Salt, Steel & Wood: 3 Ships Unloading at Calumet Harbor

[@paulsturtz7638]

I love the subject matter you pick, fascinating! Thanks!

[@nkyrailfan]

Thanks, Paul. I'm glad you enjoy it.

[@wictorsson]

That is some good special Swedish steel coming in to your port. 💪💪💪

[@Rtzee]

Fascinating indeed! Thank you!

[@nkyrailfan]

Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@jackgreen412]

I worked at a zinc refinery in Tennessee where zinc concentrates were unloaded from barges. A clamshell was used for unloading. A Waldon loader was used to move material to the clamshell. The clamshell inserted and removed the loader from the barge. The crane had plenty of capacity for the task.

[@nkyrailfan]

Thanks for the information. I do appreciate it. I figured it was likely dropped in and out with a crane.

[@georgetarabini6552]

Great content, great video

[@timothybdavis7520]

This is an awesome Video!👍😃

[@nkyrailfan]

Thank you very much. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@mattl2281]

The operator's cab is on the front (arm side) of the crane. You can see it at 7:07 just to the right of the label on the crane that says McGregor.

[@OTPFrodo]

Just came to say this. 2nd! Lol! 🎉

[@nkyrailfan]

Thank you for pointing it out. I do appreciate it. I must've been too focused on the cargo to notice.

[@planebois]

Oh hey I emember seeing one of the Dutch ships with the patagonman and the Algoma innovator down there. I saw it when the algoma innovator came in, or maybe that was a different time

[@SoldadoRodrigues909]

Man, if I opened a store, people have to wait, I'll put your videos on TV (man sees trains and ships, happy man)

[@randomhumanonearth777]

add Planes

[@2moosepie]

Thanks for your video very informative and good

[@nkyrailfan]

Thank you very much. I'm glad to hear you enjoyed it.

[@kellybaker6353]

The signalman for the unloading process on the Fuldaborg was standing on the catwalk above the cargo bays nearest to the crane. He's in the orange hard hat. Also, props to the loader operator who was able to remove the straps from the lumber packs with his forks.

[@nkyrailfan]

Thank you very much for pointing him out. I really do appreciate it.

[@CriticoolHit]

I like how vibrant your footage is without being washed out. Are you using ND filters on the camera or color grading your footage? Both? Either way, it's great for seeing the little details.

[@nkyrailfan]

Thank you very much. Most of it is due to shooting with the sun behind the drone or at least not in front of it. I don't use ND filters yet but plan to get a set at some point. I do a minimal grade to pull up the shadows and tone down the highlights. I will say DJI does a great job of producing an image ready to go out of the box.

[@dominicwroblewski5832]

Great video. I lived in Chicago my whole life and never saw any footage about Calumet Harbor. I do not believe that smaller boats are in radio contact with the bridge tenders. By law the ships and boats have the right of way and just have to show up at the bridge and it will be raised for them.

[@nkyrailfan]

Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed the video. It was a lot of fun to record. And thank you for the great information. I do appreciate it. That makes sense regarding the right of way.

[@hfxshippingnews]

That is a free fall life boat on the stern of the Algoma Vessel. the Operator cab is located in the crane tower, just above the boom arm hinge. you an see it clearly around 11:30 On the Wagenborg ship there is a guy on the ship, infront of the crane giving hand signals, while looking down into the hold. you can see him in the orange hard hat at 16:56.

[@nkyrailfan]

Thanks for the great info. I really do appreciate it.

[@Stebanoid]

According to importinfo, Compass Minerals of Canada regularly uses Algoma Innovator to move salt form Golderich ONT to Chicago. There is a salt mine in Golderich. It seems that she typically carries 24000 tonnes of salt in one go. Patagonman's cranes has their cabs in the fat turret on the mast, right near the place where the jib is attached.

[@nkyrailfan]

@@Stebanoid thank you for the great info. I really do appreciate it.

[@bennetts-revenge_2]

That 1st ship looks like it belongs in a scrapyard lol

[@nkyrailfan]

It definitely looks like it's seen better days. I believe most of that wear is from when they go through the locks.

[@matiahayes36]

One question do you do only manifest train yards or do you do coal train yards and intermodal yards?

[@nkyrailfan]

I would say I'm open to most yards. I do try to go to facilities I know will be somewhat busy, so that does keep some of the smaller yards off my radar. Let me know if there's somewhere in particular you'd like me to check out and I'll certainly see if it's doable.

[@scottsmith7051]

Do you ever get out to Port of LA/Long Beach?

[@nkyrailfan]

Not yet. Because of cost and the lithium batteries, I drive everywhere I film. I hope to make it to California at some point and record as many of the west coast ports as I can.

[@matiahayes36]

Can you do the Norfolk Southern debutts yard in Chattanooga and the sevier in Knoxville Tennessee

[@nkyrailfan]

I've got a video on DeButts yard in the works. Here is one I shot at Sevier yard about two years ago. I hope to check it out again in the future. kzbin.info/www/bejne/j5ali598jtCggZo

[@ericthered1140]

🔥🔥🔥

[@2moosepie]

The bridge house used to each have an operating attendant 30 years ago to save money they had to hop bridge to bridge now I wonder if it’s Ai ?

[@RockyAllenLane]

I believe the Supervisor just took a leek against the wall of the cargo bay.

[@nkyrailfan]

😂😂😂

[@JLS-kp3mf]

The Operator is in the crane Tower. An the Organe Little boad was free Fall rescure boad

[@nkyrailfan]

Thanks for the great info. I do appreciate it.

[@dcpack]

What a rust bucket.

[@dispatch444]

I think the old girl could use a little paint.

[@nkyrailfan]

Absolutely. I'm surprised more protective measures aren't in place to keep the ships from scraping.

[@keithmoore5306]

that could be salt but it can also be powdered limestone talc or maybe fertilizer! more than salt moves that way! those mini diggers are lowered into the holds there's no feasible place to store one in the hold especially when capacity is money! those are lifeboats they're supposedly unsinkable from the manufacturer crowing i've heard on them!! and dock side crane operations like that normally have 2 guys on the radio 1 on top side by the hatch and one in the hold that guy right above the crane is probably the top side director!

[@nkyrailfan]

Thanks for the great info. I really do appreciate it.

[@J_Gill]

wow the Algoma Innovator looks like crap for being so new. very sad

[@nkyrailfan]

It does make me wonder why the docks and locks or ships don't have more protection to prevent the ship scraping.

[@dispatch444]

Being a drawbridge operator must be a dull job to have.