Time to condense a 30-minute video into something you can go through quickly! 0:35 CP Rail welded rail train 0:57 Western Maryland steam loco 1309. It actually ran for the C&O, but is quite similar to the USRA articulateds the Western Maryland might've had (seen again at 2:33) 1:43 Insert Initial D- Deja Vu 3:53 Strasburg steam at night 5:14 both NS inspection cars rebuilt from locomotives! 34 and 38! 6:06 CN SD70M-2, BC Rail C44-9WL, and a Grand Trunk Western GP9R 6:52 a Franken-Gevo rebuilt from an ex-NS SD40-2 7:04 KCSM gray as mid-train DPU between mixed freight and intermodal 7:08 warbonnet, H1, H2, KCS Southern Belle, and NS black 8:00 N&W 475 running round as a P42 towing an ACS64 passes. Steam, diesel, and electric moving in one shot! 8:36 what are these tarpaulined units?! NRE exports? 9:48 the horizon car on the Southwest Chief from last time 10:16 KCS 4006 on a BNSF coal train 10:28 thick black exhaust from this K&O (or SKOL) unit 12:13 the wrecked GP39-2 as seen on the thumbnail. It was originally built for the Reading in 1974 and was still green until about 1992 and got wrecked this October 12:48 BNSF H2, UP yellow, KCS Southern Belle, CSX YN3b, and NS black 13:49 CiT SW1500 14:04 the third different steam engine in the grab bag, CN 89 15:10 Virginia museum of Transport excursion train 16:42 La Grange holiday parade down the railroad tracks. and of course, a CSX freight train took part 18:35 Amtrak 203 leading the Empire Builder 19:00 the conductor put out a step for the private car on this stopped Amtrak in Ashland 20:32 UP 1988 trailing 20:50 SP gray as DPU on a coal train. This is how I remember seeing SP units when I was a kid 21:02 CN ET44AC triple-header in Wichita. The 2nd unit has CN100 on the side and the nose logo, the 3rd unit has the nose logo and standard CN logo on the side, while the lead unit has normal CN logos all around 21:14 Quanah's holiday parade. One of the fire trucks is a water tanker which you don't see much of in more populated areas 22:27 Auto Train goes slow past the people set up in Folkston 23:18 fireworks in Oklahoma City 25:14 UP 1943 as DPU 25:43 UP 7272 has probably my favorite UP livery of all the UP units that were recently repainted 26:23 heavy duty flatcar and caboose 27:45 NS towing the Lake Shore Limited 27:53 guy walks on the stopped flatbed to get across. The most tempting piece of rolling stock to ride on. 28:04 an empty Schnabel car with caboose. Usually there would be a large transformer or tank in the middle
12:39 To all of those hoping the CSX 4316 gets repaired, to me, it looks like the frame is bent and from all of my years working on the railroad a bent frame is a sign of 100% the locomotive will be trashed... More than likely she will be disassembled and any items that can be reused will be. 17:53 Love it!
That was the unit that was involved in the collision by Miami Int Airport on the Homestead sub. I got a pic of her while she was still on the ground last month. The two GEs that collided into it are still sitting at Hialeah yard damage to the front end but repairable.
I hate to burst your bubble I highly doubt it will be repaired. I know it’s a little bit of the frame is buckled and almost certainly is a death sentence for locomotives
@@chaosdemonwolf1 collision with another train the GP39-2 it was stationary or Longhood forward within a collision with another freight train consisting of locomotives 3070 and 3351 I don’t know much about the crash besides that
when we see KCS units after dark, we call them "the ladies of the nite". ...sadly mostly UP, and BNSF, and alot of CN and CP, and a few BC units lately.
Even covered by the 'shroud' of Darth Vader, I saw that dropped signal @ 1:55 in Rochelle, IL. Thanks. Skycomish gets the nod after and Amtrak activated the aspect to red @ 18:51
Great video and not. sure what the problem was with the K&O in Witchataw but I've never seen a locomotive smoke that bad! Next thing you know is they'll be built with a BLUE DEF tank to control the smoke! Great Grab Bag and Cheers from Delmar, Delaware
@@sterlingodeaghaidh5086 a town in Kansas besides Witchita? Thanks that one is definitely a smoker they do indeed need to go to the yard and shop for a cleaning and tune up they may save on fuel economy too or fall appart lol.
@@juliegogo2941 Their not all bad, but its the yard engines that rarely get maintained, their other units are actually quite good. I only see their locos smoke occasionally out here, but it seems that one and one of the old UP engines are never in the shop.
He likely caught it since it was late. So there might be another video from him on it soon! I caught it I glued my eyes to it and was waiting and caught it at a crossing not far from my house with a friend. Doesn’t happen often, but when it does, it’s a rare sight for railfans
Lots of comments on the wrecked CSX unit, and the smoking K&O units, but nothing of the four covered something or others westbound at Fort Madison. What are they, and where are they going?
Shame the FEC Christmas train wasn't in the show unfortunately. 4316 seems like it might have been damaged beyond repair, but who knows if it will get repaired or not?
More than one convoy with cabooses, smoker engines , steamers, switchers and excursions it was a grand reel. Let's not forget about the potential renovation job with the CSX engine. The question of the day what were the cloaked/covered transportion devices. Thanks
CSX 4316 GP39-2 built 12/74 as Reading 3410, to D&H, to CSX still in green. Wrecked in Miami on Sept. 24th in a collision of two rock trains. That's a shame, the engine looks to be done after 48 years.
such a large country and then only trains that heavily pollute the environment. Take an example from Europe, where 80% of the trains already run on electricity. Greetings from the Netherlands, where the trains run on electricity for 95%.👍👍👍🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🍀
John (Australia) Oh boy, Not a Big Boy Now (Diesel Wise). Hope their Panel Beaters are prepared for this or just say , " No Way Today " The nearby Tavern sounds better to me, Maybe when we get back from the Tavern it will look different and not the Probably Impossible Job we thought depending on how much we Drink of course.
7:57 I didn't hear the steam engine return Amtrak's horn salute. At 14:08 Amtrak drops the ball while the Strasburg RR loco can muster only a weak toot. I always enjoy the horn exchange at Paradise junction, and I'm disappointed that both sides are apparently slacking off. 8:35 Does anyone know what trainset this is and where it's going? 10:28 I'm far more upset about the K&O loco belching tons of black smoke than I am about the wrecked CSX loco at 12:20. At least the CSX will be repaired or used for parts. K&O should be fined for not maintaining their equipment.
@@sweynforkbeardtraindude And how, pray tell, am I being a "Karen" here? Other commenters remarked about the K&O loco, and I didn't see you going after them. Oh, wait...they were men. Apparently you only try to shut down women. Well, I'm too old and ornery for your ish.
Hey Sarah...ever had a flat tire while traveling? How about a headlight or taillight? A windshield wiper go bad? Maybe a muffler that failed? Here's my point. Perhaps there was a failure on that locomotive while out working. Until you have all the facts, don't pass judgment. Railroads work hard to keep their equipment functioning well. They are so regulated that it doesn't pay to do otherwise.
The K&O unit between the smoke and setting the town on fire gives them nothing but bad publicity. Since they're part of the WATCO family they should look at the Playbook of say Wisconsin and Southern that keeps their power in decent shape. As for the BNSF track geometry train let's give it a rest as it's as common as a TBOX car
Two questions for an engineer or conductor.. 1. With so much foreign power in use, are there differences between the identical types of each railroad? In the airline world, a Southwest 737 is different than an Alaska 737, and likewise 737s from all airlines are different. 2. If, for example, there are 6 units on the head end, and (at night) the lights under the handrails are off, does that mean that those units are inactive and not providing propulsive power?
1. Yes, there are minor variations, but all must conform to AAR standards. 2. Lights are exactly that..lights. They have nothing to due with indication of whether or not a unit is online.
Railroads do spec them different but their pretty similar enough that you can operate them without too much learning. And no, the ditch lights don't indicate the engine status, they are purely there for visibility and not needed when the locomotive isn't leading.
It wasn't the ditch lights i was referring to, it was the lights under the side steps of each unit. On aircraft, the red strobe must be on when engines are operating, and since some of those 5 or 6 engines on the head end had those lights on and some didn't, I wondered if that indicated an engine in use or not.
Buying a locomotive is like buying a car in some regards certain things are standard and other thing years ago were optional When the locomotive companies began to construct locomotives with short hoods The NS Railway was told it would cost them for the high short hoods they relented
It was in Miami FL by the international airport. It was involved in a head on collision where two train were operating in dark territory and someone messed up bad. This GP38-2 suffered the worst of the crash.
Yeah you're right it is sad to see an engine like this, but there's something else I saw graffiti behind the front of it so that makes it worse I guess.
i love these video's but how is it Rail can get away with these engines pumping out all that smoke like that... If 18 Wheelers and Cars get fined for it rail company's should too..
nice horn salute for the first train
That nighttime shot at Paradise was very cool.
7:55 How many of you looked to see if the switch was aligned?
Time to condense a 30-minute video into something you can go through quickly!
0:35 CP Rail welded rail train
0:57 Western Maryland steam loco 1309. It actually ran for the C&O, but is quite similar to the USRA articulateds the Western Maryland might've had (seen again at 2:33)
1:43 Insert Initial D- Deja Vu
3:53 Strasburg steam at night
5:14 both NS inspection cars rebuilt from locomotives! 34 and 38!
6:06 CN SD70M-2, BC Rail C44-9WL, and a Grand Trunk Western GP9R
6:52 a Franken-Gevo rebuilt from an ex-NS SD40-2
7:04 KCSM gray as mid-train DPU between mixed freight and intermodal
7:08 warbonnet, H1, H2, KCS Southern Belle, and NS black
8:00 N&W 475 running round as a P42 towing an ACS64 passes. Steam, diesel, and electric moving in one shot!
8:36 what are these tarpaulined units?! NRE exports?
9:48 the horizon car on the Southwest Chief from last time
10:16 KCS 4006 on a BNSF coal train
10:28 thick black exhaust from this K&O (or SKOL) unit
12:13 the wrecked GP39-2 as seen on the thumbnail. It was originally built for the Reading in 1974 and was still green until about 1992 and got wrecked this October
12:48 BNSF H2, UP yellow, KCS Southern Belle, CSX YN3b, and NS black
13:49 CiT SW1500
14:04 the third different steam engine in the grab bag, CN 89
15:10 Virginia museum of Transport excursion train
16:42 La Grange holiday parade down the railroad tracks. and of course, a CSX freight train took part
18:35 Amtrak 203 leading the Empire Builder
19:00 the conductor put out a step for the private car on this stopped Amtrak in Ashland
20:32 UP 1988 trailing
20:50 SP gray as DPU on a coal train. This is how I remember seeing SP units when I was a kid
21:02 CN ET44AC triple-header in Wichita. The 2nd unit has CN100 on the side and the nose logo, the 3rd unit has the nose logo and standard CN logo on the side, while the lead unit has normal CN logos all around
21:14 Quanah's holiday parade. One of the fire trucks is a water tanker which you don't see much of in more populated areas
22:27 Auto Train goes slow past the people set up in Folkston
23:18 fireworks in Oklahoma City
25:14 UP 1943 as DPU
25:43 UP 7272 has probably my favorite UP livery of all the UP units that were recently repainted
26:23 heavy duty flatcar and caboose
27:45 NS towing the Lake Shore Limited
27:53 guy walks on the stopped flatbed to get across. The most tempting piece of rolling stock to ride on.
28:04 an empty Schnabel car with caboose. Usually there would be a large transformer or tank in the middle
Gee, Lagrange, KY sure has fun.....the parade finished and here comes a TRAIN......and not one of the parade vehicles got stuck on the track.....
Its pretty cool seeing myself on the grab bag! 😁
That CSX Unit certainly needed the Ambulance Car. 🙏
12:39 To all of those hoping the CSX 4316 gets repaired, to me, it looks like the frame is bent and from all of my years working on the railroad a bent frame is a sign of 100% the locomotive will be trashed... More than likely she will be disassembled and any items that can be reused will be.
17:53 Love it!
I got close to it before it was placed on a flat car. The frame was bent in two places. Sadly a WO.
@@markydee48 Nothing beats an in-person view to eyeball the frame in several directions. RIP CSX 4316.
Would be awesome when it was the canadian pacific christmas train at 17:53 😉
Special thank you to the engineer on the northbound Auto Train for playing Jingle Bells with the air horn at 22:28.
seeing 1309, absolutely gives me chills. we are so blessed. thanks VRF!
Love the Kearney sunset! ❤️
I was in that grab bag 4 times lol
1:26
THERE I AM! MY SON HAS MADE IT TO A GRAB BAG
Oooo! Those first engines sure are purty!!!
Great job with the sunset at Kearney. I like it 👍👍.
Love these grabbags!
Nice Musical Moment 🎹🎼! Slow down in the Snow ! CSX Train stole the show from Santa 🎅 in LaGrange Ky😂
Both NS bricks together awesome catch
wow that csx engine looked totalled
That was the unit that was involved in the collision by Miami Int Airport on the Homestead sub. I got a pic of her while she was still on the ground last month. The two GEs that collided into it are still sitting at Hialeah yard damage to the front end but repairable.
Thanks f/explanation. 👍🌞
Can you share a link to the picture?
12:23 Goodness that CSX GP39-2 took a hard hit. Hope it’ll get repaired.
I hate to burst your bubble I highly doubt it will be repaired. I know it’s a little bit of the frame is buckled and almost certainly is a death sentence for locomotives
@@corneliusadeola7261 How/why did it crash? Must've rolled over into ditch.
@@chaosdemonwolf1 collision with another train the GP39-2 it was stationary or Longhood forward within a collision with another freight train consisting of locomotives 3070 and 3351 I don’t know much about the crash besides that
@@corneliusadeola7261
You knew a lot more that Me. 😄
*Wow! Awesome*
when we see KCS units after dark,
we call them "the ladies of the nite".
...sadly mostly UP, and BNSF, and alot of CN and CP, and a few BC units lately.
15:40 That is why we have safety chains for trailers.
100%!! Holy moley.
12:23 oh that alot of damage to 4316 hope it gets repaired
Even covered by the 'shroud' of Darth Vader, I saw that dropped signal @ 1:55 in Rochelle, IL. Thanks. Skycomish gets the nod after and Amtrak activated the aspect to red @ 18:51
Great video. I love to see the true Iron Horses in the video! Thanks
I love this channel
10:50 ah yes the smoky alco
Great video and not. sure what the problem was with the K&O in Witchataw but I've never seen a locomotive smoke that bad! Next thing you know is they'll be built with a BLUE DEF tank to control the smoke! Great Grab Bag and Cheers from Delmar, Delaware
that black smoke coming out didn't look good at all probably something wrong with the motor
Honorary ALCO.
Watco in general, their fleet doesnt get maintained like it should, especially on engines running that route, so they have a lot wrong with em.
Looks like a turbo clutch failure to me.
Yogi must be hibernating up there in Revelstoke. We haven't seen him for a while.
SAFELY sleeping, let's trust...🐻🐻🐻😴😴😴🐻
I think K & O needs to put one or more of their locos in the shop!
I think they poured some cleaner down the pipes to create that smoke. Who knows a can of heat or the like. Thanks
@@juliegogo2941 Nope, their smokers, those locos haven't had an upgrade in years. How do I know? They serve my town.
@@sterlingodeaghaidh5086 a town in Kansas besides Witchita? Thanks that one is definitely a smoker they do indeed need to go to the yard and shop for a cleaning and tune up they may save on fuel economy too or fall appart lol.
@@juliegogo2941 Their not all bad, but its the yard engines that rarely get maintained, their other units are actually quite good. I only see their locos smoke occasionally out here, but it seems that one and one of the old UP engines are never in the shop.
27:48 that consist reminds me of a video from *Wide World of Trains* where he recorded a vid of an NS pulling an Amtrak train in the snow
He likely caught it since it was late. So there might be another video from him on it soon! I caught it I glued my eyes to it and was waiting and caught it at a crossing not far from my house with a friend. Doesn’t happen often, but when it does, it’s a rare sight for railfans
@@theanswerone863 *very interesting*
csx4316 heading for the scrap metal in the sky
I've enjoyed the outro music quite a lot on these!
27:53 omg😂
Wow! That UP engine in Wichita needs to be offline immediately!! That smoke is nasty!!
Love this!
Awesome Video
👌🥀🇮🇳🌵👌
8:07 GO LEFT GO LEFT GO LEFT GO LEFT
Lots of comments on the wrecked CSX unit, and the smoking K&O units, but nothing of the four covered something or others westbound at Fort Madison.
What are they, and where are they going?
Usually something covered like that are locomotives going to other countries
Awesome video enjoyed watching it.
Poor 4316...they'll fix you 💙💛
Edit: A parade for the train in LaGrange! 🥰
Bad news. 4319 is set to be scrapped according to my railfan friend whose father works in the maintenance division of CSX
@@ClearToRailfan
...😔
Perhaps its steel and iron can live on to serve another purpose.
Godspeed, 4316, and thank you for keeping America rolling. 🇺🇲
@@medicbabe2ID Yea with a engine in that much of a bad shape there's no point in spending time and money fixing it up.
2:16 I caught this train a little down the line from downtown Parkville.
I thought "why in the world would you let a steam loco go by and not fil........OH MY!!!.. Fantastic
12:38 mark 4316 is the engine that was in a derailment in Miami FL
I was there with 1309 in the black hat
Shame the FEC Christmas train wasn't in the show unfortunately. 4316 seems like it might have been damaged beyond repair, but who knows if it will get repaired or not?
Previous comment above yours says that unit it going to be scrapped
More than one convoy with cabooses, smoker engines , steamers, switchers and excursions it was a grand reel. Let's not forget about the potential renovation job with the CSX engine. The question of the day what were the cloaked/covered transportion devices. Thanks
Love the Christmas parades, please keep ‘em coming.
I was actually riding the Amtrak with the NS when it passed by the cam!
14:16 SANTA CLAUS!!!!
Greatest Grab Bag Ever!
Yay another great grab bag, K&O unit pretending to be an Alco and shame about 4316, sad.
During the summer the K&O Unit smoking would be considered mosquito control lol
ALCo superiority
I have no idea what those things are!??!! One reason I like VRF----learning new stuff 👍😇
Why do I recognize the number 4316
Re. 4316: "Some bondo, a little duct tape. It'll be fine!"
BCRail!!!
K&O 3825 ate some tacobell lol
25:05 THE WAR PUMPKIN
CSX 4316 GP39-2 built 12/74 as Reading 3410, to D&H, to CSX still in green. Wrecked in Miami on Sept. 24th in a collision of two rock trains. That's a shame, the engine looks to be done after 48 years.
At 1:46, even though it's an SUV, you still can't come to a complete stop in the snow. When will people learn how to drive safely?
such a large country and then only trains that heavily pollute the environment. Take an example from Europe, where 80% of the trains already run on electricity. Greetings from the Netherlands, where the trains run on electricity for 95%.👍👍👍🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🍀
Americans understand electricity. It’s not as simple as you think in a country that is 4000 km wide.
John (Australia)
Oh boy, Not a Big Boy Now (Diesel Wise).
Hope their Panel Beaters are prepared for this or just say , " No Way Today " The nearby Tavern sounds better to me, Maybe when we get back from the Tavern it will look different and not the Probably Impossible Job we thought depending on how much we Drink of course.
Looks like a fixer upper
I believe it's the end of the line for CSX 4316. Destination is probably the scrapyard to be parted out.
DoesThe crew of that smoking engine know it's smoking that bad???
How could they miss it??
@@TinkerTailor4303 Funny!
Doc's Caboose - I wish there was a picture for comparison when it was new. Any links to such pictures?
We see Jaw Tooth starting at 17:46 filming the train (near the middle of the crossing on the left). He's holding the camera above his head.
7:57 I didn't hear the steam engine return Amtrak's horn salute. At 14:08 Amtrak drops the ball while the Strasburg RR loco can muster only a weak toot. I always enjoy the horn exchange at Paradise junction, and I'm disappointed that both sides are apparently slacking off.
8:35 Does anyone know what trainset this is and where it's going?
10:28 I'm far more upset about the K&O loco belching tons of black smoke than I am about the wrecked CSX loco at 12:20. At least the CSX will be repaired or used for parts. K&O should be fined for not maintaining their equipment.
Sarah, I mean Karen!😂
@@sweynforkbeardtraindude And how, pray tell, am I being a "Karen" here? Other commenters remarked about the K&O loco, and I didn't see you going after them. Oh, wait...they were men. Apparently you only try to shut down women. Well, I'm too old and ornery for your ish.
@@SarahRenz59 Huh? You go gurl!
Hey Sarah...ever had a flat tire while traveling? How about a headlight or taillight? A windshield wiper go bad? Maybe a muffler that failed? Here's my point. Perhaps there was a failure on that locomotive while out working. Until you have all the facts, don't pass judgment. Railroads work hard to keep their equipment functioning well. They are so regulated that it doesn't pay to do otherwise.
Not a lot of non-train excitement in Folkston, I take it.
At the 6:56 mark, is that another SD40-2 converts to the GEVO-6 Prime Mover?
That's what I was wondering.
8:37 is that export locomotives
I think its part of a CalTrain EMU set.
..... so at 10:29 don't they have gauges and or warning lights... to indicate You Are Now Using Coal....
What happened to WAMX 3825? Turbocharger fire?
B🇦🇷RAVO..!.
What Central Am national flag is that?? 🤔
Sehr schöne aufnahmen🚂🚂🚂
🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃 🥰🥰
Reading boxcar at 6:58, underneath the graffiti.
15:35 Is it just me or is that boat unhitched….? Thank goodness for safety chains.
I wonder how far he got! He could have left it on the track!!
The K&O unit between the smoke and setting the town on fire gives them nothing but bad publicity. Since they're part of the WATCO family they should look at the Playbook of say Wisconsin and Southern that keeps their power in decent shape. As for the BNSF track geometry train let's give it a rest as it's as common as a TBOX car
Seems like the K&O can't keep their equipment properly maintained....
You'd think it was a Alco unit instead of a EMD the way it was smoking.
What happens to csx 4316?
Two questions for an engineer or conductor..
1. With so much foreign power in use, are there differences between the identical types of each railroad? In the airline world, a Southwest 737 is different than an Alaska 737, and likewise 737s from all airlines are different.
2. If, for example, there are 6 units on the head end, and (at night) the lights under the handrails are off, does that mean that those units are inactive and not providing propulsive power?
1. Yes, there are minor variations, but all must conform to AAR standards.
2. Lights are exactly that..lights. They have nothing to due with indication of whether or not a unit is online.
Railroads do spec them different but their pretty similar enough that you can operate them without too much learning. And no, the ditch lights don't indicate the engine status, they are purely there for visibility and not needed when the locomotive isn't leading.
It wasn't the ditch lights i was referring to, it was the lights under the side steps of each unit. On aircraft, the red strobe must be on when engines are operating, and since some of those 5 or 6 engines on the head end had those lights on and some didn't, I wondered if that indicated an engine in use or not.
@@markmonse5285 None of the exterior lights are tied to engine running, their switchable from inside the cab. So the answer is still no.
Buying a locomotive is like buying a car in some regards certain things are standard and other thing years ago were optional When the locomotive companies began to construct locomotives with short hoods The NS Railway was told it would cost them for the high short hoods they relented
Rode hard and put away wet one too many times.
What in the name of God did that train hit or what hit it??
It was one of the engines involved in a 2 train accident in Miami florida
Will CSX Rebuilt 4316?
Previous comment says it will be scrapped
so the people who know where VR cameras are at, do they just randomly wave hoping an operator sees them?
They have their phones to verify.
How do they see the camera?
12:24 what happened to that locomotive? why is like that?
Involved in a two train accident in Miami
Ho N O Lion Mark Amc Flyer
What Happen To That Locomotive In 12:23 ?
My guess is that it was involved in a derailment.
@@Xpninjadan Where Was The Derailment At ?
Miami, FL
@@csxisaiahjonesproductions2290 It was involved in a head-on just below Miami International Airport.
It was in Miami FL by the international airport. It was involved in a head on collision where two train were operating in dark territory and someone messed up bad. This GP38-2 suffered the worst of the crash.
Those K&O mechanics should be fired
Yeah you're right it is sad to see an engine like this, but there's something else I saw graffiti behind the front of it so that makes it worse I guess.
i love these video's but how is it Rail can get away with these engines pumping out all that smoke like that... If 18 Wheelers and Cars get fined for it rail company's should too..
Ban all steam power too.
hi