Spreading Black Bananas on the Railroad
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Published 2023-05-05
along the track. I'll give you some good information about our
ties and show you an Incisor which is used on the ties before creosoting.
Each new tie weighs around 200 pounds depending on the species of wood.
All of our ties are rough sawn from West Virginia hardwoods. All of our ties are grade ties.
Grade ties are those which are exclusively hard woods with the exception of Sycamore.
Here are the links I told you about in this video.
Link to watch video 7 1/2 Inches Rail Head Blew Out in the Crossing:
• This is Really Ugly! 7 1/2 Inches of...
Link to watch video How to Mark Bad Railroad Cross Ties:
• Marking Bad Railroad Cross Ties on Ex...
Link to watch Tie Crane in Action:
• Knox Kershaw Tie Crane in Action
This is the first video in a 4 part mini series on "The Working Life of a Railroad Tie"
Part 1 Spreading Black Bananas on the Railroad:
• Spreading Black Bananas on the Railroad
Part 2 How Long Does a Wood Railroad Tie Last:
• How Long Does a Wood Railroad Cross T...
Part 3 Stuffing Ties with a TRIPP Machine
• Stuffing Railroad Ties with a TRIPP M...
Part 4. Why some Railroads use Concrete Ties and some us Wood Ties:
• Why some Railroads use Concrete and s...
Made: June 20, 24; July 29; December 29, 2022
Disclaimer: I am an employee of Iron Senergy at Cumberland
Mine. My job is railroad track maintenance. I am very fortunate to
have this job and everyone at the mine is very fortunate to have
Iron Senergy as it's current owner. Our past owners had every
intention of shutting this mine down, but Iron Senergy took
over and have kept this mine alive.
Please understand: I am NOT in any way an official or unofficial
spokes person for Iron Senergy or Cumberland Mine. Any viewpoints,
opinions or anything that I show in the videos, or write in the video
descriptions or any answer to any comment, should NEVER be
misconstrued or interpreted as being in any way shape or form,
any kind of official or unofficial statement from Iron Senergy,
Iron Cumberland, Cumberland Mine, any of the mine's management,
any of the contractors that may be shown in any video, nor of
any of my fellow co-workers.
Any viewpoints or opinions I may make in the videos, in the
descriptions, or in any answer to a comment is strictly that of my
own and NOT an official or unofficial statement or viewpoint that
Iron Synergy or any one at Iron Senergy or Cumberland Mine
necessarily has or makes.
Again, we are very fortunate to have Iron Senergy as our current
owners. Please, when making a comment be respectful of Iron Senergy,
Cumberland Mine, my fellow coworkers and also any contractors
that may be shown. Thank You, Dave
#BlackBananas#RailroadTies
All Comments (21)
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Thank you for this nice video! Black Bananas Matter!
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That crane operator is very talented. I'll bet he can open a pop top can with that machine. And not spill a drop. Come on Dave, make that a future video!!😃
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Dave, do the new ties last longer than ties of 30 years ago. Technology has improved many older items. Thank you and the railroad management staff for letting us see real railroad operations. 🎉❤
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I love how much this guy loves his job.
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Bet that new creosote smelled amazing.. they definitely gotvtheir work cut out gorgeous them. Looking good Dave, great post
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I'd say you have the most well maintained non-mainline rail in the Nation, Dave! Glad to see the company investing in its infrastructure. Great video! 🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃💯👍🇺🇸
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🎉❤Dave your channel detonates anything the Discovery or History Channel produces right out of the water! MoW Reality TV!
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Love the smell of creosote 🙂
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Lucky is a surgeon with that crane!
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Dave, thanks for a wonderful video. Man I wish new ties cost $80 back in the early 2000's. I think new ties for us was about $100 and they came in a bundle of 20. We got them second hand all the time. I dont know for how much. I know UP gave us all we could have from a huge tie pile one year. We just had to haul them ourselves. We spent a couple weeks hauling ties with our 35 ft gooseneck.
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Love the smell of the fresh ties.
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I like it, Dave...Trucks, trains, and some fine-looking ties. 👍
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That grapple operator is smooth with it. Another good video, keep ‘em comin.
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This show is Indepth and awesome. I am glad that New York City Transit chose to purchase track ties from you-American made. I do live in New York. Now it is time to get America back into training.
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195 ties on that trailer, you guys can go through that in no time. You're right about that truck driver, this youngster is good. My son drives tractor trailer too though his beast is a reefer (frozen meat.) He can put that 53ft trailer in places I couldn't have put that 5-ton truck I drove as a military courier (a box truck just a little shorter than your boom truck) and make it look easy, so my hat is off to these guys. I know I've commented on Lucky before in another video, but I still like to note skill when I see it.
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There is so much work just to Maintain the tracks. And the cost of the ties themselves. Takes a lot of money to keep things running. Great job you guys do.
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I can smell them from here Dave,,,great video
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Thanks Dave, you make the more basic, simple or routine jobs just as interesting as the big jobs with your detailed explanations. 👍 Love your videos!
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No doubt about it Dave, there's always something happening on the railroad! Looks like a lot of work coming but I'm sure the team will make it happen 🙂 Thanks for another interesting insight.
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Dave that was interesting and informative to those of us who do not have a railroad nearby. We did at one point have a spur line that came down through Eglin AFB, NW FL that came onto the facility, but that was removed 30+ years ago. We never saw any train come in on that spur nor did they store any cars on that spur. Trucking was cheaper and faster than an occasional train. Oh, and FYI, I've lived here since 1954 when I was 9.
