World's Worst Railroad Tracks (2014)

[@CentralPennRailProductions]

The worst part about this is that the conductor's coffee cup can only be filled halfway at anytime.

[@JAILRail]

Oh no.

[@marcusmark3523]

lol u right

[@thenekom]

You'd think a thermos would solve that, but sadly the railroad can't afford one of those either.

[@teshagerabebaw2026]

hahaha that is funy

[@teshagerabebaw2026]

thenekom the rail way get in bankrupt of buying thermos every time so they prefer not to offer one

[@Nitsujy12345]

I would NEVER stand right there to record

[@tarence319]

+Nitsujy12345 I know, RIGHT?!! That's just as bad as playing Russian Roulette!!!

[@ehow5678]

+tarence319 just as bad ? That's worse

[@northstarracing18d-4d]

train will fall on your ads haha but I'm sure it was on a tripod

[@pagamenews]

What? Does the idea of having a 400,000 pound locomotive roll over and land on your head concern you?

[@interstellarsurfer]

Nah, I'm sure it'll be a rather quick death.

[@TheSteamChannel]

I don't know if I'd be willing to film that close to those tracks. At points in the video that train was leaning pretty bad.

[@anthonyyantha7046]

That's what I was the thinking. The cars might have rolled.

[@tomlebadger9796]

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[@daniels4227]

Tom Crew WTF is this supposed to mean??

[@tomlebadger9796]

That would be my 4 year old watching trains.

[@daniels4227]

Awww!!!!

[@TheLittleDeath1]

As an american. I'm proud that we use these railroad tracks since the civil war.

[@starguard4122]

LOL :D

[@chrisbuxton1958]

The Little Death . As a Brit, I just adore US freight trains.

[@imtiyazhalbe9794]

@@starguard4122 laaaa

[@imtiyazhalbe9794]

@@starguard4122 Vh

[@psymar]

without repairing them

[@Danvers97]

Just going to clear a few things up. This is in ohio, United States. This is not representative of all railroads in the us. This is a shortline, that sees little traffic per day. The class 1's, that make several billion per year, have rails that are in such good shape you can run 100+ car trains at 70 mph. They have better maintenance because they can afford it. This shortline cannot afford to fix all their track at once and they probably wont for a while. Also, as long as they are slow and careful and follow the fra's regulations on transporting over 'bad track' its perfectly fine to run on track like this

[@jacksainthill8974]

MAC s. Dear me, simmer down a bit, mate. Just because you're American, that doesn't make Americans exempt from being shit at at certain things, just like anyone else. So the USA doesn't know how to maintain a railway properly? That's fine, the rest us, who do know, aren't going to mind. It's your business.

[@Danvers97]

Jack Sainthill what are you talking about jack?. Its not the country's responsibility to maintain the railroad. Its the company. I was stating that because its a small line, they cannot afford to fix the rails... this is NOT representative of all rail lines in the us

[@jacksainthill8974]

MAC s. As I said, that's fine. Control your rage.

[@ChristelVinot]

Jack Sainthill lmfao what rage are you referring to? I saw no rage in any part of this thread.

[@jacksainthill8974]

Christel Vinot What time do you call this? It's dealt with. If you hadn't turned up late you could have helped.

[@kellyj5610]

Engineer be like "thank god, a crossing. 20' of strait track!"

[@keyboarddancers7751]

I can't understand how it can be legal to allow ANY form of transport (passenger or freight) along that line. Surely eventually a train WILL derail or fall over and then something will HAVE to be done.

[@MadPatter66]

+Keyboard Dancers I'm sure that is FRA exempted track. That is a designation for industrial spurs (and infrequent use). Speed limit on exempted track is 5mph. To get a track to an FRA grade isn't cheap. Very old rail, ties are rotted and split, and the rail looks like 20 foot sections fishplated together. I know there's a couple short passenger lines in Eastern Ohio, but I think they have maybe Grade 2 (25 mph max speed). I do notice a few ties have been replaced, and there's 10-foot sections up to the road. The ties are sunk into the ballast, and some erosion is apparent.If it derails, it's not going very fast. I didn't see any gauge bars (keeping the rails from spreading), which I expected.

[@ariesamit01]

+MadPatter66 He he he! Speed limit of 5mph! Pinnacle of FUEL WASTAGE! "I WASTE coz I can afford"

[@interstellarsurfer]

It's not wasting fuel, when you're driving a modern diesel electric that can dynamically cut out engine cylinders to save fuel. It *is* a relative waste of the engine and crews time. This train is obviously working a minor spur line, so it's not worth the investment.

[@mellotronage7073]

Wheel flanges are just a screeching away...

[@BoulderCreekRailroad]

Ladies and gentlemen, be careful when opening the overhead lock as your bags may have moved and could fall out!

[@ECDT1089-EtheLamborghini]

Sorry but the way those boxcars are rocking, I wouldn't be nowhere near them.

[@NKP723]

You have some balls of steel to record so close to the railway. It's sad to see a railway in such bad condition struggling along, but you can give them points for trying.

[@Hopen111YT]

If that train derails he loses his feet

[@Hopen111YT]

There might be other countries with track this bad. But I haven’t found any like this before.

[@raincoast2396]

I cannot believe that the rail safety authorities still allow rolling stock on those tracks! Talk about below 3rd world status!

[@asanwa3126]

+Rain Coast , You won't find such a rail line in so called 3rd world countries!

[@jovetj]

+Kalle Zulu Yes you would.

[@asanwa3126]

Jovetj You wish!

[@jovetj]

+Kalle Zulu There are stretches of railroad track in South American countries that look far worse than this. And those are main lines!

[@3dmoviemonkey]

+Rain Coast I was thinking the same thing but I wondered if the line was possible out of use but they ran a train along purely for the purpose of making a video about dodgy tracks

[@c130avn]

It's nice to see that industry is being held to strict safety standards

[@captwar]

Hard to believe that they would put a train on that track. I am surprised that it made it. I have seen tracks that has been abandoned for 20 years that looked a lot better. Pretty amazing. Thanks for posting the video.

[@kasuga9359]

00:05 you can notice that the railway is straight on the corssing road. 00:30 some rest of the last train...

[@themaverick7707]

This is the craziest thing I've ever seen about trains.

[@johnmanley5543]

My goodness the track needs help but the boxcars dispatched were even worse!

[@Bigjimvideo]

You would think that fixing these tracks up would be a rather high priority!!

[@cerberus1981]

IIRC, they've got about 50 miles of trackage in this condition. Thanks, Maumee & Western!

[@brucebooher2288]

At what point would a track be too bad to use if this is ok?

[@GordonTurnerpark]

Bruce Booher When you go on the ground with track like this. It all depends on what they are using the rail for. Main lines rated for fast freight and Amtrash (intentional spelling) are kept in good shape.

[@mortensen1961]

@@cerberus1981: More like: Thanks, Norfolk and Western. . .

[@Island_Line_Rail_Productions]

how many derailments per week? if not day...

[@TomLouwell]

Or per Second?

[@andrewc1199]

+Tom Louwell 1 per millisecond.

[@Engineer9736]

Green And Orange Line Productions Per nanosecond you mean

[@TracksideTyson]

I would of never filmed that close

[@DavidAFishel]

How on earth does it stay on those tracks!!?? 1 load shifts slightly and......TIMBER!!!

[@ChristelVinot]

***** It was a very slow-moving train, and the camera person was maybe 5 feet out. Plenty of buffer. I walk on sidewalks every day just feet from the road where cars are moving very fastly, much faster than this train. If you're willing to stand on the side of the road with cars zooming by, I don't see why standing on the side of a track with an extremely slow-moving train should be any different.

[@BertieW0oster]

+Christel Vinot It's not the speed that's dangerous, it's the leaning cars.

[@Boss302fan]

+Victrola Fix Her point is valid. The odds of her dying walking down a sidewalk next to busy cars are far greater than being hurt standing where this individual was filming from.

[@jovetj]

+Victrola Fix If one of those cars decided to derail, it could be on top of you before you had a chance to say "oh!...".

[@ovationpdh]

How does that locomotive not derail?

[@dennisb9157]

The speed is a key factor. If the engineer took the train any faster, it would derail. Compared to most locomotives in operation, this one is short. It is a 4-axle unit too which helps.

[@reedspacer558]

lol 6 would last

[@justinvoelker99]

I was waiting for it to fall over

[@irelandbloke]

Fantastic catch !

[@JodianGaming]

That is absolutely ridiculous.

[@andrewc1199]

How can it be legal to run a train over rails in this condition?

[@JodianGaming]

Good question... I can tell you who's gonna have the legal issues if it derails.

[@Freighttrains]

I would have been really nervous to stand that close to that railroad with that train rocking like it was.

[@CharlieHoward4379]

I thought there was a new owner who was supposed to fix the tracks? Would hate to stand so close when a derailment could happen anytime. Great vid though

[@RandomTrainfan]

They did

[@CharlieHoward4379]

@@RandomTrainfan Didn't expect a reply to my comment after 9 years...lmao

[@RandomTrainfan]

@@CharlieHoward4379 thats the internet for you.

[@BoostedDeere]

I used to work for Csx out of Ohio terminal. I can tell you what it is. These tracks are rarely used. The tracks that are used daily or multiple times a day sees first action of repairs. I once pulled up on a set of tracks the repair boys hadn't touched in 10 years. But it was lucky to see a train once to two times a month

[@randallhawkinson4727]

...looks no worse than my transitions from main lines to yards and spurs on my HO layout! But my problems are due to a concussion in 2011. I really enjoy your filming style. Very professional. It's not like the overly excited railfan that hasn't figured out how to work his camera that I see all too often on KZbin.

[@johnniewelbornjr.8940]

Nice vid. The zoom and associated compression through the lens make their old jointed rail look really dramatic! (One will see similar, albeit far less dramatic, results when zoomed for long distances along a lot of Class I trackage.) Yes, there a a lot of locations around the US with track in this kind of shape, thus the very low speed limits. Even the old ICG/US Army line I used to work for as a civilian near Ft. Campbell, KY has some similar track conditions that require both frequent maintenance and low speed restrictions.

[@sakapole]

God bless Bangladesh¡ Sorry, it´s America?

[@verteup]

+Bolívar Isaac Segura Dobbs This is a very small section of railway

[@trains2495]

Hello! I will be in the area next Monday (from Michigan)! Would you know ND&W's current schedule? I would like to videotape them Monday early afternoon. Is that a good day to catch some action? Where are the worst sections of track? I know they are re-building-but it probably will take a long time! Thanx! Robert Jackson

[@DelayInBlockProductions]

They run Monday-Saturday.

[@schrap72]

+Delay In Block Productions They shouldn't run at all!!!!

[@Syclone0044]

1:26 WOW the 60FPS HD quality is stunning!! It's like I'm standing here looking out a window at the real thing passing me by, instead of looking at my computer monitor!!! Well done!!! 60 FPS is incredible!

[@CutterJ]

...these are horrible...the worst line that I ever worked was a Great Walton Railroad Athens, GA spur line to work a business that we derailed on almost every time we went down it... Cutter

[@SpeakerPolice]

What's that large object on the right side (engineer's left) of the tracks? It looks like the upturned frame of a speeder!

[@MagictrainsOrg]

It's amazing, thank you! ;)

[@chsims7032]

I've seen these tracks and trains crossing here before. I've gone through Defiance every now and then on my way to Fort Wayne from Detroit and back. Talk about a nail-biter lol.

[@volksdude1970]

Dang... Listen to all that racket! Don't know what's making more noise, the rails getting straightened, the ties cracking, suspension getting a workout or all three combined...

[@EskimoJoe492]

Working for that railroad must be depressing. If they can't afford to maintain the rails, imagine how poorly they compensate their employees.

[@crowamonghens]

+EskimoJoe492 i hope they at least provide neck braces.

[@iunnox666]

Oh I'm sure they can afford to maintain it, it's just that they can get a little money out of it if they don't.

[@garrvideos]

did you get nervous making this vid?

[@victoraguilarl3605]

Wow

[@hyperactiverailfan7788]

these tracks make the IAIS branch line near my grandma's house look great, and they get a train about 3 times a week, usually a geep and 4 cars. great, professional video, delay in block.

[@s0nnyburnett]

I would not stand so close.

[@blodekont5458]

I'm surprised it holds.. damn.. insane!!! Great train driver, with balls of steel, damn..

[@GordonTurnerpark]

Engineer. Also, don't be so theatrical. It doesn't take any talent to keep a 4 axle with seven cubes on straight rail. Making a tie? Shoving with out throwing your switch man on the ground? Stopping a 24,000 ton coal train on down grade because you get an approach in the fog and you are two cars away from the signal and don't know you should take action in a short block? Those things take some talent and lots of experience.

[@blodekont5458]

..sorry..even a good meant post isn't apreciated, well. off to lurking then, and straight line??? Railways in Holland are straight, not crappy like this, but I shus.. enjoy thewvid.. greets from Holland

[@GordonTurnerpark]

My post sounded a little snotty and that wasn't my intention. Sorry about that. Not all rail in the US looks like that. I would also guess that not all rail in Holland is good rail either.

[@Boss302fan]

Actually in many cases on operations like this the biggest problem is staying awake. Slow speeds and being rocked side to side. can make for a long day. Mr. Turnerpark nailed it in his comment. the tense moments are 70mph in the fog....not 10 mph on a branchline in the daylight.

[@Ferrocarril_Chicago]

How is that even safe?

[@charlesdell2864]

Thank you so very much for your reply Jovetj

[@deme7063]

yeah. it's a little rough. but it got the job done

[@newcastlerails1416]

I have to agree. ND&W does not look the best but I know they are doing a full renovation of the line I believe. But it looks likely that might be for a while.

[@IwshIcldstrtover]

The person shooting the video...has lots of guts standing *THAT* close to a train wobbling back and forth!

[@movie534]

Looking better, but still a far cry from what it should be. Please keep us updated. Great job as always.

[@leehuff2330]

Reminds me of the old Penn Central industrial line that used to run through my hometown. It only lasted about 5 years into Conrail before the factories it served shut down. That was even the power of choice- high nosed GP-7s and GP-9s. Only thing missing is a transfer caboose.

[@infoanorexic]

Anybody that had the "privilege" of operating over any Rock Island yard track during the last few years of that railroad's existence would tell you that this isn't the worst they have seen.

[@agingcynic]

Props to Lonnie Donegan?

[@davidashaw2721]

Just looking at the way the train is listing, I wouldn't want to be that close to the train!

[@oldtoot]

Seriously........they allow trains to run on tracks like these?

[@roguemodel]

how that weight doesn't separate those rails causing a derailment is unbelievable! Iron is shot!

[@Scy]

People worried about the train tipping over: You should know that the center of mass on any train is insanely low to the ground. The undercarriage is massive steel, while the top parts are at best hollow steel hoppers, but more likely aluminium housings. The proportion isn't even 1 to 4 on an empty cart.

[@Dragon.7722]

+Scy I think the center of mass is way higher on the locomotive.

[@Dragon.7722]

***** Uhm, those are Diesel locomotives, right? I don't think they have an electrical engine. The crankshaft goes straight to the wheels.

[@Scy]

Diesel engines in trains are actually there to produce electricity. The real term is diesel-electric. So instead of a transformer in electric trains (taking power from overhead or a third rail and converting it to manageable voltages and/or currents), it has a diesel engine that powers a generator that again gives the train power. So you could in theory produce the exact same mechanical setup (propulsion, brakes) for electric and diesel, just replace the power source, and leave the rest as it is. And there are examples of this, maybe most noticeably in certain older mass produced shunter types, but also some regular locomotives. I think Germany is where you look if you want to investigate further.

[@kurtkauffman4326]

FYI: Unit # 105 formerly saw service on what R.R.Company?

[@VArailfan89]

Holy crap, that makes the NS Virginia Beach Line look good! And that line is abandoned!

[@carlwilmoth7141]

Reminds me of the old but now ripped up Union Pacific branch from Salina to McPherson,Kansas. Washed out every time a rain cloud came over. I worked for the UP for a summer when I was in college and rode the caboose on the 10 mph slow order tracks for 30 miles. It was a “trip”.

[@johnbrown9092]

I know the zoom on the camera can make things look worse but I would have to sack the local Engineer for this!

[@arch13man]

They've put more money into this line than any other railroad in a long time! They are making great strides! Thanks for sharing! Was wondering when you were going to make more recent posts. Thank you!

[@ethanfaust9935]

This track is still legal classified as accepted track by the fra.. on accepted track the track can look like complete hell but as long as there is no wide gauge or broken rails it acceptable to travel on at 10 mph

[@jovetj]

+Ferroequus Domain Kiddos don't know how to spell these days.

[@allaboardfun4543]

Whoa - scary! Nice catch.

[@Moleman978]

I would love this kind of track in Train sim 2015, you could put a train through at high speed at it would bounce all over the place xD

[@SigEpBlue]

I think I would want to put on a diaper before driving that train, because I can assure you, with that much swaying, poo would be coming out.

[@avand18]

The reason there is so much catch-up work is that N&W left the tracks alone following the 1964 acquisition of the WAB. So in essence, the tracks really aren't that bad for being "50 years old"!

[@logik4264]

why tracks span is so narrow compared to the train width?

[@NSandBNSFrailfanProductions]

that is crazy. The speed limit on that line is only 10 I heard

[@MobileGamer-ow1co]

When was the last time they put new rails down

[@RailroadScannerMan15]

DIB i'm curious as to how it maintains correct gauge spacing.

[@danrossell6375]

What inspector certifies that as good to operate on?

[@eyestoenvy]

"Let's start taking care of & rebuilding our own crumbling infrastructure" ... "TRUMP 2016"

[@robertdavenport5457]

The worst track I saw was one of two locations: a spur to the newspaper company in Chattanooga, TN or a side track in Lavonia GA. Neither was a visually stimulating as the telescopic view in the video. The track in TN was tangent (straight) located under Southern Railway's old main line. There were at least 5 rail lengths that had no spikes attached, where the rail sat 3+ inches above the ties with no equipment on it. Trains actually operated on it; as they were the cause of the removed spikes. After pushing the rail and ties downward repeatedly the rebounding rail eventually wore down the spikes/ties so that the spikes no longer held the tie to the rail. With time the rebounding rails pulled the spikes out of the wallowed out holes in the ties. Eventually the spikes fell off the base of the rail to the ground due to there own weight. The GA track was filled up to the top of the rail with dirt so it was difficult to see how bad the track was. After cleaning off the track, nothing resembling a tie could be found. There were some pieces of pine heart wood in the dirt where a tie once existed..

[@califdad4]

I have never seen anything like that. I live near the largest rail yards west of the Mississippi River and no rail lines like that out here

[@Boss302fan]

+califdad4 LOL Oh yes there are. LOL. Lots of branch lines out west. Lots of them. I've run trains on many

[@califdad4]

well, I'm in northern California, and my brother is now a retired conductor, and he hasn't seen this either. Maybe out west in a different state

[@Boss302fan]

Tell your brother to go up to the lines in Northern California formerly run by SP.

[@califdad4]

+Boss302fan He said maybe on a old siding, but the Sp tracks were good. He did have something similar but on a old WP track out of Sacramento , but nothing this bad, and the switch engine could only do 3 mph, but that old track is gone and has been for years

[@markeholbrook]

Defiance is about 125 miles from my home, I'd like to see this track. Can you provide a more detailed location?

[@TheShospitali]

How does stay on the track wobbling around?

[@BiscuitCrewProductions]

My god! You stood pretty close! Did you ever get the feeling the cars may roll onto you?

[@OnionRings9770]

1:58- it looked like those boxcars could fall over at any minute

[@patlager2110]

A video that actually showed somthing cool that it said it would show. Thank you, very interestig

[@dougslittlediesel]

They need to come to Missouri .There's a few out of service rail lines. With new barely used 4-rail.Two are KATY lines and the other is a Missouri - Pacific line.And they're straight . Haven't been used in years like 20 to 30.

[@RRIA_America]

I would not be driving my EMD F7-a Wabash diesel locomotive on there for sure!

[@Sheldonmiranda07]

Hey it is known as world's first railroad roller coaster track.

[@choptanktuxent2]

Where was this taped? I'd like to pinpoint the site of the taping on Google Maps (unless someone wants to link it).

[@ado75]

How is that state of repair even permitted. I thought every country had some sort of railway inspectorate to enforce regulations?

[@MrWc867]

As much power as the RR's have I am not surprised what they get away with.

[@michaeltierney9307]

One Time Pad they are fixing it, it was recently restarted. need revenue to pay for repairs, though. as long as the gauge is still correct, it's fine.

[@AdhamOhm]

"Railway" and "regulations" are words that you hardly ever see together in the US. The government can only regulate the speed on which a train travels, but repairs and maintenance are completely up to the company that owns it.

[@PNWRailfan]

It's funny seeing people generalize all railroads in the US and think they all look like this, when they don't know a single thing about how american railroads operate. All our railroads are private companies, meaning that small, poor companies will have less maintained tracks, while most of our tracks, maintained by class 1 railroads, are very well maintained and capable of running 100+ car trains.

[@jovetj]

+PNWRailfan *private. That's how it's spelled. Many Europeans are very ignorant about the US because what they hear about it is filtered and biased. But the same is true about Americans' views of other parts of the world, too. Not all small companies are necessarily poor. Running any business successfully means being skilled at knowing when and where to spend your money. Railroads are private businesses, though most do receive some public funding of some sort. But unlike many other businesses, railroads have to completely invent and maintain their infrastructure. Trucking companies don't directly have to create and maintain all the roads they're on, just their trucks. Same for airlines, or boat shipping companies. Railroads have to create and maintain it all by themselves: tracks, bridges, locomotives, signals, etc. All of it! When a railroad is struggling to stay in business, monies for things like regular track maintenance dry up. Eventually such a railroad may go out of business entirely. Sometimes those poorly maintained tracks get sold to a new or different railroad. Such railroads can't control the state of their infrasturcture when they inherit it. They can only control when they repair it. The more business they generate, the more revenue they receive, and the more money they can divert back into improving their infrastructure. Derailments are expensive too, so obviously they want to avoid those. It's all a process and it takes time.

[@PNWRailfan]

Jovetj I do agree. Thanks for the "private" spelling correction. I'll change it right away.

[@norbertdx]

you'd think the money spent doing spotty work replacing a crosse here and there would be better spent at once to rebuild a larger section than a couple feet.

[@Slazlo-Brovnik]

WOW! unbelievable ... and the sound!

[@simonjithink2117]

Y r these rails not maintained properly

[@naseemqadar241]

How the heck did u manage to get that close and record it? I wouldn't do that if I were u

[@sundaybmx655]

used to see that engine run here in Gettysburg, PA with a matching GP10 #107 on tracks just as bad.

[@keonisan]

Is that a Pensly railroad? The scheme looks very familiar, reminds me of the FCEN here in Florida.

[@CSXGP38]

Glad to see #105 still earning its keep, though I'd rather see it back here in Gettysburg with #107

[@railroad9000]

The only "good" section was at the grade crossing. Any shift of cargo in the cars could send them toppling.

[@nancyharman4795]

When you stop to think about all of the derailments that take place on far better tracks... This train appears somewhat miraculous! 😁 Thanks for feeding my insomnia fix!

[@zoki.to974]

this has nothing with maintenance and not taking care about tracks, this is just an "speed bump" for trains when they are crossing unsecured rail roads points...

[@LasVegas68]

And the NTSB is okay with this Track in this Condition?

[@ArtR0001]

+Donald Thomas NTSB doesn't make rules. They suggest rules and regulations. The FRA administers the rails.

[@haroldsmith8698]

TO TRY TO RUN A TRAIN OVER SUCH RAILS IS ASKING FOR A DERAILMENT HOW STUPID.

[@petevonstettina8627]

Kudos to the guy shooting the vid. He's got balls as big as church bells. That train looks like it's only needing a stiff breeze to make it topple over and he's right next to it.

[@honestycounts9352]

Oh God, that things just ripe for a derailment at any time now.

[@emanuelnajera2924]

So by having bad tracks the trains travels slower?

[@jovetj]

+Emanuel Najera Yes. The absolute allowed speed limit is directly dependent on the quality of the track.

[@stevenmichael2845]

I can see they have replaced a lot of ties, and sprayed some herbicide... They need some heavier rail though!

[@JohnSmith-pd1fz]

Perfect example of the conditions in that third world country known as the usa.

[@AdhamOhm]

I'm betting you probably live in a country where the trains have to be shut because the "wrong type of snow" fell on the tracks.

[@JohnSmith-pd1fz]

Adam Ohm Oh yes! And most of them have been on strike all this week. The wrong snow and the leaves come later.

[@o.pdalton9967]

Alright Mr.Smith, tell me how on almost all other railroads in the US, freight trains can reach 40-60 miles per hour if we’re in a third world country? Seems like people like you with blow any situation out of proportion just to get whatever joy comes out of complaining. If you did it to actually bring up a controversial point you would do a thirty second search on the internet and find millions of videos of US trains on good track. But then again, you wouldn’t be able to complain if you did that, and I know you couldn’t live without that