Lived in Diamond, literally 100 feet from the Dickinson yard for 10 years when I was young. That was our minivan turning right onto Ferry street when that singe dash8cw was coming out of the wye/engine house by the stop sign at 16:09. Life was so much different then. The wide cabs started to come in and you would hear the compressors spool up at idle all summer long with my bedroom windows open at night. What a find actually seeing my mom's van with us kids in there most likely coming home from school or something.
Totally awesome, captivating video. Majestic SD40-2s to the fore! And, looked like a few clean old SD40s, also. Some great scenery and camera angles. A great insight into that region of the country and it's economic engine.
Incredible footage from a criminally under-documented piece of coal country railroading. The West Virginia Secondary past Alloy heading up to Fola, Swiss and the NF&G is one of my favorite pieces of railroad in the country. Very difficult to photograph these days, as High Power Mountain is the only active loader up that way. However I have heard rumors about Fola reopening on the Vaughn RR, some track-work had already been done so fingers crossed.
I was lucky enough to see a train of empties headed up to High Power Mountain two Septembers ago. Unfortunately, I was not positioned to grab any pictures or video because I was paddling on the Gauley River at the time.
An area that never really got on my radar during Conrail. Good coverage. Was CSX and NS already dividing rolling stock in 96, seems early for that. Seen some patched NYC ConGons in the consist.
7:42 that person lost a paper or a bag they had in their hands due to the wind of the train! 😂 i wonder who that person was, and where they are today. i wonder how crazy it would be if that person saw this footage of themselves in 1996 and they had no idea about it for years 😳
Lived in Diamond, literally 100 feet from the Dickinson yard for 10 years when I was young. That was our minivan turning right onto Ferry street when that singe dash8cw was coming out of the wye/engine house by the stop sign at 16:09. Life was so much different then. The wide cabs started to come in and you would hear the compressors spool up at idle all summer long with my bedroom windows open at night. What a find actually seeing my mom's van with us kids in there most likely coming home from school or something.
Totally awesome, captivating video. Majestic SD40-2s to the fore! And, looked like a few clean old SD40s, also. Some great scenery and camera angles. A great insight into that region of the country and it's economic engine.
Incredible footage from a criminally under-documented piece of coal country railroading. The West Virginia Secondary past Alloy heading up to Fola, Swiss and the NF&G is one of my favorite pieces of railroad in the country. Very difficult to photograph these days, as High Power Mountain is the only active loader up that way. However I have heard rumors about Fola reopening on the Vaughn RR, some track-work had already been done so fingers crossed.
I was lucky enough to see a train of empties headed up to High Power Mountain two Septembers ago. Unfortunately, I was not positioned to grab any pictures or video because I was paddling on the Gauley River at the time.
Great video. Love seeing Conrail blue and SD40-2! Thank you!
beautiful railway and scenery
An area that never really got on my radar during Conrail. Good coverage. Was CSX and NS already dividing rolling stock in 96, seems early for that. Seen some patched NYC ConGons in the consist.
Awesome shots. Felt I was there.
This is some of the best Conrail Footage ever!
What amazing opportunities you had!
Excellent, as usual!
That first set of empties went up to Fola. They may start loading again soon. Great video.
Thanks
Great footage!
I work this line it’s amazing to see how much is still there even though looking a little worse for ware
They were already lettering cars for the split in '96? 5:25
This might have been 1997, not '96.
7:42 that person lost a paper or a bag they had in their hands due to the wind of the train! 😂 i wonder who that person was, and where they are today. i wonder how crazy it would be if that person saw this footage of themselves in 1996 and they had no idea about it for years 😳
i think it was a serviette, probably he was wiping his mouth after an ice cream
5:52 fouled ah RS3L
I love w va
KNWA now.