This saga is almost as good as that 11foot8 bridge that scalps all of the trucks and RVs.

@EricSmith-ve7qi

3 жыл бұрын

True That!! Lmao i see that all the time

@csrrjefflloyd6496

3 жыл бұрын

It's height actually is now at 12 ft 4 inches i think because it was raised. There are still idiots with overheight vehicles trying to go under it!

@jasonasselin

3 жыл бұрын

I like that channel!

@REVELATIONNEWS1

3 жыл бұрын

That bridge is up the road from me.

@scdevon

3 жыл бұрын

@@REVELATIONNEWS1 --- Lucky you. I wish I lived close to it. Bet you've seen some good action over the years.

The Railroads are the only transportation system that has to maintain all of it's own right of way and track. The roads are maintained by the government and the River traffic is maintained by the Government through the lock and Dam System. When I worked for the ICG back in the 70s it was not uncommon to see track from the late 1800s being used on remote sidings. As all of the industries have moved overseas a lot of the rail system has been abandoned and taken up. The industries that they used to serve is no longer there!

@michaelmartinez1345

3 жыл бұрын

@Delbert Reno , yes that track was very bad... Not all of the industries have moved overseas from the Continental U.S. , but the ones that have, made it tough to compete for the remaining industries here in the U.S. , and things like this become the end result... There are other forms of transportation that are privately owned... Gas pipelines, electrical wires and equipment. Yes, they are considered as being a form of transportation, and they are under the jurisdiction of the DOT and NTSB...

Love the drama of waiting for the train to derail! Still amazes me that that large and heavy a train can make it over that mess of track.

That track looks normal. The outfit I used to work for, the track gang would take a few ties out, turn them over and respite the rails. One time I watched them stick wooden plugs in the spike holes and hammer the spikes back in. One guy told me that the ties had been flipped over 3 times already, and since they didn’t have any new ties, this is what they did. We used to have 3 derailments in an 8 hour shift.( could be 4 cars for one derailment) The company laid off all the track gang, and brought in outside contractors. They laid 2 miles of track with new ballast, rails and ties. I was there when conrail came in with the first train. As soon as the locomotive cleared the switch, it derailed. They blocked it back on, put gauge rod and respiked the rail. As soon as the locomotive cleared the respiked spot, it derailed again. Now the contractor took the gauge rod down the track. Every place he put it, it fell! Unreal!

Jason , no ballast , rotten ties , crappy spikes with loose joint bolts , it will get better after they fix all 4 ... The CNW had alittle poem in 1980 when I joined the engineering dept. At the start of my railroading career ; TRACKMAN'S LAMENT It's not my place to run the train , the whistle I can't blow. It's not my place to say how far the trains allowed to go. It's not my place to shoot off steam nor even clang the bell. But let the dam thing jump the track and see who catches hell.... Barry 🙂

@shadetreeforge

3 жыл бұрын

Someone told me that at a factory I worked at many years ago, America is still like that today! just minding one's business and next thing ya know something you absolutely had nothing to do with is now your fault!

@Kaithelegoguy

3 жыл бұрын

I LOVE THIS XD

Wow thanks. Accident waiting to happen with that track.

It's good to be diligent and it is probably a good idea to every person in that community to be aware of potential dangers if the train would ever derails while carrying hazardous containers due to bad railway conditions! Bravo Sir 😎👍

I love the YEILD sign for vehicle traffic! Proposed bumper sticker: THIS VEHICLE YEILDS TO LOCOMOTIVES

Sweet, a train doing some offroading!

Thank you for being so kind... God bless you Sir

Someone tell that fool he’s past April Fools Day and his day pass from the funny farm has expired!

Thanks for the closeup look at the track at the start of the vid. Looks as though there were several spurs off the main track to reach long gone businesses. And those piles of rotting ties! It adds to the ambience, along with the "kitty litter" ballast, questionable rails, and that classic MILW switch stand.

This past April, we've had 83 degree weather, then we had snow, then rain, and even thundstorms down here in Detroit, Michigan. That's Michigan weather for you.

There's got to be three inches of daylight underneath that rail when it hops up. It's not a question of if, but when. If you could somehow position a trail camera on that joint without having it stolen, I could pretty much guarantee that you'd end up with a substantial money shot and payday.

Hey there is "Corky" The short bus must of dropped him off early today! Wow that rail is horrible! As always great video!

Their tracks are a wreck waiting to happen, what a mess! Like your videos. Thanks!

Dang!! Looks dangerous. And farther down the track, the rails look all bent up and crazy...it's a wonder the train doesn't derail!

Some day you’ll get to film a derailment. Thanks Jason

@Backroadsfishing

3 жыл бұрын

I believe he has in the past. I feel like I’ve watched one, unless it was already derailed not sure

@leatramontine3353

3 жыл бұрын

That is quite a bit of a jump in the track! Thanks for sharing!

@robertnaberhaus5319

3 жыл бұрын

These tracks are not as bad the tracks that went south of Norwood Minnesota!! The tracks are alot better now under new ownership!

@Backroadsfishing

3 жыл бұрын

@@robertnaberhaus5319 got a video?

@jasonasselin

3 жыл бұрын

I have once..

Wow. Those are the cleanest hopper cars I have ever seen.

They need to tell him to leave because he was actually trespassing on railroad property. When they said that to you, you wasn't trespassing. My uncle works for CXS and he told me how to tell where the railroad property is along the tracks and how far from the tracks.

@bjgarbacz1

3 жыл бұрын

Oh so how do you know how far they own.

Rail fans like you show us how bad tracks can be and still keep the train hooked....I’m amazed........thanks.....

Wow that's crazy how that track moves up-and-down

Dang! I like your new camera. The image clarity is great!

I guess derailments are cheaper than fixing track. ;-)

@beebop9808

3 жыл бұрын

Probably so. At today's prices I wouldn't be surprised if it cost over a couple million per mile for track replacement. A small line like that would probably never see a return on the investment. They have to truck in the sunlight and the choo choo runs 3 mph. The little engine that's not paid enough to think about it if it could. lol

@madusmaxamus8670

3 жыл бұрын

That section he filmed needs all new tracks, ties and a total rebuild on the road bed. Bad maintenance. Dangerous.

Ahhh the memories. Love the clickity clack of the tracks. I live near Missouri Pacific main line where the rails are welded. Miss the manual air horns as well.

I'm kinda glad to see Matt. I rather enjoy the show put on by people with issues! Lol!

This crew is so brave to go these rails at 8 mph!

Wow!!!!thanks for the share, that's some rough looking track.

@jasonasselin

3 жыл бұрын

Yes it was

I always liked what you do. I love watching trains.

I thought FEC Railway track where bad, those are far worse, Wow Thank for your video,

you doing a excellent job getting these trains thanks

when I went to work for Southern Railway in 1973 a lot of tracks were in very bad condition and we were restricted to 15 mph or less when running on the bad tracks. there were a lot of derailments back then due to the bad tracks.

NEW SUBCRIBER: Took my first stream train ride out of Durand, Michigan. Durand was the center of all railroading in Michigan. My most exciting railroad trip was out of Detroit on August 23, 1967, headed to Cleveland and then Fort Knox, Kentucky. We picked up new recruits in Cleveland. These dudes were drinking adult beverages. No supervision. Like myself, these dudes had just been sworn into the Army. On the way through Kentucky, these dudes were hanging outside the train car in front of me to my right. I'm not sure how the doors worked. We got to a tunnel and boom. I pulled the emergency cord and the train finally came to stop. We backed up on the tracks and I was looking out the window. The train was on a curve and I could see the dudes lifeless body between the tracks in front of the tunnel. Always wondered if the dude got a military funeral. We waited for the ambulance. I could look down on the road from the cliff as we were on the tracks. After the ambulance picked the body up, we left for Fort Knox. I got to see a lot more death in Vietnam. Screw the government people! Eaglegards... From TEXAS

@coldblue9mm

3 жыл бұрын

You say "dude" one more time I'm gonna choke you out. Oh, sorry, I see you're a Texan. You're excused.

@fastsetinthewest

3 жыл бұрын

@@coldblue9mm hahahaha. Dude, you're a hoot. Really like the videos. 👍

I believe that the track is a victim of deferred maintenance, a faster route with more tonnage would receive more attention. I know down here (Port Huron) the Canadian National would not neglect any of their mainline rail to be in this poor of a maintenance condition. Thanks Jason

Wow! Dem some crappy rails. You would think that they would fix that. Another great video...... so nice to take my mind off the crap going here in Minnesota. Thanks Jason.

@jasonasselin

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks again!

Wow! I cannot believe the conditions of these tracks! Just Wow! This is a major accident waiting to happen!

@jasonasselin

3 жыл бұрын

Scroll back thru my playlist, find the derailment I filmed.. lol

Hi Jason If I was a rail inspector there would never be a train allowed on those rails until the ties were replaced and new ballast put down. They are just cheap..

@ronstrulic4388

3 жыл бұрын

If the track holds guage its good for class 1 track. 10mph. It's a shoreline and for the small amount of trafficthat I assume run weekly there, that track is fine. Could use some ties.

That's some seriously messed up track, every bit you shot. Worst I ever saw. Whoever owns that line should be ashamed.

@chrisdiane8429

3 жыл бұрын

Should have a hefty fine could cause an accident then they're going to wait till they get sued to fix it that's what's wrong nobody prevents an accident

I always enjoy your videos bro great work! Love the old locomotives! Can't stand the newer ones!

@jasonasselin

21 күн бұрын

Thank you very much!

Love the creeper always in there way lol

I'm a retired train driver and without doubt this'd be the worst track in history, I wouldn't even let Thomas the Tank Engine ride over it!! Some of the track jumping up and down are not even bolted to the sleepers, they say maximum speed not to exceed 30-35 mph, even 5 mph would be too high on these appalling rails!!

@NJPurling

3 жыл бұрын

'Thomas the Tank Engine' was actually an English Hudswell-Clarke 0-6-0-T made for a Beet Sugar mill in England. Industrial railways often had track like this and it never mattered as the trains were not more than a fast walk in speed. These tracks look worn-out. If the ties were good the rails could be lifted and packed where they sink at the joints. This lot needs re-laying & i'm guessing the E&LS just leases the line. Nobody gives a **** as the traffic level doesn't justify major attention to the track. They would have to take notice if 502 ended up on the ground or on it's side. especially iff the mess was in the middle of town where everyone could see.

employed to the boss, shall we replace the tracks "? boss: "no no one has died yet..."

Ive always loved trains.

I'm surprised the rail doesn't bend to the side and Derail the train but I think the train likes to dance side to side with the clickkyly clack sound which is music to my ears God Bless you Keep up the good work

Lived in Bergen Cty NJ most of my life. Tracks were 2 blocks from my house as a kid. Steam died off as diesel came in. Went from 4 tracks to 1. I’ve seen suicides, derailments, cars left on tracks, almost hit by a train as a First Responder. In Poconos now kinda miss those frickin’ horns... NOT!!

@christophersmth07

3 жыл бұрын

That's funny. I went from Bergen County, NJ to the Poconos as well.

No excuse for such bad tracks like that. FRA needs to step in.

@jasonasselin

3 жыл бұрын

They are well aware I've been told.

We referred to it as pumping mud!

2:13 That's some nice spaghetti you've got laid out there, Can't believe they're still running trains on it.

I love watching these Train videos by Jaw tooth and others,they are really relaxing and fun.

Holy Crap. Theres no way in Hell that's safe. That whole section should be replaced. Good video.

looks like a third world railroad--report it to the NTSB befor someone gets hurt or killed. Train wreck could burn half the town.

If there is one thing that you can learn from the Discovery Channel's Moonshiner's show is, you can't arrest them after the fact for making moonshine on video. With that said, go and records all of the up close train tracks you want, but don't show yourself in the video. When they ask, how did I get the video?, Jaw Tooth and Hobo Shoestring provided the video 🤣🤣🤣, Why is your voice on it, I just dubbed over it with my voice! Are they watching and reading this, of course they are! Can they do anything, NOPE! Do they know when your going to do so? Nope! If they are willing to setup surveillance to watch you then they can afford to fix those tracks! --OR get a Drone!

@thomasboese3793

3 жыл бұрын

Anyone can film anything at any time if said filming is done from public property. If you are on the railroads right of way then you are trespassing and the railroad can and will take action to protect themselves from "you" getting hurt on their property. Over the years different railroads had very different attitudes toward railfans. The MILW once welcomed fans, until one published a photo in a railfan magazine showing one of MILW home build passenger cars being intentionally burnt in a test-fire. In its short life, the WC was wide open to railfans to the point that the SW1 used as a shop switcher at Shops was named to honor the railfan photographer who spent much of his time on site after he passed. www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=3972706 Since 2001-09-11, the attitude of all transportation facilities is if you don't work here, stay away...

@jasonasselin

3 жыл бұрын

One day I'll ride with Shoestring and make it look like the E&LS. Imagine the drama after.. lol

@rons3103

3 жыл бұрын

@@jasonasselin Had to re-watch to see if U-KNOW-WHO was touch anything on the train. Also, look at 10:51. Those spikes are almost an inch out of the wood in some areas and the rest of them on that rail patch are really up far. It is a matter of n passes before there will be another derailment to film exactly there!

@jasonasselin

3 жыл бұрын

@@rons3103 If I said it, I'd be accused of "picking on them". Glad you saw that too.

I thought Penn Central and the Rock Island was a butter crust mess, but ELS takes the cake. How can they run anything on here. Thomas the tank engine would derail,,

@thomasboese3793

3 жыл бұрын

Once upon a time, the MILW, RI, and PC were in a race to the bottom before their respective mergers. The ELS is ex MILW and it's a great possibility that no major work has been done since being spun off.

All Matt needs is a safety vest, work gloves, steel toe boots, a radio and an engineers cap. He could be the railroad version of Jeremy Dewitte.

@rcamusementvending1510

3 жыл бұрын

Ha! Perfect comparison to Jeremy Dewitte! 😂

@danbelzile4203

3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@jasonasselin

3 жыл бұрын

Play the part is what you mean, eh?

@MFXdump

3 жыл бұрын

@@jasonasselin Looks like he was down there with them, trying to “play the part.” Motor Matt is on the move! I need more units for this train!

They wasted their time suing this guy but still don't take the time to fix the rails that is so careless

@clintlacy7358

3 жыл бұрын

They sued Jason?

@Kaithelegoguy

3 жыл бұрын

@@clintlacy7358 yes sir they did he made an episode about it he was sued for showing their faces thats why he said he didn't wanna talk about it

@clintlacy7358

3 жыл бұрын

I don't see how they could sue him for showing their faces when its public.

@Kaithelegoguy

3 жыл бұрын

@@clintlacy7358 they sued him for showing their faces while "at work" they also put a restraining order that meant he could only film from a distance which I think is why he stayed in his car the most of the video because the exception is if he's crossing the tracks. Anyways this is just what I have concluded off of what he said in his video and some of it may be wrong so don't completely take my advice and just research it for yourself to make sure 😉

@calvinthedestroyer

3 жыл бұрын

It's the Karen train!

i used to work for a transportation company , 40 railroad companies and I have seen a lot of types of derailments mostly because of broken rails and loose rails like the one on the video

Kool vid! 😎👍

wow 76 year old retired to Portugal English guy .. that Railroad track was something else .. How the train was still on the tracks amazed me . The country spends billions / trillions on military and fail to maintain their railroad tracks . That must be a daily dose of entertainment . waiting for the train / carriages to jump the rails . Great video Enjoyed every second .

@joevano

3 жыл бұрын

The railroad tracks are not maintained by the government. They are owned by private corporations.

@dennisyoung4631

3 жыл бұрын

@@joevano …who are incentivized to short the maintenance…

@joevano

3 жыл бұрын

@@dennisyoung4631 sure, but at those low speeds, on a spur, the risk is minimal

Wow!!!!!! Hopefully that gets fixed before somebody gets hurt or worse. Come on infrastructure plan. Good job catching that, Jason

Just started watching you, shout out to Jaw Tooth who plugged your name on his vids. I'm a huge freight fan from Illinois (one of them FIPS). Good videos, subbed right away.

@jasonasselin

3 жыл бұрын

Welcome aboard!

Lovely train videos

@jasonasselin

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

Thanks for the video. Jason

@jasonasselin

3 жыл бұрын

No problem 👍

Good Lord, what all I see is nothin but and I mean jus sloppy maintenance, . GOODGRIEF 🤯!!!!!! THANK God you moved the heck away from that rail line. Great video, maybe on next your catch another but this time a derail occurs again like that one time, thank you take care be safe as always, more please. ✌️👌😉👍

Thats a big jump toward the end, worth the wait. Best place to look was where the joints are. Would have liked to have known the fabrication date on the rail.😎👌👍

Nice! Greetings from Statesville North Carolina, I’m here for work. I think that they’re waiting for summer so that rail heats up, expands and will be good as new! Strange that the rest of the main seems in relatively good shape. Anyhow have a great day in the youuuuu peeeeee, they’re predicting snow in Chicago on Wednesday. Great videos and thanks for getting out there!!

10:05 in case you were wondering.

I think that line would be closed immediately if it was in England. (Of course,it wouldn't be allowed to get in that state in the first place!) I am staggered that the train stayed on the rails!

@ronstrulic4388

3 жыл бұрын

That track is in rough shape but it's obviously passes FRA standards for a sort line. That train will not run over 10mph. This is how lots of short lines operate. Maintenance budgets are low and the cost to rebuild track is astronomical. So they do the minimum to keep trains upright and the track to class 1 standard which is 10mph

Your train videos are good everyday

Holy Crap look at the up and down part of the track -- bet that is a bumpie ride

Unbelievable! ‘Sghetti tracks!’ 😬😬😳🤔🙄🤨😞👍👍👍😁✌🏻🇺🇸🚂

Hamilton New Zealand, Saying Hi!

This is in the area where the old spurs and switches were.

@shadetreeforge

3 жыл бұрын

Which sadly they need to clean all that crap up!

Damn, these trainmen have huge balls, riding cars on track so horrible it could derail and roll over.

When I was 14 I joined our township fire department and I use to get excused from class if we had a fire during the day. It was all volunteer and we did everything even though we weren't senior firemen

@superhumanfitness9369

3 жыл бұрын

thats awsome

@jasonasselin

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@joshschneider9766

3 жыл бұрын

You were children. Asking you to fight a fire on any basis was bullshit.

@njjeff201

3 жыл бұрын

That’s dumb & dangerous!! You were certified to wear SCBA... go into structure fires?

@JawTooth

3 жыл бұрын

@@njjeff201 Certified? Lol, I'm talking about the mid 70s. We weren't "supposed" to go into structure fires but we did when needed. We had one training a month at our fire station. Times have changed a lot: I almost always rode on the tailboard of one of our 2 trucks. We didn't have hand held radios or the Jaws Of Life. Nobody was paid and our house siren sounded for every run. ( That was turned off around 94) . We had a beer machine in the fire house. For structure fires it was common to call a local water hauler when needed. One time we had a grass fire and a car fire at the same time and only one person was old enough to drive a fire truck since he had just turned 18 and the other 3 of us took brooms and 5 gallon Indian water packs to the grass fire. You had to be at least 18 to drive the trucks. One time we had a fire run and it was just a driver, me and Smoke Fagin, a really old guy with a fake leg. Smoke Fagin and I were on the tailboard and when we pulled out of the station, Smoke Fagins leg fell off. About 1976 or so when that happened.

Amazing. Love watching. 💘 from arkansas

On a lighter note, every train approaching a crossing blasts the first notes of "Oh Canada". Everywhere.

looks like time to relay some new track

That track is in disgraceful condition.

You have a great day Jason! I enjoyed your video.

Keep up the track patrol day and night !

Around 10:40 you can see the track jump pretty clearly. Don't know if it's exactly a safety hazard or not.

Good idea to show the track.

Holy moly! 😧 There’s definitely concerning unsafe things going on there and it’s not just the poor condition of the tracks either.

Why hasn't someone notified the US. D O T on those rails. I wonder how they can keep those engines and cars on those tracks the way they are moving around and not even spiked down in places. It is insane that something like that is allowed to operate.

@madusmaxamus8670

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry I didn't know it was a Canadian rail line. Still the Canadian rail authority should condemn those tracks.

Likely that piece of track may cause a problem if it's not repaired. Longer they leave it, worse it will become. Certainly not a good advert for any companies track. Time will tell.🤪🤔

That is pretty dangerous that track pumping like that ...great catch 👍

Very nice, but a bit scary with the "Jumping Jack track".

This guy could have trimmed the first 2/3 of the vid and still made his point.

@Jleed989

3 жыл бұрын

Like most of our lives

@Kirkvanhouten55

3 жыл бұрын

Looks like he could trim a lot of things

@jasonasselin

3 жыл бұрын

You could have just stopped watching too... No worries!

Wow that rail really jumped right near the end!!

I guess they are going to wait for a derailment before then fix the track! You take care.

keep the videos coming

Don't understand the logic in not fixing these bad rails, the company is making $$$ but refuses to update it's money making livelihood. Unless the company knows that it won't be in business so many down the road!!!! Jason great video as always.

@rickkiefer5923

3 жыл бұрын

Ever heard of Penn Central? Deferred maintenance was their name of the game. ELS must be following the PC's playbook.

@lamwen03

3 жыл бұрын

If they ever started, where would they stop? The light traffic means they can't be making much on those rails. Run to failure and abandon the route, I'd guess.

@michaelnotigan7796

3 жыл бұрын

That's the thing; if they make money, it's not enough profit to put back into the infrastructure (everyone's favorite word these days!). That's the story of many United States small, class III railroads. And unless a BNSF or Norfolk Southern or Canadian National sees a need to buy this line and incorporate it into their system, this line will remain as-is until the day it just goes away. Those railroad ties Jason filmed in the beginning got me wondering if they are even using old scrap ties to replace the older, crappier ties already underneath the rails. With this penny pinching outfit, it would not surprise me if they did.

Hey there jason..quick ? The abandoned spur into what was the business that was there to require the r.r.

Looks like a real potential for a derailment anywhere along those loose rails.. (BNSF Engineer Retired)

You know what they are going to Spend on Derailments They could lay Stone and Tamp the Rail and Joints and save so much more money

Look at the crossties. Sometimes you can find date nails. They are normally in the center of the crosstie with raised numbers

you are making Mutt famous! You are going to catch a derail one of these days. Loving the new camera. Happy Tuesday.

@jasonasselin

3 жыл бұрын

Fingers crossed!

Wow that was quite the track jump.I hope they are putting some work into that line before it becomes derailment city.

Thanks for making the video !

@jasonasselin

3 жыл бұрын

Sure thing!

I have never seen tracks that bent and bad in Canada.