Awesome Turntable Action on the Western Maryland Scenic Railway

[@rodchallis8031]

That turn table moved a lot faster than I thought it would.

[@ccrx6700]

This is the only turntable I've ever seen actually in action and I agree with you Ron, it moved pretty fast, I too was surprised. Appreciate your tuning in tonight my friend.

[@SteamCrane]

That's the way they were. A busy terminal could have a lot of engines going in + out per day.

[@joelkaplan321]

Steam Town turntable runs much slower.

[@Trains-With-Shane]

Love the F40PH's. Amtrak's workhorse for years. Still plenty in revenue service. Dallas / Fort Worth area's Trinity Railway Express just picked up a pair of F40's and painted them up in their beautiful Texas flag livery.

[@ccrx6700]

Nice to hear that Shane, I had not clue some of these still were in revenue service. Appreciate your showing up and taking in the video tonight my good man.

[@Trains-With-Shane]

@@ccrx6700 Absolutely. MBTA in Massachusetts, I believe Metra in Chicage, etc. still run a bunch of these. Also, just discovered your channel yesterday watching that comp jointer repair. And subscribed! I look forward to watching more as time allows. Take care, sir!

[@ccrx6700]

@@Trains-With-Shane Thanks Shane. Hope you will continue to enjoy the home movies. Here's a link to a primer video that will give you an over view of our operation and what all we do here kzbin.info/www/bejne/pYDYmGOwaJlkZ5o

[@danneliu]

Your laugh and enthusiasm makes me smile all the time. Newer seen a turntable in action before, nice. Thank you for a good and relaxing video 🙂

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you danneliu, glad you enjoyed the home movie. We do appreciate your tuning in and watching today.

[@paulhare662]

Several years ago my Daughter and I bicycled a lot of the GAP trail. We got from Cumberland to a little past Ohiopyle, Pa. We camped up on the hill behind the turntable, ate in the little restaurant there. One morning we cycled to Cumberland and rode Mountain Thunder back. A truly memorable adventure. The last day of our trip, we camped in Ohiopyle and rafted the river.

[@ccrx6700]

Awesome Paul, sounds like a really fun trip. Area is beautiful country as well as Ohiopyle. CSX runs thru Ohiopyle if you happened to see their tracks there, although it's not a very busy line. Hope you also visited Fallingwater there. Thanks for sharing and for watching the video today my friend.

[@paulhare662]

@@ccrx6700 Those CSX tracks went right next to the outfitter we used for our whitewater trip. We mashed a bunch of pennies there. There was a lot of history to see along the rail trail, tunnels, a cast iron bridge ( Bolling Truss if I recall correctly) and the longest viaduct that I have ever seen. Sadly, we did not have time to visit Falling Waters.

[@ccrx6700]

@@paulhare662 😊👍

[@rails-n-things]

Thank you for inviting me to your channel. We were just there this past fall and friends got engaged at the head end of the train during the layover.

[@ccrx6700]

How awesome is that! What a novel thing to do. I remember they once had a wedding on Horseshoe Curve that was caught on VR railcam, that was pretty neat. Your welcome for the invite and thanks for accepting my friend!

[@yepok2957]

I live in Frostburg and I have seen this operation many times. Still find it an amazing feat of engineering to spin a train that big.

[@ccrx6700]

Yes it is, they tell me that used to be they asked for volunteers to spin it manually before they got electric in. I've also heard from some old railroaders that a perfectly balanced table will only need 3 guys to spin it, that is amazing. Do appreciate your watching the video my good man.

[@yepok2957]

@@ccrx6700 and thank you for posting.

[@TheyCallHimDietSeth]

That turntable was fascinating! I'd love to see the mechanism that powers it... Thanks as always for the close up action!

[@ccrx6700]

I've seen many turn tables but this is the very first one to ever see in person that was operating. Great to hear you enjoyed the show and we do appreciate your watching my friend.

[@danbailey96]

It has a large electric motor that runs a drive wheel on a track …it’s really a simple design…but functions very well the one I helped construct in Roanoke Virginia was much deeper well then this one

[@kls816]

Very cool! That toundabout moves pretty quickly! Thanks Dave! Love the laugh...happiness 😊

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you enjoyed the show today Kerry. We do appreciate your tuning in. If I get 50 comments on the laugh, 25 of them think I'm a looney tune weird duck or a Woody Woodpecker wanna be, the other 25 love it.

[@espeescotty]

Neat that they have that old Amtrak F40PH there. I especially like that it is one of the units converted to freight locomotives after Amtrak sold it, now called an F40M-2F. When they were converted, they cut the length of the nose back to create a front walkway/platform and also added a door in the nose for the crews to enter the cab. In addition, the original small fuel tanks were swapped for larger 2,900-gallon tanks and the gear ratios were changed from high-speed passenger gearing to freight friendly 65-mph gearing. Neat engines! As for the turntable action, you and I Dave, we're Johnny's-on-the-spot for getting the best spot to capture the action there. That is exactly where I would've stood if I were shooting the video! Showing the workings of the turntable and the engine crossing onto it. And those Railbikes at the end were so fun looking! I want to ride those too. Thanks for sharing these neat scenes buddy.

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate the info on the loco Scotty, I did not know all that. Really glad you enjoyed the show today my friend, and as far as you and me shooting in same place, well you know that great minds think alike! Wife wants to ride them too, so if you come out this way you and her can ride together, while I video it! .....LOL

[@espeescotty]

@@ccrx6700 Hahahah, it's a deal! It sure would be fun. You're welcome about the info too. Another good video, Dave. Thanks buddy.

[@trenamerritt5344]

Loved to hear your "That's railroadin!'" laugh This is something totally new to me. I knew round tables (as my dad called them) existed, but never saw one in action - until now. Thanks for sharing! -claps like excited kid-😁

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome Trena, I've seen several but this is the first to actually watch operating in person. Appreciate your checking the show out today my friend.

[@tzadik36]

First time I saw a turntable close-up, in action, and a mini-turntable for a bonus. That was just great, thank you! I heard or read somewhere that there now are locomotives with two front ends (or two back ends, depending on one's point of view).

[@GilmerJohn]

There have been such locomotives for a long time. Some have the "control station" in the center and the driver looks over the hood(s). Other have the control station at one but but it projects beyond the sheet metal covering the vitals so the operator can see both ways. Many locomotives are of that pattern.

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome Robin, I've seen several also but this is the first to actually watch operating in person. Appreciate your checking the show out today my friend.

[@mattkinnard6899]

Thanks for the video! That turntable is fast. The one at AOS probably moves half that speed, and it was originally a WM turntable. It was really nice to see the conductor training the younger generation. I have been to many places where the staff does not want to train the younger folks from fear of loosing seniority and the "fun jobs".

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome Matt, I've seen several also but this is the first to actually watch operating in person. The conductor is wearing an original SP uniform, had a cool gold lapel pin on it with SP. Had a nice chat with him, he owns several of the cars here. He also has a facebook page called: Conductor Dan

[@mattkinnard6899]

@@ccrx6700 sweet! Check it out.

[@johnsmart964]

Thank you for bringing us this excellent video, it was great to see the turntable at work. The locomotive looks and sounds great and those railbikes look a lot of fun. Thank you for bringing us along.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you John, really glad you enjoyed the show today. We do appreciate your checking it out my friend.

[@rudolphguarnacci197]

What a gentleman, with his vest, tie and cap. A professional and proud of his work.

[@ccrx6700]

That was our conductor today. He has a facebook page, great guy to talk with and the suit he was wearing was an original Southern Pacific conductors outfit. And, he owns several of the cars here. Look him up on facebook: Conductor Dan

[@valeriebassett3107]

Great video Mr. Dave! Your laugh always puts a smile on my face and my husband's. Thank you for sharing your adventures with all of us. You and your wife make life so much better!!!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Valerie, really glad you enjoyed the show today. We do appreciate your checking it out my friend.

[@lyndonfoster1090]

very cool! love the shot of the manual alignment of the bridge tracks, always wondered, now I know!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Lyndon, really glad you enjoyed the show today. We do appreciate your checking it out my friend.

[@rodchallis8031]

The CN Speeder reminded me of a National Film Board of Canada short (24 min) made in 1965. It was Buster Keaton's last role, and of course it's silent. It's vintage Buster. I think the film was designed for Canada's Centennial in '67, they showed it to us kids in school. Basically a coast to coast view of Canada by rail, with Keaton's comedic genius. Available on KZbin, "The Railrodder".

[@ccrx6700]

Thanks for sharing that with us Rod, I will check it out. Appreciate your tuning in and watching the video my friend.

[@rayshutsa6690]

Thank you for another great video on turn tables. The rail road has so much history. You have taught me so much about what it takes to maintain the tracks. Also the history of the railroad. Hope you are haveing a great day. 😀❤🇨🇦

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome Ray, appreciate your checking out the show today my good man.

[@dangercloseusmc6902]

Love the red and blue paint scheme on that loco.

[@raymondsprengelmeyer1278]

Thank you for sharing Dave! I really enjoyed the ride and the turntable demonstration. You do a great job!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Raymond, really glad you enjoyed the show today. We do appreciate your checking it out my friend.

[@gyralite]

Thank you for sharing your adventures! You always have neat things to show and share! My nephew, only 5, absolutely loves your adventures!

[@ccrx6700]

Glad to hear that Russell, maybe Santa will bring him a That's Railroadin T shirt and ball cap next year....LOL Appreciate you and him watching my friend.

[@rakasome]

This was wonderful, Dave. Gorgeous area. Thanks very much!!

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome Ray, really glad you enjoyed the show today. We do appreciate your checking it out my friend.

[@DASOSinAZ]

Nice! Thanks! We've never seen a turntable up close and personal like that before! Hope you and the Missus had a great time!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you dasos, really glad you enjoyed the show today. We do appreciate your checking it out my friend.

[@bennetts-revenge_2]

Love seeing the turntables! I would love to go on the "bike". The scenery there is very pretty!

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you enjoyed the show today Brenda. We do appreciate your tuning in and checking it out.

[@mustralineabsorbine5082]

That was a great video. I have never actually seen a turntable in action. Lots of pics of before and after. This was very cool! Thank you. :)

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome, I've seen several also but this is the first to actually watch operating in person. Appreciate your checking the show out today my friend.

[@rickcooper6817]

That was cool! Nice trip Dave. I would love to pedal one of those carts sometime. Thanks Dave!

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome Rick, really glad you enjoyed the show today. We do appreciate your checking it out my friend.

[@TriGogglin]

Great action on the turntable Dave, love seeing them operate, could watch that all day. The track bikes are getting very popular, starting to see them more and more, got a few in west virginia now, but thats the first bike turntable I've seen, they usually just 2 person pick them. That definitely saves on the back. Another awesome video, thank you sir.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Pappy, really glad you enjoyed the show today. We do appreciate your checking it out my friend.

[@darensmith6705]

Welcome to Western Maryland! Glad you enjoyed our train history and our beautiful Appalachian mountains! Life is good here! 🤗🌄🌲🌳🌲🌳🌄🚂🚃

[@ccrx6700]

It is beautiful country Daren, this is our second ride on the WMSR, someday we gonna get to Romney to ride the Potomac Golden Eagle. We only live bout an hour to the north.

[@jonathanhasnip3700]

Very nice, loved the commentary plus those cool turntables and that sweet sounding heritage unit, excellent video thanks for sharing 👌👍

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you enjoyed Jason and we do appreciate your tuning in and checking out the show today my friend.

[@BoxcarJerry]

Hi Dave pretty cool to see this turntable working. This place is on my list to visit. Looks like you had nice weather and a great time. Sure is some beautiful scenery out there .

[@ccrx6700]

it was a very nice day and very nice ride, you will enjoy this one. Appreciate your checking out the show today Jerry.

[@jamessotherden5909]

I have never seen an up close train on a turntable. Thanks.

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome James, I've seen several but this is the first to actually watch operating in person. Appreciate your checking the show out today my friend.

[@shawnpowell5876]

Great video Dave of the turntable to send you back to Cumberland! Those little pedal rail carts were so cool to see as well as the CN SPEEDER! Hope you both had an amazing day on your train ride and we're going this fall! Thanks again for sharing your videos along with your time and effort to get the BEST FOOTAGE!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Shawn, really glad you enjoyed the show today. We do appreciate your checking it out my friend.

[@1D10CRACY]

I was there in 2009! I really should go back and enjoy it some more! :D

[@ccrx6700]

Hope you get to ride when 1309 is pulling, I will do the same go back for that. Do appreciate your checking out the show today my friend and enjoy your ride.

[@danielrongo2367]

Beautiful scenery

[@shirleyharrington-moore9657]

Another fun excursion. The turn table was quite the invention. Thank you for sharing.

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome, not a whole lot of working turn tables still out there. This one they used to ask for volunteers to go down and push it around before they got it electrified! PS: it is very well balanced.

[@louisb229]

As usual, you put a smile on my face and in my heart. Just had my 31st anniversary on the 18th. Thanks for the joy you bring me.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Louis, really glad you enjoyed the show today. We do appreciate your checking it out my friend.

[@michaelball760]

Never seen a turntable in action. Very cool!

[@ccrx6700]

This is the only one I've ever seen actually in operation myself Michael.

[@tomeasley5979]

Dave, another great video! That turn was smooth as silk. Great closeups. Thanks for always taking us along for the ride. Have a great evening.

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you enjoyed the show today Tom. We do appreciate your tuning in and checking it out my friend.

[@PlanetMojo]

Great video Dave, I love turntables! I've said it before, but I used to live a couple of blocks from the Milwaukee Road turntable (headquarters and a ton of other buildings and track were there as well), so seeing a train on a turntable brings back fond memories 😊

[@ccrx6700]

I've seen several but this is the first to actually watch operating in person and the second time we've been here. Appreciate your checking the show out today my friend.

[@chessiesystemrailfanman3741]

As a former bicycle racer I would love to try those cyclist powered rail carts!

[@ccrx6700]

Lookie like they would be a blast to ride, no challenge for you tho, it's almost all down hill to Cumberland, but it would be a fun ride. Thanks for checking out today's show my friend.

[@Sven_Okas1967]

When I see this video, my heart warms. Turntables in action are always nice to look at. In May, after 2 years of corona break, the time of steam locomotive-guided special trains to the Berlin Museum of Transport and Technology finally begins again. As a thank you, I will also upload videos of it. Thank you and Greetings from Berlin/ Germany. Sven

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Sven, really glad you enjoyed the show today. We do appreciate your checking it out my friend.

[@SteamCrane]

Do you ever get to Stassfurt? They keep that turntable busy.

[@shauntakata1762]

The colors on that loco really stands out.

[@ccrx6700]

Really glad you enjoyed the show today Shaun. We do appreciate your checking it out my friend.

[@alanswafford9964]

Great video ! I appreciate you bringing us along. Awesome turntable ! Thank You

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Alan, really glad you enjoyed the show today. We do appreciate your checking it out my friend.

[@PowerTrain611]

Nice, cool to see the workings of a turntable in action. The museum I used to work at still uses a 3 way stub switch in the yard. It's 3 foot gauge, i believe its 90 pound rail, and the furthest east of it's kind still in use, being in New Jersey..

[@ccrx6700]

Wow that would be neat to see a 3 way, I've never seen that. Thanks for writing in and sharing with us Bryson.

[@barefoot3662]

Looks like your having fun thank you for the video and I'm asking our God to bless you and your family.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment barefoot and for the kind blessings. Glad you could take the time to pay us a visit and check out the video. May you have a most blessed day my friend.

[@nashguy207]

The turn tables always fascinate me. I like those Pedal car things. I would like to ride in a scooter car myself someday!

[@ccrx6700]

First one here I've ever seen actually in operation, they are cool to watch. Do appreciate your checking out the home movie today nashguy.

[@johncloar1692]

Wow turntable action. Something you don't see every day. The closes one we had to me was in Fulton KY on the old Illinois Central RR it's the Canadian National RR now. Sadly it gone now. Thanks for such a wonderful video.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Johny glad you enjoyed the show today. We do appreciate your checking it out my friend.

[@4everdc302]

Ohhh that's just to cool for school. Great addition on a shelf switching layout. Great post Dave🚂🇨🇦🇺🇲

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you enjoyed the show tonight 4 ever dc. Do appreciate your tuning in and watching my friend.

[@4everdc302]

Wouldn't miss it👍

[@mikep1085]

Thats awesome! It spun around a lot faster than I anticipated

[@ccrx6700]

Yes it was pretty quick, amazing isn't it. Appreciate your tuning in and watching today Mike.

[@dorothycole8611]

Well that was fun! Love those mountains.

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you enjoyed the show today.

[@geraldblackburn4883]

Really cool, one of first features as a kid, loved it, have never seen one in action, live.

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you enjoyed Gerald, and we do appreciate your tuning in and checking out the show today my friend.

[@ronhelman3985]

Awesome video Dave, it's cool see the things that make the railroad work!!!👍👍👍👍

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you enjoyed the show Ton. We do appreciate your tuning in and watching today my friend.

[@Rwalt61]

Loved the turntable. I don't see those much anymore.

[@ccrx6700]

Really glad you enjoyed the show today sir. We do appreciate your tuning in and watching.

[@billmoran3812]

Interesting that the turntable is motorized but the lock is Armstrong powered. Back when I lived in Connecticut, I volunteered at a small railroad museum. We reactivated an abandoned turntable that had been filled in with the rubble from a former roundhouse. We found an actual turntable bridge at another railroad and reinstalled it. The pit walks and rail were still there after we uncovered them. It’s used now to switch tracks into the now rebuilt roundhouse. It was Columbia Roundhouse on the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, predecessor of the New Haven Railroad.

[@ccrx6700]

Thanks for writing in and sharing the story Bill, that's pretty neat you guys did that, Kudos my friend, a pretty cool accomplishment.

[@barbjones4004]

The last time we were there we had to manually turn the turntable. It was awesome!!!

[@ccrx6700]

They are really well balanced, I've heard that only 3 people have manually turned one before. Electricity makes things easier tho. Thanks for watching today Barb.

[@michaelmcclure8673]

Thank you for sharing this trip.😃

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome Michael, really glad you enjoyed the show today. We do appreciate your checking it out my friend.

[@margaretragle1337]

Wow that was cool to wach the turnaround for the engine

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Margaret, really glad you enjoyed the show today. We do appreciate your checking it out my friend.

[@bigbossman3877]

Wow, never seen a turntable in action. Thanks Dave!

[@ccrx6700]

Your very welcome Big Bossman, glad you enjoyed. Before they got the electric motors in, they would ask for volunteers to help push the table around! Appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and write in. May you have a most blessed day my friend.

[@bigbossman3877]

@@ccrx6700 Good morning! Thank you. I couldn't help it after I discovered several episodes of yours on the senior rails down there. So I shared those episodes with an elder brother in Virginia and he was quite tickled and aware of the turntable and engine 1309. Here, my parents went down to Frostburg and joined my brother to take the tour. Small world! Anyhow I sent him the link to your channel and hopefully you'll hear from him occasionally. That brother took after my father and became a huge model railroad collector. He could honestly have his own shop! Lol Well, God bless you today. Have a great day Dave. Thanks for all you do.

[@ccrx6700]

@@bigbossman3877 👍😊 cool adventure thanks for sharing

[@alexdrake9931]

Another fantastic video Dave and , as always, thanks so much for posting it! Isn't it great getting a chance to enjoy watching how everything works without having to fix it yourself? Lol

[@ccrx6700]

You are so right in that Alex! Just enjoy and if something breaks down or derails, I don't have to deal with it. Although if we had a bad bearing, broken rail or a derailment on the trip, you know I would have been sticking my nose in it....LOL Appreciate your watching today my friend.

[@garykuipers2696]

That turntable lock could use a little graphite. Appears to be 90lb rail on the table. NYS&W used to have a turntable at Little Ferry, NJ. I don't know if it still exists since that was back in the 1980's. Several of us boomed on the NYS&W (now you sit and wait) during our ConRail days before we went over to NJT. All of us had to learn to use the table. Wonderful video as always, keep them coming!

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you enjoyed the show today Gary. We do appreciate your tuning in and checking it out my friend.

[@stretchlimo7275]

This was awesome Dave, I really want to do this scenic rail tour this summer. Maybe while in Frostburg I’ll shoot down to Cumberland and check out the CSX Cumberland Yard, I’m sure you know of it, a pretty decent sized hump yard right off of 68 along Route 51. Thanks for posting, have a great evening 👍🏼😎🇺🇸

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you enjoyed the show today. We was gonna check out the yard but was only there for the day and ran out of time. I drove by it last time we were here couple years ago. Hope you get down there, you'll enjoy the ride, it is a very nice place to visit. At Frostburg be sure to check out the Carriage House to the left of the turntable!

[@SteveMikre44]

That was awesome to see! Thanks Dave...🚂

[@ccrx6700]

Very glad you enjoyed Steve. It was pretty cool to watch in person. Was nice of you to take the time to visit with us and watch the video my friend.

[@lewistodd9242]

Great video Dave. I always enjoy watching your videos. Have a great day.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Lewis, really glad you enjoyed the show today. We do appreciate your checking it out my friend.

[@Jim-jh79fb]

Thank you Dave I have seen turntables at Altoona RR museum but I have never seen one in use keep up the videos really enjoy them

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome Jim, I've seen several also but this is the first to actually watch operating in person. Appreciate your checking the show out today my friend.

[@lesterlattig]

Oh crap, it's you ccrx! I hope your day is full of great memories.

[@ccrx6700]

It was a very good day Lester. This is a nice place to visit. Appreciate your tuning in and watching today my friend.

[@paulbergen9114]

Getting harder to find operating TTs these days. No room for error and you better be straight on. Was always amazing how a Big Boy could fit with maybe a foot to spare on both ends. Equally amazing on branch lines was how they'd get the steamer on there and if balanced correctly three guys could easily turn it. Good memories.

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you enjoyed the show Paul. We do appreciate your tuning in and checking it out my friend.

[@charlesrudolphi890]

Something so simple and very proficient even in the twenty-three century

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for checking out the video Charles, we do appreciate your tuning in and taking the time to watch my good man.

[@garymessina1609]

In 1995 there used to an abandoned turn table with a set of truck wheels behind the old Rickwell pipe plant in Penargyl Pennsylvania still had power to it and would turn things like that are amazing and was ashame that it was abandoned it hurt to see that way and operational

[@ccrx6700]

Thanks for sharing Gary. These are great relics of past railroading history and it is sad when things like that are left to be turned to someday dust. Appreciate your writing in and watching the video my friend.

[@SuperAWaC]

Stub switches are great for yards!

[@russelltrupia4479]

Awesome video Dave thanks

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome Russell, appreciate your checking out the show today my good man.

[@cedarcam]

Great close up view of the turntable It took off like a rocket I did not expect that LOL. Over here we are lucky to have a few still working and I saw one at the weekend unfortunately I missed getting video of the steam locomotive being turned though. The railbikes look fun There were some at a railway in Belgium I went to and I hoped to have a go on one but there was not time that day.

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you enjoyed the show today cedarcam. We do appreciate your tuning in and checking it out my friend. This was the first one I ever saw in actual operation and indeed I was surprised too at how fast it went.

[@ericcoffedgp40]

Awesome Dave, that turntable is seriously cool! You sure don't see a F40 on a turn table every day!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Eric, really glad you enjoyed the show today. We do appreciate your checking it out my friend.

[@ericcoffedgp40]

@@ccrx6700 Sure thing! Always look forward to your videos!

[@KWMeikle]

Thanks for that treat.

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome Kevin, appreciate your checking out the show today my good man.

[@CraigLYoung]

They use to ask for help to push the turn table by hand. It was unique experience in balance to push a Steam locomotive.

[@ccrx6700]

Someone else wrote in the same thing Craig, that they had to push it by hand. That's pretty unique. Thanks for sharing with us today and for watching the show my good man.

[@lydiafife8716]

Very cool!!! Thank you!!!

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome Lydia and glad you liked the show, we do appreciate your checking it out my friend.

[@kevinhoward9593]

ooo i love the colors.

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you enjoyed the show today Kevin. We do appreciate your tuning in and checking it out my friend.

[@kennkrizsanitz7820]

Nice dave, looks like your having fun

[@ccrx6700]

Thanks Kenn, and it was a good day off, beautiful weather and a very nice ride. Appreciate your tuning in today my friend.

[@railfanpat1719]

I don’t know if you seen it Dave but behind that turntable is a tunnel that goes under Frostburg for the former main that followed, I believe, Maryland 36 down to Westernport Maryland. I think that was originally George’s Creek railroad. Of course the GAP trail down the hill was the Weatern Maryland before being abandoned in May of 1975, which was about 6 years before I came along.

[@ccrx6700]

No I did not. thanks for sharing that with us Pat. Pretty neat stuff!

[@290wayne]

Pretty neat. Thanks .....

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome Wayne, appreciate your checking out the show today my good man.

[@danbailey96]

I helped build a turntable when I worked at the N&W railroad in Roanoke Virginia in the early 1970s it was at Shaffers Crossing for those that know about the N&W

[@ccrx6700]

That certainly had to be a very interesting project to work on Dan! Wish I could have been there to help and see that. Thanks for checking out the video today my friend.

[@lesterlattig]

You better be aligned when a 200 ton locomotive rolls out!

[@00bigbrian]

The tennessee Valley Railroad museum here in Chattanooga has a turntable the missionary ridge local trip takes you to the maintenance shop where they do maintenance and inspections on the loccomotives during the winter time you can also take a tour of the shop

[@jamessimmons1888]

The city of Summerville, Georgia has a turn table they had bought from Birmingham, Alabama railroad museum. They had it installed so they can attract tourists who ride the steam train excursions that the Tennessee Valley Railroad runs from Chattanooga, Tennessee.

[@ccrx6700]

Sounds interesting Brian, hopefully someday I will be able to make it down there and see it. Too many cool places to visit and not near enough time. Thanks for sharing my friend.

[@PapawsDadillacOEMplus]

That was awesome to see

[@ccrx6700]

Glad to hear you enjoyed the video, we do appreciate your tuning in to this channel and watching my friend.

[@Boilermaker-Rick]

Cool turntable action Dave! You need one of those pedal things on your RR

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Rick really glad you enjoyed the show today. We do appreciate your checking it out my friend.

[@Santafefrank]

Thanks for the video

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Frank, really glad you enjoyed the show today. We do appreciate your checking it out my friend.

[@kens.3729]

Young people have NO Clue what we’re talking about when we say Turntables used back in the day for both Albums and Trains. 🤪👍

[@ccrx6700]

Your right Ken, even I forgot that record players were once called that. Appreciate your tuning in to the show today my friend.

[@ericsikma4764]

VERY cool video!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Eric, really glad you enjoyed the show today. We do appreciate your checking it out my friend.

[@emknapp6713]

Great video Dave! I think you are wearing off on me … pilot derailed his pickup on a garage back track they wanted me to run over. When he called us on the radio to tell us to stop and step off and that he derailed I replied with “That’s Railroadin!” 😂🤣 He then tried to back up straddling the rail but got stuck in the mud. Tie conditions? What ties? 😉🤣😂 I’m glad we didn’t put the giant yellow turd on the ground!

[@ccrx6700]

Now that gave me one of my patented laughs!. .... someone else had mud, imagine that. And then they ask me after I tamp, "why won't the track surface hold?" Might be a fun day trying to rerail one of those trucks. Thank goodness in 18 years I've never derailed my big hi rail truck, came close when a pin on the back hi rails started to pull out. Glad you enjoyed tonight's show Ezekiel.

[@emknapp6713]

@@ccrx6700 I put the ole “Yellow Bus of Death” (as the Pittsburgh Dispatcher calls it) on the ground one time in WV. Hit some coal that was a little too high on one side and it picked the back up and pushed it right off. The rail landed between the duals. Luckily there was plenty of tie butts laying about to use to help re rail it.

[@ccrx6700]

@Ezekiel Knapp can relate to that. This winter frozen chunk coal beside rail they hit it hard just lucky it stayed on. I was following so they warned me

[@danielrongo2367]

Very cool nice

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Daniel, really glad you enjoyed the show today my friend.

[@thomashurd8858]

Been loving your videos!. Just wondering a little about the hi rail trucks, mostly on if the vehicle's weight rides on the rails or if the rails just guide it and how they embark and disembark the rail (a video on this would be great)

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you are enjoying Thomas. Depends on which type of truck. Small pick up trucks have some weight resting on all 4 wheels. The big hi rails, like mine, grapple trucks, dumps, etc. have weight on the rear wheels but the front wheels are up in the air not touching the rail. Will do a vid on the hi rail truck sometime, although it may be a long time before it comes out.

[@trailwayt9H337]

My engineer sir. Very Beautifull is view of the surprise.. For this different of railway turning table. 🚅🚞❤️🚃🚃🧡🚃🚃💛🚃🚃💚🚃🚃

[@ccrx6700]

Thanks Thomas, not many working turntables around here. This is a special one. Appreciate your watching today my friend.

[@trailwayt9H337]

@@ccrx6700 ❤️🧡💛💚

[@charlesferebee263]

Need to get the power washer out for that locomotive. Get the kids to give it some Shiny Shine. LMAO. Stay Safe out There. 🇺🇸👍👍

[@ccrx6700]

They are always looking for some good volunteers here Charles, hopefully you can donate some time and give it a bath! Thanks for taking the time to watch the video today sir.

[@RealMelodyBlue]

That turntable looks to have upgrades. Don't ask me how, but back in the late '60s my husband tipped an engine over on one of these, guess who was unemployed after that, LoL 😂. If he was still alive I would ask him

[@ccrx6700]

Yes it has Melody. Used to be they would ask for volunteers to go down and help push it around. Then they upgraded to electric motor to turn it. Probably because of insurance liability issues.

[@RealMelodyBlue]

@@ccrx6700 and partly because of people like my husband, I still wonder how he flipped it on it's side.

[@mikemissel7785]

I know Dave you wanted to jump on the locomotive as it went by.

[@ccrx6700]

Yep, but had to forget my own interests so I could make this video just for you guys.... LOL Appreciate your watching today Mike.

[@mikemissel7785]

@@ccrx6700 I really enjoyed this video Dave keep them coming.

[@ccrx6700]

@@mikemissel7785 👍😊 yes sir

[@tonysamtraktrainvideos]

Great video but it was originally used to be F69PH-AC from Amtrak but they changed up the front end with the platform in front of it. To me it's like heavy modified. I have not did any research yet about it. I've really busy at my job for the past few months

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you enjoyed the show today Tony. We do appreciate your tuning in and checking it out.

[@derrickanderson4932]

Nice Video.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Derrick, really glad you enjoyed the show today. We do appreciate your checking it out my friend.

[@christopherleenknecht920]

Cool👍👍🚂

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Christopher, really glad you enjoyed the show today. We do appreciate your checking it out my friend.

[@paulsmith5398]

For a really nice turntable, one has to go to the B & O museum, its indoors and has a very nice hardwood floor..........a basketball game could be played on it!

[@ccrx6700]

Yes it is beautiful Paul, we were there couple years ago, totally awesome place! I made all these cool videos and then accidently erased them, kick myself all the time for that. But guess that means must make another visit!

[@paulsmith5398]

@@ccrx6700 there are places ive been as a kid, then revisited them with my (late) wife, its amazing how they change over time, and also with things i missed previously. My mom & my wife wanted to see the summer house we had in the late 1950s/early 1960s, we took a trip there just a few years after getting married. Sadly, the place was gone, it was only a vacant lot, but the memories are still there.

[@wendellkulp95]

that was neat.. looks like the rr ties need replacing..

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you enjoyed Wendell. Yep, they could use some new ties there. Thanks so much for visiting with us and writing in my friend.

[@wayneakins3644]

Nice

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate your checking out the show today Wayne.