I'm not surprised, there's almost no customers except the Nashville & Western exchange. I can remember when the Tennessean Newspaper would get boxcars full of paper rolls, and with the closure of Kayne street yard that part of history. Twenty two years ago they use to pull in a local break it down and fill up the yard rail cars going all over the city. The long arm of precision railroading has come to Nashville. Now they pull the train to what ever industrial area. Just a few days ago I saw on Google maps where CSX now operates a small office at end of an industrial section of west Nashville. It's easy to find on Google and the irony of this is that they use to keep a pair of SW1500 switch engines 44 years ago. I grew up here in Nashville and will probably leave the world when the time comes so if you ever have any historical questions I would be glad answer them. Did you know there use to be a diamond crossing near Berry Hill road and Franklin road where the L&N crossed the Tennessee Central? The industrial now Tech park off Charlotte Avenue once was the inbound yard for the Nashville and Chattanooga & St. Louis Railroad complete with engine shops, roundhouse, icing facilities back in the day. The outbound yard was where Kayne street and Union Statkon are today. That's why there are viaduct there opposed to roadways. I can remember the rail yard extending under the then Baptist Sunday School Board of course that's all gone. I could go on but, I won't.
@@RustyBoxcar I apologize for the desertion. There’s a lot of history in that area. It just like there’s a lot of people who ride the Star every day without realizing that the rails use to switch where the ticket station is with one track going out onto a wharf at the edge of the river. The other track paralleled the back of the buildings on 1st avenue. The Tennessee Central delivered to and picked up from businesses along 2nd and 3rd avenues. There were a bunch of switches that allowed for boxcar deliveries around lower Broadway. If you ever want to collaborate on the history of railroading around Nashville I can help.
that's happening everywhere brother. The place I grew up in is no longer affordable. My dream of buying a home in hometown is no longer feasible. It's sad...
I truly wish that Nashville had better transportation planning because if we did our own city trains, and used the existing rail infrastructure, we could have a killer train system. I’ve been on the city bus and going from West Nashville all the way over to Hermitage/ Donelson takes super long. Though on the East side of the city, we have a train, it’s just not super effective unless you are trying to get to the stadium
This would make a nice depot for a light rail system. I've noticed on maps that the twisting Cumberland river and lack of bridges or tunnels, must make it difficult to develop a good network of bus routes. Light rail on narrow bridges could really connect up the various suburbs with the city centre.
Actually Nashville has a very good and efficient bus system. The city was developed along macadamia turnpike that still dominate as transport corridors. The bus system follows these just as the stagecoach used to in the 19th century. What is really needed is a better system to connect to neighboring municipalities.
I use to live in Galesburg and even did the San Francisco Zepher with my family when I was 12. Is the yard there in galesburg still considered one of the largest? Funny this came up. My grandfather loved trains. He took me to the Strasbourg Railroad.
Loved the drone footage and the music that accompanied it. I'm always impressed with the surrounding area that a drone gives of train lines and yards. Thanks.
Nicely done; video quality and narration are excellent. It’s such a pity that the Class Ones have squandered so much carload traffic over the past 60 years. Technology improvements, mergers, and other factors of course will render some facilities obsolete, but here what was once a bustling facility serving the area’s industries is being torn out because all that traffic has vanished. There’s no reason for the yard to exist.
Makes sense that CSX would rip this yard out, its original use was for Union station(passenger terminal with the clocktower). And also for Cummins station, a freight depot, the huge 4 or 5 story red brick building that is now offices. There hasn't been passenger service in Nashville since the 1960's I think, Union Station was turned into a hotel back in the 80's.
"Not Used"? The railroad runs 24hrs a day, so just because you don't see a train there at noon, doesn't mean there won't be a mile long train there at midnight-3am. They've already torn up most of the old yard, but this is a yard for through-trains, where they can switch crews, so they don't need a lot of sidings. The BIG RR yard is down near Melrose: the Radner Yards (plural) are over SEVEN MILES LONG. There used to be another yard up in Madison, near Amqui, but most of that track has also been taken up. And yes, if I've paid a million dollars for a tiny 900sq ft CONDO down there, I'd like it if the real estate agent had bothered to tell me that the FULL NAME of "The Gulch" WAS RAILROAD GULCH! It's been there since the Civil War and not going away any time soon. 🚂🚂🚂🚂!!!!
My father had a studio rented in Cummins Station(that redish building to the right) in the late 90s. Nashville was a ghost town in some places. This area especially. We werent allowed to play outside because the large amount of homeless & drug use in the abandonded building that were all over the gulch. This place remained pretty vacant / undesireable until about 2008 to 2010ish. Another fun fact. The circus used to unload elephants here and walk them down the tracks.
I'd like that too but, Hades will freeze over before that happens. I remember the Floridian would come through my neighborhood on its way into Nashville proper.
Money still Talks and BS still Walks. GOD knows Nashville Real Estate is Primo and in High Demand. Sound Proofing Windows and Materials can help with the noise. 👍
Old Nashville is gone and its kinda sad the city I was born and raised in become a yuppie and tourist trap that the your average resident can no longer afford.
I wish PSC Metals would develop the land on the East Bank of the Cumberland into something other than that ridiculous eye sore. Recycling and scrap metal can be relocated anywhere, yet they continue to allow that area to junk up the beautiful downtown that is evolving. What the hell is their problem?
That is all CSX is about is real estate. They are more a real estate company then a railroad. They want nothing to do with local industries. CSX is all about PSR ,one man crews and going over the road with intermodal. I worked for them for 13th years and it was like a prison sentence. They just out and out suck !!!
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I'm not surprised, there's almost no customers except the Nashville & Western exchange. I can remember when the Tennessean Newspaper would get boxcars full of paper rolls, and with the closure of Kayne street yard that part of history. Twenty two years ago they use to pull in a local break it down and fill up the yard rail cars going all over the city. The long arm of precision railroading has come to Nashville. Now they pull the train to what ever industrial area. Just a few days ago I saw on Google maps where CSX now operates a small office at end of an industrial section of west Nashville. It's easy to find on Google and the irony of this is that they use to keep a pair of SW1500 switch engines 44 years ago. I grew up here in Nashville and will probably leave the world when the time comes so if you ever have any historical questions I would be glad answer them. Did you know there use to be a diamond crossing near Berry Hill road and Franklin road where the L&N crossed the Tennessee Central? The industrial now Tech park off Charlotte Avenue once was the inbound yard for the Nashville and Chattanooga & St. Louis Railroad complete with engine shops, roundhouse, icing facilities back in the day. The outbound yard was where Kayne street and Union Statkon are today. That's why there are viaduct there opposed to roadways. I can remember the rail yard extending under the then Baptist Sunday School Board of course that's all gone. I could go on but, I won't.
Thanks for sharing all of that information, I appreciate it,
@@RustyBoxcar I apologize for the desertion. There’s a lot of history in that area. It just like there’s a lot of people who ride the Star every day without realizing that the rails use to switch where the ticket station is with one track going out onto a wharf at the edge of the river. The other track paralleled the back of the buildings on 1st avenue. The Tennessee Central delivered to and picked up from businesses along 2nd and 3rd avenues. There were a bunch of switches that allowed for boxcar deliveries around lower Broadway. If you ever want to collaborate on the history of railroading around Nashville I can help.
they sold nashville's soul smh. people from nashville can't afford it no more. gentrified to pieces. great content!!!
Thank you!
that's happening everywhere brother. The place I grew up in is no longer affordable. My dream of buying a home in hometown is no longer feasible. It's sad...
I am lucky enough to be one of of the last Yardmasters that got to work at the Kayne Avenue Yard Tower. I loved working that job!!
I truly wish that Nashville had better transportation planning because if we did our own city trains, and used the existing rail infrastructure, we could have a killer train system. I’ve been on the city bus and going from West Nashville all the way over to Hermitage/ Donelson takes super long. Though on the East side of the city, we have a train, it’s just not super effective unless you are trying to get to the stadium
Drone Footage is Always a Treat and a Great way to View trains from the normal grade level Views on the majority of Other Channels. Thanks Michael. 👍
Couldn't agree more! Thanks Ken!
This would make a nice depot for a light rail system. I've noticed on maps that the twisting Cumberland river and lack of bridges or tunnels, must make it difficult to develop a good network of bus routes. Light rail on narrow bridges could really connect up the various suburbs with the city centre.
Actually Nashville has a very good and efficient bus system. The city was developed along macadamia turnpike that still dominate as transport corridors. The bus system follows these just as the stagecoach used to in the 19th century. What is really needed is a better system to connect to neighboring municipalities.
I use to live in Galesburg and even did the San Francisco Zepher with my family when I was 12. Is the yard there in galesburg still considered one of the largest? Funny this came up. My grandfather loved trains. He took me to the Strasbourg Railroad.
I haven't made it up there, but know a lot of BNSF and UP go through there, the webcam there is quite busy.
Loved the drone footage and the music that accompanied it. I'm always impressed with the surrounding area that a drone gives of train lines and yards. Thanks.
Thank you!
Great video! Makes you wonder about the development of the area. Love the tune also!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Watching that grain train go by, all I saw was a long line of loaves of bread 😆 Love the drone work. Nice music too.
Glad you enjoyed it
I work downtown
I don't believe that there are any plans for Amtrak
But I wish that they would
It's part of the long range Amtrak plan, but think it will be years away.
Nicely done; video quality and narration are excellent. It’s such a pity that the Class Ones have squandered so much carload traffic over the past 60 years. Technology improvements, mergers, and other factors of course will render some facilities obsolete, but here what was once a bustling facility serving the area’s industries is being torn out because all that traffic has vanished. There’s no reason for the yard to exist.
Makes sense that CSX would rip this yard out, its original use was for Union station(passenger terminal with the clocktower). And also for Cummins station, a freight depot, the huge 4 or 5 story red brick building that is now offices. There hasn't been passenger service in Nashville since the 1960's I think, Union Station was turned into a hotel back in the 80's.
I think Amtrak lasted in Nashville until 1978. This land was the L&N stockyard originally. South End tower was across the mains next to the Cannery.
If Amtrak does make a comeback, I fear the station would be somewhere other than downtown.
Yes, Amtrak left in 78. Hopefully back in the next 10-15 years.
Damn. If they don't leave any space for a station that would be incredibly short sighted.
"Not Used"? The railroad runs 24hrs a day, so just because you don't see a train there at noon, doesn't mean there won't be a mile long train there at midnight-3am. They've already torn up most of the old yard, but this is a yard for through-trains, where they can switch crews, so they don't need a lot of sidings. The BIG RR yard is down near Melrose: the Radner Yards (plural) are over SEVEN MILES LONG. There used to be another yard up in Madison, near Amqui, but most of that track has also been taken up.
And yes, if I've paid a million dollars for a tiny 900sq ft CONDO down there, I'd like it if the real estate agent had bothered to tell me that the FULL NAME of "The Gulch" WAS RAILROAD GULCH! It's been there since the Civil War and not going away any time soon. 🚂🚂🚂🚂!!!!
My father had a studio rented in Cummins Station(that redish building to the right) in the late 90s. Nashville was a ghost town in some places. This area especially. We werent allowed to play outside because the large amount of homeless & drug use in the abandonded building that were all over the gulch.
This place remained pretty vacant / undesireable until about 2008 to 2010ish.
Another fun fact. The circus used to unload elephants here and walk them down the tracks.
Good video. Would be nice to see Amtrak back.
I'd like that too but, Hades will freeze over before that happens. I remember the Floridian would come through my neighborhood on its way into Nashville proper.
That would be cool
I’d love to live there next to the tracks…🤣
Me too!
That used to be a crew change spot too.
They still change a few there, but not as many as a couple of years ago.
Wasn't Kayne ave yard an auto rack yard? Wonder where these rack trains are gonna go?
They have an auto rack yard at Radnor.
Could it be for Amtrak 🤔
Money still Talks and BS still Walks. GOD knows Nashville Real Estate is Primo and in High Demand. Sound Proofing Windows and Materials can help with the noise. 👍
I wish I had bought some more property even when we moved here in 2006. I'd have a lot more time to make videos now, lol.
Better be a new passenger station.
👍🏼. Thanks for the nice music!
Glad you like it!
Old Nashville is gone and its kinda sad the city I was born and raised in become a yuppie and tourist trap that the your average resident can no longer afford.
Would of been cool to see a DP set in the middle
I wish PSC Metals would develop the land on the East Bank of the Cumberland into something other than that ridiculous eye sore. Recycling and scrap metal can be relocated anywhere, yet they continue to allow that area to junk up the beautiful downtown that is evolving. What the hell is their problem?
Terrific music! Thanks
Csx cannot provide in adequate service to his customers because it continuously rips up yards has no track space to run trains this is unbelievable.
Love the music
Custom !
😎
Thank you!
It's not just the land. Someone will buy the air rights to over the remaining tracks.
Good point!
Maybe they should build on all those parking lots first....
thanks great job
Thanks for watching!
That is all CSX is about is real estate. They are more a real estate company then a railroad. They want nothing to do with local industries. CSX is all about PSR ,one man crews and going over the road with intermodal. I worked for them for 13th years and it was like a prison sentence. They just out and out suck !!!
people that like trains might what to live there
I would personally love it. Just not sure how many of the young crowd the gulch seems to attract would love it, lol.
Why are all these railroad companies closing up yards ? Have to park this stuff somewhere
They are putting in what they call Nashville yards. Our town is on fire. Please do not move here.
They used to use that 24 hours a day.
Yes, before the area got too built up.
Really? Yes. CSX should capitalize on this market and develop elsewhere potentially bringing jobs to rural areas.
Bad time to try and sell, Commercial real estate is a dumpster fire right now and into the future. '
Not in Nashville. They won't build office buildings on this land, it will be condos, maybe with some ground floor retail. Or another hotel.
Agreed, but suspect it will be retail/residential.
@@AaronSmith-kr5yf Doesn't matter real estate is in the sugar and it's only gonna get worse we're fixing to enter the great depression of 2022 /2023.
wow, I have never seen that. A complete train. CSX Locos pulling nothing but CSX cars. YeeHaa
Thanks for watching!
noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
thanks biden
thank you!
I hate that Biden call csx and told them to take them tracks out. Seriously you don't think this was planned at least a couple of years.