Coal Cars A Closer Look.mpg

[JoeRailfan]

You're not boring at all! For anybody who loves watching trains (as I have all my life), your commentary is pure gold. Can't wait to get out with my camera again this spring.  Please post some more.

[pwalpar]

Thanks I appreciate the compliment. I upload pretty often. I hope you subscribe so you will be notified when I upload

[ATSF1927]

I remember they use to turn these cars upside down to empty them, I wonder if that's still done. not a bit boring Walter....Don.

[pwalpar]

I remember too. They still have rotary dumpers at some power plants

[peterandben]

No caboose?!? Awww!

[pwalpar]

Thanks for watching

[easydoz1]

Very informative!

I've always wanted a bucket of coal from a train car. But never had a chance to.

[pwalpar]

LOL what would you do with it--Thanks for watching

[landtoseasandiego]

interesting, thanks for the info!

[pwalpar]

I really appreciate you checking out my videos

[landtoseasandiego]

@pwalpar Sure :)

[FireCaptE9]

Outstanding ,Walter, you didn't bore me not one bit !! I enjoyed the tour!.

Now, if you can ever get us lined up for a field trip excursion taking any combination of EMDs loaded out for an extended "shakedown cruise" sign me up!!!

[pwalpar]

Thanks Jim for the kind words. As to the shakedown cruise it sounds like a good idea. I will work on it LOL

[Railhead1956]

Nicely done Walter

[pwalpar]

Thanks Peter

[iusetano]

I doubt that you bore anyone Walter. Excellent video.

[pwalpar]

Thanks for the nice4 compliment Hans

[canvids1]

Walter you could talk for hours On what you know about what you used to do

I would never get bored at all.

But you know if you are not talking to a rail person or any one that don't have interest in the railway then they would get bored because they have no idea what you are talking about but I sure do. I have always wanted to do a video on a container and the chassies that they ride on I hope to one day. Wayne

[pwalpar]

Thank you Wayne, I am sure you know a thing or two about Boggies and fifth wheels and such. let er rip buddy

[morfeusz120]

Friend, you worked on the railways?

You have a magnitude of information and knowledge.

Thank you for this video

[pwalpar]

Yes Chris I am A retired railroad man

[w0033944]

Well, I did find this old video from 1993 showing an MGR train with the original 4 wheeled hoppers leaving a colliery or powerstation branmch and joining the main line. The loco is a class 56, typically used on heavy, block freight at the time.

[w0033944]

@w0033944 Here's the link:

watch?v=Rdp21pJTICA

[pwalpar]

I will try to check it out

[w0033944]

Hmm, yes, it would be interesting. I expect that there's probably a video from this country showing our trains (they were called MGRs, standing flor merry-go-rounds).

[pwalpar]

Thanks Chris,  I never heard of the MGR's

[CRQ5508]

I didn't find it boring at all. That's interesting that the hopper doors are operated automatically by air. Around here, all coal cars are rotary dumped (even the hoppers) I guess because it's quicker somehow. The hoppers use conventional lever release doors. I've never figured out how they would close those doors again. I imagine they were a few hundred pounds...

[pwalpar]

Thanks for watching. They are not real hard to close those doors. Just had to get it swinging at the hinges and kick hard enough for the first latch to catch, then you use a steel bar to close it and lock it completely

[wasted6666]

.Wow that was really neat thanx 4 the very interesting info my Freind

[pwalpar]

Thanks for watching, glad ya liked it

[bigbird427Bob]

Sounds like you used-to-be a car inspector (car knocker ) true???

[pwalpar]

Yep you guessed it. I was in that line of work a good many years

[trainfart]

Very interesting and well done , Walter :)

[pwalpar]

Thank you very much

[GhostFearMe]

great & educational vid walter :)

the coal cars here are picked up by a machine & dumped..iv seen it done firsthand very cool

[pwalpar]

Thanks Malerie,  I have seen them rotary dumped as well.

[JgordonAmtrak1]

taught me something new I didnt know good vid ! Like it

[pwalpar]

Cool, thanks Jeffery

[lspipefitter]

walter you are great

[pwalpar]

Thank you my friend

[NS2589]

another great job Walter!! so with coal trains there are 2 air lines as you said, is that the same for other trains such as a mixed freight or intermodal, or do they only have 1 line for the air brakes?

also to echo moorerg21, if you can pick out some other car types and talk about what you see...I didnt find this boring at all, very interesting in fact coming from a railway carman

[pwalpar]

Thanks Ben, there are exceptions but most trains only have one air line for the brakes. I will consider making a video about it

[rdrogel]

Leaders: 6054 & 9183

DPU: 5671

[pwalpar]

Thanks RD :-)

[JKelcy]

Thanks Walter you have a way of sharing your knowledge on railroads with all of us and I for one have really gained so much from your videos.

[pwalpar]

Thanks Earle, Doubt I could teach an old dog like you very much LOL

[TamrynRimfire]

Very informative Walter great Vid 5/5

[pwalpar]

Thanks Martyn, I appreciate it

[lionbill]

Thanks Walter for sharing your extensive knowledge on anything having to do with trains. . .

btw: I first started watching your videos when you did a super interesting multi-part series showing how locomotive 'driver wheels' are replaced out in the field. Great!

[pwalpar]

Thanks Bill,  I still get viewer comments on those series of videos

[JayJr2007]

Cool .. love your informational videos.

[pwalpar]

Thanks Jason, glad you liked it

[w0033944]

The action of unloading of these is similar to the HAA hoppers we introduced in the 1970s for the same traffic flow, except they were much shorter and were 4 wheelers only. Nowadays, the British ones are also large bogie vehicles, just lower and a touch longer than these. I know the old HAAs had a mechanical, rather than electromechanical unloading system, but otherwise very similar.

[pwalpar]

Thanks Chris, wish I had made a video of them being unloaded on one of the many occasions I have watched the process.

[megatwingo]

Very interesting and informative video, Walter. Thumbs up! :)

[pwalpar]

Thank you Ingo

[howarth004]

All automated, before long they will be useing Loco`s with no Drivers, thanks for the information Walter

[pwalpar]

David, they already have the capability,  and will indeed probably try it one day, Thanks for watching

[moorerg21]

thanks, great video, and very informative. Pick out some other car types and do the same... would love it.

[pwalpar]

Thank you very much :-)

[SFLRailFan]

That was very informative, Walter... I learned a lot more about these cars than I ever knew and I enjoyed wtching it very much. Going into my Favorites list.

[pwalpar]

Thanks Ted

[vladimir2366fa]

Thanks you, Videos very nice,

[pwalpar]

Thank You Reginald :-)

[PinballWhiz]

I really learned something out of this video. I never did understand why the coal trains had two air brake lines. Thank you so much for explaining how the coal gets emptied and about each part and how it works. Excellent job Walter.

Pinballwhiz

[pwalpar]

Thanks PBW, My knowledge of railcars is extensive, but it might seem boring to many so I try not to overdo it.