Diamond Replacement - Deshler, OH - Time lapse!

Yes, the moment you've all been waiting for! Fascinating in real time, but more even memorizing in time-lapse. Amazed at the speed at which this crew worked, great job! Less than 6 hours before the first train runs....

[@BeastyBill88]

Loved the synchronicity of the 6 excavators moving the diamond section into place!

[@cpttankerjoe]

My dad was the one helping to guide them

[@andreikashin]

@@cpttankerjoe your dad is industrial kapellmeister

[@stepheneyles2198]

Best bit is where they stop to change direction of their tracks!

[@600joe]

This was like watching a ballet. Everybody knew their job. Didn’t get in anybody else’s way. Enjoyable.

[@livingroomset2084]

Probably since time is money on a railroad like this, and if something goes wrong they will likely get fired :P

[@darkridge]

Man, these model train layouts are getting really detailed.

[@christopherrobloxandtrains4979]

It not a modle trains layout

[@TheRealRajo6466]

@@christopherrobloxandtrains4979 you miss the joke

[@christopherrobloxandtrains4979]

@@TheRealRajo6466 oh

[@kraneiathedancingdryad6333]

this is amazing to watch, not only the precision putting tracks in using heavy machinery, but being able to work around trains as they pass through.

[@patrickkelly5009]

"first train over the new diamond"? I believe the CSX intermodal at 8:07 has something to say about that....

[@smokeynewton]

Watched most of this live in real time. This crew was impressive.

[@shockingguy]

That’s something I would’ve definitely sat and watched, Nothing short of impressive

[@caryhuff8924]

It's a mesmerising ballet of men, and machinery.

[@DansRailroad2011]

Amazing you can still see all the coal underneath the ballast from the derailment that happened back in the early 2000's.

[@judyrosey]

This is just FANTASTIC to watch!! Thank you Virtual Railfan! ❤

[@geepnut2459]

Watched majority of this live, MOW crew were really impressive, and thanks VR for putting this up on time lapse as well.

[@barryrudolph3080]

I don't understand why they would ever have to replace it. I was always given to believe that Diamonds are Forever.

[@robertmceachern2428]

Not really. I recently found out that they can be totally dissolved into their carbon gas state with the right chemical treatment

[@algrayson8965]

@@robertmceachern2428- Yes, diamonds can be turned into deadly CO^2 Carbon Dioxide!

[@Milwaukeeroadfan]

Unfortunately, even diamonds (railroad crossovers) have to be replaced at some point in life.

[@johnbidochka2795]

Barry Rudolph Well played.

[@Residentombraider1000]

Barry Rudolph : That's one of the biggest lies in life buddy and it happened you to fall in : Didn't you know that nothing last forever in this world of deterioration and aging ? It's only that some things last for longer or waaayyy longer time and diamonds it's one of them but not for ever !

[@carolnma]

What an amazing example of planning, project management and teamwork. Thank you for taking the time to shoot and edit this footage and then share it with the rest of us.

[@JohnyComeLately]

The two old buildings in the background make the scene that much more awesome.

[@RubyRo5e]

Wow! Took SIX excavators to lift that diamond... incredible stuff. Great video!

[@dukeoflakeshore5805]

If you handle such construction site professionally you take one big truck-crane!

[@pingpaul]

Those of us who rode the rails during the 1960s did not realize the complexity of this work. Thanks for showing us!

[@wolfywolf2sda]

I had no idea track sections came pre assembled like a model railroad. What a time saver!

[@Freightrain79]

They assembled the diamond off to the right just out of frame before it was installed.

[@brucebaugh47]

Thank you so much for this informative and fascinating piece of video. I am a newbie to railfanning, and I greatly appreciate the time and effort that you all put into these clips and the real-time cams as well. I'm learning a lot thanks to you and your crew.

[@billmcculloch8240]

Spectacular , 6 CAT'S working together to position the diamond , good job I missed it , would've been watching it all day.

[@chuckeberth4370]

A very well oiled and experienced track crew. Impressive!

[@julianreverse]

A pile of monkeys

[@CrabOfDoom]

This is awesome. Would have loved to watch it live, but it figures the couple of days that I don't look in on Deshler, there it is. Thanks for catching it!

[@randylud]

First-rate job of editing and putting this video up. I watched the event in real time and enjoyed the opportunity.

[@hiramlofton9464]

Positively amazing work! Just amazing.

[@NilamjyotiSharma]

3:11 *so much cooperation😀😀*

[@paulz.4608]

VERY ENTERTAINING VIDEO!! Thanks for posting

[@LIRRTV]

That’s so cool! They’re coming apart like model train tracks!

[@user-ij8bq1pb2s]

beautiful...hard work and so smart ...proud!

[@JonBvideo]

Was just at Deshler this weekend, the new diamonds are of the flange bearing type in both directions. That means that the trains make little to no noise going across the diamonds in either direction.

[@elilovestrainsplanesmore1101]

They are making quite a bit more noise now than they were last year! Are they owls diamonds?

[@Anthony-fi8vn]

This was awesome never seen them work on railroad tracks like this before. And it's neat how they managed to do it in one day.

[@JoseSilveira-newhandleforYT]

That was a fantastic display of organization and team work. Sort of reminded me of an ant colony :-)

[@StanHowse]

I'm sittin here watching and I think to myself, "Man, good thing they shut down the tracks, wouldn't that be nuts if a train just came barreling down the tracks?!" Well, about 30 seconds later, it did. And not an eye-lash was batted. Amazing.

[@fcentaur]

Fantastic syncronic work!

[@timsering9964]

what do u mean first train over tbe new diamond at 11:39 ??......4 trains went thru before that

[@jarrettrandall3182]

I think they meant over the new completed diamond. Those 4 trains went over it as work was still being done.

[@stocktonrails9279]

What an impressive, complex and well orchestrated thing to witness- it’s like watching robotic surgery! I absolutely loved it, thank you for posting this video. P.S. Huge props to the entire crew that was involved in this work- awesome job to all of you! 👍👍

[@bobbyderen5528]

I'm a Virtual Railfan member. I was there. Great coverage!

[@FrankSchneider18483]

Amazing!! Fantastic!! Fabulous!!

[@MissFuzzbottom]

Bummer that I missed it live, but glad you put up this time lapse.

[@rebeccaperez8379]

Great video! Thank you!

[@shaneanthony1278]

WoW !! That Was Impressive Hats Of To The All Those Worker’s

[@GamingJamesGames]

3:08 Now that is what you call team work :D

[@jeffguldswog1991]

And just like that a new Olympic sport was created: Synchronized Excavators

[@EMDTTSWANDNASCARF2K3]

Woo hard work replacing old track with new tracks

[@LLSeltzer]

Awesome video.

[@JamesEllison69]

First train? There were 4 that passed before it.

[@GaryCameron780]

Canadian Pacific too which was an interesting surprise for me.

[@Milwaukeeroadfan]

Yeah, so I wouldn't quite call it the first train over the crossbucks.

[@davep6977]

really! didn't even look like the close track was dressed when the other trains came through

[@stephendwolf13]

@@GaryCameron780 I have a friend who is an engineer for CSX. He said all the railroads have each others engines & cars. Once a year they try to get them all back.

[@mattatiger2773]

2 words: *LOVE* *IT*

[@LasVegas68]

Very cool video!!!!

[@solarplexus4]

this was well worth seeing tks!

[@bluefj-wc3vz]

Haha, very cool seeing it in time lapse even after watching it live Sunday. Probably still have people complaining guys are standing around though. Lol

[@RWtv-trainchannel]

Very interesting!!! 👍👍👍 LIKE! 👍👍👍

[@patrickwinch8227]

How was 11:36 the first train over the new? Were the other two or three somehow still on the old?

[@plaws0]

It was like the 5th! What was odd (to me, someone who knows nothing) is that all the meticulous measurement was being done on the far track and it was almost as if they'd done nothing on the near track ... which was where those other four trains went by!

[@xray606]

It doesn't have to be perfect to run slow. I'm sure they did the other side after that. Then they'll come back and re tamp a day or so later, after it settles.

[@matthewsmith2466]

First train was Q010 at 12:08

[@imdrailvids1152]

Matthew Smith- The first train was Q010 at 8:07 and the one you are speaking of at 12:08 is Q166.

[@matthewsmith2466]

SE Rail Productions Q010 was the first train across at 12:08 EST not 12:08 in the playback of the video. Q166 was across the diamond at 13:53 EST not 13:53 playback time. Your talking about time in the video, I am talking actual time. There is a time date stamp right at the top of the video.

[@michaelkendrick1569]

That almost looks like Marion union station in the background gotta check that place out they have a model rail club and museum of its open lol and double diamonds place is amazing for rail fans

[@christopherproductions7371]

Cool!!

[@_Gundy_]

Glad they found someone to hold up that sign...

[@brianpartell5918]

I should have waited for the time lapse, I fell asleep 3 times watching it Live

[@ivanolsen7966]

or you could have change the speed yourself

[@Bob.W.]

Enjoyed this

[@mattdavis5788]

glad to see they get there stretches in before shift

[@ivanolsen7966]

11:38 ? what were the other trains ? "ghost trains "?

[@tonybillstrom]

Much amazing :)

[@clevelandrailfan9776]

Wow only six hours impressed

[@pickupman76]

The CP Rail was the first train over the diamond? What about the 2 CSX trains or the UP and BNSF that crossed it BEFORE the CP?

[@donrobinson6613]

Watched the assembly of the new diamond 8 month earlier, in the snow + the positioning on Sunday. Trains are much quieter running over the new diamond.

[@steveb9151]

3/20: GoogleMaps shows the new diamond section just sitting by the intersection, waiting to be installed! Cool!

[@Toobula]

yep, cool!

[@Rickster5176]

Impressive. I think they've done this before!

[@az8theist977]

Amazing!! Got it done in less than a day.

[@k2_tech745]

Great video and outstanding work by everyone there - but "first train over the new diamond" - what about the previous (2) trains that came through?

[@stepheneyles2198]

I think there was three even, two in one direction, one the other...

[@patrickrendleman4299]

I live near Deshler, and they've been doing a lot of DOT work this summer. Especially on major roads and highways.

[@TheNemosdaddy]

Which has absolutely nothing to do with this video.

[@railpast]

AWESOME VIDEO. You must be very tall to get a view like that. The first trains over were flying. :-) Fist time I have seen the MOW boys work that fast. Only kidding without them nothing would be moving.

[@mrspeeddemon727]

Like state workers, always 2-4 guys standing around talking and watching everyone else work.

[@redhen334]

MrSpeedDemon72 hehe, here in Australia, most workers are standing around!

[@easywind4044]

MrSpeedDemon72 Inspectors.

[@TJR66]

As a volunteer fireman,the only thing that would have made this better would have been the firetrucks come out of the firehouse enroute to a fire. Thanks VR,great video.

[@z00h]

As a volunteer demolition engineer the only thing that would have made this better would have been if they used dynamite to replace this thing.

[@moosefactory133]

Now if only we could get road repair crews to work as fast as these guys 🤣

[@quintenhebb8082]

That is amazing wauw

[@fogdan]

Awesome!!!

[@Bruno.Trains]

well impressed !.

[@JrFlexing909]

Man, show of power move on the Cat excavators. I guess its good they change the diamond tracks, they have been their for years.

[@FreihEitner]

So they took out old rusty rails and put in... new rusty rails. That's progress, baby! :-P

[@biercom]

Just WOW!

[@kjevans68]

Never seen big equipment move in sync before kind of cool Lol

[@twiggs24]

How did they bond the new rails with the old? I did not see any thermite welding. That was amazing to watch

[@buddyclem7328]

Any footage of the first North-South train to cross the diamond?

[@davernon]

12:25 worker on the left is signing his work lol

[@MitzvosGolem1]

wow nice job

[@peteralexander5185]

I wondered where the little signpost had gone now I know, now where are they to place the flags?

[@fellipelolo1]

Uma obra dessa aqui no Brasil iria demorar a ser concluída uns 5 anos e iria custar uns R$:100.000.00,00 de reais e mesmo assim iria ficar uma merda. Parabéns a todos que trabalharam desse serviço. ✌️👏👏👏👏👏😉

[@michael.w.salter]

Wow. Those guys must have been drinking very strong coffee! 😏

[@railpast]

Can I post to the Fostoria RailPark FB page?

[@oliverjonahfusco5140]

Wrong about the first train. At 8:06, at CSX intermodal came through when the workers are at work. You watch out for train before the CP intermodal.

[@kogo21]

Was that the first train?

[@chefchuck1587]

Loved the group stretch at 0:13

[@the1burf]

I am not sure hown you figure the CP train as the first train over the new diamond. There were 4 trains that went over it prior to them.

[@normanbrunt2053]

Great bit of video. I was wondering how they did it.

[@aloiziobarros1]

Sensacional!

[@marcelohenrique6593]

sensacional!

[@exoressdelivers70]

Why no trains on the perpendicular track? Is it just a rarely used spur track?

[@Sam53148]

The song YAKETY SAX goes great with this video :-)

[@av8r500]

They got those rails down in the nick of time.......

[@AlanMcPhearson]

nice timelapse VR

[@glenndavis6793]

Awesome

[@chefjavier]

How long the diamond will last before replacement

[@makeamericagreatagain7314]

Chef Javier Depending on train traffic and tonnage.

[@PainesvilleRailfans]

Chef Javier its also a "flange bearing" diamond; means that the wheels ride on the flanges though the diamond when passing, giving it a longer lifespan.

[@michaelmccarthy4615]

I imagine a flange bearing diamond sounds different when a train rolls over it?

[@PainesvilleRailfans]

It does. Its a quiet diamond where you dont hear the poundings. Greenwich ohio was replaced last year with a flange bearing diamond and its quiet. Over time the wheels will wear through the groove and you will start to hear the poundings starting to sound after a year or two.

[@DTRProductions.]

ahaaahhaha

[@Mbaldwin437]

Awesome display of teamwork by all the guys,I've been a NYS employee for years and never have I seen this this kind of teamwork with results without being a big weeklong drama filled bitchin party!

[@gretelgrosse6266]

impressive

[@ChrizThomson]

If you look on Google Maps (mobile app) you can see the section of track placed off to the right before installation just waiting there. Kinda neat.