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Loading a coal train in Harlan county, Kentucky at the out of business Bardo mine at Catron's creek
A new train conductor films a small clip from loading a unit coal train in Catrons creek in Harlan, Kentucky. Mine now long closed.
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Richmond, Kentucky Hamfest
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Scenes from the 2024 Richmond, Kentucky hamfest
Dayton Hamvention 2024
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Some scenes from Dayton Hamvention 2024
A train engineer's old home movie of watching rail yard operations
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Old home movie footage of watching yard operations while living in a car in a rail yard due to being forced from home due to job cuts. Nothing else better to do but pull out an old video camera and record what was going on around me to help fight boredom until called for work.
Memories of Conn barracks Schweinfurt, Germany June 1997
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Some video footage mixed with some narraration about Conn Barracks from June 1997. Showing what a bit of soldier life was like during that time period. Most footage was edited out due to filming people at parties. I took more photos in those days and did not film as much as I should have. 26 years has passed since the filming of this video which still seems like yesterday. To me, they were the ...
Train engineer explores little known abandoned train tunnel.
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a train and engine crew member explores a little known abandoned train tunnel in an area that's only accessible by rail or a long walk, while waiting for a train to pass by.
Road trip to Charleston, South Carolina
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3 hours of vacation home video edited down to a couple of minutes
CSX locomotive Ride Through The CSX Hagan Switchback Tunnel 2008
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Old film footage that I thought I had lost over the years. I no longer work this line of road and this footage might be interesting to those that search for the Hagan tunnel. Footage is shot from a cab of a locomotive entering the Smith Kentucky side of the tunnel and exiting out of the Hagan Virginia side. The tunnel is around 6400 feet in length.
Roadtrip to explore a little of Norton, Virginia
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A small roadtrip to explore a little of Norton, Virginia. Trying out the Woodbooger Grill and exploring, Flag Rock and Highknob lookout.
A soldiers perspective at Fort Carson, K Troop 3/3 ACR, Bradley Gunnery, January 2001
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Home video footage from a former soldier of K troop, 3/3 Armored Cavalry Regiment, gunnery at Fort Carson Colorado in 2001. Glad I took these silly videos at the time as I have forgot people and stuff I did in the nearly 20 years I've been out. Video is heavily edited, Asshole NCO's have been edited out as I didn't like them when I was in and some stuff I did in the video is better off not bein...
Schweinfurt Germany Festival, 1998. Home video footage
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A couple of U.S. soldiers stationed at Conn barracks in Schweinfurt, Germany venture out into Schweinfurt to see a German festival in 1998.
Wurzburg, Germany 1997 Home video
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Old home video footage filmed in 1997 during a weekend while out exploring Wurzburg, Germany during my time in the U.S. army
A look at U.S. Army life at Conn barracks in Schweinfurt, Germany. 1997, HHT 1-4 Cavalry.
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A buddy of mine took my camera while I was at work and filmed the now demolished Conn barracks in Schweinfurt, Germany. Although he names the person he thought he took it from, it was actually my camera he took. Tour by Jesse Campo.
Jonesville Virginia night time Christmas parade 2021
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A small night time Christmas parade in the small town of Jonesville, Virginia
Last mission, Last days in Bosnia, US Army, 3rd ACR in the year of 2000
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Video scenes from of the US Army's 3rd ACR last few days in Bosnia. K troop, 3rd platoon, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colorado
Ride around Rose Hill in 2012 (No Sound)
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Ride around Rose Hill in 2012 (No Sound)
Exploring a little known swinging bridge in Virginia
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Exploring a little known swinging bridge in Virginia
Scenes from Pennington Gap Virginia Hospital Opening
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Scenes from Pennington Gap Virginia Hospital Opening
A last trip to JCPenny at Middlesboro mall. August 2020
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A last trip to JCPenny at Middlesboro mall. August 2020
Rose Hill, Virginia Christmas parade 2013
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Rose Hill, Virginia Christmas parade 2013
Walking A Virginia Swinging Bridge
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Walking A Virginia Swinging Bridge
CSX Hagan switchback in 2008
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CSX Hagan switchback in 2008

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  • @diehlmw
    @diehlmw День тому

    Great memories! I was there HHT 3/4 Cav... later reflagged 1/4 Cav. Dec 91 to Jun 97.

  • @Danny-zl7et
    @Danny-zl7et 8 днів тому

    I was stationed at the Airfield on Conn from 1976-1979

  • @jamesdominguez8389
    @jamesdominguez8389 Місяць тому

    Was there from 1997-2000 1/77 armor

  • @williambingham2459
    @williambingham2459 2 місяці тому

    Thanks for your UA-cam post of my clubs Richmond, KY, hamfest for this year, 2024. It will help our future events. We had over 235 paid attendees this year, and thanks to all for coming out. Central Kentucky Amateur Radio Society (CKARS) sponsored. KJ4BAD

    • @wanderingrailroader4345
      @wanderingrailroader4345 2 місяці тому

      @@williambingham2459 I should have filmed more but was too busy buying and browsing. Hopefully it will spur more interest for next years fest!

  • @KDill29
    @KDill29 2 місяці тому

    This is wicked cool! Also I was the 600th 👍🏻

  • @rogerholloway9493
    @rogerholloway9493 2 місяці тому

    I had got out before the Bosnia tour, but we were training for it when I did get out. 98 Fox trp

  • @TheWhateverContent
    @TheWhateverContent 3 місяці тому

    My dad was in iraq in 2003. 3rd ACR, HowBatt, 2nd squadron

    • @wanderingrailroader4345
      @wanderingrailroader4345 3 місяці тому

      I left the 3rd ACR about a few weeks before they were stop lossed to go to Iraq.

  • @Supermansdad
    @Supermansdad 3 місяці тому

    This brought back a ton of memories going to this exact fest many years. I grew up there from 91-99.

  • @mattd8670
    @mattd8670 3 місяці тому

    I am assuming you partied at the Rock Fabric (spelling?)? I had so much fun in Schweinfurt.

    • @wanderingrailroader4345
      @wanderingrailroader4345 3 місяці тому

      @@mattd8670 Oh yeah!! You can’t be at Schweinfurt with going to the Fabrik!

    • @mattd8670
      @mattd8670 3 місяці тому

      @@wanderingrailroader4345, I had so much fun at that bar! There was that and “The Rock,” a smaller bar in town. I had my own cab driver, he went by “Speedy.” I used to call and request him and he fucking got there in a pinch. Make my usual drunken stop at McDonald’s, pick up some McRibs on my way back.

    • @wanderingrailroader4345
      @wanderingrailroader4345 3 місяці тому

      @mattd8670 I’ve got speedy on another video. He was usually sitting outside the gate many times. I partied many times at the fabrik. Some of the local chicks I met took me and some buddies to other clubs in other towns where they didn’t allow Americans in and pretended that we were Germans too. Sometimes the parties got a little too much when I woke up under some bushes in an area I had to clue where I was. Those were the days!

  • @mattd8670
    @mattd8670 3 місяці тому

    I was living on Conn Barracks from October 1996 until June 1999. I was a part of Bco 1/18 Infantry.

  • @Graftanker98
    @Graftanker98 5 місяців тому

    Was that Speedy, the cab driver?!!!!

  • @OriginalBongoliath
    @OriginalBongoliath 6 місяців тому

    Steam engines are my favorite era of railroading.

  • @KY4TRK
    @KY4TRK 6 місяців тому

    😎 🆒️

  • @markphillips1243
    @markphillips1243 7 місяців тому

    Loved watching this. I was there from 94 to 96. At change of command from 3rd to 1st ID.

  • @johnnelson1446
    @johnnelson1446 7 місяців тому

    I was in B co. 3rd Forward Support as A Tow Weapons Mechanic, and SD as a Chaplain's Assistant from 1987 to 1991 I lived on the 2nd floor in Building 31, the Female barracks were in the first area of the floor, and my room was just past the secondary hall doors. I refereed a lot of Softball, Flag Football, Basketball, and a couple German/American Tacke games.

  • @davecrary5716
    @davecrary5716 7 місяців тому

    I was there JAN '95 - DEC '97. Deputy Community Chaplain.

  • @rlscofeld
    @rlscofeld 8 місяців тому

    I was down the street at 1-18 INF from 2000 - 2003. Thanks for sharing, good to see the old stomping grounds.

    • @mattd8670
      @mattd8670 3 місяці тому

      I was Bco 1/18 Infantry from October 1996 to June 1999.

  • @ToiletTxtr
    @ToiletTxtr 8 місяців тому

    I remember the old boobytrapped underground tunnel and plane legend.

    • @wanderingrailroader4345
      @wanderingrailroader4345 8 місяців тому

      I always wondered how much of that was true. I did see some old sealed off entrances in some places. Flooded probably but highly doubtful it was booby trapped.

    • @ToiletTxtr
      @ToiletTxtr 8 місяців тому

      The only two entrances I remember, there was one over by the quartermaster building/railhead dock, and one over by the range next to the airfield. There was some sort of updated ramp that lead down into something by the flagpole area near the gate but it had doors that were always locked. I also heard another rumor the plane was under the gym/shopette but, I can't confirm.@@wanderingrailroader4345

    • @ToiletTxtr
      @ToiletTxtr 8 місяців тому

      UA-cam deleted my first response to your reply so I will try again. The two portals I knew of were one by the railhead site and old quartermaster bldg and the other was on the small arms range over by the airfield. There was a ramp that led down to some sort of equipment with modern locked doors over by the front gate flag pole but i'm not sure what that was. I'd heard another rumor the plane was buried under the gym/shopette.@@wanderingrailroader4345

  • @Gman7774eye
    @Gman7774eye 9 місяців тому

    I was stationed 3/52 ada 86-87 I think right there by where the Gazebo was in the old German barracks across from the NCO club.

  • @Eric-ro8bw
    @Eric-ro8bw 10 місяців тому

    I lived in that building 2000-2002! Same floor, same hallway. Also was in C troop. They moved us out of that building into those nco barracks soon after I got there. Best 2 yrs ever!

    • @wanderingrailroader4345
      @wanderingrailroader4345 10 місяців тому

      I spent about 6 months there, then force moved to e-4 and below barracks, then another 6 months had to move again from HHT to C troop. Then had to move again to the states, only to get deployed overseas after 6 months there. Needless to say I got tired of moving

  • @Sc0rpic0m
    @Sc0rpic0m 10 місяців тому

    The guy is playing dune on the console

  • @reggiej.1736
    @reggiej.1736 10 місяців тому

    I was in A Troop 3/4 Cav from 90-93, loved my barracks back then. We were in the first building on the left when you came thru the gate across from the old mailroom and the DFAC.

  • @rickortiz2446
    @rickortiz2446 11 місяців тому

    I was stationed at Conn barracks from 81-83 with Hq 3-64 Armor! Best tour ever

  • @nelsonmiracle
    @nelsonmiracle Рік тому

    The 666 swinging bridge. Been there many times.

  • @BakerBaker1-9
    @BakerBaker1-9 Рік тому

    Cool 😎 where's it at ??

  • @joshcarney7224
    @joshcarney7224 Рік тому

    I was stationed at Conn barracks from 2002-2005. 1/4 Cav. I was also C Troop and lived in the same building as you

  • @PenSteel-ih8qr
    @PenSteel-ih8qr Рік тому

    Lived right across from you Bravo Company 3rd support , was there from 1989 to 1993 was attached to 3/64 armor ( 45 kilo turret mechanic) trip down memory lane , use to hang out at the lower cavern club

  • @Panzermech
    @Panzermech Рік тому

    Female section? Bldg 31 was for 3rdFsb and 299Fsb and some MP company. Yes there were female soldiers but more important was "Team Cav" the direct support for 3/4 and later 1/4 CAV. WE BUST NUTS 🤪

    • @wanderingrailroader4345
      @wanderingrailroader4345 Рік тому

      I never knew anything about that building other than being told females were housed there. I can’t remember seeing females in cav units so I only knew it as female barracks. No idea what unit stayed there. This video was made around the time I had only been in Germany about 4 months.

    • @Panzermech
      @Panzermech Рік тому

      @@wanderingrailroader4345 the females were at Fort hood Texas with the OH51 helicopters, they came back right before we deployed to Bosnia in 1996. Miserable bunch of hags and nags.

    • @mattd8670
      @mattd8670 3 місяці тому

      @@wanderingrailroader4345, I know there were female medics when we I was there. They were toward the front, far from us grunts. 😂. They hung out with us, gave us IV’s when we would drink too much. Remember all the gate guards after the embassy bombings? That sucked! Spent one of my birthday’s guarding the entrance to Conn. deployed to Bosnia in 1997.

    • @wanderingrailroader4345
      @wanderingrailroader4345 3 місяці тому

      @@mattd8670 I had to guard the married soldiers housing.. Askren manor or something like that, can't remember right off hand, to many years ago. a buddy of mine dated a medic chick.. She decided she was gay and dumped him and got kicked out of the army. She was so hot too..

  • @travismiles5885
    @travismiles5885 Рік тому

    I was on Conn from 1995-1996. I was attached to Bco 3rd FSB from Eco 703rd out of Kitzingen to support 3/4 Cav on the "Team Cav" MST. I was a TOW Missile Tech. You probably saw my initials on some verification stickers on your ISU. I deployed to Bosnia with them too. We were reflagged to 1st ID while downrange in 1996. I remember your roommate being captured in 1999. I was stationed in Hanau at the time. Shortly after they got released I had to go down to Macedonia for a deployment just before I ETS'd. One of the other guys that was captured grew up in a town not too far from where I grew up in Michigan. Did you ever hear about specialist Michael New when you were there? He made the news as well. He didn't want to wear the UN blue beret. It was a big deal when I was there.

    • @wanderingrailroader4345
      @wanderingrailroader4345 Рік тому

      I don’t remember hearing about Michael New. I also didn’t have any tv or internet at the time. I was pretty much clueless to world events until it came down to the brass telling us we were going somewhere. Got most of my info from the Stars and Stripes and even then I didn’t keep up with that. I remember a big deal about someone’s gun went off and killed some kid in Macedonia and a huge stink was raised about that. I’ll have to look up on the Michael new story.

  • @Huitzilipochtli1
    @Huitzilipochtli1 Рік тому

    I was 1-1 Cav Budingen 2 years before you filmed this. Great video and awesome memories.

    • @wanderingrailroader4345
      @wanderingrailroader4345 Рік тому

      Time gets away so fast and still seems like yesterday!

    • @travismiles5885
      @travismiles5885 Рік тому

      We used to go to the Lorbass in Budigan all the time when I was stationed in Hanau 1997-2000.

  • @jamesryan2325
    @jamesryan2325 Рік тому

    about 10:00 minute mark looks like the quad and gazebo area outside building 19A where I stayed. Nice to see nothing really changed from 1997 to 2011 when I was there.

  • @monicadabney8471
    @monicadabney8471 Рік тому

    My son was born in Wurzburg. Husband was stationed in Scwheinfurt

  • @monicadabney8471
    @monicadabney8471 Рік тому

    Brings back memories. 1983- 84. My son was born here.

  • @kennethhanks6712
    @kennethhanks6712 Рік тому

    Since it sounds like you are working pusher on Hazel Patch hill (around MP KC149?) and that old tunnel numbered "17" I would believe that was part of the main originally that was bypassed by a later line revision. The only branches in this area were the old Rockcastle River RR abandoned in the 1930s, it branched off to the east at East Bernstadt for 16 miles to Bond but had no tunnel near the junction, and an L&N branch to Johnetta that cut off to east from Brush Creek near MP KC142. Once again since tunnel numbered 17 I'd say ex main. Check out section just north of Sinks/Mullins (Orlando) where there are several bridges and tunnels (numbered in the low teens I believe) in a 1 mile stretch with main line tunnels, as well as mileposts, here numbered starting from Covington and the mileposts KC from the original Kentucky Central Railroad.

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    @mahmoodkohatiPakistan Рік тому

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    @mahmoodkohatiPakistan Рік тому

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  • @carinah.5792
    @carinah.5792 Рік тому

    do u have anything from ledward

    • @wanderingrailroader4345
      @wanderingrailroader4345 Рік тому

      I don’t think I ever filmed there. I took some pics there but never filmed.

    • @carinah.5792
      @carinah.5792 Рік тому

      @@wanderingrailroader4345 ok thank you had great memorys with friends there miss the time

  • @carinah.5792
    @carinah.5792 Рік тому

    thank u 🎉

  • @carinah.5792
    @carinah.5792 Рік тому

    thanks for sharing 🎉

  • @anthonywolstencroft2386
    @anthonywolstencroft2386 Рік тому

    cool video man thanks ✌🏻

  • @smoothkirito
    @smoothkirito Рік тому

    I think I found your location on Google maps. I think this tunnel was part of an older alignment of the branch line that goes to Mt. Vernon.

  • @here_we_go_again2571
    @here_we_go_again2571 Рік тому

    That tunnel looks smaller than your modern engine. Could it be a tunnel for mining?

  • @TheKurtsPlaceChannel
    @TheKurtsPlaceChannel Рік тому

    Very entertaining and fun to watch. Thanks for posting this.

  • @wills-e7314
    @wills-e7314 Рік тому

    Abandoned Railroad Tunnel Tunnel #17 which sits abandoned outside of Cairo West Virginia. The old tunnel was part of a 72 mile track built by the B&O Railroad in the 1850s. Now part of the North Bend Rail Trail, this and two other abandoned tunnels, along with 10 other accessable tunnels, make up a magnificent trail from Parkersburg to Clarksburg that has no more than a 3% grade.

    • @wills-e7314
      @wills-e7314 Рік тому

      Was from a Google Search for abandoned tunnel 17

    • @wanderingrailroader4345
      @wanderingrailroader4345 Рік тому

      This tunnel is in rockcastle county, Kentucky. Not sure if it was a tunnel you know that you were talking about or this one.

    • @wills-e7314
      @wills-e7314 Рік тому

      @@wanderingrailroader4345 wasn't sure of the location. So i just did a google search for abandoned tunnel 17 and it came up with the Cairo one. Assume the CSX line is former L&N ?

    • @wanderingrailroader4345
      @wanderingrailroader4345 Рік тому

      @@wills-e7314 yes it’s former L&N. When I get a chance, I hope to check out a few more abandoned tunnels in this area just to see what one might find.

  • @cheaplaughkennedy2318
    @cheaplaughkennedy2318 Рік тому

    There’s an old stone railroad foundation next to a bridge that crosses the river at Fort Meade in Maryland. Always wondered about it.

  • @jamesalinio5277
    @jamesalinio5277 Рік тому

    You made a great find, amazing what can be found when the trees are in hibernation, I live outside of the borough of Susquehanna Pennsylvania, the Erie railroad built through the area back in the late 1840's, the railroad built a round house and repair shops and had a good size rail yard for cars and engines, it is the "jump off point" between the Susquehanna river crossing over Gulf Summitt to the Delaware river at Deposit New York, the Erie railroad became the Erie Lackawanna railroad then became part of Conrail back in the 1970's before becoming almost abandoned when the New York Susquehanna and Western bought the rail line, this stretch of railroad runs from Jersey City New Jersey and Binghamton New York with points further on both ends, I don't know of any tunnels that may exist but it's a possibility further past the Delaware's river, the main highlight of my area is the Starrucca viaduct, built by the Erie railroad to cross the Starrucca creek, it is over 110 feet high originally built for two sets of rails and over 1,000 feet long with a grade leading up to Cascade valley and Gulf summit, the Starrucca viaduct is the oldest railroad bridge still in use today and was built in 1847&1848 , the Erie railroad also had a rail line that ran from Carbondale Pennsylvania up into New York State crossing under the Starrucca viaduct, it was sold to the Delaware and Hudson railroad before being acquired by Conrail and completely abandoned by 1989 with the tracks being removed and the railbed turned into a rail trail, the D&H was recently paved over the past few years by the rail trail commission with some bridges being concreted or the rail trail moved to bypass a old bridge

  • @hamesh3474
    @hamesh3474 Рік тому

    By the size of the oak tree in the path of the tunnel... must be close to 150 years

  • @kevinjones2667
    @kevinjones2667 Рік тому

    Echo echo echo

  • @doctordeath.5716
    @doctordeath.5716 Рік тому

    Judging on where the train tunnel is at and the way you came out of the woods, most likely you would come off the main line to a switch by the way it looks to me.

  • @paulgrimm
    @paulgrimm Рік тому

    I swear I hear a steam engine idling