Cool. The oldest engine in the Santa Maria Valley Railroad is #70, a GE 70-tonner built in January 1950, acquired in November 1972 from Fort Dodge DM&S
It's amazing how small but still strong that thing is to move freight cars twice it's size than it is,or even more large.The TTM in San Antonio Texas own a 45 Tonner how ever,it has two N/A HR-6 Cummins with 150 HP.It was in the Army,and theirs was made in 1942 just like this one was,and it was sent to the Air Force in 1947 all until 1982 when they retired it.
Nice catch. Used to run a GE 55 tonner, pretty much the same thing but 3 foot gauge built for united states steel... has span bolster style trucks on a central pivot and it has a nice Ex Conrail RS3-L on it too lol
@@bracdude181 It is! Not sure of the horn's origins other than that. You can usually tell a Conrail RS3L by its less throaty tones in comparison to, say, an ex CNW one.
Bryson Grondin Thanks for the info. I'm almost certain that the horn on that engine came from CSX 4403 which is an ex conrail unit. There's an older video of 4403 and when compared with 45 the sound is a perfect match.
This is a full version of that video, including more action shots and switching along the route. The short video was posted last week just showing one of the crossings. This has 3 additional locations as well as more information about the engine!
Our company here in Stewartstown has a 44 tonner that we use currently for passenger and hopefully one day soon, freight service. She's our number 11.
Cool. The oldest engine in the Santa Maria Valley Railroad is #70, a GE 70-tonner built in January 1950, acquired in November 1972 from Fort Dodge DM&S
Cool catch. I love it's little single chime horn.
This engine 🚂 must be built to last.
Awesome Railfan Video 👍👍👍👍👍🚂
Great video of a very interesting engine.
It's amazing how small but still strong that thing is to move freight cars twice it's size than it is,or even more large.The TTM in San Antonio Texas own a 45 Tonner how ever,it has two
N/A HR-6 Cummins with 150 HP.It was in the Army,and theirs was made in 1942 just like this one was,and it was sent to the Air Force in 1947 all until 1982 when they retired it.
First railroad crossing in the 0:00 part I love the lights My favorite kind! (LEX-C)
That looks pretty interesting
Outstanding catch 👍
So now us model railroaders can model a 44 tonner pulling 21st century cars!!! :)
Nice catch. Used to run a GE 55 tonner, pretty much the same thing but 3 foot gauge built for united states steel... has span bolster style trucks on a central pivot and it has a nice Ex Conrail RS3-L on it too lol
Is it really ex Conrail? Been trying to figure that out for a while now XD
@@bracdude181 It is! Not sure of the horn's origins other than that. You can usually tell a Conrail RS3L by its less throaty tones in comparison to, say, an ex CNW one.
Bryson Grondin Thanks for the info. I'm almost certain that the horn on that engine came from CSX 4403 which is an ex conrail unit. There's an older video of 4403 and when compared with 45 the sound is a perfect match.
Nice!
This sure is an old locomotive 🚂.
I live in Hamtramck, and pass by this area a lot. As of 2022, is this engine still working? I haven't seen it around.
I noticed the car after the engine was way close to the ground
Wonder if they will give it to a museum once its retired
Hopefully
@@TheMrPeteChannel I'll second that... This is a very early 65 tonner. It must be saved!
I'm not sur why there's a "premiere on Dec 8, 2018". It's already been posted on youtube… I watched it a couple of days ago.
This is a full version of that video, including more action shots and switching along the route. The short video was posted last week just showing one of the crossings. This has 3 additional locations as well as more information about the engine!
1:11 why’s that gondola bent?
If you were 70 years old, you'd be bent over some as well!
Metal fatigue
So, ummm... 6:25 Why isn't the automatic signal working? Why does the flagman have to stop traffic? Just sayin'...
the crossing had been hit by a car and was out of service. I believe that the crossing can be seen laying in the curb in some of the shots.