Changing a Broken Rail at the Locomotive Derailment Site

How we changed the rail where the locomotive had derailed the night before.
It was a cold morning but things went very well with the excellent help of
the guys from Frontier Railroad Services.
Link to watch video on Locomotive Derailment:
• Derailed Locomotive an...
We put a plug in that day which was at a later date thermite welded in.
Link to watch that being welded is here:
• Shooting a Thermite We...
Video Made: December 08, 2021
Disclaimer: I am an employee of Iron Synergy 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 Synergy as it's current owner. Our past owners had every
intention of shutting this mine down, but Iron Synergy took
over and have kept this mine alive.
Please understand: I am NOT in any way an official or unofficial
spokes person for Iron Synergy 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
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any kind of official or unofficial statement from Iron Synergy,
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-wokers.
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 Synergy or Cumberland Mine necessarily has or makes.
Again, we are very fortunate to have Iron Synergy as our current owners.
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Mine, my fellow coworkers and also any contractors that may be
shown. Thank You, Dave
#BrokenRail#LocomotiveDerailed#ChangingBrokenRail

[@eddie_wolf_]

Broken rail or not, derailed train or not, 6 degrees or 66 degrees, hard day or easy day, it's a blessing to see your infectious smile Dave. Always a highlight of my day. 🔩🔩🔩🔩🔩

[@ccrx6700]

Thanks for the very nice comment Eddie. We always appreciate your visiting with us and hearing from you my friend.

[@davidbass7593]

I dont get to come here often as i like but i love the smile of a happy man who loves his job i get lots of satisfaction and info of railroading thanks Dave

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the kind words David. We are always pleased to have you visit us when you can. Really appreciate your watching the changing a broken rail video my friend.

[@jimwinston8720]

Your enthusiasm is infectious. In this day and age it is refreshing to find someone who actually enjoys what they do! Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Jim for your very nice comment. I do love the work that I do here. Really appreciate your taking the time to watch and write in today my friend.

[@dementedpaintballer]

I can feel that claw bar jerking in my shoulders from here.

[@ccrx6700]

Not always easy to pull spikes out of frozen ties. Very much appreciate your taking the time to watch and write in my friend.

[@johnl8996]

Dave, your genuine laugh and smile talking about what you do and how much you love it is what draws you in. Keep up the awesome videos, Sir!

[@lawrietaber657]

Fantastic vid Dave keep em coming 😊

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you very much Lawrie, glad you enjoyed. We really appreciate your watching my friend.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you very much John for the compliment. Always is a pleasure to hear from you my friend.

[@obfuscated3090]

The water bottle coolant is a classic machinist trick too. Drill or poke a hole in the cap and you're set. Also works with saw blades, annular cutters, whatever.

[@ccrx6700]

My drill has a fancy pump bottle with a cutting solution that gets injected right at the tip of the bit, these guys don't have one of those so yep the water bottle works. Thank you for checking out the video and may you have a most blessed day my friend.

[@nellAyaR2034]

Is this is a man who truly loves his job!

[@ccrx6700]

Yes that is true nellAyaR. We appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and help change out a stick of rail. May you have a most blessed day my friend.

[@guillermojacques6671]

Hypothesis from someone who is not an engineer. The rail split because of a bad weld. There could be many reasons for that including material used or improperly applied. As soon as the weld broke, it caused the rail down range to deflect or rack. Just enough to derail that truck. Some of the spikes were loose. Also, rail in that section may have been stretched by heating at some point and there was contraction pressure due to cold temperatures. A confluence of seemingly small issues that multiplied at one moment in time. Best thing is no one was hurt.

[@ccrx6700]

Thanks for taking the time to write in with your thoughts. We really appreciate your watching the show my friend.

[@lomgshorts3]

No need to say you work harder than most these days, we know. Just like I used to push barges and ships around on three of the Great Lakes, the St. Laurence Seaway, and from the East River to Niagra Falls on the Erie Canal. Real work is its own reward, because you can go back and remember that YOU fixed that. What a life!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the very nice comment. you are so right sir, at end of day you look back and can see what you've done. it's a good feeling. Thank you very much for watching and writing in my friend.

[@I_SuperHiro_I]

I’ve got a job at a steel mill up in Minnesota on Wednesday who makes tons of rail. Always love watching them hot roll it out. My company makes elemental analysis as well as metallographic and separation science instruments, so I go all over and get to see tons of different industries. It’s kind of like being in an episode of “How It’s Made” every day! Tomorrow I’ve got a job at General Mills……a totally different kind of Mill, hahaha.

[@ccrx6700]

Awesome Super Hiro, sounds like fun, wish I could go with you! I would love to visit a rail rolling mill. Very much appreciate your visiting with us and watching the video. May you have a most blessed day my friend.

[@duane356]

The 'Mr. Rogers' of railroading.

[@ccrx6700]

It's a beautiful day on the railroad track.... won't you please be, my trackman....:-) Thanks for the nice comment and for watching the show my friend.

[@tomhill4765]

RR maintenance guys have some awesome tools.

[@ccrx6700]

yes we do Tom! Expensive also. Nothing on the RR is cheap except my labor....LOL Very much appreciate your taking the time to watch and write in my friend.

[@Shaken_AND_Stirred]

Now that’s “railroadin’”. I had to subscribe. You’re just one of those guys that has a personality that I would assume, everyone gravitates to. I don’t know where this takes place, but if I were close by, I’d buy you and the guys a cup of coffee. Cheers from Texas

[@ccrx6700]

Very glad you enjoyed the home movie tonight. We appreciate your subscription and for taking the time to watch. We are located in south west Pa. Hour south of Pittsburgh. Hope you can sometime check out more of our RR videos if you get the chance. kzbin.info

[@pauld.1256]

Well done for the railgang! Seems like you all work together great.. that’s a huge plus!! Great video and fun to watch !

[@peterfong2241]

Ahahahaha so tru bro, he sound like a very kool guys, watching from Jamaica west Indies !!

[@Shaken_AND_Stirred]

@@peterfong2241 Ha, I’d much rather be in Jamaica West Indies than Texas! I envy you, my friend.

[@peterfong2241]

Blessed love my brother, great video bro, watching from Jamaica west Indies !!

[@ccrx6700]

Welcome from us to you Peter, so glad to have you drop by and watch.

[@davidwinningham2414]

Good job as usual shows quality repairs on American rails keep trains running

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you David for the very nice comment and for taking the time to watch the video. May you have a most blessed day my friend.

[@runwillrobinson]

That was a strange set of events! If you ever learn the reason for the derailment and the broken rail, I hope you let us know... we are on edge here!

[@ccrx6700]

It certainly was. That was taken over a year ago and I have no plausible explanations on why the derailment or the rail broke that night. I am perplexed and would love to know some accurate answers myself. Sometimes really odd stuff happens without rhyme or reason other than it does make for good videos....LOL

[@joshbenton4080]

@@ccrx6700 This could of been caused by a combination of metal fatigue, cooler temperatures along with a lack of rail anchors or "anti creepers" and just plain bad luck. Things like this happens a lot with the Long Island Railroad and some of the Metro North Railroad's former New York Central lines. (Mostly during the winter) Interestingly enough, most of the tracks on these lines have concrete ties, Pandrol Clips and welded rail that's been mostly "Thermite" welded. Although, some of the joints have been welded with an electric arc welder and have had a "Full Penetration" weld done instead of your usual Thermite welds. (These tend to be more vulnerable to "Pull Apart's" than Thermite welds.) Anyway, cool video and was fun to watch, God bless.

[@ccrx6700]

@@joshbenton4080 👍😊❤️

[@richardaustin2640]

Having the right tools for the job sure makes a difference Dave! Really feel for those who had to deal with problems like this back in yesteryear, but that's railroading!

[@bazza945]

That's why you shouldn't lend your (own) tools to anyone, especially family members!

[@ccrx6700]

Your certainly right in that Richard. Some of those old tools like drills and saws were all hand operated, but those guys back in the day were tough. Always is a pleasure to have you visit with is and write in my friend.

[@michaelball760]

Had to change a rail after changing a switch point out today 👍

[@ccrx6700]

I'm sure it was a bit warmer for you than what we had, but weather extremes come with the job on your end and on mine. Thanks so much for dropping by and checking out the show tonight my good friend.

[@Trains-With-Shane]

Was that original weld one of those thermite welds? I can see how that process could make the section a little brittle if it cooled down a little too fast when it was originally welded. But I wouldn't think that would be a very common occurrence. Thanks for sharing the repair with us, Dave! Always love watching your videos.

[@ccrx6700]

If memory serves me correct Shane that weld was done about 2 years ago. Welds seldom break but when they do they are not pretty. Thanks so much for visiting with us and writing in my friend.

[@garykuipers2696]

Nice presentation. The fellow with the hammer resembles one of the musicians from ZZ Top. Well orchestrated work team.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Gary, glad you enjoyed the show. Always is a pleasure to have you visit with us my good friend.

[@monmixer]

My retired railroad working friends tell me it's much easier now. Looks like hard work to me. 👍

[@ccrx6700]

Thanks so much monmixer for taking the time to watch the video and write in my friend.

[@svDrakus]

Enjoying yor presntations of keeping a RR running.

[@ccrx6700]

Great to hear you are having a good time watching svDrakus. Appreciate your taking the time to tune in and check out today's video my friend.

[@Stefan_Boerjesson]

Your face sends out joy. I like that. How bad things might be, Your face is the same, the joy of solving an issue. So You found out what was involved in the derailed the train "yesterday". I'm impressed by how fast derailments and tracks are taken care of. What would it be like if that "army" worked on maintenance, preventing derailments? Beyond "our" control.... Once being late, being in a hurry, the speed was slightly "plus".... Behind a curve a tree had fallen across the tracks. Full braking action but running into the tree. First inspection told that all wheels were still on the track and the (rotten) tree was cut. That was luck because the leading car was a light passenger car, not a heavier engine car. The bad was that after being cut the tree feathered out under the rail car. Behind was all kind of equipment like generators for the kitchen, heaters and so on. Continued driving was impossible. Just to start using the axe... Luckily the conductor was more fit for that than I. Railroading is never like an umbrella drink on the beach. Cheers!

[@ccrx6700]

LOL, I liked that, railroading not like umbrella drink on the beach, I'll have to remember that Stefan. Really appreciate your sharing the story with us and for watching the video my friend.

[@fhaddad3]

My first time watching you. Thank you for sharing these vids...people like you is why this world is a better place...God bless you. stay safe out there

[@ccrx6700]

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[@williamralph5442]

Gee, I bet that pneumatic wrench would work on stuck lug nuts. lol Thanks Dave

[@ccrx6700]

Actually it does William. We had a tractor trailer come in several months ago with ties on it. Had a flat tire on the inside rear and we used this impact to take the lug nuts off, it worked like a charm. Really appreciate your visiting with us and writing in my friend.

[@maryjohansson3627]

So much care and detail replacing the rails. Nice video.

[@ccrx6700]

Thanks for the kind words Mary. Appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.

[@jefftoft5568]

Thank you, Dave, for showing how the broken rail was repaired. Very informative, always enjoy watching.

[@ccrx6700]

Your very welcome Jeff. Thank you so much for taking the time to watch and write in my friend.

[@opieshomeshop]

Great crew busting it out fast. I really like that gas powered drill. Reminds me of Tim Allen and tool time. 😅🤣😂😃💪🥨

[@ccrx6700]

Love that show David. I bout an entire set of their shows on DVD, it came in a really cool red tool box, next to Mike Rowes, Dirty Jobs Home Improvement was my favorite. Very much appreciate your taking the time to watch and write in my friend.

[@opieshomeshop]

@@ccrx6700 Home improvement was great. I used to drive by the studio where it was filmed regularly. Never had a chance to get tickets though, always too busy. When I first seen home improvement the show had been on a couple years by that time, and I had never heard of it before. It was during the tool time segment when I flipped the channel to it looking for something to watch, and I didn't know who tim allen was or Richard Karn I think his name is. As you know during the tool time segment tim is always putting al down and I thought tool time was a real show at that point and when I seen how tim was treating al I was major P'off to say the least. I was so mad I turned the show off and the next day I was on the phone with the network yelling at them over how tim had treated al. LOL.... Needless to say when that phone conversation was done I walked away with a whole carton of eggs on my face.. LOL!!!!!

[@ccrx6700]

@@opieshomeshop 👍😊 awesome story David!

[@peterfong2241]

Ahahahaha, you come across as a very nice human being, I like your vibes, you are a kool guy !!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Peter for the very kind words. I do very much appreciate the compliment my friend.

[@transmitterguy478]

I have learned so much about coal railroadin that I know why coal was American backbone for 200 years. Thanks to the Cumberland mine for letting Dave shoot vids!

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you are enjoying the home movies transmitterguy. We very much appreciate the nice comment and for your support of the channel my friend.

[@lawrenwimberly7311]

I love those short pieces of rail... I have gotten dozens of aspiring young blacksmith kids started with them. I end up giving every piece I get away.

[@ccrx6700]

I got a bunch of them Lawren, wish you live closer, we'd get some to you. I've given a lot of them away over the years to guys around here who want them for anvils.

[@keithstevenson2369]

14:35 I think the guy bending over picking up spikes was mooning ya

[@ccrx6700]

My last track buddy was nick named Moon, guess why Keith..... He has since retired and my new buddy is nick named motor mouth among other things....Thanks so much for stopping by and checking out tonight's presentation my friend.

[@johnkelley9877]

That is fascinating to see that rail repaired. I can see that took a lot of effort to remove the old rail and add the repair. Thanks for sharing this, I appreciate you posting this.

[@ccrx6700]

Very glad you enjoyed the home movie John. it is pretty neat to watch rail being changed by guys who know what they are doing. Very much appreciate your visiting with us and writing in my friend.

[@margaretragle1337]

That video was great on how they fixed the rails.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you very much Margaret for the nice comment. So glad you liked tonight's home movie. We really appreciate your watching and writing in my friend.

[@GeorgeJansen]

The Garrison Keillor of railroads...love em to death ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you George, very glad you enjoyed tonight's home movie. We really appreciate your visiting with us and watching my friend.

[@Milepost1965]

Watching those guys work for some reason the Gandy dancers came to mind, they didn't have the tools those guys have today. I really would have enjoyed watching how the Gandy dancers handled that situation and enjoyed the singing while they worked.

[@ccrx6700]

They used to use hand powered drills and saws Donnie, a real struggle compared to what we have now. Very much appreciate your watching and writing in today my friend.

[@derrickanderson4932]

Nice to have good teamwork.

[@ccrx6700]

Yes it is Derrick, very glad you enjoyed tonight's home movie. We really appreciate your visiting with us and watching my friend.

[@bigmackstruckstop9213]

That was a very good show,I take my handheld scanner with me to work at the Harrison county wv Power plant because of a CSXT railroad. Catch ya on the next one.

[@ccrx6700]

You must have been a Boy Scout, always come prepared! Thanks so much for joining in with us for today's home movie my friend.

[@bigmackstruckstop9213]

@@ccrx6700 aw yeah.

[@MaidensWorldOfWax]

Hi Dave, I'm a a new sub, not sure how this ended up in my recommended but dang, I'm glad it did. Thank you for taking us along. Cheers!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you MaidenEightySix 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

[@MaidensWorldOfWax]

@@ccrx6700 Thanks Dave, I appreciate the invite and the resources for review. I will take a look.

[@ccrx6700]

@@MaidensWorldOfWax 😊👍

[@randydobson1863]

hello dave its is randy and i like u video is cool dave thanks friends randy

[@ccrx6700]

Very glad to hear you liked tonight's home movie Randy. We always appreciate your paying us a visit my friend. Thank You.

[@GeorgeJansen]

You do know you can make a killing off of loveable Keychain dolls? The ladies would love it 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

[@ccrx6700]

Hmmm, sounds like you need to fill out an application for being my marketing director, we'll split the profits 50/50! LOL

[@ocsrc]

Over here on the eastern side of PA we have not had any snow yet as of Jan 20th. The 3 records are Jan 20, Feb 3, and no snow We are breaking the Jan 20 record today and it looks like there will be no snow next week. If we make it past Feb 3rd with no snow we will be the second record for least snow. One year there was no snow. I don't know what year it was. I think it was in the 40s I am really hoping we will get through with no snow It would be incredible But it has been so warm this winter. We had days in the 50s and 60s in January. That is such a difference between the normal January temps Just north of South Mountain, just north of Allentown and just west of here has had a little snow The mountains are great for keeping the cold air from the Poconos from flowing down into Bucks County. With the warm winter we might have an early growing season. Some of the crops have been frozen in spring the last few years and the crops were lost, like the cherries. When we had warm springs with early buds we had huge dark cherries. I keep hoping for a good year for the crops. Early corn in June is the sweetest, but it doesn't always work out I love the fresh fruit and vegetables here It is one of the reasons I moved back here

[@ccrx6700]

This video was taken over a year ago and last winter was a pretty hard one for us. Too many cold spells. other than over Christmas winter has been mild this year with only a light dusting of snow. Let's hope the farily warm winter continues, but me thinks February will make up for it, we shall see what happens.

[@annettelaurence5716]

Thank you for that Dave, really interesting. See you on the next one🙃

[@ccrx6700]

Your certainly welcome Annette. Always is a pleasure to have you pay us a visit and hear from you my friend.

[@StubbyPhillips]

Pretty slick gizmo for keeping the saw perpendicular to the track.

[@ccrx6700]

Yes it is. Really, really difficult to hold that rail saw without that clamp on the rail to keep it steady. Thank you very much my friend for taking in tonight's home movie and writing in.

[@waynegarrison2481]

Thanks for the update. Have a good day

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome Wayne. Thank you very much for visiting with us and writing in my friend.

[@dezertraider]

THANK YOU DAVE AND TEAM.

[@ccrx6700]

Your certainly welcome. Glad you had a good time with us and we really appreciate your visit with us my friend.

[@davidhanson6515]

Great video happy railing . Dave

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you David, very glad you enjoyed tonight's home movie. We really appreciate your visiting with us and watching my friend.

[@aleu650]

Today there are many tools to help in track work. But it's still heavy work.

[@Santafefrank]

Thanks Dave

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome Frank. Thank you for taking the time to watch and write in my friend.

[@Eddy63]

Great vid Dave , my hats off to all you guy's working together to keep things moving ... Thx

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Eddy. We very much appreciate your joining in with us and taking in tonight's home movie my friend.

[@raymondsprengelmeyer1278]

It is strange how many times it happens that when something goes wrong everything goes wrong! Thank you for sharing Dave, you do a great job!

[@ccrx6700]

It does seem to go like that doesn't it Raymond. Just last weekend a car door opened up after getting loaded, got that cleaned up, loaded 2 cars and another car had it's doors open.... Thanks so much for stopping by and taking in the show my friend.

[@rickcooper6817]

Thanks for the video Dave. Stay safe!!

[@ccrx6700]

Your certainly welcome Rick. Thank you so much for checking out tonight's home movie. We always appreciate hearing from you my friend.

[@melchristian8876]

Good railroading 🌞👍

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Mel, very glad you enjoyed tonight's home movie. We really appreciate your visiting with us and watching my friend.

[@NixCrossing]

Thanks so much for sharing! As a new fellow trackman, I really do appreciate these videos.

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome, very glad you are enjoying the "training videos" :-) We really appreciate your visiting with us and watching my friend. Best of luck in your new career. Take lot's of pictures and write everything down.

[@Arkay315]

I'm glad you got the tracks fixed.

[@ccrx6700]

These guys did a great job despite the very cold weather. Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and write in my friend.

[@andrewthacker114]

Thanks for sharing, interesting work

[@ccrx6700]

Your certainly welcome Andrew. Thank you so much for taking the time to watch and write in my friend. Glad you enjoyed.

[@tomedgar4375]

Thumbs up Dave!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Tom, very glad you enjoyed tonight's home movie. We really appreciate your visiting with us and watching my friend.

[@hughgautier3894]

Nice to have help available meaning you didn't have to do that job all by your lonesome.

[@ccrx6700]

Yes Hugh it certainly was. These guys did a great job despite the really cold temps. But that's railroadin. Always appreciate hearing from you my friend.

[@johncloar1692]

Thanks Dave for the video. Some time when they go bad it just doesn't stop. Thanks again for the video.

[@ccrx6700]

Your very welcome John. Like the saying goes, when it rains, it often pours. We really appreciate all the wonderful support and great comments you have given us my friend. It's a pleasure to have you be a part of our channel.

[@edbiedenkapp1322]

Another great video. Thanks

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Ed, very glad you enjoyed tonight's home movie. We really appreciate your visiting with us and watching my friend.

[@TriGogglin]

Fantastic Dave, you took us behind the scenes in depth for sure on this one. Lifting, cutting drilling. Spike driving. The total package. Thank you really enjoyed this one.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Pappy, very glad you enjoyed tonight's home movie. We really appreciate your visiting with us and watching my friend.

[@tzadik36]

Thanks for this video. The break in the rail at a weld is indeed quite a conundrum, but it was fixed posthaste!

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome Robin, very glad you enjoyed tonight's home movie. We really appreciate your visiting with us and watching my friend. These guys did a fantastic job despite the very cold conditions.

[@wilburroth5150]

That was really neat Dave. It`s not every day you get to see this type of work. Those guys look like they know their stuff.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Wilbur, very glad you enjoyed tonight's home movie. We really appreciate your visiting with us and watching my friend. Yep, these guys did a fantastic job.

[@bradfordthompson8326]

Oh add to my prior Comments......our DERAILMENT temp was 52. They did put all new axles and wheels on rear loaded propane car......very interesting..huh....

[@ccrx6700]

Flanges were checked out on our loco and they were in specs at the time along with the rest of the truck assembly.

[@briankemp5206]

Nice rail repair Dave! Thanks for sharing.

[@ccrx6700]

Your certainly welcome Brian. So glad to hear you enjoyed tonight's home movie. Always is a pleasure to have you visit with us and write in my friend.

[@bobparsons77]

@@ccrx6700 Yup, great repair job Dave.

[@TacticalGamingNetwork]

Thank you again for another great video!

[@ccrx6700]

Your certainly welcome Tactical Gaming Network. We really appreciate your taking the time to check out the video and write in my friend.

[@dorothycole8611]

Quite a process! Good job moving that rail to its place.

[@ccrx6700]

At least we had some very good help that day. Really appreciate your watching and writing in today.

[@emknapp6713]

Kinda looks like to me it started in the web and took the path of least resistance through the weld. Great video Dave thanks for sharing.

[@ccrx6700]

I do believe you are exactly right in that hypothesis Ezekiel. Not very often a weld breaks, but when it does it's usually not all that pretty. Always is a pleasure to have you visit with us my good friend. At least it smells better than Oscar....LOL

[@ericcoffedgp40]

Very interesting and informative as always! I love seeing all those pneumatic tools in action!

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you enjoyed today's home movie Eric. Always appreciate your visiting with us and writing in my friend.

[@ericcoffedgp40]

@ccrx 6700 That's Railroadin! You're welcome Dave! 😊

[@tristanstrains]

New subscriber here. Great channel. 👍👍👍

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you tristanstrains 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

[@mikelockhart1827]

Dave you had another really good video again this evening I really enjoyed it . Dave this on the Best videos that you had for start of 2023 .

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Mike for the very kind comment. So glad you enjoyed and we really appreciate your visiting with us tonight my friend.

[@johnmayer158]

Dave, Thank you for showing vids like this. They are really neat 👌. And greetings from Southern Michigan, sir!

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome John. Glad you enjoyed the show. Always is a pleasure to have you visit with us and watch my friend.

[@williamallan8209]

Worked in railway late 50's and there was no need to call contractors in. There was a squad of men called platelayers covering small areas of the whole network who would hae fixed that inside a few hours.

[@ccrx6700]

Things aren't the way they used to be William. Plus since we are a coal mine that has a railroad, and not a railroad we don't have those kinds of departments so rely a good bit on contractors on an as needed basis. Really appreciate your taking the time to watch and write in my friend.

[@sthomas6369]

1) Welded joint 2) "Really really cold that night" 3) Broke when the locomotive weight rolled over it - it sounds like a classic example of temperature embrittlement of steel in the heat affected zone of a weld. To my understanding, the classic example of this was in Liberty Ships during and after WWII. They were among the first ships built using welded hulls, and were built quickly. They had failures when the ships were operating in the North Atlantic in cold temperatures around the welded areas, which led to the understanding of the "heat affected zone" (HAZ) where the metal around a weld has its structural properties changed by the high temperatures of the weld, which can lead to it becoming brittle during cold but normal operating temperatures (whereas the "normal" steel wouldn't become brittle until a MUCH lower temperature than it's ever going to see). I understand there are procedures for reducing the effects of this. There is a lot of information about it out there if you search for "heat affected zone" - here's one link: weldinganswers.com/the-importance-of-the-heat-affected-zone-haz/

[@ccrx6700]

Very interesting comment. Thanks for taking the time to share with us. I never knew that about the ships, nifty stuff to find out. Really appreciate your watching the show today my friend.

[@lawrenwimberly7311]

The bolt hole end cutoffs are great for making beginner anvils

[@ccrx6700]

You need get a part time job on a RR Lawren....LOL

[@markknights5109]

Wow you can see them 2 really want to be there lol

[@ccrx6700]

It was a very cold morning, no one likes to change rail in the freezing temps, but you gotta do what you gotta do. Thanks so much for watching and writing in my friend.

[@homer8485]

Great granddaddy my granddaddy and my father all retired from the railroad. It’s in my blood so to say. Really enjoy your videos

[@ccrx6700]

That's awesome Homer. Bet those guys had some really cool tales to tell. Thanks for taking the time to watch the video and write in my friend.

[@northstar2007]

impressive break.

[@ccrx6700]

Not very often a weld breaks, but usually when it does, it's not pretty to look at. Thanks so much my friend for taking the time to watch and write in.

[@northstar2007]

@@ccrx6700 I say that when I get up in the morning and look in the mirror before it shatters.

[@gasperajdnik8004]

Good video , my dad does this tipe of work to

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Gasper for taking the time to watch the video. May you have a most blessed day my friend.

[@gasperajdnik8004]

Thank you

[@trenamerritt5344]

Nice to have good teamwork helping you! Glad that's done. Now hopefully things will settle down for a while. Thanks again for the video!

[@ccrx6700]

Things settle down? What's that? LOL Always enjoy having you visit with me Trena. Thanks so much for the nice comment my friend.

[@lajeff718]

Always love ur vids, Dave! That rail drill cutting solution u referenced after using water, we nicknamed "milk." Because of the milky appearance it gives after mixing it with water. 😆 🤣 Keep them coming, Dave! 👍🏽

[@ccrx6700]

Thanks Jeff, yep it looks like milk. One time in the winter my old buddy forgot to put in the solution and it was straight water which of course froze everything up. Another time he put in all cutting fluid and no water which gummed the drill up, I had an awful time cleaning it out. Always is a pleasure to have you visit with me and hear from you my fellow railroader.

[@lewistodd9242]

Great video of the track repair. I agree with things going bad in three's from my experience. Have a great day my friend.

[@ccrx6700]

Very glad you enjoyed the show Lewis. Always is a pleasure to have you pay us a visit and hear from you my friend.

[@Hyrev1]

Great video Dave! Always like the behind the scenes views of rail roadin, and thanks for posting the link to the other video I had missed! 🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃💯👍🇺🇸

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Jim. Glad to hear you had a good time with us. We always appreciate your dropping by and writing in my friend.

[@4everdc302]

Thinking it was right before Xmas. Might of been my Grinch was causing mischief there too🤣 He put away now. Always awaiting another video🙋🚂🇺🇲🇨🇦⛏️👷

[@ccrx6700]

You know Doug, you're right. Never gave that a thought. Am gonna have to add Grinch to my list of possible derailment causes. He sure does know how to wreck some havoc. I saw a video made by a good friend of mine where Grinch took out a piece of rail and caused a derailment.... LOL Always enjoy hearing from you my friend.

[@4everdc302]

@@ccrx6700 👍👌👌🙏

[@garymessina1609]

That's a hell of a break Dave weld weakened the rail all the heat from the weld was at the top of the rail the lower have was too cold and did not penetrate the steel great video thanks Dave

[@ccrx6700]

Thanks Gary for the informative comment. Sometimes welds breaks, not very often but when it does it's usually ugly. Had not considered how the different temps on different parts of the rail would affect it. Very interesting. Always appreciate hearing from you my friend.

[@garymessina1609]

I have stick welded rail it had to pas an x-ray the lower have of the rail always runs cooler when welding we started preheating the lower half before welding x-ray started coming out with no faults on the root pass glad to see you still in the middle I should be around your way some time this spring look out for a white GMC untility body truck

[@tennesseered586]

My guess on rail break causation: A combination of soft ties; a soft, soggy rail bed full of coal fines that doesn't properly support the ties; and heavy trains cause excessive vertical stresses that cracks rail. Welded joints are stiffer than bolted joints which increases stresses in poorly supported rail. Perhaps bolted joints that allowed some movement would be better in this location. Slight movement between bolted rail sections might relieve some of those stresses. What do you think, Dave?

[@ccrx6700]

No doubt about it the ballast conditions where the rail broke are horrible. it's right below where they load the train and the coal spillage is awful, ballast is full of coal and when it gets wet you riding over ballast that has the consistency of manure. this weld that broke was less than 2 years old if my memory serves me right. It definitely is a problem area. I have no arguments with you on your hypothesis my friend.

[@johnrdanna]

Always good videos from you. You take pride in your work an Thankyou for sharing. Happy rails to you.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you very much John for the really nice comment. Always is a pleasure to have you join with us my friend.

[@mattcalka2595]

This is great stuff. Thanks so much Dave really enjoy the time and effort you put in to these videos. Have a fantastic day!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the very nice comment Matt. We really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the presentation my friend.

[@ralfie8801]

Hi Dave, Something you could check on the locomotives. Talk to your locomotive maintenance people and see if they’ve been lubricating the truck center castings. A lot of those old SD-40 and 38 locomotives have a 3/4” or 1” pipe running from the center of the car body where the trucks would pivot on the frame. One at each end of the locomotive. Front one should be probably in the compartment under the cab floor on the conductors side behind the access door right under the window. The rear one should be foreword of the air compressor maybe around the electrical cabinet by the oil cooler. They have a 90 degree reducer elbow on them with an 1 1/4” pipe plug in it pointing straight up. The big opening acts as a funnel to pour the oil in. We put a full quart of oil in each one about once a year. If the center casting gets dry, it can cause the truck to bind in curves, maybe to the point that it will fail to straighten out when it comes out of a curve. If that happens, the leading axle could climb the rail and derail the axle. It might be something to check into and find out if your locomotives even have that lube point, and if so, are they getting lubed regularly.

[@ccrx6700]

Awesome Ralfie. That is first time I ever heard of that pipe and I know that no one else here knows about it either. I will check tomorrow and see what they've got. What is so odd about this derailment is, it happened over a year ago and they've ran thousands of trains with same loco and same track conditions and have had zero problems since that night. I am totally perplexed. Also first time we've ever had just a single axle on a loco come off. First time we ever tried to use rerailers for a loco also. We've used them for cars a lot and they are easy to get on. Always enjoy hearing from you my friend.

[@ralfie8801]

@@ccrx6700 I could also be mistaken about it being on SD models, it’s quite possible it’s only on the GP models, you’ll just have to check yours out and see. If you do find them and you only see one near the air compressor, some of them were inside the cab at the bottom of the steps into the nose area, maybe on the control stand side of the steps.

[@ocsrc]

You really feel like you have accomplished something when you do work like this. I remember building my deck and car port in NY and I was thrilled to see the progress each day. I am not going to be able to ever do anything like that again

[@ccrx6700]

I can certainly agree with you ocsrc on the feeling of accomplishment after a job well done. We always appreciate your taking the time to watch and write in and for all your wonderful support you have given the channel for such a long time now my friend.

[@michaelpass2176]

I enjoy all videos.😊

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you are enjoying them Michael, we always appreciate your visiting with us and watching

[@StormySkyRailProductions]

FANTASTIC video Dave. Enjoyed watching and brought back a lot of memories. Have a great rest of your evening.(Steve)

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Steve, very glad you enjoyed. Probably a lot of times you did this in the frigid temps, everything frozen always is a fun day. Really appreciate your watching my good friend.

[@StormySkyRailProductions]

@@ccrx6700 Your very welcome. Oh yes all them conditions for sure.

[@Paw95]

Well done job!!!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you very much Preston for the nice comment. Always appreciate your visiting with us my friend.

[@davenitsch6094]

Awesome stuff Dave, I really enjoyed that rail change out! Nice work fellas!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you very much Dave, glad you enjoyed today's home movie. Always appreciate your joining in with us my friend.

[@russelltrupia4479]

Hi Dave did I miss something as to where that grease came from. Thanks for another great video.👍👍

[@ccrx6700]

It was deemed it came from the traction motor gear box Russell. What is so odd, that video was taken over a year ago and since that time there has been no further leaks like that. I am perplexed, but glad we didn't have any more problems! Thanks so much for stopping by and watching the show my friend.

[@russelltrupia4479]

@@ccrx6700 Thanks Dave for the info.👍

[@ccrx6700]

@@russelltrupia4479 👍😊

[@mackfisher4487]

Rail collection: Dave, a short piece of railroad rail is nice to have for a doorstop, and for the occasional substitution of an Anvil. If I live close to you I'd come over and trade you for a short piece.

[@ccrx6700]

If you make it over, I'll give you a piece, just remind me before you come. Probably cost an arm and leg to ship one to you. Always appreciate your stopping by and writing in my friend.

[@pacificparts]

Outstanding as usual. So many thank yous. Really appreciate your video work and knowledge Dave.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed tonight's home movie. We really appreciate your visiting with us and watching and for your very nice comment my friend.

[@DiamondMaster20]

Thanks so much for sharing this great video, Dave!

[@ccrx6700]

Your certainly welcome DiamondMaster. Glad you enjoyed and we really appreciate your paying us a visit and taking in the show my friend.

[@cameronmccreary4758]

I used to run a machine shop and I dealt with the machining of weldments. It looks like the weld may have gotten a crack in it and moisture migrated throughout the crack leading to a break in the weld.

[@ccrx6700]

Thermite welded rail very seldom breaks and it's usually fairly close to the time of welding. This weld was around 2 years old if I recall correctly. I can certainly buy into your thoughts, as it looked like the bottom had cracked first. Thanks so much for taking the time to watch and write in my friend.

[@charleshodge6202]

Good job Dave.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Charles. Glad you liked tonight's home movie. Always a pleasure to have you pay us a visit my friend.