Trains in the Water - CP Trains Plow Through the Flooded Mississippi Waters! - October 2018

10/13/2018 - It's high waters on the high iron!
Due to excessive heavy rains the past few weeks, the Mississippi River rose significantly, causing some pretty hefty flooding. Of course, this included the Davenport, Iowa riverfront, and along with it, the Canadian Pacific Davenport Sub. Over 1,000 feet of the mainline was completely submerged.
This didn't stop CP trains from powering through it.
At just more than a walking pace, 3 Canadian Pacific freight trains pushed through the floodwaters, creating an absolutely surreal sight to see. More info below the time-stamps*!
Please enjoy!
(0:03) CP 475 - Kansas City, MO to St. Paul, MN:
1. CP ES44AC #8868
2. CP ES44AC #8743
3. (R-DPU) CP AC44CW #8521
(9:34) CP 472 - Nahant, IA to Bensenville, IL
1. CP ES44AC #8727
2. CP AC44CW #8537
(19:35) CP 474 - St Paul, MN to Kansas City, MO
1. CP AC44C6M #8021
2. (R-DPU) CP ES44AC #8933
*The trains that came through today had to be issued clearance from a track foreman before entering the water. Typically, the foremen would check the depth of the water before each train and then issue clearance along with the special orders for crossing the water. I believe the rule is trains can't cross with head-end power if the water is deeper than 18 inches. As deep as it looks in this video, I guess it wasn't breaking that threshold. Each train was instructed to cross at no more than 3 mph. On top of that, after any engines were completely through and out of the water, they were to stop and Idle in Notch 4 for 10 minutes to heat and dry the traction motors which are AC electrically powered. As dangerous as this maneuver could look to the common eye, rest assured, it was very well coordinated as was done and safely as railroading gets!
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[@RunninEight]

Y'all like sequels? kzbin.info/www/bejne/gHipmaegq8xprM0

[@bledarelezaj7549]

Trains

[@bledarelezaj7549]

True

[@CoalChrome]

the only way the motors didnt burn out is because of that plow

[@Mythosjager]

Meanwhile in Buenos Aires.......(2010) kzbin.info/www/bejne/rqu5amaKhtmbbMk

[@rearspeaker6364]

keep 'em coming!! nicely done!!

[@robertcook7314]

Yep, plowing through versus cautiously going through is enormous. My Dad was an engineer with Erie Lackawanna for 40 years and said during flood conditions, you creep the train through. Otherwise, he said the cars behind the engines can hydroplane and derail. Didn’t think with that much weight it could happen....didn’t ask because Dad knew his stuff...God bless him, he passed away 5 years ago

[@dennisbundy3042]

Your dad was correct, cars directly behind locomotives do not have their full weight imposed onto the rails because of drawbar/coupling tension when the locomotives are exerting power.

[@thegreatgambino5079]

The awesome power of water. Don't underestimate it.

[@user-vh6zt7ty3b]

These beautiful machines moved the world forward with such presence and character. It’s really special to see this. My hats off to the amazing camera crew who matched pace flawlessly too. Bravo!

[@zenmaigaeshi]

Sometimes trains are called "the ship on the ground", because they can transport so many materials at once. What the hell!! This train goes on the water!!! This is truly "the ship on the ground"!!

[@amandayoung9116]

Car: I can sink Boat: I can float on water Train: amateurs Car & Boat: ? Train on water: AMATEURS

[@thatoneguy611]

Freeze the water over and recreate the polar express

[@BumberenzoManilupinoCity]

2:00 looks like its gonna be the river express😂😂😂😂

[@mfjaages]

Lol

[@Anzac1]

Cars through flood: CRAP NO WAY IM GOING THROUGH THIS Trains: eh it’s just a little bit of water

[@peterjohnson5234]

I have worked a few floods like this as a conductor. Water can damage the traction motors in the locomotive trucks.....so sometimes we shoved a train through the flood to another set of locomotives on the other side.....locomotives stayed high and dry.

[@tinplatedave]

Has no one noticed the incredible sounds in this??? The diesel chugging, the cars stretching and shrieking through the water. Just awesome!!!

[@billnoel1895]

First time hearing a train I take it

[@ConchRepublic2047]

Who else want the train to go at top speed and see the wave it would create even though it will probably power off Holy crap I didn’t even notice the likes

[@oxeroth]

Idk chance of derailment? Idk much about trains

[@hohobbyist1098]

That'd be fun even though it'd probably derail.

[@textiles9562]

papbob probably not, it’s a straight track with only a foot of water

[@jasonlavelle3293]

Could go a little faster, maybe 25

[@Laylowex]

Me

[@williamkirkland7002]

Sitting on the dock of the bay...watching the Trains roll away... Nice footage and very impressive. Great undercarriage cleansing. Thanks for sharing. GOD BLESS the flood victims this season,keep them in our prayers.

[@britainluver431]

Thomas spoke to the other engines "I want to fish." But they all had the same answer, "Engines don't go fishing." "Silly stick in the muds" said Thomas.

[@wendyharper9454]

Little story for you . . Back in the mid-80's, in titchy South Wales, I had to travel 15 miles to work in Cardiff, from a small "Valleys" town to get to work. There was a helluva lot of snow, yet hardly any locals made it, as all the roads were clogged up. Luckily, I got there by train, which ploughed its way through the drifts and I was less than 10 minutes late!! I really really love our railways!!

[@justgrayyy105]

am i the only one who finds trains and water oddly satisfying?

[@Logan-bo2ed]

Nope

[@mustajabfatima5767]

BBC fight FMfbbdbdb

[@mattygates1]

They kept commerce rolling. Great job. Also saw on a virtual rail fan comment line in the Midwest how trains were being diverted around the flooded areas.

[@Edwardo4953]

Prime example of how the railroad never stops moving. Mad respect to them.

[@MachenLand]

i have to admit... i was watching the dogs play more than the train and had to watch a second time...

[@wallinnb745]

The irony is that Canadian Pacific (CP) used to have a division that owned ships.

[@Wild-Dad]

Wall innb - in the Centennial Year for Canada (1967). Canadian Pacific started rolling out the “Multi-mark Logo” and all the primary coloured rolling stock. They also had a commercial that aired an year or so later that showed all their holdings - CP Rail, CP Ships, CP Transport, CP Air, CP Hotels. It was quite a stirring melody (or at least to me). I’ve tried to locate it on KZbin but not been successful.

[@unklebobosaurus]

I live in Vancouver, I remember the orange CP Air jets flying in and out! I had no clue CP went as far south as the Mississippi River, very cool :)

[@therandomytchannel4318]

Yep! Cp ships! Empress of Canada! Also CP air also named their planes empress of city name. Miss those days CP air was the best. They even had plans for sst travel for the 1990s and beyond!

[@seargentvader8874]

Yup. RIP Empress of Ireland.

[@CANControlGRAFFITI]

unklebobosaurus man they go all the way to Mexico

[@plottwist1733]

Crazy. Here in the UK, they stop the trains if there's 1mm of water on the tracks.

[@yourneighborhoodwierdo8349]

well in america we go all out. we're kinda crazy like that lol

[@applesucks2633]

We don’t let a little water stop us over here

[@railfanaiden9094]

@Chris Collins If you don't like the country then move out of the country.

[@railfanaiden9094]

@Chris Collins then stfu about the country

[@nightmareinaction629]

Aiden Home he is probably a 10 year old keyboard warrior

[@nielspemberton9004]

AHOY MATEY !! This is Captain AHAB your train engineer speaking.....Ishmael is the train conductor. We are off to sea with this train.....

[@CebastyanGaming]

CP AC44C6M #8021 was brand new at that moment! gorgeus!

[@KB-2323]

The thing I noticed is the last train, so clean and new

[@TheRoxburyRailProductions]

It’s now a troat

[@3Ancient1nezazí9]

Nah its a brain..

[@AppValleyRailProductions]

Nah it’s a Brian not a brain (yes I did just call it a Brian, don’t judge.)

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[@Brandontown9000]

Nobody: KZbin algorithm: YOU WANNA SEE A TRAIN GO THROUGH SOME WATER?!?!?

[@Flayvozi]

yes i do actually lol

[@daybot9592]

You clicked.

[@KCSM_1200]

Brandon town yes

[@ROTE]

Brandon town Yes I do

[@iamtherandomskateboardgame4110]

Lol

[@jeremypreece870]

When filming a train, always remember to stand clear of its bow wave

[@TATASPIDER]

I love trains this was fun and soothing.

[@LuckyBaldwin777]

26:38 Nice to know your breakfast cereal may have passed through one of those grain chutes...

[@stevecraig3004]

Um... eww...

[@masterchefoftheuscc7943]

@@stevecraig3004 it doesnt only the grain that makes the cereal and that gets cleaned a ton at the factory

[@Lynchfan88]

Never seen a train go through water before. Interesting they even went through that mess.

[@tankerct]

I love the sound of metal creaking and straining...and the wheels on the rail...

[@noahwilliams8918]

CP really knows how to make a splash!

[@timeforbeans]

This was more of a slow crawl thru the flooded streets, rather than your stated plow through. With a Plow Through...I'm expecting water flying every where, this was more like Grandma is driving the train.

[@nssrrailfan6443]

Funny

[@dow67]

TRUE!!! I agree! It was MISLEADING! :/

[@karlzimmer683]

Ya...underwhelming

[@ejdsndnj]

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[@christophercarlson5624]

I did not know that the CP Rail went through the southern states! I learn something new everyday!!!

[@Highclearmedia]

This was in Iowa, by Mississippi he meant the Mississippi River

[@SolidCold]

@@Highclearmedia Well now after the KCS merger they do haha

[@jamesshanks2614]

Possible only with AC motors, with D.C. Motors on Conrail we were instructed if the water was over 2 inches above the rail don't run through it. D.C. Motors using armature brushes would ground out in waters this deep where as AC motors don't use carbon brushes so can operate safely through standing water you see here.

[@rearspeaker6364]

this must be a trade secret!!

[@millwark]

Wow. That thing was really plowing through the water. So exciting. In the meantime, paint is drying somewhere.

[@BaltimoreAndOhioRR]

Neat vid!😊

[@RunninEight]

Thanks!

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[@TSMThunderbolt]

This was one of the first ever videos i watched on KZbin and got Me into trains.

[@deanhodgetts1177]

Extraordinary! That was definitely the most boring experience I have ever had on youtube. This is definitely an award winner in that respect.

[@brilliantman79]

Love the slack action!

[@hamburgrailfan7620]

For some reason this is satisfying to me

[@railfanowen9372]

Yeah same

[@jimothycurrie.5285]

Yes, Indeed it's sort of just like a ship lol!

[@fluffythehybrid3180]

meh too

[@shannonmcnally2162]

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[@PickleRicksFATASSCOUSIN]

How?

[@williamgriffin6912]

very courageous and smart on top of that im guess that this was 3.5 to 4 miles long??

[@C0LS0N]

I was curious as to how the train handles a flood and low and behold it's a video of the downtown area of the city I live in haha. Nice!

[@jamesshanks2614]

I've seen video of Indian ( country ) railways coming to a low spot with water covering the rails over a foot deep and they enter the water at near 30 mph with passenger trains mind you. So long as the D.C. Traction motors are closed up properly it won't harm the motors but if it did as soon as the motors dried out they would be fine. On the old New Haven Railroad at New London, Ct. is was standard operating procedure every morning for the ground relay to trip out until you opened the bypass switch. An hour later you could close the bypass ground relay switch and after everything was warm and dry no more ground relays. We parked the locomotives 5 to 10 feet from the ocean and fog rolled in every night. Pain in the rear end. I miss the old days oh yeah, power was Alco S1's to S4's Fairbanks Morse H16-44's and Alco RS-11's as well as Alco FA-1 and FA-2 and EMD GP-9's. I miss the old days. Cheers!

[@fortniteentertainment2564]

Nice video! Back in August, there was flooding up near to where I live. Unfortunately, my house wasn't affected by high water!

[@rebeccaquartieri5509]

LOL

[@martygerlach5799]

Their is the first time I've seen a train have its very first swimming lesson & they deserve a GOLD 🥇 medal award for best swimming competition, since their the only ones there!! 🥇

[@ClassicRockFan-hv8rd]

Trains too, walk on water.

[@trainssirenscatstractors4029]

Not really

[@bulldozer5227]

Walk????

[@SMTMainline]

Canadian Pacific presents: "Train on the water boat on the track"

[@leftintheoxafire]

Canadian Pacific: WTH WHY IS IT A FLOOD HERE?!? Canadian Pacific #2: YEAH! Conductor: Um...Heh heh😅*Runs*

[@user-gl4xs4dk2u]

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[@donavonrobbins1908]

Next Rapido Rivet Counters will be featuring trim vanes.

[@scopex2749]

I would like to have seen him drive into that at 60 MPH! “What do you drive?” “A RIVER locomotive” “Don’t you mean a RAILROAD locomotive?” “NOPE!”

[@vanncarter6391]

... plz don’t that was cringe.

[@sparky107107]

wow that is a lot of water over the tracks, good thing i am not the engineer. I would find it hard not going fast through it. and making a big wave

[@iamtherandomskateboardgame4110]

Same dude same!!!

[@tucobenedicto109]

On the last train they added a helper? Note the signal hut's (bungalows) are five feet above the tracks. They knew this is a flood area.

[@packratswhatif.3990]

No no no, those were the over nite hotels for the guys out on fishing trips along the tracks.

[@danielwanner8708]

not a helper . I believe it's a DPU

[@sontungle2641]

They call it DPU which mean it was crew less

[@robertbowman3406]

8521 clearly shows a traction motor just a wee bit above the water level so I guess it does no harm.

[@rearspeaker6364]

the AC motors are not that bad, its the DC traction motors can be a bit finicky.

[@markfrench8892]

Lucky they didn't short out the traction motors. But then again the water might not have been a foot above the railhead.

[@rearspeaker6364]

its much harder to short out (ground) a AC traction motor--no commutator!!!!

[@robertspencer703]

The customers paying for that delivery

[@knightingalesaid]

That was really an incredible video on a train going across submerged rail track. Good catch.

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[@sboring4441]

i live in rockisland, il. i can't believe to see a video of the quadcities here on youtube. pretty cool.

[@aaronwilkins2165]

I'm a Rock Islander too! I believe this was from last year but happened again this year.

[@AC44CWCTE5695]

Fantastic video Jacob!!!!

[@RunninEight]

Thanks Joey!!!

[@theevilturkey5495]

Eastern Iowa Rail Productions holy crap dude your profile picture very epic : o

[@AC44CWCTE5695]

the evil turkey Thanks

[@theevilturkey5495]

Eastern Iowa Rail Productions what is the story behind the pfp shadow is coming up to something but I dont know what it is?? Please help me.

[@AC44CWCTE5695]

He's pretty much coming up to a tombstone of a Railroad that went into bankruptcy in the mid seventies know as the ROCK and I made a logo similar to The ROCK's logo

[@conrail666]

Glad they didn't have anything happen. I would hate walking thru the water to see what's wrong

[@StandngOnBusiness]

Here in Houston during Harvey a up train did something similar and wasn’t so lucky the water washed the track away and the train was laying on its side

[@absolem04]

And that's probably why this trains slow to not end up on its side if tracks missing

[@oliverjumelle]

In Ireland and the UK. Trains would have been cancelled until the water subsided

[@gbhxu]

They even stop for leaves on the line

[@lukasfoster8505]

If standing water was on the tracks of GTA V. Train would be like... hahaha!!! Try me! Train

[@caseyjonessnr1200]

Slow and easy and hope that the flood water doesn’t affect the electrics and the traction motors. Fantastic footage.

[@sc0tte1-416]

I wonder how the electronic motors that drive the wheels don't become effected must be sealed off nicely

[@drscopeify]

Just like an electric car, it's all sealed from the elements.

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[@williamgriffin6912]

absolutely awesome and unprecedented !!

[@abdou6003]

those Canadians are very serious and will go through water

[@mattalbrecht7471]

well so much for finding the pennies i put on the track!

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[@BNSF1848]

Nice video!! I’m impressed at how this was executed

[@carolinarailfanning]

13:57 did you see the door and the water when the coupler slack jolted the train up a(n) MPH?

[@stanpatterson5033]

next load, any road :)

[@Tegridyvs]

Meh it’ll be fine lol

[@carolinarailfanning]

lol

[@ROTE]

American Railfan yeah and I think I might have seen a person inside

[@iracole7134]

Great video never seen this before

[@bradywiggers7382]

Why is this so satisfying

[@drdewott9154]

Spirited away anyone?

[@markmcfrederick8932]

Nor' rain, nor' sleet, nor' dark of night, (nor flood of river) shall keep the train from it's appointed deliveries . . . something like that . . .

[@Hiawatha2012]

oof flood on a train tracks also cool video! My grandmother showed me this

[@deweywsu]

I am amazed that running a train when the tracks are underwater doesn't somehow destabilize the railbed and cause the gravel to displace and the tracks to slip around a little.

[@rearspeaker6364]

got to keep the track crews busy somehow!!

[@EntertainmentWorldz]

great video bro

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[@marcotarelli5105]

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[@kanizfatemaeshita4740]

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[@Mile54Productions]

Nice catches!

[@knuffelbaer1971]

why would they need to idle the engines? If they were to speed up to normal track speed, the traction motors would heat up themselves and the wind caused by the speed of the train would allow for a faster drying of the motors. If the motors were not water resistant, they would short circuit as soon as they are submerged into the water. So either run through the water, and dont worry about it or dont?

[@algrayson8965]

Electric traction motors are cooled by air blown from blowers in the cabin through flexible ducts through the motors. That prevents water ingress if the water is no deeper than in the video.

[@David-cy5zu]

at higher speed water splashes and you never know where it goes

[@ofamilyonthemove1238]

Admittedly, I know nothing about railway construction. Is there ever a threat of the railroad ties floating in high water? I’ve seen what high water can do to a fixed dock - lifting the dock, pilings and all.

[@RunninEight]

Railroad ties are bound to the rails and can't really move freely unless they split at a very specific angle

[@ofamilyonthemove1238]

Runnin' Eight I wasn’t sure if the ties could lift a section of rail if enough of them started to float. Thanks for the reply!

[@travelingtom923]

I have never seen anything like that. I used to be a locomotive mechanic and the manual always said under no circumstances should you operate a locomotive where the water touches the bottom of the traction motors. Looks like they got away with it but terrible idea.

[@algrayson8965]

Electric traction motors are cooled by air blown from blowers in the cabin through flexible ducts through the motors. That prevents water ingress. The trouble comes if the locomotive is turned off. When the air stops blowing the water would get inside the motor.

[@c0ldyloxproductions324]

That’s were a steam engine has an advantage the pistons sit higher than the traction motors

[@stwrthnn]

Wow, did they plow thought. Spectacular. Shit, I negotiated deeper water on my tricycle when was 5 years old.

[@tattyshoesshigure5731]

Very cool footage, kind of surreal!

[@azovnyekhaclassicalacousti4639]

It can never be swept full of iron tyre.👍👍

[@iamtherandomskateboardgame4110]

Noboby: Me:I wonder what I will watch on youtube today? KZbin recommendations: YOU SHOULD WATCH A TRAIN TURN INTO A BOAT IN WATER!!! also me: Watches video over and over again because I like trains.

[@mtphill71]

How are trains able to float on water? Amazing!

[@markb8556]

They weigh the same as a duck

[@JuhaVnt]

Cool film! Thanks for sharing my friend :) Greetings from Finland, Juha

[@IGuessIDoThings]

I remember seeing the title of this vid years ago and being so confused on how there was a CP loco in Mississippi

[@uprrivera952]

At least the wheels are clean!

[@iamtherandomskateboardgame4110]

Yep lol

[@thatoneguy611]

Until they rust from the water that is

[@koiesbow]

Does 3 mph qualify as "plowing"?

[@mattfoley6082]

No but the title qualifies as click bait.

[@fermitthekrog6318]

Well sure, you don't really move too fast when you plow through snow or water. You take it slow and let the raw power of the engine move the object in the way rather than letting the momentum do it.

[@devilshark8200]

ask your parents as they get older their plowing speed drops!

[@jasonodoniel6434]

Fermit The Krog well going fast will be better cuz what if the snow if thick and strong then you need speed but water you can go slow just not to fast cuz heck it may be heavy but to fast it could slip off the rails but what you say is kind of true and kind of not just what I think I don't want to make anyone mad just read don't say anything and it won't turn into a argument 😊

[@fermitthekrog6318]

@@jasonodoniel6434 going fast makes sense sometimes with light snow and a non rotary snow plow, but if it's heavy and/or you have a rotary snow plow then it's highly suggested you move slow so you don't damage the blade/blades in the front. Odds are the reason the train is moving slow here isn't because it's trying to move the water, but rather becasue the engineer can't see the tracks or any damage and debris that may be on them.

[@jasbirvirk9769]

Awesome video buddy.keep up.I am proud to be a cp employee.thx.

[@kathleenwalker8842]

Wow! Looks like it's floating. Great video.

[@xprocopix]

Just here to check if Spirited Away is realistic

[@lennymiller9308]

Thank God those grain hoppers and cement cars were empties,,, they're not actually water tight , a few did look loaded though

[@twinvideoproduction9662]

Awesome footage. Everything was under control. Thank you for sharing.

[@dominickcamry5247]

That's what i call SMOOTH SAILIN'!!!!

[@shmulikanglister]

Just to hear the cars sloshing in the water was worth watching this.

[@kevinmaher6725]

Doesn't it strike anyone odd that older GE locomotives used to be called "U Boats"? This is trying to take that nickname a bit too serious!

[@CardboardSliver]

Just the Universal Series, like the U30C and U50C to name a couple.

[@rearspeaker6364]

so can this be called a "AC motor" ?

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[@Mrsnichols1965]

22:34 mark, loco showing wheel slip due to wet rails. Engineer probably loved that.

[@JavonWilliams29]

I remember a few years ago I was on Amtrak to New York. Georgia, south and North Carolina were under flood warnings. Train was delayed almost 24 hours because of the strict 30 mph speed limit. Is that mandated trains go that slow in flood warned counties?

[@missmelissa4850]

😍 love the sounds of the metal

[@jobrowne561]

As a train driver, the water can be no deeper than 3” over the track otherwise it will interfere with the traction motors.

[@packratswhatif.3990]

Weill that sure looked deeper then 3 inches to me. Must have been very close to or just over the limit. Motors didn’t seem to have any problems though.

[@algrayson8965]

Electric traction motors are cooled by air blown from blowers in the cabin through flexible ducts through the motors. That prevents water ingress.

[@robertseverson2988]

So cars can't go down flood roads but trains can you mean water can't wash away tracks and wooden ties