Norfolk Southern Train Derailment and Cleanup - Bethlehem, PA (7/5/24)

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  • @jeffjones4006
    @jeffjones4006 6 місяців тому +32

    Derailment crews are the stars. Very heavy dangerous work done efficiently and safely. Great video.

  • @tigerphid9677
    @tigerphid9677 6 місяців тому +49

    It is amazing that these crews show up at these derailments within hours and get them cleaned up quickly and efficiently.

    • @Sam-lr9oi
      @Sam-lr9oi 6 місяців тому +14

      To be fair they get lots of practice (I agree that it's impressive work)

    • @kens.3729
      @kens.3729 6 місяців тому +8

      @@Sam-lr9oiEvery Derailment is so Different because there are so many Variables. Location is the one (1) thing that is Always Different and makes it the most Challenging. 👍

    • @thelazyfarmer
      @thelazyfarmer 6 місяців тому +10

      What is it with Norfolk Southern? I know every railroad has derailment but NS seems to have more than its share.

    • @kens.3729
      @kens.3729 6 місяців тому +1

      @@thelazyfarmerWall Street, Shareholders and Greed continue to Rule the World. NS just Paid East Palestine, OH, $ 600 Million for Destroying their Town Forever. 👎

    • @haroldreardon1407
      @haroldreardon1407 6 місяців тому +14

      They show up quickly because they are on 24 hour call and that is their job.

  • @WarrenLacefield
    @WarrenLacefield 6 місяців тому +11

    So glad no one was injured. Really good UA-cam video. Part of my family's legacy comes from Norfolk Southern. My father-in law, Vonnie Ralph Brown, was in charge of safety for the railroad for many years (during the 80-90's) and pretty much on call 24/7 for serious derailments anywhere on the line. Back during WW ||, he was the supervisor in charge of the Southern Railway terminal or yard (?) in Cincinnati for about 10 years. Very proud of him.

  • @PTSF_Jaeger
    @PTSF_Jaeger 6 місяців тому +6

    I always appreciate getting to see Cranemasters crews at work. The 200RS in particular is a treat

  • @bobtrevorah2305
    @bobtrevorah2305 6 місяців тому +7

    Thanks for your time and effort! In the '80s, my friend and I spent numerous hours here and in the Allentown yard railfanning Conrail. Cool video!

  • @russelmanary2501
    @russelmanary2501 6 місяців тому +5

    That crew is absolutely amazing; as everyone knows their job. I find that kind of repair work a treat to watch.

  • @marksnyder2232
    @marksnyder2232 6 місяців тому +4

    Interesting, on that crawler crane, they have the track pads painted / cast 3 pads red, one pad black. I wonder if that's so they have better visual cues for inching and positioning? If so, interesting idea, I'll have to keep it in mind.

  • @ThePhilmaywalt
    @ThePhilmaywalt 6 місяців тому +15

    Thanks for the post. I live 45 mins from Bethlehem and hadn't heard about it...

    • @RBRailVideos
      @RBRailVideos  6 місяців тому +4

      Hope you enjoyed it!

    • @ThePhilmaywalt
      @ThePhilmaywalt 6 місяців тому +4

      @@RBRailVideos I certainly did. I am in Phoenixville in Chester County and had not heard of it. I was astounded by how quickly and efficiently that the derailment was cleared up. Those crews are an unknown group that undo what was an unfortunate accident caused. Hats off to them and to you for the wonderful videography!!

    • @RBRailVideos
      @RBRailVideos  6 місяців тому +3

      @@ThePhilmaywalt Thank you, appreciate the compliment and absolutely. those guys work magic!

    • @metlheaddrumr
      @metlheaddrumr 6 місяців тому +2

      The news don't report on much

    • @metlheaddrumr
      @metlheaddrumr 6 місяців тому +2

      ​@@ThePhilmaywaltI used to live in Collegeville

  • @FrogandFlangeVideo
    @FrogandFlangeVideo 6 місяців тому +6

    Great cleanup video !! Thanks for sharing it. James.

  • @MK-xl9tt
    @MK-xl9tt 6 місяців тому +5

    This is right behind my son’s apartment building (old Lehigh valley railroad building), we were visiting and watched from the bridge.

  • @ibelieveyou2066
    @ibelieveyou2066 Місяць тому +2

    Those cranes are VERY strong. They have immense pulling power. They 'wrestle' the weight, to where it can be lifted, or put back on track.

  • @brucefye3778
    @brucefye3778 6 місяців тому +10

    Hi Richard! New subscriber. YT put you in my mix today. Great railfanning derailment video.😊

  • @TruckHaulinTalks
    @TruckHaulinTalks 6 місяців тому +20

    Norfolk Southern at one time was known for it's high standards on safety. Hopefully they can get back to those past achievements quickly.

  • @markbickelhaupt4414
    @markbickelhaupt4414 6 місяців тому +6

    Richard, Great video! Low impact lift💪! Just one Cranemaster Mantis crane and one Caterpillar RR Trackhoe. I would guess that is not a mainline! Not much room to work.

    • @manidig
      @manidig 6 місяців тому +5

      It's a tight spot. About 9 years ago a CSX trash train derailed on a curve in a tight spot in New York City...shutting down the Metro North Hudson line. Hulcher and RJ Corman were called in and when they saw it both said "No thanks." In house crews at Metro North got it cleared.

    • @MK-xl9tt
      @MK-xl9tt 6 місяців тому +4

      This was early on they also had 2 of the side cranes(not sure what they’re called) that they on the pipelines.

    • @markbickelhaupt4414
      @markbickelhaupt4414 6 місяців тому +4

      ​@@MK-xl9tt They are called "Side winders"!

  • @islandnightowl
    @islandnightowl 6 місяців тому +2

    More of these videos please! Very interesting!

  • @frankkie3849
    @frankkie3849 6 місяців тому +3

    Nicely done,,thanks for sharing,,,😊

  • @donnabarnes2115
    @donnabarnes2115 6 місяців тому +4

    Thank you for your video efforts. Great job.

    • @RBRailVideos
      @RBRailVideos  6 місяців тому +3

      Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it.

  • @MilePost106
    @MilePost106 6 місяців тому +11

    I have lost count as to how many derailments there have been the last 2 weeks all over the country.

    • @George-tz1cv
      @George-tz1cv 6 місяців тому +5

      Chaulk it up to bad track not being repaired and lousy rolling stock maintenance. Railroads are going cheap and nothing is being done.

    • @mathuetax
      @mathuetax 6 місяців тому +2

      @@George-tz1cv The prior administration removed a law by executive order that would have dealt with 'some' of this. Despite all the complaining about the derailment in Ohio, even had a former president show up, nothing has happened since.

    • @cdavid8139
      @cdavid8139 6 місяців тому +3

      @@mathuetax The executive order removed was to require equiping trains with electronic braking. Something that many experts contend would cost billions and do nothing for safety on the vast majority of North American railroads. (The regulations would have to apply to Mexico and Canada as well as the US).

    • @ut000bs
      @ut000bs 6 місяців тому +4

      @@mathuetax no, the executive order removed had nothing to do with this. Also, derailments are not uncommon and never have been. They happen for many different reasons. There are an average of about 3,000 derailments in the US every year and that has been pretty steady since the 1980s.
      You simply see more of them these days. They are selling news right now.

  • @jebj1
    @jebj1 14 днів тому

    this was like watching paint dry. 23 minutes in to finally see 1 car lifted up.

  • @myrnawashington9057
    @myrnawashington9057 6 місяців тому +14

    The track inspectors or the train maintenance crew or engineer will be blamed for this. Lots of nervous people right now. I'm happy there were no injuries or leaking tankers.

    • @tythomas1991
      @tythomas1991 6 місяців тому +7

      Could possibly be heat related.

    • @glennfoster2423
      @glennfoster2423 6 місяців тому +3

      ​@@tythomas1991 Or not!

  • @NazrulIslam-sh8tb
    @NazrulIslam-sh8tb 25 днів тому +1

    I don't understand if the supervisor just stands there and watches the work or does he have something else?

  • @bugbomb8048
    @bugbomb8048 Місяць тому +3

    Norfolk Southern is slipping bad….. what was once the most safest RR is now as bad if not worse than the others….. of course never as bad as CSX but closing in fast….!

  • @Scrapy-ih7ob
    @Scrapy-ih7ob 6 місяців тому +1

    I just drove through this part OF PA on SATURDAY going to grad party, no hint of accident that accrued, guess the crew did fantastic job cleaning up.

  • @gragor11
    @gragor11 6 місяців тому +1

    0:39 Highly specialized cranes for the job. More so than the Side Boom tractors. Must cost more for sure. I wonder if the major difference is the same difference between a boom lift recovery vehicle and a rotator. Reach.

    • @PTSF_Jaeger
      @PTSF_Jaeger 6 місяців тому +3

      I can tell you CM designed the 200RS in house, specifically for this application. It's capable of up to 100 tons, and designed for pick-and-carry work

  • @RobertWoods-vs5oz
    @RobertWoods-vs5oz 6 місяців тому +2

    With the latest and best equiptment, also great pay And training any things possible

  • @phillyracer83
    @phillyracer83 6 місяців тому +1

    Crazy a csx train derailed today again in south Philly

  • @danielbanuelos526
    @danielbanuelos526 Місяць тому +1

    Looks like the springs are out of nest.

  • @rightturner562
    @rightturner562 6 місяців тому +1

    I'm guessing some one dropped the ball in regard to MOW along this stretch of rail..

  • @goodday5570
    @goodday5570 5 місяців тому +1

    chain on the right--16:20 alittle ify

  • @randyb1890
    @randyb1890 6 місяців тому +2

    Did the heat have something to do with the derailment?

  • @cjbeyer8340
    @cjbeyer8340 4 місяці тому +2

    It seems that NS is having more derailments than any other railroads! They need help!

  • @poowg2657
    @poowg2657 6 місяців тому +4

    Looks like the guard rails didn't do a very good job keeping the cars on the ROW. Cool video.

    • @manidig
      @manidig 6 місяців тому +3

      The cars came off their trucks. If you notice the trucks are still between the rails.

    • @poowg2657
      @poowg2657 6 місяців тому +3

      @@manidig Good eye, I didn't catch that.

  • @russelmanary2501
    @russelmanary2501 6 місяців тому +1

    Wonder what caused it, didn’t look like much damage

  • @davidelmore2546
    @davidelmore2546 6 місяців тому +4

    These guys are slow, Corman would never take this long for one damn car

  • @Norfolksouthernproduction-ns
    @Norfolksouthernproduction-ns 3 місяці тому +1

    How?

  • @MHH-p2u
    @MHH-p2u 2 місяці тому +1

    There's work, and then there's real work!

  • @leecarey4375
    @leecarey4375 6 місяців тому +1

    Where's part 2?

  • @Pyrotrainthing
    @Pyrotrainthing 6 місяців тому +1

    For a Modern East Coast Railroad Norfolk Southern channels the safety of one from the 19th century.

  • @northernncrailfan2722
    @northernncrailfan2722 6 місяців тому +2

    amazing video

  • @bobasgen1559
    @bobasgen1559 6 місяців тому +1

    A ten kawałek szlaufa to najlepiej jak by wpadł do tej szparki.

  • @ryanv3751
    @ryanv3751 6 місяців тому +2

    Cool process and purpose made / modified machines! Hoe operator could use his feet to track and keep his hands free to move boom and stick instead of stopping a bunch of times to reposition. But we all had our first days on the job.

  • @mariofilippi3539
    @mariofilippi3539 6 місяців тому +1

    Really enjoyed this rerailing video, thanks. I wonder if that is the Delaware River. Cars look like they had coal in them at one time.Thanks.

    • @MK-xl9tt
      @MK-xl9tt 6 місяців тому +3

      It’s the Lehigh river

    • @WayneParker-ri3ui
      @WayneParker-ri3ui 6 місяців тому +2

      Haven't gotten OH.taken care of yet,people s wells,creeks cleaned up

  • @briansnyder9012
    @briansnyder9012 6 місяців тому +2

    Lot of practice lately

  • @thomaswilson8634
    @thomaswilson8634 6 місяців тому +1

    Is the bridge damaged badly

  • @feminazislayer
    @feminazislayer 6 місяців тому +3

    Another ns derail.... shocker

  • @Davidson120
    @Davidson120 6 місяців тому +1

    Cars were Empty I Take it No wait going around that Curve over the Bridge!😮

  • @pierluiginistri8042
    @pierluiginistri8042 6 місяців тому

    Ma con le traverse in legno ed i chiodi dove vuoi che vadano se non fuori dai binari ?

  • @w9gb
    @w9gb 6 місяців тому

    This old Lehigh Valley or Central NJ trackage?

  • @DanielUnger-gn9ct
    @DanielUnger-gn9ct 6 місяців тому +3

    That's the 2nd derailment on n by that bridge that A know of now the first one was on the other side where there was a company where a switch would have a single car go into the building n it derailed by the switch hit part of the building it would go in n if am correct one car ended up partially into the canal n on the walking path n the other car was on the hill or embankment n next ta the building the cause was a worn switch that caused that derailment

  • @RABSTRAINS
    @RABSTRAINS 6 місяців тому +3

    Norfolk Southern to me appears to have quite a few derailments!!!👎👎 They push the rain crews to get the commodity moved, faster and more volume moved means big dollars for the company. Sometimes safety takes a lower priority when money and production is at stake, but they will always tell you safety is # 1. I rail fan and love trains, but also realize what the corporate people are expecting and pushing their crews to do. I am sure these derailment crews are kept busy and are awesome at their job.🔥👍

    • @kens.3729
      @kens.3729 6 місяців тому +3

      Saw a 14,160’ (under 3 miles) Precision Scheduled Railroading (PSR) train yesterday. How many RX Crossings does that Block and how Safe does that Sound ? 🤪👎

    • @RABSTRAINS
      @RABSTRAINS 6 місяців тому

      @@kens.3729 I hear ya! Totally Agree!

  • @RomeKG471
    @RomeKG471 6 місяців тому +1

    Sprockets to rear mister! lol

  • @scottcannell5584
    @scottcannell5584 6 місяців тому +1

    Wow how did this happen what caused the derailment

    • @inothome
      @inothome 6 місяців тому +5

      Possibly heavy cars behind unloaded cars with too quick a decrease in speed on a curve and the lighter cars get pushed straight instead of following the curve. With no weight in the unloaded cars they can just get pushed over the rails.

    • @Elliottblancher
      @Elliottblancher 6 місяців тому +1

      @@inothome the empty Cars would have tipped over if that was the case, not jackknife

    • @haroldreardon1407
      @haroldreardon1407 6 місяців тому +3

      ​@@Elliottblancherempty cars will tip over or jack knife, whatever they want to do with the forces put on them. The cars didn't read the 'rules'.

  • @joedjetski1194
    @joedjetski1194 6 місяців тому +3

    It’s sad to watch these guys work. Safety is obviously at the bottom of the list, standing in areas of pinch points, no tag lines, working without gloves, and the list goes on. Hopefully no one gets hurt, but unfortunately it’s just a matter of time.

  • @music100vid
    @music100vid 6 місяців тому +2

    If you had done a lot of editing on the video it would have allowed me to much easier follow what their plan was for getting the first car on the track. It seemed excruciatingly slow for anything to get accomplished. An hour long video can be whittled down to tell a complete story in 5 minutes with practice. Still, I'm glad you were able to share the derailment with us though. Not something we get to see every day. Very interesting where it occurred and wonder how it happened.

  • @ghostgardenfarms
    @ghostgardenfarms 6 місяців тому +1

    If they had proper maintenance on the tracks they would not have any derailments to clean up,

    • @norbertdx
      @norbertdx 6 місяців тому

      what is "proper maintenance?" What was the reported cause of this?

    • @ghostgardenfarms
      @ghostgardenfarms 6 місяців тому

      @@norbertdx I have no idea what caused this derailment, that was not mentioned in the video, but I am sure it had to do with an issue with track maintenance, of some kind

    • @ghostgardenfarms
      @ghostgardenfarms 6 місяців тому

      It may have been a broken rail joint, a loose tie sleeper, or a rotten tie sleeper, with out track inspection and regular inspections this is what happens

  • @Elliottblancher
    @Elliottblancher 6 місяців тому +1

    How the hell did this happen

    • @RBRailVideos
      @RBRailVideos  6 місяців тому +3

      Likely a quick stop and the loaded cars behind the empty’s forced them to jump the tracks.

    • @Elliottblancher
      @Elliottblancher 6 місяців тому

      @@RBRailVideos Norfolk Southern you had one fucking job and somehow you fucked that up

    • @danielcobbins8861
      @danielcobbins8861 6 місяців тому +3

      @@RBRailVideos The loaded cars should have been in front of the empties.

    • @Honeydwarf85
      @Honeydwarf85 6 місяців тому +1

      ​@@danielcobbins8861 not is PSR can help it! What a joke

    • @manidig
      @manidig 6 місяців тому +1

      Anyone who ever had a Lionel set knows if you put light cars between heavy cars and go real fast the light cars tip and derail. Someone did not slow down or did it too late. And these empties should have been on the tail end.

  • @JohnnyCarroll-wi6tx
    @JohnnyCarroll-wi6tx 6 місяців тому +1

    good job cranemasters. simper fi carry on

  • @exceptionallyaveragejoe
    @exceptionallyaveragejoe 6 місяців тому +1

    Eh. Garden variety derailment. Good video though!

  • @shadowdemon13
    @shadowdemon13 6 місяців тому

    Another Norfolk Southern.... Seems to me, WV, VA, PA, they have serious maintenance issues....

  • @paulwaddell2854
    @paulwaddell2854 6 місяців тому +2

    That crane operator is so slow, must be getting paid overtime. Yeah I can say it as I used to work in a steel mill where they would have never been operating a crane that slow

    • @PTSF_Jaeger
      @PTSF_Jaeger 6 місяців тому +1

      So you've worked in a completely different application with a different machine, that was specialized for that application?

    • @hvanvleek
      @hvanvleek 6 місяців тому +2

      A steel mill is a production facility trying to make a profit. This is a derailment where safety and precision is. Apples and oranges!

  • @csxtraincountingrailfan4452
    @csxtraincountingrailfan4452 5 місяців тому

    Norfolk Southern is still derailing.

  • @BrianUSAOwl
    @BrianUSAOwl 6 місяців тому

    Every train spotter in the world was busy this day rushing to the site to take videos.

  • @dsloop3907
    @dsloop3907 6 місяців тому

    wow

  • @andrewhatton1606
    @andrewhatton1606 6 місяців тому

    The CEO needs to be in prison

  • @bobasgen1559
    @bobasgen1559 6 місяців тому

    najlepiej wyrzucić i nie pozbierać a potem deficyt po całości. hmmmmm

  • @johnpennington7107
    @johnpennington7107 6 місяців тому

    Sidewinders would be better for this job.

  • @ocsrc
    @ocsrc 6 місяців тому

    This happens too often

  • @PacoOtis
    @PacoOtis 6 місяців тому

    Folks, you might ponder editing your videos as this one is quite boring. Best of luck!

  • @lehneruwe5531
    @lehneruwe5531 Місяць тому

    Das Aufgleisen geht mit dem "Deutschlandgerät" schneller, als mit diesem langsamen Kettenkran.

  • @lackawannavalleyrailfan
    @lackawannavalleyrailfan 6 місяців тому

    What a mess

  • @garyaction7106
    @garyaction7106 6 місяців тому +1

    How come I don't see any women working on this wrecking crew ? Just a joke people .

    • @WarrenLacefield
      @WarrenLacefield 6 місяців тому +3

      Because you didn't watch close enough. Joke not too funny.

  • @chiva2507
    @chiva2507 6 місяців тому

    All very good and well,but a very slow "timeline" video.

  • @JuanJuan-qc1cg
    @JuanJuan-qc1cg 6 місяців тому

    Richard Ballsack???

  • @donaldrodgers8389
    @donaldrodgers8389 6 місяців тому +1

    CONRAIL never had as many derailments as Norfolk Southern/NorF**k Southern.😊

    • @normandedgerly8445
      @normandedgerly8445 6 місяців тому +2

      I'm sorry but clearly you know NOTHING about Conrail if you actually believe that! 😂😂

    • @cdavid8139
      @cdavid8139 6 місяців тому +2

      Conrail had far far far more derailments than Norfolk Southern. They were a disaster. The way they solved the problem was by abandoning thousands of miles of track and stopping service to hundreds of industries.

    • @cdavid8139
      @cdavid8139 6 місяців тому +1

      @@normandedgerly8445 I can't believe someone actually thought Conrail had less derailments. LOL

  • @mikeyoung5211
    @mikeyoung5211 6 місяців тому

    Every other country has great railroad service and trails but not the USA , sometimes the worst. How come

  • @bobray3330
    @bobray3330 6 місяців тому

    I don't see the modern strong independent women on this cleadup crew.

  • @ohpoleez
    @ohpoleez 5 місяців тому

    This just proved csx and ns crews are the stupidest fucking rails in the country. PTC outage? You can't run signal indication? This didn't need to happen. I'm no expert on NORAC stuff I'm a GCOR guy but I'm pretty sure someone forgot to look at the signals or something. Fucking A....

  • @rubegoldburg7841
    @rubegoldburg7841 26 днів тому +1

    Entertanining, BUT NOT impressed. Should have used R.J. CORMAN