I was just checking out some of your older videos and ran across this gem! What a great surprise to be able to see this! I've seen a couple trains on those tracks, but never a passenger train. If that had been my backyard where it stopped...just try to keep me from boarding that train!! LOL I don't care where a train is going, if I can ride it, I will !! Many years ago when my in-laws were still alive, we rode the Star Clipper dinner train out of Waverly and that was so much fun!! When it went out of business, we were visiting at the time they held an auction for all things Star Clipper and I now own a star shaped paper punch, what they used to punch the tickets with! It's one of my special treasures!!
You went back aways softkitty! I was talking to a friend recently about the Star Clipper. I never got to experience it, but it sounded fun. Glad you got some memorabilia. Unfortunately it sounds like the tracks will be torn up in down town Cedar Falls soon.
@@redsiowatrainvideos6645 I guess they don't need those tracks there anymore? I had a lil bit of a panic attack when I didn't see Maid-Rite, then realized it is on 4th, a block over from the library. With all the new construction downtown, I thought for a moment that it had been taken out. I hope they wouldn't do that, tho! So many great memories of meals there with my father-in-law.
Love seeing that " old stuff " still out & about under its' own power . Reminds me of how I'm clocking up the years myself . Now , where did I put those geritol pills ?
It is a good thing that you had time to go back home and grab your camcorder so that you could record this passenger car movement. As the train pulled into that yard, I noticed the windows on the end of the passenger car by the GP end engine. It looked like those windows could be used for track inspection as the passenger car moved along the tracks. It was kind of hard to see the windows on that end of the car when the train was passing the old Rock Island station because that end of the car was too dark to see. Did the crew detach the engines while the passenger car sat in the yard or were the engines left attached to the car. The conductor had to flag some crossings in this video too. The conductor did receive and assist with flagging the crossing from the Iowa Northern pick up truck with the flashing light. That short stretch of actual street running was interesting to see. Thank you for documenting this move and for sharing it with us, Red!
You're welcome Thomas! I make a point of just having the camera along now. That's a good point about the track inspection. They left the car hooked to the power overnight and left that next morning. Pretty nice car for a track inspection car. A lot of people seemed pleased to see that train rolling downtown!
That car is the Iowa Northern Business Car. The window you are referring to is the observation window. The IANR doesn’t own any track inspection cars. Usually the car is pulled out of the shed in Manly for business meetings/guest tours for prospective businesses
Awesome video. I wonder what it was like when the Route Rock was still running and there were more trains running along that line? Probably very noisy for all those homes??
Thanks Michael! I'm sure downtown Cedar Falls is glad that line isn't the mainline anymore. They run the horn a lot and really guard the crossings close down there.
I was just checking out some of your older videos and ran across this gem! What a great surprise to be able to see this! I've seen a couple trains on those tracks, but never a passenger train. If that had been my backyard where it stopped...just try to keep me from boarding that train!! LOL I don't care where a train is going, if I can ride it, I will !! Many years ago when my in-laws were still alive, we rode the Star Clipper dinner train out of Waverly and that was so much fun!! When it went out of business, we were visiting at the time they held an auction for all things Star Clipper and I now own a star shaped paper punch, what they used to punch the tickets with! It's one of my special treasures!!
You went back aways softkitty! I was talking to a friend recently about the Star Clipper. I never got to experience it, but it sounded fun. Glad you got some memorabilia. Unfortunately it sounds like the tracks will be torn up in down town Cedar Falls soon.
@@redsiowatrainvideos6645 I guess they don't need those tracks there anymore? I had a lil bit of a panic attack when I didn't see Maid-Rite, then realized it is on 4th, a block over from the library. With all the new construction downtown, I thought for a moment that it had been taken out. I hope they wouldn't do that, tho! So many great memories of meals there with my father-in-law.
Love seeing that " old stuff " still out & about under its' own power . Reminds me of how I'm clocking up the years myself . Now , where did I put those geritol pills ?
I love out town! Love you cedar falls. I have always liked that sound of the train. I find it relaxing.
0:14 They use that f40ph on the western maryland scenic railroad sometimes with those same colors
Nice catch. Always fun to see a street running and a passenger at that.
Thanks! It definitely caught me by surprise.
Pretty cool . Dont see neat old history like that every day .
I was fortunate to catch that one!
That dude is parked close to the track! That train is in a neighborhood!
Yes John, those rails lead to a utility. Sounds like their gonna remove the rails next year.
Hey and there's the train depoe,and library and brass tac, and senior center.....
Yep! If CFU started burning coal again you would see even more trains downtown.
There was a passenger train in front of that depot in 2013-14 for a special event. NRHS or something
Thomas M. had a good point. It may have been used for track inspection.
It is a good thing that you had time to go back home and grab your camcorder so that you could record this passenger car movement. As the train pulled into that yard, I noticed the windows on the end of the passenger car by the GP end engine. It looked like those windows could be used for track inspection as the passenger car moved along the tracks. It was kind of hard to see the windows on that end of the car when the train was passing the old Rock Island station because that end of the car was too dark to see. Did the crew detach the engines while the passenger car sat in the yard or were the engines left attached to the car. The conductor had to flag some crossings in this video too. The conductor did receive and assist with flagging the crossing from the Iowa Northern pick up truck with the flashing light. That short stretch of actual street running was interesting to see. Thank you for documenting this move and for sharing it with us, Red!
You're welcome Thomas! I make a point of just having the camera along now. That's a good point about the track inspection. They left the car hooked to the power overnight and left that next morning. Pretty nice car for a track inspection car. A lot of people seemed pleased to see that train rolling downtown!
That car is the Iowa Northern Business Car. The window you are referring to is the observation window. The IANR doesn’t own any track inspection cars. Usually the car is pulled out of the shed in Manly for business meetings/guest tours for prospective businesses
Awesome video. I wonder what it was like when the Route Rock was still running and there were more trains running along that line? Probably very noisy for all those homes??
Thanks Michael! I'm sure downtown Cedar Falls is glad that line isn't the mainline anymore. They run the horn a lot and really guard the crossings close down there.
This video popped up randomly on UA-cam. Glad it did. Any idea how long the Cedar River was stored at CF Utilities?
Not real sure on that Sandy. Sounds like those tracks will be torn up soon.
What's the heritage of the passenger car?
That car got the special treatment it deserves.
It sure did!
Nicee!
Its all abandoned now and getting ripped up soon😔