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Uploaded by on Jan 9, 2009

Moving at switching speed on 136 lbs. per yd. RE rail
Transportation Technology Center, Pueblo, Colorado
derail used: Aldon® Low-Height Portable Derail

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  • OH man, camera change at the worst moment!

  • You guys who have no clue about railroading, this was taken out of a video for new hires to demonstrate how portable de-rails work. They didn't do it just for fun.

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  • Why would some one WANT to intentionally derail a train?

  • awesome

  • @Krause12689 or call the maintenance guys have them rerail it and then shove the car in the rip track before anyone above the yardmaster knows about it.

  • @Krause12689 yeah and run over one on the job and your in deep shit!

  • speed it up!

  • cool!

  • That's the problem with derailers. They work. :)

  • good video of a scotch block in action (the Americans call it a derail but this side of the Atlantic the word derail is solely a verb)

    generally here we only use scotch blocks as temporary solutions or for sidings that are used once in a blue moon

    Trap points (switch to nowhere) are the preferred way of derailing runaway wagons

  • @simulatorman You are really lucky to have video of that time. All I have from the 60s is a photo taken of a 400 Class narrow gauge Beyer Peacock Garrett in our local yard taking water with two of the local Kennedy brothers as Driver and Fireman.

    I used to haunt the yard waiting for them as I knew if there was any shunting to be done I could always get a cab ride around the yard sitting on Don's Crib box out of the way.

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