Doing Track Inspections for a Major Class 1 Railroad - Part 2

[@StormySkyRailProductions]

Another very cool memory to watch again, Had a great day hanging out with Dave trading stories and track experience between two types of railroading but one common goal. I am very honored to be able to share what I was taught by the old school generation of railroaders from the Milwaukee Road era before they all retired. I actually felt like I was part of their generation which is very cool in itself and got to retire medically with them so it really does feel like I was a part of them. Like an old school foreman told me one time when I started. "Just remember kid them books are just a guide they wont put the track back in service that's where experience comes in and he was sure right. Thanks much everyone for your feedback to both Dave and I. Looking forward to seeing part 3 and 4. Have a great upcoming weekend everyone.

[@chrisstromberg6527]

Cool to see who is behind StormySkyRail productions! Thanks for posting this.

[@StormySkyRailProductions]

@@chrisstromberg6527 Thanks from us also for tuning in.

[@Bassotronics]

Anchor your boat to keep it steady afloat. Anchor your rail for the train to prevail. Lot’s of great info! 👍🏻

[@ccrx6700]

hey I liked that! Never heard that before. Wish I had used that on the anchor video I made! Am planning to do another anchor video next year and will remember that. Anchors are very important on the rail. Thank you so much for all your great support you have been giving the channel my friend.

[@Bassotronics]

@@ccrx6700 Lol thanks. Don’t forget to credit me that statement when you do. Cheers!

[@Trains-With-Shane]

at 10:57 Steve is showing the gap between the ballast and the tie. Down here in Texas we get that kind of pull away normally in the ground during really dry conditions like we've had recently. Ground will shrink, develop large cracks, and pull away from concrete, fence posts, home foundations, etc. That would probably make a kink harder to detect in that situation on the rails. Would a safeguard against that to lay the rail when it's cool-ish outside to kindof bridge the temperature gap between the warmest months and the coolest?

[@ccrx6700]

Very interesting to hear that Shane. Thanks so much for sharing with us. Best time to lay rail is when rail temp is within plus or minus 20 degrees of rail neutral temp. Rail neutral temp is when the rail is neither in contraction or expansion, usually around whe ambient temp is 60. There are very strict standards that must be followed when laying continuous welded rail. Really appreciate your visiting with us today and watching my friend.

[@Trains-With-Shane]

@@ccrx6700 Thank you for the education :) I love watching the nuts and bolts of work getting done and I've always got questions.

[@trenamerritt5344]

So glad you continued the mini series on track defects. You do have lots to watch for! That mirror is right handy. Never gave a thought to look down under the rail like that! Lol - He said your line at the end!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you so much Trena. Got a couple more coming out in this series on track inspections. So do appreciate all of your awesome comments and great support you have given us my lady friend.

[@StormySkyRailProductions]

Thanks for watching Trena and glad you enjoyed it.

[@earlschmitt884]

Thank you for sending me this pt. 2 of rail inspections. I learned a few things and probably forgot few things also 😅. I'm waiting to tour an engine front to back, inside and out.

[@ccrx6700]

Your very welcome Earl. thank you so much for checking it out

[@tomeasley5979]

Dave, another great video. Nice that Steve could share his knowledge with us all. How fun was that! Take care and have a great day!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you so much Tom. We are very pleased to hear you enjoyed and very thankful to have Steve with us and share his knowledge. Really appreciate all the great support you have given the channel my friend.

[@StormySkyRailProductions]

Thank you also very much.

[@josephpalmieri3095]

Thanx for the Intel . You two guys are awesome. I can see why you love what you do!

[@ccrx6700]

Your very welcome Joseph. Thank you so much for the very nice comment and for all your support of the channel my friend.

[@StormySkyRailProductions]

Thanks for watching, Dave and I sure are both passionate railroaders.

[@jason27swg]

that's cool information. 😎 from my perspective being an engineer for 28 years I knew there was more than just setting ties and tamping ballast. it takes a good mow crew to keep us going I know that for sure!!!!

[@ccrx6700]

Very glad to hear you enjoyed Jason. You've always been interested in learning about what it takes to keep you on track, pleased we could share some more in depth knowledge with you. So appreciate all the excellent support you have given the channel for such a long time now my good friend.

[@StormySkyRailProductions]

Thanks very much for watching.

[@4everdc302]

Alot of knowledge bouncing down the track there. Fantastic Dave👷👷⛏️🚂🇨🇦🇺🇲🙋

[@ccrx6700]

Was really good to have Steve share his wealth of RR knowledge with us Doug. What a great day it was. Very much appreciate your visit with us and for all the excellent support you have given the channel for such a long time now my good friend. Drunk on a Train..... LOL

[@rayshutsa6690]

Dave thank you very much for inviting Steve. The education on railroad tracks and track inspection is done it was very educational. Thourghly enjoyed the topic it was very well explained. love your channel and content. ❤🇨🇦

[@ccrx6700]

Your very welcome Ray, it was a great experience for me and a very beneficial one for the company. Always a pleasure to hear from a very experienced railroader such as Steve. Do appreciate very much your nice comment and for watching my friend.

[@rebelrailroader]

Thanks for a great video Dave. Steve has been reminding me of things I have long forgotten over the past 20 years. He does a nice job explaining things.

[@ccrx6700]

Your very welcome Zach. You and Steve would get along very well together. He is old school railroading like you are. You guys would have a blast talking railroading. Really appreciate all your excellent support of the channel for such a long time now my good friend.

[@StormySkyRailProductions]

Thanks very much for watching, I missed out on the opportunity to train a lot of the younger guys what I learned since I basally medically retired with the generation who taught me. This was a great honor for Dave and the mining management to give me the invite to do this.

[@russelltrupia4479]

I 'am so amazed as to what goes into track inspection and the work that goes into maintaining them.👍👍

[@ccrx6700]

There's a lot involved for sure Russell. Very much appreciate your paying us a visit tonight and taking in the show my friend. So glad to have you as a subscriber who never misses an episode!

[@jenniferbutcher8393]

So interesting to hear different names for the same objects, depending in location. This has been so interesting! Thank you!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Jennifer for the very nice comment. We are very pleased to hear you had a good time. So appreciate your visit with us today my friend.

[@garymessina1609]

Great leaning experience thanks Dave and Steve

[@ccrx6700]

Very pleased to hear you had a good time with us Gary. Much appreciate your visit and for all the great support you have been giving the channel my friend.

[@StormySkyRailProductions]

Your very welcome Gary.

[@petezapadka]

Simply fascinating, gentlemen! Thank you so much! And Dave . . . I am lovin all the lush summertime growth in wonderful Greene County!

[@ccrx6700]

it is particularly green here in Greene this year! July was dry but a good bit of rain so far in August. Glad you had a good time with us Pete and thank you so much for all your excellent support of the channel my friend.

[@cedarcam]

Really great video Dave. I never saw a mirror used over here what a great idea. After privatisation we had a terrible accident caused by gauge corner cracking. The contractor who took over maintenance cut down on the amount of inspections done and ultrasonic testing was not done for some time. The track was on a curve and the force on the outside rail started unseen cracks to develop which ended up causing the rail head to break away under a passenger express. Although it may not of prevented it, a look with mirror every few yards just might of, we still walk the tracks here. Since the accident the importance of ultrasonic testing has been given a high priority again and inspections done by Network Rail rather than contractors.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you cedarcam, very glad you enjoyed. Cutting out inspections happens, but as your comment so well brought out, cutting out inspections is a poor way to save money. You never know when a rail is going to fail, but ultrasonic and visual inspections will keep you ahead of the game. Unfortunately it takes accidents before some people wake up. Very much appreciate your visit with us and for the informational comment my friend.

[@cedarcam]

@@ccrx6700 That company were the centre of two of our worst accidents in years Both caused by cutbacks. They were a construction and road maintenance company and had been warned by the union that maintaining a railroad is not like maintaining a highway. They were the company I ended up with when British Railways was broken up and in my department it was the same, reducing inspections and moving to more night work when they said more could be done, which is not really true for routine inspections, and also easy to miss things you would notice walking through in daylight and tell the track maintainers to have a look at or vice versa if they saw any of our signalling equipment that needed looking at.

[@StormySkyRailProductions]

Thank you very much for watching, Glad I was able to share new ideas with everyone that was passed down to me by the older generation.

[@valeriebassett3107]

Great video. Very interesting, love to learn something new.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you so much Valerie for the very nice comment. We really appreciate all your great comments and for all the wonderful support you have given the channel for such a long time now my dear lady friend.

[@StormySkyRailProductions]

Thank you very much for watching.

[@lewistodd9242]

Really enjoy your new intro Dave. Your friend is a great teacher with a lot of information that he is willing to share. Have a great day my friend.

[@ccrx6700]

Very glad you like it Lewis. Intro is compliments of Alex Sawyers a former loco engineer, he did a great job and am getting a lot of good vibes on his work. We really appreciate all the wonderful comments from you and the excellent support you have given the channel for such a long time now my friend.

[@terencechevalier5756]

gotta a lot of measurements to take into acct, tie cut, plate movement. rail movement. tons of stuff that adds up to make it impassable. im doin bout 7 annual switch inspections a day. looming every measurement n component it takes a bit for sure. but if we didn't take pride in it wed be screwed

[@ccrx6700]

You said it well Terence. Taking pride in what you do. Very good for you and please don't ever lose that. Feel good about what you do. Your work is very important to keep trains running. Thank you so much for all your great support of the channel my fellow railroader.

[@StormySkyRailProductions]

Thanks much for watching.

[@6777Productions]

Love the new intro, Dave! Will make sure to watch this more when I have time and not wiped out from replacing switch ties! 16 foot ties are a beast to mess with 🤣

[@ccrx6700]

Credit for the intro goes to Alex Sawyers, he did a great job and it's getting a lot of good comments. Hope you got a back hoe or inserter Sam! Text me some pics if you get a chance Mr. Gandy.

[@6777Productions]

@@ccrx6700 Sounds like a plan for next week! Heading on out to catch the 2102 this weekend. Your the best, Dave!

[@rickcooper6817]

More good railroading Dave! Steve knows his stuff too and is cool guy. Neat having two railroad wizards together at the same time. Looking forward to the other parts of the series, thanks Dave.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you so much Rick for the awesome comment. Wizards, don't know about that but we are sharing with you guys what many old railroaders have taught us both over the years. Most railroaders are pretty cool and are willing to share with others what they have learned over the years from those that taught them. Very much appreciate all the wonderful support you have given the channel for a long time now my friend.

[@rdbrnr86gt]

Great stuff. It looks so simple to most people, but there is truly and art to maintaining the rails. Years of experience on your line cannot be replaced by textbook rules and pictures. I work in an entirely different industry and will attest to this. You get a true feel and understanding for the machines and hardware you are working on. Sure the teaching will get you close, but experience will always put you in sync, man or woman, with the machine.

[@ccrx6700]

Wow Mustang Josh what a perfect comment. You are so right! Steve and I was just talking about that on the phone a few hours ago. about how book learning is okay but experience is what will get your through the trials and tribulations you meet on the job. Just an awesome truth you have attested to and thank you so much for sharing that with us my friend.

[@tzadik36]

Thanks for this, another informative video! Steve has a perspective that comes from having dealt with the stricter Class i tracks

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you so much Robin for the very nice comment. We really appreciate all you great comments and for the wonderful support you have given the channel for such a long time now my friend. It was great having Steve share his wealth of RR knowledge with me that day. He is a good man.

[@StormySkyRailProductions]

Thank you very much for wathcing.

[@paulsmith5398]

Another awesome video! When you've got the two best track guys in the business on the rails, good things will happen!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you so much Paul, very glad to have you visit with us tonight and thank you for the kind words. We all have learned from older more experienced guys and now are sharing that with others.

[@paulsmith5398]

@@ccrx6700 and i echo what was said about passing along experience, one of my other hobbies is lawnmower and small engine repair, many, many years ago, an old-timer taught me quite a few things about small engines, one of them is, "you should always use premium fuel in small engines, because they will run better, and wont clog the carburetor up as soon as regular fuel does". And he also told me that applies to both 2-cycle and 4-cycle engine types. While premium fuel costs a little more, its well worth the effort to keep the engine running better.

[@StormySkyRailProductions]

Thanks much for watching.

[@christopherleenknecht920]

Another great video Dave. Really enjoying watching this series. Thank you very much 👍👍🚂

[@ccrx6700]

Wow Christopher what a very nice comment. So glad to have you with us and for all the great support you are giving the channel. We do appreciate you my friend.

[@PlanetMojo]

When I was doing the research on BNSF for the high speed switching we talked about recently, I found out they are paying a $7,000 bonus for Engineer Trainees. Looks like railroads are really hurting for labor these days! If I was younger I would have snapped-up that job! Great video Dave, you can never learn too much about railroadin!

[@ccrx6700]

Several of the big RR's are doing the same also Mojo. NS is really hurting on manning crews as is BNSF. It's a sad situation going on right now with the Class 1's. And a major strike is looming, 95% of the BLET members voted to authorize a nation wide strike if needed. if the Class 1's go on strike it will put our country on it's knees in less than a week. Bargaining is not going well. I expect government intervention if they do strike. Glad you enjoyed the video and thanks for getting back to me on that my good friend.

[@beverlymichael5830]

Looks like you two had a great time sharing experiences.

[@ccrx6700]

Oh yes Beverly it was a great time talking railroading all day long. Steve planning to come back in the fall to visit. Very much appreciate your visiting with us today and taking in the presentation my friend.

[@StormySkyRailProductions]

It was a blast and wished we had a whole week together trading experiences and knowledge.

[@nealgold8442]

Great video!! Thanks for the education!!!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Neal. Very glad you enjoyed and we want to say how very appreciative we are for all your nice comments and the great support you have given to the channel my good friend.

[@richardbause2453]

One word Dave 🙌 FANTASTIC!!!👏 Loved the new intro 😍 and hats off to Steve for coming all this way and bringing his knowledge to your channel 😀. Sad 😥 that your not being able to go to National Pike, but if Steve is still in the neighborhood send him by and we'll take real good care of him 😀. Stay safe, Richard Bause

[@ccrx6700]

Really glad you are enjoying Richard. Thank you so much for your very nice comment and all the great support you have given the channel for such a long time now my friend. Intro is the creation and compliments of a fellow subscriber, Alex Sawyers, a former loco engineer.

[@richardbause2453]

@@ccrx6700 thanks 😊. And take care as I motor down to National Pike on this moon 🌙 lite night.

[@StormySkyRailProductions]

Thank you very much also. If we would have had more time I would have liked to stop by. We may be back in the area a little later this year Richard.

[@ronaldpiper4812]

O my music is loose. I already know a lot more than I will ever thought I know. Love it.

[@ccrx6700]

Oh dear Ronald, we gotta get that music tightened up.... LOL Really appreciate your visiting with us and also for all the great support you have given the channel for such a long time now my friend.

[@fireballxl-5748]

Thanks Dave. Medical update: Just released from hospital yesterday for unexplained fever of 104.1 deg F. Docs can't figure why I keep getting these. But I have another unrelated procedure this Thursday which has a small chance of helping but must be done anyway. Thank you for your prayers. Another update in a week or so. It was very interesting to hear your guest from Canada rail roading on this video. I never in my life imagined the intense amount of scrutiny and care required by track. Your channel has been a great blessing. Hope you and your lovely wife are and stay well. God bless you.

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome Fireball and thank you so much for the kind words about the video and Steve. Appreciate the update, hope they soon figure that temp out. Let me know Friday how things went for you my friend. We are pullin for ya.

[@fireballxl-5748]

@@ccrx6700 Thanks Dave. Your smiling face and great attitude w/prayers have helped more than you know. : )

[@briankemp5206]

Great lesson Dave! Tell Steve thank you for pass on his knowledge.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Brian. So very nice of you to visit with us tonight and write in your with kind words my friend.

[@StormySkyRailProductions]

Your very welcome Brian and thanks much for watching.

[@bobblenuts]

Steve is so good at explaining the inspection process that I was able to get most of what he is talking about and I only rode a historic tourist train once for about 15 miles...I'm not a RR person but enjoy your videos Dave. 😀 ON TO PART 3

[@ccrx6700]

We were very fortunate to have Steve come and share his wealth of RR knowledge with us bobblenuts. Really appreciate the kind words and for taking the time to come out and play with us my friend.

[@bertcochran6443]

I think you're the happiest fellow I've ever seen.

[@ccrx6700]

Riding the rails makes me happy. Thank you so much Bert for the very kind compliment. Guys sometimes out here come to work in a bad mood and after riding the rails for awhile their countenance changes, it's pretty neat. Thank you so very much my friend for your visit with us tonight.

[@garykuipers2696]

I subscribed to Steve's channel, great stuff. The both of you make a good pair. Good instructional video for the novice and rail fan.

[@ccrx6700]

Great Gary. You would have a blast riding track with Steve and myself. Hope someday we can get you on the show too! I'd wear my official NJT hard hat in your honor!! I would wear it to work all the time, but it would get all dirty and dinged up and right now looks pretty cool on the shelf in my office at home. Very much appreciate all the great support you have given the channel my good friend. I texted Steve about your history and what a great guy you are.

[@garykuipers2696]

@@ccrx6700 Thank you, I am truly honored by your comments. The both of you do a wonderful job as do the others I subscribe to; Jaw Tooth, Southern Railfan, Jason Asselin, and the others that I view. You put TV programming to shame. May God's blessings be with you all for good health, safety, and prosperity. I would be honored to participate on your show, thanks for the offer.

[@ccrx6700]

@@garykuipers2696 😊👍🤝

[@StormySkyRailProductions]

Thanks again for subbing Gary, Thanks for watching and I just wished we had a whole week of railrodin together.

[@nancylynch6045]

I saw part 1 and looking forward to hearing what Steve observes on your railroad. Love the new logo!

[@ccrx6700]

Thanks Nancy for letting us know. Intro and logo is compliments of Alex Sawyers a fellow subscriber, getting a lot of good comments on it. Very much appreciate your visit with us today my friend.

[@barbararoberto1258]

Very interesting video on inspection liked the the over sized dental mirror, thumbs up Mr Dave

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you enjoyed Barbara. We always appreciate it when you visit us and write in my friend.

[@johndanaher6371]

Really learning a lot from you guys. Thanks for sharing the knowledge.

[@ccrx6700]

That is really awesome to hear John! We are sharing what a lot of older railroaders have taught us and that's pretty cool. So very appreciative of all you wonderful comments and the excellent support you have given us for such a long time now my friend.

[@StormySkyRailProductions]

Your very welcome also.

[@Boilermaker-Rick]

Love your intro Dave! Very informational video Thanks Dave! 🚂🚃🚃🚃

[@ccrx6700]

Thanks for letting us know Rick, getting a lot of good comments on it. Intro is compliments of a subscriber, Alex Sawyers. He did a very good job. Appreciate your visiting with us today and watching my friend.

[@johncloar1692]

Thanks Dave for letting me tag along!

[@ccrx6700]

We really appreciate your joining us today John. Thank you so much for watching and all the great support you have been giving the channel my friend.

[@darnoldie]

Great new intro and best RR content on the inner webs.

[@ccrx6700]

Very glad you liked the Intro. It is the creation and compliments of a fellow subscriber, Alex Sawyers. Thank you darnoldie for the very nice compliment on the videos. We really appreciate your support my friend.

[@pauld.1256]

Fantastic!! Lots of knowledge riding in the truck for sure.. I’m off to check out Steve’s KZbin channel after my writing.. great videos!!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Paul for checking out Steve's channel, there's nothing not to like about him. We have become really good friends.

[@briandonovan9560]

I like what you are doing with the opening clip, keep it up!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Brian for letting me know that. Intro is the creation and compliments of Alex Sawyers a fellow subscriber. Really appreciate your watching and the great support you are giving the channel my friend.

[@raymondsprengelmeyer1278]

Thank you for sharing Dave! It is great to find a man who is willing to share his experience!

[@ccrx6700]

Your very welcome Raymond and yes sir you are so right. it is our good fortune to have Steve with us and share his wealth of RR knowledge. it is so important because old school railroading like this is becoming a lost art. Now a days it's book learning that the big railroads want instead of good solid experience. It is a real pleasure for me to be able to share what I've learned from older guys with others like yourself.

[@davenitsch6094]

Awesome Dave, a Great memorable day for sure!

[@ccrx6700]

It certainly was Dave. Such a pleasure for me to have you guys with us.

[@wilburroth5150]

So this is railroadin eh? LOL Excellent video! Bring on pt3.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you so much Wilbur for the very nice compliment. So pleased that you are enjoying and Sunday part 3 will be coming out. Really appreciate your joining in with us tonight and watching my friend.

[@ronhelman3985]

Cool video Dave, I Enjoy watching to see how the track is inspected. Great video my friend!!!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you so much Ron for the awesome comment. So glad you are enjoying and want you to know how very much we do appreciate all your great support and comments my friend.

[@sergeant-d8714]

Dude with the sunglasses is blazed.

[@ccrx6700]

Thanks for paying us a visit and taking in the video today Sergeant D.

[@barbararoberto1258]

Mr Dave you did it again great video thumbs up

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Barbara for the very nice comment and for taking the time to watch today my friend. So glad you had a good time with us.

[@richardaustin2640]

A fantastic couple of videos Dave! The wealth of knowledge is amazing and a great insight into the finer details of track maintenance. The other impressive thing is the pride both of you share in the work you do 👍

[@ccrx6700]

Very glad you enjoyed them Richard. So appreciate the very nice comment and for your support of the channel my friend.

[@johnathanlewis2049]

Hi Dave. Good video. Interesting information about track inspection

[@ccrx6700]

Very pleased to hear you had a good time with us Johnathan. Much appreciate your visit and for all the great support you have been giving the channel my friend.

[@Kansas-Trains]

Another Great Video as always Brother Dave 🚉

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you so much for the very nice comment. We are very glad you enjoyed and so appreciate your taking the time to watch and write in my friend.

[@derrickanderson4932]

Thanks for this another informative video! Dave

[@ccrx6700]

Very welcome Derrick, glad you had a good time. Really appreciate your visiting with us today and watching my friend.

[@morse2795]

Another awesome track learning video Dave.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you so much William for the very nice comment. So glad you enjoyed. We really appreciate your visit with us today my friend.

[@ChristianBitter]

Can't wait for Part 3 🙂👍

[@ccrx6700]

Glad to hear you are enjoying the mini series CHB. Very much appreciate your taking the time to watch and write in. It's really great to hear Steve talk about old school railroading, you'd have a blast riding track with us my friend.

[@Hyrev1]

It's really interesting, you and Steve getting into track wear, what different temperature does to the rail, and how things can shift around. Looking forward to the next installment Dave!

[@ccrx6700]

Really great to hear you enjoyed that Jim. So do appreciate your watching the presentation tonight my friend.

[@johnsmart964]

This part has been very interesting in understanding the behaviour of the track under different conditions, absolutely fascinating. Joint bar is a very logical name, I think fishplate would have derived from the time very early on in railway history when fish bellied track was used.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you John for the very nice comment. The part of the rail below the rail head and on the base of the rail where the joint bar touches is called the fishing. Thus our neighbors across the pond call them fish plates, which actually is a pretty good terminology. Underground here in the mine they call them fish plates also. Outside on the big rail we call them joint bars or angle bars or splice bars. Interesting stuff. Very much appreciate all the excellent support you have given the channel for a long time now my friend.

[@2xrpm]

Another good one 👍

[@ccrx6700]

Very glad you enjoyed 2xrpm. We do appreciate your visiting with us and watching my friend.

[@Arkay315]

I like it, very informative

[@ccrx6700]

That's very good to hear Arkay. So glad you enjoyed and we really appreciate your watching and writing in my friend.

[@mustralineabsorbine5082]

Very informative video. I am only now understanding that RR's need continual maintenance. Thanks :)

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you very much mustraline. We really appreciate your dropping by and watching and for all the great support you have been giving the channel for a long time now my friend.

[@mbtex9473]

Hi there. I am from Germany and just discovered your channel. Very interesting!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you mbtex and welcome to our community, we are glad to have you with us and hope you will continue to enjoy. Here is an introduction video to get you a feel for what all we do here at the Railroad and a bit about our mine: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pYDYmGOwaJlkZ5o Lot's of cool RR videos on our home page if you would sometime care to check any of them out. kzbin.info

[@artillerest43rdva7]

Dave Well I oopsed the track on site is not 151, but 115 lb/yard. I found a mark on the rib of the new rail 115 VT 2014 sept ( 9 dashes ) the old pieces are maryland 1937, RE OH Carnegie USA 1946 June. it is amazing the age of the rail. I missed getting images of some of the old rail before it was replaced.I saw a piece of Bethlehem steel from 1945. I have to try and get out on abandoned rail to see the origin. chalk works great on the high letters. at work I have a graphite chunk to make a contrast from the rust color and silver graphite rubbing. great video, very interesting and I learned more about the rail defects.

[@ccrx6700]

Sweet Barry, I love that old rail, amazing how much of it is still in use on yard tracks. White paint stick does a good job in high lighting the mill brand marks also. Hope you got lot's of pictures. Thanks so much for sharing and for all the great support you have been giving the channel my friend.

[@michaelpass2176]

Very good info

[@ccrx6700]

Very glad you enjoyed Michael. Was great to have Steve with us and share his RR knowledge.

[@oldtoot]

Love the new intro!

[@ccrx6700]

That's great to hear oldtoot. Intro is creation of and compliments of a fellow subscriber, Alex Sawyers. Thank you so much for writing in and for watching the video my friend.

[@AgentMulder1805]

Excellent

[@ccrx6700]

Really glad you enjoyed Fox Mulder. Thank you for taking the time to write in and watch the presentation today my friend.

[@CoViN88]

I like the intro! Good job!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you very much for writing in and letting us know that CoViN. Intro is the creation and is compliments of Alex Sawyers a former loco engineer. Really appreciate your visiting with us today my friend.

[@shirleyharrington-moore9657]

I took notes. Thank you.

[@ccrx6700]

Never know when you're gonna get called on to do a track inspection, good move on your part Shirley. Glad you could find the time to pay us a visit and watch my friend.

[@dangercloseusmc6902]

I know you've spoken about shelling before, but that was interesting, as was what you said about curve wear. Very interesting. The shelling seems like it would be bad quickly.

[@ccrx6700]

I will do a much future video on curve wear, maybe later next year and get into a lot more detail about it. Shelling in a tangent track normally does not wear as bad as shelling in a curve obviously. I wish we had a rail grinding program here, that would significantly help the shelling, and we do have a good many other rails with shelling. Really appreciate your joining in with us today and taking in the show my friend.

[@DouglasP201]

Awesome video Dave!!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you so much DouglasP201. Very glad to hear you enjoyed the home movie today. We really appreciate your taking the time to watch and write in my friend.

[@aleu650]

👍👍👍 Excellent

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate your thoughts aleu650 and for taking the time to watch and write in.

[@michaelpass2176]

Good evening Dave? How is life today my friend?keep your eyes on the road oops don’t need to worry to muck track closed

[@ccrx6700]

Everything is well Michael thank you. Very much appreciate your visiting with us today and watching my friend.

[@gunsaway1]

Love it

[@ccrx6700]

Great gunsaway1. So glad you had a good time and thank you so much for visiting with us and watching my friend.

[@dorothycole8611]

Good video!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you and so glad you enjoyed. Appreciate your watching the show.

[@Thinkoutsidedabox1]

Hello Dave, can you please do a video on switch inspection and frog inspection? Thank you.

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome and you're in luck. Part 4 of this mini series will cover switch and turnout inspection. gonna be about a week before it hits the news stands.... :-) Very much appreciate your watching and writing in my friend.

[@cw7671]

Great videos Dave! Appreciate all the insight, you do an awesome job explaining the job at hand every time. I've been volunteering at the East Broad Top RR , not to far from you, for the last 2 years helping to rebuild narrow gauge track there, it can be challenging for sure but get to work with some top notch people. You should stop by and check us out if you ever get the chance. Thanks again!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you so much C W for the great comment. So glad you are enjoying and to have you with us. EBT is a visit for sure my friend, just don't know when it will happen. We had our RR vacation in already for this year, Cass, Elkins and WMSR. I understand the challenging, but as Kathryn Kuhlman once said, Great pilots are made in rough seas, not calm seas. I'm very glad to hear you are working with great people, that makes all the difference in the world.

[@bartsimpson4122]

I grew up with log train and worked with the repair crew for a time and would like to get back on the rail repair

[@ccrx6700]

Hope you get your wish. Thanks for stopping by and taking in the video today my good man.

[@Santafefrank]

Thanks

[@ccrx6700]

Your very welcome Frank. really appreciate all the wonderful support you have been giving the channel my friend.

[@michaelball760]

he would have a field day out here on our old track lol

[@ccrx6700]

Oh how awesome would it be if Steve and I could come out and ride track with you Michael! We would have a blast. If I wasn't afraid of flying I'd be there soon. Would love to ride your track. Really appreciate your great support of the channel my good friend.

[@TriGogglin]

Dang, this is great Dave, we're learning stuff, but did you learn anything new from Steve.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you so much Pappy. Very glad to have you with us tonight and yes of course I learned some stuff from Steve. He is a very knowledgeable person on the RR. It's great to share some of that with you guys. Appreciate your paying us a visit tonight and watching my good friend.

[@TriGogglin]

@@ccrx6700 always Dave, you have a great channel and awesome videos, can't wait for part 3

[@ocsrc]

What does the name of the channel represent ? CCRX6700 ? Is CCRX the ID for the Cumberland Mine Railroad ? Was there a locomotive or piece of equipment that had the number 6700 ? I thought it was a radio ID at first I remember when they built the new rail yard in Mechanicville NY they had new crossover and sidings and tracks from CPF-468 to CPF-470 There was a new signal bridge overhead just past CPF-468 heading west. The first summer after they put in the continuous rail for that section, it heated up and a huge S was created under the signal bridge where the track expansion pushed out. I had never seen it before and did not know that this could happen I was there in the morning around 8am and I kept hearing the tracks pop as the sun came out. A short time later a train came through the CPF-468 control point and they didn't see that S until they were right up on it and the whole train came off the track and ripped up all that new track for a good 1500 feet. It was a learning experience to see what can happen. I thought that they should have some type of laser sensors that would tell the dispatcher that the tracks are off the railbed and a lot further than they should be

[@ccrx6700]

CCR = Cumberland Coal Resources x = private RR. The laying of continuous welded rail has some pretty strict specifications on when and how to do it, but it still can buckle. S shape happens in tangent track, a C shape happens on curves when it buckles. I'm not sure if the new Positive Train Control if they can detect a heat kink or not, that's a good point you bring up, I will have to do some investigating on that one. it can detect objects like other trains on the track ahead, as far as track surface, I don't know but you would think it would detect some track surface anomolies like a buckle. I will ask around.

[@46fd04]

Dave, how do the tie plates shift (discussed at the 14:30 min. mark) when there are several spikes thru it???

[@ccrx6700]

Very good question TFS. When there is insufficient ballast stabilization under the tie, such as in a mud spot, then when the train goes over that tie (s), the tie will not only work up and down but can move laterally. When that happens the plate starts to cut into the tie. A second reason that it can happen is when trains go thru sharp degree curves they are constantly pushing out against the rail. So when a tie gets a certain amount of wear or weathering on it that can cause the plate to move laterally also. Too many ties in a row with that lateral movement, then widens the gage with possible derailment. Tie health is critical to the track which is why we have a robust tie replacement program here.

[@StormySkyRailProductions]

I would like to add to Dave's answer also. Tie plates can shift when your ties don't have the holding power they used to have, Then the spikes get week and float around with the movement of the trains going by, That in return will what we called plate cutting the tie which will eventually push out the gauge under load especially to make it wider. Hopefully this answers your question a little more? Thanks for watching and have a great rest of your evening.

[@46fd04]

Cumberland Mines may want to hire Steve as a part-time Inspector. He would be an asset to your company.

[@garykuipers2696]

That would be nice but it might nullify his RR disability pension. I am retired from a railroad and can't work for another railroad. If I did they would stop pension payments.

[@ccrx6700]

You are exactly right Gary, it would nullify it. Steve and I were talking about that when he was here.

[@ccrx6700]

Yes he certainly would TFS. Would love to have Steve here all the time, but alas as Gary said, he would lose his medical disability if that happened. Really appreciate your watching the presentation today my friend.

[@StormySkyRailProductions]

I would love to trust me but Gary is right in the position I am in now I would loose my 25 year pension and don't really want to screw with that.

[@StormySkyRailProductions]

@@garykuipers2696 Thanks for adding this Gary and I replied, Its been so busy here with gardening and everything this time of the year I just got to go through all these comments now.

[@johnnycee5179]

Whose idea was the intro music, it's really good for your video's

[@ccrx6700]

Credit for that goes to Alex Sawyers, he is the one who made the intro for me, he is a professional graphics artist for TV and some other venues. He is a subscriber and did it just because he loves watching my videos. Isn't that special and very kind of him.

[@curtknutson3936]

Question. If train car couplings are left and right what do you do when you hock to cars together and they are the same.?

[@MikeF1189]

All the couplers are the same, they all fit together.

[@ferky123]

You run them to the wye or balloon track to turn them around.

[@MikeF1189]

Check this video out. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bp6QlqljjJiFmJY

[@ccrx6700]

You got some pretty good answers from others Curt. Really appreciate your stopping by and taking in tonight's presentation my friend.

[@thomasboese3793]

In North America all couplers are "Right Hands", That is to say, if you and a friend shook hands where the fingers would curl into the inside of the other person's palm and the thumbs slide along the outside of the fingers you'd have the perfect representation of couplers in action. Go to 13:49 in this video and see up close couplers separating between two locomotives. kzbin.info/www/bejne/a2OThXppo8eIaZI

[@MikeF1189]

You can't just sit down and put a lifetime career knowledge in a book. You learn everyday from other people who been there. Then you get to share some of your hard won lessons to the green horns.

[@ccrx6700]

You are so right in that Mike. Railroaders are for the most part pretty cool and always willing to share their knowledge they are learned from the older experienced guys with others. I've been so blessed to have some really great RR people come here and teach me also and now am sharing what I've learned with you guys. Thank you so much for writing in and watching tonight my friend.

[@MikeF1189]

@@ccrx6700 I don't work in the RR but used to climb cell towers. It's this hard fought knowledge that will save your life and make you proud of your little part to build this great country.

[@morrissaltekoff9979]

@@ccrx6700 HOWDY 🤠 PARTNER

[@dannyleos8020]

😷🏍️🏎️🍔.👽🛸🚀🐄. thanks for all the information bib 🧐 not now all that chooooow chooooow 🚂🏭😷👽

[@ccrx6700]

Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and watch the video today Danny.

[@jamessotherden5909]

There sure is a lot to inspect isn't there.

[@ccrx6700]

Yes there is James, but it's very important to keep trains moving and passenger trains safe. Track takes a beating from all that heavy freight so inspections are vital. Really appreciate your paying us a visit tonight and watching my good man.

[@randysrockandrollrailroad8207]

😊

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Randy for stopping by and watching today's presentation my good man.

[@mikemissel7785]

Doing NDT on the rails

[@ccrx6700]

Thanks for stopping by Mike and watching the NDT inspection on the track today my friend. (had to look up NDT to find it's meaning)

[@CricketHighlight99]

I am permanent way inspector in Pakistan railways we are provided motor trollies for track inspection I was just asking does your company provide jobs for Pakistan railways track inspectors?

[@ccrx6700]

I'm sorry sir they don't, we are a coal mine that has a RR, not a RR. So you can definite hire in here, but you would have to start out under ground in the mine. Was nice of you Cricket Highlight to write in. Glad you could take the time to pay us a visit and check out the video. May you have a most blessed day my friend.

[@russell3380]

Someone's in the kitchen with Dinah.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you so much Russell3380 for paying us a visit tonight and watching the presentation my friend.

[@loverofdeath5556]

Howdy ccrx6700

[@ccrx6700]

Good evening Brian. Appreciate your showing up tonight to take in the new show my friend.

[@loverofdeath5556]

@@ccrx6700 Don't mention it you have a good show and have a great evening

[@robertgawel4523]

So out of date... take it from a track inspector.. for the vest an hard hat you were.. you out date...

[@ccrx6700]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts Robert. You are now invited to come out and do a video with us.

[@robertgawel4523]

@@ccrx6700 sorry I work at CP/KC Monday through Friday an weekend I am a professional photographer. Sunday morning I do live streaming for are church an for the Sun prairie cable network. My time is taken. Besides I am the 1 seat track inspector on the southern division for CP/KCs.

[@Everyday_Railroading]

You will also get "Shelling" or "Spalling" from gage issues. Having Sperry Car come out twice a year really isn't necessary, put that money in the track. Sperry once a year is sufficient. Do you also run a geometry tester like railroad or ensco?

[@ccrx6700]

We also run a geo truck Matt. Thank you very much for taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.