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Great video - very well documented. This is a really cool process

awesome video and teaching

Most abandoned railroads that get converted into trails are mostly standard gauge railroads and Broad Gauge Railroads.

The standard gauge part was converted into a trail

I was telling people about expanding narrow gauge railroads all across the United States because it’s a lot cheaper to build than standard gauge.

Nice! Is this in Ohio?

Interesting Harrison! I'll tell you, those SD40-2's are just timeless. No wonder the Wheeling & Lake Erie says they'll take all they can get. Thanks for posting!

Nice!🚂🚂

You must have clout to get all that February snow melted.🚂😎☃️❄️

Why at 13.30 are they only coupling the sticks on the camera side and leaving only one on the other? As an engineer and tail enthusiast, 16:42 its intresting to see what goes on behind the seens. Thanks for the video.

How is the rail so malleable especially in its vertical configuration?

It’s takes me soooooo long just to load in I’m like what the heck

Excellent video! Thanks for sharing.

I'd like to go railfanning in Montreal and I only live 45 minutes north from Montreal but even though i could park my car at st jérome and take the train i never do it alone before and i can go by car but driving in a big city stress me a lot im use to drive in my rural town

My first was NS 8102

Couldn't Pick Kool Colors

Railways should be called--World Lease

Very well done video my friend, I was railfanning in PA when I came across a large portion of these cars on a siding. Cheers - Otis

Your show is definitely professional above and beyond the dreams of all railroad workers and railfans in the world.

I see these rail carriers on Virtual Railfan almost every day, and wondered how they work .Now I know. Thanks for the tutorial.

Railroads are so labor, equipment, and material intensive. UP is replacing an old timber bridge in a small farm town near me, and I'm stunned at the amount of work and time it's taken just to build to the temporary by-pass for the bridge. Massive amounts of dirt work, piles, etc. I can't even imagine what the project is costing.

Nice touch, the poppy on the side of the tribute locomotive: "In Flander's fields, the poppies blow, "Between the crosses, row on row."

I wanted to see how they attach the end of the first rail pulled to the ground. We only see the chain pulled taut. And I'd like to know more about CWRX and CWR Transportation Co. Is it a pool of CWR trains? Something else I'd really like to see someday is how the old rail is threaded back onto a train for reuse or scrap.

That was a great and informative video. Just curious - Once the old rail is replaced with the new, do they do this process in reverse to pickup the old rail?

awesome video. I did not know the rail was that flexible.

Just spectacular Canada has sent brave men to help in our wars against fascists and communists Just think- Benedict Arnold wanted to start in Vermont and not stop until he took it all away from the Crown and appropriate it to US

I remember When CP Rail Hired RJ Corman to Install Ribbon Rail or There System

When I still had my car, I would drive from Ottawa to Brockville a few times a month and often come back via Cardinal. At one time in the mid-2010s I saw the GMD1 switching on Ingredion property but I couldn't get any good photos or videos of it because of its location at the time. In August 2022 my buddy and I went down by train and from the time we got off to 35 minutes later, 4 trains went by. Then we went through the tunnel and went to Ribfest! What a day!

Nice job, Harrison. You really highlight the ramp car and guide/winch car operation in good detail.

I really wish I could get help with monitoring sites along the old D&H to set up ATCS Monitor computers with radios to capture the ATCS data and send it to my server so everyone could see the action on the line. I used to have CPO-1 to CPO-17 and CPF-467 to CPF-499 and CPC-24 to CPC-56 I worked hard to get the coverage all on my own, with no outside help. But when I moved 9 years ago, I had to shut down my server. I really miss the D&H I had a lot of history with it. 😢

I would like to see more of the anchoring process next time.

What a masterful video The kind which lets the action do the talking

The suspense 9:25 😂😅😂😅

Very interesting! Now I’d love to see a video of them loading the cwr. Thank you!!

You think of “rail” being steel should be stiff and strong, but it’s the bed,ties, and stone that make the “road” so strong. The “rail “ just holds the whole thing together.

When you passed the Western Ave. yard (where you remarked upon the bicycle car), you captured a brief shot of the two remaining EMD F40C locomotives that are unique to Milwaukee Road/RTA/Metra. They are no longer in revenue service. Many Chicago area railfans hope that one of them will find its way to the Illinois Railway Museum for preservation.

Early on in my career, I learned the finer points of unloading CWR strongs (as depicted in this vdeo) by pulling the rail end through a series of vertically adjustable roller platforms. A special "tie-down" flat car at the mid-length of the 1440' strings was outfitted with a frame surrounding all the rails, each individual rail secured by a set of "shoes" applied and secured during transport then removed for unloading. Each shoe was bolted securely to the frame and railcar to prevent movement, but the tail ends were free to move allowing for thermal changes. As shown, two rails--one on each side--wete unloaded at the same time, and our practice was to have the train crew SHOVE the rail train out from under the rail. The engineer had a front row seat to watch the progress. A skilled engineer could stop the train with the rail end of the string unloading matched with the next rail to be unloaded. A deft application of angle bars and bolts minimized delay. Nobody ever kept a score of "whom unloaded the most.". The score being reported was: "No injuries." Blistering heat, well below freezing, no matter. I was always very proud of the hard work of all the railroaders who unloaded rail trains: MofW, conductors, engineers, and yes, Dispatchers who squeezed every minute of track time out of every minute of work ttain authority. A shout-out for all who have given their best for what they love doing the best!

I have to say for myself when I was younger the best place for train spotting was the VIA rail station in Cobourg Ontario. CN main line with the station platforms and less 100 feet to the south on the other side of the parking lot running parallel to the CN lines is the CP main line so best of both worlds

The guides keep the rail standing upright. You really want to avoid tipping the rail. The longer the string the harder it is to stand it up again.

What keeps the long rails from buckling in the heat?

I was in Brockville just over a decade ago and you couldn't get into that tunnel, it was just a plaque at one (that not green) side. Canada is only just recognizing its railway heritage it seems.

Great video... love those flexible rails.

Do you use a Uniden scanner? Keep hearing what sounds like the Uniden lo-batt warning beep.

Very cool Video!👍😎

Very good video . I was a rail train operator on the Union Pacific Railroad for several years . We rode the rail trains when there was rail on the trains , as rail train operators we were agreement employees and didn't fall under the hours of service rules so we stayed on the trains at crew change locations and stayed on the clock until we were relieved of service . Depending on when we started work we were paid straight time for 8 hours then time and a half for 8 hours and then double time , then we went to 18 hours of time and a half and then double time for 8 hours and then time and a half for 18 hours and then the same way until relieved of duty . My longest time of service was 110 hours when we departed Alexandria , Louisiana on a Saturday morning and I finally was relieved of duty at Blackfoot , Idaho at 10 P.M. Wednesday night after unloading my rail train . Long time to work and I was so tired and sleepy . Tough trip but it sure paid great . We also had power cars we used to load rail and unload as well , we picked up used rail and abandoned rail lines . Taking the rail trains to our welding plants to be rewelded and used in sidings and yards . It was normal for us to be on a rail train for 2 to 3 weeks before being relieved of duty . Great paying job but tough on the body . Our normal days were usually 13 to 14 hour days when we were picking up rail .

Thats so cool thank you for showing that

This is a great and informative video Harrison. Over my 40+ years of railroading, I've never witnessed the unloading of a CWR train. I've seen many on the move and dispatched many unloading, but never seen one in person. I really enjoyed this video, especially being on my old territory!

Is 1,600ft of rail 🛤 the standard length❓️

Great story that you have told, it's when rail fans get together, there is so much you can learn from the old rail vets, great job!