WOW, This is incredible! What a nice engine, fine looking crew, and Holy Crap The Caboose man!!! This is a part of history i wish i could have seen first hand, this style of railway working, and needless to say most of the equipment, are all long gone.and i was born three years too late, although to go back further and see the railways from the 50's on... *sigh...
Hey Larry great videos of trains. I went to Myrtle Street & Parkside with you years ago. Now living in Bluffton South Carolina. Your videos bring back great memories of growing up in St. Thomas. Makes me homesick!
Hi Dan What years did you go to Myrtle Street School? I recall your name and think I may have been there the same time.Please correct me if I am wrong. I was there until I graduated from grade 8 1969-1970 Thanks,
@@sdc5683 Steve: You and I went to Myrtle Street School at the time had Mrs. Pineo and Barry Whiteman as teachers. We also attended Parkside Collegiate at the same time too. Last time, I remember seeing you was at the Canadian Tire Store in St. Thomas. You were working in the garage as a apprentice mechanic. You installed a new muffler and exhaust on My Mum's old Plymouth Duster. Seems like a million years ago now; when the times were much less complicated.
Great catch of a "flying switch" (aka "Dutch drop") - something you don't see anymore. Also too bad the CASO was pulled up... would have remained a good short-cut from Detroit to Buffalo, maybe for CSX today.
4510 was a good Engine- to bad you would have all been fired now for MANY violations-how did we ever get the job done??? It used to be fun then glad I'm retired now
Back then, you improvised the job to make it easier. I've seen brakemen push and pull on grab irons to keep the loose car going up-hill into the siding so the locomotive could save a 10 minute move. Accidents would cause only the modification and "safer" methods to be practiced. I miss hearing GP7's. My love was fueled by the CNW in the town I was from. Only, I chased with my five speed and a Kodak 110.
one question Larry. Where the hell is west Lorne and Rodney ? These guys got the job done in no time. What a job to have ! And what an Engine ! Those 'old' CN grain cars were cool also.
@@fzttwd It looked awesome ! For me reaifaning was better back then. Now all trains look alike ! Then there were different types of engines and cars. And lets not forget the caboose
wow I wish we could still switch like that. Those guys would've been fired ten times in the first 5 mins. I can definitely see why we have all these rules now.
THIS was how shit got done back in the day!! Great video!
I love the sound of those old “GP Freight Trains”, music to my ears.
Thank you for uploading this video. I enjoyed viewing it. I cannot believe how the conductor stood ontop of the knuckles!
Thanks, really enjoyed that. Great sound - real Geep! No chop-noses.
WOW, This is incredible! What a nice engine, fine looking crew, and Holy Crap The Caboose man!!! This is a part of history i wish i could have seen first hand, this style of railway working, and needless to say most of the equipment, are all long gone.and i was born three years too late, although to go back further and see the railways from the 50's on... *sigh...
Hey Larry great videos of trains. I went to Myrtle Street & Parkside with you years ago. Now living in Bluffton South Carolina. Your videos bring back great memories of growing up in St. Thomas. Makes me homesick!
Hi Dan What years did you go to Myrtle Street School? I recall your name and think I may have been there the same time.Please correct me if I am wrong.
I was there until I graduated from grade 8 1969-1970 Thanks,
@@sdc5683 Steve: You and I went to Myrtle Street School at the time had Mrs. Pineo and Barry Whiteman as teachers. We also attended Parkside Collegiate at the same time too. Last time, I remember seeing you was at the Canadian Tire Store in St. Thomas. You were working in the garage as a apprentice mechanic. You installed a new muffler and exhaust on My Mum's old Plymouth Duster. Seems like a million years ago now; when the times were much less complicated.
We call dropping by a cut,that was perfectly done.
take notes kids lol that's how its done. sad that the lines all gone.
Ahhh the 'old Rodney flip I remember it well; June of '87 I had just hired on...4510 with a 6 SL brake stand I think
Great catch of a "flying switch" (aka "Dutch drop") - something you don't see anymore. Also too bad the CASO was pulled up... would have remained a good short-cut from Detroit to Buffalo, maybe for CSX today.
That's why it's gone
Classic old school.
Nice, glad that you recorded this and other videos.
Ah the good ole days of cowboy switching, and riding loose in the saddle!
Wow!
All “undecorated” cars - you know shat I mean.
Great video
Great video
Miss them high hood locos.
4510 was a good Engine- to bad you would have all been fired now for MANY violations-how did we ever get the job done???
It used to be fun then glad I'm retired now
Larry Lutz October 18 2017 and I'm done too Larry...I don't know how I did it !!!
Back then, you improvised the job to make it easier. I've seen brakemen push and pull on grab irons to keep the loose car going up-hill into the siding so the locomotive could save a 10 minute move. Accidents would cause only the modification and "safer" methods to be practiced. I miss hearing GP7's. My love was fueled by the CNW in the town I was from. Only, I chased with my five speed and a Kodak 110.
one question Larry. Where the hell is west Lorne and Rodney ? These guys got the job done in no time. What a job to have ! And what an Engine ! Those 'old' CN grain cars were cool also.
West of St Thomas Ontario and East of Tilbury
@@fzttwd It looked awesome ! For me reaifaning was better back then. Now all trains look alike ! Then there were different types of engines and cars. And lets not forget the caboose
Damm that’s how switching is done. In modern day OSHA would have a heart attack if they saw a switch man doing this lol
Great video.
OSHA?? Or the FRA.
Its perfectly legal to drop cars if done the right way. But its outlawed on almost every railroad anymore.
common sense railroadiong no 3 step shit what a friggin joke
Switching on the FLY, love it. I'm sure that's 'illegal' now.
Looks like 4510 was a long hood forward Geep?
Awesome
Yes the Track was out of service. That is the Westbound Track. We used the Eastbound.
Ol school cool
Wow CN's high hood GP9！？
Don't see switching like that anymore!
yeah if any crew of today wants to keep their job
Nice drop with the crummie too! Nowadays fired!
Fantastic, thank you, love the old white America! ;)
Awesome video keep them coming I subbed on thanks
Lets see a one man crew do that switching maneuver!
Hi Dan.... thx. Another Myrtle street Alumni eh.
Larry, just got a message from Steve Claypole. Another Myrtle Street School Alumni from my past miss spent youth in St. Thomas, Ontario.
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Is this what used to be the Conrail CASO sub
Yes. Though it's all gone now
Didnt the C&O run on the other side of the elevator?
Larry, was the North track between West Lorne and Rodney used at all at the time of this video?
Stupid good video!!!!!!!!!!! 10 star's
wow I wish we could still switch like that. Those guys would've been fired ten times in the first 5 mins. I can definitely see why we have all these rules now.
That was an easy drop Larry!
Is the engine broken, it sounds strange? :(
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