Metal Detecting River Finds: Along the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad

[@Jane_Dow]

Hey. thanks. I realize this video is old, but I just found it. I learn new things by watching you. I used to bottle hunt with my grandmother in Arkansas. We found all kinds of things. I even found an old Ford key - neat for a kid. You being up north from us you find different things. Thanks for the memories

[@straubdavid9]

Lots of stuff got/gets tossed into the river at RR bridges - by the RR! And on islands where there is a long river crossing!

[@ThePauperPrepper]

Thanks to this video I increased my knowledge! I looked uyp these couplers because I wanted to see how they worked. They are called LINK & PIN couplers. And you are right VERY DANGEROUS device. If you look up Railroad Couplers on Wikipedia they have a great picture that shows how these actually worked. One of the issues you already know, there was not a standard and there was many styles. Caused railroad workers lots of time to use these. They were also weak as loads increased. THANKS!!

[@Raccoonmane]

i think you are a very awsome metal detectorist and i am very fond of your videos so if ou ever think about stopping dont

[@Dakstang]

Good to see another video. Nice finds there. Looking forward to the next.

[@dakellymon]

Looks like fun, a poncho might come in handy. I admire your enthusiasm.

[@EamonnmacCampbell]

Beau ,the wheel piece was a brake wheel. When you separated the cars while moving them, the would spin the wheel to tighten the brakes to slow/stop the car where it was needed to re-attach to another train or what ever you needed done. My Great Grand Father was a railman for Great Northern RR back just after WW1. He lost his leg connecting cars together as they used a similar hookup still in the 30's

[@barrettnicpon8846]

Very cool. Keep on dragging that old railroad iron home. I guess I'm not the only one that collects it. Keep an eye out for journal box covers, as well!

[@MrDevlin350]

LOL ! I know what you mean.I helped in a river bank clean up this past summer and you're right anything can end up in the river or on the bank. Great video's keep'em coming !

[@markmartin5607]

i think that broken hand wheel is how they applied the brakes manually when the train cars where not hooked up to the train. Cool video!

[@AbrahamCrane4]

If you have a local scrapyard you can get some money from giving scrap iron to them. I don't know how much they give for each pound of iron but if you get enough you could make some money while having fun detecting. Thanks for the videos and keep them coming. More tips on what to look for would be much appreciated but I understand that you may not have the time to do all of this because I am sure you have a life beyond the videos. Thanks very much for introducing me to a new favorite hobby!!!

[@susanhamilton1922]

I'm watching this in 2019....good video...👍👍👍👍

[@88schwyptrlcar]

Great finds. I enjoyed (as always) the adventure. Good Luck on your next.

[@Rfprimm]

Alright thanks, that clears things up a bit

[@normanhirtle3180]

Glad you found more couplings than you intended too. And the pin(s) GL & HH

[@jeffwilkes4508]

Beau . Those rr couplers may be worth money , it would have to be a large amount before I Carried those things home. . Lol thanks for sharing .

[@Meat1984Hook]

The Iron Wheel Piece that you had was used for a brake handle. If they unhooked a car they would crank the brakes down so the cars will not move. Keep up the good video's.

[@mmartin581]

More great videos. Great meeting you at DIV XXII!

[@DigginAmerica]

Enjoyed the hunt AC, And you're right, collectibles are big business, and we do find ourselves as hunters, in a real nice position in the "supply chain" of it all . Thanks for the reminder, think I'll set up an eBay account and start gettin into that also. Good luck on your next hunt . BILL .

[@Sparkfly88]

man on a mission, and mission OVER accomplished! nice

[@Mutlap]

the addiction of metal detecting!

[@earthangel6480]

EARTH ANGEL 😇. " ON THE PIN!" AS THE CONDUCTOR WOULD SHOUT! KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN FOR THOSE 'DATE ' NAILS!👍🚂👀

[@DoubleDMetalDetecting]

Great videos. I'm gonna try water hunting this summer. I use a Garrett AT Pro and love it. Seems like we have more problems with meth labs here in Missouri. These guys also like to wonder off into the woods for their "shake and bake" operations. If any of you come across something like a soda bottle or milk jug in the woods or next to the river with a hose attached please don't mess with it. Most of the time there is still dangerous liquids in the bottle. I'm not gonna go into detail of what it consists of, but please be safe. Good luck on future hunts and keep the vids coming.

[@TNtreasurehunter]

The videos are always great keep them going.

[@937matador]

That spring is part of one of the "trucks that contain the four wheels which support each end of a railroad car. To look at one of these "trucks" you will have a leading wheel, two springs then the trailing wheel. This configuration continues on both sides of the truck. Next time you are in an area where you can find abandoned railroad ties look on the tie for a square headed nail, (sometimes round) with a number raised up from the head of the nail. Back in the day, say 1899, they replaced a bad tie. They would put the tie in then nail in a number 99 nail. That way in thirty years they can check the nail and know how old the tie is. There must be literally millions of them out there. Good luck........hope you find some. Doug.

[@Hornbush]

Awesome! Very interesting. Hornbush.

[@BCBlitz]

Yes please keep the videos coming I love them! Your the man!

[@ThatCarGuy2]

Couplers? Those kind are in Europe. The ones in US are like knuckles. One part would push in. Another train coupler would push it in, then release and they would lock together. I know this was in 2012, but knuckle couplers have been around pretty long.

[@slimwantedman6694]

Good morning from Southeast South Dakota

[@manVSgoldNorthToAlaska]

Thats some heavy rain there! Might wanna invest in a set of Grundens. Well worth having :) Gl to you and nice finds.

[@badlt.5189]

That piece you thought was rail looks like a joint bar. It connects two pieces of rail together.

[@dogahog]

Wow some nice old finds there. I'd love to do that here in the NT but you wouldn't be alive long, the old saltwater crocodile would love to have me for dinner. Thanks for the video

[@iowanmetaldetector]

AWESOME HUNT!! I want to get the at pro to detect under the bridges in my town to solve some town mysteries! LOL thanks for posting!

[@wink1836]

that's some great finds! I've found similar couplers in Columbus, TX while fishing, but I never knew what they were might have to go back an take a good look for some more now.

[@gravediggermaxvabeachva]

u are going to need a bigger kayak - just for this load nice spin you had again

[@MrDevlin350]

I know when they use to tear down old RR bridges they just dropped them right into the water and left them seen that a lot.So yeah it shouldn't be no surprise to find the couplers and other stuff dumped in there.

[@barrettnicpon8846]

A quick question: did you find any marked ones when you cleaned them up? I've only ever turned up a single marked coupling link, though the pins are often marked. Also - at 8:00 - are you sure that's not a different style of coupling pin? Looks too angular at the flanged end to be a broken link. Great finds, anyways!

[@WildDigger]

Awesome finds!! I would like to find some spots like that here in Ga.

[@mattsamson7360]

I took out my garrett 350 today and found trash but had lots of fun can't wait for tomorrow.

[@ROBBEAUDOIN66]

Cool Video, I really like history and antiquities,Ive been thinking about getting a metal detector.

[@caseyalso1684]

The big hand wheel is turned to apply brakes on individual cars when they are parked on a siding.

[@jamscout75]

Bridges equal derails equal broken train cars equal all those parts. Big pieces would've been rescued after the accident, small stuff thrown/left behind. Wooden rail cars get burned, rotted away, etc. Iron parts stay. Old iron seems to rust slower than modern iron. Those links indicate before the civil war, at least. Site anywhere near any CW battles?

[@peteragius4986]

I really enjoy your vidios

[@detroitredneckdetroitredne6674]

I believe the thicker links are the links that went between the tender and the engine. that link needs to be thicker essentially it pulls the whole train

[@1950cappie]

Very cool hunt! I just love your videos. Good 'heads up' info about the growers. You know how brutal those gangs in Mexico can be, well our national forests are being used by these gangs on the west coast now. I agree with you about decriminalizing weed.

[@MustangFastback]

Your videos are always great, man. Thanks for posting! Do you suggest the ATG or the ATP for fresh water hunting and old homesites?

[@PRR5406]

Link and pin couplers were not unique. An experienced brakeman kept a variety to fit a variety of cars. This might have been a wreck site or an old shop area. Interesting video.

[@rogerstill71]

I'd imagine you'd find a lot of fishing lures on your river expeditions.

[@bigallan7181]

If you were able to find these pins in the river, look around more, because it means that there might have been a derailment near the bridge, meaning there might be stuff like locomotive whistles or funnel, cowcatcher, steam measurer, a locomotive wheel, or more! SUBBED

[@justinfarnell2284]

*MOAR

[@Notch8Films]

Amazing to fined them all in a small area together but so far from the railway bridge... Enjoyed the video you should try detecting along the sides of the rail track... Thanks from Brisbane Australia.

[@ShellyAnn1a]

+Notch8Films - Just ran across your comment here about detecting along the tracks. I am not sure of what the width of the right-of-way is, but you can be arrested as a suspected terrorist, the way people think today, if you are caught digging near the tracks, even if it is out in the weeds that grow along the tracks. It is best to know the width the right-of-way, how far it extends from the center of the railbed. Then you may need to have permission from the bordering land owner to hunt for artifacts on their land as well. In my state you can get into trouble for removing artifacts that are over twenty years old, sometimes those laws even apply to certain artifacts found on your own property. . . Have A Beautiful and Wondrous Day, Be Safe In Your Daily Travels and Adventures. . . //es// A Proud Honorable Disabled American Veteran, 1965-1994 - Combat Medicine and Pharmacy

[@jasonpitts8395]

What settings do you use when in a heavy iron spot, on land, like a civil war camp or plantation home site? I used Discrim 1 with 25 iron discrim, but found I was missing small brass pieces. I wanted to know what you use? Do you leave iron audio on or off? Thx

[@Full_Metal_Digger]

Beau, How the heck did you carry all that iron out of there!? That metal wheel part you mentioned was for the braking mechanism on the back of the cars. My next question is how/why were those coupling links out there along the river? Pretty far from the bridge so I don't think they were thrown there! Maybe ballast for a barge or river boat? Thanks for posting another awesome video, I always enjoy watching and I seem to learn new stuff every time. Merry Xmas and HH, Dave.

[@BUCK6050]

I was wondering with the busted wheel and spring and all those couplers do you think that could be the site of an old train wreck? i just started watching you videos the other day. Very cool! makes me want to go out and do it

[@FourleafTV]

Everytime I watch one of your videos you get rained out. The last 2 years have been really really dry here for us. Which sucks because the majority of the nations corn comes from this part of the country. Not to mention we had a fish kill on the Des Moines river that killed 50,000 fish. Kinda puts a damper on my summer fishing exploits. I don't wanna say that you can never have to much rain but, to much is better then not enough.

[@DavidbattersonOkMetalDetecting]

So are there any dangers in those waters to worry about? I know down south we have to worry about water moccasins and stuff like that.

[@doctordeath.5716]

the Big Iron Wheel on the back of the train cars are brake Wheels to tighten the brakes for cars to sit on sightings on Rail lines

[@dustyak79]

Had some Mexican growers in a conservation area here in Mo try to bribe a hunter last grow season. I carry adequite protection everytime I hit the creeks for Arrowheads Not just talking handguns lol

[@tuledude89]

cool vid bud i"ll tell you what.!! i came real close to gettin 1 of those olympus"s didnt like a few reviews i read and then i see yours leakin on ur last vid so i"ll keep lookin

[@megadeth2thenwo]

lol, awesome

[@drew7473]

shit!!!! I've found them too..got to go look for them

[@pirateonaboat]

Hey, Great vids. I'm wondering what the value is on those rings you were finding. I live near an old RR and have seen those before. Thanks!

[@Rfprimm]

Alright well I have one more question , Are Fisher labs and Teknetics owned by the same company? Because the T2 and F75 look almost identical and are similar in price and there are Ltd versions of both. Also which do you prefer? Thanks again

[@Rfprimm]

So what are the pros and cons of the AT Gold compared to the AT Pro? Thanks

[@straubdavid9]

Check with your railroad and salvage yard - you may not be allowed to scrap railroad items? ie. spikes/plates/rails etc. You may not even be allowed to possess them!

[@ashleighatkinson5027]

Any particular reason you used the gold over the pro?

[@mike48632]

What kind of value is there on those train couplers ? I found out that there use to be a train in the late 1800's that went thru our property and was thinking of using some of my free time and look around when I have nothing else to do around the house but not enough time to go to the parks and such .

[@yakamarezlife]

Keep them they aren't worth much unless they have the pin

[@duffman06021979]

Dude, you guys get so much rain.

[@mike48632]

The thing with the weather is Mother Nature does what she wants not our weather channels wants alot of the time LOL

[@JoeLarge]

So what do people pay for them...how are they collectible.? Different material or design or?? appreciate the video.

[@evelyngreer1507]

I am so interested in the civil war finds, I have only started watching and I can't wait to see what you find next, where do you put all your stuff, just saying hello from northern Ireland Evelyn Greer

[@pidipady]

Is the useless iron worth taken to salvage yard?

[@jasonpitts8395]

Great video. Treasure isn't always silver and gold. Is there a way I can contact you for some AT Gold tips? I have a few questions about settings in heavy iron areas (camp, homesite). Thx and keep making the videos

[@hansinglauw863]

in my country we can sell that iron for 0.5$ per kg.... can you sell that at your place ?

[@minebiggut1510]

Did you keep that piece of rail?

[@minebiggut1510]

***** 1:04

[@caseyslimer]

I live in sharpsburg Maryland.

[@daltonslone]

u earned a sub

[@skunkman1998]

well, at least we know where to find some weed! :)

[@klop575]

Ok, yes I know that anything holds a story. I just thought, that it wasnt important enough, compared to old coins and so on. But anyway, its allways exciting to hunt, I do it allso, but its things like coins that interests me :-)

[@GorkovenkoY]

8:13 is a civil war cannon shooter

[@MrDevlin350]

If those iron pieces are "couplers" why would they be in that location ? I would expect something like that to be at the rail yard where they did maintenance not in the river.

[@GoDIsTWIZTED]

Is this Monocacy River?

[@MistaMoneyMan]

Patapsco near Ellicott City?

[@brenonvancleave1657]

2018

[@anndodds8781]

Why would these links and pins be in the river?

[@charleswillsonpeale5739]

+ann dodds Next to a bridge, could have been a derailment in that spot.

[@shaw2390]

anyone else watching this in 2017

[@andrewboggs6669]

Chris S 2018!

[@GonewithRob]

yep 2018

[@brenonvancleave1657]

No but 2018/2019

[@pamelajean1905]

2019

[@bartimus3197]

2019

[@PRR5406]

You might look for a site where a steam era wreck took place. Often the damaged parts were simply tossed aside. An old railroad scrap yard would also prove interesting.

[@jasonpitts8395]

10-4 thx

[@emmasimms5395]

Number 65, October 2019

[@TigerRifle]

No wonder that you keep hurting your back!

[@klop575]

Do people collect those ? :-)

[@megadeth2thenwo]

lol... nice one, hahahah cannabis growers.. nice joke!! hahaha

[@AbandonedNorthJersey]

That must be around 1,000 dollars worth of railroad hitches to the right people .

[@mrlittlelittlebro]

Bring a waterproof pistol and phone and if they see me get them both out

[@treasurekings5631]

I know this video is old but I hope you have changed your habit of leaving items behind. You should never do this. If you are willing to dig it or retrieve it, then you should be willing to dispose of it properly. Not just toss it on the bank.

[@rednecklowlife]

Man Beau if you put all that iron in your boat you would sink it lol! I am going to try me some river/creek detecting this summer! Is it possiable to detect in the water with a MineLab PRO SE ? i know the box is not water proof. Can a guy becarefull not to dunk it? Or is going to happen? Thanks for your videos!