[3E] Explosive CSX Train and a Q616's Knuckle Breaks Again, Hull - Dacula GA, 07/24/2016 ©mbmars01 

That's my husband changing that knuckle! And in all the years he's been on the rails I've never actually seen him work. I can't wait to show our children! Thanks for the video!! :)

This is wholesome. I know this guy is a fan of trains so he feels more inclined to offer assistance but it still makes their job a hell of a lot easier. Put a smile on my face. Even little acts of kindness like this goes a long way. Bravo.

Thank you for no music. I love the sound of trains!

A salute to my fellow brakemen who worked in the long ago without benefit of radios and who, like me, lugged a 90 pound knuckle back to usually the middle of the train in the dead of night. In my case, the track had a lot of curves, so I had to climb to the top of a boxcar and give lantern signals hoping the engineer or conductor on the caboose could see said signals. At least the caboose in those days had a radio and could communicate with the engineer. We won't even talk about a car with a wooden floor and containers of plastic chips that caught on fire due to a hot box and of course it was in the same area. At night. A miscommunication between me and the old head engineer had me riding a car on fire as we hauled the train to Navasota, Tx, where the local fire department awaited while we shoved said car into a siding. Then it was back to the rest of the train with me riding on top of a car so the engineer could see my lantern signals. That was on the Houston & Texas Central [SP].

CSX should give this guy a thank you for saving 2 hours of precious mainline track time.

I grew up living next to Verona yards in Michigan...never get tired of listening to the trains!

Give Ricky a pay rise for such good work.

That was really nice of you to help out Conductor Ricky and CSX that day. Looks like a 100% break on the knuckle. That means filling out a Seperation Report and sending it to the Road Foreman. And then getting grief from them about the knuckle. What a roller coaster piece of railroad....wow. If I had to stop anywhere down there I would stretch brake everything to a stop. Thanks again for the help. Love your work.

Probably the best 22:40 minutes of RR videos I've recently had the pleasure of seeing. Pro all the way. That's one hell of a long lens too !!! A+++ work. David

Ive helped crews out in the past they are grateful for any help they get

I used to be super into trains as a kid, but I really wonder how I grew away from it. This is the first time I've seen someone do work like this, really inspiring.

Omg. I love trains and I live 5 minutes away from Dacula GA and you filmed it on my birthday so this is like one of my favorite videos now. I subscribed.

Awesome video and thanks for being so helpful to the guys! Rail fans like you are indeed goodwill ambassadors.

Good of you to spare the conductor a 4-way walk, not to mention carrying the new knuckle!

It was nice to see a well experienced conductor that knew to use a fusee to heat a stuck pin and get it out. Great job and a great video, thank You.

Thats the way to go my friend! Givin' a helping hand when needed...we need more of that in today's world! 👍👍👍👍

Your videos never fail to entertain me...Thanks for sharing, keep up the great work.

Thank you so much for posting this video I love the sound of trains

Of all your vids, I always find myself revisiting this one. Awesome stuff.

That was really interesting! Also, the video towards the end was really well done! Those were great shots at dusk and later, especially showing the crossing signals glowing and their reflections in the passing railcars. Very, very cool.

SUPER-GREAT VIDEO OF BIG CSX MULTI-UNIT TRAINS, GREAT PHOTOGRAPHY, EMD POWER, GE POWER--JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING. THANK YOU FOR SHARING SUCH AN INCREDIBLE VIDEO OF TRAINS!!!!!!!!

beautifully filmed, again. thank you

i love the transition from full daylight to evening to night time ! kind of sort of felt like spending time with the crew ! awesome video ! this is the kind of stuff i just love youtube about ! yep Mr Scott would of said............""AYE LADDIE !"

Ever since i was a kid i would always love to see the trains stop go and even pass i even lived near railroad tracks at one time and even feel the engines shake the house my face would be like 😮 Great video

You just got a new subscriber from the UK. What an outstanding video, I normally only watch the British videos and the odd few US and Australian Diesel loco videos but I think you may have converted me. I'll be sticking around for sure. Thanks for sharing from across the pond.

2:40 what more of an American thing than a train loaded with explosives just sailing right by a baptist church

Very interesting. Nicely presented. Use of ambient lighting of night shot was fun. Thanks.

That was great you helped them out and I love how he came out the door and thanked you and even got a wave from the engineer

Everyone has to realize that there is a tremendous amount of force that is being applied to the knuckles of every one of them. The longer,heavier,or more up and down grade changes, and/or the cumulative stress,fatigue will occur.

Great video, really enjoyed the pictures of the repair in progress.

Oh hell, a 75 car walk with that knuckle, then a 75 car walk with the broken knuckle, I bet he was glad you were there that day.

That Ricky seems like a cool guy. Great video :-)

Great stuff man, thanks for uploading.

8:51 "On, on, faster, faster" the naughty trucks chuckled

Very cool. Great that you were able to help them get going again.

Subscribed. Fantastic cinematography. Given the immense forces involved, I'm amazed this doesn't happen way more often than it does. And given how litigious our society is, I'm surprised there's not some rule that forbids train crews accepting any form of assistance from outsiders. Bravo for providing it & thumbs up to conductor Ricky for accepting it even if it's against policy. Screw the lawyers!

over here in the uk we love train spotting.. you've made my day and a new sub

Thoroughly enjoyed!

As a conductor for CSX . I've only had one knuckle I had to get off the train to to change .. we dropped on the ground at the locomotive pulled the train ahead loaded on the last car. Hopper on it road it back to the separation, after replacing the knuckle I shoved the train back to load the old busted knuckle and myself back on the train .. then we were gone.. the whole experiment took about 45 minutes.. and it was all done in a siding..

Im amazed that something so sturdy looking and something that is put under such pressure can randomly break.

That was too cool! great video and what a crew!

Nice video! Thank you. Love that you show detail and other things. Alwayshow a train enteringrade crossings in case a vehicle is hit.

You got some awesome videoing technique......thanks for sharing!

excellent and well done for helping the crew with there broken knuckle

Big up respect to the American drivers and engineers. Love the way the just do the repair themselves and get on with it👍💪

LOVED THE VIDEO AND THE LONG TRAINS AND LOCOS ,GOOD JOB HOW TO CHANGE BROKEN KNUCKLES YOU WAS IN A GOOD SPOT TOO FILM

Excellent catch. Here in the UK this would have been a major drama, requiring numerous call outs. Not that you would ever see a mile long train in the first place. Thank you.

a great shot from 8:00 to 8:40 shows the lay of the land , those GEs and EMDs are putting on a show you get an A+ on that one.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Tks a mill really enjoy these videos ff Galway

I've always loved freight trains. Magnificent and the beautiful scenery

That's an epic beard the conductor has

love everything about trains this should have been my calling..

Nice adventure. I would have the time of my life helping these guys. He had a nice beard by the way. Nice video. You also got nice lighting at the end at night.

It amazes me as to how well knuckles hold up the way they do. The thickness seems to be less than 3" yet it is pulling millions of pounds.

Tough terrain not to get a knuckle, and god forbid a draw-bar, thanks for the vid

Really cool video, appreciate the commentary keep up the good work.

Great video.....you were in the right place at the right time.....Great work.

Outstanding video

Excellent Video it was awesome watching them repair that broken knuckle

Great opening shot!

Awesome video you guys down in GA are so lucky your trains are pretty long. Up here in NY I see lots of stack trains but they usually are 100-150 cars rarely do i see a over 200 cars.

Another great video

Ricky is the man!

Pretty cool to see how they change those knuckles. Also its good to note, I didnt see any shearing in that break, so theres a good chance this is just basic wear and tear of those things.

Thanks for sharing this great train video.Joe

Awsome catch this this sad emagency I’ve also cotton this emergency too with a CSX auto rack

That was neato, boy that poor knuckle must went thru hell when they hump them cars in yards hitn each other very hard causen it loose it's strength and finally gave out. Thanks for sharing this with me 👍

job well done nice to see a friendly crew

Awesome video!!! Very rare catch

Nice video! Very cinematic with the heat blurring in the beginning.

11:00 For people who believe a train cannot sneak up on you (and mow you down before you notice). STAY OFF THE TRACKS!

good catch on the ordinance train...those are even harder to catch .....

when you went home was that the same train?

GREAT Catch !

Can never get enough!

I went to Dacula High, seen in the background for a moment. Every time a train rolled through, class stopped for a moment.

What is your intro video

Superb video

great video

Outstanding!

Nice video, well done

at the beginning at harper siding when it comes up out of a dip and at the end when you can see the sand blowing and the EMDs blowing smoke going up out of another one , real nice

American trains carry so many rail cars... it’s like incredible!!!!

Train crews are always nice people, I don't know why, but it shall stay that way, they are pretty cool.

That’s something you don’t see everyday. A F type knuckle breaking. I’ve never seen one break. Nice video.

Wow those engines look nice and clean

14:50 conductor stands proudly with his beard

Twenty foot equivalent Units😀. TEUS! Good catch.

Gives new meaning to the term 'fast freight'!

Great video.

Dang good thing there wasn't any fighter jets strafing trains!! That's getting a little close to home!!

Love trains since I was a little kid.

Very cool experience.

They're wise enough not to send explosives by Q616 ...

Nice brand new locos.

Very impressive cheers Steve ..

Nice video and interessant the "story" of Q616.

CSX 2044 and CSX 2014 are some good looking trains.

Cool conductor and engineer.

I just subscribed to your channel and hello from New Hampshire.