We bought an abandoned railroad: 2nd Field trip part 2.

[@daddybearlv]

FUI: Danny, the Producer and narrator for Distant Signal is a retired television station announcer. This is why his text, grammar and delivery are so professional and complete. My hat is off to you for your “friendly” style.

[@navcenter77]

Having worked in a radio station control room many years ago as a kid, I always thought his use of grammar and delivery was so similar to newsreaders of my youth. Now I just love his channel more. I enjoy this channel because he reminds me so much of my long departed Grandpa, I could just shut my eyes and think of him orating the very same words. Currently binge watching all of this channel and will be a long term subscriber

[@NinfaCarpentergeorgia198]

The finest folks I have had the pleasure to work with in Aviation we’re in the USCG!!!! Thank you for your service!!!

[@fsctrucking]

Personally I like to see Steam in person. But watching on KZbin I like them all.

[@jackkreighbaum783]

Virtual Railfan coverage of the Union Pacific overhead derailment at Kansas City. Great use of high reach cranes.

[@blitz0_rsps]

I respect every time you correct yourself from a previous video. It's not easy to do live commentary (live in the sense that you're doing one take without editing), and its so funny to think about the thousands and thousands of mistakes that others have done, that are just edited out.

[@Dave5843-d9m]

Just pop the correction into a caption over the picture.

[@1tombensky]

Enjoyed the video. I live in the area where Rick Corman is a legend and his company is a valued corporate citizen. I enjoy driving by his company HQ and yard and seeing the vintage diesels on display. I look forward to seeing some videos of the recovery and repair work that your company does. Thanks!

[@marvinbernard2566]

I’m in Louisville KY and RJ Corman is just down the line from us. I often see his trains passing by on the CSX line. That documentary and his story is absolutely remarkable.

[@minnesotaoutsider1083]

keep up the good work we all love seeing your videos

[@jdmills4370]

Thank you for sharing. Building HO layout in 60s/70s and very useful information for modeling wreck trains and other equipment needed to run a RR

[@StephenCarlBaldwin]

Thanks so much for mentioning the RJ Corman documentary, which I wasn't aware of until I watched your presentation. It's a truly inspiring story that teaches so much about what truly makes America great.

[@st.lawrenceatlanticrailpro4790]

East Terminal Railway you should restore the Maine Central Mountain Division from Rigby yard to N. Conway, New Hampshire

[@shanesooth6267]

That documentary/tribute of Rick Cormen was beautiful.

[@kens.3729]

Danny Harmon at the Distant Signal KZbin Channel is the Man with the Details, Danny Rocks!👍

[@kman-mi7su]

I believe he was also a railroader at one point in his life. I remember reading in the comments that years ago before he got into tv announcing, he worked as a conductor at SCL or another Florida RR. At least that's what I read.

[@timeflysintheshop]

Sounds like you had a challenging adventure with your son. The best memories are made on such trips!

[@BoxcarJerry]

This road trip was great , thanks for taking us along .

[@esalva1948]

I was on the Mobile Fire Department and worked a derailment at the Alabama State Docks in Mobile Al. and Hulcher out of Baton Rouge, LA. came to that one. They came with bulldozers wth side mounts. I also worked the wreck of the Amtrak Sunset Limited, near Mobile, AL. We used a 600 ton pipe laying, barge mounted fixed A frame out of Louisiana, but I cant remember the name of the company.. It had no problem pulling up a new P42 Amtrak loco, that the front end was 57 feet in the mud. Picked it up like a toy and set it on a barge.

[@rearspeaker6364]

WOW!!

[@Dave5843-d9m]

Said it before but the English Electric Deltic is a stunning machine.

[@marknewell7355]

The engines even more so far superior for it's time some say to much so very complicated to repair and maintain

[@TIMMEH19991]

@@marknewell7355 It's amazing, but quite insane!

[@jamesshanks2614]

In New Haven, Ct they had a 250 ton wrecker that was still steam powered until it was retired when contractors essentially took over the RR wrecking business. The last time I saw it in service was 1979.

[@Maine_Railfan]

Nice video! Pan Am Railways still uses two wreckers, as well as the wreck dozers. The ones in the video had the blade added since in the winter, it helped to remove snow as well as grading the ROW for track repairs. Those modifications were made by Guilford’s predecessor Maine Central who also built the flat cars and ramps to unload the dozers. I have a video on my channel of the Waterville wrecker, and will upload a video of both wreckers being used from back in March. Pan Am is actually cleaning up a derailment in Dixfield, ME with one of the trains.

[@IronSalli]

Oh man I saw a wrecker train in yard 8 in Portland last spring, that thing was epic!

[@ryanmorrison8307]

This was a very educational field trip, thanks!

[@billmorris2613]

My favorite train to run is a steam locomotive pulling a passenger train. I hated switching, but did it as necessary when I was on the extra board.

[@jonusle2937]

Great info on your videos. Keep them coming. The are not boring to me. Also enjoyed the boxcar on fire story.

[@eastterminalrailway5975]

Awesome, thank you!

[@jonwatt678]

Hello from a fellow Coastie.. BM2 / Cox'n 71-79 CG Dist 1. Followed your links and what an education I got on some great people. I had heard of Corman but never knew the back story...Wow. Thanks for the vid and the great links.. JW in Maine

[@dirtgrainsteel]

I’m really enjoying your videos I’m a train nut myself and really enjoy everything railroading!!!! And I have to agree I like when things go wrong because the Cranes,Excavators and side booms come out!!!

[@buffalojoe1970]

At 2:50 in this video you say, "PSR where everything runs smooth according to a timetable." I am not sure where your getting that from but I can assure you it is neither smooth or run on time. lol

[@rearspeaker6364]

don't shoot him down-he may not know the rest of the story..................

[@b3j8]

Penn Central still a steam wreck crane in svc on the Fort Wayne Division in the very early 1970's! Pretty damn cool to watch in action!

[@jamespollock2500]

the Side lift is a pipe layer dozer, they are used to lift welded together pipeline and lower it into the trench.

[@matthewjones9912]

Thank you for posting these videos. I am always looking forward to your uploads. God bless you!

[@fredspindor1624]

good history

[@billmorris2613]

If I remember right R. J. Corman got started in railroading with a rented bulldozer at a derailment sight.

[@GregsWorkshopOregon]

I'm really enjoying your videos, thank you for taking the time to film them.

[@saltleywsc]

Great Video !

[@josephcarroll2824]

The small crane is a 120 ton it is rite now at Greenfield Village I like all trains freight and passengers and mow.

[@johnsmart964]

Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge of a very important aspect of railroading. I have to say that in my younger days when a lot more switching was done I used to thoroughly enjoy watching it being done, I even did a little when I worked on the railroad. Freight was how the railroad began in the first place and it is freight that tends to be the more profitable arm of railroading, certainly from a financial point of view, as well as in other ways. I really appreciate you taking us along on this, Railroad Adventure.

[@jeeper360]

I caught a crane rerailing a locomotive several years ago. It's on my channel and I guess KZbin made it my thumbnail.

[@brandochlovely3590]

One of THE best videos I've ever seen. (And I've seen a bazillion.)

[@curtisharlan9230]

Now this when I was was in north Dakota I saw a slic machine on tracks crane they could set up so fast

[@charlesfarmer9474]

Distant Signal is an awesome channel - very informative

[@markgoggin1015]

Good video!!!!!!!!!!

[@georgew.5639]

A spreader would also keep chains from contacting the sides of the tank car. But this looks easier without the extra rigging.

[@richardmead9225]

I figured you went to Morris when you went by the cooling lake for Dresden Nuclear power plant.

[@curailproductions7636]

Nice

[@peteobrien5125]

Thanks for another great video!!! Really want to see some working videos where we can see the railroad coming back to life. Keep up the good work!!!!

[@garysprandel1817]

Illinois Railway Museum has one smaller C&NW former steam crane ( looked to have been converted possibly) and one of the Chicago Great Western's 250 ton big hooks.

[@kens.3729]

Congratulations on Reaching 10,000+ Subscribers. WOW, just seemed like yesterday. Keep it Up.👍

[@johnhemple7459]

I loved the r j corman story. Keep up with the videos very intriguing

[@DelcoImagery]

Yay part 2

[@farmerbob728]

As always.. Informative and fascinating... Keep up the great work.

[@jamescoffey5005]

Here in Kentucky we got RJ Corman

[@eastterminalrailway5975]

and a few more that we forgot to mention

[@thomplacier677]

Distant Signal’s videos are the best, no doubt. Enjoying your adventures.

[@robertmcdonnold3038]

Great video. Have you seen the video of the derailment and rerailment of a Union Pacific freight on sept 15 2020? It was on a fly over in the "bottoms" of Kansas city Mo. The video is on "virtual railfan". The video was released the day after it happened. The title is "Time Lapse of Derailed Train Removal in Santa Fe Junction." If you haven't seen it yet, it's definitely worth a look. It will keep you on the edge of your seat. Thanks for listening Bob

[@bharmon1980]

I wanna see some of this new tracks being laid down.

[@heavytruckequipmentrepairs6165]

That derailment in Pittsburgh you was showing I remember that one. Cars all over the place & it was in spot where on the lower side was a local passenger train. The freight train rolled in to the passenger trains power wires. It’s was a bad one. & look up the train crash in pgh in 1987. I remember everyone in 6 mile of the train had to leave.

[@dmorgan28]

This was a very interesting video. You covered that part of the industry very well. 👍👍👍❤️

[@tomz1daful]

I love your content! It's like I'm right along with you as you rehab and grow your business. All on my Android phone. I can barely hear you, even with headphones. Is it possible to turn up the Volume on your end? For us poor Android users. Thanks

[@eastterminalrailway5975]

I will look in to this but we have done just about everything we can do

[@KG-xt4oq]

@@eastterminalrailway5975 If you were to use or wear a microphone the low volume issue would most likely go away...even a 'cheap' one. Just fyi...

[@mikerubynfs]

@@eastterminalrailway5975 If you are editing your videos on a P.C. you can normally increase the volume up to 200% for each clip. That's where I set my volumes.

[@AWSmith1955]

You can get a volume manager browser extension. Yes the volume is way too low on this video. Got my volume manager cranked all the way up.

[@hobsonbeeman359]

I like your videos, always something educational and informative with occasional dry humor sprinkled in there...lol. I may have missed something, but I was curious about you background and how you ended up here on you tube. I like that your son is involved and working with you!

[@jolietjohn8024]

The Detroit Towing derrick, did that have it's own plant or did it use "borrow steam" from the engine behind?

[@mischef18]

Really enjoyed this video bro. Safe travels

[@bobbybrooks4826]

Probably More mechanial advantage with The higher outrigger

[@the1burf]

I would love to see where your RR is. Can you provide us a google maps location?

[@eastterminalrailway5975]

Unfortunately our location is private due to insurance reasons

[@DieCastoms]

@@eastterminalrailway5975 Could you possibly pull up a view on google maps and then hand-draw a map OF your railroad, showing how it's laid out and for instance where 'the pond' is and where 'water run' is, etc. but without any landmarks that could give away where you're located? Maybe use it in your opening sequence on each video?

[@kens.3729]

The Plan with Derailments for many years and still today is its OK to damage the cars removing them and get the Damaged Track Replaced and Line Opened back up ASAP. Some times there aren’t Alternative Routes. Time is High $’s and Money 💰 Runs the Railroads.

[@bobbybrooks4826]

Derailments ARE relativly common....I'M SUPRISED THAT FOR ALL THOSE LOCOs cost that they dont come with self re - railing or re- railing support functions...,, even lift point and external jack attachments ,elevation and stabilization jacks , set ups to keep it from not getting on its side during the derailment and some way and rig to Get The loco to drive itself back into the track....

[@trapdriver7006]

Very informative and interesting video 👍😀😀🇬🇧🚂

[@RussellNelson]

5:24 Oxen, more likely. They have more torque. :-)

[@CNW1025]

I am going to have to watch this video later when my house is more quiet, we got to get the volume fixed guys. Love your stuff but can't watch until the whole house is asleep!

[@gaylespencer6188]

I can't believe it that railroads would do that.

[@cannon440]

Hi, I like your channel. I am not a "railfan". I do not have or want model trains. I am a retired R/R worker. Former Track Forman/Third Rail Forman. I have been on many derailments, we never used cranes. Jacks, airbags & hydraulic rams. Good luck in your endeavor Laddie

[@billmoran3812]

Great video! Ex USCG? Ha! Knew I liked you. I’m retired USCG LT. Did my time in the late 70’s in the NY / CT area (then 3rd District).

[@eastterminalrailway5975]

Bill That's neat, I did SAR up on the lakes and emergency flood relief through out the Midwest. Ret Mk1 2020

[@nickpanda9322]

Nice videos, we want a working video if at all possible

[@johnlicht9151]

We haven't hear from you folks lately. What is new?

[@greensplatter3480]

I prefer steam hauling freight. There is just something powerful from seeing it

[@erict5234]

PSR is in a nutshell: no inspections + longer trains + less rested crews + deferred maintenance = derailments... 4 of the 7 class1s have experimented with PSR, so im sure business is booming with derailment cleanup!

[@tomsnyder5324]

Were you familiar with Ken Eider from Cameron, NC.?

[@jimikrentkowski4073]

You mentioned the phrase “Fake it till you make it” what was the opposite of that? I love the videos you and your son post! Keep up the great work! God speed🙏

[@mattstarr8203]

what about cranemaster

[@elsdp-4560]

THANK YOU...for sharing. Enjoyed but please work on the volume.

[@billmorris2613]

We have a steam crane, that is in bad shape, in our yard.

[@johnsadventures6783]

Things always go wrong on the HO railroad! Lol

[@beeble2003]

And you don't even have a steam crane! Gotta get all those derailed cars back on the track by your own muscle power alone!

[@charlessharrardiii7086]

Sound is a bit low so the commercials come in screaming

[@markis8441]

Loving your videos! Just a few minor questions; one what derailment was that KDKA clip from? (im a Pittsburgh native) and second are you familiar with the company SPSI(hazmat clean up)?

[@seangc4763]

I have watched all your videos so far and it seems like your volume is low on these videos. Might need to adjust that.

[@t.j.carroll8512]

What type of railroad do I like, working, not abandoned. Building something is so much better than wondering what it once was.

[@dezmoduo]

Love it and your project. If you know how to fix an old rail line, learn how to fix your volume issue. Ask for help. Look it up online. Search youtube. Good luck on moving forward.

[@daltonmego3541]

whats the kdka new pic from is thats my home news channel

[@Og_Mango]

first, lol.. very much enjoying the series!

[@LordPhobos6502]

"What if yourvinterest is when things go wrong?" Oh dear! I know the answer to this, you go get a job in rail! 😂😂😂 There's always something going on, but you get the job done 👍 (Fyi my background is in passenger operations)

[@s.hannibal6565]

Did or do you own a rerailing company? If so, what is the name...

[@BranchlineGeepProductions]

Building on what Maine Railfan said here earlier, Pan Am has a pair of wreck trains that they use in the rural parts of Maine. I got a video of them both coming into Waterville returning from a wreck; two big hooks and two dozers. kzbin.info/www/bejne/ap2Xq4yom6icqdk

[@humbucker0076]

When you mentioned horse power to rescue a derailed locomotive, I had to think about something else: In the early days of steam locos in Germany there was not network spanning the whole country and so you couldn't get locomotives that easily from a to b. That being said, a line in the west of Germany needed a powerful loco, that could only be made buy a manufacturer in south Germany. Luckily they were both close to the river Rhein so they chose to transport it by ship, which was relatively common back then. Cheaping out wherever they could they chartered an old sailing boat and loaded to loco onto it. The Rhein being freshly rerouted to be straighter now had many fast and dangerous parts that where still kind of unknown. In a twisted turns of events, the old sailing ship with the loco traversed one of these parts during a storm and locomotive named "Rhein" fell into the river Rhein. After the storm cleared they somehow managed to localise it and attach ropes to it and then they hired hundreds of men to try to pull it out. It must have drawn quite a crowed and there were people selling food and souvenirs. However, besides all that effort the loco got stuck or something shortly before they got it out and fell in even deeper. They even went as far as to order specialized divers from England to search for the loco and attach ropes to it. Sadly, when the divers arrived they realized that it was impossible to work in such a fast flowing current. To this day this loco has never been found, although many tried even with the most modern technologies. Leading some to believe that it was just a insurance scam.i guess we'll never know.

[@ferrasrotator]

You forgot Kirby Grant

[@frankbirkemose4967]

I'm a diesel, freight, terminal, short line, guy.

[@jimhaines8370]

What’s steam Diesels rule HA!

[@rebuilditdad5787]

I know I'm going to get a lot of blowback from this because I got a lot of blowback from the last one that I posted I really would like to see more of your railroad getting rebuilt. I understand that you're going to Ritchie Brothers auctions looking for equipment that part is fine. I also know that you're probably enjoy talking about different pieces of equipment they really don't interest us all. Maybe you could do a second series videos where you going to explaining all the different things like fires in the boxcars and steam engines and different lifts and cranes etc etc. If you do find some good equipment that you can use on maintaining your track I'd like to see it in action. So what I guess I'm saying is let's get back to rebuilding your track so we can see it finished thanks for everybody to understanding my way of you and it might not make you all happy but that's just the way I feel

[@mysterion4301]

Is it possible they're not out rebuilding right now because it's the dead of winter in that area. I figured this stuff was just filler until they could get through the snow and back on the track.

[@rebuilditdad5787]

@@mysterion4301 yes I realize it's the dead of winter where they're at but they still could be out there cutting trees digging trenches pushing this stuff back shredding trees whatever liney things up for the spring looking for cross ties looking for stone ballast spikes plates. It's went to where I'm at too but I'm still out there working.

[@eastterminalrailway5975]

Sorry you feel this way. But this business isn’t all working on the tracks themselves. There is a lot more than meets the eye, I wish that we were working outside at the yard all day every day. But we have to take breaks and work on other things at our other businesses As well as taking care of our family and we are weather dependent, we get a lot of rain where we are located and can’t really record outside. This channel was created so that normal people can see what it takes to own and to run a railroad company and see what we do to make that happen, not just working on the rail. We hope to be back at the terminal railway soon for a video on that rail and maybe the layout of the tracks. - Graham from East terminal railway.

[@arthurpasseri1840]

@@eastterminalrailway5975 Graham, you and your dad are doing great in the video...Now, just a question, I'm wondering if Ohio railbanked their abandoned railroads? Connecticut did...so I wondered if Ohio did. If they didn't, it would be a shame. Connecticut railbanked a line and now it railroad operating it does a good job...Trains are needed

[@kens.3729]

Have you considered using some Wireless Microphones because Sound is very difficult. Thanks!

[@jasonw4932]

We know your secrets Darrel.

[@PRRGG1]

Loved the subject matter BUT, read about "auto Iris" on your camera. I can tell it's "hunting" as you shot this. Get a key light (just enough to define your face from the TV bloom) A LED worklight, 10-15 watts would be ok. If it's not dimmable and it's too bright, you can knock light level down with screen. Yes, the same fiberglass roll you use on your front door just do not use it on incandescent lamps. Get a mic, hardwire would be ok for what you just did. I woke my wife up because the commercials came on so loud due to having to turn the volume all the way up. I enjoy what subject you are doing very much, I am not trying to be a jerk or know it all I just want to see you do well. You don't need billions of dollars on production equipment, just a few minor cheap items to help get your content to your viewers. Steve

[@hamiltonsullivan6563]

656th person!!!

[@BattleshipOrion]

PSR is definitely not smooth, I know 2 rail served industries who wish that was true.

[@rebuilditdad5787]

Well here it is 4:30 in the morning again hear the trains blowing their whistles about 10 miles away and I started thinking about you and your little railroad. Have you thought about grants from the government there's a lot of money out there in grants that is available I googled it and it is available just have to ask for. Also I have a piece of Florida property and for years the DOT would hire the prisoners from our local county jail to come out and work for like 80 cents a day maybe you could look into a program for that help them help you clearing trees and stuff like that. I was also thinking maybe you could start a GoFundMe page maybe get the funding for crossties sleepers whatever they calling them today. find out what they cost and have them donate enough to buy one you know if you got a 10,000 subscribers and they each bought one tie that would be excellent for you. And everybody could make an investment in your company to see that it would succeed.

[@wardfamily111]

JOSHUA GRADING Southern California

[@ededmonds8792]

For goodness sakes.Invest in a Blue Tooth Ear Piece with Microphone.

[@swamprat69er]

Just watched the R.J. Corman video and you were right.