RJ Corman on the scene of CSXT L825 Derailment in Winder, GA. 

He was an awesome man as well

Something I never knew... Prayers lifted for you! Thank you for watching and sharing!

Wow... thank you for that. Very thoughtful

There are a couple documentaries on how RJ Corman was founded and grew. 'Working hard to be lucky' is excellent. Before Richard and others like him developed their methods railroads had their own wreck trains that would respond, primarily via rail, which limited their cleanup ability. I would love to have met him. We have a nephew who worked with them. He changed jobs when his daughter was born to spend more time with his family.

@@bobpaulino4714 Yes I watched that before. It's really a good video. Appreciate it

Glad you enjoyed it! To witness it first hand was a treat. I’ll be doing some more research on RJ Corman in the coming months Based upon the testimony of so many of y’all, they seem like a great company.

Thanks for watching!

They sure are!

Low hours. Will out last me!!

Are those D9 tractors

@@nigelmcculloch3746 D8Hs alas 583s

@@nigelmcculloch3746583H&K’s/D8

Thank you, sir. And thanks for watching!

Thank you, sir! Im happy you enjoyed it!

I appreciate that, Charlie! Means more than you know.

he was good people and passed away from cancer

@@kelvintorrence5994" Working Hard to get lucky", is the name of the RJ Corman Movie on youtube It's a great story.

He is a legend

I like both actually. But I see heavy equipment every day as I do site electrical and utility work for a living. Lol! I’m around excavators and heavy machines all the time. So trains offer a creative outlet.

🤣😂

Thank YOU for watching. Glad you enjoyed it!

The D7 based 572's are light enough to keep the weights installed, but the D8 based 583's are too heavy to transport with the weights attached. Note that they didn't install the full set of weights for rerailing that light car, just a couple. You can see the unused weights at 2:31, with safety stripes on them. Sort of like ag tractor suitcase weights.

Thank you!

They should be on the rear so they're not pulling weight and string lining.

@@lennymiller9308 beat me to it CNR conductor/engineer

@@lennymiller9308true, Norfolk southern did the same thing a few years ago and everyone was making model train videos about it demonstrating that.

Interesting! Thanks for sharing!

Thank you and thanks for watching!

Thank you very much!

In this scenario the crew came out of Atlanta, just an hour away. With several large yards in the city, both NS and CSX, they stay very busy.

Thanks, Sam!

Hulcher Corporation is a train recovery company. They have a shop near where I live. Part of their convoy is a heavy recovery wrecker with a boom. The heavy recovery vehicle is the same vehicle Los Angeles County Fire department has Hulcher's cats already have the counter weight installed and they have wide load permits.

You haven't a clue

We are relatively close to their operation in Atlanta, so that explains this instance at least.

RJ Corman has equipment and people staged all over the country...

They push their guys to respond to work within an hour after being called out. Even if they just got home from doing another job.

They have multiple locations, Hulcher does too.

No doubt!

For sure! They pulled in and took over the place.

Y’all sure get it done. Impressive!

That centerbeam is very light, probably why it derailed. They mounted the weight frame, and looks like one pair of weights was enough.

It was leaning quite a bit after the derailment. That might very well be the case. Thank you for that.

@@whistlepostproductions4611 @ 7:30 you can see them pulling the bent one out

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Unfortunately I do not have that answer. My own work experience would say its the ones doing most of the physical work, or possibly the ones with the dirtiest vests, lol. The foreman I spoke with did not offer any details on who was who.

I want to say part of the answer may be in hard hat colors. The brown as workers and white as leaders.

Probably a 583, you have to totally strip a 594 to move it.

@@saddletramp1860 583's. A 594 would be overkill. 2 583's can lift one end of a large locomotive and place it precisely on the rails.

@@SteamCrane Tell the guy that said they're ninety fours. I've picked one end of an engine that hopped off the rail with one 583 sitting on the rails, and winching it sideways a few inches with a 977. Can't move without risking breaking a rail or bending the pole.

​@@saddletramp1860 A 583 on each side seems easier to control? Most hair raisingest I've seen was a 583 on the absolute edge of a very old high crumbly concrete arch bridge, pulling cars out of a river, with a 977 using its bucket pressed on top of the 583's counterweight. By the way, big respect to you. Keep the yellow side up!

@@SteamCrane Definitely better with two. Checked out your channel and subscribed. I was there when Southern Pacific Railroads newly restored steam powered Big Hook and a Pettibone Hi-Rail crane went over the side of Mt. Christo Rey in New Mexico. A damned shame and totally avoidable. Always got to eat good when the Big Hook came out with their dining car on a Trainwreck.

Probably true, guess they wanted a safety margin. Hit a soft spot and you might be glad it's there. Looks like the weight rack and just one layer of weight. Note that they didn't fully rig up the other 583, just enough to rig the one that did the lift.

I highly doubt it. Harvey's last name is spelled with a K. Harvey Korman.

Job like this one would be a Lotta dollars and 85 cents. You get those really nasty, dirty wrecks with multiple cars, and the price blooms into a WholeLotta dollars and 85 cents. Hope this helps.

@stanpatterson5033 No it does not help. I'd like to know the invoice amount or the average dollar per hour charged.

@@southsidetom Well, that's confidential information that would only be known between RJC and CSX. Your best bet might be to contact RJC, or Hulcher, and ask them what the rates are. I would imagine that every type of job has different prices, depending on how many workers will be involved, distance to be traveled, time spent on scene, parts required, etc. I don't even know if they could tell you all or any of that information. I'm guessing that they have contracts and prices with the big railroads that they service often. Infrequent calls from small businesses would probably be top dollar, and only after the big boys have been taken care of. But that's just a guess. Also, regarding my earlier reply.... have you ever heard of this thing called sarcasm ? It ties in with humor sometimes.

I don’t know , but I know between CSX and NS here in Atlanta, RJC is making a killing. 😂

@@whistlepostproductions4611 I heard 20 years ago that Hulcher was getting $2000.00 per hr. I'm sure it's a lot more than that now, plus employees had to live within thirty minutes when they got the call.

Job like this one would be a Lotta dollars and 85 cents. You get those really nasty, dirty wrecks with multiple cars, and the price blooms into a WholeLotta dollars and 85 cents. Hope this helps.

I’m very glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!

Ya and compared to when they would have had to call out a wreck crew or even a Holmes hirail they’re there quicker

Boo boo! Bc the union guys can’t/wont do the job themselves. The union guys f-k it up and these guys are called to clean it up

Yeah, maybe.... but you, with your floor jack truck, might be able to bill them 75 bucks an hour for work, travel time, everything, and be lucky to get paid. These guys will be invoicing in a slightly higher bracket. Plus, they probably have insurance, in case anything untoward should happen. You know, the unexpected.... When the phone rings at RJ Corman, there's no job too small or big for them to ask for the co-ordinates, and start in motion toward those co-ordinates. Same with the guys at Hulcher. They are ready for anything, at any time, any weather, any conditions. I know where you're coming from, though. I was wondering myself why the RR didn't just pull out a few re-railers, and drag the one single thing back up onto the tracks. But, it's possible that someone foresaw an issue with a center pin. And if you don't keep a supply of center pins with you, chances are, you're not going to be righting any cars and then watching the railroad hook them back into a revenue train and hit the road.

Thanks, Eddie! Im glad you enjoyed it.

I just subscribed to you as well!

@@whistlepostproductions4611 Thanks I appreciate that 👍