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Your Local Historian
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I like trains and history. Do you have what it takes to listen? If you don’t, that’s fine just keep moving along. “It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile.”
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updates and rambling with birds in the background
One of the reasons I decided to move away from rail fanning is because of the recent train derailment caused by a “rail fan” I don’t want to do something that could be considered unsafe even though though I’m doing absolutely everything to maintain everybody safety when I’m engaging in watching trains. I don’t want to be associated with people who put peoples lives at risk.
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Відео
Don’t derail trains (I shouldn’t have to say it)
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Don’t derail trains (I shouldn’t have to say it)
Random thoughts on Model trains
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I was bored and enough ideas were gathered. also, algorithm needed to be fed.
The L&N: A legend is born.
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this video provides a look at the L&N in its first 12 years of operation. This is the beginning of a Southern Railroading empire. This is the Pilot episode of “the railroads that shaped America.”
An introduction to the Railroads that Shaped America
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Debunking the Myth of Conrail: American Railroads 3
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this Video is a Brief discussion of Conrail in her Nationalization Days as it actually was. Sources: Solomon, Brian. Modern Locomotives. St. Paul, MBI, 2002. Solomon, Brian. North American Locomotives. Quarto Publishing Group, 2017. Trodd, Brian. The Complete History of North American Railways. Grange Yard, London, Regency House Publishing Limited, 1989, 1996. Teddy Roosevelt the Trustbuster - ...
From the Vault! The Lost Locomotives. The SD50
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From the Vault! The Lost Locomotives. The SD50
From the Vault! The Lost Locomotives; the Ps-4 Pacific
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From the Vault! The Lost Locomotives; the Ps-4 Pacific
Why nationalization is bad: American Railroads 2.
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Why nationalization is bad: American Railroads 2.
PSR isn’t new. American Railroads PART 1
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PSR isn’t new. American Railroads PART 1
RAIL TRAIN AT SPEED, REVERSING CSX GE, HORN SHOWS, NS BRIDGES, AND MORE
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RAIL TRAIN AT SPEED, REVERSING CSX GE, HORN SHOWS, NS BRIDGES, AND MORE
An audio blooper, CSX autorack and a 40’ gondola (full version)
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An audio blooper, CSX autorack and a 40’ gondola (full version)
Another evening RJ Corman (full version)
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Another evening RJ Corman (full version)
Late evening RJ Corman (full version)
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Late evening RJ Corman (full version)
CSX northbound in a beautiful town (full Version)
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CSX northbound in a beautiful town (full Version)
Early afternoon CSX Autorack (full version)
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Early afternoon CSX Autorack (full version)
RJ Corman and a blooper (full version)
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RJ Corman and a blooper (full version)
Evening SD 50 on an autorack  (full version)
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Evening SD 50 on an autorack  (full version)
1st. You iterated that, the L & N ceased operations, in 1982?? There's a song by Johnny Cash, from his 1982 album; 'Silver'. It's the very first track, and it's titled; 'The L& N Doesn't Run Here Anymore'. One of the best songs, on the album😁!!
@@rogerrendzak8055 Johnny Cash silver album came out in 1970 the song existed long before that in fact it was June Carter Cash that showed Johnny Cash that song. I’ve been listening to Johnny Cash all my life and Johnny Cash silver album happens to be one of my favorite. But that song has more to do with certain coal mines shutting down that the Louisville and Nashville served. In fact, one of the lines “script enough to buy the company store.” Would only only work until about 1935 as a lyric. When company store script was outlawed federally.
@@YourLocalHistorian Actually, we're BOTH wrong. I relooked at the album, and it says 1979, and reissued 2002 (my reissue). Yes, I recall the song, being about coal mines, as I haven't heard it, for several years. The L&N must of serviced, those defunct mines. Company script sounds like, cheap Republican employers, to me☺️. Their 'pay'; back to their; 'stores'. Not to mention; probably their 'housing', too!!
@@rogerrendzak8055 as a Republican I find that rather offensive, company stores go completely in the face of Free market principles. Maybe not against capitalist principles but certainly against free market principles. Coercing people into staying where they are because they can’t afford to go anywhere else it’s not the meritocracy free market that I love. Even Ronald Reagan would agree with me after all he was a union leader. In short wanting someone to pay back what they owe is one thing in fact, it is proper otherwise they’re just stealing from you, but putting them in a place where they cannot pay back what they owe is another. This is why I think credit card companies are the closest thing to indentured servitude we see in the modern era.
I wish the comments were not cut out on the original RJ Corman documentary
@@Zeromyhero-o6o I don’t really know what you’re saying here
excellent history video :)
Southern Railway, not Southern Railroad. (Though Railway is British, Railroad is American jargon). The distinction harks back to the many bankruptcies that occured over the years, with reorganized RRs emerging with different corporate names simply by changing from XX Railroad to XX Railway, so they didn't have to repaint any equipment. Southern's reporting marks have long been SOU, not SRR.
The various PS-class Pacifics were standard designs dictated by the United States Railway Administration (USRA), created to operate all US RRs during WW1. These successful, standardized designs simplified manufacturing and were used in many configurations built by various builders long after WWI ended.
The PS4 Pacific was in fact, not a USRA design it was heavily based off of the USRA design but with notable differences in appearance and performance this is one of my favorite steam locomotives. I’ve researched it a lot.
You're so effin annoying, I clicked off within 2 minutes.
Thanks for boosting engagement
Excellent. I got to run a couple of steam locomotives during my railroad career and they are fun to operate. I have the MTH Rail King version of this locomotive, but it is #1396. I'm not sure why they didn't use 1401. A very good video.
The Ps4 is remarkably similar to the Southern Pacific's P-8.
Both were of USRA standard designs
W. Graham Claytor, not Clayton.
Southern ran the train from DC to Lynchburg. N&W to Bristol.
Could you get a grip on your volume? I adjust my volume to where I can hear the first part, then your volume goes sky high, a little while later, your volume drops to where I can barely hear it, then back up again. When I have the volume adjusted to where it's not blasting my neighbors out of their house, I can't hear the lower volume well enough to understand it. Maybe if you were to review your video (means to watch it like everyone else will), before posting it, you'd catch the problems with the volume and the segments that are so badly washed out (means not enough contrast to see what's going on) that the viewer cannot tell what is going on.
Yep, I fixed that issue in subsequent videos
I've always been a big fan of the Southern Railway
Little mistake. The N&W actually hauled the Tennessean from Lynchburg, VA to Bristol, VA/TN.
GENERAL MOTORS ITSELF PROBABLY SCREWED OVER EMD UN INTENTIONALLY! EMDS BIG PROBLEM WAS FUEL MILAGE WITH THE TWO STROKE ENGINES! AN SD 45 WITH THE 20 - 645 ENGINE MAKING 3600 HORSEPOWER BURNS 180 GALLONS OF FUEL AN HOUR! EMD WAS TOO PROTECTIVE OF THE 2 STROKE, AND GOING TO ELECTRONIC FUEL INJECTION AND 710 CUBIC INCH PER CYLINDER DID NOT GAIN SUBSTANTIAL BETTER MILEAGE! AT THIS TIME GENERAL MOTORS WAS WANTING TO SHED ITSELF OF NON AUTOMOTIVE DIVISIONS, AND CUT FUNDING FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIONS! AT THIS TIME THE CHINESE WANTED TO DIESELIZE AND PURCHASED 424 6 AXLE FREIGHT ENGINES, AND GE ROLLED THE PROFIT TO FUND THE EB WELDED CYLINDER ASSEMBLIES AND THE DASH -8 ELECTRICAL CONTROL SYSTEM, WHICH VASTLY INPROVED HORSE POWER AND RELIABILITY! EMD FINALLY TRIED TO PERFECT THE 4 STROKE DIESEL, SOLD 90 TO UNION PACIFIC, AND AFTER 3 YEARS ALL WERE OUT OF SERVICE DUE TO LACK OF ENGINEERING AN RELIABLE POWER PLANT! IN AN VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME EMD FELL TO A VERY SHAKY 2 ND PLACE BUILDER! IRONICALLY EMD FELL INTO CATERPILLAR OWNERSHIP, AND CATERPILLAR WAS AT ONE TIME EMDS GREATEST-FEAR! KEEP THEM ROLLING BROTHERS!! 👍👍
Correct!
Not Graham Clayton but Graham Claytor. I once worked - well, twice - at The Great Train Store outside Atlanta when a young mother came to my cash register and paid for her child’s toy with a check on the account of Graham Claytor. “Your husband looks a little young and, uh, alive to be the former president of the Southern Railway,” I told her. “Oh, he’s a nephew. They are all named that,” she replied with a laugh. Speaking of Roosevelt, during my student days at Georgia State University I worked nights at Patterson’s Springhill Funeral Home. Patterson’s was called to the Little White House to embalm Pres. Roosevelt. In the “private office which was really a museum, were pages from old Atlanta Journal and Constitution newspapers. On those pages about Roosevelt’s death I saw photos of younger versions of several of the men I was working with 1969-1971.
Yeah, I realized the mistake but I knew someone would correct me on that in the comment section
Great vidio, on the loco, nice to hear the history, got many Lionel 4 6 2 's on my Yard layout. Thanks for the morning coffee...
Now before someone say it, Southern 1401 Can Not be restored. The way the Smithsonian was built was after the locomotive was place inside . If they try to remove that wall the main supports would fall in causing major damage to the building itself. Lastly there's not enough room inside to take this thing apart and that's the only way that I could see to remove this engine. Thanks for the post and your time.
The Smithsonian was not built around the locomotive, the museum just wont give it up. Southern tried to get the 1401 back for the Southern Steam Program, but the museum declined simply because they just didn't want to.
Bro the building was not built around the train, there’s pictures of it 🤣🤣🤣 , I want you to think how dumb you sound rn ,
Don’t forget about the two non-Southern Ps-4s; Atlanta & West Point/Western Railroad of Alabama P-74 pacifics 190 and 290. A&WP 290 is even preserved in Duluth, Georgia, at the Southeastern Railway Museum. She’s currently undergoing some major repairs.
She was also great pulling freight in the movie Fried Green Tomatoes.
One was donated to the Smithsonian, 1401 I beleive
Yep and I mentioned it in the video!
We can all thank goodness that one of those Ps-4s (1401) was preserved. She really does represent the type with class and style.
Keep the videos coming
You betcha! More videos planned all the time
Good job 👍
Thanks!
Hello this is an awesome video could I post this on my channel? I will give you video credit!
Do you have discord? I’m not opposed to the idea but we would need to talk about the details more thoroughly before I sign off on it.
Dude, you are using a single example where the people implementing it designed it to fail, you are some "historian", cherry picking the past to prove you bullshit is not history, it's propaganda.
If I was cherry picking to prove my point I wouldn’t include the part where I talk about the 19th century robber barons like Jay Gould manipulating the system to steal.
Nice lie. You must be a conservative. Lying comes to conservatives as swimming comes to fish. I'm not a poorly educated conservative idiot. The Failure of Britain's Railway "Privatization" Liar! "It is no surprise to the daily English commuter that British Railway has always fallen short of providing adequate services to it’s customers. Dissatisfaction is at an all-time high, with high ticket fares and poor timing schedules. Rail user satisfaction at 10-year low. To avoid bankruptcy, the state provides subsidies and security bonds to prevent job losses - albeit bonds incur debt that will have to be paid off - and there has been a conscious effort on successive governments in terms of pushing up ticket fares, so that the burden of taxation does not fall entirely on the taxpayer".
So the British government didn’t spend millions of pounds on worthless diesel locomotives in the early nationalization era? I think you’re forcing a strawman because I didn’t specify any problems with post nationalization Britain although there are, I simply stated the problems of nationalized Britain.
Ok mr BR fan.
Roll by inspection
CSX 549 your train looks good, you have FRED on the rear.
nationalization is bad...for capitalism, and capitalists. the socio-economy that has brought us slavery for profit, highly destructive and deadly war, inequality, poverty, environmental degradation, and a host of other ills, all of which it requires to keep its grip on our minds, culture and pocket books. (ps. please learn how to use the camera you have, and note that editing software is readily available)
yeah, I got a new camera and I'm not good with it yet but I totally agree with you.
Nationalization isn't a good idea at all, there would be a much more likelihood of additional corruption; and look at how well Amtrak is doing after how many years. Just my opinion. Good video.
Sorry but the American railroads run on corruption and they are vehemently opposed to innovation especially in safety (ever wonder why they're so slow?) A lot of Amtrak's issues are due to private companies owning most of the track and refusing to follow the law in prioritising their traffic
@@Whiskey2shots hey did you know that more trains doesn’t equal more efficiency? Did you know that higher speed would require more locomotives even if they were electric? did you know that CSX reduced their travel times from 128 hours to just 56 after the implementation of PSR according to Trains magazine. What was this about them being slow again? Also CSX improve their safety standards after the implementation of PSR as well. Also, if PSR was so dangerous, you would’ve seen it fail under Canadian Pacific and Canadian national 20 years ago.
@@YourLocalHistorian yes I knew all of that thanks. the main failure of PSR is the refusal to Invest in more trackage....now what organisation owns the trackage...... The speed issue is due to the refusal to implement safety standards requiring a reduction in speed. More trains is a good thing. Though I also find it hilarious you immediately assumed my positions, so defensive.....
@@Whiskey2shots PSR is a function of the railroads that has existed since the 1840s this is to cut labour costs by increasing train lengths. And Conrail themselves cut 6025 miles from their network in their government owned period Spurred by USRA who would’ve put them out of business by the end of the year if they didn’t manage to make a profit. My source is the complete history of North American railroads.
@@YourLocalHistorian that's nice bud and I understand that. You need to re-read what I've written
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Wha?
PSR sucks and it is not worth arguing.
If you’re not going enter with an open mind, then take a hike. I entered with an open mind with points opposing PSR but found them wanting.
East Palestine is still in chaos, do not underestimate the incompetence of Norfolk Southern, in short safety should NEVER be compromised und ANY CIRCUMSTANCE WHATSOEVER!
@@isaacsmith1874 I absolutely agree. I am just saying that East Palestine is not the fault of PSR. I’m saying it is the fault of incompetence. Norfolk Southern has had a history of incompetence in recent years (Dating back to 2017.)
Born raised on twin Souther. R R between Atlanta and Chamblee ga..
I hate your the wrst
Why, though?
The fact that you just won’t tell us what it is, makes you the failure
lol I was planning on turning this into a reaction video at some point and answering the question. I just haven't gotten around to it. I'm a busy guy.
No audible warning or warning lights
Live 50 ft from R×R road crossing..here before comming..( always herd sound like tornado...true..erie sound.) If not sounding horn...not good..😳
The quality of that zoom is insane
I’m glad you like it
If the lights are not working, the train needs to stop and the conductor must use a red flag and protect the xing before the train is allowed over and the hoghead, (engineer) didn't whistle the xing either. 2 rule violation that I know of.
The radiator cap was loose
Fuel cap leaking
Lights facing wrong direction
No horn or working lights
I’ve had two train hoping trips coast to coast. Portland to Portland rode up in the engine room 1/2 the trip, and Atlanta to LA on to Portland . Can’t do that no more, that was 48 years ago.
The lights on the side of the tracks were not working.
I just LOVE Trains going ANY DAY AND NIGHT!