UNION PACIFIC SWING BRIDGE CAUGHT CLOSING AND TWO MIXED FREIGHTS CROSS BRIDGE WITH DRONE VIEWS!
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- Опубліковано 18 кві 2024
- 04/13/2024 Morrison, IL. A first time video spot near Morrison! This East bound mixed freight is headed up hill and towards the curves as it passes under a BNSF line. Someone is keeping the CNW memory alive at this crossing control shed. Thanks to whomever! Clinton, Ia. As I crossed the Mississippi River back to Iowa I noticed the swing bridge was open. It took some time to get to my video spot but I was still able to catch the bridge finishing up closing. A West bound mixed freight crossed the bridge and met an East bound mixed freight. Both trains were on the bridge for a short spell of time. The CPKC was still waiting for clearance when I headed home.
Awesome drone footage. Loved all the bridges, especially the swing bridge. Have a great day.
Thanks TIK! I was glad to see it. Have a good one!
The CNW depot is an awesome building. They knew how to build beautiful structures back then! 😊😊😊❤❤❤
Yep it's a good looking depot. May get torn down soon for a new bridge though.
@@redsiowatrainvideos6645 That's certainly a shame. It seems like the local historical society would try to keep that from happening. 😞
Nice union pacific mixed freight in Morrison Illinoi nice CNW sticker and Mississippi River in Clinton Iowa pretty cool Canadian pacific train and union pacific mixed freights eastbound and westbound red I like that 😃😃👍
Thanks Diego! That's a good spot but aways from home.
The eastbound UP mixed freight was fabulous! 180 cars plus 3 DPUs. It included a green box car, a CNW coved hopper and what looked like a heavy duty drop-deck flat deck car which were all awesome 😎 cars! 😊😊😊😊😊❤❤❤❤❤
3:28 - 4: 55 Every time I see that reminds me of the Silver Streak Zephyr trying to beat the bridge! (1934 film)
Never seen two engines in the middle of a long train before. I'm from eastern Ohio though. Not a lot of flat land around here until you get out west towards Columbus. WE are twisties and hills. No super long trains here. Actually about 2/3 of the track around here has been removed.
That’s a great video. Thank you so much for posting!😊
You're welcome Ben!
A spectacular video today Red! I think the only thing that was missing was Walter and Roger. You caught trains that were great or better, interesting scenery and a rare swing bridge in action! I'd say you nailed it, IMHO. Thank you very much, Red! You rock 😎. 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
You're welcome Gary! I caught it just in time👍
Canadian Pacific has some nice looking power too! 😊😊😊❤❤❤😎
Hey red that was one long eastbound manifest and that was awesome you catching the bridge closing but anyway, my friend another great video and as always you stay safe out there my friend and watch your back and we’ll catch you on the next one
Yo Timmy, thanks! Yeah that thing was long alright. Long enough to run a drone battery low!
Love those Swing Railroad Bridges. They have a Swing Bridge for the Railroad up in St. Joseph, MI, on Lake Michigan. 👍🙏
Built to last👍
Very interesting - thanks for showing us!
You're welcome Bill!
Great video Red. It's Drone Time shirt is sweet.
Thanks Rob!
Red continues to venture far afield! Another great video and drone footage my friend!
Thanks Michael! Put around 400 miles on the bike that day👍
WOW! That EB mixed sure was loonngg, even the mid-train DPUs were "mixed"! When the Mississippi flooded back in the late '80s or early '90s, the CNW bridge saw BN, SOO LINE, and Amtrak traffic, as their bridges were just barely above the safe water level..............it was interesting to see a CNW E8 or E9 leading Amtrak SDP40F units, as their signalling systems were different than CNW.
Long for sure Paul! I remember seeing videos of the flood detour. I think it was 1993. CNW had the prime route across the state. I'd say the UP knew that.
@@redsiowatrainvideos6645 i have the two video set of the CNW from Chicago to Omaha, and it covers the flood!
Up till now I thought “Jawtooth” was number one but your drone footage is incredible and your narration covers everything without over doing it. Going to subscribe. Your land camera wasn’t as good as Jawtooth but you certainly have me watching now for the time being. 👍🏻
Thanks Senior Chief!
Great train meet. Over the Mississippi River thought mayb you would get the cp leaving too. Thanks for sharing
You're welcome David S! I wanted to get the bike home before dark. That CPKC sat there a long time!
@@redsiowatrainvideos6645 I agree. Get it home in daylight.
Good morning Red, a fantastic drone flight over the UP freight train. Great flight over the swing bridge, the river and the landscape. The second UP freight train and a great encounter with another UP train, excellent shots with the drone. Above all, crossing the bridge was fantastic. Thanks for the excellent video 💗💗💗💗👍👍😊😊and have a nice Sunday. Best regards from Germany Wolfgang
Morning Wolfgang, you're welcome! Flying around the Mississippi River is always a treat. That was my first motorcycle trip of the year👍 Have a good one!
Great video Red. I always enjoy the shots of the surroundings also.
Thanks Warren! Drone is really nice over the Mississippi👍
14:58 Eastbound loaded autoracks on the *Clinton* and *Geneva* subs may be new Fremont, California built Tesla vehicles, and/or are Japanese/South Korean imports via Portland, Oregon. Excellent drone camerawork. 👍🏿 Cheers
Thanks Oubrioko!
Great video. They have a similar bridge in old Town Sacramento. They also have a tower bridge for the automobile traffic crossing the river so ships can go under. Two shows for the price of one. I should say three because of there fantastic Railway museum.
Thanks Adriaan! That old stuff holds up well👍
The westbound UP mixed freight was a nice long train. It sure had a lot of empty lumber cars! 😊😊😊😊❤❤❤❤
Awesome video Red, cool you live on the border to Illinois & the bridge closing over the Mississippi river was beautiful to watch. You live in a stunning part of the great USA Red. So much to see, loved the shots of the 3 loco train from the ground then the air then a meet ! The mixed manifest with filled autoracks was a long train wow. Enjoyed this production Red see you next time take care. ❤😊👍
Thanks Carol! That bridge is actually a little over 2 hours from my house in Cedar Falls. Still a great spot to roadtrip to, especially on the bike👍
@@redsiowatrainvideos6645 oh its not that far! It's a beautiful area still quite local 😅 I didn't know the Mississippi flows through Iowa so I learnt something & that you have a border with Illinois, I'm still learning Red. 🤩
Nice catches!
Man that swing bridge is awesome! Nice catch Red 🫡
Thanks Brandon! Nice fare weather roadtrip👍
@@redsiowatrainvideos6645 you’re welcome sir
Quite a pilot! Thanks.
You're welcome John S!
So clear...
I pass this bridge several times a month, looks very cool from the drone! Also appreciate learning a little bit of local railroad knowledge, since I'm not originally from around here. I was amazed to see the CP waiting there actually had a couple of the old cylinder hoppers in tow!
You're welcome Dustbowl! That CP had a long wait that day. Sounds like the UP is going to replace that swing bridge. That will be too bad. CP steam engine through Clinton May 9th.
The grey tank cars you were referring to ... 1017 is chlorine.
A great UP mixed freight Red. Normal length for my area and a nice mix of cars. UN 1017 is chlorine FYI. 😊😊😊😊❤❤❤❤
Good footage Red. That CPKC was probably heading this way via Ottumwa to KC.
Thanks Glenn! I would have waited for the CPKC but I wanted to get the bike home before dark.
@@redsiowatrainvideos6645 "Safety First!"
You where in my town dang it I’m gonna go find the signal box that’s awesome
Yes BKRF that sticker looked brand new. It's the road just before the BNSF crosses over the old CNW.
Found it and got a picture just so happens to catch a north bound bnsf load I’m gonna put up on my channel
You get excited over CNW, I do over SP Southern Pacific on UP trains. I saw a box car on the bridge with newer orangish doors.
SP is hidden under UP somewhere. Lol
Yes Otto we both miss these railroad s! Seeing that CNW sticker on that control shed was sweet👍
Love the shirt man!!!!
Thanks Marty! I knew someone would notice👍
All of those auto racks make for a good handling train. All that slack action feels good to an engineer.
That's interesting to know👍
Nice catch Red love the bridge 👍🏻 Drone Action 👍🏻😎Robin out.
Thanks Robin!
That would’ve been excellent to catch that Swing bridge opening for a Barge then the barge going thru then the bridge swinging closed and a train going thru. 👍👍
I wonder if there’s an Operator that stays in that Bridge shack or is it Automated & Controlled Off-site ?
That CPKC crew had to kill a lot of time waiting to cross the UP. From the headend power I’m guessing it was a local possibility working its way south to Nahant Yard in Davenport?
They sure did, I wanted to get that Harley home before dark. It's a little over a 2 hour drive.
Can you provide the closed caption? I also like to watch them on the grounds, too. The drone is also cool as well as your garage with the signals. Thank you.
You're welcome Carl! I'll have to look into the closed caption.
Hi from New Zealand. First of all love the Drone footage. Our freight trains aren't half as long as what you guys have in the U.S and Canada. love to come over and train spot one day, awesome! what Drone are you using?
Hey Cyrium, thanks! We get up to 3 mile long trains sometimes around here. I use a djj air 2s drone.
I used to load at Clinton tube steel back in 1980 when I drove for CRST ….. don’t remember where it was at though
Back in the CNW days👍
Hooray the sipee sipee river.
So does the bridge pivot on the round concrete pier Red? I've never seen anything like that around here. Does the rail line have to give permission to open it or does some river authority have say so over that? Thanks Red! That's really cool.😎 😊😊😊❤❤❤
I wish someone would save the old Clinton depot so it don’t get tore down but unfortunately I heard they are gonna build a new bridge and take that down
Yes that's a bummer that the Depot may be torn down. Hopefully they come up with a different plan.
Red I think you need to work on your painting skills. That way you can also have a box car 😂
I'm pretty good with a rattle can Cory😃 I know where I can buy a CNW caboose. The shipping would probably cost more than it would though!
Glad I retired before they started running trains with DPU’s, although they are better than “Radio trains”.
You took a a road trip on 13 April 2024 to Morrisson, Illinois, and Clinton, Iowa. Did you ride the bike or drive a truck? That was a nice catch of that eastbound mixed freight west of Morrison, Illinois. Was that the Acker Road crossing that had the Chicago & North Western System decal on the crossing control box? I am glad that you made it back to Clinton, Iowa in time to catch the Union Pacific seeing bridge across the Mississippi River close. I liked the drone footage of the swing bridge closing. The drone footage of the eastbound and the westbound Union Pacific trains crossing the swing bridge was great to watch. It would have been nice to watch the CPKC train walk through the switches in Clinton, Iowa to get to its own trackage with drone coverage. However, that was not possible because the drone battery needed to be charged. When I was the Membership Secretary of the Chicago & North Western Historical Society back in the 1980s, we had some annual meetings and Board of Director meetings in Clinton, Iowa. I used to take US 30 from the Chicago area to Clinton, Iowa and I drive through Morrison, Illinois. The Chicago & North Western Historical Society will be celebrating its 50th Anniversary in May 2024. The annual meeting will be held in conjunction with the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois. The Grand Opening of the Chicago & North Western Historical Society's Archives Building on the grounds of the Illinois Railway Museum will be dedicated on May 15th at 10 AM.
Almost 400 miles on the bike that day Thomas! Not sure on the road name, it was milepost 131. I would have caught that CP train but I didn't feel like riding back in the dark. Glad you mentioned the C&NWHS archive building celebration. I have something I want to donate from an old CNW employee. It has his name on it.
Thanks Red. At about 13:03 there appear to be some bridge piers just south of the UP trusses. I wonder if this was a branch from the CB&Q that crossed the Miss. parallel to the CNW/UP ?
You're welcome Fred! I think those piers were from the CNW bridge before the swing bridge.
That bridge carries the UP Geneva Sub
Sure does👍
@@redsiowatrainvideos6645 I remembered that from the well known N scale Geneva Sub Layout
You show us , them closing the bridge, do you have a recording of them opening the bridge and the transport on the water, or is that less important , then the rails ,being out of alignment
I have a recent recording of a swing bridge opening after a train crosses in Dubuque, Ia. I'll upload it later this week.
The last one had to be at least 5 miles long!
After watching your video I went to Ft.Madison live rail cam and the turn bridge was just resetting!, what a coincidence, great video Red👍💎 Hey Red, i forgot to tell you- on my channel i have a playlist of the best live railcams ,about 20, it makes it real easy to check them with ease so save that list if you like, later and thanks 👍🚂
Thanks Hal! I was hoping to catch it closing earlier but still cool👍
Clinton must be one of the narrowest places on the Mississippi...
Good spot for a railroad bridge. Nice and narrow.
Why are so many Railroad Bridges not painted to protect them from the elements? Highway Bridges are always painted as far as I know.
Some types of metal use the thin layer of rust as protection.
The same reason they short crew trains…. It’s money in the executives and investors pockets.
@@redsiowatrainvideos6645reminds me of that old story…. Hey bub, l wanna sell you a bridge? I got one right here…. Bets placed, he makes it, good as gold.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Brodie_(bridge_jumper)
Yeah right. If you believe the UP put that CNW sticker on that control box I have some ocean front property in Nebraska I’d like to sell you.
No, I think you put that magnetic herald on that box and took it off as soon as you stopped the camera.
Nope it was a sticker. Probly an old CNW employee who still had some decals around. Nice to see👍
@@redsiowatrainvideos6645
I stand corrected.
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What is that dome thing besides the track the half sphere?
I'm told it has coal in it for a small power plant.
@@redsiowatrainvideos6645if you’re talking about the things in the water, they’re called dolphins and they stop a ship from crashing into the bridge. Something they could’ve used in the Francis Scott Key Bridge
Red is correct…the dome is for coal storage for the Archer Daniels Midland corn processing plant.
What is the dome?
They use it for coal storage at a small power plant.
Mixed freight means oil, gas, lumber, different, mixed rolling stock, not freight and passenger cars.
In the railroad world, a "mixed freight" carries both freight and passenger cars. Yours don't.
Glad you liked it👍
I remember the old south bridge in Ft. Pierce, it was a swing bridge. The bridge tender would let us kids ride it when it opened. I rode my bike across that old thing about a million times. You hit that grate and the bike felt weard.
I remember a couple grate style bridges across the Mississippi. The motorcycle sure liked to follow those grates like you say. Both of those bridges have or are being replaced.