The refrigeration units in the reefers on those freight trains sure didn't have to work very hard that day. Even the rails have an icy sound as the trains roll by. Reminds me of a steam excursion train I rode on the Western Maryland Railway back in Feb. 1972. The air temp itself was around 20 degrees in Baltimore when we departed and even colder at the destination of Hagerstown. Like a typical railfan nut, I rode the open dutch door vestibule most of the trip. The steel vestibule floor felt like a block of ice through my tennis shoes. Took a good while to thaw out after that trip but you know I'd do it all over again without a second thought. Enjoyed your extremely cold train watching in Julesburg.
You have to wonder how that cargo in those boxcars hold up. I can only imagine there is TV's and laptops in some of those cars. Inside of those rail cars must be below freezing.
On some of the units you can hear the whine of dynamic brake resistor cooling fans ... makes you want to place your hands near the fan exhaust to stay warm! Just watching your video made me put on an extra sweatshirt! Stay warm this new year ...
Tom...did you notice that your train ending at 9:32, didn't have a WORKING FLASHING TAIL/TRAIL LIGHT? EVEN though most of the AUTOMATIC HOT BOX COUNTERS AND MOST LEAD ENGINES ARE SUPPOSE TO HAVE A DATA CHANNEL NOTICE OF "LIGHTS" OUT, IF YOU HAVE U.P.s 800 no. they do appreciate the heads up on Signal Lights / Crossing Gates / Car Accidents that may take out their operational and safety equipment. Put this in your cell. Try to look at each first engine on a train, and remember its number, and even the traling engine's number, if there is one, and it's light's status, is not on in mid-level brightness. Those numbers, especially the lead engine is the train number but not the TRAIN'S assigned "Flight No." Or assigned cargo make-up no. See Distant Signal videos on here for his knowledge and excellent videography. You still Jump shots on some of your newer videos. Let the trains do the movements or many people are going to send you their asprin bills! Call signs on radio are ALWAYS THE LEAD ENGINES' NUMBER. THE PHONE NO. TO REPORT DISCEPENCIES IS 800-742-5877. Keep your calls to a minimum length, they're after all, playing with a large TRAIN SET in the Old Engine House repair site as the master dispatch center with a back up? in Dallas... Burlington also has a number....You can also find their no. in the same identical placetposition I find the U.P.R.R.'s number on...On the side of the signal boxes at each siding/crossing silver box or a radio repeater equipment shack at the side of the tracks with a giant, tall, 1/2 wave STRAIGHT LINE ANTENNA. Cut freqs for 160mhz up thru 168mhz. I'd pickup a radio if I were you. Danny Harmons' Distant Signal website videos has several videos on how to get and turn on the radios for all kinds of know how to operate and pickup all the dirt! Good Luck! Send me your list of freq for all the puget sound Mics and usages. Later!
Tom nice vid. That second manifest blowin into town through the fog and snow, that looks sooo cool. Julesburg The Town That Would Not Die now sits on it's forth location. And even though folks in the Colorado Territory begged The UP to build into Denver, they kept on laying track to the west. Tom do you know Colorado Pacific Railroad? If yes what info do you have?
Traveling Tom, I have been enjoying your collection of trains video. Question? Is it ok to download a small part of a video to use about 10 to 20 seconds to put in a train show I am making for fun. It would be put on vimeo and I would give you credit for using a part of your video. My grandfather was a railroad man and will killed in the 1920's at the railroad crossing in Gettysburg by a truck that couldn't stop and ran over him. I wanted to use only the trains back in his days. Either way, thank you for all of these wonderful trains.
Brrrr... Thanks for the nICE video. Another place for me to check out once I finally get to Colorado permanently. Plan on doing a lot of videos of UP and BNSF. 👍👍👍
I felt like I was on planet Hoth. Tried filming the first scene with no gloves and I thought my fingers were going to have frostbite before it was over. Really bad Winter storm was coming from the East. With the blowing wind that day, a person with no jacket probably wouldn't last 10 minutes out there.
No the BNSF uses tracks from Sterling to Denver. The Union pacific has tracks from Limon to Denver. There is a rail line from Julesburg to Sterling looks pretty much abandon or rarely used. Unknown who owns that line.
Nice time to capture that train. I live in Julesburg and do many train videos like this but this one is a relly good video you got.
The refrigeration units in the reefers on those freight trains sure didn't have to work very hard that day. Even the rails have an icy sound as the trains roll by. Reminds me of a steam excursion train I rode on the Western Maryland Railway back in Feb. 1972. The air temp itself was around 20 degrees in Baltimore when we departed and even colder at the destination of Hagerstown. Like a typical railfan nut, I rode the open dutch door vestibule most of the trip. The steel vestibule floor felt like a block of ice through my tennis shoes. Took a good while to thaw out after that trip but you know I'd do it all over again without a second thought. Enjoyed your extremely cold train watching in Julesburg.
You have to wonder how that cargo in those boxcars hold up. I can only imagine there is TV's and laptops in some of those cars. Inside of those rail cars must be below freezing.
Made me shiver watching it. Good video!
Another great video Tom, and I'm sure that you would have felt a lot safer than the one you filmed at night in downtown St Louis!
Wow, great catches
On some of the units you can hear the whine of dynamic brake resistor cooling fans ... makes you want to place your hands near the fan exhaust to stay warm! Just watching your video made me put on an extra sweatshirt! Stay warm this new year ...
Very nice, color looks so beautiful. The wind blowing the snow above the rail that's terrific.
Tom...did you notice that your train ending at 9:32, didn't have a WORKING FLASHING TAIL/TRAIL LIGHT? EVEN though most of the AUTOMATIC HOT BOX COUNTERS AND MOST LEAD ENGINES ARE SUPPOSE TO HAVE A DATA CHANNEL NOTICE OF "LIGHTS" OUT, IF YOU HAVE U.P.s 800 no. they do appreciate the heads up on Signal Lights / Crossing Gates / Car Accidents that may take out their operational and safety equipment. Put this in your cell. Try to look at each first engine on a train, and remember its number, and even the traling engine's number, if there is one, and it's light's status, is not on in mid-level brightness. Those numbers, especially the lead engine is the train number but not the TRAIN'S assigned "Flight No." Or assigned cargo make-up no. See Distant Signal videos on here for his knowledge and excellent videography. You still Jump shots on some of your newer videos. Let the trains do the movements or many people are going to send you their asprin bills! Call signs on radio are ALWAYS THE LEAD ENGINES' NUMBER. THE PHONE NO. TO REPORT DISCEPENCIES IS 800-742-5877. Keep your calls to a minimum length, they're after all, playing with a large TRAIN SET in the Old Engine House repair site as the master dispatch center with a back up? in Dallas... Burlington also has a number....You can also find their no. in the same identical placetposition I find the U.P.R.R.'s number on...On the side of the signal boxes at each siding/crossing silver box or a radio repeater equipment shack at the side of the tracks with a giant, tall, 1/2 wave STRAIGHT LINE ANTENNA. Cut freqs for 160mhz up thru 168mhz. I'd pickup a radio if I were you. Danny Harmons' Distant Signal website videos has several videos on how to get and turn on the radios for all kinds of know how to operate and pickup all the dirt! Good Luck! Send me your list of freq for all the puget sound Mics and usages. Later!
Nice video
Thanks, TT
You are welcome.
Tom nice vid. That second manifest blowin into town through the fog and snow, that looks sooo cool. Julesburg The Town That Would Not Die now sits on it's forth location. And even though folks in the Colorado Territory begged The UP to build into Denver, they kept on laying track to the west. Tom do you know Colorado Pacific Railroad? If yes what info do you have?
Thank you. I have never heard of the Colorado Pacific Railroad.
When there's a Helper as in the 2nd train and it's at the end of the train, is there a FRED? Where? On the last car or on the Helper?
Cheers
No Fred on pusher locomotives at rear of the train. Rear headlight must be on.
@@travelingtom923 then pusher should have to go along all the way, isn't so?
A Fred ?
@@fhowland Flashing Rear End Device. Or a device with a red flashing light on it.
Traveling Tom, I have been enjoying your collection of trains video. Question? Is it ok to download a small part of a video to use about 10 to 20 seconds to put in a train show I am making for fun. It would be put on vimeo and I would give you credit for using a part of your video. My grandfather was a railroad man and will killed in the 1920's at the railroad crossing in Gettysburg by a truck that couldn't stop and ran over him. I wanted to use only the trains back in his days. Either way, thank you for all of these wonderful trains.
Which direction first & third trains going? West or East?
Great bit of history, thanks
Nice catches
Brrrr... Thanks for the nICE video. Another place for me to check out once I finally get to Colorado permanently. Plan on doing a lot of videos of UP and BNSF.
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Lots of trains on this main line.
Great vid.
Thanks for standing out in the bitter cold so we don’t have to👍
That was around 5:30 in the morning. Was bone chilling cold but some great video.
Gee, I didn't know that they have freight trains on Ice Planet Hoth! 🤣
I enjoyed the footage even if from a completely alien landscape to me.
I felt like I was on planet Hoth. Tried filming the first scene with no gloves and I thought my fingers were going to have frostbite before it was over. Really bad Winter storm was coming from the East. With the blowing wind that day, a person with no jacket probably wouldn't last 10 minutes out there.
Well at least the train crews from Union Pacific have cozy digs in the form of their engines ...
That might be the only brick depot standing between Cheyenne and Omaha
What about Union Pacific's line that goes from Julesberg to Denver? Does UP still use that?
No the BNSF uses tracks from Sterling to Denver. The Union pacific has tracks from Limon to Denver. There is a rail line from Julesburg to Sterling looks pretty much abandon or rarely used. Unknown who owns that line.
@@travelingtom923 Okeedokee thanks for the info
@@travelingtom923 For BNSF that must be a coal route from Alliance, NE that crosses over UP's mainline near Sidney if I'm not mistaken
@@scoobycarr5558 Yes that is correct.
Looks a might chilly!
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I can hear the wind it most be cold
Like ghost trains!
Ah, the good old days. Sounds like my kind of town. Lol