Abandoned boxcar in the woods saved! - BCLR Millis, MA to NNB Rhode Island - 9/2023

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  • @oldrustycars
    @oldrustycars ปีที่แล้ว +49

    A crew that knew what they were doing, no drama. Excellent video, thank you for sharing.

    • @SouthCoastRailVideos
      @SouthCoastRailVideos  ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Thanks for watching!

    • @davidmiller4863
      @davidmiller4863 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think the New York Central is one of the best race ever been in the United

    • @DavesRange
      @DavesRange 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah drama is what makes things actually exciting to watch. This was boring AF. Man, I'd hate to be you.

  • @louislamonte334
    @louislamonte334 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    Thrilled to see this NYC gem saved. I'm sure it will be restored! I hope the line it sat on itself sees restoration to service as well!

  • @BillMorse-jr2ou
    @BillMorse-jr2ou ปีที่แล้ว +11

    these "rescue" videos hit me the hardest.... such a relief from the shallow muck spoon fed to us most of the time.... reminds me of a Maine Central boxcar in the early 90s stranded in Pennsylvania on an abandoned branch still waiting for a pick up.
    Fell between the cracks... great story and coverage... thank you from Vermont.

  • @Gerk8
    @Gerk8 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    My grandfather worked in the New York Central car shops in Rochester NY during the 40s and through the 50s. I don’t know that this car was made there, but I like to think so. Many thanks to everyone, including the property owner, who made sure this part of railroad history didn’t get the torch. I would really enjoy seeing some of the restoration of this car. Thank you for posting this!

    • @SouthCoastRailVideos
      @SouthCoastRailVideos  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thanks for watching!

    • @mohawkmike142
      @mohawkmike142 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Despatch Shops in East Roch. The box very certainly could have been built there. Certainly serviced there I'd wager.

    • @bernierodriguez662
      @bernierodriguez662 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yes it would be great to see restoration on this particular car. I hope we get to see it

  • @johnclamshellsp1969
    @johnclamshellsp1969 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    That would make an excellent cabin in the woods. Nice

  • @monolight1327
    @monolight1327 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Once again, EXCELLENT attention to the detail of the boxcar pre-move. Thank you, you make adding car and scenery layout details easier!

  • @marktompkinstreasurehunter4363
    @marktompkinstreasurehunter4363 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    It was really nice to see that beautiful boxcar being saved. Thank you very much.

    • @SouthCoastRailVideos
      @SouthCoastRailVideos  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thanks for watching!

    • @damkayaker
      @damkayaker ปีที่แล้ว

      - Beautiful boxcar? Really...?

    • @marktompkinstreasurehunter4363
      @marktompkinstreasurehunter4363 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I like old boxcars.@@damkayaker

    • @bbbobbyburkhalter
      @bbbobbyburkhalter ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@damkayaker obviously you don't see it where some others do...now with that being said it a piece of history depending when it was made as stated above comments say if it's gets re-entered in original NYC livery it'll be great tribute to the New York Central Railroad

  • @andrewmunczenski3632
    @andrewmunczenski3632 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Yes glad it was saved and excellent video for sure. The crew moving was top
    Notch and made the job look easy. Like to see some of the restoration process.

  • @DonnaD123
    @DonnaD123 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Amazing effort! Well done! Great footage too! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🚂

  • @sqengineer
    @sqengineer ปีที่แล้ว +12

    This unit was built the year I was born and I sometimes feel the same way that it looked before it was freed from its vegetation prison 😊 fantastic video well well done!!

  • @12MapleLane
    @12MapleLane ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Wonderful seeing a member of the NYC "family". My dad worked on the Hudson division in the tower and later as a station manager. Grew up being treated to an occasional ride in the switch engine which was epic. Great memories!

  • @BG-sl9lv
    @BG-sl9lv ปีที่แล้ว +7

    amazing good shape for 20 yrs of abandonment. great save.

  • @chrissharp5073
    @chrissharp5073 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    A very slick operation. Well thought out recovery programme. Nice to see a piece of railroad history being saved. Well done to you all.

  • @michaelmcginn1706
    @michaelmcginn1706 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very interesting. Awesome video.😊😊 I am glad that it came back to life.

  • @RandymanB
    @RandymanB ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Reminds me of my favorite book when I was a kid, The Boxcar Children!

    • @SouthCoastRailVideos
      @SouthCoastRailVideos  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for watching!

    • @mikedrown2721
      @mikedrown2721 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I remember the boxcar children too!😊

    • @tillowlglass1441
      @tillowlglass1441 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I was hoping they checked to make sure the children had moved out before they took the boxcar

  • @bobpalmer362
    @bobpalmer362 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I remember when they rebuilt the Rte 115 bridge (Paul's Flowers) over the tracks near the site described. Massive project, beautiful work. Line apparently shut down not too long after...

  • @engineerpat5290
    @engineerpat5290 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Well done! Glad to see this gem was saved!!

  • @joshbenton4080
    @joshbenton4080 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Wow, good save for this old NYC boxcar, this car is an old gem! This car was more than likely built with 70 Ton "Friction Bearing" trucks, along with cast on "Polling Rod Pockets". This car obviously underwent a rebuild project at some point. (Most likely during it's tenure with PC) The conversion of the Friction bearing trucks to Roller bearings, with the "Journal Boxes" shaved down are a dead giveaway. This work was probably done in the 1970's and this car probably had it's roof walk removed in the process. Boxcars built beginning in 1966, were built without a roof walk. Then around 1974, boxcars that were built with a roof walk began having them removed.

    • @SouthCoastRailVideos
      @SouthCoastRailVideos  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks for watching!

    • @alwhalen3488
      @alwhalen3488 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Rebuilt date is stenciled as 1974

    • @joshbenton4080
      @joshbenton4080 ปีที่แล้ว

      I kind of figured that was the case and thanks for that. @@alwhalen3488

  • @trainmaster0217
    @trainmaster0217 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That was nice to see.... an old boxcar being saved and not scraped.

  • @earllutz2663
    @earllutz2663 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This was a very interesting video to watch. I hope that with all the equipment and man power that was used in this operation, that the car is put to good use.

  • @loritobin2578
    @loritobin2578 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    I hope it gets painted and lettered back to its days on the New York Central Railroad. There are train museums that take old cars that have or they paint them into vintage rolling stock as they were on their original railroads. Illinois Railway museum is one I know of that they pull the cars for the excursions when doing runbys on their rails.

  • @mikesgarage0143
    @mikesgarage0143 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    well done video i really enjoyed it. was very interesting to see all the work done to move it. im glad this was that old cars fate instead of a cutting tourch.

  • @locojohn6637
    @locojohn6637 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A true SAVE !

  • @megatwingo
    @megatwingo 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That was a very interesting and very cool rescue action. Thanks God that there are people, who are willing to pay money and sacrifice nerves and time for all that. Good to hear about the future restoration of that vintage car. Thumbs up! :)
    Greetings
    Mega

    • @SouthCoastRailVideos
      @SouthCoastRailVideos  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks for watching!

    • @megatwingo
      @megatwingo 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@SouthCoastRailVideos
      👋🙂

  • @joyousfive
    @joyousfive ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Howdy folks !! what a swell film 👀❤....... good to see!!👀 - 9/19/2023 Ontario Canada 🤠

  • @johnbarlow1476
    @johnbarlow1476 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Fascinating video! Glad to see it getting preserved.

  • @johnalder6028
    @johnalder6028 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good video showing how it's done. Thanx!

  • @danielfantino1714
    @danielfantino1714 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Nice catch and so pleasant to see its wheels starting to shine and moving xithout its brake apparatus that i suppose will be put back. Some strong muscles will be needed.

  • @gmerc-zu6wz
    @gmerc-zu6wz ปีที่แล้ว

    New subscriber! Top quality video. Sweet and to the point. Thanks for sharing!

  • @MilePost106
    @MilePost106 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Glad this boxcar is being saved!!!

  • @grayrecluse7496
    @grayrecluse7496 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    There was three boxcars found in West Mississippi about 30 year's ago. One had a brand new 56 Chevy two door 265 . One had a Chevy 1500 truck. The other was full of ammo.

    • @SouthCoastRailVideos
      @SouthCoastRailVideos  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for watching!

    • @dorsk84
      @dorsk84 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      This is when you keep your mouth shut about what you find. 2 cars and a tons of ammo...... yes please.

    • @tharumaratnam
      @tharumaratnam ปีที่แล้ว

      Why are t💯😊

    • @johnnycarson67
      @johnnycarson67 ปีที่แล้ว

      I would have taken them and told no one ever

  • @gilbertcastaneda8208
    @gilbertcastaneda8208 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm glad that they are saving a piece of history I hope that they will restore it

    • @tbone3972
      @tbone3972 ปีที่แล้ว

      If I’m able live in a boxcar like that, it would be painted in a beautiful brown or greenish more of the original paint scheme.

    • @SouthCoastRailVideos
      @SouthCoastRailVideos  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for watching!

  • @matthewrinehart9514
    @matthewrinehart9514 ปีที่แล้ว

    Mad operators and driver skills

  • @GreatWhiteZep
    @GreatWhiteZep ปีที่แล้ว

    Got some great pix of this today before it gets refurbished! Pretty cool!

  • @Steve-xf4uv
    @Steve-xf4uv ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Great video; really interesting move. Alot of very good competent and careful people. Now a bit of TLC and a coat of paint !

  • @mikedurhan9941
    @mikedurhan9941 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you. Very interesting and a happy ending.

  • @AndreA-ke2id
    @AndreA-ke2id ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Is it just me or did anyone else feel sorry for that boxcar sitting forlornly among the undergrowth and then emotional when it's wheels were turning again ??

    • @SouthCoastRailVideos
      @SouthCoastRailVideos  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thanks for watching!

    • @haroldreardon1407
      @haroldreardon1407 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Impossible to 'feel' sorry or otherwise for a piece of equipment.

    • @JanetWilham
      @JanetWilham 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      🤣🤣🤣🤣❤❤🤣🤣

  • @OldCBnGuns
    @OldCBnGuns ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video I remember seeing the Bay Colony railroad running while I drove down 109 on my way to medfield state hospital before it closed

  • @brandonhendrixson2372
    @brandonhendrixson2372 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome video

  • @bradfordthompson8326
    @bradfordthompson8326 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hey it be exciting....as usual....If you showcasing this neat Rail Corridor....That truck lloading FACILITIES gets inspired to make a transloads facilities

  • @jaimedDR
    @jaimedDR ปีที่แล้ว

    Happy Boxcar!!

  • @---rz5th
    @---rz5th ปีที่แล้ว

    Well done.

  • @Dball10-4
    @Dball10-4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I live in West Warwick. I'll have to go down to Newport and check this out!

  • @sailormaderopeworks3657
    @sailormaderopeworks3657 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video!

  • @jasonervoes1326
    @jasonervoes1326 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Glad you got to save that boxcar.

    • @SouthCoastRailVideos
      @SouthCoastRailVideos  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks for watching!

    • @damkayaker
      @damkayaker ปีที่แล้ว

      Why are you glad?

    • @jasonervoes1326
      @jasonervoes1326 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@SouthCoastRailVideosdid they remove the railroad track and replace it with a bicycle path?

  • @poowg2657
    @poowg2657 ปีที่แล้ว

    Goosebumps achieved, well done.

  • @JohnDoesItAll
    @JohnDoesItAll ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for sharing! Small win for us "foamers." 😊

  • @armandoperez7967
    @armandoperez7967 ปีที่แล้ว

    I am really glad that they saved it!

    • @damkayaker
      @damkayaker ปีที่แล้ว

      Why so important to save something like this and not something like the USS Washington or USS Alaska? This is scrap metal. Those ships should have been saved.

    • @SouthCoastRailVideos
      @SouthCoastRailVideos  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for watching!

    • @SouthCoastRailVideos
      @SouthCoastRailVideos  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Arguably war ships make better scrap metal

    • @damkayaker
      @damkayaker ปีที่แล้ว

      @@SouthCoastRailVideos - That is true but my question is why are there so many identical comments expressing great joy that this rusted metal box wasn't crushed. Almost seems like an army of AI bots writing "glad it was saved" but no reasoning behind that "thought."

  • @MarcelosalivaTRENESArg
    @MarcelosalivaTRENESArg ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome capture my friend 😀 Excellent video 💯 Like 👍🏻 Greeting 🙋🏻☺️

  • @Herman-ej4xn
    @Herman-ej4xn ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Out here in Los😢 Angeles Ca we had a boxcar abandoned in a Barker Brothers siding in the 1980s on the Southern Pacific's Santa Monica spur

  • @randylearmonth4047
    @randylearmonth4047 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very cool, saving things of the past,l[over it

  • @andrewthacker114
    @andrewthacker114 ปีที่แล้ว

    Interesting clip

  • @floyddianetti9023
    @floyddianetti9023 ปีที่แล้ว

    I lived in East Rochester where rail cars were built and repaired, in fact the town was built around the railroad. My Dad worked there for 30 years. His brother and father worked there as well. Great Memories. My screensaver is of 3 New York Central Locomotives.

    • @SouthCoastRailVideos
      @SouthCoastRailVideos  ปีที่แล้ว

      Very cool! This car was built in Rochester. Thanks for watching!

  • @olentangy74
    @olentangy74 ปีที่แล้ว

    I haven’t seen NYC on a piece of rolling stock in over 50 years. What a find! I

  • @wildbill5126
    @wildbill5126 ปีที่แล้ว

    Way cool it got saved.

  • @mos.f5810
    @mos.f5810 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing , The coupler on the box car is the same as they produce in these days .

  • @NYandAtlantic
    @NYandAtlantic ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Keep us posted on what they do with this car would love to see it back in its original paint scheme. I run NYC on my layout

  • @gilbertcastaneda8208
    @gilbertcastaneda8208 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love the horn on this train

  • @jerry4621
    @jerry4621 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Follow-up video after restoration would be cool.

  • @alg9086
    @alg9086 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice!

  • @JimDog794
    @JimDog794 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice! 😉👍

  • @byronharano2391
    @byronharano2391 ปีที่แล้ว

    Done today! Wow

  • @danielrongo2367
    @danielrongo2367 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome

  • @wjsnail4243
    @wjsnail4243 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wow, grew up walking out to this thing as a kid. Can’t believe it’s gone

  • @JayYoung-ro3vu
    @JayYoung-ro3vu ปีที่แล้ว

    Am glad it was saved from obscurity. ❤❤❤❤

  • @markkerr7866
    @markkerr7866 ปีที่แล้ว

    A New York central box to go with the New York central flat ! Pretty kool !

  • @nickpckles8902
    @nickpckles8902 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Looks very similar to the gmrc boxcars we have sitting around up here in VT

  • @Marbleheadjed
    @Marbleheadjed ปีที่แล้ว +7

    A shame that business can’t use rail service .
    Nice save.

  • @buentaste
    @buentaste 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    That steel boxcar is identical to the boxcars that were purchased by the Panama Railroad in the post steam-era. The Panama Railroad acquired these steel boxcar along with 3 ALCO RSC-3 901-903 starting the Locomotive Electric Diesel era to the PRR. I rather like these 40 foot boxcar than those " modern" Skewed, ugly 50' plus unbalanced cars...Thanks for the video..👍🏻

    • @SouthCoastRailVideos
      @SouthCoastRailVideos  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks for watching!

    • @mshum538
      @mshum538 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Unbalanced, can you clarify your comment?

  • @stratojack1
    @stratojack1 ปีที่แล้ว

    Surprised I never spied this gem.

  • @TravelingRailfan501
    @TravelingRailfan501 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Regular people: it’s just an ordinary boxcar
    Me: you don’t know nothing then

  • @wunp2252
    @wunp2252 ปีที่แล้ว

    You are my hero for documenting this. Why did it need to be off the property in such a hurry?

    • @SouthCoastRailVideos
      @SouthCoastRailVideos  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks for watching! The property owner said it needed to go.

  • @markkerr7866
    @markkerr7866 ปีที่แล้ว

    I see another volunteer painting party coming up !

  • @SoFloRR1018
    @SoFloRR1018 ปีที่แล้ว

    That horn!!

  • @johnalder6028
    @johnalder6028 ปีที่แล้ว

    Made 2 years before i was born. Good to know it will be restored to NYC livery.

  • @BNSF2012
    @BNSF2012 ปีที่แล้ว

    im happy that you saved a rolling stock from scrap i dont know why but it feels familliar to one of the thomas episodes

  • @brianfalzon6739
    @brianfalzon6739 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome news, congrats for saving another piece of railroad history! Where will it go off to?

  • @DavidHawkins-s7u
    @DavidHawkins-s7u ปีที่แล้ว +1

    After watching this video I made comparison between Australia and the US. In Australia we don't have much abandoned rolling stock on our lines in our regional areas. All unwanted vehicles are usually hauled to one of our major cities and scrapped or sold to other buyers who may use them as storage sheds on farms or other sites

  • @mas121473
    @mas121473 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great video! Would have liked to seen it moved by the excavator and the doors opened

  • @bradfordtownley9363
    @bradfordtownley9363 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Can't believe the wheels still turned

    • @SouthCoastRailVideos
      @SouthCoastRailVideos  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for watching!

    • @alwhalen3488
      @alwhalen3488 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It was converted to roller bearings, probably when it got rebuilt in 1974. Had it been friction type bearings there may have been some issues. Car sat for over 20 years and still rolled easily.

  • @JeffRyman69
    @JeffRyman69 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good

    • @SouthCoastRailVideos
      @SouthCoastRailVideos  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks for watching!

    • @1361057
      @1361057 ปีที่แล้ว

      I’m an old nuke too … but I’m only 68.

    • @JeffRyman69
      @JeffRyman69 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@1361057 it's not my age. It's the year I got my BS in nuclear engineering. Good to see you here!

    • @1361057
      @1361057 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@JeffRyman69 oh, okay. I didn’t get my degree but I did spend 8+ years in the nuke Navy, two subs and then power plant construction and then plant modifications. Still actually in the industry in SC. There aren’t many of us old nukies around anymore. Where’s home for you?

    • @JeffRyman69
      @JeffRyman69 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@1361057 I'm retired in Las Vegas. I worked at Oak Ridge National Lab for 22 years, then 10 years on the Yucca Mountain Project, and finished with nearly two years at the Savannah River site as with a subcontractor to the cleanup contractor.

  • @nickspiotta4628
    @nickspiotta4628 ปีที่แล้ว

    If it winds up being restored if you could give us updates as it goes and even a finished product at some point. Also pictures. Thank you for the video documentation, very good. Nicholas j. Spiotta.

  • @johnnycarson67
    @johnnycarson67 ปีที่แล้ว

    Kenopsia: an eerie feeling of abandonment where there used to be such thriving life@

  • @robertbowman3406
    @robertbowman3406 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    After sitting here for over 20 years I would think that it would be very advisable to replace the wheels sets as they usually have not turned for quite a while. Just a thought here.

  • @doctordeath.5716
    @doctordeath.5716 ปีที่แล้ว

    With the way the springs look, it looks like it still has a full load in it to me

  • @bigmackstruckstop9213
    @bigmackstruckstop9213 ปีที่แล้ว

    I hope they restoration it and new paint.

  • @TimSmith-uc4pk
    @TimSmith-uc4pk ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I’m shocked that those old bearings weren’t froze up

  • @CSXEK
    @CSXEK ปีที่แล้ว

    I have a boxcar like that In HO scale!! also it still is unique it has its original trucks!

  • @Thunder_6278
    @Thunder_6278 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I wonder if this was a 'Pacemaker' LCL car, that would be COOL.

  • @m.scottreeder
    @m.scottreeder 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I remember back during the late 1980s, I was driving westbound on U.S. Highway 82 leaving Eufaula, Alabama, and noticed a strange sight.
    As I was leaving the Eufaula city limits, maybe well outside, I saw a LONG line of abandoned boxcars. No engines anywhere, just a long collection of beat-up, graffiti-marked, rusty cars.
    These railroad tracks ran parallel with Highway 82--in those days. These cars stretched for miles.

  • @happyhome41
    @happyhome41 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Amazing. With the right tools, we can move mountains. I suppose, the same reasons that resulted in it being abandoned, also make it uneconomical to restore as rolling stock ? Excellent capture. 😀

    • @SouthCoastRailVideos
      @SouthCoastRailVideos  ปีที่แล้ว +6

      The car was used for storage but the line it was on hasn’t been used regularly in years so it ended up just sitting. It is out of date to restore for regular use.

    • @mikedurhan9941
      @mikedurhan9941 ปีที่แล้ว

      With the right tools and the right amount of $$$$.

    • @maxj0930
      @maxj0930 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Right tools, sure. This was as smoothly done as any job I have ever witnessed.
      However….I wanna know who signed off on allowing those guys to work around the lifting operation WITHOUT PPE OR ANY HEAD PROTECTION??!! That whole operation was exactly one workers comp claim away from turning into a real cluster fu*k! Damn, those folks are hella lucky.

    • @happyhome41
      @happyhome41 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@maxj0930 HA ! Good point. I'm guessing they're licensed and much comply with the rules of their insurance carrier.

    • @Deadbuck73
      @Deadbuck73 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I was wondering where the hard hats were

  • @jimwilloughby
    @jimwilloughby ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm curious as to how it became abandoned. Was it unloaded and shoved al9ong the track for pick-up, only to have a recod of it's l90ocation 'slip through tye cracks", or did some one at BCLR oreder it left where it was on purpose? Or was there some other reason?

    • @SouthCoastRailVideos
      @SouthCoastRailVideos  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks for watching! It was placed in storage and has sat ever since

    • @mshum538
      @mshum538 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Jim, your question has a simple answer, as the RR industry evolved around boxcars and the introduction to the newer hi-cube boxes we see today ( the new hi-cube have the higher roofs painted white ( that has its own reason ) , thus making a surplus for the now undesirable smaller 40 footers …. another factor was the demise of freight agents and freight stations with today being all computerized…

  • @leonardosventura
    @leonardosventura ปีที่แล้ว

    Porque teve que sair dai urgente.? Vão reativar esse trecho?

    • @SouthCoastRailVideos
      @SouthCoastRailVideos  ปีที่แล้ว

      No Reactivation. The property owner wanted it off the property.

  • @bobjohnston8316
    @bobjohnston8316 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The roller bearings are a Godsend. There’s no way that this car would be rolling down the rails at its new location if it had sat 20 years on conventional bearings. As a volunteer 50 years ago on two steam railroads I repacked bearings and it is a PITA even with preformed journal pads. The coaches that we bought from the CNJ showed up with waste packing which was really primitive even for 1970.
    A railfan car foreman on the PRR kept us supplied with free Hennessy Journapak pads. I’d just call him in his office and he’d show up on a weekend and drop off a bunch of them. I suppose that I contributed in some small way to the PRR’s high operating ratio.

  • @heartland96a
    @heartland96a ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Any views of the insides ?
    Man that was solidly built of thick steel , when did they change to aluminum? Or are they still made this way.
    With out that close access to remove it , is it likely to have been cut apart ?

    • @SouthCoastRailVideos
      @SouthCoastRailVideos  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Doors welded shut so no inside shots.

    • @heartland96a
      @heartland96a ปีที่แล้ว

      @@SouthCoastRailVideos thanks for the reply, a mystery to be solved sometime in the future then

  • @arlingtontrains7
    @arlingtontrains7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Absolutely beautiful, very historic event! Where will the boxcar be placed now?

    • @SouthCoastRailVideos
      @SouthCoastRailVideos  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thanks for watching! The car is in storage but will be moved to another location for work. Stay tuned for finalized plans once the time comes!

    • @arlingtontrains7
      @arlingtontrains7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@SouthCoastRailVideos I’m sure you will document the whole process which is greatly appreciated 😇

    • @pleiku887
      @pleiku887 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      How do you "lose" a railroad car? Tons of steel, thousands in value, capable of generating income, but just lost?

  • @CycolacFan
    @CycolacFan ปีที่แล้ว

    Looked like three big rigs were used, the lowboy took the body, one flatbed took the wheel trucks, what was the other flatbed needed for?

    • @SouthCoastRailVideos
      @SouthCoastRailVideos  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Crane weights I believe

    • @CycolacFan
      @CycolacFan ปีที่แล้ว

      @@SouthCoastRailVideos ahh that makes sense. Thank you 👍

  • @VincentCowboysAndTrains
    @VincentCowboysAndTrains ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Glad this boxcar was rescued how did this even get abandoned?

    • @animenut69
      @animenut69 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Probably moved there for storage or whatever then out of sight out of mind forgotten

    • @SouthCoastRailVideos
      @SouthCoastRailVideos  ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Stuck in the corner of the yard for storage, rail line basically shut down, and that was it…stayed there until today

    • @Gerk8
      @Gerk8 ปีที่แล้ว

      When did the Bay Colony RR shut down?

    • @alwhalen3488
      @alwhalen3488 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The line is technically still in service and leased to Bay Colony, but since the GAF shingle plant closed down (2011?) there has been nothing moving on this part of the line. Some carloads of cement were handled to a customer unloading area about 1/2 mile before the location of the car. A locomotive is still parked nearby.@@Gerk8

    • @alwhalen3488
      @alwhalen3488 ปีที่แล้ว

      Cement moved in 2022

  • @gregoryallen3974
    @gregoryallen3974 ปีที่แล้ว

    The spurr it was on is isolated? Nice to see it moved

    • @SouthCoastRailVideos
      @SouthCoastRailVideos  ปีที่แล้ว

      It’s connected but not used

    • @chrischrisssssssss
      @chrischrisssssssss ปีที่แล้ว

      @@SouthCoastRailVideos so there was no way to move it at all along the line? I guess the track conditions were in unusable condition?

    • @SouthCoastRailVideos
      @SouthCoastRailVideos  ปีที่แล้ว

      @@chrischrisssssssss There was no reason to move it along the line. The car couldn't be shipped by rail and its destination was an isolated tourist railroad.

  • @whiteknightcat
    @whiteknightcat ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wondering about that crane company. Not a single hardhat among any of them, and they lifted the car from the towing rings? How in heck did they not rip out from the car side? They're not designed to be lifting lugs!