A Race Against the Clock Through a Killer Blizzard | Extreme Ice Railroad | Up Close

[@stanpatterson5033]

Sorry, I had to bail out at 3:18. This production is so overhyped, it's sickening. The work is not that dramatic, the stuff I saw in that 3 minutes is situation normal for winter on any RR that gets cold temperatures, but the producers of this video mess have made it unwatchable.

[@DermotMurphy-v9e]

200,000 tons of newsprint at day, lol, that's 4000 trucks a day. Not a hope, the do in their wheel do that.

[@wouterpaap9343]

It is overhyped because of the timbre and the way of use of the voice, not so much the text itself. Ever seen the ore trains that run from Kiruna (Sweden) to Narvik (Norway)? I wonder how this voice over would sound if he ever had to comment those trains.

[@vimana63]

​@@DermotMurphy-v9e He said 2500 tons. That's 50 trucks. The factory's annual production capacity is 220 000 tons.

[@grieks]

agreed. just give us a regular documentary about it. the guy's voice is so brutal

[@annyer262]

I made it to 1:18 before I came to change it!

[@arneservatius1982]

My dad was born 1911. As a young man out of highschool. He worked as conductor on Michigan to Chicago rail yard. He kick off Hobos. Except winter he to Hobos into caboose when temp drop -18 to -28. Kept them alive. He said if the railroad management knew freezing weather was coming they put food and coffee in the caboose. Many lives were saved. As he walked the train and found them at stops. Dad said. Engineers were cowboys rough and tough they ran these steam engines 110 mph in blizzards! Hobos would freeze to death. Railroad did not want that. 😊

[@james_m01]

Thank you for sharing your Father’s story! I really enjoyed reading it and knowing hobos were kept safe and alive during the winters!

[@DudleyDoright-ru2ch]

The guys would climb onto the grain cars where they could tuck into the ends of the cars. They would freeze there. We were told to lock the engines and remove people, we ignored this during cold times. You can put the train into emergency from trailing units so a safety factor.

[@OgMango_II]

its amusing how much hype and drama is added for tv. most of working the railway isnt this dramatic.

[@darthspectre2775]

average american documentary

[@ValueVictory]

The inserted drama always killed me

[@thomasmutua7381]

😂😂😂

[@Reviewungabunga]

Damn, here I am getting ready to relax and watch a good show about Canada and our railways - you guys squashed that for me - lolololol - still proud to be. Canadian though!!!!!!!!

[@merc340sr]

Cochrane Ontario native here. Cheers!

[@onlinerock1157]

I was in Cochrane a few years ago. Went to the Polar Bear Habitat and then Harvey's afterwards across from the Valu-Mart

[@syedriazhussainshah7889]

Bravo... Braving the negative temperatures and unlimited snow.. thumbs 👍👍👍

[@janellekm]

Hello from Queensland Australia. In Australia, a conductor goes on a long-distance passenger train and checks tickets and any other passenger issues. Jay would be called a fireman, an old term from the days of steam trains. He might also be known as the guard, who used to sit in the last special carriage, but we don't have them now. The guard and/or fireman look after any shunting or connection of carriages. Your engineer is what we call a driver because they "drive" the train. It was very interesting to watch what needs to be done to keep your trains moving. I told my hubby about your conductor's job, and he said, "That explains it, why people were incorrectly calling our guards, conductors!" 😊 stay warm and safe.

[@tomslastname5560]

Only someone who's afraid of getting out of their car would call this a "frozen hell". Like with everything, preparedness and adequate clothing are key.

[@DudleyDoright-ru2ch]

Retired railroader here, you want extreme railroading this is not even close. My territory was fairly straight forward. At -30 things start to go wrong, by -40 the rails are cracking, air brakes get very cranky etc. This is very poorly narrated. This is basic railroading in Canada, nothing special.

[@golferpro1241]

Ok Dudley

[@DudleyDoright-ru2ch]

@@golferpro1241 A golf pro that knows about railroading, awesome.

[@rockymountainjazzfan1822]

The detector is not a "hotbox". A hotbox is an overheated wheel bearing in railroad jargon. Thus, a "hotbox detector" is the electronic device to detect the hotbox, and identify where it is in the train.

[@OgMango_II]

^

[@PeepoConductor]

We call it a hot box in Montreal. As we go over it, we say "On the box".

[@YDHR3612]

@@PeepoConductorwe usually just call it a “scanner”

[@koiyujo1543]

@@PeepoConductor ah that makes sense

[@keonyang3332]

In the industry they are just called defect detectors, as thoes defectors have other sensors to detect other defects on a consist.

[@swamprat69er]

I worked for Canadian Pacific Railway at the Toronto Yard (Agincourt, ON) in the Refrigeration and Heat department from 1967 through 1969. It was good work, but not what I was wanting to do for the rest of my life. After I turned 25 I then started my truck driving career, gravel first then bulk cement and finally bulk oil. Thanks for the memories.

[@syedriazhussainshah7889]

Amazing work ethics, expertise and commitment.. train loads of respect from Pakistan.. great going .. highly impressive..

[@KeithPetrie-e6i]

I SALUTE YOU GUYS, FRIM WHEELING & LAKE ERIE RAILWAY, YOU GUYS ROCK

[@robbypolter6689]

What surprises me a little is that the conditions can't be worse than in Siberia, Russia. The temperatures there are below minus 40 degrees Celsius for 6 months and in some cases the temperatures drop to minus 70 degrees Celsius and the Russian trains still run, regardless of whether they are electric locomotives or diesel locomotives. The snow and frost do not represent an insurmountable obstacle. There is appropriate clearing technology and the points can be heated.

[@DudleyDoright-ru2ch]

Not so simple as you think. The cold temperatures cause many problems that cannot be handled by modern equipment unfortunately. Basically the railroad will cease operations until conditions improve. Rails snap air hoses break etc. The longest trains are the container trains at about 15,000 feet.

[@pashon4percushon]

It might have to do with Canada being next to the US and they can tap into the US's massive intermodal rail system, making a rolling stock of clearing machinery cost ineffective

[@EntertainmentWorldz]

Great video

[@jessstone7486]

If you've seen Rocky Mountain Railroad videos, you've seen some of this scenery. The cold temps make this work pretty rough. Note to producers - we can do without the hyped drama. RMR avoids this, take a cue from them.

[@jaywheeler8207]

Since I was a kid I’ve watched Municipal plows truck’s fail to raise their plows prior to crossing tracks. The reason I mention this is both sides had extremely visible signs that said “raise plows” and I never once saw them raise their plows. What kind of damage can not raising these Heavy Duty plows do if the plow lip falls into that 2” to 4” gap that must remain clean or a train could possibly derail. I’m referring to 4X10 4 wheel drive 10 wheel all wheel drive dump trucks which are about the heaviest dump truck you can get without a third rear axle. I think lol. You guy’s are definitely Hard Core! Unless you can pick up at least 60 pounds without grunting for your safety and everyone else’s this is not an insult you won’t last 2 weeks! Yes a lot of specialty pieces usually invented by railroad employees who work smarter not harder and think like I do when I’m doing something that is physically demanding “there’s got to be an easier way to do this” has anyone that rides commuter railroads seen the crew that replaces railroad ties they have this little kind of mobile factory that rides on the rails it’s self-propelled. It starts by pulling the spikes. The next one removes out the old railroad tie puts in the new one then something else puts on the attachments it’s all automated however each is a human in every section. You know what I mean in case something goes haywire or sideways there’s someone there like humans fuck that artificial intelligence shit too many people are putting too much trust in that stuff when we don’t have enough data to tell us how they’ll react after being used a certain amount of time and railroad safety must be paramount because so many people use it and all the good people that keep it goingsorry I didn’t mean for that to be so long but happy Thanksgiving everybody

[@mr.lynnrosaasen8218]

Very interesting, enjoyed all the tense moments, but the train got through on time!

[@frankelias1952]

This narrator 😂😂😂😂😂.. just stop😂😂😂

[@kacperandrzejogonowski7061]

Exactly 😂😂😂😂

[@eddytschetter4153]

😄🤭

[@Heminat]

As a railroader, that’s too much drama 😂

[@peta1001]

Interesting voice with a great dose of dramaturgy. I had a grandfather who would use the same technique to tell me bed-time stories. He could make eating a candy epically interesting and brave.

[@tariqkhan3735]

Wow so amazing

[@elizetes7313]

That’s amazing job those guys though under the bad conditions

[@syedriazhussainshah7889]

The commentary makes it so dramatic.. the guys doing the job sound so cool and composed... Looks like the narrator is creating more than drama needed... 😂😂😂

[@OpenBVESubwayExperience]

"We're gonna get paid this week" is the best thing heard

[@jonathonruple3297]

Oh good grief at the overdramatization with regards to the size and weights in the narrative description. The feller buncher/delimber/skidder were just the start 😂😂😂

[@davescott2485]

I grew up in Kirkland Lake and when I was a teenager, I rode in the cabs regularly with a lot of the engineers. Love trains to this day. Nobody made a scene out of winter work. Yes, it presents it's challenges but...really? They do the same thing with the Ice Pilot's series. You don't need to over hype to sell a show.

[@stevefoster1276]

Amazing .. no hardhats at the overhaul building with cranes in operation.

[@more5347]

will a hard hat save you if 4,000 pounds falls on your head?

[@eastcoastrifraf9101]

Let me guess. "Danger around every corner...". Queue the music.

[@DudleyDoright-ru2ch]

No corners on a railway. just kidding.

[@colinlambert882]

Scary that "one of the harshest environments on earth" has its northern terminus at Moosonee, which is exactly the same latitude as Bristol UK.

[@drama1001]

There were Roman generals who made speeches to their soldiers before wars less intensely than the commentator of this video

[@elizetes7313]

Cheers from Boston

[@AjemanChannel-il3ci]

So Amazing How the Way Our Canadian Work So Hard to make it Right! The video Explained it pretty clear. Overall, more than Awesome. I Love it. Proud Being Canadian, > Toronto, Ontario, Canada

[@pashon4percushon]

very interesting to watch despite the commentors who say this is standard work in any snow riddled parts of the world.

[@kululv]

the dramatic voice is unnecessary and annoying! This is a documentary not a drama!

[@jeffk3370]

Timmins, Ontario has no trains to or though it. Hasn't had in many years. The last underpass, and last physical evidence of any tracks is being removed since it floods the road frequently.

[@mrMacGoover]

My backyard, I remember living in Cochran, good times.

[@RobertValinsky]

Very good video. I didn",t realize that the Ontario Northland Railway had a line to Hearst , Ontario. Back in 1987 I went to Sault Ste Marie , Ontario and rode on the Algoma Central Railway to Hearst , Ontario. On my way to Sault Ste Marie I passed thru North Bay and saw the Ontario Northland Railway terminal.

[@elementaldraco]

The production quality of this is terrible

[@norcanexs.g.llc.4625]

"A frozen hell", my goodness it must tuff out there! I only took it as winter when I worked the CN Rail route from High Level, Alberta north into the Northwest Territories, that's about a thousand kilometers farther north.

[@mikeemery5575]

why wood shims ?wont they rot or get squashed out over time

[@ZootSuitCooter]

With this much winter drama it must be remarkably boring in the summer. This was a very informative video, but clearly made for TV with all the 'end of the world timeline' hype.

[@davescott2485]

This 'frozen wasteland' gets pretty hot in the summer...for those who might thing this is year round weather.

[@seymourdupa9947]

What happens when the wood shims rot?

[@jamesborden4805]

Call this ....."Ice Rail Trainers"! It's just a spin-off!

[@haadbajwa7565]

Nice loved it! ❤ 🚉

[@DJ-gs8ly]

To get more hype they should have renumbered the engines 777 & 888 And then get Chris Pine and Denzel and talk about having a coaster

[@ayoutuber0202]

OOOOOOOhhhhhhh, scary monsters make it stop!!!!!!!!

[@wainber1]

When I think of winter and rails I think of Alaska, Canada, Russia, Mainland China and Japan as parts of the world to experience, on at least some of their railways, extreme cold temperatures.

[@arneservatius1982]

My dad was born 1911. As a young man out of highschool. He worked as conductor on Michigan to Chicago rail yard. He kick off Hobos. Except winter he to Hobos into caboose when temp drop -18 to -28. Kept them alive. He said if the railroad management knew freezing weather was coming they put food and coffee in the caboose. Many lives were saved. As he walked the train and found them at stops. Dad said. Engineers were cowboys rough and tough they ran these steam engines 110 mph in blizzards! Hobos would freeze to death. Railroad did not want that.

[@OgMango_II]

Canadian Railways work in Miles not Kilometers.

[@MainlineSouth]

Two mighty diesel locomotives 😂😂😂

[@davescott2485]

76 meters of snow fell across the province? (at 19:08) Where are these idiots getting their information from? From an internet search..."The highest total annual snowfall in Ontario was 559 centimeters (over 18 feet) in the winter of 2007-2008 in Muskoka".

[@coolin44]

I'm assuming they meant 76cm

[@davescott2485]

​@@coolin44I suppose that's possible...😊

[@Bryanja81]

The ballast machine, converted to plow, is no monster. Its a baby. Watch how they clear Donner pass if you want monsters!

[@nonya-hn4lk]

The narrator was so annoying. I couldn’t finish the video. Every word was way overdramatized…

[@ericbishop1340]

The drama of this documentary is way over the top. But, I did learn today, that Canada is not in North America?

[@mohammadiqbalkhan2888]

Bravo!!! great Work!!! Real Heroes!!!

[@tonym.4547]

This video should be a study in overdramatizing rather mundane tribulations.

[@lathamarea1437]

why doesn't the track repair crew have a tow behind propane de-icer..Surely there's got to be a better and faster way...

[@jolyonwelsh9834]

You guys need portable infrared temperature readers.

[@Montero424]

13:50 my love )))

[@yashsalunkheart3038]

Was the narrator in Blizzard while recording 😂

[@gallardoo9]

here in the sierra nevada's we use 1930s refitted rotary snow blowers to clear the feet of snow we get..they dont get much there kind of a yawn event...

[@AlanTatham-e6w]

You state 200. 000 tons of newsprint is produced every day. yet you only pick up 2500 tons every day, the story does not make sense

[@newrenewableenergycontrol5724]

Enjoy your time now. This will become pages in forgotten history, just like my grandfathers trade of black smithing! Paper news sales will be put out to the same pasture as horse transportation!

[@paulgilliland2992]

CN pulled out of talks with Ontario Railroad for one reason. They refused to guarantee the workforce’s jobs . Nobody has a guaranteed job for life except the government.

[@Satoru_Gojo1320]

I’m sorry I’m sorry but if the 1 train weights 110 tons how is the engine over 115 tons

[@1Nanerz]

Wow. A little dramatic. I’ve worked winters between Nakina and Armstrong. It’s not that crazy or difficult. Changing rail in minus 50 sucks though.

[@Moodsaver]

belle gang de quebecois :)

[@shenaghbooth4817]

How many times does that guy have to say it's a rush job. If he stopped shouting and did some more work, it would go faster 🙄 😂😂

[@briannelson4000]

So if one train don't get through the town will immediately die, and they don't get paid til a train goes by? This is a lot better with the Audio off. t

[@nemesis851_]

So much FAKE EMERGENCY URGENCY moments, is annoying

[@rogerburch69]

Would have been a good video had it not have been so over dramatic

[@kaylatroyer6177]

It sounds the the narrator is from the United kingdom and that's why he's used to kilometers not miles

[@davidb3172]

We still use miles for distance and speed on our roads.

[@HMSSfrigate12]

How about hard hats around the shop??

[@andreasmerkel5717]

I guess, the narrator can change a video about dishwashing to a nervewrecking psychodrama

[@TimothyWewege-l9m]

One day some of the people that comment will just stop complaining and just watch

[@rshack9847]

He needs “massive pulling power” for that micro train. Give me a break Mr. Narrator

[@bobobubu7850]

Funny... Transporting newspapers, when there is online news. Or do the people in remote zones use it for toilet paper?

[@ES-cl5hi]

Funny but true

[@Heavyres1cue]

They always have to add unnecessary "life and death" scenarios and drama, MOW crews work under track warrants and train crews are notified at the start of their shift or crew change of any "slow orders" or planned track work which is not like they portray the train has to go or the "world will end" and the work crew has only minutes to get the repair done. the most ridiculous is the paper mill if they don't get this special shipment of paper all these major newspapers won't be able to print tomorrow's newspaper without this specific load of paper. Gimme a break, they tried all this extra drama, yelling "fake arguments" and "fake deadlines" for certain tv show like American choppers, or West coast choppers and look what happened with them.

[@more5347]

all these guys are grossly underpaid.

[@Paulookingatyou]

Feet in Canada ?? 😮😂😂

[@subashkhanal9538]

In railway we use feet … even in Canada

[@rustykrys888]

When they had to walk back after the hotbox detector failed he also failed. Lol I woulda got a supercede and got a work block to do the inspection instead of walking 1400ft lol.

[@bradsmith5998]

Good thing the bears are sleeping. Lol. I noticed none of these workers carried bear spray. That would be why

[@bigjay6743]

Sad part is they can make vehicles lost a long time too but they just choose not too because it's not profitable.

[@KatoOnTheTrack1]

Canada doesn’t claim North America anymore lol.

[@rogerjoseph2532]

what a dramatic BS video, lol. In Northeastern Ontario it never is minus 41 C in the day and almost never hits that low at night. Its you can't call it artic tundra wilderness when thats 1,000 miles away.

[@genevievesmith1531]

This is overly dramatic and happens to paint a picture of complete isolation of towns like Hearst and Cochrane. There’s a little highway call 11 that connects North Bay to all of these towns. Both of those towns have truck stops. Gonna continue to watch cause it’s funny

[@ditchpatcher]

4:18 Talks about GP38s but those are garbage models of SD40s missing 2 axles. Also why the hell are there overhead wires in this animation.

[@xTheRedShirtX]

No lie, they make it feel like if a stick was on the rails...were alll fucked! Couldn't watch this past the intro.

[@puo09]

Narrator want to sounds like Liam Neeson when is mad....no need to be so dramatic. Drama queen.

[@tgfabthunderbird1]

What he's paid for.

[@jeb533]

Drama. We don't care if we're on time. They should have ordered earlier.

[@samsrailventures1961]

Hey, I work on a Class 1, I realize some of this stuff is "made for TV," but I enjoyed this. Some of you naysayers need to work out in the elements like the guys in the video and see how easy it is.

[@bailbondsga]

i cant keep listening to this narrator. 4 mins in i give up.

[@papabits5721]

Its not that important because they went tits up

[@God_Bless_President_Trump]

Fake news train 😅

[@hybridwolf66]

This track has been there for 120 years? With all of today's technical advances, Y'ALL are complaining? STFU and just be thankful your weren't born 100 years ago. Overhyped nonsense. Bet this is a History show? They have nothing but crap like this anymore. I lasted 4 minutes.

[@aagupta8074]

No women in this line of work..?😅

[@ChrisTian-lf2oh]

Another overhyped and overdramatic production eh? Aint watching this crap.

[@dalehodges5362]

Why does he whisper

[@PM-nr1yo]

worse narrator ever. totally tone deaf. made it unwatchable.

[@perryreasch1209]

DO YOU KNOW WHAT CAUSES A LOT OF TRAIN WRECKS /? FAST DRIVING I USED TO WORK FOR THE RAILROAD JUST SLOW DOWN