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Chuck Miller
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I'm currently in a battle with the manufacturer of an external, spin up, hard drive. All of my father's video is on the drive which took a 13" fall to the floor. It's now unreadable. So far the claim is the data can't be extracted. It's very frustrating. So - nothing new down the pike for a while. 8.28.23
Some of the railfan videos of my late father, Charles R. Miller, will be presented here from time to time. Getting out was our fishing and our bonding. We sought out the ATSF prior to the merger and have some steam chases coming up. These are all privately owned, privately produced and all rights reserved. There's more to come. Please consider subscribing. Thanks!
Some of the railfan videos of my late father, Charles R. Miller, will be presented here from time to time. Getting out was our fishing and our bonding. We sought out the ATSF prior to the merger and have some steam chases coming up. These are all privately owned, privately produced and all rights reserved. There's more to come. Please consider subscribing. Thanks!
BNSF 4 Ancona '04 Ancona
June 1, 2004 find CR on the outside of BNSF's curve at Ancona, IL. Semi-long shots of 4 or 5 trains, only one warbonnet but - SD's! Not too much graffiti.
More soon if that external drive gets repaired.
More soon if that external drive gets repaired.
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BNSF West Ancona Avenue
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June 1, 2004 CR is just west of Ancona, IL and grabs 5 in this short. There's bluebonnets, warbonnets, rental engines, UP on trackage rights, and one that slows for a red. Trains edited for time. More to come once an external drive gets repaired, that is if you want to subscribe. Thanks.
Santa Fe's Kernan Raceway 2 9 96
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Crisp day at Kernan, IL east of Streator and a speed restriction through town. A few hotshots, Amtrak, CR even gets a shot of our intrepid little railfan car. Warbonnets, bluebonnets even a GP60B unit. Trains are full length. There's more to come. Please consider subscribing. Thanks.
Santa Fe's Ancona Mainly West 2 9 96
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We're at Ancona, again. CR has the video. It's basically a westbound parade with lots of EMD power of the day. SP, CSX, Rio Grande join war bonnets and blue bonnets, most at track speed. There's more to come. Please consider subscribing. Thanks.
BNSF Hotshots on a Cold Day at Ancona Pt 2
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Jan. 22, '98 and the weather is "variable" at best. BNSF is trying to be as one but we're treated to a variety of paint, BN, AT&SF, Illinois Central and leased power on a roll. SD40-2s, GP60s with B units, B-40s, an F45 a BN C30-7, dash 8s and 9s...TOFC, stacks and mixed in the chill air of central IL. Trains are full length. There's more to come. Please consider subscribing. Thanks.
BNSF Hotshots on a Cold Day at Ancona Pt 1
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We had a deal - whatever the weather. CR's at the NE side of Ancona, Jan. '98. Usual variety of trains with an unusual amount of B-units. B40-8Ws, GP60B, BN and KCS SD40-2s, B30-7B, C44-9Ws....and it's freezing.
Southern Pacific Central IL Surprise
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We're roaming Central IL between Dwight and Gardner chasing ex D&RGW GP40-2 and an SP B30-7. There's an elderly EMD switcher in consist and a rare caboose. 10.22.96 There's more to come. Please consider subscribing. Thanks.
Santa Fe's Ancona Crossover
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Now BNSF, CR remains on the Santa Fe quest back at Ancona, IL. The crossover is active with an opening pass. We miss the freight that went into outlaw hours and is now parked on the south track waiting for a crew. Then we move to catch a couple more. SD75Ms, SD 45s, C41-8Ws, C44-9Ws, GP60s & a B unit . . . waning days of Santa Fe paint. There's more to come. Please consider subscribing. Thanks.
Santa Fe's Active Ancona 12 26 94
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We enjoyed Ancona, obviously. CR's back for this short sequence before we headed west. Eastbound SW Chief, an over powered empty table train and TOFC. Last segment is west of Ancona. Usual Santa Fe - war and bluebonnets, SD40-2s, SD45-2s, B40s, GP60s with a B unit. There's more to come. Please consider subscribing. Thanks.
Santa Fe's Williamsfield 12 26 94
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Day after Christmas and what to do? CR & co. head to Williamsfield, IL with its long views. There's some audio clipping to start. Auto trains, SW Chief, TOFC, mixed, a distant pass and a distant meet. SD40-2s, B40's, C40's GP60's and B units, F45, CP7s, GP50s, Warbonnets, bluebonnets - the Santa Fe. There's more to come. Please consider subscribing. Thanks.
Crossing Rochelle C&NW, UP & BN May '93
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Easy hot spot - Rochelle, IL. CR stopped for this sequence in May '93. TOFC, mixed and unit coal with UP, C&NW and BN trains. SD60Ms, C40-8s SD50s, SD40-2s, C44-9Ws, some trains edited for time. There's more to come. Please consider subscribing. Thanks.
Santa Fe RR Illinois 3 Stops
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May, 1993 and CR's rambling in Central Illinois. First stop is the top of Edelstein Hill for a passing hotshot. We head west to Santa Fe's crossing of the C&NW, then finish at Coal City. Unit auto & coal trains, TOFC, mixed and the SW Chief. C40's, B40's CP39-2s, SD40-2s, F45s, GP60s and B units, even a U36-C, Warbonnets, bluebonnets - the Santa Fe. There's more to come. Please consider subscri...
Santa Fe's S Curve @ Wilburn, IL
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CR's at Wilburn, IL in June, '93. The Santa Fe is offering the usual mix of TOFC, mixed freight and the SW Chief. SD40-2s, an F45, a GP20, a GP60B, B40-8s...Warbonnets and bluebonnets, full length trains. There's more to come. Please consider subscribing. Thanks.
Santa Fe Kankakee River xing & Coal City, IL 1993
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June 4, '93 we're with CR at the Santa Fe crossing of the Kankakee River then off to Coal City, IL. ATSF business as usual, warbonnets, bluebonnets, Dash 8's, older EMD . . . stacks, TOFC and a mix merch plus the SW Chief. There's more to come. Please consider subscribing. Thanks.
Santa Fe Winding Thru Williamsfield
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CR is at Williamsfield, IL July 3, 1993 for Warbonnets and Bluebonnets. A couple of TOFC trains pass and then three westbounds take the crossover, first led by an F45, then SD45-2 5826 with a pair of U-36's followed by a GP60 with another U-36, then GP-35 2863 with a smoky GP-7 meet an eastbound SD45-2 # 5819. There's more to come. Please consider subscribing. Thanks.
Central IL Elderly EMD's & an Older Alco
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Central IL Elderly EMD's & an Older Alco
Central Illinois' Aging Alcos The KB&S
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Central Illinois' Aging Alcos The KB&S
BNSF's Ancona, The Short and the Long of It
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BNSF's Ancona, The Short and the Long of It
A Winter's Light at Ancona (ATSF/BNSF)
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A Winter's Light at Ancona (ATSF/BNSF)
I miss 734 and this whistle. Hearing it echo off those hills in person is something else. Thanks for posting.
When I saw that lashup and the sun angle for the one @ 7:10 I thought, hmm, that looks familiar. I checked my slides and sure enough, that's me standing up there on the bridge!
Small town, great spot!
Cameron is a great location. Up and over the former CB & Q.
*From when life had colors.*
Im happy bnsf exists, but i think they should keep their swoosh mark and where the atsf ran should repaint half units into warbonnet ,and the other half to bn executive and or green and black with white nose stripes.
What an awesome beast! Full on Metal!!!
Great shots! Although- I have a suspicion that these might be taken from Burkhart Rd to the east of Kinsman
Thanks. If you look to the east, that's metropolitan downtown Ancona.
Wow what a great location to capture the last era of great railroading.
Thanks for the well wishes and kind words. 30 years...pop and his camera. Best of times.
Really amazing flight! Awesome B-17 bomber too! Today (Saturday, June 29, 1994) marks exactly 30 years since this footage was originally shot. Happy 30th Anniversary!!
For me its kind of cool seeing amtrak and santa fe both going almost at the same high speed
4:42 beautiful K5LA horn
The second train departing is one of the best Amtrak videos, ever. I find myself waving at the engineer every time.
That's very nice, thanks. Pop and his video...our fishing. The best of times.
Very cool!
8:07 WHHHHAAAAAAAATTTTTTTTT MONTANA RAIL LINK
dam i love thoes sd40 45 units the best ever built in my book
Scary Whistle I've Ever Heard!
Nice Catch!
What an awesome meet!
Fun place!
Wow! Long live the Santa Fe!
I really wish for those old days when there were 15 class A railroads
Man, I wish steamtown brought back 2317. Bring back its whistle to its former glory, get it restored, and get it running in the yard again. One of my favorite steam locomotives.
Is it wrong to say i watch videos like these at higher playback speeds? Mostly from 1.25-2x speed?
No, not if you do the same in real life😅
Starting out strong with that ABBA GP60 set
Great video, interesting to think that shipping times would be faster if railways like the Santa Fe were still around.
Do still, operate Christmas trains on the TP&w ?
No idea. They're under new ownership, G&W as I recall.
When I was little, the SDF40-2 locomotive was very scary for me
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Awsome shot and beautiful K5LA
Thanks. My dad's version of fishing.
@@chuckmiller4871np and ooo that's awsome! 😮
There's something you don't see much, hood unit boosters.
Where were the SP trains going to and coming from and were there any SP manifest trains as well.
Sorry, all I recall about the SP traffic was they were on trackage rights. I don't recall SP manifests.
I believe those SP trains had trackage rights between Chicago and Kansas City. The trackage rights deal was inherited by Union Pacific and, I THINK, continues to this day.
Now this is the way to chase a steam locomotive.
We always had a blast. Thanks.
Yeah mad rode on the final excursion in 2002, so I have a bit of a personal connection with the old girl. I was only 9 when she was retired but I have a lot of fond memories of watching the old tapes from Greg Scholls that featured her.@@chuckmiller4871
Great video, I enjoyed it.
Thanks. We enjoyed the chase and the times.
The TOFC at 09:00 was hauling the f*** mail! Looked like 78-80 mph
Lots of horsepower!
Long live the santa fe
(1) The first scene shows a westbound crossing the Kankakee, Beaverville & Soouthern RR's ex-NYC line at Sheldon, Illinois. (2) Second shows the C&NW's WPE01 job, probably enroute from Adams Street Yard to the TP&W interchange at Sommer (they didn't do any switching at Bartonville). (3) P&PU 602 is working that day's "Kickapoo Job." The MP cylindrical covered hopper and open hopper seem odd, but Keystone Steel & Wire was still getting coke and limestone by rail in those days. (4) The TP&W local pulled through Iowa Junction and down the ex-Peoria Terminal (C&NW-owned) line so it could shove corn loads into ADM's Riverside Track/South Yard.
Hi Chuck Miller
It’s sad conrail is gone now as well
I really missed the Cabooses after they were scrapped.
Awesome footage! I subscribed!! Keep it coming!!
*Wrong train, dude!!!*
Dude! Watch the video.
3:07 That first flatcar is quite weird, it only has 2 axles!
European type that was experimental
I lived in Williams Az from 1976 - 96 and rail fanned this whole section of the Seligman Sub from Winslow to Seligman and most points in between. It is wonderful to see this, particularly in its time era. Lots of memories! From drag freights slugging it out on both sides of the Divide, to the remnants of what could have been the blistering fast Super C, to Amtrak. It was a great time! Thanks for the share!
those brakes are teribble not gonna lie
My goodness! I haven't seen train speeds like that in a good while! I am also not used to seeing GE's move that fast! Lol! (I probably need to get to trackside more often). The Geep 60's certainly put on a show with the high priority train! The EMD's appeared right at home on the raceway. I am sure the GE's were doing just fine too. Lol! Fantastic shots! Thanks for the share!
Thanks. Those were good days. Can't beat the Santa Fe.
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Man, you really took one for the team braving the elements for this video. Thanks! I still can't believe that it has been almost 30 years since the Santa Fe ceased to exist.
Oh, we had the best time! Whatever the weather. Thanks.
Those horns are so fine
1994 is almost 30 years ago today.
1990’s turns 30 between January 1st 2020 and December 31st 2029.