Re Railing a Derailed Hopper Car

[@ccrx6700]

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[@mightymikeymic4607]

how does a person go about finding a job like this

[@pdxRetired]

Always good to identify the root cause of a failure!

[@ccrx6700]

You are right about that watchingInPDX. I have to find out why things happened, that would have drove me crazy thinking about it. Thanks so much my friend for watching the show Sand may you have a very good day.

[@Bassotronics]

Ba-dum-tsss! Perfect use for the word "Root" in this case. :)

[@darnoldie]

You would have thunk those guys would've known to trim the roots off the ties before planting them. 🪵

[@Bassotronics]

@@darnoldie 😂

[@markhull5776]

Love your videos Dave! What really tickles me is seeing how much you love your job. Praying the Good Lord continues to keep you in good health for years to come.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the very nice comment Mark and glad you are enjoying the home movies. Really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@dj196301]

Mr. Jerry just blew my mind. A locomotive virtuoso.

[@robertf3479]

Agreed! Mr. Jerry has some mad skill.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Alter Ego. Most re railing doesn't go nearly as smooth as this one did. We lucked out on this one. Jerry is a very good operator. Really appreciate your taking the time to pay us a visit and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@SimmerdownTX]

Now THAT'S Railroading!!!

[@ccrx6700]

Your right about that Jeff! But, re railing doesn't always go this easy. We were lucky Jerry was there, he is a very good operator. Really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@wallyman292]

Can't believe how softly the remote operator set that puppy back down on the track!

[@ccrx6700]

Jerry is a very smooth operator as you can see Wally, we are lucky to have him and he was working on a 12 hour midnight shift to boot when he did this. Really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@ginog5037]

OK Dave, Jerry remotely controlling the loco was super cool. Just like a model railroad but life-size😂 Why is there so much EV fuel coal on the tracks?

[@ccrx6700]

@@ginog5037 lot of spillage tgere where they dump the cars Gino.

[@wallyman292]

@@ginog5037 "EV fuel". . . hee hee!!! ;)

[@ginog5037]

@ccrx6700 It seems there tons of coal everywhere? Maybe you can have Pick your Coal Days, just like picking apples. The EV people will luv it🤭 Be safe and take care, Dave!

[@chrisduprey7283]

Unbelievable that a small chunk of wood could derail that hopper. Keep cool this week.

[@ccrx6700]

It's rare we get wood out of the mine, but every once in awhile it happens Chris. They screen for metal but not wood. This was a fluke, I don't ever remember it happening before. Really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@garyhoffman4653]

I'm happy for all you workers who have a wonderful company to be working with.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Gary. You are right, it's great to have a good company to work for and great guys to work along side. We are blessed here. Really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@markwatson3135]

You would think 50 tons plus weight of car would crush that wood and not detail it! Thanks for another awesome video, I’m learning so much on how trains operate!

[@evanstauffer4470]

It will crush soft woods, but hardwood blocks are often used in the re-railing process because they resist crushing.

[@ccrx6700]

Well that was an empty car which weighed 51,000 pounds and only half that weight was on the truck that derailed Mark so it wasn't really all that much weight. Glad you enjoyed the video and that you are finding these movies to be of some value to you. Really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@joemc111]

@@ccrx6700so Dave if the car was loaded it might of smashed the wood? That job was all in house or did you have outside help?

[@ccrx6700]

@@joemc111 all in house Joe 😊👍

[@raymondsprengelmeyer1278]

Another exciting adventure on the railroad! Thank you for sharing Dave, that was nice work!

[@ccrx6700]

Yes it was, although this one went pretty darn well, they don't always go that smooth. Had another car derail the first of that week and it took over an hour to get it back on. Really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@rexmyers991]

Very interesting. I had no idea that you could control a locomotive that finely. Amazing! Thanks

[@ccrx6700]

Not very many guys have the great control that Jerry has Rex, he is a really good operator and we are lucky to have him. He amazed me at how well he did that too. Glad you enjoyed and hope you have a very good day my friend.

[@evanstauffer4470]

@@ccrx6700 It's not just his ability to control the locomotive - the real skill is in controlling the slack in the train instead of letting the slack control you.

[@rudolphguarnacci197]

It is amazing.

[@erie910]

Great job! It's not surprising that a piece of wood could cause a derailment. The railroad on which I worked used pieces of wood to rerail cars that were on the ground.

[@rodneydavis324]

For piece of wood a car was derailed. It is often the small things in life that have some serious consequences, Dave

[@ccrx6700]

You are right about that in more ways than one Rodney! But it's rare we get wood out of the mine, but every once in awhile it happens. They screen for metal but not wood. This was a fluke, I don't ever remember it happening before. Really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@beverlymichael5830]

Just another day at the office. You never know when coming to work what your day will be like. Such a small thing causing this. Nice job finding the culprit. Nobody else brings such up close videos like this. Nice job. Hats off to Jerry.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Beverly. Most re railing doesn't go nearly as smooth as this one did. You are right, Mr. Jerry did a fantastic job. Really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@robertf3479]

We learn something new with every lesson Mr. Dave. You and Mr. Jerry make a good team and both bring serious experience and skill. Stay safe sir.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Robert. Re railing doesn't always go this easy. Like you said, we were lucky Jerry was there, he is a very good operator. Really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@3henry214]

Incredible display of loco control, Jerry sure finessed it back on track, without the big clank bang I was expecting to occur, as the wheel came off of the re-railer back onto the track.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Henry. Most re railing doesn't go nearly as smooth as this one did. Mr. Jerry did a fantastic job. Really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@stevofinj]

You sir, are awesome! I truly wish the world was filled with more people like you! Keep smiling, it's contagious!!! Thank you

[@ccrx6700]

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

[@paulne1514]

So, that’s the new fangle way of rerailing! In the old days, we use to use wooden wedges, 4x4’s and 2x10’s to rerail a wheel. Same for other side if both were off.

[@ccrx6700]

Those are old rerailers Paul, the new ones are much better.but even old they are better than wood blocks and wedges, we've tried those before, got to be living right when you use wood.... :-) Really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@paulne1514]

@@ccrx6700 worked at a steel mill with Fairbanks Morse and Baldwins (plus 2 EMD twin stack) locomotives. I think the track gang had the metal rerailers, but that was only on day shift. On night shift, we were on our own with conductor, switchman and yardmaster. Of course the engineer.

[@ccrx6700]

@@paulne1514 👍😊😎

[@MrWireguy]

Yet another procedure that you just never see. I have model locos with rerailers hung on the side..,.. NOW I know how they work. Thanks for sharing. Cheers

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you got to see something new MrWireGuy. Not always does re railing go this smooth as you can imagine. We lucked out this time and Jerry is a very good operator too which really helped. Really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@clarencewiles963]

Good no equipment defects. Good operation also called team work. Thumbs up 👍

[@ccrx6700]

You are right about that Clarence and thanks for the nice comment. Great bunch of guys here to work with. Really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@SteveMikre44]

Dave, Amazing footage of the coal hopper being guided back onto the rail. Unbelievable a piece of wood that size could derail a hopper of that size and weight...

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Steve. Most re railing doesn't go nearly as smooth as this one did. Mr. Jerry did a fantastic job, we were lucky he was there. Really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@ridingwiththereids]

Gotta love it! We call "retailers" Frogs here at the Alaska railroad in Fairbanks, Alaska. Thanks for the awesome videos!

[@ccrx6700]

They go by many names, yes sir. In Sweden they call them Ducks' Feet. Thank you so much for taking the time to check out the video my friend and may you have a very good day. And, if you haven't already done so, check out my second channel with more cool railroad videos and other stuff I get into on it. Your the kind of person I would love to have as a subscriber to it. www.youtube.com/@ThatsDavesOtherDoings

[@harpintn]

Thank you for showing this. I have often wondered how cars are put back on the track. I had no idea it was such a simple wedge tool that you used.

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome and glad you saw something new Harpintn. Re railing doesn't always go this easy. We were lucky Jerry was there, he is a very good operator. Really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@andyknott8148]

I know it's probably company policy to refer to Mr. Gerry as an operator, but to me Engineer adds a lot more respect and that was a very good job Mr. Engineer.

[@ccrx6700]

You are right Andy, engineer is a term that deserves respect and that is why I use operator. Engineers are certified to run a loco. Here the loco operator is a bid job and requires no certification. Only qualification is seniority. So out of respect for certified engineers, I call these guys operators because that is their bid title, moble equipment operator. Really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@espeescotty]

That was about the smoothest and most efficient rerailing of a car as I've ever seen. No kidding, I don't think I have ever seen a rerailing frog stay put without ever sliding a few times before the magic happens. You and all the fellas involved in that rerailing really did a fine job and I'm glad you were able to share it with us. 🤠👍

[@ccrx6700]

That was about the smoothest I've ever seen also Scotty. As you well know most of them don't go nearly as smooth as this one did. We sure lucked out. But Jerry is an excellent operator too and that helped a lot.

[@Hyrev1]

That was some smooth rerailing! And what a relief to find what caused derailment. A guy always sleeps better when there's no mystery to what caused the problem. Fantastic video Dave! 🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃💯👍🇺🇸

[@ccrx6700]

That was probably the easiest re railing we've ever done Jim. As you can imagine most don't go nearly as smooth. And your right, what a big relief it was for me to find out the cause. Just a fluke thing. Really appreciate your watching and writing in my friend.

[@SleeTheSloth]

Wow! Did he set the troublesome truck down on the rail head with a feather like touch! Now that's some GREAT railroading! Usually these wheels go BANG and THUD when they drop down. That was precision work! Naughty peace of timber! I was thinking broken rail, but this is far better.

[@ccrx6700]

You are right about that SleeTheSloth. Jerry is a very good operator. It's rare we get wood out of the mine, but every once in awhile it happens. They screen for metal but not wood. This was a fluke, I don't ever remember it happening before. Really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@morse2795]

That is really need how you can get a truck back on to the track with that device Dave! Thanks for sharing another one of your good learning videos

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome and glad you enjoyed the show William. Re railing doesn't always go this easy. We were lucky Jerry was there, he is a very good operator. Really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@crazyguy32100]

Never had to re-rail a car before but it seems like the final action has a very similar feel to removing a snapped bolt or aligning a multi-plate drum clutch. A whole lot of "careful, easy, almost, come on" when things could go back to square 1, or worse. Then the wheel rolls over the hump, the bolt breaks loose or the drum slides on and angels start applauding.

[@ccrx6700]

Actually your pretty much right in that Crazyguy. But also re railing doesn't always go this easy. We were lucky Jerry was there, he is a very good operator. Really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@Uncle-Duncan-Shack]

Hi Dave, Yeah, it's amazing what shows up in the coal. Pieces of steel bar and angle iron are the worst, they cut conveyor belts up and wreck the machinery that handles the coal. Best regards, Duncan

[@ccrx6700]

It's rare we get wood out of the mine, but every once in awhile it happens Duncan. They screen for metal but not wood. This was a fluke, I don't ever remember it happening before. Really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@Uncle-Duncan-Shack]

@@ccrx6700 Hi Dave Yes without the metal detectors and the magnets it would be a mess. Kind regards, Duncan

[@kennethfuller8347]

I'm just getting caught up on the last few vids I missed. Thanks for bringing the railroad to us, Dave. Always great content.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Kenneth. Always a pleasure to have you visit with us and may you have a really good day my friend.

[@briankemp5206]

Great re-railing Dave! Congrats to Jerry for an excellent job!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Brian. Re railing doesn't always go this easy. We were lucky Jerry was there, he is a very good operator. Really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@revharrycwigmoreiii5787]

Wow, that was amazing, a piece of wood de-railed the car, I would never thought that to be possible, but it was. Thanks, Mr Dave for taking the time to explain how to put a car back on the track, Have a great Tuesday, my Friend.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Rev. Harry. Most re railing doesn't go nearly as smooth as this one did. Mr. Jerry did a fantastic job. Really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@AlanMullen-w1f]

Darndest things 😮

[@ccrx6700]

It's rare we get wood out of the mine, but every once in awhile it happens Alan. They screen for metal but not wood. This was a fluke, I don't ever remember it happening before. Really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@richardthompson6690]

I’ve been watching your channel for a while now and I must say how interesting it is the things you have on here. So easy to take for granted the trains that are working every day. I have mechanical background and it’s so neat seeing behind the scenes. Really happy the company allows you some access to record your episodes. Thanks for your series!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the very nice comment Richard. You are right, we are quite fortunate they allow me to make these videos. We all win because they allow it. Glad you are finding the home movies to be enjoyable. Really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@trainman2k]

Dave, at first I thought maybe that car was imitating my "train of thought", which also derails for no apparent reason. It's amazing how things that will never happen, end up happening. Sounds like there's a fantastic crew with you on the railroad - everybody knows quite a bit and they take the job seriously. I've never seen anybody do anything that was questionable as far as safety and productivity goes. That is something ALL of you can be very proud of!! Thanks again for permitting us to have an up close and personal view of some of your challenges. Your ethics and confidence without arrogance makes you a man that has earned my highest respect. "God will guide those who trust Him"

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Trainman2K. Don't feel bad, my train of thoughts derail often..... You are right, we are lucky here to have such good guys to work with and work safely. Appreciate very much your taking the time to visit with us and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@johnwaby4321]

Good job you found the cause ..or you would have been wondering how it happened. 👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@ccrx6700]

Your right John that would have driven me crazy trying to figure it out. At least that was one of the easiest re railing jobs I've ever done, most don't go nearly as smooth as you can imagine. Thanks so much my friend for watching and may you have a very good day.

[@2xKTfc]

Mr Jerry is on top of it seeing the other truck set getting away. Or he really didn't want to re-rail another car, haha!

[@ccrx6700]

You are right about that 2xKTfc. Mr. Jerry had enough with that one and didn't want another. Most re railing doesn't go nearly as smooth as this one did. Really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@recreepy]

I'm thoroughly impressed-great job!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Recreepy. Most re railing doesn't go nearly as smooth as this one did. We lucked out on this one. Really appreciate your taking the time to pay us a visit and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@dorothycole8611]

That took a lot of patience and knowhow. Sir Topham Hat would be quite pleased!!!

[@ccrx6700]

Yes I do think he would be with us, but not with the silly cars. Thank you for taking the time to visit with us and may you have a very good day.

[@halfinchholes88]

Its always amazed me how easy it is to derail a wheel set. We were pulling in a rock hopper that was spilling rocks. Eventually it popped a wheel set off. Just a little rock on a slight curve.

[@ccrx6700]

You are right halfinchholes, sometimes just the slighest thing can derail a car, but yet at other times you'll wonder how in the world a car can stay on going over some really rough track. Really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@alanofwales2583]

Amazing how fine a control they have over that locomotive considering the tonnage involved!

[@ccrx6700]

You are right about that Alan. Mr. Jerry is our best operator and we are lucky to have someone like him. Not just everybody could control the train like he does. Thank you very much for visiting with us and may you have a really good day my friend.

[@douglasboyle6544]

That was impressive, I had no idea someone could get such fine control out of a locomotive.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Douglas. Re railing doesn't always go this easy. We were lucky Jerry was there, he is a very good operator. Really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@Aerospace_EdC]

Dave thanks for showing us this, I've heard about re-railers but never saw one being used. Thankfully the loco operator was really careful and it worked the first time.

[@ccrx6700]

Your very welcome Ed. This one went smooth, they don't always go that well as you can imagine. We were lucky to have Mr. Jerry there, he is an excellent operator. Appreciate very much your taking the time to visit with us and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@aldonco]

Somebody lost their wood and bad things happened. Good job getting the car back on track.

[@ccrx6700]

It's rare we get wood out of the mine, but every once in awhile it happens Al. They screen for metal but not wood. This was a fluke, I don't ever remember it happening before. Really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@robinroberts3335]

Great job Dave Robin here loved it 👍🏻😎That’s Railroading 👍🏻

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Robin, you are right, that's railroading.... :-) Not all re railing goes nearly as smooth as this one did as you can imagine. Appreciate the nice comment and for watching my friend.

[@Kevin-go2dw]

What a bad place to have a derailment, at least it is close to all the rerailing gear. The true advantage of being able to control the locomotive by remote control allowing the driver to really see what is happening rather than lots of hand signals or talk over a two way radio. Much more instant response. Must be a really good remote set up. Thank you showing - not caused by a track fault.

[@ccrx6700]

You are so right about that Kevin, being right there makes a big difference than having to wait for radio signals to come thru. Yep, glad it wasn't caused by the track too! Thank you for taking the time to visit with us and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@FrogandFlangeVideo]

Hi Dave. Thank you for another very interesting episode on your channel. Kudos to everyone involved for resolving the problem. James

[@ccrx6700]

Your certainly welcome James. Most re railing doesn't go nearly as smooth as this one did as you can imagine. We lucked out on this one. Really appreciate your taking the time to pay us a visit and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@honestspirit56]

Outstanding! Thank you!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the kind words G R. As you can imagine, most re railing does not always go this smooth, we lucked out. Appreciate very much your checking out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@AP9575-jd]

We used to have a box car full of oak boards of various sizes and wooden wedges. Literally a box car full, when it got low, they would send it out to a local mill that had rail service and they would fill it. Those rerailers can be a real pain sometimes, wood was easier. That was a Smooth Operator with that remote, nice job.

[@ccrx6700]

I can't imagine wood being easier Anthony. But these re railers are heavy, I think they weigh 150 pounds apiece, that is their big drawback. Of course as you know, re railing doesn't always go this easy. We were lucky Jerry was there, he is a very good operator. Really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@Bassotronics]

I love trains but they kinda scare me sometimes. Something like a piece of wood can do such chaos. Especially train wheel flanges are just 1" in height. The Thomas The Tank Engine references made me giggle alot. Those 30 year old rerailers have stood the test of time and they work great! Kudos to the engineer rockin' back N forth to get the wheel prepared. Awesome. :) That's railroadin'!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment and glad you liked this one Bassotronics. Re railing doesn't always go this easy. We were lucky Jerry was there, he is a very good operator. Really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@mikedee8876]

never seen that done up close like that, now I get it.....good visual.......the dainty prodding of the controls by the operator, did the trick...and faith...lots of faith

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment and glad you liked it Mike. Re railing doesn't always go this easy. We were lucky Jerry was there, he is a very good operator. Really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@PlanetMojo]

What a way to start the day! That was a very smooth rerail though, great job Dave!

[@ccrx6700]

That's railroading Mojo.... :-) Thanks and this one went really smooth, most are not at all this easy, but Jerry is a very good operator as you could see. Really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@broadwayltd1]

Awesome repair job awesome detective work😊

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment broadwayltd glad you enjoyed the video. We do appreciate your watching my friend.

[@charleshaggard4341]

You called it when you were speculating about the cause and you named wood as one of the possibilities. Nothing like experience. Thanks for the video.

[@ccrx6700]

It's rare we get wood out of the mine, but every once in awhile it happens Charles. They screen for metal but not wood. This was a fluke, I don't ever remember it happening before. Really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@glennbarker222]

Wow - nice work, surprised that a relatively small lump of wood could cause so much chaos. Impressive control on the rocking back and forth to get the car re-railed.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Glenn. Re railing doesn't always go this easy. We were lucky Jerry was there, he is a very good operator. Really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@markmonroe7330]

Excellent presentation. Thank you. I am really learning a lot from your channel. What an elegant solution to get the car back onto the tracks.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Mark. Yep, not a lot of folks ever get to see this kind of close up action. Glad you enjoyed. Most re railing doesn't go nearly as smooth as this one did. Really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@ShawnBowyer-nz4vj]

I got a giant on my model railroad. He comes along and picks up the train and put it back on the track.wow that is a good Engineer. We're a great team. You all work together.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Shawn. Most re railing doesn't go nearly as smooth as this one did as you can imagine. We lucked out on this one. You are right we've got some pretty good guys here to work with and Mr. Jerry is a very good operator. We need one of those giant re railers you got tho!

[@lewistodd9242]

Wow that was a great save. Good thing Mr. Jerry saw the next car starting to rise and found the culprit. Have a great week my friend.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Lewis. Re railing doesn't always go this easy. We were lucky Jerry was there, he is a very good operator. Really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@artillerest43rdva7]

wow that was a great find, now just figure out where it came from! so it does not happen again. it is neat how the re-railers are pitch to re-aligned the wheels back in place to forcing them over back into the proper alignment. great video Dave! so nice to see the hidden events in railroading!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Barry. Most re railing doesn't go nearly as smooth as this one did. Mr. Jerry did a fantastic job. Wood came from under ground, it happens but not very often. They have a magnet to catch metals coming out of the mine but nothing for wood as it is rather rare to occur. Really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@artillerest43rdva7]

@@ccrx6700 Hello Dave, So the wood was mixed in with the coal. from what I could see it looked like about3 to 4 inches in diameter. that is not all that big to cause a derailment of a rail car. is there tools to be able to clean out the coal between the rails? or is it done by hand? that branch must have fallen in such a way as to be angled across the track, and wedged in the material between the rails. great job Dave.

[@ccrx6700]

@@artillerest43rdva7 we clean the unloader area with the regulator or hi lift

[@scottleidenberger4401]

Well that worked out well. Thanks for sharing Dave .

[@ccrx6700]

Yes it did Scott, but re railing doesn't always go this easy. We were lucky Jerry was there, he is a very good operator. Really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@garykuipers2696]

I certainly enjoyed this video along with the Thomas the tank remarks. Your crew did a great job in re-railing, slow and easy. 😎🚂🚃🚃🚃✝

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Gary. As you well know, re railing doesn't always go this easy. We were lucky Jerry was there, he is a very good operator. My son loved watching Thomas all the time when we was growing up. Really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@richardaustin2640]

There's always something Dave! Very neat work by the crew to rerail and find the problem. Now you can rest easy! Keep them rolling!

[@ccrx6700]

It's rare we get wood out of the mine, but every once in awhile it happens Richard. They screen for metal but not wood. This was a fluke, I don't ever remember it happening before. You are right, I can rest a lot better now. Really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@Jerry_SWMO]

Excellent work. Show us one of those remote controls some time, please sir. Thumbs up from me!

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you enjoyed it Jerry. Appreciate the suggestion on showing the remote box. Thank you very much for visiting with us and may you have a really good day my friend.

[@johnhobbs2689]

That was a interesting. Hope you had a good father's day Dave. I got to spend the whole day with my two sons playing in the mud on our 4wheelers. Thank you for the video my friend.

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you enjoyed it John and great to hear you got to spend quality time with your sons, nice! Really appreciate your taking the time to pay us a visit and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@thomascardinal6192]

You wouldn’t think that a chunk of wood that size could derail a train. Thanks Dave

[@ccrx6700]

Strange things happen on the RR sometimes don't they Thomas. But we did luck out, this was an easy re rail, most don't go that easy. Thank you for taking the time to pay us a visit and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@cedarcam]

What amazed me is when you said Jerry was using the remote to drive the loco, I never thought you would get that fine control unless driving from the cab. Jerry must be real skilled. Sure glad the cause was found cos that would of bugged me too. I guess the wood came from a tie in the mine it looked like hard reddish colour wood. Great close view and explanation Dave. I have seen these ramps on other videos but not heard any explanation on rocking before.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Cedarcam. Most re railing doesn't go nearly as smooth as this one did. Mr. Jerry did a fantastic job. Wood came from under ground, who knows what it was used for. They could have used it to re rail a mine car. Cars go off under ground every day. It's rare that wood does come out. They have a magnet to catch metals coming out but nothing for wood. Really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@jenniferbutcher8393]

Those troublesome trucks!! Percy coulda kept them in line lol! Awesome operator skills, that was so cool!! 😊

[@ccrx6700]

I do believe your right in the Jennifer. Percy isn't a cheeky engine like Thomas is and keeps his cars in line. Thank you for taking the time to pay us a visit and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@StormySkyRailProductions]

Looks like a mess for sure. Remember the car department rerailing cars in the yard when I first started 30 years ago. Sometime they would tear up more track while doing it then the foreman would get pissed off. Great video once again Dave and have a wonderful rest of your day. Steve

[@ccrx6700]

This one went smooth, the derailed car we had at the beginning of last week took over an hour to get on. Glad they don't tear up my track doing that Steve. :-) Really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@StormySkyRailProductions]

@@ccrx6700 Very cool to hear for sure and glad everything went well. Your very welcome and thank you also.

[@danherrmann8755]

Thanks. For the ride. Good job. Fellas. Great operator to stop the unloading process. 1st time for me to see this. Operation. RE Railers ?? It worked. Thanks. Carry on. Later.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment and glad you liked this one Dan. Re railing doesn't always go this easy. We were lucky Jerry was there, he is a very good operator. Really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@lawrietaber657]

Wow dam good guys amazing what gets stuck on the rails another great vid Dave thank you ,all the best.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Lawrie. As you can imagine most re railing doesn't go nearly as smooth as this one did. We did luck out on this one. Really appreciate your taking the time to pay us a visit and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@tucobenedicto109]

Real nice Dave, Jerry. I thought the flange was thin. But from my angle it's not a good inspection. Years ago i had a power operatedswitch hang up in an interlocking and it caused confusion and delay. Lol I went to go fix it. I found the problem. I was asked by the block operator via the radio what was the nature of the problem. Tumbleweed in the point, over.

[@ccrx6700]

I hear that Tuco, sometimes stupid little stuff like tumbleweeds or a small block of wood can stop a railroad. Thank you for taking the time to visit with us and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@davidmontgomery1016]

I'm amazed at the amount of control that you have with the locomotive.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment David. Most re railing doesn't go nearly as smooth as this one did as you can imagine. We lucked out on this one. Mr. Jerry is an exceptional operator. Really appreciate your taking the time to pay us a visit and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@Eddy63]

You always bring such great content ... Thx Dave & that's railroading

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Eddy and glad you are enjoying the home movies. Really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@texaswonderer5564]

another day of railroading. Always something . Good video as always. Have a great weekend

[@ccrx6700]

We lucked out on this one, re railing doesn't usually go nearly as smooth as this did as you can probably imagine. Thanks so much for checking out the derailed car show my friend.

[@gwalker1652]

It's amazing that a piece of wood can derail a train car......good vid!!!

[@ccrx6700]

Yes it's amazing that something so small can derail a car, and at other times you wonder how a train can ever pass thru without derailing and yet it doesn't. Thank you for taking the time to watch and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@jeffstull2534]

Southwestern Pa........I was wondering where yall were at. I was born/raised in New Castle but the family moved to Texas in '75. Still have lots of kin up that way. Thanks for your channel. It's real interesting to watch.

[@ccrx6700]

We are about an hour south of New Castle Jeff. Glad you are enjoying the home movies we put out. Really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@Silencer021]

I always thought Engineers were not giving it enough throttle to get up and over the first few times on other videos. Now it makes sense why they rock it back and forth, to shift the wheels over closer to the rail so it's more in line for a cleaner re-rail.

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you found out something new Silencer. Re railing doesn't always go this easy. We were lucky Jerry was there, he is a very good operator. Really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@nolankaplan6646]

I always wanted to know how a single car could be rerailed. Now I know! thanks Dave!

[@ccrx6700]

Yes now you know Nolan. If the wheel is still on the tie it can usually be re railed with these re railers. If it's off the tie, then call in the big boys, Hulcher with their Cat side booms. This one went pretty smooth, they are not always like that. Thank you for taking the time to visit with us and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@jonwatt678]

Now the question is: Where are the chunks of wood coming from? Do they cause damage to any of the processing machinery or the conveyor systems?? Smooth work by Mr. Jerry! Much respect!!

[@ccrx6700]

Wood came from under ground Jon. They have a magnet to catch metal coming out, but nothing for wood. Actually it is pretty rare to have wood come out and I've never heard of a chunk of wood causing damage to any kind of machinery here. This was pretty much a fluke. Mr. Jerry is really good. Thank you for taking the time to visit with us and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@mikemissel7785]

Be safe Dave in the heat going to hit Southwestern Pennsylvania and that’s railroadin and Murphy must have been a railroader.

[@ccrx6700]

The heat was hot and the coolest day we've had this week was 91 Mike. Not used to this heat so quick. Thank you for taking the time to pay us a visit and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@chandlerbranchrailfanprodu5928]

Well done track worker Dave! You shall have a new coat of paint and a branch line all to your self!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Arizona Trains and Aviation. I sure hope your wish comes true, I need my own branch line and the locos will be looking good with that new paint. Really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@SMichaelDeHart]

Quick fix and problem solved...thats a great day at work!! Happy belated birthday young man!! In 10 years ill be there.

[@ccrx6700]

You are right Michael, it was a pretty quick fix, great bunch of guys to work with here and always willing to lend a helping hand. Thanks for the well wishes, it was a very good day. This was the day after my birthday so guess it was the railroads birthday present to me.... LOL Thanks for watching and hope you have a very good day my friend.

[@romancharak3675]

It is a relief to have a definitive answer to the derailment.

[@ccrx6700]

You are right about that Roman. I would have worried all day if we hadn't found that out. As you can imagine most re railing doesn't go this smooth, we lucked out on this one. Thanks so much for stopping by and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@DanielParadis-sr5nh]

Great teamwork Dave! Thank you for sharing another great video!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Daniel, the guys here all work well together. Actually this re rail went pretty smooth, they are not always that easy as you can imagine. Really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@samuelbistline4973]

Dave want a problem being derail like that. With have odd things to take the wheels off the rail. Here is one fot you. I had a call back a few year's ago. A industry had a high cube boxcar derail in the building in the car well. It was on tangent track and it was pave too top of rail. The problem was the fork lift drive backed into a fileing cabinet on the top of the dock and it fell into the car well. The driver of the fork lift did know he did it. The track mobile drive just pulled the car out of the building and the car got on top of the fileing cabinet and the fileing cabinet derail that hi cube boxcar. What a mess in the building. Great job getting it back on dave.

[@ccrx6700]

You as well as anyone knows some really strange things happen in railroading don't they Samuel. Really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@HolidayDecorator]

Cool video. You show us the coolest things about your job and railroading.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Key Lock. Most re railing doesn't go nearly as smooth as this one did. Really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@maryjohansson3627]

I have never seen that before!!!! Wow. Thanks for the video.

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you saw something new Mary. Re railing doesn't always go this easy. We were lucky Jerry was there, he is a very good operator. Really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@williamralph5442]

Sir Topemhat solves the problem. Thanks Dave😊

[@ccrx6700]

Your right on that William, he will get to the bottom of this.... :-) Really appreciate your taking the time to pay us a visit and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@bazza945]

Yes, I too had several original Thomas the Tank Engine books as a child of thr '50s 🤩.

[@ccrx6700]

That's pretty cool Bazza. Growing up my son loved watching Thomas and has all the little toy engines he used to play with. That was a pretty cool show. Thank you for taking the time to visit with us and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@doughuffman5790]

A fine hand on the throttle!

[@ccrx6700]

You are right about that Doug. Mr. Jerry is a very good operator. Most re railing doesn't go nearly as smooth as this one did. We were lucky to have him there. Thank you for taking the time to visit with us and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@trenamerritt5344]

Never guess wood could do that. How it get in there? I'm glad it wasn't a bad truck, tho! Neat seeing it nudge over and back on. You made a good team there! Keep hydrated, and stay cool. Thanks for sharing the video!

[@ccrx6700]

Wood came from underground most likely, they have a magnet to catch metal Trena, but not something to catch small pieces of wood. There is actually very, very little wood in the coal, this was a fluke. You are right, these are some pretty good guys to work with here. Really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@NoewerrATall]

Maybe I missed it, but where could that chunk of wood have come from? Excellent and fascinating video. Thank you!

[@ccrx6700]

Wood came from under ground Erin. They have a magnet to catch metal, but nothing to catch wood. Actually there is very little wood that ever comes out with the coal. This was a fluke instance. Thank you for taking the time to visit with us and may you have a very good day my friend

[@theodoreshasta7846]

Very interesting Dave. All’s well that ends well. Thank you for this video!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Ted and glad you enjoyed the show. Really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@ricmeister73]

Wow! That was an impressive skill set there by Mr. Jerry. What's an empty hopper weigh😳 and he set it down like a feather. Great stuff Dave and thanks for these insights, they're awesome!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Ric. Most re railing doesn't go nearly as smooth as this one did as you can imagine. Mr. Jerry is a very good operator. These aluminum hopper cars weigh about 51,000 pounds empty. Really appreciate your taking the time to pay us a visit and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@VickiAnkney]

You talked me in to it I subscribed just because it's from where I grow up.Yes I'ts me from n.c. again, from West Elizabeth the trapper. Now I see how you put a car back on the track piece of cake You keep videoing I'll keep watching.Thanks again.

[@ccrx6700]

Didn't have to twist your arm too much then Vicki. Great to have you with us and hope you will continue to enjoy the home movies. May you have a very good day my new friend.

[@captainkeyboard1007]

Happy Railroading!🛤

[@ccrx6700]

Most re railing doesn't go as smooth as this one did as you can probably imagine. We did luck out on this one and that makes for a happy railroader .... :-)

[@captainkeyboard1007]

@@ccrx6700 Your comment is what could be called, "Another day on the job," let alone, "Another day at the office." Thank you for typing to me.

[@captainkeyboard1007]

@@ccrx6700 My imagination may as well be my well wishes. When you work with people of different behaviors and attitudes, the tough gets going, and the going gets rough. As for the new railroad workers, especially in the old New York City Transit Authority when new workers complained about bad treatment on the job, the answer would be, "It goes with the territory." With gentlemen like you, your workers, Jaw Tooth, and the gentleman of WWOT, you all are strong enough to bring America back into training! Happy Roading!💙

[@ccrx6700]

@@captainkeyboard1007 😊👍

[@daveadock2874]

Cool close-up action. Appreciate the video.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment and glad you enjoyed Dave. Re railing doesn't always go this easy. We were lucky Jerry was there, he is a very good operator. Really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@dezertraider]

THANK YOU DAVE,,VERY GOOD CONTROL THERE..AMAZING..

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome Ralph. Most re railing doesn't go nearly as smooth as this one did. We lucked out on this one. Mr. Jerry is a very good operator. Really appreciate your taking the time to pay us a visit and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@ianhughes7805]

That was an excellent re rail Dave and I think you were a bit unlucky with that piece of wood. Didn’t realise you were operating on the Island of Sordor😂

[@ccrx6700]

These silly cars are always giving us trouble Ian. We need a cheeky engine like Thomas to keep them in line. We'll bring Edward out for the heavy haul. We lucked out, this re rail went very smooth, they are not always that easy. Really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@05c50]

it's always great to see a true professional practice his trade.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment 05c50. Most re railing doesn't go nearly as smooth as this one did. We lucked out on this one. Really appreciate your taking the time to pay us a visit and may you have a very good day my friend.