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@@Arty0880 Yeah that was definitely interesting lol!

@@NickLange-h3s Agreed. I'd love to see this line reopen someday. I'm losing hope at this stage that it will ever happen though.

@@MarcelosalivaTRENESArg Thank you!

Yeah these trains caught a lot of interest due to them running on a line that had been out of service for a few years up to that point.

@TrainsOfSouthernIllinois I plan onto trying to visit it myself and my family one day. I wanted to make this line out of a Fictional Railroad to give it some support.

I've heard that too. That would explain why CSX removed all of the sidings along this line.

@@ekeller88 Yep totally agree. The Conrail merger was the beginning of the end for the old B&O line. It became redundant.

Don’t forget the L&N line csx owns as well (EVWR) today. It’s a shame one RR got control over all 3 of these lines.

Yeah the same fate occurred with the old L&N line back in the late 80's/early 90's. CSX downgraded and later abandoned it west of Okawville into East St. Louis. The old B&O then absorbed those trains from that line at the time.

@@Allen-ye6wy Anywhere from 2-4 per day. It's mostly coal traffic plus a local train a few days per week. It's not a very busy line.

@@charlessharrardiii7086 Yeah that's true. Traffic levels and railcar counts are both down on this line lately.

@@isaiahbelmonte6778 Yeah they rolled into town slower than usual. There was a CSX maintainer working at the next crossing, so that's probably why.

@@MaxReed-c7n It definitely is yes.

@@DouglasP201 Agreed!

I don't know for sure.

@@paulbergen9114 Thank you!

Yeah it does sound great!

No it runs from East St. Louis to Vincennes.

Thanks! If you ever get a chance to go to Centralia or Irvington, the CN line through there is usually really busy, plus there's Amtrak on that line too.

@@TrainsOfSouthernIllinois yea I’ve been wanting to do that, but, one thing I do know is the cn line over here they be running at like 9:30 at night, but I might go over there I just gotta ask and hope that I can go.

@@trainrailfan-mv6xx Yeah the CN St. Louis line thru Belleville mostly only sees night trains. The Centralia Subdivision has about 10-12 per day sometimes. Plus that entire line is trackable with ATCS.

@@TrainsOfSouthernIllinois oh ok cool Ima have to try to get that

@@larrybaldridge4078 Yeah I'm surprised they've let it sit dormant for almost 10 years now. Perhaps eventually it will be pulled up.

@@trainrailfan-mv6xx Nice!

@@TrainsOfSouthernIllinois where does this start at and finishes at

@@ryanstarr7491 Are you referring to this NS line?

@@TrainsOfSouthernIllinois yes

It goes from Princeton, Indiana to Luther Yard in St. Louis.

True. Although I'd like to see a shortline acquire it and make a go at reestablishing business along the line that CSX abandoned back in the 90's and early 2000's. There used to be nearly 80 car locals that once ran this line, with rail business in Salem, Huey, Ferrin, Breese, Trenton, Summerfield, and Lebanon. There is still industry along the line in Lebanon, Trenton, along with numerous Top AG elevators. CSX also interchanged with BNSF and UP, and the connection tracks are still intact. With good marketing, local business could be established, much like EVWR did with the old L&N further south after CSX quit on that line. There is now thriving business on the old L&N from Okawville to the east.

@@erikmcc804 Totally agree, it's unfortunate CSX is letting this line sit and rot away. Thanks for watching and subscribing, I really appreciate it!

I believe there's a high chance that CSX will use this route if a Hurricane damages the St. Louis Subdivision badly perhaps. Would love to see this line be put back in service

LOL true!!

Thank you!

Cool, thanks for the info!

@@trainrailfan-mv6xx Yes I do.

@@TrainsOfSouthernIllinois ok can you check where ns 168 is rq because I don’t have atcs

@@trainrailfan-mv6xx ATCS tracking on most of the NS Southern-West District is really limited, since it's all track warrant signaled, except for a small section in Centralia. The part of the line thru Centralia is trackable, but not to the east or west unfortunately. The only lines in the area that you can fully track the entire line with ATCS is the CN Centralia Subdivision, and CN St. Louis Sub. CSX and BNSF use protocols that can no longer be tracked with ATCS. I expect CN to eventually switch to a protocol that makes ATCS nearly obsolete around here.

@@TrainsOfSouthernIllinois oh ok welp guess I’ll be waiting for ns 168 then

@@trainrailfan-mv6xx I've been in Centralia for nearly 4 hours today and there hasn't been any NS trains thru here yet. I've caught 2 CN and 1 Amtrak so far.

Ha! That's ironic isn't it? Railfans think alike I guess LOL. Thanks for reaching out!

@@TrainsOfSouthernIllinois Yeah I Thought It Was Werid Lmao

Totally agree about PSR.

There was more then six motors. Each locomotive has six motors.

I think it might be NS 798.

@@alanwannemaker2518 Nice!

@@danielpetrick2859 Thank you!

Probably 200+ cars.

@@USA_Railfan Thanks for watching!

I hope so too.

Need to keep old paint scheme to let remember train or railroad history

I completely agree.

Thanks for watching!

Thank you for watching!

@@lashendawest7509 Thanks for watching and the kind words. I appreciate it!

You're welcome

@@lashendawest7509 Thank you!

Thanks for watching.

@@TrainsOfSouthernIllinois your welcome

Yeah that's true. Thanks for watching!

It is! Thanks for watching.

@@TrainsOfSouthernIllinois 💖

Yeah this was a fun train to catch and video for sure! Thanks for watching!

Yes! Filmed this next to Railshake.