1937 look right. Also if you see what looks like hash marks. Example IIIII that tells you the month it was rolled. And if you see a number like 100 or 115 or 136 . Thats how much the rail weighs every 3 feet
@@jeffgrise4386 LOL...right. The RR company doesn't care about bad track like that! As long as they're getting in and out without anything major happening, that's some fine track!
I found this video after seeing the derailment one on this site and was curious to know if the whole of this branch line was as bad as the derailment site. Unfortunately it appears that there has been a long term lack of maintenance with railhead shelling or spalling due to the rolling over of the railhead from many years of heavy traffic. There are voids under the ties in many places and I can see that there are quite a number of ties which are obviously broken as the ends are raised up and they don't move when cars pass over them. Almost every joint is what we would call "crippled" where because of voids beneath the ties at the joint from lack of maintenance. This puts huge stresses on the fishplates and can cause them to snap under load, which would be quite a likely occurrence looking at the weight of the loaded grain cars and the size of the locos being used, even at the restricted speed of the train. From 30 years working on the permanent way I would say that the track is barely fit to be used in a works siding road let alone to carry such massive trains. It would require a lot of tie renewal and ballast packing to bring it back to a reasonable standard for low speed use. The rails are fairly light but could cope reasonably with the traffic at low speed if adequately maintained. This is a typical modern railway dilemma where the traffic does not justify the required maintenance but without it there will eventually be mishaps! Seems to be what happens when the accountants run the railway!
Last statement is so true, dollars before maintenance. And that is why accidents happen, too busy counting the pennies and not worrying where they come from. I guess they'd rather spend the money on lawsuits than putting any money back into the railway. I guess the NTSB is just another paper tiger.
1937?! Wow.. Thanks for the video
You're welcome and to let you know some of the track is from 1918.
@@therailroadtiespiker that is insane!! I also never expected the railways to have to much give to them, but it makes sense
That is correct on when the rail,did you see the hash marks, that was the month, then the maker, and the weight per 3 feet.
the trains they're in town Rock just as much as in Kingsford Michigan
Looks like a major derailment waiting to happen, acute lack of maintenance.
I think about that every time I film there.
Track is in bad shape and is that TPW line or a old NS line ??? I don't how NS ES44AC's can run on light Jointed Rail
1937 look right. Also if you see what looks like hash marks. Example IIIII that tells you the month it was rolled. And if you see a number like 100 or 115 or 136 . Thats how much the rail weighs every 3 feet
Awesome street running! Do you know if they use that section of track daily?
Several times a week
Rails are horrible think the rail company do something about it
@@jeffgrise4386 LOL...right. The RR company doesn't care about bad track like that! As long as they're getting in and out without anything major happening, that's some fine track!
I found this video after seeing the derailment one on this site and was curious to know if the whole of this branch line was as bad as the derailment site. Unfortunately it appears that there has been a long term lack of maintenance with railhead shelling or spalling due to the rolling over of the railhead from many years of heavy traffic. There are voids under the ties in many places and I can see that there are quite a number of ties which are obviously broken as the ends are raised up and they don't move when cars pass over them. Almost every joint is what we would call "crippled" where because of voids beneath the ties at the joint from lack of maintenance. This puts huge stresses on the fishplates and can cause them to snap under load, which would be quite a likely occurrence looking at the weight of the loaded grain cars and the size of the locos being used, even at the restricted speed of the train. From 30 years working on the permanent way I would say that the track is barely fit to be used in a works siding road let alone to carry such massive trains.
It would require a lot of tie renewal and ballast packing to bring it back to a reasonable standard for low speed use. The rails are fairly light but could cope reasonably with the traffic at low speed if adequately maintained. This is a typical modern railway dilemma where the traffic does not justify the required maintenance but without it there will eventually be mishaps! Seems to be what happens when the accountants run the railway!
Last statement is so true, dollars before maintenance. And that is why accidents happen, too busy counting the pennies and not worrying where they come from. I guess they'd rather spend the money on lawsuits than putting any money back into the railway. I guess the NTSB is just another paper tiger.
Those are some sketchy rails. I hope they're never used for Hazardous Materials.
I GUESS THEY DO NOT CARE ABOUT THE TRACKS UNTIL SOMETHING HAPPENS. "AS PEOPLE GOES: "THEY ARE JUST PLAIN STUPID." PERIOD!
thanks
I thought about going up there and hoping to catch a train. How often do they run through kokomo?
With the harmonic rocking and profile defects in that area going on, it may not be long before you get to film them on their sides there.
That would walking distance from my house. Lol
@@therailroadtiespiker Keep up the great work, like the videos
@@ronbuser9797 thank you
are they planning on replacing and repairing the track itself is actually bending up and down, wont that increase derailments?
Good question
That rail needs replaced pieces of the rail are not suppose to be missing
I want to ask a Question is that Ex PRR line still in Service???
Those rails are in Horrible condition, had I not seen a train moving on them, I would have thought they were abandoned!
My Guess is that The city won't allow closing down the street for the Month or Two it would take to Upgrade That Roadbed.
Those tracks are not even the worst in that area.
What a nice day to go railfanning!
Those rails were for the Toledo, St. Louis & Western district of the Nickel Plate Railroad
I like how the train goes down in the middle of the street dang why Monroe, Louisiana had to be so lame
Those rails are in a dangerous condition and should be replaced as they could cause a derailment..
You called it
Great catch! Some drivers just like to take big risks, lol.
And squirrels, too; someone should teach that little squirrel not to run in front of a big, heavy train. . .
I hope that is not an Amtrak route.
Wow
The Napoleon Defiance and western railroad congrats you are no longer the worst railroad in the U.S.