LORAM GRINDER BUSHFIRE! DOUBLE TAKES TO PUT IT OUT! PLANT CITY, FL

"Sparks will fly" and most smoldering areas will be put out by the passing water sprayer. But occasionally one is persistent and needs the water canon and men on the ground! This is one of those times! Please check out our other videos of the Loram Grinder at night, it's spectacular to view!
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[@clanzocu390]

So that first piece of equipment is called a MAIN LINE GRINDER and that second piece is called a SWITCH GRINDER , both are meant to grind different portions of rail and normally they have a water truck that follows behind that looks for flair ups. - I worked for LORAM for a 5 years from Main line grinders, to ballast cleaners to the overhaul department-

[@kingjames8283]

Forget my nearly 40-years in trucking, this fireman job on the Loram looks much more fun. This I would love to do.

[@reddog-ex4dx]

"Hello. Loram? Smoky the Bear would like to have a word with you."

[@MerriBrownwing]

That was sensational! I've never seen anything like it! Thanks so much for sharing!

[@kens.3729]

I’m sure this happens more than we realize. Great thing another smaller crew was behind the Main crew and put the Fire 🔥 out. 👍

[@AR-py5cn]

Looks like they were prepared for just such an occurrence.

[@dwsmith1429]

The tankcars in the string are carrying water.

[@nayls1084]

Very cool! And very smart to have a follow-on unit like this...

[@katt-the-pig]

Okay, whoever did the editing, the ? got a good laugh out of me.

[@TheLivingFlame1]

Me too!! 😂

[@davidcollins7306]

Thankfully there was a backup, The grinder was well past when the smoke started. Great Job

[@CJ_175]

They also have water trucks following about a half mile behind the machines to catch missed smokers too

[@tannerrobinson5110]

A Loram rail grinder started a fire just outside of the Loram Facility in Medina, Minnesota. It was grinding the Paynsville Subdivision for the Canadian Pacific (Former Soo Line) and it caught a small area around the turnout switch into the Loram Facility on fire and failed to notice it as they continued west. It took about 10 minutes for the fire department to come put it out. Just thought that it was sorta ironic.

[@davep6977]

what fire dept.? they put it out.

[@charlottecunningham2141]

@@davep6977 sounds like a different incident

[@fordrust1961]

Nice catch. Stubborn little fire.

[@FrostyPoints]

It’s a good job the second unit was at hand ! 👍

[@cop-fq2eq]

4:01 Loram like wut I just put u out.

[@popsi50]

Either matted undergrowth or thick dry grass. Hated those types of fires.

[@davidhbingham6812]

Must be pretty dry in Florida this year, usually there are observers with water hose on the end of the rail grinder to catch hot spots.

[@Tegridyvs]

A few nights ago they had this happen in the Tampa yard lol. It was fun watching them put the ties out

[@tibbers3755]

Nice! The rail grinder was up here on the northeast corridor a few days ago.

[@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS]

enjoyed this. thank you

[@ausblue1]

gee that was a very stubborn fire ..

[@jcraigshelton]

Not really. They were putting the water past the fire instead of at the base of the fire.

[@ausblue1]

@@jcraigshelton ok

[@MikeInPlano]

Interesting to see the just-ground rails steaming as the grinding unit passes.

[@1ndygirl]

I love VRF "event" videos!

[@onlyincanadaapity1883]

Very nice catch

[@Survivor1547]

👏Good Job Guys👏

[@amtrakfan4068]

Now that’s what I call a really useful engine

[@nicke1903]

They outta have a Burn Out Crew to burn out problem areas in and around the Track. They have a good bit of water supply, outfit a Car or 2 for firefighting and support. Ideal for remote areas that if they light off will be problems for the RR and or Equipment.

[@38911bytefree]

A firetruck car with a proper firefighter would be a nice addition to this gorgeous gear.

[@robertheinkel6225]

That same track goes thru Brandon. I was residing my bicycle over the tracks, and thought they looked like they had been recently been ground down. They had odd swirl marks on them.

[@FrehleyFan3988]

That is the only thing I'm good at, putting out fires

[@zuestoots5176]

Take it you have started a few? Thats how i got good putting them out.

[@reesecole2031]

This is why thay literally carry tons of water on rail grinder trains

[@MottyGlix]

Spelling error. Should be "… needs the water cannon and …"

[@ocsrc]

That's one way to clear the brush from the sides of the track, set it on fire

[@naggersgonnanag]

Question mark so funny, should be with Nani sound!

[@koirails8680]

Nice!

[@adlerhenrique907]

very good where I work has one of this

[@The747Isnotdead]

Perfect vid

[@allenwray6595]

I would have thought the follow crew would have a water car with them too just incase. 🤷‍♂️guess not.

[@taslimchaudhry1431]

Awesome Video 😊😊😊😊🇮🇳😊😊😊😊

[@RandomRetroTrainGuy82]

Heart this

[@ScalsAnimWorkshop]

Some of these look like Class 66/59 locos.

[@anthonyrausch5708]

So is this LORAM a national thing or a local thing? either way it is a very interesting take on fighting brush fires... the entire country needs this thing!!

[@TheLivingFlame1]

I think it's national? They went past my place in the San Gabriel Valley a couple years ago.

[@anthonyrausch5708]

@@TheLivingFlame1 thanks for the info..

[@bermie282]

Loram is actually international at this point

[@firetruckblack]

Loram is a big company. Check out there web site. There are good videos and info.

[@steves2694]

Use the yellow water!

[@danielramsey1959]

Why not do the grinding only when its raining? In Alaska we do it after the first good snow dump.

[@mattmoschkau2831]

Daniel Ramsey To much work to only grind in the rain, they would be backed up to the point real maintenance problems might occur. They do however avoid certain areas, you won’t see them working parts of CA anytime soon!

[@carlloar7519]

LORAM U have some explain to do!🔥😀😃😃😂 good work to get it out

[@MyHMMWVaddiction]

Oh, guys? You forgot to fill out your JSA, PTP, and of course a hot work permit also we need to do a stretch n flex.😉

[@rubenvillanueva8635]

Better than firemen on foot!

[@southernsignalfilms4157]

so ironic that this happened near my house....lol

[@terrikelewood5448]

That was luck to be there

[@stephenbutler1816]

I think they should carry a couple of shovels on board too .

[@tncorgi92]

@@WatchesTrainsAndRockets plenty of hoes to be found around Plant City.

[@pizzasubs]

about how much water can one of these hold to lets say one of those Tanker trucks that the fire department uses????

[@WatchesTrainsAndRockets]

A tanker carries around 2500 gallons of water, an engine between 500 to 750 gallons.

[@MikeInPlano]

@@WatchesTrainsAndRockets And it appeared the grinding unit was pulling 2 more tank cars at the tail end of the consist.

[@bermie282]

The Production Grinder (first unit) has 3 water cars which hold 25000 gallons each the smaller switch grinder has one belly tank with a 5000 gallon capacity

[@pizzasubs]

@@bermie282 so Guess you can say that it would really take a real long time for thT to go through it whole water supply... 😂

[@bermie282]

@@pizzasubs typically 12 hour grind shift is enough to deplete it also takes a soild 10 hours to fill it

[@WayneTesta4444]

Out of curiosity is the PTZ going to be back soon.

[@pashon4percushon]

I use to work for them, they train new hires 5 days and they are out on the road and definitely no firefighting training.

[@morticiaaddams7866]

Ok, dumb question. What exactly does a grinder do?

[@aarondonovan8099]

Grinds the rails to be smooth

[@davep6977]

should have just did a control burn and cleared all the weeds and brush

[@straycat2253]

Looks like they were using gasoline to put the fire out at first?

[@WeldinMike27]

You're only making it worse...

[@ferky123]

I remember a Donald Duck cartoon like that.

[@benconway9010]

How did that small fire just suddenly spark up?? Did they start the fire purposely to demonstrat? Very strange

[@benconway9010]

@@dwi189 oh i thought they were some sort of new fire trains and demonstrating😄

[@liliwinnt6]

how does the fire start? thanks for the hose down

[@albertcyphers1532]

The rail grinder shoots Sparks starting fires

[@liliwinnt6]

@@albertcyphers1532 roger that

[@kleetus92]

I'm surprised they don't use a light dose of class A foam...

[@jbrat4313]

Were theres smoke.... you know the rest...🤣

[@Glaudge]

that didnt look like no ordinary fire

[@gravelydon7072]

Looked like it may have caught a pile of old ties. That would make it harder to put out.

[@braysfinds7479]

I'm good at starting fires...

[@npk765fan]

Wt?

[@WatchesTrainsAndRockets]

I sure would not want these guys showing up if anything of mine was on fire. Inadequate on so many levels .

[@WatchesTrainsAndRockets]

@Bike CycleThey were fumbling amatures! They never dug down into the brush to make sure that it was completely out. They should have gotten up close and personal with the hand line the first time. A bit of a breeze and it would have gotten completely away from them.

[@WatchesTrainsAndRockets]

@@LegendaryRadioJock Sorry, you are wrong on that one.

[@TheSwanny]

Have to agree. Don’t need to be a firefighter to understand these guys took way too long to get it put out.

[@WatchesTrainsAndRockets]

@@TheSwanny They can be forgiven to a point as they were ill equiped to deal with anything more than smoldering vegetation . If you go back and look, the guy with the hand line was one-handing it. A serious fire hose requires at least two. That thing didn't have the water volume rate for much more than what they had to deal with. What I don't get is why they backed off after the first attack. The fire was obviously not extinguished at that time.

[@TheSwanny]

I have a theory on the mystery backing. It looked as though the fire may have been on the far side of a berm, and they were having trouble hitting it from where they were. So they backed past the switch, perhaps planning to then come down the other line to get a better, closer attack on the fire. But-for whatever reason couldn’t come down that line, so went back. Just a thought.

[@BPJJohn]

BushFire? in Florida? :V

[@wildlandfirefighter5656]

Yes. Many have occurred. Wildfires can occur anywhere through the US due to dry conditions

[@gravelydon7072]

@@wildlandfirefighter5656 We are coming into our dry season so the local Forestry people will be gearing up or the next round of fires. But unlike CA and its fires, ours are better behaved and mostly occur in the Everglades or water conservation area. Of course, there is always the prescribed burns that get out of hand also. We've been known to flood the park to help put those out when I worked for SFWMD.

[@daverobinson6184]

Not a thing wrong with some fire, the guys work hard to grind the rails & so there are some fires they just want to burn the junk on the side of the track's & let the fire dept. put out the fire's that way they can have some fun.

[@VideosfromNH]

If water makes the fire worse, then you are not using it right.

[@Rodneygd]

Why not just let it burn? Probably just kudzu and hobo camps.

[@BirdmanProductions-nv3iy]

🤣😆🤣😆🤣😆🤣😆🤣

[@nemesis_nick2691]

Ok who let Stevie Wonder in the cab?

[@Viggggggr]

Not smart, first train is watering the rails which will just grow more plants

[@gravelydon7072]

First grinder is wetting down the area to prevent track tie fires. You'll notice that the rear of it is doing the same. But often a stray spark will go outside the wet areas and the spark shields. And then this happens.

[@ETrain-mv4ck]

Nice!