They are cursing a blue streak !😂

I think the FRA needs to come and inspect them tracks

@kerryrock9248

9 ай бұрын

They won't care as much because they are probably a class 3 or smaller. They know they don't take care of things.

@eddieo9424

9 ай бұрын

I think you need a real job.

Jason, Love when you are able to show some of the behind the scenes of railroading. Thank You.

Hats off to those guys working there ass off getting the train back on the track. If I was there, in Michigan I would buy them all a beer. It's kind of sad that they do not have the equipment like the big rail companies do, to make they jobs a lot easier and faster to get done. Nice job filming Jason.

Frustrating when you get a set of wheels back on the rail and another set jumps off . Sure makes for a long day or night . Great video makes me remember why I'm retired .

Awesome video sir. Im a railroad kid myself. My dad worked for Conrail until the merger and then CSX for a total of 36 years. He was a track foreman.

Many times back in the day at IRM we had to get out the bread loaf or wye plate to put cars back on that wouldn't play nice. Funny how better track condition makes that happen less. Spread rails means not enough good ties to hold the track in guage. Cool on site coverage, liked it much. Thanks Jason!

This is as exciting as watching paint dry !

When I'm glad to see that they're back on the track and rolling back down. 🚂👍

If they keep having de-railments LP in Segola may cancel their agreements and start trucking their product out, thanks Jason, looking forward to your next video

Thank you for bring us the rest of the story, Jason! I'm always curious about this side of the railway. It's especially interesting to see how a shortline handles a situation like this, not having a lot of options to re-route their trains or a lot of big equipment to fix a situation like this quickly.

I’m very interested in the train horn . Friend just installed it on his truck and loves it

Thanks for taking thehe time to show us this process. Fascinating.

Good live action Jason!

Interesting video Jason! Takes me back 20 odd years to see rerailing going on. I had plenty of rerailing jobs with the breakdown crew. Lots of crawling around under trains putting tiebars on to hold the gauge while we used the ramps to rerailing them. Strange how it's usually raining or snowing when you get the call out! Never seemed to happen on nice sunny summer days! Glad I'm retired and don't have those jobs anymore but have to admit that I enjoyed every minute of it and would do the same again If I had my time over again.

Good ol Matty he can't even bare to look at you Jason 😂 By the way good video getting the trian back on track no pun intended then you see a trespasser😂 those rail ties getting replaced is needed

@kerryrock9248

9 ай бұрын

Absolutly along with replacing the stick track.

Penn Central 2.0 we work out our engines until they die ELS lol and the equipment as well 😁

Nice footage Jason, very interesting, however, it must be very frustrating having people watching their every move and posting on youtube. I know I wouldn't like someone filming me while doing my job. Good job by the railroad employees getting the cars back on the track.

hi tommie here! boy they really had a problem with that train wheels kept falling off they get them on they fall off again but their up and running good video

Must be wonderful for the guy that yells a lot thinking you are in charge and most likely you are part of the problem. sometimes it may be easier to uncouple, drag the cars ahead for 100 ft, just rebuild the mess in between and go back and get another 100 ft cleaned up. Use the old ties to build a camp fire and fix hot dogs. Probably cheaper too. :)

👍👍interesting video Jason! Always wondered what they did for a derailment, now I know. Certainly Friday the 13th for ELS. 🚂🚂

At around the 20:00 mark, I concluded - such is the self-evident lack of upkeep/maintenance of the track, that this is a rail operator which in knowing "...the price of everything..." must surely learn a lesson that this doesn't imply least cost. -- A very interesting and informative video, by the way, Jason, thank you for posting!

Hey there Jason. It has been a while since I watched your channel and am glad I am back. Always enjoy your refreshing and direct narrative. No namby pamby stuff. Keep up your good works!

They want to hire Dave from ccrx 6700 to replace the bad tyes (sleepers inthe UK), ballast and do some tamping for them, this might remove the wibbly wobbly rail road.

@Berserk_Loon

9 ай бұрын

Dave sure does know a thing or two! I love his videos!

Like I said the ties are so bad the rails are spreading apart the track is in desperate need of repair they make temporary bars to hold the track spacing. Fun to watch great video thanks Jason

As soon as I saw them go over the rail grabber and back on to the ground again, I couldn't help but laugh a bit. Years of working derailments has taught me three things. 1) always uncouple and shore up the stock rail ahead of the PD even if just with gauge rods 2) never rerail against the PD when derailment is on a shove move 3) if the trucks have crossed over, you better call a crane because I have seen many a foolish man work hours trying against the laws of physics to no avail

I've been a fan of your channel for a few years and being from the great lakes (Ontario) I like watching trains and comparing our weather ect... anyway, Im not sure that railroads financial situation, probably not good however with that said, they definitely need to spend some money on there infrastructure. I'm always amazed that those trains can stay on the tracks... Rock n Roll railway... 😂✌️

Can’t wait to see when you install the horn zone

Excellent video. Been a fan for several years. Stay awesome. It's too bad Matt still won't talk, but at liest he didn't run away from ya

I read a perspective of the RR last year and the railroad should have positive expansion future. I am just surprised as to how poor the infrastructure is.

Cool can't wait to hear a 14L on KZread. Lots of track repair!

Jason, they should just abandon the E&LS, it makes Penn Central look good!

3:27 '65 Camino...with a '67 Vette behind it...!!! Looks good from here...

Great job

I may not know much...but get them Mega Haulers back on!!!

These guys are thinking, at least it’s not January

What a good video, couldn't take my eyes off of it

I see those cars are actually called "MegaLogHauler". Painted right on them.

I have seen those WC Mega Log Hauler cars in Fort Frances, Ontario quite a few times.

At least it's free hope it's not a cheap one and rust away

Matt's driving the same model car as I do. Even the color and wheels are identical! Lol Don't hold that against me.😂

Nah- just those pesky MEGA-LOG Haulers actin' up again!

Those tracks are older than the town, I bet. 😁❤️🇺🇸

Looks like Matt was enjoying a cigarette when he drove by. Nice.

Bigger rail guy seemed super nice. Be cool to talk to him

You have a great channel. Just subscribed. Keep up your great work!

Jason catching the hot northern Michigan rail traffic for us.

More please, more, 👌😉👍

Looks like a job for RJ Corman, lol. Gotta wonder how much $ they lose in revenue by not keeping up with track maintenance. Nice video and nice air horns too!

This video has everything! Trespassing, busted rails, another guy calling the cops, spooky cemetery.......now all we need is panhandlers.

@jamessimms415

9 ай бұрын

Getting close to Halloween, too

This is the result of a lack of roadbed, rail, and railroad tie maintenance.

Super recording!!! Thanks for sharing about them getting the cars back on track!!!

CCRX 6700 That’s Railroading being a shorter UN-connected rail line would show you how to run a short line railroad!!!😂 😂😂 But rerailing cars on the cheep is a good show. I would say that this line needs to be re-stoned, recribed and retied completely in order to get this RR into shape.

Thanks for the good action Jason.

Hey Jason !! They are running this RR like the ""OL"" FRAM commercials """ Pay me now or pay me later "" as would make sense to do the track maintenance B/4 a derailment & they should be glad those were mty cars !!

@kman-mi7su

9 ай бұрын

Their slogan was, "Pay a little now, or pay a lot later". Yep, you are right.

I think that's Larry, Moe, and Curly trying to rerail those cars...

Keep up the fine reporting, Jason! You'd think/presume that the RR's insurance rep just scratches his/her head. The cost of labor, materials, and time-to-client must be amazing. The cost for an undercutter, tamper etc. must be less than the accumulated cost to work on each derailment. The RR's cost accountant must be having nightmares!

@kerryrock9248

9 ай бұрын

They don't need an undercutter, they need new rail ( preferable ribbon rail) and a good tamper with ballast.

@paulkalff6408

9 ай бұрын

Methinks the soft spots are full of soil and a mere tamping with new ballast is more of a bandaid than a fix. It appears that in the wet the soil pumps something terrible. There are most certainly areas that are ok, but the line near Jason's driveway where the cars rock to and fro even at the slowest of speeds (derailments in the snow episode)...that whole line needs rework/ties/welded (110 Lb. at a minimum) by Hulcher, Gorman, or Herzog......the insurance must be ghastly. Wonder what the profit margin is for the RR? I'd not want to be an FRA official riding in the cab of a loco on this Class III RR without Dramamine or a sick bag.... The ROW is full of debris, as well...not my idea of a good public image or safety, but maybe it's a Black Friday every day for the employees? I think a Sperry Geometry Car's electronics would overheat in one mile.🤣🤣🤣🤣 @@kerryrock9248

@kerryrock9248

9 ай бұрын

@@paulkalff6408 I completely agree. I worked for a railroad that it was 10 and 20 mph restrictions for miles. The first time I went down these rails I swore the crew needed helmets because of the rocking. They eventually purchased used ribbon rail from Amtrak and started working on things. Maybe the owner needs to start getting Govt. assistance and grants. That's what our owner did. They all lie to get free money.

@paulkalff6408

9 ай бұрын

Good points on the ability of staff to maintain welded sticks.... Should have typed Corman, not Gorman. Next week I'm heading to Long Beach and thought I'd cut over at Gorman on Tejon Pass...back out to my old haunt as a squid at China Lake...The folks at Uncle Pete here in Fremont, CA just leave crap all over the place...pick up the old rail? Nahhhh. You made it out of the RR biz ok! Grew up 1/4 mile from the Sac Northern in Lafayette, CA...great granddad was roundhouse super at Port Costa in the late 1800's..love those choo choos...now off to Venice, FL, and G Scale..such fun! Andale!@@kerryrock9248

@mikeb2058

8 ай бұрын

@@kerryrock9248No, they need ties. These cars are derailing due to wide gauge. You can run 10 MPH on any rail if the gauge is good.

That track needs some serious rehabilitation to it

good train derailment video

People dont understand how tight of a budget these small railroads run on. Im sure they would LOVE to have new tracks, but the truth is, repairing all those tracks would bankrupt the company. Big railroads must run 100 cars every mile, just to break even!

Good vdeo

502 is due for some cylinder packs, or a rebuilt turbo.

Over the years of watching your channel I am really surprised at how hostel people are in that area I hope it's just a few on that railroad which I still don't understand but I have never seen actions like these guys pull all the time

No Freddie!

This is nothing. On the W&LE we had a great re-rail crew that put on 10 loaded hightop gondolas filled with scrap. All still tied together. Man that was a great day eapecially when the Vice President of transportation said it wouldn't be done because the rail rolled in a curve! Love it when the management is made wrong.

Fab video Jason. Very interesting seeing how they put the wheels back on the track. Friendly bunch weren't they? 😮❤😊

R.J. Corman could redo their whole systems trackage in about a week.

Hey Jason, this is an awesome video. I don’t know if you realize what you have here, but this could be your viral of the year. Do you realize that none of the other KZread videographers or Facebook for that matter do not have anything like this? This is a technique video on how to re-rail cars in the smart economical way. Most major shortlines would spend thousands of dollars hiring a third-party to come out and do this. You have an instructional video here you might want to edit it by ending and showing what a come along is and what a frog is and how they work. This was a fantastic video. Great job. Thanks for sharing. I bet Jawtooth would agree…

@TPW900GP35

9 ай бұрын

These guys may not know what they are doing, also. Re-railing cars is not for the faint of heart. Sometimes, you need to go the opposite way to get the wheel set to go back on easier! I’m not an expert, either! I’m wondering, if it takes this much time, if it would be cheaper for a third party to do it, as well as the track work! Time is money, as they say! A third party would get the line open quicker!

@tomroise9426

9 ай бұрын

In a high velocity lane, that may be vital. Here not as much.

@mikeb2058

8 ай бұрын

Every shortline knows what butterfly frogs are. There are times you can use them and times you can't. In this situation, with the wheels close to the rail, and able to climb the frogs, you can use them. Other times, you can't. If the wheels are too far away from the rail, or if the rail's rolled, you can't rerail in this fashion. Also, these guys are completely incompetent. I never saw a single tape measure out to check gauge. The wheels keep falling off because the gauge is wide and they just need to pull in in further and they wouldn't have this problem.

Looks like that area of train tracks is bad . Thank god that was not a Disaster .

Man imagine the lunch box he has !

Some of them railroad guys are grumps.

@kevinballuff1164

9 ай бұрын

They don't like rerailing a train

And a happy 14th! Eclipse day!

Thanks for taking us there.

I enjoyed the video👍👍

Not surprised there’s a derailment on that railway those tracks are horrible, to be honest

From your previous videos this year I formed the opinion that ELS neede to spens a lot of dollars on track renewal - possibly with cwr, so that track speeds could be raised somewhat, to everyone's benefit! Maybe ELS stands for Easy, Loose and Slow!!

Boy do they need a bunch of roadbed work done... The places where cars wobble show that support there really needs tamping. Rotted ties allowing the track to try to be "wide gauge" is a huge problem...If they don't have a track gang, they need to rent one. (Sort of like what the Cumberland Mine does when they have a 2 week mine closure for vacations..)-- One of the companies is named Amtrac or something like that (NOT the passenger rail folk) who arrive with tampers, tie removal and replacement, spike installation and so on equipment.. and then do a mile or 5 in a fairly short period of time.

@hifijohn

9 ай бұрын

This is not a company that cares about maintenance.but speeds are pretty slow and they arent carrying any haz mat so I guess they dont care.

With what they're hauling, plus car storage fees, either E&LS isn't making a lot of money, or the company can't be bothered to improve things. And if E&LS is operating on a shoestring budget, could they qualify for state funding to fix the track?

Well done

Hi Jason, love your vids. I don't understand how this railroad can operate on such bad rails and ties. Do they ever invest anything in the tracks before they run on ground? Keep 'em comin' Jason.

@kerryrock9248

9 ай бұрын

Probably the cost of renting the locomotives and fuel. They can get good used ribbon rail from other railroads, anything is better than this.

Hope it´s not steel rerailers. They weight a ton !! Just joking here. Hey, Jason, when your wife passes before train, somethings wrong here. Should review ypur priority.... no in reality it´s good to see a couple taking care of each other ❤ Thanks for the show.

Very interesting to watch the re-railing process. Apparently ELS doesn't have a planned tie replacement program. Just wait until the rails spread, a derailment occurs and fix the bad spot.

Just a matter of time until ELS track maintenance draws a big OSHA fine, cause FRA and NTSB won't do anything.

@mikeb2058

8 ай бұрын

Meh, probably excepted track. No regulations. It can be as bad as you want.

Deferring maintenance has come home to roost. This and the other recent derailments ought to be an attention getter for the company. If they keep it up the trucking companies could take their business

You need to get a drone so you can show this stuff better.

@ 30:50 I never question what you do, you see more than us, I'm in Charlevoix at the moment , but I got to tell ya. no I don't. sorry I'm old .

popular place for a derail, eh? Only found this channel yesterday, watched about 3 videos and this is #2 in that spot. At what point does it become less expensive to fix the problem rather than having the crews out there all day? 20 derails?

Rerailing those cars looks as frustrating as me trying to rerail my model trains without uncoupling the cars from each other first. At least my back and arms won’t feel sore from the effort as I’m sure their’s must have.

You need to stop with Matt. That guy has some sort of mental problem. Ignore him.

@jasonasselin

9 ай бұрын

At this point EVERY time I see Matt my camera will be running, in case he wants to make something up.. I'm not changing my ways because of the way HE feels.

@oldad6207

9 ай бұрын

​@jasonasselin Yeah, really. In Matt's case, he needs to listen to Candace Owens. The other night, someone was complaining she'd hurt her feelings. She told her "Life's rough. Get a helmet".

I thought the retailer were used in pairs not one side. No wonder they have such a hard time?

I know it takes money but got dam why don't they lay new track & ties , will definetly save them plenty money and time in the long run

Talk about being held together with chewing gum and baling wire. Certainly there has to be federal dollars out there for track improvements. Seeing their track structure it amazes me the ELS doesn’t have more derailments then they do.

New car? I don't recall you ever driving a yellow one! Pretty scary if you freeze the video @0:40!. I don't see a truck in your fleet for that Air horn! 😁😁

Wow, is Matt Camera Shy, His hand covering the side of his face? Jason go back on this video to 2: 38 Mark, hhhuuuummmmm...... Is Matt flipping you the Flying Bird, lol?

Dang. That track is messed up. Seems like almost every car is derailing at the same point.

Mega Log Hauler! How is your life bud?

17:04 that is a rerailer.

Hello Matt

Don't tattle on the old guy with the limp.

@jasonasselin

8 ай бұрын

He busted himself. lol

@Airman_Fu

8 ай бұрын

Nark

@jasonasselin

8 ай бұрын

LMFAO.. And? @@Airman_Fu

This RR doesn't handle much freight. I suspect the owner, whoever they are, has other more profitable lines, and this one gets nothing from the mother company for maintenance. I tried to get our Senator interested, but without the company applying for funds, nothing will happen. So, the saga of ELS will continue. It probably produces little profit, so doesn't get any improvements.