Escanaba & Lake Superior Railroad MOW Crew (Replacing Ties) 2015 | Jason Asselin

After years of use and billions of pounds being transported down this rail line, the ties on this Escanaba & Lake Superior track were replaced in 2015. How long they last is another question.
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[@billmorris2613]

Good morning to all from SE Louisiana 6 Mar 22.

[@davidspencer8373]

I'm like

[@tomp8871]

amazing, now you know why it is mostly buckled.

[@billmorris2613]

Looks like they could use a few car loads of ballast in that area.

[@johnhauser4589]

You might owe these guys an apology. They are actually spending money on track repair. Setting new ties in the finest mud base. Give them a little credit.

[@jasonasselin]

LMFAO

[@JG40061]

Hopefully after you took this video they came back with ballast and tamped those ties up. Thank you for sharing!

[@jasonasselin]

And no.. Then derailed too this year on video.

[@rayrr2013]

I remember when the ELS was a ore hauler.

[@shakedydogshake]

Man your old…. LMAO!

[@paulsmith5398]

Well, by golly, they do know how to repace ties!, wonder how long it would take them to do the whole railroad?? (I know this was 7 years ago, but time marches on!!)

[@grassman8100]

I remember Escanaba as quite a party back in the 70s when I was a young man

[@3578craig]

I been workin on the railroad!

[@ichabod0391]

That's going to be a long day...!

[@geraldblackburn4883]

Needs a LOT more maintenance.

[@stephensaasen8589]

No wonder this poor railroad is in Little to no better condition than it was in the days of the Milwaukee Road! Absolutely laid on straight dirt foundation. I guess that gravel is just for decoration. No wonder the track shifts and sinks, especially susceptible to frost heave and then sinks in wet soil during spring.

[@kenttalsma7906]

Eggzactly! Where's the ballast?

[@shakedydogshake]

Easily Low & Sinking

[@williaml8474]

Did they come back here and put in some ballast? or is that just too much finishing makeup for a good enough for now? Seems like they could put a cap with a flange? on the far end the tie being pulled out to widen/deepen/smooth the cut. and a cap on leading edge on the push in.

[@jasonasselin]

Nope

[@dmp9135]

No ballast!!! WTF???? Everytime it rains the dirt will just turn to mud and you have new ties in muck!!

[@shakedydogshake]

Remember, this is the EL&S. Paying back it’s karma due, for blaming railfans all these years.

[@eddieo9424]

Hey jason how can somone donate I dont see the link

[@jasonasselin]

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[@kenkrauklis765]

They need more than just a few ties replaced. They need their whole sorry ass roadbed redone and modernized.

[@DogRedful]

I never knew garden soil was a suitable replacement for ballast. 😂🤣👍

[@beeble2003]

Yeah, the whole roadbed is just dirt. Wow.

[@shakedydogshake]

They need their whole butt hurt sorry asses, just plain given up for dead!

[@MFXdump]

Good thing they have plenty of soil to work with. It’s great for gardening and railroading. That stuff holds track level better than ballast.

[@shakedydogshake]

Garden railroading!

[@mikewaller3342]

No road bed just soil no wonder everything moves and rots

[@curtnicholson7771]

Nice to see them doing some maintenance to keep the line up to snuff. I wonder if it's due to the engines that derailed?

[@buixrule]

@ 0:49 why did they pull that tie out? It was not completely disintegrated yet. How else will we continue to see box cars sway like a pendulum if they keep replacing ties like this? 😁

[@shakedydogshake]

Part time railroad / full time graveyard…….

[@MrSpeziguzi]

Danke für das Video, Daumen hoch. Frage: Höre ich da einen luftgekühlten Deutz Motor der die Maschine antreibt ?

[@jasonasselin]

Translated - Thanks for the video , thumbs up . Question: "Do I hear an air-cooled Deutz engine that drives the machine ? +MrSpeziguzi Danke, um ganz ehrlich bin ich nicht sicher sein. Vielleicht hat jemand anderes in der Lage, zu beantworten. Haben Sie eine große neue Jahr ! "Thanks, to be totally honest I am not sure. Maybe someone else will be able to answer. Have a great new year!"

[@bjftype8288]

Dirt for ballast ?

[@jasonasselin]

Cheaper?

[@MFXdump]

Don’t forget tree roots and grass roots. It makes a stronger sub surface.

[@bjftype8288]

Good drainage, in europe we aim for this evan if the track is little used. In the end it saves the cost of rerailing

[@beeble2003]

@@jasonasselin Can't be cheaper in the long run! But I suspect the whole story of this line is "Well, we could spend $20,000 to fix the problem today, or $1000 a month dealing with it for eternity. Unfortunately, we don't have twenty grand."

[@shakedydogshake]

Don’t forget the earth worms and dog poop, as well…..

[@scotthayes5933]

They need to put down new ballast and stronger rails too!

[@shakedydogshake]

Nahhhh, they got nothing heavy to run…..part time garden railroad / full time graveyard!

[@cathycallahan4575]

Is this the area where log cars rock and roll?

[@jasonasselin]

Actually yes it was.. Not that it helped when you don't use more ballast.

[@dang25272549]

How long the wooden tie will last ?

[@mikebrabant4170]

A lot longer if they would use stones for ballast instead of dirt that will rot the ties because of poor drainage.

[@FoxRiverRailfan]

Too bad after even working on this the ELS still has crap track...

[@beeble2003]

If your ties are set in dirt instead of ballast, you're gonna have crappy track. Whole thing just turns to mud when it rains.

[@shakedydogshake]

Shame on the mess!

[@williamjacka5805]

As many times you film do they ever acknowledge you😂?

[@jasonasselin]

Yeah.. Some still don't, but it isn't them I'm there to film so..

[@shakedydogshake]

Who cares, ‘the else’, is stupid!

[@jonathanlara2244]

Is this already done

[@jasonasselin]

One or two.. ha ha

[@jonathanlara2244]

Well I think is been fixed !

[@jasonasselin]

@@jonathanlara2244 One spot here and there..

[@FoardFow]

This was like putting lipstick on a pig 4 years ago...The whole railroad needs an up grade !!

[@maxshelltrack9720]

I'm surprised they even make enough money to have a machine like that unless it was given to em lol.

[@spencergreenhill7728]

You know why they put sponge rubber on the shovel handles? So that when you fall asleep it doesn't hurt your chin.

[@shakedydogshake]

Barrowed from the North Shore Scenic RR……who make more$$$

[@class8866]

we replaced the whole track on our museumsrailroad siehe www.selfkantbahn.de and chosse the UNION JACK and then you have it in English ! And ballasted new of course..Then the ballast was tempered. But our ties were srewed, not spiked.Spke become loose ...

[@Jleed989]

What do these guys do during the long winters?

[@mikebrabant4170]

Clear the switches of snow and shovel it mostly.

[@MFXdump]

Feel really cold when they’re working.

[@shakedydogshake]

Smoke pot

[@msladykathryn313]

Is the place where the engine derailed?

[@jasonasselin]

Near it.

[@shakedydogshake]

The EL&S, is where locomotives go to rot & die!

[@donaldtownsend8890]

0

[@kenmaddigan822]

What a waste of time and wood, its the rail that's needs the adjustment.

[@bradfordthompson8326]

Jason .did you make a mistake to your loyal fans.....We are Shocked 😲.......What ?????Fixing track .....ties?.....I thick Jason has flipped.....He's on a foreign Railway......Or did Jason show too many defects.....ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhyes......