Working rail roads and their tracks.

[ArlyA]

I am wondering what the loud bang was a few seconds before the derailment started at about 11 seconds in the first video. It was about as loud as two cars slamming together. Failure of something? Speculation since we are unlikely to see the RR incident report

When the brakes hoses get released for whatever reason, then the entire trains brakes would then be "dynamited" which throws them on 100%. This is a safety feature of trains. Even if that didn't happen, the cars derailing in the front would slow, compressing the train and we'd hear the smacking of couplers. Wind rarely blows trains off the tracks. I'm not a modeler but I'd guess its 150% different than real ones.

 

[Hay Dude]

hahahaha yeah he does! Wonder if he even noticed it?

Hahahahahahaha
It’s not everyday a train crashes 200’ away and you just ignore it!

 

[5030]

The skid had an enclosed cab and he probably had the stereo on and the heater blower too. I bet he never heard it and if he did, what could he do anyway except get on his radio and call the boss.

 

[5030]

When the brakes hoses get released for whatever reason, then the entire trains brakes would then be "dynamited" which throws them on 100%. This is a safety feature of trains. Even if that didn't happen, the cars derailing in the front would slow, compressing the train and we'd hear the smacking of couplers. Wind rarely blows trains off the tracks. I'm not a modeler but I'd guess its 150% different than real ones.

If you listen, there was some noise just before they derailed. Seems as though that particular spot / area has it's share of derailments.

 

[MossRoad]

At 50 seconds you can hear the skid steer hydraulics near the camera. Then he just drives down there, does his drifty turn right towards the wreck and doesn't even notice it. Still amazing.

 

[Hay Dude]

At 50 seconds you can hear the skid steer hydraulics near the camera. Then he just drives down there, does his drifty turn right towards the wreck and doesn't even notice it. Still amazing.

Hahahahahahahahahaha
100’ Rail cars piled up like a pile of sticks…..

 

[Cub 7274]

The bang before the derailment sounded to me like a bad cushion drawbar collapsing instead of working as it should and it caused a good amount of slack "run in" maybe the engineman used the independent brake. But empty bulkheads can't absorb slack action when being pushed by shorter loaded cars into loads ahead of them especially on a curve. The same thing happened at Altoona on the Horseshoe curve which was also caught by the camera's

 

[ArlyA]

How in 1886, RR gauge width in the States was changed and became standardized.

 

[RoyJackson]

How in 1886, RR gauge width in the States was changed and became standardized.

The History Guy is a great YouTube channel. He's got a lot of very interesting videos many of you should enjoy or, at least, find interesting (like the one ArlyA linked to)

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Very interesting.

 

[BravoXray]

Some rotary snow removal footage.

 

[ArlyA]

Where and how the Eli Janney safety coupler was developed.

 

[RoyJackson]

Where and how the Eli Janney safety coupler was developed.

Very interesting!!

 

[ArlyA]

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News photo: Union Pacific’s Super train​

By | February 7, 2022


Train heads to California for NFL's big game

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Union Pacific’s Super Bowl special, symboled as PCBLB, is shown crossing the Platte River near the town of Plattsmouth about 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 5. (Oliver Brehm)

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Union Pacific’s Super Bowl special, a 29-car train using its business train equipment, headed west on Saturday from Council Bluffs and Omaha for Los Angeles, the site of Super Bowl LVI between Cincinnati and the Los Angeles Rams. The game is set for Sunday, Feb. 13.

 

[MossRoad]

Can't remember if I posted this picture of our RR bridge in this thread or not, so pardon me if it's a repeat. Nice place to sit and ponder life...

 

[Hay Dude]

Can't remember if I posted this picture of our RR bridge in this thread or not, so pardon me if it's a repeat. Nice place to sit and ponder life...

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I like it. Reminds me of my area. I just wished the trains still ran on all the rails. Not like 1/2 of them.

 

[5030]

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News photo: Union Pacific’s Super train​

By | February 7, 2022


Train heads to California for NFL's big game

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Union Pacific’s Super Bowl special, symboled as PCBLB, is shown crossing the Platte River near the town of Plattsmouth about 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 5. (Oliver Brehm)

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Union Pacific’s Super Bowl special, a 29-car train using its business train equipment, headed west on Saturday from Council Bluffs and Omaha for Los Angeles, the site of Super Bowl LVI between Cincinnati and the Los Angeles Rams. The game is set for Sunday, Feb. 13.

Interesting, They are usually pulled by one or a pair of Warbonnets.

 

[the old grind]

A working CSX engineer's private drone shots show hosteling and both type engine houses, including a working turntable and in-use roundhouse ~ midway in the video.

Fans of large scale modeling and/or steam era British rail may like this video. Six coupled, Mogul, Prairie, Pacific, Consolidation, & Mikado types shown in action. (Whyte notation) Scenery and o'all detail are impressive, including working semaphores.

 

[MossRoad]

Small world! In the first few minutes of the first video, I can see where one of our kids works.

Been by there many times in the past few years.

 

[Hay Dude]

Found this photo of a long abandoned turntable foundation in Wawa, PA only about 8 miles from me.
I swear I cant find it on a map.

Heres the caption that went with the photo.
“The foundation for a turntable can still be found near the former location of Wawa Station. The Baltimore Pike (Route 1) is seen in the background. Photo by Ron Ricchezza, 3/19/2013.”