7:17 And as for that Dr. Seuss-looking contraption it’s towing behind it, I have no clue what that does, but if you do, please let us know in the comments!
At 7:13, that looks like a tamper. It lifts the rail on either side of the fingers, which then plunge into the ballast on either side of a tie and shake it to adjust the track. The long trailing piece is part of a photoelectric system that checks the rails for being level.
UP also changed their cabs from old cabs (1980-2005), to new and modern cabs. The reason why they changed it is because when they go long hood forward (LAF) it’s makes the engineer stress turning their chair left and right to change the throttle. So they use newer cabs which makes the engineer more comfortable to operate in the cab.
Nice video! I caught BNSF 525 leading a manifest out of Des Moines this year. To make it rarer, the yard where the train originated at is operated by NS.
CPKC’s new scheme will only be applied to new locomotives or ones that have been in a wreck/need a rebuild and all of the specialty locomotives like KCS 4006 or CP 6644 etc will remain completely unchanged. Something like the Ex BNSF Dash 9’s will likely be the first ones to receive the new scheme.
Good video. Side note here....the last part of the video you were on my old stomping grounds. Tuscola. I was wondering if you had any more videos from there. I grew up in Tuscola (and now live in Missouri) and remember seeing Chessie, Mopac, and Illinois Central. Sadly they are all gone now. But hey thanks for the small clip. Keep them coming
Why does it seam like everybody has a death wish when it comes to trains? It’s also weird that crude oil train didn’t have buffer cars. Idk, maybe the tanker cars coupled to the locomotives had something in them.
When they get to to Heaven, God going to ask, "Did you see that train moving?" They reply, "Yes, but we didn't think it could catch up to us!" God then sends them to Hell for being so stupid...the end.
*watches the part with the B40-8W's at the beginning* It's crazy how the mighty have fallen with those units from GE though: They were once hustling hot shot intermodal trains on the Santa Fe Mainline, mainly at doing speeds like say up to 70 MPH in some areas... and now just look at them: Being reduced to just switching duty/yard work.
It looks like there's either a laser or a laser reflector on the trolley that gadget at7:12is towing, so it's probably to make sure that it's leveled properly, like road surveyors do
If anyone wants to come up to Minnesota, there is a train that operates on the Hinkly sub , with not one but two Dash 8’s still in ATSF colors , don’t know where the two units are right now but I know one could possibly come up my way on the Lakes sub this weekend . Don’t know if this helped anyone or not but o well :-)
3:42 typical cn. I’ve seen so many geeps that have lazy patch and numbering jobs. For example, cn 4910 is an ex gmtx leaser, and they patched everything over in black, except the word ‘locomotive’, and then just spray painted “cn 4910” on the cab. It’s been like that for about a year.
You should visit this town named Danville Illinois Norfolk Southern crosses the CSX and on the Norfolk Southern it’s the Wabash district so you can see trains 255, and 256 CSX’s Line Also, comes out of Bedford Park Chicago so it sees intermodal and manifest traffic.
I’m still so glad we now have a BNSF B40 preserved and supposedly is gonna be repainted as a Warbonnet. Let’s hope one of their C40-8Ws can meet the same fate. I see the AC6000CWs as motive power that couldn’t reach their full potential, because they were too powerful. Plus, they look so damn cool! EMD’s SD90MACs had it worse unfortunately, although I don’t know every problem they had.
And the same for SD75M's. One unit that should be able to be save has to be 250. Reason why? That unit was the last one delivered in full Santa Fe marking, aka... Santa Fe on the Cigar Band and Santa Fe Billboard lettering on the sides, well before Santa Fe merged with BN to form today's BNSF Railway. :)
@jimmyhook4852 Well, I’d certainly love to see one of those saved. Sucks that a number of them went to Progress Rail while others have been rotting away in storage. At least some of the Ex NS SD70Ms went to RJ Corman so I’m happy with that.
Merch, anyone? okieprint.com/SPR/shop/home
Ya gotta check out the BRC Clearing yard in Bedford Park IL
8:41 Third in the last ship
7:18
2:04 2:05 Why? It needed new paint.
7:17
And as for that Dr. Seuss-looking contraption it’s towing behind it, I have no clue what that does, but if you do, please let us know in the comments!
At 7:13, that looks like a tamper. It lifts the rail on either side of the fingers, which then plunge into the ballast on either side of a tie and shake it to adjust the track. The long trailing piece is part of a photoelectric system that checks the rails for being level.
UP also changed their cabs from old cabs (1980-2005), to new and modern cabs. The reason why they changed it is because when they go long hood forward (LAF) it’s makes the engineer stress turning their chair left and right to change the throttle. So they use newer cabs which makes the engineer more comfortable to operate in the cab.
Saw that CN 8818 back on it’s home rails in Duplainville, WI. I paced it for over two miles. Truly a one of a kind locomotive!
Nice video! I caught BNSF 525 leading a manifest out of Des Moines this year. To make it rarer, the yard where the train originated at is operated by NS.
AC6000's were also used by BHP Iron Ore in Australia. Sadly, like CSX, they're now retired.
They were used to pull the heaviest train in the world!
CPKC’s new scheme will only be applied to new locomotives or ones that have been in a wreck/need a rebuild and all of the specialty locomotives like KCS 4006 or CP 6644 etc will remain completely unchanged. Something like the Ex BNSF Dash 9’s will likely be the first ones to receive the new scheme.
That’s what I’ve been hearing, the Ex BNSF Dash 9s are supposed to be the first painted in the new livery.
9:16 UP Still has roughly 100 or more still on their roster
Man This Video Is Good Southern Plains Railfan And Nice Catch Of A Dash 8!
Thank you!
Bnsf 525 was in a other video that i was watching as a 25 power move
I saw that same BNSF war bonnet in Topeka, Kansas
Good video. Side note here....the last part of the video you were on my old stomping grounds. Tuscola. I was wondering if you had any more videos from there. I grew up in Tuscola (and now live in Missouri) and remember seeing Chessie, Mopac, and Illinois Central. Sadly they are all gone now. But hey thanks for the small clip. Keep them coming
1:35 that’s a very sad tanker car I see there lol
Neat to see those old Dash 8s still being used on BNSF
Using any DASH 8 B or C version on mainline would be gold-star awesome!
Great video, awesome, AWESOME, more please, . ✌️👍
Why does it seam like everybody has a death wish when it comes to trains? It’s also weird that crude oil train didn’t have buffer cars. Idk, maybe the tanker cars coupled to the locomotives had something in them.
IIRC, that train was empty.
Oh
When they get to to Heaven, God going to ask, "Did you see that train moving?" They reply, "Yes, but we didn't think it could catch up to us!" God then sends them to Hell for being so stupid...the end.
Nice!
Man, I am so used to hearing that GP60 horn so much, and now it's an RS3L. I do like the new intro though!
*watches the part with the B40-8W's at the beginning* It's crazy how the mighty have fallen with those units from GE though: They were once hustling hot shot intermodal trains on the Santa Fe Mainline, mainly at doing speeds like say up to 70 MPH in some areas... and now just look at them: Being reduced to just switching duty/yard work.
If it makes you feel better, those ES models will end up as switchers in about 10 years...
@@crsrdash-840b5 Wow...
Why doesn't Burlington Iowa have a live rail cam?
Boy this new intro is hot
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I got a new intro but SHEESH this guy goin HAM
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Thank you!
i enjoy these videos
The 2nd MOW machine was a tamper. Its job is to lift ties into proper position and tamp ballast under them.
It looks like there's either a laser or a laser reflector on the trolley that gadget at7:12is towing, so it's probably to make sure that it's leveled properly, like road surveyors do
If anyone wants to come up to Minnesota, there is a train that operates on the Hinkly sub , with not one but two Dash 8’s still in ATSF colors , don’t know where the two units are right now but I know one could possibly come up my way on the Lakes sub this weekend . Don’t know if this helped anyone or not but o well :-)
Another w video from a w person.
W?
Awesome catches!
Thank you!
3:42 typical cn. I’ve seen so many geeps that have lazy patch and numbering jobs. For example, cn 4910 is an ex gmtx leaser, and they patched everything over in black, except the word ‘locomotive’, and then just spray painted “cn 4910” on the cab. It’s been like that for about a year.
Burlington Northern Santa Fe?!
Cool video
Thanks!
You should visit this town named Danville Illinois Norfolk Southern crosses the CSX and on the Norfolk Southern it’s the Wabash district so you can see trains 255, and 256 CSX’s Line
Also, comes out of Bedford Park Chicago so it sees intermodal and manifest traffic.
I caught some BNSF warbonnets, one in Western springs, IL and one in Superior, WI
8:42 I saw that same train Lemont lol
7:23 It's a surveyor a large device that measures angles, banking, grade, Etc. from a fixed point. Your Welcome !
Great video keep up the content my friend.
I caught a UP C40-8W 7005 in western springs
Awesome catch SPR I might fix that drawing I made u with the plow
4:03 I have footage of this exact consist passing my house!
I’m still so glad we now have a BNSF B40 preserved and supposedly is gonna be repainted as a Warbonnet. Let’s hope one of their C40-8Ws can meet the same fate.
I see the AC6000CWs as motive power that couldn’t reach their full potential, because they were too powerful. Plus, they look so damn cool!
EMD’s SD90MACs had it worse unfortunately, although I don’t know every problem they had.
And the same for SD75M's. One unit that should be able to be save has to be 250.
Reason why? That unit was the last one delivered in full Santa Fe marking, aka... Santa Fe on the Cigar Band and Santa Fe Billboard lettering on the sides, well before Santa Fe merged with BN to form today's BNSF Railway. :)
@jimmyhook4852 Well, I’d certainly love to see one of those saved. Sucks that a number of them went to Progress Rail while others have been rotting away in storage. At least some of the Ex NS SD70Ms went to RJ Corman so I’m happy with that.
@@AlikStansberry True.
Luckily enough I got to see 156 before uh, you know
I caught one 5 years ago
Is there ever gonna be a face reveal?
Someday I want railfan with u
dash 8's YYEESS😈😈
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Nice!
Unfortunately common sense is lacking everywhere and will get rarer...cause Walmart doesn't sell it.
He needs to go to other places lol