CSX Yard Job Switches Rare and Almost Abandoned Industry!
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- If it were not for the two paper service boxcars awaiting a pickup from CSX train Y223, you would think the lead to Pan American Paper is unused and abandoned. The yard job negotiates very tight territory to retrieve the two spotted cars, and puts on a show as it crosses NW 37th Avenue in Miami, FL.
I love seeing old rail Spurs continue to be used and small businesses Prosper like they are prospering today!
Part 1: It may not seem like much, but this relatively small business probably worked it’s ass off to fill two boxcars.
Gotta love it, but also gotta love the railroad business mindset involved. Some business did their homework on the cost of moving their product out. A local railroad hustled and made the economic case, then closed the deal. The result: a bit of railway business in action.
Actually, they emptied boxcars! This is on the receiving end of the supply chain
A "local railroad"? CSX has 21,000 route-miles of track, serving nearly every state east of the Mississippi and a little bit of Canada, too!
@@beeble2003 I think he meant a railroad In The local area
@@BigSmokeRailfanning Maybe, but the decisions are made at the mega-corporation level.
@@beeble2003 unlike trucking companies railroads rarely make money on single carloads they need a high volume of freight
Always a fun reminder that even a large freight train can run in between two buildings, or into some pretty narrow spaces... If it fits, it runs!
That's how it always is in Miami, regardless of form.
Beauty of geeps they are perfect from mainline to industrial duty.
Looks like at one time there was a second track across the road crossing, or at least at the other building (the height of the floor looks about the height of the floor of a boxcar)...?
@@2themoon863 Second track to service the building to the left. You can see the gate is the same size, and the doors for boxcars.
Part 2: I personally would *love* to see an interview with both sides here: Paper Company and a Rep from the small local railroad that did this pickup. How it works out as good business, the economics of it, etc. It’s not “locomotives and tracks” - but it’s an essential part of the true story of American Railroading, and it deserves to be told!
The small local railroad? CSX Transportation? Lol
That’s not a small local railroad. That’s the largest class one railroad east of the Mississippi River
Surprised csx even serves small shippers anymore !
Damn that’s a tight squeeze definitely do not ride car there !
@@ernestpassaro9663 I said that too, but just recently moved up to FXBG, VA where a CSX local runs and covers a surprisingly good number of industries Mon-Fri.
A fraction of it's previous number of customers in the area, but it is still running daily locals
Love the GP. Fast throttle response with fast 26L air. Real hot rods.
After the slow ass train, the assistant crossing the track, the bells and whistles of the train, the bells and gates of the crossing guards, the slow moving train, the trains stopping before crossing, I bet someone would still find a way to get hit.
Dumbasses come in all shapes and sizes. The only thing similar is their IQ... about the same as their shoe size.
Pretty cool operation there. Make a really great model!
Stay safe, Railfans!
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Something about the world always building a better idiot.
@Dan C. you can’t fix stupid !
I've lived in the same city my whole life (34 years) and there's an old spur line that I cross every day on my way to and from work, and that I crossed every day on my way to and from school before that. Plus several times a week when running random errands. I've never once seen a train there my entire life. I naturally assumed it was abandoned. About a week ago though, on my way to work a switcher from the nearby yard was pushing a flatcar through the crossing with some kind of equipment loaded on it (it was covered with a tarp so I couldn't see exactly what it was). Then on my way home, the same switcher was pulling the same now empty flatcar back toward the yard.
I had a similar experience and thought a branch was abandoned. Especially when it was, over 30 miles from the closest active line. But one night I saw the crossing active and was surprised to see 2 boxcars and a strange engine moving them around town at 4am
Yup. Near where I used to live, there is a terminal transfer. The last time I saw a train go through one particular crossing on those tracks was when I was probably 5 or 6? Now I'm in my early 30s. Last year I saw a train go through that same terminal transfer albeit on a different track
Excellent job on catching this super rare movement! Also good to know not each unused spur in Miami is abandoned!
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That basso growl gives me goosebumps, I can listen to it all day
Beautiful locomotive, I love the noise of the engines !
Oh man, this is FANTASTIC video! Thank you!
literally right down the street from my office. we have an unused rail spur that comes to our yard as well. lots of switching and local delivery in this area... and i mean LOTS
I never get tired of hearing the low frequency rumble of those big EMD diesels.
Great video. Love the EMD diesel sound. EMD GP40-2 Loco w/16 cyl EMD 645E3. That bad boy is at least 32 yrs old.
Dynamo Joe that GP40-2 is cool but I love SD 40-2s better. (Nerd talk)
Personally I love anything sd40 since it's a gorgeous series of emd.
It was very clean too.
im a brit and ive always loved the sound and sight of american switchers (or shunters as we call them)
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These guys are doing their thing. Cool GP40-2 with a sweet K5LA. Very nice video.
As a Trucker, some people are fascinated when I put the truck in a tight place, but even though y'all have tracks, watching a switch in tight areas like this just blows me away!!! I'm surprised they didn't set any empties back in there for the customer.
Nice catch. Good to see an old industry reactivate rail service.
I'm in San Francisco, and trains are a dying breed in the city. There's a few areas where a train come to pick up cars, and it's a cool sight to see.
Agreed, and it's unfortunate that they're becoming less and less.
Excellent! Love them switch jobs.
Thanks! Me too
I keep going back to this video. One of my favorites. That spur was abandoned for years. Now it's getting regulars. Just like whole food vendor on the downtown spur. I've seen like 4 cars there at one time. Yet, Orr and quarry is just about all that is keeping the Homestead Sub alive anymore. No hope for Homestead proper, the old Stork property was bought by an investment LLC.
switch jobs like this one are the most interesting ones especially with track like that...there's something about those types of lines that make them so interesting
CSX2665 1:14 ex conrail??????
It's only a very short spur. The main line is a block away and in much better shape.
That is a pretty abandoned industrial yard in total. thanks for sharing.
That's awesome!!
Blessings from Steel City, Canada
Great video. I love these rare jobs.
these little switching locomotives are so polite and courteous, not like the get-out-of-the-way attitude of the mainline trains at speed
IKR! I wanted to document a few jobs, waiting in position and their crew just said roll on by
SupernalOne Amtrak speeds 125mph
SupernalOne they sound good too
those mainline trains BETTER have a "get-out-of-the-way attitude"... they gotta get their cars back to where they need to go to get either loaded or unloaded
@PB Polar_bear212 gaming thanks for reminding us
good job filming liking all your videos so far
Thanks!
Awesome train to I love trains I was little kid I used to watch the train go bye
Imagine if the train just went through the fence
Awesome! Happy railroading everybody!
LOVE IT!!!! Thanks for sharing! more more more more
Nice. Show more of that short line
That is CSXT...not a short line
@@cdavid8139 Spur line then ?
Fantastic video, what a spectacular catch!
Used to be a decent amount of railroading like this here in st.louis but sadly it's pretty much all either tore up or paved over. Glad I saw one of the last terminal street runners when I did since it's now paved over.
I used to see switch engines running all over town, crossing side streets all over the place. Not any more, what a shame
It's sad, seems like profit margins are mattering more nowadays.
CSX is owned by a hedge fund now so its max bang for the buck and anything that doesn't meet a specific margin gets slashed, I work there now as a conductor and I am feeling the full brunt of it.
Zack Shoemaker oh I bet. I'm with a company owned by a multinational company (us concrete) luckily I'm a Teamster but it still sucks.
CSX has 2 unions for the transportation side of their business the united transportation union & the brotherhood of locomotive engineers and trainmen, and the company does basically whatever they want without regard to the union or employee's it is sickening because the union doesn't do anything about it they just roll over and let it happen
csx is not owned by any hedge fund it trades on the NYSE. like all traded corporations many shareholders own it. hunter harrison from candain pacific took the CEO but died recently. he was known for decreasing operating ratios.
That is super cool. Awesome catch bro
It's funny because the locomotive doesn't need you to open the gate!
mylehigh True
They do if you want them to close again.
Awesome vid, love the switchers, and the crazy places they go, lol
Thanks Gary!
gary wise drove one when i was 12
I love the horn
That was cool! I looked that area up on Google Maps. Nice catch!
I was looking for your comment!
Thank you and I found yours also! Lol
Fantastic video!! Nice CSX GP40-2!
I love stuff like this. Obviously the grade crossing signals still work. They must get cars on a fairly frequent basis.
I'd give it weekly tops, it's amazing that the spur is still utilized given CSX's recent corporate culture.
brickbuilder711 Corporate structure? At CSX? Ha
It is probably a reasonable theory that what is being shipped does not qualify for a container (hazardous, too heavy, too big) - this is exact where railroads would never build a siding now. It might also be the customer has specialized equipment that can not be replaced without a major renovation of the building, so presumably they pay more for this service
In the 1970s they used to put down flares in the road. Now they have the crossing guards.
Sounds like the mechanical bell at that crossing is having issues! Nice video and great catch! Tight industrial spurs like this always look cool, IMHO.
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freebrickproductions I found some abandoned tracks yesterday! No, not in the Netherlands, in Leer, Germany.
*miss the sound of mechanical bells, newzealand has gone and upgraded all warnings to an electronic klaxon; it's just weak :(
Excellent video. That GP40 sounds badass.👌🏻😎
This is awesome. Thanks for sharing
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I was surprised that CSX was doing this and that they had not given this service over to a short line.
Great video. I saw a 2 engine CSX train in Kentucky yesterday pulling a single freight car but it had passed by the time I got my camcorder on. Very disappointed. Wish mine had had to wait on a gate like your's here.
Thanks! Well that's unfortunate.
That was so cool, I loved the horn too
great vid, thanks for sharing.
Nice video! Thanks! :)
Very nice video! I saw this in real life just in Illinois and it was very cool! Almost never see a train on those tracks!
Great catch......awesome video
Thank you!
Great video and catch. Like and sub!
Greetings from Finland,
Juha :)
Looks abandoned but has a working crossing gate?
Fantastic shots !
Love that video. Superb crew switching out the paper plant. I liked and subbed. Look forward to catching up on your channel. Thanks for sharing 👍 David
Thanks!!
brickbuilder711 btw thanks for the sub back too
Wild they have that crossing gated.
God bless the friendly man on the pin bicycle
Taylor Smith in no no no
Looks like the building next door also has loading areas for boxcars, wonder if there used to be a second spur and a switch somewhere back up the line years ago.
Great catch
That locomotive looks like he's sneaking out of the alley
that is amazing!
nice catch
now I want to model it one day haha
I live in Wildwood Fl.. We have a switch yard here as well as a drop off to a stone/sand distribution plant.. Started taking some vids.
I wonder if there’s any old video or film footage of the old line that went down to Kendall and the world mall
Scene from Lance Mindheim's layout... 😃 Max.
Great video!
OK so who blew Lance's layout into full scale??....nice catch
LOL! My thoughts exactly. The HO scale crew figs came to life too....
Best comment right here!
And Tolga was right on the money. Primo action!
Great engine sounds.
Fantastic, thanks a lot! ;)
BB711 sweet catch. Nice work!!
Thank you!
What I find amusing is that railfans know more about the rail equipment types, models, and even whistles than the actual crews. As crew...we don't care. Just do the job, go home, get a nice pay check.
Very nice video 👍
AWESOME VIDEO!!!!
Thumbs up! Greetings from Poland! :)
Thanks!!
Nice looking gp 40-2
awesome catch...
Awesome-need those local industries.And a great idea for an ho scale module.....
Agreed. I'm gonna see to it I model some of these.
Love this video!
Seen a few tracks like this in Seattle, WA and Los Angeles
Was that CSX with a 645e non turbo or turbo prime mover?I love the sound of it.
Sounds like non-turbo. Similar to BNSF's GP25 rebuilds.
Turbocharged. GP40-2. Three radiator fans, and you can clearly hear the turbo.
Cool Video
Niccee catch tolga!
Great video quality. What did you shoot this with?
Thanks! A Sony FDR series camcorder did the trick
Very Cool!
awesome video nice looks like a nice crew
That bicyclist did a bad thing. He went around the downed gates. You never know if a train might come from the other direction, lol.
Good work!!!.
Nice video Brick Builder 711
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I'm surprised that they would even have any crossing gates, or lights just for that.
Nice! I wish you got it at those teardrop bell crossings
That's not on this line
Nice video. I have an Athearn model gp40-2 CSX road# 4402 in the same paint scheme.
A customer is a customer, even in an area like this I guess.
amazing the have crossing arms and lights, must be back when they may have been very busy??
I dont know why but i like those kind of place
Surprised they have functioning gates on such a seldom used spur!
Very cool catch !
Neat video. I think a lot is over stated though. The crossing signals work fine indicating they are maintained and they didn't switch out any cars, just coupled up and left. I dont see why thats in any way such a big deal.
You don't see much of this kind of action anymore in the Hampton Roads area of VA.
Great catch, always nice to see a rare working on a disused siding, are the crossing barriers and lights operated manually?
Automatically, CSX doesn't have any manual triggers in these parts.
yes---once a year.