Alyth Yard, Classification Hump

[starguard]

I don't see why they don't have something that can pick them up and throw them where they want them to go, like my little brother does with his train set!

[CPWindsorsub]

if i ever take a trip out west i definatly want to stop in Alyth yard, im in WIndsor Ont and theres a couple yards, but nothing as big as this place

[edbelfor2]

@CPWindsorsub Unless you work at Alyth,

you'll only get in by trepassing.

There's a tower right by the main entrance.

[CPWindsorsub]

@edbelfor2 oh, railfans arent welcome? can you prebook something?

[CSX2665]

Cool,this yard reminds me of the CSX Rocky Mount yard,pretty cool video but over here in the CSX Rocky mount yard there is no hump it's just a large normal yard.

[busrailfan]

Oh very interesting! I railfan in Calgary all the time and see the Hump trains in operation, but I have never been able to see that end of it to see how the whole thing works! Excellent video! And I must say, I would so love to have the chance to see this operation from the view that you have recorded here! Thanks again for sharing this video! It's in my favorites list for sure now! WOW.

[aaronwmalone]

this shit is bad ass. where is this yard located? let me know asap. im about to go to the railroad and i want to start out in some thing like this.

[Isochest]

Makes me think of Tinsley when I was a kid.

[lukasfols1]

the squeaking is the wheels of the cars being humped when the retarder brakes slow it down

[skinnyshit8888]

I really think autoracks shouldn't be humped unless they're empty!

[thepostfk]

@skinnyshit8888 I was thinking the same thing. But usually when I see a train with autotracks its nothing but autotracks, so why hump them anyway?

[GEES44DC]

@thepostfk There are next to no unit auto rack trains in Canada. Also, just because the entire train is all auto racks doesn't mean all the cars are blocked properly according to where the cars are going.

[GEES44DC]

@skinnyshit8888 Autoracks are not supposed to be humped under and circumstance. The long drawbars create problems for coupling and raise derailment concerns when they smash together crossed. On CN, we hump everything but big dimensional loads.

[brljcb]

COOL

[8010cookie]

Cps home i live right near here!

[pbmja]

where is this

[airr916]

i think there is a slop, and the cart just roll on its own

[cactuarizamoron]

so a loco pushes the car then lets it roll?

[oubliettehoggle]

Yes, but retarders slow the wagon to the correct speed to allow it to get to the road its needed without smashing into other cars

[braedenbrody]

lucky you, there is nothing like a good hump yard to spend your day. I have to go some 150 miles to the closest. great videos. thanks.

[sort187]

I wish I lived near something like that.....sit out on the back deck and watch the action all day long....

[kilocanadian]

sort187

I wish I lived near something like that.....sit out on the back deck and watch the action all day long....

You have no idea.... You really want to hear that squealing day in and day out? You realize that in real life that squealing is loud and unbearable? Just something to consider before that affects your next house purchase.

[sort187]

In fact, I do...otherwise I wouldnt make such an odd statement! I lived near active railroads all summer long for nearly 15 years as a kid. So I have some idea of what's going on. And the noise doesnt really bother me at all. Besides, nothing a decent pair of earplugs couldn't fix if I really had to block out the sound.

[wizart49]

outstanding video.wish i could get close to one to video tape. thanks for posting.

[HamiltonOhrailz]

Cool!!

[quadking100]

What slows the cars down? iv always wondered..

[oubliettehoggle]

The wagons are slowed down by retarders on the tracks. The wagon is weighed on the way down, then wind direction and distance to travel are automatically worked out by the computer. This feeds the information to the retarders which squeeze the wagons wheel flanges until the right speed is reached. 99% of the time the wagon rolls onto anotehr wagon and couples OK.

[quadking100]

ahh ok i see. and what about the other 1% ahah :P :P

[oubliettehoggle]

They have to send a loco into the yard to push it to the correct place.

[Coswini]

ohh ok i thought yu where gona say like they go to fast and derail when they hit the other cars :P

[CanadianPacific2007]

Mmm it depends on the drawbars, if there long then when your working the pulldown (other side of the hump) then you'll be making lots of joints.

[GEES44DC]

HAHA yea ok. 8mph joints are quite common off of the humps.

[flexspinner]

ya i saw de cps then then though oops that`s goota be up here in canada kool video lots of actio there

[flexspinner]

is dat in IL ?

[oubliettehoggle]

It's in Calgary, Alberta, Canada

[Sabrestrainsfan]

sweet!

[SD70MAC]

AWESOME VIDEO !!!

[ChrisWinterpants]

Thanks!

I really enjoyed the yard action.