How to Bend Rail for a Curve on the Railroad
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- Опубліковано 26 лис 2022
- Find out how we Bend Rail to make a Curved section of track.
We'll show you several different methods of bending rail that we have used to get
a straight stick of rail to follow a curve radius. This is not main line track, the video
was taken on excepted track, meaning the track speed there is 10 MPH. It is the track
they use when loading the coal cars at the prep plant.
Here is the link to watch the video where I was tamping and the
rail broke on curve 11 that I had told you about in this video:
• This is the 7th Rail I...
Made November 12, 16, 2022
Disclaimer: I am an employee of Iron Synergy 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 Synergy as it's current owner. Our past owners had every
intention of shutting this mine down, but Iron Synergy took
over and have kept this mine alive.
Please understand: I am NOT in any way an official or unofficial
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Any viewpoints or opinions I may make in the videos, in the descriptions,
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Again, we are very fortunate to have Iron Synergy as our current owners.
Please, when making a comment be respectful of Iron Synergy, Cumberland
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shown. Thank You, Dave
#HowBendRail#BendRailCurve
Great video Dave. Seeing the amount of followers and the number of comments you have a lot of people interested in “railroadin” you bringing information to the masses maybe people will have a better respect for what we do. And the crew working in the rain shows we are hard workers because we work in all weather conditions
Thank you so much for the awesome comment. Railroaders
are like the US Postal Service, the mail must go thru and the
trains must go thru despite what the weather is. Always
is a pleasure to have you visit with us and hear from you
my fellow railroading friend.
I for one do in fact now have a greater respect for you guys and imagine the work done on other tracks would be similar.
The man's personality is definitely infectious. In a good way. 😊
Thank you very much G Mac for the nice comment, glad you enjoyed.
Really appreciate your paying us a visit and taking in the video.
May you have a most blessed day my friend.
People would be surprised how much flex rail has. My wife was shocked when I told her we bend rail around a curve by hand most of the time.
I always thought, the rails needed to be heated, not red hot, but just literally smoking hot.
Is the rail really "bent" or is it curved under pressure? If the spikes came out for reason, would it snap straight again?
@@davep6977 It'll straighten again, though not when it's still bolted to the next rail at each end. And I doubt it'd "snap" straight. Rail's heavy, and it has a lot of friction against the tie plates, so it's not going to move fast.
What, over the knee then?
The only time we've ever had to use heat is when making the
sharp bend in a turnout curved closure rail We've been bending
rail with bars since the beginning. Not often have we had
a grapple truck to help us. Thanks so much my good friend
for joining me on the rail bending party.
I keep coming back because we'll, I really enjoy train and rail education but Dave is the perfect person for this, very knowledgeable and cordial. Thanks Dave, you're the best buddy.
Thank you very much Johnny for the nice comment. Glad you are
enjoying. We really appreciate your taking the time to visit
with us and watch. May you have a most blessed day my friend.
When I worked for a industrial RR for one summer we did some work replacing some tie plates. I could not aim the nail hammer at all. Props to the the guys that fix rail all the time. I stuck to being a brakeman lol.
Don't feel bad, I still miss spike head on occasion after all these
years. Still break a maul handle on occasion to. That's railroading. LOL Thanks for taking the time to tune in and watch the show
my friend.
Do whatever you need to do Dave, your videos are always appreciated.
Thank you Robert, always is a pleasure for me hearing these
videos are appreciated. That was very thoughtful of you to
write in and say that.
Thank you, Dave! My daughter and I were wondering how rail was bent and your video was really fun and informative. :)
Thank you for the nice comment Kate, glad you guys enjoyed it. Was very nice of you to stop by and take the time to check out the video my friend.
Man, when I was a kid I always thought everything about railroads was rock solid, now I realize it’s all springy sproingy rubber, and that it’s about designing it to work together and not fall apart. Wow!
When I was a kid I thought there was a Santa Claus and Easter
Bunny. Our beliefs do change about things don't they. But between
you and me, still want to believe in Santa. he brought me some really
cool toys back then. Appreciate your visiting with us
and taking in the video today my friend.
we learn something new every day Dave thanks to people like you taking time to show us. grear work Sir cheers again from NZ..
Really glad you found this interesting Dave. Thank you so much for taking the time to visit with us and may you have a very good day my friend.
Thanks for another lesson! I wouldn't have thought that bending a rail was that easy, but that bar does have a lot of leverage.
Your welcome, glad you enjoyed. Archimedes once said, give
me a lever big enough and I can move the world. Actually
bending rail is pretty easy, it's no big deal. Certainly appreciate
your visiting with us my friend.
Just found your channel. Excellent content. Thank you.
Thanks Dave. Good reminder of the hard work you guys do, year round, to keep America rolling. Stay safe. 👍
Your welcome Stanley, so glad you enjoyed. Appreciate your
visiting with us today and taking in the show my friend.
Dave, that is absolutely amazing! I never imagined you had to bend the rail, or even that it COULD be bent. And what a mess you have to work in . . . thank you for another great train teaching moment!
Thank you Pete for the really nice comment. We've been bending rail
like that here from the beginning, it's actually no big deal, just
another day at the office... LOL Always is a pleasure to have
you visit with me my friend.
First video I've seen of yours. You remind me of my dad. Passed in 2015 but when he was younger he had the same kind of laugh and spunky personality.
Thank you for the compliment David. Glad I could help bring back
some fond memories. My dad also passed in 15. Appreciate
your dropping by and watching the video today my good man.
I always wondered how you bent the rail. You made it look easy Dave! Thank you for sharing!
And now you know Raymond. Easy peasy. We've been bending
rail like that since the beginning here, it's actually not that hard to do.
Always do enjoy having your presence with us my friend.
This one is really surprising to me because I thought you were going to show us some huge machines that heated and bent the rail. To find out you can do it by hand is amazing.
Thank you Marc for writing in with the nice comment, glad you enjoyed. Appreciate your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a most blessed day my friend.
Wow, I was expecting to see a big machine with machine driven roller wheels doing all of the work, not a man with a beefy lever! Pretty cool stuff! I get the feeling that you truly love your job, and that's awesome.
Thank you for the very nice comment Beavus. Glad you enjoyed.
Pretty cool stuff isn't it. Appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.
THX DAVE THAT WAS AWESOME BAD DAY TO BE WORKING OUTSIDE LOL 😊😊☝☝STAY SAFE,
It's like the US Postal Service the mail and the trains must
go through despite rain, snow or sleet....LOL Thanks so much
for visiting with us and watching my friend.
While walking the NCR Trail 2 weeks ago, my friend asked how the rail got bent. I said they probably did it gradually and now I can show him. Thanks for the timely video, sir. They are always informative and fun to watch. OH, and as an aside, I was telling him how Lincoln would have seen the same vistas we were seeing on his way to Gettysburg. And as it turned out, he traveled on that line 159 years to the day we were walking along it.
That's pretty cool John. Thanks for the awesome comment.
Always is a pleasure to have you come visit with us my friend.
That was oddly interesting, thank you for sharing. This is just one of those random things I would think about and wonder, and now I know how it's done
Your certainly welcome Rich. Very much appreciate your visiting
with us and taking in the home movie today my friend.
I am not a railroad worker but I very much enjoyed your explanation of bending rails. You seem to have a pleasant personality with a nice smile & laugh. I have subscribed & look forward to more videos.
Thank you for the nice comment and for subbing Earl. Great to have you with us and hope you will continue to enjoy the home
movies my new friend.
Great video Dave. I was just telling some friends of mine a few days ago that rail was bent by hand. They didn't believe me. Now I have the proof to show them. Keep the videos coming. 👍
Thank you so much Ken. Glad you got some "proof" now to
show you friends. We've been bending rail like that from the
beginning here. We don't very often get the help of a grapple truck
tho. That made it nice. Actually it's not that difficult to bend rail
by hand. Confession that I've never told anyone before: When I
first started way back on RR, I thought all rail for our track
was purchased with the curvature in it. Boy was I wrong about that!
With peace and love, you look to me like, Baron Vladimir Harkonnen, from the original Dune movie, 1984. Played by Kenneth McMillan. Love your videos.
Thanks, have no clue who he was but I'm sure he got paid better! LOL
Very glad to hear you are having a good time with us Thomas.
We certainly appreciate your great support of the channel my friend.
VERY COOL,NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT BENDING RAIL...COOL....STAY WELL
Thanks, so glad you enjoyed the show. Really appreciate your
taking the time to stop by and watch my friend.
Growing up in the 1970's i lived close enough to the train tracks in a small town in Texas every time I heard a train horn I would ride my bike as fast as I could to watch the Cotton Belt trains come thru town. Back then I thought the Cotton Belt ran all over the U.S.A but researching it years later found out it ran maybe 150 miles.
Thanks for sharing your story with us truthteller. Something
about trains and being young, always is an attraction. Very
much appreciate your tuning in to the channel and watching
the video my friend. Keep on watching those trains! :-)
Blessed love my brother, great video as usual bro, watching from Jamaica west Indies !!
Thank you very much Peter for taking the time to check out the presentation my friend. We really appreciate your visiting with us.
No fun working in cold rain. The only job I ever had where I had to work in the rain was when I was in the army. We had rain gear but for some reason we still ended up soaked under it all. Kudos to you for doing such a tough job in cold rain. 🌧☔
It's like the US Postal Service the mail and the trains must
go through despite rain, snow or sleet....LOL I guess that
also goes for the US Army! Yep, wear a rain suit and you get
wet from the sweat instead of the rain. Thanks so much
David for visiting with us and watching my friend.
Amazing, I have seen a lot of interesting stuff. I have worked on a lot of interesting stuff. I have even amazed people at times by using basic simple tools and methods to getter done on some difficult task, but I would have never guessed a rail could be bent by this method. Simpley Amazing. Thanks for another great video.
Thank you for the nice comment Namar. That was very kind of you
to say that. Appreciate your taking the time to watch and may
you have a most blessed day my friend.
Dave that was awesome! Thank you for showing us how to repair rail. Working with you must fun your always in good spirits even if it’s not the best of situations! Wish my guys could have that type of mentality!!!
Thank you so much Mike for the awesome comment. So very
glad to hear you enjoyed it. We very much appreciate your
paying us a visit and checking out today's home movie my friend.
I worked for the railroad for 38 yrs. I loved getting out of bed every morning to work for the railway. Like Dave I love trains and just being on the track. I have worked for and with fellas like Dave and it sure makes a great atmosphere to work in and just adds to the pleasure getting out of bed and going to work. They really earn your respect. You are a very respectable, intelligent, hard working, kind sole!!
I work in the cranberry industry and we have a great group of guys that love there job. I try to stay positive and humble and set good examples for my underclassman so there work day isn’t dreadful. We all them days but I always tell myself when the situation is less than ideal I still give try and give myself positive re enforcement. Farming in New England is a challenge everyday when you’re at mother nature’s mercy. Thank you for your awesome comment!
As always great video. Thanks for throwing it together and sharing it with us 👍
Thank you so much Daniel for the very kind words. Really glad
you enjoyed the home movie tonight my friend.
Amazes me with the war on coal raging on and yet your railroad is still managing to keep its head above water. Good video as usual
The world wide demand for coal right now is tremendous. We
cannot mine enough coal to satisfy all our customers. Coal traffic
across the Class 1 RR;'s has significantly increased from 2 years
ago. Some politicians like to talk big about shutting down
the fossil fuels, specially before elections when they think their
"green" talk will buy votes. However the current President just last week got himself into very hot water upsetting all the "green people"
when he gave the okay for one of the largest oil transfer
facilities ever built in this country to start construction in
the Gulf. This week he gave Chevron the go ahead to resume
oil pumping in Venezuela. Glad you enjoyed the video and
thanks for stopping by my friend.
I TAUGHT MY JOB IS HARD .WHEN I SAW YOUR VIDEOS I CHANGED MY MIND. HONEST AND HARD WORKING AMERICAN PEOPLE. LOTS OF RESPECT AND LOVE
Thank you very much Saeid for taking the time to visit with
us and share the nice words. We really appreciate your
watching the video my friend.
TRUTH MUST BE TOLD . PEOPLE LIKE YOU AND YOUR ANCESTORS MADE THIS COUNTRY IN VERY HARD AND DIFFICULT CONDITIONS. WE IMMIGRANTS HAVE TO APPRECIATE YOUR HARD WORK. THANKS AGAIN AND GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY
Thank you for the very kind words Saeid. We really appreciate
your taking the time to check out the video and write in my friend.
I worked outside from 14 to 46 I started doing finish work on high end buildings. I respect you guys out there 40+ hrs a week no matter the weather .I don't miss it though
Anyone who works out in the elements deserves respect Brent.
Thank you for the very nice comment. We are very grateful for
your taking the time to visit with us and check out the rail bending
video my friend.
Amazing that rail is so flexible thanks for sharing
Rail certainly is amazing at how flexible yet brittle at the same time
it really is David. It's actually pretty easy to bend rail to fit a curve
like this, even easier in the warm weather. Very much appreciate your taking the time to pay us a visit and check out the rail bending video my friend.
That track needs some love. Probably some new ballast and a lift when tamping. good work, boys
It is track used only for when they load the train so the speed is
about walking speed as they are loading the train. But it does need
some ballast rehabilitation for sure. Problem is getting to do it. We
have sections of our track that is 25 MPH that needs work done
to it before we can devote time to a 5 MPH track. Only so much
we can get done here with only 2 track men to work track plus having
to work around trains running. Very grateful my friend for your taking
the time to visit with us and check out the rail bending video.
This is one of those magic things you always wondered as a child. Thanks! now I officially know after 65 yrs.
Glad you enjoyed the show Daryl. One of life's many wonders
now solved for you.... :-) Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video. May you have a most blessed day my friend.
Great video, thanks Dave. This is a really good example of the force multiplier created by a "second class" lever.
In this case, the "Fulcrum" (or pivot pont) is the point where the tip of the breaker bar bears against the tie plate, the "Load" is the resulting force at the center of the bottom flange of the rail, and the "Effort" is the force you applied on the breaker bar. Just rough numbers, but if we assume:
(1) The distance from the Fulcrum to the Load (bottom rail flange) is 0.05', and
(2) the distance from the Fulcrum to the Effort (applied force)is 4.00',
The Mechanical Advantage created by the lever is 4.00' / 0.05' = 80. So a 100# Effort (push) on the breaker bar, results in a 8,000# Load of the bottom flange! Physics is amazing!
Wow those are physics I never knew Bryan, thanks so much for sharing. Glad you enjoyed and we very much appreciate
your taking the time to check out the video my friend.
I Appreciate the video. It's great to see the specifics of how those sticks are replaced. I would live to see more. Thanks again
Glad you enjoyed the home movie today gogetthegoose. Wish I
could have taped more, but it's not fair to the other guys working
for me to be standing there taping while they are doing all the
work, but I know you understand that. Appreciate so much my
friend for your taking in today's home movie.
Thanks for the informative video Dave! I one saw a video of rail crews dropping-off very long welded rail, and was surprised at how it looked like spaghetti it was so flexible! It wobbled and twisted all over the place! It's real interesting to see how it's done with individual sticks like this - the way it was done the first hundred years or-so on the main lines, and lives on on the numerous short line railroads throughout the country 😊
Very glad you enjoyed. it is amazing how flexible rail is,
specially the CWR on those long trains how they take it
thru so many curves on the cars. Actually bending rail is
fairly easy. We lucked out with the grapple truck there, we
seldom have that luxury and have bent rail by hand since
the beginning here. Checked out the laser tapes on Ebay,
quite a variety and reasonably priced, not sure yet which
one I will get, but I will get one, have a day off Thursday
so will do more research on them then. Also with the
great flexibility of the rail, specially when it's hot outside,
now you know why I don't tamp in hot weather, that rail
can go pretzle shape on me in a heartbeat.
Cold wet and windy Uggh. One of those days you are glad all went right on the job. I miss being out trackside but not on that kind of day LOL. Good video. You made lots of people happy seeing how this is done, and done in the old way not all by machines like on the big railroads. Proper old school railroading.
Thanks cedarcam for the very kind comment. Been bending rail
with a bar from the beginning here, guess I take it for granted.
Am surprised at how well this video has done so far, but then
too, guess not very many people actually ever get to see this
done. Always love to have you visit and write in my friend.
Thanks Dave, I always enjoy your videos. Educational for me.
Appreciate the very nice comment Warren and glad you are
enjoying the home movies. Thank you for taking the time to write in and to check out the rail bending video. May you have a very good day my friend.
I was amazed that you bent the rails by hand with a bar, I expected some big hydraulic machine Regards Mike🇬🇧
Thank you Mike for the really nice comment and for taking the time to watch. Actually rails bend pretty easy, the warmer the day the
easier they bend also. Happy rails to you until we meet again my friend.
Awesome video Dave we always learn something new.👍👍
Thank you so much Russell. Very glad you found this to
be interesting. We really appreciate all your great support of
the channel and great comments my friend.
Looked like what we used to call an ‘otter day’
You know those days where otters would love to play in those conditions; and most everyone else would believe it ‘oughter’ do something else❣️
Fortunately we don't have to work out in the rain very often,
snow is a different thing. Thank you so much for stopping
by and taking in the video my friend.
Al Jolson would say, Always leave them wanting more. You leave us wanting more. John Pyke, , Michigan
I'm glad that you want to keep coming back John. We certainly
appreciate all your great support of the channel my friend.
Thanks Dave! It's amazing just how much rail will bend. I love to watch a train loaded with continuous rail going thru the curves. Always blows my mind.
In an episode of _Railroad Alaska,_ they were unloading a section of continuous rail. It looked, and behaved almost like a piece of spaghetti!
Your very welcome Rick. So glad you enjoyed the show
and we certainly appreciate your visiting with us to watch
my friend. Yes those CWR trains are amazing to watch.
I wish I loved my job as much as this man.
It's not much fun to go to a job you don't really like. I'm
lucky to have a job that I am passionate about, I too once
used to dislike going to work before I became full time on the RR here. Thanks for taking the time to tune in and watch today my friend.
Great to see y’all doing things the tried and true method. If it ain’t broken, don’t fix it. Added note is that given rail is often delivered trackside by rail, it would by necessity have to bend with the train. Not of concern in your area, as I’d imagine everything has to be trucked or barged in.
Thank you very much jfsa380 for the nice comment. We do appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the rail bending video. May you have a most blessed day my friend.
Brilliant video as usual Dave, Thanks for making and sharing it. Just the right length for dinner again!!🙃
Glad you enjoyed Annette. When I retire, I would love to visit the UK,
have made several friends there from this YT thing. When I do,
sure would be nice if you'd invite me for one of your famous
home cooked meals! We can eat and watch a video together
and make fun of me while we're watching!
Another fine job and video by Dave! Steve and I love watching your videos. You bring so much to our lives! God bless you and your family.
Thank you Valerie. Glad you guys are having a good time with us.
Hope you have an '"in" with Santa and can email him about
what a good boy I've been this year.... LOL Always is a treat
to hear from you my friend. We do appreciate all your
wonderful support.
Dave my friend not a sunny day but I know the work must carry on. Thanks for the video, it takes a lot of dedication to make video on a day like that.
RR like the US Mail, neither rain nor sleet.....will stop us....LOL
But my dad always said, into every life a little rain will fall. Very
much appreciate your joining us today for the rail bending party
my friend.
Seems like your on a never ending job ..good job you have gotba good repairs team 👍👍👍👍
Always something to do here on the RR John and a lot of variety
we get into too. Glad you could stop by and watch the rail bending party.
Wow I had no idea that’s how the rails get fitted into curves, thanks for showing us!
Your certainly welcome Joshuam. Thank you so much for watching.
Always is a pleasure to have you join with us my friend.
For those of us not knowing what you're talking about, a picture is worth a thousand meaningless words.
Thank you very much Paul for taking the time to check
out the video. May you have a most blessed day my friend.
YUK, Just pure YUK. Wet, Mud and slop. This is what I couldn't stand working in but we had to do it every so often. I have done this many of times in my career. Nice video once again Dave. Have a great rest of your evening.(Steve)
It's like the US Postal Service the mail and the trains must
go through despite rain, snow or sleet....LOL Thanks so much
Steve for visiting with us and watching my friend.
Dave anytime you bring us the behind the scenes of the railroad is a good video no matter the conditions!
we all know that railroad maintenance crews are like electrical lineman crews.......
they work in all kinds of weather conditions as well!
Thank you my friend for the very nice comment. It's always a
treat to have you visit with us and write in my friend. We do
appreciate all your wonderful support of the channel.
God bless you your family and your coworkers and us viewers
Thank you for the very kind words. Glad you enjoyed the show
and we certainly appreciate your taking the time to watch and
write in my friend.
@@ccrx6700 I love you and. Your videos and I hope your receiving our God's blessings it looks like you are and thank you
Wow!..and here I thought heat would have been involved..ya learn something every day! Thanks for another informative video Dave!
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Your certainly welcome Hyrev1. So glad you enjoyed. We very
much appreciate your taking the time to watch and write in
today my good man.
Great video on how you bend rail Dave!
Thank you very much Rick. Glad you could take the time to
tune in and check out the video tonight my friend.
Year, thats misic in my ears. Nice. Greetings from Berlin/ Germany. Sven
Glad you enjoyed Sven. Really appreciate your joining in with
us and watching today my friend. On the last video about the
impact wrench, I shared your comment many times about
buying from China cheap, but will end up buying twice.
Love that smile! Priceless
Thank James. Really appreciate your taking the time to watch
and write in today my friend.
I love all of the different types of railroadin equipment they're pretty cool to watch in operation.
You and me both, it's amazing what all RR equipment is
out there and how they are all designed and the job they do.
Very interesting video! Was always curious how they curved rail, now I know! Great video as always!
Appreciate the nice comment schadowolf. Pretty interesting stuff isn't it. Thank you for taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.
I'll get a lesson in this in a couple weeks when I start a new job for the railroad
Now you can be the teacher Kenny! Let me know how things
work out for you, I'm pulling for ya my friend. And be safe,
stay aware of your surroundings. Thank you very much for checking out the video and may you have a really good day.
Love your enthusiasm!
Thank you Mike, glad you are enjoying. We certainly appreciate
your taking the time to tune in and watch the home movie today
my good man.
@@ccrx6700 Dear sir, I always dreamed of working on the RR. I used to live in Brooklyn NY, in the 60's and 70's. We had one freight line through Flatbush, was the LIRR branch but ran the old New Haven electrics. Finally chsnged to Penn Central and now, I think its the NY and Atlantic.
Anyway, we lived on a dead end right up against the tracks. I got to know the engineer and he wound up letting me drive that switcher all the way from Flatbush to Bay Ridge and back.
Greatest part of my childhood.
Again, thanks for the vids and I admire your happy go lucky attitude!
Nice video and explanation Dave, hope you didn't catch a chill and curve 2 needs some TLC before freeze up to get rid of the water pooling. Cheers and stay safe
Yes Pete this section needs some good ballast rehabilitation done
to it. This is 10 mph track. We also have a few sections on
main at 25 mph which will get done before this section will.
It's on the to do list. Always would be appreciated for you
to volunteer to come out and start digging away.... :-) Thanks
for taking in the video today my good man.
Dave, another great video!! Not only do I learn something with every video it is very enjoyable. Keep on bringing the railroad to us! Take care.
Thank you so much Tom, great to find out you enjoyed the rail
bending party today. It's always a pleasure to have you join
in with us my friend.
We have one of those bars it was my late grandfather's 1934-2018 RIP we still have it good for cement breaking and prying it was in the family before I was born in 89 he did work on the freeways California in the 70s 80s
Thank you for the very nice comment mccrackenphillip. We really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the presentation my friend.
Try using GoPro cameras, a windsock and a tripod for each camera. Your narration is excellent!
Can't always do that Steve, I am not allowed to film the mine
employees faces, so I have to be selective at times what I use
and where I shoot. I do have a GoPro and use it often when
I'm by myself.
You must of known something Dave. Stuck in hospital with a severe rash that's driving me round the bend, so the video was rather appropriate! Always nice to have something else to focus on 🙂
Hope you are doing much better now Richard! Good to hear
you enjoyed the video and we certainly appreciate your
watching my friend.
This is cool!
Thank you Train Master. Very glad you enjoyed tonight's home movie.
We very much appreciate your joining in with us my friend.
Very interesting :) Whenever I have seen people bend rail previously, they've used a hydraulic bender to 'kink' the rail at a bunch of different points. This seems much easier, as long as you have a finished section of rail to anchor it to at one end. And the end result of doing it this way is certainly much more smooth.
Glad you enjoyed the show. We've bent rail with bars here since
the beginning, actually it's no big deal. Not often we have
gotten a grapple truck to help out. We do have a hydraulic
bender to put the sharp bend in a turnout closure rail,
put some heat on that to get it to bend easier. Hope to make
a video on that someday, have some pictures, but no video.
Thanks so much my friend for visiting with us and watching.
@@ccrx6700 It's really neat how easily the rail bends. I figured it would be a nightmare. I think it will be especially easy in my case, since I will probably be using 70lb (or less) rail. Good to know that I can probably avoid spending several thousand dollars buying a bender :)
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Thanks Mr.Bob I learned something. I agree with others comments.I am sorry for do like on my time.
Have a great day to you and your team.
your welcome Richard, very glad you enjoyed. We certainly appreciate
your tuning in and watching the video tonight my friend.
12:47, no time to "tape"🙂. 8 track, cassette, or video. Spent a lifetime using this word, but our grandchildren may need an explanation. Dave, your work ethic and attitude are an inspiration. Keep up the good work.
Thank you so much Cecil for the really kind comment about me.
It really makes me feel good to hear you say that. At 69 years of
age I can't do physically what I used to but I do have the RR knowledge I never had before and still try to do my best. Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.
Well there you go. On one level I knew rails had to be bent to go around a curve, I never wondered how it was done. I never would have thought it could be done by hand.
Thanks for the explanation Dave. Once again you've kept it simple for people like me with no knowledge whatsoever about what you do, and don't worry about lack of footage - keeping the trains on the tracks is more important than me needing to understand all the detail! 👍
Thank you Meriphistimo for the very nice comment, glad you enjoyed.
Really appreciate your dropping in on us and checking out the video. May you have a most blessed day my friend.
Archimedes said"If you give me a lever and a place to stand, I can move the world" Great track work action my friend
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You are so right in that Doug, wish you had written in before I
made this so I could have included that! Why do all these cool
comments come in "after" I make the videos??? LOL Always a
pleasure to have your visit with me my good friend. For those
of you who may be reading this, please check out Doug's awesome
You Tube channel, it's one of my favorites:
www.youtube.com/@user-oc4ng2pn7n
@@ccrx6700 Your doing great bring us the action. We're just Monday morning quarterbacks in the comments😋Thank you for the generous shout out 🙏
I am trying to write a short story where a railroad crew member shares memories. I needed ideas for his memories since I know nothing about trains. I watched a video on how rails are replaced. It was very, very automated. Sunny day. They had a machine that could flex a steel rail like a wet noodle. The workers wore white pants! Your video sounds more realistic. I assume you do not wear white pants. Thank you for ideas for his memory.
No I do not wear white pants Bonnie. Real railroading is a bit
dirty at times....:-) Your welcome for the video and glad you got
some ideas from it. Thank you so much for taking the time to check out the how to bend rail video my friend.
I give you a lot of credit for working under some adverse conditions. I see that you'll have some work cut out for you on that sloppy section. Another great instructional video.
Thank you Gary. You know railroading is like the US Postal Service.
The mail must go through and the trains must go thru no matter
what the weather. You've been there done that. Always is a great
pleasure to have you visit with me my friend.
You make it look easy, Dave.
Thank you very much Shirley for the kind words.
Really appreciate your paying us a visit and taking in the video.
May you have a most blessed day my friend.
Good video, I enjoyed it. You certainly picked a miserable day to have to do a job like that but you kept smiling. I worked in Ship Repair and can sympathize with you when it's damp wet and cold. You have my subscription. All the best to you and your " Gang" and greetings from the UK, keep them rolling.
Thank you very much Peter for the really nice comment and
for subbing. We very much appreciate your taking the time to
watch and write in. Hope you will continue to enjoy
the home movies my new friend.
I discovered your channel today. Wonderful! Fascinating! I appreciate your insight and enthusiastic approach in your presentations. Please know how much I and others are grateful to you for your efforts in sharing this extraordinary information. Outstanding! God Bless You!
Thank you for the very nice comment Bob. Glad you are finding the videos to be pleasing to you. Appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video. May you have a very good day my friend.
@@ccrx6700 I was born and raised in Scranton, a city built on railroading. My paternal grandfather worked in the railroad machine shops in Scranton, and my maternal grandfather worked on railroad loading docks in Scranton. I can honestly say that I wouldn't be here today if it weren't for the railroads. I am totally aware of how vital railroads have been to the USA, and I know how much hard work, done by men like you, goes into keeping the railroads operating. Sincere thanks! God Bless!
@Bobbr3 excellent we were at steamtown 3 years ago. Scranton one clean town 👍😊
Dave, thank you so much for sharing! It always amazes me how stiff rail seems like it must be, then you'll see a length of continuous welded rail sitting on the ground next to a mainline and it looks like a wet noodle. Really fascinating stuff! You guys are a tough bunch, too, working through the cold and rain like that... gotta keep the trains going, though! Nice to see and hear the train running through once you got that new stick in. I miss hearing those sounds in person... Thanks for sharing, my friend. Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Your welcome Seth. Trains like the US Postal service, gotta
go thru no matter the weather.... LOL Thanksgiving dinner was
great, thanks to a special gift of maple syrup from a good friend!
You have a good day also. Having to work in that slop makes your job unpleasant. Thank you!
It's like the US Postal Service the mail and the trains must
go through despite rain, snow or sleet....LOL Thanks so much
Dan for visiting with us and watching my friend.
Interesting that the job is done manually. I am glad it isn't overly taxing physically, but doing the work in the poor weather takes some level of dedication for sure :) I did see that the joint between the new and the existing rail was flexing, so I assume there is some tamping and possibly cribbing to do. Just as I typed this - you said it in the video - LOL! It is good to see how well it works when the train rolls over the new sections flawlessly. Thanks for filming all of this live in the weather!
It's like the US Postal Service the mail and the trains must
go through despite rain, snow or sleet....LOL Thanks so much
Brian for visiting with us and watching my friend.
Hello from Texas!
Good evening JT. Hope you are well my friend. Thanks so
much for paying us a visit tonight.
And everything is so much more enjoyable when it is raining!
Of course it is....:-) Thank you so much Rooftop Voter for taking the time to tune in to the channel and check out the video my friend. Hope you have a really good day.
Thank you for these rail laying and construction updates and information. I do enjoy them and are very educative and interesting to watch too....I do really appreciate your teaching and information on these giants....Please continue to do the task.
Your welcome Charles and thank you very much for the very
kind comment. We certainly appreciate your checking out the video
today my friend.
Thank you very much for this very interesting video presentation which is very much appreciated by the people. It is always fascinating to see how it's done as far as track maintenance is concerned, the work that you and the team do in all weathers is very impressive.
Your certainly welcome John. Thank you so much for watching.
Always is a pleasure to have you join with us my friend.
That looked like a good job bending the rail. I guess rain is better than snow. 70 and sunny would of been better.
Thank you Texas Wonderer. We certainly appreciate your
paying us a visit today and watching my friend.
Nice looking tool you engineered!!! Sometimes it’s manpower only available and anything you can do to make it easy I’m sure is appreciated! Thanks for the info
Thanks. Really appreciate your joining in with us for the rail
bending party today my friend.
Enjoyed this video very much! Thanks!
Thank you very much, so glad you had a good time. We certainly
appreciate your joining in with us for the party my friend.
These guys are awesome! 👍 Not always working under the best conditions ! Take care! ❤
Thank you for the very kind words Carlos. We really appreciate
your taking the time to check out the video and write in my friend.
Another great video. Thanks for taking the time.
Thank you, so glad you enjoyed. Always is a pleasure
to have you visit with us my friend.
Raw and uncut, love that. You obviously love your job! I'm amazed that a single rail, can flex so much, yet hold the weight of a freight train. Amazing. Subbing for sure. Thanks Dave
Very glad you enjoyed SRT. Yes I do love my job, railroading is
the central preoccupation of my life sir. Appreciate your subbing
and for taking the time to check out the video and write in my
new friend.
I love these videos. Always loved trains. I am a machinist and now work in the engineering field so this sort of stuff is fascinating to me. I'd have though those rails were rolled into a curve but now I learned something new today.
Really glad to hear that hootinuts. Thank you very much for taking the time to tune in and check out the video and may you have a most blessed day my friend.
This was interesting to watch and learn how you guys bend those rails, nice work.
Very glad you enjoyed the home movie today Robert. We
very much appreciate your tuning in and watching my friend.
Another good one. Thanks Dave !!!
Thank you very much Chris for the really nice comment. We always
appreciate your visiting with us and hearing from you. May
you have a most blessed day my friend.
Thanks for a great video Dave!
Your certainly welcome Lester. Thank you so much for watching.
Always is a pleasure to have you join with us my friend.
When the harbor in Vicksburg was being built a rail line was built the entire length of the harbor. The spikes were driven by 4 men with spike driving hammers. They worked all that blazing hot summer.
Thank you very much for taking the time to watch the video
and share with us that history my friend.
Thanks for another great video Dave. I hope you had a great Thanksgiving.
Certainly welcome, very glad you enjoyed and to have you
visit with us my friend.