I lived right by the water tower for 7yrs.... 20+ trains daily kept it quite active day and night!! And that siding get used for lumber and pellet type fertilizer drop off.... last I remembered anyway!!
Really interesting to see True Value put a hardware store right next to the old depot there for a very compelling contrast in history. Those were most likely ethanol loads for Chicago and points south.
That's a Ethanol Train and when going through Towns and Cities they have a speed restriction on how fast they are able to run through strictly for safety..
I bet if you could find someone around there they may let you tour that old building and it's contents and tell you what they done there but stay safe and keep the video's coming
👍👍 very nice Steve. Not sure if you noticed, in the shot with the 3 trailers that tower and shack or old house, is a Ham radio station. Not too clear, but it looks like a 2m beam antenna vertical and horizontal polarized. nice. your Dad would have noticed it. 😃
That's a lot of power pulling all the tanks! My granddad worked on the trains as a Caboose attendant on the Southern Railways line! Heidelberg, MS still has a main thru line! ATL to NOLA
You might see some empty potash trains heading up your way, CN is route trains from the East Coast of Canda through Chicago, then up to Winnipeg, Manitoba and then onto Yabro, Saskatchewan to reload, because of problems in Northern Ontario.
Looks like the structure @ 4:34 used to be a grain facility where grain would be gathered for shipment, same w/the white structure across the tracks. My guess the siding is used to set out MOW equipment or as you said; bad red red cars. They don’t want to take it out ‘just in case’ (businesses likely aren’t coming back) or it it costs more to remove it than keep it ‘as is’. Removed the switch stand as it’s one less thing to maintain or have a rail car or locomotive pick the switch.
I lived right by the water tower for 7yrs.... 20+ trains daily kept it quite active day and night!! And that siding get used for lumber and pellet type fertilizer drop off.... last I remembered anyway!!
Great video Steve love the old Railroad tracks through what use to be industrial area's. Thanks for sharing stay safe Steve.
Really interesting to see True Value put a hardware store right next to the old depot there for a very compelling contrast in history. Those were most likely ethanol loads for Chicago and points south.
Nice to see the old buildings, those tall buildings were probably grain handling facilities. Thanks for sharing.
Good videos always Steve.
Very cool video Steve.
Neat old grain elevator!!
Nice setting, nice video
I enjoyed your video 😊👍
That's a Ethanol Train and when going through Towns and Cities they have a speed restriction on how fast they are able to run through strictly for safety..
I bet if you could find someone around there they may let you tour that old building and it's contents and tell you what they done there but stay safe and keep the video's coming
Cool Steve, I watch these trains all the time, I work at Jor-Mac in Lomira
Wow, you love trains too! We have two things in common now! Semper Fi and Can Do OORAH
I like to watch that line after it passes lomira and works its way into the little town of allenton. a cool rail fan spot
👍👍 very nice Steve. Not sure if you noticed, in the shot with the 3 trailers that tower and shack or old house, is a Ham radio station. Not too clear, but it looks like a 2m beam antenna vertical and horizontal polarized. nice. your Dad would have noticed it. 😃
That's a lot of power pulling all the tanks! My granddad worked on the trains as a Caboose attendant on the Southern Railways line! Heidelberg, MS still has a main thru line! ATL to NOLA
You might see some empty potash trains heading up your way, CN is route trains from the East Coast of Canda through Chicago, then up to Winnipeg, Manitoba and then onto Yabro, Saskatchewan to reload, because of problems in Northern Ontario.
Old grain tower, this is the Soo Line main Chicago to Minneapolis or Sault Saint Marie.
Looks like the structure @ 4:34 used to be a grain facility where grain would be gathered for shipment, same w/the white structure across the tracks. My guess the siding is used to set out MOW equipment or as you said; bad red red cars. They don’t want to take it out ‘just in case’ (businesses likely aren’t coming back) or it it costs more to remove it than keep it ‘as is’. Removed the switch stand as it’s one less thing to maintain or have a rail car or locomotive pick the switch.
That's NOT Appleton!
12,800 hp Oil Can!!
I got a train video for you, I’m going to send it over thru email!
Pipeline on wheels.