This is Really Ugly! 7 1/2 Inches of the Rail Head Blew Out!

Here's something no one ever gets to see! Rail head is blown out for 7 1/2
inches and to make it worse, it's in a crossing. Action today shows how
the repair was made. Defect is called a split web. The web is the part
of the rail that is from the rail base to the rail head.
Split webs have been attributed to a seam in the web or damage on the web where
numbers are heat stamped into the rail, which was not the case in
this situation. Most likely this was originally initiated by the roller
straightening process during manufacture of the rail, or possibly
hydrogen flakes occurring in the web from the original rail, that
we will never know. Whatever the initial cause, then over the constant dynamic
forces of the train passing over it through the years caused the web to finally
split with the resulting end of the head and web separation.
The discolored portion of the rail web was caused by oxidation from
it having been broken at some point in the not too distant past.
#RailDefects#SplitWeb#RailHeadBlewOut#HeadWebSeparation
Made: November 03/2021

[@tomeasley5979]

Dave, that old fracture looks like it has been there a long time. The metal fatigue finally took care of the top of the rail. That was a quick repair. That is awesome that they can make that all work so well and get a new section of rail in place. Thanks for filming this for us. Have a great evening.

[@truckerallikatuk]

You're right now I look at it.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you very much Tom for the very nice and positive comment. We do so appreciate your checking out the presentation my friend and for all the great support you have given this channel.

[@richardswanson6933]

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[@simonblackham4987]

The metal fatigue is the web fracture ... the head of the rail shows a catastrophic failure as the metal has a granular like surface. The other end of the damage may show a fatigue fracture (which has characteristic 'beach marks' of a continuing fracture front before final catastrophic failure of the remaining metal. Looking at the frscture at about 8 mins in you can see the original fatigue fracture on the web and a smaller amount of fatigue at the bottom of the head (rounded beach marks) ... the rail head finally failed at that end and the shock load then failed the other end. This is conjecture based on what I can see on the video. The fatugue probably worked up from below and along the web because the ballast was't properly supporting the sleeper (tie) at that point leading to a fluctuating bending load on the rail ... and the tension caused fatigue to start at a blemish in the bottom ...once the fracture had worked through to the web the bending would increase leading to a second fracture starting a foot or so away and they would then work towards each other along the web .the now barely supported rail head would start fatigue fracturing upwards from the ends of the fatigue of the web. The near end would fatigue first as the bending load would put tension at the bottom of the damaged rail head ... the far end would have tension at its polished top and would thus be resistant to fatigue cracking ... hence it only failed when under 'impact' loading due to the failure of the nearer end. This shows the necessity of track maintenance ... and particularly the track bed and ballast! I put the video on chromecast for a better view and it show the near end was a complete failure a long time ago and the beach marks are on the far end before catastrophic failure. The damage on the near end makes it difficult to determine the original mode of failure.. I didn't see the beginning (thankyou KZbin for showing stuff before you click and then not going back to the beginning) and did not notice that it was at a road crossing: the asphalt would have hidden the fracture and on cursory examination would have prevented early detection and maintenance. Thankfully the final failure did not cause an accident! KZbin has just started putting sound on the preview which just makes the preview even more annoying !!!

[@SuperPhunThyme9]

​@@simonblackham4987 pretty interesting. now if only I could figure out what's what.

[@JasperHuskyFox]

Glad to see you found it before a derailment! Love your videos and the behind the scenes of railroadin! Have a wonderful day!

[@ccrx6700]

Really glad you are enjoying them JasperHuskyFox. We do appreciate the very nice comment and for taking the time to check the show out tonight my friend.

[@seand3103]

It’s nice seeing people do what they really do instead of what WE think they do. Good teamwork.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Sean for the very nice comment. We certainly appreciate your taking the time to check out the rail repair job. May you have a most blessed day my friend.

[@fireballxl-5748]

Thank you for such a great video. And thanks to the gentlemen who didn't make a fuss about you recording. This was a good teaching video for me. I enjoy seeing how men work their jobs and how things are done. Keep on railroadin' Dave!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you very much Fireball XL. Great to hear you enjoyed and we do appreciate your writing in and for watching my friend.

[@capttom7772]

WOW ! DAVE !!! You really "LUCKED OUT" on that one! It appears as though the asphalt kinda "GLUED" the track in place and prevented a derailment. AMAZING !

[@ccrx6700]

Yes we did Tom! Really do appreciate your taking the time to write in and watch the presentation my friend.

[@steveman1982]

it takes a LOT to derail a train on a straight. There's some declassified WW2 era footage of experiments on this on KZbin. Fascinating to see how much it takes.

[@stevepowell6896]

Imagine what the old timer section gang would think about all the modern specialized equipment that is used now. Sure makes it faster and safer. Thanks Dave for your video .

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you liked the video today Steve. We certainly appreciate your taking the time to write in and for watching my friend. Can you imagine how those guys who built the transcontinental RR would think about how track is built and tamped now!

[@michaelharris3296]

I really appreciate that with all of today’s technology and machinery that at the end of the day, the real work comes down to a guy with a shovel, a pick and a hammer.

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you enjoyed Michael, we do appreciate your checking out the video today my friend.

[@lewistodd9242]

Dang Dave that was a nasty break. I am glad the train made it past it safely and that you found it before the next train passed. Have a great day my friend.

[@ccrx6700]

yes it was Lewis, one of the worst we've ever had here. Do appreciate your checking out the show and for you continued faithful support of this channel my friend.

[@chemech]

Interesting combination of brittle fractures in that failure - actually, a double failure as you pointed out. Wonder ho much of the cause was a defect in the rail from the mill, how much was corrosion, and ice damage. Of course, the sub-freezing temperature made the rail just that extra bit more brittle when the car wheels snapped off the head. The images you took are much more descriptive than the textbook pictures in my strength of materials class, way back when.

[@truckerallikatuk]

Given it snapped around one plate fixing it to the sleeper, maybe the sleeper was moving for some time, snapping the web and weakening the railhead?

[@GilmerJohn]

@@truckerallikatuk -- Yep. It looks like the "sleeper" sagged a bit too much and the broke the bottom half. The top half broke from fatigue after years of excessive flexing.

[@keithjurena9319]

Defect plus fatigue from a soft foundation.

[@bigredc222]

Could vehicles crossing the rail twist it a little and help accelerate the problem, or is it just a coincidence that it broke at a crossing?

[@truckerallikatuk]

@@bigredc222 Possible once the web broke, but supremely unlikely before then. Rail is just way too solid for a car or even semi to do much damage to rail when set in place like that. Look at disused rails in various places, it's all still there, and probably perfectly good to run a train on.

[@scotabot7826]

Looks like a portion of the shear webbing had failed before the actual head failure. Hard to tell/see with the asphalt cross over. Nice video, thanks for posting!!

[@ccrx6700]

Yes sir it had been broke for some time. Lucky it was in tangent track and not on a curve! Do appreciate your checking out the video and for writing in my friend.

[@michaelcarlisle5403]

Thanks to all repair men! Your efforts keep us safe.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Michael for checking out the show today, we do certainly appreciate your writing in and for watching my friend.

[@shawnpowell5876]

Great video Dave and you were at the right place at the right time! That certainly could've been costly and I've never seen a piece of rail do that before! And like you pointed out that the bottom piece had broke prior to what happened in the video! Definitely had awesome help w replacement and getting that line back in business. Thanks again Dave for your videos along with your time and effort to get the BEST FOOTAGE for us! #LIFEONTHERAILS

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you so much Shawn for the very nice comment. We really appreciate your faithful support of our channel my good friend.

[@josef56]

Just love your videos! Always been fascinated with trains! Great to see behind the scenes as to the real work to make her run!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you very much josef56. Great to hear you enjoy them and we do appreciate your writing in and for watching my friend.

[@raymondsprengelmeyer1278]

Great job! We are lucky to have good men to handle problems as they come up! Dave, you and your colleagues do an amazing job!

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you liked the video today Raymond. We certainly appreciate your taking the time to write in and for watching my friend and for the very nice comment. These guys did a great job for sure.

[@shirleyharrington-moore9657]

Who'd have thought I could learn about street running rail repairs at mile post 15.8. How cool is that! Thank you, Dave!

[@ccrx6700]

Wasn't too cool when we found it tho....:-) Thanks so much for watching Shirley.

[@jojoGarBerry]

And THAT is why you inspect rails...crazy good catch Dave!

[@ccrx6700]

And you are totally right in that Joseph. Found this on my weekly track inspection, wasn't hard to miss.... LOL Do appreciate your tuning in and watching the channel tonight my friend.

[@TheyCallHimDietSeth]

Wow, Dave, what an ordeal with that broken rail. Absolutely fascinating to see the rail broken like that - the parts of railroading that I just didn't know until you brought them to us! It seems like you have a really good crew there, too. The situation seemed pretty dire but it looked like they kept their heads down and got the job done. And did so well. Thanks for the show! I learn so much from every one of your videos! Also that's quite an impact driver! I thought my half inch brushless Milwaukee driver had some torque... Wow!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you very much for the very nice comment DietSeth. We really appreciate your checking out the video my friend.

[@petezapadka]

That was a freaking amazing video, Dave! That damage was worse than I could have imagined. Great work by the repair crew! BTW -- I've been on that road and at that crossing. With permission, of course!

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you enjoyed Pete, Robena was once a happening place, now there is nothing left down there but fields and few concrete piers where the barge loader was at. Got a special coming out for you here soon, NS at Schoolhouse Road!

[@briankemp5206]

Thanks for sharing Dave! Nice catch on the track inspection.

[@ccrx6700]

You are certainly welcome Brian. Defect was kinda hard not to find!....LOL Thanks so much for watching today my friend.

[@johnathanlewis2049]

Hi Dave! Great video! Watching a section of rail being replaced isn’t something you see every day! Love the humor you have when these events happen! Have a great day!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you very much Johnathan. Very glad to hear you got your money's worth today for the price of admission.... :-)

[@4everdc302]

Alright Dave! Good technical analysis on this damage. As this is older footage the crew is now shrunk&are on my #1/2 curves working as always lol🚂🇨🇦🇺🇲🚃🚃⚒️👷🙋

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you enjoyed the show 4ever dc. Do appreciate the very nice comment and for the nice shout out for me on your last video my good friend. And I did check out Rob's video, that was pretty cool! Left him a note and said you recommended it to me.

[@PlanetMojo]

Yikes! Luckily the break wasn't bigger causing a derailment! Luckily you guys got it fixed pretty quickly. Good job!

[@ccrx6700]

Thanks Planet Mojo, yep we did luck out again! Lucky the Frontier crew was only a half hour away too. If my big truck was available I would have done the rail change out, but it had all my tools on it and was tore down in the shop. So I got to watch and video instead! How lucky was that! Appreciate your tuning in tonight my friend.

[@jazzridez]

You guys are the RAIL HEROS. Thank You so much for your service in the Rail Road.

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you enjoyed jazzridez, we do appreciate your checking out the video today my friend.

[@fredrickcallahan4292]

Nice work Dave. You make this look easy. Our Country is lucky to have Men like you servicing our rail lines.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you very much Fredrick for the kind words. We do appreciate your checking out the show today my friend.

[@BaltimoreAndOhioRR]

Wow, this was really interesting to watch! Great work finding that in time before it caused some bad incident. Thanks for posting, too! Thumbs up! Have a great new week!

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you enjoyed BaltimoreAndOhio RR we do appreciate your checking out the video today my friend.

[@dickJohnsonpeter]

Piener was the one drivin' he had a loop of coil that's for sure.

[@TriGogglin]

Incredible every thing went well on this job. That blow out could been disastrous for ya. Great video Dave, thanks for taking us along.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you very much Pappy. Great to hear you enjoyed and we do appreciate your writing in and for watching my friend.

[@garrettkessler1895]

Thank you to all of our railroaders. You fellows keep our economy running. God bless.

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome Garrett, Thank You for stopping by and taking in the video today my good man.

[@Brett3am]

Awesome video as usual. You do an excellent job at not only filming exactly what we want to see, but you explain the processes very clearly.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you very much Brett for the very kind words! We do appreciate your checking out the presentation today my friend.

[@SmallMartingale]

That 2cycle impact was pretty cool. Never seen one of them

[@ccrx6700]

Yes it was David. Milwaukee makes an M18 battery operated impact wrench for track bolts, those that have them tell me it's awesome. Am trying to get them to buy me one here. We have a 3/4 Milwaukee impact wrench here and it is totally amazing how much ooomph it has. Appreciate your writing in tonight and for watching my friend.

[@shon9kemp]

Couldn't imagine what those wheels sounded like going over that.

[@ccrx6700]

Pretty big clunk I'd say! Wish I had been there for that. He was slowing down right before the harbor so train speed was around 12 or so, good thing! Appreciate your checking out the video tonight shon kemp.

[@derrickanderson4932]

A wonderful job on the rail replacement. Dave Thanks

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome Derrick, glad you liked the video today. We certainly appreciate your taking the time to write in and for watching my friend.

[@Adam-yb5ub]

That was awesome sir thank you so much for your time and love for the railroad🙏

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you very much for the very nice comment 12Adam33. We really appreciate your checking out the video my friend.

[@christopherleenknecht920]

I thought you guys were still on Stand Down. Looks like it was on straight section, glad there wasn't any derailment. It does help when have a crew to bust it out.. Great video Dave.👍👍🚂🪒

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you liked the video today Christopher. We certainly appreciate your taking the time to write in and for watching my friend.

[@americanrambler4972]

That was a fascinating repair to watch. 2 questions. 1) how long before that break would have resulted in a derailment of a passing train? And 2) was all that asphalt and other debris just left there to become an eyesore, or does a crew come along later and scoop all that up and groom the site? A lot of places I have seen, rail companies do not seem to concerned what kind of mess is left behind.

[@ccrx6700]

Good questions American Rambler. First we were lucky nothing derailed when part of the last train passed over it. Had it been in a curve and not tangent track, something surely would have gone off then. It's anyone's guess when something would have derailed on the next passing train had we not fixed the break. A few months later we took the entire crossing out and replaced the rail on the other side. Most of that has been cleaned up already but there is still some asphalt left that I will clean up at some point when I get some time here in the future.

[@fuckfannyfiddlefart]

It's a private road, hopefully they went back and told the CAPITALIST to fix it himself as it was probably the same guy who broke the crossing.

[@valeriebassett3107]

It's miracle there wasn't a derail. Wow that was awful. Thank you for sharing this video with us.

[@ccrx6700]

Your certainly welcome Valerie and yep we lucked out yet again. Thank you so much for checking out the presentation tonight my friend.

[@OregonCrow]

So awesome to watch, thank you SO MUCH for sharing. Be well out there!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you very much Oregon Crew. Great to hear you enjoyed and we do appreciate your writing in and for watching my friend.

[@alandaters8547]

Stray thought: The Cumberland Mine RR seems to be a very consistent operation. Same cars, same loads, same locomotives, same speeds, with consistent and well documented MOW. It would be interesting to see an academic study of MOW issues like this. With so many variables already known, analysis might be more accurate. Your railroad could be a uniquely valuable research subject!

[@ccrx6700]

Interesting Alan. Seems like this would be a good learning place for a student of RR to come. We have some unique challenges and it is a unique RR. Not many have so many high degree curves in such a short distance. Really appreciate your writing in and your faithful support of this channel my friend.

[@rayshutsa6690]

Thank you Dave for another great video. I have never seen that happen before. It is a good thing you where at the right place to find it before there was a derailment. Great job Dave. 😀❤

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you very much for the very nice comment Ray. We really appreciate your checking out the video my friend.

[@HugsBach]

Thank you Dave! Great that the asphalt kept the broken rail in check, otherwise it could have been a real problem, e.g. derailment.

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you liked the video today HugsBach. We certainly appreciate your taking the time to write in and for watching my friend.

[@trenamerritt5344]

You sure were blessed! Could have had so much horrible stuff happen! Thanks for pointing out fresh break from old. My dad would have noted that too. Always wondered how they would fix a break located at a crossing. Thank you for another nifty video, and nice work guys!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you very much for the very nice comment Trena. We really appreciate your checking out the video my friend. Nifty, I like that.... And yes I am blessed to have such a great audience such as yourself.

[@arthenry498]

Great video!! I like how you did this. The close ups were great and gave a LOT of detail that I found very interesting. And the background info was helpful too. Thanks to you AND the crew for letting you do this. You made them look darn good too!! You and they can point to this one and grin.

[@ccrx6700]

Well thank you very much Art for the very nice comment. We really appreciate your taking the time to write in and for checking out the presentation my friend.

[@dennisb-trains23]

Thanks for sharing this with us Dave. Wow that could of been way worse. I've seen videos where a train didn't derail on a 2 foot gap but that break was real bad. Someone was watching that train for sure! Stay safe my friend.

[@ccrx6700]

Your certainly welcome Dennis. do really appreciate your watching today and am so hoping I don't have to get a a call to come up and replace any broken rails on your RR! .... LOL But if it does happen I will be there for you!

[@margaretragle1337]

Your guys did a wonderful job on the rail replacement.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you very much for the very nice comment Margaret. We really appreciate your checking out the video my friend.

[@rickcooper6817]

Good video Dave, that was nice work and a good repair. Thanks my friend!

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you enjoyed Rick, we do appreciate your checking out the video today my friend.

[@CMDRSweeper]

Thanks to Hyce for his 10 levels of understanding of railroad track it wasn't lost on me the terminology you used here, but it did take me a couple of moments to compute the "head" of the rail and the webbing. However you are the best channel to answer the question us in the general public have when we see this sort of damage... How do you fix it? That is why your channel is the greatest out there!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you very much CMDR Sweeper. We really appreciate your taking the time to watch and for the very nice comment my friend

[@rufusmedrano2962]

I like your videos. They show us how the railroad maintenance is done. Keep up the good work. 👍

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you very much for the very nice comment Rufus. We really appreciate your checking out the video my friend.

[@gargantuan4275]

Super fascinating stuff, thanks for sharing what you do!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you very much PaulK. Great to hear you enjoyed and we do appreciate your writing in and for watching my friend.

[@Camping814]

Awesome video, thanks for sharing!

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome Kevin, glad you liked watching the show. We certainly appreciate your taking the time to write in and for watching my friend.

[@lyndonfoster1090]

Wow! sorry about the track but really cool to see how they fix it! thank-you Dave!

[@ccrx6700]

Thanks Lyndon, but that's railroadin! Very glad you enjoyed the presentation and we do so appreciate your watching my friend.

[@Garcansdad]

Good failure analysis. Great repair. It never gets old watching procedures like this.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you very much Garcansdad for the very nice and positive comment. Do appreciate your checking out the show today my friend.

[@rodchallis8031]

This had me thinking back to my Q.A. days, working with steel. Another great video!

[@ccrx6700]

Thanks Rod and glad to hear you enjoyed. We do appreciate your checking out the show today my friend.

[@peterblacklin9174]

This is the kind of example to show young engineers what reality is. Splendid video and commentary. It looks as though the asphalt next to the rail had caused a corrosion pitting line 2/3's the way up the web, probably where the crack started. Thank you for the complete story. The crew made the repair look easy. They would have done the same job ever if it had been in the middle of a storm, salt of the earth.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you very much Peter for the awesome comment. We really appreciate your taking the time to write in and watch the presentation my friend.

[@scottleidenberger4401]

Another great video Dave ! Thanks for sharing.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you very much for the very nice comment Scott. We really appreciate your checking out the video my friend.

[@johnsmart964]

Thank you very much for this very interesting and informative video presentation, the people are absolutely delighted seeing how this was dealt with. It was interesting to see that the rail had been cracked through for some time before finally breaking. The ties were certainly in good condition despite being covered for so long, but maybe that helps to preserve them also.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you very much for the very nice comment John. We really appreciate your checking out the video my friend.

[@richardaustin2640]

So glad it was found before things turned nasty Dave. Shudder to think what the worse case scenario might have been!

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you enjoyed Richard, we do appreciate your checking out the video today my friend. And good thing it was in tangent track and not on a curve or you would have been watching a video of Hulcher re railing some cars I'm sure.

[@thomasglessner6067]

Thanks Dave. Luckily the crack was found before something really bad happened. Those guys really got with the program and quickly fixed the problem.

[@ccrx6700]

Your certainly welcome Thomas and we do appreciate your watching and for you faithful support of our channel my friend.

[@ededmonds8792]

Thank you Dave.

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome Ed, glad you liked watching the show. We certainly appreciate your taking the time to write in and for watching my friend.

[@andrewpassman8621]

Thank you for what you do.

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome Andrew. Thank you very much for the kind words and for taking in the home movie today my friend.

[@darrelljones5960]

Always learn something new. Great video. keep up the great work.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you very much for the very nice comment Darrell. We really appreciate your checking out the video my friend.

[@darrelljones5960]

@@ccrx6700 seriously. i never knew what a rail head blow out was till i watched this video.

[@HistoricBF]

As usual, another interesting and informative video! I got my notification issue fixed so hopefully I'll get back to catching all your posts!

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you enjoyed HistoricBF, we do appreciate your checking out the video today my friend and glad you got the YT issues figured out, seems like they have too many issues with their notifications, lot's of folks seem not to get them.

[@KB-gs8zi]

Hey Dave !! Another great video !!!! Glad that it was caught B/4 A derailment there !!! Have a good week & Thanks !!! 😗😚🙄🤠😎😮👍👍👍👍👍

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you liked the video today K B. We certainly appreciate your taking the time to write in and for watching my friend. yep we did luck out again for sure!

[@johndanaher6371]

Thanks for sharing the repair. I'll bet you wanted to get in there to help. I know I felt that way.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you very much John. Great to hear you enjoyed and we do appreciate your writing in and for watching my friend.

[@markfortin421]

Dave...I really appreciate your up close and personal approach to the behind-the-scenes repairs, explained like you're talking to a friend. I am used to seeing the aftermath (derailment) without an explanation what caused it. This could have been a nasty but was averted by you. (A little tip in your check would be nice) Good Job!!

[@ccrx6700]

Well golly Mark, what a very nice compliment, believe me it is much appreciated. We were lucky this wasn't in a curve or you would be seeing that aftermath and watching a video of Hulcher re railing cars. And I got paid working thru dinner that day so it's all good on the pay....LOL Thank you so much for tuning in and checking out the video today my friend.

[@jasonvortherms1167]

Great work team work

[@ccrx6700]

These guys did a great job and in record time for sure Jason. We were lucky a rail service contractor was close by. Do really appreciate your checking out the presentation tonight my friend.

[@robertbullcarmichael9856]

Great catch and great video.

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you enjoyed Robert, we do appreciate your checking out the video today my friend and for the very nice comment.

[@agostinodibella9939]

This is a great video for showing how the track is installed at a road crossing. I always wondered if rail road ties were under the asphalt..

[@ccrx6700]

Really glad you enjoyed Agostino and we do appreciate your watching today my friend.

[@mustralineabsorbine5082]

What a motivated group of workers! Well done. :)

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you very much for the very nice comment. We really appreciate your checking out the video my friend.

[@russelltrupia4479]

Wow that sure was a mess, those guys did one heck of a job. Great video Dave

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you very much Russell. Great to hear you enjoyed and we do appreciate your writing in and for watching my friend.

[@schadowolf]

As always, interesting video, amazing how quickly various contractor teams can come together to get something accomplished.

[@ccrx6700]

yes we lucked out Frontier RR Services was only about a half hour away, this got done pretty quickly all things considered, thanks for the nice comment.

[@loganofnorth880]

Great work you made it look easy

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you LoganofNorth, these guys did quick and good work for sure. Really appreciate your taking the time to write in and for watching the show my friend.

[@commodoresixfour7478]

Thanks for the video!

[@ccrx6700]

You are very welcome Commodore Sixfour. We really appreciate your taking the time to write in and watch the presentation my friend.

[@dennisb-trains23]

Thanks for the awesome video Dave! Those guys do some spedicious work ! That's not a busy crossing at all I gathered, so it couldn't be damage from cross traffic. Great job everyone! 🚂💨💨💨💨

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome Dennis, do glad to hear you liked the show. Crossing only sees a very few trucks a day. Used to be pretty busy as road goes into old Robena Mine which is no longer there. Back in the 1950's/60's Robena was the largest under ground mining complex in the world owned by US Steel.

[@joeblow5154]

WOW!!! I never seen that before. I thought railroad track was pretty much indestructible.

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you saw something you've never seen Joe. Do so appreciate your taking the time to write in and for viewing the show tonight my friend.

[@mikefochtman7164]

Great video! Such a gap, seems lucky you didn't lose a few cars there when the last train went over. Guess that's sort of a problem with paved crossings like that, you can't see the web and so it was probably cracked for some time without noticing until finally the head just gave way. Good job with the quick repairs.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Mike, glad you liked watching the show. We certainly appreciate your taking the time to write in and for watching my friend.

[@realcotnoir2521]

thank-you! Dave

[@ccrx6700]

You are certainly welcome and we do Thank You for checking out the video and for writing in my friend.

[@timw6928]

That's the first time I've heard you without any cheeky giggles , they did a nice repair and sound like a good crew together.

[@ccrx6700]

Oh dear, I guess that means the video was a failure ... LOL Will have to make up for it in a future vid..... :-) Do so appreciate your checking out the show today Tim.

[@bhuff123]

Keep those good but interesting videos coming and I’ll keep watching

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you very much for the very nice comment Clark. We really appreciate your checking out the video my friend.

[@bennetts-revenge_2]

Omg Thank God you found that, it could have been a disaster! Good job with the crew!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Brenda for the very nice comment and for taking the time to watch the show my friend.

[@billsmith3195]

Yes I agree with someone else. This is not seen everyday. Thank you. Great team there. Absolutely fascinating..

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you very much for the very nice comment Bill. We really appreciate your checking out the video my friend.

[@TheStorm357]

My dad was the SF for the Burlington Northern in the middle of Montana in the 70's. I still find this fascinating to watch.

[@ccrx6700]

Certainly glad you enjoyed Storm. We do appreciate your stopping by and watching the show my good man.

[@aikovanhulsen4798]

I absolutely love, love your videos . Thanks so much. and about today: good thing you have good eyes spotting that break. I can hardly believe seeing that break. Must have been subject to tremendous forces. Hey!!! and keep on railroading for us! thanks😎👍😇

[@ccrx6700]

Really glad you are enjoying them aiko! We do so appreciate your watching and for the very nice comment my friend.

[@aikovanhulsen4798]

@@ccrx6700 The honor is mine. I think you are a true gem. What I really like is that you get into the technical part and know how to explain this all in laymen's terms for us. You may have missed your calling as a teacher. Again keep doing this and your sense of humor/fatalism/authenticity is heart warming. (I here refer to your series of the little museum you helped with). Cool Man😎

[@ccrx6700]

@@aikovanhulsen4798 😊👍

[@Santafefrank]

Thanks Dave

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome Frank, glad you liked the video today. We certainly appreciate your taking the time to write in and for watching my friend.

[@richardtovar127]

Very intresting Dave, Keep posting.

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you enjoyed Richard and yes sir will keep on posting! Thanks so much for taking the time to write in and for checking out the video where the rail head blew out my friend.

[@dezertraider]

WOW,BROKEN RAIL,THATS CRAZY..NEVER WOULD BELIEVE THAT COULD HAPPEN..THANK YOU

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome Ralph. We really appreciate your taking the time to write in and watch the presentation my friend.

[@dezertraider]

@@ccrx6700 YOUR VERY WELCOME!STAY AWESOME

[@sharkey086]

Thanks for another great video! It really sucks that happened but thank goodness you were checking and found it. Really it couldn't have probably happened in a better spot. I'm no railroader but I'd be willing to bet having that asphalt there helped keep that base of the track stable enough so it didn't blow out all the way down to the tie. I agree, that bottom has been broken for a while. Our recent temps here in Pgh and down near you were the icing on the cake for that spot. There could have had a very serious accident possibly with injuries. I certainly don't know your policies or if you have mentioned it before, but if you don't have a contract with Sperry or a similar company, it may be wise to get them out annually to ride your line with a hi-rail defect detector. Also kudos to the excavator operator, they did a fantastic job on lifting out those old chunks of asphalt perfectly and with precision. And getting that rail to match up, also great! Really had the best happen out of a bad, possibly catastrophic situation.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you very much for the very nice comment and for watching the video. We do have ultrasonic rail testers come in usually bi annually. We sure did luck out that nothing worse happened and that it was a crossing that only sees a few trucks a day anymore.

[@sharkey086]

@@ccrx6700 For sure that was extremely lucky, but certainly glad it wasn't as bad as it could have been. Love the videos, Dave, keep em coming!

[@josephdahl9354]

Good eyes Dave on that busted out piece of track. Very interesting how that piece of rail failed. Another great video Dave.

[@ccrx6700]

Was pretty hard not to miss that one Joseph! Really glad you enjoyed and we do so appreciate your watching today my friend.

[@Arkay315]

Another good video, I've always wondered how they replaced crossing rails

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Arkay, glad you liked watching the show. We certainly appreciate your taking the time to write in and for watching my friend.

[@maryjohansson3627]

Nice video, again. Teamwork to fix it so fast.

[@ccrx6700]

Thanks Mary for the nice comment and for stopping by and checking out the video my friend.

[@Nurvington]

Great work. Loved the video!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you very much for the very nice comment. We really appreciate your checking out the video my friend.

[@Nurvington]

@@ccrx6700 yes sir!

[@mattkinnard6899]

Seems like an appropriate time to say aww snap. A great example of why staying back from a RR crossing gate is not a bad idea. Good work, and thanks for sharing!

[@ccrx6700]

Since this is a family friendly channel aww snap is definitely appropriate! We on the job may use other colorful terms not fit for younger viewing however..... Thank you Matt for checking out the presentation today my good friend.

[@Kansas-Trains]

Awesome Break and good find Brother 😁

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you enjoyed, we do appreciate your checking out the video today my friend.

[@peterismyfirstname2872]

Mighty fine repair. Looks like crew knows what they're doing. I like the railroad tie filing in the space near the blacktop. 👷‍♂️😃🥇

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you enjoyed Peter, we do appreciate your checking out the video today my friend and for the very nice comment.

[@davewallace8219]

good catch! dave

[@ccrx6700]

That one was a little hard to miss Dave :-) Thank you very much for tuning in and checking out the video my friend.

[@arailway8809]

Nice to see a problem caught and solved. Mi gente at work.

[@ccrx6700]

Do appreciate your taking the time to write in and for watching the video my friend.

[@dorothycole8611]

Teamwork! Very interesting.

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you enjoyed the video and we do thank you so much for watching.

[@ericcoffedgp40]

That is crazy! It's very interesting to see how it split!

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you liked the video today Eric. We certainly appreciate your taking the time to write in and for watching my friend.

[@ericcoffedgp40]

@@ccrx6700 Sure thing Dave! Always enjoy watching the videos!

[@timdunk7278]

Good video, thank you sir. Missed seeing a train though.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you very much for watching the show today and for the suggestion, I will keep that in mind for future videos Tim.

[@alanwasserman868]

In the immortal words of Rosanne Rosanadna (played by Gilda Radnor on SNL), "If it's not one thing, it's another". Nice catch and recover Dave. It's never boring on the CCR!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Alan, glad you liked watching the show. We certainly appreciate your taking the time to write in and for watching my friend.

[@loverofdeath5556]

That looks bad that might have a cause a derailment at any time but thankfully they are fixing the problem before the problem happened

[@ccrx6700]

Yep we got lucky again Brian. I doubt if too many car wheels went over it, but also he was slowing down going into the harbor at about 12 mph which probably helped keep wheels on. Do appreciate your checking out the presentation tonight my friend.

[@dannypipewrench533]

Very interesting. I always enjoy seeing how rails are replaced.

[@ccrx6700]

We're glad to hear you enjoyed Danny Pipe Wrench. Appreciate your stopping by and checking out the video my friend.

[@dannypipewrench533]

@@ccrx6700 Thanks for documenting this interesting process.

[@ccrx6700]

@@dannypipewrench533 😊👍