Metal Detecting along the old railroad tracks, all kinds of suck and a cool artifact

[erikxroads]

wow, you whine a lot, very bad attitude.

[roadkillscjim]

@erikxroads so you're whining about my whining? TROLL! Ahahahahahahahahaha bubye now.

[n00bJesus]

You look like Nathan from Horse the Band.

[Junior48210]

What kind the tool did you use for dig it's really cool !

Thanks

Jr

[BUICK925]

that is why you dont add railroad tracks and metal decting

IT IS GUNA GO OFF ALL THE FUCKING TIME!

[kbron97]

What in the world are you digging with? I have never seen a tool such as that one.

[TheGamingDirect]

deja vu :L

[ridinhonda4life]

i remember wen i was like 3 we found a rail road switch at the woods like at my house it was pretty cool

[storminnormanz]

is railroad tracks a good place to look for scrap???

[Nanpa0]

iron scrap... if you find enough you might get good money for them.

[bingobongo445]

If you can find the location of the depot that's usually where you find the money.

[Bradyw76]

@ 1:33 looks like an old motorcycle gear shift

[RCKTBOY7]

You found some tie plates

[hockeytruth]

Jim you better stop smoking it's sound like you're lungs aren't getting enough air.

And guess what ...if you do you'll save more money not buying cigarettes than you'll find with that metal detector.

And guess what you can't buy... a lung.

Even if you could you won't find a doctor who can install it, they don't replace lungs

[thEannoyingE]

I believe that the brass piece is part of an old switch for the tracks.

[Homesteadforge]

who makes the digger you're using in this video?

[roadkillscjim]

@Homesteadforge It was custom made for me by a guy in Idaho, but he dropped out of sight years ago.

[JohnDeere30201]

nice signal switch

[pennyf9]

where is this? my dad might know what railroad

[roadkillscjim]

@pennyf9 I have it on the maps somewhere...haven't had much luck on RR tracks so I gave up on them for now.

[creamiercorn]

a glitch in the matrix...

[arlingtontrains7]

id love to get that hand switch sighn deal.. haha!!!

[hellomcflyy]

hmm - do you ever do farm fields - I have all kinds of luck in the meadows down by the river - before tractors everything was done by hand - so you get a lot of coins...(and flat buttons..)

[shedhunter0555]

@roadkillscjim If you could make your vidios longer it would be great. It's just that there so short. Keep up the vids though! PLZ take my suggestion! Great find though!

[roadkillscjim]

@shedhunter0555 youtube is VERY much short attention span media! I do a 2-hour long web cast on ustream 5 nights week now! Email me for details!

[2LateIWon]

3:30 Almost looks like a stricker plate to a black powder rifle.

[MrRailroadrunner]

The sign is a RARE switch stand!

[175yam1]

cool ,

[81supernova]

quit smoking,

[17br549]

@81supernova start smoking.

[XxMDIxX1]

Hey Good vid! Never find out unless you stop and try those places... more than once.

[AUSTINSNIPERJACK]

Very good video and hunt. Best of luck on your next time out. HH

[uTubed007]

Still a good outing Jim, thank you for sharing!

[TXCoindigger]

Nice try Buddy. You never know about those old sites until you get out and do it. So many of them look like they should give up some goodies. Have a few of them here myself. Thanks for taking us along. I enjoyed watching.

[DigginAmerica]

Nice dig Jim !.........that's just the way it goes sometimes....you know.

[MagpieScally]

top videos ma man...inspired me to make a vid...and buy a tesoro compadre...first dig this saturday...

[NiagracountyNY]

Ive had many a hunt like that..Just had to satisfy my curiosity.Sometimes it pays off,sometimes U get a penny and a large brass object.Any Hunt you dont get sun Burned,Ate up by bugs(Crocs or large snakes in your case),or arrested.... Is a good hunt in my book..Thx for the video Jim ...HH

[mrpatricko]

HA! Sucked Ass!

[JAD5822]

Jim,

I was a motorman on a vintage streetcar and the item you have looks very similar to the handle for the sander on a trolley. The control handle, brake handle and sander handle were always assigned to the motorman who would carry it from car to car. The sander bin was located just in front of the wheel and the lever was pressed sand would drop on the track in front of the wheel thus improving traction. Looks like a perfect match to me. Great find!

[roadkillscjim]

@JAD5822 WOW, that is pretty amazing. I worked a rail car repair yard as switchman/ loco driver a couple of life times ago, never seen anything like it on modern trains. No brass fixtures anywhere....but this site is very old, I have it on rail maps back to the civil war.Thanks for the info!

[adcarteriv]

thanks man I needed that I haven't been out in awhile. Good to see other people digging even if your not finding anything....HH