Clearing a path begins on the TP&W/NS 55G derailment in Herbst, Indiana

[@tomatoes3]

Makes you think what it was like before they had crawlers , great team work and a group of highly skilled guys .

[@therailroadtiespiker]

Yes I have thought about that.

[@michaelnotigan7796]

Great work, Railroad Tie Spiker; appreciate you getting out there and providing a followup to this derailment.

[@EliseandDanchannel]

I hope you are able to continue to follow this clean up. I'm finding it very interesting. Thank you.

[@therailroadtiespiker]

I plan on getting back over there.

[@cncpgreatlakesdiv4896]

GREAT FOOTAGH THX FOR THE UPDATE.😊😊

[@joostvansurksum5533]

Beautiful filming, really relaxing. 👍😁

[@jimikrentkowski4073]

Cool video. Wonder how they know if embankment is too steep to move cars, the angles , counterweights ect. It’s a lot of details that go into cleanup. I respect these guys and the hard work they do! Thanks for sharing

[@RomeKG471]

After years of operating these machines, you get to know the limitations and capacities of what they can and cannot do.

[@cdavid8139]

@@RomeKG471 You guys are amazing. Appreciate you getting out there picking us up

[@SWITCHMASHER]

Rerailments are a science and these people seem to know what they are doing. Good video, like to see pros in action.

[@cdavid8139]

I used to say it was an 'art form'.

[@ralphaverill2001]

Is the cost of maintaining a decent roadbed greater than the cost of the occasional derailment cleanup? Given the slow speed of the train and the rocking of the cars, the track is in pretty sorry shape. If nothing is done to bring the trackbed up to snuff, another derailment is inevitable.

[@therailroadtiespiker]

The sad thing is it's been this way for years.

[@cdavid8139]

@@therailroadtiespiker For hundreds of years. Branch line railroading has always been this way.

[@feliciascott6874]

Good stuff. Keep it coming. A longer video is okay.

[@geac9100]

Great patience filming!

[@pcs2511]

Thanks for the update hope there is another one.Hope someone has insurance.

[@TheNemosdaddy]

Railroads are self insured, by law

[@cdavid8139]

@@TheNemosdaddy Short lines are often not insured. GWI, which owns this line, is insured.

[@cwlong9667]

Wonder how great all that grain smells now? Good vid!

[@kens.3729]

Both RJ Corman and Hulcher have more Work than they could ever handle. That’s Why it takes Months to completely restore derailment sites.

[@TheNemosdaddy]

🤣🤣🤣 that's not even remotely true. They have so little work, they overcharge for their services now just to stay in business. Train accident rates are incredibly low compared to 30 years ago. Also it doesn't take months to restore a derailment site. Where do you people come up with this stuff?

[@SureShotImages]

Even with the most major derailments, the mainline is usually open within 24 hours. Where are you getting this info from?

[@cdavid8139]

@@TheNemosdaddy When has being remotely true ever stopped some railfans from trashing the industry they follow?

[@Sven_Okas1967]

Nice scenes. Greetings from Berlin/ Germany. Sven

[@thegrayknight71]

Great video. Thx. Do you have some new info about the Amtrack derailment in Minnesota? 2-3 passengers died. Very sad. Do you know the cause of the accident? Did the train run to fast or?

[@therailroadtiespiker]

This one was most likely the tracks

[@farmerbill6855]

Surprised no one has vacuumed up that grain. A lot of money there.

[@therailroadtiespiker]

They did two of the cars but the one that was broke open.

[@gregbrown4962]

How many cars in total wound up derailing?

[@therailroadtiespiker]

Five cars three were scraped.

[@robbyfranks8619]

Seen new Volvo tractors at another derailment They were repoed from a company shut down after keystone piprline shut down Volvo offered kits to convert them in rerail tractors or light duty excavators Tony Beets has 2 with the excavator kit installed

[@TheNemosdaddy]

Keystone pipeline has NEVER been shut down. So everything you said is a complete lie and fabrication.

[@ohgary]

Did the Hulcher crew object to your recording their work? Everyone is do damned paranoid these days…

[@therailroadtiespiker]

Nope they actually came over and told us what was going on.

[@ohgary]

@@therailroadtiespiker I hope you got them a copy of the final video

[@kens.3729]

Clean-up Bills are Never Cheap. This is a Wake-up Call for the TP&W to Step-up their Maintenance Budget. 🤪👎

[@ralphgreenwood5857]

Was the derailment east or west of Herbst?

[@therailroadtiespiker]

East

[@ralphgreenwood5857]

@@therailroadtiespiker Thanks!🙂

[@quintinivey9359]

Replacement Jointed track?

[@therailroadtiespiker]

Not sure yet

[@dennis2275]

Who is doing the clean up? NS or TP&W

[@paulgingrich3215]

I was wondering the same thing. It doesn’t look like RW Corman or Crain Masters.

[@ohgary]

The equipment has Hulcher logos on it…

[@kens.3729]

Hulcher! 👍

[@TheNemosdaddy]

Scabs that get paid 1/2 as much as railworkers and cost 5 times what it would cost if they did it in house.

[@therailroadtiespiker]

Tp&w

[@danbedford5419]

Not an easy clean up job that's for sure