Hi-Rail Truck Thinks He’s A Train! Pulling CN Hoppers, HUGE Loaded CN Coal Train - THROWBACK THURS

Throwback Thursday with Trucks and Trains around Seba Beach, Alberta, on the CN Edson Subdivision. Check below for information about trains featured in this video, also feel free to skip ahead to any Chapters in this video. Thanks for watching, please Subscribe!
Chapters:
0:00 Truck pulls CN ballast hoppers
1:21 CN COAL TRAIN WEST, IC 2704 CN 2126
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[@tracksidetroy]

Guys it's the next generation of U-Haul

[@TracksideTyson]

HAHA love the comment!

[@markfink2886]

Use what’s jandy

[@SupahBigg577]

I started crackin' up when he blew his horn at the railroad crossing! 🤣🤣🤣

[@TracksideTyson]

Sounded really cool! Thanks for watching and commenting

[@speedracer2735]

By definition. That truck is indeed a train. There's no thinking about it.

[@ruthdoyle9085]

We should see these all day, everyday, around America! Way more efficient than on the road...

[@kellyandrhino]

I saw a hi-rail truck like that pulling gondolas on the CN line by Lomira, WI.

[@sandasturner9529]

Well that's one way to live out your dreams. 😆

[@rvvirt]

that should be a commercial for freightliner, lol!!!!!

[@TracksideTyson]

Good idea!

[@johnmcgarvie4061]

The hi-rail pulling the gons is what we call precision scheduled railroading or CN was really short on power that day. LOL!

[@armchair_mechanic]

Ironically hi-rail leasing does assembly some in our town. The ironic part is that the nearest piece of railroad track is 45 kms away.

[@TracksideTyson]

@John McGarvie Haha love your comment, CN does anything to get the job done! Thanks for watching 👍🏼

[@missouripacificlinesproduc9343]

Hes even doing the crossing sequence 🤣🤣

[@TracksideTyson]

😂

[@alandvaemergencyresponses2883]

Give this guy a medal

[@ronaldrondeau7870]

that truck was hard pulling those gondola

[@tommyhunter1817]

That is pretty cool. That would have to be fun.

[@butchshaffer]

Saw a similar CN unit go through Chillicothe, Missouri around two weeks ago. At the time it was on the overpass that crosses Business 36 Hwy in Chillicothe.

[@ptsr_93]

Even got the crossing sequence! haha! Nice video!

[@TracksideTyson]

Haha very cool, thanks for watching!

[@tracynation2820]

Super. I've seen an article, awhile back, and commenters, yes, the truck will pull more cars, but that is the mills output, and yes, they are in control of the airbrakes. This reminds me of an "Aussie Outback Train." 💙 T.E.N.

[@TracksideTyson]

Road trains!

[@emdB67]

@@TracksideTyson and here's a Canadian Hi-Rail truck in Australia hauling trains in 1999/2000. (my video) kzbin.info/www/bejne/iWLHlJ-Ebtx9ipY

[@CoenOinkeyTrains]

Really cool -8 and BNSF Coal car train! Weird with the hi-rail pulling the grain

[@BNSF1458]

Awesome video! I liked seeing that C40-8 trailing on that super long coal load. That had to have been almost 3 miles long

[@TracksideTyson]

They were such a common thing to see back in the day! I remember hating dash nines and wishing more EMD’s would lead but now the problem is even worse with the amount of GEVOs today!

[@waseeramin4301]

Lo

[@jeffdonovan8639]

I was thinking the same

[@yaboidspdadon5838]

@@TracksideTyson 🤣 facts bro the d9s was cool but I liked to see them sd80s sd40-2 highnose gp38-2 highnose sd60 s thundering around but when 2010 came I was like game over man 😂 gevos just give such a generic feel to the railroad

[@ellisjackson3355]

@@yaboidspdadon5838 the gevos sound better though

[@timkis64]

pulling several rail cars is indeed impressive, but STOPPING a few railcars is a complete different story.

[@shauntakata1762]

The braking force would come from the hopper cars.

[@timferguson1593]

That is a very very strong ass truck!

[@vanessaPereira6250]

Wowww very amazing sharing Truck&train💖

[@TracksideTyson]

Thank you! 👍🏼🇨🇦

[@colinmccauley3301]

I'd love to have that horn on my truck, oh, boy what fun

[@robihamdani5385]

Person front of you will be shocked with that big sound haahaha 🤣🤣

[@TracksideTyson]

@Colin McCauley Yeah, why not a train horn instead!

[@choubetsu]

Wonderful!

[@OgaugeTrainsplusslotCars]

Excellent video watched to the End that high rail truck took the show.Strong trucks on that truck♐️👍

[@Locos-del-oeste]

Wow excellent capture my friend Tyson like and Greetings ✌😊

[@paulsmith5398]

WOW! A hi-railer pulling 7 hoppers, looked like loaded with old ties, and sounded like an old EMD F-unit! How cool is that! And it was moving right along too!

[@TracksideTyson]

Yep looks like your right, something you don’t see everyday! Thanks for watching Paul

[@paulsmith5398]

@@TracksideTyson they should put a coupler on the front of that hi-railer, and it could help push that coal train up the hill!

[@TracksideTyson]

@@paulsmith5398 😂

[@paulsmith5398]

@@TracksideTyson well, if that hi-rail pulled 7 loaded hoppers, it certainly could help push coal! And that hi-rail horn! Dang! Brought back memories of GM&O and Wabash F-units blowing for crossings in Springfield Illinois USA in the 1950s...............

[@TracksideTyson]

Yep single tone horns..that’s when Robert Swanson came in and brought many great horns for us to hear over the decades, he didn’t like single tone truck horns that’s for sure he said it’s just a bunch of noise, he liked the steam whistles which had him make the Nathan k5l/k5h which sounded very close. Now that horn is hardly heard on trains, just in the hands of collectors now.

[@alcopower5710]

Very cool/rare catch. Thanks for sharing.

[@firstzip5026]

awesome... If this video was a drone shot, it would look great

[@LeitoCristofoli9022]

FANTASTIC, FANTASTIC video my good and dear friend Tyson, it really is fantastic 🤩🤩🤩🤩. Like 148 👍!!!!!!!

[@cyberrednec]

I see the truckers are trying to steal the thunder from the rail industry lol

[@christorailfans48newera]

Wow, the carriage is 171 SF long 👍😁

[@TracksideTyson]

Thanks for watching Christo

[@christorailfans48newera]

@@TracksideTyson Your Welcome Tyson

[@TheMetGuy]

Awesome! That’s one huge coal train

[@TracksideTyson]

😂

[@lifemeanstrain7625]

brilliant shot

[@VlakynaSlovensku]

Amazing railway video!!

[@EdStrong929]

Another nice Throwback great job loved it

[@TracksideTyson]

Thanks for being a part of the channel Ed!

[@trainsdio]

Wooow nice..😁

[@TracksideTyson]

Thanks for watching!

[@robertocdx]

KZbin, what I'm looking at, stop, I'm going to bed.

[@davidng2336]

It’s called railfanning

[@otnielmattos3237]

🎉Awesome congratulations pictures American.

[@TheRefinedGentleman]

I saw a CP work train pulled by a hi-rail boom truck back in 2020. It was hauling a track gang, some gondolas full of ties and an engineering caboose. Nice catch btw

[@TheKurtsPlaceChannel]

Very nicely put together video and very entertaining as well. Thanks for posting this.

[@TracksideTyson]

No problem, thanks for watching and commenting.

[@dwtvadventure5264]

Nice brother 😊😊😊🙏

[@SeputarantransportasiIndonesia]

Very interesting video...

[@VictorianMaid99]

I did not think that the truck had the strength to pull those hoppers

[@TracksideTyson]

Haha most the viewers didn’t! and who knows if it was even loaded.

[@VictorianMaid99]

@@TracksideTyson to be far I see something like this arrangement on the You-Tube channel "virtual railroad" from time to time.

[@johnsergei]

Trains roll easily. It's upgrades & keeping the train under control on downgrades that the truck would have problems with. It should cope with this load as long as it's not too steep, but when loaded, these cars are triple the weight.

[@marioxerxescastelancastro8019]

Trains have much less rolling resistance than road vehicles. This truck could probably not pull the same amount of gross mass in road trailers.

[@dennisb-trains23]

Very unique catch! That's pretty cool. I wonder how that was arranged for the high rail to move those train cars ? I 🤔🤔

[@BNSFandSP]

The truck is a Brant and has sturdy frame able to haul about a half dozen or so cars for MOW crews.

[@TracksideTyson]

@Dennis B -Trains This truck can certainly pull it no problem, my concern was how much air this truck had if they needed to do an emergency stop especially blowing the horn that much.

[@alwhalen3488]

@@TracksideTyson The Brandt R4 power unit I believe is capable of pulling 1000 tons on level track. It has a full train airbrake set-up with its own compressor along with the usual truck air system. There is also a coupler in a fold-away pocket on the front. The transmission is unique and capable of that kind of service. It is not a typical highway truck tranny.

[@RailweLL]

Awesome 👍

[@TracksideTyson]

Thanks!

[@geofjones9]

Very unusual for hi rail truck to pull train cars any distance. The mechanical shocks to the running gear would disable the truck pretty fast.

[@TracksideTyson]

Must be modified to work. Thanks geofjones9

[@patisonbalabarda7899]

No means no

[@marioxerxescastelancastro8019]

You have no idea of what you are talking about. Rolling on rails is smoother than rolling on the highway. There are no potholes and the curves are wide with smooth transitions into and out-of.

[@M.r_SOURAV]

Excellent 👍

[@andrewstaiger2582]

Yes, those were ballast cars in MW service. The driver and or foreman in charge, are fully qualified on the rules of the railroad and operate in compliance with those rules.

[@valeriebassett3107]

I know that this is Canada, but looks like you snuck into Ohio. Haha! We really enjoy every video you share with us. Stay safe and healthy! Looking forward to seeing your next video.

[@TracksideTyson]

This is located in Alberta where I grew up. Thanks for watching!

[@organicfarm5524]

Tbh, Canada and Northern Midwest of US look same to me;)

[@user-tv7pr5rf6z]

I count 112 after 4 minuits of the video 😃

[@TracksideTyson]

Thanks for watching!

[@ericwood2062]

Next thing I'd love to see is a motorhome pulling a train.

[@TracksideTyson]

Good idea!

[@ericwood2062]

@@TracksideTyson Yep, in fact, I could see one double-heading with a steam locomotive.

[@bluehappyscrap]

AWESOME!!!💢💢💢💢💢💢💢

[@jaysonmendoza6887]

Fun fact those trucks can actually drive on roads and rails

[@TracksideTyson]

That is correct!

[@ederdejesus7952]

nossa incrível essa obra diarte

[@maxfly7429]

Грузовик, который смог💪

[@sheldonhchambliss1385]

Cool vid

[@KCTopDawg]

Truck said I too can pull a train😆😆

[@TracksideTyson]

Surprised he didn’t turn around and give the other train a hand!

[@LeoStarrenburg]

That train would have run simultaneously through 3 stations on our local line with ease.

[@TracksideTyson]

Thanks for watching!

[@derricktherailfan]

Hello, you know I live in UK but I know all American trains!

[@derricktherailfan]

And even Canada trains!

[@TracksideTyson]

Thank you for supporting my channel! Take care

[@fantasticrailways5340]

Nice

[@Dan-uv5lw]

Never seen one of those before.

[@ALIMONSON]

Very good video 👍

[@TracksideTyson]

Thank you for watching 👍🏼

[@nodical802]

It’s funny that the truck had to do Long long short long at the crossing

[@CONCERTMANchicago]

As an arborist living along Northwest Line of the old Milwaukee and St Paul Railroad out of Chicago. I've been protecting an 151-year-old American ash tree that has been waving to every train that's gone by whistling at her since 1871. ♾

[@TracksideTyson]

@Nodical I found it funny also! Haha

[@dannyleos8020]

😷🤔Chooow chooooow. Choow 🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚞 😷!!!

[@user-qz2dq8xj9e]

最初の車両は、日本語の「軌陸車」ですね🎵

[@arlingtontrains7]

Sweet

[@Saviliana]

Actually it is quite clever, that you don't need a multi-million dollar locomotive for pulling shorter, local shunting trains, and will be much cheaper and economic to run with some already well tested platforms. I with the transportation companies would open their minds and use more of the truck hauler instead of kept running costly locomotives with some less then 10 car train through short hop trips.

[@gersonaugustotrens7769]

Belo vídeo, bela improvisação. Por isso eu amo a ferrovia!

[@Weeklydoseofrailways]

Nice capture.. Can I use this video in my train compilation video credit to you in video will be given

[@TracksideTyson]

Only with credits added on video.

[@Weeklydoseofrailways]

@@TracksideTyson Thank you...

[@warrent1668]

I had a dream about this tourns out to be real

[@kurokogejp]

Good👍

[@TracksideTyson]

Thank you!

[@quebecrail]

Ever saw such a truck pullkng 10 loaded ballast hoppers

[@TracksideTyson]

I have not

[@rajkumarray2937]

God damn it, the coal train was almost 2-3 km long.

[@TracksideTyson]

They can be huge, I’ve seen CN pull 245 car length trains with 4 engines.

[@rajkumarray2937]

@@TracksideTyson Really😱😱😱

[@railfansfools2857]

Whatever happened to the good ole "ca clankta cant..ca clankta cant".

[@joycelyndrewery2731]

how in the hi rail can a truck couple to a cn hoppers without no coupler?! lol!

[@TracksideTyson]

Loved your comment! They have knuckle couplers on the truck just like the trains have!

[@NourdinNourdin-kz1fm]

oui. 👍👍👍👍👍

[@mdejazulhaque6999]

Wow

[@KevinBenecke]

I bet that hi-rail goes through a lot of breaks on the back wheels.

[@astygmatyzm9071]

It obviously must have a compresor to feed the brake lines on the wagons.

[@El_Transportacoches_33]

Very curious shot: A truck honking as if it were a train.

[@Yyyyyy5]

The friction is so low on train wheels and the trucks it would suprise some to know once those 3 train cars get moving you could keep them moving with just a John Deere riding mower. That why locomotives get such good fuel mileage.

[@johnnyhalf6558]

Man " Would that be great idea for the logging industry up in Northern Wisconsin and Upper peninsula Michigan , Bring the logs to waiting trucks . They probably all ready do that ?? Anyone know 🤔 .

[@dukeofgibbon4043]

In a world where an F series pickup can legitimately identify as a semi-truck, I don't see the problem.

[@TheCheffydave]

Nice catches, LOT LESS graffiti in 2015!

[@TracksideTyson]

Good point! 😁

[@nedeljkomrkic408]

I have a dream !

[@TracksideTyson]

What was it about?

[@nedeljkomrkic408]

@@TracksideTyson trucks and trains together on the tracks !!!

[@scotty4579]

Great catch correct me if I'm wrong , the first 110 cars are CN C721?? sweetgrass to Rupert , the 2nd section being C767/769 ?? Or Grande cashe loads

[@TracksideTyson]

Yeah it sure looked like half of 721 and other half being 767/769 as 721 was always BNSF cars and CN coals with the CN coal hoppers. Thanks for noticing!

[@scotty4579]

@@TracksideTyson it was a random guess but I do mind the BNSF hoppers

[@cicerosantiago7481]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@philbenson6041]

It's the stopping he should worry about..

[@TracksideTyson]

I totally agree!

[@devansh8846]

Honking like a train😅

[@TracksideTyson]

I thought it was funny to!

[@gilbertosanchez4023]

184 vagonesi 2 locomotoras gran poder

[@howardhill9528]

Do they have a formula on how much each engine can pull. I know the truck would be way beyond it's limit on the road , did not seem to have a problem pulling these. Thanks for the video

[@stanleyj.mitchell4851]

I’m not sure about Canada, but here in Australia it’s all dependant on the grade. The formula will be horsepower per tone.

[@r_mon_e]

Horsepower per ton. On CN we run as low as .4, if a train has too much power for what they have deemed the correct amount it is throttle restricted.

[@pashon4percushon]

I didn't see an air compressor, how they stop?

[@TracksideTyson]

There would be a compressor but one for just the truck as it looks like! You would certainly think you would need a secondary compressor and more air tanks to supply breaking air for all the cars. Thanks for watching!

[@dannyleos8020]

😷 BRIGHT LIGHTS 🤔🤨☀️🪔💡🔦🚨💥 AND FLASHER'S WOOD BE NICE🤨😷!!!

[@ericsimons1886]

Need to change your title as the truck is pulling Hopper Cars not Gondolas.

[@Gordonseries385]

👍

[@tEqUiko]

Thisis a good one like no one itz 😨 scar 4 this 🚚train 0:13 lol

[@TracksideTyson]

Thanks for watching

[@davemartin4424]

CN really fix tracks. You need to come to stratford ontario and fix the old Chicago line which crosses Erie street. Fyi did let the city tell you you can't. Just fix the tracks. I live here thks

[@CurvyTribune]

Uber Freight: The Next Generation

[@markbarnett1962]

How would he go into emergency to stop if some fool crossed the tracks in front of it. Or going down grade?

[@TracksideTyson]

Good question! I don’t think the trucks air tanks would be enough for all those cars to stop quickly. Thanks for watching Mark.

[@chipset4412]

Um verdadeiro bitrem

[@shauntakata1762]

So the truck is not required to have it's head lights on?

[@TracksideTyson]

He probably forgot! Thanks for the comment.

[@ellisjackson3355]

These have a Cummins 6.7 right? That's pretty good. Those things are kind of dogs to me in straight trucks

[@garcjr]

More than likely the 8.3 Cummins. They're common on that class of truck.