Replacing Rotten Ties on a Narrow Gauge Railroad Track

[@LawrenceBrown-t4d]

I have been watching your channel and a lot of things I always wondered about is how do they do this and how would they fix that. Just watching your channel you have answered so many questions of mines and you explained everything as you go along . Thank you and keep up the good work.

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate the very nice comment Lawrence. Glad you are enjoying the home movies. We do thank you for taking the time to visit with us to check out the replacing rotten ties video my friend.

[@shirleyharrington-moore9657]

Dave's steady hand gets the cribbing done in fine shape. Great job, Dave!

[@ccrx6700]

It does take a steady hand Shirley. I've cribbed thousands of ties, miles of track with this machine and still at it. Lot's of ballast needs dug out here. We have a big shut down going on right now and I've got 1872 feet to crib out during this shutdown, Got about 420 feet of it done so far.

[@shirleyharrington-moore9657]

@@ccrx6700 WOW! Do you crib in your sleep?

[@ccrx6700]

@@shirleyharrington-moore9657 😉

[@thomaseriksson6256]

No snow, when have -8C and snow. I appreciate your video. Thank you

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome Thomas, we appreciate your watching my good man.

[@trailwayt9H337]

My engineer sir. Thankyou for good surprise of view for introducing of steam locomotive in types of narrow gauge.. and.. view for replacing of steeplers on that narrow gauge track.. are a new experience of view. 👍❤️👍

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome Thomas. Thank you so much for watching. That was a fun day, we worked pretty hard for a bunch of old men.... LOL

[@trailwayt9H337]

@@ccrx6700 ❤️❤️

[@billmoran3812]

Good work! I don’t know of any other industry where people will volunteer to work on their time off. Every railroader I know truly likes railroads and likes their job (most of the time) That’s unique.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you very much for the very nice comment Bill, your words are appreciated as well as your being a faithful follower of these videos my friend.

[@Boilermaker-Rick]

When it comes to railroading i think you know every trick in the book.

[@ccrx6700]

Thanks Rick, i've been fortunate to have a lot of old railroaders over the years teach me and I've done a tremendous amount of research and reading on my profession. Appreciate the very nice comment my friend and happy I can share with you.

[@StormySkyRailProductions]

Nice work with that machine changing ties and cribbing them out.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Steve, appreciate the nice comment and for tuning in and watching my good friend. Got several more videos coming on the work we did here so hope you will enjoy them also.

[@StormySkyRailProductions]

@@ccrx6700 Your welcome and looking forward to seeing more of the work in progress.

[@tommybritton9273]

Keep up the good work my friend and keep those videos coming

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Tommy, and yes sir there gonna be a few more videos coming out on the work that was done here in the coming weeks. Really appreciate the nice comment and for watching my friend.

[@SuperAWaC]

Thanks for the video. I learned a lot.

[@ccrx6700]

Great to hear you enjoyed the show today! We do appreciate your writing in and for watching my good man.

[@DavidHuber63]

Looks great Dave, you make it look easy

[@ccrx6700]

Thanks David, glad you enjoyed. We do appreciate your writing in with the nice comment and for tuning in to the show today my friend. Gonna be a few more videos coming out bout the work that was done here, so hope you will enjoy those also.

[@phoenicianlocal2363]

I saw the new video and thought it was of you workin on the cumberland line and thought "oh, just the usual I recon". Then I realized it was the narrow guage track and was like "Yaaay!!" Awesome, very aweome! 👍🤙

[@ccrx6700]

Glad to hear you enjoyed my friend. Got several more videos coming up soon on our work here on the narrow gauge I hope you will enjoy watching also. Do appreciate your writing in and for watching the show today.

[@russelltrupia4479]

Awesome job Dave.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you very much Russell for the very nice compliment, everyone did a good job. We do appreciate your watching today my good friend.

[@russelltrupia4479]

@@ccrx6700 Your videos are always interesting and the classes on Railroading are awesome.

[@ccrx6700]

@@russelltrupia4479 really nice to have you say that Russell 😊

[@ccrx6700]

@@russelltrupia4479 really nice to have you say that Russell 😊

[@ericcoffedgp40]

More awesome cribbing action! Thanks for sharing Dave!

[@ccrx6700]

Your very welcome Eric, great to hear you enjoyed, we do appreciate your writing in and for watching my good friend.

[@ericcoffedgp40]

@@ccrx6700 Right on! 😊

[@ericcoffedgp40]

Right on! 😊

[@ericcoffedgp40]

Right on! 😊

[@ericcoffedgp40]

Right on! 😊

[@mustralineabsorbine5082]

Great video. This shows that precision operators are required for successful maintenance.

[@ccrx6700]

Really glad you enjoyed the show my good man. We do appreciate very much your nice comment and for watching today.

[@PlanetMojo]

You show a lot of finesse on that machine Dave! It sucks not having the right tool for the job, but it's great when you can make another tool do it as well! I really like these narrow gauge video. It's awesome when people volunteer for anything, but railroad history especially! Thanks for helping the cause Dave! 😊

[@ccrx6700]

I sure would have loved to have this machine at your place awhile back! We'd have had a blast digging everything up. Your the expert on tools and improvisation my friend. Really pleased for your very nice comment and for tuning in today my friend.

[@PlanetMojo]

@@ccrx6700 Thanks Dave! I wish you were a neighbor! Neighbors with machinery that work on the railroad are the very best kind of neighbors! I anxiously await every video - keep-up coming! 😊

[@scottkew6278]

In a world gone mad it is SO NICE TO SEE SOME GOOD NEWS!!! Makes this railfan HAPPY!! GOOD WORK!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you very much Scott for the very nice comment. You are right, this is good wholesome entertainment and news and shows there are some very good folks out there that care.They are lucky here to have excellent people who volunteer so much of their time to the community. Do appreciate your watching and there gonna be a few more videos coming on the work that was done here also my friend.

[@renegadebt1374]

Very cool, Thank you.. ✌

[@ccrx6700]

Awesome to hear you enjoyed the presentation Renegade. Very much thank you for taking time to watch the video my friend. That was replacing ties the hard way for a couple of old timers like we were.

[@cecilledbetter2715]

now I know how it's done good video

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you enjoyed Cecil, we really do appreciate your writing in and for watching my friend. Got some more videos coming out on the work that was done here, so hope you will enjoy them also.

[@intotheabyss5528]

Awesome video!! Doesn’t look like easy work tbh

[@dzntz1]

The best railroader, bar none. Keep it up!

[@ccrx6700]

Well thank you for the nice comment, but I'm just one of many, many railroaders out there across this country. I'm really glad you enjoy the videos and I will keep posting them, got a bunch more already made and waiting to be made public. Just lucky that I can share them with you

[@williamjackson5767]

Mr, I miss Mr in my life by the way. Very lovely video. I hate to watch someone work ,but you have a smooth hand Sir. May you all be blessed.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you very much Mr. Jackson! Really do appreciate your writing in with the nice comment and for watching my good man.

[@tsufordman]

It is amazing how less than ideal a motorized tool can be and still beat the heck out of a hand shovel.

[@ccrx6700]

Hydraulics win every time over hand shovel! LOL Do appreciate your writing in and for watching today's show Jerry.

[@raymondsprengelmeyer1278]

We are lucky to have good people such as yourself keeping some of the old equipment running. Thank you for your great work!

[@ccrx6700]

Thanks Raymond, there are also several really great folks here who go over and above the call of duty keeping this RR and equipment in as best shape as they can. Everyone in the community benefits from their volunteering efforts here. Thanks for the really nice comment and for watching today's show my friend.

[@thomaspinnick5796]

I remember helping pull a 14 foot switch tie by hand. Short story, we wound up balled up in the ditch when it popped loose. 🙃

[@ccrx6700]

I can imagine that one Thomas! LOL Although I'm sure it wasn't funny at the time. Probably a lot of RR colorful, not family friendly chatter when that happened. Thanks for writing in and for watching my good man.

[@dorothycole8611]

Patience and skill! Great job! Very nice interview with Matt also.

[@ccrx6700]

Really glad you enjoyed watching and appreciate the very nice comment.

[@georgew.5639]

I’m sure they appreciate your experience and expertise in overhauling this section of track.

[@ccrx6700]

Thanks George, there are many great volunteers here that do their part also and are just as valuable if not more than me. I very much appreciate your nice comment and for watching my good man.

[@barbjones4004]

Once again we thank you for your hard work & great videos on the W&W RR project. We really appreciate the exposure you give us.

[@ccrx6700]

What a great time we had there Barb, you and Mr. Jones are what made this all happen with your tireless and totally dedicated efforts towards getting this project done. Totally my pleasure to work with such wonderful folks like we have here, just a total joy.

[@williamjackson5767]

I'm jealous I am to far away, only a 1000 miles, but I wanna touch it darn it .

[@4everdc302]

Fantastic your time is preserving a past time for open minds in a future time. Good stuff Dave🚂🇨🇦🇺🇲

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you my good friend, really do appreciate your writing in and for watching today's show sir

[@brianhickey5949]

Nice work! I can see that this work takes skill and that comes from experience. I think you have the job well in hand!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for noticing Brian, really appreciate the nice comment my man and for watching the show today.

[@lewistodd9242]

Great video Dave. I always enjoy watching and expert operator at work. Have a great day.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you very much Lewis, really do appreciate your nice comment and for watching today's show, it means a lot to us, may you also have a great day my friend

[@alexdrake9931]

I always enjoy watching your videos. You take SO much pride in your work and I can tell how much you enjoy it. Thank you for providing us with so much entertainment

[@ccrx6700]

Golly Alex, what a really nice comment. We are so appreciative of your writing in and for watching the show today. And you are certainly welcome, it is my pleasure to be able to show these my good friend

[@mikemissel7785]

Love the video Dave keep them coming

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Mike, got 4 more videos coming on the work we did here, then lot's on the mine RR coming out. You will really like the one due out on Christmas Day, it will be my present to you. Can't thank you enough for being such a faithful follower of our shows and for writing in my good friend

[@johnsmart964]

Thank you for bringing us this excellent and informative video, it is much appreciated by the people. It is great to see number 4 looking it such good condition and thanks to you and the volunteers to see the locomotive on track that is in such good condition. It is so worth the effort that you put in and will be such an encouragement to the Greene County Historical Society as well as the whole community and those that visit from outside. It is so important that these things are preserved for future generations to appreciate as well as people from the present generation. The videos that you produce are invaluable in preserving what goes on in the preservation of these items and you are to be commended for producing these.

[@ccrx6700]

Geez John, what a really great well thought out comment there my good friend. We all here totally agree with you on how important it is to preserve our history. The volunteers here do a remarkable job. Thank you so very much for your thoughts and for watching.

[@TriGogglin]

That's Railroadin, love it, as always, job very well done, and you can tell Matt is very appreciative, can't wait for the next installment of this series 😀

[@ccrx6700]

We seem to get a lot of Matt's in our life now don't we? Always great guys too. Do appreciate your watching my good friend and thank you for the very nice comment. you're gonna love the one coming out on Christmas Day, my present to you

[@TriGogglin]

@@ccrx6700 that's awesome Dave Can't wait to see what present you have come up with, and yes the Matt's have been very nice people indeed.

[@petezapadka]

Fabulous work, Dave! Great to see Rodney, too! Hello to all of you hard workers! 😍

[@ccrx6700]

Rodney gonna be in a couple more vids, he was a big help here! Great that you enjoyed Pete, stay tuned, lot's more to come my good friend.

[@dennisb-trains23]

Awesome video. Super happy for them! 🚂

[@ccrx6700]

Really glad you enjoyed Dennis, gonna be some more videos coming out on all the work that gone done here, so hope you'll enjoy them also. Do appreciate your writing in and for watching my friend

[@bradfordthompson8326]

Oh my gosh 😍 😳 Do we count 6 Hydraulic lines on your boom on EXCULATOR......you lucky TEAM.....YOUR NEW "Tie Switcher Attachment " with 6 Hydraulic rams ....WoW 👏 😮......We are sooooooooooooo jealous....!!!!!!

[@ccrx6700]

LOL, come out and volunteer here Bradford and you can run it! We can always use some extra help. Really appreciate your writing in and for watching today's show my good man.

[@briankemp5206]

Nice work Dave!

[@ccrx6700]

Thanks Brian, everyone here did a great job, gonna be some more videos coming out on more of the work we did here, so hope you'll enjoy those also. Do appreciate your writing in and for watching my friend

[@billsmith3195]

Hi Dave. Following on our recent chat on rail maintenance please have a look at PARADE of railway maintenance vehicles/Trains South Africa. Some areas we still have trains running like in the Cape but here in Johannesburg and surrounds there is nothing left. All stolen.

[@ccrx6700]

That was some pretty good stuff there Bill, couldn't tell who made the tamper, guessing Plasser? First one was a rail grinder, a couple of the later ones I didn't know what they were. kzbin.info/www/bejne/o2iaYqWbaZlmbMU

[@conrailfan6277]

Nice work by you and all the volunteers Dave!! You are not kidding about being able to use a track Hoe to remove and install ties, I saw and old black and white film about the N&W removing and replacing ties and those fellows were using tie tongs and pig foot pry bars to pull ties!! How much track do they have, will it be a decent run??

[@ccrx6700]

I've done it with tie tongs long ago, not a fun day, hydraulics is now my speed! it is pretty neat to watch them do it by hand tho. They have 400 feet track and we redid all of it. Several more videos coming up on the work we did here. Do so much appreciate your writing in and for watching my good friend.

[@paulbergen9114]

Even with all the new equipment you still know how to improvise along with good hand to eye coordination. Several years ago a small flood wall was installed alongside the old MILW RD main on Wauwatosa WI and its looked like an archeological dig sandwich. Top layer from a few years ago was gray Dresser traprock. Then from the early 2000s was the pink granite from Ortonville. The big 4R rebuild from the mid 80s used white limestone from several WI quarries. Then came the thick layer of crappy washed rock\s and from Wheeler Pit and then the steam era cinders. Virtually a 170 year strata layer. Maybe you'll strike oil!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Paul for the nice comment. Your layers sounded interesting would have enjoyed seeing that. We do appreciate your writing in and for watching my friend.

[@rayshutsa6690]

Dave you always take so much pride in your work. I have been learning so much about the railroad. You are donating your time to help save a piece of history. I am enjoying the content on your channel and the entertainment. Thanks for another great video waiting for the next video. 😀❤🇨🇦

[@ccrx6700]

Well golly Ray, thank you so much for the very nice comment, it is certainly appreciated as is your faithfulness in watching these my good friend.

[@290wayne]

Your laff just cracks me up.... That's railroadin. LOL. Nice job.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Wayne, really glad to provide some entertainment for you. We had a great time here and got several more videos coming out on the work we did here that you will enjoy. Christmas Day will be a really cool one. Do so much appreciate your being a faithful follower of these my good friend.

[@mattkinnard6899]

Good operating Dave! This brings back some childhood memories of learning how to use our front loader, and the untold mistakes that were made 🤣

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Matt, really appreciate the kind words and for watching. This place is like yours, some really great volunteers really make a world of difference, they are lucky to have some very dedicated folks here as are you guys.

[@mattkinnard6899]

@@ccrx6700 I will have to find my way over for a visit next season!

[@ccrx6700]

@@mattkinnard6899 that would be awesome Matt 👌

[@rebelrailroader]

With all that roadbed work you have a lot of tamping by hand ahead of you, my friend. You better eat several bowls of Wheaties the days you are out there tamping.

[@ccrx6700]

LOL, we saving that for when you come and visit! I asked them to get me a narrow gauge Jackson, they gave me a track jack and a lining bar and pasted a Jackson sticker on the jack.... Do appreciate your writing in and for watching the show today Zach.

[@rebelrailroader]

@@ccrx6700 that's hilarious. A shovel makes tamping easier.

[@rickwatts7885]

I really enjoy your channel and I was wondering if you use commercial radios and if so did the FCC assign your license in the Railroad band or the general business band! Thank you for your hard work on both the rails and the edit room!

[@ccrx6700]

Great to hear you enjoy them Rick, we do appreciate the kind words and for watching sir. I really don't know the answer to your question tho, however my best guess it's a general. We do not have a band on a RR radio like Norfolk Southern does around here. We also have 6 channels on our radios. Channel 2 for the prep plant, 1 for the outside yard, channel 3 is our RR channel on 464.200. Channel 4 is a talk around channel that is short distance, 5 is unused, 6 is the channel we use to throw the electric switches. Hope that helps my good man.

[@practacticaloutdoorsandthi6962]

Got to learn how to give those old ties a toss with the mini

[@ccrx6700]

LOL, yep I've done it a few times, but didn't get it right in this video, pretty cool I've watched grapple truck drivers do that with ties, get the boom swinging and give em a toss. pretty neat stuff. Do appreciate your writing in and for watching my friend.

[@practacticaloutdoorsandthi6962]

@@ccrx6700 that grapple operator in some of your vids is really good!!

[@ccrx6700]

@@practacticaloutdoorsandthi6962 yes he is, a contractor and next spring gonna have some more videos of the grapple trucks in action for you. 🙂

[@practacticaloutdoorsandthi6962]

@@ccrx6700 awesome!! Can't wait

[@ccrx6700]

@@practacticaloutdoorsandthi6962 👌

[@DavidSmith-ez4vv]

Could a spacer or gage be made out of wood or metal that could be placed between ties? so, when you go to set a tie, you would just bump it against the spacer and your spacing would be set. Measure one time to confirm but in theory you should be right where you want to be. That should save some time and be easily repeatable. Just a thought.

[@ccrx6700]

Sounds like a great idea David! I had never thought of that, will definitely keep that in mind, Thanks 😊

[@rickcooper6817]

Another good day railroading Dave. I think Amtrak would be happy with your work from what I've seen them run on here in N.C. Thanks for another great video!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Rick, Amtrak salivates wishing they had me.....LOL Cannot thank you enough for watching and for being such a faithful follower of these videos, we really do appreciate that my good friend. it was a very good day on the RR, I know if you lived here you'd have been right there with us

[@michaelball760]

Dave, have you ever heard of canron rail group equipment? That's the brand of our little spot tamper and I cant find any information about it.

[@ccrx6700]

Never heard of them, found this, kinda looks like an old Fairmont. www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMM5T5_Canron_Tamper_Chemainus_British_Columbia_Canada rockhilltrolley.org/canron-mark-2-tamper-in-action-at-the-museum-video/

[@ondrejsedlak4935]

Just curious, what’s the average lifespan of a wooden tie versus a concrete tie? By the way, excellent shovel control there. If that was me, I’d just use some dynamite to clear it all out as I have zero hand-eye coordination.

[@ccrx6700]

very good question Ondrej and one without a definite answer. Wood ties typically last 20 years or more, however that depends on the surface below the tie. Obviously ties in mud or poorly drained areas will not last near as long as ties in great ballast conditions. And barring any derailments which would tear concrete ties up more readily than wood ties, concrete will certainly last longer than wood, but I do not know if there is an exact number of years they typically last.

[@thecommentary21]

Im worn out just watching you all work so hard! :) Ill donate some time in the next few months. Im still paying off my shop and am close to start operations. Really though I am very thankful you volunteer for that. A lot of people dont realize the gov doesnt pay for all this, it comes from the public. And these old steamers are our history and they really do need to be preserved as much as possible. You should consider monetizing your channel and even get a patreon. At least then you can buy a cup of coffee on us viewers and maybe even donate to these projects. Totally up to you. Am thankful either way. Hope you and your family had a good T day and have a good holiday season! Edit; I bet you didnt know airplanes from the 50s through the 90s had steam gauges..... ;) LOL!!!!

[@ccrx6700]

They can always use another helping hand around here, and you're right the money comes from fund raisers and contributions, not government hand outs. I totally agree with you that these old steam locos need to be preserved as much as possible, thankfully this one is well taken care of, inside and will be around for a long, long time. Do appreciate your writing in and for watching my friend.

[@thecommentary21]

@@ccrx6700 If I lived closer Id volunteer for sure. That way I could give you a hard time in person. LOL!!!!

[@ccrx6700]

@@thecommentary21 we would have a blast 😊

[@thecommentary21]

@@ccrx6700 Yeah we would!!! :)

[@brvfd822]

As I say after 20 years in the volunteer fire service, my pay scale has accumulated a lot of zeros. Lol

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you sir for your services to your community, we have all volunteer fire fighters here, you guys are a special breed and our hat's off to you my good man.

[@reginaldlawrence412]

Are you guys going try to get the steam train to run someday?

[@ccrx6700]

It is set up to run off compressed air and that is a future goal to be able to move it with the air, hopefully this coming year we can make that happen. As for being under steam again, that is gonna require a lot more diligent effort and probably won't be anytime in the near future.

[@waynep343]

I would have thought when you tried to grab the tie with the bucket and thumb that you might have tried setting that short stub of tie on top then grab them both to use it to grade out the ballast.

[@ccrx6700]

That might have been an excellent idea and one I never thought of, where were you here when we needed you? LOL Do appreciate your writing in and for watching today's show Wayne

[@waynep343]

@@ccrx6700 All i can say is That's Railroading.. i would think that there has to be a different way to crib back on the mine RR.. getting out old ballast and coal from under the ties. and getting fresh ballast in.. perhaps a pickup truck leaf spring with a two sections of ties bolted around one end to allow you to grab it with the cribbing bucket and thumb to allow you to dig out under the ties to the middle but only a few inches.. one of the bolt on blocks of wood would be carved to fit into the cribbing bucket so its more than just the edges of the bucket lip holding it in place.. i need access to a machine shop again..

[@jasonbabila6006]

I would have contributed my time and know how if I was there.

[@ccrx6700]

We would have loved to have you also my good friend! Plan a vacation trip when we put in the turnout on a 36 degree curve, that gonna tax all our railroading skills! They seem to think can do it with a tangent frog, but I'm suggesting getting a curved frog special order made. do appreciate your thoughts and for watching the show today Jason

[@jasonbabila6006]

A #15 turnout should work but a #20 would be much better.

[@SOU6900]

I believe Master Yoda could have said givin the moment "one with the machine you are".😅

[@ccrx6700]

LOL, when I'm not running my mouth, yep I do get in the zone, do the same thing tamping or cribbing ties on the mine RR. And, I've often said in the past that when tamping you have to be one with the machine. I'm sure a lot of equipment operators out there in many different fields will agree with that when running their machines. Do appreciate your writing in and it's really weird your mentioned that cause just today I was thinking about the same thing while running the new brush cutter we have in. Thanks for watching the show today my friend.

[@SOU6900]

@@ccrx6700 Mmm. One with the Force you are.😅🤣

[@ccrx6700]

@@SOU6900 😊

[@mbvoelker8448]

I used to run a sewing machine in a factory. On a good day it was like my machine could read my mind.

[@fredygump5578]

I didn't say anything, but I was hoping you'd show us how this is done! Too bad about the cribbing bucket, but it looks like you managed alright.

[@ccrx6700]

Please always write me with what you'd like to see, I really do like when folks tell me what they would like, it greatly helps me plan for the future. Glad I could accommodate this time. One thing that i've never showed before is picking up ties with the regualr cribbing bucket, it is a real pain because the bucket is so long, so in this case the regular bucket took longer to crib, but was much easier to move ties around with. Do appreciate your watching my friend

[@reginaldlawrence412]

Amtrak would look at those tracks all call it good.

[@ccrx6700]

LOL, glad I'm not an Amtrak track inspector..... Ha Ha. Do appreciate your tuning in and watching the show today Reginald.

[@Roboticus_Prime_RC]

I'd love to see more of that 3' rail road they have. Or does it just end past that pile behind the diesel loco?

[@ccrx6700]

It ends behind the loco on the right side of the screen, gonna be another video coming out where we are building new track out front of the building, all in all they only have 400 feet track here, but you will get to see it all. We redid all the track here.

[@saul5009]

Is That loco steam ready

[@ccrx6700]

it is set up to run off compressed air, however it's never yet been done, we are going to try and get that accomplished next year. For being under steam that may be many years in the future, gonna need a lot of money and volunteers who understand steam to make that happen. Do appreciate your writing in and for watching the video.

[@fireballxl-5748]

Why not use as a spacer for the smaller bucket an old piece of shortened tie to give it more reach pushing old ties. Might require 2 men though.

[@ccrx6700]

Just never thought of doing that, wish you had been here with us maybe things would have gone easier. We can always use an extra hand and more brain power. Appreciate your watching Fireball

[@kens.3729]

On Class I Railroads, the Equipment they use is almost Showing Off compared to your Methods.👍

[@ccrx6700]

Well if here we had the MOW budget those guys have, then things might be a bit different....LOL We got the job done and well, thanks to all the volunteers. Gonna be some more videos coming out Ken on the work that was done here, so hope you will enjoy those. Appreciate your writing in and for watching my friend.

[@kens.3729]

You’re very welcome, Dave. Your Channel is Unique and that’s why it’s so Interesting. 👍

[@ccrx6700]

@@kens.3729 Thank you Ken 😊

[@TheBlueZombie]

one question that i make every time i view related train videos, why wood is used for the rails and not cement? in the long term is more economic i live in spain with very lowest resorces and income than united states and the long and short trains has rails with that materials inclusive in rural enviourments, additionally i don't no how train system work's in united states, I'm not saying it's what should be done, but why? additionally the train sector in spain are totally broken economically but not because that, is broken for other bullshit

[@ccrx6700]

Around 93% of the ties used in N. America are wood. New construction most generally uses concrete. Lot to discuss about the differences, way to much to put in a comment, gonna make a video someday about the differences. both types have pros and cons. However the RR engineers are discovering that the old concrete ties are not as good as wood, but now using higher psi concrete is making a difference as well as pre stressed concrete. Concrete = zero flexibilty, wood has some flex. Using concrete track surface has to be pretty close to perfect, not always an easy thing to maintain. Old concrete would not hold up to heavy loads whereas wood would. Lot to discuss and this is a very skim of the surface but probably more info than you've ever gotten from anyone else. thanks for writing in and watching my friend.

[@michaelball760]

Are those 8'6" ties ? That narrow gauge makes them look like switch ties. Just had an earthquake while typing this, waiting for the phone call to go run the main in the middle of the night. But that's railroading 😁

[@ccrx6700]

Yes they are Michael, when we get to the front of the engine building they cut the ties shorter to make it look more realistic. Cutting creosoted ties is very hard on chain saw chains as you well know! Sure wish I could run track with you!!! We would have a blast talk railroadin all the time. Good luck out there my good friend

[@tomharrington1393]

🚂🚂🚂

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Tom, cannot say enough how very much we do appreciate your watching these videos my good friend, it really means a lot to us good sir

[@ocsrc]

Is this a personal railroad or a tourist railroad ?

[@ccrx6700]

The loco is technically still owned by Pennsylvania Railroad, however it is on permanent loan to the Historical Society here and obviously will never be recalled back to the PRR. The track is owned and maintained by the society. Loco is on static display and with only 400 feet track here, no excursions. So really to answer your question everything is in the care and keeping of the society which is a non profit organization. Thanks for writing in and for watching my friend, I'm sure others will also be interested in knowing the same info so hope they read this reply

[@beavis8167]

Did you get yourself a tripod yet to set your camera on and we can see you work or whatever so you ain't got to hold it all the time, im just saying. For an example like when you're Tamping we can watch you in the machine as the camera/phone sits on the tripod and we can see how it's done

[@ccrx6700]

Yes sir I did, also got a clamp for my GoPro. That was what this video was made from, clamped on the handlebar of my excavator. And I have made some of it clamped on my tamper that will be coming out next spring. Gonna get creative and see what else I can do with it next year. Appreciate the suggestion my friend and for watching the show today

[@thepuzzleguy5989]

when you make another video; try not to spit on camera! Distracting to the fine work you are doing!

[@ccrx6700]

Oooops, sorry bout that, I will keep it in mind my good man.

[@drwho135]

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[@ccrx6700]

I understand and do apologize, wasn't thinking very clearly and you are correct, I will try very hard to never do that again. Glad you have pointed that point out to me. I'm very appreciative to hear that you enjoy the videos and that you are still with us my friend.

[@drwho135]

@@ccrx6700 No worries mate, we all have off days. I would have just messaged you privately but I could not find a way. I did edit the comment so it is no longer visible to others at least. We still love ya. :)

[@ccrx6700]

@@drwho135 thank you, and I really do appreciate your suggestion which was a very good point to make.