Amtrac Broke a Rail and I Gotta Fix It

[@3henry214]

I swear, if we had just a quarter of the national work force with the same work ethics, conscientiousness, sense of duty and devotion to "doing it right" as you do, this nation would be a lot better off. You're 69-1/2? I turned 70 about 6 months ago, I'm having trouble bending over to reach my feet to put my dang socks on... and you're driving spikes and changing out rails?!!!? You are a beast, my friend, much respect to you.... stay safe, stay healthy and bless you. I really enjoyed watching this video, thanks for posting it.

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate the very kind words Henry and glad you enjoyed. Thank you very much for taking the time to visit with us to watch the video my friend.

[@hmbpnz]

I swear, if the companies put some of those billions of dollars in profit back into the workers, or maybe at least making sure that they had batteries for their crane remotes, we'd be a lot better off.

[@BrainScramblies]

You think the percentage of workers who do their job well is less than 25% ?

[@CCscott]

So glad you add the text explaining things to us novices. Thanks, Professor!👨‍🏫

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate your saying that CC. Thank you very much for taking the time out of your day to visit with us and watch the video my friend.

[@ricksNZ]

I take my hat off to you Sir, you work very hard for the money and we all see the pride you take in your job. Thank you for bringing us along for the ride.

[@freedomfan4272]

Keep in mind he is nearly 70yrs old also

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Rick and you are welcome. Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.

[@pchris6662]

A man after my own heart! $45 to the company…they’ve been good to me…worth it. That’s the way it’s supposed to be. My company appreciates me and I appreciate them right back, and neither of us sweats the small stuff because we all have our eye on the bigger picture.

[@brian_2040]

I agree with you. I've been that way in the past. My company has become the other way. I hope your company continues to appreciate you.

[@able880]

That's a good comment - men like him have made this country

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate the nice comment P Chris. Yes this company's been good to me, give and take from both sides. Thank you for taking the time to visit with us and check out the video. May you have a very good day my friend.

[@brian_2040]

@@ccrx6700 yes sir, you be careful on the rails.

[@hmbpnz]

You're kidding, right? He had to buy batteries for his remote control to not have to wait for the railroad, and that's a good thing, right? Man I'd like to get some of what you're smoking.

[@clarklindquist8137]

Listen to those spring peepers... Love the video. Thanked Dave. God bless

[@ccrx6700]

Yes sir, you know I actually paused the video when I was taping for a couple of minutes so you could listen to them Clark, then when edited the video it was getting pretty long so cut that part out. Really glad you enjoyed and thanks so much my friend for writing in and watching tonight.

[@youwillike]

My dad retired from the Alaska Railroad back when the govt owned it. I miss my dad and the days on the rail.

[@ccrx6700]

That's pretty cool he worked for ARR. I miss my dad also, but he wasn't a railroader like yours was. Thank you for taking the time to visit with us and check out the video. May you have a very good day my friend.

[@mikedee8876]

Dave doing the work of 20 men, with his Hi-Rail, hydraulics, remote....and a kid half his age........plus the positive attitude helps

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the kind words Mike. We do very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the broken rail video my friend.

[@raz4371]

3 man job MAX

[@WSTLNZ]

Sadly it's actually ONLY a "one man" job, with a small oxyacetylene set, some fishbolts and a pair of fishplates, to be slapping them on & tightening them (with a hand operated shifting spanner with a long handle) after blowing four holes in the two broken ends. Did it on a near daily Inspecting Ganger's job, via a very small motor (open top) 2man velocipede - here on NZ's cold and frosty Otago Central Branch Line, mostly near to Omakau & Lauder, as well as up in the Auripo Gorge. Took me on average about half an hour in total, to find, fix and repair - to then leave, without even needing to swap out the rail itself. Just a pure fishplated repair, by making a newly plated joint across the broken gap..

[@WSTLNZ]

@@raz4371 where only 1 man was used to doing it, in the 1970's on the NZR. Same broken rail problem, far quicker "one man repair," using an oxyacetylene torch kit and a pair of fishplates, bolted across that gap. 1/4 to 1/2 hour tops.

[@steveg2509]

@@WSTLNZwhat a joke

[@fredeisen7401]

Dave, Old Guys Rule!! Thanks again for showing us real railroading. God Bless!

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate the nice comment Fred and glad you enjoyed. Thank you very much for taking the time to visit with us to watch the video my friend.

[@glennbarker222]

Nice work Dave. The people on the range are probably saying "That banging in the distance? That's just Dave, he's banging in new anchors for a stick of rail up the way - nothing to worry about, he's being doing it for years"... 🙂

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the kind words Glenn, and you did put a smile on my face with that one. We do very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the broken rail video my friend.

[@maryjohansson3627]

You swung that hammer and never missed a beat. Gracious me! Glad you got the rail replaced and then reviewed the video to see what had to be corrected. Great workmanship. Thanks for explaining the anchors and spikes.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the kind words Mary. We do very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the broken rail video my friend.

[@russelltrupia4479]

That is a good point about finding the weak spot now .Great job Dave

[@ccrx6700]

Yes it is Russell, much better a tamper find it than a loaded coal train. Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.

[@jughead8988]

As a 18 year old boy I worked 3 days on a track crew for CSX before I told the boss where he could stick that hammer!!! What little bit I know about working track tells me that Ol'Dave knows how to drive a spike as good as any!!!

[@trains2057]

Lol , grow tf up.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the kind words Jughead, I've driven a spike or two in the past...... :-) We do very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the broken rail video my friend.

[@leonblittle226]

Sounds like it was the boss not the job lol

[@jughead8988]

@@leonblittle226 that's exactly what it was! It was much like when I first started in the mines they kick the snot out of your for the first few weeks to make sure you can hang. The 3 days that I worked where 12 hours days drive spikes by hand on some of the coldest days I can remember in our area. It felt like our fingers where going to shatter every we swung the hammer. The boss was sitting in his truck watching us work. Every time one of use would stick our hands under our arms or in our pocket to try to get feeling back he rolled down his window and yelled "if your cold work faster. There's fire in those tools!"

[@Jeff-rh8mq]

I love watching your vids and learning what you do to keep it running on time! I've never seen you not smiling! Cheers from Canada....

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Jeff. Pleased to hear you are having a good time watching the home movies my friend.

[@byronholt4912]

I hope they appreciate you! You’re a loyal and dedicated employee and an asset to the company!

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate the nice comment Byron. Thank you very much for taking the time to visit with us to watch the video my friend.

[@raymondsprengelmeyer1278]

Hard work is keeping you young Dave! The person who doesn't make mistakes isn't working!

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate the very nice comment Raymond. Thank you so much for taking time out of your day to check out the broken rail video my friend.

[@clineshaunt]

Man, working outdoors on the railroad, listening to a bunch of peepers in the background. Wonderful! I like hearing them by my house at night with the sounds of the train going by.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Clineshaunt. Peepers and trains, what's not to love about that! We do very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the broken rail video my friend.

[@MrUtubeobia]

Thanks for the video. Always enjoy learning how things are done. Not many people these days want to manual labor. You make me tired just watching. Keep up these videos, and work safely.❤

[@ccrx6700]

Your certainly welcome Tom. Better go take a nap then come back and watch some more....:-) Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us tonight and watch my friend.

[@stubbed4503]

This guy is what we need more of.

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate the nice comment Stubbed. Thank you very much for taking the time to watch the video and may you have a really good day my friend.

[@eddiekilby]

I caught the anchor problem but not the most obvious problem the spike. Thanks for sharing this Dave.👍👍👍🏆🏆🏆

[@ccrx6700]

You qualify now for the track inspector of the day Eddie. Good for you! Thank you for taking the time to visit with us and check out the video. May you have a very good day my friend.

[@alsecen5674]

You are the happiest railroad man I've ever seen. Keep it up!

[@ccrx6700]

Thanks and I enjoy what I do Al! Really appreciate your taking the time to watch and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@zulubravo5733]

I really admire your work ethic and your commitment to your company! 💯 Have a great evening Dave!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the kind words Zulubravo. Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.

[@1208bug]

Dave your dedication to your job is awesome, thanks for showing us around.

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate the kind words 1208Bug. Thank you very much for taking the time out of your day to visit with us and watch the video my friend.

[@richardbause2453]

Most videos have a little soothing background music. Hats off to you Dave for adding in the sound of spring 👏 👏, even good things can be heard 👂 while spiking 😮😂. Tie recovery project is done. Almost 3,000 ties have gone to new homes.

[@ccrx6700]

I had a couple of minutes of the spring peepers taped but when editing the video was getting long so cut it out Richard. Thank you for taking the time to write in and to watch the video my friend.

[@richardbause2453]

@@ccrx6700 Peep-per Peep-per Peep-per 😄😄😅👍🤣 Songs 🎵 🎶 of spring. Yet we got 11 inches of snow ❄ today.

[@dougthomson5544]

You know, brother, I come from a long line of railroaders (from superintendents, dispatchers, station agents, etc.) and spent 3 summers working for the B&B. The craziest thing about this piece of video is the fact that you spend one minute out on that track by yourself. That, my friend, is nuts. Anyhow, the first summer I worked with B&B we were changing rails and ties on a bridge in the hottest place in Canada. No pneumatic spike hammers, a buddy of mine and I were introduced to real spiking hammer much like what you are using but with longer necks and narrower faces. The “real” B&B guys would only let us pound our brains out on the guard rails lest we split a rail with our wild flailing. They also let us pound spikes for 3 days before they decided to teach us how to do the job properly. The best job I had on the B&B was lining a long tunnel with concrete. Now that was fun and the camp cooks were wonderful!

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate the nice comment Doug and that is so cool to hear of your great heritage. Yes I do spend a lot of time on track by myself and I am very, very careful. Thank you for taking the time to visit with us and check out the video. May you have a very good day my friend.

[@4everdc302]

The immortal Red Green said, "If the ladies don't find ya handsome,at least they should find you handy." Great effort, my friend👷‍♂️ Even if it's in 1:1 Scale😅🚂🇨🇦🇺🇲🙋

[@ccrx6700]

Wow guess I win on both counts then Doug......ladies find me handsome and handy.....LOL LOL I do love my 1 to 1 scale track. Thanks so much my friend for dropping by tonight and watching.

[@terryboyer1342]

Duct tape forever!

[@july8xx]

I still wear my Possum Lodge hat, get really confused questions about it.

[@july8xx]

GoPro helmet mounts are available on line

[@erie910]

Can't you use duct tape to attach the light? I'm sure that I saw a "Red Green Show" episode when he did just that.😊

[@robertf3479]

Amtrac broke a rail and you didn't rib them about it? 🤣 I like the "SLOW - kids at play" warning you have on the truck. It put a grin on my face. You kept up with the kid? More like he had to really move to keep up with you! Stay safe Dave!

[@ccrx6700]

Oh for sure I did Robert! Actually the tamper operator was the guy who painted it and called me about it being broken. But I couldn't say much, I've broken my share of rails with my tamper in the past too, it happens. Hey you're right, I never thought of that, he had to move faster to keep up with me! LOL Thanks so much my friend for the nice comment and for watching tonight.

[@NYandAtlantic]

What does a piece of rail weigh

[@robertf3479]

@@ccrx6700 👍

[@Paul_Au]

@@NYandAtlantic 5:59 1716 pounds.

[@robertf3479]

@@NYandAtlantic Dave posted that information on screen at about 6:40, weight of each rail stick is just over 1,700lb

[@beverlymichael5830]

I have a head band for my go pro. It’s like a Head lamp. You can buy the band that has the base to attach the camera to. I have seen Walmart had head lamp bands and chest bands too. They were not too expensive. You did amazing job. You need help for safety. Don’t get Hurt out there by yourself. Stay safe.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for your suggestion Beverly. The hard hat I wear is the same as the under ground miners wear and there is a built in clip on the front of the hat to accommodate a miner's cap lamp. That is approved by Mine Safety Health Administration. They do not allow any holes to be drilled in the hat, nothing to be glued on the hat or even the hat to be painted. The clip on the front of the hard hat is basically the only thing I can legally mount something on. I'm not sure if a band wrapped around the hat is allowed, I will have to find that out. Appreciate your taking the time to check out the broken rail video my friend.

[@jaye1967]

It's so cool seeing all the stuff that goes on to keep things running.

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate the nice comment Jaye and glad you enjoyed. Thank you very much for taking the time to visit with us to watch the video my friend.

[@dbolt6543]

Railroaders are truly a different breed. I had the privilege of working for 4 months between 3rd and 4th year electrical engineering for a Canadian class I. I was assigned to work with a couple of engineers and a couple of electrical foremen. I learned more from the foremen about how to think outside the box and do thinks when senior management gets in the way. One foreman wanted to use the body of an old C-liner to use the dynamic brake grids as loads to load test engines and generators without having to take them out on the main. Head office said no. He then asked if he could the shell as a storage unit to hold parts so they would not need to keep running back to the shed. Head office said okay. He heated it by connecting the output of engines they were load testing to the dynamic brake grids. I said wasn't he worried about getting caught. His reply was that no one from head office would walk out into the middle of the rail yard to check. I had a project to figure out why the speedometer cables for the Vapor Speed Logs were always breaking of the new GP 40s. I went to the main yard to check on a couple of GP 40s and they both had broken cables which were expensive to replace and hard to get. I asked if any other locomotives had these things and the foreman said that the M 636s did but they never broke. I checked out the installation on the two types of locos and found that the cable on the GP 40s ran from the frame straight down to the truck next to the front axle on a two axle truck. On the M- 636s it ran straight down to the middles axle on a 3 axle truck. I showed this to the foreman and said I thought it was the extra flexing by going out to the truck farther from the centre and if we ran the cable straight down to the truck in the middle then out along the frame it might reduce the problem. I wrote up a test proposal and sent it off to Montreal who promptly denied it say it didn't meet manufacturers guidelines. Three weeks later I went back to that shop and the foreman told me they hadn't had any further problems since the moved the cables. I said Montreal didn't approve that move. He said he didn't care. As soon as the problem disappeared they would forget about it. Later we had to test an M 636 by accelerating it to notch 5. One was in the shop for front end damage that we could use. It had hit something and broken off the running board on the left side of the pilot. We checked the work ticket and nothing else was on it so we took it out and accelerated. When we came around the corner there was a tractor parked on the track fixing something. He had forgotten to blue flag the track. We put the brakes on and nothing happened. Someone forgot to put on the tag for brake work. W hit the tractor and broke off the part that had just been replaced. We crawled back to the shop using the hand brake and went in. The welder looked at the front end, swore, and said now I have to fix that again. I remembered that a memo had just been sent out from the federal government saying that they all had to be removed every time a locomotive came in for repairs. He went into the office and found the memo. He brought it out and proceeded to cut of the good side when a big wig from Montreal asked him what he was doing. The welder handed the memo and said don't you guys read your own memos before you send them out. The guy read it, said I haven't been in Montreal for a week, turned to the shop foremen, who also hadn't read the memo and said that he was glad we read the memos. The welder said that I had made his week. I learned a lot from the guys in the field, not as much from the professional engineers.

[@johnpotter4750]

Did/have you seen the Polish TOC's brand new loco's with it's lovely company units (deep)programming. (with GPS based motive power, Hard locking when annual service time exceeded or arriving a a rival mant. depot 👿 )

[@rb032682]

good stories

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate your really good stories D Bolt. Pretty interesting stuff. Montreal doesn't always have the answers and you are right, the guys in the field know what they are doing. Thank you very much for taking time out of your day to visit with us and check out the video. May you have a really good day my friend.

[@dbolt6543]

@@ccrx6700 Thanks for your reply, keep the stories coming.

[@ccrx6700]

@@dbolt6543 👍😊

[@jenniferbutcher8393]

Dave's Railroad CrossFit Gym is doing some great business! I love that what you do is both mentally and physically demanding-keeps you sharp! Love hearing the spring peepers in the background....spring is coming!

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate the kind words Jennifer. Yep the peepers were having a good time that day. Thank you very much for taking the time out of your day to visit with us and watch the video my friend.

[@Milepost1965]

Your my (Super Hero Dave) thank you for everything you do! ❤️❤️

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the kind words Donnie. We do very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the broken rail video my friend.

[@SteveMikre44]

Dave, I was amazed how you used the footage to catch the needed corrections on the rail replacement. Your dedication to your job and safety is second to none...

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate the nice comment Steve, glad you enjoyed. Thank you very much for taking the time out of your day to visit with us and watch the video my friend.

[@charleshodge6202]

Good job Dave. You are the MAN!!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the kind words Charles. We do very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the broken rail video my friend.

[@janeshure]

Nice to see what goes on the railroad. My dad work for them for 33 years and he did not want me to even be anywhere near the railroad. He wanted me to go to school and get a better job. He called the railroad a dirty back breaking job for dummies. I think he regretted not going to high school. He work in the B+B department.

[@ccrx6700]

I'm sure your dad was a very hard worker Jane, appreciate your sharing that story with us. Thank you for taking the time to visit with us and check out the video. May you have a very good day my friend.

[@wilburroth5150]

Great catch Dave! I noticed the anchor but missed the spike. Thanks for the video.👍

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Wilbur. We do very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the broken rail video my friend.

[@theodoreshasta7846]

Dave, you swing a mean hammer! Well done. Ted

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate the kind words Ted. I've driven a spike in the past a time or two.... :-) Thank you very much for taking the time out of your day to visit with us and watch the video my friend.

[@jamiesuejeffery]

When my ex-mother in law first began her career (she is now a retired metallurgical engineer (Ph.D., P.E.), she worked for a steel company out of somewhere in PA that made train rails. She told me that every single stick they made was serialized in such a way that it could be identified by who made it, when it was made (date, time, roll, cooling). Thanks for showing us that Dave! (Oh, in case you are wondering, she spent most of her professional life in gold mines around the world, but Elko, Nevada was one, and one molybdenum mine in Leadville, Colorado (elevation 10,200 ft. and that is the town, not where the mine is).)

[@ccrx6700]

Very interesting story about your mother in law Jamie, perhaps it was Beth Steel near Harrisburg? I would love to visit a gold mine and a rail rolling mill sometime. Thank you for taking the time to visit with us and check out the video. May you have a very good day my friend.

[@jp-go7hg]

Interesting story. I’d like to see a video discussing the rail markings.

[@daveadock2874]

Good that you check your work! Too bad lots of others don't do the same. Keep up the excellent work and videos.

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate the nice comment Dave. Thank you very much for taking time out of your day to visit with us and watch the video my friend.

[@poowg2657]

A little duct tape, some JB Weld. It'll be fine! Thanks for another great maintenance tute. Enjoyed it much!

[@weeesus420]

My friend said his teachers fan base broke and tried to use JBweld to fix it and then she just asked him if he could fix it

[@ccrx6700]

Wish railroading was that easy at times Poowg, but JB weld wouldn't make for much of a good video content either.....LOL Thank you for taking the time to write in and to watch the video my friend.

[@psalm3432]

Thanks Dave. I really do appreciate you showing how you repair and lay new rails. I’ll remember you when I’m crossing over the tracks!

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate the nice comment psalm3432 and glad you enjoyed. Thank you very much for taking the time to visit with us to watch the video my friend.

[@gmac8852]

Dave be definitely getting it done and done right.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment G Mac. We do very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the broken rail video my friend.

[@michaelcase8574]

Job security, Dave, job security. They make go pro mounts for motorcycle helmets. Might snt to check it out. Great job, Dave!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Michael. Yea, guess I need more job security..... LOL We do very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the broken rail video my friend.

[@pjwarez]

Are we supposed to take a shot everytime he says "OK" ??? LOL!

[@ccrx6700]

If you did that PJ you'd be getting pretty woozy quick into the video, that is my favorite word, drives the wife crazy me walking around the house saying okay all the time. Really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video. May you have a very good day my friend.

[@morse2795]

Thanks for sharing another one of your great train videos with us Dave. I always look forward to your videos.

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate the nice comment William, glad you are having a good time watching the home movies. Thank you very much for taking the time out of your day to visit with us and check out the broken rail video my friend.

[@davebrock6618]

Love the 'slow kids at play' sign, fits you perfect.

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you enjoyed Dave, it is pretty cool ..... :-) Thank you very much for taking the time to visit with us to watch the video my friend.

[@phillysdetailinggarage]

You’re a blast to watch! You would be the guy I would want to work with and learn from.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Philly's Garage. Appreciate very much your tuning in to the show and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@johnathanlewis2049]

Hi Dave. As you pointed out it’s better the tamper broke the rail rather than a train hit it and you have a messy derail Have a great day and God bless

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate the nice comment Johnathan and you are right. Thank you for taking the time to visit with us and check out the video. May you have a very good day my friend.

[@WSTLNZ]

@@ccrx6700 Actually, and I also say this to @johnathanlewis2049 . I doubt it the tamper broke that - as it's head has been HAMMERED round, at the lip of the break, such as can ONLY happen when several hundred, (if not thousands) of heavily laden wheels, hammer the joint (across the gap). The tamper crw just found it, when it easily lifted at that point, without lifting the track either side. PLUS, having what is essentially a loose joint "gap" of about 1/4 to 1/2 an inch - will NEVER derail any train. Even a piec completely missing, won't derail anything. Oh sure, if yu remove a rail on the high leg, of a curve, you will get a train "movement" to the side, off the rails, but a gap does absolutely nothing, as wartime track destroyers found, to their dismay, blowing track did zip in stopping any trains.. Taking out huge sections, merely prvided a bump path over some sleepers, until the wheels regained solid steel. ONLY if a track is physically "moved sideways, by unbolting the joints of both rails, can anything be "made" to derail. Check this out, a reaaly good explanation of why a simple gap does absolutely nothing. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l5jdn414nrCSeNU

[@garymessina1609]

Great way to have to spend your day you did a great job replacing that rail with two men and a truck great video thanks Dave

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate the nice comment Gary and glad you enjoyed. Thank you very much for taking the time to visit with us to watch the video my friend.

[@jughead8988]

I couldn't help but singing "swinging a 9 pond hammer oh Lord!"

[@ccrx6700]

It's okay, if the wife and dog still stayed in the house, all is well Jughead.....:-)

[@jughead8988]

@@ccrx6700 both of them where howling pretty good!

[@artillerest43rdva7]

Hay Dave love your sign “ kids at play” very appropriate! I believe you will always a kid at heart! great job getting it done. it is so hard when you are alone trying to R/R a stick of rail! the extra hands make such a difference. great job, thank you for your time making this video.

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate the nice comment Barry and yep pretty cool sign. Thank you for taking the time to visit with us and check out the video. May you have a very good day my friend.

[@michaelgardner7302]

Don't mess with Dave! The way he swings that hammer!!! Awesome!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the kind words Michael. We do very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the broken rail video my friend.

[@peep39]

Couldn't help but notice the spring peepers singing in the background as you pounded those spikes in. Love working outside with the sounds of nature

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate the nice comment Peep, yep those sounds are the advent of spring coming on and nice to hear. Thank you for taking the time to visit with us and check out the video. May you have a very good day my friend.

[@billhenry1117]

GoPro on helmet is easy. They sell an adhesive backed base that mates with the GoPro camera base. The adhesive backed bases are useful for helmet, the front of kayaks, many other things. I got so cool video in Belize zip lining because the helmets you had to wear had a GoPro mount on them

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for your suggestion Bill. The hard hat I wear is the same as the under ground miners wear and there is a built in clip on the front of the hat to accommodate a miner's cap lamp. That is approved by Mine Safety Health Administration. They do not allow any holes to be drilled in the hat, nothing to be glued on the hat or even the hat to be painted. The clip on the front of the hard hat is basically the only thing I can legally mount something on. I'm not sure if adhesive is allowed, I will have to find that out. Appreciate your taking the time to check out the broken rail video my friend.

[@mustralineabsorbine5082]

This was a great video. Lots of work and you did it safely. Well done :)

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate the nice comment Mustraline. Thank you very much for taking time out of your day to visit with us and check out the video. May you have a really good day my friend.

[@generost5435]

Good job Super Dave. Need to get you a red cape with a big "D" on it. LOL Love your videos.

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate the kind words Gene. I was a Green Lantern guy, not really a Superman guy, so the cape is fine, just make it green....LOL Really pleased to hear you are enjoying the videos my friend. I do enjoy making them and am quite fortunate I'm allowed to do so.

[@Hyrev1]

The drive and determination you have is amazing Dave. The mine is dang lucky to have you! And a big thank you to the mine for letting you show us all you do! Another job well done and great video! 🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃💯👍🇺🇸

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate the really nice comment Jim. Thank you very much for taking the time out of your day to visit with us and watch the video my friend.

[@louisglen1653]

I think you would be able to drive a golf ball down the range quite far if you golf! Perhaps you should think about going on the Seniors Tour! 😄

[@robertlitman2661]

First guy to send a golf ball into orbit. With a sledge. LOL

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the kind words Louis, but I hate golf.....:-) We do very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the broken rail video my friend.

[@VickiAnkney]

That's a great idea,they need to have a spike driving contest between the different teams that maintain the rails.Dave how far up and down the track do you maintain? Loved the video.

[@ianhughes7805]

Another excellent repair Dave and you were blessed with fine weather

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate the nice comment Ian and yes we did have some really nice weather that day. Thank you very much for taking the time out of your day to visit with us and watch the video my friend.

[@grassblade63]

I loved railroading. It was the best job I ever had, except for the military.

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate the nice comment grassblades, railroading is good work, hard but good. Thank you for taking the time to visit with us and check out the video. May you have a very good day my friend.

[@williamgunn1076]

Good on you for being spry Dave. I turned 70 in September. I visited Horseshoe Curve and Allegheny Portage in October. The incline was closed and there are 194 steps to the top at the curve. Glad I can still do it!

[@ccrx6700]

I try William, but about 3 years ago we were at the curve and I told the wife, no way I'm going to walk up all those steps, we rode the funicular. Saw 4 trains while waiting at the bottom and when we got to the top, didn't see a single train.... oh well. My parents took my son there in 1994 and they took a really neat pic of 4 Conrail locos pulling up grade there. Good for your to walk all those steps, I'm impressed! Really appreciate your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@williamgunn1076]

@@ccrx6700 Thanks Dave. Hope you and your family enjoy all the holidays. Best, Bill

[@ccrx6700]

@williamgunn1076 👍😊

[@AP9575-jd]

That's a small hammer head trying to hit a small target. You've swung that spike hammer many times I can tell. I'd have one hit for about every six misses. That's why I worked maintenance! lol 🤣

[@Stefan_Boerjesson]

The spike hammers I had to use 52 years ago was much more slim having a much smaller hit area... It worked then, but not now...

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Anthony, I've driven a spike a time or two..... :-) Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.

[@derrickanderson4932]

Good job Dave. You are a Hard Worker.

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate the nice comment Derrick. Thank you so much for taking time out of your day to check out the broken rail video my friend.

[@twentypdrparrott694]

I worked for a local utility. One night decades ago a 36 inch watermain broke. It was not a complete break. The pumping station sensed a loss of pressure and just increased production. The cops found the break about 3 in the morning. Water wash gushing out and flooding the street and folding the sidewalks up against the building on both sides of the street and flooded a foundry down hill. The water went into the front of the foundry and came out a block away on the back of the foundry then on down hill to the river. Repair crews were on the scene the next morning to make repairs. the pipe that broke was only very partially broken. It was a triangular section about 12 inches on each side had broken off. In that section was the year of casting 1888.

[@ccrx6700]

Wow that's pretty cool 1888, that thing lasted a long, long time! Thank you for sharing that story and for taking the time to check out the video my friend.

[@twentypdrparrott694]

That main is still in service, they just replaced that section of pipe.

[@ccrx6700]

@@twentypdrparrott694 👍😊

[@supers0nic77]

That is quite interesting indeed!

[@trevelynbrown4444]

Dave Keep up the great work . I am learning lots from you .

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate the nice comment Trevelyn and glad you are enjoying the home movies. Thank you very much for taking the time to visit with us to watch the broken rail video my friend.

[@greghardy7239]

Curiosity question. Is there a reason why you swing a sledge for the spikes instead of using a hydraulic hammer. I see you have hydraulic on the truck.

[@ccrx6700]

When we put a good number of spikes in I always use the hydraulic spiker Greg. Driving only a few I use the spike maul so I don't have to drag that heavy spiker out and hook up the hoses. Drive the spikes by hand in the time it takes just to get the spiker hooked up. Plus it's hard to drive spikes with a spiker around joint bars. Really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video. May you have a very good day my friend.

[@ButterBallTheOpossum]

Im glad to see some railroad workers still enjoy their work and still find it fascinating. I think a fascination with trains is something every little boy seems to naturally have and its great to see that fascination still alive and well in some railway workers. All the railroad employees around my area are super miserable and seem to hate their work. My young son loves trains so brought him down to watch the railroad workers work from a bench on a public sidewalk. We watched for about an hour and then one of the workers called the railroad police on us for some reason. You'd think you'd be happy that young kids find your work cool and interesting

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for saying that ButterBall, I do enjoy my work here on the RR. Your right there are a lot of railroaders out there who don't like the company they are working for. Railroading has changed a lot in the past 5 or so years. It's gone from what used to be pleasing customers to know pleasing stock holders but cutting cutting and more cutting costs. Really appreciate your taking the time to watch my friend and may you have a very good day.

[@bigcatauna]

1975, two years older than me and my crack is about the same

[@ccrx6700]

Oh my BigCatauna.....:-) Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.

[@Lee-qp6gf]

I'm not a rail guy but I like seeing something interesting and how it's done. To me railroading is interesting and really never get to see what it takes to maintain rails. Picking up a derailment fascinates me that it can be done. Good vid, Lee

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate the nice comment Lee and glad you enjoyed this one. Our videos are about what all it takes to keep trains running, a behind the scenes type of channel. Thanks so much for taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@FishKepr]

6:41 “Kids at play.” Well, that isn’t far from the truth now is it?

[@ccrx6700]

No FishKepr it's not.....:-) They buy me big toys to play with and pay me to play with them. Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.

[@rodgerespy1365]

Good work Dave! Nothing replaces experience!!!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Rodger. Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@rickcooper6817]

As always, good job Mr. Dave!

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate the nice comment Rick, glad you enjoyed. Thank you very much for taking the time out of your day to visit with us and watch the video my friend.

[@shirleymoore7700]

Nice job, Dave! If a stick of rail weights 1700 pounds, that's quite a lot to move by yourself. I'm glad you had help. Projects like that, having a workmate is a safety factor as well. Thank you for sharing and thank you to the Synergy Iron people for allowing us to come along on the project.

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate the nice comment Shirley, glad you enjoyed. Thank you very much for taking the time out of your day to visit with us and watch the video my friend.

[@Travisray91]

Awesome work. Fascinating stuff. Thanks for sharing your adventures.

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate the nice comment Travis, glad you enjoyed. Thank you very much for taking the time out of your day to visit with us and watch the video my friend.

[@mikep1085]

You are one hard working man Dave! Great job! 😄

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate the nice comment Mike. Thank you so much for taking time out of your day to check out the broken rail video my friend.

[@johnpowell5311]

That's impressive Dave.. improvisation at its finest.. and at the young age of ....top Rail man.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment John. We very much appreciate your taking the time to check out the video my friend and may you have a very good day.

[@Stefan_Boerjesson]

Thanks for You stepping in, popping up, Dave! I need cheering up... Great video, great job, really great, Dave! A novel of comment.... "Amtrak tamping"......????? What? Why? That's what's You're doing..... Time 02:00. The broken rail. Not drilling 6 holes and applying a joint there? Bad tracks.... I've been driving on a veteran railroad that has a poor standard. "Garbage" was the words used by the home track chief.... Time 05:00. That's skill, having the rail in balance. Well done! Time 08:00. You should have a long cargo truck! (carpenter truck here) There some feet of the cabin is cut away and You can take on loads being arbitrarily long, at the level of the cargo deck. Ten years ago..... Those were the days for the model 1953 guy here.... Palfinger cranes are common in Sweden too! Tie plugs.. The same name here! Time 16:50. Nailing spikes. I did that 52 years ago. Now days my progressive spectacles make me break the rail.... Watching You swinging the rail hammer.... I'll never make You angry....Joking! 69 years old..... just turned 71 and would not compete with You out there. Fiddling a stick in the railcar is my doing... 2 problems out there... I wouldn't think like that. Some work could have been done "off camera"! Making videos at the same time as working takes focus from the job! Sum it up, the result will be good!

[@beeble2003]

Palfinger's an Austrian company. They have over a third of the world market share for hydraulic cranes, so they're common pretty much everywhere!

[@ccrx6700]

My operators manual that came with that crane has pages of dealers that are located all over the world Beeble, so you are right, there are a lot of them out there. They are very good cranes.

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate the nice comment Stefan. Glad you enjoyed. Yes we could have put joint bars on it and if a train was running we would have until we could find time to change the rail, but no trains running so went ahead and just changed it out. Thank you for taking the time to visit with us and check out the video. May you have a very good day my friend.

[@Stefan_Boerjesson]

@@ccrx6700 Lots of trucks use those cranes, lifting anything You can think of.

[@victoryfirst2878]

I AM AMAZED at how rough the American rail system is in actual practice. Checking European systems on vacation showed me how backwards the maintenance methods really are theses days. Your hammer swings are just right on fafella.

[@ccrx6700]

How fortunate you were to be able to view the European rail systems, I would love to go over there and check them out. Thank you very much for taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@victoryfirst2878]

@@ccrx6700 I can tell you Sir that what I seen was the use of threaded screws for holding down the rail plates. But they are going the way of the reinforced concrete footers. Super long single piece rails too. Click control you could say. I like your video and how you are just laughing while you work. They say love what you do and never work a day in your life. Peace and out fella. v

[@ccrx6700]

@@victoryfirst2878 👍😊

[@blauer2551]

@@victoryfirst2878I’ve been caught at crossings and saw the long single rails sitting on maybe 10 cars ? That whole train was designed just to lay those rails.

[@victoryfirst2878]

@@blauer2551 That is correct Sir. Seen longer too.

[@sweeterevenge]

very interesting to watch how this is done! thank you for keeping our railroads safe with these timely repairs. your job is so important. stay safe out there!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment and you are welcome. We really appreciate your visiting with us and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@johndoe43]

You are pretty handy driving those spikes. 😊 great job.

[@don5358]

Your the kind of guy I could work with even if I'm having a bad day I still look at the bright side of things number 1 thing you gotta love what ya do

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate the kind words Don. Thanks so much for stopping by to watch and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@bloqk16]

Commendable that you double-check your work. The issue with many employees, though, is that management sets tasks schedules with deadlines that many times, employees don't have the extra time to spare to double-check their work.

[@ccrx6700]

Yes you are right about that, but they pretty much leave me alone so that I have time to do things like double check. Smart move on their part. Thank you for taking the time to visit with us and check out the video. May you have a very good day my friend.

[@NoewerrATall]

Looks like a productive couple of days! That remote for your crane is pretty cool. Seems like it makes your life a little easier, too.

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate the nice comment Erin. Thank goodness for hydralics on the RR! Thank you very much for taking the time out of your day to visit with us and watch the video my friend.

[@TacoAndy99]

Dave! You are a madman!! You’re constantly doing the work of 18 people and you still got a smile… even at the end of a long day!! Your passion for the job really shows! Keep up the great work Brother!

[@ccrx6700]

19 people, let's get the facts straight Andy.....:-) Appreciate the nice comment and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@markd4838]

My hat is off to you... You have a tough physical job that keep the rails safe and trains rolling... Thanks for the video... M

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate the nice comment Mark and glad you enjoyed. Thanks so very much for taking time to write in and to watch the video. May you have a very good day my friend.

[@ralphwatten2426]

We had a hook with an eyelet to hook into the bolt hole to manage the rail. It stayed with the boom truck. We didn't have to double up the rope like it is here. Looks like that rail was broken a while back. These videos bring me back about 40 years.

[@ccrx6700]

I do have something similar to that Ralph, but have never tried it for loading rail, I will try using it sometime. Thank you for taking the time to visit with us and check out the video. May you have a very good day my friend.

[@EdwardSimpson159]

They say when a man loves his work, he never works a day in his life. Mr. Dave, you are very passionate about your job, and I really enjoy your videos. I don't comment often on videos, but I do enjoy them, and I watch as many as I can.

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate the very nice comment Edward and glad you are enjoying the home movies. Thank you very much for taking the time to visit with us to watch the broken rail video my friend.

[@EdwardSimpson159]

@@ccrx6700 You are very welcome Mr. Dave

[@poorboyman5565]

Love to see a man enjoying his work and doing it right.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Poorboy Man. Appreciate very much your watching and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@ssweeps]

Dave...i cant stop watching! Steve from Diamond Bar CA near Pomona!

[@ccrx6700]

Really glad to hear you are enjoying the home movies Steve, We certainly do appreciate your taking the time to check them out and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@pqworks9019]

Nothing beats good hard work!! It’s really neat to watch how you replace the rail and how spikes go in. Somebody has to keep the rails going and it’s good that there are younger guys that will get into this industry and learn from you. Good work

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment PQ Works. We very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@darrellmarcks6304]

This line of work looks fun. I always enjoyed going out to remote places doing this sort of thing.

[@ccrx6700]

It is interesting work and I do like being in the outdoors Darrell. Railroading here provides a lot of variety in what I do. Thank you so much for taking the time to visit with us and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@donaldfaris4798]

Dave your work sign "Kid at Play" is perfect

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you enjoyed it Donald. Thank you very much for taking the time out of your day to visit with us and watch the video my friend.

[@skibum415]

Thank you for showing your work, Dave. Your positive attitude and ability to adapt also overcome is something today's generation should learn from. God Bless.

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate the nice comment Dr. Bunter Hiden. Thank you very much for taking the time to watch the video and may you have a really good day my friend.

[@jimjohnston7688]

Great job Dave, you make it look easy.

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate the nice comment Jim. Thank goodness for hydraulics on the RR.... :-) Thank you very much for taking the time out of your day to visit with us and watch the video my friend.

[@wolfman7393]

Nice watching all the work involved…

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you enjoyed Wolfman. Thank you very much for taking the time to visit with us to watch the video my friend.

[@jimamccracken5783]

Dave it is wonderful to see you work the way you do. God bless Dave

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Jim, but just doing my job the best I can out here on the tracks. Appreciate your watching the broken rail video my friend.

[@keithpantermoller328]

Great video. I’m 71 and identify with your efforts. Thanks for showing this one!

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome Keith and good for you on your age. Thank you very much for taking time out of your day to visit with us and watch the video my friend.

[@keithpantermoller328]

@@ccrx6700 love all your videos!

[@dj196301]

I love this channel because I get an intimate look at what railroadin' is... 'cause it would be call derailroadin' if not for you--and all you who do this kind of work. Thank you!

[@ccrx6700]

Really glad to hear you are having a good time with us Alter Ego. Your certainly welcome we are just doing our jobs tho.

[@WSTLNZ]

2:48 I used to be an Inspecting Ganger, on the NZR back in the 1970's and 80's, (with a very small open top two man "jigger", that had an upright 10HP B&S motor and a 4 forwards speed only little gearbox, chain driven from motor to gearbox to the rear axle only.) so know well the defect of a broken rail, especially in below freezing winter temperatures here in NZ, (when cold crystalised rail "snaps"), same as the one you have there, however I strongly doubt it was the tamper which broke it, but rather simply "found it" as it has had at least several HUNDRED axles (wheels) go over it, in the "left of video"

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for sharing that with us WSTLNZ. No doubt there was a an internal defect in that rail and you are right, the tamper just found it. But far better a tamper finding it that a train. I could have put a set of joint bars on it, but that rail was rolled in 1975 and has had that many years of heavy coal trains over it, so felt it was best to just replace the rail since we had a week where trains were not running. Had there been steady trains then I would have drilled the 4 holes and put the joint bars on. We have a rail drill and burning holes in rail or cutting rail with a torch is a federal violation here. Appreciate your visiting with us and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@131dyana]

My Grandfather worked on the railroad during the great depression. He said it was the hardest job he ever had to do. Nothing is really simple on the rail system. Thanks for sharing with us.

[@ccrx6700]

No doubt it was Dyana. Back then almost everything was manual bull work, not too many easy jobs. Those guys were tough as nails back then. We are spoiled today with hydraulics and machines to do so much of the hard work. Thank you for taking the time to visit with us and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@77thTrombone]

Stuff happens... Here we are! Gotta love the "roll with the punches" attitude!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment 77th Trombone. I played trombone in school and wasn't very good at it either. Really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and may you have a very good day my friend.