AWWWW MAAAAANNNN !!!!!!! All the places that I used to hit back in the days.... thanks a million for reviving even MORE wonderful memories for me.... All I got here is CSX, the Huntington to New Martinsville main... maybe two trains a day .....
Thanks. I also responded to a comment below on 576. My guess is it's a daily DRUbit train, or some similar form of tar sands oil with the diluent removed. The tank cars have heaters at not to exceed 340 degrees.
Wow, awesome video! This is super high on my list of places I want to railfan, I'm hoping sometime this summer but we'll see. The elevation is great, and the curve with all the signals and various tracks, etc, make it even better. Super well done on the camera work as well, you're getting really good at this, probably even better then me 😂 Favorite catch 22:50, 2nd favorite is the GP60 duo. Seriously though, this is one of the best railfanning videos I've seen in a long time, AWESOME job!
Thanks, bro! I’m glad you really like this one. I’ll definitely be going back here in the spring and summer. You’ll def have to let me know if you plan on coming here next summer and we can plan a meet up. The only drawback I would say is the busy road noise and cars constantly going by behind you.
@@BNSF1458 I’ll be heading up north hopefully next month sometime. I plan on spending a couple of days and getting lots of CN and BNSF. Like to visit Steelton hill and the Oliver bridge again. Also want to check out Saunders junction. It seems like railfanning the CN in the winter time is a must. Maybe I’ll take 23 on my way home and we could meet up real quick lol
You know what the city of Saint Paul, MN should do? They should, in the middle of that triangle of train tracks at union depot, they should build a train viewing platform, where we can see trains in all directions without a train blocking another train when we are down at the picnic viewing area filing trains (and also so you don't have to be on the bridge). And there would be a second floor to that platform too so you can get a better angle of trains. And there would be a roof so if it's raining, you can still view trains without getting wet. Another thing I was thinking of, is that there could also be a gift shop along with it too and in that gift shop would be stuff like model trains, pins, shirts, posters, a lot of stuff that would have to do with Minnesota's railroad history, all kinds of stuff like that. And also Virtual Railfan could put a camera up there too because they don't have a camera set up in Minnesota and I think it would be cool to see something like this in Saint Paul. To be honest, I really think it would attract railfans to Minnesota.
Yes, for some reason CP doesn’t seem to use buffer cars or placards on 577/576. I have noticed them on other oil trains that are in the 500 series like 540/541. Very strange…
Good stuff before the heavens dumped on the Cities. The only disagreement I would have on train descriptions would be the “loaded” CP crude oil train. FRA still requires a buffer car between any occupied locomotive and hazmat cars. There was none on the lead end.
Thanks for comment. I’m glad you enjoyed the video. To be honest I really didn’t notice the missing buffer car and placards on the CP EB. That’s strange! Usually EB tankers are all loads.
@@UnionThugg I suspect 576 is the daily DRUbit train from Alberta. Diluent removed bitumen is not considered hazardous and doesn't require placards or buffer cars.
@@UnionThugg if you look at the tank cars they are all new, 2019, double insulated, lined, with heaters not to exceed 340degF. To me it appears they were purchased for this new customer. Just a guess though.
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AWWWW MAAAAANNNN !!!!!!! All the places that I used to hit back in the days.... thanks a million for reviving even MORE wonderful memories for me.... All I got here is CSX, the Huntington to New Martinsville main... maybe two trains a day .....
Thanks for the comment. Depending on the time of day you could prob catch up to 5-7 trains in an hour at this spot.
Thanks. I also responded to a comment below on 576. My guess is it's a daily DRUbit train, or some similar form of tar sands oil with the diluent removed. The tank cars have heaters at not to exceed 340 degrees.
Wow, awesome video! This is super high on my list of places I want to railfan, I'm hoping sometime this summer but we'll see. The elevation is great, and the curve with all the signals and various tracks, etc, make it even better. Super well done on the camera work as well, you're getting really good at this, probably even better then me 😂
Favorite catch 22:50, 2nd favorite is the GP60 duo. Seriously though, this is one of the best railfanning videos I've seen in a long time, AWESOME job!
Thanks, bro! I’m glad you really like this one. I’ll definitely be going back here in the spring and summer. You’ll def have to let me know if you plan on coming here next summer and we can plan a meet up. The only drawback I would say is the busy road noise and cars constantly going by behind you.
@@millennialtrainman3443 I'll certainly let you know!
@@BNSF1458 I’ll be heading up north hopefully next month sometime. I plan on spending a couple of days and getting lots of CN and BNSF. Like to visit Steelton hill and the Oliver bridge again. Also want to check out Saunders junction. It seems like railfanning the CN in the winter time is a must. Maybe I’ll take 23 on my way home and we could meet up real quick lol
@@millennialtrainman3443 That sounds like fun, haha! CN in the winter is a must, just try to pick a sunny day
You know what the city of Saint Paul, MN should do? They should, in the middle of that triangle of train tracks at union depot, they should build a train viewing platform, where we can see trains in all directions without a train blocking another train when we are down at the picnic viewing area filing trains (and also so you don't have to be on the bridge). And there would be a second floor to that platform too so you can get a better angle of trains. And there would be a roof so if it's raining, you can still view trains without getting wet. Another thing I was thinking of, is that there could also be a gift shop along with it too and in that gift shop would be stuff like model trains, pins, shirts, posters, a lot of stuff that would have to do with Minnesota's railroad history, all kinds of stuff like that. And also Virtual Railfan could put a camera up there too because they don't have a camera set up in Minnesota and I think it would be cool to see something like this in Saint Paul. To be honest, I really think it would attract railfans to Minnesota.
They also need to put lights up somewhere so we see them better at night.
That's actually not a half-bad idea lol
@@millennialtrainman3443 yeah
Didn't the CNW have a hump yard just downriver past Dayton's Bluff?
Are you certain those were crude oil loads? Two things stick out at me, there is no buffer car and no Hazmat Placards on the cars.
Yes, for some reason CP doesn’t seem to use buffer cars or placards on 577/576. I have noticed them on other oil trains that are in the 500 series like 540/541. Very strange…
Look up DRUbit. I believe 576 is the daily DRUbit from Alberta. Diluent removed bitumen is not classified as hazardous. That's my best guess.
Good stuff before the heavens dumped on the Cities. The only disagreement I would have on train descriptions would be the “loaded” CP crude oil train. FRA still requires a buffer car between any occupied locomotive and hazmat cars. There was none on the lead end.
Thanks for comment. I’m glad you enjoyed the video. To be honest I really didn’t notice the missing buffer car and placards on the CP EB. That’s strange! Usually EB tankers are all loads.
Eastbound/southbound: loads. They don't run the empties towards the refiners.
@@UnionThugg I suspect 576 is the daily DRUbit train from Alberta. Diluent removed bitumen is not considered hazardous and doesn't require placards or buffer cars.
@@Bob.W. agreed, I couldn't remember the name of that diluent, nor the exemption to it.
@@UnionThugg if you look at the tank cars they are all new, 2019, double insulated, lined, with heaters not to exceed 340degF. To me it appears they were purchased for this new customer. Just a guess though.