Tehachapi Derailment Scrap Job. FINALLY!

[@alkennedy1124]

That is a jaw shear , it’s cuts metal with brute force, vary powerful, thanks BigAl California.

[@kens.3729]

Thanks for Catching the Derailment Clean-up. Clean-up generally takes Months as you know so it’s really Surprising to see this taking place a few days later. 👍

[@MarkClayMcGowan]

This was almost a year after the actual derailment. The recent one was just one axle.

[@markprice1984]

I think it is great that you can get us views of railroading the rest of us might get into some sort of trouble over, Mark. I am fascinated by these behind the scenes videos you do. Keep up the great work.

[@25vrd48]

Great video series Mark . Before I retired and worked derailments the HULCHER crews were always very nice especially when the big boss was really low on gas in his truck at 3 a.m. and I had 55 gallon drums of it and I always was there to help out . Cool guy and I was rewarded extremely well . They sure did feed their guys well and I too was always welcome .

[@MarkJoseph81]

The guy that operates the cutter has to have good spacial awareness and almost intuitive understanding of how to efficiently and effectively go about maneuvering, rotating, folding, cutting, and smashing. It's actually pretty impressive to watch.

[@timothyshepodd7826]

The excavator-mounted hydraulic shears are impressive. They can snip through thick I-beams and rail cars too. Blessings Mark!

[@Adam-yb5ub]

Hey Mark i like yer style brother🇺🇸 my family is UnionPacific true since 1998. Ive enjoyed all yer videos preciate yer time, love and respect for the Rail. Stay true UP🙏

[@luck484]

great video. I love watching tools being used effectively. I am interested in how the operator figures out how to use the tool to do the job. A running commentary might be the ticket. As I think about it now the narrator does a passable job of describing what and how the operator and tool do the job. In my opinion this is the best video by the publisher I have seen.

[@MarkClayMcGowan]

I am glad you enjoyed it. It is the first scrap job I've had the pleasure to have witnessed, so I was just reacting to what I saw. I had no idea what was coming next. I was very fortunate to be allowed to even shoot this from a distance, and while they told me what their plan of action was and where they would like me to stay when I arrived, the guys were all busy and had no time to hang out and explain it to me. Thanks for the compliment and for checking it out!

[@glengriswold9986]

Mark, so glad you were able to video this. I could watch it all day. Thanks for taking the time.

[@MarkClayMcGowan]

My pleasure! I hope all is well down your way! Merry Christmas!

[@MarkJoseph81]

Exactly. I can watch stuff like this for days!

[@rsmith.182]

Fun video to watch, what a great job to have, tear the crap out of stuff without the worry of damaging anything as long as you keep the machine upright. Thanks

[@johncamp2567]

You had been mentioning this scrapping for months, and I’m glad that you caught it on video! ‘Far more interesting than I expected! 👍

[@MarkJoseph81]

He had some videos a month or more ago from the day after the wreck or some time very recently after the initial derailment.

[@rogerpenske2411]

Watching something and get caught up with KJ to push hold any crushed is just bad ass man

[@ccrx6700]

What a really cool video Mark. I sure would have fun running one of those excavators! That was cool watching him tear that tank car apart. ❤😎👍😊

[@MarkClayMcGowan]

Thanks! It was the first modern scrap job I had the pleasure to witness. I had hoped to get back the next day, but couldn't make it.

[@hlcx2330]

Excellent footage and great commentary as always, thanks

[@Railrider765]

The amazing power/strength of hydraulic's! 💪

[@ATSFSuperChief]

Fun to watch as it is a lot faster than cutting torches with the hydraulic shears eating their way through the steel.

[@StormySkyRailProductions]

Very cool video and fun to watch, thanks Mark, great stuff! (Dave).

[@randydobson1863]

hello mark & it's is randy and i like yours video is cool thanks mark friends randy

[@kittty2005]

That is a 35 ton(70,000 pound) crawler excavator with that shear attached.

[@RobertRidgley]

Very interesting video. Thanks Mark.

[@noneshere]

CSX Goulding is getting new railroad ties put in. It looks like they finished the yard but there's small piles of new ties for miles to the north & south of it

[@markhayes6407]

The tank car scrapping was cool. I was not aware of how a tank car is put together. The insulation and double lined steel. I assume Hulcher will bring the environment back to nature when they are done.

[@MarkClayMcGowan]

I don't know what will be done for remediation, who will do it, or even if it will be done. I'll keep an eye on it though.

[@janiesoito4494]

Awesome video.

[@veetwotls]

Excavator Scrap/Metal Shear Attachment

[@paradiddlediddle8630]

Coolest channel, Mark.

[@w.m.6018]

Very interesting how they cut the Metal

[@Denis-tu1pd]

Awesome video mabe in a2 or 3 months it will be cleaned up. Denis from Santa Rosa CA

[@MarkClayMcGowan]

It's all gone now. Video walk around upcoming!

[@NMSOM]

"CATERPILLARSAURUS" LOL!

[@doncheeto8549]

I wanted a flatcar to put in my backyard

[@johnwinden8511]

I think running the shear would become tedious. It fun to watch though, thank you.

[@nealcampbell3190]

A heavy scheer can cut through building steel easy enough. Rail car frames seem to be a challenge, but not impossible. As a person who is a contractor in the trades. Yeah no work, no trains. FJB

[@tpep1693]

Just a shear, and you would be surprised at what they cut, unreal, don't get your arm in their!

[@paulbergen9114]

Last summer some contractor had a field day working on cutting up 28 derailed older covered hoppers that luckily were empty but had been hauling phosphate. I think the one farmer made more off the scrapping land rental and railroad staging area for repair because it was on the edge of the swamp and was the first section of solid ground. Cell phone companies had to even bring in Mobile Towers to provide service the nearest motels are probably 15 Mi away. CPKC Reeseville WI

[@mow4ncry]

I guess there was no way to remove them intact or in large pieces

[@MarkClayMcGowan]

You are correct. The roads out cannot accommodate trailers. They can barely accommodate the dump trucks! Thanks for checking it out!

[@James-px8ji]

It's an excavator with a sheer attachment, very sad They're cutting those flat cars up. I've seen people make nice bridges out of them.

[@MarkClayMcGowan]

I don't think railroads sell used railcars anymore, and these probably weren't straight anyway. There were no flatcars here. The first one I shot was the sub frame of an autorack. The rest were well cars with open bottoms. Also, there would have been no way to get a full length car out of here. It had to be hauled out in the dump trucks. Thanks for checking it out!

[@joshthetrainfan]

Oh, finally! How long has it been since the actual derailment?

[@MarkClayMcGowan]

10 months! In fairness, six of those months were waiting for permits from the government, and one was waiting for a big enough crew to be available that the clean up could be finished in one day to avoid thieves and vandals.

[@rogerpenske2411]

How about Godzilla making his way through Tokyo

[@MarkClayMcGowan]

Oh, No! They say he's got to go! Oh poor Godzilla!

[@rogerpenske2411]

@@MarkClayMcGowan exactly what I was thinking!

[@russellmancillas4464]

Jaws

[@paradiddlediddle8630]

They paint a Dinosaur face on that thing..

[@carlstypinski1517]

That is a shear attached to an excavator. Can cut through all kinds of steel.