Homemade train / rail cart riding on abandoned railway tracks

[@johnnyllooddte3415]

wowww...shock absorbers and camera stabilizer..otherwise its GREATTTTTTTTTTTT

[@insevanhouts]

That's the exact description of my new video! Shock absorbers for the back wheels and a smartphone gimbal for stabilisation: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gF7Xo6CXfJtnjbs

[@pegamationproductions6062]

Shut up. Stop advertising.

[@prabhashinipradhan3437]

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[@user-PoliceMisconduct]

My eyes teared when I saw this. I've had dreams of doing this since I was a kid. I never knew people really did it. Oh how I would love for a dream to come true just once.

[@foskten10]

+CazzoPORTICO Scimmie Same here. I would love to take two or three carts in a convoy and just cruise where it takes you. You could even camp along the way and just take a few days and make a real adventure of it. That would be true enjoyment for me :)

[@user-PoliceMisconduct]

foskten10 I would make a great theme park.

[@VaultofVideos]

CazzoPORTICO Scimmie i also had this dream

[@YourTube_2023]

Me too Bro.. 😥😥😥😥 I too have the same dream... 😥😥😥😥😥

[@user-PoliceMisconduct]

The dream that sticks in my mind to this very day happened when I was in middle school. This is when I lived in Las Vegas, and while adults went gambling, the desert was my playground. Many times we thumbed our way to Lake Mead and camped there. We roughed it, and I mean rough. We only had some goodies in backpacks and water. Lake Meade is freshwater, so we weren't going to be in danger of dehydration, although I almost drowned. There were railroad tracks somewhere in that desert. I would look at them and imagine I was on one of those silent movie hand-crankers moseying along the tracks under the bright desert sun. And this brought all that magic back.

[@Senna-78]

Great job guys. A good way to re-use an abandoned railway. But railways should never be abandoned to be replaced by road service

[@motelghost477]

Nothing should ever be as much fun as that looks. I'm so jealous.

[@kapekodbob]

You really need a big ole train horn and ride thru there at nite. realy make the residents wonder !

[@abhisheknoel6157]

0:00-5:21Tracks brought back to life!!Perfect Adventure!! ...Love from India🇮🇳...first best recommended video by KZbin...

[@jesudassvinodkumard480]

I am playing to build a cart in idnia is there any abonded tracks in india??

[@foskten10]

This looks like it would be LOTS of fun. I would love to do this and I can see where people would gather on the weekends just to cruise wherever the rail takes you. A small group would be lots of fun if you had several cars and had the ability to travel far enough so it took a couple days to go out and back again, and you could camp along the way just like people used to do way back in the day. That would be a really fun way to break up all the rubbish in one's daily life, at least for me...

[@Torstrum]

So cool! Ive wanted to do this since i was a kid. I lived next to the railroad tracks and walked them from a young age for fun. On the tracks or the service road that my area has beside the tracks- which guaranteed a clear safe road to easily exit to when a train came. Ive always wanted a vehicle to ride the rails. Now that i see people make them for dead lines i really think i could make one. A couple of railway axles, a platform, a motor, some belts. Not something that i couldnt see myself making.

[@project0727]

Best way to hang out with friends!

[@exb.r.buckeyeman845]

My dream, I think of something like this every night.

[@HBC423]

abandoned 10 years? one year in Tennessee and this would be jungle again

[@charlie891]

i wish there where abandoned railway tracks in england, but all of the closed lines had their rails dug up.

[@hotrodrupp1]

hell! clean out that road crossing and keep goin' !!!.... I really enjoyed the ride along!. Randy, Ithaca NY.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

I enjoyed watching this, it looks like fun.

[@kingkhan-rd7cd]

Timsvideochannel1 yes I want to enjoy this ride ....its adventure

[@lafingas555]

Yes i also enjoyed watching this video.

[@priyamganguly]

The best hobby one can have. Can't get any better. Just love it.

[@williamthethespian]

That is whacked! There are any number of ways this could have gone wrong. Congratulations. And now, on to part two...

[@pedrodevesoul2927]

Ca a l'air cool d'avoir une voie ferrée désaffectée à côté de chez soi ! Belle vidéo !

[@insevanhouts]

Je suis grave chanceux !

[@jamesbhx]

The irony is that this abandoned track is in a better state that some tracks in the UK!

[@brendaneckhart9376]

Pretty cool, it's amazing this was built from scratch, keep up the good work!

[@insevanhouts]

Thank you for motivating me into making a new one!

[@brendaneckhart9376]

+Inse van houts my pleasure

[@markg999]

I'm jealous that looks really fun, nice job

[@XY_Dude]

This is really cool @ 2x speed…

[@insevanhouts]

It's also very relaxing @ 0.5x speed...

[@jasonvaughn7934]

that was a great video you guys. Thank you for sharing. That's also an excellent way to explore areas that have not been touched in a long time

[@LectronCircuits]

Wonderful training; you guys are very well trained. Cheers!

[@kcscarecrow]

Thznks for the tour guys. Looks lke fun.

[@robertbone3064]

This looks like good, clean, fun. I would like to see this in America as a past time.

[@fmflores2000]

I would pay to ride that awesome contraption.

[@petermuller3530]

Wunderbar! Wichtig ist natürlich, daß die Strecke freigeräumt ist.

[@RollnRye74]

you can also hook up a 10 speed gear system from a bike to gain even more speed.

[@insevanhouts]

I posted a new video with a 6 speed railkart, that thing is a killing machine :]

[@RollnRye74]

@@insevanhouts COOL Do you have a link? How fast did it go?

[@derekgillis48]

That would not only be cool.but fun as well seeing new things in a differnt way

[@randygreen9857]

That would be a cool way to travel abandoned rail tracks.

[@Ryan1412]

So jealous! You've got the fun of building the cart and the fun of exploring an old railway

[@insevanhouts]

I'm still not sure what was best..

[@markduncan6690]

There is some nice open country...once you get moving along!!! I hope that no -one bothers you about using the old rail-road!!!!!

[@ThatGuy-ip3br]

put a smile across my face. i'd like something similar.

[@sodbuster925]

looks like a ton of fun

[@100inthewind]

How fun that would be! Exploring, wondering what you will see..... Going where no one has been in years.

[@whiskymacable]

Nice viewing and great idea for abandoned tracks!

[@insevanhouts]

Yes indeed, the view is great. A few miles before this video the view is even better because trees around the tracks are lacking..

[@anonims7004]

Looks interesting. All it needs is a horn and passenger coaches and it would be a railcar-passenger-train.

[@lairdoharray]

Absolutely fantastic. Well done and many thanks. Hope you didn't get grief from any sad officials.

[@Valdemar-Perez-III]

This is one of those things where you dream of doing something especially as a kid and you're crying because someone else did it and you don't know how to do it yourself. Good video brother!!!

[@gusy629]

Brilliant! Abandoned railway tracks into enjoyment.

[@PleasantAutomotive]

Fantastic video and I am so jealous! Would give anything to have that in my backyard!

[@MustangsTrainsMowers]

Is it me, or does the camera lens give the feeling that the entire trip shown was going uphill?

[@insevanhouts]

+Boyd W it is really going uphill all the way though the video! On my way back I just turn the seats around and roll downhill without the help of the engine :)

[@insevanhouts]

Hello youtubers ! I am wondering how many of the ones who watch my video have the intention to build one themselves? Please let me know if you have or not, I'm really curious !

[@quevicular]

+Inse van houts I absolutely am interested. I am on vancouver island and want to put one of these together. I am a steel fabricator and want to build mine out of aluminum. I am having a difficult time trying to find wheels. What wheels are you using.? I guess an 8hp is plenty of power for the cart and 3 people? Where are u from?

[@insevanhouts]

+ChiefJustice Middleton The next one I am going to build will be made of aluminum too, it's so much lighter. Wheels were the hardest part to find for me I managed to find them at a local lumber yard, he bought them at a retired coal mine not far from here. I know there are some being sold on eBay in the US. But the shipping costs are often outrageous expensive. And yes, 8hp is enough for an aluminium cart. My 8hp 4 stroke briggs and Stratton engine was able to pull my super heavy wooden 'train' with 5 adult passengers, and it had only one single gear (no gearbox) ! So don't worry, 8hp is plenty for you. I don't know if your railway is very steep but it should be no problem, mine is quite steep too. I am from bourgogne, France Thank you for responding, I would love to see some photos or videos of your future rail cart!

[@blazingbashtv615]

+Inse van houts I want to build one. My sytem is generator and electric motors. For el. motors I dont know which one I will use AC or DC. For DC I need variac to connect generator and DC motor to adjust speed ( higher voltage = higher RPM) and for AC I need frequency generator for AC motor speeds. For brakes I will use switched magnetic poles method on stator to slow down the rotor and some classic disc brakes. On main control panel I will put voltage, amp, meters. Meters for speed and for fuel. I will put diesel generator. I will use steel wheel with springs to have low bouncing force

[@coltonfox4928]

+Inse van houts My father and I intend to build one, but we do not have plans.

[@insevanhouts]

BlazingBashTV that was what I wanted to do in the beginning, a generator in combination with some car batteries and a 24v truck starter. But my plans changed when someone gave me the 8hp briggs and Stratton engine. I'm not familiar with electric engines so I don't think I could give you useful tips. I don't know if you care about the costs but from what I (think to) know, frequency generators are quite expensive. And as for the brakes, as far as I know the 'regenerative' braking does only work for AC motors? I'm sorry if I'm telling BS ;) It seems like an interesting project for me!

[@catman7153]

That was awesome! One of my favorite KZbin vids! I wish I knew of some place around my area to use one of these, I would build one in a heartbeat!! Well done!

[@insevanhouts]

Thank you for that huge compliment! I hope you'll find an abandoned railway some day.

[@laurentmcmeenes1366]

Magnifique, les gars ! Bravo ! Belle invention !

[@insevanhouts]

Merci Laurent !

[@laurentmcmeenes1366]

Il n'y a pas de quoi ! Je soutiens toujours les personnes qui ont des idées originales ! Et en plus, il existe je-ne-sais combien de kilomètres de voies ferrées désaffectées ! Il faut en profiter ! Bonne continuation !

[@mikegalvin361]

Very nice, hold on to those railway tracks, its a shame they pulled up so many of them

[@MsMNnice]

Wow! What fun!!! Do you know when that railroad was first used and when they abandoned it? I love the history of railroads, too :) I hope you're able to use those tracks for many, many years!!! All the abandoned railways eventually are turned into bike/ped paths here, but at least they're not ripping them up and then flattening the land for a field or something like they did to some of the railways many years ago. After seeing your video, I really wish we had some old rails left behind around here!

[@RM-io7qo]

Awesome. I'd love one of those, but there are no disused lines in the peak district with the rails still in situ. Have fun! Take care...

[@3beltwesty]

Briggs 8HP flathead 19 or maybe a 20 cubic inches (311 or 328 cc) The first two numbers on the model number is the displacement. The model numbers are 6 digits on that era's engines like 190412, 195437,195407

[@Drakwdeanrer]

Does anyone else having flashbacks of Metro 2033?

[@sotirzvanidjubre4109]

Reload

[@dennisjeffs4239]

This is brilliant!! Checkout the rail karting in New Zealand using modified golf karts, several routes with overnight stays.

[@insevanhouts]

+Dennis Jeffs hm

[@Timrathmore]

You need a train horn and cab for shelter from the elements may be even trackage rights lol. Great video. be sure to swivel the seat so you can head back long hood forward . loved it

[@oldbaldfatman2766]

Dec. 2017----Thanks for a great video....and one hell of a bug out vehicle, especially if you could pull a small cart behind it. Your ride reminds me of KZbin video about a village in Russia where many people there don't have cars. A couple uses their home built rail cart to get to the nearest city for groceries not only for themselves, but neighbors. Problem is, their govt. wants to rip up this abandoned section of track.

[@jddr.jkindle9708]

Looks very fun! Kindly place a safety guard/gage covering those belts n pulleys - for your protection.

[@StealthFB22]

Hook up a few coaches and take people for rides XD

[@cameron.s.9368]

BRILLIANT I would definitely like to make one myself but I live beside the busiest railways in Canada so no abandoned lines to run on lol

[@kaybevang536]

Bruh that looks like an awesome vehicle in a transport post apocalyptic world

[@dakhinmajhi2349]

But the engine need to be more powerful to pull that coach n ppls on it

[@riverhuntingdon6659]

Probably more reliable than some of the EMU units introduced when I retired from the railway, at least this heap of junk would go in snow :-)

[@jasonsmith6408]

poison ivy? lol man that looks cool! May make something for all of my old go karts lying around

[@richardkaz2336]

Looks like fun, considered getting approvals and make a tourist attraction. Roughly where in France, south, west, central or north.

[@farahraiko807]

Omg. The view was breathtaking! almost like a fantasy movie. Man, how I could wish my country have this . I'm jealous of you ! haha

[@insevanhouts]

It's true, the views are great here in France, where do you live to have such an ugly views? ;)

[@thomasshaw4562]

Some camping gear and a couple friends...its a vacation.

[@nishajchullikkara625]

maaan you got me❤❤

[@nishajchullikkara625]

I would take my friends and go to extreme end crying this will extreme memmory😭

[@TimAndyMik]

I was wondering if you attempted any type of suspension between the wood and the axles.

[@rogerthornburg8794]

Thats soo awesome...wish i could build a cart lie that but all the old abandoned lines in my area were ripped up and repurposed for walking and biking trails

[@relaxingcountry7375]

The real Adventure..so cool..!!!

[@phsycopiano]

This is the coolest thing I've ever see

[@tammygunnell3085]

C'est Bon!!! Great video guys! Looks like you had a lot of fun sharing this with everyone. Magnifique!!!! Greetings from the United States! :)

[@TAH_YT]

I dreame to have journey in this cart 😍😍😍😍 love it and green environments

[@ceciltagg]

Track does not look in a bad condition could be used for normal passenger traffic looks like good fun you Shute scared that fox ran for its life nice bit of gear you got there

[@stuartgmk]

Fantastic looks like great fun .

[@Triadii]

Very nice ride through the forest

[@littleblitz8239]

I found a portion of old US rte. 12 in Lake County Illinois. Dead ends in a field alongside existing rte. 12.

[@jamesdauphinais2705]

That looks like lots of fun..

[@kyliedempsey8357]

I don't know why, but this reminded me of the movie 'Stand by me'. Lol.

[@milantobik8872]

Dobrý nápad, len už som starý. U nás na Slovensku máme tiež také nefunkčné železnice.

[@MichaelMance]

That thing is great! Nice job!

[@insevanhouts]

+Michael Mance Thank you :)

[@etlttc353]

Dude that's fucking sick

[@jimmychambers3836]

that looks fun as hell

[@aligoreky2954]

Genial aventura saludos desde colima México 👍

[@normken]

Fantastic!! Lovely simple fun, keep going you guys......!!!

[@ct6502c]

This is awesome! Good work! I've always dreamed of building a homemade train, but I had no idea if it was even possible. What did you use for the wheels? That's my biggest question. I'm really amazed that a small engine like that was able to move the cart so fast, but on rails you don't have as much rolling resistance, so I guess you don't need that much power. I really want to do this someday, and I do know where some abandoned railroad lines are. I just have no idea how to build it.

[@insevanhouts]

ct92404 hey, thank you for your comment! I used some minecart wheels. And yeah it's really cool that such a small engine could get us moving, even uphill! It is quite ecological too, as it used almost no fuel!

[@ct6502c]

Inse van houts That's great. Do you like building things? It's one of my main hobbies, although I've never built anything as big as this! BTW, I'll subscribe to your channel :)

[@insevanhouts]

ct92404 sorry for the late reply. Yes I do, and I love it. Thanks for subscribing!

[@ct6502c]

Inse van houts That's ok. Are you working on any new projects? Lol maybe a jet powered go kart next?

[@massimocallegari4898]

Bel posto, e bel lavoro, il rail cart!!!!

[@jpstenino]

Just the very best. Congratulations

[@AventureiroPaulek]

QUE SHOW DE PASSEIO... MAGNÍFICO... TMJ... ABRAÇÃO DO AVENTUREIRO PAULEK!

[@tonypike5785]

Cool ride ,thanks fellows

[@evosagara]

For me , it looks realy cool! But i think what if you make it looks like some popular loco?

[@gizmothewytchdoktor1049]

now that looked like a blast!

[@juancarlosl4133]

So much fun, very well done guys

[@gabrielrocksan8210]

Really abandoned one 😍 Nice job fogs 👌👏

[@rexluminus9867]

Wow ! Fun & cool ride + scenery. A knight ride, next time ? Thank you.

[@al1308]

That looks like so much fun!

[@SoaresGaucho]

OMG! I need learn how to make one like that. Near my house there is a rail." Travel" through out my state.. Lol

[@MrKabDrivr]

That's pretty cool!

[@brearddidier454]

Très sympa cette petite promenade! Merci!

[@danboniface914]

I’d LOVE to do this!!!

[@eclipse2260]

Wenn have s swamp Here with a train Tracking also. But the Track is smaller i think. I have to meausure it Out in order to cart it

[@scottpettigrew1304]

Wow! A run through the woods. They should've smoked a fatty first! :-) :-) :-) Thanks for the ride!

[@insevanhouts]

No problem! :)

[@emmettbrown3050]

"They should've smoked a fatty first" *Then died from lung cancer.*

[@dirk4926]

+Emmett Brown Yes people who smoke a fatty every now and then are dropping dead of cancer at an alarming rate. Won't people ever lean that even one fatty is certain death?

[@logany4765]

+Emmett Brown yup happens just like that. one hit of weed is deadly

[@symbalamark7861]

oem42 like Tim Grady?

[@kimpirihi]

Wow, even the buildings look abandoned

[@CoreyKinley]

Awesome it looks fun ride

[@great_kelpshake6280]

That looks so much fun

[@EIC89]

That's so much cool, man!

[@insevanhouts]

Thank you! :) I did really enjoy it!

[@NewfoundlandRailway]

Awesome run! Thanks for the trip. :-)

[@insevanhouts]

No problem, thank you for your comment :)