I’ve heard the V20 has some features where it can taper, maybe fade a bit when ninjas are nearby. Helps when going low speed when hauling massive trains (please help me)
Yes, short line railroading is awesome, I work for one around here the southern railway of British Columbia has some great power. Where else do you get to see MP15DCs or SD38s. I don’t catch them nearly enough
As a fellow Minnesotan i love this. i live in along the trail bit of this line and there was talk of rail being laid again years ago but they thought up the green line in the cities and the project was scraped for the green.
pretty much! I think it was going to be called the Rush line or something like that, but it's been cut back more and more over the years and now it's just going to be a BRT route from St Paul into White bear lake (The Purple Line!) But even now that's not looking like it'll happen anytime soon, since Maplewood withdrew support for the project.
I have this one shortline where they have some of the craziest horns they have. Some have S2Ms, some have RS3Ls, 1 has a P3, and one has an old cast P5. This shortline is pretty cool, as it runs at around 50 MPH max because of track upgrades provided by Sound Transit. Their crew are pretty nice as well, as they usually wave at anyone filming trains. The shortline used to have SD70ACes, but they threw them to Arkansas 2 years ago. They also had many classic diesels, including GP20s, SD40s (with and without the -2 configuration) and more. Their remaining fleet of older locomotives consist of EMD GP40Ms from New York Central, which were built in 1965, a large hand of MP15s from the 1980s, and two ex-CNW GP38-2s from the late 1970s. Their rebuilt locomotives include a pair of MP15s rebuilt in 2021, a pair of GP22ECOs in 2011, which were rebuilt from GP40s, and one GP23ECO which was rebuilt from a GP40 in 2016. A pretty interesting fleet. The shortline has 3 divisions, well, 2 now. One of them is the Tidelands division, which is where they keep the remaining locomotives working every day. Another division is the Lakewood division, which stretches all the way out to DuPont, where they interchange railcars with BNSF. They usually send in a pair of matching locomotives to do the job every Monday and Thursday. Mondays are for northbounds (switches up railcars at around 8-9 AM, leaves to head north at 11, after 2 Amtrak trains pass.), Thursdays are for southbound drop-offs. The third division, which is now abandoned, was one of the last segments for The Milwaukee Road's Pacific Coast Extension. It had a steep hill grade of 3.75% over the Puyallup River, which still has the original trestle maintained since the 1910s. Multiple railroads, including the shortline itself, has stalled on the hill. It also had rare equipment, including Safetran hybrid bells and RSI bells. It's very unlikely if this line will ever be revived. That's my local shortline.
RARE: 3AM ET Upload But yes, it can be incredibly fun to learn about and railfan lesser known shortlines, especially ones with awesome power, views and horns like this one.
Great horn. Should you film them again, perhaps some drone footage of their interchange in Hinkley, the yard layout in Rush City and the trackwork in North Branch - I find it of interest and it would be fun to model SCVRR as an model railroad layout.
It’s good that we got documentation on the short line while it’s around because I’d bet a good 50 bucks this line isn’t around in the next 10 years as you said they only have one customer most of their other customers have been cutting tieswith the St. Croix Valley over the past few years and I’m afraid they’re gonna end up like the old Brook Park And Moria Railroad that used to use the line that went from well Brook Park to Moria but was abandoned in the early 2000s because they lost all their customers
They have two customers. There is a big propane tank farm in Rush City and a chemical plant in Harris. Also the Andersen Windows plant bought the old frac sand plant and plan on shipping by rail. Haven't heard when yet. I have lots of videos of this short line on my channel.
Class IIIs hit different. In a really good way. The palmetto up my neck of the woods has GP18s, 20s, SW1001s... All in immaculate shape. Ive yet to see a proper movement of them though, since i dont know their running times
I've gone by SCXY track so many times and have yet to see anything move. I was beginning to think it was some kind of 'moves only if not observed' thing
There are no freight branch lines in my area that are more than 1km long (short spurs to serve 1 industry) but some of our lines are very scenic and see electric suburban trains (some still have trestles). The few long branches are 500+ km away and I can't drive so I'm screwed
The only problem with class 3s is that there’s fewer trains. If you Railfan any major class one mainline you’re guaranteed to see at least one train. With a class 3 you have to know when the train is departing something kinda hard of newbie’s
The only run at 10mph now? That's a real shame, a few decades ago I swear they ran at 20 or 30mph. Sucks to see that the track quality is getting that bad. Love the vid, always nice to see my old hometown and local short line.
My local has 4 GP38-3s and 2 GP40-2s. the GP40-2s have a nice canadian K3l, and the GP38-3s have the same broken rs5t, and got am I "mad" about that. Like bro i wanna hear horn but ok
It's hard to hear you in some parts because i turn volume down because the train is very loud and im in the food court without headphones. Is there anyway to mix the audio to be at the same level?
By the third time they passed you, the crew must have started a bet over how many times they would see you.
Nice amount of likes. (69)
Glad you were able to get these guys! Thanks for the shoutout too.
So cool for you to tip him on the move SD, you’re the best!
Thank you for the help! No problem
I used to know the schedule back when they were busy. It really hurts to see how slow they are now.
You know what else is massive?
The V20 in the SD45s RAAAAAAH
V16's in the Saint Croix SD's
LMAO
Massive
You stole my "do you know what else is massive" joke
I’ve heard the V20 has some features where it can taper, maybe fade a bit when ninjas are nearby. Helps when going low speed when hauling massive trains (please help me)
St. Croix Valley Railroad: 👍
La Croix Sparkling Water: 👎
Oh and thanks for the sub! lol
Heavily agree on that, la croix sparkling water just isn't it
Haha you're welcome, I'm a huge fan of your work. Solid stuff
@@BNSF1458 Thanks!
Fr, when I was 5 I grabbed one of those sparkling waters thinking it was soda💀
the small ones still have great personality 😊
Yes.
Dude💀💀💀💀 i can confirm tho
small ones > big ones ngl
I love the smaller railroads and local operations. This "last mile" is where the real railroad work is done. LOVE THE HORN TOO!
Man, that RS5T is one hell of a horn! Awesome catch and chase!!
I have tons of footage of this railroad on my channel.
AMAZING RS5T
Northern Pacific scheme, RS5T's, old EMD's. What a paradise!
0:41 that’s me!
Class lll railroads go hard
I have lots of footage of this railroad on my channel.
@@lennylarson4192cool!
Have you heard of Minnesota commercial railroad?
Yes, short line railroading is awesome, I work for one around here the southern railway of British Columbia has some great power. Where else do you get to see MP15DCs or SD38s. I don’t catch them nearly enough
massive fun
hi proto
hi proto
Get out😭
As a fellow Minnesotan i love this. i live in along the trail bit of this line and there was talk of rail being laid again years ago but they thought up the green line in the cities and the project was scraped for the green.
pretty much! I think it was going to be called the Rush line or something like that, but it's been cut back more and more over the years and now it's just going to be a BRT route from St Paul into White bear lake (The Purple Line!) But even now that's not looking like it'll happen anytime soon, since Maplewood withdrew support for the project.
My local railroad “WSOR” has only sd40s and Gp38 and boy do I love it
Hey, that used to be mine, too!
@ wsor is a cool railroad
Class threes are a vibe
I love the vibes short lines give! I have the Susquehanna and MA&N in my area, always nice to see!
I have a lot of videos of this shortline on my channel.
TC&W for the win here!
I live along the NP (Northern Pacific) on BNSF
Awesome set of catches! Have a great day.
Love how everyone's highballing through around 2 to 4 am 😂
Dang that's a beautiful locomotive. Nice video!!
I have videos of all of their locomotives in this paint scheme on my channel.
Heck yeah I'll keep this little line in mind since I live in duluth.
Very nice class 3, will you ever come down to West Virginia to ride cass?
I'm always fascinated with shortlines. But the one I'm most fascinated about was the Hartwell railroad in Southern Georgea.
That’s a godly RS5T
That's awsome I go up there alot and I rec them! They are a very friendly crew of guys!
I have this one shortline where they have some of the craziest horns they have. Some have S2Ms, some have RS3Ls, 1 has a P3, and one has an old cast P5. This shortline is pretty cool, as it runs at around 50 MPH max because of track upgrades provided by Sound Transit.
Their crew are pretty nice as well, as they usually wave at anyone filming trains.
The shortline used to have SD70ACes, but they threw them to Arkansas 2 years ago. They also had many classic diesels, including GP20s, SD40s (with and without the -2 configuration) and more. Their remaining fleet of older locomotives consist of EMD GP40Ms from New York Central, which were built in 1965, a large hand of MP15s from the 1980s, and two ex-CNW GP38-2s from the late 1970s. Their rebuilt locomotives include a pair of MP15s rebuilt in 2021, a pair of GP22ECOs in 2011, which were rebuilt from GP40s, and one GP23ECO which was rebuilt from a GP40 in 2016. A pretty interesting fleet.
The shortline has 3 divisions, well, 2 now. One of them is the Tidelands division, which is where they keep the remaining locomotives working every day. Another division is the Lakewood division, which stretches all the way out to DuPont, where they interchange railcars with BNSF. They usually send in a pair of matching locomotives to do the job every Monday and Thursday. Mondays are for northbounds (switches up railcars at around 8-9 AM, leaves to head north at 11, after 2 Amtrak trains pass.), Thursdays are for southbound drop-offs. The third division, which is now abandoned, was one of the last segments for The Milwaukee Road's Pacific Coast Extension. It had a steep hill grade of 3.75% over the Puyallup River, which still has the original trestle maintained since the 1910s. Multiple railroads, including the shortline itself, has stalled on the hill. It also had rare equipment, including Safetran hybrid bells and RSI bells. It's very unlikely if this line will ever be revived.
That's my local shortline.
Shortline enthusiast liked that
indeed
Class lll!😱
You know what else is massive?
*THE LOCOMOTIVE DEADLINE AT WAYCROSS*
Awesome video man!
2:12 my favorite horn ever
Great light I bet you got some nice shots.
RARE: 3AM ET Upload
But yes, it can be incredibly fun to learn about and railfan lesser known shortlines, especially ones with awesome power, views and horns like this one.
Here is the 5:08am the end is near
even rarer is the fact that theres only one low taper fade joke, i thought the comments would be filled with them
I have lots of footage of this shortline on my channel.
Great horn. Should you film them again, perhaps some drone footage of their interchange in Hinkley, the yard layout in Rush City and the trackwork in North Branch - I find it of interest and it would be fun to model SCVRR as an model railroad layout.
I have drone footage of this I can upload to my channel. I also have footage of them switching in rush city.
Where I live class II or III means EMD. I do enjoy seeing them when I get the chance.
It’s good that we got documentation on the short line while it’s around because I’d bet a good 50 bucks this line isn’t around in the next 10 years as you said they only have one customer most of their other customers have been cutting tieswith the St. Croix Valley over the past few years and I’m afraid they’re gonna end up like the old Brook Park And Moria Railroad that used to use the line that went from well Brook Park to Moria but was abandoned in the early 2000s because they lost all their customers
They have two customers. There is a big propane tank farm in Rush City and a chemical plant in Harris. Also the Andersen Windows plant bought the old frac sand plant and plan on shipping by rail. Haven't heard when yet. I have lots of videos of this short line on my channel.
Now I wanna railfan the B&P
Short lines are always fun to railfan!
I love to Railfan short lines
Class 3 Railroads will last a long time with car storage
Fun fun my dads side of the family used to spell their last name St. Criox but have since shortened it to Croy
Nice video 👍❤️
Class IIIs hit different. In a really good way. The palmetto up my neck of the woods has GP18s, 20s, SW1001s... All in immaculate shape. Ive yet to see a proper movement of them though, since i dont know their running times
If you do this again then you should do the Wisconsin and southern railroad here in Wisconsin [Also if you get board of Gevos]
sadly we don't have anyone more wigwags
Forgot about this paint scheme, when I listed on the other page--- DAMN NICE!!!!
I have lots of footage of this shortline on my channel.
Midnight post 😮
North Pacific Coast number 12? What you doing outta Sacramento?
Uhhhm
yes my favourite TH-camr Norfolk southern 9536 uploaded yippeee
A new Camera. Good choice on the Canon. Perfect timing for this new shortline foaming
I've gone by SCXY track so many times and have yet to see anything move. I was beginning to think it was some kind of 'moves only if not observed' thing
Beauriful locos
Question. Why does the loco make ticing noise as it passes you?
Air system , spitting out water.
Once I get a driver's license in a few years I'm going to one of the 3 shortlines near me
Epic
Nice video 😎
I have a class II railroad near me and it's super fun
Love your vids man. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ you should deserve 1 million
Cab mounted RS5T 🗣️🗣️
I think you'd enjoy some Indiana shortlines. Quite a few of them run 25mph on old jointed rail. Reminds you of the glory days of Penn Central lol.
Bro uploaded at midnight 💀💀💀
Im barely awake while watching this video💀💀💀
@jessekeith9847same
Dawg its 3Pm
real
haha, i saw this video when
Try Foaming over the same train with the same equipment every time you go railfanning
There are no freight branch lines in my area that are more than 1km long (short spurs to serve 1 industry) but some of our lines are very scenic and see electric suburban trains (some still have trestles). The few long branches are 500+ km away and I can't drive so I'm screwed
Love this non hinckley sub video great job 👍
The only problem with class 3s is that there’s fewer trains. If you Railfan any major class one mainline you’re guaranteed to see at least one train. With a class 3 you have to know when the train is departing something kinda hard of newbie’s
Yo. What camera is that
0:26 as a Chicago Southsider, I do this every day
Edit: for legal reasons this is a joke
😂
@Rickybnsf ricky
bro
@@TLT_Productions 😊
If you wave to the train crew, It's a +30% Chance of Hornshows during the day
2:40 Did they lose one of the cars? That one in the background is on the same track the train is.
Probably leaving it for the BNSF to collect
What does the train crew do on the days they aren’t delivering to their one customer?
The only run at 10mph now? That's a real shame, a few decades ago I swear they ran at 20 or 30mph. Sucks to see that the track quality is getting that bad.
Love the vid, always nice to see my old hometown and local short line.
When will you catch another head heritage unit? I’m gonna say in the next video they’ll be one or more Heritage Units
You uploaded at 2AM
idk if you mind me asking but what kind of camera were you using is this video?
Submitting just before the deadline:
Real
That’s cool and all. However, Buckingham Branch RR.
My class III railroad serves a lot of customers but seems to rum once an epoch, so I basically never see it
"13"26 my lucky number.
Is that a train
No--- a submarine.
My local has 4 GP38-3s and 2 GP40-2s. the GP40-2s have a nice canadian K3l, and the GP38-3s have the same broken rs5t, and got am I "mad" about that. Like bro i wanna hear horn but ok
1:36 The locomotive bounces! I've never seen that before...
Check out my channel if you want to see more of these locomotives bouncing. I have tons of videos of this short line.
11:53 pm
I got to enjoyed👌🤠
Cant believe this guy went somewhere other than his local line for once
lol 😂
bros finally railfaning smth other than his house
Im barely awake 💀💀💀
same
Why did bro upload so late💀😂😂
Awake at 2 AM because i woke up at 1 am to watch this is fire 🔥🔥🤑🤑
Can you rank your fav commuter rail in America?
barely awake. bru
sweet video🔥 (i’m only 10 seconds in.)
Wake Up Foamer BNSF 1458 Upload!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1111!!
It's hard to hear you in some parts because i turn volume down because the train is very loud and im in the food court without headphones. Is there anyway to mix the audio to be at the same level?
amazing how all it takes is a little paint to put the class in class 3 instead oof it looking like some ghetto operation
Tbh the paint scheme looks WATCO, but nice chase, and awesome job dodging the clouds!
It’s like 7:00 pm rn
MASSIVE fun you say? You know what else is massive?
Stop💀
@@BNSF1458 LOW TA-
Bro's afraid to upload content during the day💀💀💀