A Pretty Cool Horn Salute on this NS Coal Drag with 2 Mid DPU
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- Опубліковано 22 січ 2024
- Norfolk Southern Coal Drag with lot's of Conrail cars in the train along
with 2 mid DPU's. Engineer gives me a nice horn salute as he passes
by me.
This is taken at the fairgrounds in Waynesburg Pa. on January 22, 2024
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Wow! Two DPUs with 100 cars of coal on either end, so I believe we are looking at 22,000 tons of coal on the move. Hugely impressive. Dave, you were in the right spot at the right time. Thank you for this video. Ted
I fully agree. And can confirm that it was 2 trains linked together, each with exactly 100 cars each.
Awesome catch Dave! Enjoyed the video 😃👍❤️🚂
When they are running good, Baily Mine loads 3 unit trains per 8 hour
shift Ted, which is a lot of coal! Big hole underground left from all
that mining. Thank you very much for taking the time to check out the NS coal train video and write in my friend.
Dave; you were loving the ConRail cars and I was marveling over no graffiti! Very nice.
Coal cars around here don't have much graffiti Joanie, perhaps because they are almost constantly on the move and not sitting
around for a long time in a yard somewhere. Appreciate the nice comment and for taking the time to check out the NS Coal Train video my friend.
exactly, no tags from TUBBY.
Maybe the whistle salute from the engineer a fan of the channel 😎
Could well have been Jim, several NS conductors and engineers
watch my videos. Appreciate the nice comment and for taking the time to check out the NS Coal Train video my friend.
Now that was an impressive coal drag! The engineer must be a fan of the channel! Nice catch, Dave!
He very well could be Shane. I have several NS conductors and
engineers who watch these videos. Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the NS coal show my friend.
So cool to see a Bailey train! I'll be going to "Harvey" tomorrow morning to deliver roof channel and bolts. So I'll be right below the loadout for the Bailey system! Also I live in Cresson along the Pittsburgh line for NS and see the coal on the move all the time. Love your videos sir! Keep up the great work!
Some of that coal could have come from Harvey Clutchit. Cresson
is a great place to catch trains, good for you. Thank you so much for taking the time to check out the NS Coal Train video my friend.
He knew a fellow railroader [And a coal man] when he saw one, nice catch, Dave !
Could very well be James, several NS conductors and engineers
watch my videos, could have been one of them? Appreciate the nice comment and for taking the time to check out the NS Coal Train video my friend.
Your enthusiasm is contagious. Thanks for a high point in my day. Keep smiling.
Thank you for the nice comment Richard, glad you enjoyed. Yes sir I will keep smiling! Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the NS coal show my friend.
Love The Conrail cars also!!
You and me would get along great Tom. I'd rather see an old car from a
fallen flag than a loco any day, but that's just me. Very much appreciate your taking the time to pay us a visit and watch the NS coal train video my friend.
I’ve always Loved Conrail and yes on any Fallen Flags. Love all of your videos!! Keep Railroading On!!
@@tomcrouch760 👍😊
There is just something mesmerizing about watching a long line of hoppers go past.
Yes sir there is Arkay, lot's of them coming out of Baily Mine, they
load 3 unit trains per 8 hours up there when they are running good.
That's 9 empty trains up and 9 loaded ones back thru here per 24
hours. Thank you very much for taking the time to check out the NS coal train video and write in my friend.
Nothing like the sound of a heavy coal drag. Love it!
Thank you, glad you enjoyed Matt. Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the NS coal show my friend.
That was a good load!! He had it up close to the 8th notch! That was a good break from shopping detail lol. Love to see coal on the move. If not for coal I probably wouldn’t have my wife and would have spent a lot of my life dark and cold as our electricity was generated by coal back then
We can be thankful for coal that's for sure Wayne. I've spent my whole
life working around coal as my grandfather and many relatives did
also. Shopping wore me out, I had to have a nice diversion.....:-)
Thank you so much for taking the time to check out the NS Coal Train video my friend.
That was a lot of coal and some handsome locomotives! Thank you for sharing Dave, especially on your day off!
Appreciate the nice comment, glad you enjoyed Raymond. Thank you so much for taking the time to check out the NS Coal Train video my friend.
Nice catch there Mr. Dave. Gotta love a long coal train. The engineer gave you a cool greeting too!
Appreciate the nice comment Rick and thank you very much for taking the time to check out the NS coal train video and write in my friend.
Pretty awesome viewing there Dave. You must know the good spots for railfanning. I'm always looking forward to your next video.
Thank you for the nice comment William, glad you enjoyed. A lot of good spots around here to catch trains at. Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the NS coal show my friend.
Thanks Dave for stopping and recording this great NS coal train with a double DPU and many red Conrail cars.
Appreciate the nice comment, glad you enjoyed Steve. Thank you so
much for taking the time to check out the NS Coal Train video my friend.
Sounds like he spotted you watching Dave.
I gave him a big thumbs up Glenn. There are also several NS conductors and engineers who watch my videos, so one of those
guys on that train could have been a viewer? Very much appreciate your taking the time to pay us a visit and watch the NS coal train video my friend.
That train had Norfolk Southern 1203 EMD SD70ACe and Norfolk Southern 1834 Rebuilt EMD SD70ACC for the head end power locomotives and Norfolk Southern 4742 GE AC44CM and Norfolk Southern 8044 GE EC44AC for the mid train DPU’s.
Also the train could be heading to South Brownsville or up though Pittsburgh and climb up the Allegheny mountains and go around the World Famous Horseshoe Curve to Altoona.
Thank you for sharing that info about the locos Jesse. Yes that train
could have been headed to Altoona, some of Baily's coal does go
over the curve there. Very much appreciate your taking the time to pay us a visit and watch the NS coal train video my friend.
Cool greeting from that train. Thanks for sharing. Happy Rails 👍
Appreciate the nice comment, glad you enjoyed John. Thank you so
much for taking the time to check out the NS Coal Train video my friend.
It’s nice to see you rail-fanning rather than rail-working for once. 😊
My day off and I'm still on the RR in one form or another GBD....:-)
Appreciate the nice comment and for taking the time to check out the NS Coal Train video my friend.
Nice catch awesome job engineer giving you the horn salute
Appreciate the nice comment, glad you enjoyed Richard. Thank you so
much for taking the time to check out the NS Coal Train video my friend.
Awsome video Dave You are like a little kid at Christmas watching that coal train Good job!
Appreciate the nice comment Craig and thank you very much for taking the time to check out the NS coal train video and write in my friend.
You're making us laugh Dave!
That's part of the entertainment and no extra charge for the front
row seats 1208bug. :-) Thank you very much for taking the time to check out the NS coal train video and write in my friend.
I liked seeing and hearing those big EMD SDs leading that train. It doesn't matter to me how old they are, the 2 cycle prime movers seem to promise smooth power to my ear, unlike the "Glug-glug" from the 4 cycle GEs.
I heard on another railfan site that one throttle setting that EMD neglected to build into their locomotives is 'QUIT.' They might stall for various reasons, but like big draft horses they will pull their hearts out for you until you tell them to stop or they die.
I like that Robert, have never heard that before on the quit throttle
setting.... :-) Those EMD's are my favorites too. hank you very much for taking the time to check out the NS coal train video and write in my friend.
@@ccrx6700 I picked it up from a guy who was documenting a stalled freight with IIRC a four loco consist. 2 GEs, an SD40-2 of about the same vintage as yours and I don't recall what the fourth engine was. All four were MUed at the head end but the SD40 was NOT the lead engine.
The engineer realized he was in trouble right away when first one and then another engine shut down. Then the third unit crapped out and he couldn't even crawl, but that 40 still responded to the throttle, trying her hardest before the engineer reined her in before she could burn out.
The crew eventually got a 2nd unit running (sorta) and a two unit rescue showed up. The SD40 responded to the throttle like it was no big thing, took the abuse with no complaint and it and the two and a half others (remember the "sorta?") got the train into motion and eventually "home."
I have loved and respected EMD locomotives since I was a kid ... I'm YOUR age. I swear these things have personalities and you can tell when they're happy doing their thing ... or not.
@robertf3479 thanks for the detailed reply Robert 👍😊
Loaded coal train, two DPU'S, and a nice horn salute makes a railfan smile! Great video Dave!
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Appreciate the nice comment, glad you enjoyed Jim. Thank you so
much for taking the time to check out the NS Coal Train video my friend.
Thanks for sharing everything you do.
Appreciate the nice comment wastelander and thank you very much for taking the time to check out the NS coal train video and write in my friend.
@@ccrx6700 I watch them all. You give us a legal way of living our dreams through your sharing of stories and videos. Thank you again.
I am always AMAZED at your degree of excitement as a train goes by. ❓Question; ❓Why are you even more excited at the sight of "CONRAIL" cars❓
MUCH LOVE FROM GUAM !!!
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Thank you for the nice comment Captain Tom, glad you enjoyed. Conrail being a fallen flag railroad those cars will someday soon
be no longer around. I love to see old RR cars. Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the NS coal show my friend.
Like we say, Awesome Catch Dave!!!👍🙂
Thank you Ralph, glad you enjoyed. Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the NS coal show my friend.
Great video!! Love the coal trains... and your commentary is super - entertaining as well as informative!! 😁
Appreciate the really nice comment Magicpencil. Thank you very much for taking the time to check out the NS coal train video and write in my friend.
That was a ripper Dave, great to see! Ha, you're just like me when I go to do some shopping, except I always seem to finish up at the model railway shop! 🙂
Cool, if there was a model RR shop here, for sure I would be visiting
it a lot too Richard! Thank you very much for taking the time to check out the NS coal train video and write in my friend.
Look at all that beautiful coal!! I love it. Thanks Dave.
When they are running good, Baily Mine loads 3 unit trains per 8 hour
shift Wilbur, which is a lot of coal! Big hole underground left from all
that mining. Thank you very much for taking the time to check out the NS coal train video and write in my friend.
Great video Dave! Those coal cars are really loaded to the max!
Baily Mine meters their coal Bob and there is 100 tons in each car. Thank you very much for taking the time to check out the NS coal train video and write in my friend.
Man, that's a lot of coal. Thanks for sharing Dave.
Can you imagine the big hole that made under ground Larry! Thank you so much for taking the time to check out the NS Coal Train video my friend.
Fantastic catch and video Dave. Love them Conrail cars. Enjoyed watching and have a wonderful upcoming Wednesday.(Steve)
Appreciate the nice comment Steve and thank you very much for taking the time to check out the NS coal train video and write in my friend.
Your very welcome Dave.@@ccrx6700
We have a truck eating bridge here in Rhinelander that had to have sacrificial beams installed because it got hit so many times. The truckers seem to have figured out not to mess with it so now it mostly totals 5th wheel campers. Nice to see a rail worker that railfans on his time off. You are an inspiration to us all, thanks Dave!
They used to have another bridge under NS tracks right in Waynesburg
that got many a truck stuck. NS built a new RR bridge much higher,
actually they built 2 bridges. One for the trains to cross while the
other was being built, both are still up. Appreciate the nice comment, glad you enjoyed Poowg. Thank you so much for taking the time to check out the NS Coal Train video my friend.
I grew up in Southern West Virginia about 20 miles from NS's Pocahontas District and NS tracks for one of their short lines to a coal power plant was across the street from my grandparent's house and I remember right after the merger with Conrail seeing their locomotives and coal cars. It's been a long time since I've seen Big Blue in prescience like this and it feels good.
Nice Danny, I loved those old blue locos, not a whole lot of Conrail
cars left out there. Thank you very much for taking the time to check out the NS coal train video and write in my friend.
Thank you Dave for awesome video and loved that horn salute. Have a great day, my Friend.
Thank you for the nice comment RevHarry, glad you enjoyed. Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the NS coal show my friend.
That was a lot of Conrail hoppers. Out here in Colorado you might see an old auto rack once in a while. Nothing else. Thanks for sharing Dave .
We do see a good many Conrail hopper cars on this line Scott. I've
seen the Conrail auto carriers on some rail cams and also some
You Tube train videos, but you don't see a whole lot of other Conrail
cars out there except every once in awhile, I have seen a few Conrail
coil cars too on videos. Very much appreciate your taking the time to pay us a visit and watch the NS coal train video my friend.
That’s a good consist of hoppers and coal porters! The red ones really stand out. Love that the engineer honked for you.
Last honk I got was from the Amtrak that comes out of the Cumberland yard to the mainline last year. Was pretty cool.
Yes it was Bassotronics. Not a whole lot of NS engineers will give
you a horn toot anymore....sigh. Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the NS coal show my friend.
Without your enthusiasm and insights, it would be just another long train wait. Thanks Dave!
Appreciate the nice comment, glad you enjoyed Trotter. Thank you so
much for taking the time to check out the NS Coal Train video my friend.
Great catch great horn salute great video thanks Dave Conrail was a good company
Appreciate the nice comment, glad you enjoyed Gary. Yep in it's day Conrail was the big boy of the east. I love to see old Conrail cars. Thank you so much for taking the time to check out the NS Coal Train video my friend.
Nice to see a long coal train. Thanks, 😊Dave
Glad you enjoyed it Santafefrank. Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the NS coal show my friend.
Dave! It was great to go railfanning with you back in the ol' stomping grounds! I know exactly where you are! Keep 'em coming because I love those Greene County scenes!!
Appreciate the nice comment, glad you enjoyed Pete. That's a good
place to catch trains. Thank you so much for taking the time to check out the NS Coal Train video my friend.
That was an impressive train. Coal trains have _always_ been my favorite since I was a boy in the early 60s. I had an uncle who was an engineer with L&N Railroad in East Tennessee since the steam days. He pulled a lot of coal and after he got the cushy switching jobs before he retired I would meet him at the end of the bridge and go switch with him and "the boys." I was the horn man and knew what to do no worries.
You brought back good memories. Coal keeps the lights on.
Thank you for the really nice comment, ut000bs, glad it brought back
some good memories for you. That had to be cool for you to blow
the whistle back then. Very much appreciate your taking the time to
pay us a visit and check out the NS coal drag show my friend.
Low cost fuel = freedom. Thanks for sharing Dave
Your certainly welcome Tom. Glad to share my fun day off the railroad....:-) Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the NS coal show my friend.
Wahoooo!! Who-ee what a train! I laughed when he tooted for ya, and you excited as a kid in a candy store! Love it! -laughing- 😁
Appreciate the nice comment, glad you enjoyed Trena, I do get a bit excited at times with trains..... :-) Thank you so much for taking the time to check out the NS Coal Train video my friend.
Engineer giving you the horn salute Nice.
Yes it certainly was Derrick, not a lot of engineers who will do that anymore for NS. Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the NS coal show my friend.
Wow, cool video, Dave! I love your humor and enthusiasm. Great to see you out railfanning instead of being at work, though I love your vids from work, too. And that's the first coal drag I've seen in a long time without Tubby on any of the hoppers. Keep up the good work, I love your style, buddy.
Thank you for the nice comment, pleased to hear you are enjoying the videos Kenneth. Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the NS coal show my friend.
Dave, just a note many thank you for sharing your videos and educating me on life in the mining contry I had to look up what Bailey mine was very interesting and impressive to see that long rail drag of 200 cars. Thanks Dave for all that you do, always look forward to another educational adventure
Appreciate the nice comment Fred. Baily has the largest prep plant
complex in North America, 3 mines feed it, Baily, Enlow Fork and Harvey Mine. Thank you so much for taking the time to check out the NS Coal Train video my friend.
I like the horsey cars!
I used to go down to the walking bridge over the rail lines just down from the 17th Street bridge in Altoona while I was going to school there to watch the Conrail trains go by. Me and my college buddies would also bike to Horseshoe Curve to get a good workout and to watch the blue beasts power around the bend! Boy that was loud and rumbly, and a good many years ago!
Back in the day Conrail was the big dog of the east. So cool you got
to see them back then Curt. Around here we had Chessie mostly.
Thank you so much for taking the time to check out the NS Coal Train video my friend.
Nice catch and horn salute. And wife is saying “you were just going to the store, where have you been?” Lol.
Thank you for the nice comment Beverly, glad you enjoyed. Mrs. CCRX
is used to me gallivanting around looking for trains....:-) Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the NS coal show my friend.
Great video Dave, I love to see the black diamonds on the move. Also great acknowledgment to you from the driver and a splendid way to do a shopping trip
Perfect for a shopping trip Ian, I often go there when I take the wife
while she shops I watch for trains. Appreciate the nice comment and for taking the time to check out the NS Coal Train video my friend.
Great catch Dave, love the conrail cars also.. mid DPU was a awesome shiny one, very rare to see them clean.. thise were some very full loads..
Someone else said that unit was a fairly new rebuilt loco, it sure was
shiny Pappy. Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the NS coal show my friend.
Insane amount of coal. Moving at a good clip !
Don’t forget the milk ! 👍👍🚂
I got the wrong kind of coffee creamer for her yellowlab, plus I
didn't get the chicken bone broth for on the dog's food, she was not
real pleased with me after that.....:-) Thank you so much for taking the time to check out the NS Coal Train video my friend.
@@ccrx6700 she might get over it, but the Dog? Might be a different story! 😂😂👍🚂
@@yellowlab5624 👍😊
Always a big smile and a giggle fantastic
Thank you for the nice comment Tim, glad you enjoyed. Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the NS coal show my friend.
@ccrx6700 always here and shall have a look right away, thankyou as always.
@@timw6928 👍😊
Dave, In Colorado since April. Enjoyed the view from the fairgrounds entrance. Back to Greene County soon.
Hope you are doing well out there Pete. Son went to Colorado in
the fall to elk hunt, he was totally impressed and worn out from
the mountains. Thank you so much for taking the time to check out the NS Coal Train video my friend.
Really Enjoy your video's Dave.! Thank You.!😊
Thank you for the nice comment. Pleased to hear you are enjoying the videos Mark. Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the NS coal show my friend.
Great video Dave, I love your enthusiasm for railroading.
Thank you for the nice comment Jon, glad you enjoyed. I do love
railroading.... :-) Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the NS coal show my friend.
I always love watching the coal drags roll by. Great catch!
Appreciate the nice comment Patrick and thank you very much for taking the time to check out the NS coal train video and write in my friend.
Great catch Dave. Lots of good old natural fuel. Have a great day my friend.
Thank you for the nice comment Lewis, glad you enjoyed. Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the NS coal show my friend.
Nice catch Dave! Thanks for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed and you are welcome Brian. Thank you so
much for taking the time to check out the NS Coal Train video my friend.
Hello Dave . Nice NS catch fantastic Horn salute 👍🏻 . Nice spot needs a chain saw . Yes bring on the warm Air. Be safe . 😎👍🏻Robin out .
Thank you for the nice comment Robin, glad you enjoyed. I'm bringing the chain saw up next trip....:-) Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the NS coal show my friend.
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Awesome catch Dave! Enjoyed watching your video. 😃👍❤️🚂
Thank you for the nice comment trainchasersatwork, glad you enjoyed. Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the NS coal show my friend.
I have watched this video at least six times. I’m addicted! Ted
Glad you enjoyed the show Ted! Thank you so much for taking the time to check out the NS Coal Train video my friend.
Awesome! Dave love hearing train horns
Well you got a nice one on this video MrJeep.
Love to see all that EV fuel Dave and thanks so much for that short video, you posted on how the hopper doors open and close 👍
Glad you enjoyed and you're welcome for the short Frank. Thank you very much for taking the time to check out the NS coal train video and write in my friend.
Those cars were loaded. One heavy coal drag Dave..Thanks
Yes they were and you are welcome William. Thank you so
much for taking the time to check out the NS Coal Train video my friend.
That was a long train! Love that whistle, and you got a pretty neat salute. Nice!
Appreciate the nice comment and for your taking the time to
check out the NS coal train show.
Great video Dave! Your "electric vehicle fuel" reminded me of an image I just saw out of Canada. It was an image of a wood fired steam generator charging and electric car. It is the charging station for the area 🥴
Appreciate the nice comment Mojo. I can just imagine seeing that
picture, neat! Thank you so much for taking the time to check out the NS Coal Train video my friend.
Great job Dave. Most of those 200 car trains go from Shire Oaks, east to Altoona, then to Baltimore to get dumped in a ship for export. Good luck trying to get tree cut or the pole moved.😅😅😅
Thank you for the really nice comment and for the info on destination Louis. Very much appreciate your taking the time to pay us a visit and check out the NS coal drag show my friend.
They sure do stack that coal high.
The coal is metered at Baily Mine and there is 100 tons in each
car Eddie. A lot of EV fuel....:-) Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the NS coal show my friend.
Nice video Dave / Keep em coming and stay safe
Appreciate the nice comment bowdoin and thank you very much for taking the time to check out the NS coal train video and write in my friend.
Our lucky day too! Because you made this great catch.
Maybe these coal cars carry "electric vehicle fuel" but the electric vehicle recovers a lot of the braking energy so more efficient use of the fuel.
Glad to have some coal delivered to the plant here in North Carolina because it was down to 14 degrees over the weekend! But when the sun is out my heat pump shuts off and I enjoy some hours of FREE solar energy through the south facing sunroom windows! I reclose the curtains in the evening to prevent some loss through the night. With a little more design and effort, a significant amount of energy can be saved over a year. It would behoove us to think about energy conservation when new homes are built or older ones remodeled.
Really enjoyed your railfanning enthusiasm. Nice that you got the great horn salute too. Warm weather here now - sending it your way!
Appreciate the nice comment, glad you enjoyed Music 100. Got up to 63 degrees here today after that cold snap we had. Thank you so much for taking the time to check out the NS Coal Train video my friend.
Hey Dave I'm 100 yrds from the mainline of cpkc in Missouri so I get to see a huge mix match of rail power, and the big Bnsf too
Wow, that's pretty cool Thomas. We are seeing some foreign power
here about once a week because they started running sand trains in
to Waynesburg from Wisconsin, and they mix up the power on those,
instead of the all black NS locos on these coal trains, although we
do see some CSX units on the coal. Thank you very much for taking the time to check out the NS coal train video and write in my friend.
Cool to see the coal. By the time it reaches us, it has settled below the top edge of the hopper.
It does get shaken down, good thing they don't run over my tracks
or the coal would be in the track and not left in the cars....LOL
Thank you so much for taking the time to check out the NS Coal Train video my friend.
That was a great catch Dave.
Glad you enjoyed Michael. Thank you very much for taking the time to check out the NS coal train video and write in my friend.
Bailey makes the nicest loads! I can spot them anywhere .
You sure do get to see a lot of them thru Waynesburg. Last year
Baily ran around 23 or so million tons of coal over these tracks Dave.
Seems like every time I go to Wbg I catch a train anymore. Very much appreciate your taking the time to pay us a visit and watch the NS coal train video my friend.
@@ccrx6700 I worked around the corner from where you took that video from ‘79 to ‘01. I took for granted Chessie, P&LE, Monongahela, Conrail, and dpu’d Detroit Edison. I wasn’t sure of the mine they came from until Bailey opened, neat, consistent loads
@@davejones7856 👍😊
More coal cars need the "EV FUEL" tag on them. Thanks Dave..
They certainly do at that Jon.... :-) Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the NS coal show my friend.
Looks like you're right about 2 trains coupled together. I think I counted exactly 200-cars. And I saw a single Top Gon car in there. Though they're not my favorite coal gondola, I do like to see them, especially since they are now rare. And pure EMD power up front making pure EMD noise 😍. But that freshly rebuilt 4742 was a treat too. Thank you, Dave! 🤠👍
EMD was a nice bonus on this one for sure Scotty, it's so very rare
that NS puts mid units in, on these coal drags usually only 2 units
in front. NS trying to save some money by putting two trains together.
Thanks so much my friend for checking out the NS Coal Drag show.
awesome thx for the post stay safe.😊😊👍👍
Appreciate the nice comment, glad you enjoyed cncpgreatlakesdiv. Thank you so much for taking the time to check out the NS Coal Train video my friend.
you are very welcome it was awesome .😊😊👍🤏👍
Sadly in Milwaukee we don't get Conrail hoppers but on occasion will still get steel coil cars and on real rare occasions they will bring two coltrains here and split them with one going to Sheboygan and one going to Wausau. Glad to see a train is still fun for you on your day off a great way to relax
I've seen a few Conrail coil cars on videos, not a whole lot of them
around, and a few Conrail auto racks still out there Paul. Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the NS coal show my friend.
Hey Dave it was 4 below zero this morning in Northern Maine and 20 degrees now and cloudy on the 24th. day of January, about a foot of snow on the ground, which is shy for us up here, but nice video. Dave D.
That's a bit chilly, was down to 3 on Monday morning, but today was
64 Dave. That's only going to make it even colder to take when the cold
weather does come back in a week or so. Thank you so much for taking the time to check out the NS Coal Train video my friend.
Hi Dave! Oh man that horn on that SD70ACe is beautiful. I live on the other side a small woods off the NS Dayton District here in Columbus and I love hearing that horn on those SD70ACes when come throttling up coming out of Columbus. Great catch sir! You guys should make a couple of Conrail heritage coal cars. EDIT: Was putting the boys in the car this morning to take them to school when a great sounding SD70ACe was going by sounding the horn. Good start to the morning!
Yes sir, that's better than a cup of coffee to start the day off clineshaunt :-) Appreciate the nice comment and for taking the time to check out the NS Coal Train video my friend.
@@ccrx6700 Have a good weekend over there!
@@clineshaunt 👍😊
yeah,Dave. I agree love to see the coal trains moving! I use tu work in sales on the road, and, when I would go to S W Virginia I would see a lot of long coal trains.
When they are running good, Baily Mine loads 3 unit trains per 8 hour
shift Gary, which is a lot of coal! Big hole underground left from all
that mining. Thank you very much for taking the time to check out the NS coal train video and write in my friend.
@@ccrx6700 that is a lot of coal! Just watched your last one on tamping, looks like the lateral tie sliding would be dangerous on curves.
@@garygraham6020 👍😊
Seen you drive past the other day Dave out there keeping that coal moving!
That's pretty cool Donald, hope we get to meet up someday. That's
my job, keeping the coal moving....:-) Thank you very much for taking the time to check out the NS coal train video and write in my friend.
Good morning Dave! “Electric vehicle fuel” on a coal car, now that gave me a much needed laugh. Your reaction to trains passing by is the same way I react to aircraft, remembering the specific jobs I had done on a particular plane and what military base I was working at back then.
The only time I have ever seen trains that long was watching petroleum tank cars going back and forth between Marysville Washington and the Canadian boarder, pulled by BNSF. Thanks for the video and the detailed descriptions. A happy and hearty huzzah to you Dave! 😊😅
Appreciate the nice comment and glad you got a kick out the of EV
fuel Harold. Thank you very much for taking the time to check out the NS coal train video and write in my friend.
Nice train vid Dave ... Thx
Appreciate the nice comment Eddy and thank you very much for taking the time to check out the NS coal train video and write in my friend.
Great catch.
Thank you RFMCaboose, glad you enjoyed. Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the NS coal show my friend.
Heck yeah, I know exactly where you were standing, not a bad place to watch trains, there's other places in that area, I've been all over green country pa,to watch trains. See ya next time Dave 😊
There is a lot of good places in Greene to catch trains for sure
BigMack. Thank you very much for taking the time to check out the NS coal train video and write in my friend.
@@ccrx6700 your very welcome
5:53 - good one (I'm still buying one)
I hope it does very well for you no more free nicks! Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the NS coal show my friend.
Great video and sweet coal drag Dave, enjoy the warm up coming!
Appreciate the nice comment and you are right Dave, it got up to 65 degrees here the other day, I did enjoy that. Thanks so much for your taking the time to check out the NS coal train show my friend.
Dave, go to Athearn model trains and check out the single and 5 packs of ortner rapid discharge coal hoppers decorated for us steel Cumberland mine. They're being released in February. Watching your videos brings back memories of running those blue beasts. Thank you.
Thank you Jim, after your comment I did, they don't list what car
numbers they have available tho. I have 1 US Steel Ortner HO car
I got off Ebay #15. Hope you are doing well my friend. Appreciate
very much your writing in and watching the NS coal train show.
love your vids from green county Wisconsin
Really glad to hear you are enjoying them Kim, thanks for saying so. Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the NS coal show my friend.
Nice ,Dave! Railroading is still exciting!
Appreciate your taking the time to write in with the nice comment Roy. Thank you also for watching the NS coal show my friend.
Dave,
20,000 + tons, close to two miles long? You caught a ‘super heavy’ amazing! Imagine maintaining a railroad and saying…..oh let’s run 20000 tons today! Yikes!
Mid train DPU’s are creating quite stir….. if they are remotely operated by the head end, are they manually controlled?…..computer controlled and varied?
Ok, no empties, curves may not be a problem, due to the shear weight they are glued to the rails. Maybe string-lining is low risk?
What about multiple grades, half the train going upgrade, half the train going down? Slack action? Should the front locomotives be at notch eight and DPU’s be in Dynamic braking? Very intense!
Man Dave…. You love railroading!! You brighten my day.
Stay safe brother!
Randy
These coal trains are the bread and butter of NS, they make a lot of
money with them Randy. Mid DPU's are controlled by the lead loco
via radio signal. The engineer can choose to run that lead loco in
either manual or have a computer run it, either case the mid locos
follow suit whatever the lead loco does. However you do bring up
a good point about grades and yes on some grades these long trains
have one set of locos in power throttle and another set on the same
train in dynamics or visa versa. Very, very rare these empty hopper
cars stringline, they are a bit too heavy for that. Lightweight empty
cars are the ones most often to string line and that usually happens
when loads are behind the empty cars, they pull the lightweight
cars back while the loco is pulling the front of the cars forward
and they can jump off. Thank you so much for taking the time to check out the NS Coal Train video my friend.
Hey Dave
Every now and theni run across a video I haven't seen. Great video
We see these big coal trains running out of carbon County Utah. They usually have two on the rear too to help them in the mountains.
Awesome video
Glad you enjoyed this one Clark. Thanks so much for doing some
rail fanning with me and may you have a very good day my friend.
Excellent catch Dave, love the NS coal train.
Appreciate the nice comment and glad you enjoyed Jeff. Thanks so much for your taking the time to check out the NS coal train show my friend.
Thanks for the video. 100 coal cars per each. Lot of weight ,, lot of horsepower. Crazy weather makes for earth quake weather. All sh-r breaker out. Later.
You are certainly welcome Dan. We've never had an earth quake
around here thank goodness and hope we never do. Appreciate
your doing some rail fanning with me today my friend.
That would make them ex-cons.😂
If you're really lucky you'll see a PC car or two. A few years ago there was an ex PRR FM flat with some work equipment on deck coupled to an old riveted well flat. The well flat had ties inside the well with rail in racks on each side.
I've never seen a PC car in person Pete, that would be really cool.
I've seen one PRR/NYC car at a CSX yard in Connellsville, got a video
on that I took 2 years ago and haven't shown it yet. Thank you so
much for taking the time to check out the NS Coal Train video my friend.
Wife "weher on earth have you been, it's been three hours since i sent you to the shop!" Dave "Oh i was just doing a bit of train spotting...not my fault the blooming thing was so long!" lol
LOL.... she's used to me rail fanning, one time I left her at the grocery
store and drove 30 minutes away to chase a train, she was not a
real happy camper that day tho..... :-) Very much appreciate your taking the time to pay us a visit and watch the NS coal train video my friend.
You railfan like that, you'll take the StormySkys crew out of business😂jk Good stuff📹👷♂️👍🚂🇨🇦🇺🇲🙋
LOL, I don't think you ever have to worry about that, Steve is the master
at catching trains Doug. Very much appreciate your taking the time to pay us a visit and watch the NS coal train video my friend.