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Railroad and model railroad videos that try to show something unique with good quality production. Check my playlists for some of the major themes - passenger trains going fast; trains in severe weather, interesting freight railroad operations, model railroad scenes that try to recreate poorly maintained track, and more. Many videos are from the Chicago area. There is much more to come, partly from a 10 year archive of videos that I'm in the process of posting, partly from brand new content.
CN L536 with a SD40-2W meets CN M337 after Amtrak uses 39th St. Crossover
The CN Chicago Sub doesn't have much traffic north of 95th St., so a three-train meet is uncommon. 39th St. interlocking isn't often used to crossover, and it's only 10mph. But in this case, it was the only option - M337 held short of it heading north on Main 2, and L536 pulled through 21st. St. and 16th St. diamonds while a window was open instead of holding for Amtrak's Saluki, Train 390. That forces 390 to crossover from Main 1 to Main 2 ahead of M337, as L536 is stopped on Main 1 north of the signal.
With the crossover reset, M337 then gets a flashing red restricting signal, and begins to move. Out of the fog then comes L536 heading south, with a highly unusual SD40-2W leader, and bot...
With the crossover reset, M337 then gets a flashing red restricting signal, and begins to move. Out of the fog then comes L536 heading south, with a highly unusual SD40-2W leader, and bot...
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Sky Railway GP16 smoking up a grade and tiptoeing across a wooden bridge at sunset
Просмотров 357Год назад
Even with just four cars, this GP16 has to work hard on the steep grade out of Santa Fe. In the first clip, it's higher-speed (relatively) NMRX track. The second scene is on the rickety tourist-only track, where the same train tiptoes across a neat wooden trestle at sunset.
Amtrak's Southwest Chief in New Mexico - Semaphores, Jointed Rail, Desert Beauty
Просмотров 2,2 тыс.Год назад
Seven clips of Amtrak's Southwest Chief in the beautiful scenery of New Mexico. Of the seven clips, six are on the endlessly endangered passenger only segment of the Chief's Route. For 223, miles, over two mountain passes, the Southwest Chief is the only traffic - one train each way per day. Several years ago, Amtrak CEO Richard Anderson proposed that the entire segment be converted to a bus se...
Smoky SD70M-2 on CN PTC train + Two IC SD70's lugging 185 cars on L536
Просмотров 349Год назад
First up is a very unusual move on the CN Chicago Sub: A CN PTC test train went north on Main 2 to Kelly, where the line becomes single track. Then, as shown here, it reversed direction and headed back south on Main 1. As it passed by 47th St., it met northbound M337, which you'll see briefly. A camera issue lost my footage of the meet. Later, tripod-equipped, L536 heads south at the same locat...
Metra SD70MACH's running solo; dual F59PHI's
Просмотров 460Год назад
Unplanned stop to see what Metra had tonight on the outbound Metra rush for the MILW lines. This video shows the most interesting catches - two outbounds with a SD70MACH running solo, and two other outbounds with a pair of F59PHI's. On the second SD70MACH clip, you can see the wheels really spin right over the crossing as it throttles up.
Modeling Amtrak Hiawatha Service Failures... In Miniature! (HO Scale)
Просмотров 2 тыс.Год назад
Follow along as I recreate Amtrak Hiawatha service failures in miniature! Featuring: cancelled trains, delays, broken coach A/C, no wifi, no bikes, no seats, chaotic boarding lines, and plenty of equipment failure! In presenting this - no hostility is meant to Amtrak crews, who have to work through all of this and try to keep the chaos in check. Thanks to a club for generously allowing me to fi...
FCCA Peru Part 1: Intro & Tunnel Motor + SD40 roaring up a 4% grade
Просмотров 678Год назад
This is first of 3-4 videos of the Ferrocarril Central Andino railroad in Peru, the 2nd highest railroad in the world. To begin, there is an introduction on the traffic and route of FCCA, leading to the first video clip of an ex-SP tunnel motor roaring up a 4% grade. Upcoming videos will feature unique GE's leading trains across high bridges, through tunnels, and up and down elaborate switchbac...
EJ&E SD38-2 & GT GP38-2 working Chicago-area locals.
Просмотров 384Год назад
For the last couple of days, CN has had EJ&E SD38-2 661 paired with Grand Trunk GP38-2 4917 on jobs working out of Glenn Yard in Chicago. The first two clips in this video show the pair leading R967 on two different days, which serves a few industries on the north end of the CN Chicago Sub. At one point between those assignments, that power set was used to switch out cars on the west end of Gle...
Amtrak's hospital train to Beech Grove + The Cardinal
Просмотров 6 тыс.5 лет назад
June 30th, 2019 was the last run of the Hoosier State between Chicago and Indianapolis, after Indiana ended funding for the service. When it was running under Amtrak, the Hoosier State ferried equipment to and from Indianapolis that was destined for Amtrak's Beech Grove, Indiana shops. Now, that role falls on the Cardinal (Train 50/51) and it seems like Saturday is the day when Chicago sends th...
Double, Triple & Quadruple meets in 4K between 45 GO, VIA, and UP Express trains
Просмотров 2,6 тыс.5 лет назад
There is endless action during rush hour on the West Side of Toronto Union Station, and this video captures it from several angles. Watch GO, VIA, and UP Express trains wind over, under, and alongside each other simultaneously from both aerial and ground level perspectives. Toronto Transit Commission trains also pass by in the clips, with the 511 route on the Bathurst St. bridge and 510AB on Sp...
MRL night gas local climbing Evaro Hill and scenes along the 10th Sub
Просмотров 3,3 тыс.5 лет назад
Two Montana Rail Link SD70ACe's roar up the 2.2% grade of Evaro hill. The steep grade is west of Missoula on MRL's 10th Sub, where the gas local is usually the only train that heads west upgrade. After watching it snake around the curves at it ascends the grade, the video shows it at two more locations near Arlee, Montana. The last location features jointed rail that likely dates from the time ...
IHB SW1500 throttles up lugging 65 cars + the NS bottle train with molten iron
Просмотров 9 тыс.5 лет назад
At Hohman on the IHB main line, a SW1500 is coming off of the Calumet City Industrial track straining to pull its 65 car train. A close up shows the tank cars passing over a pretty worn joint in the interlocking as it crosses from Main 1 to Main 2. Soon after it passes, the NS bottle train heads west behind a GP38-2. Look closely and you can see the glow of the molten iron inside, heading from ...
Views of 30 different trains on CSX's Peninsula Sub Trestle in Richmond from 2010
Просмотров 2,1 тыс.5 лет назад
Once upon a time I had an apartment where I could see trains on CSX's Peninsula Sub right outside my window. On some busy days, I'd set up a camera; this is a compilation of a couple days showing 30 movements in total. Some trains are sped up, because this location, between Fulton Yard and Rivanna Junction in Richmond, VA, has restricting speeds and signals for some movements and this video wou...
BNSF Joint Line trains grinding away at the grade right behind each other
Просмотров 2,1 тыс.5 лет назад
The not-so-common combination of track warrant operation with heavy traffic and steep grades on the Joint Line south of Denver leads to this interesting scene. A southbound coal load is grinding out the last bit of the climb from Denver, and will soon enter the signal track at Palmer Lake to head towards Pueblo. But a grain train is able to follow closely behind it, as the signals it passes hav...
Crew on a CN stack train grabs paperwork on the fly from a tower
Просмотров 2,4 тыс.5 лет назад
This video starts with a CN stack train grabbing paperwork at speed from the ex-EJ&E tower at West Chicago, IL. Unfortunately, I goofed and zoomed out before zooming in, which I tried to fix, but you can still see it happen. I heard that they were grabbing a set of TGBOs(Tabular General Bulletin Order) for the crew to get to Fon Du Lac, WI. The rest of the video samples a few other CN trains th...
A lucky 3-way Metra meet after two trains depart at the same time
Просмотров 4,4 тыс.5 лет назад
A lucky 3-way Metra meet after two trains depart at the same time
Two NS freights roar through 2015 Blizzard
Просмотров 3,5 тыс.5 лет назад
Two NS freights roar through 2015 Blizzard
A Metra UP-N express cuts through the fog
Просмотров 3 тыс.5 лет назад
A Metra UP-N express cuts through the fog
Two UP freights climb the grade out of El Paso, TX
Просмотров 1,9 тыс.5 лет назад
Two UP freights climb the grade out of El Paso, TX
HO scale train switches a car on bad, grass-covered track
Просмотров 16 тыс.5 лет назад
HO scale train switches a car on bad, grass-covered track
NKP 765 doing 50+ MPH by the White Sox Stadium
Просмотров 13 тыс.5 лет назад
NKP 765 doing 50 MPH by the White Sox Stadium
1080p reupload: Last days of the ex-Virginian Princeton-Deepwater District
Просмотров 1,2 тыс.6 лет назад
1080p reupload: Last days of the ex-Virginian Princeton-Deepwater District
Riding the CTA Purple Line to the Loop through the old Wilson Station
Просмотров 4,4 тыс.6 лет назад
Riding the CTA Purple Line to the Loop through the old Wilson Station
Metra's fiery switch heaters at Tower A-2 in 0 ℉ temperatures
Просмотров 8 тыс.6 лет назад
Metra's fiery switch heaters at Tower A-2 in 0 ℉ temperatures
Amtrak Wolverines going 110mph through Michigan
Просмотров 29 тыс.6 лет назад
Amtrak Wolverines going 110mph through Michigan
Metra plowing through a January snowstorm
Просмотров 15 тыс.6 лет назад
Metra plowing through a January snowstorm
Last days of the ex-Virginian Princeton-Deepwater District
Просмотров 7 тыс.9 лет назад
Last days of the ex-Virginian Princeton-Deepwater District
Amtrak 350 flies through a blizzard at 100mph
Просмотров 1,4 млн10 лет назад
Amtrak 350 flies through a blizzard at 100mph
Where did this video take place
Second train was hauling the mail.
Snow Piercer ❄️
Is this real or CGI
Is this real or CGI?
Trains in snowstorms are fun to catch!
How fast can it truly go? 70 mph is impressive
As a Brit, who has been to the states many times, I have never seen any American train go fast. Presumably because of the state of the track. Except one! The one out of New York to Boston-the Acela! That now travels at 150mph great. I was on that one! I've seen many of the extremely long goods trains, travelling at about 50 mph max. Be great if America could get back to the 30's were trains ran more often.
Played this on repeat several times when "Love's Unkind" by Donna Summer came on the radio 5 minutes ago. Such upbeat songs as that suit this video perfectly.
TRAIN chas ing the nkp 765 in ohio july 2012🛤 🚂🚃🔔
And I can't see the train because of the blizzard
Just like how it was back in the 50s and 60s
Here is a adjusted holiday song for the Holiday sesson. "OVER THE RAILS AND THRROUGH THE WOODS, to grandmother's house we go, the train knows the way (add to the song).
If 3001 was restored in operation in 2025 they would test him in 80 mph
The Doppler At 1:06…… GOD, WHERE ARE YOU?!?!?:
put it on 2x speed and you got the polar express
Dude needs some serious therapy! People don’t realize how that affects the conductor & the engineer. It also affects the CXS community! Get help what you’re doing is not an answer!!
Greyson Wells
Abernathy Dam
Susana Burgs
Lang Crossing
Marvin Plains
Hauck Island
Hester Corner
The Deepwater district is still active idk what you meant about “Last days”
Pretty sure that’s me doing Jingle Bells
VTech kicks in
I miss railfanning in the snow.
Crazy part is those tracks aren’t there anymore
Yeah and it looks so different now.
@@GemsofEarth crazy part is when I was really young I remember there being tracks and the next time I was over in rockets landing when I was around 12 like 6-8 years later I’m like I swear there were tracks here lol
@praab05 Yeah when I lived in the South Richmond area, I didn't realized until I visit that area again. I usually fish out there and it does feels different even that warehouse. The train track is literally the bike path.
@@GemsofEarth before going to college literally would ride my bike on that path that was once memories
I saw 661 paired up with GT 6222 last month.
Great to know you visited this railroad!! I'm from Huancayo and I have many videos of the trains in the FCCA line..
Which part of America is this and what is the temperature?
great catches and video of this long distance train with heritage 203 on one of them
0:40 I love that k5la!!
MILW-W=Milwaukee District/West Line. MILW-N=Milwaukee District/North Line.
The little engine that could.
The Norfolk and Western is it its tender like three tenders to make it look like Flying Scotsman
NKP 765 can carry lots of carriages and freight without the help of a diesel locomotive
Very fast
I thought it would have to run slow due to the blizzard
Trains in the snow! It doesn’t get any better!
Nice. I was at Wagon Mound April 2023. I’m surprised the semaphores are still there. When did you shoot the semaphore clips?
Are these signals still up as of April 2024?
they have a club car… 👍👍👍
Just read the description. Such a historical video. I wonder if there are any historical pictures and videos of this land zoomed out before it was all rebuilt.
Is that a legit section of 90mph track in NM? I'm amazed BNSF would willingly install the PTC and trackside equipment to operate the cab signaling for that. Of course that track is so straight that they could probably run it at 125mph with a few upgrades to signaling
Yes, it’s legitimate. PTC can be used for this speed with no additional cab signals. PTC is mandated on that stretch regardless of speed.
What was the first horn?
leslie A200
There was not one flatspot on that gracious beast
Are you sure that one locomotive isn't an ALCO? Beautiful scenes of northeastern NM and railroading. I wonder what caused that intermodal move to be shifted off the transcon. BNSF pulled freight off this line years ago. ❤😂
What about collateral damage to the ties?