Watch This Freight Train DERAIL On Video, Filmed As It Happens!

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  • čas přidán 7. 01. 2020
  • This freight train of the Escanaba & Lake Superior Railroad derails in front of me as I was filming in East Kingsford, Michigan. The railroad just got done putting 3 cars back on the line and got the train connected back together when it happened.. AGAIN! Watch them use a FROG on this video to put them back on the day before: • RAILROAD USES FROG, TH...
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  • @jasonking2943
    @jasonking2943 Před 4 lety +165

    The cause of derailment. Guy coughing up both lungs on the side of the rail vibrated the guage of the rail apart!

  • @blabaduplatinum1
    @blabaduplatinum1 Před 4 lety +49

    Too bad I wasn’t there with you. I usually carry a pretty nice harbor freight aluminum racing floor jack in my trunk. Could have wrapped that up in no time.

  • @johndavey72
    @johndavey72 Před 4 lety +17

    Jason. It's not the cough that carries you off , it's the coffin they carry you off in! 😂😂

  • @dave6695
    @dave6695 Před 4 lety +36

    As bad as this track has been shown to be in your past videos, a derailment was inevitable. I am watching from west central Indiana.

  • @gali01992
    @gali01992 Před 4 lety +55

    All those cars be swayin' like a bunch of drunken sailors in a conga line...

    • @erikmcc804
      @erikmcc804 Před 3 lety +2

      Houston. we got a problem??? that was Penn Central on steroids LOL

  • @leefisher.styrenemarine5566

    They should have fixed that section attract last summer when it was warm instead of when it's cold out LMAO

    • @Wildstar40
      @Wildstar40 Před 4 lety +4

      Our for fathers who used to walk to work 15 miles in 8 feet of snow everyday would have fixed it in the summer and they would have fixed it right too.

    • @leefisher.styrenemarine5566
      @leefisher.styrenemarine5566 Před 4 lety +1

      @Patrick Ancona believe me they didn't I don't live very far from where this is like 10 miles this railroad doesn't spend a lot of money on maintenance just look at the equipment

  • @JawTooth
    @JawTooth Před 4 lety +28

    Wow, you actually caught it happen!

  • @lowellmiller6663
    @lowellmiller6663 Před 4 lety +10

    I drove a Michigan double logging truck for a little while. I loaded rail cars in L'ance Michigan in 04&05. There is a hill a few miles south east that limits the number of Cars one engine can pull so they split the Manifest and pull one half at a time up to a siding on the other side and come back for the second half. One day I was talking to the engineer and he invited me to take a short ride up and back. According to him their wasn't enough money in the local Freight for more money to be invested in the tracks. If the tracks were in better shape I think it's possible that he could have made the hill without splitting his manifest because he could have gotten more speed. I remember the cars swaying quite a bit like in this video and going slowly. It was a fun ride and a good memory.

  • @EATSLEEPDRIVE2002
    @EATSLEEPDRIVE2002 Před 4 lety +52

    3:25, everybody

  • @timmyfrierson2684
    @timmyfrierson2684 Před 3 měsíci +4

    It seems like they would fix that raggedy track because every time you turn around, they have a train derailing on it

  • @RomeKG471
    @RomeKG471 Před 4 lety +19

    They musta used thumb tacks to hold them rails to the ties! lol Gees!

  • @jessiehughes9432
    @jessiehughes9432 Před 4 lety +7

    OZZY,I'm going off the rails on a crazy train!! 🎶🎵🎵👌👌🤣🤣

  • @michaelwuest9944
    @michaelwuest9944 Před 4 lety +9

    Oshkosh Wis. and I remember your run-ins with rail crew. Your a tough guy to spend the time to get these vids. Thanks !

  • @rayfoley1966
    @rayfoley1966 Před 4 lety +1

    Watched from Chicago. Retired Railroad Engineer. Brother moved to thunder lake in hiawatha forest. Enjoy your vids! Thanks

  • @eddiane
    @eddiane Před 4 lety +7

    I am at a loss for why they didnt have someone watching that spot instead of him pulling the rails right out of the ties. I guess they have to fix it now. Great video as always!
    Green Bay WI

  • @12thmanrailfans26
    @12thmanrailfans26 Před 4 lety +7

    There was a derailment near where I last lived, and the whole train got scrapped. Thanks NS!

  • @rfbedell347
    @rfbedell347 Před 4 lety +96

    The amount of money spent on Re-Railing those cars could have bee spent on maintenance without all the disruptions and a$$ ache. Makes one wonder about management.

    • @timberwolfpowler8747
      @timberwolfpowler8747 Před 4 lety +9

      You can't fix stupid. The management is stooooooooooopid.

    • @BlackMan614
      @BlackMan614 Před 4 lety +7

      A lot of times short-lines are leasing the track from NS or CSX. They legally cannot improve the ROW per the legal agreement. NS/CSX is responsible... and you know they won't do anything beyond the bare minimum.

    • @ffjsb
      @ffjsb Před 4 lety +5

      No. The employees are being paid regardless, and you don't use any supplies on a simple rerail job. Fixing the track means bringing in special equipment, ballast, ties, and anything else they need. That's a lot more money. This railroad is probably operating on a shoe string.

    • @phillijp
      @phillijp Před 4 lety +6

      Not true at all, I live along rails owned by Norfolk Southern, they lease the section along our house to a small rail company and they handle all the maintenance on the section they lease. I see their equipment on the rails weekly.

    • @ronbelnap8370
      @ronbelnap8370 Před 4 lety +2

      Short line agreements pass the Mtn responsibility to the lessee. That is one of the main reasons for the big rr to lease, to get out of the maintenance expense.

  • @ericdee6802
    @ericdee6802 Před 4 lety +30

    Being a career Locomotive Engineer, what should have been done is secure and cut the train, then repair the problem before proceeding. Now due to someone's over paid brilliant thinking (Trainmaster) it's going to cost alot more time and money to rectify the issue. But, what do I know.

    • @MilwaukeeF40C
      @MilwaukeeF40C Před 4 lety +1

      Are you a podunk shortline engineer though?

    • @ericdee6802
      @ericdee6802 Před 4 lety +4

      @@MilwaukeeF40C No, Class one, I bet that Engineer is sitting on a saddle, or maybe a milk crate?🤔

  • @GAMEOFDRONES1
    @GAMEOFDRONES1 Před 4 lety +2

    Them rail cars must have chewed up them ties bad! now they got to fix it!

  • @MrFordShelby
    @MrFordShelby Před 3 lety +2

    You already knew something about this year, when you said the last sentence! :D

  • @harrisonroszman5846
    @harrisonroszman5846 Před 3 lety +2

    This video foreshadowed how 2020 would play out

  • @MNRick041
    @MNRick041 Před 3 lety +2

    Hi Jason, watching from Minnesota. I'm the guy who remembered you from our teenage years in Wisconsin. Take care.

  • @grevensher594
    @grevensher594 Před 4 lety +2

    Take care and stay healthy. Fairfax, Virginia.

  • @devernepersonal3636
    @devernepersonal3636 Před 4 lety +15

    with the all caps, i was thinking this would be a more dramatic derailment than it actually was.

    • @MBTAMoreRailfan
      @MBTAMoreRailfan Před 3 lety +1

      Every one of his videos are all caps. He recently made a video called “WHO LEFT THE DOOR OF THIS FREIGHT TRAIN OPEN!?”.

    • @MBTAMoreRailfan
      @MBTAMoreRailfan Před 3 lety +1

      He made a video about his sunflowers the other day in all caps.

    • @MBTAMoreRailfan
      @MBTAMoreRailfan Před 3 lety +1

      Or searching for mushrooms. He also made one about cutting the grass. I don’t dislike him for it but it’s part of his content.

  • @jwtish7825
    @jwtish7825 Před 4 lety +6

    Woah! Another derailment YOU caught on camera! You don't know how rare that sort of thing is!

    • @xaenon
      @xaenon Před 4 lety +2

      Not as rare as one would think (or hope!), apparently. At least, not with THIS railroad....

    • @jwtish7825
      @jwtish7825 Před 4 lety

      @George Nelson Yeah, this even more poorly managed than the I&O

  • @quest2outdoors
    @quest2outdoors Před 4 lety +3

    I'm just below the bridge thank you for sharing good videos

  • @timberwolfpowler8747
    @timberwolfpowler8747 Před 4 lety +79

    Escanaba & Lake Superior Railroad--The only thing more broken than our rails is our Management Team.

    • @AnnaHerrick
      @AnnaHerrick Před 4 lety +8

      That is plain sad and irresponsible! Management proves it is completely not needed!

    • @whoevermosher676
      @whoevermosher676 Před 4 lety +6

      I was part of a 4 man rail road crew for a paper mill. Derailments were a pain in the azz, winter storms too,..cleaning out the switches.

    • @mattlf9120
      @mattlf9120 Před 4 lety +1

      Are they the same guys that own the 2 last surviving Baldwin sharknose diesels?

    • @bthestigman9667
      @bthestigman9667 Před 4 lety +2

      @@mattlf9120 yes

  • @larrybaldridge1571
    @larrybaldridge1571 Před 4 lety +19

    They need to desperatly fix the track, I mean , that freight is very heavy to be on bad track

  • @Uerdue
    @Uerdue Před 3 lety +2

    "What a weird start-off to 2020" - If only you had known what was yet to come...

  • @rockislandmodeler6802
    @rockislandmodeler6802 Před 4 lety +5

    I'm surprised those two cars didn't roll over!! Nice catch Jason!!

  • @davidduchesne4981
    @davidduchesne4981 Před 4 lety +2

    Wow. Right place at the right time. Good video.
    Cheers

  • @alec4672
    @alec4672 Před 4 lety +4

    2:21 a cough this far up north outside in the winter is never small 😂 us northlanders understand completely 🥶 lots of lumber on that thing, doesn't surprise me. My parents live in Iron Co lumber trucks everywhere.

  • @wetzelwifey
    @wetzelwifey Před 4 lety +2

    Just found your channel. So cool you caught the derail on video. Watching from Norrheast PA (near the Steamtown Nat'l Historic Site!).

  • @joelfetner3170
    @joelfetner3170 Před 4 lety +1

    Wow! Snow!

  • @theteamsnowflake5932
    @theteamsnowflake5932 Před rokem +1

    That was quick response from the team

  • @cdradmaker
    @cdradmaker Před 4 lety +4

    Watching from Northwest Iowa. Love your videos! Thanks for bringing them to us! I grew up in Boone, Iowa. Chicago Northwestern main line goes through there.

  • @gmpltd114
    @gmpltd114 Před 4 lety +2

    Watching the rockin and rollin rail cars down here in New Zealand, thanks for the video Jason. 👍

  • @Fadedecho1
    @Fadedecho1 Před 4 lety +7

    Oh dear. Definitely a problem. This looking like one heavy train. This carry lumber?? Wow hearing the crieking as it goes. Get well soon!!! It happens to the best of us.. lol. Tysm for sharing

    • @BenjaminEsposti
      @BenjaminEsposti Před 4 lety +1

      The creaking is normal, like a squeaky floor. But yes the track here is crap. At least they run at a slow pace, so a derailment won't be catastrophic.

    • @Fadedecho1
      @Fadedecho1 Před 4 lety

      @@BenjaminEsposti hi there. Ya I've heard creakiness on a train it's creepy. So I could imagine a messed up track of this caliber. Scary for sure. Probably a good bet to remain slow lol and most definitely could become catastrophic. Not good.✌👋

  • @maryland8532
    @maryland8532 Před 4 lety +2

    Powder Springs, Georgia. Love trains and you have a large viewership. Thanks Sir!

  • @glenturney4750
    @glenturney4750 Před 4 lety +2

    'RICOLA!' 😁

  • @string1236
    @string1236 Před 4 lety +2

    3:34 great job!! You coughed the cars off the track!!!
    Haha so funny T-T

  • @linneapuumala1694
    @linneapuumala1694 Před 2 lety +1

    Illinois. From Ewen Michigan. Loved ro watch the train and count the cars

  • @jeredhersh789
    @jeredhersh789 Před 4 lety +3

    Watching from Palmer, Alaska. Its surprising how few derailments we have up here, given how much the ground shifts each year with the constant freezing and thawing.

  • @tamarackmi9195
    @tamarackmi9195 Před 4 lety +2

    Wow! All the excitement near your home😜👍

  • @tylerg7567
    @tylerg7567 Před 4 lety +2

    Watching from Syracuse NY. Railroad needs to maintain its rail better..

  • @bobcat6653
    @bobcat6653 Před 4 lety +2

    Nice video and thanks for sharing them all like you do! I'm watching from Rochester Hills, MI, near Detroit.

  • @stackingforfun9216
    @stackingforfun9216 Před 4 lety +3

    I love my heritage and my history . My other great grandparents owned munising bottling !! John yell from late 1920’s to early 1960’s before letting it go !! I ha a crate and many bottles as well as is hand capper for his big bottles and all bottles over the 7 ounce. Had to be hand capped and I have many of his bottle caps in used !! Like I said love my heritage!!

  • @bradschertz6736
    @bradschertz6736 Před 4 lety +5

    Hello from Appleton Wisconsin! Great job getting this on video Jason. I am sure the workers that yelled at you before feel terrible now that your videos are bringing attention to how bad they maintain their rails! The railroad should be paying you for documenting this and showing them firsthand how bad things are in that section.

    • @jasonasselin
      @jasonasselin  Před 4 lety +1

      Nothing bad said this time. A little friendly actually. lol

  • @robertdavies5501
    @robertdavies5501 Před 4 lety +2

    Great way to catch up on this segment all the way from down under in Blackwood South Australia 😎👍

  • @patb7532
    @patb7532 Před 4 lety +2

    Great video, thanks for sharing.

  • @fjcn
    @fjcn Před 2 lety +2

    Watching as a former tram driver (at least something on rails too!), but now a bus driver, in the Amsterdam region in the Netherlands (Europe!). Nice vids you make, enjoy watching them!

  • @franktstets8037
    @franktstets8037 Před 4 lety +3

    I watch your videos here in Carlisle, Pa. which is serviced by Norfolk Southern from the nearby Enola, Pennsylvania rail yard. Great videos
    I always wondered why they don't replace those raggedy section of rails. Every video shows those trains rocking terribly on that section of track. Good work and keep those videos coming, thanks !

  • @shanepersons383
    @shanepersons383 Před 4 lety +3

    Damn almost there to the end lol great catch bud and whooly shit i have not seen a firewood set b4 here in Idaho 🤘

  • @descent815
    @descent815 Před 4 lety +2

    Need to get that shot checked out! Good video!

  • @craigpalmer5693
    @craigpalmer5693 Před 4 lety +2

    Lots of snow in Michigan locomotive slow on the track blowing horn awesome video happy new year Jason 2020 be bless big cough men

  • @seanwalker2070
    @seanwalker2070 Před 4 lety +12

    Thats a 'pack a day' cough🇦🇺🇦🇺

  • @WideWorldofTrains
    @WideWorldofTrains Před 4 lety +3

    Wow tahts amazing that it happened twice!

    • @jasonasselin
      @jasonasselin  Před 4 lety

      Did you watch my most recent video? Snow plowing action!

  • @focusfrenzy9759
    @focusfrenzy9759 Před 4 lety +1

    Watching from Cleburne Texas where it is in the mid 60’s right now at 9pm!

  • @selboiselboi
    @selboiselboi Před 4 lety +4

    Watching this from Hämeenlinna, Finland. Nice to see you have a proper winter with snow over there in U.P. as ours has been mostly above freezing with any snow that has fallen to the ground melting away (quite unusual). Then again there have been only a few derailments or similar rail-related problems being reported here in Finland this winter -- maybe due to less snow affecting the rails. In any case you made an interesting video here so thanks. 🙂

  • @lilgeos777
    @lilgeos777 Před 4 lety +1

    Watching from Florida. No snow. No snow.

  • @carld3218
    @carld3218 Před 3 lety +1

    Watching from Marietta, Georgia. I grew up in Stephenson, across from the tracks.

  • @davidmadej5955
    @davidmadej5955 Před 4 lety +1

    Hi, watching from phone to answer your question. Also that was funny.

  • @davidskowronski6618
    @davidskowronski6618 Před 4 lety +1

    SoCal USA where tracks are repaired right away so thanks for the video 😣

  • @viper3378
    @viper3378 Před 4 lety +2

    Hi Jason, watching from Boston, MassConfusion. Like your vids. Keep up the good work...

  • @hoosiergrl5417
    @hoosiergrl5417 Před 4 lety +5

    I was told it cost over $100,000 to re-rail a car! You would think they would have fixed this by now.

    • @hoosiergrl5417
      @hoosiergrl5417 Před 4 lety

      @@cdavid8139 I guess it depends on the situation. My friend is a train master for CSX and gave me that info.

    • @hoosiergrl5417
      @hoosiergrl5417 Před 4 lety

      @@cdavid8139 I can agree with that 😊

  • @kaburgess69
    @kaburgess69 Před 4 lety +2

    RICOOOOLLLAAAAAA!

  • @barbatloosenutproductions2027

    A shout out from Southeast Michigan. Great train video, luv.👍

  • @jamessimms415
    @jamessimms415 Před 4 lety +2

    Watching from TitleTown USA...Tuscaloosa, AL. Temps mid 60’s to mid 70’s w/a level 3 (pushing level 4) out of 5 chance for strong tornadoes this Saturday. We’ll be “Gone With The Wind”.

  • @AbiAngelProductions
    @AbiAngelProductions Před 11 měsíci

    A perfect D major triad! Most horns on Locos are minor or diminished but this is the first major triad I have heard. Kind of a happy horn LOL

  • @bigshowmanagement1814
    @bigshowmanagement1814 Před 4 lety +2

    Watching from sunny Ft Lauderdale, Fl. Looks really cold there!

  • @fh8pu
    @fh8pu Před 4 lety +1

    Watching from Payson, AZ, USA. Snowed at Christmas but gone now. No trains in the hood.

  • @stackingforfun9216
    @stackingforfun9216 Před 4 lety +3

    Far south west corner of the parking lot is where great grandparents cabin / home was

  • @maxcontinuous7195
    @maxcontinuous7195 Před 4 lety +4

    Hey buddy, watching from the big island of Hawai’i, have a good year! I think I have that same cough though. Sucks.

  • @tommyhunter1817
    @tommyhunter1817 Před 4 lety +2

    Hilarious they did that in front of your camera of all people. LOL

  • @ljimlewis
    @ljimlewis Před 4 lety +1

    Thx for this. CZcams has negatives. But you sure see stuff you’d never see on your own. I’ll respect rail industry now on, like, don’t stand too close...

  • @thetruthfornow6045
    @thetruthfornow6045 Před 11 měsíci

    The guy said at the end. What a way to start off 2020. Covid said, hold my beer, watch how I finish off 2020.

  • @CTTrains193
    @CTTrains193 Před 3 lety +2

    CN- We will deliver
    ELS- We will derail

  • @markiewodi3371
    @markiewodi3371 Před 4 lety +2

    Chicago Illinois. Ya popped up on my feed so I tuned in. Great video, and I’ve blown most of my day watching your vids, trains, derailments, ski jump, and floods. Plus I found out what an “emberlite” is. Way cool, purch. on Etsy plus a sub! Thanks a bunch, twice!

  • @jerrysinclair3771
    @jerrysinclair3771 Před 4 lety +1

    Watching from Jacksonville, FL

  • @dckuk
    @dckuk Před 4 lety +2

    Displaced Chicagoan watching from the UK; I hope the cough gets better lol! Keep them coming!

    • @jasonasselin
      @jasonasselin  Před 4 lety

      Glad I'm being watched in the UK! Wow!!

    • @dckuk
      @dckuk Před 4 lety +1

      Jason, there is a LOT of interest in American trains over here, so probably quite a few watching. I do my part to spread the word...

    • @jasonasselin
      @jasonasselin  Před 4 lety

      @@dckuk Thanks funny because I love watching train vids from Europe!

    • @dckuk
      @dckuk Před 4 lety +1

      Jason: you are in luck! On Saturday I’ll be posting a few diversion operations. The main north-south route in our area is closed this weekend, and they will be rerouting the diesel powered trains via our local line. Watch my channel for new videos...

  • @shawnlanders2034
    @shawnlanders2034 Před 3 lety +2

    That was an awesome video

  • @StandngOnBusiness
    @StandngOnBusiness Před 4 lety +2

    I wasn’t not expecting that cough😅

  • @berkshiresubrailfan
    @berkshiresubrailfan Před 3 lety +2

    I’m watching from Pittsfield, Massachusetts!! This is crazy!

  • @michaelzernie7092
    @michaelzernie7092 Před 4 lety +1

    Hi from Kapuskasing Ontario! We see this all the time at the Paper Mill. Lol.

  • @victorc8804
    @victorc8804 Před 3 lety +3

    It looks like its about 20° degrees their in that moment its 71° here in Southern California at 8pm i would not mind me a big cool down like in the 20s weather I love winter regardless because its cooler everywhere

  • @Randyo223
    @Randyo223 Před 4 lety +3

    Great catch Jason. I watched both vids. Currently 72 degrees on my couch down here in the armpit of America. (Illinois)

    • @Jleed989
      @Jleed989 Před 4 lety

      Fish Head Well they have marijuana now

  • @The_Real_Indiana_Joe
    @The_Real_Indiana_Joe Před 4 lety +6

    I can't believe they load logs like that.

    • @jasonasselin
      @jasonasselin  Před 4 lety

      Lots of video of them rocking too passing by!

  • @modernvideo1747
    @modernvideo1747 Před 3 lety

    👍 watching from Braun couch,
    I appreciate what you show us.

  • @olentangy74
    @olentangy74 Před 4 lety +2

    Thumbs up from Jacksonville Florida

  • @lisamunson1789
    @lisamunson1789 Před 4 lety +1

    Watching from sparta wi western wi seen you last yr in warrens wi filming the big boy

  • @specialed6357
    @specialed6357 Před 4 lety +1

    Appleton, Wisconsin. YAY!!

  • @Christianjanicki
    @Christianjanicki Před 4 lety +1

    I’m watching from Wytheville Virginia in the United States 🇺🇸

  • @marteylarimer4733
    @marteylarimer4733 Před 4 lety +1

    Watching all the way from Effingham Illinois

  • @deestevenson8099
    @deestevenson8099 Před 4 lety +1

    Watching from Charleston SC

  • @walterfink9782
    @walterfink9782 Před 4 lety +10

    They need new rail and bedding, all along this section of track, if not the whole line.

    • @ffjsb
      @ffjsb Před 4 lety

      And who's going to pay for all of that?? You have to pay for that out of profits, and it doesn't look like they're making much profit...

    • @walterfink9782
      @walterfink9782 Před 4 lety

      @@ffjsb It looks like the railroad knows this section is bad, plus maybe other sections of track, and doesn't want to spend the money. If there is a loss of life, due to bad track and related areas, then someone else might be the owner of this RR. Lawsuit anyone?

    • @ffjsb
      @ffjsb Před 4 lety

      @@walterfink9782 Ever stop to think that maybe they don't have any money??? And I doubt there's going to be loss of life from a log car derailing at 5mph...

  • @PInk77W1
    @PInk77W1 Před 4 lety +1

    Amarillo TX. They got lots of freight trains here

  • @trashrabbit69
    @trashrabbit69 Před 4 lety +3

    I wonder how much the polar vortexes we've had these past couple years had an effect on the rails. Old track and weather extremes never go well together.

  • @davegoodridge8352
    @davegoodridge8352 Před 4 lety +2

    Good job catching all this. Watching from Oklahoma

  • @johntetford7775
    @johntetford7775 Před 4 lety +1

    Watching from Harbour Grace Newfoundland. 👍

  • @FOEHMR0024
    @FOEHMR0024 Před 4 lety +4

    Looks like this line needs some serious attention.