Moving and Dumping the Short Train

[@romancharak3675]

Cooperation between neighbors just makes life good !!

[@ccrx6700]

Your certainly right about that Roman. Really appreciate your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@earllutz2663]

Another great video. I never worked with big train box cars as you do, but as I indicated to you before about working in a steam engineering plant with Coal fired Boilers, today's video reminded me of receiving a truck load of coal which would be dumped outside, funeled to a conveyor, carried & dumped to an overhead bunker and drawn off by a huge scale, put into hoppers which sat on top of stokers which fed the Coal into the fire box. Thank you again for the memories of my youth . I amm 76

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome Earl and glad it brought back some memories. Back then coal was king. I remember as a kid in the 1960's the coal truck would deliver coal to our elementary school and shovel it in to the bunker, then my grand father was janitor there and I watched him many times feed that big furnace with coal covering it for the night. Really appreciate your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@Trains-With-Shane]

Another great video. Thank you, Dave! 3098 always makes me smile. What also makes me smile is hearing about how closely the company works with the local land owners and municipal park and wildlife authorities. Keep those black diamonds moving!

[@ccrx6700]

3098 currently has some problems Shane it's got a water leak in the radiator and it needs a new cable put in on one of the dynamic brake resister grids. It hasn't seen a lot of action lately except for yard work until we get those problems fixed. Thank you so much my friend for watching and may you have a very good day.

[@Trains-With-Shane]

@@ccrx6700 You as well, Dave! Got the local model train show here in Plano, Tx tomorrow! My brother, myself, and at least one fan of the channel will be buying stuff we don't need but have to have and then grabbing lunch. Wish you were down here to walk the convention center with us my friend

[@ccrx6700]

@@Trains-With-Shane 😊👍

[@beverlymichael5830]

What a great thing to have such a good relationship with the community and land owners. Need more companies like yours.

[@ccrx6700]

You are absolutely right about that Beverly. And it feels good to work for a company that cares about the surrounding communities and gives money back to the community. Iron Senergy has done a remarkable job at doing that, much to their credit. Really appreciate your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@mikep1085]

Another great video Dave! Love watching all of the 'mechanical things' that you have... the switches, coal dump doors, unhooking cars, etc. Its fascinating how it all works together to make things happen! 😎 I want to give another shout out to your company for allowing you to film all of this. MANY people are getting to see a side of the coal (and railroad) industry that they never would have had the opportunity to see.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the very nice comment Mike and you are so right, we are very fortunate they allow me to make these videos. They help promote the company, the coal industry and railroading. Really appreciate your taking the time to watch and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@michaelmcdougall4527]

Being a Good Neighbor and Good Stewart of Everyone’s Property!🚂🚂

[@ccrx6700]

Your right about that Michael, it's the best practice to follow. Really appreciate your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@frank64409]

It's encouraging to see the movement of coal, Dave. Coal and oil are vital to America's infrastructure. With an appropriate government approach, we can secure increased supplies of both.

[@ccrx6700]

You are absolutely right about that Frank! Appropriate government approach.... if you are running for office, you got my vote. Really appreciate your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@raymondsprengelmeyer1278]

Thank you for sharing Dave! It would be nice to work with such a positive person as you!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the kind words Raymond. Really appreciate your taking the time to watch the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@garygraham6020]

Rain, rain. Where I live in East Tennessee our county has lost two major bridges today. Flooding every where. Worse than I have seen in my 71 years. Be safe my friend.

[@ccrx6700]

Wow Gary, you guys down that way really got hit, I've seen some of the new releases.NS and CSX are having a time getting their tracks back in service down that way. That one flood in NC they said was worst in a hundred years. We will keep you guys in our prayers my friend.

[@garygraham6020]

@@ccrx6700 thank you Dave. They are trying to get emergency pumps installed here in Greene County so the water service can be restored. Most of the county has no water.

[@ccrx6700]

@@garygraham6020 👍

[@Stefan_Boerjesson]

Good relationship to "neighbours", summer house people or permanently living people, is always valuable. Once one of them called and told: "There is a lot of trees fallen on Your tracks"..... That was on a Monday and 2 days later we had an ordered train for a private travel. You bet we were thankful, and working... Old ties are classified as hazardous waste here. I don't know if we are allowed to give any away, but of course, one, or a few, could fall off the train by accident....

[@ccrx6700]

Your right about having good neighbors Stefan, lucky that guy called in for you. What an expense that must be to get rid of the old ties then if they are hazardous waste. Wow. Really appreciate your taking the time to watch the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@Stefan_Boerjesson]

@@ccrx6700 I'm not sure but I think the old ties were concidered as an energy source, while burned, in the past. Nowdays a special plant is burning them in high temperature due to the chemicals in the ties. Likely it costs to transport them but the distance is not long, some 20 miles only for AGJ dot net.

[@neilphillips7895]

Great thing about your train is no graffiti

[@ccrx6700]

The CYMX cars we bought new and they have been here all their life Neil, so no graffiti. The OFAX cars we bought used out of Denver Col. and they came with some graffiti on them.

[@tzadik36]

@@ccrx6700 Maybe Iron Senergy could have some of the young ones (middle to high school) in the area paint nice pictures on those cars?

[@charleshodge6202]

I really enjoyed the monologue Dave. It's sad to watch coal go away.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you and glad you enjoyed it Charles. Really appreciate your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@tzadik36]

Thank you for this video! Not just the videography but also the commentary. I read somewhere that the United States has enough coal at 1990s usage levels to last 200 years. If the usage goes down it would last longer.

[@ccrx6700]

Your right Robin there is a tremendous amount of coal reserves left in this country, I do not know the exact number of years they estimate, but it's far more than we will see. Really appreciate your taking the time to watch the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@davebrock6618]

It was cool seeing the springs move when the coal was dumped.

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you enjoyed that part Dave. Your right, it is neat to see the springs compress and de compress as a car is loaded or dumped. Really appreciate your taking the time to watch and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@tomedgar4375]

Love to see the vintage locomotives working , thanks Dave

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you enjoyed the home movie Tom. Vintage is right! :-) Really appreciate your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@berniausdemkohlenpott495]

Thank you for this video Dave! Have a nice weekend!

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome Berniaus and glad you enjoyed the home movie. Really appreciate your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@AlanMullen-w1f]

Good as always good job Freddie I mean Dave thanks.👷🇺🇸

[@ccrx6700]

Freddie is right here beside me Alan and he liked that! Freddie helps me every night answer comments and edit videos. Really appreciate your taking the time to watch and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@robertf3479]

#3098, 58 years young. Wish I was 58 again and working half as well. 😉 I'm glad to hear that you guys have good relations with your neighbors, especially the ones whose property you have easements across. It pays to be good neighbors.

[@ccrx6700]

Your right about that Robert, always good policy to take care of your neighbors. Wish I was 58 again too! Really appreciate your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@Nunya_Bidnez]

Always good to see you hard at work. Let's do this.

[@ccrx6700]

Always a pleasure to have you stop by NunyABidneZ. Really appreciate your taking the time to watch and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@4everdc302]

Great, Dave, you could point the great efforts of everyone involved with the mine. EMDs running is always a good day👷‍♂️🚂🇨🇦🇺🇲

[@ccrx6700]

Your right about that Doug, this entire mine is a team effort, everyone needs to do their job. Thank you for taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@richardaustin2640]

Great to see some switching and unloading Dave. The sights and sounds of the Cumberland railroad, and as always, watched over by the man with many hats 🙂 Keep them rolling Dave!

[@ccrx6700]

Thanks for the nice comment Richard and glad you enjoyed. Really appreciate your taking the time to watch the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@espeescotty]

It definitely is good policy and just neighborly to treat the landowners as well as possible. It just works best for everyone involved. And thank you for explaining what the orange dots on the trucks were for. I was going to ask. 🤠👍

[@ccrx6700]

Your right about that, treat your neighbor as you would want to be treated Scotty. Works well in any application. Thanks so much for checking out the show my friend. And have a very good day.

[@PlanetMojo]

Thanks Dave! I enjoy seeing the mechanical stuff. It's always fascinating to see how things work! 😊

[@ccrx6700]

Your certainly welcome and glad you enjoyed Mojo. Really appreciate your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@daveadock2874]

Dave, another cool video of the unloading action. It is really good that your company does help the local community. Sad that coal is declining since all the elites want us in electric vehicles. What will supply the power to charge those electric vehicles? Hopes and dreams? Have a great weekend.

[@willb.383]

I really wish people would stop putting the blame on diminished coal use on “elites” it has absolutely nothing to do with any of that. The issue is that it’s cheaper for utilities to use natural gas. THAT is the leading cause of coal decline. The same utilities only used coal because at one time it was cheap and easy to get to. As soon as they found a cheaper way to make the same energy and charge US the same amount so THEY could pocket more, they changed over. It also doesn’t make any sense to me why coal supporters regularly mock electric vehicles. YOU driving a gas or diesel vehicle directly hurts the coal industry. If you want to support the coal industry, an electric vehicle would do more good to keep those in the mines employed than a bumper sticker or license plate. It isn’t solar or wind or some hippie that reduced coal use, it’s corporations wanting to make more money by using a cheaper fuel to produce and use. Plain and simple. Any argument about regulations or whatever else is just an excuse to hide the fact that some rich folks in an office who never had their hands dirty want to get even more money from utility customers.

[@daveadock2874]

@@willb.383 So, what you are saying is that the "elites" are the electric companies since "they" could pocket more money by using natural gas. My question still stands, what will supply the extra power to charge the electric vehicles? Several states want to eliminate gas and diesel vehicles in the near future. Since there are not enough electric generating facilities in the US to keep up with current power demand, then I suppose you will want some magical wizard to produce the extra power needed for the electric vehicles. Case in point, Microsoft wants to activate a mothballed Three Mile Island nuclear reactor for their power needs since they really have no other alternative to obtain extra power.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Dave and glad you like the show. You are so right about the company helping the community, it is a wonderful thing. Really appreciate your taking the time to watch the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@AP9575-jd]

I know a few farmers are complaining about the rain if you can believe it. It's rained for a week straight now and there are a lot of fields need harvesting and it isn't supposed to stop till next Friday. It's kind of mesmerizing watching those cars empty out.

[@ccrx6700]

We've had a week of rainy weather here also AP, dry as a bone all summer. Mud in the fields trying to harvest is certainly a pain for the farmers. Really appreciate your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@nolankaplan6646]

Dave - You are valuable to your company because of your skills and attitude. If more workers had your attitude, this country would be a lot better off!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the kind words Nolan. I just do my job here. Really appreciate your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@paulheine8173]

DAVE, THANK YOU FOR ALL THESE GREAT VIDEOS. I AM A TRAIN NUT. I HOPE SOME DAY TO RIDE ONE IN THE CAB. DONT KNOW IF IT IS POSSIBLE BUT I AM HOPING TO !

[@ccrx6700]

Your very welcome Paul and glad you are enjoying them.I certainly hope you someday get your wish. Really appreciate your taking the time to watch the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@walterfrey7105]

Always a good day when Dave posts. Enjoy your weekend friend!

[@ccrx6700]

Really glad to hear you look forward to the posts Walter. Thank you for saying that. Really appreciate your taking the time to watch them and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@1776vtgmb]

Boy, those springs were really squashed down as far as they could go....... heavy load. Love your videos, Dave!

[@ccrx6700]

Each car holds 115 tons so yep the springs get pretty compressed, your right about that. Really appreciate your taking the time to watch the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@apmazurka]

Great Video Yet again Dave, Thanks for sharing. Loved watching the Truck springs expand.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you and glad you liked this one theandymano. Really appreciate your taking the time to watch and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@jtg2737]

Hello from San Antonio, TEXAS as always! Thank you for your videos!

[@Bryan-xe6dw]

DFW here

[@ccrx6700]

Your certainly welcome JTG, always a pleasure to have you take the time to visit with us. May you have a very good day my friend.

[@jtg2737]

@@Bryan-xe6dw Well hello to you too!

[@petezapadka]

It’s great to hear about the company’s relationship with the community, Dave! And as always: Thanks for the views of my favorite railroad in my favorite county! ❤

[@ccrx6700]

Your right about that Pete, it is a good thing. Cumberland Mine always did try to promote good relations in the community. Really appreciate your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@rogerallen6644]

Just a good company with a good bunch of people!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Roger. Appreciate very much your taking the time to watch and write in my friend and may you have a very good day.

[@williamj3843]

Thanks for the detailed shots of the dump station and unloading operation. I'll be putting that to use when I design and 3d print a small dump for my model railroad.

[@ccrx6700]

Your very welcome William, glad you liked the show. Really appreciate your taking the time to watch the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@billsmith3195]

Nice one again Dave. Man I could almost smell that wet coal as it got dumped. I grew up in a railway house in Langlaagte. Johannesburg. 16:54 144 Impala Street. 3rd house from main road. We had a coal stove and a coal and wood bunker. One of my chores was to bring coal in for the fire and to keep the coal bunker trimmed. So I would wet the coal down before shoveling and sifting the fines out. Always remember that wet coal smell. You know we lived in that house for about 18 years. Then Dad got promoted to Port Elizabeth in 1966 and I stayed behind living in a railway hostel that was across the road from our house. Strange how things work out. I was an apprentice then hostel had good cheap accommodation and good food although most evenings I went to visit my GF.

[@ccrx6700]

Your right Bill, that moist coal is a smell of it's own. Almost everyone around here had coal stoves to heat with way back in the day. Winter time the air was filled with the aroma of coal smoke. Now I doubt anyone heats with coal. Good memories you had of your youth. Really appreciate your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@peasanthill5255]

Thanks for the trip Dave.

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome Peasant Hill. Really appreciate your taking the time to watch and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@ianhughes7805]

Great to hear that you have good relations with your lineside neighbours, always a good plan. Loved your “tipping” process over the “unloader” it’s a fantastic thing to see the black diamonds on the move, I love the smell of coal too. The last coal fired power station in the UK has recently closed. A big shame and we will now see our electricity prices rise I am sure. Thanks for another great video Dave

[@ccrx6700]

As long as this country stays in the Paris Accord, our coal for electric generation will continue to decline as yours did also Ian. We just had a lot more power plants to shut down than you did. Tipping.... I like that. Weren't the guys who dumped the cars in your country called tippers? Really appreciate your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@ianhughes7805]

@@ccrx6700 We used to have wagons called “tipplers” these were used for iron ore and had roller couplings so the whole wagon was inverted on a rolling frame

[@ccrx6700]

@@ianhughes7805 😊👍

[@DanielParadis-sr5nh]

Thank you for sharing, Dave!

[@ccrx6700]

Your certainly welcome Daniel. Thank you for taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@wilburroth5150]

Dave you`re the happiest team player I know! It`s always fun watching one of your video. Let`s hope 2025 is a better year for all of us!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Wilbur and glad you are enjoying the home movies. Really appreciate your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@jenniferbutcher8393]

So fun to have your insight! Appreciate learning more about how all this railroading works behind the scenes! Not to make any of my fellow train nuts jealous....but as I type this, I am in eastern Montana, rolling along on Amtrak's Empire Builder (it was 5 hours late coming into Whitefish, MT, so don't be too jealous. We will be on it for 38+hours, and most likely will miss our connecting train😂 That's railroading!!!😂😂).

[@ccrx6700]

How cool you're riding a train watching my railroad video Jennifer! More people need to do that even if the trains are running late.... :-) The PRR and NYC used to pride themselves on being on time and they most often were. Thank you for taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@wtfbuddy1]

Nice video Dave and very kind words about the land owners, just back from our own train ride, wife has never been on a train and took her on the Agawa Train Tour in Sault Ste Marie, she had the full experience for 228 miles. Glad you are moving coal and the company allowing you to showcase their workings on the rail. Cheers and take care my friend and have a great weekend.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Pete. Very nice you guys got to ride the train and a long ride at that! Really appreciate your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@trainman2k]

Really cool video!! It definitely is a good idea to work with the landowners involved. So many corporations don't care, but I'm happy 'IRON SENERGY' has intelligent leaders. Please extend to upper management, my most sincere gratitude for being such a great corporation and making Pennsylvania proud, and let them know the joy and the knowledge these videos of yours give me is beyond words. Hope you continue bringing the railroad to us - I LOVE IT!! "God blesses and strengthens His own"

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment trainman2k. I hope management reads your comment and takes note of what you said. I am very fortunate to work for a good company that does allow me to make these videos. Really appreciate your taking the time to watch and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@clarklindquist8137]

Hiya Dave. Good to see yA. Stay safely blessed

[@ccrx6700]

Howdy Clark and thank you for the well wishes. Really appreciate your taking the time to watch and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@thomasedsell430]

Dave be safe in the mindst of the run off from hurricane Helene be safe up there my friend

[@ccrx6700]

We got some rain up here Thomas, much needed rain but no heavy downpours or winds thankfully. Appreciate very much your concern for us. May you have a very good day my friend.

[@mikemissel7785]

Have a great weekend Dave

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Mike, wife has a big party planned and she gave me a list that's 3 miles long to accomplish..... at least we should have good weather for it, video will be on my other channel about it. Really appreciate your taking the time to watch tonight and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@TriGogglin]

Was loke I was right there with you, inspecting the cars as they went by.. love the dump the best, that sound is awesome. Great video Dave

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you and glad you liked this one Pappy. Really appreciate your taking the time to watch and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@derrickanderson4932]

Have a great weekend Dave.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the well wishes Derrick. Really appreciate your taking the time to watch and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@jasonoliver5388]

Dave we have had a week of rain here in Ohio. Glad to see another great video from you.

[@ccrx6700]

We've got a good bit of rain here also Jason. Much needed and glad we didn't get what they did down south! Really appreciate your taking the time to watch the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@mickeysadler5272]

Great video, love ⌚️ those cars move around.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you and glad you liked it Mickey. Really appreciate your taking the time to watch the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@1208bug]

Thanks Dave!

[@ccrx6700]

Your certainly welcome 1208 Bug. Really appreciate your taking the time to watch and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@robinroberts3335]

Nice horn blasters. Hello Dave Robin her 👍🏻 Love the Rain not to much .help the land owners 👍🏻.pat on the back goes a long way 👍🏻gread Not good 👎. Great video Buddy love your job. 👍🏻Robin out . That’s RailRoading 😂😎👍🏻

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you and glad you enjoyed it Robin. Really appreciate your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@RickH428]

If politicians could ever learn your business ethics and have the same positive attitude as you, imagine how cool this country would be again. If we could ever hang out, we would have a great time swapping stories, but, I am in California and probably will never meet in person.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Rick. I'll never be a politician and politicians will never be railroaders.... :-) Really appreciate your taking the time to watch and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@chrisd.9513]

You're a good man Philo beto. LOL may God bless you and your family

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the kind words Chris. Really appreciate your taking the time to watch and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@dennisb-trains23]

Dave in Michigan we hadn't seen rain much this summer either outside of a couple times. It was really dry the previous 2 weeks, the tropical depression rain was good to see a little but the grass is still brown. Kent Tekulve!

[@ccrx6700]

We got some good rain this week Dennis. Kent Tekulve was a relief pitcher for the Pirates way back, then last I heard he was with the minor league Washington Pa team, the Wild Things but that has been years ago, haven't heard anything about him for several years. Really appreciate your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@garymessina1609]

Yes Dave another awesome video thanks almost As good as dumping ballast which is always great to watch

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you and glad you liked this one Gary. Really appreciate your taking the time to watch and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@jarrettgerber6527]

Love your videos it’s fascinating just the amount of power and force trains have from steam to diesel and diesel electric love watching them. Great video. Keep it up.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Jarrett and glad you are enjoying the home movies. Really appreciate your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@briankemp5206]

Nice job taking care of your neighbors and unloading coal.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Brian. Really appreciate your taking the time to watch and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@randydobson1863]

Hi Dave & it's is Randy and i like yours video is Cool & Thanks & Dave & Friends Randy

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Randy. Really appreciate your taking the time to watch the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@texaswonderer5564]

Another good video as always. It's been a long time since it's rained in this area.

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you enjoyed it Wondering Lens. We just got a week of much needed rain and the grass is growing like it did in spring, but the creeks and ponds are still low. Thank you my friend for visiting with us

[@mikewallace9448]

Trinity Industries has a tank car manufacturing facility in my home town of Longview, Tx. And I must say I like all your videos and look forward to many more.

[@ccrx6700]

I'm glad to hear they are still making cars in the US Mike. Trinity is no longer in Mt Orab Ohio where our cars were built. Glad you are enjoying the home movies. Really appreciate your taking the time to watch them and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@Bassotronics]

Awesome! 😎👍🏼

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you and glad you liked this one Bassotronics. Really appreciate your taking the time to watch and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@billclements3879]

Great video, cool watching coal being dumped 😊😊😊😊

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you and glad you liked this one Bill. Really appreciate your taking the time to watch and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@dorothycole8611]

Very interesting. Good community relations is an admirable thing and you have a right to be proud of it.

[@ccrx6700]

Your certainly right about that. Thank you for taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day.

[@CCscott]

You’re no right fielder, Dave. You’re the manager of that operation.

[@neilphillips7895]

Team manager

[@ccrx6700]

LOL.... I played 3rd base in legion ball, 2nd and right field in high school, played most all the positions in softball Scott and even was pony and colt league team manager. Here I just help out doing whatever needs to be done to keep trains moving safely. Coal mining and railroading is a team sport. Really appreciate your taking the time to watch tonight and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@StormySkyRailProductions]

Neat video Dave. It's cool how this process is done. Enjoyed watching and have a wonderful upcoming weekend. Steve

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you and glad you enjoyed it Steve. Really appreciate your taking the time to watch the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@StormySkyRailProductions]

@@ccrx6700 Your very welcome and thank you also.

[@maxclark11]

Always interesting, Dave

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you and glad you liked this one Max. Really appreciate your taking the time to watch and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@cedarcam]

Dave you remember that huge power plant that was featured in your coal mag, Ratcliffe, well it is closing this weekend and was our last coal burning power plant. it will be demolished over a few years and a new kind of thing built that uses green energy, the news did not say what that was, meantime they reckon we have enough wind solar and gas fired for all we need. Huge amount of rain has fallen here the last couple of days and caused a lot of floods, glad you did not get that much and the storm which was on our news 140mph wind in Florida.

[@ccrx6700]

I read about that closing and also the steel mill in your neighbors country Cedarcam. Guess you'll see this winter if there is enough electricity or not to supply the needs. If we don't get out of the Paris Accord, all our coal fired plants will be shut down at some point also. And the experts are predicting huge demands for electricity in the future. Some of our southern states here got 100 year flooding from the hurricane but we just got some rain. Really appreciate your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@cedarcam]

@@ccrx6700 Yes that was our last blast furnace so we can no longer make raw steel, all imported now, what a crazy country. Glad you have not been affected by the weather. I really feel sorry for those who have been washed out. Have a Good Day Dave

[@travisstein8887]

Awesome video - Keep up the good work Dave…

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Travis and glad you enjoyed the home movie. Really appreciate your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@trailwayt9H337]

Sir I watching your video is after of one year about. Videos of your Life time job is very excellent efforts. Very appreciable work. Greate job. I am watching your Life video from India ❤️

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment and glad you liked this one. Really appreciate your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend from India.

[@russelltrupia4479]

Cool video Dave👍👍

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you and glad you enjoyed it Russell. Really appreciate your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@154Colin]

I just noticed the safety cage mounted on the rear end of unit 22.

[@ccrx6700]

Yes that is a fall protection cage for an unguarded ladder Colin. Don't see many locos out there with them on. It's MSHA required. Really appreciate your taking the time to watch tonight and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@lewistodd9242]

Public relations is always an important factor with any business. My only question is who has to brush the leftover coal down the chute. LoL. Have a great day my friend.

[@ccrx6700]

Your certainly right about the Lewis. Leftover coal just stays there, so no one brushes it down. it's not much left over. Thank you for taking the time to watch and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@vernonslone8627]

When they start making steel to replace that bridge there going to need coal to make coke for steel...

[@ccrx6700]

Your right about that Vernon, no one yet has figured out how to make steel without coal. We do not have coal here at our mine for steel making, all our coal is for steam electric power generation. Really appreciate your taking the time to watch the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@teddyc.newton4874]

Good 🎥 BIG BOY, the land owner thingy is “quid pro quo “which is Latin for something for something and as you say it works pretty well. Take care 😬

[@ccrx6700]

You take care of me, I take care of you, and that makes everyone happy Teddy. Really appreciate your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@chox2001]

I wondered where your new videos were. I just checked your channel and KZbin hasn’t been notifying me of your videos for 2 months. I’m definitely still subscribed and clicked the notification bell so I’m not sure what happened.

[@ccrx6700]

Many other people have been having problems with YT also chox2001, even YT unsubbing them from channels. I usually put out a new video every 4 to 5 days. But, thanks so much for taking the time to check out this video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@HolidayDecorator]

Awesome video Dave. Watching the coal hoppers get dumped is always a favorite for me. If my vision wasn't so bad, and with the micro-technology we have today I'd have probably converted my G-Scale Coal Hoppers to an automated set up. I would have used black, fine aquarium gravel for the coal, but this would be so cool to model on a G-Scale train layout. BTW: I may have missed it, if you ever did a video of how the coal hoppers are loaded at the actual mine. So, if you have done this, please forgive me for requesting it, and if you have would you please point me to the video if there is one. Thanks Dave.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you and glad you enjoyed it Key Lock. I have a few small clips of the cars being loaded here and there but not a full video which I plan to do sometime. Really appreciate your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@HolidayDecorator]

@@ccrx6700 Thanks Dave. Will be looking forward to the future full video of the coal hoppers being loaded at the mine. An interesting fact of my family is they worked in Coal Mines, for Steel Mills (making railroad tracks and some rail cars and train parts), and on two different railroads, the Louisville and Nashville(L&N) and the Chesapeake and Ohio(C&O/Chessie System). On the railroad they were conductors, engineers, brakemen, track maintenance, rolling stock and locomotive maintenance and repair. Some worked freight, some worked passenger service. So I had a lot of interesting stories from many of my Uncles and my Grandfather on my father's side about all these industries. So, I heard a lot of talk when the family got together for vacations, but especially Holidays. Funny thing is, the only things that ever stuck with me were the ones about how to always follow the law, rules and property lines to be safe around railroad tracks and trains, no matter if it was stationary, moving or just rolling stock sitting on a siding, and whether a train was there or not(empty tracks). I was always told to act like an active train is there, even when it's not. And I always followed that advice in my endeavors as a railfan. I always respected the train crews, and there were many times I got to chat with them trackside. And once many got to know me and how I respected their jobs, knew I would be safe around or near a train, made a lot of friends on the lines I railfanned. Even to the point I knew a few CEO's and owners of a couple I railfanned quite often. Got me some great railfan photo spots in areas that others weren't allowed to shoot photographs or videos from. After I had to stop driving, and couldn't railfan any more,a lot of them actually called me to see how come I wasn't around the tracks after they hadn't seen me for a few days. Wanting to be sure I was okay. Great bunch of folks, both men and women I got to know on those railroads. I still hear from them on occasion, they call me to see how I'm doing and say they miss me being trackside and miss the times when they had a delayed stop over, and we'd all have lunch or dinner together at a crew shed, under the canopy of a depot or just trackside. I do miss those days. Now my railfanning days are over, I watch videos like yours that are very educational and informative or others that share their train videos here on KZbin. But I think the reason I truly enjoy yours is, you actually remind me of several of my Uncles who worked on the railroad, they loved their jobs, and it showed, just like you, they were happy and jovial when they recounted the work they did. Sadly, they're all passed on to the Great Railroad in the Sky, but every time I watch your videos Dave, you remind me so much of them. I don't recall the first video I watched when your channel was recommended to me, but I got just a minute or 2 in when I subscribed because of how your demeanor and happy you were in detailing the job you were doing. It's just so rare to see that now days. Keep up the great work! I do love your videos, and how you present them.

[@ccrx6700]

@@HolidayDecorator thank you for sharing that 😎👍😊

[@ccrx6700]

@@HolidayDecorator 👍😎😊 thank you for sharing with me

[@bigcatauna]

we haven't seen rain here in so Cal in awhile ,its always HOT and dry

[@ccrx6700]

I hear that Big Catauna. We've just got a week of rain, haven't had that since the spring. I have a friend who works in the Mojave Desert on the Trona RR, he sends me pics all the time from out there. Really appreciate your taking the time to watch the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@clarencewiles963]

Good name is good to keep.

[@ccrx6700]

Your right about that Clarence. Really appreciate your taking the time to watch the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@Nunya_Bidnez]

Huge fan

[@ccrx6700]

I'm very pleased to hear you are enjoying the home movies my friend.

[@artillerest43rdva7]

so neat seeing the springs relaxing as the load is dropped. it is key to keep things moving! are the miners part of an union? just keep things going in the right direction. you have set contracts for the coal that is a positive thing. my Co. is cutting back, a bunch of people are being hit. that is what happens when you are not diversified in the market. the tighter the nitch market , the more you are hit with any down turns. the gov should open more coal fired plants for electricity! they are equipped with scrubbers and so much pollution control's nothing like china with no abatement for emissions.

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you liked seeing that Barry. Everyone here at the mine is represented by the United Mine Workers of America. If we don't get out of the Paris Accord, I'm afraid all coal fired plants will be shut down and while we can sell coal over seas, the selling price for that coal currently is less than what it costs us to produce it. Really appreciate your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@jlane496]

If everyone who has a job worked with the same philosophy you have Dave maybe our economy would get better, provided our management took note and promote. Diversity in the workforce.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment J Lane. I just do my job here whatever that may involve in each day. Really appreciate your taking the time to watch and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@curiosity2314]

Coal is a huge natural resource for the U.S. They had at one point in time predicted 500 years worth. If only there was a way to make it cleaner. Worst case it will always be a great backup. As much as many will not like the following the sooner we become the manufacture of clean energy the better in whatever form it takes. It is the future and I would rather our engineers make it happen then others. Just my thoughts on the subject.

[@ccrx6700]

You are right, it is the future Curiosity. Everyone who lives here wants to have a clean environment to live in. Big problem is the sources to generate power are not in place to replace the coal and won't be for some time. So just doing away with coal fired plants is not the answer until we can get the alternative sources up and running. Experts are also predicting a huge increase in the coming years in electricity usage. Thank you for taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@danherrmann8755]

Thanks for day at work. Coal has the power. Does the white chevron arrow on front of the blue engine mean any thing. ???

[@ccrx6700]

No the arrow does not have any meaning Dan. It's just there like it is on many locos, mainly as a visual for people to see a loco approaching. Thank you for taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@neilphillips7895]

Hope Hurricane hasn't messed you up

[@ccrx6700]

We got a small amount of rain Neil, but nothing at all like what happened down south, we lucked out. Really appreciate your taking the time to watch the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@JamesSmith-ru2pw]

Hey Dave I got two questions if u can say whatever happened to the electric cars and that big pile of coal they made did it get shipped out thanks for the time u make to show us this stuff my God bless

[@ccrx6700]

The one electric car we have is still in the testing phase James. There was a problem with it over heating and Intramotive techs are working on getting that corrected. Henry Ford did a lot of testing and re configuring before he got it right too, so with this new technology it sometimes takes time to get everything right. We've shipped big piles of coal and are making more piles.... :-) Really appreciate your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@danielrongo2367]

Yery nice job

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for saying that Daniel. Really appreciate your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@RussellSmith-tc6iz]

Question do they ever grease the roller bearings. If so how? Some uncoupling lift bars are on top of the knuckle and some underneath is it just the manufacturer? Coal power is a stop gap until someone figures it out. It's not renewable. That's all there is then no more left.

[@ccrx6700]

The bearings on the car wheels are sealed and cannot be greased Russell. All of our uncoupling bars are underneath, and I've never seen one on top of the coupler, so I don't know the answer to your question. Thank you for taking the time to watch and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@larrylong6268]

Nothing wrong with coal with the proper monitoring and correct burner design AND with electrostatic precipitation it is cleaner than NG.

[@ccrx6700]

Your right about that Larry, but if we don't get out of the Paris Accord, all the coal fired plants in the US will be shuttered at some point. sigh..... Thank you for taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@gnarlyalso]

Thanks for the great video Dave. I have a question, how do the wheels get lubricated?

[@ccrx6700]

The bearings on the car wheels are sealed and can't be greased Barry. We do have 6 way side flange greasers on the track which lubricate the rail head gauge face and the car wheel flanges tho. Really appreciate your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@gnarlyalso]

@@ccrx6700 Thanks Dave, greatly appreciated. I remember when they had what looked like a mop head in the wheel well, and it was filled with oil or grease.

[@ccrx6700]

@@gnarlyalso that was cotton which soaked up the oil and lubed the bearings in the journal boxes. Friction bearings quit being used for interchange soletime in the late 1980's 😊👍

[@gnarlyalso]

@@ccrx6700 Thanks again Dave.

[@GRADE8BOLT]

I seen were the locomotives delivered off river barge ? From Pitt or down river and this rail not connected to any mainline ? Just from mine back to the mon river dump in barge on river

[@ccrx6700]

We are not connected to another RR Grade 8 Bolt. But what you read in Trains mag about the locos being delivered by barge was inaccurate. They were taken to a siding owned by Monongahela RR and now NS and then trucked in the 6 or so miles to our Alicia Harbor. I have pictures of the last two locos being trucked in. Really appreciate your taking the time to watch the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@davidcotton7668]

keep them trains moving , anything new going on in the shop ? have a great day dave .

[@ccrx6700]

Yes sir David, we are trying our best to keep trains and coal moving. Shop is same thing, repair cars. #3098 is in there right now we have to change out a radiator in it this week. Really appreciate your taking the time to watch the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@toddatglencovewoodworks]

Dave, what triggers the cars to dump their load when they get over the hopper? Also, could you do a video on the prep plant and all that goes on there? Thanks! 😊

[@ccrx6700]

The second air line on the cars supplies air to the dump cylinder on the hopper cars Todd. There is a valve the dumper opens or closes to dump the cars then shut the doors, it's all air operated. I will most likely never do a video about the prep plant, I'm not very familiar with how it all works in there, plus I never get the opportunity to go inside the plant. Thank you for taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@gogetthegoose1]

I hope to see more coal moving in the future.

[@ccrx6700]

You and us both gogetthegoose. We love to see coal moving. Really appreciate your taking the time to watch and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@billsimpson604]

Don't you wish your car lasted 58 years, like that locomotive. Whoever thought of that hose connector design was a genius.

[@ccrx6700]

I don't know who invented those glad hands Bill, they are the same as on big trucks only a lot bigger, very handy and works well. Really appreciate your taking the time to watch and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@HolidayDecorator]

@@ccrx6700 Here you go Dave. I looked this info up for you on the Glad Hands. It's a bit long, but I know how you love details, and this was pretty interesting. Here's what I found(copied and pasted from a Google search): The "glad hand" used to connect air hose lines between railroad cars is attributed to George Westinghouse Jr., who is widely known for inventing the air brake system used on trains, which included the design of the recognizable "glad hand" coupling mechanism. Key points about the glad hand invention: Function: The glad hand is a type of interlocking hose coupling that allows for quick and secure connection of air lines between railroad cars, enabling the coordinated braking system across a train. Design inspiration: The name "glad hand" comes from the visual resemblance to two hands shaking when the couplings are connected. Historical context: Westinghouse's development of the air brake system, including the glad hand design, revolutionized railroad safety by enabling more efficient and reliable braking mechanisms. Hope you enjoyed the info. Now you have some more info on a train🚆 you didn't know to add to your vast knowledge.😉😎🙂

[@Grandpa82547]

Do you ever use EOTD's?

[@ccrx6700]

That could mean a lot of things, but will assume you mean end of train device Grandpa. No we do not ever use them. We only run 1 train most of the time and it has a loco on each end that is lit up. When we run the short train it does not have a FRED as it's most often called. We are able to check the EOT brake pipe pressure via the remote system on the train tho. Not all FRED's can do that, the older ones only flash red light, most newer ones are connected to the brake pipe and can check gradient on the air. Thank you for taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@robertmilback2476]

Dave, I would like to model your coal unloading station so it would be nice if the next time you make a video if you did a walk around on the outside of the building thanks, Bob and North Carolina

[@ccrx6700]

Bob, if you would like some pictures, send me an email and i'll send them to ya. I don't know if I can send a short video over email or not. My email: [e-mail]

[@RFMCabooseNP1713]

Cool.

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you found it interesting RFM Caboose1713. Really appreciate your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@Peter-mt6lg]

If the engine was facing you at the switch when he pulled out,it would be switch is lined A head.. AJ

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for sharing that with us Peter. Really appreciate your taking the time to watch the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@davidg5369]

Dave, is that a 2nd airline above the coupler & if so why?

[@Kevin-go2dw]

I believe that 2nd air line is for the hopper doors. They need to work independently from the continuous brake.

[@ccrx6700]

Yes it is David. That is the line that supplies air to dump the cars. If we took air off the train brake pipe, then every time there was a reduction in air pressure to dump the cars, the brakes on the cars would apply, thus the second line so that doesn't happen. Thank you for taking the time to watch and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@TomStarcevich-fb3qo]

Cool vid 🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you and glad you enjoyed it Tom. We certainly do appreciate your paying us a visit tonight my friend and may you have a very good day.