Dave, that old fracture looks like it has been there a long time. The metal fatigue finally took care of the top of the rail. That was a quick repair. That is awesome that they can make that all work so well and get a new section of rail in place. Thanks for filming this for us. Have a great evening.

@truckerallikatuk

2 жыл бұрын

You're right now I look at it.

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Tom for the very nice and positive comment. We do so appreciate your checking out the presentation my friend and for all the great support you have given this channel.

@richardswanson6933

2 жыл бұрын

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@simonblackham4987

2 жыл бұрын

The metal fatigue is the web fracture ... the head of the rail shows a catastrophic failure as the metal has a granular like surface. The other end of the damage may show a fatigue fracture (which has characteristic 'beach marks' of a continuing fracture front before final catastrophic failure of the remaining metal. Looking at the frscture at about 8 mins in you can see the original fatigue fracture on the web and a smaller amount of fatigue at the bottom of the head (rounded beach marks) ... the rail head finally failed at that end and the shock load then failed the other end. This is conjecture based on what I can see on the video. The fatugue probably worked up from below and along the web because the ballast was't properly supporting the sleeper (tie) at that point leading to a fluctuating bending load on the rail ... and the tension caused fatigue to start at a blemish in the bottom ...once the fracture had worked through to the web the bending would increase leading to a second fracture starting a foot or so away and they would then work towards each other along the web .the now barely supported rail head would start fatigue fracturing upwards from the ends of the fatigue of the web. The near end would fatigue first as the bending load would put tension at the bottom of the damaged rail head ... the far end would have tension at its polished top and would thus be resistant to fatigue cracking ... hence it only failed when under 'impact' loading due to the failure of the nearer end. This shows the necessity of track maintenance ... and particularly the track bed and ballast! I put the video on chromecast for a better view and it show the near end was a complete failure a long time ago and the beach marks are on the far end before catastrophic failure. The damage on the near end makes it difficult to determine the original mode of failure.. I didn't see the beginning (thankyou KZread for showing stuff before you click and then not going back to the beginning) and did not notice that it was at a road crossing: the asphalt would have hidden the fracture and on cursory examination would have prevented early detection and maintenance. Thankfully the final failure did not cause an accident! KZread has just started putting sound on the preview which just makes the preview even more annoying !!!

@ChadDidNothingWrong

2 жыл бұрын

​@@simonblackham4987 pretty interesting. now if only I could figure out what's what.

Glad to see you found it before a derailment! Love your videos and the behind the scenes of railroadin! Have a wonderful day!

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

Really glad you are enjoying them JasperHuskyFox. We do appreciate the very nice comment and for taking the time to check the show out tonight my friend.

It’s nice seeing people do what they really do instead of what WE think they do. Good teamwork.

@ccrx6700

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Sean for the very nice comment. We certainly appreciate your taking the time to check out the rail repair job. May you have a most blessed day my friend.

Thank you for such a great video. And thanks to the gentlemen who didn't make a fuss about you recording. This was a good teaching video for me. I enjoy seeing how men work their jobs and how things are done. Keep on railroadin' Dave!

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Fireball XL. Great to hear you enjoyed and we do appreciate your writing in and for watching my friend.

WOW ! DAVE !!! You really "LUCKED OUT" on that one! It appears as though the asphalt kinda "GLUED" the track in place and prevented a derailment. AMAZING !

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

Yes we did Tom! Really do appreciate your taking the time to write in and watch the presentation my friend.

@steveman1982

2 жыл бұрын

it takes a LOT to derail a train on a straight. There's some declassified WW2 era footage of experiments on this on KZread. Fascinating to see how much it takes.

Interesting combination of brittle fractures in that failure - actually, a double failure as you pointed out. Wonder ho much of the cause was a defect in the rail from the mill, how much was corrosion, and ice damage. Of course, the sub-freezing temperature made the rail just that extra bit more brittle when the car wheels snapped off the head. The images you took are much more descriptive than the textbook pictures in my strength of materials class, way back when.

@truckerallikatuk

2 жыл бұрын

Given it snapped around one plate fixing it to the sleeper, maybe the sleeper was moving for some time, snapping the web and weakening the railhead?

@GilmerJohn

2 жыл бұрын

@@truckerallikatuk -- Yep. It looks like the "sleeper" sagged a bit too much and the broke the bottom half. The top half broke from fatigue after years of excessive flexing.

@keithjurena9319

2 жыл бұрын

Defect plus fatigue from a soft foundation.

@bigredc222

2 жыл бұрын

Could vehicles crossing the rail twist it a little and help accelerate the problem, or is it just a coincidence that it broke at a crossing?

@truckerallikatuk

2 жыл бұрын

@@bigredc222 Possible once the web broke, but supremely unlikely before then. Rail is just way too solid for a car or even semi to do much damage to rail when set in place like that. Look at disused rails in various places, it's all still there, and probably perfectly good to run a train on.

Dang Dave that was a nasty break. I am glad the train made it past it safely and that you found it before the next train passed. Have a great day my friend.

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

yes it was Lewis, one of the worst we've ever had here. Do appreciate your checking out the show and for you continued faithful support of this channel my friend.

Looks like a portion of the shear webbing had failed before the actual head failure. Hard to tell/see with the asphalt cross over. Nice video, thanks for posting!!

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

Yes sir it had been broke for some time. Lucky it was in tangent track and not on a curve! Do appreciate your checking out the video and for writing in my friend.

Imagine what the old timer section gang would think about all the modern specialized equipment that is used now. Sure makes it faster and safer. Thanks Dave for your video .

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked the video today Steve. We certainly appreciate your taking the time to write in and for watching my friend. Can you imagine how those guys who built the transcontinental RR would think about how track is built and tamped now!

Wow, Dave, what an ordeal with that broken rail. Absolutely fascinating to see the rail broken like that - the parts of railroading that I just didn't know until you brought them to us! It seems like you have a really good crew there, too. The situation seemed pretty dire but it looked like they kept their heads down and got the job done. And did so well. Thanks for the show! I learn so much from every one of your videos! Also that's quite an impact driver! I thought my half inch brushless Milwaukee driver had some torque... Wow!

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for the very nice comment DietSeth. We really appreciate your checking out the video my friend.

Great video Dave and you were at the right place at the right time! That certainly could've been costly and I've never seen a piece of rail do that before! And like you pointed out that the bottom piece had broke prior to what happened in the video! Definitely had awesome help w replacement and getting that line back in business. Thanks again Dave for your videos along with your time and effort to get the BEST FOOTAGE for us! #LIFEONTHERAILS

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Shawn for the very nice comment. We really appreciate your faithful support of our channel my good friend.

Just love your videos! Always been fascinated with trains! Great to see behind the scenes as to the real work to make her run!

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much josef56. Great to hear you enjoy them and we do appreciate your writing in and for watching my friend.

Great job! We are lucky to have good men to handle problems as they come up! Dave, you and your colleagues do an amazing job!

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked the video today Raymond. We certainly appreciate your taking the time to write in and for watching my friend and for the very nice comment. These guys did a great job for sure.

Yikes! Luckily the break wasn't bigger causing a derailment! Luckily you guys got it fixed pretty quickly. Good job!

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Planet Mojo, yep we did luck out again! Lucky the Frontier crew was only a half hour away too. If my big truck was available I would have done the rail change out, but it had all my tools on it and was tore down in the shop. So I got to watch and video instead! How lucky was that! Appreciate your tuning in tonight my friend.

I really appreciate that with all of today’s technology and machinery that at the end of the day, the real work comes down to a guy with a shovel, a pick and a hammer.

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed Michael, we do appreciate your checking out the video today my friend.

Thank you Dave! Great that the asphalt kept the broken rail in check, otherwise it could have been a real problem, e.g. derailment.

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked the video today HugsBach. We certainly appreciate your taking the time to write in and for watching my friend.

Alright Dave! Good technical analysis on this damage. As this is older footage the crew is now shrunk&are on my #1/2 curves working as always lol🚂🇨🇦🇺🇲🚃🚃⚒️👷🙋

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the show 4ever dc. Do appreciate the very nice comment and for the nice shout out for me on your last video my good friend. And I did check out Rob's video, that was pretty cool! Left him a note and said you recommended it to me.

That was a freaking amazing video, Dave! That damage was worse than I could have imagined. Great work by the repair crew! BTW -- I've been on that road and at that crossing. With permission, of course!

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed Pete, Robena was once a happening place, now there is nothing left down there but fields and few concrete piers where the barge loader was at. Got a special coming out for you here soon, NS at Schoolhouse Road!

Thanks to all repair men! Your efforts keep us safe.

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Michael for checking out the show today, we do certainly appreciate your writing in and for watching my friend.

And THAT is why you inspect rails...crazy good catch Dave!

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

And you are totally right in that Joseph. Found this on my weekly track inspection, wasn't hard to miss.... LOL Do appreciate your tuning in and watching the channel tonight my friend.

Wow, this was really interesting to watch! Great work finding that in time before it caused some bad incident. Thanks for posting, too! Thumbs up! Have a great new week!

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed BaltimoreAndOhio RR we do appreciate your checking out the video today my friend.

@dickJohnsonpeter

2 жыл бұрын

Piener was the one drivin' he had a loop of coil that's for sure.

That 2cycle impact was pretty cool. Never seen one of them

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

Yes it was David. Milwaukee makes an M18 battery operated impact wrench for track bolts, those that have them tell me it's awesome. Am trying to get them to buy me one here. We have a 3/4 Milwaukee impact wrench here and it is totally amazing how much ooomph it has. Appreciate your writing in tonight and for watching my friend.

Thank you to all of our railroaders. You fellows keep our economy running. God bless.

@ccrx6700

Жыл бұрын

Your welcome Garrett, Thank You for stopping by and taking in the video today my good man.

It's miracle there wasn't a derail. Wow that was awful. Thank you for sharing this video with us.

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

Your certainly welcome Valerie and yep we lucked out yet again. Thank you so much for checking out the presentation tonight my friend.

Incredible every thing went well on this job. That blow out could been disastrous for ya. Great video Dave, thanks for taking us along.

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Pappy. Great to hear you enjoyed and we do appreciate your writing in and for watching my friend.

Couldn't imagine what those wheels sounded like going over that.

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

Pretty big clunk I'd say! Wish I had been there for that. He was slowing down right before the harbor so train speed was around 12 or so, good thing! Appreciate your checking out the video tonight shon kemp.

You guys are the RAIL HEROS. Thank You so much for your service in the Rail Road.

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed jazzridez, we do appreciate your checking out the video today my friend.

Who'd have thought I could learn about street running rail repairs at mile post 15.8. How cool is that! Thank you, Dave!

@ccrx6700

Жыл бұрын

Wasn't too cool when we found it tho....:-) Thanks so much for watching Shirley.

That was a fascinating repair to watch. 2 questions. 1) how long before that break would have resulted in a derailment of a passing train? And 2) was all that asphalt and other debris just left there to become an eyesore, or does a crew come along later and scoop all that up and groom the site? A lot of places I have seen, rail companies do not seem to concerned what kind of mess is left behind.

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

Good questions American Rambler. First we were lucky nothing derailed when part of the last train passed over it. Had it been in a curve and not tangent track, something surely would have gone off then. It's anyone's guess when something would have derailed on the next passing train had we not fixed the break. A few months later we took the entire crossing out and replaced the rail on the other side. Most of that has been cleaned up already but there is still some asphalt left that I will clean up at some point when I get some time here in the future.

@fuckfannyfiddlefart

2 жыл бұрын

It's a private road, hopefully they went back and told the CAPITALIST to fix it himself as it was probably the same guy who broke the crossing.

I thought you guys were still on Stand Down. Looks like it was on straight section, glad there wasn't any derailment. It does help when have a crew to bust it out.. Great video Dave.👍👍🚂🪒

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked the video today Christopher. We certainly appreciate your taking the time to write in and for watching my friend.

Hi Dave! Great video! Watching a section of rail being replaced isn’t something you see every day! Love the humor you have when these events happen! Have a great day!

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Johnathan. Very glad to hear you got your money's worth today for the price of admission.... :-)

Awesome video as usual. You do an excellent job at not only filming exactly what we want to see, but you explain the processes very clearly.

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Brett for the very kind words! We do appreciate your checking out the presentation today my friend.

Stray thought: The Cumberland Mine RR seems to be a very consistent operation. Same cars, same loads, same locomotives, same speeds, with consistent and well documented MOW. It would be interesting to see an academic study of MOW issues like this. With so many variables already known, analysis might be more accurate. Your railroad could be a uniquely valuable research subject!

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

Interesting Alan. Seems like this would be a good learning place for a student of RR to come. We have some unique challenges and it is a unique RR. Not many have so many high degree curves in such a short distance. Really appreciate your writing in and your faithful support of this channel my friend.

Thanks for sharing this with us Dave. Wow that could of been way worse. I've seen videos where a train didn't derail on a 2 foot gap but that break was real bad. Someone was watching that train for sure! Stay safe my friend.

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

Your certainly welcome Dennis. do really appreciate your watching today and am so hoping I don't have to get a a call to come up and replace any broken rails on your RR! .... LOL But if it does happen I will be there for you!

Nice work Dave. You make this look easy. Our Country is lucky to have Men like you servicing our rail lines.

@ccrx6700

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Fredrick for the kind words. We do appreciate your checking out the show today my friend.

Thanks for sharing Dave! Nice catch on the track inspection.

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

You are certainly welcome Brian. Defect was kinda hard not to find!....LOL Thanks so much for watching today my friend.

WOW!!! I never seen that before. I thought railroad track was pretty much indestructible.

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you saw something you've never seen Joe. Do so appreciate your taking the time to write in and for viewing the show tonight my friend.

A wonderful job on the rail replacement. Dave Thanks

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

Your welcome Derrick, glad you liked the video today. We certainly appreciate your taking the time to write in and for watching my friend.

That looks bad that might have a cause a derailment at any time but thankfully they are fixing the problem before the problem happened

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

Yep we got lucky again Brian. I doubt if too many car wheels went over it, but also he was slowing down going into the harbor at about 12 mph which probably helped keep wheels on. Do appreciate your checking out the presentation tonight my friend.

So glad it was found before things turned nasty Dave. Shudder to think what the worse case scenario might have been!

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed Richard, we do appreciate your checking out the video today my friend. And good thing it was in tangent track and not on a curve or you would have been watching a video of Hulcher re railing some cars I'm sure.

Thanks to Hyce for his 10 levels of understanding of railroad track it wasn't lost on me the terminology you used here, but it did take me a couple of moments to compute the "head" of the rail and the webbing. However you are the best channel to answer the question us in the general public have when we see this sort of damage... How do you fix it? That is why your channel is the greatest out there!

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much CMDR Sweeper. We really appreciate your taking the time to watch and for the very nice comment my friend

So awesome to watch, thank you SO MUCH for sharing. Be well out there!

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Oregon Crew. Great to hear you enjoyed and we do appreciate your writing in and for watching my friend.

Thank you Dave for another great video. I have never seen that happen before. It is a good thing you where at the right place to find it before there was a derailment. Great job Dave. 😀❤

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for the very nice comment Ray. We really appreciate your checking out the video my friend.

You sure were blessed! Could have had so much horrible stuff happen! Thanks for pointing out fresh break from old. My dad would have noted that too. Always wondered how they would fix a break located at a crossing. Thank you for another nifty video, and nice work guys!

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for the very nice comment Trena. We really appreciate your checking out the video my friend. Nifty, I like that.... And yes I am blessed to have such a great audience such as yourself.

That was awesome sir thank you so much for your time and love for the railroad🙏

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for the very nice comment 12Adam33. We really appreciate your checking out the video my friend.

Great video!! I like how you did this. The close ups were great and gave a LOT of detail that I found very interesting. And the background info was helpful too. Thanks to you AND the crew for letting you do this. You made them look darn good too!! You and they can point to this one and grin.

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

Well thank you very much Art for the very nice comment. We really appreciate your taking the time to write in and for checking out the presentation my friend.

Thanks Dave. Luckily the crack was found before something really bad happened. Those guys really got with the program and quickly fixed the problem.

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

Your certainly welcome Thomas and we do appreciate your watching and for you faithful support of our channel my friend.

Good video Dave, that was nice work and a good repair. Thanks my friend!

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed Rick, we do appreciate your checking out the video today my friend.

As usual, another interesting and informative video! I got my notification issue fixed so hopefully I'll get back to catching all your posts!

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed HistoricBF, we do appreciate your checking out the video today my friend and glad you got the YT issues figured out, seems like they have too many issues with their notifications, lot's of folks seem not to get them.

Good failure analysis. Great repair. It never gets old watching procedures like this.

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Garcansdad for the very nice and positive comment. Do appreciate your checking out the show today my friend.

I like your videos. They show us how the railroad maintenance is done. Keep up the good work. 👍

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for the very nice comment Rufus. We really appreciate your checking out the video my friend.

My dad was the SF for the Burlington Northern in the middle of Montana in the 70's. I still find this fascinating to watch.

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

Certainly glad you enjoyed Storm. We do appreciate your stopping by and watching the show my good man.

Super fascinating stuff, thanks for sharing what you do!

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much PaulK. Great to hear you enjoyed and we do appreciate your writing in and for watching my friend.

Your guys did a wonderful job on the rail replacement.

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for the very nice comment Margaret. We really appreciate your checking out the video my friend.

Thank you Dave.

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

Your welcome Ed, glad you liked watching the show. We certainly appreciate your taking the time to write in and for watching my friend.

Wow! sorry about the track but really cool to see how they fix it! thank-you Dave!

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Lyndon, but that's railroadin! Very glad you enjoyed the presentation and we do so appreciate your watching my friend.

This is the kind of example to show young engineers what reality is. Splendid video and commentary. It looks as though the asphalt next to the rail had caused a corrosion pitting line 2/3's the way up the web, probably where the crack started. Thank you for the complete story. The crew made the repair look easy. They would have done the same job ever if it had been in the middle of a storm, salt of the earth.

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Peter for the awesome comment. We really appreciate your taking the time to write in and watch the presentation my friend.

Thank you very much for this very interesting and informative video presentation, the people are absolutely delighted seeing how this was dealt with. It was interesting to see that the rail had been cracked through for some time before finally breaking. The ties were certainly in good condition despite being covered for so long, but maybe that helps to preserve them also.

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for the very nice comment John. We really appreciate your checking out the video my friend.

Thanks for sharing the repair. I'll bet you wanted to get in there to help. I know I felt that way.

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much John. Great to hear you enjoyed and we do appreciate your writing in and for watching my friend.

This is a great video for showing how the track is installed at a road crossing. I always wondered if rail road ties were under the asphalt..

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

Really glad you enjoyed Agostino and we do appreciate your watching today my friend.

Awesome video, thanks for sharing!

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

Your welcome Kevin, glad you liked watching the show. We certainly appreciate your taking the time to write in and for watching my friend.

Another great video Dave ! Thanks for sharing.

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for the very nice comment Scott. We really appreciate your checking out the video my friend.

Great work team work

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

These guys did a great job and in record time for sure Jason. We were lucky a rail service contractor was close by. Do really appreciate your checking out the presentation tonight my friend.

Thank you for what you do.

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

Your welcome Andrew. Thank you very much for the kind words and for taking in the home movie today my friend.

I would bet the rest of the rail has a head and web defect. Great find !

@ccrx6700

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Thomas, wasn't hard to find that one! LOL Really swell of you to take in the presentation today my friend.

That's the first time I've heard you without any cheeky giggles , they did a nice repair and sound like a good crew together.

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

Oh dear, I guess that means the video was a failure ... LOL Will have to make up for it in a future vid..... :-) Do so appreciate your checking out the show today Tim.

Thanks Dave

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

Your welcome Frank, glad you liked the video today. We certainly appreciate your taking the time to write in and for watching my friend.

Great video! Such a gap, seems lucky you didn't lose a few cars there when the last train went over. Guess that's sort of a problem with paved crossings like that, you can't see the web and so it was probably cracked for some time without noticing until finally the head just gave way. Good job with the quick repairs.

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Mike, glad you liked watching the show. We certainly appreciate your taking the time to write in and for watching my friend.

This had me thinking back to my Q.A. days, working with steel. Another great video!

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rod and glad to hear you enjoyed. We do appreciate your checking out the show today my friend.

thank-you! Dave

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

You are certainly welcome and we do Thank You for checking out the video and for writing in my friend.

Great catch and great video.

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed Robert, we do appreciate your checking out the video today my friend and for the very nice comment.

Dave...I really appreciate your up close and personal approach to the behind-the-scenes repairs, explained like you're talking to a friend. I am used to seeing the aftermath (derailment) without an explanation what caused it. This could have been a nasty but was averted by you. (A little tip in your check would be nice) Good Job!!

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

Well golly Mark, what a very nice compliment, believe me it is much appreciated. We were lucky this wasn't in a curve or you would be seeing that aftermath and watching a video of Hulcher re railing cars. And I got paid working thru dinner that day so it's all good on the pay....LOL Thank you so much for tuning in and checking out the video today my friend.

This video sure brings back memories crossing brakes are the worst especially when it's cold and frozen ground I've had to deal with these throughout my career here and there when that happened.

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

We really lucked out on the weather and that is was easy access and that they weren't pressed to get a train thru. Do appreciate your checking out the show my friend.

Thanks for the awesome video Dave! Those guys do some spedicious work ! That's not a busy crossing at all I gathered, so it couldn't be damage from cross traffic. Great job everyone! 🚂💨💨💨💨

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

Your welcome Dennis, do glad to hear you liked the show. Crossing only sees a very few trucks a day. Used to be pretty busy as road goes into old Robena Mine which is no longer there. Back in the 1950's/60's Robena was the largest under ground mining complex in the world owned by US Steel.

Wow that sure was a mess, those guys did one heck of a job. Great video Dave

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Russell. Great to hear you enjoyed and we do appreciate your writing in and for watching my friend.

Thanks for the video!

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome Commodore Sixfour. We really appreciate your taking the time to write in and watch the presentation my friend.

It's not often you get a break that bad We once had one the same about 3 inches long in a tunnel, a train came through about 60mph and made a heck of a noise banging over the break, the driver reported he felt a bump and the line was blocked for inspection, later that day we were sent out to put a field phone out for the track gang and when we got to the break I thought no wonder we heard a bang as that train was coming through. great video Dave and good thing you were able to get those guys out to help at short notice.

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

This probably the worst one we've ever had here cedarcam. Good thing it was in tangent track and not a curve or you'd be watching a video on Hulcher doing some re railing! It is amazing what trains can pass over. Really appreciate your writing in with the neat story and for watching my railroading friend.

Hey Dave !! Another great video !!!! Glad that it was caught B/4 A derailment there !!! Have a good week & Thanks !!! 😗😚🙄🤠😎😮👍👍👍👍👍

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked the video today K B. We certainly appreciate your taking the time to write in and for watching my friend. yep we did luck out again for sure!

Very intresting Dave, Keep posting.

@ccrx6700

5 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed Richard and yes sir will keep on posting! Thanks so much for taking the time to write in and for checking out the video where the rail head blew out my friend.

Always learn something new. Great video. keep up the great work.

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for the very nice comment Darrell. We really appreciate your checking out the video my friend.

@darrelljones5960

2 жыл бұрын

@@ccrx6700 seriously. i never knew what a rail head blow out was till i watched this video.

good catch! dave

@ccrx6700

Жыл бұрын

That one was a little hard to miss Dave :-) Thank you very much for tuning in and checking out the video my friend.

As always, interesting video, amazing how quickly various contractor teams can come together to get something accomplished.

@ccrx6700

Жыл бұрын

yes we lucked out Frontier RR Services was only about a half hour away, this got done pretty quickly all things considered, thanks for the nice comment.

WOW,BROKEN RAIL,THATS CRAZY..NEVER WOULD BELIEVE THAT COULD HAPPEN..THANK YOU

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

Your welcome Ralph. We really appreciate your taking the time to write in and watch the presentation my friend.

@dezertraider

2 жыл бұрын

@@ccrx6700 YOUR VERY WELCOME!STAY AWESOME

Great work you made it look easy

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you LoganofNorth, these guys did quick and good work for sure. Really appreciate your taking the time to write in and for watching the show my friend.

Seems like an appropriate time to say aww snap. A great example of why staying back from a RR crossing gate is not a bad idea. Good work, and thanks for sharing!

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

Since this is a family friendly channel aww snap is definitely appropriate! We on the job may use other colorful terms not fit for younger viewing however..... Thank you Matt for checking out the presentation today my good friend.

I absolutely love, love your videos . Thanks so much. and about today: good thing you have good eyes spotting that break. I can hardly believe seeing that break. Must have been subject to tremendous forces. Hey!!! and keep on railroading for us! thanks😎👍😇

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

Really glad you are enjoying them aiko! We do so appreciate your watching and for the very nice comment my friend.

@aikovanhulsen4798

2 жыл бұрын

@@ccrx6700 The honor is mine. I think you are a true gem. What I really like is that you get into the technical part and know how to explain this all in laymen's terms for us. You may have missed your calling as a teacher. Again keep doing this and your sense of humor/fatalism/authenticity is heart warming. (I here refer to your series of the little museum you helped with). Cool Man😎

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

@@aikovanhulsen4798 😊👍

Good eyes Dave on that busted out piece of track. Very interesting how that piece of rail failed. Another great video Dave.

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

Was pretty hard not to miss that one Joseph! Really glad you enjoyed and we do so appreciate your watching today my friend.

Mighty fine repair. Looks like crew knows what they're doing. I like the railroad tie filing in the space near the blacktop. 👷‍♂️😃🥇

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed Peter, we do appreciate your checking out the video today my friend and for the very nice comment.

Keep those good but interesting videos coming and I’ll keep watching

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for the very nice comment Clark. We really appreciate your checking out the video my friend.

Yes I agree with someone else. This is not seen everyday. Thank you. Great team there. Absolutely fascinating..

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for the very nice comment Bill. We really appreciate your checking out the video my friend.

In the immortal words of Rosanne Rosanadna (played by Gilda Radnor on SNL), "If it's not one thing, it's another". Nice catch and recover Dave. It's never boring on the CCR!

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Alan, glad you liked watching the show. We certainly appreciate your taking the time to write in and for watching my friend.

Awesome Break and good find Brother 😁

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed, we do appreciate your checking out the video today my friend.

Thanks for another great video! It really sucks that happened but thank goodness you were checking and found it. Really it couldn't have probably happened in a better spot. I'm no railroader but I'd be willing to bet having that asphalt there helped keep that base of the track stable enough so it didn't blow out all the way down to the tie. I agree, that bottom has been broken for a while. Our recent temps here in Pgh and down near you were the icing on the cake for that spot. There could have had a very serious accident possibly with injuries. I certainly don't know your policies or if you have mentioned it before, but if you don't have a contract with Sperry or a similar company, it may be wise to get them out annually to ride your line with a hi-rail defect detector. Also kudos to the excavator operator, they did a fantastic job on lifting out those old chunks of asphalt perfectly and with precision. And getting that rail to match up, also great! Really had the best happen out of a bad, possibly catastrophic situation.

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for the very nice comment and for watching the video. We do have ultrasonic rail testers come in usually bi annually. We sure did luck out that nothing worse happened and that it was a crossing that only sees a few trucks a day anymore.

@sharkey086

2 жыл бұрын

@@ccrx6700 For sure that was extremely lucky, but certainly glad it wasn't as bad as it could have been. Love the videos, Dave, keep em coming!

Nice to see a problem caught and solved. Mi gente at work.

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

Do appreciate your taking the time to write in and for watching the video my friend.

It's really cool to see all the resources you can pull together to get a repair done when you really need to. All those guys and equipment swung right into action to get the line back up and running! Who is responsible for replacing the pavement?

@ccrx6700

3 ай бұрын

Yes we were very fortunate to have all of those guys so close by that day, they all did a great job Wheezer. We never replaced the asphalt, it used to be a very busy mine access road which is why we paved it in the first place. But that mine shut down and this road only sees a few vehicles a day now, so it is graveled. Thanks so much for watching my friend.

Sir, you deserve yet another (non Bud Light) beer for bringing us the railroad content. I have never seen a gas powered torq wrench. I am a mechanical engineer so I figured that the tie underneath the fracture and perhaps couple adjacent ones must have been "soft". Is my diagnosis correct? All the best to you, you keep America rollin' in spite of all the ...... going on.

@ccrx6700

Жыл бұрын

Appreciate the nice comment and I like 2 kinds of beer, Michelob Ultra and Free.... :-) Thank you very much for taking the time to watch and write in my friend.

Great work. Loved the video!

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for the very nice comment. We really appreciate your checking out the video my friend.

@Nurvington

2 жыл бұрын

@@ccrx6700 yes sir!

Omg Thank God you found that, it could have been a disaster! Good job with the crew!

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Brenda for the very nice comment and for taking the time to watch the show my friend.

That is crazy! It's very interesting to see how it split!

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked the video today Eric. We certainly appreciate your taking the time to write in and for watching my friend.

@ericcoffedgp40

2 жыл бұрын

@@ccrx6700 Sure thing Dave! Always enjoy watching the videos!

I was a bulldozer operator for wildland firefighting. Over the years the guidance changed about crossing tracks at a grade crossing. For years it was cross perpendicular to the tracks and obviously don't do any turning. Later they said just don't do it, you must find a trailer and load up regardless of the emergency. What are your thoughts ccrx 6700?

@ccrx6700

2 жыл бұрын

My thoughts are you are a brave man and I congratulate you on your bravery! Fighting fires is dangerous work. I've crossed rail before on a dozer several times where there was no crossing at all. Have to do it backwards and ease the thing down or you'll break your neck from the jolt coming off....! Obviously no turning for sure. We've crossed public roads with a dozer running on tires or even plywood. Appreciate your writing in and checking out the video J G.