Crane Arrives To Derailment, Locomotive Drags Derailed Cars For 122,000lb Lifts!

[@glennoconnor2980]

ELS- Operator of the nation's only variable gauge railway. 😂

[@pdxbuckeye]

Fascinating exercise on re-railing freight cars. Thanks for posting.

[@briandonovan9560]

Thanks Jason, for getting this action recorded out in crappy weather.

[@patricknoveski6409]

Incredible to see track spikes flying like bullets. Great filming. Crazy derail.

[@markmillwater1076]

Great videos, sweet capture of popping spikes, I have to say your follow up to derailment is great thanks for sharing.

[@trainman2k]

Jason: I was glued to the monitor as I watched this video. Great job capturing the action!! Thank you!!!!

[@annettelaurence5716]

At least they didn't call the cops to you this time! Thanks Jason, interesting video.🙃😉

[@nightwatchman5848]

Nothing to apologize for in this video. Great footage, I seen everything I needed to and wanted to see. Great job all the ELS workers. The talk on your scanner Jason, proves safety is no accident with these guys. Great job by Plutchak Crane for making it look easy. Again, great job Jason, this might be the catch of the year.

[@goodoldbubba6620]

Thank you so much for covering this.

[@JeffRyman69]

These Class III short lines aren't exactly rolling in money. My assumption is that so far it's been less costly for the E&LS to pay the costs of rerailing locomotives and cars, and then repairing just the damaged portion of the rails and roadbed than to pay for complete repair to significant portions of the roadbed and rails. For comparison, so far the Napoleon, Defiance, and Western short line, now owned by Pioneer Rail, has spent $41,877,000 to rehabilitate 58 miles of track to minimum Class I standards. A good fraction of that came from grants, not revenue generated by the line itself. Those costs came from Wikipedia. The E&LS has 347 miles of track, not all as bad as the ND&W, but you can see that rehabilitating a line that has had deferred maintenance for many years is very costly.

[@Jleed989]

Wonder if they have insurance for derailments

[@TruthProvider]

I've watched enough Thomas The Tank Engine to know that Sir Topham Hatt will be most upset about this incident.

[@FishKepr]

But luckily, no one was hurt.

[@DavidSquires-iy4uv]

I,just finished watching your video about the Train Derailment in Iron Mountain. It,is a Miracle that, the Train Didn't Tip Over on It's side or Injuries. ELS,has badrailroadtracks,and they need to be,Replaced Immediately to Avoid any Future Train Derailments. I,just Subscribed to Your Channel and Killerbee's Channel. I'm from Detroit, Michigan. 9:45

[@georgecarter838]

In my 32 years of railroading, I saw my shares of derailments and the process of pulling them back on the rails was a nerve-racking white knuckle moment as an engineer when you had to work both the throttle and independent brake at the same time to keep a steady pull and be able to stop the second the track people said to. Glad I'm retired now!

[@dansteinmetz9529]

A giant thanks to you Jason !!!! Great video and still not in their way.

[@kevincroley4282]

Very interesting!! Thanks for filming the progression of the rerailing!

[@Milwroad4ever]

Thanks for the awesome video Jason

[@markat9576]

Jason, you’re making the ELS crews into movie stars.

[@billxam2674]

That looks like the same crane from the Terminator movie. Vegas has the odds of ELS fixing the track at 10:1 and just throwing more spikes at it at 2:1.

[@goodoldbubba6620]

Odds of maintaining their status quo are 1:1....

[@kennethfuller8347]

Good stuff, Jason. Pretty interesting to watch. That went easier than I expected. Looking forward to next segment. Thanks for sharing this with us.

[@trainmaster0217]

Lots of track work coming up for another video Jason. Keep 'em coming. That was a good one today. Thank you.

[@jennifer9947]

Thank you Jason always wanted to see how this is done

[@tbuddy3005]

I feel the "Bike Route" sign adds some humor to the situation!

[@the-terrible63]

Wow! Excellent catching both the trains and a crane too, I like them, they're awesome, @jasonasselin, thank you very much and have a nice day and night.

[@robertsandel8627]

What a great video. Love the closeups . Thanks so much Jason 👍🚂

[@richard-nellmace2945]

Great video Jason. Keep up the good work.

[@joeyduncan7356]

Great content. RR doesn't mess around when problems arise. Hard workers!

[@andrewmccullough1936]

Amazing video! Thanks for standing out in the cold and getting this video. I watched this process once many years ago on the Grand Trunk. The crane was on a train and not one that drove up.

[@therailfanningskeleton359]

My local shortline had a "Severe" derailment I witnessed in 2010. Lost over 12 grainers. They rebuilt the branch, much stronger welded rail. Had a smaller incident much later in 2023. Now, the whole line is under track maintenance. E&LS could learn a thing or 2 about healthy maintenance, derailments are more expensive than track work!

[@daledrawbond1222]

Some great action you got there, Jason! That last shot at the end of that massive crane lifting the back of the car with ease, now that was awesome, professional videography !!

[@raymondszybowicz7597]

Thank you for your great videos Jason you are a real trooper braveing the cold

[@turnermorgan1176]

Wow, those rail spikes come flying out of those ties! Some force there! It's a good thing the car is right above the spikes to stop the spikes from flying out like bullets. Thanks for standing out in the cold, Jason. This was interesting. (from Sou MD)

[@Dborn2]

Excellent coverage Jason .... just a thought els should update their rail lines after this incident...time for no more rockin the trains.... just think the worst if these were tankers 😮

[@chuxproductions1090]

So fascinating to watch the retailing! Thanks for sharing!

[@robertdshannon5155]

You show some remarkable railroading under very difficult circumstances; good vid !

[@tomp8871]

I was watching your video when they went on the ground. You actually felt bad for them, which is good, you do care. This right after the other derailment they were getting over. Like you said, they have the worst of luck (or bad iron). Hope they stay in business, can't keep this up.

[@HowardR-gy2pw]

That was interesting. Many thanks for sticking with it. Credit that they let you get so close and didn't (seem?) to get awkward. Will keep an eye out for part two. Oh it's out now!

[@jasonasselin]

Good point! Plus one mow worker looked like he enjoyed being filmed, waved a few times to me.

[@martinuribe4722]

Thank you for freezing your butt off so we didn’t have to. Excellent video. It could’ve been worse. Thank God no injuries or fire, or chemical spill.

[@sc0tte1-416]

Hey, at least it happened beside the road and not somewhere out in the woods lol

[@25mfd]

good point

[@PeterMarsden-q9s]

That was awesome Jason - as I said in the preview, it's so sad to see something so serious when regular track maintenance would probably make it less likely to happen, but given the weather conditions, the weight and length of the train it was sort of "waiting to happen". Although they go slow through Iron Mountain, just wondering if they were going just a bit to quick and not allowing the back end to come round that curve more slowly - we'll never know for sure

[@vernonmatthews181]

At "5:00" stay on this side ( black Silverado ) and you will be safe 😊 Thanks for bringing us this live footage ❤

[@cmeador2371]

Great video. ELS is a ticking time bomb. In bad need of maintainace.

[@chucklavoie674]

The amount of money spent for this clean up should have been spent on track maintenance. Maybe this is a wake up call for ELS. You produce great videos, keep them coming.

[@toddanderson5378]

Outstanding video! Thank you for your effort and comments.

[@willa4314]

Thanks for the great video! Stay warm up there in the north.

[@icebiker3]

Nice close-ups, Jason.

[@michaellethcoe8244]

Thanks Jason for letting me watch it.

[@yahdoober]

One of your best! Great capture of a truly terrible situation.

[@Joe-d7m6k]

Not really terrible--- only 2 cars, no spills, no damaged locos.

[@BudmanPackfan]

​@Joe-d7m6k there's actually 6 on the ground.

[@Bryanja81]

I do feel for the railroad. Everyone bashes them for not rebuilding all their tracks, but people don't understand that it's not financially feasible for them. That is financial suicide. Weed control alone on a line can break these small outfits. They do the best they can with what they got. I hate seeing them derail again, but I do enjoy seeing the process of fixing the problem. I hope they have smooth railing from here on out... at least until they climb out of this hole they're in.

[@lynntremblay1984]

Thanks for doing this it is fascinating for me but those rails.

[@Billblom]

I think I saw a few spikes flying away from the track while attempting the re-rail during some of the snapping sounds... If so, there are *really* bad ties in the area. The rails should not bend far enough to pop them out if the ties and spikes are properly friendly. Loose spikes because of rotten ties are the recipe for a derail...Looks like some gauge bars would be a good thing as well.

[@marykrauthamel7559]

I think the clicking noise was the spitting out of the spikes as the trucks ran over the tie plates!

[@garymessina1609]

Yesterday in iron mountain WI els really need to do track maintenance great video thanks Jason

[@Silvergt333]

Thanks for posting

[@MikeY77z28]

Great footage Jason!That must of been very expensive bill for the railroad.

[@Jleed989]

Wonder if it’s covered by insurance?

[@JeremiahTrane]

Better keep that crane on standby!! 😂

[@hifijohn]

They should just have one following the trains.

[@CarolYannes]

Thank you for getting the action. Great looking video.

[@KickininMyRv90]

Thanks for posting this. Not at all good for the railway, but makes for interesting video other than seeing trains roll on by.

[@ClaytonBigsby-q9f]

you make the best train videos!!!

[@skywatcher442]

Awesome. Jason Thank you. Geometry lesson number -- 1. Brute strength + determination + awkwardness = Train rolling again.. Perfect!!!

[@my89scottsdale67]

thank you i saw someone else video from when it derailed and was irritated he didnt stick around for this part

[@loisc5232]

Thanks Jason a very interesting video, keep up the great work.

[@frankritz5115]

Nice Job Jason

[@charlesfarmer9474]

I would think it would be a lot less expensive to plan and execute preventative maintenance on track and road bed rather then the drama we just witnessed

[@25mfd]

them goofy ELS bosses could learn from your comment... this railroad stays putting stuff on the ground

[@davidklauer3422]

No That track will be fine once the snow and ice thaws Not

[@jeanavis1489]

Absolutely amazing. That you for sharing.

[@headsup2433]

Great video, shame about the idiots trying to rerail the wagons.

[@Bassotronics]

5:32 Locomotive and Crossing Bells sounds in Sync.

[@CuSmith-61]

Looks like that curve will need some TLC

[@TheNorthwestWind]

you always get the good stuff

[@DARKKNIGHT56999]

great work Jason !

[@littlewingpsc27]

Interesting to see how this is done.

[@johnemanolis]

That track is messed up bad. When they were pulling the cars, the spikes were shoting off the ties !!!!

[@londonwhaley8690]

I enjoy that video👍👍

[@WilliamGoeltz]

Thanks!

[@Billblom]

Power lines are the arc enemy....

[@TylerDonitzen-k7n]

Nice nice it's back on the rails it'll be interesting to see the repairs on those ties how many need to be repaired is the question.

[@hifijohn]

I guess its cheaper to spend days rerailing cars than it is to maintain your tracks.

[@XBOXShawn12thman]

Geeeeezzzz ....... Why does my order still say out for delivery??? 🤣🤣🤣

[@OkanganMadViking250]

To be completely honest im surprised they don't know this method. Because in Canada when our winter months come we see cold and what they do is they will rase the height of the tracks and in the spring they will lower the tracks so that way they stay level no the matter the difference in grade.

[@thomasboese3793]

That makes no sense at all. Please show a video of the work being done. I'm sure you misunderstand what you've seen/heard.

[@OkanganMadViking250]

@thomasboese3793 k it might take a bit, but I'll find one, lol.

[@garymessina1609]

There lucky so far great video thanks Jason

[@MacDa-yy8xn]

Boy that hammer the crap out of the track behind the cars.

[@robz5569]

I knew you would finally catch a derailment

[@ocsrc]

They need to have the line inspected and fix everything New rails, new ties, new spikes and ballast

[@jasonbabila6006]

Short lines doesn’t have the same track inspection frequencies and maintenance like us Class-1 railroads do.

[@ajwawrzyniak]

Very interesting and enjoyable Jason!

[@jz1340]

That roadbed needs some serious attention.

[@MazichMusic]

I just found your channel and have watched your videos on this situation. Very good coverage! We were in that area last August visiting Marquette County from NE of Detroit.

[@truthseeker8310]

Awesome Video!

[@jack6trains]

Thanks for video, your health & and safety needs to come over here in the UK to see how they do it as it would take at least two weeks for just the paperwork to the job😅

[@mikeyoung5211]

They need to replace all the rails with new stock

[@shimmy5737]

This road doesn't know what new is. Everything is done on the cheap.

[@BudmanPackfan]

They'll use relay rail & mix of new & used ties. Even Class 1s use relay on secondary & tertiary lines...

[@teschvalleyrailroad]

Am I overreacting, or would this situation really benefit from local police helping direct traffic? Then again, they would probably have told you to leave the area. 😂😂😂I was so nervous watching the video expecting for the cars to tip over. That one guy had the reaction we all did. 😂 Glad you see no one hurt in this amazing recovery effort!!!

[@Justfor1day]

Jason just found you ...great filming!! For someone new tell us more about that SD9 and who was prior owner...how many miles is this ELS railroad.

[@douglasalan5783]

Great video. Rerailing freight cars is hard, heavy, slow work. I wonder what caused the derailment and whether EL&S will address the track problem so this doesn’t happen again.

[@kc4cvh]

Rotten crossties allowed the rail to flip or spread is a good guess.

[@douglasalan5783]

@@kc4cvh That makes complete sense. You can hear the sound of tie plates snapping under the weight of the cars.

[@markfinley7973]

Thanks Jason. Very good video we don't often get to see.

[@thallone]

They could have at least temproarily disabled the bell! That would have driven me to do horrible things if I lived there.

[@davidbrown4823]

NBSR left one crossing bell ring for days as back cars near the crossing.

[@bthomas6381]

You are doing just fine..!

[@KirtH27]

I assume this isn't covered under any kind of insurance? The EL&S picks up the tab. That crane isn't cheap to hire. We use to hire crane companies where I worked at.

[@johnwinter8273]

Cool!!!!!!!👍🇺🇲

[@jamesbraxton6132]

E&LS is real good at making bad order cars.

[@mikemissel7785]

The locomotive 1221 what railroad did it belong to before ELS got it.

[@Joe-d7m6k]

A mining company-- they got 3 more like the SD9,and a switcher.

[@henryhitchcock3088]

Great photography. Thanks