PREX 105 on the ND&W Railroad former Maumee and Western railroad GP9 highhood train on bad track

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  • PREX 105 in Gettysburg livery heads east out of Defiance crossing the bridge over the Maumee River. The train passes through many rural crossings plus the tiny towns of Jewell and Okolona.
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  • @kenbauer1095
    @kenbauer1095 Рік тому +5

    When was this shot. The west of Defiance section has new rail and ballast and looks respectable.

  • @cpttankerjoe
    @cpttankerjoe Рік тому +5

    When was this filmed? I know west of defiance the tracks look so much better than this now. And every week when I passed by from indiana past defiance I saw the track crews working on it

    • @arkie74
      @arkie74 Рік тому +3

      yeah, this is a few years ago. the nd&w is waaay better now.
      this is back when they had to "walk" the trains through from point a to b. lol

  • @sinatralerby7545
    @sinatralerby7545 Рік тому +3

    you gonna cover the rebuilt section with the new rail?

  • @verdantacres4460
    @verdantacres4460 Рік тому +5

    Can you imagine the Wabash Cannon Ball flying through that rout at 70 or more mph?

    • @marka5478
      @marka5478 Рік тому +1

      The Wabash Cannon Ball did not use this route. It used the line through Adrian and Montpelier.

  • @donjuan6868
    @donjuan6868 Рік тому +4

    Love videos of this railroad! Would love to see more! I see their making improvements but they could sure use a tamper!

  • @davidbarnett9312
    @davidbarnett9312 Рік тому +3

    Good stuff, as usual. You're one of the very few who use a drone, which enhances the experience especially if there are two trains passing. As for high hoods, never liked riding the lead engine when one was part of the lash up. The field of vision was definitely impaired.

  • @arkie74
    @arkie74 Рік тому +1

    its telling how bad the track is, when you see the "dings" on the bottom of the locomotive pilot. I saw somewhere they showed the date on one of the compromised size pieces of track they took out that was stamped 1914!

  • @25mfd
    @25mfd Рік тому +1

    @ 1:40... wow that is some bad looking rail... like about 3mph bad

  • @jkminnich
    @jkminnich Рік тому +1

    I call this the line “The Little Leaning Railway that Could”

  • @DelayInBlockProductions
    @DelayInBlockProductions Рік тому

    Great video!

  • @DaytonDistrictRailfan
    @DaytonDistrictRailfan Рік тому +1

    They made a video of major repairs they had done after receiving a federal grant, you should see it! ND&W is a whole new rr!

  • @StormySkyRailProductions
    @StormySkyRailProductions Рік тому +1

    That was sweet, I love these types of videos on shortlines, nice work Scott! (Dave).

  • @thepozfromoz5166
    @thepozfromoz5166 Рік тому +1

    Nice one my friend! Hope they start working on this section of track and get that old geep painted in the new paint scheme!👍👍

  • @GoodbyeKamala2024
    @GoodbyeKamala2024 Рік тому +1

    I'm glad they're upgrading their routes instead of it just ending up as another dotted line on a map.

  • @knkjchannel55
    @knkjchannel55 Рік тому

    For a second there I thought you'd gone back in time to film the Penn Central

  • @StationRailfan
    @StationRailfan Рік тому +1

    Awesome video Scott! Always enjoy seeing videos from the ND&W.

  • @littlewingpsc27
    @littlewingpsc27 Рік тому +1

    The drone shot of the train on the pin truss bridge at the beginning was awesome.

  • @abduljabar8445
    @abduljabar8445 Рік тому

    Afterall this years the railroad still that bad?

  • @MrRubenrivera9649
    @MrRubenrivera9649 Рік тому

    Bad track due to lack of maintenance or mow

  • @J.L.Edwards
    @J.L.Edwards 3 місяці тому

    Great images! Thanks

  • @arkansasrailproductions5507
    @arkansasrailproductions5507 11 місяців тому

    It’s sister unit, Gettysburg 107, now operates on the Rock Island Rail in Mississippi.

  • @christopherholmes273
    @christopherholmes273 10 місяців тому

    The tracks are terrible!!!!

  • @davidwhy1535
    @davidwhy1535 Рік тому

    anyone know what type of p3

  • @cdavid8139
    @cdavid8139 Місяць тому

    well shot as always

  • @TheNorthwestWind
    @TheNorthwestWind Рік тому

    nice TYPAULEE

  • @WoodyFixit
    @WoodyFixit Рік тому

    There has been recent significant improvement to the crossings warning systems in Paulding County

  • @smalltowntraveller
    @smalltowntraveller Рік тому

    Great views sir..

  • @patrickovsiu
    @patrickovsiu Рік тому

    Now I can see the railroad running parallel to a freeway with trucks running much faster than the train. It's probably a miracle that the railroad doesn't go bankrupt and actually gets some love.

  • @BorisLu
    @BorisLu Рік тому

    Awesome video!

  • @train1962
    @train1962 Рік тому

    Almost gave me motion sickness watching that train on those crooked rails.🤐

  • @danmarkis3785
    @danmarkis3785 Рік тому

    VERY OLD I-Bar truss!! Nice..

  • @electroscribe
    @electroscribe Рік тому

    How on earth do trains stay on the rails? Had to take Dramamine to watch this.

  • @jasonhall7195
    @jasonhall7195 Рік тому

    The 105 has been sitting dead in Defiance for months.

  • @jessicaburdell7779
    @jessicaburdell7779 8 місяців тому

    Hopefully now, under Patriot Rail management, they can be financially set to make a few infrastructure improvements and upgrades.

    • @ScottTaipaleRail
      @ScottTaipaleRail  8 місяців тому

      They made a lot of improvements under Pioneer. It remains to be seen if Patriot will sustain that momentum.

    • @cdavid8139
      @cdavid8139 Місяць тому +1

      Patriot operates each line as a separate entity (though sharing overhead costs). This line has to make it on its own revenue.

  • @azimuth4850
    @azimuth4850 Рік тому

    Wow, its going to fall right off the tracks.

  • @VasjaLar
    @VasjaLar 3 місяці тому

    красиво

  • @jeffmurphree2937
    @jeffmurphree2937 Рік тому

    Really nice video! You have a great eye!

  • @stinchjack
    @stinchjack Рік тому

    Yes, the spaghetti rail is still there!

  • @caseyjones1950
    @caseyjones1950 Рік тому

    Nice drone footage!

  • @RTS4018
    @RTS4018 Рік тому

    Absolutely fantastic.

  • @Chessie1985
    @Chessie1985 Рік тому

    Great video Scott!!!

  • @Nicola636128
    @Nicola636128 Рік тому

    Great video!

  • @cdavid8139
    @cdavid8139 Рік тому

    Fantastic shots sir.

  • @anthonypinkerton1809
    @anthonypinkerton1809 Рік тому

    Ever since the first video this railroad fascinates me; I honestly don't know why they don't rebuild the road bed with concrete ties and spring clips? Also, try to improve the railroad from 30 M.P.H. to maybe 35 M.P.H.?

    • @ScottTaipaleRail
      @ScottTaipaleRail  Рік тому +2

      Not many railroads east of the Mississippi use concrete ties

    • @Joe-d7m6k
      @Joe-d7m6k 7 місяців тому

      Concrete ties have been known to crack.

    • @cdavid8139
      @cdavid8139 Місяць тому

      I can easily tell you why. Such a rehab would cost around $1 million per mile. There isn't enough industry on the line to justify such an expenditure. And a gain in speed from 30 to 35 basically brings nothing to the bottom line

  • @b.d.cooper8671
    @b.d.cooper8671 Рік тому +2

    The groundhog running in the front the train at 12:47 is a highlight for me.

  • @paulbergen9114
    @paulbergen9114 Рік тому

    What a way to be remembered in Shortline railroading due to exceptionally bad track. It almost has to be agonizing chasing it when it's this slow. In the first scene you swear the engine keeps leaning and looks like it's going to tip. The Drone shots over the elevators and the farm were great and looked like a small layout and while they replaced quite a few ties it was just to stabilize the road bed in an effort to probably make five mph. Does the GP ever get above run 3?? ?

    • @arkie74
      @arkie74 Рік тому

      ...maybe when they are warming it up lol!

    • @cdavid8139
      @cdavid8139 Рік тому

      LOL. Chasing it? Try running it. Or try picking up crews. It is boring beyond belief and the rocking tends to want to put you to sleep.

    • @jerrysgardentractorsengine2243
      @jerrysgardentractorsengine2243 Рік тому

      I’m not an expect on track maintenance, but I’m pretty sure railbed/tie stabilization comes before rail replacement. Regardless, it should be considered nothing short of a miracle that this line survived for as long as it did with such bad track

  • @pnhrailroad
    @pnhrailroad Рік тому

    wonder what horn

  • @kevinzeh3559
    @kevinzeh3559 Рік тому +1

    What is the biggest customer on the line? Other railroads or leasing companies storing cars?

    • @ScottTaipaleRail
      @ScottTaipaleRail  Рік тому +3

      Campbells soup indirectly, they have warehouses in Napoleon and truck it to the soup plant JIT.

    • @kevinzeh3559
      @kevinzeh3559 Рік тому

      @@ScottTaipaleRail hence the refrigerator car.

    • @25mfd
      @25mfd Рік тому +1

      @@kevinzeh3559 do they refrigerate canned soup?

    • @kevinzeh3559
      @kevinzeh3559 Рік тому

      @@25mfd no but the ingredients are temperature controlled during shipment. Think before you speak.

    • @25mfd
      @25mfd Рік тому +7

      @@kevinzeh3559 dude i just asked a question no strings attached... why you telling me to think before i speak?

  • @MrJkbubbabutt
    @MrJkbubbabutt Рік тому

    That trackage looks alot better than it used to but man, those rails all need replaced. Thanks for the video!