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Raymond Lewis
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 11 ต.ค. 2010
I am new to video but plan to post more videos soon. Be patient and I promise I will add more content. In the meantime check out my Flickr and Instagram accounts.
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Union Pacific 566 Flanger Eastbound at Soda Springs on Donner Pass/March 2023 #shorts
Here is a short clip of a flanger working hard through Soda Springs headed eastbound. #shorts
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Union Pacific Flanger at Soda Springs on Donner Pass March 2023 #shorts
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Here is another short clip of a flanger plowing early in the morning of March 5th at 01:35, working it’s way down the number 2 track west of Soda Springs. With the wind still blowing, the snow slightly let up as the flanger passed by. 1st attempt at night video. Got some work to do! #shorts
Union Pacific 566 Flanger at Andover on Donner Pass March 2023 #shorts
มุมมอง 320ปีที่แล้ว
Here is a short clip of a flanger plowing snow after the storm let up and some sunlight broke through. Here the UP 566 is eastbound headed back to Truckee, CA. #shorts
Union Pacific Winter Ops Preview #shorts
มุมมอง 8Kปีที่แล้ว
Preview of flanger, spreader and rotary snowplow action on Donner Pass. Lots of video to go through and process. #shorts
Preview of Union Pacific on Donner Pass footage in March 2023 #shorts
มุมมอง 4.1Kปีที่แล้ว
Short Clip of what is to come. I spent 10 days on Donner from Feb 26th to March 8th. This is the least impressive of the footage but wanted to throw this out there. I have tons of flanger, spreader and even some new rotary action on the way! #shorts
4k: Union Pacific Railroad Rotary Snow Plow at Troy, CA on Donner Pass
มุมมอง 121Kปีที่แล้ว
On Feb 9th, 2023, Union Pacific Railroad operated its rotary snow plow over Donner Pass. A spreader set worked west between Soda Springs and Cisco, plow, plowing snow onto the #2 track/up against the snow bank from the #1 track. The rotary traveled east up the #2 track, cutting the snow bank back. Here is the condensed version of the footage I caught.
Union Pacific Railroad Spreader at Troy, CA on Donner Pass
มุมมอง 8Kปีที่แล้ว
Every winter the Union Pacific Railroad has an operation over Donner Pass in Northern, CA. Better known as the Winter Professionals, these UP employees work around the clock to keep the rails clear of snow. The use a variety of railroad equipment as well as snow cats and piston bullies to push snow off of the railroad right of way. The first plow set runs on the number two track pushing snow fr...
BNSF Crossing Hassayampa River Near Wickenburg, AZ
มุมมอง 571ปีที่แล้ว
Still working on refining video skills. I need a better audio recording but I like the idea of posting first attempts at video so I can look back and evaluate my progression. Here is a short video of BNSF 3770 leading the westbound ZWSPPHX6-13 across the Hassayampa River just west of Wickenburg, AZ.
4K Union Pacific Railroad Spreader at Upper & Lower Cascade Bridge on Donner Pass, CA
มุมมอง 31Kปีที่แล้ว
Every winter the Union Pacific Railroad has an operation over Donner Pass in Northern, CA. Better known as the Winter Professionals, these UP employees work around the clock to keep the rails clear of snow. The use a variety of railroad equipment as well as snow cats to push snow off of the railroad right of way. The first plow set runs on the number two track pushing snow from the edge of the ...
Drone footage of Union Pacific Spreader on Donner Pass, California 4K #shorts
มุมมอง 4.7Kปีที่แล้ว
Every winter the Union Pacific Railroad has an operation over Donner Pass in Northern, CA. Better known as the Winter Professionals, these UP employees work around the clock to keep the rails clear of snow. The use a variety of railroad equipment as well as snow cats to push snow off of the railroad right of way. The first plow set runs on the number two track pushing snow from the edge of the ...
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I'll start off that makes my feet COLD! Great shot!! Scott Marsh
I'll tell you what's bad about flying a drone in this.....fingers freeze. My hands are exposed much longer than with a camera. I need a solution before next trip
I don't know which video game franchise this is a DLC for, but I'm excited.
Killer and Frosty looking Scott
Amazing drone footage!
This certainty was some awesome footage. I am curious as to how to recorded the sound ?
Thank you for the comment. I record the sound from the ground then sync it into the video. I'll have some more Donner Pass snow removal footage posted soon, just need to edit it but haven't had the time.
the old 567
Only see one of these in old government films growing up...
excellent photography when the full video coming out?
Hopefully soon. I flew back to Reno to shoot some more rotaries then just haven't had the time yet. Hoping in the next 3 days or so
I’d like to know how they cleared the snow before the advent of modern diesel engines, steam rotaries and flange pushers?
@natgass8102 On Donner Pass it was mostly covered in wooden snow sheds, then good old fashioned manpower. Not sure what the other railroads/locations did. But I know plows have been around quite a while
Beautiful video, I especially love the scene with the abandoned tunnel. Nice to see the 70 year old F units still providing yeoman service on one of the world's most important railroads. Do they still have 567s or do they have newer engines? I assume Jeremy Renner is not driving the snowcat.
Its said that the b unit on the rotary set on this plow, SPMW 207, was repowered with a 12-645 engine.
Wow Ray, that is incredible footage. Thank you so much for going there and sharing the footage with us.
Thank you! Should have more in the next few weeks once I organize and edit everything.
That was incredible. I so appreciate you filming that.
Beautiful, can't wait to see more.
I love the people and machines that keep the world going???? So Many do so much!
Dream jobs, train or cat operator!
This has got to be the best Donner Pass snow plowing video I have ever seen. I would like to see more arial video with a long view. Also showing how close the Interstate highway is to the tracks.
Thank you! I have some new footage I need to process. Im new to video but am working on different angles as well. Very limited with the drone in regards to focal length...and the fact I live 11 hrs from Donner....more to come
When I get home, my wife asks me what did I do at work, and i'm like "today I watched a train shoot snow off the donner pass" and she just smiles and doesn't realize the calm these kind of videos bring me. lol
Haha glad it brought you some entertainment!
I wonder if the drone operator was part of the train crew since this video goes for so many miles which would put it's operating distance too far from one starting point to communicate with the drone?? Spectacular video
The rotary goes like 3 to 5mph. I am able to relocate. It may look like alot of mileage but it's not. This footage probably covers 1.5 miles if that. I got alot more footage last week, and I was pacing it around 2.6 mph at times.
Back in the day, i was fortunate enough to be invited aboard a couple of private rail road cars trips and when we traveled this route after a fresh snowfall, standing on the back platform was spectacular with only two small ribbons of track revealed in the fresh snow as we passed through! Not being from snow country it was always a thrill to watch the rails disappearing behind the car. At different points along the way, snow would be falling covering the tracks in the distance like nobody had disturbed natures beauty! 🚦🚂
When I was a kid in Truckee, the minute the snow began to fall, ALL the town plows and many of the Dads with trucks with plows would immediately go out and start plowing, because we had SO much snow, SO fast, every winter, that if you got behind it, you'd lose all the roads; the town would get shut in and isolated....for the whole winter. For real.
I wonder what the last year was, that actually happened. The whole town mostly shut in, with no road use
Yup ~ it is bleeping AWESOME to see in person, lol
'Rudolph Diesel'... 1896... still doing the mandatory Big Work.. :)
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Don’t go to Kiev
Great video...
Really smart running the caboose. Always smart to be safe!
Southern Pacific coming through ! straight onto Colfax!
The road crew responsible for snow removal on the road running parallel to the railroad tracks - 🤯
He did a great job paralleling the plow
Absolutely wonderful video -- the amount of hours they must have been employed to clear snow this winter must surely have paid some serious OT.
They are putting in a ton of hours this year for sure!
Haven't had to pull that bad boy out for some time now. Too Bad California has removed and destroyed almost every Hydro Electric Dam in Southern CA. Now they can just watch all this water drain into the ocean. Go Woke, Go Broke. That's the plan. Destroy the US Economic and food producing strength and turn Them into a 3rd world H**l hole.
Seen those in Colorado, gots me under my blankets keeping warm. Cool video. 🏜️😎☝️✝️🛐❤️
My uncle was an engineer for for the Western Pacific RR . Any snow sheds still being used?
There are three sheds left. Back in the day there was 50+ miles. Today, 2 miles'ish exist. One right above Donner Lake, one on the west portal of the "big hole" (tunnel near Norden), 1 at Norden and one at Shed 10 near Cisco. All protect switches.
Breathtaking views, thanks for sharing this.
Much appreciated!! More videos coming soon!
Damn that power unit sounds good!!! I could listen to that all day!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Editing in the audio is the hardest part since the drone doesn't take audio
Very cool. Thanks!
Glad you liked it!
Kudos to the crews, that is truly a coordinated effort. What powers that blower, sure moves the snow. What’s next, it melts and floods. Wish you the best
Good job stupid. Throwing snow back over your own tracks. You union Morons could never think using your own brains.
Thanks for sharing this amazing footage!
Thanks for the comment/view. Glad you enjoyed it. Working on 10 days of footage now. Hopefully will be uploaded soon!
Cool
What an awesome machine.
I sure the Donner party could have used one of those snow blowers!
This was before the big snow days.
There was still alot there even at that time. But yea I just left on March 8th and quite a bit more snow. Caught the rotary then too. Just need to edit that footage
Excellent drone footage . . ! Passing this link along . .
Thanks Paul. 3rd video I've ever done. Gonna refine it. Have, like 67 videos that I took from the last trip. Hope to have them up in the next week. Lots of cool flanger stuff!
Snowcat needs a snowblower!
i think you have it figured out . looks great just like all your other work
I appreciate the kind words. Helps me stay motivated. Lots of footage coming from flangers, spreaders and the rotary
Good video I like it a lot🚂🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃 We had are train show lot of videos p.waco
Thanks for watching
@@raylewis_rr_photography Did you get the BIG HOOK yet?
@PWaco-yq7wr No sir....I left On March 7th. I live in Phoenix now, so it's a pretty long and expensive trip. I love the place so much though I try to go back every year. Just retired from the Air Force, so I'm trying to make the most of it.
What drone are you using to capture sound? That is really clean!
I have a Mavic 3. I record sound from the ground and sync it in with premiere.
We now have over 45' of snow at the Donner Pass. Our home is 700' lower and we have 42' of snow so far this year.
I just left yesterday after 10 days of shooting trains. It's getting deep for sure....wait, it's freaking deep haha. Been going up there about 25 years. I missed a few big years while deployed, but it's the most I've seen personally
Too bad the Donner party didn't have one of those! They would have made it to California!
Great footage and amazing quality. I love the little Cat that was following along side earlier on.
Thank you!
What is the tunnel to the left? An old grade I assume?
Yes it's abandoned tunnel #40. It was abandoned in 1975.