check out my video where i ACTUALLY bike ontop of train tracks with a regualr bicycle . the balance is difficult . the video is called "Bike on Train tracks - HOW FAR CAN YOU RIDE THE RAILS??"
@Ham549 Not really, the railroad is really old and there are a lot of good stuff for recycling, there are actually some some wagoons that just lie there to rust
OMG - U used thin ex V-pulley's for wheels? And .. have about 1/4 " lee way for Gauge intolerances..? Maybe next time .. consider adding some MEAT to the width of those pulley's .. by bolting on .. some HARDWOOD (lathed) DISCS.. as thats the simplest & cheapest method of "adding" a little safety - to the GRIP / tread width .. of those silly EX_V_Pulley wheels
No wonder it jumped the track. The wheel flanges are too small. Good luck when coming to a switch. Not only the flanges will be a problem, the your asses are going to hit the rail. The seats are WAY too low.
No wonder it jumped the track. The wheel flanges are too small. Good luck when coming to a switch. Not only the flanges will be a problem, the your asses are going to hit the rail. The seats are WAY too low.
No wonder it jumped the track. The wheel flanges are too small. Good luck when coming to a switch. Not only will the flanges be a problem, but your asses are going to hit the rail. The seats are WAY too low.
Your "friend" runs the railroad and shut the trains down?
Yeah, so he risked his job so his buddy could test a non-working pos on a mainline? A railroad is a business, and is not going to stop business for some bs like this?
Dude, your full of sh*t, I hope your azz gets arrested before you get killed.
Your "friend" runs the railroad and shut the trains down?
Yeah, so he risked his job so his buddy could test a non-working pos on a mainline? A railroad is a business, and is not going to stop business for some bs like this?
Dude, your full of sh*t, I hope your azz gets arresrted before you get killed.
Your flange widths are too narrow! The 56.5" guage frequently varies. You need at a tread of 3". Yours are half the width which why you derailed. I also see you have no brakes.
It's All Safe. A friend of mine runs the railroad in mpls and shut the trains down for me to test this contraption. Works great and all is well. Have a nice day
@kyleholdridge - You can't be serious. Your "friend" has the power to hold up freight commerce in Minneapolis for some guy's hobby? Does the Director at Minnesota DOT Freight, Rail, & Waterways know about this?
Robertmacdowell is right this is NOT safe. Imagine the Yardmaster sees someone put a hold tag on your rail line and sees no logical reason for it. Just says "Because I said so..." How soon do you think that hold would be rescinded and you have a the 5 :40 up your a**?
Ask your friend to locate an abandoned spur or some 80 lb per yard ancient right-of-way that nobody uses anymore (full of weeds, no gravel ballast, dry rotted non-anchored ties, rusty rail tops, and non welded joints). Shouldn't be that hard if he has that much pull. Tell him to check around the Northern Pacific Bridge area.
@kyleholdridge .....Sure you do!! :) Your mom was a little worried, i guess you must have forgotten to tell her about your buddy in mpls. Dont bullshit us Kyle!! haha
I Know you just used all your brain power building the thing but come on think moms got the right idea how bad do you think she is going to feel at your funeral? change that nifty bike to run on the ground and be smart about where you ride it it is low to the ground and is very hard for cars to see maybe a bike path would be the best place for you to try this the next time. hope you do the safe thing the next time.
What you guys have done is highly illegal. You cannot trespass on a railroad companies property. Plus it is very ignorant for you to be on a high speed freight line that is in use alot.
Highly illegal!!!!!! That had better be a de-comd track. The railroad does not play, and they will break it off in your ass so hard your eyes will change color. Just warning ya....Looked fun though! : ) (robertmacdowell is correct!
i mean thats cool in all but usually you have to notify the railroad and get permission so you dont get hit by a train,those tracks look like there in service for high speed freights or something.
@shininghappyperson7 With all the law suit happy lawyers out there, good luck on getting permission. If you have an accident, the person giving you permission will state they never gave you permission in order to save their job. I used to belong to Narcao. The Railroads required $20,000,000 of liability coverage which we got through United Short Line Rail Service. Then we were escorted by the Railroad. Look up Narcoa on Youtube.
This would be fun on an abandoned line, but stupid to the point of suicidal on a busy mainline. A fully loaded freight train would knock you off the track like an autumn leaf. The metal drive wheels are a bad idea too. Unsure about US signalling systems, but in Australia, they are set off by the axle of the wheels completing a circuit formed by the rails. You could set one off with a piece of fencing wire
@Mechknight73 Railcars & rail bikes are too light to make a good connection on railroad tracks. The circuit would be intermittent at best & besides if you set off the block signals and the dispatcher see your moment on the CTC board and theirs no moment scheduled, the local police will be there to welcome you.
@Mechknight73 Yes it easy to set off the signals. Ive seen trees and large limbs set off crossing signals because they are wet and across the tracks after a severe thunderstorm..
suddenly people are concerned with a random persons safety? all of the comments are funny, people bitching because it looks like someone is having a better time. who gives a shit, let em take THEIR risks
@zulubakery It's called respecting people's property, you dont go to a airport and ride your bike down the run way do you? No, because it disrupts traffic. Same on a active railway line, the rail bike may activate a circuit that rail traffic control will think is a train in the block. There are other options, such as finding a abandoned railroad track, just ask a railroad fan they will tell you where you can go. Get permission to be there, and respect other peoples property.
@geeps08 fair enough, but i dont do that at the airport because there are fences that are difficult to cross not to mention security personnel. i think the issue has more to do with ego, pride and some remnant of an outdated mindset of the railroad being a service in constant need of security and defense when train robbers and indians were running amok. besides its not like there is mutual respect anyway, its a business. profit, or what threatens it is the only reason were having this argument
@zulubakery OK, fair enough, but what about the poor guy or girl whose job it is to control the train and the trauma it would cause them and their families knowing they killed people when their train ran them over?
well hopefully you guys get hit by a train eventully, because its the only way you'll learn not to be idiots and trespass on an active railroad line. find some property that you have a right to be on and stay of the mainlines. douche bags
@Patrickisreallygreat yeah that's what I mean. Even funner is lying there in racking pain for 8 hours while your buddy limps back to civilization to get you a medevac... assuming you HAVE a buddy and he can limp. That did happen with a flying shingle in the Adirondacks in the 80s. That sort of thing is why they formed NARCOA so we could get organized and get legit. Flying shingles (flimsy homebrew contraptions) are disallowed because they're unsafe. Sorry.
@fordlukebo TRUE! Trespassing on Railroad Property is a Federal Crime. If you are caught you will be arrested, your bike confiscated and cut up! The Railroad is a VERY DANGERIOUS PLACE! Trains can come at any time. Railroads are controlled by the Federal Railroad Administration which is the railroad version if the FAA. You try that on CSX or BNSF and see what happens to you!
@AtvProjects Oh, it was kinda hard understanding that. Anyhow, no, certainly not. That is considered tresspassing to the railroad, and obviously thats no abandoned line. So no, I think thats actually considered a federal offense, may be wrong.
@NotCops no... you can't. I know you're thinking "how can you not hear THAT"... but fact is, trains can be dead quiet from head-on. And you're on a machine that's making a lot of noise. I've ridden speeders out on the line, I know of what I speak.
@NotCops Thats not true. Trains run on welded rails and out in the country crossings are far & few between plus frequently the locomotive is in low throttle positions or is idling down hill. If the wind is blowing towards you, you will not hear the train
Kyle (I presume)- Nice job on the cart. Always wanted to build a rail cart. The only thing that held me up was a source for the wheels. Can I ask how you came up with yours? I know of an infrequently used track that goes by some interesting places (see my Beach City Cave video) that are too far to walk to (I'm getting old!) and too far from access by road. A rail cart would be just the ticket.
heres an idea,allow the wheels to be free floatting (so to speak)meanning let them slide freely on the axles the spring load them so they can follow the conture of the tracks while still forcing them against the rails! problem solved then strap a 10hp motor on it a go for a ride.
all that would need to be done is spline all 2 axles then attach a sprocket weld on some motor mounts and she done.not a hard engineering problem infact its pretty much basic.A first yr student could figure it out.
Judging by how the tracks look, that line is still active. The top of the rails look shiny, which is a clear indicator that a train has gone over it recently.
Smell- Common sense isn't so common anymore. Primarily because we're doing such a fine job of 'idiot proofing' our world that the idiots are now living long enough to breed. Stupidity is hereditary and since sexuality is instinctual, the stupid genes are reproducing at a phenomenal rate. So much for the process of natural selection.
Is US standered wider than our UK standard? looks like it. And that looks like fun!, We dont have abondened tracks here, its ether all far to overgrown, or the Beeching axe took the rails up
This design is a good launching point. It's similar to commercially available "velocipedes." It just has two basic flaws that can be addressed quite easily.
1: The wheels are too narrow. This is not a problem with good track, but older stick rail with bends and kinks will derail this thing easily. Wider wheels will help.
2: It's only guided in the center. This allows a pivot point that can rotate the cart off the rail. A pair of guide pins (preferable with rollers) located just forward of the front axle will alleviate that issue.
Jeez, that looks like "Kramer" from Seinfeld! Ah the beautiful simplicity of rails. The energy required to propel any load over distance is so much less than with rubber-tired vehicles. No wonder we waste so much fuel in this country....
I agree, i mean look at how low it sits, you cant even go over RR crossings, you would slam the shit out of your ass trying to rocket across. What a waste of time, this goober says it took 2 months to build it, waste of time and materials.
Are you and your family (or friends) really that dumb??? Take a good look at the rails and you will see they are SHINY. That means trains go through there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i guess an addition to the bike could be guide wheels... like rollercoasters have... this way it won't slip off the tracks every now and then.
regarding the above posts about the tracks being active... i'm sure there is nothin to be triped.. it seems like a staightaway secluded piece of rail - hope some idiots won't copy the idea, decide to cross towns listening to their ipods and tune out train horns from the distance!!
that and its also illegal, you can get a huge fine and possibly Jail time for that its the same as tresspassing on privet propertey exept this property has 10,000+ Ton trains going on it
it would be very very very funny if u triggerd the crossing gates!! people will be like " what the hek are we stuck here for, I can crush that with my car." make a vidio like that and post it. It would be AWSOME if you did that. TRY IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Looks like it would be pretty fast once you got going. I guess you could pedal for further as well because of the low rolling friction. Best to keep to disused lines though, unless your contraption will operate track circuit signalling
i always wanted to make something similar to this but with a 5 or 8 HP sideshaft engine to power it. I'm sure it would be quite fast considering such little friction. It would probably be a death trap though too.
Good thinking...I was just telling someone a few post down that I live right next to the train tracks and have never even thought about building one of these. I know the approximate times that they go by so I should be fine as long as I stay off during those times. I could cruise right into town. Wonder what kinda fine though if you got caught.
heh yah man the fine is probably pretty harsh. wouldn't it be funny though going through crossings on a home made contraption with a air horn of some sort. people would be like "WTF?".
You should try and find some storage track areas that are seldomly used. Would be great to test it on. we've got a good length of storage track here it's about 2.5 miles and it goes through a tunnel too! would be perfect for playing around with something like this. it's used maybe once a mth.
to neolightproductions: If you try that which I wouldn't recomend watch out for "ghost trains", unschedualed trains that normally don't run at that time. And the fine is large I'm sure. And if you do get hit and killed imagine how the engineer will feel.
I have a railroad behind my house and if you know the approximate times that they normally go by then your fine. Normally it's like 8:00pm at night and like 5:00am in the morning for me. So they probably just doing it in between times.
you dont think the greaser presents a hazard? stopping on dry rail is tough enough, let alone wet, or greasy rail, a machine weighing 23000 lbs, can slide for 1500 feet after running over a greaser.
How'd you forget the guide rollers mounted on the frame inside of each wheel? They could roll against the inside of each track and that'd keep the thing on the tracks, letting you go much faster. You didn't finish the thing. Patience....go back to thet shop and finish it!
pretty cool though......(stay off the curves on the track...trains win the fight every time)
"That's illegal"---waaaaaah!!! I'm telling mommy! Like these cry babies have never violated a law... Bet their lives are really boring. Good job on the cart. Maybe version 2 will stay on the rails better.
Yes, in person. It's a lot quicker and more comfortable than cancer or Alzheimer, though. I'd rather use a good amount of vigilance and forethought and live life, than waste life away being a ninny shut-in.
hard to believe you would still trespass after seeing someone hit by a train,look im not gonna start some bullshit flame, just find a small railroad, ask them permission, tell them you will sign a release waiver and have all the fun you want, I work for a railroad, and my machine isnt as loud as a locomotive, you walk 40 feet away and you cant hear it anymore, but I can still go 30 mph, and I for one wouldnt like to meet that contraption on a curve. Also, raise it up some, too low for crossings.
Hey, I'm sure you're a reasonable guy--so am I. Not speaking for what anyone else does, and this isn't even my video. But with my cart I was always extremely on the look out for trains, hi-rails, and anything else. We only went at night so we could see oncoming lights easier, and the cart was so light and slow you could clear the track in a heartbeat. Traffic was slow because it was in a helper district. Not saying you're not right from a common view, but we were very concerned about being safe.
It's still trespassing, no matter how you justify it. Not cool at all.
I'd like to introduce you to some of my brothers in the locomotive who have seriously injured or killed people who were trespassing on railway property... or even some of their families, since quite a few of them can't take the pain and end up taking their own lives -- all because someone decided to use railway property as a shortcut, a walking path or otherwise decided that the danger isn't real.
Most people hit by a train are in a car either stalled on the tracks or trying to beat the train at a crossing. pedestrians are usually either committing the act of suicide or too comfortable with their close proximity to a passing train. I think these guys in this video are being very alert to the dangers of an approaching train. And Yes I've been eye witness to train accidents and had a close friend commit suicide by stepping in front of one. There is always risk in a full life lived.
My point is that it is trespassing, Ive told the person who made this video that I do not condone it, and I did give him some tips of what to look out for and told him who to contact for formal permission. They may be alert, but even me, a railroader, has had trains sneak up on me, it happens. If your theory is of risk in a full life, basically you are saying throw caution to the wind, do dangerous things, and your life will be more full, you can enjoy life and still be safe while doing it.
I have some amazing urethane railcar wheels for sale. get in touch with me if you want 'em.
leigh8959 5 days ago
What will happen if a train came? Those tracks are shiny and it meanns it is active
Crazytrainkid 1 week ago
i wanna build one it looks easy
MrLOWSTYLEZ 1 month ago
its a low rider, lol
hootergirlsrhot 2 months ago
Are the tracks abandon?
Megahammerheadshark 3 months ago
check out my video where i ACTUALLY bike ontop of train tracks with a regualr bicycle . the balance is difficult . the video is called "Bike on Train tracks - HOW FAR CAN YOU RIDE THE RAILS??"
mickealcavanagh 3 months ago
Look Ma No Hands!!
buttmanroad 3 months ago
where can you get wheels for this? Im building one...
giles166 3 months ago
with good bearing and with aerodynamic bodywork it can likely go very fast. just a tad dangerous if there are trains..
DanFrederiksen 4 months ago
grate till a train comes and runs you down
obieezx11 5 months ago
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simonspics1 6 months ago
Hey that is so cool! I gotta have me one of these!!!!! It would be worth jail time just to say you did it! LOL first of all they gotta catch you!
simonspics1 6 months ago
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Thats right. Catch me if you can coppers : )
kyleholdridge 6 months ago
@kyleholdridge LOL
simonspics1 6 months ago
Really nice! I was thinking on doing one myself to collect loose metal parts by the railroad for recycling.
vitorfray 6 months ago
@vitorfray I think that is called theft. The railroad does come around every so often to collect THERE scrap to sell you know.
Ham549 5 months ago
@Ham549 Not really, the railroad is really old and there are a lot of good stuff for recycling, there are actually some some wagoons that just lie there to rust
vitorfray 5 months ago
Tracks look pretty Active.....whats that?...sounds like a TRAIN!!!!
TheDylanJoyce 8 months ago
some ppl have to much time to waste
BlacKiShinigami 8 months ago
i know. was fun though. : )
Muralmontage 10 months ago
OMG - U used thin ex V-pulley's for wheels? And .. have about 1/4 " lee way for Gauge intolerances..? Maybe next time .. consider adding some MEAT to the width of those pulley's .. by bolting on .. some HARDWOOD (lathed) DISCS.. as thats the simplest & cheapest method of "adding" a little safety - to the GRIP / tread width .. of those silly EX_V_Pulley wheels
QUIX4U 10 months ago
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Nice device. Need much wider tyres. and probably deeper flanges..
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No wonder it jumped the track. The wheel flanges are too small. Good luck when coming to a switch. Not only the flanges will be a problem, the your asses are going to hit the rail. The seats are WAY too low.
fabio40 10 months ago
Yeah, How fun is this. First invention attempt. What a blast this day was. Was Ma's B Day
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No wonder it jumped the track. The wheel flanges are too small. Good luck when coming to a switch. Not only the flanges will be a problem, the your asses are going to hit the rail. The seats are WAY too low.
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No wonder it jumped the track. The wheel flanges are too small. Good luck when coming to a switch. Not only will the flanges be a problem, but your asses are going to hit the rail. The seats are WAY too low.
fabio40 10 months ago
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fabio40 10 months ago
Your "friend" runs the railroad and shut the trains down?
Yeah, so he risked his job so his buddy could test a non-working pos on a mainline? A railroad is a business, and is not going to stop business for some bs like this?
Dude, your full of sh*t, I hope your azz gets arrested before you get killed.
gearedsteam12 1 year ago
Your "friend" runs the railroad and shut the trains down?
Yeah, so he risked his job so his buddy could test a non-working pos on a mainline? A railroad is a business, and is not going to stop business for some bs like this?
Dude, your full of sh*t, I hope your azz gets arresrted before you get killed.
gearedsteam12 1 year ago
watch for wide gage ha ha
smartassstevie 1 year ago
I live in Mpls Mn and know of tracks in the area that trains don't use anymore, Why run on an active line ?
djmatts1 1 year ago
Your flange widths are too narrow! The 56.5" guage frequently varies. You need at a tread of 3". Yours are half the width which why you derailed. I also see you have no brakes.
strobx1 1 year ago
Only retards would ride them on main lines-people usually use them on abandoned ones.
teddychenghonlam 1 year ago
find an abandoned line and then you can keep your cart there all year round
atsf7809 1 year ago
put a ARR type E coupler on the front and join it to a train!!
abeemanator 1 year ago
train is coming......... and hit the assholes and your toy.
1TECHSS 1 year ago
It's All Safe. A friend of mine runs the railroad in mpls and shut the trains down for me to test this contraption. Works great and all is well. Have a nice day
kyleholdridge 1 year ago
@kyleholdridge -Wouldn't it be easier to ride a train?
super58173 1 year ago
@kyleholdridge - You can't be serious. Your "friend" has the power to hold up freight commerce in Minneapolis for some guy's hobby? Does the Director at Minnesota DOT Freight, Rail, & Waterways know about this?
Robertmacdowell is right this is NOT safe. Imagine the Yardmaster sees someone put a hold tag on your rail line and sees no logical reason for it. Just says "Because I said so..." How soon do you think that hold would be rescinded and you have a the 5 :40 up your a**?
Spookysr 1 year ago
Ask your friend to locate an abandoned spur or some 80 lb per yard ancient right-of-way that nobody uses anymore (full of weeds, no gravel ballast, dry rotted non-anchored ties, rusty rail tops, and non welded joints). Shouldn't be that hard if he has that much pull. Tell him to check around the Northern Pacific Bridge area.
Spookysr 1 year ago
@kyleholdridge .....Sure you do!! :) Your mom was a little worried, i guess you must have forgotten to tell her about your buddy in mpls. Dont bullshit us Kyle!! haha
4ndomestic 1 year ago
@kyleholdridge yer sure... ur friend just stopped industry for you to ride around in a little buggy thing
OriginalAtomicSheep 10 months ago
@kyleholdridge No one would be so stupid as to delay or shut down a train for you to test your contraption.
Why did it derail?
Can you clear switches and grade crossings?
Would be a blast if it had gears to see how fast you could go, especially if you can push off your back.
robertgift 8 months ago
I Know you just used all your brain power building the thing but come on think moms got the right idea how bad do you think she is going to feel at your funeral? change that nifty bike to run on the ground and be smart about where you ride it it is low to the ground and is very hard for cars to see maybe a bike path would be the best place for you to try this the next time. hope you do the safe thing the next time.
kitkat2829 1 year ago
Not cool on an active line dudes!
pawpawgator 1 year ago
pretty likely a train will come and kill your ass... find a new hobby if you're still alive
just remember. When it's a tie- YOU LOSE.
KrankieV2 1 year ago
What you guys have done is highly illegal. You cannot trespass on a railroad companies property. Plus it is very ignorant for you to be on a high speed freight line that is in use alot.
boattrainman 1 year ago
@boattrainman Since I pay tax on the railroad easement thru my farm,Its hard to feel guilty borrowing tracks that actually belong to me! LOL
simonspics1 6 months ago
The wheel is too thin so easy to be derail.
jc0chen 1 year ago
Highly illegal!!!!!! That had better be a de-comd track. The railroad does not play, and they will break it off in your ass so hard your eyes will change color. Just warning ya....Looked fun though! : ) (robertmacdowell is correct!
graycloud057 1 year ago
i mean thats cool in all but usually you have to notify the railroad and get permission so you dont get hit by a train,those tracks look like there in service for high speed freights or something.
shininghappyperson7 1 year ago
@shininghappyperson7 With all the law suit happy lawyers out there, good luck on getting permission. If you have an accident, the person giving you permission will state they never gave you permission in order to save their job. I used to belong to Narcao. The Railroads required $20,000,000 of liability coverage which we got through United Short Line Rail Service. Then we were escorted by the Railroad. Look up Narcoa on Youtube.
strobx1 1 year ago
imovie intro
sasukeuchihayou 1 year ago
Very cool. Some tracks are inactive and this could put them to use. These rails could also be used on a safety path.
pcofranc 1 year ago
Yea its kind of beond stupid to do that on a busy railway.
dukes20084 1 year ago
lol speed over safety- now what would the Nickel Plate say about that? :) VERY cool railcar BTW.
arrowguy173 1 year ago
This would be fun on an abandoned line, but stupid to the point of suicidal on a busy mainline. A fully loaded freight train would knock you off the track like an autumn leaf. The metal drive wheels are a bad idea too. Unsure about US signalling systems, but in Australia, they are set off by the axle of the wheels completing a circuit formed by the rails. You could set one off with a piece of fencing wire
Mechknight73 1 year ago
@Mechknight73 Signaling systems work the same in the U.S.
kyla2112 1 year ago
@Mechknight73 Railcars & rail bikes are too light to make a good connection on railroad tracks. The circuit would be intermittent at best & besides if you set off the block signals and the dispatcher see your moment on the CTC board and theirs no moment scheduled, the local police will be there to welcome you.
strobx1 1 year ago
@Mechknight73 Yes it easy to set off the signals. Ive seen trees and large limbs set off crossing signals because they are wet and across the tracks after a severe thunderstorm..
TheZeke1974 8 months ago
suddenly people are concerned with a random persons safety? all of the comments are funny, people bitching because it looks like someone is having a better time. who gives a shit, let em take THEIR risks
zulubakery 1 year ago
@zulubakery It's called respecting people's property, you dont go to a airport and ride your bike down the run way do you? No, because it disrupts traffic. Same on a active railway line, the rail bike may activate a circuit that rail traffic control will think is a train in the block. There are other options, such as finding a abandoned railroad track, just ask a railroad fan they will tell you where you can go. Get permission to be there, and respect other peoples property.
geeps08 1 year ago
@geeps08 fair enough, but i dont do that at the airport because there are fences that are difficult to cross not to mention security personnel. i think the issue has more to do with ego, pride and some remnant of an outdated mindset of the railroad being a service in constant need of security and defense when train robbers and indians were running amok. besides its not like there is mutual respect anyway, its a business. profit, or what threatens it is the only reason were having this argument
zulubakery 1 year ago
@zulubakery OK, fair enough, but what about the poor guy or girl whose job it is to control the train and the trauma it would cause them and their families knowing they killed people when their train ran them over?
KimberleyRobbins 1 year ago
well hopefully you guys get hit by a train eventully, because its the only way you'll learn not to be idiots and trespass on an active railroad line. find some property that you have a right to be on and stay of the mainlines. douche bags
geeps08 1 year ago
I wouldnt ever do that on a mainline. You should have done it on a side track.
trailerparkboys4life 1 year ago
What do you notice about that railroad track?
#1 no weeds and high ballast.
#2 Top of the rail is polished to a shine.
#3 no rail joints, continuous welded rail.
#4 good wood on the ties and rail anchors on every tie.
ACTIVE MAINLINE. Train speeds 40-79 mph.
Penalty for getting caught on it: Jail. If not death.
I'm not saying it's ok to ride little-used lines. Saying riding that one isn't even dumb.
robertmacdowell 2 years ago 39
Death penalty for going on railroad lines? LOL! I don't believe that to be quite true. Unless you mean death as a natural consequence.
Patrickisreallygreat 1 year ago
@Patrickisreallygreat yeah that's what I mean. Even funner is lying there in racking pain for 8 hours while your buddy limps back to civilization to get you a medevac... assuming you HAVE a buddy and he can limp. That did happen with a flying shingle in the Adirondacks in the 80s. That sort of thing is why they formed NARCOA so we could get organized and get legit. Flying shingles (flimsy homebrew contraptions) are disallowed because they're unsafe. Sorry.
robertmacdowell 1 year ago
@robertmacdowell i saw your comment and is it true that i could go to jail if i make one to use on a track? please reply, thanks
fordlukebo 1 year ago
Please watch:
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TABAGfrancis 1 year ago
@fordlukebo I'm not him but yes it is. Even if your walking on the tracks it is considered trespassing.
TrainmanCSZ4UP 1 year ago
@fordlukebo TRUE! Trespassing on Railroad Property is a Federal Crime. If you are caught you will be arrested, your bike confiscated and cut up! The Railroad is a VERY DANGERIOUS PLACE! Trains can come at any time. Railroads are controlled by the Federal Railroad Administration which is the railroad version if the FAA. You try that on CSX or BNSF and see what happens to you!
strobx1 1 year ago
i have a question. it that legal to ride the tracks? guz if so screw going to the road and biking in ill make one of thise and drive on the tracks!
AtvProjects 2 years ago
@AtvProjects ?????
LordoftheKaty 1 year ago
would you be aloud to ride on open tracks?
AtvProjects 1 year ago
@AtvProjects Oh, it was kinda hard understanding that. Anyhow, no, certainly not. That is considered tresspassing to the railroad, and obviously thats no abandoned line. So no, I think thats actually considered a federal offense, may be wrong.
LordoftheKaty 1 year ago
NOO WAYY, you are trespassing and can be arrested, bike impounded.
1 the bike is not FRA/ AAR or Railroad approved
2 You do not have a clearance from Rail Traffic Control.
3 you can get killed
4 liability
etc etc.
geeps08 1 year ago
right but you can hear a train coming long before it gets there.
NotCops 2 years ago
@NotCops no... you can't. I know you're thinking "how can you not hear THAT"... but fact is, trains can be dead quiet from head-on. And you're on a machine that's making a lot of noise. I've ridden speeders out on the line, I know of what I speak.
robertmacdowell 1 year ago
@NotCops Thats not true. Trains run on welded rails and out in the country crossings are far & few between plus frequently the locomotive is in low throttle positions or is idling down hill. If the wind is blowing towards you, you will not hear the train
strobx1 1 year ago
Gonna lmfao if a train hits ur ass
denniswarcrafter1 2 years ago
Kyle (I presume)- Nice job on the cart. Always wanted to build a rail cart. The only thing that held me up was a source for the wheels. Can I ask how you came up with yours? I know of an infrequently used track that goes by some interesting places (see my Beach City Cave video) that are too far to walk to (I'm getting old!) and too far from access by road. A rail cart would be just the ticket.
awizardalso 2 years ago
did you guys make that yourself? as in homemade? looks really awesome
gmsmedia 2 years ago
If that track isnt abanded, then you ppl are not too smart. What if an Amtrack came speeding through. You'd all be into pieces.
06chevyboy 2 years ago 3
suck if a train came
loveanianimeme 2 years ago 27
Yeah, like loveanianimeme said, "Suck it train lame."
JCT111th 1 year ago
@loveanianimeme It would really suck if she came...
zcg3 1 year ago
Its an interesting toy, but looks rather slow,
stopglobalswarming 2 years ago
Check the schedule!
stopglobalswarming 2 years ago 3
You would also have problems going over switches and diamonds as the seats sit below the top of the rail head.
redmancsxt 2 years ago 3
heres an idea,allow the wheels to be free floatting (so to speak)meanning let them slide freely on the axles the spring load them so they can follow the conture of the tracks while still forcing them against the rails! problem solved then strap a 10hp motor on it a go for a ride.
smr1967 2 years ago 2
Yeah not solved. They'd need a differential to do that. It is driven....
MorkaGraven 2 years ago
all that would need to be done is spline all 2 axles then attach a sprocket weld on some motor mounts and she done.not a hard engineering problem infact its pretty much basic.A first yr student could figure it out.
smr1967 2 years ago
Judging by how the tracks look, that line is still active. The top of the rails look shiny, which is a clear indicator that a train has gone over it recently.
kc9fsh 2 years ago
not everyone uses that little thing called common sense. in a way its good because it helps control the population...
smellmyfartgas 2 years ago 2
Smell- Common sense isn't so common anymore. Primarily because we're doing such a fine job of 'idiot proofing' our world that the idiots are now living long enough to breed. Stupidity is hereditary and since sexuality is instinctual, the stupid genes are reproducing at a phenomenal rate. So much for the process of natural selection.
awizardalso 2 years ago
warped...but so true!!! haha!
kernowrock555 1 year ago
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conductorron 2 years ago
Is US standered wider than our UK standard? looks like it. And that looks like fun!, We dont have abondened tracks here, its ether all far to overgrown, or the Beeching axe took the rails up
Marillionmad 2 years ago
@Marillionmad 4 feet 8 and one half inches = Standard Guage or 56.5 inches between the rails/
strobx1 1 year ago
This design is a good launching point. It's similar to commercially available "velocipedes." It just has two basic flaws that can be addressed quite easily.
dcatoffm 2 years ago
1: The wheels are too narrow. This is not a problem with good track, but older stick rail with bends and kinks will derail this thing easily. Wider wheels will help.
2: It's only guided in the center. This allows a pivot point that can rotate the cart off the rail. A pair of guide pins (preferable with rollers) located just forward of the front axle will alleviate that issue.
dcatoffm 2 years ago
lol good with that
TheStarlightfox 2 years ago
Jeez, that looks like "Kramer" from Seinfeld! Ah the beautiful simplicity of rails. The energy required to propel any load over distance is so much less than with rubber-tired vehicles. No wonder we waste so much fuel in this country....
ROCKSTARCRANE 2 years ago 2
Seems like a great idea if you have an abandoned track nearby. Especially if it was recently abandoned, like I hope those tracks were.
Kingfishersquadron75 2 years ago
coool but id suggest wider wheels with a notch on the inside so they stay on the track (like ordinary train wheels)
killman369547 2 years ago
wait are u a railfan?
trainlover479 2 years ago
sweet thats hard to make but awsomeness with it too
LuigiLuigi8989 2 years ago
your bike is shite, your video is shite
autofive 2 years ago
And your English is shit.
RudolfoShock 2 years ago
RudolfoShock: And your English is shit
shite, the word is shite. did nazi occupation teach you lowlanders nothing?
autofive 2 years ago
I agree, i mean look at how low it sits, you cant even go over RR crossings, you would slam the shit out of your ass trying to rocket across. What a waste of time, this goober says it took 2 months to build it, waste of time and materials.
Moltixar 2 years ago
his bike is really cool ya loser its just unsafe on USED RAILROAD TRACKS
trainlover479 2 years ago 3
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autofive 2 years ago
Are you and your family (or friends) really that dumb??? Take a good look at the rails and you will see they are SHINY. That means trains go through there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
trainzrule5 2 years ago
ha ha so true
zoot12345 2 years ago
lol, but yeah. Stay off used RR tracks.
trainzrule5 2 years ago
wait untill you get hit by a train.
then there is no more fun
ramonnie007 2 years ago
did you guys hear the wolf when they were pushing it with there foot and i would buy it
maryandrobby 2 years ago
was that a dog in the middle of the railroad?
Garfulon 2 years ago
i guess an addition to the bike could be guide wheels... like rollercoasters have... this way it won't slip off the tracks every now and then.
regarding the above posts about the tracks being active... i'm sure there is nothin to be triped.. it seems like a staightaway secluded piece of rail - hope some idiots won't copy the idea, decide to cross towns listening to their ipods and tune out train horns from the distance!!
bacalhau75 2 years ago
how do you make it and do you have to get permission
kenney90210 2 years ago
Question for the videographer. Does this contraption actually conduct enough current to trip the signals?
charlieb640 2 years ago
that and its also illegal, you can get a huge fine and possibly Jail time for that its the same as tresspassing on privet propertey exept this property has 10,000+ Ton trains going on it
madrailman91 2 years ago
it would be very very very funny if u triggerd the crossing gates!! people will be like " what the hek are we stuck here for, I can crush that with my car." make a vidio like that and post it. It would be AWSOME if you did that. TRY IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
trainiac3 3 years ago 2
What if a train comes? Or do they not use those track anymore?
TrainTrackTrav 3 years ago
Notice how the rail head (top of the rail) is not rusted? That is an indicator that the tracks are used, polished by the train wheels.
railroader1993 2 years ago 2
Yep! That's scarry! I think you should find an abandon line or go to a museum. Not trying to be mean or rude but this could get you killed!
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olpasi 3 years ago
Looks like it would be pretty fast once you got going. I guess you could pedal for further as well because of the low rolling friction. Best to keep to disused lines though, unless your contraption will operate track circuit signalling
petem1989 3 years ago
Outstanding bike! Nice work!
ultimatebanjo 3 years ago 2
put a nice gass motor on that!!
skaterland6 3 years ago
i always wanted to make something similar to this but with a 5 or 8 HP sideshaft engine to power it. I'm sure it would be quite fast considering such little friction. It would probably be a death trap though too.
0verload 3 years ago
Good thinking...I was just telling someone a few post down that I live right next to the train tracks and have never even thought about building one of these. I know the approximate times that they go by so I should be fine as long as I stay off during those times. I could cruise right into town. Wonder what kinda fine though if you got caught.
neolightproductions 3 years ago
heh yah man the fine is probably pretty harsh. wouldn't it be funny though going through crossings on a home made contraption with a air horn of some sort. people would be like "WTF?".
You should try and find some storage track areas that are seldomly used. Would be great to test it on. we've got a good length of storage track here it's about 2.5 miles and it goes through a tunnel too! would be perfect for playing around with something like this. it's used maybe once a mth.
0verload 3 years ago
to neolightproductions: If you try that which I wouldn't recomend watch out for "ghost trains", unschedualed trains that normally don't run at that time. And the fine is large I'm sure. And if you do get hit and killed imagine how the engineer will feel.
gp40mc 2 years ago
oh honey look at the train,crunch! lol good way to kill ur sellf
mysteryskaterccs 3 years ago
that's an abandoned railroad right?
ricky0317 3 years ago
I have a railroad behind my house and if you know the approximate times that they normally go by then your fine. Normally it's like 8:00pm at night and like 5:00am in the morning for me. So they probably just doing it in between times.
neolightproductions 3 years ago
nice suicide thing
8tyman8 3 years ago 2
the trains coming get out the way lol ahahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
700xxrider 3 years ago
if the railway cops showed up they could arrest you because they have federal arrest powers
Sgt236 3 years ago
they only have the arrest power of a state trooper
imtrainman49 3 years ago
r they those guys that ride the vans on the rail road tracks and they have those cool tires
me and my freind threw and rock right in the window it was open
it was great
studman0614 3 years ago
nope they drive cars that are almost identical to police cars
RailhaterPunisher 3 years ago
well that's kinda retarded xD
PanicPanicPanic 3 years ago
A really nice suicide-machine. I like that.
nazzzzo 3 years ago 3
Very cool.. Your mom rocks ! I think I hear a train...
bonejack1313 3 years ago 2
too narrow wheels
danieladamko 3 years ago
the only problem with your train track mobile is what will happen if you drive over a switch, its slung too low and it will hit the switch
sausageslaps 3 years ago
what switches... theres not switches on any tracks here. only a greaser box thats on the side of the tracks.
BurningTirez 3 years ago
but there will be switches, and what im saying is that unit could not negotiate a switch since it is slung low between the rails.
sausageslaps 3 years ago
you dont think the greaser presents a hazard? stopping on dry rail is tough enough, let alone wet, or greasy rail, a machine weighing 23000 lbs, can slide for 1500 feet after running over a greaser.
imtrainman49 3 years ago
How'd you forget the guide rollers mounted on the frame inside of each wheel? They could roll against the inside of each track and that'd keep the thing on the tracks, letting you go much faster. You didn't finish the thing. Patience....go back to thet shop and finish it!
pretty cool though......(stay off the curves on the track...trains win the fight every time)
billllyh 3 years ago
"That's illegal"---waaaaaah!!! I'm telling mommy! Like these cry babies have never violated a law... Bet their lives are really boring. Good job on the cart. Maybe version 2 will stay on the rails better.
SLOBoe 3 years ago
you ever see what someone looks like after a train hits them?
imtrainman49 3 years ago
Yes, in person. It's a lot quicker and more comfortable than cancer or Alzheimer, though. I'd rather use a good amount of vigilance and forethought and live life, than waste life away being a ninny shut-in.
SLOBoe 3 years ago
hard to believe you would still trespass after seeing someone hit by a train,look im not gonna start some bullshit flame, just find a small railroad, ask them permission, tell them you will sign a release waiver and have all the fun you want, I work for a railroad, and my machine isnt as loud as a locomotive, you walk 40 feet away and you cant hear it anymore, but I can still go 30 mph, and I for one wouldnt like to meet that contraption on a curve. Also, raise it up some, too low for crossings.
imtrainman49 3 years ago 3
Hey, I'm sure you're a reasonable guy--so am I. Not speaking for what anyone else does, and this isn't even my video. But with my cart I was always extremely on the look out for trains, hi-rails, and anything else. We only went at night so we could see oncoming lights easier, and the cart was so light and slow you could clear the track in a heartbeat. Traffic was slow because it was in a helper district. Not saying you're not right from a common view, but we were very concerned about being safe.
SLOBoe 3 years ago
It's still trespassing, no matter how you justify it. Not cool at all.
I'd like to introduce you to some of my brothers in the locomotive who have seriously injured or killed people who were trespassing on railway property... or even some of their families, since quite a few of them can't take the pain and end up taking their own lives -- all because someone decided to use railway property as a shortcut, a walking path or otherwise decided that the danger isn't real.
Just stay off the tracks.
CPRailRTC 3 years ago
Most people hit by a train are in a car either stalled on the tracks or trying to beat the train at a crossing. pedestrians are usually either committing the act of suicide or too comfortable with their close proximity to a passing train. I think these guys in this video are being very alert to the dangers of an approaching train. And Yes I've been eye witness to train accidents and had a close friend commit suicide by stepping in front of one. There is always risk in a full life lived.
clockguy2 3 years ago
My point is that it is trespassing, Ive told the person who made this video that I do not condone it, and I did give him some tips of what to look out for and told him who to contact for formal permission. They may be alert, but even me, a railroader, has had trains sneak up on me, it happens. If your theory is of risk in a full life, basically you are saying throw caution to the wind, do dangerous things, and your life will be more full, you can enjoy life and still be safe while doing it.
imtrainman49 3 years ago
throw a motor on it
soadissoamazing 3 years ago
time to play chicken with the locomotive!!
sjf91 3 years ago
Wow your gunna get great milages with that
Dmitri777AtYouTV 3 years ago
hahaha
5CRIBE 3 years ago
i wonder if a train came along?
dellman909 3 years ago
me 2
guitarherocentral911 3 years ago
Quick point... isn't it just easier to ride a bike alongside the traintrack rofl...
cgs26 3 years ago