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Popscycle
Приєднався 25 вер 2021
I am an old man on a motorcycle who still likes to ride and take pictures. This channel is a repository for both photo slide shows and videos taken with the drone I carry as an aerial camera.
Deerfield Railyard On Aug 24, 2024
An 8 minute flyover at the Deerfield, MA, rail yard on Saturday, Aug. 28, 2024 in the early afternoon. FYI, the yard was as dead as I've seen it.
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Deerfield Yard On Aug 15, 2024
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An 8 minute aerial video of a train being assembled. It was hurriedly flown as a thunderstorm was moving in.
Over Old Furnace
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A brief 7 minute aerial video taken over the village of Old Furnace in Hardwick, MA, with a look at the summer home of a colorful and interesting character.
Around Stanley Mill On August 5, 2024
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A 6 minute flight around the Stanley Mill in Uxbridge, MA, on August 5, 2024. Never knowing how long these old buildings will be be around, I wanted to get a good, architectural overlook of the place.
Deerfield Rail Yard On August 1, 2024
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A brief, 7 minute flyby of some movement in the Deerfield rail yard on the first of August.
Ayer Junction July 2024
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A 12 minute flight over the Ayer, MA, railroad junction on the afternoon of July 28, 2024
Over Shrewsbury Center
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An 8 minute flyover video taken over Shrewsbury, MA, center on July 26, 2024
Deerfield Rail Yard On July 19, 2024
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A 7 minute flight around the Deerfield, MA, rail yard on July 19, 2024.
Flying Over New Salem on July 19, 2024
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A 9 minute, aerial video taken while flying over New Salem, MA, on July 19, 2024.
New England Central On July 16
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A 19 minute aerial video of New England Central moving cars and locomotives around.
An Aerial Walk In The Park
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A 9 minute flight over Dean Park in Shrewsbury, MA, on July 15, 2024
Over Grafton Center
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A 6 minute flight around the historic common in Grafton, MA, center on July 11, 2024
Palmer Railroads On July 8, 2024
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A 13 minute aerial video of railroad activity around the Palmer Station on this date.
Railroad Junction And Yard
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A 13 minute aerial look at the Miller Falls, MA, junction, where work is being done, and the nearby Deerfield rail yard.
Over Royalston On July 2
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A 12 minute flight over South Royalston and Royalston Center.
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That is picture perfect @1:50 , the clouds, the colors of the sky and all the surroundings. ( I have a big screen and on full)
Thanks. Am happy to learn that it looks good on a big screen.
I don't think it's dead. They have just gotten better at keeping it empty and running consistently.
LOL, you could be right. It's not good business to have cars lollygagging around in a freight yard.
Thanks for sharing. That is how EDY looked the two times I've been there. The slug set was neat to see.
Happy to ear you enjoyed the video. Thanks for letting me know.
Love the old Boston and Maine McGinnis paint scheme on those engines. I remember the old GP-9’s and GP-18’s that had that paint scheme and always loved the way they looked. Especially when you were looking at them coming towards you with the black and white stripes. Really cool looking design. Takes me back to the 60’s when those engines were a frequent sight on the Fitchburg Division in Waltham Mass. Love your videos! Keep em coming. Thanks.
Thank you for letting me know you enjoy the videos. Always appreciate the commentary.
nice!
Thank you! I thought this was very interesting and hoped others would also.
hmmm, my comment disappeared! so repost: Great video. Great to see the whole yard instead of my view from the overpass or on the ground by the tracks. and, I know you from Palmer when I used to go there! Great views. I looked at all your drone vids and they are all great! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for letting me know you are enjoying them. Appreciate it!
wow! what a great video of Deerfield Yard! nice to see the whole place instead of just my view from the overpass!! subbed you!
Awesome, thank you!
What I like is how no one has vandalized it or destroyed it , nice town.
I think the locals are looking after it and I hope it can be preserved.
I love the overhead shots. It helps to understand the layout of the tracks in the yards. Thank you for the flyovers.
Thank you for the kind wards and remarks.
Thanks for the nice flight
Thank you for letting me know you enjoyed it.
@@popscycle-john Just subscribed, I'll drop by when I can
I have just found your channel, very pleasant. I am retired and did work Conrail, so what you are showing me is 'up north', never been there, so new to me. I follow your drone on google maps lol!
Welcome to my small channel and, thank you for letting me know you are enjoying it. Hope to get more interesting rail content going forward.
It was interesting to note that the only locomotives moving cars around had Eastern Alabama, G&W livery while all the BERX locomotives were seemingly tied down.
Nice video. Looks like more cars than I've seen in other videos from the past four years. Don't know if they move them or use them to look busy. Hoping they stay busy and profitable.
Happy you liked the video. There was more activity in the yard than I've seen in a good while, Like you, I wish CSX and NS success and profitability, which means gainful employment for folks.
Huge mistake letting this railroad (CSX) into New England. They will push out any small business and just eorry about double stacks, tank trains and garbage trains which suits them fine. Too bad CP Rail didn't get to buy them out !
Well, I hope you're wrong about it being a mistake but there's always that chance. I do appreciate your view and comment on the subject. Thanks.
Nice job. Loved trains since i was a kid 48 now pushing 50 😮
Thank you for the kind words. I still get a thrill seeing trains and am happy to share the images.
Great views; thanks for sharing.
Appreciate your comment and kind words about the video. Thank you for watching.
Can you come down and do West Springfield Yard. That would be nice.
Don't know when I'll be out that way but will put it on my dance card. Good tip! Thanks.
You are myself in the future minus the natural tan lol
Always enjoy the comments.
You’re somewhat an artist, Pop!
I appreciate the comment and hope to improve whatever artistic ability resides in these old bones. :-)
@@popscycle-john If 72 is old I’m an old guy too. Over the past 2 years I’ve been watching train videos on UA-cam. I started with “Hobo Shoestrings” videos and it took off from there. I’ve just started to find out where the train yards are and visit them. (I’m in north central mass.) I will say that your content is very appealing. It has a “feel” to it. This one has a particular charm. The soundtracks are great, along with nice visuals. I like any historical info that you include, but I also like that it’s minimal. Carry on!
@@robleach7085 I agree , great job
Very nice. What drone are you flying?
Happy to hear you enjoyed the video As for the drone. I now have a DJI Air 3. I used to have an American-made Skydio 2+ but they pulled out of the market to focus strictly on commercial and governmental business. Best regards, John
@@popscycle-john Thanks!
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Yup, just to the west of the rail yard.
Thanks for the video and eleavator music it put me to sleep
I was happy to learn you enjoyed the video and found it restful.
Nice video (and music as well.) I never seen the Deerfield yard before and this was a great view!🚂🚂🚂
Thank you for the kind words. I appreciate your comment!
Excellent taste in Motorcycles! Great content 👌
Thank you for letting me know you enjoyed the video. Also, it's been a great motorcycle, the best I've owned.
Thanks for sharing. Haven't been to East Deerfield since before they replaced the bridge.
Thanks for watching. There's not a lot of activity there these days. The economy isn't the greatest at this time.
Disappointed by the lack of Evel-Kneivel-style content after the promise of "Old man on a motorcycle [...] flying over Deerfield Rail Yard." 🤣
Sorry but this old man doesn't think Evel Kneivel had much style and his content was sorely lacking (e.g. rocket jump).
This brought back memories of my childhood, this is my home town. I spent a lot of time in this area of town. I grew up not too far up the road, one of my friends lived right up the street from the Baptist church. Thanks for the memories!
You are most welcome and thanks for letting us know!
Nice I went there today and saw NS 47A
Kudos and good for you. The yard is mostly dead whenever I have stopped by..
Love Music to Video Cool Music Love Video Thanks For Sharing Have a Safe day ✌️
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@popscycle-john your Welcome have a wonderful Night 🌙
Very nice views of a classic, old New England town.
Thank you for the kind reply. We lived in Shrewsbury for almost 40 years.
Thanks for sharing, I haven't been there in years.
You are welcome. I got lucky this afternoon - caught a BERX unit shunting.
Great video, thanks for sharing. Looks like they made a new "railfan" bridge.
Thank you for letting me know you liked the video. Unfortunately, the new "railfan" bridge doesn't have the good view the old one did.
Nice video. I enjoyed watching it. I would have been even better if there were close-ups views of the locomotives. There were some unusual one's present, but I couldn't quite make them out.
Appreciate your response, especially the part about getting closer, which is something I will do in the future. Also, thanks for the kind words.
Thank you old man on a motorcycle. At 76 in September of this year I am also an old man. I haven't been on a motorcycle in about 50 years since my youngest brother was injured on his big Kowasaki 1000 barely escaping with his life. So I applaud you for sticking with the motorcycle. I also thank you for the video since I like all things train especially the steam locomotives and I am going to subscribe to your channel.
Thank you for the kind words and encouragement. Being in my 80s, it is getting more difficult each year to swing the leg over but I'll keeping doing it until I can't.
Nice video. Deerfield is hard to find and can have little action for long periods. However if you are patient, you can get lucky.
Made it to Deerfield one time!😀. Living in Richmond, VA I did work in the paper industry in the late 80's - early 90's and had an assignment in the region. I wish I could have seen the yard in the B&M days. Thanks for a great video. I have been to Bluefield, WVa several times and loved the sounds, smells and activity.
It was a much more active yard back then@@SOURWYMAN2011
Thank you for letting me know you liked the video. I probably need to devote a day to hanging around the yard and waiting for some action to video.
You say you are changing between cameras. Do you mean you are changing between resolutions? I am not familiar with the Air 3. I have an Air 2.
No, my drone has two separate cameras in the gimbal - one 24 mm and the other 70 mm.
@@popscycle-john After I asked the question I checked the specs on the Air 3. That is a very cool feature.
Great work. Nicely shot.
Thank you.
Excellent
Thank you for letting me know you enjoyed it!
@@popscycle-john may I suggest that the next time you visit the grist mill in Sudbury that you venture up Bowditch Road to the top of Nobscot Hill I grew up in Sudbury Your drone will have a beautiful trip on a sunny day and you will be able to see the Boston skyline and Mounts Wachusett and Monadnock; as well as Worcester’s skyline Try to get near Tippling Rock; as well
Great views especially of the Quabbin. Your videos are always interesting. Truly airplane views but closer! Thank you and ill be looking forward to the next adventure!!
As always, appreciate hearing from you and knowing when you like (or dislike) a video. Thanks.
Great Video thanks for sharing.
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Great vid! I worked in this mill back in the '80s! This vid brought back memories of when I was young, I grew up in Grafton. And, like so many others, found work in these mills. I even worked in the mill down the road. (gone now, burnt down) My dad built the machines that I would work on as a young teen. Thanks for a walk down memory lane!
Am glad to hear you enjoyed the video and thank you for commenting. It is great to hear from people who are connected with things in these videos!
I always liked how pretty much every house in the center is white. Theres one house on the left right before you get to the center from where you came from that had full on tennis courts and i think a basketball court and pool it was really nice years ago not sure if anyone's taking care of it anymore.
I agree with you on now nice all the houses in the center look. Also, thank you for your comments.
Nice work!
Thank you. Am happy to hear you enjoyed the video.
Splendid flyover Fitzwilliam John... One of my knocks about riding back east is the lack of open vistas like we have out west. But this! Just getting over the treeline reveals a very pleasing Arcadian landscape.
Your observati8on about the vistas here is one of the main reasons I have a drone. It's like having a periscope when you are submerged in the trees. Also, thanks for letting me know you enjoyed the video.
Thank you for another visit! You show views not seen from any road. The covered bridge was excellent.
It was nice of you to comment and let us know you liked it. Thanks!
You just got a new subscriber, great video btw!!
Thank you for the kind words and letting us know you liked the video!
Very nice!
Happy to hear you enjoyed it and thanks for letting us know!
That pile of "kindling" is not a welcome sight. Such a pile immolated, probably not by itself, years ago in Kansas City, KS in the West Bottoms. A contractor's inventory went up in smoke and quashed all rail activity for hours.
I certainly agree with you. Railroads need t find a way to dispose of that creosoted crap other than just piling it up.
Do you know what the road number is for the green Bay Line geep is shown moving couples to what looks like an ex-CN geep at 6:25?
I may have another photo of the Bay Line locomotive. Will check to see if I can get the road number.
I found the photo. The number is 3018.