A very informative video indeed. As we have very little spiked track in the UK I've not seen some of these machines before. When I started working on the tracks in the 1960's this sort of job would have been done by a 4 man gang, plus a lookout man if the work was being done whilst trains were running. We dug out sufficient ballast to remove the sleeper slid the new one in and fastened the rail chairs down (on the old style bullhead rail) and keyed up the chairs. After changing the sleepers in one or two 60 ft lengths we then shovelled the ballast back in and hand packed the sleepers using just jacks, a level and shovels to restore the track to the correct level and position. No machinery, all hand tools! How the world has changed since then with machines taking most of the backbreaking work out of the job. I still eye up the track wherever I am near it and love to see a well maintained length of track with tidy ballast shoulders and a good top. It's really pleasing me to see track being put back into good order after seeing your video of the derailment a few months ago. It certainly must have woken up the railroad to the dreadful state of the track. There's nothing wrong with old rails as long as they aren't damaged and have no wheel burns from wheelslip. There must be many, many miles of track around the world that are getting on for 100 years old but as long as they are still in good shape they will be good for traffic. It's the day to day maintenance that keeps the track fit for traffic and no trains can run if the track is not up to the job of supporting the trains. Thanks for this excellent video. I'm sure that it would make the basis of a good training film for trackworkers.

@therailroadtiespiker

Жыл бұрын

It was a perfect opportunity to film them working on the tracks I spent about four hours recording them working over two days. Thanks for watching and enjoying the video.

Thanks for following the entire process. It must have been difficult for them to decide where to start and quit. There’s a lot of catch-up maintenance on that line!

@therailroadtiespiker

Жыл бұрын

They told me they're going to be working on these tracks all the way till next summer going all the way to logansport.

Very Cool!! Thank you for posting..

@therailroadtiespiker

Жыл бұрын

Thank you fogdan tomorrow's video is an update on this section of track.

Good video interesting to see mow equipment working

Very informative video. I wonder what is done with the old ties? An episode on "How It's Made" shows the making of concrete ties.

Wow those ties, were really in need of replacing.

I would imagine there's thousands of spots like this all across America. 😢

@therailroadtiespiker

Жыл бұрын

Try hundreds of thousands.

Well that’s really cool to get this close while they’re working. I see them quite a bit but I always catch them in a siding not doing anything 😂 awesome video good job

@therailroadtiespiker

Жыл бұрын

Thank you and this one was an easy catch it was only a few blocks form home. Lol

@TrainsForever

Жыл бұрын

@@therailroadtiespiker 😲 wow

Nice video and amazing machines.

@therailroadtiespiker

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Standing filming the machine you should have felt the ground move when it was pulling the ties out.

Ive seen a lot of ties replaced with concrete ties.

I would’ve assumed that streetrunning sections would just use concrete ties set in the street

I worked behind one of these for twenty years at CN

@therailroadtiespiker

Жыл бұрын

I bet you replace a lot of ties.

What is that, 40 lb. rail? Looks like some prime Milwaukee Road track except there’s some real rock ballast instead of dirt.

When was the last that those's ties were replaced?

ARE YOU SERIOUSLY KIDDING ME NOW? AT FIRST I THOUGHT THERE WAS NO WAY A RAILROAD TIE COULD BE REMOVED THIS WAY I GOT ONE UPPED TODAY

I recorded this process many years ago but couldn't get that close. Very interesting. Those ties were in horrible shape.

@therailroadtiespiker

Жыл бұрын

I took over an hour of video and was awesome all I had to do was walk down the sidewalk and film and I love catching trains at this location.

@lawnmowerdude

Жыл бұрын

They are not changing all of them. Depends on the class of track. Not all ties are changed at the same time.

@therailroadtiespiker

Жыл бұрын

@@lawnmowerdude correct they were telling me it was like every fifth tie unless there were a few in really bad shape.

In California they have been replacing wooden ties with concrete for some years now. !

@therailroadtiespiker

Жыл бұрын

I wonder if we have any track here in Indiana that has concrete ties?

These track ties look so old they should have just ripped up the entire section and completely redone the track right down to the sub roadbed underneath. Why didn't they just rip up all of the track, and do a proper and complete replacement job?

@therailroadtiespiker

Жыл бұрын

Money and corporate greed.

@shawnnorth2152

Жыл бұрын

It's bandaid railroading these days

@therailroadtiespiker

Жыл бұрын

@@shawnnorth2152 just enough to keep them rolling.

@shawnnorth2152

Жыл бұрын

Yup...minimal repairs (due to the shitty budgets and skeletonized personnel) wait for a derailment so the labor and materials can go on a casualty work order rather than the local manager's OE budget

@kw900lkevin

Жыл бұрын

this area of railroad hasn't seen daily usage since the 1980's 2-3 train moves a week if lucky

Most of the Machinery could have been replaced by a Huddig 1260. Search for 'slipersbyte' on KZread.

@therailroadtiespiker

Жыл бұрын

I will thanks for watching my video.

Rail lifter how come they are using there hands to push plates under should have wand And Jr tamper between the trip and spiker.

Those tracks must have been abandoned for some time. Hard to believe a RR would run trains on those ties.

@therailroadtiespiker

Жыл бұрын

Not abandoned just neglected

This is a really Clear Sign when Maintenance is lacking on the Railroad. This is what causes Big problems like Expensive Derailments. Mtce. Pays. 👍

@therailroadtiespiker

Жыл бұрын

Check out my video on the derailment they had.

@lawnmowerdude

Жыл бұрын

Depends on the class of track.

The channel kzread.info is run by a track maintenance guy on a shortline railroad and within his collection of videos (and comment replies -- which he does often), can probably tell you everything you've always wanted to know about maintaining track on a small railroad (in this case, an isolated mine railroad).

@therailroadtiespiker

Жыл бұрын

Thank you just subscribed.

They should have pulled the ties out on the opposite side away from the asphalt road build up.

@therailroadtiespiker

Жыл бұрын

Parts of the tracks had road on both sides.

i guess damaging that wire is easier than moving it. Those fingers needs spike points on them to grip tie.

@therailroadtiespiker

Жыл бұрын

That was my thought too

Spike puller, what a boring job to perform for 8 hours.

Looks as if U was on most of WATCO junk track. That couldn’t be cause there no Balis just dirt/mud !

why is modern USA still using wooden tie's?

@quintinivey9359

Жыл бұрын

Cheap. Low cost.

@fishing945

Жыл бұрын

Like many other things here, we do not think 'long term'. Replacing worn out things is part of our economy....

@peter-fuppe-fuchs

Жыл бұрын

@@fishing945 that's sad, with better ties, the lower maintenance cost, less shifting in the rail, and the faster the train can go....

@peter-fuppe-fuchs

Жыл бұрын

@@quintinivey9359 no.... More expensive, needs more maintenance

@hallbf

Жыл бұрын

On the railroad there is never enough money to do it right the first time, but plenty of money to do it over.

I Would ! Have thoughtt that Replacing the Old ! Wooden Ties of the Eightenth ! Century ! With New Concrete Ones ! In Twenty Twenty Two ! Might ! Have been a Better ! Idea here !

@therailroadtiespiker

Жыл бұрын

It probably comes down to money and capitalism if there's not even one cent of profit in it they won't do it. But I agree with you one hundred percent. I was watching them replace ties on the NS Fort Wayne branch and they were using wooden ties too.

@lawnmowerdude

Жыл бұрын

Depends on what these tracks are used for. The traffic they see. Concrete ties are far more expensive and are 4 times heavier.

@davidwillard7334

Жыл бұрын

@@lawnmowerdude AND HOW ! Heavy ! Is the Locomotive ! Then !??

@mattheww2797

Жыл бұрын

Concrete ties are usually only used on high speed lines, most freight runs on wood ties still

ChainsawN&W1218, neet to see all of that MOW equipment in action, I filmed some years ago before, they where using a spike driver,I've seen the brand Plasser America advertised in Trains Magazine before 👍🛤!