[5r][4k] Great Show of Rail Power, NS Atlanta North District, GA 04/25/2018 ©mbmars01
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- Thanks to traffic originating at interchange points with other railroads in the north and west, the northern access funnel to Norfolk Southern's big Inman Yard - the section of the NS Atlanta North District between Austell, GA and Atlanta, GA - sees a lot of foreign and particularly interesting power lashups. NS's current traffic volume is heavy and slow-downs only occur occasionally due to construction and maintenance work. Enjoy watching 20 trains in this video, which feature almost all types of modern diesel railroad power like variants of EMD's SD60s and SD70s as well as GE's Dash 8 and 9, AC4400CW, and various Evolution Series models including railroad-specific modifications like BNSF's ES44C4s.
Note: This video has been recorded and produced in 4k Ultra-HD resolution.
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Fantastic! I don't think I'd have the patience to hang around in one spot all day watching trains, so I'm glad you do!
Lol, that's funny. Yea, it can be challenging if nothing shows up for an hour or more, but I can work while being out railfanning, so it's not a problem for me.
Ok, that's cool.
I like the long videos. I think you definitely hit the bonanza with the amount of engines and trains shown. Another great video. Thanks.
Very happy you like it. I think that's about the typical traffic volume on this line. Whereas some of the engines might have been somewhat rare catches, I think most of the trains looked rather common. It's a good place to go to, if one wants to see many trains. Unfortunately, because of the nearby yard, they are rather slow.
Amazing video!
POWER (and horns) of the american locomotives :)
Greetings from Poland.
Thank you and greetings back to Poland!
Nice. Some really interesting and different combinations of motor power and rolling stock. Really liked the close ups of the trucks and wheels. Thanks for your time and effort in providing this video. 🚂
The north end rarely fails to present some interesting stuff, but momentarily it's even more exciting as NS has more traffic to handle than own power available. They need everything that had wheels under an engine.
Great video. Lots of traffic congestion! That bridge looked a little wobbly.
Thanks! I was thinking the same when I saw two trains on it lol
Thats the first time Ive seen a Dash 8-40cw ex conrail unit with the NS logo completely missing on the side of a unit. This line sees some serious traffic, I love all your videos they are the best out there! I look forward to more to come
Indeed, the Dash 8 looked weird without the logo. Many thanks!
Loved watching. Excellent video.
Many thanks. Good you liked this one, too!
So much foreign power, crazy too watch this in 2020 and see NS/UP Dash 8s or Those NS SD60I or SD70M Leading
Oh I know... So much has changed on NS in the last two years.
Super assortment of motive power!! This is a busy place, really great video!
I know, it was not only colorful, but also the variety of locomotive types was striking. I really enjoyed being out there on that afternoon. Thanks!
There was some nice power primarily UP/BNSF on most trains keep up the good work man can’t wait for the next video
Definitely more than I expected. My favorite was the CREX/CN combination, though. Glad you like the videos!
Another Great video. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you!
Videos are always unique in every way
awesome power and lashup's. awesome catches.
Thanks!
yet again top job love your stlye most enjoyable video yet(well there all exceptional) just wish we had something like that here in the uk
Thanks so much! Well, you've got also great trains in the UK as far as I can tell. It's probably like here: You have to go where the action is. Atlanta isn't very close to where I live either; it's a two-hour car ride away.
Your on top of the train universe
Looks like you like the videos ;-) Thank you very much!
Nice catch on the sd80
Thanks!
Wow that's a lot of trains.. economy must be doing well. Nice power for sure and the location is prime just outside the big yard👍🏽👏🏽
Yep, it's a good location to watch trains.
wow never saw 8 units on a train and great power!!! awesome video
It's always cool to see a lot of power on a train, but 8 units is not that uncommon. Most of the times some of these units aren't online at all, just being transferred to somewhere else.
cool
mbmars01 Most engines now have an autostart feature, meaning that they will all run if the first engine is. They have an MU-valve, allowing the unit to be set as either lead or trailing. Quite often, the governor switches are turned off, therefore rendering a trailing unit unable to operate under its own power. Its common to see on power moves
I love rail roads and I’ve been known to chase trains when I was younger. The one thing I’ve never seen in my life of 58 years is a Canadian train whether it’s CN or CP with isolating ditch lights. I’m not sure where or what planet you managed to find a Canadian railroad with those lights!
Great catches and video.
Many thanks!
Great catches loved the video
Very cool you liked it :)
Awesome Catches! I would want to visit Atlanta sometime.
Thanks! Atlanta is an interesting city, but not easy to railfan. There aren't many easily accessible spots and you are very much constrained to the location you choose because (car) traffic is very heavy. Train chases are virtually impossible.
Lovely video.
Many thanks!
Love your vids
This is awesome! Keep watching :)
Thanks for a outstanding video. a lot of trains. I would say American runs on the rail roads and road ways.
Thank you very much! Unfortunately America runs more on the roads than on the rails.
Very interesting video 👍
Thank you!
Awesome!
Thanks!
I SAW THAT TRAIN GET SWITCHED! Cool
Super video top
Many thanks!
EXCELLENT!! That's all to be said.
Many thanks, appreciated!
Cool video!! MbMars01
Thanks, good you like it :)
i never thought that i would see a train come from shreveport to Atlanta . this was a year ago.
I love this channel so freaking much
Many thanks! I like that you love it :)
I love the sound of a K5LLA
DC to AC NS units so clean
hi ,all your videos are exellent ,as i have said before may i ask why you don't appear to do steam engines (preserved) or other's if any ,just curious
Thanks! I'd love to watch steam engines, but operational ones are not running close to where I live, unfortunately. Scheduled excursions are rather rare, given the size of the country and one has to know precisely when they run. Only a few museums offer regular steam excursions, e.g., the TVRM in Chattanooga (I have one video from there on the channel; it's labeled [2w]).
*Awesome*
:)
@@mbmars01 *Nice*
Interesting video.
Here we see lots of 5-coupled container carriers (5 consecutive carriers sharing common wheel trucks), and a few 3-coupled carriers.
Am I right that I've seen 7-coupled carriers as well somewhere in the US?
BTW what are you guys calling these coupled carriers ?
Thanks, love the video.
Glad you like the video! I think they are just called articulated cars. There are combos of 2 for some autoracks, and 3 or 5 for some well and spine cars (I've never seen 7).
My friend Alex & Evan both saw a leased Union Pacific dash8 on a BNSF trackage rights train on Saturday in roseville California with me along with exc Mac BNSF unit 9700 on train with a green bn unit
That's cool. I particularly like the BNSF (or former BN) SD70MACs.
What a great Video, loved the close-up shots of the Trucks, and Track. Is that a M of Way Train in the Background on the Sidings beyond the Road Crossing?
Many thanks! Yes, they did a lot of maintenance work back then.
mbmars01 Many thanks for your Reply, the closeup Detail and Clarity are first Class, outstanding. Thanks once again.
It's great you like it! Thanks for the nice feedback.
Another good one. I'm still amazed at the quality of your vids and sound. Does that one track really drop off in that ditch the way it looked? Good moon shot also!
Thanks! The spur leads to a former industrial area that was abandoned some time ago. I don't know if this track is still used.
Another great one MB! Your zoom of the bridge show what seems to be an abrupt track transition angle from bridge to land. I cringe when a locomotive hits that spot. I know it isn't as bad as it looks. Thats the Chattahoochee River right?
Thank you :) Yep., it's the Chattahoochee.
+qe22b
Nice!
Thanks!
Was NS180 a very long train,did you get a length or axle read out from the defect detector?
No, I don't think 180 was very long, despite its impressive power. Unfortunately, the NS detectors don't tell the axle count and I don't count the cars while filming.
@ 16:32 a 48’ container car still around in 2018 I thought those were all melted down along time ago to make 53 foot container cars, wow!
Arizona Rails day
9417 is as new as it is at 23:24! :D
Repainted with wings, Z stripe, and USA flag.
Point Tracker: +635 Great Day On The Railroad For A Railfan
UP Duo On 25Q +20
BNSF GE Duo On 25J +25
G92 With CREX AND CN +30
HOLY MOTHER OF ALL POWER LASHUPS ON 322 +50
70ACe Trailing On 23N +10
BN Baretable +10
BNSF Duo Trailing On 295 +25
Lit Lashup On 6G4 +65 (I Saw 9799)
UP Duo On G95 +20
BNSF Duo +25
DPU's Plus 20 Each +40
Executive Mac +40
ACe Starting Up +5
8 Unit Lashup on 180 +80
Nice Horn +5
CSX & BNSF Power On 264 +40
UP Leader +20
EMD UP Duo On I26 +30
UP Trailing On 173 +20
WC Boxcars +5
Lite Engine Move With UP Trailing +25
NS 9724 Nice Horn +5
I like the Holy Mother of All Power Lashups haha
It would be great if you had video of this location with a drone mounted camera,to show the layout of the tracks and bridge and give your viewers a real three dimensional feel for this area,just saying,I know drone/cam combos aren't cheap and usually need an extra man to pilot them.That being said,this is an excellent video,congrats.
Maybe I should have included a google map image of the area, but it's easy to find on google, if you search for Parrot Ave, Atlanta, GA. Inman Yard is located just south-east of the spot. I'm not very impressed by drone videos. The trains look tiny and the sounds are hardly audible. It just takes away almost everything that makes a train fascinating - the brute force of power in motion and the sheer size of the engines and cars. Some time ago, I thought about playing with drones but then discarded the option. But I got your point; to get an idea of the spot, aerial footage is certainly helpful.
mbmars01 I often use Google map to look down on the area in the video.
29:58 BNSF Is Retiring All Of Their SD70MAC's
The BN executive MACS must be the best paint job EMD ever did cuz they still look great after 25 years! I’ve seen 10 year old locomotives look way worse lol
Yep, indeed. That's surprising.
How long did you wait for each train? I'm guessing the trains were separated by like a 20 minute wait time based on how much traffic there was.
That's about right. I think, Inman Yard cannot digest more traffic anyway. There were two larger work windows of 80-90 minutes each (which are not obvious from the video, of course).
mbmars01 why did the first train have to stop?
I'd guess, the other train had higher priority for some reason (perhaps the crew was close to lawing out).
mbmars01 that’s weird. Did those tracks merge?
No, this is all double-track to Austell, where the East End District branches off. I can only speculate that only one track was available further north because of construction work.
Looks like to me that the Canadian pacific engine possibly had an engine fire a while back. Looks like burn marks on the side panels. Or could be unfinished paint repairs.
Oh sure. One sees these burn marks quite often.
how long are the cars-locomotives
Very nice, we need to rail fan together in Atlanta or Austell someday.
Well, there's typically a crowd of railfans out in Austell. Since I live a two-hour ride away, I do not visit spots in or near Atlanta regularly, though.
Ok, where in Austell do people go usually?
Downtown, near the wye where the Atlanta North and the East End districts merge.
ok, i'll look it up, thanks!
You know what street it's near?
36:48 NS 8452 without the ======NS logo? How?
5R as in EOS 5R?
last train there was a very cool tazzmanian devil hehe
Lol
I know NS has a big hub in Atlanta Georgia that on my railfan list
Inman Yard is only a mile or two away from the spot where I filmed the footage of this video. There's no public access to the yard, only bridges going over it on both ends.
What kind of camera and lens do you use?
I use a Panasonic WXF991 camcorder.
What editing software?
Is BNSF having to cool it heels since it is a visitor?
Lol, this is funny. Although the engines you refer to are owned by BNSF, they are operated by NS crews on their track - according to their rules.
CP 8546 is actually an AH so CW44AH and up 9417 is a Dash 8-41CW not 40, and there was a few more mistakes including you naming every dash 9 as Dash 9-44CW instead of some D9-40CW as some were.
So, Mr. Knows-It-All-Better, how do you see if a NS Dash 9 operates at 4,000 or 4,400 hp? All of them were equipped with software that allows to switch between both options. Initially, they were used at 4,000 hp until NS decided it's time to literally throw the switch when trains grew longer and heavier. That's why they are typically classified as Dash 9-44CWs now (even though it's not stenciled on them). As to CP 8546 and UP 9417, I go with the sources commonly accepted as best available and reliable (in case where one cannot see the difference) and these sources rate them in the way I did in the video. I never claim that all type identifications are perfectly correct (there can always be typos and some types do actually change throughout the years), but I sure do the best I can to avoid errors.
So you’re telling me there’s a magic switch that makes an engine that puts out 4000 hp just put out 4400 hp? NS is the only rr that bought GE’s 4000HP -9 series and last standard cab locomotives GE produced and they had 4000 HP and they also got some C44’s too, but you don’t see any top hats with 4400 horses do ya? That means they were built like that. Believe it or not, NS has 1100 D9-40’s and only a few hundred D9-44’s, which are all W’s btw. Trust me when I say I know what I’m talking about and I’m not trying to be a know it all or anything rude, I was trying to tell you stuff for the future so you know. Another thing is that CSX AC4400’s mostly are AH you just look at the trucks and they are CW44AH’s along with the CP one’s, most are AH -all YN3 and YN3B are and most YN2 are AH-if you didn’t know then there you go.
Well, before making claims that one knows what one's talking about, one should get the basics right and this is done best by reading a book written by someone who has researched the history, engineering and operation of diesel locomotives. There's some good literature on the market, but the one I refer to here is by Brian Salomon ("GE and EMD Locomotives"). Talking about the NS D9-40CW, he writes: "... a key-operated switch behind the engineer can be used to revert the EGU software strategy [remark: that's the software that controls the engine] to that of standard 4,400-horsepower output." As far as I know, NS has switched to 4,400 hp operation on almost all D9-40CWs (I don't know about the 40Cs, but I rarely get to see one anyway). I'm happy to keep discussing this and I'm also wiling to correct myself if I get something wrong, but it must all be based on facts and not hear-say. Regarding CP 8546, thedieselshop, Trains magazine, and rrpicturearchives list it as AC4400CW (just looking at the trucks might be misleading). You're probably right that UP 9417 is a D8-41CW (available information is inconsistent), but even if so, it is just a modified D8-40CW tuned for 4,100 hp by playing some tricks with fuel injection. Overall, the horsepower output depends on the thermodynamic conditions (temperature, pressure) under which the engine is operated and can be changed within certain ranges. This is why one says an engine "is rated for ... hp" and not "an engine has ... hp". Similar arguments apply for the AC44s. The "H" version is not only heavier; it also requires a different engine control strategy (at higher fuel consumption) to keep the horsepower rating at 4,400 hp.
Okay, but they have to change the engine physically in some way, even just some small change, to increase the rating. And anyway, it doesn’t really matter in the end because the traction motors are what give the locomotives tractive power, not the engine, it’s just there to generate electricity for the motors on the axles. When it comes to AH’s, from what I understand, they are similar to the C4 trucks and increase traction on the outer two axles by lifting the center axle. I thought they were just trucks replaced on units to increase the traction like for going uphill or starting up a train. I never heard of anything different internally on AH’s but I don’t know for sure.
As I understand it, there are different versions of the self-steering high-adhesion trucks and computer software to control adhesion, which makes it a bit complicated to keep an overview. CSX and UP have their special combos of AC44s with weight, truck and software modifications, but CP seems to have only these special trucks. BNSF's favored C4 is different, because the center axle is not powered and can, as you said, be slightly lifted off the track to reduce traction. The high-adhesion trucks do the opposite; valves press the wheels against the rail to increase tractive effort if needed.
All ya needed was KCS then you would've had all 7 class 1's still a nice video though
Haha, that's what I thought. Actually, KCS units would normally be on the Meridian, MS trains, but surprisingly they were not this time.
23:09 That CP horn sounded like a electric guitar
Lol, that's funny.
In addition, UP 9417 is a C41-8W. As if he made a mistake, he said that its a GE 8-40CW, next I am going to call it a C41-8W anyway, since it has the Building America flag now.
That SD601 was quiet compared to the following units
Maybe it was offline.
Really? Wasn't it the lead unit? 12:27 NS #6748. Maybe it had an overhaul recently.
Ah okay, it's an SD60I or SD60i. I think it was operating normally.
Sounds like you need a better mic lol
They say the marceline subdivision is the busiest but I believe NS Atlanta north district is the most busiest line out here
I also think that the section of the Atlanta North between Inman Yard and Austell is the busiest line in GA.
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yes we do have trains,but not as awsome as yours ,bit tame really
Lol