Seeing that shot in Seymour made me wonder if I was sitting in my grandma's car while she was shopping in Don's or at the Main Street crossing coming back from Dairy Queen. Many times my early childhood was spent in her 1978 Buick Regal, peering out for trains to roar through town.
Pacing the GBW has always been my favorite activity. The speed was manageable, the pacing distance was long, and the SOUND was incredible. I personally think the pacing is the thing I miss the most about losing the GBW. RR
1. Well done with your program here, if this was released when you folks were still in the video selling business this would probably be your best seller next to upcoming programs based on Wisconsin Central. 2. Congratulations on reaching 2000 subscribers! I do anticipate you folks next upload release. Any idea who it will be focusing on?
Thank you! Our subscribers help us to become more noticeable to TH-cam content searches for railroad related videos. As we grow, thanks to the help from our subscribers, we will reach more people that have not heard of us yet! RR
man i really like this GBW series... but i am also very disappointed in the CNW for selling off some of their lines... i hired on as a switchman with the CNW back in sept,93 out of butler... well after the sell off of the butler to fond du lac and lines north of sheboygan to green bay... the old condrs i worked with back in 1993, some were STILL bitching about it... and the real slap in the face is that green bay and fond du lac are STILL railroad viable... plenty of business still going on there but the head CNW bosses (dumbbells) turned their backs on it
Ironically, now the ex-C&NW/FRVR is the only way into New London. The ex-GB&W was left in place going east to service one customer, but that hasn't been used in about the last 15-20 years. New London-Manawa is likewise in place but has been out of service for about that long.
The eastbound branch was put back into service last year. Sturm Foods in Manawa would have continued using rail service, but CN was losing money on it, so raised their rates until Sturm finally stopped shipping. CN couldn't abandon the line, as Sturm would object. CN put the line out of service and all road crossings were removed. The balance of the line remains intact, although now mostly overgrown.
@@toomanytoyz5367 Good news about the eastbound branch, at least. Does this mean they put the crossing back in at County S? Also, is this one of the lines that's now handled by Watco?
@@BadgerlandRailVideos I really doubt it. When Sturm built their new plant on the south end of town, they didn't put a rail siding in, even though the line goes right past the plant. The 12 miles of track between New London and Manawa would make an excellent tourist railroad, maybe for a dinner train or something similar.
WC (water closet) did the Green Weenie a courtesy.... lined their ass in into the hole. IMO; shitty dispatching. I knew several Green Weenie employees; they're all now retired (or deceased) now. 12,0000 ft trains would not work on the past's old infrastructure. "Train orders" vs track warrant is a hilarious commentary vs today's positive train control; (real-time) inward-facing cameras and real-time satellite tracking.
The GBW employees seemed to be happy with the train dispatching. I personally ran WC trains 218 / 219 from Black Creek to Green Bay and I never took exception to how the traffic was handled. I doubt traffic would have increased to the extent where 12,000-foot trains would be generated. There is nothing "hilarious" about the differences between Timetable and Train order -vs- Track Warrant Control operations. TWC is far superior to Train Orders, but with both methods of operation, it all came down to the crews to do their job and follow the instructions. As for PTC, inward facing cameras and satellite tracking, those aspects would eventually be dealt with as needed. One thing is for sure, railroading of the past was way more efficient and customer focused than it is today. RR
This whole series has been great! I'm glad someone with the forethought documented all this.
Thank you. We can say with absolute confidence that this is the best program about the GBW. RR
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I could completely agree. I hope there's more. The CNW C628s I've watched several times as well.
@@davidstewart5694 We have more! We'll be rolling out Part 10, the Farewell Excursion cab ride next month. BC
Nice to see a caboose on a train ❤
Seeing that shot in Seymour made me wonder if I was sitting in my grandma's car while she was shopping in Don's or at the Main Street crossing coming back from Dairy Queen. Many times my early childhood was spent in her 1978 Buick Regal, peering out for trains to roar through town.
the pace shots, fantastic. what a great production, i now love this railroad and am sad it's gone :(
Pacing the GBW has always been my favorite activity. The speed was manageable, the pacing distance was long, and the SOUND was incredible. I personally think the pacing is the thing I miss the most about losing the GBW. RR
great video
Thank you! RR
The winter of 1992 and 1993 was very cold and snowy
1. Well done with your program here, if this was released when you folks were still in the video selling business this would probably be your best seller next to upcoming programs based on Wisconsin Central.
2. Congratulations on reaching 2000 subscribers! I do anticipate you folks next upload release. Any idea who it will be focusing on?
I will keep you guessing on what we do next other than additional GBW installments. RR
@@EastEndProductionsArchiv-lm3lq SWEET.
Congrats on 2000 subscribers man!
Thank you! Our subscribers help us to become more noticeable to TH-cam content searches for railroad related videos. As we grow, thanks to the help from our subscribers, we will reach more people that have not heard of us yet! RR
Wonderful series, really enjoyed it. Is there something similar covering Green Bay through to Kewaunee and the boat trains?
Yes! That operation will be covered in great detail! RR
@@EastEndProductionsArchiv-lm3lq outstanding. Thank you. :)
man i really like this GBW series... but i am also very disappointed in the CNW for selling off some of their lines...
i hired on as a switchman with the CNW back in sept,93 out of butler... well after the sell off of the butler to fond du lac and lines north of sheboygan to green bay...
the old condrs i worked with back in 1993, some were STILL bitching about it...
and the real slap in the face is that green bay and fond du lac are STILL railroad viable... plenty of business still going on there but the head CNW bosses (dumbbells) turned their backs on it
Ironically, now the ex-C&NW/FRVR is the only way into New London. The ex-GB&W was left in place going east to service one customer, but that hasn't been used in about the last 15-20 years. New London-Manawa is likewise in place but has been out of service for about that long.
The eastbound branch was put back into service last year. Sturm Foods in Manawa would have continued using rail service, but CN was losing money on it, so raised their rates until Sturm finally stopped shipping. CN couldn't abandon the line, as Sturm would object. CN put the line out of service and all road crossings were removed. The balance of the line remains intact, although now mostly overgrown.
@@toomanytoyz5367 Good news about the eastbound branch, at least. Does this mean they put the crossing back in at County S? Also, is this one of the lines that's now handled by Watco?
@@BadgerlandRailVideos correct on both counts.
@@toomanytoyz5367 Maybe they could get Sturm back but it looks like that spur ROW might have been built on already, which was probably CN's plan.
@@BadgerlandRailVideos I really doubt it. When Sturm built their new plant on the south end of town, they didn't put a rail siding in, even though the line goes right past the plant. The 12 miles of track between New London and Manawa would make an excellent tourist railroad, maybe for a dinner train or something similar.
In the next Friday Five F Units, could you include more WYCO F7s?
We don't have a lot, but there are a few more runbys available. RR
@@EastEndProductionsArchiv-lm3lq thanks
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WC (water closet) did the Green Weenie a courtesy.... lined their ass in into the hole.
IMO; shitty dispatching.
I knew several Green Weenie employees; they're all now retired (or deceased) now.
12,0000 ft trains would not work on the past's old infrastructure.
"Train orders" vs track warrant is a hilarious commentary vs today's positive train control; (real-time) inward-facing cameras and real-time satellite tracking.
The GBW employees seemed to be happy with the train dispatching. I personally ran WC trains 218 / 219 from Black Creek to Green Bay and I never took exception to how the traffic was handled. I doubt traffic would have increased to the extent where 12,000-foot trains would be generated. There is nothing "hilarious" about the differences between Timetable and Train order -vs- Track Warrant Control operations. TWC is far superior to Train Orders, but with both methods of operation, it all came down to the crews to do their job and follow the instructions. As for PTC, inward facing cameras and satellite tracking, those aspects would eventually be dealt with as needed. One thing is for sure, railroading of the past was way more efficient and customer focused than it is today. RR