3 Ballast Ore Car Friction Bearings NEED Oil Before The Long Trip South!

An Escanaba & Lake Super Railroad MOW worker puts oil onto the axles on these 3 vintage ballast cars with friction bearings before the train can pull it away. These are full of ballast, most likely needed for the washouts south of Crivitz. Can you imagine having 100 cars to do this with? I wonder how many times they'd do this, way back when? After they finish they'll slide in Alter Metal to the CN and head south towards Crivitz kicking up dust like an old wild-west movie! 00:00 - Early Morning Start at East Kingsford, MI 00:44 - ELS Train 9am Departure Right on Schedule 01:40 - Alter Metal Heading South 02:47 - Discussing the 2026 Big Boy Chase Plans 03:42 - Arrival in Wisconsin - County N 05:12 - Heavy Freight Action at County O 07:25 - Marking Track Maintenance Needs 08:00 - Inspection of the Ballast Ore Cars 09:39 - Oiling the Friction Bearings on Axles 11:00 - Ore Cars on the Move 12:57 - Complex Switching Operations Begin 15:04 - More Freight Passing Through 16:57 - Shuffling Cars for Alter Metal 21:00 - Picking up Center Beams from CN 28:29 - Dealing with Local "Fans" on the Road 31:26 - Final Yard Movements & Shunting 39:40 - Heading to Highway 8 & Holmes Junction 42:12 - First Train to Crivitz in 2-3 Weeks 44:40 - Visiting the Washout Repair Site 45:52 - Slow Roll Through Wausaukee, WI 50:17 - Wrap Up & Big Boy Tour Teaser SUBSCRIBE TO THIS CHANNEL FOR MORE!! My SHORT VIDEOS here:    / @trainsupofmichigan   *Follow Me on Facebook:   / jasonasselinsadventures   *Follow Me on Instagram:   / jason_asselin   IF YOU LIKE MY CONTENT AND WANT TO DONATE: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr... @All rights reserved.