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Visual explorations of modern railroading, and my travels to capture it.
Ghosts of the J: Canadian National's Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway
NON-NARRATED VERSION HERE: ruclips.net/video/aGSTrjCeWhU/видео.html
On February 1st, 2009, the Canadian National took over operations of Chicago’s Outer Belt - the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern. Sixteen years later and the CN has totally transformed the line into one of their busiest and most important segments of operation across their 20,000 route miles of track. In this video, we will take an in-depth exploration of modern operations on the the east end of the J between Gary and Joliet, and see how the railroad has so successfully repurposed the route to a heavy Class I mainline.
Filmed during the fall and winter of 2024, we will also see a colorful and ever-changing phase of the Canadian N...
On February 1st, 2009, the Canadian National took over operations of Chicago’s Outer Belt - the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern. Sixteen years later and the CN has totally transformed the line into one of their busiest and most important segments of operation across their 20,000 route miles of track. In this video, we will take an in-depth exploration of modern operations on the the east end of the J between Gary and Joliet, and see how the railroad has so successfully repurposed the route to a heavy Class I mainline.
Filmed during the fall and winter of 2024, we will also see a colorful and ever-changing phase of the Canadian N...
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Blue Collar Railroading: A Day at Dolton Junction - Short Lines, Steel Mill Trains and a Caboose!
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NON-NARRATED VERSION HERE: ruclips.net/video/uR43vlHqm6Y/видео.html In the second installment of my Hot Spots series, we visit another location that's been a personal favorite of mine for many years - Dolton Junction. If you've watched my other videos, this spot will be no stranger to you. Despite having less traffic than Pine Junction, Dolton features action that is a bit more unique to the ar...
Pine Junction: The Midwest's BUSIEST Railroad Hot Spot!
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NON-NARRATED VERSION HERE: ruclips.net/video/lmFx7-heEVU/видео.html Those of you that watched railroad videos in the days before RUclips, may remember the producer Highball Productions and their excellent "Hot Spots" series. I've long loved those videos, and by popular request... have decided to take a swing at my own Hot Spots series. And of course, how could I NOT start the series with a loca...
A Railroad Resurrection: Hunting for Norfolk Southern SD70M-2s in 2023!
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NON-NARRATED VERSION: ruclips.net/video/y66CSE1qi_A/видео.html In early 2023, Norfolk Southern began reactivating their remaining mothballed fleet of SD70M-2s, much to my (and many others) surprise. Hop along for the ride as we chase a few of these reactivated locomotives in local service across Northwest Indiana! Thanks for watching!
Tales from the Branch Line: Rare Mileage Amtrak Shop Run up the Branch... with Dash 8s!
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NON-NARRATED VERSION: ruclips.net/video/2oGxL9yj5x4/видео.html Hop along for the ride as we chase an elusive Amtrak movement to Professional Locomotive Services, a small locomotive shop in Northwest Indiana. Dash 8s, branch lines, and equipment where it shouldn't be... doesn't get much better than that! Hope you enjoy! The Much Too Long Creator's Note: The first (but technically second) of yet ...
The Hottest Train On Earth: Molten Steel Trains Across Chicagoland #steelmilltrains
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Ever since I began taking video seriously, the one thing I've wanted to cover the most (by far!) were Norfolk Southern's bottle trains between the steel plants at East Chicago and Riverdale. I touched on these briefly in my IHB East End video (...if you're new here, I'd highly advise watching that first for additional context to the layout of the railroad, etc.), but didn't get terribly in dept...
2023 Christmas Card
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Another trip around the sun is nearly over, so here's some obligatory Christmas cheer for all of my subscribers. I came back to uploading on this channel earlier with the hopes of sharing one or two videos about the railroads I love, and the responses I've received have meant the world and back to me, beyond blowing out my wildest expectations. Thanks to each and every one of you who have watch...
Following Diesels on the South Shore Line and the Double Track NWI Project
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Taking a bit of a different approach to the the second part of the South Shore Line series. In this video, we explore the South Shore between Gary and Michigan City... all during the Double Track NWI project. Primarily filmed during the early summer of 2023, we follow numerous diesel-led trains through deenergized construction zones as we work our way east, and make a few stops to take a look a...
Electric Commuter Trains on the South Shore Line!
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Following fast electric trains along Indiana's only commuter railroad: the South Shore Line! In the first part of this (eventual) three part series, we follow the west end of the railroad, beginning just east of Kensington Junction and catch numerous trains as we make our way to the heart of Gary just shy of the city's Metro Center. For those interested, locations of each shot are listed in the...
Diesel Days 2023 at the Illinois Railway Museum!
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Take a step back in time as we take in the sights and sounds of some of the Illinois Railway Museum's extensive collection of vintage diesels. We'll see operable Alcos and EMDs, as well as some of the museum's out of service fleet which includes rare Fairbanks Morse and General Electric-built power. Chapters: 0:23 - Operable Alcos 5:16 - Static and (As Noted) Non-Operational Power 7:43 - Operab...
EMD Music and HUGE Trains: Following the Chicago, Fort Wayne & Eastern's Far West End
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Come along for the ride as we follow the hard working EMDs and extremely heavy trains of Genesee and Wyoming's only railroad to Chicago - the Chicago, Fort Wayne and Eastern! Throughout this video, we follow numerous CF&E manifests across Lake County and into Illinois (a distance of roughly 20 miles) as they traverse the extreme west end of their own mainline, as well as the rails of the CSX an...
The Roller Coaster Railroad: Freight Trains on the South Shore Line
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In this video presentation, we follow the the South Shore Line in search of hard working Traction Orange GP38-2s plying the rails of America's Last Interurban. We'll see lots of steel traffic, loaded coal trains, and other heavy trains as they navigate the extreme grades and curves only found on the South Shore. On my last project, it was suggested that I include a map of the railroad as we fol...
Don't Blow Up! Serious Locomotive Issues on a Loaded Norfolk Southern Train
Просмотров 144 тыс.Год назад
Anyone remember Alco?? A recently reactivated EMD SD70M-2 and aging GP38-2 are trying their best to get this heavy steel train up to track speed. I am no diesel mechanic, but the amount of smoke billowing out of the geep's exhaust was extremely alarming. Perhaps someone in the comments will have a better idea of the cause... Thanks for watching!
Tales from the Branch Line: Big CSX GE Meanders Down Disused Track
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Though regular use only ended roughly five years ago, and occasional use still exists today, the tracks along CSX's Whiting Spur have fallen into a rather depressing state as of late. Ties warping and slowly sinking, several missing spikes, and joint bars on the verge of wiggling completely out of place have certainly created less than desirable track conditions, especially for six axle motors....
The Eastern Link: A Tour Of The Indiana Harbor Belt's East End Bonus Reel
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The Eastern Link: A Tour Of The Indiana Harbor Belt's East End Bonus Reel
Chicago's Coolest Railroad: A Tour of the Indiana Harbor Belt's East End
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Chicago's Coolest Railroad: A Tour of the Indiana Harbor Belt's East End
Where We Left Off: 2020 in Retrospect
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Where We Left Off: 2020 in Retrospect
The First Biennial: Two-or-so Years of Railroad Photography (ClarkeFest 2019 presentation)
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The First Biennial: Two-or-so Years of Railroad Photography (ClarkeFest 2019 presentation)
Man I wish Gary wasn’t so dangerous so I could visit Kirk Yard.
1:29:00 oh no
You're not safe
@ pLEASE
Depression cured, trtr posted
Fantastic video and thoroughly enjoyable to watch, thank you. As commented, the sheer effort you've put into this is very worthy. Also, combined with the Map it has been good to learn from.
What a great video.Totally enjoyed it. I work for the CN exIC employee.Thanks
Excellent video.
great video. notice the new paint on the viewliner at 5:52
What equipment you running around with?
One heck of a video definitely cant wait for the next one
This video certainly helped to get some more railfanning locations on the J
Well well well
@Straight2_Official nope
Don’t get any ideas
@@Straight2_Official nuh uh
Awesome video as always 👌 👏 👍
This was outstanding! Thank for the time and effort that you put into making this video!
Hi
I really enjoyed this video. Everything about it was great. If I had one critique, it’s that your voiceover was a little quiet. I’d suggest boosting the volume by maybe 10% and it’d be perfect. Great job. Subbed!!!!
Thanks for watching and subscribing Drayton! Glad you liked what you saw. I have a new mic setup now and I’m (VERY) slowly but surely building some level of confidence in my speaking voice. I’ll definitely remember that for future videos. Thanks again for watching!
An excellent video. Train overload with so much traffic!
Absolutely! Thanks you very much!
Awesome video 💯‼️and good stuff man ‼️💯
Thank you very much, Devin! Appreciate it!
This is awesome! Gonna head over to Pine Junction to railfan this weekend and am pumped for the action!
Thank you very much! Best of luck to you on your trip out there this weekend… Pine seldom ever disappoints so I’m sure you’ll come away with something!
5 miles west of here would make a good video
It would be train yes
Great video. Your three for three on my scorecard!
Thank you (three times over) Mark! Means a lot, glad you like what you see!
Another great film.
Thanks Mark, glad you enjoyed the video!
That was an excellent video featuring my favorite Chicago railroad.
Thank you very much, Mark! Glad you enjoyed!
(12:42) Yes, the GP40P-2 is indeed a very rare unit - only *THREE* were built for the Southern Pacific (SP 3197-3199, later renumbered to SP 7600-7602). Union Pacific still has the other two units on their active roster (UP 1373 and 1375). IHB has owned the 4010 since 2003.
Another fantastic video! Can't wait for the next one!
A bit late to seeing your comment Ryan... but as always, thank you very much! More to come for sure!
I grew up in NW Indiana, so I enjoyed this a lot. And maps and the comments on directions are very helpful to someone who isn't familiar with the spots you cover. And I like the somewhat slower pace operations. When I was growing up in Michigan City in the late 50's and early 60's I was attracted to not only the Sourth Shore, but also the NKP and Monon which had terminating branch lines there. By comparison, the NYC/MC and C&O/PM lines were somewhat boring, although I did once get to help the operator turn the swing bridge over Trail Creek and see a NYC passenger train from Detroit to Chicago with E units pass underneath the bridge cabin. (By the way, that cabin was also a tower with a few switch and signal controls.) Oh, oh, an old man is starting to blather on. Cheers from Wisconsin!
Hello Andrew, feel free to blather on, I love reading comments like this! I can't imagine seeing Michigan City so long ago, I'm 22 but already feel old being able to say I saw the South Shore running down the middle of 10th and 11th streets a few years ago. The Nickel Plate line always piqued my interest, thankfully it's still in place and sees South Shore freight service on it most weekdays. Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed the video!
@@trtrproductions Thanks! Yes, I was happy when SSF took over some of the NKP line south of the former interchange yard at Shops. The NKP once continued north to its yard, which was crossed at its north end by US20. It connected with the NYC up there. When it was LE&W (1920s) its passenger trains used the NYC depot just west of Franklin St. There was a siding that ran along side the NYC and then curved south along Trail Creek. And south of the yard a track broke off west which ran along the other side of TC to the NKP frieght house and on to a connection with the Monon. All of this is gone now, with few traces left.
Absolutely great work!!!
Thank you so much!
Why is it that only CSX is hitting their horn at the crossing and the other railroads, like BNSF, NS, and the IHB (when they're not on the CSX) are not blowing their horn at the crossing? Very strange.
I've wondered this for years. I'm under the impression the IHB is an optional(?) quiet zone, because of their close proximity to the library. However, I've seen quite a few trains (namely CF&E and some NS crews) break this rule and use horn anyway. Sorry I couldn't give a more definite answer!
@trtrproductions It's fine, you tried your best to explain it and I appreciate you for at least attempting a definite answer! Some things aren't fully explainable
The IHB timetable says crews are relieved from sounding the horn when automatic warning devices are activated per Illinois law. I've never heard of another railroad citing state laws in this context.
@@bnsfwarbonnet Ah, gotcha.
31:06 I ain't putting subtitles on ever again
😂
I read this comment and immediately expected WAY worse, lol! Thanks for pointing that out... hilarious regardless!
How do they get away with pulling the Torpedo cars on main trackage with journal box bogie's?
Great video! The maps are always a special treat.
Well thanks Lucas! Glad you liked the map, but I'm definitely no cartographer lol!
There aren't a whole lot of railroad videos I can just sit down and watch without getting bored, but these have become a favorite of mine to watch! Awesome stuff!
This is such a great comment to receive - thank you very much! When I first started making these videos, fast pace-ness (is that a word?) was always the top priority for me, so hearing someone made it through nearly an hour of my ramblings is quite the compliment!
@ Absolutely! I love sitting here watching these! Can’t wait for the next one.
Greetings from the UK. I agree, I can happily sit through your videos no problem at all. You, Danny and Florida Railfan are my top 3 subscribed to! Excellent as always.
Thumbs up as always! 🤩
Thank you very much for watching, greatly appreciated! Glad you enjoyed!
i can hear the flat spots for most of the trains.
Nice work❤looking foward to more!!!
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed. Plenty more to come!