How to Rerail a railcar in less than ten minutes. 9-19-23

[@IowaGrandpaTrain]

The good news: the Hulcher guys are really good at this. Watching them unload and set up is like watching a well choreographed dance. The bad news: I’ve been told that Hulcher charges $10,000 or more just to bring out their equipment and then charges by the hour for the work.

[@chrisbalshaw4199]

Well if GOOD AT THEY DO. THEN THE RR back up and going$$$$$$$. Not for employees!!

[@kevinstaddon8517]

Specialist job, equipment and men requires paying for.

[@fishman211]

Very expensive way to rerail. We did it "back in the day" with a locomotive, a set of rerailers, a few oak blocks and wedges and two men for instances where the rail was still intact. This appears to be a siding or spur incident.

[@gailyncookMilwRR]

Thank You for watching! This was more than a derail, the axle broke so they had to replace a wheel set. I did not shoot the whole thing it would have been about 3 hrs long

[@paulne1514]

Agree, except for the rerailers. We didn’t have those. The steel mill I worked at went from 1 derailment in 24 hours, to 3 in an 8 hour shift. This all because to save money, they got rid of maintenance! Sometimes a derailment would be 5 cars. Where it used to to take 13 years to become an engineer, they changed to plant wise seniority, now it took 4 weeks. So when the engineer would feel the train slowing down, “for no reason”, they’d open the throttle up more! So now instead of just 1 car derailed, we’d have 5. But they’re saving money!

[@UTUBESUXS2024]

Thats the way we did it also. I learned alot from the ole guys.Big cable came in handy for straightening the trucks when required. Always had those cables stashed at toolhouses along the R of W. They came in handy on more than a few occasions.

[@mccoy79productions66]

Fantastic

[@gailyncookMilwRR]

Thank you so much 😀

[@ssweeps]

Is that railcar empty or full? What is it carrying?

[@gailyncookMilwRR]

That I don't know! I never got close enough to ask.

[@edsel6818]

Well at least the wheels didn't come off, 😉👍

[@TwoRailfans]

They made that look easy!

[@gailyncookMilwRR]

They sure did, but I'm sure it was harder that it looked. ✅

[@gailyncookMilwRR]

Thank You very much for watching my videos, and commenting 😃👍👍

[@jmurrell9881]

It's a lot easier for us. Lol Where was this?

[@gailyncookMilwRR]

@@jmurrell9881 True 👍 thank you for watching my channel 😃

[@gailyncookMilwRR]

Near the Midlothian diamond 👌

[@bradleyjanes2949]

Nice vid thanks

[@gailyncookMilwRR]

Glad you enjoyed ✅💯

[@bazza945]

That is a very tight curve! 😮

[@gailyncookMilwRR]

Yes and up grade 👍

[@ArthurPeters-h8g]

These gyes have done this before! Good job, on my rail road...two fingers and one minute. HO scale 😊.

[@gailyncookMilwRR]

I'm not real sure how to respond to this. 🤣🤣🤣

[@kens.3729]

Made Short Work out of that Job. 👍

[@gailyncookMilwRR]

Thank You, for watching! Well it looks like it did! However I deleted most of it otherwise this would have been well over 2 hrs long. 98% of people would not watch a video that long.

[@igottaspeak]

Incredible waste of time and money but this is what it is when you take everything away from Carmen to squeeze another dollar out of having less manpower.

[@gailyncookMilwRR]

I agree, pinching pennies can cost more dollars later! 👍🤣🤣

[@will5286]

GET A WINDPROOF MIC

[@MoonwolfeConsulting]

Until you PROVE you can do better, quit whining!

[@gailyncookMilwRR]

Thanks! I don't know if a wind proof mic is made for iPhone 12! Besides this video has over 22,000 views. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@gailyncookMilwRR]

I Checked, there is a wind proof MIC but I'm not spending 80.00+ for it.✅🤣🤣🤣