Take a Ride on #22 Locomotive as we Run Around a Cut of Cars
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- Опубліковано 12 лют 2024
- We will be taking #22 locomotive off a cut of cars, running around them
and then hooking back up to those cars. They are running both trains today.
Getting the new year off to a good start running both trains on New Years Day.
We love to see them run lot's of coal here.
Check out my other You Tube channel with more cool railroad and rail fanning
videos along with other adventures Dave has:
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Disclaimer: I am an employee of Iron Senergy at Cumberland
Mine. My job is railroad track maintenance. I am very fortunate to
have this job and everyone at the mine is very fortunate to have
Iron Senergy as it's current owner. Our past owners had every
intention of shutting this mine down, but Iron Senergy took
over and have kept this mine alive.
Please understand: I am NOT in any way an official or unofficial
spokes person for Iron Senergy or Cumberland Mine. Any viewpoints,
opinions or anything that I show in the videos, or write in the video
descriptions or any answer to any comment, should NEVER be
misconstrued or interpreted as being in any way shape or form,
any kind of official or unofficial statement from Iron Senergy,
Iron Cumberland, Cumberland Mine, any of the mine's management,
any of the contractors that may be shown in any video, nor of
any of my fellow co-workers.
Any viewpoints or opinions I may make in the videos, in the
descriptions, or in any answer to a comment is strictly that of my
own and NOT an official or unofficial statement or viewpoint that
Iron Synergy or any one at Iron Senergy or Cumberland Mine
necessarily has or makes.
Again, we are very fortunate to have Iron Senergy as our current
owners. Please, when making a comment be respectful of Iron Senergy,
Cumberland Mine, my fellow coworkers and also any contractors
that may be shown. Thank You, Dave
#trains#locomotive#cutofcars
Dave, just wanna say I think you are a treasure for rail fans. I might have said it before, but it can’t be said enough. You really DO bring the railroad to me, and in such a low key, personal way. Great enthusiasm, great style. Many thanks! 😊👍👍
Thank you for the really nice comment aceadman. Great to hear you
are enjoying the home movies. Very much appreciate your taking the time to write in and also for watching today's video my friend.
@@ccrx6700 I’m always here, and always enjoy learning from, and being entertained by your hard work. It is very much appreciated. This one was especially terrific. But they are all pretty darn great. Best of luck, and can’t wait for more. 😊
@@aceadman 👍😊
I'm not really a railfan. I'm not sure what I am, other than somebody from the Northeast Ohio rust heap who appreciates our rather shabby industrial heritage.
The pure joy in your voice is easily heard. What a blessing to have a job that you are in love with.
Thank you for the nice comment Noah, glad you enjoyed. Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.
Cars creaking and groaning like my bones in the morning.
Same lol
The delightful sounds of a train Aaron, what not to love about that.
But I do hear you on the morning body sounds too.....:-) Appreciate very much your taking the time to ride along on #22 locomotive with me my friend.
Oh how I can relate! Pushing 50 and every year my bones crack more and more! 😆
@@sarahlynn7894 just like jointed rail. 😆
Thank you for taking us along Dave! 🙂👍
Your certainly welcome 1208bug, glad you enjoyed. Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.
To still be laughing in the snow and loving your job when most have been retired for 5 years...that is a rare treasure indeed! Thoroughly enjoyed riding around and listening to the radio talk and watching the maneuvers! This was so fun!
Thank you for the nice comment Jennifer, glad you enjoyed. Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.
Now that's a good day on the railroad, Dave! Got to be a conductor for a bit! Always love seeing the operation side of the coin. And always a joy to get up close with one of the big SD's that keep those black diamonds moving. What's all that white stuff falling out of the sky?
Thank you for the nice comment Shane. I guess you wouldn't know
what that white stuff is living down there where you're at....:-) Got
a really cool video coming out sometime soon on them doing a load
test on 3098, lot's of smoke and engine sounds you will love. They
just did it last night when I was leaving work and happened to
catch it on film. Appreciate very much your writing in and for taking the time to watch the video my friend.
@@ccrx6700 LOL yeah not much frozen stuff falling from the sky in my part of Texas. I prefer it that way. Can't wait to see the video on 3098!!!
@@Trains-With-Shane 👍😊
Very railroady indeed.
Yes it certainly is Arkay....:-) Snowy railroady..... Very much appreciate your taking the time to write in and also for watching the ride on the rails video my friend.
Living the Dream ! Working at a job you love! 👍👍🚂
Thank you for the nice comment Yellowlab. Yes sir, just another day
in paradise here.... :-) Very much appreciate your taking the time to write in and also for watching the video my friend.
@@ccrx6700 my pleasure, keep the Double Deuce rollin !👍🚂🚂
@@yellowlab5624 😊👍
I keep saying it; Railroads are freakin' awesome!!! Moving that much freight that efficiently, can't beat it!
Thank you for the nice comment John. You are right, moving lot's of
freight by RR is the cheapest way to go. Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.
“Stretch Ahead” 18:44 - just to make sure everything is coupled before you connect the air [ learned the hard way - only once!]
We call it a pull apart check Joe, but you are right, always best to
make a check to see if they are coupled, we've had them numerous
times in the past when they weren't. Appreciate very much your writing in and for taking the time to watch the video my friend.
The Engineer set the brakes on that cut of cars I suppose and then you guys bottled the air. That surprised me a little. When I railroaded, we did everything by hand signals.
In this instance the grade the cars were stopped on was level HunHunter . Plus with the 10 and 14 degree curves the cars were stopped on, the cars would not roll away as you saw in the video. Had we been on a grade, then the brakes on the cars obviously would have been set before uncoupling. Appreciate very much your writing in and for taking the time to watch the video my friend.
Good job Dave Thanks for a small view of what a conductor does
Thank you for the nice comment Craig, glad you enjoyed. Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.
When I was a brakeman, point alignment inspection was a must. When the engine would cut away, we would only close the angle clock on the engine, and the train brakes would set when the glad hands disconnected..your are a dedicated railroaded..congrats on the great stats. Thanks my friend..
Absolutely must check the switch points as you point out William.
I sure don't want a car splitting the switch on my watch! :-) Where we
set the cars off was level grade plus the 2 curves were there so the
cars didn't need to have their brakes set. Thank you for the nice comment and we very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.
Dave, I love this!!! I felt like a little kid riding along with you in this video. So fun and learned new things! You're awesome man. Thanks so much!
Thank you for the nice comment DaRealPhillyJawn,, glad you enjoyed. Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.
You have the best job indeed.. thanks for the trip Dave, and gave us a real good look at the back side of the silo and belt and the prep plant.. you have all the fun. 🤣🤣 appreciate you freezing your fingers off for us..
So glad Dave showed us that view. More screen shots to add to my collection :)
@@cedarcam 🤣 I was thinking the same thing, and thought Cedar will like this... more modeling angles
@@TriGogglin These are just the kind of details I am looking for. Walthers make an old fire escape kit, that could be just right for the loading tower, I am going to a show in a couple of weeks and will see if there is one there
Thank you for the nice comment Pappy. All we need now to really make me happy is some Conrail cars.....:-) Very much appreciate your taking the time to write in and also for watching the video my friend.
@@ccrx6700 conrail cars at the Cumberland mine, man wouldn't that be something..
So cool! Nice to see the property in the snow. Something about the white snow and black coal + the blue buildings makes for such a neat atmosphere. I’d bet the portal was making a nice smoke show too. Love your videos Pard. Keep em coming!
Thank you for the nice comment RRConductor, great to hear you enjoyed. it is a pretty picturesque combination of colors. Appreciate very much your writing in and for taking the time to watch the video my friend.
Should be against the law for a feller to have a job he likes that much. lol! I was only that lucky a few times in my work career, then some over educated genius would come along and ruin it. I'm really happy for you Mr. Dave and I hope it will last for you as long as you desire sir. Great video my friend, thanks for the ride.
Thank you for the nice comment Rick. Yes I am lucky and let's hope the over educated geniuses we have stay away from me..... :-) Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.
Dave I rode Amtrak last night 2/12/24, from Savannah to Fredericksburg, VA in a small room. 10 hour ride and to hear that click clack all night long. Got on at 9pm got into Fredericksburg at 6am. Not freight, but conductors and crew were great. Love your channel. Passed much CSX stuff it was incredible.
I'm going to miss my trips on Amtrak when I move permanently to Ohio. But I can say that I have been to the southernmost section of rail in the US both as passenger and crew.
Wow that would have been a cool ride Bruce, good for you. Glad
you are enjoying our home movies and very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and ride on 22 with us my friend.
I had to chuckle when I heard you talk about sagging couplers those poor hoppers that's no laughing matter but couldn't help it.
It's okay Bobbi, at least you're not laughing at me.....:-)
Love watching the huge coal trains when in BC.
What's not to love about a coal train for sure Bob. I would love to see
one of those up there. Very much appreciate your taking the time to write in and also for watching the video my friend.
You always make me smile. Loved the video, especially the radio controlled switches and explaining how the proximity sensors work. Learn something every day...!
Thank you for the nice comment Stephanie. Glad to hear you are
getting a smile out of the home movies. Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video on
riding #22 locomotive my friend.
Hope Synergy appreciates what they have in you,you are indeed an asset,good luck in 24.
Thank you for the kind words Chip. Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.
Keep that electric car fuel moving. 14° is tight. Can't remember what the limit is for an SD but that'll make the wheels squeal. I swear this whole planet is back ordered, months long wait for almost everything. Another great day on the job, liked it much. Thanks Dave!
Yes sir I will do my part in making that happen Poowg! My air handler
on my HVAC system had a control module blow out in August from
a power line surge. I'm still waiting on a part, it's back ordered......sigh.
According to the EMD operators manual for our SD 40-2, that loco
when not coupled to a car and having single shoe brake shoes can
negotiate a 30 degree curve. If I had not read that right out of the
manual, I wouldn't believe it tho. Glad you enjoyed the show and we
very much appreciate your taking the time to write in and also for watching the ride on #22 video my friend.
@@ccrx6700 When run on a curve like in the manual it will look like a model on an 18" radius track in HO scale. And I wouldn't want to look at the cables for the motors at that point either.
We ran the passenger train one time around the Wye in Homestead. The Pacific and SW1200 had no problems with it but the heavy weight passenger cars did not like it with their 6 wheel trucks. After that we ran the train into the straight section of the Wye and just switched the loco to the other end. If it was just the SW1200 and 4 wheel cars, then we would run the whole train around the Wye.
@@gravelydon7072 👍😊 Thanks Don
@@gravelydon7072 I was curious and calculated out some numbers. 14 degrees is about 410' radius, which would be 57" radius in HO scale. 10 degrees is about 580'', or about 80" in HO scale. And 30 degrees is 200' radius, so a 27" radius. We sure are used to tight curves on our models!
I love these looks into the fine points of day to day operations and the explanations of why and how.
Stay safe buddy.
Thank you for the nice comment Robert, glad you enjoyed. Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.
Dave that was a great video. 👍
Thank you for the nice comment Pete, glad you enjoyed the home
movie. Very much appreciate your taking the time to write in and also for watching my friend.
COAL IS KING AND ALWAYS WILL BE..THANK YOU DAVE
You're certainly welcome Ralph. Coal is king for sure, and hope it
stays that way! Appreciate very much your writing in and for taking the time to watch the video my friend.
Thanks Dave for taking us on the ride. It is always great to see the coal trains running. Have a great day my friend.
You are certainly welcome Lewis, glad you enjoyed. Very much
appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.
Hey Dave, even though 2023 wasn't a banner year thanks to you performing diligent track inspections and maintenance, everything ran as well as it could !!
Thank you for the kind words Aerospace Ed. I just do my job in trying to keep trains running and do it safely here. We are fortunate the company allows me to make these videos and show them. Very much appreciate your taking the time to write in and also for watching the ride on #22 video my friend.
Another great video Dave thank you, some impressive figures on tonnages and trips run. It’s a wonderful feeling when your colliery is coaling well. Happy days
Thank you for the nice comment Ian. Yes it is a great feeling when they are running lot's of coal. Everyone tends to get uptight when
trains aren't running as you can imagine. Very much appreciate your taking the time to write in and also for watching the ride on #22 video my friend.
Great video once again Dave. Those of us that care rarely get to see the inner workings of a railroad line. It's rare because most companies don't allow this kind of access. The company you work for seems to be on the up and up. Once again great content Dave
Thank you for the nice comment bowdoin, glad you enjoyed. Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.
Happiest guy on You Tube. This video was particularly good too!
Thank you for the nice comment uTube486, glad you enjoyed. Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.
It’s a great day when I get to watch Dave play trains
Thank you for the nice comment Tom, glad you enjoyed. I do like to play trains, specially in 1 to 1 scale....:-) Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.
Thanks for the ride!
I felt like I was engineering with Dave.
👍🏻😁👍🏻
You are certainly welcome Bassotronics, great to hear you enjoyed.
Appreciate very much your writing in and for taking the time to watch the video my friend.
I always enjoy it when one of your videos pops up to watch. Love the joy and enthusiasm you have for your role in keeping things going and jumping into other jobs here and there. I don't know why but it's so much fun seeing those air hoses pop loose when unhooking too.
Thank you for the nice comment rdbrnr, glad you enjoyed. Yes it's always a sight to watch the hoses. That was the first time I ever
captured it on camera tho. Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.
Great video Dave. That was fun to ride along on the runaround
Thank you for the nice comment Pete, glad you enjoyed. Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.
Fabulous, Dave! I really enjoyed seeing part of the rail line I hadn’t seen before! Keep up the good work showing us railroading and, of course, Greene County! 😊
Thank you for the nice comment Pete, glad you enjoyed. Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.
I think I joined when you were only about 850 subs. You're pushing 66k now and I'm wondering why it isn't approaching 250k.
I love grass roots channels and you are indeed the perfect host Dave.
That was quite awhile ago, great that you're still with us ThePaulv.
Appreciate the kind words and for taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.
It is a good day! Thumbs up 👍
Thank you for the nice comment Clarence, glad you enjoyed. Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.
That was a great ride along. Nobody loves their job more than you do.
Thank you for the nice comment Beverly, glad you enjoyed. Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.
Thanks Dave!!
I know the engineering works with roller bearing cars and such, but I am always amazed at how couplers survive all that is thrown at them. Given the total weight of all the cars they are moving and need to accelerate those coupler knuckles really don't look all that big...
Those couplers and knuckles are designed to withstand a lot of
weight and pull maindsandmuses. I believe a couplers are made for static tension of up to 700,000 pounds and knuckles up to 400,000
pounds. Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.
Another one of your awesome train videos Dave. This is fun watching from the engine. I really enjoyed riding along with you Dave.
Thank you for the nice comment William, glad you enjoyed. Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.
Thank you for the ride Dave, I always love it when you take us along!
Thank you for the nice comment Raymond, glad you enjoyed. Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.
happy go lucky people make this world better dave your one of them
Thank you for the kind words realtruth. That was very thoughtful of
you to say that. We do so much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.
Dave, seems you had a great day! Wishing the railroad much prosperity this year!
Thank you for the nice comment Fred. May you and your family
also have a most prosperous year. Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.
Thanks for another great tour and ride-along, Dave. That's railroadin'. 🤠👍
You are certainly welcome, glad you had a good time Scotty. Appreciate very much your taking the time to write in and to ride on #22 with me my friend.
Dave, not many jobs that we can love to go to work every day, AND GET PAID FOR HAVING ALL THAT FUN!!! I had a few options and had difficulty deciding which. Commercial electrical install and/or repair, Electric motor service and replacement, railroading, construction, or a couple other options. I was top of the food chain for motor control and service, so I went with that. In less than 3 years, the steel mills were shutting down, so whatever I chose was near the end of a high demand occupation. Sometimes I wish I would have chosen railroading.
You are right about that Jeff, I am very lucky to be able to have
a job that I enjoy doing. Appreciate your visiting with us and riding on the loco with me today my friend.
Dave, I love to see the detailed train operation! Thanks!!
You are certainly welcome Mike, glad you enjoyed. It was a lot of fun to make. Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.
That was quite a ride. Nice to be able to see this.
Glad you enjoyed the ride. Very much appreciate your taking the time to write in and also for watching the ride on #22 video.
I worked there between Cumberland and Emerald for 10 years loved it..
More time a Cumberland Selling Coal at the Scale house. and riding that Rail a few times.
They haven't used that scale house at all in 2023, not a single
dump truck they sold last year.
Good evening from wet San Rafael Bay, and a few feet of snow at Lake Tahoe. Thank you for a nice reply. Ah ha a private on price property railroad.
This reminds me of a little railroad company that serves the oil refinery in Richmond CA,
Richmond Railway Company so cool small engines that are always in shining condition.
Take care in the weather Dave. Keep these videos coming 😊😊😊😊🎉
Best
Kristy
Thank you for the nice comment Kristy. You can tell, a RR that keeps
their locos looking good, is a RR that keeps their tracks in nice shape
and the rest of their equipment too. Videos will keep coming, but
only because you asked so nicely and I like you. Appreciate very much your taking the time to ride along on #22 locomotive with me my friend.
It's a lot of fun to ride these trains, isn't it? It shows in your narration.
Great to hear you enjoyed riding along Nolan. Appreciate very much your writing in and for taking the time to watch the video my friend.
Thank Dave I know what it's like to drive an engine you are great railroader l am the same age as you and my career as a EMD gen tech is at it's end major surgery on the left shoulder and more skin cancer removal march 6th I'm glad to say are a friend and a friend to all rail road fans thanks Dave
Thank you for the really kind words Gary. I am sorry to hear you will
be leaving the RR, I'm sure you will be missed. Keep me informed
how your health issues are coming along. Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.
Always very appreciative when you bring us along to work! Hopefully the new year will be smooth working for everyone.
Sent you an email about locomotive liveries.
Thank you for the nice comment Erin, great to hear you enjoyed.
Appreciate very much your writing in and for taking the time to watch the video my friend.
Excellent, excellent video, Dave. Terrific "inside" view on doing the run-around / shunting those cars. Down here in Orlando (FL), I've recently been watching a similar operation at the Conrad Yelvington distribution terminal, where a vintage EMD SW9 moves hoppers loaded with aggregate into an onsite unloading facility, then shoves the empties (back) out to CSX's Kaley Yard nearby. Thank you, thank you 😊😊...
Thank you for the nice comment EBF, glad you enjoyed. SW's are
always fun to watch and sound great. Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.
Hi Dave!! Watching this video I feel like I’m standing there right next to you on the locomotive!!
Haha!! Love it!!
Really enjoy these videos getting to come along with you out there in the weather on the rail line!
Have an awesome day my friend!
Thank you for the nice comment Johnathan, great to hear you enjoyed. Appreciate very much your writing in and for taking the time to watch the video my friend.
Happy Valentine's Day, Dave. Glad Iron Synergy is hard at it again. Stay safe.
Thank you Shirley and happy valentines day to you also. Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.
50,484!!! That's number of cars/hoppers loaded, moved & unloaded last year for 5.8 million tons at 115 tons per car.
Lotta trips with only 30-40 at a time. Also, Thanks for the brake & hopper door air hose disconnect, great shot.
Wow, that's a lot of cars Al, I never figured that out. Cool. That was
the first time I ever shot those hoses coming apart on camera, it
is pretty neat to watch. Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.
Thanks for the ride in the snow Dave. Another great video as usual. Very interesting learning about that Loop Switch feature , something which I never knew about.
You are certainly welcome Ric, great to hear you enjoyed.
Appreciate very much your writing in and for taking the time to watch the video my friend.
Watching that's railroading on my lunch break. That's a good day👍
That will help your food to digest better than if you were watching
the daily news nockreel.....:-) Appreciate very much your writing in and for taking the time to watch the video my friend.
Thank you fer this video! And thanks to Iron Senergy ror letting you do so.
The rails repositioning as the switch was thrown was a particularly good shot!
Thank you for the nice comment Robin, glad you enjoyed. Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.
Lots of great RR action here Dave. Tnx!
Thank you Peter, great to hear you enjoyed. Appreciate very much your writing in and for taking the time to watch the video my friend.
I bet you used to watch Lawrence Welk too, I used to walk to my grand mother's house and watch him on TV then listen to Tiger's baseball on her old portable AM radio, I still remember her remarking about a player named Wockenfuss one of her favorites.
Yes I did growing up Bobbi. And a 1 and a 2.....:-) John Wockenfuss.
The Tigers had some great teams in the past. Appreciate very much your writing in and for taking the time to watch the video my friend.
Outstanding as always Dave. Be safe out there and help keep everyone's lights on!
Thank you for the nice comment Jon, glad you enjoyed. Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.
Thanks Dave for taking us along, this was a awesome video. I enjoyed it very much great job👍👍👍
You're certainly welcome Russell, great to hear you enjoyed.
Appreciate very much your writing in and for taking the time to watch the video my friend.
Thanks for the ride along, really enjoy these rides and your commentary
You are certainly welcome Donnie, glad you enjoyed. Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.
Hello Dave well that was cool Thxs for the video very lnteresting . That’s Railroading 😂😂 be safe Robin out .
Thank you for the nice comment Robin, glad you enjoyed. Very
much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.
You still got the block Dave John Henry, thanks again.
Thank you for the nice comment Brad, glad you enjoyed. Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.
very cool to see the operations going on . Thanks for taking the time in the cold to video all that
Thank you for the nice comment Sparky, glad you enjoyed. Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.
Now that's Railroading !!! Thx Dave
Thank you for the nice comment Eddy, glad you enjoyed. Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.
Thanks for the ride alone Dave! Enjoyed the video!
You are certainly welcome Brian, it was a lot of fun to make. Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.
Another one of your awesome train videos Cold Day.
Thank you for the nice comment Derrick, glad you enjoyed. Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.
I live in texas and we get 1 snow a year and it usually starts melting the next day. I can't imagine living in Pennsylvania, it's like different countries!😎
This year has been really mild here Steve, the other night we got
about 4 inches and that is the most we've had all year. Some years
in the past we've gotten 12 to 15 inches at a time. I don't like that.
Appreciate very much your writing in and for taking the time to watch the video my friend.
Thanks for another great rail/mining operation video, Dave. I love your enthusiasm, and I always learn something new .. cool to watch the slack action and coupling. Thanks again for braving the elements and bringing the railroad to us.
Thank you for the nice comment Kenneth, glad you enjoyed. Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.
hey big guy if fans want to see the mine progress they can google PA Active Underground Bituminous Coal Mining and see a map of your long wall panels the ones done and in production.
Thank you for sharing that with us Keith. Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.
Other than the cold and snow, I couldn't think of a better day than running on the railroad :) Thank you for the excellent ride!
Your welcome, glad you enjoyed Brian. Just like the USPS, the railroad must go on despite the rain and snow....:-) We very much appreciate your taking the time to ride along on #22 with us my friend.
Thanks for the ride Dave! You have to be the happiest guy I know. You are a true asset to the company.🙂👍
You are certainly welcome Wilbur, glad you enjoyed. Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.
Nice saw some new parts of the operation, interesting good stuff Dave.
Thank you for the nice comment Mack, glad you enjoyed. Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.
L❤VE the video! A really excellent close-up view of the couplers at work. Loved when the hoses let loose, looked like snakes! So glad to know you're always working well with others as a team. The backbone of the rails are good workers, and the fact that the company is on board, working with you all on maintaining things, is wonderful! Working together. Just love it! May it always be so! Happy rails!
Thank you for the really nice comment Trena. Yes we are fortunate
that most of us here work very well together as a team. We are
dedicated to keeping trains running and running safely. People
sometimes tend to get uptight when trains aren't running as you
might imagine. Very much appreciate your taking the time to write in and also for watching the ride on #22 video my friend.
love the passing siding sequence, especially going past the car loader!
Thank you and real glad you enjoyed that whatdoidonext.
Nice VIDEOS super Dave.....It be so cool to run tourist trains PERHAPS using 2 Cabooses on rear of last Engines ..But We will settle for Super Dave "TAKING US ALL ALONG "
Thank you for the nice comment Bradford, glad you enjoyed. Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.
Like the Post Office, the train must go through!
Great one Dave!
You are right about that Michael! Glad you enjoyed. Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.
Love riding on the EMDs Dave. Thanks for sharing another great video.(Steve)
For sure on that Steve and you are certainly welcome. Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.
@@ccrx6700 Your very welcome Dave.
Its interesting that you just pull the air lines apart, and not disconnect them first. Doesn't that add wear or bend the air connectors/glad hands?
they are quick couplers made to do that.
It's unsafe to try and uncouple those lines when they have air
pressure on them Mike. In order to uncouple manually, you have to
stick something sharp like a screw driver in the rubber gasket to relieve the pressure and that can wear a hole in that gasket and you get an air leak. These glad hands are made to uncouple like you saw in the video. They are made like that in case of a car pull apart as the train is going down track. Appreciate your writing in and for riding
along with me my friend.
5.8 million tons at 115 tons per car is 50434 cars...that is some number! Congrats!
Wow, I never figured that out John, that's a lot of cars! No wonder our
cars are worn out.....:-) Appreciate very much your writing in and for taking the time to watch the video my friend.
I really enjoyed this one especially seeing those air lins pop apart. Thanks Dave👍👍👍👍🏆🏆🏆🏆
Thank you for the nice comment Eddie, glad you enjoyed. Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.
You are such a joy to listen to. Very refreshing sir.
Thank you for the very nice comment Jay, glad you enjoyed. Very much appreciate your taking the time to ride on #22 with me my friend.
Great video Dave, most of all it cooled me down, just under 100 degrees where I am! It's a real joy to watch those manoeuvres. You are certainly a railroad man through and through! Stay safe out there.
Thank you for the nice comment Richard. Glad we could provide
some air conditioning for you....:-) Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.
Cool Dave that you showed the run around. I remember when we did that when i was a locomotive crane helper. Some of the spur tracks ran in different directions so we had to run around the cars so we could shove them in to unload or load them.
Glad you enjoyed Michael. Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.
What a fantastic journey with you absolutely fantastic my kindest regards to you and your wife and all the guys at synergy.
Thank you for the nice comment Lawrie, great to hear you enjoyed.
Appreciate very much your writing in and for taking the time to watch the video my friend.
Dave, thanks so much for your You Tube work!
You are certainly welcome Richard. Glad you are enjoying the home movies. Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.
Another great video Dave , interesting to see the runaround action. Keep up the good work and stay safe my friend.
Thank you for the nice comment 326dad, glad you enjoyed. Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.
Dave, Absolutely wonderful video riding engine 22 and learning about how switches operate. Thank you for recording and uploading this snowy episode...
Thank you for the nice comment Steve, glad you enjoyed. Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.
An operations session in 1:1 Scale😊 Fantastic access on how it's done👷♂️🚂🙋🇨🇦🇺🇲
I like 1 to 1 scale Doug, although it is a bit harder to rerail cars than
O scale is....:-) Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.
Dave - The thickener collects all the coal dust at the bottom of the tank and it is conveyed out. It's a pollution control device.
Thank you for sharing that info Nolan. They are replacing a gear
box in it this week, a pretty big job I guess.
Your so cheerful and full of knowledge. You remind me of my grandpa. Keep on doin what your doin sir! We love it ❤💪
Appreciate the very nice comment Mad Max. Thank you so much for taking the time to visit with us and may you have a very good day my friend.
Dave. This video was really kewl to watch. Love how you got to help load the trains. The decoupling was really kewl. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for the nice comment 6firefightin, glad you enjoyed. It
was a lot of fun to make. Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.
Thanks Dave for awesome video like watching video on your rail road working and locomotive it great to listen to you talk about rail safety working.
Thank you for the nice comment Jason, glad you enjoyed. Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.
Hi Dave, ever since I was a kid ive been fascinated by trains. My Grandfather worked for Santa Fe back in the steam days. Thanks for your videos. Im going to share them with my Grandson who is 8 now. You would be a blast to work with and you know your stuff.
Thank you for the really nice comment kcscarecrow. I sure would
have enjoyed talking with your grandfather. Bet he had a lot of cool
stories to tell. Santa Fe was a great RR in it's day. Appreciate very much your taking the time to visit with us and ride on #22with me my friend.
Another fantastic video, thanks Dave for such an informative episode and I hope you can stay warm all winter long, spring is coming!
Really glad to hear you enjoyed Harold. Thanks so much for taking the time to visit and ride on 22 locomotive with me
my friend.
Thanks, Dave. Love your videos. Have learned a lot about railroadin' from you. All the best!
Your quite welcome John, great to hear you are enjoying the home
movies. Appreciate very much your writing in and for taking the time to ride #22 loco with me my friend.