I Think This Train DERAILED After Passing Me!

[@nightwatchman5848]

Thanks Jason for braving the cold and keeping us up to date.

[@tucobenedicto109]

The mega log haulers did not want to get scrapped so they were troublesome and jumped off the tracks. Be safe keep warm.

[@paulsmith5398]

OH, NO!, Thomas swapped his troublesome trucks for MEGALOGHAULERS🤔🙄❓🤣🤣😨😱❗

[@poowg2657]

Looked like a temporary shelter set up on the end of the car on the mainline. These are used when Mig or Tig welding to keep the wind from blowing the shielding gas away. Broken drawbar mount is my guess. Great video, liked it much. Thanks Jason!

[@larrybaldridge4078]

I am hearing they are gonna scrap the Mega Log Haulers, do not know for sure, thanks for the video, it is Cold down here in Louisiana this morning

[@martinmarsola6477]

Thanks fort this today. The cold weather and snow are something to keep the eye on. Enjoy the weekend and see you on the next, Jason. 😊

[@walterlamb4756]

I see the “broken pole”, love it!!!

[@mikeashely8198]

That truck is trying to push Push that train up the hill

[@RealMelodyBlue]

ELS 501 Owner: Escanaba and Lake Superior Railroad Comp Model: EMD SD40-2 Built: 7/1973

[@jasonradjavitch317]

I really must love Jason’s videos. I have it going on my cell phone and on my big screen TV.

[@mikefournier2601]

It looks like we're going fast I'm with you let see what going on

[@armandoperez7967]

Wow! Keep warm! Amazing frozen tundra!

[@armandoperez7967]

As they say in Spanish, “mucho frio.”

[@paulsmith5398]

Well, that orange mass is the ballast car on the end of the 40 car freight. Seems like these derailments are like a tv soap opera, ya never know whats gonna happen next. The FRA & STB recently shut down a shortline in Oklahoma, not sure why, but the new owner is a railroad in Mississippi, named the "Rock Island", go figure.

[@jamessimms415]

The new Rock Island has been in existence for several years now, HQ’d out of Mississippi. There was a failure to protect the ‘Rock Island’ name by copyright. They even have Bankruptcy Blue & Red engines like the old RI had.

[@davidbrown4823]

Could be a busted coupler or too much for one engine. I salute you for being out in the brutal cold.

[@chuxproductions1090]

Nice attempt at seeing something here! Moving midway pretty good! Was there a car on the ground??? Windy and extreme cold here in Maine Thursday too! 40+- wind gusts with trees down all over Southern Maine! Train hit a tree between Auburn and New Gloucester ME.

[@Tigerhawk1981]

hmm Derailer Mike must have been near. :P

[@BudmanPackfan]

Nice catch of the MLH drawbar detail x2.... Well done for the MLH (likely) final call!

[@jackthegiantkiller388]

a Shorter train with red flag on back thanks Jason !

[@robertbate5790]

I wondered if they had a broken knuckle ?? Grinder in use and pickup close by. Trees were wavering about a bit, indicating hefty wind. 👍👍👍 🇬🇧

[@garymessina1609]

Thanks Jason

[@rons3103]

Jason, I'm guess that they are dropping the cars down in Pembine, so that they can return with the engine and attach where the car(s) derailed. That way, they can get a vehicle down there to help put the cars back on the track without all of the stuff in the way. I was going to say, perfect time to have a drone, but with the winds, not so perfect time.

[@paulsmith5398]

Just curious, with ELS being single track, how are they gonna get an engine around the derailment to pull the remaining cars backwards🤔❓

[@Silvergt333]

Be careful with that car! Get it fixed!

[@stevendebiasi428]

Looks like they were testing the track

[@Jleed989]

Some front end work and new tires, you can go another 100k

[@ramtuff2007]

good train video

[@AlongTheRailFans-jt6pv]

If your recall they hard time pulling that grade with empty cars

[@andyc82]

Those tracks are warped. never seen track bent up like that before

[@TylerDonitzen-777]

The megalog haulers enjoy them while we can

[@kennethfuller8347]

I look down the tracks in some areas and can't believe they'd even attempt to run a train on 'em .. a loaded train at that. They'll spend time and labor re-railing the cars, but won't fix the track ??? What a way to run a railroad .. baffling.

[@streetrodder2846]

ELS spends more time on the ground than Fed-Ex.

[@paulsmith5398]

As a retired U.S. Post Office employee, i like that; " more time on the ground than FedEx", 🤣🤣🤣🤣👍👍👍👍🤔🙄❗

[@t.j.carroll8512]

Wow, that's so cold. True, but cold.

[@armandoperez7967]

But seriously, the E&LS has got to maintain its tracks better. They can get plain rock ballast instead of granite. They can get secondhand welded rail and recycled wood ties. E&LS speed is also slow enough that if they would use SD38-2s instead of SD40-2s it wouldn’t make a difference in performance and would rid them of having to maintain turbochargers.

[@paulsmith5398]

@@armandoperez7967 they would also lose 1,000 hp per unit, SD-38-2s only put out 2,000 hp, while the SD-40-2s give 3,000 hp per unit. It would take 3 SD-38-2s, where only 2 SD-40-2s would be needed for the required 6,000 hp. ELS doesnt go fast enough in Michigan to blow a turbo anyway, and youre right about the track in very poor condition, but the turbo-equipped engines are more fuel efficient too.

[@Rene-y9d]

So true! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@suzannemilton8346]

Don't take any unnecessary chances with your safety!

[@kurtschaller9324]

You need to Record a Song, On The GROUND AGAIN Always on the Ground.

[@jasonasselin]

lol

[@kurtschaller9324]

Thank You for your videos,Kurt@@jasonasselin

[@raymondszybowicz7597]

We dropped 46 degrees we had a scary night Wenesday morning tornado warning one touched down 5 miles North East of our area.

[@paulbergen9114]

This is where you do have to really be careful on the roadways. The fine Airborne snow blows on to The Salted mush which after while gets cold and freezes up you don't see it under the loose snow on top. Time to dust off the Everly Brothers album problems problems all day long

[@mikeashely8198]

Look like wisconsin has better salt than michigan

[@blackhawks81H]

Where I live in Michigan they don't salt at all other than the freeway. Sand at intersections to get started/stopped and then they bring out a grader and just scrape the snow down so it's flat/relatively smooth. Pretty much dont see pavement at all for months during a normal winter.

[@BudgieJane]

Can't you use the yellow car instead of the red one when it's that cold?

[@jayharmon4584]

After the derailments they have had recently. Looks like they need to do a lot of track work.

[@jamessimms415]

But they won’t do it unless the Feds tell them to.

[@garydreamweaver]

My educated guess, is that they don’t have enough power, to pull that much weight, on icy tracks. It could have been a cracked air hose. Who knows with this company? Nothing serious.

[@BudmanPackfan]

Jason, were the orange Thilmany Pulp & Paper (TPPX) gons stored with the MLHs?

[@jasonasselin]

They have put pulp in them before.

[@erie910]

You might need a new CV joint or two.

[@jasonasselin]

If only that was all.... LMAO

[@bensmith4563]

What good does putting a little red flag at the end of the train do

[@tanneradams7059]

Are they really selling the mega log haulers

[@cherylrutter3675]

Why would you drive a vehicle that has bald tires and the front end needs fixed?

[@jasonasselin]

Why not? Been driving it this way for months and will drive it 400 mile Friday too..

[@JimboW-iv7zw]

For safety's sake & your life get new tires & the front-end fixed ASAP. Or find a quality used car. Y'all's needs to do something.

[@Marcuswelby-nx2te]

Kim?

[@jamessimms415]

They have sell the MegaLog Haulers for scrap to pay or offset the expenses of their derailments. We’re likely saving them for such an occurrence.

[@BudmanPackfan]

The MLHs are property of CN subsidiary Wisconsin Central Ltd. They are being scrapped over time.

[@Everest1054]

Track looked poor in places

[@ShawnCalay]

Welcome to shortlines railways! I ran on 8 mile a hour track in a lot worse condition

[@jamessimms415]

That’s the understatement of the new year

[@earlhall4567]

You need ball joints and tie rods too few your car.

[@jonathanaarons6442]

I bet it derailed

[@the-terrible63]

Wow! Excellent catching the Escanaba and Lake Superior Railroad, (ELS), I like it, I got to see the trains today in person, both the CSX trains and a CSX pickup truck, I got them on my KZbin channel, It's called, @the-terrible63, @jasonasselin, thank you very much.