@@ryanfrogz I don't want to get into trouble with the VR community but I think they are the "you know" I don't want to use the term since it's the word this channel avoids and I dont want to get in trouble
0:06 Rio Grande hopper, although you didn't pause for it (although you did at 1:28) 0:26 two old Amtrak baggage cars. The first one is in Phase V and was always a baggage car, while the 2nd is in phase IV and was converted from a sleeper car in the 90s. These were last used as extra axles on midwest trains in 2020 1:18 what I always like about the La Grange camera is that you can see inside the hoppers and gondolas 1:48 three brand new BNSF locomotives without any cars. The first is an ES44AH and the other two are ET44AHs. BNSF is one of the few railroads that has bought all-new locomotives in the 2020s while the rest are focusing on rebuilding older units 1:57 CSX 1869 leading 2:08 10-unit lash-up 3:00 slug and geep set and an ex-NS SD70ACu sold to PRLX. I find it odd NS ended up selling units they rebuilt themselves. CSX 1897 is one of the mid-train DPUs 3:36 UP 1111 leading 3:55 UP 1943 leading solo. (again in La Grange at 5:32) I feel we don't see enough of these two units 4:08 CSX 1982 leading 4:48 MOW train reversing with the first piece of equipment being gray instead of green or yellow 6:08 ballast wheel in action 7:29 CSX inspection railcar in La Grange 8:05 one guy crosses in front of a single locomotive pulling one boxcar 8:56 these people crossed at a crossing, but ignored the red lights 9:26 Golden West Service hopper. These cars were mostly owned by Southern Pacific hence the SSW markings 9:37 SD40-2, YN2 GP40-2, and ET44AH. It's quite uncommon for narrow nose power to be put in front of wide cab units 9:56 most of these hoppers have CATX markings, but this one was sold to TRIX. A Reading and Northern open hopper is on the same train 10:25 Jesse, we need to ship freight! 10:36 four units on a short MOW train 11:00 11-unit light power move (again at 14:48) 11:40 two units pulling a GREX train (with their own unit trailing) 11:52 this driver is not aware of their surroundings. The replacement front right panel implies something like this has happened to them before 13:15 Sperry truck passes La Plata station 13:27 NS 34. Only 38 is called "The Brick" 13:50 Amtrak 203 and 164 doubleheading the Southwest Chief! 14:17 Montana Rail Link SD70ACe. BNSF recently acquired them (most of the trains on the MRL route were BNSF run-throughs) and now MRL power is starting to spread across the BNSF system. 15:19 front loader driving through a big puddle 15:45 new flatbeds cor carrying switch sections and/or large steel sheets 16:24 H2 dash 9, H1 dash 9, H1 SD40-2, and a CEFX marroon SD9043MAC. Most were bought by NS and converted into SD70ACus
The town of La Grange and the railroad should look into a safety awareness campaign. In most industries, strings of near-misses almost always lead to damaged equipment and even injuries or death.
I was wondering when I was going to see those.. those FE Trading high wall gondolas at 10:26.. I had a hand in making those about a month ago. Crane operator; I move the end walls along the assembly line to have their various parts welded on. One end wall of those gondolas weights just shy of 3000lbs. Sitting on my lunch break watching this.. then back to moving more end walls. For another contract but same style of car. Also making TTX articulated well cars and hoppers for Richardson. Already been tagged as well, lol.
Some great Freight Roster catches, thanks VRF. As well as an BNSF SD70MAC Executive, there was Montana Rail Link at Chehalis - which is another fine livery, IMO.
Wow! Excellent catching all the trains, especially the UP1943 in both Covington, Kentucky, and LaGrange, Kentucky, a driver inside the car, beats the train in LaGrange, Kentucky, the heritage units, and so much more, I like them all, @Virtual Railfan, thank you very much.
Squaw Creek! @ 1:22 The coal mine is exhausted, but some of the rolling stock endures along with the power plant and aluminum smelter that it once fed.
The large loco transfer moves are mainly a result of basic supply and demand. As changing patterns and levels of traffic demands amoung various areas develop a railroad will need to shift motive power from places where need has decreased to those areas where business requires increased equipment availability.
It's always nice to see the Spirit of the Union Pacific out and about--twice this time!--and I really liked the "Powered by Our People" artwork on the lead loco at Ft. Worth. Arvada usually looks so busy in the sunrises you show us, but in this footage it looked frozen, still and deserted...and as always very beautiful. Loved the power move in the fog in Wichita and the nice shiny one in OKC, as well as the MOW machinery working everywhere (it looks as if Hesperia got pounded by that atmospheric river but the line is still open). And while I suppose this world will never have a shortage of boneheads, that one in LaGrange...It would be LaGrange...Sheesh. Thanks for another great one!
What's crazy about that car that cut off the train in La Grange, Ky is that he didn't have to go through town to make that left hand turn on First St. He could have avoided the tracks altogether by cutting down one of the side streets.
There's been quite a few Darwin candidates at the La Grange camera lately, according to the videos. It feels like they don't think the train can hurt them since it has to go slow on that track. Maybe it should go through at like 30 or 40 kph once or twice just to let the Darwin candidates know that, yes, it is still a train, and it will not and cannot stop for you.
Great shots.Funny guys live in the city of La Grange, Kentucky, and they often cause problems for trains.And the beautiful ending of the big 10.VR successfully and wonderfully select the music.Good luck to you.With great greetings from faraway Russia.
@13:37 This is *not* "The Brick". NS 34 is a Research power unit (was SD35 1530). NS 38 is "The Brick" (and says so right under the number on the cab), a Research track test unit that has a flat hood and was built from an SD40,.
Yet another great compilation; interesting to see some maintenance machines of various kinds. But why do incidents with cars keep happening at La Grange?? This latest one really took the biscuit. Anyway lots of good shots without people being silly and another beautiful sunrise over oh what's the name of that curve? Anyway thank you and more greetings from "across the pond"! 😊
When the train people go through the city like this, can they stop and get off their train and grab something to eat or do they have to keep on going bye
That is one of those questions where the answer is "it depends; it has been done". On the mainline trains we see here, No, because they would interfere with trains following them. Historically, Yes, it has been done both officially and unofficially. In the early days of long distance passenger trains here in the US there were official meal stops, use search term Harvey House to start finding more info. Also, historically, it was sometimes done on small shortline and branch line railroads where normally only 1 train was ever running at a time. Today, it is not unknown around the world for locomotives used on long distance trains to have in their cab a small cooker or even tiny refrigerator. Wabtec who are the current form of the Westinghouse company known for airbrake systems and electrical supplies for locomotives currently make and market cab refrigerators, use search term, ME4250 Cab Refrigerator, to find one such refrigerator.
I am so jealous of people that never have to think, or plan, or organize, or communicate. Just merely exist in their own little world - detached from all reality. Sigh.
To yah people here on virtual railfan I made this TH-cam account for the trains that travels outside of the DMV and that's travel around the world so I live in dc so I can watch all the trains around the world from where Im at and that's dc
Nice catch on ballest equipment in Jonesboro, lots of cool stuff on today's video, the CSX crew's blood pressure probably goes up when that happens in La Grange!🛤🚂
I feel its only us railfans that have the brains on what to do around trains.
Excluding the crew who actually work on the trains, right?
Hardly. I’ve seen more people with cameras right next to the track than I have people with cameras staying a safe distance from the tracks.
@@ryanfrogz I don't want to get into trouble with the VR community but I think they are the "you know" I don't want to use the term since it's the word this channel avoids and I dont want to get in trouble
And what about Canadian railfans?
14:53 looks like the artwork for a Lionel catalog. They always illustrate the headlight beams like that. Cool ! 👍👍👍
Fe Trading- A very IRONic Group! Bad pun! Thank you 😇 😊!
What a ferrous pun indeed!
Ferrocious!
The Darwins are going to keep it up until their luck runs out.
Beautiful ending!
0:06 Rio Grande hopper, although you didn't pause for it (although you did at 1:28)
0:26 two old Amtrak baggage cars. The first one is in Phase V and was always a baggage car, while the 2nd is in phase IV and was converted from a sleeper car in the 90s. These were last used as extra axles on midwest trains in 2020
1:18 what I always like about the La Grange camera is that you can see inside the hoppers and gondolas
1:48 three brand new BNSF locomotives without any cars. The first is an ES44AH and the other two are ET44AHs. BNSF is one of the few railroads that has bought all-new locomotives in the 2020s while the rest are focusing on rebuilding older units
1:57 CSX 1869 leading
2:08 10-unit lash-up
3:00 slug and geep set and an ex-NS SD70ACu sold to PRLX. I find it odd NS ended up selling units they rebuilt themselves. CSX 1897 is one of the mid-train DPUs
3:36 UP 1111 leading
3:55 UP 1943 leading solo. (again in La Grange at 5:32) I feel we don't see enough of these two units
4:08 CSX 1982 leading
4:48 MOW train reversing with the first piece of equipment being gray instead of green or yellow
6:08 ballast wheel in action
7:29 CSX inspection railcar in La Grange
8:05 one guy crosses in front of a single locomotive pulling one boxcar
8:56 these people crossed at a crossing, but ignored the red lights
9:26 Golden West Service hopper. These cars were mostly owned by Southern Pacific hence the SSW markings
9:37 SD40-2, YN2 GP40-2, and ET44AH. It's quite uncommon for narrow nose power to be put in front of wide cab units
9:56 most of these hoppers have CATX markings, but this one was sold to TRIX. A Reading and Northern open hopper is on the same train
10:25 Jesse, we need to ship freight!
10:36 four units on a short MOW train
11:00 11-unit light power move (again at 14:48)
11:40 two units pulling a GREX train (with their own unit trailing)
11:52 this driver is not aware of their surroundings. The replacement front right panel implies something like this has happened to them before
13:15 Sperry truck passes La Plata station
13:27 NS 34. Only 38 is called "The Brick"
13:50 Amtrak 203 and 164 doubleheading the Southwest Chief!
14:17 Montana Rail Link SD70ACe. BNSF recently acquired them (most of the trains on the MRL route were BNSF run-throughs) and now MRL power is starting to spread across the BNSF system.
15:19 front loader driving through a big puddle
15:45 new flatbeds cor carrying switch sections and/or large steel sheets
16:24 H2 dash 9, H1 dash 9, H1 SD40-2, and a CEFX marroon SD9043MAC. Most were bought by NS and converted into SD70ACus
The town of La Grange and the railroad should look into a safety awareness campaign. In most industries, strings of near-misses almost always lead to damaged equipment and even injuries or death.
What a great view at the end with the snow over the tracks @ Big10 Curve.Those darwins are going to miss their step one day and it will be all over.
Great catches in freight cars of past.
Good Day🚂Friends👋🏻
I was wondering when I was going to see those.. those FE Trading high wall gondolas at 10:26.. I had a hand in making those about a month ago. Crane operator; I move the end walls along the assembly line to have their various parts welded on. One end wall of those gondolas weights just shy of 3000lbs. Sitting on my lunch break watching this.. then back to moving more end walls. For another contract but same style of car. Also making TTX articulated well cars and hoppers for Richardson. Already been tagged as well, lol.
Some great Freight Roster catches, thanks VRF. As well as an BNSF SD70MAC Executive, there was Montana Rail Link at Chehalis - which is another fine livery, IMO.
Wow! Excellent catching all the trains, especially the UP1943 in both Covington, Kentucky, and LaGrange, Kentucky, a driver inside the car, beats the train in LaGrange, Kentucky, the heritage units, and so much more, I like them all, @Virtual Railfan, thank you very much.
Awesome grab bag
Happy Tuesday Everyone🫶🏻
Excellent Video!
🌿🌲🇮🇳🌲🌿
Squaw Creek! @ 1:22
The coal mine is exhausted, but some of the rolling stock endures along with the power plant and aluminum smelter that it once fed.
Nice catch of those amtrak baggage cars
Those cars at 15:45 sure are interesting. NUEX is Nucor Steel, so I’m guessing specialized sheet carriers.
Excellent action thank you
I love La Grange KY! I knew when you said "sat and pulled in front of the train," it had to be La Grange
I never made the FETrading-Breaking Bad connection, but now I’ll never unthink it. Thanks.
Great video, with fantastic video scenes from many railroads in the USA.
ROYAL S*IT! Say what? Oh, ROYAL SMIT. My eyes decieved me. 😅 A cool collection of neat freight. And can someone explain the big locomotive moves?
🤓 Ditto
The large loco transfer moves are mainly a result of basic supply and demand. As changing patterns and levels of traffic demands amoung various areas develop a railroad will need to shift motive power from places where need has decreased to those areas where business requires increased equipment availability.
@kennethhanks6712 Ken, Thanks for the clear explanation. Much appreciated.
@@Pooky-Cat I thought it might belong to Prince Harry! 😏
I wanted to throw a sound effect or something in there, but.....when it doubt, let it go, lol.
4:34 I did not read that as Royal Smit the first time lol
It's always nice to see the Spirit of the Union Pacific out and about--twice this time!--and I really liked the "Powered by Our People" artwork on the lead loco at Ft. Worth. Arvada usually looks so busy in the sunrises you show us, but in this footage it looked frozen, still and deserted...and as always very beautiful. Loved the power move in the fog in Wichita and the nice shiny one in OKC, as well as the MOW machinery working everywhere (it looks as if Hesperia got pounded by that atmospheric river but the line is still open). And while I suppose this world will never have a shortage of boneheads, that one in LaGrange...It would be LaGrange...Sheesh. Thanks for another great one!
*Nice Catches*
Cool 🎉
That rocket launcher train was cool.
What's crazy about that car that cut off the train in La Grange, Ky is that he didn't have to go through town to make that left hand turn on First St. He could have avoided the tracks altogether by cutting down one of the side streets.
You know the saying: "But that would be too easy."
hello Virtual Railfan & it's is Randy and i like yours video is cool & Thanks Friends Randy
I cant be the only one who thought 4:35 said royal sh*t before it got in focus 😂
No, you were not.🤣
4:34 I read that wrong at first. I heard my inner 12 year old laugh.
I had to read that twice myself.
I think we all did, lol.
There's been quite a few Darwin candidates at the La Grange camera lately, according to the videos.
It feels like they don't think the train can hurt them since it has to go slow on that track. Maybe it should go through at like 30 or 40 kph once or twice just to let the Darwin candidates know that, yes, it is still a train, and it will not and cannot stop for you.
The locals tend to get too comfortable…
Smell of Morning Coffee by Franz Gordon.
I just wish we had enough video to play the whole song. I really don't like snapping a song.
9:55 Blue's Close's Foot
You missed the I will see the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City grain car in Princeton Indiana.
8:01 train has ONE car attached to it, nope, in a hurry can't wait.
That's what I was thinking. Saved--what?--15 seconds maybe?
I saw the Rio Grand hopper
Great shots.Funny guys live in the city of La Grange, Kentucky, and they often cause problems for trains.And the beautiful ending of the big 10.VR successfully and wonderfully select the music.Good luck to you.With great greetings from faraway Russia.
@13:37 This is *not* "The Brick". NS 34 is a Research power unit (was SD35 1530). NS 38 is "The Brick" (and says so right under the number on the cab), a Research track test unit that has a flat hood and was built from an SD40,.
10:59 & 14:39 I recorded that train in Norrman, OK...after stepping in a ditch while waiting for it at the Constitution Street RR crossing.
Golden West Service, SSW - St Louis & Southwest aka COTTON BELT.
First Hopper car I have seen on rails running in years.
9:28 of the video.
Yet another great compilation; interesting to see some maintenance machines of various kinds. But why do incidents with cars keep happening at La Grange?? This latest one really took the biscuit. Anyway lots of good shots without people being silly and another beautiful sunrise over oh what's the name of that curve? Anyway thank you and more greetings from "across the pond"! 😊
Big 10 Curve!! 😉
Lot's of Darwin candidates 😅
Sheer stupidity of that car
Too many darwins in these nowadays. It's scary.
What was the issue with the first clip?
When the train people go through the city like this, can they stop and get off their train and grab something to eat or do they have to keep on going bye
The only time that I have seen crews stop for meals was on a local train. For the rest, I guess that they have to bring their own.
That is one of those questions where the answer is "it depends; it has been done". On the mainline trains we see here, No, because they would interfere with trains following them. Historically, Yes, it has been done both officially and unofficially. In the early days of long distance passenger trains here in the US there were official meal stops, use search term Harvey House to start finding more info. Also, historically, it was sometimes done on small shortline and branch line railroads where normally only 1 train was ever running at a time. Today, it is not unknown around the world for locomotives used on long distance trains to have in their cab a small cooker or even tiny refrigerator. Wabtec who are the current form of the Westinghouse company known for airbrake systems and electrical supplies for locomotives currently make and market cab refrigerators, use search term, ME4250 Cab Refrigerator, to find one such refrigerator.
What is it with some people in La Grange??! Do they just lose their brains when it comes to that track?!
16:02 --- more of this but slow it down ...not sped up 😁😁
Does anyone know about the Happy Honker at HorseShoe curve? Have not seen him for sometime, it was always a treat!
He was reinstated after some charge that didn't hold, he had one appearance in a Grab Bag so far, I'm sure he will be back with more.
I am so jealous of people that never have to think, or plan, or organize, or communicate. Just merely exist in their own little world - detached from all reality. Sigh.
is La Grange the Darwin capital of the US?
Darwin Award candidate
P r o m o s m 😁
To yah people here on virtual railfan I made this TH-cam account for the trains that travels outside of the DMV and that's travel around the world so I live in dc so I can watch all the trains around the world from where Im at and that's dc
First comment
I see two before you, which is one of the reasons I stopped myself from making the same post.
@@DTD110865 no one ask you... also get your eyes checked
@@StevenCowles-q4j I did. It wasn't in that order. You must not pay too much attention to when people make the same claim.
@@DTD110865 if the poster can post a comment before me which I posted 6 seconds after the video aired the congratulations
I bet that that driver that pulled out in front of the train was a woman driver! 😂 Not to be affensive, ladies. 😇 ❤
If you have to say "No offense" then it's going to offend someone
Nice catch on ballest equipment in Jonesboro, lots of cool stuff on today's video, the CSX crew's blood pressure probably goes up when that happens in La Grange!🛤🚂