Train DERAILS in Atlanta, GA

[@Normal1855]

An hour and a half to rerail three trains. That's amazing. Also, those tractors make it look easy when lifting those engines.

[@axion4957]

Multi track drifting

[@nitroplayzbg1730]

That is true

[@sodorflubbs5000]

I agree. I hate to use the cliche but they made it look easy. Mind you, thankfully, they were all upright and I assume no one was too hurt.

[@michaelstein2535]

That’s astonishing,I’ve never seen a rerail

[@rancelynch6514]

When ever you see someone who does their job and make it look easy......it's because THEY ARE GOOD AT IT.

[@leonkernan]

The Fast and the Furious: NS Drift.

[@tehangrybird345]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@o-tuathail]

I wanna like, but it’s at a pretty nice number right now

[@thomasfletcher4765]

🤦

[@Backlitshitbox]

More like Norfolk and Furious: not so drift

[@pqhkr2002]

How not to do multi-track drifting....

[@ThatOneMichiganRailfan]

Tom Smith I actually never seen multi-tracks IRL!

[@fusiionvortex1656]

Ya

[@TeimonKauppa739TeimoJake]

Yes

[@rushylvania.northern]

The engineer was trying to do the drift but failed miserably

[@andyjay729]

Close but no cigar.

[@karlreinke]

I've watched Hulcher work many times over the years. First off, if it looks like they operate as a well oiled "military style" operation, you're not wrong. In fact they recruit new operators at military job fairs looking for veterans about to be discharged. Almost more impressive than how fast they clean up a derailment is how quickly they get set up upon arrival. Those pipelaying machines obviously cannot be transported with the booms and counterweights attached and they must be assembled on-site. Every worker has a job from unchaining the big Cats to threading the cables in the lift blocks. There was once a derailment in my town and from the time the trucks rolled in to the time they Hulcher workers were gathered for their safety briefing after assembling the machines was 27 minutes. And then there are the machines themselves. These sideboom Cats are old. Very old. Some were built in the late 60s to early 70s. They are very well taken care of and are constantly upgraded. In many respects RJ Cormann and Hulcher have living-working heavy equipment museums with these machines.

[@harrisonofcolorado8886]

The thumbnail immediately made me predict everyone's gonna make a drifting related joke in the comments. I guess I was right.

[@MetroGaming75]

Hey you're from Thunderbolt1000siren channel

[@harrisonofcolorado8886]

@@MetroGaming75 where else would I be from?

[@MetroGaming75]

@@harrisonofcolorado8886 Pennsylvania

[@harrisonofcolorado8886]

@@MetroGaming75 well, good guess but actually no, I'm from Colorado. I thought you meant that you recognize me from comments on his video. (I actually saw a few of your comments too)

[@MaxTheHybridButYT]

doctor: dont worry, multi track drifting doesnt exists, it cant hurt you Multi-track drifting:

[@MrMark85044]

hold my beer

[@thunderturbine8860]

@@MrMark85044 lol

[@cyberrednec]

someone finally did it... *Multi track drifting*

[@beanman6684]

@Kabuki Kitsune source?

[@Trainfan1055Janathan]

I've seen #3331 in front of my house in Bath, PA before.

[@cats0182]

Remember that in "days of yore". the railroad's own employees and cranes and wreckers would have done the entire job. Today that work is farmed out.

[@mattberg916]

Faster and cheaper

[@AaronSmith-kr5yf]

I could see how it would be much more cost effective to farm out this type of specialty work. Especially if there are several different rail-roads operating in a specific area. You don't need these guys on your payroll 24/7, unless you're completely incompetent and smashing trains all the time.

[@louisianagator95]

@@AaronSmith-kr5yf I would imagine that the same employees that would operate this equipment would have other day-to-day duties, but yeah, the equipment and training would be too costly.

[@yaboydemoffyaboydemoff7314]

RJ Corman which is the company I have been working for, for quite a while has been doing derailments for class 1 across the country for years upon years.

[@WJack97224]

Fine video. Nice recovery. For years I would see the "side-winders" and wondered about their applications and then a few years back I saw a video where they were used to hoist engines and box-cars that had derailed. Thanks again. Good on ya mate.

[@v12productions]

Thanks for watching!

[@speedyspeedboi762]

Nani?!?! Multi-track drifting?!?!

[@rearspeaker6364]

RAIL HOG!!!!!!

[@rearspeaker6364]

synchronized rail skating!!!

[@BrandtAbsolu]

I watched this video specifically to look for these comments 😂

[@minecraftlover9042]

Dèja vu

[@TeimonKauppa739TeimoJake]

DEJA VU

[@MrWc867]

Sir Topham Hat......."THOMAS! You naughty engine, I can no longer trust you to lead Percy and James down the main branch anymore, I thought you were a useful engine, but I was wrong. As soon as the workers get you all back to the yard, you will stay in your shed!"

[@emelody7849]

Excellent job to the crew who got the job done so quickly. You guys don’t get enough credit

[@mikeday6908]

Never stops, never sleeps. Quite an understatement!

[@rodralston2279]

This was a dream cleanup for these guys. It doesn't get any easier than this. Small derailment, easy access, level ground. A challenge would be a derailment on the side of a steep mountain, with half the wreck in a tunnel and the other half on a bridge. These guys would pour in there and REALLY amaze us then.

[@Ben942K]

Unfortunately I responded to a train crash once for work. Before the crew could move the train our job was to vacuum the material out of the rail car first. I don't remember how many loads we removed, but it had to be at least four. Late into the evening after enough weight was removed from the rail car I asked if I could have two sizable springs off of it. I still have them today as decoration/talking piece. Those machines doing the work are loud and amazing to watch in action up close. I thought what they had to do was very dangerous as well. One of the lead guys I'm assuming reminded his people to stay off their phones even after much of the work was done 🤦🏾. It was still an active scene with everybody watching and "safety first" in mind.

[@sultansyaifi5404]

*initials D* : I'm the best at drifting ... Also Locomotive: *hold my oil*

[@jstoli996c4s]

1.5 hours. That is some fast, impressive work.

[@MrWc867]

Wow, one of those aggressive engineers that likes to take up both lanes and not let anyone pass...😊

[@thomasstambaugh5181]

I looks to me as though the position of the switch was changed under the second unit. I notice the flashing light on the switch machine at 0:09 and 0:20. In the latter, the crew is clearly looking at the switch. A simple picked switch usually affects only truck, often just one axle. In this case, the trailing truck of the second unit and the entire third unit all went the same way. I'm wondering if somebody jumped the gun in re-aligning the switch.

[@NJPurling]

Was there an enquiry as to the cause? I assume all 3 locomotives would have been examined as well as the track switch itself.

[@johnrauner2515]

Normally switches have occupancy circuits that prevent this. As long as the switch is occupied the motor cannot move. Having said that, I agree this sort of thing usually only effects a single truck. In addition, it usually means the truck ends up on the ground in the center of the switch more or less heading over the center of the frog. So it may be this is a very basic switch with no occupancy detection and as you say somebody jumped the gun.

[@scottsilvey7522]

The GP40-2 the second locomotive had its front truck pick the turnout. With it weighing 120 tons the front truck easily moved the points of the turnout to the diversion route and the rear truck of the GP40-2 and the SD40-2 followed the points onto the diverging track and a derailment followed and a fun day was had by all!!!

[@thomasstambaugh5181]

@@scottsilvey7522 : I can see that scenario as well. I wonder if any investigation was done.

[@jasonasselin]

Very cool! I just filmed a crew putting loaded log cars back on with only hand tools and frogs.

[@v12productions]

Cool! I'll check that out.

[@trainzguy2472]

E&LS is always derailing.

[@BNSFBishop]

Wow nice video and great clear commentary, interesting, I saw 9706, the GE Dash 9 back on December 31 2019, wow.

[@v12productions]

Thanks!

[@Buzzizoven]

BNSFBishop lol interesting meeting you here too bro. its me, EM 24DOT1, just on my main music channel. this video is awesome, i hope NS repaired whatever damages the EMD’s suffered from that

[@stephendrummer1542]

Just plain “wow” folks just getting the job done, kudos to everyone there.

[@dimidomo7946]

You did a fine job with the derailment capture and narration V12 Productions. Nobody got hurt.

[@newwomyn]

It seems to me from the initial look of this incident the three units were working the Inman Hump on the Atlanta North District Subdivision. It does appear that at least one of the units made it through a switch, then when the second unit passed through, a joint broke on the frog causing the last two to derail. These three units will be taken to the shop, their traction motors removed, and the wheel sets will be disassembled and inspected for damage, then reassembled. They will be inspecting the couplers and installing new brakes lines and shoes. If my memory serves me correctly, the bearings are 6 7/8 GG Class. They will need to be checked for brunelling and broken outer ring counterbores. This is an AAR and FRA requirement in the aftermath of a derailment. Since they were in the yard, they would be under strict PTC, and be running at restricted speed. I was in the industry for ten years as an AAR qualified quality assurance auditor. My main focus was bearings and under carriages for rail cars and locomotives. Norfolk Southern was one of my main customers. I am now retired.

[@v12productions]

That's really interesting! Thanks for sharing.

[@nounoufriend]

Back on pretty fast you have some great equipment for rerailing we would got them in in couple of weeks in UK be a week deciding who to blame

[@craigglowen7243]

Tough job! I was a Trainmaster in Janesville Wisconsin, 1969 and a crew like this rerailed and removed a few cars detailed, from a G.M. assy plant. Difficult also, the facility was down in a valley the track circled around the plant going downward!

[@omega_mlg1027]

*the train starts to drift* "DEJA VU"

[@syedjavedahmad9719]

90 minutes, wow that is amazing progress.

[@towingfromflorida6478]

As a heavy duty wrecker operator, I enjoy and understand what they are doing, and the how's and why's of what they are doing. Skilled recovery is a art.

[@derrickwilson7467]

Great video! Great explanation! Thanks for uploading this.

[@v12productions]

Thanks for watching!

[@thomasfletcher4765]

Great work on the video and commentary , V12

[@v12productions]

Thanks!

[@johnwatson8820]

great catch, greetings from suffolk uk,big ns fan,take care!!

[@v12productions]

Thanks for watching!

[@NashRailfan]

totally relatable in model trains

[@denisetindall1487]

I like train videos on KZbin 😁

[@389383]

Good, cause there are lots. If you like one all the rest will follow.

[@_n8787]

I like tacos

[@donalfinn4205]

Great video. No bullshit, no padding, no floss, dross or flimflam. Everyone else take note please. Subbed.

[@v12productions]

Thank you!

[@axion4957]

and with a really popular meme

[@TheKurtsPlaceChannel]

Fantastic video. Thanks for posting this.

[@v12productions]

Thanks for watching!

[@gogetthegoose1]

Timely and effective job well done!!!👍👍

[@Raymond-rr5iv]

I couldn't tell you what you're asking but I have to say this was a very interesting video thanks !!

[@royhoco5748]

when I worked for a major railroad they were still using track mounted derricks for cleaning up wrecked trains. slow cumbersome lifting machines that took long times to put equipment back on the rails. this derailment could have been caused by a thin flange on a wheel or a split or gapped switch or the rails could have spread under the locomotives.

[@v12productions]

That's interesting! Thanks for sharing!

[@GeneralG1810]

Damn what a crew, better than what we have here in Australia. Don't get me wrong total props to our guys but I bet they'd love that equipment

[@dennispersson9466]

Your analysis of the situation, and reporting was Spot On, just slighty monotone, but overall great. If I were editing TRAINS Magazine, I would probably be sending you a check for that article.

[@v12productions]

Thanks!

[@luisantoniomarrega1120]

Parabéns aos operários que estavam fazendo um bom trabalho!🚂👍 Abraço 😷

[@baldypalmsrailroad]

Great narration on what is taking place. Love the drone footage.. Skol! Ron//

[@v12productions]

Thanks!

[@greglaplante7593]

I live in Atlanta and at least 18 Norfolk Southern trains come by every day right behind my house .

[@antonyhobbs1144]

Sheffield station in England was closed for nearly a week when a train carrying cement wagons was detailed in the station

[@jeffreyhueseman7061]

Autocorrect got you.

[@antonyhobbs1144]

Meant to say derailled

[@lindaterrell5535]

When you positively, absolutely must have a specialist.

[@benmeyer2916]

Very good work by the workers and great shots by you

[@gingerbread6614]

Thank you. Good video.

[@CyclingDinosaur]

Great video footage

[@v12productions]

Thank you!

[@7249xxl]

Great production quality

[@v12productions]

Thank you!

[@jerrykinnin7941]

Rerails are RJ Cormans bread and butter. Those trucks can run at night they're all lit up beacon lights and strobe lights. It's a treat to see.

[@animenut69]

Agreed. Love seeing those cats

[@edfrawley4356]

The tractors as you call them are probably D9 pipelayers that we called wreck dozers with a lifting capacity of 140,000lbs each.

[@shellystrohl9393]

My husband has worked for RJ Corman for 20 years. He has operated those booms for most of those years.

[@v12productions]

That's awesome! What an interesting and tough job!

[@TandemDawgBMG]

The happens on my layout all the time...

[@MikeT-TheRetiredColonel]

At least it doesn't take you an hour and a half, if it does, then you got some severe problems ;)

[@jerredwayne8401]

Never seen these side booms re rail an engine in person but I've seen them on the pipelines

[@dtbanks42]

I done it for 3 years form Louisiana California Chicago

[@alphonsotate2982]

1958 Cat D8 SIDE BOOM crawler tractors normally used for pipe laying used by R.J. Corman Co for rail work.

[@tomcander3669]

They are not that old..they are late H's and K models. Late 1960s to late 1970s. D7F's and D9G's are also used by Cormann and Hulcher.

[@rearspeaker6364]

@@tomcander3669 AND THEY STAY RUNNING FOR A HUNDRED YEARS AS LONG AS CAT MAKES PARTS FOR THEM.

[@DoctorBetterverywell]

This is a unique case. It should be entered in the Guinness book of records :-)))

[@kylesnorfolksouthern8345]

My doctor: “Don’t worry, multi-track drifting doesn’t exist. It won’t ever hurt you, you’re alright.” Me watching this: Ú_Ù

[@graemedixon3424]

Very good narration & video!

[@v12productions]

Thanks!

[@jikemenkins7098]

This is an excellent video

[@SilverCometMedia]

Awesome video!!! Very interesting. I never knew there was a derailment at Inman.

[@v12productions]

Thanks!

[@BNSFBishop]

Southeastern Rail Productions me either

[@jamesboykin7319]

The 3082 (in what we called in mow) Split the switch usually from a sharp flange or an out of adjustment switch point, weak tie's, switch stand etc. usually leads to dinner on the company.

[@v12productions]

Good explanation! Thanks for sharing!

[@thestarlightalchemist7333]

Nobody: NS 3082: *DEJA VU*

[@joeythecat7482]

The way the engines were arranged along with the direction the were going and where they were, the engines were probably switching out cars before the time of the derailment

[@ViddyStyle]

Amazing work!

[@jasonking2943]

Having worked for NS 27 years just retiring back in oct 2019. Looked as if the switch was picked. Exactly what you stated in the video. It happens more than people think. Normally tho not with the locomotives due to the weight. But it could have been as simple as a piece of rock that didn't allow the switch to close completely. Which is odd because those are not manual switches which would have set a " foul" alert per say. Thankfully it was just a power moved and no cars were involved which cut down on clean up time

[@v12productions]

That's really interesting! Thanks for sharing.

[@Buzzizoven]

Jason King i dont doubt it, i just hope NS repairs those old engines!

[@SOU6900]

Switch could have also reversed under the second unit possibly.

[@jasonking2943]

@@Buzzizoven I'm sure they will didn't look like much damage at all

[@leut_januszwowsplayer4721]

Excellent voice for narration.

[@v12productions]

Thank you!

[@mikeingeorgia1]

Running through the switch part way and not realizing it and then reversing direction will cause that too.

[@TheFlightSimDude7]

We need locomotive dashcams!

[@HustleMuscleGhias]

They already have those. I believe they are actually required to be a lead qualified locomotive in the consist ( don't quote me on it )

[@ronbelnap8370]

HustleMuscleGhias not yet a requirement, but very handy

[@silicon212]

Loook up General Electric's Lococam. As with GE's Locotrol system, they're on both EMDs and GEs.

[@markstephen5028]

Excellent report.

[@JacksonSubNScaleModelRailroad]

Crazy, I seem to model this almost every day somehow...

[@yrunaked4]

I would agree that the middle unit picked the switch. That was probably a cakewalk for those guys to re rail. no twisted stacked up cars with spilled loads everywhere.

[@bellerophonchallen8861]

Fascinating, thanks.

[@samuelweathers8098]

Literally was just on amazon thinking if I should get those same type of locomotives but I thought I wouldn't make sense until I saw this video

[@storiesfromdifferenteras]

I suppose it must be difficult to know which way to go when you've got two cabs. But to go two ways at once with only one cab...that really is something. - Anonymous voice, James & The Diesel Engine

[@dereckjtbear2175]

That is impressive, I guess years of experience makes it look easy but still very impressed.

[@williamsquires3070]

They need a big 0-5-0 switcher (hand) that comes down from the sky; that’s how us model railroaders do it! 😏

[@MattStMarie-bm5sq]

Have you tried to work out the logistics of upscaling that to work on full scale trains.

[@johnzeller1338]

I worked for Metro North R.R. for 30 years and we had a master mechanic who lived for that stuff. I watched him on many derailments and some were really bad. But he and his crew got the work and had things cleared up in no time. After he was forced to retire there was no one that could match that man's skills. Not even the dude that took his place.

[@v12productions]

That's really interesting. Thanks for sharing!

[@VestedUTuber]

This is the Multi Track Drifting equivalent of a 16-year-old in a 350Z.

[@alcopower5710]

Excellent video...... thanks for sharing

[@arifakyuz7673]

MULTI TRACK DRIFTING!! *Deja vu, I’ve just been in this time before*

[@twistedaxles9126]

Normie was tryna Tokyo Drift.

[@londonnight937]

I just wish someone in this world would build a test track somewhere, where the 2 tracks are close enough that the locomotive doesn't care it is on 2 separate rails at the same time, and actually do multi-track drifting.

[@sd90mac61]

Oh wow, that's something you don't always see, jus involving these locos. At least it wasn't going fast, or that 3 unit would of also be on the ground. Was that a remote switch or a manuel. Thanks for sharing this👍

[@v12productions]

Thanks for watching! My best guess was that it was a remote switch.

[@rossbryan6102]

SD 90Mac IF THAT IS A REMOTE SWITCH IT SHOULDNT HAVE FLIPPED THE SWITCH UNTIL THE ENTIRE CONSIST WAS OFF THE SWITCH! ALSO IT COULD HAVE BEEN A BAD SWITCH RAIL POINT AND OR A SHARP THIN FLANGE ON A WHEEL! KEEP THEM ROLLING BROTHERS!! 👍👍

[@SOU6900]

@@rossbryan6102 caps lock... No one likes a shouter. Lol

[@THE_IRON_HORSE]

Ok the gp38-2 is heavy enough now imagine a DDA 40x derailing

[@kens.3729]

Very Nice 👍 Narration.

[@v12productions]

Thanks!

[@haroldreardon8070]

Way too much drama in the description. The crews NEVER race to get the work done. R J Corman has their safety logo printed on the CAT's booms and they just like Hulcher work very carefully.

[@SCRANE1115]

I understood it as RJ Corman racing to the scene, not deliberately racing to complete the task. I agree with you there on the narrative. No good railroaders perform that way. Seems very few railroads keep company "wreck crews" in all major places so I thought it a complement to Corman and it's crews. I liked the video. It wasn't a dry documentary about equipment picking switches.

[@chuckgilly]

R.J. Corman and others do race to the scene, the railroads offer a bonus if they get the line cleared in a specified time.

[@tw1035]

Very interesting video for me, I work for Wabtec Corporation, ( former G.E. Transportation ), we remanufacture the diesel locomotive engines.

[@v12productions]

Cool!

[@hellcatredeye-g6582]

I was wondering how they got trains back onto the tracks.....I live right here just on the outskirts of Atlanta.. we had a bad train accident here in Lilburn When the hurricane just came through last month really bad..It’s amazing how they get the trains back on track.. Thanks for the video

[@v12productions]

Thanks for watching! I also did two videos about the Lilburn derailment.

[@hellcatredeye-g6582]

V12 Productions perfect thank you

[@chriswright8464]

Very impressive.

[@dmaxsba]

The "AFTERMATH" really. Wow, that and the rest of you over the top description of this minor incident is simply amazing. Congratulations!

[@jwslijm7278]

Compare the weight of a single loconmotive with that of all the tractors. A huge difference!

[@nscalecoal]

First time I’ve seen that happen in 1:1 scale, but I may have done that a few times in 1:160 scale on the train layout

[@v12productions]

It happened from time to time on my HO layout too.

[@Dessme]

What if the train went down a bridge, how do they get it out? Or will they just leave it to decay?

[@dtbanks42]

I use to with hulcher services. THEY four corner the locomotive put in for sidebooms 583 all four corners.Hook winch lines to the wheel two wheels to align it to the rail. With 583 you have better control of the locomotive

[@v12productions]

That's really interesting. Thanks for sharing!

[@dtbanks42]

Hulcher services and RJ Corman are two of the biggest railroad derailment contractors in America these guys are all called 24/7 I used to work for live out of a suitcase

[@kinshukgupta4302]

Finally I see a real life track drift instead of toys 😀😀😀

[@3006USMC]

RJ CORMAN office is in east St. Louis Illinois...they have Prototype souvenirs in their display yard....it’s effin cool!!!!!

[@paulmishler402]

It looks like the train tried to do the deja vu but failed

[@521batman]

Those sidewinders are the best for rerailing trains