Spraying Hopper Cars with a Side Release Agent

Find out what side release agent is and see us spraying the hopper cars
with it. It is also called Coal Deicer. I will give you a comprehensive
viewing of why and how we spray our hopper cars with the side release
agent in this video. I do not know what vendors we purchase the side
release agent from, nor do I know what the cost of it is, nor how many
gallons it takes to spray a train.
Check out my other You Tube channel with more cool railroad and
rail fanning videos along with other adventures Dave has:
www.youtube.com/@ThatsDavesOtherDoings
Disclaimer: I am an employee of Iron Senergy at Cumberland
Mine. My job is railroad track maintenance. I am very fortunate to
have this job and everyone at the mine is very fortunate to have
Iron Senergy as it's current owner. Our past owners had every
intention of shutting this mine down, but Iron Senergy took
over and have kept this mine alive.
Please understand: I am NOT in any way an official or unofficial
spokes person for Iron Senergy or Cumberland Mine. Any viewpoints,
opinions or anything that I show in the videos, or write in the video
descriptions or any answer to any comment, should NEVER be
misconstrued or interpreted as being in any way shape or form,
any kind of official or unofficial statement from Iron Senergy,
Iron Cumberland, Cumberland Mine, any of the mine's management,
any of the contractors that may be shown in any video, nor of
any of my fellow co-workers.
Any viewpoints or opinions I may make in the videos, in the
descriptions, or in any answer to a comment is strictly that of my
own and NOT an official or unofficial statement or viewpoint that
Iron Synergy or any one at Iron Senergy or Cumberland Mine
necessarily has or makes.
Again, we are very fortunate to have Iron Senergy as our current
owners. Please, when making a comment be respectful of Iron Senergy,
Cumberland Mine, my fellow coworkers and also any contractors
that may be shown. Thank You, Dave
#sidereleaseagent#hoppercar#coaldeicer

[@jonwatt678]

I never knew how much behind the scenes operations went on... Thank you for bring this to us and thank you to the company for allowing you to show it. Your channel is an excellent promo for the coal industry!!!!

[@ccrx6700]

Your certainly welcome Jon. Glad you enjoyed and thanks for taking the time to visit with us to check out the spray video my friend.

[@donniee1934]

Had no idea that these cars were sprayed with antifreeze. Learn something everytime I watch your videos. Thanks so much for posting these videos. Stay warm and safe

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you found out something new Donnie. This is a little known aspect of our operation and it really saves a lot of time when dumping the cars from not having to beat frozen coal off the doors or sides. Thanks so much for the nice comment and for taking the time to watch my friend.

[@Whipple1]

@@ccrx6700 I was friends with the son of a CONSOL engineer when I was going to school. One night we visited with my friend’s dad. He told us he was working on a project at Mathies Mine in New Eagle, PA. I had the chance to brainstorm with him on different products and the circumstances of its application. We talked about how coal would freeze on conveyors, shuttle cars, prep plants, bucket loaders, load out tipples, train cars, and I’m sure many others. That was almost 50 years ago. Cheers! Whipple

[@jeffreygosselin7576]

Ethylene GLYCOL, used in the aviation industry is very expensive. And any overspray needs to be recoverable. Hence, DE-ICING pads at most major airports.

[@gravelydon7072]

@@jeffreygosselin7576Ethylene glycol is also a hazardous waste while propylene glycol is not because it breaks down in nature.

[@ryanb6658]

How long have you worked the railroad?

[@ocscmike]

Nice! Thanks for sharing Dave -- That's what we spray on airplanes to de-ice the wings as well!

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you enjoyed MrMike and your welcome. We tried the stuff they sprayed on planes years ago, it was awesome stuff but too expensive for a coal mine so we never got anymore after that year. Thanks so much for paying us a visit tonight my friend.

[@generost5435]

Wow, I am impressed with what you have shown us about railroading. So much behind the scenes I could not even imagine. Thank you for sharing Dave.

[@ccrx6700]

Your certainly welcome Gene. Glad you are enjoying the home movies and we do thank you for taking the time to check out the spray video my friend.

[@peteengard9966]

Anti freeze. Funny it's the same stuff we use at the sand and gravel industry. We would sell our used anti freeze to a company that would filter and clean it and buy it back for our dump trailers and trucks. All our hoppers had vibrators because our stone was washed. The vibrators would break up the frozen stuff but we always emptied out the plants at night. Thanks Dave. Stay safe and warm.

[@ccrx6700]

Good thinking on emptying the plants out over night Pete. Interesting about them cleaning the antifreeze. We looked into vibrators for the cars a couple of years ago but nothing has come of it. Many of the triaxle trucks that bring our ballast in have heated beds and vibrators on the dump bodies. Appreciate your writing in and for checking out the side release agent show my friend.

[@peteengard9966]

@@ccrx6700 Thank you Dave and keep the videos coming. Some of our plant hoppers have six vibrators on them, but they are large 200 ton capacity. Plus there are spray bars everywhere for dust control. They generally shut the plants down when the temperature goes below 25 degrees. As long as the ponds are not frozen. And during thunder and lightning storms even with monthly ground tests.

[@ccrx6700]

@@peteengard9966 👍😊

[@Trains-With-Shane]

That's pretty neat! Glad you guys don't have to beat cars anymore! At least not often.

[@ccrx6700]

You and me both Shane, that was no fun at all and it was always bitter cold. Appreciate your writing in and for checking out the side release agent show my friend.

[@matkremzar5474]

Need a eye with a selinoid valve to shut release on and off in between cars. Good job Dave and crew!

[@ccrx6700]

That would sure save a good bit of the agent, it's a real mess spraying the couplers and air hoses on those cars as you can imagine Mat. Appreciate your writing in and for checking out the side release agent show my friend.

[@eld0ntyr3ll]

nice to see the inside of a car 👍

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you liked the video Eldon. Thanks so much for writing in and for checking out the side release agent show my friend.

[@s16100]

We used to spray diesel on the coal in the trucks to keep it from freezing solid. Still at times we had a coal glacier coming out of the trailer to deal with! :)

[@ccrx6700]

I can imagine that Bryan. Many of the triaxle trucks here have heated beds and vibrators on the beds, they make a racket. Thanks for taking the time to visit with us to check out the side release video my friend.

[@davidperrott4502]

used a liquid soap and diesel mix on bitumen road base trucks

[@jaysmith1408]

Dave posted? To heck with what I was doing, this is gold.

[@ccrx6700]

LOL ..... Glad you are enjoying the home movies Jay. Thanks for taking the time to visit with us to check out the side release agent video my friend.

[@RFMCabooseNP1713]

Now that was cool.

[@ccrx6700]

Pleased to hear you enjoyed this one RFM. This deicer spray is a life saver for us. Sure beats the heck out of beating car doors with a sledge hammer! Saves a bunch of time when dumping the train too. Glad you could drop in on us tonight and watch my friend.

[@beverlymichael5830]

So much to do in the cold weather. I can’t imagine how hard beating cars with the sledge-o- matic. Hard job. Spraying makes life much easier for you guys.

[@ccrx6700]

Always something to go wrong in winter time Beverly, but we deal with it. This spray sure is the cat's meow instead of beating car doors and sides. Thanks so much for writing in and for checking out the side release agent show my friend.

[@kevinbrown1629]

I like that guy. He always has a smile on his face reminds me of my dad Lloyd "smiley"Brown.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Kevin, glad I can remind you of someone special in your life. Appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video. May you have a very good day my friend.

[@helensarkisian7491]

More answers to more questions that I didn’t know I had. Thank you.

[@ccrx6700]

And now you know Helen what you never thought you would want to know....:-) Thank you for taking the time to check out the spray video my friend.

[@wolfman7393]

Always interesting! Some don’t want to hear it but this country runs on coal. Great close up vid of the real world! Thanks!

[@ccrx6700]

Coal sure plays a vital role in the energy demands of our country Wolfman, no denying that. Plus all the hundreds of products made from coal. Glad you enjoyed and thanks for taking the time to visit with us to check out the spray video my friend.

[@jenniferbutcher8393]

Every time you post a vid, i learn more RR secrets lol! I think they used to use propylene glycol for airplanes, but now they use something different that lasts longer (at least the major airlines do). How cool it works for coal cars too!

[@ccrx6700]

We tried the stuff they spray on planes Jennifer one time and it was awesome. But too expensive so they never bought anymore. This spray is a real life saver and a huge time saver when dumping the cars. Pleased to hear you learned something new. Thanks so much for writing in and for watching my friend.

[@trainchasersatwork]

Thanks Dave! 😃👍❤️🚂💨💨💨💨💨

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you liked it Trainchasersatwork. Thanks so very much for visiting with us to check out the spray show my friend.

[@47fireguy16]

A company I used to work for, had coal fired boilers. The coal was shipped in by rail and I remember that they had some type of rail car shaker device that would help release frozen and stuck coal out of the hopper cars. That thing would make a racket when it was in operation, but it worked and saved a lot of labor and time.

[@ccrx6700]

We looked in to getting a car shaker, it came down on top of the cars but they never pursued any further the idea 47Fireguy. I'm sure it would make a racket! Make a cool video tho.....:-) Very much appreciate your stopping by to check out the spray show my friend.

[@richkepple354]

Thanks as always for the great video Dave! I can imagine beating on those cars can get old real quick. Thank goodness for that spray. Haha. Stay well my friend.

[@ccrx6700]

Yes sir and it's never ever warm, always freezing when you beat the cars Rich. Totally agree, thank goodness for the spray! Thanks so very much for visiting with us to check out the spray show my friend.

[@richardbause2453]

Evening Dave, While driving dump truck when you got to the black top plant you would stop at the trap platform and get your spray pot out and soke your box with diesel fuel. Can't do that anymore. Before you load, you drive under a spray bar that applies a release agent to your box before loading the black top. Same principle as the coal cars. Pending on the mix, there were days it worked, then there were days it didn't. Sticky cold polymer black top is no fun. Tie banding is almost done. Approaching 2,300 Ties. Have a good night my friend. Richard Bause Cooperstown and Charlotte Valley RR.

[@ccrx6700]

I would hate to be a trucker hauling black top in the summer Richard These guys here spray their beds with diesel also and they really don't like to do it. Go home every night with that smell on your clothes and smell it all day as you well know. Thanks for taking the time to visit with us to check out the spray video my friend.

[@richardbause2453]

@@ccrx6700 Ahhh-h-h-h, Diesel Fuel, the Chenel #5 perfume👃 of the mighty 💪industry that moves and builds our Nation. Locally available at a Fuel station ⛽ near you. Holiday gift cards available year round. 🤭😊🤣🤣🤣👍

[@tomedgar4375]

Thanks for sharing Dave.

[@ccrx6700]

Your certainly welcome Tom. Thank you very much for taking the time to write in and for checking out the spray show my friend.

[@raymondsprengelmeyer1278]

Thank you for another interesting video about railroading Dave! I can just about imagine how much fun it is to beat the cars with sledge hammers in the cold!

[@ccrx6700]

Your certainly welcome Raymond. Glad you enjoyed and thanks for taking the time to visit with us to check out the spray video my friend.

[@grantdennis8678]

thank you for the show. nice to get some insight on railway operations.

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you liked it Grant. Thanks so very much for taking the time to write in and for checking out the spray show my friend.

[@lawrietaber657]

Well that reminds me of thumping the sides of coal hoppers to release the coal for the boilers where I used to work dam good vid thanks Dave

[@ccrx6700]

When I hired in here an old guy told me, whatever you do don't get a job dumping cars in the winter.....:-) Appreciate your writing in and for checking out the side release agent show my friend.

[@russelltrupia4479]

Nice job Dave I enjoy the live action and info👍

[@ccrx6700]

Pleased to hear you enjoyed Russell. An interesting part of our operation not too many folks knew about. Really appreciate your visit tonight my friend.

[@theBounder98]

As usual this was very informative, and you get the behind the scenes, look at various matters you never think or consider in railroading. Thanks again

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate the nice comment Peter. Glad you liked the video. Thanks so much for writing in and for checking out the side release agent show my friend.

[@Bassotronics]

Winter time sure can do chaos to a railroad! Very interesting stuff! 👍🏻😎👍🏻

[@ccrx6700]

You are right Bassotronics, it sure can. Glad you liked the video and thanks so much for checking out the side release agent show my friend.

[@clarklindquist8137]

Love your videos. God bless... First thing when you said 115 tons that came to mind was that old song, I owe my soul to the company store. Haha.... Stay awesome, stay safe...

[@alro2434]

Tennessee Ernie Ford, 16 Tons

[@ccrx6700]

That's great to hear you are enjoying the home movies Clark. Me, I owe my soul to Cumberland Mine......:-) But my grand father worked at Buckeye Mine and the miners back in the 1940's and 50's like him, that song is certainly true of those guys. They bought everything at the company store. And every pay whatever they bought, got deducted from the pay. They even lived in a company house and the rent was taken out. Thanks for taking the time to visit with us to check out the spray video my friend.

[@clarklindquist8137]

@ccrx6700 Great story. Love the family history there. Thanks for sharing. God bless brother. We feel we know ya through your videos. Appreciate you sharing part of your life with us...

[@ccrx6700]

@@clarklindquist8137 👍😊

[@gravelydon7072]

@@ccrx6700A good example of that in the lumber industry was Cass. WV. Company store and houses are still there and in use but not by the lumber company anymore. Now it is tourist for both.

[@SteveMikre44]

Dave, Thank you for this indepth look at keeping the train running and the cole flowing in cold weather. I can imagine swinging those sledgehammers in the cold was back breaking work...

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate the nice comment Steve. Glad you liked the video. Thanks so much for writing in and for checking out the side release agent show my friend.

[@brandonrowland819]

Thanks a million for bringing the railroading to us. Love your videos!

[@ccrx6700]

Your certainly welcome Brandon. Thanks so very much for taking the time to write in and for checking out the spray show my friend.

[@jeffcurtis5460]

So, Dave, from where they’re dumping it (the coal) goes to a silo. Where does silo’ed coal go? To the port/barges? Thank you for being so generous with your time and explanation. And thank you, too, to your employer for allowing you to do so.

[@ccrx6700]

Your certainly welcome Jeff and thank you for the very nice comment. Out of the bottom of the silo the coal gets carried by 2 belts to getting loaded on barges on the river. From there it goes to various power plants. Appreciate your taking the time to visit with us to check out the spray video my friend.

[@1208bug]

Thank you for the tour Dave!

[@ccrx6700]

You're certainly welcome 1208Bug. Thanks so very much for taking the time to write in and for checking out the spray show my friend.

[@hamradiojim6788]

Information with a smile! Always ready for that. Thank you.

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you liked it Jim and you are welcome. Thanks so very much for visiting with us to check out the spray show my friend.

[@richardaustin2640]

Great show Dave. Another interesting side to railroading I had no idea about and very cool to see all the procedures! Keep up the wonderful work 👍

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you enjoyed Richard and thanks for the nice comment and for taking the time to check out the side release agent video my friend.

[@lucienvandal2946]

Dave, what a great video. All the details you show and explain are above and beyond. Thanks so much for making these behind the scenes videos of things we would never see. So interesting.😊

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate the very nice comment Lucien. Glad you enjoyed and thanks for taking the time to visit with us to check out the spray video my friend.

[@katienkids6464]

Love your videos so much! So informing! Thanks Dave!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Katie. Glad you are enjoying the home movies. We very much appreciate your watching them my friend.

[@scottgray493]

I love all the little things that I had no idea happen that you talk about. This is real meat and potatoes stuff!

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you enjoyed Scott and thanks for the nice comment and for taking the time to visit with us to check out the spray video my friend.

[@davidbass7593]

Wow those unload quickly another great video Dave

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you liked the video David. Thanks so much for writing in and for checking out the side release agent show my friend.

[@Eddy63]

Another fine production Dave ... Thx

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you liked it Eddy. Thanks so very much for taking the time to write in and for checking out the spray show my friend.

[@deeprunrailroad_Mike]

Nice behind the scene view as always Dave, Thanks Mike

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you liked it Mike. Thanks so very much for taking the time to write in and for checking out the spray show my friend.

[@shirleyharrington-moore9657]

CCRX has its own Famous Dave who serves railroading daily! It's delish! Thank you, Dave!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Shirley. That was sweet of you. Very much appreciate your stopping by to check out the spray show my friend.

[@toddheisler9874]

So cool 🙌

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you liked the video Todd. Thanks so much for writing in and for checking out the side release agent show my friend.

[@vernonslone8627]

I sure don't miss that weather at all.... I love the desert....

[@ccrx6700]

Good for you, I'd rather it be cold than really hot Vernon. But to each his own. Thanks for taking the time to visit with us to check out the spraying hopper cars video my friend.

[@eddiekilby]

Thanks Dave I really enjoyed that.👍👍👍👍

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you liked it Eddie. Thanks so very much for taking the time to write in and for checking out the spray show my friend.

[@bronsonosborne3962]

really enjoy everything you share thanks alot friend

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you are enjoying the home movies Bronson. Thanks so very much for the nice comment and for checking out the spray show my friend.

[@yellowlab5624]

Dave has done it again !! Another cool video 🥶and informative!!! 👍👍🚂🚂

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you liked it YellowLab. Thanks so very much for taking the time to write in and for checking out the spray show my friend.

[@yellowlab5624]

@@ccrx6700 👍😀🚂🚂, look forward to new videos . 😁

[@TriGogglin]

Awesome once again Dave, thanks for showing the air guard, didn't know that was done, always showing us the good stuff, and thanks for showing the glycol spray.. thats the stuff we don't know or think about..

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you liked it Pappy. Thanks so very much for taking the time to write in and for checking out the spray show my friend.

[@randydobson1863]

hello Dave & it's is Randy and i like yours video is cool & Thanks Dave & Friends & Randy

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you liked it Randy. Thanks so very much for taking the time to write in and for checking out the spray show my friend.

[@donnieenfusse9038]

That was an impressive video Dave and it was awesome watching. So much goes into keeping the train moving and getting the coal down the tracks. Thank you so much for bringing these wonderful videos. If you don’t mind say a little prayer for me two weeks ago yesterday due to the osteomyelitis in my foot they had to amputate half my foot. I go back to my orthopedic surgeon tomorrow to make sure it was a successful surgery. If they might have to amputate more. Blessings to you and your family and happy rails.

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you liked it Donnie. I am very sorry to hear of that, will for sure keep you in our prayers my friend. Take care of yourself and keep me informed.

[@donnieenfusse9038]

@@ccrx6700 thank you so much Dave I sure will.

[@tzadik36]

Thank you for this video! Aviation de-icing fluids come in a wide variety made for various needs; they are propylene glycol (more of it) with some ethylene glycol in special cases. They also have thickening agents, wetting agents, et cetera, and one source has listed 14 different products.

[@ccrx6700]

Whatever that stuff is, when we tried it, it worked fantastic, but was too expensive for a coal mine to buy Robin. :-) Guess tho if lives are at stake with planes it's worth every penny they have to pay for it. Not so much so with coal cars....:-)

[@NYandAtlantic]

Love how you show everything how it works coming out of the hopper cars

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate the really nice comment Richard. Glad you liked the video. Thanks so much for writing in and for checking out the side release agent show my friend.

[@lewistodd9242]

Great show Dave. I always love learning from you the behind the scenes actions that keep your coal operations running smoothly. Have a great day my friend.

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you liked it Lewis. Thanks so very much for visiting with us to check out the spray show my friend.

[@garymessina1609]

Great informative video Dave great job trash cars are sprayed with a mix antifreeze and vegetable oil thanks Dave for a great video

[@ccrx6700]

That's interesting to learn Gary, never considered trash freezing to the sides but you are right. Thanks for taking the time to visit with us to check out the spray video my friend.

[@PatrickSBellSr]

Ah! Cool - this goes to my last question as well. Thx Dave!😎👍

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you enjoyed Patrick and thanks for taking the time to visit with us to check out the spray video my friend.

[@heater1blackbird130]

Another great video !! I could have watched that all day long, very interesting !!

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate the nice comment and glad you enjoyed. Thanks so much for writing in and for watching the video. May you have a very good day my friend.

[@EasyGrowsIt]

Learned something today. Thanks for sharing.

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you found out something new EasyGrowsIt and thank you for watching the video my friend.

[@brianhickey5949]

It's all these mostly unseen aspects of running a coal railroad that are so cool to see. Once I see them, they make perfect sense, but if I didn't see them, I wouldn't know they existed :) This process is akin to deicing an airplane's wings at an airport. You guys are pros - you do what it takes to get the job done and that used to include using what I call micrometer adjustment tools on the car sides :) LOL as I type this, you are talking about deicing planes - great minds...

[@ccrx6700]

We've used a lot of "delicate" instruments to beat car doors and sides with Brian....:-) Thank you for the nice comment and we do very much appreciate your stopping by to check out the spray show my friend.

[@davenitsch6094]

That was a fascinating video Dave, lots of great info! Thanks so much for sharing our friend!

[@ccrx6700]

Really glad you like this one Dave. It is something that not a lot of folks consider when hauling coal trains. Thanks so much for stopping by my friend.

[@joerichardson7055]

Amazing! Great video!

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you liked it Joe. Thanks so very much for the nice comment and for checking out the spray show my friend.

[@TrainJunkieMedia]

Wow that's really cool!!

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you liked the video TrainJunkie. Thanks so much for writing in and for checking out the side release agent show my friend.

[@jimlove8144]

Really good show today Dave, I learned a lot. I enjoy watching him load that Coal and I had never thought about having to spray the coal cars with a release agent. Fascinating. Thanks a lot Dave.

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you liked it Jim. Thanks so very much for the nice comment and for checking out the spray show my friend.

[@kg4muc]

Great show as always!!

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate your saying that Wayne. Glad you liked the video. Thanks so much for writing in and for checking out the side release agent show my friend.

[@kevinaurandt6280]

Not sure where the barges go out of there for their offload. I was in Pittsburgh last week for several days and saw one tug with a 3x3x2 set of barges loaded on the Monongahela headed toward the point and the Ohio River. There were others shoving 2 barges at a time, some coal, others coke

[@ccrx6700]

Some of them do go down the Ohio from Pittsburgh Kevin. We sell to power plants in Ohio and Kentucky. What you saw could have been some of our coal. I used to know all the river boats by name but that was 20 years ago and don't have a clue what boats now come in to pull our barges. Thanks so much my friend for joining in with us tonight for the big spray show.

[@shawnpowell5876]

Another great video and tutorial by the one and only Dave! I personally have my popcorn ready to see another informative video that Dave has uploaded! Hope you guys are doing well up state! Thanks again for sharing another top NOTCH video with us along with your PRICELESS time and effort! Cheers from Laurel, Delaware USA.

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate the really nice comment Shawn. Glad you liked the video. Thanks so much for writing in and for checking out the side release agent show my friend.

[@nolankaplan6646]

Dave - Wind chill only affect human skin. The 16F is what causes the freezing. It's very interesting what you have to go through to deliver the coal!! Keep up the good work!!

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate your sharing that Nolan. Yes there's a lot involved in transporting the coal, much more than most folks realize. Thanks so much for writing in and for checking out the side release agent show my friend.

[@brianbickley8368]

More cool information Dave, thanks!

[@ccrx6700]

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

[@timothystrauss3838]

Nice informative video. Dave, I always enjoy what you've got to share about your job or whatever you are doing. Thanks as always!!

[@ccrx6700]

Your certainly welcome Timothy. Glad you enjoyed and thanks for taking the time to visit with us to check out the spray video my friend.

[@user-nq4mk5kp7b]

Good show ! Hate cold !

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you enjoyed Carl and thanks for taking the time to visit with us to check out the spray video my friend.

[@Hyrev1]

Excellent video Dave! Very interesting learning how much difference spraying the cars makes in keeping the coal from sticking. Thanks for all the views you give of the process! Have a great upcoming weekend my friend! 🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃💯👍🇺🇸

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate the really nice comment Jim. Glad you liked the video. Thanks so much for writing in and for checking out the side release agent show my friend.

[@jughead8988]

January was usually a good month for our mine also. The superintendent said it was because everyone was rested from the holiday break. The mine foreman said it was because after the miners sent money to baby mamma's for all their kids they need the coal bonus to pay their truck payment! I tend to think the foreman had it pegged!

[@ccrx6700]

You might be right on both counts Jughead. Just seems like we always have a good production month in January. Coal mining and railroading, what a great combination! Thanks for taking the time to visit with us to check out the spray video my friend.

[@trainman2k]

Dave, you are awesome with your abilities to teach without teaching. Have often wondered how some of these things are done and you show and tell us. Thank you!! (It was great to see you have Firefox on your computer too!) May the Lord lead you to Him

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you liked it Trainman. Got too many viruses using windows explorer, haven't had a 1 for over 10 years using Firefox. Thanks so very much for the nice comment and for checking out the spray show my friend.

[@steveib724]

Dave great information 👍

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate that Stevei. Glad you liked the video. Thanks so much for writing in and for checking out the side release agent show my friend.

[@P61guy61]

Thank you for sharing this.

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome P61. Glad you liked the video. Thanks so much for writing in and for checking out the side release agent show my friend.

[@bobandbarbkozminski1578]

Great video Dave! Very interesting to see the car spraying, car loading, and the coal dumping process.

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you enjoyed Bob and thanks for taking the time to visit with us to check out the spray video my friends.

[@Iowa_audits]

That would be such a cool job, so many satisfying things about it.

[@ccrx6700]

You are right about that Iowa audits, it is a good place to work. Thank you for taking the time to write in and to check out the video. May you have a very good day my friend.

[@derrickanderson4932]

Great Video.

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you liked it Derrick. Thanks so very much for taking the time to write in and for checking out the spray show my friend.

[@fredeisen7401]

This video is really cool!! Thanks Dave!!

[@ccrx6700]

Pleased to hear you liked this one Fred. A little known aspect of our operation here and a real time saver when dumping the cars from not having to beat the frozen coal off car doors. Really glad you could take the time to visit with us tonight my friend.

[@Ferdinandc]

Another awesome video Mr.Dave. Thank you for sharing with us , God bless 🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you liked it Ferdinand. Thanks so very much for the nice comment and for checking out the spray show my friend.

[@Noobooddy]

Thanks Dave.

[@ccrx6700]

Your certainly welcome Master Third. Really appreciate your watching and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@richardboggs9428]

What a beautiful sight black diamond

[@ccrx6700]

Yes it is Richard. I've been around Cumberland coal since 1977 and the sight of another train coming in loaded never gets old. We love to see coal moving here and wish only the most prosperity for our company this year in moving as much coal as we can. Thanks so much my friend for the nice comment and for joining in with us tonight.

[@StormySkyRailProductions]

Another very interesting video Dave.(Steve)

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you liked it Steve. Very much appreciate your stopping by to check out the spray show my friend.

[@StormySkyRailProductions]

@@ccrx6700 Your very much welcome Dave.

[@dalecaldwell9096]

Thanks Dave. Enjoyed the video..Learned allot... Very cool stuff...🙂

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate the nice comment Dale. Glad you liked the video. Thanks so much for writing in and for checking out the side release agent show my friend.

[@schadowolf]

Great video!

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you liked it Schadowolf. Thanks so very much for taking the time to write in and for checking out the spray show my friend.

[@thomascardinal6192]

Thanks Dave

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome and thank you very much Thomas for paying us a visit tonight to check out the spray show my friend.

[@mikemissel7785]

I don’t miss the cold weather Dave I enjoyed the mild winters here in Southern California. If I want to see snow I see it from my front door on the mountains.

[@ccrx6700]

I'm sure you don't Mike, but it's what we got here, fortunately this has been a really mild winter here. Although that's not good for the coal market, coal miners like harsh winters, it's good for sales.....:-) Appreciate your writing in and for checking out the side release agent show my friend.

[@chrisingram2853]

Great video Dave,,love the content

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate the nice comment Chris. Glad you liked the video. Thanks so much for writing in and for checking out the side release agent show my friend.

[@mitchs323]

I worked for a company freeze treating coal for two winters. The customer would specify how many gallons per ton to use on the train. It was an enjoyable job for the winter. The only downside was the 2 am calls to get to the mine. Wasn't too bad unless you would only have about an hours notice to get to a prep plant90 to 120 minutes away.

[@ccrx6700]

That would be interesting to know how many gallons they used per ton Mitch. I can imagine some of the roads you would have to drive on in the winter at that time in the morning! Thanks for taking the time to visit with us to check out the spray video my friend.

[@3henry214]

Burrrr. Had to turn the heater thermostat up a few notches just watching that... talk about the power of suggestion, Ha! Never gave it any thought about a release agent being needed... just one of the simple behind the scene things you bring us that's fascinating to see and learn for us "civilians". Thank you for what you do.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Henry. Glad you enjoyed. Appreciate very much your dropping by to check out the side release agent video my friend.

[@dorothycole8611]

Very, very interesting.

[@ccrx6700]

Really glad to hear you enjoyed. Thanks so much for taking the time to visit and check out the spray video.

[@danielrongo2367]

Good morning Dave nice job dave

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you enjoyed Daniel and thanks for taking the time to visit with us to check out the spray video my friend.

[@HenkeV368]

nice videos as always

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you liked it HV. Thanks so very much for taking the time to write in and for checking out the spray show my friend.

[@TheyCallHimDietSeth]

Such a fascinating video all the way through, Dave! Thanks so much for sharing! I had so many questions as I watched through the video but you answered every single one of them at some point or another. I can't imagine the slime is very pleasant to deal with on the couplers and such, but can very easily see the tradeoff for having to pound the sides of 35+ hoppers every trip. Thank you again for sharing with us!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Seth. You are right, when we have to switch out cars, the spray on the couplers and air hoses is a mess, but it's better than beating frozen coal off the car doors and sides! Appreciate very much your visiting with us and checking out the video my friend.

[@ferstuck37]

Hello Dave, that’s a good idea, unfortunately when it was 3🎉. Heating shedsheds. And hammers, anything to keep the boilers running! 9:38 until they got wise and had it trucked in, they had vibrators built in to the beds of their trucks.😊

[@ccrx6700]

Some of the triaxle trucks that bring in ballast have heaters in the beds and vibrators also Ferstuck. Makes quite a sound when they use the vibrators. They do make a vibrator that goes down on top of a rail car, we looked into one a couple of years ago but nothing ever came of them getting one. That would have made a cool video if we had! Appreciate your taking the time to write in and to check out the big spray show my friend.

[@arthurkallansrud1950]

When I worked at grain elevator we used a Teflon spray before load corn or soybeans in winter time . Sure helped with the unloading

[@ccrx6700]

That's interesting to hear Arthur. Pretty cool stuff to learn. Appreciate your writing in and for checking out the side release agent show my friend.

[@michaelcase8574]

You load 15 ton and what do ya get? Another day older and deeper in debt. Tennessee Ernie Ford. Another great one, Dave!

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you liked the video Michael. Thanks so much for writing in and for checking out the side release agent show my friend.

[@GenX-Gamore]

Hello again dave, saw on another YT channel, you're Birthdays was a few days ago, Happy Birthday, 👍🎂 I Hope I'm not late, again a great educational video, and I added your channel to mine in the Featured "Educational & Real World Trains"

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the well wishes OldDre, it was a very good day. Appreciate your adding the channel to your home page. Always is a pleasure to have you join in with us and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@espeescotty]

As usual Dave, another great informative but entertaining video. I saw a video a few years ago of road paving, and they would spray the trucks hauling hot asphalt with diesel fuel to help it slide out better. Both end dumps and belly dumps. Good stuff. 🤠👍

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you enjoyed Scotty. The guys hauling asphalt here spray their beds with diesel also. My buddy drives triaxle and he said it was a happy day when he quit running asphalt and just ran rock. Thanks so much for visiting with us and checking out the video. May you have a very good day my friend.

[@lewlewis8970]

Propylene glycol is commin antifreeze. You knew that of course. Thanks for this and all the other videos. Most interesting.

[@rearspeaker6364]

its Ethylene glycol is used to make antifreeze, proplyene glycol is used in the pet-safe antifreeze because ethylene glycol is poisonous.

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome and glad you liked it Lew. Thanks so very much for taking the time to write in and for checking out the spray show my friend.

[@dalelinton7716]

Watching your videos is like living my childhood dream of working on a railroad. Keep up the great work.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Dale. Was great to have you take the time to stop by and check out the video my friend.

[@louislabouskie8488]

Very informative 👍👍

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you found it interesting Louis. Thank you very much for taking the time to visit with us to watch the spray video my friend.

[@louislabouskie8488]

Your knowledge on railroading, makes watching you guys fun.

[@louislabouskie8488]

Happy job makes happy man😄