CSX's Oldest Operating Coal Loadout! Watch How This 50 Year Old Tipple Still Loads Coal Trains!

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  • Опубліковано 26 лис 2024

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  • @tomschmidt3165
    @tomschmidt3165 9 місяців тому +46

    Terrific videography. Could you please leave the captioning on longer? Didn’t always get through them and they are a nice addition to your video. Thanks for posting.

    • @tomtweed2138
      @tomtweed2138 8 місяців тому +2

      Yes, you went to the trouble to write very good & interesting captions, Please, Leave them on screen, at least twice as long.
      TT.

    • @Justme-jt1ef
      @Justme-jt1ef 8 місяців тому +4

      Umm it’s called the PAUSE button.

    • @Justme-jt1ef
      @Justme-jt1ef 8 місяців тому

      @@chessieandjack sounds like you haven’t got a clue as to how your device works sucks to be you

    • @m9ovich785
      @m9ovich785 8 місяців тому +1

      @@Justme-jt1ef That does not always work when watching full screen.
      When I pause, the on screen display stuff pops back on and covers up the text at the top of the Screen. (32" monitor on a PC)

    • @Justme-jt1ef
      @Justme-jt1ef 8 місяців тому +1

      @@m9ovich785 pause doesn’t work in full screen I don’t know about that one I think ur full of it.

  • @BlackMan614
    @BlackMan614 9 місяців тому +16

    Though that prep plant building may be old, I am sure inside it has the latest machinery. Prep plants have come a long way from the 70s when you'd see screens/crushers, cyclones and thats about it. They have magnetic separators, flotation cells... and of course the crushers and cyclones are hi-tech and of course low emissions.

  • @KrisCortez-NYJetsLife
    @KrisCortez-NYJetsLife 16 днів тому +1

    This is prolific. What an awesomly cool pairing that is with the CSX power duos and the paint scheme on csx 4525 is on point like you said. 👌

  • @jjMcCartan9686
    @jjMcCartan9686 9 місяців тому +12

    Just like me ,50 years old & still gettin it done 🤘

  • @filanfyretracker
    @filanfyretracker 9 місяців тому +7

    seeing the pacing of the train reminds me of a time I saw someone try and do that to a Metro-North on the Harlem Line that I was riding into NYC, They gave up when the train hit around 85mph. Only knew the speed because it was an older EMU where the driver cab had a window into the passenger cabin so I could see the speedometer. Because of course id sit up there to see how it was operated.

  • @cncpgreatlakesdiv4896
    @cncpgreatlakesdiv4896 9 місяців тому +8

    Awesome very nice THANKS FOR THE POST.😊😊👍👍👍

  • @kens.3729
    @kens.3729 9 місяців тому +11

    Very Interesting Video down in Kentucky in Coal Country. Keep up the Strong 💪 Efforts because it is Noticed and Appreciated. Thanks! 👍🙏

  • @BBFHD7216
    @BBFHD7216 9 місяців тому +8

    Nice Micah! This is so cool! I wish I could be there and be in your videos.

  • @1traintracker
    @1traintracker 9 місяців тому +13

    Thanks for putting together this informative video and posting it. It’s good to see the old L&N still in action.

  • @tjsnyder1968
    @tjsnyder1968 3 місяці тому +4

    This video is awesome, really enjoyed - segment with coal plant in background, snow falling, and distant sounds of train approaching. Could just watch it all day, so calming, could be a excellent relaxation video- lol

  • @RibbonRailProfuctions
    @RibbonRailProfuctions 9 місяців тому +9

    Welp, this one has earned you a subscriber, as I live on the NS Appalachia district, CSX has been part of my life for a long time. I used to live next to the CSX CV sub, but I’ve since moved

  • @noahkleugh9323
    @noahkleugh9323 2 місяці тому +4

    Great sound with an awsome video to match. The sound of the horn echoing through the hills is magical.

  • @frankdemski7242
    @frankdemski7242 Місяць тому +1

    Well, thats really a great video in coal country. I love that action. It is seldom to see the loading of coal hoppers. Many thanks. Greatings from Germany.

  • @cathyoldham7596
    @cathyoldham7596 9 місяців тому +11

    Great job producing an awesome and very interesting video. The way you caption each location allows me to follow along on my CSX map. Thank you for what you do!!

  • @bowandarrowindian3704
    @bowandarrowindian3704 7 місяців тому +6

    God Bless the men and women that do this job

  • @alexmodern6667
    @alexmodern6667 9 місяців тому +5

    Love Baxter Tower glad to see it s still here'

  • @RJSAMCRO
    @RJSAMCRO 9 місяців тому +4

    I work for RailCrew Express here in NC its the best job. I pickup crews from CSX yards taking them to hotels or back to their home yard. One of my favorite spots is Duke Power Plant where the Coal is processed. What an operation inside there. Up close and personal with these awesome engines.

  • @michaelbegay9573
    @michaelbegay9573 9 місяців тому +10

    Like the way the horns echos thru the valley. 👂

  • @earlwidmeyer2654
    @earlwidmeyer2654 9 місяців тому +7

    What an awesome video with the drone footage. Absolutely stunning country to shoot vids in. The point where the train rounds the bend at the interlock tower was mint. It almost looked like a modeled scene on someone's layout!!! Great vids man!!!
    Cheers!
    Earl

  • @john5321
    @john5321 9 місяців тому +5

    Wow! Flood walls around the tracks? Good to see Harlan County - X Engineer Officer USS Harlan County LST 1196

  • @joekugelman4196
    @joekugelman4196 9 місяців тому +5

    Loved your video….. keep up the great work!

  • @NSandBNSFrailfanProductions
    @NSandBNSFrailfanProductions 9 місяців тому +2

    if anyone doesn’t know there is one in Catskills that has been doing stuff since 1920’s and doesn’t work anymore and abandoned in early 2000’s sucks that it don’t get used anymore but there is old stuff in there u can find like a old elevator that doesn’t work & cranes & broken stuff followed by water going as high as 20 feet in the building that’s been sitting there not moving for over 20 years
    but cool video u have here!

  • @danielkennedy1524
    @danielkennedy1524 9 місяців тому +4

    Just beautiful! Thank you!

  • @1903A3shooter
    @1903A3shooter 9 місяців тому +4

    NICE JOB on the video.

  • @timmyfrierson2684
    @timmyfrierson2684 9 місяців тому +5

    Hey Railfan Micah I just found your channel and you got some darn good content and that is my favorite trains of all is a unit coal train but anyway man y’all try to stay warm and safe out there and we’ll see you on your next one

  • @charlesmullins3238
    @charlesmullins3238 9 місяців тому +9

    H and my cousins husband is an engineer for csx and probably drivin one you’ve filmed….robert is his name

  • @RJCRailfan
    @RJCRailfan 9 місяців тому +6

    Great video!

  • @mrfingerlakes8735
    @mrfingerlakes8735 9 місяців тому +5

    Great video

  • @PunmasterSTP
    @PunmasterSTP 9 місяців тому +6

    Tipple? More like "Titillating!" This was a really cool adventure 👍

  • @JohnnyCarroll-wi6tx
    @JohnnyCarroll-wi6tx 9 місяців тому +6

    very interesting.hard to believe that a coal tipple that old is still in operation.

  • @asullivan4047
    @asullivan4047 9 місяців тому +2

    Interesting/informative/entertaining. Excellent photography job enabling viewers to better understand what the orator was describing thru ( CC.) Remember Jimmie Rogers the " Singing Break Men ". A genuine break men till changing careers for a singing entertainer 🎸🎶 one. ( 1926 thru 1933 ). Most memorable song " Break Man's Blues 😭 ". Viewing this presentation from the comfort of my computer room. Along the " Space Coast " 🚀of Florida 🐊🐊. Wishing viewers/ R.R. Employees a safe/healthy/prosperous ( 2024 ) 🌈🎉😉.

  • @tinindian9543
    @tinindian9543 9 місяців тому +9

    ELECTRIC CAR FUEL !!!

  • @JohnnysTrainVideos
    @JohnnysTrainVideos 9 місяців тому +4

    Great video...

  • @eastkentuckyrailfan
    @eastkentuckyrailfan 9 місяців тому +6

    Nice one buddy

  • @B-and-O-Operator-Fairmont
    @B-and-O-Operator-Fairmont 9 місяців тому +11

    Funny how "back in the day" we lamented these "modern" loadouts vs. the old windowed tipples with coal company logos painted on the side. Now, they are the stuff nostalgia is made of. Don't forget to appreciate the coal hoppers. Where I live, it is nearly 100% round bottom coal gondolas. That high-bannered switch stand is also unheard of up this way (northern West Virginia). Nice job. The dreary winter day makes it even better!

    • @hobsonbeeman7529
      @hobsonbeeman7529 9 місяців тому

      That dreary weather sure adds to the realism of the video. Somehow reflects the passing of better days gone by!

  • @robertmohler9131
    @robertmohler9131 9 місяців тому +3

    Its also amazing how tiny the Broad Top coal field was

  • @earlwidmeyer2654
    @earlwidmeyer2654 9 місяців тому +4

    You just earned a new SUB!!!
    Cheers!
    Earl

  • @mrcpu9999
    @mrcpu9999 9 місяців тому +2

    I really enjoyed that. Very well shot and edited, a real pleasure. I agree about perhaps keeping the captions on a tad longer, you gotta be paying attention or you'd miss the end of it. Liked and sub'd. Keep 'em coming.

  • @Railstream
    @Railstream 9 місяців тому +2

    Love the coal load-out
    video nicely done!

  • @grasshopper5765
    @grasshopper5765 9 місяців тому +3

    Engine 440, I have seen that engine passing through Jacksonville on the tracks that runs along HWY US17 on into Orange park Florida. That train goes down to the coal power plant somewhere down in Miami Dade County.

  • @dougclem7711
    @dougclem7711 9 місяців тому +2

    In 74 we were hauling the coal to the TOTZ tipple. Clyde Bennett loved the color green.

  • @Conrail50
    @Conrail50 8 місяців тому +1

    God Bless RMT, thank you and the crews for a great video!

  • @nhyardlimit
    @nhyardlimit 9 місяців тому +2

    wow I just found this channel! it just popped up. pretty nice! subbed ya!

  • @railyardfilms6491
    @railyardfilms6491 9 місяців тому +4

    Csx coal route are rares 😊

  • @RailFanRob
    @RailFanRob 9 місяців тому +2

    Great footage man!!

  • @gerlandkent6377
    @gerlandkent6377 7 місяців тому +1

    [thank, you for youre great video]👍👍

  • @Kmax916
    @Kmax916 9 місяців тому +3

    Curious, what are those giant metal doors for at the Loyall yard? (Or at least they look like they can open and close) Great video!

    • @railfanmicahturner
      @railfanmicahturner  9 місяців тому +1

      Those are flood gates, built in the 80’s I think after a large flood in 77 devastated the area

  • @robertmohler9131
    @robertmohler9131 9 місяців тому +2

    I wish the EBTs coal prep plant at Mt. Union had had magnetic separators so they could have gotten rid of every kind of impurity known to coal

  • @charlesmullins3238
    @charlesmullins3238 9 місяців тому +4

    Is that the flood wall in Williamson? Boy I spent a wild night or 2 at the borderline bar there…I think it’s still there just different name that slips my mind….i steam cleaned all around that area

    • @railfanmicahturner
      @railfanmicahturner  9 місяців тому +1

      That one is the flood wall in Loyall, Ky, however I do have a Williamson video coming in the next few months 🙂

  • @charlesmullins3238
    @charlesmullins3238 9 місяців тому +4

    Have you took the trip to bald knob in cass on the Shay’s..? Highly recommend it…I got inside and set in operators seat of a 1923 Shay…one of the highlights of my life…lol. And I’m no train nerd just equipment in general and something that’s ran for that long up a 9% grade is something…

    • @railfanmicahturner
      @railfanmicahturner  9 місяців тому +1

      Cass is somewhere I would love to visit, I always did love th e old Shays 😊

  • @terrylark8003
    @terrylark8003 9 місяців тому +10

    Can you leave the subtitles up a little longer?

    • @railfanmicahturner
      @railfanmicahturner  9 місяців тому +3

      I can, this is actually a pre-feedback video. My recent videos, which will release over the next few months, have already had the change made 🙂

    • @m9ovich785
      @m9ovich785 8 місяців тому

      @@railfanmicahturner Yes, Please do, My old Eyes can't read that fast LOL...

  • @tdclymore
    @tdclymore 9 місяців тому +3

    Gotta be a speed reader!!!

  • @rogerb5615
    @rogerb5615 9 місяців тому +2

    Was the first part of this filmed up near Gate City? I sued to live in Kingsport and often drove up there to watch the unit coal trains come down out of VA. Also used to visit Natural Tunnel, never got tired of watching trains come out of that big old hole in the mountain!

    • @railfanmicahturner
      @railfanmicahturner  9 місяців тому

      Not this one, though that isn’t too far away. NRG loads Eastman trains however, and they pass through Gate City a couple times a week

  • @TheAustinSubRailfan
    @TheAustinSubRailfan 9 місяців тому +2

    Nice K5LA on CSX 440!

  • @BeykoEngineering
    @BeykoEngineering 13 днів тому +1

    cool old flood loader

  • @loiswallace3334
    @loiswallace3334 2 місяці тому +1

    Very interesting and informative video.
    From ~ 8:49 to ~ 10:25, there seems to be an issue with the camera exposure fluctuating a little. Very unusual.

    • @railfanmicahturner
      @railfanmicahturner  2 місяці тому

      @@loiswallace3334 It was mostly due to the overhead clouds at the time I believe, thanks for bringing it to my attention!

  • @randomoldguy3967
    @randomoldguy3967 9 місяців тому +3

    My friend drives heavy haul coal trucks and loads out of Totz pretty regularly. Coal is about gone now, and most of the communities that thrived with it. But nobody cares, it’s just Appalachia.

  • @OutdoorsSC
    @OutdoorsSC 8 місяців тому +1

    Love your videos, we are trying everyday to make out videos better, any suggestions would be appreciated.

    • @railfanmicahturner
      @railfanmicahturner  8 місяців тому

      It’s all about how you present information and your transition between clips!

  • @stamrly418
    @stamrly418 25 днів тому +1

    Brilliant record of the working of coal. BUT the length of time the text is on the screen is too short to read without stopping the video. [it’s difficult to get it right when editing i know] still good stuff.👍

  • @woodhonky3890
    @woodhonky3890 4 місяці тому +1

    The only thing I missed was seeing the 50 year old tipple loading coal trains.

    • @railfanmicahturner
      @railfanmicahturner  4 місяці тому

      @@woodhonky3890 Your in luck, as I uploaded a video Monday of them loading! Go to my channel page and check it out!

  • @edmonroe9768
    @edmonroe9768 8 місяців тому +2

    Don’t take info down so fast, it’s very important

  • @timothy4037
    @timothy4037 8 місяців тому +1

    16:30 was a beautiful picture

  • @that65_guy
    @that65_guy 2 місяці тому +1

    @16:32 I seen some trout talking shit saying I can't catch them💀

  • @troytheconsumeroflargequan3254
    @troytheconsumeroflargequan3254 9 місяців тому +3

    What is tha5 structure behind the locomotives at the beginning?

    • @railfanmicahturner
      @railfanmicahturner  9 місяців тому

      That is the flood wall, built after severe flooding in the 70’s

  • @cctrollz5706
    @cctrollz5706 22 дні тому +1

    What's up with the huge walls and gate next to the locomotives at the first location?

    • @railfanmicahturner
      @railfanmicahturner  22 дні тому +1

      @@cctrollz5706 Funny you should ask, I’m working on a video now explaining them! The short answer is that it’s a flood wall, but stay tuned for the full story!

  • @RailPreserver2K
    @RailPreserver2K 9 місяців тому +3

    0:41 whats with the wall? Levee's?

    • @railfanmicahturner
      @railfanmicahturner  9 місяців тому +1

      Flood gates, built after a large flood that occurred in 1977 🙂

  • @dogyerf21
    @dogyerf21 9 місяців тому +3

    When it happens up onto it happens to get to are then? Corbin fortnight times two news crew on over over for two then it?

  • @RailPreserver2K
    @RailPreserver2K 9 місяців тому +3

    There plans to try saving baxter tower ?

    • @railfanmicahturner
      @railfanmicahturner  9 місяців тому

      Not currently, which is unfortunate, but for now it seems to be safe. Some trackage nearby however, not so much.

    • @RailPreserver2K
      @RailPreserver2K 9 місяців тому

      they planning to rip out the mainline? Also i have a friend whose doing a railfan documentary if you wanted to get involved.@@railfanmicahturner

  • @Stormbergrail
    @Stormbergrail 3 місяці тому +1

    Another great video, is there a rail map of this area?

    • @railfanmicahturner
      @railfanmicahturner  3 місяці тому

      @@Stormbergrail There is, you can search “CSX Cumberland Valley Subdivision” and it should show you

  • @utubegeneric
    @utubegeneric 2 місяці тому +1

    Sure would've been nice if you could've gotten a shot of the train coming back through the tunnels at tunnel hill on it's way back to Loyall. You may could even stay in your car and get the video out the driver or passenger window ?? Or certainly with a drone if the dogs are acting stupid.

  • @richardtrudeau7363
    @richardtrudeau7363 8 місяців тому +1

    Is this down in the.Hollar

  • @marioxerxescastelancastro8019
    @marioxerxescastelancastro8019 9 місяців тому +2

    0:54 What is the huge flat device to the left side of the locomotive?

    • @railfanmicahturner
      @railfanmicahturner  9 місяців тому

      Can you specify a little more? I’ll do my best to answer 🙂

  • @jonym45
    @jonym45 8 місяців тому +1

    Great video. Why are there gates on the railways and roads?

    • @railfanmicahturner
      @railfanmicahturner  8 місяців тому

      They are flood gates to protect the town

    • @jonym45
      @jonym45 8 місяців тому

      @@railfanmicahturner Thanks

  • @natehill8069
    @natehill8069 3 місяці тому +2

    You didnt show _any_ coal being loaded. Once minute the train is empty, then its magically full.

  • @ericj810
    @ericj810 2 місяці тому +1

    Wheres this at, west virginia?

  • @tommycooker3996
    @tommycooker3996 9 місяців тому +1

    Why wasn’t there any actual coal loading footage included? It was just the train arriving at the loading point and then footage of it finished loading. Should have had some more actual loading footage in it.

    • @railfanmicahturner
      @railfanmicahturner  9 місяців тому +1

      There are other videos on my channel from here if you would like to see more from NRG

  • @dannyhaley7610
    @dannyhaley7610 9 місяців тому +2

    the caption has it wrong.its not gaynor ky.its baxter ky.

    • @railfanmicahturner
      @railfanmicahturner  9 місяців тому +2

      Modern days, it is Baxter, however in the 70’s the L&N referred to it as Gaynor. I wanted to include it as a nod to the L&N heritage 🙂

  • @rayisland23
    @rayisland23 9 місяців тому +3

    Slow down the subtitles!

    • @railfanmicahturner
      @railfanmicahturner  9 місяців тому

      It’s a suggestion I am most definitely working into future videos 🙂

  • @donnowakowski4224
    @donnowakowski4224 8 місяців тому +3

    Not enough time to read the writing on screen

  • @mushethecowboycook9353
    @mushethecowboycook9353 9 місяців тому +4

    Nice video it would be nice if you talk and explain some things at times

    • @railfanmicahturner
      @railfanmicahturner  9 місяців тому

      I’ve thought about it, but am very self conscious when it comes to my voice, especially when narrating 😂. I may consider it for the future.

  • @chairrockfarms1337
    @chairrockfarms1337 9 місяців тому +2

    "Brakes"

  • @roady1710
    @roady1710 3 місяці тому +2

    Hey, I got a great suggestion for you very nice looking real fanning video but two strikes against you or maybe one take your damn writing that you write maybe leave it up on the screen a little bit longer but the main part structure your editing and put it up on top of the video so you can pause the video and you can read it instead of at the bottom of the screen when you pause a ton of other video clips and thumbnails come up and block it so you can’t read anything I know you can fix it. Maybe I’m not the only one that complained about it but maybe I am. Let me tell you it looks like you have a lot to say I wish I could read it.

  • @donwarren52
    @donwarren52 9 місяців тому +1

    please leave the captioning on longer, why can't you talk and explain what is going on

  • @mikemacheese7174
    @mikemacheese7174 8 місяців тому +1

    Good video but you do not show the actual loading!

    • @railfanmicahturner
      @railfanmicahturner  8 місяців тому

      On this particular day we didn’t get the chance, but there are other videos on my channel that show the process here!

    • @mikemacheese7174
      @mikemacheese7174 8 місяців тому

      @@railfanmicahturnerOk I will check them out. Thanks

  • @charleswalsh9895
    @charleswalsh9895 8 місяців тому +1

    And may be history if left wing gets its way