Derailed Train Moved, MOW Crew In Action & Snowy Freight Train Finally Passes!

[@markjanssens5484]

Your night shots are just fine Jason.

[@Milwroad4ever]

All is well!! Good job MOW crew. Thanks again for the great video Jason

[@TheBookyworm]

You did really well covering the derailment and the aftermath, Jason. Good job!

[@thomasmackowiak]

Thank you for documenting this work by the train crew to re-rail the two cars that were still off the tracks and the Maintenance of Way crew's efforts to repair the rails that were under the derailed cars. Both the train crew and the Maintenance of Way crew did excellent jobs working in the weather conditions that they found themselves in. I appreciate your camera work on this video, especially your effort to capture the northbound train in the dark. You chose a spot to with exceptional lighting to capture tthe train. (Posted on 11 December 2024 at 1304 CST.)

[@andychandler153]

Thanks Jason. Love the snowy train at night..

[@jonathanaarons6442]

Good morning Jason from Texas

[@GregMcLeod-ic6xo]

WOW! What a great job with today's video. You did a fantastic job with catching the first of the derailed car moved and all the work and time it took to move it, so the final parts of the repair could be completed. Those MOE crew guys were awesome getting the car moved and getting right to work as daylight slipped away so the last 3 cars could be moved. Thanks so much hanging around to catch all the action as nighttime and snow fell on Iron Mountain and then staying around after all the switching at Alter to bring that long train back north. It may have been dark, but with the lights you found along with the Christmas lights topped off one of the best videos you have posted. Thanks, Jason, for a job well done! I can't wait for the next one.

[@barefoot3662]

Good morning from South Carolina and God bless you and the train crews.

[@Marcuswelby-nx2te]

31:00 beautiful footage with the dark engine light and the snow👍

[@ottosotnak3576]

Good morning Jason from Aitkin, MN

[@chuxproductions1090]

You did an awesome job Jason, Thanks!

[@WilliamGoeltz]

Thanks for the great night shots Jason.

[@davenitsch6094]

What a wonderful video my friend! Thank you so much for covering this for us!

[@Bryanja81]

I think the easy access to this derailment really helped speed up the recovery.

[@robertcovell2787]

I really liked that long telephoto shot compressing the snow.

[@PeterMarsden-q9s]

Jason - I said in the preview, filming at night is never easy - but you smashed it - just so interesting to watch - thank you

[@prandn]

Very Neat Evening Shot!!! Thanks Jason. 🙂

[@turnermorgan1176]

Trains and snow together, you can't beat 'em! How holiday-ish.

[@KB-gs8zi]

Well Jason !!! Hope their ""BANDAID "" fix works thru the winter as those rails will need serious work in Spring if it lasts that long ??? Great that you stuck to the details of the repair operation & thanks again for the videos !! Now comes cleaning the driveway at home in the morning so your Wife can get to work !!! 🤠😎👍👍👍👍👍

[@jasonasselin]

I haven't shoveled once this year. Need to pack the snow down first. lol

[@robertsandel8627]

Thanks Jason for another amazing video 👍🚂

[@garymessina1609]

Pretty awesome to watch thanks Jason great video

[@DavidSquires-iy4uv]

Good Morning from Detroit, Michigan. Where's the Lawns are Still Green, and April Showers at Christmas Time.

[@Jleed989]

Please keep it going

[@daledrawbond1222]

Night video turned out awesome! Manual labour for the win! You got all the good shots and zooms in for a very detailed look at how the work was done.

[@hankball7559]

Morning from Oswego New York! Hank Ball.

[@hankball7559]

From Elm Grove Wi.

[@raybonhomme404]

Good video Jason enjoy watching your videos from Linton Indiana!!!!

[@JeremiahTrane]

"All is well" Till the next one!! Lol

[@PhilRusciano-q4f]

good informative video thanks

[@perryamicangelo4008]

Super nice video, Jason! I'm glad to see they got up and running , the snow really puts a nice touch to the video...see ya trackside! Perry

[@Silvergt333]

Great job reporting Jason!

[@larrybaldridge4078]

Thanks again, Jason really enjoyed the video

[@Dborn2]

Awesome night shot in the snow, Jason.. 👀👍

[@kevinkotansky4184]

Awesome video of the train light coming in the snow. Thanks for covering this long ordeal. Nice job train crews and heavy equipment teams.

[@TylerDonitzen-k7n]

Awesome video dude finally got it fixed that was ballsy work right there

[@prandn]

Got our answer to whether or not there is going to be " SQUEEKING " sounds..... :-)

[@lowellvillerailfanproductions]

Stay warm

[@raycasson1774]

Top of the morning Jason👋

[@philhoward4466]

lake effect snow is fun.

[@dansteinmetz9529]

Thank you again Jason for the excellent coverage.

[@Milw626]

Has to be the best ELS track in the UP!

[@joedygert4362]

love the snow

[@SebastianLandrus]

Nice job on catching that train, Jason Asselin keep it up and be safe while Railfanning please and happy holidays

[@richardhendrickson]

Jason,you do a great job at night...!!! 😊🎉❤

[@ramtuff2007]

good train video

[@randyoehling303]

There is a breakfast house in Altoona Pa that features on its menu a feature called the Derailed Mess. That crew could use a breakfast like that😮

[@davidbrown4823]

I must suggest NBSR has acquired Mega Log Haulers as sure looks like them in Northern Maine under Maine Northern. one long train after track repair. we on the 11th are receiving heavy rain today and tomorrow but will turn bitter cold as clears.

[@billclements3879]

Great video 😊😊😊😊

[@MarvUSA]

You may not like your own night shots, but it works pretty darn good. Nothing not to like. ( maybe the wx, doesn't bother me lol ). ).

[@sammisworkshops3762]

It does take a lot of work to re-rail cars and ensure the rails are in the right place to resume ops.

[@HorstGrimme]

Iron Mountain, MI ?? I remember in the 60' and early 70's that the skiing was just great. Apres Ski was great too. I wonder how it is now, in 2024??

[@moparluvrsgagarage2898]

YA DUN GUUUDDD JASON.

[@londonwhaley8690]

I enjoyed the video👍👍

[@williamralph5442]

Finally…what as the cause of the derailment? Thanks for hanging in there.

[@prairiedog3918]

I looked at the weights on that mega log hauler and it looks like they could haul three log truck loads of wood. I thought it would be more.

[@arlingtontrains7]

When was the spur last used going into the building at 0:25? Also what railcars would they receive as well as loads jw

[@class77sncb]

Thank you for your video at cold temperatures ! I wonder, why they did not use the crane to rerail the center beam inside the curve ?? They repaired the curved track...until the next derailment... Use screws stead of Spikes...they are better... Greetings from Germany from a trainmaster of the museum railroad SELFKANTBAHN...-->>> ask Google ! We do screw our tracks...and the work the MOW crews performed...I do know it very well..working on the track gang as a volounteer.. Our association had enough money to pay for the materials, but not for the guys doing the track work or doing any other task of a railroad....!!. MERRY SNOWY CHRISTMAS and a happy healthy new year !

[@prandn]

Jason, when you had the Scanner antenna out the window, I see flashing crossing lights way down there.... Bout how far away are they? 7-8 streets? This was a really long train. Bet IM'er love long ELS trains..... 🙂

[@jeffbronowicz3264]

Thats a rerailer not a frog!

[@Americal-v6r]

As a rail fan, to be honest. Looking down the line in the very beginning, this rail bed is at the top of neglect and or need of replacement. How do they get away with it?

[@OkanganMadViking250]

because they most likely don't have any available or enough rail inspectors in general for that area and before anyone says they don't exist, actually they do, and their main job is to catch defects in the rails joints, etc. as well as maintain switches, defective devices, and anything that involves the railroad.

[@erie910]

Track costs between $500,000 to $1,000,000 per mile to build. If it's replacement, add the cost to remove the old rail and the ties that cannot be reused. Track infrastructure is a depreciate asset, so the reconstruction cost is not deductible except over 20 years or more. But the railroad has to have the cash to pay for the materials and labor NOW. I doubt that the ELS has all that much spare cash lying around to rebuild 10-20 miles of track. Of course, it could borrow the money, if anyone will lend that much. That involves interest expense, too.

[@OkanganMadViking250]

@@erie910 fact

[@erikmcc804]

ELS AKA Penn Central jr 😊

[@class77sncb]

There is no inspector who shuts this railroad down !!

[@Silvergt333]

Will they retract the stretch in the spring?

[@victorbellan8357]

Did they ever say what caused the derailment ?

[@Silvergt333]

Forgot to drive the family to work?

[@philhoward4466]

29:40 is this a no horn zone?

[@wardy98px1]

Why is it always center beams that derail lol

[@philhoward4466]

are the trucks balanced by 0 marks or 1 mark. 1 mark is generally considered OK but on this sharp curve, maybe not.

[@philhoward4466]

is that curve too sharp?

[@southpaw7364]

Have they said what caused the derailment?

[@patrickpryal9344]

Jason, what exactly is a frog?

[@Americal-v6r]

A frog is a switch rail on to another track or rail line.

[@jasonasselin]

A device placed on the rail to help get the wheel back on, the MOW crew and others call it that too. I don't know why others point to a switch, maybe other railroads call it something else.

[@stevearcher3921]

Its also the nickname for an angled piece of metal ramp that the wheels ride up onto and forces them back in line to return on track

[@class77sncb]

@@jasonasselin In Germany: EINGLEISER...

[@AlleyKatt]

A "frog" is the acutely angled "X" on a switch track - the space where the wheel flange passes through the other rail and it looks like frog legs. What Jason is referring to is also called a frog... actually a "rerailer frog" and sometimes just "rerailer". Unlike the switch frog, the rerailer frog forces the flange up and over the rail... to re-rail it. EDIT: That angled "X" is just one type, a "common crossing". There's also load-bearing frogs, movable point frogs. etc.

[@stnicholas1224]

hay jason i got the scanner today and i can't tell if the channel and the frequency ar right for nothern lower michigan but the frequency is 144.725 and the channel is 435.725 and it keeps making noises for some reason and it kind of sounds like someone keeps hitting the talk button so do u know why it keeps making the sound?

[@garysteele5480]

No hard hats, safety glasses, .....wtf?

[@jayharmon4584]

People that drive in front of trains must be brain dead in my opinion. I work for the Central Indiana & Western and see people really take big chances at railroad crossings every time we make a run to the CSX yard in Anderson Indiana.

[@JohnDoe-sm9hc]

No replaced ties - not even replaced rail which clearly is in bad shape. So a few months and it will all happen again. By all appearances, this company spends nothing on actual maintenance - just patch and go. Right down to locomotives with leaky cooling systems. ... penny saved = dollar spent ...

[@JamesKubajak-c1i]

_ingle _ells, _ingle _ells (Yup, I forgot the J&B)

[@jroman6459]

Good morning Jason from North Carolina

[@SebastianLandrus]

Nice job on catching that train, Jason Asselin keep it up and be safe while Railfanning please and happy holidays