Backwoods Railroading in the Berkshire Hills: Chasing the Housatonic Railroad!
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- Опубліковано 9 чер 2022
- Far from the bustling CSX mainlines, the Housatonic Railroad has been doing business since 1983, with roots going all the way back to 1836. We would locate and chase Housatonic NX-11, finding the most scenic locations along River Road. This is shortline backwoods railfanning at it's finest...
Bangor & Aroostook 22 is featured for my Maine friends (had to tag it for indexing).
For more Housatonic Railroad operations, check out Weathered Rails. Ryan does videos like this one on a regular basis!
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Yeah the Massachusetts portion of track is owned by the state. Which is why it’s so maintained
I work for railworks and we laid the ties in 2019 from Pittsfield to Canaan then we went back the following year and started laying new rail it was a 4 or 5 phase program that we did every year after that im guessing they had to wait to get funds from the state to do more rail and believe me locals from Great Barrington were not happy with that and that didn't like the noise we made going through there as some of the houses were literally right next to the tracks but it was a beautiful place with amazing scenery i have tons of pictures i took from that job im glad there are people out there that enjoy this as much as i like doing it awesome job
Great video Harrison, the shots and the narration as well! The Housatonic's in one scenic area and with the beautiful old station all I could think of was "Now THIS is a line tailor-made for a steam tourist railroad!"
Great Video!!! Certainly nailed the good spots. West Cornwall use to be 25mph. But the jointed rail surrounding it began to deteriorate. Info was spot on. Great Job!!
Great catches and nice video
Enjoyed the 'who's chasing who' vid. Got some cool shots including the puffs of dust at the dirt road crossings, even at that speed. Nice work by both of you!
Great railfaning video! Very scenic railroad with handsome and historic station. You recorded this at the right time. Before all the folliage had bloomed. Would be worth a return in the fall and snowy winter.
Fantastic video! Great chase along River Rd. I grew up in West Hartford, so drives and bike rides to Litchfield County were frequent. I have always loved the Housy. Remember that in the New Haven years, this line saw regular passenger service from GCT to Pittsfield. And the NH ran heavy freights, usually at night, that served industries along the way from Danbury north. Canaan station is a beautiful depot. Great work on locations scouting. You hit all the key spots. 🙏
Great chase and catches. Nice locations as well. Hopefully you had a hearty lunch.
Such a beautiful area!
I love the short line railroad vids
I wouldn’t be all that surprised if post 10 knows about the Housatonic Railroad. He’s been over to steep rock a few times which isn’t far from Hawlyville
Rumor has it the GP35s are being rebuilt and will be in service again soon
Nice chase! Love the second unit.
Your pretty good at getting shots of old locomotives I actually only like older locomotives the Dash 9 locomotive rules the rails but I hate those units way to many of them
Dude, these videos are amazing! Small narrating channels like yours are my favorite! Great work!!
Wow there are alot of great photogenic spots
Great video!! Coincidentally... My oldest son is doing a ride along today with the Sunday crew as part of a job interview/trial. He's trying to get a job with the Housatonic as a switchman/conductor, after working out in Oregon on the Union Pacific for the last two years.
Great video. I live at the end of that line in Danbury, so we don't get to see much action becasue a lot of movement is at night. Nice to see the line from New Milford to Caanan. If you ever get to Danbury and visit the Danbury Railway Museum, let me know, would be happy to chat with you. Keep up the good work.
Great Video