RARE Train With Out Freight Rail Cars! Last Of Its Kind, Triple Crown Road Railer. Norfolk Southern
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- Weird Train! LONG Norfolk Southern Triple Crown Road Railer! Look How Many Truck Trailers Are On This Train. This train is in Clymers, Indiana on the Road Railer route from Detroit to Kansas City. 2 Trains pass and then we go to the railroad diamonds in nearby Logansport, Indiana to see some more NS trains. I also got Toledo, Peoria & Western Railroad hitting the diamonds and that will be in Part 2.
Our first stop is Clymers, Indiana on Norfolk Southern. I rode up here with Scott, 1960gambit. Actually we stopped at Logansport first and I heard the Triple Crown train just leaving town. We missed it at the diamond by mere minutes. Then Scott got a text from The Railroad Tie Spiker who told us that the Triple Crown train was stopped in Clymers waiting for an eastbound manifest. We went to nearby Clymers where I also filmed the fire department. It is in a school house that was built in 1910. The manifest passed us within fifteen minutes or so. Right after it passed the Triple Crown train went westbound past us. The truck trailers sit on bogies and have auto parts in them coming from Detroit. They go to Kansas City on the last Triple Crown route. NS has talked about discontinuing this. Right now NS runs a Triple Crown each way everyday. We came here to try to get the eastbound evening train but never saw it. We got this only because it was running a few hours late. I filmed one in 2015 on the NS line in Walton, Kentucky shortly after I started my channel. It was right after that when NS discontinued them except for one route. See Trains Magazine for more information.
Next, we go to Logansport, Indiana to get some trains at the diamonds. We see a long westbound manifest. The next train in this video is a night train and the last train that we filmed on this trip. I actually filmed a TP&W train waiting to cross the diamond after an NS train. That will be in Part 2 along with a local switcher that stopped in Logansport. I had too many trains for one video but the second video will be just as good as this one. The best frequencies for these areas are 160.860 for NS, 161.400 for TP&W and 452.9375 for end of train device. This video has better shots of the bogies than the one I filmed in July. I got some straight on shots for the people who requested them. This is really a great video of the Triple Crown Road Railer.
Filmed Thursday, October 12, 2023 in 1080p with 60fps. Thanks for watching!
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The "Triple Crown" train could be considered the Grandfather of inter-modals. Nice to see them still running, but I know their days are numbered.
Thank you Jaw Tooth for another wonderful half hour!
So thankful you do these videos - I'm getting a lot of ideas for scenic spots on my model railroad, learning a lot of things about the area around me, seeing amazing trains, and being able to relax as I watch them.
May God always protect and bless you!
Thanks for watching!
I've never gotten to run a roadrailer trailer. I hear they're heavy. Use to see ads for them in the "throw-a-ways" at truck stops. Their main yard is in FT Wayne. Amtrak use to pull mail with them out of Chicago.
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Interesting article I have not seen any transport system such as this before ; I wonder if it is safe or just another way for railroad companies to save money!
Why do u think there days are numbered just curious?
Times when you say here comes the train, Flip Wilson's "Here comes da Judge"springs to mind. 😊
You're showing your age! 😂
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17:32 always love seeing two dogs playing together like that
Remember, it’s people like you that can help keep Americas railroads safe.
It’s gettin’ weird out there, stay safe, keep your head on a swivel and, *as always,* great video!
Thank you, I will
Hey, Señor Jaws! That's the day I of my flight to Tijuana and then hoof it across the border (se llama/they call it... la linea) for some tasks in TJ and San Diego, CA. Long trip... flight is scheduled for 3hr20min. Gracias por tu video. Back again in... Puebla, México, RT sends/envía... Have a great day!
124 Triple Crown trailers! AWESOME catch, Jawtooth! My favorite type of unit train! Thanks!
God bless you, Brian, for “shouting out” my birthday. RANDY
You are very welcome Randy and God Bless you also!
I love the clack-clack sound. I miss that on the new rails. This is the sound of my childhood.
Same here!
Why do the good old days have to go away? I'm gonna watch every chance I get, and thanks JT for doing what you do so well!
That was a great Triple Crown train. It's really unfortunate that they are phasing them out. It seems like a much more efficient way to ship trailers with less handling. Thanks for catching one of the last of it's kind JT! 😊😊😊❤❤
The problem is they aren't efficient. They improved when they changed the design but it's still more efficient and cost effective to do TOFC/COFC.
They are also heavier than a normal van trailer so less freight per trailer which is less efficient.
I remember when Southern Pacific ran roadrailers on the I 5 corridor for a short time. Was pretty short lived.
Thanks for watching!
They don't want to pay anybody to put them together and take them down that's why it's not profitable for the railroad very very good idea
Merci beaucoup pour cette très belle vidéo ! ✨✨✨✨✌
Congrats on catching this triple crown that triple crown (NS 255) Usually departs Detroit really early it’s quiet the show that you caught it.
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That Triple Crown train was wild. I never saw anything like that before. And the train in the dark was pretty cool. Seeing the lights of the locomotive in the dark was pretty exciting and it was cool seeing each car appear out of the dark one by one.
YES!! The clip in the dark WAS worth it!! I thought it was a really interesting shot seeing the cars come out of the darkness and the details you could make out. Also, that Triple Crown train was magnificent! Never saw one such as this before and glad you were able to bring it to us. Hope you catch the second one in a future video as well. Great video today JT!! Missed you yesterday, so was looking forward to today's post! Thank you so much!!
That is a cool fire department. It's great to see old schools repurposed into something useful. So many are left to deteriorate to the point they need to be demolished. 😊😊
That's a pretty long triple crown train! I was expecting something a little shorter considering this is the last route that remains for them. Glad to see the road railers still out there doing work!
Indeed it is!
Agreed, I didn’t know they were so long.
150 trailers is max
Had a good time with you and 1960Gambit. Hope to see you next year
WOW!! Now I GET IT! Never seen more Triple Crown Road Railers in my life, and that is an amazing sight! Only seen 3 or 4 prior to this! This is a real sight to see! Truly awesome. I see what you meant by a wobbly ride!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Always exciting to see your videos. One locomotive pulling all those trailers, cool.😊Second time watching this. Thanks.❤😊
Thank you very much!
Loving the firehouse that used to be a school.❤
It's so cool you caught The Triple Crown.
I was very lucky. If I had got there 10 minutes later I would have missed it
That was cool! Even though it was dark you could still see the cats except for a couple of the darker ones!
Awesome catch triple crown road trailer train great place clymer great video thanks Brian and Scott
The most efficient way to move 124 truck trailers! Thanks for the catch JT.
Sure glad some of you are getting these Road Railers while they are still around to get. And I really liked the night shot. Kind of in the O. Winston Link tradition. Thanks.
thanks for your comments Lou!
Jawtooth,You rule dude.
I'm a truck driver I use to work Red Gold tomatoe Co. They use to load there products on triple crown trailers an i use to take the trailers back to triple crown yard in Fort Wayne, Indiana I'm not sure if yard is still open or not,, I love watching them put those trains together it was pretty cool.
Excellent catching all the trains, especially at night too, Brian, thank you.
Thanks for watching!
Always enjoy your pointing out historical & other features of interest.
Thanks for watching!
That night time video was worth watching I reckon,Thanks for putting it up🙂
Hey Jaw tooth! Another great job,like the darkness, little spooky,heavy air night makes deeper sounds, I really appreciate what you do!trains are in my blood,retired Carman Dan,GTW Flint
I saw a TripleCrown roadrailer train arriving in Cincinnati, Ohio about six years ago when I was looking at the railroad yard during the WWII event at the Cincinnati Union Terminal.
6:50 I always wondered just how the first hook was done and you did a wonderful job of filming it when it passed. Well done.
Thanks for capturing and preserving a great piece of railroad history and innovation!!! Enjoy northern Indiana and its very cool small towns.
Thank you very much!
I once seen a triple crown trailer train dragging a set of wheels on the track great video keep up the good work God bless from GA stay safe
The night video was fine. Thank You.
I was delighted to see the Triple Crown! Didn’t know a train existed that didn’t use regular train cars. And it was a long train, too! Thanks for the video.
Glad you enjoyed it!
It was amazing when Road railer came out how many railroads and trucking companies we're on the bandwagon. For several years there was a daily Fort Wayne to Twin Cities run which used NS power and ran on the UP from Chicago Westward. Sadly once the Ford truck plant closed that was the bulk of the business and also probably paid the best and it was dropped shortly thereafter. With those Mega trains you shot that line does have its good share of 89 ft Auto Parts boxcars which also are disappearing and fewer roads own or operate them. The night shot came out very good as one could make out the reporting marks on at least 90% of the cars. All it was missing there was hobo shoestring cooking dinner in the camp.
The technology is so simplistic. It is actually beautiful. The trailer sits on a truck-set and each truck set is connected by a hydraulic hose that runs along the bottom of the trailer. It is brilliant!
I saw one of those bogies in GreenBay Wisconsin back in 95' when Schneider National was also starting to try those trailers. 😁❤️🇺🇸
Some good Logansport action and love the night shot. Appreciate it much, thanks JT!
Great catch 👌 watching from the corn 🌽 fields of Indiana, not far away thanks for sharing 😊
Nice catch. Hey about a year ago you commented on my 1 abandoned RR bridge and asked abput the spur on main j 10th in Northampton PA. I finally saw a train there. It didn't cross main Street but i did see a switcher moving along by the volunteer fire dept. I live in this area and went to school here (go Konkrete Kids) and in 20 years (im 37) never caught a train here. Oh and at the sigfried station on rt329 they are building a new highway bridge. Lots going on in the area where Americas first Portland cement plant is and the world's first coal fire kilns for cement and steel. Everyone else was burning wood or charcoal. Fall foliage festival in jim Thorpe is on now too if ya want some steam videos.have a great blessed day Mr Jawtooth. Huge fan and proud to have seen your comment and like. You rock Brian. Be safe.
Have seen the NS/ Triple Crown Road Railer many times, when it's passing through Sidney, IL. Have seen it 4-5 times this fall, while hauling to/from, or at the grain elevator in town. The most recent one I saw had a BNSF locomotive the the head end.
Really enjoyed seeing that long road-railer train- I counted 124 trailers on that bad boy! Saw one of these trains back in the day at Stockton… all Swift trailers on that one. 👍😀
Very cool!
The end of the Triple Crown train was really wobbling. 😮
And Loki maybe bigger than Chelsea but he sure has a lot of pup playfulness yet.
*chessie
Hey jaw tooth cool trains. It's fun watching trains cross diamonds. I've never seen a road train in real life. Only on videos. Please be very careful filming at night. Stay safe. Have a great railroad day 🚂🙋♀️
Like seeing those old auto parts box cars and Triple Crown roadrailers were rockin switching tracks!🛤🚂
that was really cool wasn't it!
Night time trains are the best ! Thanks Brian ! My granddaughter and I like the Beechwood rd . For night trains .
You bet!
Even though it was hard to see the night shot was cool! Another great catch JT. 😊😊😊❤❤
Good afternoon Mr Jaw Tooth. Until I saw this video I had never seen and never heard of Roadrailer. However, I Googled it and have read up on it. Apparently we had the system here in the UK on one line (East Coast Line) from 1964, but it didn't last long and in the end the weight of the extra wheels for the railway made the trucks too heavy to be economical when used on the road. So, after nearly three years of watching your videos, I am still learning new things.
Instead of phasing triple-crown out, the railroads should be considering more of these types of trains. Looking at the minimal spacing between cars, looks like they are almost theft-proof, because no crooks are going to get those doors open. I heard they can run these trains up to 155 units [i didn't count this one], which is pretty fuel-efficient for a single locomotive.
150 is max
Interesting that NS had some unusual rail cars that I have NEVER seen before. Happy Birthday Randy. Cool video today Mr JT.❤😊 Thanks Chessie and Loki is awesome. Enjoyed this 😊
Glad you enjoyed it and thanks!
Loving the old school building turned Fire Department! I'm glad it's been put to good use, and it looks great! I wish I could see what "vintage" the old school part is. Can't wait to see the Triple Crown ride by!
Yes, it goes back to 1910
I'm glad you included that night train, it was pretty cool. Something different. Kinda like watching a train from a camp site. Great video! You catch trains in a variety of places and the time of day is no different. Great job. Stay well roll on
Glad you enjoyed it and thanks Mark!
Great video
Yeah that nighttime train that was pretty cool must have a good camera😊🎉
Thanks!
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The Triple Crown Road Railer was really great to see
I'm always interested in how many cars and long a
train can go on especially when they cross a crossing
and just keep going and going, i also wonder if a certain
person could be taking a ride on one of them, great an
appearance by your dogs having fun in the yard and
the slide show at the end Thank You Jaw Tooth.🤠🇺🇲
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Always interesting to see the Triple Crown trailers. Can't really see how they were ever an efficient way of transporting loads, with all the logistics involved, and the trailers themselves had to be significantly heavier than standard van trailers. But still cool to see them! The night train was like a ghost train! Cool video JT!
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Wow! That is an unusual way of transporting trailers. I never seen anything like that on the tracks near me Cool video.
Thank you very much!
Hey, JT... loved all the trains... glad you did post the "dark" one! I loved it... different perspective!!! Loki is growing... he's not such a "pup" now, loved watching him grow up from that cute little thing you brought back home back in May! Is that your lake? Hey... loved the Triple Crowns, as well... yes, I was thinking the same, that one engine pulling all those cars! Thanks, JT.
Awesome! Thank you! Yes, I had that pond put in about 25 years ago. I stocked it
Great video showing the tripe crown train
Hey JT. Good attempt to catch 256 (WB Triple Crown). NS has been running those later in the evening in October 2023. For night filming, Delphi, IN has a great spot on old IN-25 near McDonald's just a few miles west of your filming location. Thanks for the video!
That was a good Night shot of that train❤😂🎉
Thanks!
Awesome work JT, great night shot too!! It's always cool to see them at night regardless of the light situation. The boys and I have seen plenty of CN trains in the dark, and we still love seeing them. Playful pup!! But man, growing fast.
I love hearing the trains going over the diamonds. Love the clickety black. And you were right, that last train in the dark was almost impossible to see. But you did your best. Nice to see Chessie and Lokie playing together. He must really like the water Great video. Have a nice day 😊
Showed up good for lighting
Once i was in my parent's car on our way to florida when I noticed a Train passing alongside us, and to my surprise, It was a roadrailer! I was totally stunned!
Thanks for sharing! That must have been a while back
@@JawTooth Yeah. 2016 maybe?
Your videos are just the best, I have been with you so long that I can't remember when I started.Awesome job JT👍👍
Wow, thanks! I appreciate your support. It keeps me going
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A little harmonic rocking going on at the end of the road railer train.
Another great video, Brian. I loved those railroad diamonds.😊
Thanks 👍
love the road railers. Good video Brian
All your train videos are epic JT.
Cool looking fire house/ school house
Just a few weeks ago I was in Hannibal Missouri down by the Mississippi River and saw this train come across the river and through Hannibal. That lone NS engine sounded mighty good from about 40 feet away!
Good video you don’t see the road railer hardly any more awesome video keep up the great work
Robert 😊😊
Thanks 👍
I remember back in 2012-14 that the Triple Crown was all but guaranteed between Minneapolis and Chicago by way of the Altoona Sub in Eau Claire. Sorry to see them go - they were the fastest trains on that line!
Night shots are difficult. Ya wanna illuminate the train w/o blinding the road crew. Short of catching the trains at Amtrak stations or sticking with the street runners I aint sure how ya pull it off. But I appreciate ya sharing with us! Oh, and the 1st freight, prolly the most 86ft hicubes I've seen in a long time. Great catch.
I drove a semi truck for 30 yrs, the company used roadrailers for awhile, two designed drawbacks caused its doom. Trailers are 3k heavier, a very large amount of freight we hauled now made use overweight. To link units together there is a nose at front of trailer that sticks out 18 inches, either you tore up hoses or lines at back of truck or you slid tandems to the back end. Now you were likely overweight on drive tandems.
Ive been fortunate to have gotten two Triple Crown Roadrailer Trains in my lifetime, both in Michigan, both on CN Rails, and both were seen 10 years ago.
Awesome! These come from Detroit. I would like to go up there and film them
@@JawTooth Good areas are around Milan up U.S.23 north of the Ohio/Michigan state line. Small towns points west...And east of there toward Detroit Metro Airport. The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train does run on that line. (If they decide to do it this year)
I thought the Road Railer was interesting - don't recall ever seeing one in operation, but I got some almost surreal vibes watching those train cars materializing into that little pool of light from out of the darkness. 🙂
that is the darkest that I have ever attempted to film. Not much light at all
Great video as always Jawtooth. I enjoyed seeing the TripleCrown those are neat and the firehall was pretty vool as well. The train at night was a little different but i still enjoyed it. Rail fan from TN.
It was great seeing the Road Railers still being run. In the early days of Road Railers they were pulled by 4 axle locomotives. One 4 axle locomotive could pull 72 loaded vans, if there were 73 vans in the consist another 4 axle locomotive was added. That big 6 axle locomotive was pulling 124 vans as noted by an earlier commentor. I am not a fan of night videos. Do you know where the second train (that crossed the diamonds) was coming from/going to? A great video.
I like that firehouse! I wonder if Wide World of Trains saw that Triple Crown? Great video JT. Hard to believe only 1 locomotive pulled that whole train.
No, he wouldn't see it because it only runs from Detroit to Kansas City. thanks for watching !
Hi JT, what a fab video, i just love N/S locos! When trains hit diamonds they make such a great distinctive sound proper clickety clack! Loved the night filming pretty spooky for this season. Hope you enjoyed Indiana. ❤😊 oh ps Loki makes me laugh! 😅
Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for watching!
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I enjoyed watching this video, Jaw Tooth! It was nice that the Triple Crown Road Railer trailer train again. I had originally thought that we would never see another video of a Triple Crown Road Railer train because you mentioned in your June 2023 video of a similar train that the Norfolk Southern was going to stop running this train. I wonder how long Norfolk Southern will continue this train. The night train was difficult to see. The whole train was a silhouette as it passed in the dark. You could have used some light on the subject. The location where you caught that last train in the dark would have been a suitable location to see an eclipse of the moon.
❤😂🎉Good night shot Jawtooh!!!!!!
Triple crown for the win 👍 thanks for sharing
You were fortunate to catch that triple crown train. Thanks for sharing. Living in England I've never seen that type of train before.
Thank you very much!
Nice video Sir Jawtooth. The triple crown is really unique to see. Your night video was also awesome. The right amount of lighting on the rolling stock from the telephone pole. Scorsese and Coppola would approve. Hope you are well. Take good care man..
That was a Great video !!! The train pulling the road trailers , they were doing some serious moving . I mean wobbling back and forth. It looks like it would be easy to derail. Great Job J.T.
Cool! Jaw Tooth Mystery Theater with the spooky night train. 😂 Great night video!
Another top video JT. Some of those wheels sound in a bad way. They would rattle the pots and pans in those properties close to the track. I’d still live there though!
I’ve said before, these are truly unique trains, shame they didn’t take off good to see this one still running. Not very good lighting on that night shot, wouldn’t feel safe myself. Great job anyway JT.👍🏼
Man the second one was a Two mile one for sure
I bet the ride on that Triple Crown train is smooth since there are no knuckle couplers in between the semi trailers.
It would be fun to find out. I wonder how quick it can stop
Thank you so very much for your dedication to bringing us the best RR videos! While the night run wasn't nearly as good a video as any given daytime video, it shows your drive to bring us the best variety of railroading videos. Did I put "video" in enough times in this post? 😄
Glad you like them! You can never have enough "videos" lol
But wait ☝️ there’s more, vids to come!!! 😂😂 ✌️ 🤙
Another awesome video from Jaw Tooth. Love the school turned into a firehouse. That is so cool. Have a nice day 😊🌈
I love watching videos on TH-cam
Wow! That was one long mixed freight. Excellent train JT! Thanks. Is Clymers close to Logansport? 😊😊😊😊❤❤❤❤