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It's funny how overly dramatic everything is... I'm pretty sure HiRail and a semi stuck on a crossing are quite a bit different... And this size of train is more common than not in the U.S.
30,000 tons isn't normal. It can be done on flat runs, like river valleys, but that much weight leads to a lot of trouble on hills. The biggest issue would be broken couplers.
I had read in trains magazine that these Quebec, North Shore and Labrador often tip the scale at 33,000 tons. Few grade crossings and a mostly wilderness route allow immense trains like this to run regularly. In the. U.S. 33,000 ton trains are Not com mon. I'm sure some other expert can argue.
@@torquetrain8963 I'm not an expert, but I do know that the trains that go through the Arizona desert area get pretty big. I don't know if it's 33,000 tons big, but it's close.
@@steeldriver5338 they are a couple thousand tons lighter despite being about the same length. Raw Ore in full steel hoppers weighs more than Aluminum containers on open frame well cars.
Hilleryyard lewsader yeah and why was the nut, washer and bolt all laying perfectly on the sleeper (Is that what they are called in English?). Shouldnt the nut be on the other side?
@@shalala4571 No, it should not. "Railworkers have reported a fault with a track." Therefore some guys have been there but did not have the tools or material to repair that, but they laid down the nut and bolt properly for the raodmaster to find them without searching around.
@@shalala4571 And who told you that the reporting railroad personell were trackworkers? Are trackworkers the only railroad personell out there? Who does the work of an electrician at signals and switch motors, for example?
I might be tripping but as the train passes the rail worker the locomotives look a pair of SD70ACE. But when they show that same rail worker form the inside of the cab it looks like a GE locomotives cab.
This is exactly what is wrong with public television. They overemphasize things so much out of proportion that it is basically telling lies. First off, the issue with the track. The train is 30 miles out. They have plenty of time to fix it. And since they know about it, the train crew knows about it. Secondly, they show the video of the truck. Yes they are destructive and will eliminate many things in their paths, but this maintainer (Guy in hi-rail truck) had a track authority to inspect the track and situation. The train cannot enter the portion of track on which the maintainer is on until he clears his track authority. This is your average day on the railroad, there is nothing unordinary or so spectacular about it. Also, the trucks (Wheels) on the locomotives. They make a big deal about how 6 axle locomotives have a hard time going around the curves on this line. They sent these types of locomotives out there with the knowledge of that. Each one of these locomotives have radial steering, which is explained in the video. Like I said, these TV shows blow everything way out of proportion.
3:59 The information the narrator provides right at that timestamp is *false.* One of the drivers commented that 2 of them were taken to a hospital. 1 was drove to a nearby Mer Rouge hospital, the other (the guy who told the story) was airlifted to a hospital in Shreveport LA. The train also derailed and piled up, too. Look at NS 9939 at 3:47, it jumped and went off the tracks, falling over onto the ground, destroying and piling up cars as they went of the rails.
Here are some lessons that you need to know. 1) Always look for a train 2) Be safe around trains 3) Trains are very dangerous 4) Always stop when the signals are on 5) listen For a train 6) Always wait until the gates goes up
I’m waiting for the day that overdramatized documentaries like this disappear in favor of drab, straightforward and unembellished documentaries that contain deep explanations and narrated by monotonous droning middle aged Englishmen.
am I the only person that watched this video that did NOT get jump scared at 1:11 ??? because the only comment in this video is "At 1:11 it scared me" XD XD
Oh heh. Check out BNSF, UP, NS, CSX, KCS, MRL, ACRR, Citirail, and more various railroads in USA, Mexico, & Canada. We drop billions on locomotives. And make billions back because of good trackage ;)))) but we have slow rr's :(
@@run6run751 I live where these trains are located and wheres the mines are located, We have the purest Iron Ore on earth, And Yes 2.5Mil on that train is low, Maybe the prodcers of the video messed it up or something, but its not correct
APJ’s Experience was gonna say.. that can’t be a safe place to be. Shits gonna come flying through that glass and you’re gonna feel the impact in there. Glad everyone made it out alright tho
Its intersting this railway is connected to the rest of tje North American rail network via a ferry at Sept-Isles and I think one of the mines in the north has a electric automated railway.
Always irritating when they make up information because they don’t know. In this clip ‘the ten ton truck’ that rig weighed 50 ton if it weighed an ounce!
Everyone is scomplaining about the over-dramatisation, but I much prefer the quest narrator to the guy they have on discovery. This guy keeps it real, the American dude just goes nuts
