Track Repairs are Made after our 5 Car Derailment

After the rail rolled over and 5 cars derailed, this is a follow up video on
the track repairs that we made to get track back in service.
Gonna have some train action in this video and will tell you about
track gauge control rods.
See first video in this 2 part mini series: Rail Rolled Over and 5 Cars Derailed.... Oh Fudge:
• Rail Rolled Over and 5...
In a prior video I went over why some railroads use concrete ties and some use
wood ties. This derailment is a classic example of why we don't use concrete. Had
we had concrete ties in there they would have all been destroyed. Thus it would
have taken double or triple the amount of time to get the track back in service.
Wood ties were merely scuffed up. Here is a link to watch that video on wood vs concrete ties:
• Why some Railroads use...
Made: May 30 and June 3, 2023
Disclaimer: I am an employee of Iron Senergy at Cumberland
Mine. My job is railroad track maintenance. I am very fortunate to
have this job and everyone at the mine is very fortunate to have
Iron Senergy as it's current owner. Our past owners had every
intention of shutting this mine down, but Iron Senergy took
over and have kept this mine alive.
Please understand: I am NOT in any way an official or unofficial
spokes person for Iron Senergy or Cumberland Mine. Any viewpoints,
opinions or anything that I show in the videos, or write in the video
descriptions or any answer to any comment, should NEVER be
misconstrued or interpreted as being in any way shape or form,
any kind of official or unofficial statement from Iron Senergy,
Iron Cumberland, Cumberland Mine, any of the mine's management,
any of the contractors that may be shown in any video, nor of
any of my fellow co-workers.
Any viewpoints or opinions I may make in the videos, in the
descriptions, or in any answer to a comment is strictly that of my
own and NOT an official or unofficial statement or viewpoint that
Iron Synergy or any one at Iron Senergy or Cumberland Mine
necessarily has or makes.
Again, we are very fortunate to have Iron Senergy as our current
owners. Please, when making a comment be respectful of Iron Senergy,
Cumberland Mine, my fellow coworkers and also any contractors
that may be shown. Thank You, Dave
#Derailment#TrackRepairs#RailRolledOver

[@royreynolds108]

The main difference between switch-point bars and regular joint bars beside the length and number of holes is the switch-point bars have a slight bend between the 2 middle holes equal to the angle of the switch point. This allows the points to swing without being tight. The switches on this railroad have a heel block to hold the heel of the switch and the closure rail at a fixed distance from the stock rail and attached to it for extra strength. Track with gage-rods with 2 jaws for each rail will tend to not have the rail roll over as the rail is held very securely by the base. The best gauge rods are ties because then the rails are supported and held to gauge. The least expensive rods have one jaw and a hook on the other end.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Roy for adding that. Excellent information to add in to this video. Also to note, the nuts on the two hole side are never tightened up to full torque. They are left a hair bit loose to allow switch point to move. If nuts are torqued too tight, then switch point may not move over.

[@royreynolds108]

@@ccrx6700 That is why the bars are bent and usually have a thimble to allow the movement of the switch point without binding it. Insulated joints have insulation thimbles as well as insulation plates or pieces between the bars and the rail. The bolts go through the thimbles. There have been a lot of specialized fittings to use on track as well as specialized tools to get the job done, ie spike mauls, spike pullers, spike lifters, track jacks that will trip, and other specialized tools.

[@poowg2657]

Great info all, thanks!

[@QUIX4U]

The correct name isn't joint bar, but fishplate. Each rail joint needs two fishplates, an inner and an outer. At the heel of a switch blade (the tapered rail) the joint MUST be kept tight - yet loose. That is to allow the blade itself, to slide across a small/minute angle (possibly only 2 - 3 degrees), between the aiming of the switchblade - in total, being set one way or the other. Having a 6 hole plate there, will restrict slightly, the ability of the blade itself, to be moved enough, to get the set of the switch "straight or curved". Oh and yes, if one tightens ALL of the fishbolts (on any fishplate set - at the heel of a switch blade) one can effectively "snap" a switch blade, that cannot move freely from open to closed position & visa versa. Yet a very loose "heel fishplate set", (that allows the blade too much movement), could mean that the blade itself, can "roll" under the weight of a wagon or loco. As an Track Inspection Ganger on the NZR - I know without a doubt, that the useless dog spikes, and the aged / rotten condition of those sleepers, combined to allow the gauge on that curve to be WELL BEYOND the gauge limits for that curve to begin with, which in turn, allowed the rail to roll over as the dog spikes (being lifted up or away from the rail or missing even) were not in fact holding gauge, let alone the rail itself.

[@alaskahermithomesteader9549]

Just found your channel. Used to work section out of Edgemont south Dakota then into the roundhouse as a carded machinist. Worked mostly on SD40-2 GE Locomotives. Also SD-9'S for the high line to homestake mine. Main line trains were coal and hopper trains from Gillette Wyoming. Largest derailment I worked was 114 cars full of coal. Dumped them on my own land. That was back in '78.

[@Arkay315]

And this is why proper regular maitenence is important for everything.

[@ccrx6700]

Truer words were never spoken Arkay! Very much appreciate your watching tonight and may you have a most blessed day my friend.

[@rearspeaker6364]

years of neglected maintenance are catching up. the last co. did some nasty cost cutting.

[@poowg2657]

I work for one of those cost cutting companies. We have orders to "run to failure". After we run to failure our maintence crews rig it to run some more until it is completely destroyed. We haven't had PM in our paper mill for 15 years. When people ask what I do for a living I tell them my company tries to make state of the art products using the finest in broken down antiques.

[@rustblade5021]

@@rearspeaker6364 that's not what's happening at all, he even explains it in the video

[@AlexanderVadura]

Tja, das Firmenlogo lautet: Wir müssen sparen, egal was es kostet 😢

[@JasperFromMS]

HULCHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES. Never has a truck door spoken more truth. I had thd opportunity to watch them in action a couple of times and they can change the complexion of a train wreck pretty quick.

[@ccrx6700]

You are so right in saying that Jasper, true professionals, we always get great service from them here. They do their very best to please us. Well worth the money they charge.

[@bigjoesburgers]

Hulcher is fast at cleaning up. But they are not cheap. Had them in Canada to clean up our mess.

[@rogermason5833]

Yeah, Hulcher had a base of operations near where I grew up and occasionally they would come right past our house on the way to a job. When I heard the sound of their lowboy trucks coming I would run out to watch them rumble by, some carrying the dozers and others hauling the dozer side booms and counterweights. Always an impressive parade of industrial muscle on the move...

[@ManiacRacing]

Seeing stuff made right after a failure is very satisfying! I remember a few emergency jobs that were super tough, but when they were done and back up & running, it was a great feeling! Getting things back in action quickly and properly is a sign of a skilled crew of people who care. Keep up the awesome work!

[@ccrx6700]

You are certainly right about that Lowell. Things go wrong everywhere, but like you say, when you get them fixed that is a great feeling. Really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@terrywitt5543]

Hi Dave I used to go to a rail road shop in Cincinnati there shop had several rails running threw there shop they would have spare wheel sets what amazes me you can roll the wheel set one handed as much as they way glad hulcher got you fixed up

[@ccrx6700]

Yes they roll pretty easy, can roll and entire truck set without the car body also with some good muscle behind it, at least on level grade. Thank you for taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.

[@conductormike3step]

Glad to see all was handled well Dave. Stay safe buddy.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Mike. Glad to hear you liked the video. Appreciate your taking the time to drop by and check out the presentation my friend

[@JasperFromMS]

It sounds like the guys underground didn't lose any work.

[@ccrx6700]

No they didn't Jasper, only thing the prep plant had to shut down for a few hours, but underground never stopped. That is a good thing. Thanks so much for checking out the video and may you have a most blessed day my friend.

[@Trains-With-Shane]

Hulcher are masters at their craft. I've seen them clean up some pretty nasty wreck sites pretty quickly and efficiently.

[@ccrx6700]

You are right Shane, they certainly are, they always do a great job for us. Thank you for taking the time to visit with us and write in my friend.

[@KetilDuna]

As a once mechanic I feel a little envy. If you drop a part on the ground you'll likely find it again.. Thanks for sharing!

[@ccrx6700]

Your right about that Ketil, and our parts are much bigger than the ones you had most likely...:-) Thank you for taking the time to watch and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@raymondsprengelmeyer1278]

I'm glad to see you have gotten your derailment cleared up so quickly, thank you for sharing Dave! The amount of knowledge you need to do your job is amazing, you are a great asset to the company you work for!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Raymond, glad to hear you enjoyed. Appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and write in my friend.

[@QUIX4U]

@@ccrx6700 Yes & that's barely the half of it isn't it. An understatement if ever there was one, made by @raymondsprengelmeyer1278 !!!! [quote] The amount of knowledge you need to do your job is amazing [unquote] One not only has to learn these simple things, but the more complex tasks of determining the amount of "bend" one must exert on new rail, (with a CROW - a U shaped rail bender, that has a central screw turned by - of all things, a CROWBAR) before laying it down, on curves, and transitions, to get the correct "set" to the rail, to allow the (hopefully new) sleepers and fastenings to hold it in place, without it trying to restraighten itself. That is, after determining whether the rail is an inside curve rail or an outside curve rail, as the head of every rail, has a slight "tilt" and beveled edge, meaning that one can accidentally get it wrong, and have a low rail mounted on the outside of a curve, where the wheels don't run true. In newly laid track, we hear this as a major SQUEAL. It's the sound of the two wheel set, (as every railway axle has both wheels fixed SOLIDLY on the one axle) trying to realign itself, as the low wheel or the higher one, slips slightly along the top of the rail, allowing the wheelset to be TURNED - a turning motion that is only done by a combination of the track gauge, the curve of the rail, and the height of the outer (top) rail, above that of the inner (low) rail. The later, being determined by CANT. Curved gauge is also different to straight track gauge, with tighter curves requiring a wider gauge, to allow the wagon wheel flanges, to "fit" between the curved rails at various gauges.. One must also get one's face (and an eye) down to rail top height, to sight the TOP, (when measuring the "gauge AND CANT of track" about every ten feet) to ensure it doesn't undulate too much, especially where CANT is involved, as cross-cant anywhere, (called a TWIST) can cause enough track surface twist to occur, that a wagon's wheels LIFT above the rail allowing the flange to ride off the rail, also another cause of derailments. And don't get me started on all the trillions of other seemingly innocuous / small tasks, one must remember on a daily, to be a track maintenance person.

[@michaelball760]

The government loves gauge rods. We have a section of track that the navy built for us to bring in trident rocket cars for them. Every other crib has a Gauge rod for 3 to 4 rail lengths.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Michael for the cool info and for checking out the video. Those rods are neat can adjust gage and they really do a great job at holding gage. May you have a most blessed day my friend.

[@TomBattCG]

Thanks for all your inside info with a nice casual easy going tone. The lack of wild music as with some videos is also appreciated 😄 My gauge is nine millimeters, commonly referred to as N gauge. Considerably less expensive and easier to manage than your railroad 😂. Just remember to wear your most powerful reading glasses. 😂

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate the nice comment Tom. Thank you for taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.

[@joepalooka2145]

Wow, great video. I used to work on a track maintenance crew decades ago as a young guy. I know what goes on behind the scenes and how hard the job can be. It takes a hell of a good crew to do the job of repairing this derailment in such a short time. People have no idea. Very impressive to see this.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Joe, glad to hear you enjoyed. Appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and write in my friend.

[@captainkeyboard1007]

You do lots of work on the railroad. If you enjoy those tasks, I bid you, "Happy Railroading!"

[@ccrx6700]

I guess I do Captain Keyboard, but that is my job, a lot of variety which I do like. Really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@captainkeyboard1007]

@@ccrx6700 Thank you for typing to me. Blessed rails be yours and Happy Roading for dear life!

[@randymusselman4504]

Dave, thank you for sharing, 40 to 50 years ago, I grew up and had a job in a machine shop in Gettysburg, PA….was that the location where Hulcher got started, the original mothership? I recall back then, the dudes that worked for Hulcher were formidable and a very tough bunch, they worked like plow horses until the job was done!. They were and still appear to be the big guns in the rail clean up business…. looks like they have depots all over the country now. Interesting post. Most of the public out there don’t understand the effort needed to keep a rail business going. Everything is 6 x heavy!! Stay safe, brother!

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate your sharing that with us Randy, I'm not sure where Hulcher started, they have a station 30 minutes from us, NS keeps them busy here....LOL Thank you for taking the time to drop by and check out the presentation my friend

[@beverlymichael5830]

It’s amazing how fast they got it all cleaned up. You had a long memorial day weekend. Hope you did get some rest. Thanks for the video. Stay safe out there.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Beverly. The few guys that did show up worked very hard and did a great job at patching the track back together. Appreciate your taking the time to drop by and check out the presentation my friend.

[@earlschmitt884]

Thanks for ALL the great information. Anyone can be a reporter. But takes skill to be an investigative and indepth reporter. You do a great job at doing both.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Earl, and you are welcome. Appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and write in my friend.

[@thomastrainsmore2010]

Awesome video

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Thomas, glad to hear you enjoyed. Appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and write in my friend.

[@lewistodd9242]

Another great and informative video Dave. Happy rails to you my friend.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Lewis, glad to hear you enjoyed. Appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and write in my friend.

[@tracksidemike]

Thanks for sharing great video there👍🏻🚂

[@ccrx6700]

Your very welcome Mike. Thank you for taking the time to drop by and check out the presentation my friend

[@michaelpass2176]

Well buddy you are doing ok. I’m just going sit back and watch. Drink some more ice water.😊

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Michael, yes sir we're doing okay, had some pretty good guys who worked really hard to get track back in service. Always a pleasure to have you visit with me and may you have a most blessed day my friend and enjoy your refreshment.

[@espeescotty]

It's good that Hulcher was able to get in there and get everything cleared up so fast...and even better that all of the cars involved stayed upright. Thanks, Dave.

[@ccrx6700]

They did an amazing job and quick Scotty, but that's whey they are the best in the business, at least around here. we do rely on them. Thank you for watching my friend.

[@jtg2737]

Hello from Texas as always!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you jtg for checking out the video and howdy from Pa. May you have a most blessed day my friend.

[@jtg2737]

@@ccrx6700 You as well be blessed!

[@ccrx6700]

@@jtg2737 👍😊

[@dougackerman4182]

Glad your back in business Dave

[@ccrx6700]

You and me both Doug. Thank you for taking the time to stop by and check out the presentation my friend

[@strredwolf]

Gotta love 1435 mm (4' 8.5") standard track gauge.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment strredwolf. Appreciate your taking the time to drop by and check out the presentation my friend

[@haroldishoy2113]

Dave, thanks for a rail gage explanation and how they are different.

[@ccrx6700]

You are quite welcome Harold, glad you enjoyed the show. Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.

[@brucestark48]

Yes! second part just dropped. Great video as always Dave

[@ccrx6700]

Glad to hear you enjoyed it Bruce. Thank you for taking the time to visit with us and for the kind words. Hope you have a most blessed day my friend.

[@aolinger680]

I absolutely love watching your videos. My Gramps was a 50 year veteran for the Erie Lackawanna in Meadville PA and I recall many nights when he was called out for this and that derailment. I was too young to appreciate the things he dealt with on a daily basis. Your videos are a treasure trove of un-appreciated memories of my gramps for me. May God continue to bless my grandpa, Lucas Artmen and you! The stuff you are sharing is REALLY something special. THANK YOU. And please be careful out there, Gramps got run over by an engine in the Meadville yards exactly two days past his 65th birthday (he needed 6 more weeks to reach 50 years with the Erie Lackawanna) on or about 1972.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment aolinger, glad to hear you enjoyed. I sure wish I could have met with your grandpa, we would have talked railroading all day long. Sounds like a special guy. Appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and write in my friend.

[@QUIX4U]

@@ccrx6700 Have a chat with Shoestring Hobo - (an old rail-rider and KZbinr) as his knowledge of the rail is impressive. ie: www.youtube.com/@TheHoboShoestring

[@bobparsons77]

Great informative as usual Dave.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Bob, glad to hear you enjoyed. Appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and write in my friend.

[@peterfaggella3120]

That coal company is so fortunate to have a guy like you who cares about his job, the train, the industry. I can't imagine how much more down time they'd have if Joe-Schmoe was taking care of the track. I hope they compensate you handsomely.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Peter for the kind and flattering words, I'm blushing. Appreciate your checking out the video and may you have a most blessed day my friend. Also I don't come to work for the money, I'm doing okay in that area, I come because I love railroading.

[@eddiekilby]

Yea they don't make them like Dave any more.

[@QUIX4U]

@@eddiekilby They do, but you will only see those people in privately run, railway enthusiast groups, keeping old rolling stock / track and ancient locomotives alive. The modern track worker is doomed to be a sightseer, inside a computerized machine, that does all the manual work (and the calculations) for them. It's a dying artform, working manually on a railway. And dying is a two edged sword, as most of the blokes I worked with, both young and older, died very shortly after retiring, from the NZR back in the days of long slogging / hard working / manual labour

[@terryboyer1342]

Amazing that they got it cleaned up and running in such a short time. But I'm sure you could have done it yourself given a day or two. 😉

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Terry. The few guys that did show up worked very hard and did a great job at patching the track back together. Appreciate your taking the time to drop by and check out the presentation my friend

[@DOCTORDROTT]

Ours is four foot eight and a half gauge . It was said that that measurement came from the distance between Roman chariot wheels. That track looks rough. We use much stronger rods than you have in the video and now have more concrete sleepers ( ties) Great video, I did 45 years in the industry .

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate the nice comment Doctordrott. Thank you for taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.

[@miken8rbiradio220]

Thank you very much Dave very informative video.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Mike, glad to hear you enjoyed. Appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and write in my friend.

[@eddiekilby]

That's what I like about this channel you always learn something. 👍👍👍👍

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Eddie, glad to hear you enjoyed. Appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and write in my friend.

[@youknowme8578]

Very informative video David, thanks.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment youknowme and you are welcome. Appreciate your taking the time to drop by and check out the presentation my friend

[@PlanetMojo]

A hole lot of damage because of a case of nervousness 🥴Glad you got her up and running again so quick!

[@ccrx6700]

Nothing at the local drug store to cure nervous rail Mojo...:-) Thank you for taking the time to visit and check out the video my friend.

[@tzadik36]

Thanks for this informatiVe video: as the old saying goes, "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure"; in this case several multiples of a thousand dollars worth of cure.

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome Robin, glad to hear you enjoyed. Appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and write in my friend.

[@lawrietaber657]

Excellent vid Dave thanks hell of a job getting it back to normal .

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate the nice comment Lawrie, hope Mrs. is still on the uphill trend. Thank you for taking the time to visit and check out the video my friend.

[@mr.lynnrosaasen8218]

I love the wat you explain what is going on in the rail road world, it operation every day, thanks Dave!

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you are enjoying the shows Mr. Lynnrosaasen. Thank you so much for the nice comment and for taking the time to watch the track repair video my friend.

[@bazza945]

You are, as always Dave, a mine of information. 😊

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you so much Barry for the kind words, that was really nice of you to say that. Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.

[@trenamerritt5344]

Oooh! Ty for pinned comment! Seems you answered a question I had about switch joint bars. Always something to learn! Glad the funds are coming in, and I pray things go smoothly for a long time with no serious issues, so you can catch up with things. If such a thing is possible, lol! Thanks for another neat video. Looking forward to your next one! Stay safe and well.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Trena. Glad to hear you liked the video. Lot's more videos to come. Appreciate your taking the time to drop by and check out the presentation my friend

[@davidbass7593]

Wow that was quick good to see yall are back on rail and moving again Hulcher is good at what they do ...smooth railing and thanks for sharing Dave

[@ccrx6700]

Yes they are David, we are very pleased with everything Hulcher does for us. Shame it had to happen, but it did and now all is well and fixed up again. Glad you could visit with us and take in the video my friend.

[@TacticalGamingNetwork]

Excellent!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Tactical Gaming Network, glad to hear you enjoyed. Appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and write in my friend.

[@549BR]

Railroading with Dave; always nice to see someone who likes their work.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment 549BR. Glad you enjoyed. Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.

[@billyvalentine1836]

Dave ,been doing switches for many years, can cut a regular joint bar to size of the kink bar, the drillings are the same as standard except for the 6th hole. Will not interfere with the function of the shoulder bolt or the movement of the point. If gauge rods are not available a spike behind the plate on the field side can work till permanent repair can be done.

[@ccrx6700]

Thanks for the tip Billy, I never thought of doing that, you are right it would work great in a pinch and will certainly keep that in mind if ever need a future. All our plates have holes for the anchor spikes, but hear you on the spike behind if sometime would be needed. Excellent comment my friend!

[@HugsBach]

Excellent job

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment HugsBach, glad to hear you enjoyed. Appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and write in my friend.

[@TheRopeAddict]

Bravo! Standing ovation!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the kind words TheRopeAddict. Nice to hear you liked the video. Appreciate your taking the time to drop by and check out the presentation my friend.

[@timothystrauss3838]

Thanks for the update, Dave!!

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome Timothy. Glad to hear you liked the video. Appreciate your taking the time to drop by and check out the presentation my friend

[@dennisb-trains23]

Great job Dave! Fantastic video! 👍😃👍

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Dennis for the kind words and for checking out the video. May you have a most blessed day my friend.

[@jimmylove6153]

Love this channel

[@ccrx6700]

Really pleased to hear that Jimmy. We love having great subscribers like yourself here to watch the home movies. May you have a most blessed day my friend.

[@JayTee0007]

Good stuff sir! 😊

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate the nice comment Jim, glad you enjoyed. Thanks so much for taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@artillerest43rdva7]

it is great that you were able to determine exactly what happened, and that you could fix it . it is so bad when the ties are weak and can not support the rails properly and then shift it is good the cars were not damaged. were any flanges broken? hulcher did a great job fixing the tracks. and gettingit all railed. take care Dave, be safe and stay healthy.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Barry. Glad you liked the video. The few guys that did show up worked very hard and did a great job at patching the track back together. Appreciate your taking the time to drop by and check out the presentation my friend

[@Lando_Cannabissian]

Awesome video Dave! Thank you so much!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Lando for the nice comment, glad you liked tonight's showing. May you have a most blessed day my friend.

[@railroad9000]

Another great and informative video. Thanks Dave.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you railroad9000 for the very nice comment, glad you enjoyed. Appreciate your taking the time to watch and write in. May you have a most blessed day my friend.

[@jasonboche]

That's railroadin! Another great video from a professional. Stay safe out there.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Jason. Appreciate your taking the time to drop by and check out the presentation my friend

[@eugeneellison6479]

Awesome video as always! I was surprised about there being a 42" gage didn't realize such a critter existed keep up the good work. I'm going to start my daughter on your videos when she isn't driving me crazy

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Eugene, glad to hear you enjoyed. Your daughter is welcome to drive me crazy instead of you....LOL just teasing.... :-) Appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and write in my friend.

[@QUIX4U]

42 " gauge, more frequently called narrow gauge (or normal for those countries that use it as their main gauge) is 3ft 6inches. ALL of New Zealand's track gauge, is 3' 6" / 42 " (although in the mid 1970's when we went to metric, we also "took" a 1/4" of slack out of the flange gauge - as by then most of our older rolling stock had well worn wheel flanges) - thus NZ is now determined to be 1062mm gauge (I made my own "ultra narrow gauge" farm railway, as 1/2 scale; ie: 531 mm), just because I didn't want it as two foot gauge which would have required me to register it as an amusement railway, and pay excessive amounts of compliance costs..? South Africa also has the same 3'6" narrow gauge, as do several other countries world wide. In fact - there exists some 112,000 kilometers (70,000 mi) of '6" / 42" / 1,067 mm gauge track in the world, which are classified as narrow gauge railways When you eventually do some research on Google, you'll amaze yourself with the knowledge, that the largest / longest steam locomotives ever made, were the South African Railways GARRATTS - that ran on OMG - 42 " gauge. Other railways over there, including the original Rhodesian Railways - was 3'6" gauge. Which meant that LOT of locomatives and rolling stock too, was sent from them to NZ and visa versa. However, the Garratts were designed & built in the UK by Beyer-Garratt (where there were a lot of 42" railways.) I was amazed when researching my own 531mm (21" gauge hand built farm railway) that there was a VERY WELL DEVELOPED 15" railway with working steam locos etc., that ran all the way down into the marshlands in southern UK. To then do a complete circular turning loop, before heading back north. It was the world renowned Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch railway. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romney,_Hythe_and_Dymchurch_Railway But I digress, as there are a LOT of 42" mainline railways - world wide. Here's an incomplete list. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3_ft_6_in_gauge_railways

[@markjanssens5484]

Great video Dave, a gauge just wouldn’t be right without “u” in it Dave! 😁

[@ccrx6700]

LOL, Loved that play on words Mark! Thanks so much for the big smile you put on my face tonight. Appreciate your checking out the video and writing in my friend.

[@edwarddavis507]

Thank you Dave!

[@ccrx6700]

Your quite welcome Edward. Thank you for taking the time to visit with us and write in my friend.

[@russell3380]

That's Railroading! Good to see things looking like this after all that and some coal being hauled. I smile seeing our grade crossing with standard and narrow gauge rail even though the train doesn't make it that far anymore. Hopefully one day it will, EBTRR .Thank you for sharing the work with us. Stay safe.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Russell. Glad to hear you liked the video. Appreciate your taking the time to drop by and check out the presentation my friend

[@bradleyjanes2949]

Great vid. Thank you

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Bradley, glad to hear you enjoyed. Appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and write in my friend.

[@RFMCabooseNP1713]

Glad to see everything back in order.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment RFMCabooseNP and for taking the time to visit with us and write in my friend.

[@bigmackstruckstop9213]

That's awesome Dave,your the glue that holds that place together,when you retire,it might come unglued, I really enjoy watching your show and I'll catch ya on the next one

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Big Mack. I'm only 1 monkey in the circus here, when I go, they will just get another monkey. Appreciate your taking the time to drop by and check out the presentation my friend

[@bigmackstruckstop9213]

@@ccrx6700 your welcome, and I can understand that

[@ccrx6700]

@@bigmackstruckstop9213 👍😊

[@bettycordova1068]

❤ please be careful.. thanks for all you do !👋

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Betty. Appreciate your taking the time to drop by and check out the presentation my friend

[@andrewthacker114]

Thanks Dave , good clip.Enjoyed

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Andrew, glad to hear you enjoyed. Appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and write in my friend.

[@prestonvaughn2078]

Very informative as most of your videos are, thank you for your work enlightening us to your world! Great stuff!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Preston. Appreciate your taking the time to drop by and check out the presentation my friend

[@barbararoberto1258]

Enjoy your videos you all do such a wonderful job keeping the rail road safe thank you Mr Dave and crew

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate the nice comment Barbara. Thank you very much for taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.

[@martir3499]

I love how you're teaching us about railroading. Thank you.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the very nice comment Marti and you are welcome. Appreciate your taking the time to check out the video my friend.

[@haroldyazzie3538]

Wow.. that's interesting!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Harold. Glad to hear you liked the video. Appreciate your taking the time to drop by and check out the presentation my friend.

[@stein1385]

Wow the site is cleared already. Thats good work💪

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate the nice comment stein1385. Thank you for taking the time to visit and check out the video my friend.

[@stein1385]

@@ccrx6700 👍

[@dorothycole8611]

Very interesting.

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate the nice comment. Thank you for taking the time to visit with us and check out the video.

[@TriGogglin]

Another great video Dave, glad everything got patched up with a quikness to turn and burn.. didnt know there where 2 different types of gage bars, i have one of the ones you shown.. good stuff

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the kind words Pappy. Nice to hear you liked the video. Appreciate your taking the time to drop by and check out the presentation my friend.

[@bw6378]

Thanks for all the videos! Its awesome to see this aspect of railroads rather than the more common rail fan type of thing.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment BW, so glad to hear you are enjoying. Appreciate your taking the time to drop by and check out the presentation my friend

[@carguy0000]

Great video Dave, you've answered a lot of questions that a lot of us probably had. I've always been fascinated with trains going all the way back to when i was a kid.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment carguy. Appreciate your taking the time to drop by and check out the presentation my friend

[@tennerlilland833]

Very interesting

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you enjoyed the video Tenner. Appreciate the nice comment. Thank you very much for taking the time to visit with us and check out the track repair show my friend.

[@irongoatrocky2343]

Dave when ya cut corners on costs somewhere some how it will wind up costing you more! this is a perfect example of that! I worked in a shop that did that and eventually it cost them a very important machine seam making machine! in the process not to mention the down time and money they spent REPLACING the machine as opposed to simple maintenance!

[@ccrx6700]

I hear you well on that one irongoatrocky. Thank you for taking the time to visit with us and write in my friend.

[@Thesmokingman64]

As always Dave love your videos. You and your crew are the unsung heroes and back bone of the rail road. Your awesome. I feel bad for you though, when I see the messes you have to deal with . Take care Dave and again thank you.

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate the nice comment Larry. Things happen but that's railroading. :-) Thank you for taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.

[@oldnstillworkin5709]

I’m glad you got that fixed

[@ccrx6700]

You and me both oldnstillworkin. Thank you for taking the time to drop by and check out the presentation my friend

[@dalelinton7716]

Another great tutorial by the professor of railroad track maintenance! Sorry about the mess but thank you for explaining how the derailment occurred and how you fixed the track!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Dale, glad to hear you enjoyed. Appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and write in my friend.

[@QUIX4U]

@@ccrx6700 Actually - I've seen that you reply to a lot of comments here, so for that (and possibly that alone - although anything todo with trains & rails - are in my blood). I too will sub. Have also been reading a lot of other comments and liking them along the way.

[@ccrx6700]

@@QUIX4U 👍😎😊

[@mccoy79productions66]

Awesome video!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you McCoyProductions, glad you liked this one. Appreciate your watching as always my friend.

[@Whipple1]

Keep ‘em coming, Dave! Whipple

[@ccrx6700]

I certainly will V8, glad you are enjoying them. Appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and write in my friend.

[@rolandvachon9848]

I've been watching your channel for some time now and frankly from what I've seen, I thought that a lot of those ties were well beyond their service life and needed replacing years ago.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for sharing that Roland, you are right. Appreciate your taking the time to drop by and check out the presentation my friend

[@derrickanderson4932]

That's railroad in! Another great video Dave.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Derrick, glad to hear you enjoyed. Appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and write in my friend.

[@Bassotronics]

A happy Dave is a happy railroad. I hope no more derailments for the year and hopefully never again! Barreta will be watching. Haha. 😅

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Bassotornics. Happy Dave makes for good videos..... LOL Appreciate your taking the time to drop by and check out the presentation my friend.

[@wolfman7393]

Always interesting. Especially like the close up views to understand. Thanks Dave!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment wolfman. Appreciate your taking the time to drop by and check out the presentation my friend

[@haroldishoy2113]

Dave Happy! Be like Dave😃

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you so much Harold for the kind words. I do try to maintain a positive attitude even tho sometimes it's not the easiest thing to do. Dwelling on negatives seems to lead to more negative things happening in your life. Thankful for your visiting with us to watch the video my friend.

[@ianhughes7805]

Nice repair Dave agree with you comments on seeing your infrastructure as you can’t inspect track fixings that you can’t see

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Ian, glad to hear you enjoyed. Appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and write in my friend.

[@alfgeorge5003]

Glad to see the line is back in operation Dave.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Alf, you are right. Appreciate your taking the time to drop by and check out the presentation my friend

[@ericcoffedgp40]

Oh yes, that Caterpillar is one heck of a rig! I love them old 583K sideboom tractors!

[@ccrx6700]

It sure is Eric, a D8 in disguise. Cat advertised the 583 as a pipe layer, only difference in an 8 and it is the extra winches for the side booms, of course also the side boom itself. Otherwise it's an 8. Thank you for checking out the video and may you have a most blessed day my friend.

[@OregonCrow]

More information learned from the one and only! Thanks so much for your efforts Dave, we all know you don't have to be doing any of this stuff! CHEERS

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment OregonCrow. Glad to hear you liked the video. Appreciate your taking the time to drop by and check out the presentation my friend

[@jonathanaarons6442]

Learn something new every day about railroads

[@ccrx6700]

Glad to hear you enjoyed Jonathan. Appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and write in my friend.

[@jesstreloar7706]

As a measurement I think gage is more proper. Wire gage is used in measuring electrical conductors. Gauge is most often used when referring to a device used to measure force. Now that I think about it, an old boss had Go / No Go gauges made up for the manufacturing floor.

[@chrisstromberg6527]

According to Merriam Webster: gauge: a measurement (as of linear dimension) according to some standard or system: such as (1) the distance between the rails of a railroad They also state "variants or less commonly : gage"

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for sharing that Jess. Very interesting, I never considered about the wire gage before. Appreciate your taking the time to watch and write in and may you have a most blessed day my friend.

[@davidcotton7668]

thank you all for your hard work getting it done !

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment David. Glad to hear you liked the video. The few guys that did show up worked very hard and did a great job at patching the track back together. Appreciate your taking the time to drop by and check out the presentation my friend

[@briankemp5206]

That's Dave for sharing your conclusion on the derailment.

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome Brian. Appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and write in my friend.

[@154Colin]

Happy to see they got you people up-n-runnin' 👍👍

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Colin. Glad to hear you liked the video. The few guys that did show up worked very hard and did a great job at patching the track back together. Appreciate your taking the time to drop by and check out the presentation my friend

[@154Colin]

@@ccrx6700 I get all posts. I enjoy what you, it's educational for the most part. 👍👍

[@ccrx6700]

@@154Colin 👍😊

[@StormySkyRailProductions]

Great video as always dave and enjoyed watching. Looking good on the repairs. have a wonderful upcoming thursday.(Steve)

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Steve for the kind words and for checking out the video. I'm sure you been on your share of all nighters over the years. May you have a most blessed day my friend.

[@StormySkyRailProductions]

@@ccrx6700 Your welcome and oh yes for sure. Thanks and have a nice rest of your Thursday.

[@KerboOnYT]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge. I can tell you from experience this is much easier in HO scale 😊

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment KerboOnYT, glad you enjoyed. Appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and write in my friend.

[@TheyCallHimDietSeth]

Great video, Dave. Thank you as always for sharing. I still have a few to catch up on and I'm watching them out of order, but it's great seeing the derailment cleaned up! Good to see the coal trains running, too!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Seth. Glad to hear you liked the video. The few guys that did show up worked very hard and did a great job at patching the track back together. Appreciate your taking the time to drop by and check out the presentation my friend

[@wilburroth5150]

That was fast. Glad it worked out .

[@ccrx6700]

It certainly was for all the damages that occurred Wilbur. Everyone involved did a great job, guys worked thru the night to get track back in service. Always a pleasure to have you stop by my friend. May you have a most blessed day.

[@cedarcam]

Good to see they got the trains rolling again so quick, they have some great gear and well organised when it comes to re railing things. Looks like the switch machine was not damaged so that's good, it would of been costly getting one of those brought in. The rods we call tie bars are only used to pull track to gauge here so never knew there were ones to push the track out

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment cedarcam. Tie bars I will have to remember that. The few guys that did show up worked very hard and did a great job at patching the track back together. Appreciate your taking the time to drop by and check out the presentation my friend

[@leonardd6122]

Interesting and informative video with an entertaining touch.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Leonard. Glad to hear you liked the video. Appreciate your taking the time to drop by and check out the presentation my friend