Inserting New Railroad Cross Ties with a TRIPP

TRIPP machine is inserting new railroad cross ties. He had pulled the old
ties out the day before. Can't ever go wrong putting new cross ties in
the track. We had a shut down for a long wall move and the tie gang
put in 2500 new ties that week. We are very fortunate the company spent
the money they did during the shut down to help make our track safer.
Check out my other You Tube channel with more cool railroad and
rail fanning videos along with other adventures Dave has:
/ @thatsdavesotherdoings
Disclaimer: I am an employee of Iron Senergy at Cumberland
Mine. My job is railroad track maintenance. I am very fortunate to
have this job and everyone at the mine is very fortunate to have
Iron Senergy as it's current owner. Our past owners had every
intention of shutting this mine down, but Iron Senergy took
over and have kept this mine alive.
Please understand: I am NOT in any way an official or unofficial
spokes person for Iron Senergy or Cumberland Mine. Any viewpoints,
opinions or anything that I show in the videos, or write in the video
descriptions or any answer to any comment, should NEVER be
misconstrued or interpreted as being in any way shape or form,
any kind of official or unofficial statement from Iron Senergy,
Iron Cumberland, Cumberland Mine, any of the mine's management,
any of the contractors that may be shown in any video, nor of
any of my fellow co-workers.
Any viewpoints or opinions I may make in the videos, in the
descriptions, or in any answer to a comment is strictly that of my
own and NOT an official or unofficial statement or viewpoint that
Iron Synergy or any one at Iron Senergy or Cumberland Mine
necessarily has or makes.
Again, we are very fortunate to have Iron Senergy as our current
owners. Please, when making a comment be respectful of Iron Senergy,
Cumberland Mine, my fellow coworkers and also any contractors
that may be shown. Thank You, Dave
#insertingrailroadties#tripp#newrailroadcrossties

[@ccrx6700]

Check out my other You Tube channel with more cool railroad and rail fanning videos along with other adventures Dave has: www.youtube.com/@ThatsDavesOtherDoings

[@robertf3479]

"That guy's doing a real good job. He's not messing up my track." High praise from the expert Dave. An interesting piece of equipment!

[@ccrx6700]

Yep some operators rip and tear and put line spots in the track Robert, this guy was pretty good and didn't do that at all. Thanks so much for watching and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@heiniken1234]

I Love how Dave always encourages and compliments his co-workers. If thst was in every workplace, what a wonderful world we'd have. I should what a much more wonderful world we would have. I think if you keep yourself positive and surround yourself with like minded people, this world is awesome and I'm glad to be alive and enjoy it.

[@GMCGUY-]

Everybody give Dave a round of applause. HE HAS BEEN WORKING FOR HOW MANY YEARS AT THIS RAILROAD AND HE IS STILL WORKING AT HIS AGE WOW 👌 SO IMPRESSIVE DAVE IF EVERYBODY LOVES DAVE AS MUCH AS I DO GIVE THIS A THUMBS UP 👍 👍 THUMBS 👍👍. WE ALL ON HERE LOVE YOU DAVE THANK YOU FOR SO MANY AWESOME VIDEOS OVER THE YEARS AND WE ALL HOPE TO SEE MORE BEING UPLOADED. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

[@Bassotronics]

He’s a living lean railroad machine. And a happy great one too.

[@GMCGUY-]

@Bassotronics YES HE IS DAVE IS DEFINITELY A RAILROAD MACHINE THATS FOR SURE AND HE LOVES EVER MIN OF IT. 😁

[@therealswarvey]

TYPE LOUDER! WE CAN'T HEAR YOU!

[@GordonEricksen]

🎉🎉😊❤👌👍🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@donnieenfusse9038]

👍👍👍👍

[@tomedgar4375]

Another great day with Dave!

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you enjoyed Tom. Thank you very much for taking the time to watch the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@SteveMikre44]

Dave, Awesome to watch the TRIPP operator installing the new ties so quickly and precisely. I could of watch him all day. Thank you for sharing this with us...

[@ccrx6700]

Your quite welcome Steve and glad you enjoyed. Thanks so much for watching and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@kathieharine5982]

Excellent. It is interesting to see the machinery put in those ties.

[@ccrx6700]

It sure is Kathie, but I was so looking forward to putting in all those 2500 ties by hand, by myself, dang.... maybe next time... :-) Thanks so much for visiting with us and checking out the video. May you have a very good day my friend.

[@brianhickey5949]

Downright cool! The TRIPP operator is good (as you mentioned) he didn't break any track and he was very efficient in getting those ties in place. I could probably watch that all day :)

[@ccrx6700]

Yes he certainly is a good operator Brian, but I was so looking forward to putting in all those 2500 ties by hand by myself, dang.... maybe next time... :-) Thanks so much for visiting with us and checking out the video. May you have a very good day my friend.

[@brianhickey5949]

@@ccrx6700 If you are going to do them by hand - let me know and I will travel to PA and do the work with you :)

[@ccrx6700]

@@brianhickey5949 👍😊😎

[@AlanMullen-w1f]

Make it look easy ! Have a great day 🌞 DAVE

[@ccrx6700]

Yes this operator is pretty good Alan. Nice to have a guy who knows what he's doing. Thanks so much for visiting with us and checking out the video. May you have a very good day my friend.

[@jackgreen412]

Seen it before, but it's always fascinating when Dave presents it.

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you enjoyed Jack, it really is special when you can be right there as you know. Thanks so much for visiting with us and checking out the TRIPP show. May you have a very good day my friend.

[@raymondsprengelmeyer1278]

Thank you for sharing Dave! This railroading is fascinating!

[@ccrx6700]

You are certainly welcome Raymond and you are right these tie machines are amazing at what they can do. We do love hydraulics on the RR! Thank you very much for taking the time to watch the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@PlanetMojo]

Black banana's being put in their place. Love to see it 😊 Thanks for the great video Dave!

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome Mojo and great to see us getting some good track work done. Thanks so much for watching and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@yetidynamics]

i love dedicated well engineered machines.

[@ccrx6700]

These tie machines are totally awesome for sure yetidynamics. Sure is a whole lot better than putting them in by hand. Thanks so much for visiting with us and checking out the inserting ties video. May you have a very good day my friend.

[@dalecaldwell9096]

Super cool. Only got to see this one other time at La Plata but not near as clear.. Love the spare hose setup on the front. Thanks for sharing Dave..

[@ccrx6700]

Your quite welcome Dale and glad you enjoyed. Thanks so much for watching and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@ericmintz8305]

Thank you, Dave. That operator does a real good job indeed. I cannot imagine what it takes to place the ties so precisely. Thanks for making your videos. I can't get enough! Speaking of which, I've always wanted to see how you get your truck onto the tracks. I would be deeply grateful if you show us how you do it -- or if you already have, point me to the video, please! You have a very good day, and please keep 'em coming.

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome Eric and glad you enjoyed. Thanks so very much for taking time to write in and to watch the video. May you have a very good day my friend. Here's a video on setting my hi rail pick up truck on track: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jXS6iX95j8mMZ8U

[@robinroberts3335]

Hello Dave it’s Robin . fantastic sure saves time that tie machine fast 👍🏻😎 great job

[@ccrx6700]

It sure does Robin, but I was so looking forward to putting in all those 2500 ties by hand, by myself, dang.... maybe next time... :-) Thanks so much for visiting with us and checking out the video. May you have a very good day my friend.

[@robinroberts3335]

😂😂😂 with no manhines. 👍🏻

[@morse2795]

That machine can really stick them ties under them tracks Dave. Your videos are always so interesting to watch how things are done.

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate the very nice comment William and glad to hear you enjoyed. Thank you very much for taking the time to watch the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@fredeisen7401]

Hi Dave! As always very interesting. Thanks!

[@ccrx6700]

Your quite welcome Fred and glad you enjoyed. Thanks so much for watching and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@dchurch2012]

You really have been "Working on the Railroad"! I live near a UP maintenance facility and watched this work being performed about 6 months ago. Very impressive!

[@ccrx6700]

That would be cool seeing UP doing tie replacement David, I've seen NS around here doing it, but these guys we had do every bit as good a job. Thanks so much for watching and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@lawrietaber657]

I love watching these machines work the operators have absolutely awesome skills,once again a brilliant vid thanks Dave

[@ccrx6700]

I'm pleased to hear you enjoyed watching this one Lawrie. Thank you so much for taking the time to visit with us and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@dannyestes3637]

Now I understand the meaning of life! Wow! That's a very responsive machine to the operator commands. I would love to be on that crew! Love the content.

[@ccrx6700]

The meaning of life..... Railroading is my life Danny.....:-) Glad you understand things better now tho.... You are right, that is a very responsive machine in the hands of a good operator. Thanks so much for visiting with us and checking out the inserting ties video. May you have a very good day my friend.

[@roberttrometter5788]

Dave. I can tell he is a great operator. If I had to do that at first, the tracks would be all over the place...lol. Great job. Robert

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate that Robert and that guy did do a very good job. Thanks so much for visiting with us and checking out the inserting ties show. May you have a very good day my friend.

[@Mr1fish2fish]

Dave: Thanks for doing all the ties, in this video. Some other commercial adventure would have stopped after the first two. Very interesting watching ties go in, and this is a different machine too other than what I have seen before.

[@ccrx6700]

I'm pleased to hear you enjoyed watching this one Mr1Fish. Thank you so much for taking the time to visit with us and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@PappysPotluck]

Awesome piece of equipment.. and your right Dave, Awesome operator. He made that look way to easy..

[@ccrx6700]

Yes it certainly is Pappy and he was a good operator, but I was so looking forward to putting in all those 2500 ties by hand, by myself, dang.... maybe next time... :-) Thanks so much for visiting with us and checking out the video. May you have a very good day my friend.

[@schadowolf]

Another great video and interesting to see such engineering marvel on this equipment, thanks for sharing!

[@ccrx6700]

You are certainly welcome Schadowolf, and you are right these tie machines are amazing at what they can do. We do love hydraulics on the RR! Thank you very much for taking the time to watch the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@dennisb-trains23]

Great job Dave! 👏 🎉 Another fantastic that's Railroadin' 👍👍

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate the nice comment Dennis. Thanks so much for visiting with us and checking out the inserting ties video. May you have a very good day my friend.

[@alkennedy1124]

Wow 37000 pounds crazy heavy, thanks, BigAl California

[@ccrx6700]

That's about what my regulator weighs Al, and my tamper is 68,000 pounds. Big toys for big boys..... :-) Thank you very much for taking the time to watch the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@richardaustin2640]

Made my day Dave (and morning coffee) with some more action from the line! Love these videos of the track work maintenance. Keep safe out there 👍

[@ccrx6700]

Great to hear that Richard and glad you enjoyed. Thanks so much for watching and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@williamralph5442]

Neat machine..sure beats the Armstrong method. Thanks Dave

[@ccrx6700]

It sure does William, but I was so looking forward to putting in all those 2500 ties by hand by myself, dang.... maybe next time... :-) Thanks so much for visiting with us and checking out the video. May you have a very good day my friend.

[@russelltrupia4479]

Awesome video Dave great info, and you were right those are nice looking ties.👍

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you liked this one Russell and yes sir those are very nice ties, but hey, we deserve the best! But I was so looking forward to putting all those ties in by hand, by myself..... guess I'll have to wait till the next time.... :-) Thanks so much for visiting with us and checking out the video. May you have a very good day my friend.

[@Rgreenacres]

Crazy how that machine makes those look so light!!

[@ccrx6700]

You are right Terry, it has a lot of power and throws those ties around like pencils. Thank goodness for hydraulics on the RR! Thanks so much for watching and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@yellowlab5624]

Dave does it ALL, probably be serving lunch to the crew ! 👍👍🚂🚂😊

[@ccrx6700]

Wish i could have done that Yellowlab, but if I had cooked them lunch they probably all would have gone home sick..... :-) We are very fortunate to get these new ties in the track to help keep trains running safely. Thanks so much for watching and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@yellowlab5624]

@@ccrx6700 hope you have a good day 👍👍🚂

[@ccrx6700]

@@yellowlab5624 👍😊

[@williambrown2245]

Thanks for sharing Dave

[@ccrx6700]

Your quite welcome William. Thanks so much for visiting with us and checking out the inserting ties show. May you have a very good day my friend.

[@P61guy61]

Excellent video of an interesting process. Thank you for posting.

[@ccrx6700]

Your quite welcome William and glad to hear you enjoyed. Thank you very much for taking the time to watch the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@dorothycole8611]

Amazing work!

[@ccrx6700]

Thanks so much for visiting with us and checking out the video. May you have a very good day.

[@DanielParadis-sr5nh]

Thank you for sharing!

[@ccrx6700]

You are certainly welcome Daniel. Thanks so very much for taking time to write in and to watch the video. May you have a very good day my friend.

[@daveadock2874]

Dave, another great video with close-up action. Hope you aren't having too much weather trouble. At least you are not in Iowa ducking tornadoes. Take care.

[@ccrx6700]

Hopefully the big rains have left us now Dave, we got some doozies last couple of weeks, lot's of flooding. Glad you enjoyed the video and thanks so much for watching. May you have a very good day my friend.

[@commonsense1907]

Another great video! I never saw this operation before. A rough job when when done by hand. So easy today with modern machinery and diesel fuel. Thanks you for sharing!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Common Sense and your welcome. Really appreciate your watching and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@heiniken1234]

I Love Dave and this channel. Your enthusiasm for the work is just a pleasure to watch. I worked till retirement in a Foundry with similar enthusiasm and appreciation how the work can be enjoyable and fulfilling. Keep up the great work.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment heiniken, glad you are enjoying. Makes it much better to go to work when you like what you do doesn't it. Really appreciate your visiting with us and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@heiniken1234]

Thank you, it really does make all the difference to enjoy the work, and to watch tou and Learn so much from your channel has really been a pleasure. I am definitely checking out your other channel. Its nice to have great wholesome content and I very much appreciate yours.​@ccrx6700

[@ccrx6700]

@@heiniken1234 👍😊

[@clarklindquist8137]

Hey Dave, another great video brother. Thank you

[@ccrx6700]

You are certainly welcome Clark. These tie machines are amazing at what they can do. We do love hydraulics on the RR! Thank you very much for taking the time to watch the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@clarklindquist8137]

@ccrx6700 You too Dave, stay safely blessed

[@briankemp5206]

Great video Dave! Today is my Friday, Enjoying Smoked almonds and a glass of potato water! Keep them coming!

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you enjoyed Brian and I never heard of potato water? My mom used to make potato soup and it was really good. I like smoked almonds too. Thank you very much for taking the time to watch the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@briankemp5206]

@@ccrx6700 Vodka! It can be made from grain or potato's.

[@ccrx6700]

@@briankemp5206 👍😊

[@StormySkyRailProductions]

FANTASTIC video and lots of memories. Thanks for sharing dave and have a wonderful rest of your week.(Steve)

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome and glad you enjoyed Steve. Thanks so much for watching and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@StormySkyRailProductions]

@@ccrx6700 You are welcome Dave and you also

[@mikemissel7785]

Dave I saw a picture of the CSX P&LE heritage locomotive it looks good. Enjoy the videos and be safe in the rain that you guys are getting.

[@ccrx6700]

That's awesome Mike, I have yet to see it but hopefully someone will post it on YT and I'll get to take a look. Thank you very much for taking the time to watch the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@ebf82234]

Absolutely fascinating, Dave!! MofW equipment in the right (operator) hands is so cool to watch (and listen to...newer John Deere-powered machines do not compare to the much older, and louder, brash Detroit Diesel machines from the LORAM stables!!). I've never seen one of these (TRIPP) machines in action, so this was quite a treat 🍧🧁😊"Thank you, thank you"...

[@ccrx6700]

Your quite welcome EBF and glad you enjoyed. These TRIPP machines are awesome and fast. Thanks so much for visiting with us and checking out the inserting ties show. May you have a very good day my friend.

[@davenitsch6094]

Awesome video capture of all the action there Dave, thanks much my friend!

[@ccrx6700]

Those TRIPP machines are so cool to watch and this guy was a pretty good operator. Sure makes things go fast, a whole lot faster than you and me trying to put them in by hand!

[@DonaldKing23]

Not sure how i stumbled across this channel , but I sure am glad I did. I always enjoy Your videos.

[@ccrx6700]

Great to have you with us Donald and hope you will continue to enjoy the home movies. Thank you very much for taking the time to watch the video and may you have a very good day my new friend.

[@paulfazekas7475]

Another enjoyable video thankyou Mr dave😊

[@ccrx6700]

Your quite welcome Paul and glad you enjoyed. Thanks so much for watching and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@lewistodd9242]

Good morning Dave. That's a great piece of equipment with an excellent operator. Have a great day my friend.

[@ccrx6700]

Yes it certainly is a fantastic machine and a good operator Lewis, but I was so looking forward to putting in all those 2500 ties by hand, by myself, dang.... maybe next time... :-) Thanks so much for visiting with us and checking out the video. May you have a very good day my friend.

[@jughead8988]

That's a beast of a machine!

[@ccrx6700]

It sure is Jughead and you can really do a lot of work with it in a day, sure beats putting ties in by hand! Thanks so much for watching and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@beverlymichael5830]

Amazing always the work the machines can do Thanks for bringing us along.

[@ccrx6700]

Yes it certainly is Beverly, but I was so looking forward to putting in all those 2500 ties by hand, by myself, dang.... maybe next time... :-) Thanks so much for visiting with us and checking out the video. May you have a very good day my friend.

[@mikep1085]

Equipment like this is amazing! Can you imagine the amount of man-hours this would take manually? WOW! As a suggestion for a future video... maybe you can show them unloading equipment like this from their trailers and putting it on the tracks.

[@ccrx6700]

Yes it certainly is Mike and we sure do love hydraulics on the RR instead of all that manual labor! Here's a video I made some time ago of them unloading some MOW equipment off a trailer. Thanks so much for visiting with us and checking out the inserting ties video. May you have a very good day my friend. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mXeWfIqEnpuVnpY

[@Southernshaker]

Thanks for sharing with us Dave. Amazing what those machines can do.

[@ccrx6700]

You are certainly welcome SouthernShaker and you are right these tie machines are amazing at what they can do. We do love hydraulics on the RR! Thank you very much for taking the time to watch the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@ianhughes7805]

Another well planned and safe job, well done Dave and crew

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate the nice comment Ian and glad you enjoyed. Thanks so very much for taking time to write in and to watch the video. May you have a very good day my friend.

[@RFMCabooseNP1713]

Very interesting.

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you enjoyed RFM. Thanks so much for visiting with us and checking out the video. May you have a very good day my friend.

[@ericdavidson5011]

Looks like a big steel railroad Fiddle!

[@tazrortheelder5307]

You know, you're not wrong. Looks just like it's sawing a bow lol

[@ccrx6700]

Yes it does, reminds me a road grader too Eric. Thanks so much for watching and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@randydobson1863]

hello Dave & it's is Randy and i like yours video is cool & Thanks Dave & Friends Randy

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you could stop by Randy. Thanks so much for watching and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@JOHNMORIN100]

That is likened to playing a GREAT VIOLIN 100 points.

[@ccrx6700]

It sure looks like one doesn't it John, also reminds me of a road grader the frame on it. Thank you very much for taking the time to watch the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@keithludowitz9637]

Thanks for bringin railoding to us. That is going to be some veautiful track!

[@ccrx6700]

You are certainly welcome Keith and you are right, those new ties were very much needed on this section of track. Thank you very much for taking the time to watch the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@kg4muc]

That operator is smooth for sure! Looks like the ties are still creosote treated. I remember the old black creosote treated poles on a hot day. Dang stuff would stick like a leach to your skin lol. This beats hands on by a mile😅

[@ccrx6700]

You are right Wayne, ties are the only application for creosote the EPA no allows. My dad was a lineman for the local power company and used to have to climb those creosoted poles in the summer. They carried burn kits with them in their trucks all the time. Thanks so very much for taking time to write in and to watch the video. May you have a very good day my friend.

[@MarcosPaulo-op9tn]

Very Good Vídeo Marcos from Brazil 🇧🇷

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate the nice comment Marcos. Thanks so much for visiting with us and checking out the video. May you have a very good day my friend.

[@Billblom]

When I was living in Charlotte NC, NS and CSX both had their main line track crews come through. Amazing seeing the 40-50 different pieces of gear doing huge amounts of work on 2 lines at almost the same time. (Same week...)-- The NS crew seemed to be a fair bit more efficient than the CSX group.. Replaced worn rail, about 1/2 the ties, tamped and surfaced several miles per day CSX was eliminating a lot of disused switches on their line through Charlotte along with replacing ties, and doing another big fix on the line near the downtown where a big diesel managed to go swimming in a flooding creek. One of the NS folk said they got double the mileage done on any given day, which was amazing to me... Same size groups (again, didn't count them, but the counts were almost the same...)-- no idea how they managed it, other than having everything exactly where it needed to be when they needed it....

[@ccrx6700]

Those big tie gangs got it going on don't they Bill. How cool you got to watch them in person, it is amazing what they can do in a days time. Thanks so very much for taking time to write in and to watch the video. May you have a very good day my friend.

[@poowg2657]

No fair, they're taking all of the hard work out of it. Excellent video, enjoyed it much. Thanks Dave!

[@ccrx6700]

Your right Poowg, it's just not fair that I can't put all those 2500 ties in by hand, by myself..... what is the world coming too..... :-) Thanks so much for visiting with us and checking out the video. May you have a very good day my friend.

[@1208bug]

Thanks Dave, that was a great overview. 🙂👍

[@ccrx6700]

You are certainly welcome 1208 Bug and glad you enjoyed. Thank you very much for taking the time to watch the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@AlanMullen-w1f]

❤ how things are coming along 😄 4_16

[@ccrx6700]

Things are coming along very nicely Alan These tie machines are amazing at what they can do. Thank you very much for taking the time to watch the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@artillerest43rdva7]

great video, just amazing the tie placement by the operator ! right on the mark! each and every time! that should improve the stability of the rails once you are done! does the operator view via camera 🎥 technology is just great to get things done faster, easier , with less effort.

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate your saying that Barry and yes he did a really good job. No cameras, he can see the ties really well from up in his cab. New ties always are a good thing to put in the tracks. Thanks so much for visiting with us and checking out the TRIPP show. May you have a very good day my friend.

[@mikedee8876]

nice....hydraulics are a beautiful thing

[@ccrx6700]

You are right about that Mike! Can you imagine trying to put all those ties in by hand. We do love hydraulics on the RR. Thanks so much for watching and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@cedarcam]

Good to see a close view of what looks like a brand new machine. Wish our railways had machines like you have.

[@ccrx6700]

Wow I'm surprised they don't have a lot of equipment for tie changing Cedarcam. Hopefully someday you will be able to make a video of you guys changing ties, I would really like to see that. Thank you very much for taking the time to watch the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@cedarcam]

@@ccrx6700 Our government will never invest big money in our railways. They are finally getting our Trans Pennine route upgraded after many years of talk and no action. That's a big job including electrification. Those jobs they take out all the track and ballast and put brand new in which we do have a train for, I have never seen it working though Jobs like you do are still mainly done by hand. If I get chance I will take some video of our track maintainers.

[@earlschmitt884]

Working hard on the railroad all the day long. Great video Dave. Someday we will see a video of you working hard.😅

[@ccrx6700]

I guess you did just ask Earl and you got your wish. Glad you could be satisfied now. Appreciate your writing in my friend.

[@earlschmitt884]

@@ccrx6700 Don't get me wrong, I love all your informative videos. But seeing how you personally get the job done right is also important sometimes. Just like if we were to spend a day in the life of an operator. From pretripping the engion, to shutting down at night.

[@ccrx6700]

@@earlschmitt884 👍😊

[@opieshomeshop]

*_Well you can tell he's been doing that a while. Machine looks fairly new too._*

[@ccrx6700]

Yes he's a very good operator and fast David. He makes that company money. Thank you very much for taking the time to watch the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@killsalive1]

Chop the "top" of the ties with an Adz. Dig out the end. Used pointed bars and Tie Tongs to pull it out. Grab a pick and loosen the base of the gravel/ ballast. Dig it out. Grab a new tie with the tongs and pull it under the rails. Use a bar to lift one end of the tie while others tamp it up. Repeat other end. Use track jack to lift the rail. Slide Tie Plate under. Spike the Rail Spikes. Repeat other side. Dress it up. Then apply Rail Anchors and Anchor Spikes as needed. Repeat on down the line...........

[@ccrx6700]

Come on over and have at it killsalive! These tie inserters sure are the cat's meow compared to the old way of replacing ties. But you are right, the way you describe is the way we used to do it. Thanks so much for taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@philadelphia3117]

Wow, he was handling them like Lincoln Logs.

[@ccrx6700]

He really did do a good job and did it fast Phil A. it would be a lot of fun to run that machine. Thanks so much for visiting with us and checking out the TRIPP show. May you have a very good day my friend.

[@AP9575-jd]

The power of hydraulics. Sure makes things easier.

[@ccrx6700]

Yes it certainly does Anthony, but I was so looking forward to putting in all those 2500 ties by hand, by myself, dang.... maybe next time... :-) Thanks so much for visiting with us and checking out the video. May you have a very good day my friend.

[@davewallace8219]

Well don dave!

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate your saying that Dave, this was a pretty good operator and a fast one. Sure makes quick work out of replacing those ties. Nice! Glad you could stop by to watch and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@bradolsen8629]

See you later Dave from your next video👍👍👍

[@ccrx6700]

Sounds like a great plan Brad! Thanks so very much for taking time to write in and to watch the video. May you have a very good day my friend.

[@tzadik36]

Thanks for this video! It must take quite a bit of power in the machine and skill of the operator to pull out the old and push in the new ties! And to do it accurately without disrupting the lie of the rails… And now here comes AI!

[@ccrx6700]

Yes they are a powerful machine Robin and this guy was a pretty good operator, and fast. Thank you very much for taking the time to watch the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@russaification]

I've watch a few of these videos and have wondered if all that coal is had on the ties. I do know that coal is a great absorber and will absorb water which could lead to mud and possible wood rot. I did note that CCRX did say they used to vacuum the tracks but the company went belly up. I enjoy you videos my dude, I've loved trains all my life and grew up next to a huge train yard in Sacramento.

[@ccrx6700]

Great to hear you are enjoying the video Russ. You are right, coal fines in the ballast is never a good thing, it's something I deal with here on a constant basis trying to get rid of the coal out of the ballast. Never ending job. Thank you very much for taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@Bassotronics]

It’s always a good day when the machine operator treats your track like a delicate lady. Great job!

[@ccrx6700]

You are right about that Bassotronics and we are lucky to have some really good operators in here on the tie gang. Thank you very much for taking the time to watch the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@joshuahosang6690]

Kool

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you enjoyed Joshua. Thanks so much for watching and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@brucekellett2269]

Gee that TRIPP machine operator knows his stuff. Tosses those cross ties around like match sticks. Dave do you have any concrete ties on your railroad. I used to run 240 car iron ore trains on the RioTinto Railway in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Even the hardwood cross ties ( sleepers ) didn't last long. Termites like eating them. From an engineers perspective I really enjoy watching all your track related videos. The fire snake really amuses me. Look forward to the next video. So much to learn. Thanks again Dave. B

[@ccrx6700]

Yes he sure does Bruce. Nice to have a good operator putting ties in. We have no concrete ties here. Did you get put out of work with the autonomous locos RioTinto has? It does surprise me that termites would eat creosoted ties, but maybe yours weren't? Really pleased to hear you are enjoying the videos, many engineers and other railroaders watch these videos. Thanks so much for visiting with us and checking out the video. May you have a very good day my friend.

[@johnhobbs2689]

Hello Dave I'm back. Great video I always have wandered how they swapped ties out. Now I know. Thanks for the video.

[@ralfie8801]

Sometimes it’s done by hand or with a backhoe too. It just depends on how many are being changed and what kind of machines are on hand if more than a few are being changed.

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome John and great to see you again. Thanks so much for watching and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@davidthorne4491]

That makes quick work of that job , now ur turn

[@ccrx6700]

It sure does David, but I was so looking forward to putting in all those 2500 ties by hand by myself, dang.... maybe next time... :-) Thanks so much for visiting with us and checking out the video. May you have a very good day my friend.

[@wilmeaux12]

it seems that with all that coal mixed in with the ballast stone, it would be worth the extra effort to run it through a grisly to clean it up some as the stone still looks pretty good.

[@ccrx6700]

You are right William, as you can see we surely need a ballast cleaner in here, but guess we will have to wait for that to happen. Thank you very much for taking the time to watch the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@bazis98]

Imagine showing this video to the guys who built the original Transcontinental Railroad.

[@ccrx6700]

I bet those guys wouldn't believe their eyes Bazis. We have come a long way since then and we do love our hydraulics on the RR now! Thank you very much for taking the time to watch the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@tracyrreed]

Those ties are sitting below the level of where the previous ties were. So how do they get spiked down? Wouldn't it leave a gap between the top of the tie and the bottom of the rail? Does something lift up the tie while they are being spiked and then somehow something (tamper?) fills in ballast under the tie? I love learning about railroading from your videos, Dave!

[@ccrx6700]

Good question Tracy. There has to be a space between the bottom of the rail and the top of the ties in order to put the tie plates back in. Once the tie plates are in, the spiker machine will come along. The spiker has a hydraulic clamp that goes down under the tie and picks the tie and tie plates up against the bottom of the rail, then spikes it tight to the rail. After that I follow with my tamper squeezing ballast under neath the ties to hold the tie up. Thanks so much for taking the time today to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@4everdc302]

It's good to see the refresh is going well.👷‍♂️👷‍♂️👷‍♂️⛏️🪨👷‍♂️🚂🇨🇦🇺🇲🙋

[@ccrx6700]

All went fairly well Doug and we got all the ties installed plus a lot of other work got done during this shut down. Glad you could take the time out of your busy day to watch tonight's show and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@zztechs]

Howdy, My friend. sorry I'm late...

[@ccrx6700]

My watch says you're right on time zztechs! Thanks so much for visiting with us and checking out the inserting ties show. May you have a very good day my friend.

[@ericsikma4764]

Kinda spooky in sense if one thinks about it: That guy's driving that TRIPP machine on track which has no spikes...

[@ccrx6700]

No worries Eric, they are only taking out a few ties at a time, plenty of ties left with spikes in them to hold gauge for these machines. Might be a different story if a heavy train ran over it tho. Thank you very much for taking the time to watch the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@jimc4731]

Two questions, what does one of those tie machines cost and how many of your coal trains required to fill a coal barge? Keep up the good work! JIM ❤🇺🇸

[@ccrx6700]

I don't know exactly the cost of a new TRIPP machine but am guessing around a half million Jim. We load 3 different size barges here. Each coal car holds 115 tons. Standard barges hold 900 tons, stumbo barges hold 1100 to 1200 tons, jumbo barges hold 1300 to 1500 tons so now you can figure out how many cars will fill each size barge. We also haul typically 38 cars on our train. Thanks so much for taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@mackfisher4487]

How did they do this work by hand back in the bad old days, 2500 ties

[@ccrx6700]

A lot of really tough, young strong guys back then Mack! They brought these machines in to replace all those ties and here I was really looking forward to doing them all by hand, by myself..... guess I'll have to wait till next time.... :-) Thank you very much for taking the time to watch the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@nlo114]

There's enough slack coal in those beds to mine!

[@ccrx6700]

You are right NLO, this section gets a lot of spillage because this is where they are moving the train to dump it. Lot's of banging around of the cars and the coal leaks out, but that's railroading here. It sure would be nice to get the ballast all cleaned out. A project for another day. Thanks so much for watching and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@fountainvalley100]

It's pretty simple. No track equals no coal moved. Or maybe have to at least hire every dump truck in the area.

[@ccrx6700]

Every dump truck in the area couldn't handle all the coal we want to move Kent....:-) But you are right, no track equals no coal. It's really great to see us doing what it takes to keep trains running safely. So glad you could stop by and take the time to write in my friend.

[@jacobcarruthers6696]

Could you do a tour of your hi rail trucks of all the tools you carry

[@ccrx6700]

I will try and do that someday Jacob. It may be awhile so please be patient. Right now I've got a bunch of videos already made just waiting to get published. Thanks so much for watching and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@jacobcarruthers6696]

@@ccrx6700 sounds good to me keep up the great work

[@ccrx6700]

@@jacobcarruthers6696 👍😊

[@tdotw77]

I always wondered how this was done, now i can see it. My question is what about the gravel under the wood railroad ties? How do you pack gravel under the ties after being replaced? Doesn't doing this lower the track because you're removing a bunch of supporting gravel from underneath the RR ties? I don't see how you could pack gravel under the ties when a big machine is on top of them either? I want to see & know more!🤔👍🏻👌🏻🛠️🔧🔩⚠️🚧🏗️🦺🗜️🚜🚂

[@ccrx6700]

Good question T Dot. I follow the tie gang with my tamper and use the tamper to pack ballast under neath the ties once they are spiked down. There will be a video coming out of me doing that here in a week and a half. So stay tuned for that one, hope your notification bell is turned on. Thanks so much for taking the time today to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@louislabouskie8488]

How does the tie operator put the ties at right height

[@ccrx6700]

He doesn't Louis. He does try to leave enough space between the top of the tie and the bottom of the rail so the guys can later slide the tie plates in. Then the spiker pulls the ties up tight against the rail to spike the ties down. Thanks so much for watching and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@louisglen1653]

He does a tidy job! 🤣

[@ccrx6700]

You are right Louis, this guy was a very good operator and fast. Thank you very much for taking the time to watch the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@mikeashely8198]

After all, those new ties were put in how long before the older ties are Start to go bad

[@ccrx6700]

Yes once the old ties start to go bad and the spikes won't hold or they get rotted, then it's time to replace them Mike. I have no idea how long those old ties had been in this section tho. Thanks so very much for taking time to write in and to watch the video. May you have a very good day my friend.

[@nolankaplan6646]

Dave - How does the operator verify that the tie is perpendicular to both tracks? Good video!

[@ccrx6700]

Just by eye Nolan, it's fairly easy to do sitting up in the cab of that machine. Ties do not have to be a perfect 90 degree angle to the rail, but close. Thanks so much for visiting with us and checking out the video. May you have a very good day my friend.

[@ryanb6658]

Do you have a video putting ballast under the ties?

[@ccrx6700]

I have an entire playlist of me tamping track Ryan on my home page, but as of yet I do not have a video of me just squeezing ballast under new ties. Good suggestion for a future video.

[@billtheunjust]

That ballast looks pretty clogged up by coal and dirt. I hope you get to clean it out soon to fix the drainage. I'm sure it will be satisfying to get done.

[@ccrx6700]

You are right Bill, this section gets a lot of spillage because this is where they are moving the train to dump it. Lot's of banging around of the cars and the coal leaks out, but that's railroading here. It sure would be nice to get the ballast all cleaned out. A project for another day. Thanks so much for watching and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@frenchcreekvalley]

I see that the ties are sitting a bit below the rail after insertion. How do they get pulled up to the rail when spiking? Does the spiking crew have to brush the gravel out between the rail and the tie before spiking?

[@ccrx6700]

Good question French Creek Valley. There has to be a space between the bottom of the rail and the top of the ties in order to put the tie plates back in. Once the tie plates are in, the spiker machine will come along. The spiker has a hydraulic clamp that goes down under the tie and picks the tie and tie plates up against the bottom of the rail, then spikes it tight to the rail. After that I follow with my tamper squeezing ballast under neath the ties to hold the tie up. Thanks so much for taking the time today to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@alro2434]

Yeah, kinda scary rapid & powerful hydraulic movement heading right towards your rail! We take it there isn't a mechanical/hydraulic/electrical stop that would prevent it from ramming the rail, from the mention of the operator's skill?

[@ccrx6700]

I'm almost positive the arm will not go in far enough for the clamps to hit the rail Al. You are right, it sure is a powerful machine and a good operator on it. Thank you very much for taking the time to watch the video and may you have a very good day my friend.