NS loading the MV Sam Laud at the Sandusky Coal Dock

11/17/22
Well, a hundred thousand+ of you liked the last video, so here's another one.
On a much cloudier and windier day, the PRR-era coal unloader lifts and tips full hopper cars one at a time into the hold of the Sam Laud, before sending the cars down a ramp back into the dock's yard tracks.

[@DonLuc23]

Super video, and no dumb music background! I would like to see more of the mechanisms of the lift and dump. Thanks for your work

[@ampatriot]

I enjoyed seeing that. All kinds of physics and engineering going on there. From the complicated, to the simple ramp - return mechanism.

[@RailFanRob]

Love industrial videos like this!! Well done!

[@adriaanboogaard8571]

Great video. Old ways are sometimes still the best . If it isn't broken don't mess with it.😁

[@Shootr69]

Love when the YT algorithm does it's job and shows me videos like this. I agree - 1000 times better without goofy music. Well done.

[@dianaboatfan9121]

great perspective! its all about gravity (lol)

[@Jimscoolstuff]

Amazing facility. Great video. looks like they can also load a ship from the piles of coal via the conveyor system. I have always wondered where is the coal coming from and where is it going. Please comment if you know.

[@beeble2003]

Probably going to be made into coke for steelmaking. But that's just an educated guess.

[@55VickyV]

I’m guessing the ship has to move when a compartment is full as the facility can’t move.

[@charlierumsfeld6626]

Very cool!

[@rmorganii]

So how long does it take to load a ship this size this way? Very cool video! Thank you!

[@jeremycox571]

Love seeing the freighters getting loaded

[@TristanMorrow]

They have to physically schootch the ship forward as each hold gets filled?

[@williamakers7812]

Yes, they tied to the dock and pulled the ship that way. I worked for NS for 36 years and the dock was part of my territory .

[@djxu666webradio2]

👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@alco4248]

I realize the cost to upgrade would be astronomical, but it always amazes me how slow and inefficient the old process is.

[@smokeandsteamxsw9831]

It gets the job done. Think about it. At todays prices and all construction permits. You could never replace this equipment. As is. Do you know where there is another?

[@alco4248]

@@smokeandsteamxsw9831 It gets the job done, but that certainly doesn't make it efficient. They make new rotary dumpers all the time, which would speed up the process while making it more efficient. However, like I said, the upgrade costs would be huge. There's probably no way to justify the expense, but it's still grossly inefficient.

[@chuckg6039]

It's very efficient based on cost/benefit.....or they wouldn't be doing all this.@@alco4248

[@TinMan0555]

Great video. Some narration would be nice for those of use that are interested in the activities outside the cars being dumped.👍🏻

[@K11Kids]

I work here!!!

[@tonybellisario3519]

How do they get the coal out of the ship?

[@Robert-yp9zs]

A much different operation from the one used at the C&O coal dock in Newport News, VA in the 50s and 60s.

[@donaldwittmuss6079]

When loading...do they load ship center hold first and then load front and back holds...

[@jasonwilson2377]

Never let a ship go down in the bow the stern should always sit lower

[@smokeandsteamxsw9831]

Where is the ship going once loaded ?

[@bmolitor615]

blink and you'll miss it, but at 1:49 in the left upper corner, you'll see the previous car returning empty...

[@sim-sam]

As impressive as that rail-car-drop-it rollercoaster is, i ask myself: why? It seems slow, expensive, intensive in care, very special an complicated and not that cheap to run vs the thing, they have right next to it with a simple conveyoer-belt....?

[@user-ud7wi6cz6t]

Where's the bum boat?

[@dansoch3622]

Anyone remember "hot waters" in Lorain ? Same setup, plus Browne & Sharp unloaders

[@LSZocker2009]

no sound?

[@pressureworks]

What ???

[@vernwallen4246]

🗽🗽🗽👍👍👍⚓⚓⚓

[@jims6323]

Thats not NS, it is the Pennsylvania Railroad coal dock! It really gets my goat that NS takes credit for what the Standard Railroad of the World built, Horseshoe Curve is another example!

[@beeble2003]

Why does it get your goat that people talk about the current owner and operator of the equipment? Seems completely normal, to me. Note that the video title doesn't say that NS _built_ the dock: just that they're using it to load a ship, which is entirely accurate.

[@pressureworks]

Person on the ground; hey look another drone, must be Turbo 1431. Maybe he could at least buy us a cup of coffee with his ad revenue.

[@turbo1431]

Lol what ad revenue. KZbin doesn't give ad revenue till 1000 subscribers

[@pressureworks]

@@turbo1431 "lighten up Francis". Was only a joke. Still,... did you buy them a coffee o r hot chocolate, etc??

[@PaulWhetstone]

This doesn't much different than the first video

[@christianvseggern6433]

Viel zu aufwendig diese Stops beim beladen bis der neue WAGEN abgeladen hat ! Mit einem Fließband würde es viel viel schneller und kontinuierlicher gehen ‼️👎

[@frankanddanasnyder3272]

Soo slow . Better coordination is needed. Very inefficient.

[@user-qz8qt5wv3d]

Does anyone know where the coal was mined / shipped from? Also, what is the typical destination of a freighter with a cargo of coal? No one replied with this same question! Thank you for a reply! #1rail & ship fan

[@beeble2003]

@@user-qz8qt5wv3d Since it's on the Great Lakes, it's probably going to be made into coke for steelmaking. But that's just an educated guess.