Street Running Train Interrupts Parade & Cuts Thru Crowds Behind Santa, Light Up LaGrange 2022

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  • Street Running Train Surprises City During Parade & Light Up LaGrange 2022! Right as the parade with Santa got to me I see a CSX train coming right on cue! I could see Santa and the headlight of the train at the same time. Thousands of people were on the streets and had to move out of the way for the train to run down the middle of Main Street. Perfect timing for the rail fans! Video also includes another street runner train, model train layout in the train station, steam train appearing to come back to life and the unveiling of a brand new statue in LaGrange. All this and more at the 2022 Light Up LaGrange in LaGrange, Kentucky.
    First we see a CSX street running train with empty auto racks heading to Louisville, Kentucky from Cincinnati Queensgate Yard. This train came through right after the police closed Main Street to traffic. Shortly after that we see the start of the Shop With A Trooper 5K Run. Then we go to the train station at the north end of town. We see the model train layouts in the basement and then we see the old steam engine outside appear to come to life. Smoke was added for effects. After that I went to the Railfan platform for a quick look.
    Santa Claus came by on the back of a fire truck just a little after 6pm. I had to remove the audio due to a claim from Jackson 5 for 22 seconds of the song Santa Claus Is Coming To Town. I took out a few extra seconds to play it safe. Had I left their audio in all of the money from this video would have gone to them. I'm just trying to get my gas and time paid for in making this video. I had to completely redownload the video which took me an extra day to post it.
    In the video you can hear my scanner audio. The railroad dispatcher was talking to the train crew about the parade. That is very interesting audio and I'm probably the only person to record it. The train comes through the crowds of people at about 10 miles per hour and then speeds up after the locomotives exit the street. The train can speed up to 25 mph after the locomotives leave the street. In my next video from LaGrange I will show the signs for the train speed. Too many people keep reporting the wrong information and I keep trying to correct them. The best train frequencies for LaGrange are 161.370 for road, 161.310 for dispatcher to train and 452.9375 for end of train device.
    I filmed the train in the area of town that has the most light. I didn't do anything by chance. I had been planning this video for months. After the train passed I went over to film the unveiling of the new statue and the turning on of the lights in town. I was able to get my picture taken next to the new statue with the designer.
    After that I went back to the coffee shop for another Latte and to warm up and check my UA-cam channel. Some of the shops were still open up to 9pm. I was getting ready to leave just before 9 when I heard a train approaching on my scanner. The train finally arrived at 9:07pm and after filming it I left for the long ride home. See my video of that special train. Saturday was a busy train day for LaGrange. On my way there I filmed a train near Campbellsburg, Kentucky that had just gone through LaGrange. I filmed 4 other trains in LaGrange from 1pm to 9:20pm. I was hoping for 2 trains in LaGrange so I was pretty lucky.
    Filmed in 1080p with 60fps on Saturday, December 3, 2022AD
    Thanks for watching! If you have time, please watch another video of mine to help keep my channel going. Ads in the videos pay for my gas and other costs. I do this full time.
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  • @davidbogovich8533
    @davidbogovich8533 Рік тому +552

    CSX provided the World's heaviest parade float!!

    • @rm8166
      @rm8166 Рік тому +17

      Was better than the parade itself.

    • @shannongreenwell1278
      @shannongreenwell1278 Рік тому +8

      They should’ve had a float on the back of the train 🚂 instead of the train cars

    • @loft306
      @loft306 Рік тому +12

      That should of strung lights on the thing

    • @bagnome
      @bagnome Рік тому +16

      Would have been amazing if they put a caboose on the back, lit up with Christmas lights and had Santa waving.

    • @Nareimooncatt
      @Nareimooncatt Рік тому +7

      @@loft306 Canadian Pacific has that covered with their touring holiday trains.

  • @rickenbacker315
    @rickenbacker315 Рік тому +685

    The railroaders should get all they deserve. Everyone is out enjoying the festivities, but these guys are out keeping the country moving. That's what it's all about..

    • @sammartland932
      @sammartland932 Рік тому +41

      Including unplanned sick days for Pete's sake!

    • @samallan6616
      @samallan6616 Рік тому +30

      A shame they could not get the Canadian Holiday Train out there. That would have helped the show big time!!!

    • @brianburnett5049
      @brianburnett5049 Рік тому +9

      I think they should light up some more trains!

    • @moultriemanicmechani
      @moultriemanicmechani Рік тому +1

      They are still working on it , the government just wanted to avert a strike while it was worked out , even they think they need the sick days , the only ones who think they don't ,are the railroads 🤦🏻‍♂️

    • @NorthWARail
      @NorthWARail Рік тому +8

      Trying to move the country while workers are illegally striking rn

  • @norfolksouthernrailfan2006
    @norfolksouthernrailfan2006 Рік тому +165

    CSX: We're coming through and will be a part of the parade whether you like it or not!

    • @BlackMan614
      @BlackMan614 Рік тому +21

      CSX workers: We had our Christmas ruined thanks to the politicians, now we're ruining yours!

    • @lynnkramer1211
      @lynnkramer1211 Рік тому +17

      That town like it alot. That is a town that really loves their railroaders.

    • @Austin.D
      @Austin.D Рік тому +11

      Town didn't invite CSX train to the parade so CSX fixed that 🤣

    • @DVeck89
      @DVeck89 Рік тому +10

      From that radio conversation between dispatch and the train crew, it sounds like the town could request 72 hours in advance for CSX to not come through during the parade, but the town decided not to request this. Maybe there's a fee involved.

    • @calebalt1557
      @calebalt1557 Рік тому +5

      @@DVeck89 from the looks of those people, they didn’t want to 😂

  • @denniswillaman6241
    @denniswillaman6241 Рік тому +241

    Glad to see town and rail road respect each other.

    • @JM-zg2jg
      @JM-zg2jg Рік тому +4

      As though that weren’t common.

    • @hozkahilgarri3936
      @hozkahilgarri3936 Рік тому +7

      Unlike Florida, where it seems someone gets a car stuck on the main every other day

  • @thomaswilt4194
    @thomaswilt4194 Рік тому +225

    Great to see a town full of people enjoying themselves.

    • @JawTooth
      @JawTooth  Рік тому +32

      It was fun and everyone had a good time

    • @Kurokyura
      @Kurokyura Рік тому +4

      Good folk

    • @imfunniguy3744
      @imfunniguy3744 Рік тому +8

      It would’ve been real cool if the railroad got a part of this. Imagine a CSX locomotive adorned in Xmas colors and ornaments and moving along with the parade.

    • @GeneralLiuofBoston1911
      @GeneralLiuofBoston1911 Рік тому +5

      @@imfunniguy3744 A missed PR moment

    • @JawTooth
      @JawTooth  Рік тому

      @@FabianDiazTrainsTrucksNCars I filmed this at the spot with the most light. I checked out the whole street first. I wish I had my wife camera because it does better in the dark

  • @noisefuljoy
    @noisefuljoy Рік тому +218

    When the crowd cheered and waved to the crew, it teared me right up. There is goodness and love all around, even as all the other stuff is so prominent.

    • @HMSHOOD1920
      @HMSHOOD1920 Рік тому +2

      Why did you tear up? Are you that weak?

    • @noisefuljoy
      @noisefuljoy Рік тому +22

      @@HMSHOOD1920 Not weak, just wired that way. I buried my parents both with dry eyes. But, if I am struck that I'm witnessing a moment of perfection, it can bring tears. Sometimes it's music, once it was seeing a family waiting by the tracks with a happy bouncing golden retriever, as the sound of the whistle of the approaching steam locomotive pulling the circus train was drifting in. Perfect.

    • @arcticchod5370
      @arcticchod5370 Рік тому +13

      @@HMSHOOD1920 Projection. Touch grass

    • @HMSHOOD1920
      @HMSHOOD1920 Рік тому +1

      @@arcticchod5370 gonna cry?

    • @madtrucker0983
      @madtrucker0983 Рік тому

      Go take your meds

  • @KingNothing7
    @KingNothing7 Рік тому +23

    I loved that they cheered for the Train, Railroad workers deserve better than they get

  • @wallyman292
    @wallyman292 Рік тому +28

    That's gotta be both cool as hell for the engineer to be "part of the parade", while at the same time nerve-wracking as all get-out having all those people, including tons of kids, so near the tracks. . .

    • @h8GW
      @h8GW Рік тому +4

      Well, once the driver gets the loco past the crowd, there's nothing left he can do and it's left all up to the baton cops.
      Also, now he knows what it's like to drive a subway train past Yankee Stadium on game days 😁

    • @maly2ts408
      @maly2ts408 Рік тому +1

      Health & safety would have the screaming habdabs they wouldn't allow anything like this in the uk every rail track has to be fenced off

    • @wallyman292
      @wallyman292 Рік тому +1

      @@maly2ts408I hear ya! Laying tracks down the middle of mainstreet like this is definitely something that wouldn't be done today! It's simply a relic of the past, when train depots managed to become towns around the tracks that were already there.

  • @tomtom1484
    @tomtom1484 Рік тому +151

    Best parade ever! A train with 50,000 individuals watching it 😊

    • @samallan6616
      @samallan6616 Рік тому +16

      A shame they couldn't get the Canadian Holiday Train in there too! What a show that would have made!!!

  • @davidfoubert1493
    @davidfoubert1493 Рік тому +15

    What a kid’s fantasy Santa , Fire trucks , and a Train !!!

  • @jasonasselin
    @jasonasselin Рік тому +5

    Thats the BIGGEST group of RAILFANS that I've ever seen...

  • @ut000bs
    @ut000bs Рік тому +17

    How many Christmas parades have you been to that an actual real train in it? lol
    Thanks so much, JT. Excellent video and Merry Christmas everyone!

  • @museumtreasurer3637
    @museumtreasurer3637 Рік тому +25

    Thank you for visiting our RR Museum. We enjoyed nearly 1500 visitors this day. Our goal is not just to preserve rail history, but to serve the community thru education.

  • @artiek1177
    @artiek1177 Рік тому +25

    Listening to the train radio traffic it definitely sounds like there was a breakdown in communication between CSX and the town.

    • @billstill1794
      @billstill1794 Рік тому +9

      and it caused an extremely dangerous situation!

    • @perchlarkin
      @perchlarkin Рік тому +7

      @@billstill1794 not really. Not as long as people didn't do anything stupid like crawl under the train, climb over it which does happen albeit not with auto racks, or refuse to get off the tracks with the train coming

  • @clangerbasher
    @clangerbasher Рік тому +14

    There is something about 'street running'. It is just awesome whether it is long freights in the US or passenger trains in Switzerland.

  • @codyhilton1750
    @codyhilton1750 Рік тому +41

    LaGrange should be proud of their downtown. You did a nice job of filming the train and the crowd. A real nice touch and what a great plce to be at Christmas.

    • @flpedal2metal
      @flpedal2metal Рік тому

      Heard rumor the new incoming mayor is going to get csx line reroute outside of downtown

    • @shawnpowell5876
      @shawnpowell5876 Рік тому

      LaGrange is the "STREET RUNNING CAPITAL OF THE WORLD"

    • @brianlawson5127
      @brianlawson5127 Рік тому

      But, is it really 🤔🤷‍♂️?

    • @garykuipers2696
      @garykuipers2696 Рік тому +1

      @@flpedal2metal Considering the enormous cost of that project, I doubt that CSX would comply. I'm sure that the street running is what attracts the tourist trade. A reroute would devastate the town's business. I don't know what the current tax ratable is but CSX pays property tax to each municipality it travels through.

    • @robp3246
      @robp3246 Рік тому +2

      @@flpedal2metal Physically impossible, the area is all developed. There is no "out of town" to move it too.

  • @billmorris2613
    @billmorris2613 Рік тому +8

    I counted 96 cars on the 1st train. That matches the 396 axle count.

  • @markcrowell2727
    @markcrowell2727 Рік тому +12

    WOW...that was the largest float I've ever seen in a Christmas parade...LOL!!!

  • @macmedic892
    @macmedic892 Рік тому +22

    At least the train and parade were going the same direction. Can you imagine the chaos if they’d conflicted, especially if the train had shown up in the middle of the parade?!

    • @charlottecunningham2141
      @charlottecunningham2141 Рік тому

      I’ve seen videos where that’s happening in other areas😮

    • @perchlarkin
      @perchlarkin Рік тому +4

      Town knows 80% of the trains are south bound. The only north bounds are fairly short trains or manifests with tankers carrying chemicals like chlorine which have a toxic or poison inhalation hazard.

    • @roadtrain_
      @roadtrain_ Рік тому +1

      @@perchlarkin That makes... very little sense. Unless the trains going northbound are like 5x the size... because every car that comes down has to go back up, right?

    • @perchlarkin
      @perchlarkin Рік тому +3

      @@roadtrain_ they take a different route.. The chemicals which are toxic and poisonous if inhaled are not allowed on that route because portions lack PTC which I believe is positive track control.

  • @cmeador2371
    @cmeador2371 Рік тому +30

    I wonder if some of the folks thought that the train was part of the parade? That poor engineer had to be a nervous wreck for a few minutes. GREAT video !!

    • @jovetj
      @jovetj Рік тому +12

      But he still had time to wave! One hand on the horn, the other out the window. :D The train crew got a very warm welcome, which was great to see!

    • @h8GW
      @h8GW Рік тому +1

      Considering how often this happens, I don't see how it's not scheduled intentionally.

  • @markrhuett
    @markrhuett Рік тому +10

    This is nearly unreal...I wonder how many new railfans there were after witnessing this...

  • @jdmacduff1444
    @jdmacduff1444 Рік тому +18

    Good morning JT - It does not get much better than this;Santa, Firetrucks and Trains! Locomotive engineer getting in on the action; LaGrange Kentucky is the best. Thanks JT

  • @rm8166
    @rm8166 Рік тому +17

    No parade is complete without a train, CSX, best part of the parade!

  • @markwalker1144
    @markwalker1144 Рік тому +55

    Hats off to the rail crews! Thanks for the hard work

  • @skywatcherca
    @skywatcherca Рік тому +22

    While so many parts, so much of the world is in turmoil, is engaged in war - while so many are losing their homes and lives, it's GREAT to see so many people happy and engaged in peaceful community events: GOD Bless AMERICA and all who reside within this great land. Thanks for your videos, Mr. JT - :0))

    • @jamesmurphy9346
      @jamesmurphy9346 Рік тому +2

      Beautiful Street Trains. Great to see The Spirit of Christmas alive and well. Wonderful numbers of participants. Santa's arrival was awesome with the Fire Department lending a gracious hand. Great video. Thank you.

  • @oldad6207
    @oldad6207 Рік тому +5

    Mornin'

    • @JawTooth
      @JawTooth  Рік тому

      Morning and thanks for being here so fast!

  • @ewhurstgreen
    @ewhurstgreen Рік тому +14

    Personal best in a 5K race was 32 yards (Cough). Excellent video JT! 🙂
    Different to see a few US model trains (Ewhurst Green is my own UK 1950s based model).
    More importantly so wonderful for the railroad to put on a real train especially for the town's parade (Coughs again). 😃
    Keep up the good work! 👍

  • @smokeyson
    @smokeyson Рік тому +67

    This looks like it would've been so much fun to be a part of. Everyone seemed like they were having the time of their lives. I love seeing stuff like this. So much positivity in the air

  • @sar898
    @sar898 Рік тому +30

    Woah. This is so cool! Seeing all the townsfolk just waving at the train as it passes by thru the parade. Makes it very wonderful to see that even a train can make a parade worth seeing.

  • @XCenturionX
    @XCenturionX Рік тому +6

    The CSX train cutting thru the parade was really awesome. Great footage! Love all your videos. Keep it up.

  • @jananderson672
    @jananderson672 Рік тому +37

    That's what I call a great parade! Santa,fire engines and last but far from least, a train! Now that would be a great holiday tradition.

    • @AmandaTexas
      @AmandaTexas 11 місяців тому +1

      I'm traveling to the Light Up La Grange parade this year, with the hope that I might see such a great parade.

  • @charleshagenbuch6078
    @charleshagenbuch6078 Рік тому +4

    Other than the liability aspect, it would neat if they could integrate a short train into the festivities.

  • @MTGThrownDown
    @MTGThrownDown Рік тому +5

    Come fo Santa, stay for the trains. Lol

  • @train1962
    @train1962 Рік тому +11

    Even a turned off clock has the correct time 2 times a day. Sounds like the town didn't want to do what was necessary in time to halt scheduled trains for a while. It was a little nerve wracking watching the train go through the crowd.Nice museum and train display(s) tour.
    Thanks for sharing.

    • @roadtrain_
      @roadtrain_ Рік тому +1

      I'm not sure the town could've stopped CSX if they wanted to, because well. CSX are rich. Still, the train was going slow, the tracks were blocked off and as long as nobody has a brain fart and decides to run infront of the train, that situation was perfectly safe and hella cool to watch.

  • @duck_rifle5879
    @duck_rifle5879 Рік тому +5

    Man this really shows how BIG locomotives are and and trains in general. Cool interruption!

  • @Phantom-Signal
    @Phantom-Signal Рік тому +6

    1st - love the street running! Great video as always. Go ahead and start the video SON!

    • @JawTooth
      @JawTooth  Рік тому +1

      Thanks for being here so fast!

  • @psg6314
    @psg6314 Рік тому +5

    My uncle's mom drove through a parade in the middle of the day when she was in her 90 s my uncle took the keys away from her after that great video and keep up the good work God bless from GA and happy holidays

  • @CSXRP
    @CSXRP Рік тому +5

    Thank you JawTooth for another incredible video. I look for you on the Virtual Railfan La Grange cam a lot. Love your videos from La Grange.

  • @RangerRick2022
    @RangerRick2022 Рік тому +9

    If I was the train's crew, I'd figure out how to be part of the parade as well!

  • @billmorris2613
    @billmorris2613 Рік тому +3

    Good morning to all from SE Louisiana 6 Dec 22.

    • @williamcoulston7788
      @williamcoulston7788 Рік тому

      Morning bill from Metairie la
      I have vacation time coming up and hope to get to meet you soon

  • @KManXPressTheU
    @KManXPressTheU Рік тому +5

    CSX: "Hey, can We be part of the Parade too?"

  • @jorgeargerich1091
    @jorgeargerich1091 Рік тому +7

    Thank you JT for bringing us "real life" and "real moments" of the towns you visit.
    Very nice !!! 👏😀

  • @themanwiththaplan83
    @themanwiththaplan83 Рік тому +4

    Dangit. I waited on that train. It pulled up just behind the museum about 9. Waited until 10 and it hadn't moved. Was hoping to see Jawtooth there as well. Looks like we missed it all by just a few hours. Had to get to our next destination though.

  • @oldfarmshow
    @oldfarmshow Рік тому +7

    👍

    • @JawTooth
      @JawTooth  Рік тому +1

      thanks for being here so fast!

  • @RugbyJunction
    @RugbyJunction Рік тому +3

    I'd actually start going to parades again if I knew there'd be at least one train!

    • @JawTooth
      @JawTooth  Рік тому

      Me too! that's why I went lol

  • @johnwinter8273
    @johnwinter8273 Рік тому +7

    I've never seen so many railfans watching a train. I bet they couldn't wait for that parade to get out of the way. 🚂😁👍🇺🇲

    • @hardrays
      @hardrays Рік тому +1

      they could have been expecting a steam engine

  • @Sacto1654
    @Sacto1654 Рік тому +2

    CSX should have put a Christmas reef on the nose of that train that came by during the parade. 🎄

  • @ChadSimplicio
    @ChadSimplicio Рік тому +4

    Virtual Railfan viewers be like, "Where's Jaw Tooth?"

  • @BeyondtheRailz
    @BeyondtheRailz Рік тому +29

    JT, I can't say it enough. I freaking love your videos. This one in particular reminds me of when my dad used to take me train spotting as I was a kid. That's how he became a railfan.

  • @MAGronemeyer
    @MAGronemeyer Рік тому +7

    It seems like every time you film in LaGrange, there's usually always more auto rack trains than mixed freight or intermodal trains. Both trains in this video were empty auto racks. I noticed that the second train made an exception to the "No Train Horn" ordinance and blew its horn due to the large crowd. It's rather hard to have a parade with a heavily traveled street running track in a town like LaGrange. Those model HO scale train layouts were pretty cool. Great video.

    • @perchlarkin
      @perchlarkin Рік тому

      The horn blowing is permitted under the rule South bound there are 6 daily trains 3 are auto racks, 1 is inter modal, and 2 mixed freight manifests.

    • @filanfyretracker
      @filanfyretracker Рік тому +1

      id not be surprised if lots of those empty auto racks are going to Philadelphia, It has a large auto terminal for its port which has direct access to a CSX yard.

    • @perchlarkin
      @perchlarkin Рік тому

      @@filanfyretracker my belief is the first train is M217 which originates in Philadelphia. The second train is maybe M205. That one originates in Worcester MA. The trains terminate in Louisville which has a big Ford plant. The other auto racks is M209 which comes out of the Toledo area. It also ends up in Louisville. So they do have trains to and from Philadelphia. M216 northbound will sometimes go through La Grange.

  • @paulbergen9114
    @paulbergen9114 Рік тому +8

    Communication is the problem.to the answer. Nice catch on the first train I'm sure the crew was shocked to see no crazy driving or pedestrians running around. It seems like he Juiced the 25 mph limit a bit. Thanks for the behind the scenes look at the platform which does have a decent View along with the museum display and layout operation. A few weeks ago America's Funniest Home Videos had a clip at the end of the street trackage before it goes by the platform in which somebody in a car is backing up at various angles and seems flustered before finally cranking the wheel and driving away

    • @jovetj
      @jovetj Рік тому

      The Virtual Railfan cameras here often catch cars doing wonky things. They regularly put out "grab bag" videos showing highlights of the past day or three, and oopsies in La Grange are not rare in those.
      The track speed limit on the street-running section is 10 MPH.

    • @paulbergen9114
      @paulbergen9114 Рік тому

      @@jovetj This clip wasn't from the VR cameras. This was shot with a telephoto lens at street level looking towards downtown. They were standing down by the Curve across from the viewing platform a view not possible with the.VR cameras. Mercifully Kearny doesn't rate that high in terms of bad driving it seems tilted towards pedestrians and bicyclists

    • @jovetj
      @jovetj Рік тому

      @@paulbergen9114 _“This clip wasn't from the VR cameras.”_
      I never said it was...?
      _They_ is also not correct, since *_he_* was on the street and viewing platform.

  • @frankhobsonKJ4CDM
    @frankhobsonKJ4CDM Рік тому +4

    Great job @Jaw Tooth and Merry Christmas

    • @JawTooth
      @JawTooth  Рік тому +1

      Merry Christmas and thanks for being here so fast!

  • @davidkoehler136
    @davidkoehler136 Рік тому +6

    Santa and trains.....doesnt get any better than that

  • @robertmartinez1228
    @robertmartinez1228 Рік тому +3

    Merry Christmas Jawtooth. you rule dogg.

  • @BaltimoreAndOhioRR
    @BaltimoreAndOhioRR Рік тому +2

    😁😁Good morning! 🌞

  • @johnhagen31
    @johnhagen31 Рік тому +5

    I love watching the live feed from La Grange but it's much better to see it from street level. This is a good-quality, interesting and fascinating view of the USA - thank you SuperJaw!

  • @electladynanci
    @electladynanci Рік тому +8

    Beautiful parade made even better with a street running train! That's the first time I've heard that train horn blown so many times. That's because Lagrange has a no horn ordinance. What a pity, they don't know what they missing.

    • @AmandaTexas
      @AmandaTexas 11 місяців тому

      I used to have a house in a small town that was established as a water stop for the trains. I always loved the train horns (no quiet zones there), and when the trains didn't run, I would miss them, and I would have a hard time sleeping.

  • @duramirez
    @duramirez Рік тому +8

    Grats on the Parade guys, I am sure everyone had lots of fun :D
    God bless all those emergency response people, keeping everyone safe.

  • @York22
    @York22 Рік тому +6

    So cool. Would have loved to be there for that. Loved how everyone applauded the train.

  • @nspokey
    @nspokey Рік тому +6

    At least the folks stayed to see the Train at the Parade! Awesome Video JT! Send that to Wide World of Trains

  • @carolb.4837
    @carolb.4837 Рік тому +4

    A question from the UK. Did the rail track come first or the shops and houses? I find these huge trains running so close to people really scary, although your townsfolk seem to be so calm and comfortable with it.

    • @freshdoug
      @freshdoug Рік тому +2

      The town was founded in 1827 so the shops came first it seems. There may be a story behind the tracks going down the middle, but over a hundred years ago, with no cars, there wouldn't be a huge inconvenience. Since everything came by rail back then it was probably a huge bonus to pull a boxcar in front of your shop to offload it.

    • @john_nip_nop
      @john_nip_nop Рік тому +1

      @@freshdoug Yes, and the rail was a huge improvement from wagons pulled by horses, mules, and oxen. That is why towns fought fiercely for a rail line - only way to grow.

    • @modelspoorbaan
      @modelspoorbaan 9 місяців тому

      Great Video. But I agree with you that this is scary when there are so many people and young kids on the street. For this special day they should have sceduled the train a couple hours later or so.

  • @Austin.D
    @Austin.D Рік тому +3

    I saw a similar video where another town was having their Christmas parade and they were going across the tracks and a train unexpectedly showed up and literally cut the parade in half so they had to wait forever just for the train to pass just so they can continue on

  • @RodrigoSousaFerrovias
    @RodrigoSousaFerrovias Рік тому +3

    Very great video! Greetings from Brazil 🇧🇷

  • @winterburden
    @winterburden Рік тому +6

    Lmfao, those people didn't even stand a chance 😱🚂

    • @JawTooth
      @JawTooth  Рік тому +2

      Thanks for watching !

  • @jamessimmons1888
    @jamessimmons1888 Рік тому +3

    Good video Jawtooth

  • @slasherhawk24
    @slasherhawk24 Рік тому +4

    I find it a little weird for LaGrange to have a parade on the street running tracks, but the parade still looks good regardless.

  • @valeriebassett3107
    @valeriebassett3107 Рік тому +2

    Only Jaw Tooth can do that!!! Have a parade and then follow with a train behind that. So great!!

  • @Renard380
    @Renard380 Рік тому +3

    Being a railfan and train driver, of course the train was the best part for me :D

  • @leecarlson9713
    @leecarlson9713 10 місяців тому +3

    I get a little thrill every time you stand so close to a moving train-and I am a lot envious, too! Been a railfan for 76 years (since I was three) and being able to be close to a train while it is moving has always been a wish of mine. Thanks for your great videos!

  • @kempmt1
    @kempmt1 Рік тому +7

    I’d wanted to be standing next to that first street running train as it goes by. And I’ve always wanted a model train set like that but my dad couldn’t afford it.

    • @jovetj
      @jovetj Рік тому

      Model trains sure are expensive... rewarding but expensive. A cheaper alternative are virtual trains. There are many virtual train simulation games which can be very enjoyable.

  • @artiek1177
    @artiek1177 Рік тому +18

    Those are some really nice model railroad layout that they have. Must’ve taken a lot of time to put those all together

  • @Eddy63
    @Eddy63 Рік тому +2

    Wow , it '' Trained '' on their parade 🤣😅😂 Son this was a great vid especially the model train display ... What a parade , Santa , firetrucks and a mile long CSX train ... Awesome ...

  • @danbedford5419
    @danbedford5419 Рік тому +3

    Good video jawtooth

  • @Nano-pj4lh
    @Nano-pj4lh Рік тому +4

    The LaGrange Railroad Museum is worth a visit. Model railroad enthusiasts like me will be delighted!

  • @danslejardindecytrus
    @danslejardindecytrus Рік тому +3

    Merci beaucoup pour cette très belle vidéo ! ✨✨👍It's a very nice place! Thank you very much! 🙏

  • @ghunter182003
    @ghunter182003 Рік тому +2

    I love model trains…there was a place in Cypress Gardens (Florida) called Whistle Stop USA that was all model trains. It was very well done. Unfortunately Cypress Gardens is no more…it’s now a Lego Land.🙄

  • @theenforcer9967
    @theenforcer9967 Рік тому +3

    Thanks so much for the great video Jaw Tooth!! It was fun seeing La Grange from ground level as I've only ever seen the elevated Virtual Railfan camera view! A big thanks also for the tour of the railway museum, it was awesome! Fantastic job, it was an amazing experience all around! I truly appreciate you sharing it with us!👍🏻👍🏻

  • @billmorris2613
    @billmorris2613 Рік тому +2

    The video came out great. Can see you and everything else very good.

  • @johnpyle6860
    @johnpyle6860 Рік тому +6

    You gotta love all those model trains and layouts!

  • @RTWest-kn5fr
    @RTWest-kn5fr Рік тому +2

    La Grange seems like a good gig for Santa, Mrs. Claus and the reindeer. Santa and Mrs. C get to enjoy a celebrity ride in a fire truck. Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, and Rudolph get to hang out in a La Grange bar and have a few hot Totties. I like like the 'concept' here in La Grange, Señor Jaws. Good one! RT sends, Puebla, México.

  • @scottkew6278
    @scottkew6278 Рік тому +1

    The engineer seemed to be getting into the spirit. The crowd was hooting and cheering the train just like it was part of the parade. NOTHING was going to spoil that festive holiday spirit right there....not even a freight train. AWESOME. Got to say though....it would have been one phone call to the railroad a few days in advance to say WE HAVE A PARADE between 6 - 7 PM and could you please hold any freight trains off that section for one hour ( or whatever the duration would be). Easy Peasy. Somehow it didn t get done. Dangerous as heck...but...it worked out O K.

  • @25vrd48
    @25vrd48 Рік тому +3

    Breakdown in communications between city officials and the railroad dispatcher . Usually the railroads will cooperate when Holiday Special Events are scheduled for events . Great video Jawtooth .

  • @billxam2674
    @billxam2674 Рік тому +2

    I just noticed that there were no articulated racks! That train in the parade wa COOL! They got into it by the looks of it.

  • @jaminova_1969
    @jaminova_1969 Рік тому +2

    So that's a little strange! Seems like their should be better coordination between the city and CSX regarding their scheduling of special events like this parade. Especially when, most people see police & fire and think "public safety". Same goes for the train crew, unless it's safe, don't proceed. Glad you were there to catch it on camera. Here's to you and yours, Have a Very Merry Christmas JT! And Happy Holiday's to all the railfans everywhere!

  • @mikeyost3672
    @mikeyost3672 Рік тому +6

    Pretty cool that the locals are completely comfortable with the street running trains, just accepting it as part of life in that town. Everyone seemed to take due care and stay out of the way, treating the train as just a part of the parade.

    • @josephbennett3482
      @josephbennett3482 Рік тому

      Actually, they're not very fond of it anymore because it interrupts daily life and people sleeping , they are in the works for relocating the line to a different place and get rid of this line that runs through the street in the near future.

    • @perchlarkin
      @perchlarkin Рік тому +1

      People who comment complaining about these trains running through La Grange have an extremely poor understanding of the relationship between the town and the railroad. Truth is the town promotes the trains as an attraction for visitors

    • @nathanjplatt
      @nathanjplatt Рік тому +2

      @@josephbennett3482 lol no they aren't. There's no news anywhere of that. La Grange promotes this street running on their website. It isn't going anywhere.

    • @AmandaTexas
      @AmandaTexas 11 місяців тому +1

      @@perchlarkin And they do a good job. I'm traveling to the parade this year and for a few days, I'll be spending my money in La Grange.

  • @johnpapa1916
    @johnpapa1916 Рік тому +1

    Jt another great video. How about telling your rail fans how the I SEE YOU D.P.U. FUNCTIONS . AND DOES IT EVER LOOSE THE SIGNAL TO FUNCTION ???

  • @ChakatNightspark
    @ChakatNightspark Рік тому +1

    That Train needs to be using its Horn ALOT more. It should be BLASTING the Horn while going down that Track. Horns are used for SAFETY. Not using the Horns is just BAD and should result in being Fired from Job.

  • @kennethwislinski8152
    @kennethwislinski8152 Рік тому +3

    That was awesome... the way the engineer was waving had me laughing and the crowd cheering.

  • @KarpucMotoring
    @KarpucMotoring Рік тому +1

    My god, the bass in your chest, the power, the lights, the plow.... Normally a fire truck is cool. If I was a kid I'd want a train after that not a fire truck.

  • @ERICMANN71
    @ERICMANN71 Рік тому +1

    Wait a minute. You stopped recording because music was playing from a float/firetruck and were worried about trademark issues? Ain't NO way you could get in any kind of trouble for filming that. They're playing it out in public and you are free to record anything or anyone out in public. Unless it has something to do with you making money off of UA-cam or something? If so that's still totally absurd.

  • @samallan6616
    @samallan6616 Рік тому +1

    I spotted you recording on the VRF cam. So, I was expecting a vid from you soon. All the best!

  • @nathanjackson7992
    @nathanjackson7992 Рік тому +1

    Is this a new tradition for csx this has happen every Christmas perade for Lagrange sence 2019

  • @valuedhumanoid6574
    @valuedhumanoid6574 Рік тому +2

    Have you ever seen a whole consist with no graffiti? I am always amazed at some of the artwork on the cars.

  • @shaunclayton8923
    @shaunclayton8923 Рік тому +2

    The trains must go through. Just like the mail delivery. Lol

  • @stevenjordan9497
    @stevenjordan9497 Рік тому +1

    CHRISTMAS PARADE TEMPORARILY TRAIN. APOLOGIES FOR THE CONVENIENCE.

  • @charliem.550
    @charliem.550 Рік тому +2

    That was pretty cool. Thanks Jawtooth!

  • @matthewgraber6930
    @matthewgraber6930 Рік тому +1

    Imagine if the train went through during the 5k. As a cross country runner that does a lot of 5Ks, I definitely would’ve been racing that thing down the street

  • @RogerThunderhandsGilbert
    @RogerThunderhandsGilbert Рік тому +1

    Good to see all the people,,not wearing those stupid friggin masks and having fun!

  • @turnerdeedo4633
    @turnerdeedo4633 Рік тому +2

    I find the logistics of that train following the parade very interesting. What it seems like to me is that the people organizing the parade must have checked when trains would be coming through. They found out that a train would come heading the same direction of the parade at a good time for the parade too. It seems odd that there would be a train that close behind the parade without a good plan.
    So did the parade organizers call CSX and say: "Hey, when that train comes through, can you tell them to just follow the fire trucks?" and CSX just said "Sure thing! We can do that." It seems rather unlikely to me. I think a big rail company like CSX would more likely tell the parade to wait.
    However, the parade is following the path of the train tracks. Maybe CSX agreed to this plan because parade or not, the street was going to be packed with people. Even though both are obvious, the fire trucks would have an easier time getting people to move out of the way than that train. Perhaps CSX liked the idea of their train having a safety escort.
    So, Jaw Tooth, do you know how that plan was worked out? I would like to know. Thanks!

    • @Paul070
      @Paul070 Рік тому +1

      @Turnerdeedo As a 28 year railroader this whole video was unscripted. Neither the town or the CSX planned any of this

  • @doublediamondrailroad5949
    @doublediamondrailroad5949 Рік тому +1

    Thanks for that. We stay at LAG a lot going to TN and back. You need to check out Dough Baby Donuts in the AM. I need to go check out that new Pavilion and see the Layouts in the Depot Museum. Was always closed for the virus last couple years.