Video was shot on April 2, 2023 and this the date on the video is incorrect. Also note that their is misspelling in train losing power during video (video incorrectly spells is “loosing” instead of “losing.” Thanks for watching!!!
My husband worked for the railroad for several years. I can't figure out why the guy couldn't cross that little bridge. If he was worried about walking in the gauge of the other track. They could call the dispatcher to let them know what he has to do and they will stop traffic on that track if necessary. A couple times my husband had to walk on a bridge a lot higher than that if he's just afraid of heights. My husband also had something like this happen and there was a train passing by like niw. He actually got a ride from that crew till he got to the break.
I'm a conductor for Norfolk, rules say we can't walk across a bridge if it doesn't have a walking platform I wouldn't walk over it either never know when someone is in the bushes.
For those who don't know: A train's air brakes work opposite to the way you might think they do. Putting air into the "train pipe" (which goes from one end of the train to the other via connecting hoses) releases the brakes. Letting air out of the train pipe causes the brakes to be applied. This happens thanks to an ingenious three-function valve. When air is pumped into the train pipe, inside each brake mechanism the air pressure pushes the valve across so that it simultaneously lets the air out of the brakes, releasing them, and allows air to be pumped into a pressure tank. When air is released from the train pipe, the pressure inside the tank pushes the valve to the other position which allows the air in the tank to go into the brake system and apply the brakes.
Man, I really enjoyed that! Great work with the radio and captions to keep us updated. I was hoping to see the brake shoes release from the wheels on the hopper car you had close ups of, once the got air to 'em. I've been a railfan since I was a child growing up near Cumberland, Md, (C&O, B&O, WM days) and got to experience a few of 'em screeching to a stop because of broken knuckles climbing the Connellsville sub grade. The WM basically ran through our back yard on the Connellsville sub and it was no big deal to "play" on the railroad back then .. every now and then a "bull" would come by and say, "you boys be careful, you know you shouldn't be on railroad property", and then he'd drive on. Thanks for sharing this vid, NS CSX Railfan.
One loco had an engine exhaust fire, the fire brigade put out the fire, then they shut down the engine, the engineer did not apply all the hand brakes as he should, the consist of oil flew down the grade, derailing in the town in the middle of the night, setting fire to all the town, the engineer did not believe it was his consist that ran away.. A shorter consist would be fixed quicker.. These long consists are dangerous..
The regular spitting noise coming from your radio is likely the result of your cellphone. I say this based on the regular repetition and the regular pattern of the clicking. Next time it happens, put your phone in airplane mode.
The BLET union wants to reduce the size of all trains to 7500 feet. They are citing the length due to the fact that if a train goes into emergency it will not sew up the town, blocking emergency vehicles, and reducing in train forces. If they cannot get the FRA backin*, it is going to be a hard sale because the railroads want to do more with less, they would run 200 car trains if they could.
I do not understand what the 2nd loco is looking for, because where ever he finds the broken hose the guys got to walk to it anyway, so I do not see an upside to this.
Do the residents around there have any other way of getting out or in in instances like this or are they stuck til the train clears the intersection? And once the original crew’s time was up, how do they home? Good filming by the way
Thanks! No, the residents have no other way to get to their homes. One resident reported it to NS and the traffic was quite backed up, but nothing could be done until the train moved. One resident and his 10 year old daughter actually crawled under the train to get home! The crew is picked up by PTI which is an outsourced transportation company hired by NS.
@@NSCSXRailfan They really ought to build a bypass for people to get to and from their homes, also for emergency vehicles. Fire engines, ambulances. Great shot!
@VArailfan89 sure it was an inconvenience but it doesn't happen very often. I worked for and still live along the Florida East Coast Railway which goes through many cities beginning with Jacksonville, St Augustine, Daytona and beyond to Fort Lauderdale and Miami, and the number of times roads/crossings are blocked is minimal.
Back in the late 90's,early 2000's the FRA after intense lobbying by the RR's Rescinded the requirement to staff a Caboose and allow the RR's to install a FLIR box on the rear car of the train instead, thereby cutting back on the # Of crewmen on the trains from 3 to 2. It's saving them on operating costs
I’m aware and apologize for the misspelled word but was unable to correct it after being published because I didn’t keep the original clips. Must have been “o” happy that day! Lol
