used in Sweden is beechwood and it needs drilling before applying spikes or screws.
Creosoting usually use high pressure to bring the chemicals into the wood. Drying wood for such a long time is very costly.
Impressive, operating the crane and moving the truck by a remote.
They use Beech here but it's nearly as in plentiful supply as
most other hardwoods. Lot's of videos coming out on the tie
gang work for you. Good job on the track inspections, never have
enough eyes on the RR!. Thanks so much for watching and may
you have a very good day my friend.
He's surgical with that grapple. With the shift by wire automatic transmission they are able to remotely control the throttle and transmission. I see there were brake shoes on the hirail wheels. I assume those are the brakes while the crane is on. Can you confirm that? Thank you Dave.
Yes he is Pete, a very good operator and to my knowledge you
are correct they are the brakes for when he's moving the truck
in remote. They also apply when running the rails with an
operator in the cab. Thanks so much for visiting with us to check out the tie spreading show and may you have a very good day my friend.
Frontier Rail Services. Up here in Massachusetts CSX bought the local railroad and the use contractors rather than company crews, Frontier being one of them.
Yes they had a very big job up there in Mass. Bill. I'm not sure
if it's done yet or not but a lot of their guys went up there. Imagine driving those big grapple trucks thru all that traffic,
the grapple drivers were not happy campers about that. Appreciate your dropping by tonight to visit with us and may
you have a very good day my friend.
Hello Dave 👋.
Ah spring is in the air! The blossom of flowers, the bees 🐝 starting to fly and the aroma of fresh tie Creosote along the tracks. Now "That's Railroadin"
Baby bobcat 👶 stretches his legs in the morning after a well deserved winter nap. Switch timber moving will be his wake up breakfast exercise. With alot of projects planned he will be very busy this season.
Say a prayer for Mark "Hobo Shoestring" Nichols who passed away Last week.
Lee Marvin may have been "Emperor of the North", but Mark" Hobo Shoestring" Nichols was definitely the king of the Railfans and the Railroad.
Stay safe and have fun 👍.
Richard Bause Cooperstown and Charlotte Valley RR
You are right Richard, the smell of spring and creosote is in
the air. I've heard that Mr. Shoestring is no longer with us, may
he rest in peace. Thanks so much for visiting with us to check out the tie spreading show and may you have a very good day my friend.
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Thanks again Dave
😊. Will look forward to the tie spreading show.
R.IP. HOBO SHOESTRING.
It was very sad to see what happened to Mr. Shoestring. Many
condolences to his family and fans. Thanks so much for visiting with us to check out the tie spreading show and may you have a very good day my friend.
Another great video my friend. Thanks for sharing it with us. You are excited about your fun job and I can feel that energy right through the internet.
Appreciate the very nice comment Campy and glad you enjoyed.
Thanks so much for visiting with us to check out the tie spreading show and may you have a very good day my friend.
Happy Saturday Dave! 😁
Appreciate that Dennis. Hope you buy good ties for your railroad.....:-) Thanks so much for visiting with us to check out the tie spreading show and may you have a very good day my friend.
I’ve noticed every thing you do is heavy work be safe in this cold weather 🥶
You are right Clarence, there is a lot of heavy work out here
but thank goodness for hydraulics! Back in the day all these
ties would have been loaded and tossed off by hand. Thanks
so much for stopping by to watch tonight and may you have
a very good day my friend.
Thanks for the Tie lessons Dave....I will use that info in my next lifetime as a Railroader....maybe on Mars colony. ;)
Never know Mike you may decide to put in a track around your
back yard and will need to know this stuff....:-) But if you're a
railroader in your next life, I hope we get to work together.
Thanks so much for watching and may you have a very good day
my friend.
@@ccrx6700 would be a pleasure working with you Mr Dave
Excellent work by the operator transloading the ties. When you were talkin to "AJ" i heard you use the word;
"INSTRUCTIONS" instead of "DESTRUCTIONS"😂😎
Thank you Captain Tom, he is a very good operator. My mother in law whenever she bought something that had to be put together,
never said to me read the instructions, it was always read the
destructions..... :-) Thanks so much for visiting with us and watching the video. May you have a very good day my friend.
Looks like a great day to drop some ties! Happy Saturday, Dave!
Always a good day on the RR when you can spread new ties
out Shane. Tie gang videos coming your way next, we got a lot of track work done in the shut down. Appreciate very much your
watching tonight and may you have a very good day my friend.
Good stuff dave, thanks for the ride along, and all the track side action.
Glad you enjoyed Pappy. Thanks so much for visiting with us and watching the video. May you have a very good day my friend.
That grapple operator was excellent - smooth and efficient.
Thank you for the nice comment Arthur. Can't ever go wrong putting new ties in the track. Very much appreciate your taking time out of your day to check out the video. May you have a very good day my friend.
Ties are what Hold It All Together . Good Job! 4-10 Thanks DAVE Have a wonderful day.
You are right Alan, ties hold the track geometry and gauge,
they are an extremely important component of track structure.
We are very lucky to have a company here that spends money
on tie replacement, very wise move on their part. Thank you very much for taking the time to visit with us and check out the video. May you have a very good day my friend.
Your railroad is not connected to the network?
correct. isolated.
No we do not interchange with any other RR CMP. Makes things
a bit difficult at times to get stuff in here like locomotives, everything has to get trucked in. Thanks so much for taking time out of your day to check out the video and write in. May you have a very good day my friend.
Dave, Very much enjoyed this video. I've never seen a railroad service truck/vehicle as large as the one loading and distributing the rail ties. Thank you...
Really pleased to hear you enjoyed Steve and your certainly
welcome. Thanks so much for visiting with us to check out the tie spreading show and may you have a very good day my friend.
Watching a man who loves his job! Great Video.
Thank you for the nice comment Derrick. Glad you enjoyed. Very much appreciate your taking time out of your day to check out
the video. May you have a very good day my friend.
Love your enthusiasm! Glad you have those ties that will be replaced. Laughed when you said black bananas! Idk... those are like no bananas I've ever seen! But they help make bread!!😂
Thank you for bringing us along.
Appreciate the nice comment Trena. When you get some banana
bread made out of those give me a call and we'll do a video
together on that! :-) Thank you very much for taking the time to
visit with us and check out the video. May you have a very good
day my friend.
Thanks, surprised the little trailer/cart wasn't loaded up too. Also, I thought only Indiana guys with a grudge pronounced the Illinois 'S', not Easterners like yinz/yunz(SIC, a SW Pennsylvania specialty)?
They were going to run a train so the grapple operator didn't
know if we would have had time to load the cart and truck up
before we had to clear up, so that is why the cart wasn't loaded
that time Al, but we did load the cart on some other trips.
Thank you for taking time to visit with us and check out the video. May you have a very good day my friend.
When I was a kid about 12 years old one of my jobs on my stepfathers amusement park railroad was to creosote fresh ties. That was done by simply dipping the 4' 2"x4" rough cut ties into a barrel of creosote. He never heard of a material safety sheet or protective clothing. I remember some fairly painful chemical burns from the creosote. Nasty stuff.
I know a lot of railroaders watch this channel. If any of you heard of "The Carolyn Road" amusement park just west of Albany NY in the late 1950's and early 1960's please comment. I know the place closed after I went into the Navy and wound up being a riverboat sailor in 'Nam.
I can imagine you did get some nasty burns Greg. My dad was a lineman for the power company and they always carried creosote burn kits in their trucks with them. Thanks so much for taking the time to visit with us and check out the video. May you have a really good day my friend.
You are absolutely right with your comments about some of your fans having track in their backyards. We will be installing 17.5 feet of track this summer in our yard, with lights and bell road crossing standard. Great video, thanks for posting.
Excellent Kevin, if you need to borrow some tie machines, we
are here to serve your needs..... :-) Or I could come out and hand spike all those ties. Thanks so very much for taking time to write in and to watch the video. May you have a very good day my friend.