[4a] Railfanning the CN Beaumont Subdivision, Mobile AL - Hattiesburg MS, 03/06-09/2017 ©mbmars01
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- We railfan Canadian National's southeastern branch between Mobile, AL and Hattiesburg, MS, the CN Beaumont Subdivision. This is track of the former Illinois Central Railroad. Enjoy watching different trains flying by and switching jobs in the Bell Yard in Hattiesburg and at the interchange point with the Mississippi Export Railroad (MSE) in Lucedale, MS.
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Another well done video, thanks.
Cool, thank you!
Love seeing the old M&O line to Prichard Junction still in action. PJ is that 'left turn' as it heads NW out of Mobile, and is where the Mobile & Bay Shore connected to the M&O main. That old line ran to Bayou la Batre from 1898 to 1938 [1940] when it was ripped out at the merger (M&O + GM&N = GM&O).
Very interesting. Unfortunately, there are just these two CN trains running momentarily (one in, one out). Not sure how long they will do this or if they intend to increase traffic again (such as adding coal trains again).
Thank you so much for the beautiful footage!👏👏👏😍
Very cool you enjoyed it! You're welcome!
MSE 67, ex-CP 3091. I could tell that was a Canadian cab a mile away. Great catch.
Lol :) Thanks!
Great stuff man! I live in Agricola, MS (15 min from Evanston) and I railfan MSE, CN and Mobile a lot. CN has gone downhill a lot since this video was made and there have been a lot of changes on the Beaumont Sub. 488 has ES44DCs nine out of ten trains and we now get excited over SD70M-2s, SD75Is and even Dash 9s. We nearly foam over Dash 8s and C40-8Ms. Blue Devils, Deathstars and BCOLs are now past the point of foaming (okay, i’m exaggerating a little, but not much) it’s been 5 plus months since we’ve had one. Best thing we’ve had in the past year was EMDX 1605. Coal trains are the best thing on the line. Mobile no longer gets UP or BNSF coal, just CN. And every single one has one GEVO and one at the back. We have gotten a two 100th Anniversary units on them. Plant Daniel (MSE coal) still gets pretty decent power on BNSF coal trains (ACe trios, Executive MACs and if we’re lucky a H2 or 3 MAC leader). Best thing we get on UP coals are ACe or AH leaders. It’s been years since we’ve gotten a Patched SP. We did get UP 1996 several months ago, but it came at night and we didn’t know it was on the train till it was gone. So no one got it. Also, CN not longer owns Belt Yard in Mobile. MSE has made a new branch called ALE (Alabama Export) and they now own Belt Jct. and South. 488 still goes into the yard, but ALE does all the switching, interchanging, yard work etc. So all the GT switches are about to be gone. A489 now stays on Mobile overnight and goes back North at about 5-7 am the next morning. CN still uses that coal line to McDuffie but I think ALE technically owns it. 488 no longer works Evanston anymore so there’s a L543 that comes out of Hattiesburg to work it. Zach or I can give you more info if you’re wondering.
Thanks for the detailed update. I was in Mobile in March 2019 and noticed some of the changes. I also learned recently that CN pulled out of Mobile. It's still a great area for train watching I think, compared to many other places.
Hearing that ex Conrail horn is unmistakable! Glad you could get some coverage of CN down in the deep south. Not enough of it outhere!
Yeah, many railfans in the south get crazy about CN. I'd love to see more of them in GA, too!
I'm from mobile Alabama and growing up I use to see Canadian national run parallel to hwy 43. I saw them again when working down by state docks. Typically I'd see the GT and CN working in the CN yard in Mobile. I think they run through midtown and to the west part of Mobile now
CN 2462 was sitting in Elkhart back in the spring waiting in the siding. Great filming that Loco. You do such nice work,especially enjoy the wheel close-ups. Thanks as always for sharing,my friend!
I'm glad to hear CN 2462 is still around. It was a truly special and unexpected catch on that day. I'm happy the footage came out well. You're very welcome!
Great video!
Nice, I'm happy you like it.
Subscribed. I've really enjoyed the quality of your work - and all the great trains :) I'm looking forward to seeing more.
Very much appreciated, thank you!
Love the sound of the rs3l horn on the blue devil cn 2462 aka ex conrail
Loved it. Excellent video.
Great, thanks!
thanks for another great video, also love the wheel closeups.
Glad you liked it! Keep watching...
Nice video, CN trains are rare for me when I go railfanning.
In the south, we all share the excitement of seeing CN and CP at times, I guess.
Amazing double IC power!! If those had been in original paint that would be lashup of the year right there.
Yeah, it was awesome. I actually like the CN paint schemes very much.
River Line Productions ppppppppp
sweet sound of CN [GTW] GP38-2 #4914. awesome catches.
Yep! Thank you!
your welcome
I remember SD-70,No.1004,as one of IC'S 1000 series, that used to pull 100 car ,freight trains to Natchez, MS, for International Paper, Amoco, and Johns Manville, back in the mid 90's. They sure put on a show climbing the hill, between Liberty Road, and Duncan Park.
Very interesting. I can imagine, it must have been impressive.
My Granny used to live right next to that Natchez line in Brookhaven in the 90s, I used to watch those big black IC 70s pull the Natchez local through all the time. The Natchez line is now the shortline Natchez Railway (NTZR) that mainly runs on Tuesdays, sometimes on Wednesdays.
Love the trains very good quality video thanks for sharing.
Thank you!
I USED TO LIVE IN MS
A488 & A489 actually terminate here in Jackson, MS. Great video with awesome footage! My mother in law lives along the Beaumont in Magee, MS, and I've been wanting to catch some action along there. 488 & 489 are the only two manifests that run the line, everything else is coal trains headed to Evanston, MS just before Mobile around Moss Point, MS.
Yep, this line isn't very busy and one must be lucky to catch one of those few trains. I was happy to finally get footage of CN action on their own tracks. I'm glad you like the video.
Zac Blanton 488 and 489 originate and terminate in Memphis, TN.
CN Albreda Subdivision.
Nice video thank you for sharing.
You're welcome.
I don’t want to go home and I can not wait till Halloween. The
Mbmars01 You are a pro! *Dabs for no Reason lol*
Good you like the video!
How Blue Devil is in the Video
The blue CN Dash 8 is called "Blue Devil" for some reason.
Lovely video. If you're ever in Mobile on a weekend I would love to railfan some. You make good videos.
Thanks, glad you like them! I have been in the area twice recently; I think I should explore some other spots next :)
2462 was ex by conrail
Nice video as always and shoutout to those engineers!
Thanks :)
I unintentionally wore a CSX baseball cap in the CN yard lol. This explains his funny reaction.
mbmars01 Oh wow 😅
Before I read the info, I wondered if this was part of the somewhat famous Gulf, Mobile & Ohio made famous in the 1967 film "In the Heat of the Night", but then I read the info and it was the former IC. Did some Googling and the IC merged with the afore mentioned and it became the Illinois Central Gulf. Later the IC spun off most of the former GM&O to other unheard of railroads. Must've been locals.
How about living in 100 Mile House?
great video
Thanks!
awesome chase and vid
Thanks!
+mbmars01 Great video of beautiful freight trains. I didn't think that the Canadian National locomotives had flashing lower lights. I have seen the blue CN locomotives in Canada where I live but I didn't know that they were called Blue Devil. Why are they called Blue Devil?
My guess is that the former IC units have flashing lights, but I don't really know. I also don't know why they are called Blue Devils.
I think they are called blue devils because they are the only ALL blue locos CN has. Well, that's my guess anyways
They're called 'Blue Devils' because they were originally operated by Conrail as LMS/LMSX 728-739. (The red lights above the numberboards on the nose should be a giveaway as to its CR heritage.) The 2462 was originally built as LMS 735. Norfolk Southern still has 28 of the ex-LMS C40-8W units listed on their active roster. CSX did get 12 of them in the 1999 takeover (7918-7929), but all are now off the roster.
Where is the wooden bridge at?
Do you normally edit out the portions where the cars are being hooked together? There were a few hitches that were removed.
Not on purpose, but I do not typically show the entire train and rather like to change perspectives and angles.
@@mbmars01 That's cool, great work!
Thanks!
hi mbmars 😃 your vids always cheer me up I'm a boy this used to be my mom phone
Haha, that's funny. I thought you were a beautiful girl lol
mbmars01 LOL
nice video
Cool, thanks.
Another great video. Always nice to see CN power as it is rare in the South. Question for you: At Lucedale and other places it appeared that you were filming from public property, but it looked like you were on RR property to film at Bell Yard. Did CN give you permission to film there? If so, that is rare these days as most yards are off-limits to railfans. Just curious.
Thanks! Yes, of course, we have asked and got permission, but most of the action is visible from the public road anyway. The area was completely destroyed by the tornado in January and momentarily there is no actual CN yard office, just trailers. So it's not clear what is public and what is private ground anyway - but it's always better to ask.
2628 is one sexy locomotive and 4914
Dallas Railfan33 it is🚂
R.I.P CN blue devile
once again a very enjoyable video! i wasn't aware CN had any ex conrail locos,how did they end up on there?
Thank you! Good question...
They were Conrail at one point and then LMSX bought them from Conrail then after that CN bought them from LMSX in the early 2000s and they bought 12 of them but as of today repainted 4.
Hey MBMars01 You should make a video of Trains in British Columbia Canada. Should you? Eh? Eh?
Actually, I've already thought about it, but the trip from the US Southeast to BC is not a small thing and needs to be planned properly. Would be cool, though.
Omg the cn 2461 is that a ex ns and cr d8-40cw
No, it's a former Illinois Central unit.
Nice! I like the video ;)
... because you have your part in it lol? Seriously, we had a good time. I enjoyed it.
So did I!
:)
15:54 and 21:41 I see Chase down there by the crossing photo bombing you 😂
Lol, yes, we railfanned there together.
Haha want are you lagging at
Did you hear about the trains jump off the rail in winder Georgia at 2 pm in the morning
2am. Yes, I've already visited the spot.
I noticed a new signal installed at Forest Hill Dr. at Municipal Park. Does anybody know anything about this?
How many CN Trains pass on their line in 24 hours? I may Railfan here in the future. Thanks
When I was there, there were only two daily trains. This may have changed, though.
Ok thanks
You're welcome.
Which loco was the ex contrail?
Does anybody know the exact locations of these places I’m taking a trip to mobile and really want to railfan mobile
Just follow the rail line that leads from Mobile to Hattiesburg on google. Every location is easily accessible. Don’t expect too much traffic, though.
What's the purpose of that train with that reels in the beginning of the video?
That's equipment for laying cable. CN apparently installs new signals.
@@mbmars01 Mostly all the train companies up here in the Midwest all have new signals. Where as they can get speed bump.
Fibre optic cables,CN kind of rebuilt the entire IC .
come back to Lucedale I want to meet you one day and go see some trains together
Haha, I wish it would be that easy. It's a 7+ hour ride from where I live...
why does it say do not hump? because I'm kinda new to railfanning
There are so-called hump classification yards, where a decoupled car is shoved up a small hill and rolls down on the other side by itself because of gravity. Depending on how the switches are set, the car runs into a certain track. Since there are many tracks on that side, it is an efficient way of building trains or redistributing cars among trains. However, since obviously other cars are on these tracks, too, the car coming down the hump will most likely collide with a car on the track it goes to. Obviously, not all types of cars or cargo, such as cars containing hazardous substances, should be humped, because the collision of the cars might have undesired side effects...
Basically do not hump refers to a car which has a very sensitive load or is loaded with something which if provoked can explode if humped too hard. Alot of the plastic pellet hoppers get this designation as well as a few of the cars which are carrying loads which are dangerous to hump. Like for example, nobody ever humps bakken crude or a car that has an explosive drum enclosed in it or the car is not meant to be humped because how it is built.
HyperActive7 thank you for telling me what it means
mbmars01 thanks for telling me to
In the case of the caboose it probably was was not built with the frame or draft gear for humping maybe? I know when they used use cabeese the use to remove them sometimes and put them behind the helper locomotives because the caboose couldn't take the help shoving the weight of the whole train