My friend made the comment that if this was NS or another giant class one, then the train would have sat there for at least several hours while the dispatcher 1000 miles away tried to figure out what to do!
I really hope R&N stays independent and gen-2 exclusive for a long while, they're very quickly becoming one of the last places in the world you can hear six or more 645 motors chugging in run-8 up a hill. In a world obsessed with efficiency and mergers, R&N says "why fix what was never broken?" and still runs their railroad like it's 1992, and I absolutely love that about them.
Definitely! When the NRFF passed us at White Haven, somebody started a rumor that I was jumping up and down like a little kid! (I was) ;-) That has always been one of my favorite railfanning sounds.
@@KBuckyRailVideo I want to catch em and the other local line working at NS Taylor, seen some cool vids of all three in 1 frame. just caught NYSW CL2, they put friggin' *_cool blue LED bulbs_* in their SD70M-2's!!! in the lead unit anyways, I don't know how I feel about this...
@@tzrr-nsnyswmodellingmore2821 We caught the PISB and the Pittston Yard job going into Taylor the next day. Not much of an NS fan these days, but as the yard job was working an NS mixed freight came along.
@@KBuckyRailVideo Considering R&N has significant CNJ heritage, and the fact that 425 is already quite famous for her oddball blue scheme, I think having a one-off purple heritage unit is very on-brand for them. Especially contrasting with the obvious Reading inspired freight scheme, if you squint it almost looks like a CNJ leaser on an RDG lashup.
Gotta love how a great railroad like this makes a quick decision to keep traffic moving
My friend made the comment that if this was NS or another giant class one, then the train would have sat there for at least several hours while the dispatcher 1000 miles away tried to figure out what to do!
I really hope R&N stays independent and gen-2 exclusive for a long while, they're very quickly becoming one of the last places in the world you can hear six or more 645 motors chugging in run-8 up a hill.
In a world obsessed with efficiency and mergers, R&N says "why fix what was never broken?" and still runs their railroad like it's 1992, and I absolutely love that about them.
Definitely! When the NRFF passed us at White Haven, somebody started a rumor that I was jumping up and down like a little kid! (I was) ;-) That has always been one of my favorite railfanning sounds.
great chase, really cool how you caught 4 schemes of the same RR line!
Thank you. I definitely became a R&N fan during this trip!
@@KBuckyRailVideo I want to catch em and the other local line working at NS Taylor, seen some cool vids of all three in 1 frame. just caught NYSW CL2, they put friggin' *_cool blue LED bulbs_* in their SD70M-2's!!! in the lead unit anyways, I don't know how I feel about this...
@@tzrr-nsnyswmodellingmore2821 We caught the PISB and the Pittston Yard job going into Taylor the next day. Not much of an NS fan these days, but as the yard job was working an NS mixed freight came along.
Nice! Makes me wish I were there!
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Love it!
I wish every railroad was like the reading and northern lol! Nice job.
Thank you. My favorite days of railfanning back in the 1980s and the 1990s were lived again when I visited the R&N!
I daresay our whole country would be a lot better off if every railroad were like the Reading & Northern.
I chased that train from Crestwood to Laurel Run, paced them thru Penobscot
Could've been a better day weather-wise, but could've been worse!
Another well done video. Such a gorgeous area. I hope there is a day 2
Thank you! Part 2 will be in the near future (I hope)!
Purple loco is cool but I still love the 5019+5020 more!
All I can say is that purple is an odd color for a locomotive (my opinion) 😉
@@KBuckyRailVideo Considering R&N has significant CNJ heritage, and the fact that 425 is already quite famous for her oddball blue scheme, I think having a one-off purple heritage unit is very on-brand for them.
Especially contrasting with the obvious Reading inspired freight scheme, if you squint it almost looks like a CNJ leaser on an RDG lashup.
@@trainknut I don't hate it and I certainly understand the heritage concept, but I was happier with what became the leader at Tamaqua!
@@KBuckyRailVideo Haha true. But there are such things as purple fire trucks!
What camera do u use?
A SONY Handycam HDR PJ260. Amazing little camera that I actually purchased in early 2012.
Ok thanks
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