Being a Local Rail Fan from the Mitchell and Bedford area,I can really appreciate these videos. Since thier are no longer rail traffic through Bedford and very little through Mitchell. I have to seek them out in places like Taswell,Seymour,Crawfordsville and,you get the point. Great video my friend,the days of the signal arms are not to far gone but enough to make an old timer like me,appreciate your video. Bravo Zulu my friend!
Excellent! I remember the Sunday August 08, 1993 when CSX trains began to ply the rails on the south end again. Sadly now it's all rusting away and hasn't seen a train in several years north of New Albany. With Pillsbury now closed the final revenue run left there on Friday July 28, 2016 and now the line sits silent. Thanks so much for posting this
Thanks for sharing this. I discovered trains in '92, when towers had long been closed, a few cabooses remaining, South Louisville Shops on the chopping block, some U-boats not ready to quit, the remainder of CSX's rainbow fleet of fallen flags, and Soo Line still making runs. Seeing this is a nice reminder of that time.
Having grown up by this railroad I thought semaphores were pretty common, lol. When I was a kid cars used to travel over that bridge at 25:12 . It had one car lane on each side of the bridge with the railroad tracks in the middle. Now only one lane is fit to use and the only vehicles that ever use it are Norfolk Southern company vehicles.
You know, I have this train DVD titled The Trains of Lafayette, and it showcases railroading around the city with the Monon, Wabash, New York Central, and Nickel Plate. It also shows the Monon in 1994 when it was running down 5th street. Do you have any footage about that?
I don't know what the maximum timetable speed was but when pacing them they averaged 30 mph. The track in most places didn't seem to be good for much more than that.
@@fmnut I understand that was due to the outdated 90lbs joined rail still in place. Probably one of few subdivisions remaining that hadn't been replaced by 130lbs welded rail.
Being a Local Rail Fan from the Mitchell and Bedford area,I can really appreciate these videos. Since thier are no longer rail traffic through Bedford and very little through Mitchell. I have to seek them out in places like Taswell,Seymour,Crawfordsville and,you get the point. Great video my friend,the days of the signal arms are not to far gone but enough to make an old timer like me,appreciate your video. Bravo Zulu my friend!
I was on either J726 or Q642 from 99-09. That conrail set with a caboose at south Raub was 100% Grant Hammonds with that non stop horn blowing.
Excellent! I remember the Sunday August 08, 1993 when CSX trains began to ply the rails on the south end again. Sadly now it's all rusting away and hasn't seen a train in several years north of New Albany. With Pillsbury now closed the final revenue run left there on Friday July 28, 2016 and now the line sits silent. Thanks so much for posting this
Thanks for sharing this. I discovered trains in '92, when towers had long been closed, a few cabooses remaining, South Louisville Shops on the chopping block, some U-boats not ready to quit, the remainder of CSX's rainbow fleet of fallen flags, and Soo Line still making runs. Seeing this is a nice reminder of that time.
What piece of rial road history. Working semaphores.
Having grown up by this railroad I thought semaphores were pretty common, lol. When I was a kid cars used to travel over that bridge at 25:12 . It had one car lane on each side of the bridge with the railroad tracks in the middle. Now only one lane is fit to use and the only vehicles that ever use it are Norfolk Southern company vehicles.
@@Rebel9668 ah yes. The K&I Bridge! I've walked under and upon that bridge .... It has kind of a creepy feel to it now!
Excellent video, as always! Sad to see it desolate these days.
Great video as always!
Good video. Love it.
conrail had a Lafayette Local call WSAV19 BACK THEN great catch
Mitchell now a sadly quiet place.
You know, I have this train DVD titled The Trains of Lafayette, and it showcases railroading around the city with the Monon, Wabash, New York Central, and Nickel Plate. It also shows the Monon in 1994 when it was running down 5th street. Do you have any footage about that?
Sorry, wish I had done it but was on limited time when in that area. By the time I got back it was finished.
What was the maximum speed on what used to be the Monon in the 80s and 90s before everything south of Roachdale was abandoned by CSX?
I don't know what the maximum timetable speed was but when pacing them they averaged 30 mph. The track in most places didn't seem to be good for much more than that.
@@fmnut I understand that was due to the outdated 90lbs joined rail still in place. Probably one of few subdivisions remaining that hadn't been replaced by 130lbs welded rail.
What happened to the line? Did it get removed or is the tracks still there on a different sub now?
I believe it's only locals now.
@@fmnut interesting. I know that there are some semaphores in Indiana, all abandoned now. 2 are in Campbellsburg and 1 in Leipsic.
@@DolenzFan5 CSX came to remove two semaphores @ Farabee last week.
@@ancjr there was some at Farabee?
@@DolenzFan5 Yes, they were about 500 yards south of the crossing.
What Amtrak train was that? The Capitol Limited? Thanks.
The Cardinal.