Blasting down bad track Doubleheader on the ND&W Railway (Maumee and Western)

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  • čas přidán 30. 03. 2017
  • PREX 1603 leading PREX 3054 blasts down the former Wabash Railroad's 5th District! Lol actually I condensed 6 minutes of the train crawling down the track! This is only the third time I've gotten a pair on one of their trains so I was pleased to see them. The line was most recently the Maumee and Western Railroad (MAW) before being purchased by Pioneer RailCorp. Maintenance was deferred for decades on this stretch of track. Pioneer has done a great job rehabbing the worst parts but some pockets like this still exist.
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  • @u06jo3vmp
    @u06jo3vmp Před rokem +3082

    Before watching this: How can the US have so many train derailments?
    After watching: How can the US have so few train derailments?

    • @likemostthings
      @likemostthings Před rokem

      the answer is Joe Biden... when the railroads tried to stike which was partially abotu pay but also abotu repairing the infrstructure Biden told them he wouldn't allow them to and then gave Ukraine even more money. Biden litterally cares more about Ukraine than about America

    • @upwardpython6142
      @upwardpython6142 Před rokem +31

      I can't escape Touhou

    • @hurley7789
      @hurley7789 Před rokem +120

      Yeah this isn’t an accurate representation of most track lmao, it is surprising they would allow a train to run down that line though

    • @wickett7078
      @wickett7078 Před rokem +83

      I have never seen track this bad in my life here in the US

    • @SkaN2412
      @SkaN2412 Před rokem +60

      @@hurley7789 the track doesn't need to be in such disrepair to be accident prone. Pretty much whenever the train has considerable visible tilt passing on tracks, those tracks are poorly maintained. I live in Canada - very similar rail situation as in the US, and man, it's not good lol

  • @MrWc867
    @MrWc867 Před 2 lety +3280

    A 423,000 pound locomotive falling off the track is not like driving a car on a muddy road and sliding off into the ditch. There is absolutely no excuse for this track to be this bad.

    • @bobdole8830
      @bobdole8830 Před 2 lety +304

      A broken society sounds like a good excuse

    • @michaelking2270
      @michaelking2270 Před 2 lety +72

      Those trains are way more heavier than that. More like 1,000,000+ lbs

    • @bobdole8830
      @bobdole8830 Před 2 lety +15

      @@michaelking2270 that's a lot of liquid bear spit!

    • @madisonbrown8851
      @madisonbrown8851 Před 2 lety +36

      @@mikenodine6713 The American Way™! 😃

    • @jkeelsnc
      @jkeelsnc Před 2 lety +73

      It probably won’t derail and any way it costs too much to fix. At this speed the derailment can be fixed in less than an afternoon. If they only run the train once a day or something on this short line that is not that much money or time lost. I don’t agree with it but I am sure this is how they look at it. To the executives it’s not a big deal as long as the trains usually get through.

  • @leokimvideo
    @leokimvideo Před 9 měsíci +1094

    The degraded track is so bad even the driver is leaning over to compensate for the tilt of the train

    • @lucianene7741
      @lucianene7741 Před 9 měsíci +24

      This is an optical illusion. The train is filmed from far away with 10x zoom, and then the film is played at 7x speed.

    • @indy1869
      @indy1869 Před 9 měsíci +23

      @@lucianene7741 Whooooosh!!!!

    • @user-hh4er1nc2n
      @user-hh4er1nc2n Před 7 měsíci +3

      😂😂😂

    • @darkangel7820
      @darkangel7820 Před 6 měsíci +3

      @@lucianene7741 Thanks for explaining that. Thought I had to be crazy. Ain't NO way a train is going over something that bad

    • @lewstone5430
      @lewstone5430 Před 6 měsíci +1

      Damn, y’all don’t even believe your own eyes! Good luck with that!

  • @beornthebear.8220
    @beornthebear.8220 Před 7 měsíci +30

    The driver should get a medal for getting through this.

    • @GenerationGap69
      @GenerationGap69 Před 26 dny +2

      I bet if it didn’t go well he’d get the blame for even attempting it.

  • @-APTX
    @-APTX Před rokem +1676

    I never knew a train ride could possibly have an 'off-roading' feeling to it.

    • @nareshwildbones
      @nareshwildbones Před rokem +13

      LOL

    • @JiaTelindadada
      @JiaTelindadada Před rokem +10

      LOL🤣🤣

    • @rkgaustin9043
      @rkgaustin9043 Před 6 měsíci +4

      I took a train ride like that from Aberdeen proving ground to Baltimore once at high speed. Absolutely terrifying.

    • @fridericusrex9812
      @fridericusrex9812 Před 5 měsíci

      @@rkgaustin9043 Same between Toronto and any nearby city.

    • @smw381st
      @smw381st Před 3 měsíci

      Like with an ATV or dirt bike?

  • @lausd3562
    @lausd3562 Před 5 lety +5928

    I cannot believe they are even allowed to try to pass a train over those tracks.

    • @doitdan2354
      @doitdan2354 Před 5 lety +138

      Wouldn’t even try in Australia

    • @elbuenjoel2268
      @elbuenjoel2268 Před 5 lety +314

      What I can't believe is that the company hasn't fixed these rails

    • @elbuenjoel2268
      @elbuenjoel2268 Před 5 lety +87

      @Old Iron you're right I don't know much about companies but what I do know is that I wouldn't like to be the one operating that locomotive hell no!!!

    • @lachlantrainvideos
      @lachlantrainvideos Před 5 lety +64

      @@elbuenjoel2268 no maintenance has been deferred for decades nothing the train company should do. They are doing their best to rehab the line but there are still sections lime this.

    • @tcampbell5028
      @tcampbell5028 Před 5 lety +61

      @Old Iron yes, they'd say, "they went too fast" or "no one told us it's that bad." The entire time knowing and telling them they have to keep a schedule that makes them go too fast.

  • @slimbo3774
    @slimbo3774 Před 6 měsíci +64

    as someone who works in an office that just pays fines to the fire marshal instead of fixing the problems they're being fined for, i have a creeping suspicion that the mundane horror on display here comes from a similar thought pattern. it's good that this Pioneer Railcorp is finally doing maintenance, and i hope for the safety of everyone involved that they can wrap up the repairs as soon as possible.

    • @clseairsppt
      @clseairsppt Před 3 měsíci +2

      Well look at that guy that got sued for doing his job was an inspector. He won then they decided to not pay and sue him. His own company.

  • @Debbie-zy9vb
    @Debbie-zy9vb Před 9 měsíci +46

    How in the heck after seeing this has the RAILROAD COMMISSION not shut them down for this?!
    The conditions of this track is nothing short of "DANGEROUS"!!
    If the new company who bought this route is doing a: "GOOD JOB" at repairing sections of this line,
    I would be terrified to what was worst than this section that had a higher priority!

    • @zeroshepard9513
      @zeroshepard9513 Před 7 dny

      The tracks are privately owned. Guarantee the railroad commission is bought off. Vote blue. This is why we dont need uncontrolled capitalism.

  • @sheepsnoopshep
    @sheepsnoopshep Před 4 lety +1735

    1970: We should fix that
    1975:We should fix that
    1980: We should fix that
    2020: We still haven't fixed that

    • @mirror_8
      @mirror_8 Před 3 lety +93

      2020: it's still works... Why need to fix it? 😂

    • @mirror_8
      @mirror_8 Před 3 lety +15

      @Agent J not Bush, not Obama, not Clinton, but Trump... Yes! L - LOGIC!

    • @mirror_8
      @mirror_8 Před 3 lety +2

      @no post and still working 😂

    • @B-and-O-Operator-Fairmont
      @B-and-O-Operator-Fairmont Před 3 lety +40

      Oh they fixed it alright: just post a slower speed restriction in the timetable.

    • @cdavid8139
      @cdavid8139 Před 3 lety +9

      @@B-and-O-Operator-Fairmont You really don't get much slower than how they have operated this line over the past 10 years.

  • @gauravkumargupta9622
    @gauravkumargupta9622 Před 2 lety +1578

    The train is challenging all physics, gravity, laws of motion, forces, friction, Einstein, Newton, Jesus, Satan and holy spirit, all at the same time

    • @johnlee6080
      @johnlee6080 Před 2 lety +16

      Lol

    • @dennismelton2261
      @dennismelton2261 Před 2 lety +20

      LoL you can't remove Jesus Christ and The Holy Spirit because they don't deal in crookedness. Dennis church of Christ minister

    • @sharispencer9611
      @sharispencer9611 Před 2 lety +7

      🤣🤣Thank you for making my day. Lol

    • @NH4x4Jeep
      @NH4x4Jeep Před 2 lety +16

      I bet that Engineer is a PRAYING MAN! 🙏🤣

    • @LelaE34
      @LelaE34 Před 2 lety +1

      And common sense

  • @weeaboobaguette3943
    @weeaboobaguette3943 Před 11 měsíci +35

    That's really cool how the train can stay on track on that man-man horror beyond imagination.

  • @user-yj9jl2ss6u
    @user-yj9jl2ss6u Před měsícem +2

    I was a labourer for C.N.R. in Ontario, Canada in 1978/79. Extra Tie Gang #43. I sat in awe as this locomotive, successfully traversed that line. A freight train engine weighs 250 tons. Take care...

  • @dennismcgough9476
    @dennismcgough9476 Před rokem +469

    I’m utterly amazed that the train passed over that section of track. I’m appalled that the RR allows the train to attempt to pass over that section of track!

    • @rpurdy4821
      @rpurdy4821 Před 6 měsíci +33

      I'm appalled that the RR doesnt FIX the track. I'm sure they wont bother until a bad derailment happens and toxic fluid gets spilled into the ground. Until that happens every one turns a blind eye and pretends not to know about it.
      When a disaster happens, suddenly every one is pointing their fingers at some one else. Happens every time.

    • @Kill0trocity
      @Kill0trocity Před 6 měsíci +12

      @@rpurdy4821Like the one in Ohio I believe it was. Tracks in a condition such as this one and still allowed to drive over it is completely unacceptable. Though most greedy companies and city management will wait until an unfortunate death(s) will happen then fix it afterwards.

    • @richarduhde9624
      @richarduhde9624 Před 6 měsíci +5

      Deregulation!

    • @Craig52-zq1bt
      @Craig52-zq1bt Před 6 měsíci +3

      ​@@richarduhde9624
      Not for railroads.

    • @Craig52-zq1bt
      @Craig52-zq1bt Před 6 měsíci +4

      ​@@Kill0trocity
      This appears to be an industry lead and the train, an older engine, appear to be owned by a local company or the industry itself.
      Still, FRA shoud be called.

  • @thesalmonslayer2880
    @thesalmonslayer2880 Před 3 lety +509

    He’s just offroading with his train

  • @PiotrBarcz
    @PiotrBarcz Před 6 měsíci +11

    This is the most nerve wracking rail operation I've ever seen. I'm surprised the locomotive was able to not only get over the track but also pull all the cars behind it over that stretch too!

  • @collinschofield808
    @collinschofield808 Před 8 měsíci +8

    The train wobbling back and forth at the beginning reminded me of when the trains in Thomas The Tank engine were nervous or scared going down the track 😂

  • @ekcoasters1266
    @ekcoasters1266 Před 3 lety +2874

    that track looks even less stable than my mental health after this year

    • @radhakrishnanpk7230
      @radhakrishnanpk7230 Před 3 lety +15

      Omg....

    • @holvingar4375
      @holvingar4375 Před 3 lety +15

      Oof size large

    • @anglerfish8278
      @anglerfish8278 Před 3 lety +5

      Stop excusing urself. Why?
      wuhan bird flu has nothing on the conditions of many a freight railway in this nation.
      And now ur president wants to fund more public transportation via the railroad. What a fucking joke. What a fucking joke you are as well for voting for him

    • @fostoriadistrictrailfan3907
      @fostoriadistrictrailfan3907 Před 3 lety +42

      @@anglerfish8278 JESUS GOD OH MIGHTY GET THE JOKE

    • @electric7487
      @electric7487 Před 3 lety +14

      @@anglerfish8278 r/woooosh

  • @MultiPurposeReviewer
    @MultiPurposeReviewer Před 3 lety +1671

    I'm amazed that's even physically usable.

    • @rudiwinkelspecht4930
      @rudiwinkelspecht4930 Před 3 lety +72

      The tracks are actually straight, that's an optical illusion, you just have to put the camera in the right place.

    • @NikhilYadav-mj6wj
      @NikhilYadav-mj6wj Před 3 lety +82

      It is bad yet still usable but the camera perspective makes it look disastrous.

    • @kevcom000
      @kevcom000 Před 3 lety +35

      Ed Houghton no it’s not the tracks are straight just not flat and because of the bumpy nature of the tracks offsetting it at the right angle makes it look like the tracks distance from each other varies when it’s actually an optical illusion caused by the differing heights along the track. If you want proof then the train not derailing is all the proof you need

    • @paulbeck6410
      @paulbeck6410 Před 3 lety +65

      If those tracks are straight, why is the train only doing about 5mph?

    • @Hambone571
      @Hambone571 Před 3 lety

      Almost seems impossible. Clever photoshopping??

  • @hibiskus2872
    @hibiskus2872 Před 9 měsíci +2

    Mein Glauben fällt ab, was für ein Zustand das es trotzdem noch läuft ist ein Wunder.

  • @KB-rm6pt
    @KB-rm6pt Před 24 dny +1

    Impeccable steering by the driver! Well done 😂

  • @rodneypidcock6903
    @rodneypidcock6903 Před 3 lety +575

    I don't know if I'm more surprised they let the track get in that condition, or that the train will actually navigate that track and not derail.

    • @ArtStoneUS
      @ArtStoneUS Před 2 lety +27

      The US military did some experiments for World War to find out just how much it takes to derail a train. It was pretty amazing. They took out entire section of one rail and the train didn’t derail

    • @deathless3518
      @deathless3518 Před rokem +23

      I’m from the future. It derailed

    • @jlt2693
      @jlt2693 Před rokem +5

      @@deathless3518 🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @rauberhotzenplotz6657
      @rauberhotzenplotz6657 Před rokem

      Thats the dilemma you are faced with in *this* video...

    • @user-pc3qg4fh7e
      @user-pc3qg4fh7e Před rokem +3

      Если двигаться со скоростью 15 км/ч, можно ехать, даже если и произойдет сход , на малой скорости последствия будут минимальные. Я сам работаю на трамвае в Харькове Украина. Линия у нас ещё хуже чем на этом видео!

  • @AQLandscaping
    @AQLandscaping Před 4 lety +1503

    Most of the freight is just the engineers balls.

    • @calvinpagac5931
      @calvinpagac5931 Před 4 lety +22

      Just stop and think; what's he going to do if he derails 😆🖓😨😲

    • @darkstorminc
      @darkstorminc Před 4 lety +37

      And the ding ding ding would be his balls of steel swinging side to side on that bumpy track! lol

    • @grayson1946
      @grayson1946 Před 4 lety +6

      Crash Overide 🤣🤣🤣

    • @grayson1946
      @grayson1946 Před 4 lety +7

      You guys are too much! 🤣🤣🤣

    • @cdavid8139
      @cdavid8139 Před 3 lety +3

      He's just bored. Part of the job.

  • @Study_math70
    @Study_math70 Před 9 měsíci

    What a wonderful driver who is handling such a long crater on such a bad track. ❤

  • @MM-th4zu
    @MM-th4zu Před 6 měsíci +4

    It is incredible, that a train can drive on such a track! Amazing!

  • @frankpinmtl
    @frankpinmtl Před 3 lety +640

    It's like a 4 year old who has set up their model train set from Christmas on the shag carpet in the living room.

  • @buixrule
    @buixrule Před 3 lety +270

    "Yeah we're about a half a mile away. You can expect delivery Friday. "

    • @usmale4915
      @usmale4915 Před 3 lety +4

      Daaammmnnn......that's good!

    • @naughtyskweet6
      @naughtyskweet6 Před 3 lety +8

      "tomorrow?"
      "No... Next"

    • @zianeshkasparen4358
      @zianeshkasparen4358 Před 3 lety +4

      This is the reason why when moving and your stuff goes by train if they are not correctly packed the reach i confetti form. 😄

    • @GiantsFan1734
      @GiantsFan1734 Před 2 lety +2

      This made me laugh

  • @MartyJM01
    @MartyJM01 Před 10 měsíci +2

    Wow, that really is something else. The drivers must be very glad to get to solid ground at the other end.

  • @DarkSygil666
    @DarkSygil666 Před 4 měsíci +2

    In northeast Ohio, CSX and Norfork Southern have trains where Conrail used to run.
    When I looked, the tracks always looked perfectly aligned, and I often marveled at how the could lay them so neatly. I never ever imagined a train could run on a track this bad. It looks so mangled.

  • @theproplady
    @theproplady Před 2 lety +654

    Keep in mind: there were actually stretches of track that were WORSE than this, that they had to fix first...

    • @jlt2693
      @jlt2693 Před rokem +13

      That's scary

    • @ronniepaulinc
      @ronniepaulinc Před rokem +12

      this guy gets it

    • @razzaus1570
      @razzaus1570 Před rokem +7

      Thats disturbing.

    • @supertornadogun1690
      @supertornadogun1690 Před 8 měsíci +4

      Probably not worse but higher priority, rails that are used more frequently and ran at higher speeds need to be replaced more often.

    • @SalmanMentos
      @SalmanMentos Před 7 měsíci

      Probably on the ex penn central lines

  • @TheOpryman65
    @TheOpryman65 Před 3 lety +419

    “Blasting” down the track? At 5 mph. That train is lucky to be able to STAY on the track!

    • @skrimper
      @skrimper Před 3 lety +53

      I would say relative to the conditions and type of train, it is indeed blasting the fuck down that bitch

    • @V8chump
      @V8chump Před 3 lety +5

      @@skrimper LMFAO

    • @Sal.A
      @Sal.A Před 3 lety +3

      Lol true

    • @andypandit1
      @andypandit1 Před 2 lety +6

      With that condition of track, it is surely blasting down the track. My congratulations to the engine driver.

    • @roykreutler8769
      @roykreutler8769 Před 2 lety +4

      Shouldn't even be permissible. It should either be fixed or repaired or abandoned

  • @tjerkheringa937
    @tjerkheringa937 Před 3 měsíci +2

    Meanwhile the rest of the world is investing heavily in high speed trains. I admire the cameraman's courage to stand so close to a train that can derail any moment.

  • @gregorydonatelli3429
    @gregorydonatelli3429 Před 10 měsíci +1

    HOLY SCHNIKES!!!! Great respect for that Engineer.

  • @iandocwra1169
    @iandocwra1169 Před rokem +689

    As a UK resident, this is hilarious! No train in the UK would be allowed anywhere near track like this - even our private preserved railways have to meet high standards of track condition. Even allowing for the effects of the zoom lens, this is staggering. It's the equivalent of off-roading for trains! Great video, well shot (I imagine you were able to jog to each location and still easily beat the train!).

    • @claudevieaul1465
      @claudevieaul1465 Před rokem +23

      I've been on the overground trains in London from Stratford towards Hackney often enough (before that all got modernised in the run-up to the 2012 Olympics), and those were actually quite rough - you would be bouncing in your seat like a pingpong ball 🤣🤣🤣
      But that definitely wasn't as bad as this track looks! This is shockingly bad...

    • @giantaxe3958
      @giantaxe3958 Před rokem +2

      @@claudevieaul1465 not sure where the part was but I go between Stratford and Hackney Wick quite regularly and it’s perfectly smooth. Maybe they’ve fixed it now. The district, circle/h&c and overground are all much smoother than the deep lines like the central or northern.

    • @herubinoevc737
      @herubinoevc737 Před rokem +5

      and they have Democrazy(TM) to thank for that!

    • @maximedesrosiers6581
      @maximedesrosiers6581 Před rokem +18

      Im a railroad track inspector and there's no way that track was legally kept in service. That's criminal negligence right there.

    • @WTP_1776
      @WTP_1776 Před rokem +32

      This isn’t common. As a US resident I’ll take a few bad rail lines over having anything to do with the pedomonarchy.

  • @Dippinonthis
    @Dippinonthis Před 2 lety +442

    Those tracks are miiiiiintttt. I’ve seen lines that have been abandoned for 30 years in far better shape than these rails. This engineer definitely drew the short straw.

    • @it5221
      @it5221 Před 2 lety +30

      it is USA, they are successful only on paper, in fact their roads, railroads sucks

    • @edgarasvas
      @edgarasvas Před rokem +8

      They are in better shape, because they abandoned for 30 years

    • @fendysuryanto
      @fendysuryanto Před 2 měsíci

      Somehow I realize why this country is the best country in the entire world. They're just smart at hiding rotten meat.
      Their citizen also often talking bad about China's HSR with debt trap and so on but really.. looks like a mirror hasn't being invent in the US.
      While China building a lot of HSR tracks to revolutionize long distance travel without airplane and became less dependent on US and European made airplane, US still stuck with garbage train. While China build less carbon intensive transport system, US has superior moral to impose their freedom so that nobody would talktrashing them with environmental issue like carbon emission percapita.
      What a nice plot twist story for China, what a shame to you all yanks..

  • @tucoramirez3937
    @tucoramirez3937 Před 9 měsíci

    Very good special effects, looks real, congratulations 🎉

    • @CloverTheBunnyABDL
      @CloverTheBunnyABDL Před 2 měsíci

      This isn't any special effect. I've sent train tracks this bad in person that are still used.

  • @maxbendermg889
    @maxbendermg889 Před 11 měsíci +15

    this has to be the worlds most safest and smoothest rail road tracks. seems good for high speed trains. 👍

  • @Destroyer94100
    @Destroyer94100 Před 2 lety +225

    That’s genuinely shocking that they would let a train actually go over rails like that!

    • @magicmulder
      @magicmulder Před 6 měsíci +5

      That’s because they’d rather give tax breaks to billionaires because that will “trickle down” so you can buy a car and won’t need a train anymore, or something.

    • @dr.emilschaffhausen4683
      @dr.emilschaffhausen4683 Před 5 měsíci +2

      Magic, stop regurgitating leftist talking points.

    • @magicmulder
      @magicmulder Před 5 měsíci +4

      @@dr.emilschaffhausen4683 Trickle down is literally the GOP platform. Are you saying it's not?

    • @dr.emilschaffhausen4683
      @dr.emilschaffhausen4683 Před 5 měsíci +1

      @@magicmulder Not even close to their only message. They also have the message that "You can succeed!", "You're not a victim!". Less government is better. Etc.
      What are your thoughts on the size of the government?
      When Trump cut taxes it was the first tax cut I had received in a decade. I'm still paying around 40% of my earnings when you add up all of the taxes I pay yearly. It's ridiculous.

    • @magicmulder
      @magicmulder Před 5 měsíci +2

      @@dr.emilschaffhausen4683 Where did I say "only message"? It's a core tenet of their fiscal principles.

  • @EastBayFlipper
    @EastBayFlipper Před 2 lety +164

    I always wondered what off roading would look like with a train 🤦‍♂️

  • @Rizik1986
    @Rizik1986 Před 9 měsíci +3

    Not what I imagined as a train "Blasting" down the track! Its surprising that track is even functional! Wow! No wonder so many trains derail !!!

  • @DM-rock-n-roller
    @DM-rock-n-roller Před 6 měsíci +2

    insane negligence!

  • @bobk5665
    @bobk5665 Před 5 lety +137

    Good JOB for not inserting loud, irritating background music.

    • @kentallard8852
      @kentallard8852 Před 3 lety +2

      Johnny Cash singing Hurt would be appropriate however

  • @lepeejon2955
    @lepeejon2955 Před 4 lety +474

    Even the train engine horn sounds tired.

    • @CrazyMonster-bz9th
      @CrazyMonster-bz9th Před 4 lety +15

      Yeah it sounds like my old Elmo toy when it was water damaged

    • @3-piece129
      @3-piece129 Před 4 lety +11

      4:16... the horn sounds like something out of Thomas & Friends tv show. Or a car running through the streets of India.

    • @achmedgoldblatt766
      @achmedgoldblatt766 Před 4 lety +1

      I'm feelin it 🕷🤕🕷

    • @earlhollar1906
      @earlhollar1906 Před 4 lety

      Go up and read my comment and I'll tell you why before they delete it. Emphasis on they!

    • @OdhranMurray
      @OdhranMurray Před 4 lety

      Sounds like an irish class 111! :))

  • @tdranger6888
    @tdranger6888 Před 2 měsíci

    Makes anyone want to drive a train. Good recruiting video!

  • @BelialsGenuflect
    @BelialsGenuflect Před 4 měsíci +4

    Railway lookin' as though the conductor was like "hey we're takin' an offroad shortcut I know".

  • @bamahammer3660
    @bamahammer3660 Před 3 lety +77

    As a former CSX manager I am in total disbelief that a private RR company would allow their tracks to even fall in this condition where it puts train crews and cargo at 90% of derailing. When I was working for CSX it cost one million dollars just to replace one mile of track. Replacing tracks is part of any RR operating cost. As you can see in the podcast the tracks are so far out of alignment I dont see how this train does not derail. The FRA and OSHA should have shut this RR down if the tracks are in this condition. On the other hand if these are SPUR tracks and belong to a company then I would immediately cease deliveries until the tracks are replaced.

    • @RichardFStripeRendezvous
      @RichardFStripeRendezvous Před rokem +7

      Lol don't pretend like CSX actually cares about safety

    • @soldier716
      @soldier716 Před 7 měsíci

      ​@@RichardFStripeRendezvousseems slightly better than Norfolk Southern after the year we've had haha

    • @photoniccannon2117
      @photoniccannon2117 Před 5 měsíci

      Is it really that expensive? That would put it at a staggeringly high $1 billion just to cross 1,000 miles.

  • @justsumguy2u
    @justsumguy2u Před 7 lety +676

    I'm amazed that it doesn't derail, even at that slow of a speed.

    • @kenster865
      @kenster865 Před 7 lety +14

      Exactly my thoughts....

    • @SD40Fan_Jason
      @SD40Fan_Jason Před 7 lety +22

      justsomeguytoyou well you see, that's how the railroad decides to fix track like that. As long as it holds gauge it's good, even if the engineer can reach out his window and pick flowers from the ground as it sways... Instead of wasting money (sarcasm) repairing track that's in working condition, they save money until it needs fixed when the wheels fall off the rails. Sadly a lot of terminals and short lines budget this way.

    • @getmemybleach742
      @getmemybleach742 Před 7 lety +10

      To be fair, small roads like that don't really have a choice. Money is tight and you've gotta save what you can, even if it means a hazardous working condition.

    • @SD40Fan_Jason
      @SD40Fan_Jason Před 7 lety +5

      That's not necessarily the case. Railroads that are not making a profit don't stay open. There are subsidies for railroads who are suffering as long as they have customers who benefit from the rail access

    • @justsumguy2u
      @justsumguy2u Před 7 lety +8

      I would never prioritize making money over safety. And what happens if a derailment occurs, cars overturn and the merchandise inside is damaged? Sure, insurance will cover some of it, but there's still going to be a big out-of-pocket expense for the railroad.

  • @kinggremlin4574
    @kinggremlin4574 Před 7 měsíci +4

    I think the most shocking part of this video is that the thumbnail was not photoshopped. I genuinely thought this was one of those videos where the thumbnail was a clickbait photoshop and the actual video would look nothing like the picture. I can't believe they would let freight trains travel over tracks that bad.
    I don't know why, but the way the first part of the video was filmed, all I could think about was the storming the castle scene from Monty Python's holy grail.

    • @rotunda57
      @rotunda57 Před 4 měsíci +1

      There was no photoshop. The camera does distort the rails though and makes things look much worse than they actually are. When I went through Liberty Center last spring, the track was taken up though. It's not there anymore.

    • @CampElk
      @CampElk Před dnem

      Long zoom lens zoomed in compresses the track which highly exaggerates the curves.

  • @EngineerDaylight
    @EngineerDaylight Před 4 měsíci +1

    How the locomotives havent fallen off the track yet is beyond comprehensive

  • @elizaevans3736
    @elizaevans3736 Před 3 lety +118

    The bosses need to be on that train every time it has to go over that track. Let's see how fast it would get fixed.

    • @tomorrowsendpodcast7228
      @tomorrowsendpodcast7228 Před 2 lety +19

      all you have to do ia make the train executive personally liable for any derail on track he doesnt have taken care of. Make executives responsible for everything. They get obscene wages, they also get to carry the liability personally.

    • @jkeelsnc
      @jkeelsnc Před 2 lety +3

      Yes, put them on there and they will be scared and act like they empathize, etc. then they will go back to their boardroom and meet with other executives and the choice will still be “we cannot afford this at this time. Our profit targets for last quarter were not met”. As a business they won’t do anything as long as the train still rolls down the track and no one is dying.

    • @krisberntzen
      @krisberntzen Před 2 lety +2

      Bosses be like "so, this went well, didn't it? No need to fix it. Carry on!"

    • @filonin2
      @filonin2 Před 4 měsíci

      @@tomorrowsendpodcast7228 Should be simple if that's all you have to do, but those same executives use those obscene wages to bribe those who make and enforce the law, legally.

  • @kenny228s
    @kenny228s Před rokem +392

    One can only imagine what would happen if they had hazardous materials and a bit more speed

    • @SkaN2412
      @SkaN2412 Před rokem +37

      Why imagine? We have an example right in front of us! 🥲

    • @genedejong5513
      @genedejong5513 Před rokem

      @@emrythompson No, The Former Guy gutted railroad safety guidelines, this is big corporate America, greedy politicians and useful idiots fault, not the fact that current government is rightfully helping stop Russia at the first attempt to reestablish the Soviet Union. The mindless look at our government as a 'can't do two things at once' type entity when in fact it is lax enforcement and regulation that cause the problems we have. Go ahead, work toward shrinking government so you can save on taxes, you're rich right? Oh, I forgot billionaires don't watch CZcams videos.

    • @trueelectsupremea.m.mosttr4786
      @trueelectsupremea.m.mosttr4786 Před rokem +6

      😂😂
      A political opportunity ripe for exploiting!

    • @Rareplymouth
      @Rareplymouth Před rokem +2

      @@SkaN2412 my thoughts exactly

    • @OldPapaBear
      @OldPapaBear Před rokem +5

      They would have another attempted Gov't cover up. That's what would happen.

  • @monmixer
    @monmixer Před 6 měsíci

    The Maumee & Western Railroad (MAW) was a 15-mile shortline railroad that ran between Defiance and Napoleon, Ohio. It had two locomotives: an ex-Illinois Central GP10 #16 and an ex-Santa Fe Railway C-F7.

  • @kindredhawk
    @kindredhawk Před 10 měsíci +4

    When google rails gives you alternate directions due to traffic on the main line 😂

  • @markturner4425
    @markturner4425 Před 7 lety +1387

    Glad to see the upkeep stopped after the civil war

    • @W7ENK
      @W7ENK Před 7 lety +16

      Mark Turner 😂😂😂

    • @wrcvtm8227
      @wrcvtm8227 Před 7 lety +4

      W7ENK fake

    • @richardmendez7204
      @richardmendez7204 Před 7 lety +37

      Nicolae Lucian Paraianu this is not fake by any means, I live 10min from this railroad, it is a track that does from defiance, ohio to Woodburn, indiana

    • @Z06redvett
      @Z06redvett Před 7 lety +4

      Nicolae Lucian Paraianu--- Asa ceva nici în România nu vezi!!!!

    • @samsonian
      @samsonian Před 6 lety +28

      Mark Turner I think they made this track out of Sherman's Bowties.

  • @zeendaniels5809
    @zeendaniels5809 Před 5 lety +367

    And I was thinking the thumbnail was just clickbait 😵

    • @snavisTM
      @snavisTM Před 4 lety +12

      It really was, unless you consider the train going super slow "blasted".

    • @rontimber8566
      @rontimber8566 Před 4 lety +4

      @@snavisTM I was going to say the same thing. Those tracks were terrible. You can't take away from that. But that train was not 'blasting' down the track.

    • @ken_caminiti
      @ken_caminiti Před 4 lety

      I did aswell.

  • @sandeeppallapu
    @sandeeppallapu Před 9 měsíci +1

    This video proves beyond doubt that even in worst track conditions a train will be able to navigate it.....
    One of the reasons why railroad is one of a kind in transportation section...

  • @predatortheme
    @predatortheme Před 8 měsíci +1

    best rail condition in the entirety of the US

  • @TheUnatuber
    @TheUnatuber Před 4 lety +167

    Infrastructure without the structure.

  • @joewoodchuck3824
    @joewoodchuck3824 Před 4 lety +311

    Getting through that without derailing was a miracle.

  • @bee_ron
    @bee_ron Před 11 měsíci

    Reminds me of a caterpillar. But real train slow train sounds. Beautiful. Makes me happy.

  • @SalmanMentos
    @SalmanMentos Před měsícem

    Its great seeing Penn Central Traditions still being used

  • @vincentdarsch6429
    @vincentdarsch6429 Před 5 lety +910

    How this train can make it down that without derailing is beyond me..

    • @PopEye2384
      @PopEye2384 Před 5 lety +47

      Its a 4x4..... 😎😎

    • @pinemtnstyle
      @pinemtnstyle Před 5 lety +29

      Unless you work for the railroad, it's def beyond you.

    • @Ufos4dahoes
      @Ufos4dahoes Před 5 lety +10

      Very carefully

    • @nikkib5753
      @nikkib5753 Před 5 lety +30

      The train can make it down that only because of an excellent, very experienced engineer!

    • @samdorsey4590
      @samdorsey4590 Před 5 lety +15

      @@nikkib5753 Yes Nikki B! I agree! The engineer went slow & easy!! Like making love to a beautiful woman!!

  • @mgpanther81
    @mgpanther81 Před 2 lety +106

    This looks like an LSD-enhanced nightmare that a railroad Engineer might have.

  • @johndoyle486
    @johndoyle486 Před měsícem +1

    Absolute disgrace letting the track get that bad. The engineers on this line deserve a gold medal.

  • @sebasstein7014
    @sebasstein7014 Před 6 měsíci +1

    That they even allow trains to still pass through this is insane. How could you even let it get that worse? Damn...

  • @Statalyzer
    @Statalyzer Před 2 lety +76

    The estimation of this train's arrival time probably looks like Windows estimates for file transfers....

  • @reggiep3369
    @reggiep3369 Před 5 lety +509

    How tha F**K did that train even make it over those Ramen noodles 😳

    • @Dinco422
      @Dinco422 Před 4 lety +14

      I think you wanted to say the word "FUCK" ? Why censor yourself ? That was so pointless.

    • @Buzzlightyear-sq9rb
      @Buzzlightyear-sq9rb Před 4 lety +1

      Dinco422 there is such things as sinners who want to be saints.

    • @reggiep3369
      @reggiep3369 Před 4 lety +10

      @@Dinco422 You're right the word was "FUCK" I wanted to say. Is that better? 👍 Am I cool now? Although you did know what I meant, so either way it was spelled or "censored " the point was made.😒

    • @WizardMower
      @WizardMower Před 4 lety +1

      Some beer and a hand

    • @Napoleon_Blownapart
      @Napoleon_Blownapart Před 4 lety +5

      Watch your fucking mouth, boy.

  • @muhammadanassiddiki5753
    @muhammadanassiddiki5753 Před 11 měsíci +2

    Another train: How was your track ride?
    This train: What thing is a track? 🤔

  • @blinderII
    @blinderII Před 10 měsíci

    I am absolutely floored that this train made it over the track. I am absolutely floored that the powers that be would let a track deteriorate this much.

  • @light-s-art-photography6107
    @light-s-art-photography6107 Před 4 lety +241

    I will never complain about the german railway again

    • @bernhard4764
      @bernhard4764 Před 4 lety +9

      If you're german you have to!

    • @pandabaerhellas
      @pandabaerhellas Před 4 lety +2

      Lol!
      There you see!
      There the trains go even under this circumstances, and in germany......?!
      More reliable please!

    • @61riaz
      @61riaz Před 4 lety +3

      Me too for Pakistan

    • @jonnyxd
      @jonnyxd Před 3 lety +1

      Same

    • @longbow6416
      @longbow6416 Před 3 lety

      Roads in Colorado....

  • @55nimrod55
    @55nimrod55 Před 7 lety +1377

    If they were hauling tank cars of milk they would have butter by the end of the journey!

    • @thavvolf9157
      @thavvolf9157 Před 7 lety +4

      IBStevieB LOL

    • @ScottTaipaleRail
      @ScottTaipaleRail  Před 7 lety +28

      Lol good idea!

    • @thegreene4106
      @thegreene4106 Před 7 lety +26

      The railroad should start a butter making industry and hopefully be able to make enough money to actually fix their rails! XD

    • @analyzingfunny
      @analyzingfunny Před 7 lety +31

      If they were handling tank cars of organic peroxide there would be nobody left by the end of the journey; they'd all be dead. This is a serious problem. Why isnt a federal agency doing anything about this?

    • @ScottTaipaleRail
      @ScottTaipaleRail  Před 7 lety +19

      Thankfully they don't handle anything more hazardous and waste oil. Mostly tomato paste, plastic pallets and powdered cement

  • @MarinCipollina
    @MarinCipollina Před měsícem +1

    Engineer appeared quite careful and cautious negotiating this challenging stretch.. Not sure I'd call it "blasting down" bad track..

  • @SuperRealizm
    @SuperRealizm Před 9 měsíci +1

    These are the rails. Simply terrible. Apparently they were laid back in the Stone Age. How the train didn't fall off them is a miracle.

  • @spacecookie5730
    @spacecookie5730 Před 7 lety +84

    Its amazing what some people would actually call a railroad.

    • @zee6810
      @zee6810 Před 2 lety

      Of course it is a railroad, just in a bad condition...

  • @mickmeadows
    @mickmeadows Před 3 lety +100

    As others have said:
    A) can’t believe the train actually works on this track.
    B) can’t believe this is allowed and has not been repaired!
    Crazy!!

    • @trevorgarner5803
      @trevorgarner5803 Před 7 měsíci +1

      The owners should be fronted up in court of law for endangering the lives of their staff to start , this is just plain rediculious likened to a suicide mission .

  • @route-wo8ri
    @route-wo8ri Před 6 měsíci

    Man this video reminds me of the tracks that are along were we live already has two derailments…

  • @nigelscott1922
    @nigelscott1922 Před 9 dny

    I’m amazed it stayed on 😮

  • @EllieMaes-Grandad
    @EllieMaes-Grandad Před 3 lety +41

    "Deferred maintenance" - a money-saving idea until your train falls off the rails . . .

    • @SalmanMentos
      @SalmanMentos Před měsícem

      Another Penn Central traditions still being in used today

  • @kdwaynec
    @kdwaynec Před rokem +234

    Hi Scott! Greetings from Ohio! Did you ever imagine one of your videos would ever get 9M views? Congratulations! I'll bet this hits 20M before too long!

  • @jayboom3918
    @jayboom3918 Před 4 měsíci +1

    American engineering..
    Well done conductor!

  • @Bo-hb3eo
    @Bo-hb3eo Před 6 měsíci

    OMG! As I was watching this, I realized my mouth was hanging open. I could not believe this. The speeded version is downright terrifying.

  • @PeterOekvist
    @PeterOekvist Před 6 lety +153

    "You can't go down that track!"
    "Hold my beer!"

  • @PaulHojda
    @PaulHojda Před 6 lety +156

    So this is the train equivalent of going off-road

    • @jfellowskats
      @jfellowskats Před 5 lety

      Paul Hojda would appear So. Surprised the train doesn’t derail...

    • @peteremig6244
      @peteremig6244 Před 5 lety

      The engineer has to get out and lock the hubs...

    • @ReadingAreaRailfan
      @ReadingAreaRailfan Před 4 lety

      Paul Hojda basically yes lol

  • @mg123rules
    @mg123rules Před 6 měsíci

    Thats true dedication 👏

  • @BMoreGoHard
    @BMoreGoHard Před 4 měsíci

    I’m in shocked! I never knew a train could drive over tracks this bad.

  • @mugwump242
    @mugwump242 Před 3 lety +145

    When my grandma can walk at the same pace as your train's max safe speed on your tracks, you have a problem.

    • @tylerbonser7686
      @tylerbonser7686 Před 3 lety +8

      How dare you say that about gam gam

    • @davideb.4290
      @davideb.4290 Před 3 lety +1

      unless you are a gym teacher, then your grandma is so fast it could outrun a bullet, so it's no problem if your train is slower

    • @outhere8690
      @outhere8690 Před 3 lety +2

      Only problem is, I don't think your grandma can pull the freight. I won't completely count it out though, she is from a tougher time when snowflakes weren't a thing.

    • @mugwump242
      @mugwump242 Před 3 lety

      @@outhere8690 😅

    • @101jir
      @101jir Před 3 lety

      @@davideb.4290 My track coaches in a nutshell.

  • @camerondartez9190
    @camerondartez9190 Před rokem +106

    Crazy how we’re now facing the repercussions of the neglect

    • @Denier97
      @Denier97 Před rokem +26

      Now? Over 1700 trains derail annually. What were facing is a government that doesn't give 2 sh*ts about the catastrophe coming out of Ohio. Several have derailed since New Palestine but aside from people freaking out, you won't hear about those.

    • @sayaandyangsaya2756
      @sayaandyangsaya2756 Před rokem +16

      Government: Being the international leader is most important.

    • @richies7977
      @richies7977 Před rokem

      czcams.com/video/cnwHbJFWzmE/video.html

    • @richies7977
      @richies7977 Před rokem

      czcams.com/video/-U437kbsZCA/video.html

    • @askee79
      @askee79 Před rokem +7

      This is not from Ohio, isn't NS, and has no bearing on a mainline like the OH derailment.

  • @eluherrahaz1165
    @eluherrahaz1165 Před 3 měsíci

    Man, trains r amazing!

  • @ralphsneakers
    @ralphsneakers Před 11 měsíci

    That has got to be nerve wracking for that crew! I'd have anxiety all day, every day!

  • @outlawinline
    @outlawinline Před rokem +32

    What's the US defense budget again?

    • @chad8251
      @chad8251 Před rokem +3

      The us doesn’t own those rails warren buffet does

    • @MannyDer
      @MannyDer Před rokem +1

      seems like protecting your country from being invaded by killers is high priority

    • @user-tl6me8er7y
      @user-tl6me8er7y Před rokem +2

      A lots

    • @ML-po6vy
      @ML-po6vy Před rokem +3

      $1000 coffee cup in US Army do you like it?🤣

  • @arjunbose7753
    @arjunbose7753 Před 5 lety +225

    It's like Salvador Dali laid the tracks

  • @RK-xv9rp
    @RK-xv9rp Před 5 měsíci

    I like the Nickel Plate Road-like paint scheme on the locomotives.

  • @christinebaker8754
    @christinebaker8754 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Engine: Follow me, everyone! Trust me, we’ll be fine. Wagons: Okay. Lead on. We’re right behind you 😱

  • @CannonFodder873
    @CannonFodder873 Před rokem +14

    These new locos have MUCH better handling than those 1970 models. The way it handled on that SLALOM course.....AMAZING.🤣

  • @BenLA5
    @BenLA5 Před 7 lety +226

    those tracks are NSFW

  • @wyatt9k551
    @wyatt9k551 Před 5 měsíci

    Damn I didnt even know it was possible for a train to stay on a track that was like that. Crazy

  • @jimtom8273
    @jimtom8273 Před 7 měsíci

    I like how they sped up after the engines got through

  • @godman5043
    @godman5043 Před 3 lety +98

    Engineer is like" So they haven't made it better yet? Hmmm...I get paid by hour."

  • @litlanternproductions1293
    @litlanternproductions1293 Před 7 lety +154

    That looks absolutely terrifying lol. Great video

    • @ScottTaipaleRail
      @ScottTaipaleRail  Před 7 lety +3

      Thank you!!

    • @brakie44820
      @brakie44820 Před 7 lety +2

      A lot of PRR urban industrial leads was like that.. I recall one rainy day in early May I looked back over our 7 or 8 car local just in time to see second or third boxcar roll over and I yelled to the engineer "We're on the ground!" I'm glad that rail rolled under a boxcar instead of our SW1.

    • @ScottTaipaleRail
      @ScottTaipaleRail  Před 7 lety

      I imagine engines are the hardest to rerail

    • @eoinpkav152
      @eoinpkav152 Před 7 lety

      Lit Lantern Productions great video horrible tracks

    • @thevacuumtubejunky9774
      @thevacuumtubejunky9774 Před 7 lety +2

      brakie44820 : Lol.....The boxcar probably weighs more than the SW-1.

  • @CNJL_Productions
    @CNJL_Productions Před 10 dny +1

    The FRA: watches this: We don't give a ****
    The FRA: sees a steam locomotive: TRIGGERED