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Brookings Rail
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This channel is hosted by George, KF0CCI of Romeo Cat Computers. The purpose of this UA-cam channel is to archive video footage of passing trains (mostly in Brookings, SD) and other interesting railroad-related content.
The locomotive seen in the current profile picture of this channel is of RCP&E engine 3421 making its way east through Brookings, SD on January 30th, 2021. This can be seen in the very first video of this channel.
The locomotive seen in the current profile picture of this channel is of RCP&E engine 3421 making its way east through Brookings, SD on January 30th, 2021. This can be seen in the very first video of this channel.
CSX in Cumberland, MD
On July 3rd, I went to Cumberland, MD where I saw two CSX trains and CSX's large rail yard. The yard had a few standard cab C40-8's.
The official Brookings Rail Watch webpage:
kf0cci.net
Pictures, Logs, and more
The official Brookings Rail Watch webpage:
kf0cci.net
Pictures, Logs, and more
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BNSF Z-train with Silverbonnet Plus Four Others in St. Cloud, MN
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On June 24th and 26th, I stop in St. Cloud, MN to visit the AmTrak station and film BNSF trains. I film a total of five including Z-SSECHC and U-STCMNFAR. Thanks to Jordan The Train Man for filling me in on some details. Brookings Rail Watch The official Brookings Rail Watch webpage: trains.kf0cci.net Pictures, Logs, and more
BNSF 659 Silverbonnet, TC&W Train in Granite Falls, and More - May 2024
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Due to a lower amount of local traffic and just being busy, I haven't recorded as much train stuff as usual. This video combines every random thing I've seen in May of 2024. This is Rail Expedition #23. Timetable 0:00 Intro 0:35 Westbound RCP&E 1:42 BNSF 659, GP50, and E&E 7 2:31 Minnesota Trip 1 - TC&W Train, CP Local, KCS SD70MAC 9:29 Eastbound RCP&E w/ MNA 2765 10:07 Seven engine train in Au...
CSX AC4400CWM's In Brookings - BARA Jan/Feb/Mar 2024
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Due to lack of day time rail activity, I have been struggling to get some good RCP&E footage. This video combines clips I have taken over the last three months. Brookings Rail Watch The official Brookings Rail Watch webpage: trains.kf0cci.net Pictures, Logs, and more
Seeing One of Every Class I Locomotive in One Trip
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In Rail Expedition #22, I go to Buffalo, MN. I spend some time along the BNSF Marshall Subdivision and the CPKC Paynesville Subdivision. I catch a CP train, see an SD70MAC and Dash 8 in Willmar, and find many other cases of foreign power on the way home. Brookings Rail Watch The official Brookings Rail Watch webpage: trains.kf0cci.net Pictures, Logs, and more
Freight and Passenger Trains in St. Cloud, MN
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In Rail Expedition #21, I go to St. Cloud, MN to see the AmTrak station and BNSF Staples Subdivision. Brookings Rail Watch Filmed Feb. 17th, 2024 The official Brookings Rail Watch webpage: trains.kf0cci.net Pictures, Logs, and more
Another Visit to Willmar Yard
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In Rail Expedition #20, I go to Willmar, MN again to visit the rail yard. There are some SD60M's, a Dash 8, a warbonnet Dash 9, an SD70MAC, and more. Brookings Rail Watch The official Brookings Rail Watch webpage: trains.kf0cci.net Pictures, Logs, and more
More Huron Shop Engine Info and Some BNSF in Wolsey
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In this video, I visit the RCP&E Huron Shops. Since the last RCP&E video, I received some more information about the engines I covered. This video adds this extra info. Later, I go to Wolsey and see both an RCP&E freight train and an BNSF unit grain. The official Brookings Rail Watch webpage: trains.kf0cci.net Pictures, Logs, and more
A B40-8W, An SD70MAC, and Cascade Green in Willmar, MN
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Rail Expedition #19 I take a trip along the MN-23 to go to Willmar, MN. On the way northeast, I follow a six-engine train with an SD70MAC second in position. Willmar has a large yard with some rare locomotives. The yard is a three-way junction of the Marshall, Wayzata, and Morris subdivisions. There, I see a GP60M, an SD60M, a B40-8W (BNSF 538), and many more. Brookings Rail Watch The official ...
BNSF Brings Distributed Power to Aurora - BARA Dec. 2023
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Brookings Area Rail Activity - December 2023 Timetable 0:00 Westbound in Brookings 1:46 Westbound Again 2:47 BR1 with 17 Cars 3:16 Mankato train in Aurora 4:38 One of those Track Mobile things 5:23 BNSF heading back east 7:54 Eastbound in Brookings Brookings Rail Watch The official Brookings Rail Watch webpage: trains.kf0cci.net Pictures, Logs, and more
The Locomotives of RCP&E 2023
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A holistic look at all of the domestic and foreign locomotives RCP&E has been using over the last year presented in a comical fashion. Music DSi Shop Channel Plants vs Zombies Grass Walk 3DS shop music Comic Walk - SpongeBob Production Music PVZ again Brookings Rail Watch The official Brookings Rail Watch webpage: trains.kf0cci.net Pictures, Logs, and more
Ex-NS Geep on a 9-ENGINE Train - BARA Nov 2023
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Brookings Area Rail Activity November 2023 Timetable 0:00 Eastbound at Western Ave. 3:31 Crew change at Volga 6:22 Westbound 9:52 3445 leading eastbound 11:40 9-Engine Train 15:40 Ex-NS geep again (BPRR 2192) Brookings Rail Watch The official Brookings Rail Watch webpage: trains.kf0cci.net Pictures, Logs, and more
Norfolk, Columbus, and the Nebraska Central
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I go to Norfolk, NE just as I did last year for a ham fest. I visited the Nebraska Central Railroad headquarters and main yard. Then, I go down highway 81 in order to see trains in Columbus. On the way, I see a few switchers. In Columbus, I visit Union Pacific's yard and an ADM industrial complex. Filmed 18 Nov 2023 by George III with help from George Jr. Brookings Rail Watch The official Brook...
Catching UP 1979 Near Sioux City
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Over the last few weeks, there have been reports of UP 1979, the "We Are One" unit, near Sioux City, IA. During a visit to the area, I stumble upon this locomotive and take the opportunity to get some high quality photographs of it. One interesting thing to note is the engine seen at 2:22 is the same as the one seen at 1:25, UP 6330 (AC4400CW). I saw this very engine back in August when I was c...
Four Trains for This October - BARA Oct. 2023
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It's been a bit of a slow month for trains, at least for me. None the less, I caught one eastbound and three westbounds. Timetable 0:00 Eastbound near 17th Ave. 1:56 Westbound at the CO-OP 4:26 Same place, different day 6:55 Westbound at the bridge Brookings Rail Watch The official Brookings Rail Watch webpage: trains.kf0cci.net Pictures, Logs, and more
Emergency Break, 8-Motor Train, More MNA Power - BARA Sep. 2023
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Emergency Break, 8-Motor Train, More MNA Power - BARA Sep. 2023
Two BNSF Trains & An Old BN Road Switcher - Marshall Subdivision
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Two BNSF Trains & An Old BN Road Switcher - Marshall Subdivision
Train DERAILMENT in Elkton - Brookings Area Rail Activity August 2023
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Train DERAILMENT in Elkton - Brookings Area Rail Activity August 2023
The EMD 75 Series Explained (SD75M/SD75I)
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The EMD 75 Series Explained (SD75M/SD75I)
Classic EMD's and UP Trains in Des Moines, IA - RE #16
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Classic EMD's and UP Trains in Des Moines, IA - RE #16
Borrowed MNA Power, Trio of NS Engines, Local Switching - Brookings Area Rail Activity Jun/Jul 2023
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Borrowed MNA Power, Trio of NS Engines, Local Switching - Brookings Area Rail Activity Jun/Jul 2023
Hi-Speed Norfolk Southern Trains, Visiting the B&O Museum, MDDE & DCR, SD33C-ECO, and more - RE #15
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Hi-Speed Norfolk Southern Trains, Visiting the B&O Museum, MDDE & DCR, SD33C-ECO, and more - RE #15
4th of July - Norfolk Southern Trains in Hummelstown, PA
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4th of July - Norfolk Southern Trains in Hummelstown, PA
The Great Pacific Northwest Adventure - RE #14
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The Great Pacific Northwest Adventure - RE #14
Two Smoky Geeps Do Some Switching Under an Overpass - BNSF Tacoma Yard
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Two Smoky Geeps Do Some Switching Under an Overpass - BNSF Tacoma Yard
Early Morning Huron Trains, 6-Motor Power in Lake Benton - Brookings Rail Activity May 2023
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Early Morning Huron Trains, 6-Motor Power in Lake Benton - Brookings Rail Activity May 2023
CRGX 9330 & MVPX 1253 - Switcher Special #2
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CRGX 9330 & MVPX 1253 - Switcher Special #2
Old CO-OP Locos and 40 MPH BNSF Train - RE #13
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Old CO-OP Locos and 40 MPH BNSF Train - RE #13
New RCP&E Loco Update, Train Crosses Diamond, Antique SD7R Puffing Smoke - RE #12
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New RCP&E Loco Update, Train Crosses Diamond, Antique SD7R Puffing Smoke - RE #12
2:57 PNWR 3051 in the background
I hope I'm not the only one who thinks EMD's old horsepower coding scheme was stupid (e.g., "S" for "six hundred", "N" for "nine hundred"). This creates ambiguities; for example, "S" could just as well have meant "seven hundred". And just as bad, you can't compare two horsepowers just by their relative position in the alphabet. Ugh.
For what you had to film, those ate some good catches! And never knew you were born in Cumberland, I wonder what the story behind that is.
Awesome video!! It was really cool seeing you there!!
Awesome Video, I was also up there that day on the 24th
Yup, that’s the sound I recall. Next to a P42 Amtrak locomotive…. You can *feel* those things if you get close enough.
Dude you forgot the merger scheme
The Fakebonnet was out of place of the H3s
nice job trespassing
Where is BNSF C44-9W unit 4723 at now???
GEVO!!! 😍😍
Hey George, awesome video! Keep your eyes peeled this week. RCPE 3462, 3445 and 3471 have 10 year anniversary stickers on their long hoods now. One of those should be staying in Brookings for a bit from what I’ve been told.
I hope to expect more videos now that it's summer!
Another excellent reference is the long out of publication Kalmbach book "Our GM Scrapbook", featuring articles from Trains magazine illustrating the development of EMD locomotives. In one section entitled "Cows, Calves, and Herds" there are multiple side by side photos of the various TR configurations.
Do you have Flickr page? or another way of sharing photos? I'm modelling AGR 3412 and would welcome some detail shots of it or anything you have. 3412 has some unique details (i.e. on the cab roof, different dynamic brake etc etc). Thanks Wayne
I do have my website, kf0cci.net which has the link to the Brookings Rail page on the side bar, but I haven't taken any pictures of AGR 3412 yet. If I remember to, I might take some next time I see it and put them on there. Other than that, It has made a few appearances in past monthly RCP&E videos.
@@brookingsrail Hi George, OK great. I've seen planty of your past videos on YT but have had a break lately from all my subscriptions for a month or so but will start to work through those I've misssed recently. Yes, if you get any good photos, of AGR 3412, please can you add them to your website, Thanks !
I’ll take the sound of an older C30-7 idling or under load any day, over this newer junk.
foamer!
@@traincndr698As a Dash 7 foamer imma agree on this, although I still love modern diesels tho.
The question is are we gonna get any ES 44 ACs probably not
4:14 where is this mill?
1700 S Pleasant Hill Blvd, Pleasant Hill, IA, 50327
@@brookingsrail thanks!
THANK YOU FOR CLEARING THAT UP I WAS CONFUSED
I actually caught one of these at a crossing
Why is more horsepower needed if the engine doesn't run off the diesel engines directly but run off electricity to turn the wheels?
More horsepower can turn a larger generator which will in turn send more electric power to larger or more powerful traction motors.
That’s a really nice idle, but why does it sound like a 645F or 710? Is this an 16-645E3C?
Yeah that is kind of odd. Not sure why.
@@brookingsrail ah ok. I had a really nice sound to it and I wasn’t sure if it was upgraded or not
Sounds like an E3 at low idle to me.
It really would be nice if a diesel mechanic was willing to decipher for us all the different sounds from idling GEs.
Whoop noise is the air compressor starting, the hum is the generator/alternator spinning
Hey George! Just a heads up, Aurora turn scheduled to depart Huron right around daybreak tomorrow morning as of now.
Update: they’re on the west train at aurora, have a pickup then they’re heading back to Huron. There’s an empty ethanol going to aurora this afternoon with RCPE power, it’s coming out if Tracy.
Thanks for the heads up. I was pretty busy yesterday, but I did see the train stationed at ESS Elkton around mid-day.
@@brookingsrail you bet, Valero load is going out mid-afternoon with two BNSF gevos today.
@@brookingsrail8 engine westbound coming through in maybe an hour or so, Andrew is engineer. They’re at Elkton now hooking up to the rest of their train.
@@Rosso_Dabosso Woke up a bit late to catch your message, but I did see a freight returning west yesterday that I hunted down and caught in Arlington.
I've loved "The Entertainer" since I was a kid, about the time I had an HO scale Santa Fe switcher.
Not all of these series have the same exact horsepower ratings... The GP60 & SD60 series are 3,800 HP with the 710-G3A's.The standard cabbed SD70's were 4,000 HP but the SD70I's,SD70M's,SD70MAC's,and SD70ACE's are actually 4,300 HP and all units use 710-G3B's.The SD75I's & SD75M's are 4,500 HP with the 710-G3C's.Obviously there also was the SD9043MAC convertibles which used 710-G3B's. ATSF ordered 51 SD75M's but 25 of the units became apart of BNSF's roster because those weren't delivered before the merge.26 SD75I's are in the BNSF roster.Canadian National owns 173 SD75I's which were suppose to become SD75ACC rebuilds last year.ONRR only got 5 SD75I's and only have 4 units because one was totaled from a derailment.
Hey George, nice video! Figured I’d give you a heads up, Aurora turn is looking to run in the morning sometime, ETA Brookings in the 7-ish timeframe as of now, then back west an hour or two later from aurora. They ran a train east to Elkton and dropped the cars in the siding today, if I’d known they were doing that I would’ve let you know. Things have been pretty much 100% night time operations lately.
@@brookingsraila loaded ethanol is going out of Valero this afternoon to Tracy using 4 RCPE SD40s. Crew is cabbing to aurora from Huron, should be there around 1300-ish to put their train together so mid-afternoon when they head out.
@@brookingsrail7 engine westbound sometime between 1230-1400 today. Not exactly sure on time
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Those 3 UP units came off of the Mitchell Subdivison, Formerly on the symbol U-KCKCCE (Kansas City, MO to Chancellor, SD)
The best sound on rails
😂 maybe big snake 🐍 on board I heard hissing
I acquired a house somewhat near train tracks about 3 months ago. I haven't been bothered by the 5-10 trains that pass each day, and I've seen trains stopped on the tracks for upwards of 3 days before moving along. But for the past 24 hours I've been hearing a strange noise on the distance - a kind of undulating pulsation sound. It last about 10 seconds, stops for about a minute, then another 10 seconds of the noise, silent for a minute - it's been like this non-stop and it's been forcing me crazy trying to figure out what it is. Thinking it might be a train stopped further down the canyon that I can't see, I've been googling train noises. Found this vid and the sound at 2:50 is exactly what I'm hearing. But it's 10 seconds on, a minute off, no -stop. What is it? Is that normal for that noise to sound in that pattern on an idling train?
That's the air compressor sound
@@CountryCrossingBuffalo Yup the initial “whoop” noise is the air compressor starting up, and the pulsating/thumping sound is the air compressor running and working its magic.
Great info on the classics!
Good narrative, but it would have been a nice visual if you included pictures of the different types of switchers.
Great video and commentary!! 👍🏼
Great catch. Wonderful video. Greetings Joe 😊
Sorry to be stupid about this but fake bonnets were Santa Fe units and it’s a patch job like in the early 2000s csx and ns had patch job contrail units
"As common as nickels and pennies" and then "Ooh a Canadian Penny", so guess you shall say AMERICAN nickels and pennies, you almost don't find Canadian coins here!
Hey George! Curious if you like one of my 2024 train calendars, I’ve got an extra one lying around. Lemme know!
Thanks for the offer, I think I'll pass. I don't really have anywhere to put a second one, and a second one would be a bit redundant.
The "whoop" sound is the electronic air compressor cycling on.
Thank you for that. I wondered what it was. It’s my favorite sound!❤
A lot of Tugboats are powerd by EMD diesels 567 and 645s
No such thing as a fakebonnet
Uh, yes there is. In the 700s & 4700s series. It’s what we call them if they have BNSF markings instead of ATSF.
I think why their won't be any Widebodies on the RCP&E, the Huron shops need to be upgraded, it looks pretty outdated, plus seems to be a bit small, and I am talking about overhauls, and thus unless work is done at a different shop, until Huron gets upgraded, no widebodies.
What you refer to “h1 swoosh” is what most people refer to has “h4” and are almost exclusively painted onto yard and local power. The actual h1 is on the dash 9s ordered and delivered Immediately after the merger with the green and orange and are numbered in the 900s to 1000s. Great video in general however.
The BNSF rebuilt a few dozen of the GE B40-8w's and are painted in h4 and are equipped with remote control and are used in local service as well as mainline all over the BNSF system
Love your videos!
You forgot the "Vomit Bonnet".
3431 and 3455 were supposed to be slug units for a different railroad. Plans changed, and they never left. PNWR 3051 is in for a “class overhaul”. The BPRR Geeps are from FURX. The BNSF Dash 9 was involved in a derailment in early 2023. Great video George! Glad I could make an appearance in at least one of the video clips.
Nice catches! Also I wonder what if the DM&E stayed
That would have been nice