Amtrak Slams The Diamond, Union Pacific Local Knocks Down The Signal, RR Diamonds In Bloomington Ill
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- Опубліковано 14 жов 2024
- Railroad Diamond Action In Bloomington, Illinois On Union Pacific Railroad & 4 Amtrak Trains Including New Paint Scheme! Local Switcher Doing Railroad Switching On The Grain Spur Knocks Down The Signal, ( Drops To Red ) & Over Head View Of Long Intermodal Train Slamming The Railroad Diamond. This Park Is Right Where 3 Railroad Lines Come Together At The Railroad Yard. Bike Trail Goes Right Over The Track With A Perfect View Of The Diamond.
Busy Railroad Diamond In Illinois. I got 4 Amtrak trains passing through here, I got a local switcher reversing down a grain elevator spur and returning long hood forward. I also caught a long intermodal train going over the railroad diamond and under me. Check out that awesome view that was filmed from a bridge over the track. The bridge is on a bike trail. I show the bridge up close, the bike trail and the park. This is my first time to ever be in Bloomington, Illinois. I spent the night here after filming a couple days in Iowa. See my videos of the Empress steam locomotive with the Final Spike Steam Tour on the Canadian Pacific Kansas City Southern Railway.
Check out the old railroad signals in this video. I was able to get them changing on video as the train passed. I stopped here as an impulse on the way home. I was getting sleepy and noticed a railroad diamond on the map so I got a motel and checked out the diamond the next day which is at a park in the city. This park is a perfect place for railfans. The only issue is parking. The only available parking is on street parking in front of peoples homes. There are a few spots in front of a couple of businesses by the railroad crossing but I think they had a two hour limit. After looking at the maps of the area again I think the old train station used to be on the park side of the railroad instead of across the road. I had to figure out my directions.
Also, the line that goes under the pedestrian/bike trail bridge has concrete cross ties while the other tracks have wooden ties. God blessed me with some great timing on the trains, putting me in the right spots at the right times and I pass this fortune on to my viewers for viewing pleasure.
Filmed Tuesday, July 2, 2024 in 1080p with 60fps. Thanks for watching!
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JT, I live near Bloomington and welcome you to our community. You made a great video. I apologize for the two (NOT outstanding) citizens who blocked your truck. Bloomington does have a rich rail history. You mentioned the grain elevators north of the bike trail bridge. It was the location for the Alton railroad yard and repair shops. In those repair shops they repaired and maintained steam powered locomotives. Over a century ago that area of town was pristine due to Alton being the largest employer and there was other manufacturing businesses in the area. Including the original Location for the Beich Candy Factory that was located within 200 yards of where you made your recordings. During those years that area of town had the best Mom and pop neighborhood grocery stores. Also, that was the area of town that had the best meats in these mom and pop shops. Back then it was the heart of Bloomington’s middle-class neighborhoods…. Keep up the good work.
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@@dwilcoxx Again Great Comments It Resonates Everywhere I'm Sure
@@dwilcoxxOutstanding Comments. I Mean It Seems like That Place has Done Downhill what will any Pres. Do About that. It Saddens me over here now the Government has retired me Also Tuf !
Thanks for your lovely story ❤😊
Thanks for the information and for your comments!
I love it when a bike trail intersects with RR tracks. I get to enjoy multiple hobbies at once. Bikes, trains and video/photography make for a good day.
Couldn't agree more! I just posted that one from Indiana a week or so ago with a bike trail crossing it. A few times I have taken my bike with me to Railfan from. I have a good one from Indiana a few years ago where I rode through Columbus Indiana on it
@@JawTooth I remember. Thought it was hard-core seeing you railfan on a bike.
It's why I love the place I live (Cumberland MD).
Here we have a huge CSX yard and Shop. A scenic railroad that heads to Frostburg right beside a bike trail for 17 miles.
And also that same scenic railroad has one of the biggest working steam locomotives; the 1309.
And we also have the beloved Amtrak station right in back of the post office.
Mr JT, i am familiair with those diamonds in Amsterdam...being a retired Tramdriver, i've drove over those things thousends of times during my almost 40 years on the job.
When i was younger (turn 63 on august 9th) i went twice on a Amtrak train from DC Union Station (beautifull) to Orlando, having my own roomette...what a experience it was.
I hope to do it once again but a different route.
Thank you for the video, i loved watching it in Amsterdam Europe.
With regards Aad Stalenhoef
@@cuummie Absolutely I Am Big Lover of D Positives of Americans especially small middle scene Hi From Ireland Many Were Driven out here N Made Living in U.S. Cheers
I've noticed that most videographers ignore the tops of the locomotives whether it's just their operational angle or their intention I just don't know. Thank you, JT, for getting the top of the locomotives on the Amtrak trains.
For some people this is like visiting the Holy Grail. Sacred Central Illinois home of US Hwy 66. The area that the late Dave Ingles of trains covered. Steak & Shake restaurants. Even the park pays homage to the old Alton route with its name which had a lot of influence from the B&O and many of the signals like you see at Deshler were common out here. Of course later it was the Gulf Mobile & Ohio and if you were here 50 years ago that would have been an Amtrak French turbo train. In the interest of safety all Crossings have Gates covering the angles as this is one of the midwestern high-speed lines that can get over 100 mph in some areas. Today is National Ice Cream Day so treat yourself later on and a special hello to Brandy who has relaxing down pat
Wow jawtooth ur like 50 miles from in Illinois Great video ❤I never thought u would come to Illinois
Good Morning Mr JT! You made our morning 🌄. Love these trains.😊
Morning! Glad you enjoy them!
Fine 👌. ❤🐴🐈🐕,o and trains too . thanks J.T.
Glad you enjoyed it
Thank you for the video, my friend! I enjoyed the AmTrak, intermodal, and spotter trains. It was a nice look at the Bloomington park, also. I love seeing your pets, too. 😃 Thank you so much for putting Bradi in another clip! She seems to be such a sweetheart. This was another spectacular video, JT! Thank you again. 😃😃😃😃😃😃❤❤❤❤❤❤
Thank you very much!
@@JawTooth You are certainly welcome, JT! 😀😀😀❤️❤️❤️
Jaw Tooth Kool I Say! Thank You for all! Time well spent indeed!
Thanks for watching!
Another Bloomington resident here! Cool video! You can see the steeple of my church as you're facing the grain elevator in this.
Great shots of Lincoln Service!
The UP line (Joliet sub) was rebuilt within the last 10 years to support the high-speed service from CHI to STL. All the signals at those diamonds were replaced when that happened (I assume because the line was upgraded to PTC). The short local you saw serves a mill at the end of that track and the line ends there (it was abandoned beyond there in the 80s). The other line running parallel to the pedestrian bridge is NS and runs between East Peoria IL to Decatur, IL, and it also serves the Rivian EV plant on the NW side of town. The interchange track with the derail goes to the AgRail facility which is on the opposite side of the UP yard. AgRail, which has some neat vintage power on site (an ex-Guilford GP9 and recently a GP20), can be served by the NS or UP, I believe. Neat catch with the lunar signal. I've never seen that lined before. It's also always been a mystery to me why the NS line diamond signals have two heads; I've only ever seen it lined green-over-red, and before the UP line was upgraded it was a single head. As for the Amtraks - they stop a few miles to the north (other side of the yard) in uptown Normal, IL at an intermodal transportation center. I enjoy your videos...keep em coming.
Hope you got your truck out okay
Thanks for a very interesting location
Looking forward to watching 👀 thanks for another awesome video JT have a great day Sir from Scotland 😊
Thanks 👍 Have a great day also
@@JawTooth Thanks very much JT your welcome 😊
Good train video, I live in southeastern Pennsylvania all the lines that carry Amtrak 20 years ago replaced their ties with concrete system & continuous welded rail.
A very busy stretch of single - diamond 💎 track intersection at Bloomington ILL, love the clickety-clack of the diamond with your freight train @ "5:35", stay safe whilst away from home ❤
Great video JT. Way more passenger trains than usual from you. Good to see Brandy. I hope it wasn’t too much trouble getting your truck out. Thanks JT. You take care and watch your six. ❤
This might be the most Amtrak I have filmed in one day. I got out but it wasn't easy because I could barely see how close I was due to the size of my truck
I love trains every since I was a kid enjoy watching your videos
thanks for watching my videos!
Another bit for you Jaw Tooth. The track crossing the diamond left to right is Norfolk Southern and runs west of town where it services the Rivian Auto Plant and has a yard for auto-rack cars. I don't ever see many trains, so I think they meander through during the night. The line runs west to Peoria and easterly toward Gibson City and Indiana. Years ago the Peoria & Eastern ran through town and during the entire route through the city center it ran parallel with the Norfolk Southern just like double-track but split off to own ROW outside town. Another tidbit, the track you saw with the progressively smaller weight of rail used to be a line run by the GM&O west through a lot of small farming communities with mostly covered hoppers for the elevators. The line was abandoned many years ago and about all the track left of it was what you saw. Sorry I didn't know you were in town or I'd have met up with you for some railfanning.
Awesome JT! those diamonds sound fab, love the colours on the Amtrak. I like those houses that back onto the tracks very nice I could live there. Intermodels look awesome when viewing them from the top of the Bridge. That was a good one JT. What a great spot you found there. Really intersting place for railfans loved the old signals with the ladders. Be careful running fast in that heat JT but you got the backwards train with conductor riding the back & UP Loco that was cool. Yes it needs a viewing area & car park. You were lucky getting that Amtrsk slamming the diamonds yes god was looking down on you for luck! Loved it JT. ❤😊👍👍👍
This would be the perfect place for a viewing platform for railfans. I also found a spot where they could put in a small parking lot. Thanks for watching!
Shocking Blue sings Never marry a railroad man... she is a real cuty.
Love the clicky clack of the diamonds.... great railfanning spot and great overhead shots from that cool bridge. We have fencing on some of our pedestrian bridges like that but that's because idiots throw stuff off them onto trains/cars below...
Fun Fact: the Union Pacific line you see most of the trains on is actually a former Illinois Central mainline between Chicago and St. Louis. IC sold the line to Southern Pacific. So you saw Union Pacific trains instead of CN. It's actually still owned by CN between Joliet, IL and Chicago.
To answer your (unasked) question, J.T. Bloomington is actually one of the safer places in Illinois. It is a college town though 😕 Plus that signal you're asking about was installed by Union Pacific.
I want to go here now!
Thanks for the information Ricky! Yes, check it out and there are motels nearby. I wonder how many freight trains pass through there daily
@JawTooth I usually hear 8-12 but up between Joliet and Chicago where there's an intermodal yard, I hear there's about 15-20 up there.
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@@JawTooth Amtrak does stop in Bloomington, but the station is in the Uptown Normal area near the ISU campus
It was only affiliated with the Illinois Central for just over ten years. Its original owner was the Chicago and Alton, then the Gulf Mobile and Ohio, then the Illinois Central Gulf, then the Chicago Missouri and Western, then the Southern Pacific Chicago and St.Lous, and finally the Union Pacific.
Beautiful view from the bridge. Just awesome 👍 Thanks for another interesting video and love your fur babies. Have a blessed day Mr JT❤😊
Thank you! You too!
@@JawToothgreat video
I must say that’s kind of unusual seeing an Amtrak train on your videos. Usually, it’s all different kinds of freight trains great location thanks JT.
I try to get Amtrak but I just don't see them much. Where I live they only make 3 round trips a week and most of those are in the dark
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Another awesome video JT, and you was talking about getting robbed out there before I wouldn’t leave my house without my gun strapped to my side. It’s easy to get a concealed carry permit because I would be darned if somebody would rob me without putting up a fight that’s why I tell y’all every day to be safe out there and watch y’all back because you don’t know what people’s gonna do nowadays but anyway, we’ll catch you on the next one
I had to call the police one time to get my cell phone back and another time I had to chase down a guy to get my camera case back. I travel as light as possible now so that I have less to get stolen and less to carry. Ohio changed their law on conceal and now you dont even need a license. thanks for watching Timmy!
Cool to see you covering my hometown! We have a lot of rich RR history here in the Bloomington Area, and even though half of the original lines have been abandoned, there's still enough action to keep it interesting!
Very cool! I like that area. Great train action still
@@JawTooth also glad you didn't get robbed while you were here!
@@OnTrackRails Me too lol
Parking suggestions:
1. park in the open area by power box 20 min. mark or open lot at 24 min. mark. That's if it doesn't say "no parking"
usually, you'd get a warning before a ticket.
"but wait, there's more..."
Throw a bike cruiser in the back of your truck. Find a spot on bike path to peddle in with your backpack. That would be good for your e=health to boot and fun. Bring your lunch and a sparkling cool beverage.
I wouldn't park in the local hood as they may see you've left and get busy on your truck.
There is a sign there that says no parking and a tow truck company is listed on the sign saying they will tow you and then charge you. I did park there first for a few minutes and when I saw a tow truck drive by I moved. Lol. I think that one had a sign also at 24 mark. The bike is a good idea. I have done that a few times. Thanks for watching!
I enjoyed this video of the trains that you captured in Bloomington, Illinois on 2 July 2024, Jaw Tooth! Bloomington, Illinois and Normal, Illinois are twin towns in this area. Amtrak stops at the station in Normal, Illinois which is in a northeasterly direction from where you were. Normal, Illinois is the home of Illinois State University. Illinois State University was founded in 1857. Its original name was Illinois State Normal University. The name of the park, Alton Depot Park, is the main clue as to what railroad originally built the track that has concrete ties. This line was originally built by the Chicago & Alton Railroad from Chicago, Illinois to Springfield, Illinois. This line runs from Chicago, Illinois to St. Louis, Missouri. Chicago & Alton eventually became the Gulf, Mobile & Ohio. In the early 1970s, Illinois Central Railroad merged with GM&O to form the Illinois Central Gulf Railroad. In 1987 Illinois Central Gulf sold off the former GM&O line that went from Roundhouse, Illinois to Kansas City, Missouri to the Chicago, Missouri & Western Railway. CW & W was also given trackage rights from Roundhouse, Illinois to Joliet, Illinois. In 1989 Chicago, Missouri & Western went bankrupt and Southern Pacific acquired 223 miles of CM&W which also allowed the Southern Pacific to have trackage rights over the Illinois Central Gulf into Chicago, Illinois. The 223 miles that Southern Pacific acquired in 1989 allowed it to run from Joliet, Illinois to St. Louis, Missouri. In 1996 the Union Pacific acquired the Southern Pacific. That is why Union Pacific trains now run on this line. One reason for the concrete ties on this line that this line is supposed to be a high-speed rail line from Chicago, Illinois to St. Louis, Missouri with speeds exceeding 100 miles per hour. I have been trying to figure out who owns the railroad track that crosses the Chicago to St. Louis line. The line may have originally been built by the Peoria & Eastern Railroad which eventually became part of the New York Cental. However, I Iv do not know who currently owns this line. (Posted 21 July 2024 at 1529 CDT.)
thanks for the information Thomas! I appreciate your comments and have a great week! I am still reading lol
@@JawTooth The crossing track is Norfolk Southern. It is a branch line from Gibson City to Peoria, and services the car plant on the west side of town. It ships grain and ethynol (spelling) for ADM from Peoria to Gibson City to Decatur. Every once in a while you will see Caterpillar Equipment being shipped out of Peoria on these tracks. There use to be another mainline going east-west from Champaign to Pekin. The grain train only goes out to the Cargill Elevator. The north-south tracks have 10 amtrak trains a day, one goes to San Antonio (and you can connect to Los Angeles), one comes from San Antonio, one goes to Kansas City, one comes from Kansas City, the other six are St. Louis to Chicago round trips. The Bloomington-Normal Amtrak station in Normal (a twin city to the north of Bloomington with another 50,000 people) is the busiest Amtrak station in Illinois other than Union Station in Chicago. You can get round trips to Chicago and back for as little as $27. There are also six or so container freight trains going up to the UP intermodel facility near Joliet. The crossing used to be a double diamond with the other east west track and the north south Gulf, Mobile and Ohio being double tracked. The old Amtrak station that was at this location was burn out on Halloween of 1997. It was already closed before that. The Beich candy factory that was just behind the station burned down May 25, 2005. The smoke could be seen for 30 miles. The fire was spectacular if you like fires. It took three days to completely put the fire out. The construction across the street is something for NI-COR Gas company. The Lincoln funeral train came through on the night of May 2 or early morning of May 3rd. You found a great place full of McLean County and Illinois History.
The amtrac trains are cool, and the coach cars look new too, I've never seen any like those.
That is the first time I have seen that Amtrak paint scheme on that one train at the crossing
You always have a positive attitude, Brian. Love that about you. You don't judge. I would be complaining about getting robbed...but that does not fix the problem. You simply say that every time you got robbed you were wearing one of your signature flashy shirts. You just say and do so respectfully that it looks like it might be a depressed area. Those people who blocked you in because you parked on the street in front of their house? I cannot fathom that kind of behaviour. What damage could you possible do by just parking in front of their house? Very selfish people! This is my house!! This part of the street in front of MY HOUSE is off limits! No charity or even common sense civility in that kind of people, Brian. I wonder if calling the city if they would dispatch a patrolman just to watch as you knock on their door to ask them if they could please let you get your truck out? I guess in the United States (in large crazy Canadian cities too) you don't dare knock on a stranger's door anymore. Hope you make out okay. Love all of your shots and that park is awesome and so is that pedestrian bridge. Thanks, Brian. :)
baby kitty....awesome...protect the pawsome
Thanks for watching!
Love the sounds those diamonds make when trains are going over them.
Me too
Hay that's cool when the Southern Pacific was still around I got cab rides to there.😊
Awesome! That would be fun
You wanted a freight train to cross the diamonds and you got one 😊
Yes I was blessed
Excellent...crazy sound those Diamonds,have a nice day JT .God Bless ❤
Thanks, you too!
Gooooood stuff my man mighty fine 👍👍👍👍
CN Signals maintainer here, I just found your channel ! Very interesting spot, looks quite complex but also unique, just subscribed !!
Wonderful video my dear friend, have a nice day! Greetings from Brasil 🇧🇷
Thank you very much!
Man, I would have smoked a pork shoulder had I known you were coming to my town. 🙂
And btw, the pedestrian bridge and the hill leading up to it was where the Bloomington station was… before it burned down 😢
Awesome location Jawtooth! Cool pedestrian bridge with a great view of the diamond! Thanks for sharing it with us!👍
Thanks for watching
Another great video JT! Thanks for posting. 🚂
I absolutely adore that rumble in the chest as a train goes by. Makes me want to find a pedestrian bridge over a track near me. Or maybe I'll just visit Bloomington!
Check it out. It is an awesome place to watch trains. Thanks for watching!
@@JawTooth The drive is doable in one long day, and it looks like a nice spot for a mini vacation. Plus, I've never been to Illinois. Thanks for sharing this great location!
Wow! Excellent catching all the trains in Bloomington, Illinois, I like them, they're awesome, @JawTooth, Brian, thank you very much and have a nice day.
Thank you very much!
@@JawTooth You're very welcome, Brian.
Awesome train 🚆 video from Brian. I loved it when the train crossed the diamonds.
Another bunch of great catches, JT!! They just turned the downtown in my town to a no train horn zone and i hate it! Trains have been here for 175 years and the transplants moved here then decided they hate trains! Oh well. Thanks for sharing and stay safe out there!
I agree, I don't like that either. Thanks for watching!
Lots of Amtrak running this Illinois line St to Chi! But glad you caught a freight, I think this was an odl CE & I line I know the Chicago to Evansville was CE & I and we have another one runs from St.Louis to Chicago through a lot of little towns and its Union Pacific! Good to see you hitting Illinois Jawtooth! Did a wonderful job as always!
thanks for watching and commenting!
This line was the Alton Southern Railway and then Gulf, Mobile & Ohio had the line then Illinois Central Gulf had it until 1987. Then Chicago, Missouri & Western bought the line from Illinois Central Gulf which became Illinois Central again, The line was in a sad state of affairs until Southern Pacific bought the line in 1996 Then Union Pacific bought Southern Pacific and all the upgrades started on the Joliet and Springfield Subdivisions. I remembered the old B & O color position lights that were on that line and those were around when B & O had a stake in this line when the line was Alton & Southern. All are gone now.
@@michaelsnyder8488 Hey thanks Micheal I can't believe how many times this has changed and Illinois Central Gulf ran through Bloomington Illinois I had no idea so good to know that is interesting! I am glad I wasn't quite sure on this line what the history was on it! Thanks for the info sir!
You brought back lots of memories today I used to be a conductor on that line from 1971 to 1988
I use to live there for 2 years, it's a nice town!
Brian what a great spot to watch trains thank you...... I love seeing the pets too 😊
Thanks for watching!
´Slams the...´ ... ´knocks down...´... Señor Jaws...? You're in the tough part of town. Please be careful. And have a great Sunday.
RT sends, envía, Puebla, MX...
Yup, lol and I hope you have a great week coming up!
Fantastic video. Great track layout & scenery. Amtrak special bonus.
Many thanks!
Great train action in Illinois with Amtrak, Union Pacific, diamonds, signals, watching the trains from bridges, as well as the amazing
live action pets and music slide show as always thanks Jaw Tooth.
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Thank you very much!
Great freight train video, brilliant captures! Top!
Thank you so much 😀
yeah, that looks like a cool bridge...
My favorite rail fanning show on you tube!
Wow, thanks! I appreciate that
Hello Joe this looks like a super cool video from you diamonds and the most popular trains in America the Union Pacific
Some info for you. The pedestrian bridge you filmed from used to be a city street which had an upper level entrance to the Bloomington Station. The building sat where the park is now, the sloping ramp you ran down would have been in the station. The track under the pedestrian bridge was the old Gulf, Mobile & Ohio line which originally had double track at this location. The cross track at the diamond used to be a quad-diamond which Norfolk Southern (Nickel Plate) and NYC (P&E). Also, the train backing around the corner was serving a Cargill grain processing plant a short distance from where you filmed. They have several tracks, sort of a mini-yard and that where the covered hoppers were going. The main Amtrak station is now in Normal, Illinois which is several miles north from where you filmed. The track was upgraded to concrete ties in preparation for high-speed rail coming thru the area. I've commented on your site before. I'm from Bloomington and have watched trains off and on for decades.
Wow, thanks for the information! I appreciate your comments so feel free to comment more often. that is a lot of interesting stuff to think about. thanks for watching my videos!
21:34 Advance approach. It means proceed, prepare to stop at second signal.
The white light means proceed at restricted speed (about 15 mph).
Danny Harmon made a wonderful series of videos a few years ago explaining the colors of the signals and what they mean. While his videos were in regards to CSX, I'm sure they mean the same thing to Union Pacific.
Signals are the same for all railroads that are signaled.
@@michaelsnyder8488 Not really true. Not all class 1 railroads have the same signal rules.
Great Sunday morning video thanks Brian
Glad you enjoyed it Gary!
Hi Brian.
Another great video keep up
the good work. Hope you got your truck out ok. From Tim in Canada.
Thanks 👍 I got out but it wasn't easy
I live in Bloomington-Normal and from my apartment window that I was in I was able to watch all the trains pass by. There is a Amtrack station in Normal.
Awesome! That would be fun to be able to watch from home
Merci beaucoup pour cette très belle vidéo ! 🌟
Thanks for watching!
@@JawTooth You're welcome. Have a nice day!
@@danslejardindecytrus You have a nice day also!
@@JawTooth 🙏🙏🙏🙏
I oversleep this morning well I'm 77 I guest that"s ok great video as usual momma can keep track of you
Have to catch up on that sleep somehow Lo
Hey Jawtooth, I am back in beardstown and recorded my first train in over a month and boy this ride was fun. Celebrated one year being married with my wife tammy on July 21 if you could put this in your next video. We even chased it to the next town over. They knew what we were doing cuz they slowed down for us to let us catch up to them and they let us stay with their speed for a few minutes. Great stuff! But please if you will put our anniversary on ur next video. I’d love for her to see this. I’d greatly appreciate it.
Thanks for all your Video's! July 30th I will be 66 and I hope I'm still around for a long time so I can keep watching! Start the video Son!!
Happy Birthday and I hope you will be around for a long time also!
Happy Sunday
Stay safely blessed Brian
Another amazing video
Thank you, I appreciate that and you do the same!
I like that UP locomotive on the local? It's very nice looking, JT! Great catch. 😃😃😃😃❤❤❤❤
Thank you very much!
@@JawTooth You're welcome, JT. You deserve it! 😊😊😊❤️❤️❤️
Interesting you made us aware that Abraham Lincoln was an Attorney in Illinois.
As you may be aware, I'm from New Zealand, a little ŕusty with your political history.
Didn't Ohio have four former Presidents intered in your home state ?? Watched a video about a month ago on UA-cam 😮
Thanks for visiting the signals 🚦🚥 love the ladder.
Yes you still find the occasional ladder 🪜 with Railroad signals in New Zealand 🇳🇿 😀
Looks like the weather treated you well that day.
Hope were able to make additional video's whilst inconvenienced with parking issues with locals.
Have a great day ❤😊
hello mr jawtooth always enjoyed your vidoes everyday my birthday is tommorrow ill be 56 look forward to next vidoes
Thanks for making my workday more entertaining.
Glad you enjoy my videos!
Awesome live action.
Everytime I think you can't outdo yourself you do, another excellent video, thanks 😊 !
Wow, thank you!
Love the interesting layout here . All the diamonds , and lines that branch off onto curbed track . That one freight traveling down that less busy stde line was really neat ! Brandy belongs AARD . Anerican Association of Retired Dogs . 🐕🙂 She's earned it . Thomas is already slightly bigger . I felt good he was on his leash till he knows his yard .😺 As always , you da man Brian ! 🚂🙂
Glad you enjoyed it and thanks Vincent!
Great videos. I am a retired locomotive engineer from Switzerland.
Thank you very much!
Cool shot of the Amtrak 👍
Thanks!
"Everytime I've been robbed??" That calls for an explanation JT
I got robbed in Orlando, Fla when a guy pushed me into my motel room when I was checking in at night and he got 80 dollars from me and I got robbed in Lexington Kentucky when a guy took my camera case and ran off with it. I also got car jacked in Cincinnati and Nitro, West Virginia when someone tried to take my camera. then the time in Ohio when someone took my camera. But this is over the whole time that I have been filming
@JawTooth Wow. I think I'd be thinking of either a body guard OR carrying decoy devices or wallets. Here in Michigan, many law enforcement officers demand your cell phone to read the sim in it. I carry a decoy phone. Same with the wallet and old expired creditcards.
Amazing videos jaw tooth keep up the good work
Thanks a ton!
That last amtrak train was the long distance Texas Eagle while the rest where the Lincoln service that runs between Chicago and St. Louis.
I always hear the rail booms from my house.
Awesome video! As a I grew up in Rockford, IL. Last time I was in Bloomington the UP line was still the Chicago Missouri & Western so it is nice to see what Bloomington railroading is like these days. Amtrak does stop a bit north of the yard in Normal, IL. It’s a big university town.
Thanks for the info!
Greatly enjoying your videos mate. Thanks for sharing them.'
Glad you like them!
cool to see your animals and the new kitten... i tried a harness on my cat and he walked right out of it... so that idea didn't work. lol
Cats dont seem to do good with those. Our cat didn't like it
@@JawTooth Cats are super independent and are mostly untrainable... at least the ones I have been around.
@@Howoldareweanywayyipes I think you are right. We havent been able to train ours to do anything. Yesterday, Norfie caught a mouse out in the field. I hadn't seen her catch anything in months
@@JawTooth yeah, my cat has caught eight mice tht I know of and several birds. the last bird was a robin just a couple days ago. Came from the store at 6:30 am and here comes my cat across the road with something in his mouth... he wanted to bring it inside but he put it down finally... he didn't want to kill it but he wanted to play with it. lol finally it hobbled across the road 'cause it could not fly... Toka must have busted its wing... but it walked off and finally Toka left it alone
# man , ain't that the truth ... Dressing up
Spiffy & shining like a beacon in a depressed neighborhood - - - 💣💥
the other thing is that I get asked for money a lot so I usually keep 5 bucks in pocket for that
Yes, Amtrak stops in Bloomington-Normal. They built a new station a few years ago in uptown Normal. My sons and I would ride to St. Louis quite often. Even used to take it to Springfield to the State Fair from Normal.
Thank you for the awesome video, Jawtooth. There’s a special place for people like those that blocked you in-hell. As always, thank you to also for the excellent commentary.
I appreciate that
Mr Jawtooth amazing video and diamond railroad crossing incredible hope you enjoy this month of July
Thank you very much! It has been a great month. I hope you enjoy it also
Mr. Tooth, I swear you have the best videos! I’m sorry about some of the hardships you encounter, but I really appreciate your efforts. Cool back ground music, too. “Go ahead and start the video, son”! Lol
Glad you like them!
Hi JT it's Amazing how rails can take All weight especially double containers !? My Birthday was recently Brian
Happy birthday! I hope you had a good one. Thanks for watching my videos!
4 amtraks, wow. They probably found out you were there and wanted to be on Jawtooth! They did that deliberately parking so close, to me anyway. Maybe knock on the door or call the cops. Thanks for the video Brian Godless stay well roll on
4 Amtraks in the same day might be a record for me. Thanks again for the help with the gas! I really appreciate it! I'm working on a video from yesterday that will be a good one. Thank again Mark!
@@JawTooth your welcome have a good week
Very nice
Thanks
Bloomington is quite a busy town. The cities of Bloomington-Normal are the home of Illinois State University. The map of the diamond shows the UP Joliet/Springfield Subdivision that runs from UP's Global 4 Intermodal Terminal in Joliet, IL and runs down to St. Louis. The other line is the Norfolk Southern Bloomington District which is an old Nickel Plate line that runs west to Peoria, IL and east towards Gibson City, IL and eventually down to the NS Lafayette District to Decatur, IL.
Great shots
Thanks!
Awesome video JT!
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thanks!
Awesome video
13:35 Signal in new, weird ladder ,darth vader hood, aluminum construction, led lights, old signals were steel ,different ladder placement and usually grs or us&s ,probably a replacement for an oldie.
thanks for the information! The ladder was kind of weird lol
TY. I love your videos.
Thanks! I really appreciate that
I live near this line, just way farther south outside of St. Louis. Get anywhere from 10-18 trains a day. Those concrete ties are installed for amtraks high speed commuter trains that run from Chicago to St. Louis.
Thanks for the info! I missed a long train when I went to the truck for a drink and there was a short local that I missed. I didn't figure out the radio frequency while I was there
Hey JT another awesome video COOL !!!👍👍
Thanks 👍
Hey JT where I had out in the sun you don't want to get skin cancer on the top of your head. So wear a hat.
I seen a 53Ft Triple Crown Intermodal Container here in Michigan so, keep your eyes out for them!!!