Setting a Brand New Hi Rail Truck on Track for the First Time

See how to set a Hi Rail Truck on track. This is the first time
this brand new truck has ever been on the rails. We gonna load some
bridge approach timbers on the truck before we set it on track.
Bridge approach timbers are 10 feet in length. There are typically
4 to 5 of those long timbers just before and just after the bridge
before the regular ties are started. That longer length helps hold
track surface up to the bridge grade because as they are longer you
can tamp more ballast under the ends of the timbers.
Link to watch the video on the 7 1/2 inches of the rail head blew
out in that crossing is here:
• This is Really Ugly! ...
Later in the video we'll show you how to set up 2 rails so they
can be Thermite Welded. Here's a link to watch a video on a
Thermite Weld they did in a different location:
• Shooting a Thermite We...
Some folks spell them as hyrail in fact the rail gear inspection sticker on
this truck refers to it as a hyrail. The Code of Federal regulations
refers to them as Hi Rail, either spelling would be acceptable. Hi Rail means
the truck is capable of going from high way to rail. Rail gear inspection for
these trucks are required annually by a private inspector. In other
words a company such as Frontier or Hulcher is not allowed to
inspect their own trucks for the rail gear, but they are allowed to
perform a DOT state inspection for high way use as long as that
company has a state certified DOT inspector.
Made March 01, 2022
#HiRailTruck

[@johnnycee5179]

Much more solid than putting on roller skates for the first time. Thanks Dave, you're the best.

[@ccrx6700]

You are right about that Johnny..... :-) Appreciate the nice comment. Thanks so very much for taking time to write in and to watch the video. May you have a very good day my friend.

[@SmallMartingale]

I've used a boom truck and I know it's not that easy to make it look that easy! You can tell Lucky has done this once or twice before. Thanks for bringing us along Dave, always fun to see what's going on down at the Cumberland Mine Railroad 🚂🇺🇲🚂🇺🇲

[@ccrx6700]

Lucky is a very good operator David and a really great guy to be around, he always tries his best to please us. You will see sometime summer/fall another video with an interview with Lucky as we ride down track in this truck with him. Do appreciate your checking out the video today my friend.

[@bretatvs]

Was gonna mention that as well. He’s a skilled operator

[@ve2mrxB]

I always wondered how the truck was getting on the rails... Now answered! Thanks Dave for the great videos!

[@ccrx6700]

And now you know! Glad you enjoyed. Thank you very much for taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.

[@davidfoubert1493]

Grapple trucks are great most flexible hi rail equipment you have. Carries rail , ties , and I saw the magnet for OTM. On the early truck they where so high on the rails it was a real chore climbing in them or getting out. Management didn’t realize how high they they where off the ground. Try getting in one on a sloped embankment with snow lol.

[@ccrx6700]

Oh you are so right David, these trucks are real workhorses. Hulcher here has a grapple truck where the first step folds down so that avoids the high step you are mentioning. Very much appreciate your writing in and for taking in the video my friend.

[@John01GM40]

kudos to the driver for his accurate positioning on the rail first time

[@ccrx6700]

I will pass on your kind words John. Gonna be another video out sometime in the summer as we ride down track in this new truck and have an interview with Lucky. Appreciate your checking out the video today my good man.

[@scottleidenberger4401]

You can tell that this is not Lucky's first rodeo. Awesome talent !

[@ccrx6700]

Lucky is a very good operator Scott and a really great guy to be around, he always tries his best to please us. You will see sometime summer/fall another video with an interview with Lucky as we ride down track in this truck with him. Do appreciate your checking out the video today my friend.

[@pleiku887]

There`s obviously a reason he was assigned the shiny new truck. He`s done this before.

[@ccrx6700]

Lucky is a very good operator Pleiku. Before he came to Frontier, he was a trucker that hauled a lot of railroad equipment and he usually got stuck hauling the tampers around, so he knows what he's doing. Great, great guy to be around and always tries his very best to do a good job for us. Will have a video out later in summer or fall where I interview Lucky as were are driving down the track in this truck. Thanks so much for taking in tonight's presentation my friend.

[@ernestpassaro9663]

Does it have a Detroit in it oh no !

[@WilliamHollinger2019]

@@ernestpassaro9663 why you hate that engine? It much better than maxxforce. Cat always be on top.

[@ernestpassaro9663]

@@WilliamHollinger2019 I’m a caterpillar and Cummins guy hate detroits !

[@ernestpassaro9663]

@@WilliamHollinger2019 maxxforce is junk

[@stevestar657]

Look at it this way, new equipment does mean one thing - first guy to fart in the seat. An old hand crane operator told me that many years ago.

[@ccrx6700]

Hmmm, that a new one on me Steve. Do appreciate your checking out the show today my friend.

[@dangercloseusmc6902]

Nothing like that new Hi Rail Truck smell. :-)

[@ccrx6700]

Yep and it did smell good. Gonna have another video out this summer with us riding down track in this new truck and an interview with Lucky, so hope you will enjoy that one also. Very much appreciate your checking out the video my good man.

[@jamesmclaughlin8909]

Hi Dave, don't you just love watching people that know what their doing? That's why I'm addicted to your channel! Stay safe my friend!

[@ccrx6700]

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

[@scavuman]

I have always wanted to ride the tracks in a Truck , and I am fairly certain that I am not alone in that. Great Video, Thanks for Sharing with us.

[@ccrx6700]

We gonna have another video out sometime summer with us riding down track in this truck with Lucky. I can understand how neat that would be to someone who has never had the opportunity. I've got several videos of riding the rails in my truck which is why I wanted to share them with you. May not be first hand experience but even by watching the videos you do get a feel for what it's like. And even after me riding rails for 18 years and more, it never gets old. I will really really miss that when I retire. Thanks so much for writing in and for taking in the video today my friend.

[@scavuman]

@@ccrx6700 Thank You for Sharing, I am certainly glad that I found your channel, Take Care Dave.

[@wilber53]

I was in transportation with the railroad (37 years) but worked with the MOW dept. with our work trains on hundreds of jobs!

[@ccrx6700]

Awesome to hear that Wilber. Thanks so much for stopping by and visiting with us tonight my railroading friend.

[@rayshutsa6690]

You can always tell a skilled operator they make it look easy. I really like the new internal boom truck. Thank you for another great video. 😀❤🇨🇦

[@ccrx6700]

Lucky is a very good operator Ray and a really great guy to be around, he always tries his best to please us. You will see sometime summer/fall another video with an interview with Lucky as we ride down track in this truck with him. Do appreciate your checking out the video today my friend.

[@majikglustik9704]

T-008 That's trucking! May the HERZOG be with you!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you very much Majik for the very nice comment. We do so appreciate your stopping by and checking out the video my friend.

[@raymondsprengelmeyer1278]

You are using some beautiful equipment! Even the truck doesn't belong to your company, it is great to see the equipment is kept up to date. Thank you for sharing Dave!

[@ccrx6700]

You are welcome Raymond and it was my pleasure to share. This is the 3rd new grapple truck Frontier has bought in the past year. They have all kinds of work out there and these trucks are vital. They will pay for themselves many times over in their lifetime. Really appreciate your checking out the video today my friend.

[@tomeasley5979]

Dave, Great video! Awesome truck. He is a good driver to place the truck just in the right position to put it on the rails. He is super with the boom. Thanks for taking us along today! Take care.

[@ccrx6700]

Golly thank you so much Tom for the very nice comment. Very positive and upbeat. We do so appreciate your tuning in to the show today my friend.

[@billsmith3195]

This guy is good. He makes it look so easy. I like that truck.

[@ccrx6700]

Lucky is a very good operator Bill and a really great guy to be around, he always tries his best to please us. You will see sometime summer/fall another video with an interview with Lucky as we ride down track in this truck with him. Do appreciate your checking out the video today my friend.

[@ericcoffedgp40]

That rig is beautiful! Thanks for taking us along and sharing this excellent piece of equipment with us! I've always liked the way those Western Star trucks look.

[@ccrx6700]

Your very welcome Eric and Thank You so much for tuning in to the channel today my friend.

[@ericcoffedgp40]

@@ccrx6700 You're welcome Dave!

[@ccrx6700]

@@ericcoffedgp40 😊

[@shirleyharrington-moore9657]

$350,000 truck is impressive! So is the operator! Takes real skill.

[@ccrx6700]

Lucky is a very skilled operator for sure Shirley. That truck will pay for itself within a year. It is a real work horse.

[@tpobrienjr]

To paraphrase Crocodile Dundee, "That's not a truck -- THIS is a TRUCK!" 😀

[@ccrx6700]

I liked that clip where he pulled out a knife and said that Thomas. Yep this is a TRUCK! Amazing how much work this truck can get done in one day. Always a pleasure to have you visit with us my friend.

[@alainacollom1348]

That was a really cool video. It was nice to see you put the truck on the rails. The operator is very skilled.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you very much Alaina, really great to hear you enjoyed it and we do want to say how much your comment and watching are appreciated my friend.

[@ljs6446]

A good operator can make that grapple work ! In the 11yrs i operated 2 different type trucks and made it work with 2 different type grapples ! You just learn to work with what you got ! Remember safety frist always !

[@ccrx6700]

I've seen some pretty poor guys run these trucks and some excellent operators, you can tell pretty quick which is which as you well know. I don't know anyone that likes the grapples that has the 2 curved forks on one side of them, but like you say, work with what you got. Very much appreciate your checking out the movie today my friend.

[@skywatcherca]

Dave, the crane operator (lucky) appears to be absolutely excellent - I'd expect no less - the best of the best work at the CCRX! Take care, Dave.

[@ccrx6700]

Lucky is a very good operator Jonathan and a really great guy to be around, he always tries his best to please us. You will see sometime summer/fall another video with an interview with Lucky as we ride down track in this truck with him. Do appreciate your checking out the video today my friend and for the very nice comment.

[@alandaters8547]

Looks to me that he has figured out how to use that grapple...lol! Glad that you will have an interview with him in the future.

[@ccrx6700]

Yep, he's done it a time or two Alan. Really great guy, everyone likes to have him around. He has had some adversity lately with his wife being ill and he having to take care of her, it is a struggle for him to have to work all over the country and still take care of her, but he's a trooper and doing the best he can. Very much appreciate your writing in and for watching today my friend.

[@rickcooper6817]

That was a nice rig for sure Dave, thanks for video and stay safe!

[@ccrx6700]

Your certainly welcome Rick and thank you so much for tuning in and watching tonight my friend.

[@thomasgasaway5068]

That is a great looking material truck. It sure makes MW&S work a lot easier. Keep it safe.

[@ccrx6700]

it certainly is Thomas, we need one of them here for our own, I could sure do a lot of work with that baby! Thank you very much for taking the time to visit with us and check out the new hi rail truck video my friend.

[@TriGogglin]

Great action shots there Dave, that truck popped its cherry on your rails. 🤣🤣 man the chrome didn't even have a spot on it.

[@ccrx6700]

It's very first trip out of the factory was to our place. I got lucky to see it brand new here and I got Lucky to be the one to drive it...LOL Thanks for tuning in today my good friend.

[@TriGogglin]

@@ccrx6700 always, love your videos

[@jrivet5108]

love your videos and the passion you have for railroading. im in my 30s and i just changed to this line of work. did 10 years in the military and had to do a change in my life hope i enjoy it just as much you seem to ! keep them video coming. have you ever thought of investing in a body mount for your camera and will be able to work with both hands

[@ccrx6700]

Really glad you are enjoying the videos. We do appreciate your watching and for writing in. I wish for you the best in your RR career. Take lot's of pictures! and video if you are allowed. Write everything down. I started a diary of what all I do everyday, important events and such that happen on the RR about 8 or so years ago. I kick myself now for not doing it since the very beginning. So many things happened way back that I don't have written down and now the dates are lost to my memory.

[@jrivet5108]

@@ccrx6700 thanks for the idea I will definitely start Journaling my adventure in the RR company

[@Stefan_Boerjesson]

Nice to get a new, fine truck, equipped with a "robot" driving it.... Maybe not. You wanted to drive it I guess. Thanks for the show.

[@ccrx6700]

it is a pretty cool truck Stefan. Get a whole lot of work done in one day with a good operator. Always a pleasure to hear from you my friend.

[@espeescotty]

Nice looking truck there. You had me going for a bit there with that title, Dave. I mean, I thought you were the "lucky" guy to get that brand new Western Star! Sure is fun the watch folks who just are so familiar with their equipment and who can operate it so smoothly like that.

[@ccrx6700]

That one might look good on your truck of the days series? Be a bit different anyway. I do check out every pic you send our way. Appreciate your tuning in to the show today Scotty.

[@jonathonthomas2221]

I operate one of those, it’s nice to see them brand new.

[@ccrx6700]

Nice Jonathan, hope you get a new one soon! But those older trucks without the DEF are much more reliable from what I hear. Do appreciate your taking the time to watch and write in my fellow railroader.

[@beltwaylandscaping2015]

That’s some mighty fine operating. I’ll tell ya

[@ccrx6700]

We gonna have another video out sometime this summer with Lucky and I riding down track in this truck and an interview with him. He is a very good operator and always does his best to try and do a good job for us. Really do thank you for writing in and for checking out the show today my friend.

[@shawnpowell5876]

Great video and tutorial of the new Grapple Truck! That guy working on it is pretty slick and its obvious it's not his 1st rodeo lol! Always great to see a new video from you Dave to see what's new at the Cumberland Mine Railroad! Thanks again for all you do to put out great videos for us to enjoy! May God bless you always my friend!

[@ccrx6700]

Lucky is a very good operator Shawn and a really great guy to be around, he always tries his best to please us. You will see sometime summer/fall another video with an interview with Lucky as we ride down track in this truck with him. Do appreciate your checking out the video today my friend.

[@OregonCrow]

So shinny! Thanks for sharing!

[@ccrx6700]

Your very welcome Oregon Crow. Always nice to see a big truck like this brand spanking new. Really glad you checked out tonight's presentation my friend.

[@billlehmann5713]

Love the vids, Dave! Wife and I will be in the area Memorial Day poking around with my Canon.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Bill, really glad you are enjoying them. Hope I can get to see ya! I will be working memorial day, so look for me somewhere on track. We had a horrible month in April and most of May, now they are running trains on a very regular basis and we all here hope that continues. Send me your email and I will get in touch with you if you'd like so you will know train schedule on Monday.

[@bennetts-revenge_2]

Oh cool wanting to see something like this! I'm excited to watch it

[@ccrx6700]

Awesome Brenda, really pleased to hear you were excited. Thank you so much for your very nice comment my friend.

[@michaelg.damons6229]

Real good boom operator.

[@ccrx6700]

Lucky is a very good operator Michael and a really great guy to be around, he always tries his best to please us. You will see sometime summer/fall another video with an interview with Lucky as we ride down track in this truck with him. Do appreciate your checking out the video today my friend.

[@michaelg.damons6229]

@@ccrx6700 which Rail Road do ya'll contract with?

[@vernemattson3300]

Always interesting to watch people who are very skilled at what they do. Great video!

[@ccrx6700]

Lucky is very good for sure Verne. We gonna have another video out this summer as we ride down track in this new truck and have an interview with Lucky in that one. he is a great guy and always tries his best to please us. Do appreciate so much your checking out the show and for writing in my friend.

[@russelltrupia4479]

Wow Dave for a minute I thought that truck was for you. Great video Dave I love all the info. you always make the content very interesting.

[@ccrx6700]

Oh wow would I have been a happy camper Russell if it had been! Would have been better than my PRR lantern and Hulcher vest put together.... LOL Thanks my friend for the very nice comment. You will see more of this truck and Lucky in some future videos later summer/fall, one has an interview with Lucky as we ride down track in this truck on it's second rail voyage.

[@firebat214]

Nice new truck. Always loved getting new equipment. Thanks for sharing…

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Richard. Gonna have another video out this summer with us riding down track in this new truck and an interview with Lucky, so hope you will enjoy that one also. Very much appreciate your checking out the video my good man.

[@johnathanlewis2049]

Great video! I’ve seen high rail vehicles before but this is the first time I’ve ever seen on actually go on the rails abs the wheels below it lower onto the track. Have a great day!!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you very much Johnathan. I've had many requests over the past year to have a video of how a truck gets set on track and was glad to be able to make this one for you guys. Even more special was it was the first time, now that is a once in a lifetime opportunity to do that! So appreciate your tuning in and checking out the channel tonight my friend.

[@lewistodd9242]

Great video Dave. Lucky sure knows how to use his equipment. I know from past experience how hard it is to find the right balance point on long materials. Have a great day my friend.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you very much Lewis, a very nice comment my friend. Really appreciate your tuning in to the channel today.

[@michaelharris3296]

Y’all done gone fancy and shiny.

[@ccrx6700]

it sure is a nice truck Michael. Really do appreciate your checking out the home movie today and for writing in my friend.

[@Paw95]

It’s always nice to have new stuff on the job! I like breaking them in at work.

[@ccrx6700]

I'm sure it is Preston. Your lucky if you get some new stuff, my newest piece of equipment is 18 years old.... sigh. Certainly appreciate your tuning in and checking out the show today my friend and be careful out there on those bridges!

[@Paw95]

@@ccrx6700 I will always stop in for good videos!!!

[@pjmtts]

I I ever was forced to live in Canadian I would totally be ok with it so long as I could work with this guy.

[@ccrx6700]

Thanks pjmtts. We do appreciate your taking the time to write in and for watching the show today my friend.

[@deanberolzheimer2658]

in the interest of full disclosure, i will say I have never operated a boom before. It looks to me like your friend Lucky is exquisitely competent with that machine, wow! He must have started doing video games at a very young age, hahaha! Another super interesting video Dave. Thank you

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you very much Dean for the very nice comment. We do so appreciate your checking the show out today my friend. Will have some more Lucky videos out this summer, one with an interview with him as we ride down track in this truck. He is a really great guy to get to know.

[@mustralineabsorbine5082]

Looks like that boom worked for the operator. Nice truck!! Thanks for the video. :)

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome mustraline. We very much appreciate your tuning in and checking out the presentation my friend.

[@P61guy61]

Thank you for posting

[@ccrx6700]

We gonna have another video out sometime this summer William with Lucky and I riding down track in this truck and an interview with him. He is a very good operator and always does his best to try and do a good job for us. Really do thank you for writing in and for checking out the show today my friend.

[@TheyCallHimDietSeth]

Another excellent video! I've seen the Hi Rail trucks mount and dismount the rail many, many times on the Elkhart camera but seeing the controls up close and personally like that is completely new to me. It's always amazing to see how smoothly someone who works with a truck like that so frequently is on the controls. Thank you for sharing!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you very much DietSeth for you very nice comment. Gonna have couple more videos out later summer/fall on Lucky and this truck, one has an interview with Lucky as we ride down track together in this truck on it's second voyage. Hope your travels went well and appreciate your watching my good friend.

[@TheyCallHimDietSeth]

@@ccrx6700 Those videos sound great - definitely looking forward to them! And thank you, my friend. We made it safely to TN and will be heading back North this weekend. I'm really looking forward to working on some video footage once I get back home!

[@ccrx6700]

@@TheyCallHimDietSeth 😊👍

[@andrewpassman8621]

Awesome truck!

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you enjoyed Andrew, we appreciate your writing in and for watching my good man.

[@paulbergen9114]

Nothing like new equipment. Holes in the grapple and stashed in between a Moley magnet. Holy Moley! The maiden trip for it launched on uneven ballast but not off to a rocky start (sic) An expensive but worthwhile investment for both the equipment company and their customers. I can just picture the "not so great old days" of getting out the motorcar two trailers and maybe six track crew members to accomplish the same task.

[@ccrx6700]

Thanks for writing in Paul. Gonna have another video out this summer with us riding down track in this new truck and an interview with Lucky, so hope you will enjoy that one also. Very much appreciate your checking out the video my good man.

[@Arkay315]

Wow that is a mighty fine piece of machinery, I think it's great you guys got a new toy.

[@ccrx6700]

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

[@jamessotherden5909]

Looks like he has done that a few times. And that is a nice truck.

[@ccrx6700]

Lucky is a very good operator James and a really great guy to be around, he always tries his best to please us. You will see sometime summer/fall another video with an interview with Lucky as we ride down track in this truck with him. Do appreciate your checking out the video today my friend.

[@marktiitto7616]

Good operator. I live real close to a CSX main line and see when they drop train loads of continuous rail . Then ties n plates spikes ballast . Then track crew comes through n puts it together . Cool stuff.

[@HugsBach]

Wow Lucky! That is awesome skills you have! Thank you Dave!

[@ccrx6700]

Yes Lucky is a very good operator and a great guy too HugsBach, Was nice of you to say those kind words, I will tell him next time he comes in.Thank You for watching.

[@johncloar1692]

Thanks Dave for another very fine video.

[@ccrx6700]

Your very welcome John and thank you so much for the very nice comment and for checking out the movie today my friend.

[@Bassotronics]

He gets those ties in there faster than I can tie my shirt tie.

[@ccrx6700]

That's why he gets paid the big bucks and you don't get paid anything for putting your shirt on.... LOL Do appreciate your tuning in and checking out the show today my friend.

[@Bassotronics]

That’s Railroadin! Sonic Style!

[@luckyprice2215]

that's funny.

[@Hyrev1]

Awesome video Dave! Great camera work! You show a lot!

[@ccrx6700]

Well golly Jim, what a very nice thing for you to say. I'm very appreciative of your writing in and saying that my friend.

[@jacjac5761]

Hey bruh nice to see you working hard! Be safe!

[@ccrx6700]

Jac Jac! How good to see you again. Hope all is well with you sir and you might find it very interesting, I now have almost 29,000 subscribers and you were the very first one way back!!! You were the one who told me to shoot in horizontal mode instead of vertical also, and what a huge difference that has made. Been wondering how you have been doing.

[@TheDanno81]

He's great with the grapple

[@ccrx6700]

Yes he is a very good operator Dan. Appreciate your stopping by and taking in the video my friend.

[@dezertraider]

VERY COOL..STAY WELL

[@ccrx6700]

Very glad to hear you enjoyed the show RadicalRalph. We do so appreciate your tuning in to the channel and watching my friend.

[@joshuam.6404]

Oh wow first time I've ever seen how the truck gets mounted onto the tracks, thanks for showing that!

[@mr1ybbob3214]

There was another railroad video I watched where the guy gave smart advice to putting these trucks on the rails. Always the back first so you still have steering putting the other end on.

[@joshuam.6404]

@@mr1ybbob3214 oh I didn’t think of that, nice 👍

[@ccrx6700]

Excellent Joshua, really pleased to hear your enjoyed that. I've had a lot of requests to show that in the past. Yep and back end always goes on first. Certainly do appreciate your writing in with the nice comment and for taking in the show today my friend.

[@joejarrell2578]

Great video Dave!!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you very much Joe, what a very nice comment. I'm very appreciative of that and for your taking the time to watch tonight my friend.

[@brianfalzon6739]

Great video!

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you enjoyed Brian, we appreciate your writing in and for watching my good man.

[@briankemp5206]

Great video Dave! Lucky has great finesse!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you very much Brian and yes he does. Gonna be another video out this summer with Lucky as we take a ride down the rails in this truck and have an interview with him. Do so appreciate your tuning in tonight my friend.

[@ronhelman3985]

Great video Dave, that is a nice truck!!! Have a great Holiday weekend and stay safe my friend!!!!

[@ccrx6700]

Very glad to hear you enjoyed the show Ron. We do so appreciate your tuning in to the channel and watching my friend.

[@jasonervoes1326]

Hi great video. Happy New Year to you and your family too. That is so awesome. Going from road to rails. 😊

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Jason, glad you enjoyed it. Very much appreciate your taking the time to check out the video on setting a hi rail truck on rails and to write in my friend. May you and your family also have a most blessed year in 2024.

[@derrickanderson4932]

Awesome video Dave Great camera work! Nice Track.

[@ccrx6700]

Well thank you very much Derrick, we do appreciate the very nice comment and for taking the time to watch my friend.

[@richardbause2453]

That is one nice truck!!! Licking your chops 😋 and wishing Santa 🎅 would have one for your Stocking this year 😉. Hydraulic tool 🔧 plug in ports on the rear is the icing on the Cady. Oh, how we wish... Great turnout at National Pike Gas and Steam show. Brian Williams wishing you were there. Save time for August when we're building the switch on the mine railroad. Stay safe. Richard Bause

[@ccrx6700]

A guy can always dream Richard. Maybe someday I'll get a brand new truck although my hi rail truck I have now was brand new 18 years ago. Glad you had a good time, when I retire I will once again be able to attend, it was always a great show. Thanks for watching today my good friend.

[@richardbause2453]

@@ccrx6700 18 years old, as one could tell it's just broke in, but at least it's not broken. Alot of the Railroads in the 70's & 80's wound up with those Grumman inspection trucks with their big box cabs. Rode hard, electrical nightmares, froze your butt off in the winter. Alot of short lines had these trucks for years as MOW Equipment well into 2000. Still to this day, you can find these old girls tucked away at a few tourist Railroad Museums. I hope you get a new one soon, but I think that the Railroad will get newer engines before your wish would be granted. Come to the show in August my friend. Brian would like to see ya and together we can build that switch. Stay safe. Have a good night 😴.

[@MarvUSA]

Very Nice !! You need to put that truck on your Christmas List for sure !!

[@ccrx6700]

Very glad to hear you enjoyed the show Marv. And yep a guy can always dream. We do so appreciate your tuning in to the channel and watching my friend.

[@MarvUSA]

@@ccrx6700 I enjoy your videos about working on the R.R. It's a lot of fun, hope you keep em coming. !

[@55tmilam]

Awesome video

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you very much for the nice comment. We really do appreciate your watching today's home movie my friend.

[@dorothycole8611]

Quite a truck. Very interesting.

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you enjoyed watching today.

[@geoffreymoore1510]

Thanks for another interesting video. Hi from Australia.

[@ccrx6700]

You are very welcome Geoffrey, appreciate your taking the time to stop by and take in the presentation my friend.

[@GinosGarageUSA]

Thanks for taking us along! I think Lucky could perform surgery with that grapple, he shows he is quite skilled using that machine!

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome Gino and we really appreciate your watching. You will see more of this truck and also an interview with Lucky in a future maybe mid summer video. He is a really great guy to be around. Everytime he comes in here now he asks me: Am I going to be on You Tube?

[@GinosGarageUSA]

@@ccrx6700 Tell him yes, he is a KZbin star!

[@ccrx6700]

@@GinosGarageUSA 😊👍

[@nealgold8442]

Great video and content

[@ccrx6700]

Well golly Neal, what a nice thing to say. I'm very pleased to hear you enjoyed the show and we do appreciate your checking it out my friend.

[@richardaustin2640]

That's one great looking rig and a very smooth operator Dave. Love to know how he earned the nick name "lucky" 🙂

[@ccrx6700]

Lucky is his birth name Richard. They had some problems getting to the hospital when he was born, and the doctor told them they were lucky to have made it there, so that is why they named him Lucky and now you know. And that is not something I have ever shared with anyone else. We gonna have another video out sometime this summer with Lucky and I riding down track in this truck and an interview with him. He is a very good operator and always does his best to try and do a good job for us. Really do thank you for writing in and for checking out the show today my friend.

[@richardaustin2640]

Thank you Dave, that is a wonderful story. Get the feeling all those he works for are indeed lucky to have him on board!

[@290wayne]

Was kind of up your way yesterday... Traveling from Lanster, Pa. Back home to Holland Michigan.. good job Dave...

[@ccrx6700]

Wow that's a long haul Wayne and with gas prices! Wish you could have had time to stop by and say hay and do some railfanning. Hopefully next time. Thanks so much for watching the show my friend.

[@290wayne]

@@ccrx6700 total of 2000 miles in 8 days. Michigan to Ocean City, Maryland to Reading Pa. To Lancaster Pa to Holland Michigan ... Maybe next time...my Silverado 8 cyl. Drops to 4 cyl an gets average 24 to 25 mpg.

[@erbewayne6868]

Probably came thru Somerset on the Turnpike .

[@kennkrizsanitz7820]

what a beast

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you enjoyed Kenn, we appreciate your writing in and for watching my good friend.

[@danielrongo2367]

Wow interesting cool nice job love the view

[@ccrx6700]

Very glad to hear you enjoyed the show Daniel. We do so appreciate your tuning in to the channel and watching my friend.

[@bluefj-wc3vz]

Cool grapple truck action Dave.👍

[@ccrx6700]

Really glad you enjoyed the presentation blue87fj60. We do so thank you for tuning in to the channel and checking the show out my friend.

[@cecilledbetter2715]

good video keep them coming

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you very much Cecil. Gonna have another one coming out summer/fall where we ride down track in this truck on it's second rail voyage and also have an interview with Lucky in that one. Hope you will like that. Lucky is a very good operator and a really great guy, you will like him. He tries his very best to do a good job here for us.

[@jjxtwo1]

A new toy! That'll get some work done. Looks like the grapple is working out well. You deserve it Dave. Only bad thing is that you can't take it home at night. Lol

[@ccrx6700]

Thanks Jeff, sure could use this truck around the farm here for a few days tho! LOL Really happy you took the time to write in and watch the movie today my friend.

[@Santafefrank]

Thanks Dave

[@ccrx6700]

You are certainly welcome Frank. Thank you so much for tuning in to the show today my friend.

[@MrWhitelightning73]

Seems like a cool job. Probably pays well too

[@ccrx6700]

Yes pay is pretty decent, problem with being a RR contractor is all the time away from home you have to spend, a lot of nights in hotels, not for everyone MrWhitelightning. Thank you very much for taking the time to visit with us and check out the setting a hi rail truck on rail video my friend.

[@StormySkyRailProductions]

Nice spanking new Material truck Dave. Sounds like braking in the hydraulics a little while setting it on. Great illustration video once again.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Steve for the nice compliment. Really glad you tuned in to the channel today my friend.

[@StormySkyRailProductions]

@@ccrx6700 Your very welcome Dave and have a great rest of your Holiday weekend.

[@shakes7333]

OOOOOOOO a shiny new toy. I can smell the new from here.

[@ccrx6700]

Oh it sure is nice. Frontier has tons of work and this is the 3rd new grapple truck they have bought in the past year. They can't keep up with the amount of RR contracting work that is out there, and that's a good thing for them. Thanks so much for tuning in to the channel tonight and taking in the show my friend.

[@alexdrake9931]

Another great video Dave! Thank you. Ya know... if you know where he leaves his keys at night, that shiny truck can be yours!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Alex for the nice compliment. Really glad you tuned in to the channel today my friend. mums the word on the key if Frontier comes up missing a truck ....LOL

[@alexdrake9931]

@@ccrx6700 it's ok.. I have a friend with a paint shop that said he can paint that Frontier truck so it looks like a Mazda Miata so they will never find it

[@ccrx6700]

@@alexdrake9931 😍 you got a deal on that Alex! Man that sure made my night, did that ever make me laugh 🤣

[@johnsmart964]

What can one say? Very impressive!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you John for the nice compliment. Really glad you tuned in to the channel today my friend.

[@LostDepot]

Awesome

[@ccrx6700]

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

[@zulubravo5733]

Nice piece of kit! Rotobec makes a great loader

[@ccrx6700]

Seems like Rotobec gets on a lot of new grapple trucks anymore, used to be all the trucks had Prentiss, haven't seen on of those in many years now. We used to call these trucks Prentiss loaders, but no more. Used to work with a guy that was hard of heariing, he always said the Printers trucks were here.... LOL Thanks so much for checking out the show today and for writing in my good man.

[@zulubravo5733]

@@ccrx6700 Once upon a time Prentice was the go to hydraulic loader for logging. Caterpillar bought out Prentice and I haven’t seen one of those loaders since. The other common loader here in eastern Canada is a Serco, both are great loaders. I’ve owned them all at one time or another.

[@wayneakins3644]

Nice and shiny

[@ccrx6700]

It didn't have to put much makeup on before the movie was shot Wayne! We do so appreciate your tuning in to the channel and watching my friend.

[@bigmackstruckstop9213]

That was fun watching the new truck,I'll catch ya on the next one.

[@ccrx6700]

Not a Mack but that's life. Really glad you liked this one my friend. So appreciate your checking out the channel tonight.

[@bigmackstruckstop9213]

@@ccrx6700 your absolutely welcome I'll catch ya later

[@ccrx6700]

@@bigmackstruckstop9213 😊

[@bigmackstruckstop9213]

@@ccrx6700 hey Dave,we have a Alco RS20 locomotive and slug unit over here were the Harrison county coal fired power plant I work as a off road dump truck driver.

[@ccrx6700]

@@bigmackstruckstop9213 sweet! Is that harrison W Va. ?

[@larryreynolds8580]

Very nice video 👍

[@ccrx6700]

We gonna have another video out sometime this summer Larry with Lucky and I riding down track in this truck and an interview with him. He is a very good operator and always does his best to try and do a good job for us. Really do thank you for writing in with the nice comment and for checking out the show today my friend.

[@larryreynolds8580]

@@ccrx6700 Definitely one very good operator. Looking forward to it .

[@larryreynolds8580]

@@ccrx6700 Thank you

[@michaelpass2176]

Good afternoon!

[@ccrx6700]

Thanks for checking in Michael and hope you enjoyed the show today.

[@jason27swg]

A good operator makes it look easy. Like taking candy from a baby

[@ccrx6700]

There's one thing you learn quick working MOW Jason, never get a grapple truck operator upset with you! They can make life on the ground miserable for you! So go ahead and tick them off and see what happens after that! LOL Lucky is very good operator, and a really really great guy to be around. He always tries his best to do a great job for us.

[@eddie_wolf_]

Just caught this one. You experienced guys make that work look so easy. I bet it's not. 🚂

[@ccrx6700]

Practice makes perfect they say, at least getting better at it. Thank you so much Eddie for stopping by and taking in the video today my good man.

[@thomasjunkins6491]

Sharing 💯

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you enjoyed the show Thomas. We do appreciate your tuning in to the video today my good man.

[@ocsrc]

You said that the mine owns 150 feet either side of the track. That is plenty of space to add a second track and an access road along the tracks I know you said it would be a million dollars a mile, but I really think putting it in an connecting the track to CSX with a new yard would increase the number of trains you could pull each day. With more trains you can sell to other power plants. Having 2 sidings where you could bring 4 trains and couple them into 160 car long trains for CSX to come and pull with 5 or 6 locomotives and drop off the empties, you could constantly be bringing new loaded trains and bringing back empties 24 hours a day.

[@ccrx6700]

An interchange would be awesome, but then we would also fall under FRA inspections. Also what you don't know is that several years ago they spent a ton of money to build a barge unloading facility at LaBelle where they are able to load CSX trains from. So with that now in place there will be no future rail interchange here. One factor in that was the inability for certain land owners willingness to sell a right of way to the mine. Our mine wanted to belt coal over to Waynesburg at our sister mine emerald where they do have a siding off NS trackage. But several land owners would not sell so that idea fell thru also, that is why LaBelle came into existence.

[@northstar2007]

beautiful truck, Hopefully yours is swimming soon!

[@ccrx6700]

Ohhh, I'm drooling about those thoughts northstar.... Man the work I could get done with one of these. This is actually the 3rd new grapple truck Frontier has bought in the past year. They have a ton of business and actually need more trucks and that is a good thing. So thank you for tuning in and checking out tonight's home movie my friend.

[@northstar2007]

@@ccrx6700 No worries. may you dream of line dancing yodeling pickles

[@aminnikkhahazad3540]

I like that

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate your taking the time to write in with the nice comment, glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks so much for watching the setting a hi rail truck on track show my friend.

[@tomharrington1393]

High dollar Western Star truck. They are 👍

[@ccrx6700]

Everything on the RR is high priced Tom.But Frontier has so much work it's incredible.This is the 3rd new grapple truck they have bought in the past year and they will soon pay for themselves. Do so appreciate your checking out the video my friend.