!! Derailment !!

[@crazyman762]

What is the material getting unloaded that is everywhere? That is all going to have to be removed with new ties installed to keep the rails in place. Brian is not shy about laying in the middle of the mess. What is going on with YOUR railroad? There was snow on the ground the last time you made a clip about working on it.

[@eastterminalrailway5975]

Yes so the powder on the ground is lots of different stuff but manly borax. We are working vary hard on our season two at the ETR. We have been working there and we have a stock pile of videos. We are doing it this way so we can put out a video a week or multiple videos a week.

[@michaelmcphie4076]

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[@jim874]

@@eastterminalrailway5975 Starting WHEN?

[@morlamweb]

@@eastterminalrailway5975 Awesome! I'm looking forward to ETR: Season 2!

[@eastterminalrailway5975]

Hopefully soon!!!

[@jefflong3200]

That’s great the company allowed you to film. East Terminal at its best.

[@DeathLetterBlues44]

Great work gentlemen! It was nice of the glass company to allow you all to film the rerailing.

[@blitzdough]

Good work guys! All the fingers & toes came home too!

[@jimikrentkowski4073]

Always a great day when East Terminal saves the day!

[@chuckgilly]

We want more! We want more!

[@alexmodern6667]

This is what Railroading and proper safe techniques is About. You are a great teacher too. Keep up the good work and thank you for making my day.

[@eastterminalrailway5975]

You’re vary welcome

[@kurtzbradley]

The way the rails are packed in I am amazed you were able to do anything with them. That’s why you guys are the experts and I am a video Railman 🤣.

[@Shelwork]

It was very clear that the rails would be repaired later after the cars were removed. At that time the soil would be removed between the rails. These guys were the 911 crew to get the cars out and a nice job they did.

[@1955DavidH]

Yes great job with little equipment!

[@elsdp-4560]

THANK YOU...for sharing. Rerailing America. Fantastic video. Thanks for taking us along.

[@billchapel3194]

Ya, young people don't want to take jobs like that where they half to do real work, the last twenty years i worked i seen it get worse, and worse, their just lazy any more.

[@SlapthePissouttayew]

The last RR I worked for had track so bad we went on the ground several times a month (and once 3 times in one day). My conductor and I got pretty good at getting things back on track and cleared before maintenance showed up and threw on a band aid (gauge rod) until the next derail. All we used were pieces of scrap iron and wood blocks. Probably not the safest thing but we left with all our limbs when the job shut down. Good times!

[@kens.3729]

You Guys stuck with it and that’s Exactly how you will get Additional Jobs in the Future. Right On!👍

[@thebear5454]

Somebody at that plant needs a little track maintenance....WOW. Great job guys.

[@josephwiese3937]

This is way better than what's on TV.

[@garryjohnson5310]

making use of materials, tools, knowledge and a dose of common sense. Worked in construction all my life with issues that had to be solved learned from the best.

[@ThePronkMVP524]

The plant should keep the area near the rails cleaner. Maybe that would have allowed someone to see the fact that the rail gauge was widened. Looking forward to more from you guys!

[@mshum538]

Ok, so I just found these fellows when I found the video of “BigBlue” being off loaded off of the low boy trailer and I was impressed of the trucking company and their driver so then I jumped over to see the video of BLUE being started not knowing how long she has sat and I even closed a few knife switches during my days in the seat on the right side, good luck and thumbs up all the way…..😊MS~~

[@anthonypinkerton1809]

So glad that you've got a better microphone; past videos were very hard to hear!

[@mdouglaswray]

WOW. This is brutally hard even with enough people and the right tools. Kudos for doing it short-handed and make-shift!

[@eastterminalrailway5975]

Dad said that this was a hard one, but I can think of a few that we’ve done that we’re much harder.

[@stellacatfish]

It’s amazing to see how such big companies don’t do basic maintenance on what makes them money. Nothing will ever fix itself.. You guys did a great job. Talk about making pies from mud..

[@mikefochtman7164]

Lots of hard work. Makes one appreciate what it's like when working with such heavy tonnage. "Just pick the car up, slide it over and set it back on the rails...." Not so easy with over a hundred tons of car. Clearly the MOW folks will have to come in, dig that all out and relay those tracks, but hey, you got those cars unloaded after a long night. Great job.

[@eastterminalrailway5975]

Well the funny part is that it is that easy to lift and move the car. The hard part is the setup and tare down

[@thomaspinnick5796]

Oh for the good old days.....not. Fortunately that base is not crushed limestone like what we had to deal with. Hats off to you guys.

[@richardbause2453]

Good job Brian. Time to locate a vac truck at the next auction. Sucking out material works for easy access to the base of the rails. Shop vac is also a big help.

[@bluegrassnnawoods8198]

air spades and vac trucks

[@richardbause2453]

@@bluegrassnnawoods8198 everybody hates to dig if there is a simple way to do it. Especially going under something that is packed tightly in a tight space.

[@erict5234]

Yep, I've seen this before... for some reason it seems like almost every industry ignores their track maintenance...(who needs ties, that 6" of silica sand should hold it!)and then when there is any derailment on their track they tend to assume that it's the carrier's responsibility to maintain their track! If the industries and the railroads were more "Proactive" instead of "reactive" it would put you guys, hulcher and RJ Corman out of business! Lol... Nice job getting it back on the rails.

[@tomsnyder5324]

I think it would much more “to put RJ Corman out of business”.

[@marvtomson574]

As for rail maintenance..... I've kind of wondered the same thing about a few companies. For 14 years I worked for a company that designed and manufactured switch rods for big companies such as UPRR, BNSF, CN and the like. I was an engineer and had to speak with them on the phone quite often every now and then to handle a problem, question, or to place another order. After such I have often wondered if there is anybody whoever really maintains stuff in there area?

[@SuperForged]

Incredibly well documented video. Thank you.

[@eastterminalrailway5975]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@SuperForged]

@@eastterminalrailway5975 just discovered the channel. My kids and I enjoy your style and transparency. Thanks again and please don’t stop.

[@stellacatfish]

Can you say track maintenance?? What a mess! I guess they need to clean the glass..😉

[@anthonygermano9363]

You Guys are great. Keep up the good work. Thank You.

[@stephenwilliams5201]

I like the safety call. Used to be safety officer in my army unit. And kept my eye on safety so no one lost fingers or worse. Had to lecture. Careless folks. Every time a rail got pulled.(tank plant) Just the ones that were working. were to move RAILS. Thanks for good show.

[@davesmith4957]

Impressive night's work! Railroade onsite triage! Well done guys!

[@cannon440]

Nicely done. I have been on many a derailment. Those jack's look mighty heavy who moves them around? Brings back the good old days.

[@eastterminalrailway5975]

Right on, we move them by hand, two guys. and yes they are about 215lb.

[@timothyshepodd7826]

Well done gents! Praying your chains don’t snap

[@ScottHead]

Wrenches, chains and elbow grease! Gettin' it done!

[@mischef18]

Great video guys and thanks for taking us along bro. Safe travels up your way

[@LordPhobos6502]

Having reviewed the EBA and RailSafe documentation, I can confirm that coffee is required safety equipment whilst operation rail equipment. This may include driving duties as long as the driver is not distracted or impeded in their duties.

[@beeble2003]

Coffee is required safety equipment while operating any piece of equipment that is sized between a pencil and an oil refinery, inclusive.

[@TheUserid82]

Fun fact is that a glass plant can't shut down due to the damage that would happen if the heat gets turned off. For sheet glass they float the molten glass on a layer of molten metal before it is cool enough to pass between rollers that pull the now sheet of glass out with the speed they pull setting how thick the glass is. If you ever work in a glass plant be ready for the sound of breaking glass as many steps will have the waste being broken off then feed back into the furnace like the edges of the glass the rollers grip to pull from the furnace have imprints they don't want so they simply cut them off.

[@beeble2003]

Same thing with a lot of furnaces -- cooling them destroys the lining, so you have to re-line them before they can be brought back into operation.

[@dr.ryttmastarecctm6595]

First, kudos to you and your crew. A few thoughts for the company. 1) If that was flour everywhere, I'd run! 2) When they re-lay the track, use heavier rail and concrete ties. I can't imagine the word "drainage" is in that company's lexicon.

[@LLImprovement]

Crazy how this channel has developed. Been here since the start, your growth has been incredible .

[@eastterminalrailway5975]

Thanks! We value our subscribers! Especially the ones from at the beginning of the channel

[@tomroise9426]

Yes, me too. But they take so long between posts I worry that something happened??!

[@kerrypope767]

Outstanding video

[@sammisworkshops3762]

Nice work fellas. Yup guts elbow grease and tools, backbone of gittin er dun!. Like to see these videos same as the ETR RR ones too. keep em coming!

[@georgecarter838]

Re-railed my share of covered hoppers, locomotives, and such back in the day. In my case, it was using butterfly rerailers, wooden blocks, pieces of metal, old tie plates, and anything we could put under the wheels and a lot of hard pulling on the locomotives part.

[@heybeerdan1820]

1:1 scale sure looks harder than 1:87 (or whatever)! Fascinating video; great work. Get some shuteye, boys.

[@michaelball760]

We have a very similar re-railing piece of equipment. Saved our butts many times. They arent cheap. Had to have two jacks rebuilt at the cost of $10,000 a piece.

[@joemc111]

Nice video guys, I think those tracks need a little work. Big problem keeping a plant running while the tracks get needed repairs.

[@LeslieMatheson]

What a mess. Without some serious repair/replacement by that factory, you are going to be back again.

[@kman-mi7su]

CSX, "how tomorrow moves", East Terminal Railway, "When CSX can't move tomorrow, who ya gonna call?".

[@eastterminalrailway5975]

😂😂😂. We might have to use that.

[@kman-mi7su]

@@eastterminalrailway5975 Be my guest, good business promotion for you guys.

[@JohnH-ld6io]

CSX, "How tomorrow moves because we derailed everything today."

[@johngeorge1294]

Worked at a steel plant. The R.R. in the plant was our responsibility. Many derailments because of poor maintenance. Tracks sat on dirt, cinders or whatever. whatever.

[@SlapthePissouttayew]

Yep. Same with the paper mill we served.

[@svenmartin840]

Mike Rowe would be proud of you guys. You guys know what you are doing. I wish I was 16 again. Because I wanted to work for the railroad. But at that time. They told me I was too young. But if I had lived in Ohio. And was 16 again. I would asked for apprentice program. From you guys. Who says railroading is a dirty job. It is. From you guys. To guys who drive the trains. And that is why. I watch your videos. Because I think of myself working on my own car. Or my dad working on the car before it. And the guys who worked on the trucks when they broke down. Before everything. Got computerized. And insert computer plug and use a very thick manual to find the codes.

[@buffalobob7172]

I did this stuff for 34 years and my back and arms and other body parts feel it and people ask me why I grunt so much all I say is I did bull work all my life lol

[@1955DavidH]

I didn't work on the railroad but about 3 years but done heavy work all my life. Paying for it now!

[@kittty2005]

Yeah, I been working at a window factory for 48 years and 30 of it was carrying around 165 pound panels and just like you I'm feeling it.

[@rickbelanger614]

That was great love seeing work being done. I know you want to do right running the roads but no one is perfect just your best don't worry about the negative people most of them can't get the work done thanks

[@PRRGG1]

That whole track needs a scarifier run on it, loose junk vacuumed up and rail bed reworked. That was a rough job for a space you can't get heavy equipment into.

[@svetlanarudovsky1624]

Amazing Beautiful ✨🚂🚃🚃✨🌈🌄🌹🌹♥️♥️✨👍💯 Thank You 💌✨✌️✨

[@MikeKeeler]

Thanks for a fascinating view of making things work again.

[@originalm3233]

Really interesting. Thanks for sharing this video with us. There must be good money to be made in this field. The knowledge is highly specialized and probably not easy to obtain. This guy can afford to hire a crew of men and purchase specialized equipment. But, they do have competitors. For example, Hulcher Services has offices in Toledo, OH and multiple other states. Hulcher can afford to pay business development people to be on the phone all day to bring in new business. That tells you that there is some serious money to be made in this niche.

[@tomroise9426]

Did you guys shut down? We would love an update? Pretty please 🙏🙏👍😉😊

[@jameslvsjo]

Great video guys. Just something to think about for future jobs at this place - finely ground sand/glass is extremely hazardous and can lead to what's known as cilicosis - similar to what asbestos can do. A risk assessment might suggest filtered masks next visit.

[@richardbohlingsr3490]

Lots of grunt work getting the rails back in alignment. The compressed stone or glass look like it was pushing the rails apart.

[@davidwilliams26]

Great video first time watcher enjoyed stay safe and healthy

[@eastterminalrailway5975]

Welcome to the channel! Hope you enjoy our videos

[@GP9railfan]

Looks like your mini excavator may have been a good idea to bring along to scrape the excess dirt/silt out of the way. Great job by the way!

[@Mike-su8si]

I could get most of that sand with a square shovel

[@charlessharrardiii7086]

Fasciating how you get it done!

[@eml-0404]

Good job! Thanks for sharing! Could this have been avoided with preventative maintenance? So many companies cut all types of costs and there is usually a bad outcome from those budget cuts.....

[@railanimal4380]

Super cool, appreciate u guys going out of your way to make this video

[@mollycaz1]

How is your railroad coming along

[@JarheadMarine]

Did you bite off more than you can chew? Seems the rail park spur is being neglected. Good weather ☀️ has been around for awhile.

[@clydemarkham7915]

Thanks for a great video.

[@DruSteel69]

Awesome work guys

[@brettdickinson2446]

Need to invest in some speedbinders. They will make all that rail pulling a lot easier!

[@ahnbra]

Looks and sounds like the entire rail bed for several hundred feet will have to be replaced. I think the entire ground support Ties, Rocks is worn out so bad that it caused this derailment to happen. Looks like a long involved job for you and the repair crew. Stay safe, slow and steady will win this event for you. At least that is what I think. Thanks for sharing.

[@ironmatic1]

I don’t think he’s a track construction contractor

[@kevinkohler5140]

Where did you guys go? Everything and everybody OK? You are in my prayers

[@eastterminalrailway5975]

yes, we are all good and everyone is safe and fine. thanks, it is common for people to only pray in the hard times but prayer is something that should be done continually.

[@gergx1]

Great video guys! Very informative

[@jdmills4370]

Called and can’t get people to come in.... 🤔 I’ve seen that happen before. Don’t take it personally. There seems to be a pattern these days.......

[@randyhaugen1729]

For gosh sakes, get rid of the pipe wrenches and get or make some big open end wrenches. It would have paid for itself on this one job. We use long impact sockets welded to 3-foot handles.

[@theduke6669]

Hello! We really like your video! Sorry, a month between them is to long! Are they over or what? Thanks!

[@eastterminalrailway5975]

video going up right now.

[@matthewjones9912]

Awesome work. Appreciate the video.

[@dmorgan28]

Great job guys. Get r dun. 👍👍👍❤️

[@mshum538]

Don, any chance your a Morgan from Washington, Pa?

[@dmorgan28]

@@mshum538 None that I know of. But I think they all pretty much migrated from upon that Virginia area.

[@mshum538]

@@dmorgan28 thanks for getting back to me Don, a Morgan was shot and died while operating a B&O back in the early 70d’s on my territory…..take care

[@dmorgan28]

@@mshum538 I was more than glad to get back to you Mike. I started on the railroad in 1970 as a brakeman. Got transferred into engine service by a stroke of good fortune. Wound up becoming a locomotive engineer. I take it that you work for the railroad. If not sorry for all the gibberish. Take care and have a good one.

[@mshum538]

@@dmorgan28 sure did Don, 40 years in the seat retired at 60 in 2014….

[@DanielPRails]

Solid nights work right there!

[@andyl2221]

Good job guys.

[@Baystateboy125]

At last! A fun and interesting episode!

[@eastterminalrailway5975]

What would you like to see more of? Keep in mind that the start of season two it’s coming up fast!

[@Baystateboy125]

@@eastterminalrailway5975 More MOW on your line and the machinery involved. You obviously have the expertise.

[@mattgiardina6533]

great job looks like a fun job to have i like that type off job glade you could show it

[@curailproductions7636]

Wonderful video:):):)

[@Nurvington]

GREAT JOB!

[@justuspiesch2046]

One day I need to show you guys over there how railroad construction is done properly ; ) ...we do things a bit different here in Germany. BTW your videos are really great.

[@eastterminalrailway5975]

Thanks

[@saltleywsc]

Good job guys !

[@leshemingway3352]

Great video thank you

[@littlewingpsc27]

Any reason you didn't clear a trough on the inside of each rail so that you weren't trying to compress / move all that compacted material on the inside of the rail in addition to the rails? It probably would have allowed you to pull the track back in gauge quicker maybe. The railroad ties must be totally rotted with all that material holding moisture.

[@markgawrych5579]

Awesome video would be cool to see more of what you guys do out on jobs also can't wait to see you back on your home rails but gotta make that $$ keep up the great work

[@fredspindor1624]

i know as much as its not fun it helps to dig it out it moves much easer

[@bigjohn2345]

Nice equipment

[@eastterminalrailway5975]

Thanks 👍

[@1955DavidH]

I hope the plant pulls all the rail ties & ballast and with just a little track care will last many more years.

[@CosgroveNotts]

Cleanliness should be paramount..

[@codyfoster7981]

Very curious what the hourly rate for something like this is if your willing to share. My apologies if you told in the video I'm only 10mins in qnd don't have time to finish watching atm

[@ralphflanaganatcyclelinesu4642]

3 weeks later..what have you been doing since then?

[@twkolejofil]

That was a piece of good hard work! However, I think that the main problem is nailing the rails with spikes on the most US freight and industrial railroads. In Europe most railways use screws, bolts and clamps which are much more reliable, especially if rarely inspected or covered.

[@hamiltonsullivan6563]

Cant wait to see you guys buy your won locomotive!

[@houseofsteinert]

Are you and your family ok? I miss your videos. Hope you get well through this pandemic.

[@eastterminalrailway5975]

Yes we are all good, we miss putting them out but we are working hard to make the next season.

[@DeathByFishing]

I'm a General Contractor and I call one of my labor suppliers for moving gravel and dirt. You guys should have gotten at least 2 shovel operators to remove the excess debris. It would have made life a whole lot easier.

[@Mike-su8si]

While they're doing all that fun stuff i would have been shoveling that sand up and making a big pile some where

[@keithgoodrich9516]

May I point out a couple of things? 1 A claw bar was left standing upright. 2 One of the guys straddled a cheater bar. Both of which could have caused an injury. I know you are concerned with safety. I was surprised to see this go unchallenged. Safety is not only looking out for yourself, but, also others around you.

[@eastterminalrailway5975]

We will always look to be safer! Thank you for pointing this out

[@truckladders4104]

What liability insurance and wavers do you need to provide to the property owner,the car owner and the lease or operator?

[@bobpaulino4714]

Had you considered removing a maddox width of material from the inside of the rail with the least bow so that you weren't trying to compact or displace the material? Just an observation.

[@1955DavidH]

No track wrench?

[@jenniferwhitewolf3784]

Its June now, time for another video on your own short segment of track👍

[@steves2694]

Would it be feasible to lay a solid track panel on top of the damaged rail, just to ease the hopper out of the shed, and let it back down on original gauge 30 feet out?

[@littlewingpsc27]

No, that is not feasible.