You know what the worst thing is about your videos? It’s when they’re over. I could watch these drone videos all day long. Don’t keep us waiting too long for the next one, y’hear?
Yeah, it doesn't matter where, its like a time machine! I forgot to tell you I bought the track cleaning stuff you recommended and will be doing that soon, thanks!
Hey DJ, the MOW train at Windsor St yard is a Henkels and McCoy Fiber Optics train. That has been parked there for quite a while. The 84 is now owned by the Strewartstown Railroad and will eventually be moved to their property. I model a small portion of YorkRail (in addition to my main focus the CSX Hanover Subdivision that they interchange with), and have a couple of the CF7 models in N scale I built (see YT photo) or a few videos of them in operation on my channel.
Fun fact about Henkels and McCoy, they've been leasing that space there for over 30 years too. It was noted in the Conrail ZTS maps in the early 90s. There's video of it in use too: ruclips.net/video/ZROulx5T_qM/видео.html
In that first drone shot looking towards the old PRR York Tower, the track curving off to the right in front of the tower is the original Ma & Pa line that ran down through Red Lion and Delta heading towards Baltimore. That line is still used for a few freight customers between the tower and the York city line. Later on the Ma & Pa took over operations of the PRR Frederick Secondary line between York and Hanover. Back in 1977, I took a trip up to the M&P headquarters. I had my M&P history book by George Hilton with me. One of the crew members came over and saw my book. We started discussing the railroad's history and when I flipped a page showing a derailment that happened back in 1953 at Oakleigh outside of Baltimore. He said he was there and started telling me all the details of the wreck scene as if it had just happened the day before instead of nearly 25 years earlier! That really brought the history of the line to life for me. He handed me their orders from earlier in the day as a souvenir and invited me up into the cab of their EMD switcher being used that day (can't recall the number). I rode with them about a half mile or so down the line to retrieve an empty gondola from a steel rebar firm. Very nice group of railroad people! The rebar firm, or whatever the business is now located there, is presently the last customer before end of track. That shot of the Ma & Pa station brought back memories of the fun trip to York years ago.
At the NS yard, the caboose is used as a shoving platform. That single engine there is used on NS H96, they switch that yard and run out to the factories and are forced to shove the whole way back. The caboose makes it safer for the guy riding the rear. Super cool video, it’s all stuff I see daily!
The B&LE’s “new” rock hopper style cars are surprisingly free of artwork, even though they’ve been in use over 3 yrs. Their yards must be pretty inaccessable.
Great video, I saw a Burlington Northern hopper the other night here in FL the Plant City cam, it was a rust bucket, neat to see, it looks like it was going north from maybe the Port of Tampa
Awesome video. I wish i had a drone and a time machine. I would go back to early 60's when my dad was a teen. My dads house was right behind the Texas mexican railyard in corpus christi. I remember the tracks being there. Its all been pulled up. All thats left is the old locomotive shed. Great video. Keep them coming
Thanks for sharing DJ great overview of landscape / Railroad. Also with the fantastic panning with the drone shots ,easy on the eye well done takes a steady hand👍
I grew up in NE Philadelphia and Holmesbug Junction. Howeever, if I to model Holmesburg Junctioon. It is very hard to find an model in any scale of Holmesburg Junction switch tower. Of course Holmeburg Jct. was a PRR Tower and in service until the mid to late 1990s.
Cool video! Nice views you got there. It's cool to see those new Walthers HO scale 60' hi cubes sitting in that yard... lol that was my first thought. Thanks for sharing!
GREAT SHOTS.. This is why I like to hand lay my turnouts note how the track work flows smoothly into each turnout and lead. not restricted to just say #6.
Ma&pa was the greatest, especially during the steam era. Had you kept going from the original station, you would have found the original Roundhouse from the steam era still being used (minus turntable) the blue caboose is occasionally used in road freights, I see it going by at the end of the Lancaster local from my place of work from time to time
DJ, I get goosebumps when I see a restored RR station or other RR property. It is happening in Florida / Georgia. The rebuilds can provide a stream of income should the ''owner'' chose to rent / lease the space or the local historical society can build their offices and museum right onto the platform. Thanks for showing York, PA.
I've sat at train yards when there were parked cars and those refrigerator cars compressors cycle on and off even when parked to maintain temperature. I guess they have enough fuel in their generators to do that. I don't know for how long they can sit like that but it was something that surprised me. You mentioning sound decoders for them is what made me think of that.
4:03 - Interesting that there is no level crossing for the track leading from the freighthouse - does the shunting engine have to blow its horn when crossing, as well as having a crew member alight the locomotive to stop traffic?
my guess is the engineer will blow the horn or at least ring the bell each time he occupies the crossing, unless there is a NO HORN zone which can be created in areas with hospitals or complaining neighbors, lol. Conductor will protect a crossing if the freight car occupies crossing before an engine.
I thought this was a great video D.J.! One of the neatest sections of yard and industry serving track I have seen with that crossing in it. It shows me you can model just about anything for yard and industry service and you can find something out there in the real world to justify it! Great videography and as others have said, the drone views are fantastic.
The yard with the freight cars and graffiti was over a half mile from where I parked, lol. I was pushing my drone pretty good that day. I didn't want to step on their property.
Perhaps you could do a video on the use of drones by railroads. Is CSX using drones? ruclips.net/video/5uVXrOvBY5o/видео.html Lot's of ideas on freighttrainsworks for future videos on this channel. Many of us are interested in various jobs on the railroad including advances in scheduling, tracking container cargo and its dispatch end to end, etc.
Currently modeling the NS portion of the line in HO, would love to expand to the yard and the interchange with YorkRail too. Great shots, DJ! Very helpful!
Hey DJ Great job flying around York PA . It's a cool area to railfan in with tons of rail served related industry's . The Paper Mill just outside of York in Spring Grove PA is by far to coolest . I did a video of it back in April . That switcher is heading to Stewartstown Railroad which isn't to far . Thanks for the good layout ideas .
If it wasn't for the highly detailed cars I would believe it if someone told me that was a flyover of a model layout. I don't know why, maybe the light at that time of day. It could be that most of the model layouts I have seen have ballast done really well.
Very cool! Do modellers put graffiti on their cars? I think a lot of it is artistic. That diamond looks uncontrolled. Maybe it's all one block around it? I think the white fridge cars belong to the Army. They have a distinctive look and owner's code. Love your drone work... esp. the end shots of those great viaducts.
DJ Great video,enjoy when you fly your drone.You show some great shots of what we can do on our layouts.Also you do a great job of flying the drone.Keep the videos coming,and until next video.Stay safe,and Happy Model railroading.🚂✌🌍
Awesome video. The drone shots are very inspiring. The track layouts, Freight and Passenger Stations were really nice examples for modeling. Thanks so much for your time and effort. Rich
I think the Ma & Pa is trying to get back into business. So maybe that Ma & Pa switcher will be back in operation someday, and won’t need to be rescued by a museum.
You make cool videos! It is the first time I comment but been watching your videos for a about a year or two! You should check out York Rail a little closer as it is prettyy much there as a prototype you are modelling right now. A few years ago they ran old CF 7.s and some rebuilt GP7.s and the surroundings and industries in york along the line are filled with cool old industries. How I came to know all this? From a German magazine where a guy made a diorama a very detailed one where NS and York rail met, not far from that Pensy tower in your video. I live in Sweden and never been over there but isn't it cool how much information and footage there is around to learn about cool railsites all over the world? Cheers from rainy Sweden!
Another Excellent video DJ! You are finding some really interesting track layouts. I would like to point out the unique spacing of the ties in the NS yard. The new ballast really accentuates that. Just a little detail to think about when modeling. By the way.. How do you find out where the “no fly zones” are? I know you have to stay a certain distance from airports.
At 9:10 gotta love those BN hoppers, great weathering inspiration! Love the small yards, they have more character than the massive yards. Funny how before the 90’s graffiti was reserved for subways, then after the 90’s they realized, “WOW, WE CAN PAINT FREIGHT TRAINS TOO!!!!!🤯”
@@Enjoyer.762 I prefer little to no graffiti, BUT I have seen some awesome graffiti I would go as far as calling it art. Some of the things people tag make me laugh, like the Union Pacific caboose somebody tagged, “hump muffin” on it as well as the “Bed intruder” boxcar.
Cool video! Next time your up in the Conway area there is an industry with a railroad diamond in the industry. Let me check where it is. When I was at Cresson and Horseshoe Curve this past weekend I saw a brand spanken new UP refrigerator box car
I am a retired brakeman. During my time I worked for a conductor who also modeled. I don't know how because hours of service was 16 hours. In any case his job switched the Bird roofing in East Walpole, Massachusetts. He used to pick up those little stones that grace shingles for his layout. There were loads of colors to be adapted for different uses. I am only able to suggest that if there is a roofing manufacturer near you try seeing if those tiny stones are available to you. Most of the smaller yards I worked in were not much in the way of ballast laden. I find those little stones in my gutters when I clean them.
Micro trains sells weathered n- scale rolling stock with graffiti. I was big in the graffiti scene in the late 90's. I grew up! but still appreciate the art even tho its rather destructive. We always made sure to not write over the road numbers, weight and any other information on the side of Boxcars and or Auto racks as a form of respect to the railroad workers. I appreciate your videos. Thank you!
DJ What are your thoughts on concrete sleepers. Do the trains run smoother? Are they better than the wooden ones? Do they last Longer? Just curious. Also How does CSX decide the best placement for DPUs middle or end?
You know what the worst thing is about your videos?
It’s when they’re over.
I could watch these drone videos all day long.
Don’t keep us waiting too long for the next one, y’hear?
You're the best!
Like you, I love seeing old RR property restored and repourposed. Thanks.
Yeah, it doesn't matter where, its like a time machine! I forgot to tell you I bought the track cleaning stuff you recommended and will be doing that soon, thanks!
Hey DJ, the MOW train at Windsor St yard is a Henkels and McCoy Fiber Optics train. That has been parked there for quite a while. The 84 is now owned by the Strewartstown Railroad and will eventually be moved to their property. I model a small portion of YorkRail (in addition to my main focus the CSX Hanover Subdivision that they interchange with), and have a couple of the CF7 models in N scale I built (see YT photo) or a few videos of them in operation on my channel.
Fun fact about Henkels and McCoy, they've been leasing that space there for over 30 years too. It was noted in the Conrail ZTS maps in the early 90s.
There's video of it in use too: ruclips.net/video/ZROulx5T_qM/видео.html
I always love your drone footage. Gives good ideas on how to model scenery and the color variations. Kind of what we as modelers see from our layout.
Thank you very much!
In that first drone shot looking towards the old PRR York Tower, the track curving off to the right in front of the tower is the original Ma & Pa line that ran down through Red Lion and Delta heading towards Baltimore. That line is still used for a few freight customers between the tower and the York city line. Later on the Ma & Pa took over operations of the PRR Frederick Secondary line between York and Hanover. Back in 1977, I took a trip up to the M&P headquarters. I had my M&P history book by George Hilton with me. One of the crew members came over and saw my book. We started discussing the railroad's history and when I flipped a page showing a derailment that happened back in 1953 at Oakleigh outside of Baltimore. He said he was there and started telling me all the details of the wreck scene as if it had just happened the day before instead of nearly 25 years earlier! That really brought the history of the line to life for me. He handed me their orders from earlier in the day as a souvenir and invited me up into the cab of their EMD switcher being used that day (can't recall the number). I rode with them about a half mile or so down the line to retrieve an empty gondola from a steel rebar firm. Very nice group of railroad people! The rebar firm, or whatever the business is now located there, is presently the last customer before end of track. That shot of the Ma & Pa station brought back memories of the fun trip to York years ago.
I wish the weather was better. Id like to return this year and capture more.
At the NS yard, the caboose is used as a shoving platform. That single engine there is used on NS H96, they switch that yard and run out to the factories and are forced to shove the whole way back. The caboose makes it safer for the guy riding the rear.
Super cool video, it’s all stuff I see daily!
The B&LE’s “new” rock hopper style cars are surprisingly free of artwork, even though they’ve been in use over 3 yrs. Their yards must be pretty inaccessable.
Great video, I saw a Burlington Northern hopper the other night here in FL the Plant City cam, it was a rust bucket, neat to see, it looks like it was going north from maybe the Port of Tampa
Awesome video. I wish i had a drone and a time machine. I would go back to early 60's when my dad was a teen. My dads house was right behind the Texas mexican railyard in corpus christi. I remember the tracks being there. Its all been pulled up. All thats left is the old locomotive shed. Great video. Keep them coming
The big cable spools [old teflon tape rolls], chain link fence & the disintigrating
Just what I’ve been looking for a great view of freight houses! Great job 👍👍
Thank you very much!
Thanks for sharing DJ great overview of landscape / Railroad. Also with the fantastic panning with the drone shots ,easy on the eye well done takes a steady hand👍
Outstanding drone footage......almost looked like a layout at times because of the distance. 👍
I love the vintage helicopter sound in the beginning... keep up the good work!
I grew up in NE Philadelphia and Holmesbug Junction. Howeever, if I to model Holmesburg Junctioon. It is very hard to find an model in any scale of Holmesburg Junction switch tower. Of course Holmeburg Jct. was a PRR Tower and in service until the mid to late 1990s.
Look me up the next time you make it to York if you want a tour guide!
Cool video! Nice views you got there. It's cool to see those new Walthers HO scale 60' hi cubes sitting in that yard... lol that was my first thought. Thanks for sharing!
hahaha
DJ your so cool! Thank you for your time and expertese
GREAT SHOTS.. This is why I like to hand lay my turnouts note how the track work flows smoothly into each turnout and lead. not restricted to just say #6.
You have a great eye!
Ma&pa was the greatest, especially during the steam era. Had you kept going from the original station, you would have found the original Roundhouse from the steam era still being used (minus turntable) the blue caboose is occasionally used in road freights, I see it going by at the end of the Lancaster local from my place of work from time to time
Yes it does make me smile 😊 when people restore railroad historical items, locomotives and buildings
Awesome footage. I'm amazed at how much variety in scenery can be modeled prototypically. Thanks to your videos, otherwise I would not know that.
DJ, I get goosebumps when I see a restored RR station or other RR property. It is happening in Florida / Georgia. The rebuilds can provide a stream of income should the ''owner'' chose to rent / lease the space or the local historical society can build their offices and museum right onto the platform. Thanks for showing York, PA.
i love your drone videos ! at 8.29 i spotted a caboose still in the blue of Conrail, ex PC ex NYC, still rolling ! nice surpice...thanks !
I sometimes see wheeling and lake erie coal cars pass thru creston ohio and they look like new. I assume they are older but have been refurbished.
I've sat at train yards when there were parked cars and those refrigerator cars compressors cycle on and off even when parked to maintain temperature. I guess they have enough fuel in their generators to do that. I don't know for how long they can sit like that but it was something that surprised me. You mentioning sound decoders for them is what made me think of that.
4:03 - Interesting that there is no level crossing for the track leading from the freighthouse - does the shunting engine have to blow its horn when crossing, as well as having a crew member alight the locomotive to stop traffic?
my guess is the engineer will blow the horn or at least ring the bell each time he occupies the crossing, unless there is a NO HORN zone which can be created in areas with hospitals or complaining neighbors, lol. Conductor will protect a crossing if the freight car occupies crossing before an engine.
I thought this was a great video D.J.! One of the neatest sections of yard and industry serving track I have seen with that crossing in it. It shows me you can model just about anything for yard and industry service and you can find something out there in the real world to justify it! Great videography and as others have said, the drone views are fantastic.
ice asteroids as i call them here in colorado..
Loved your video but wish you got a couple ground pictures especially that one train station and than the Graffiti
The yard with the freight cars and graffiti was over a half mile from where I parked, lol. I was pushing my drone pretty good that day. I didn't want to step on their property.
Perhaps you could do a video on the use of drones by railroads. Is CSX using drones?
ruclips.net/video/5uVXrOvBY5o/видео.html
Lot's of ideas on freighttrainsworks for future videos on this channel. Many of us are interested in various jobs on the railroad including advances in scheduling, tracking container cargo and its dispatch end to end, etc.
using drones for rules violations, not for any good purpose, lol.
The architecture is beautiful. So much went into the design, unlike now where there is very little creativity.
Yes, true
seeing a lot of caboose's in videos,, starting a come back maybe
Great footage of the rail sites of York PA! Thanks!
Currently modeling the NS portion of the line in HO, would love to expand to the yard and the interchange with YorkRail too. Great shots, DJ! Very helpful!
Sounds great!
I always love your steady drone shots!
More to come!
Great shots, the maintenance of way equipment was really cool. It's been ages since I've seen a Bay Window Caboose in service. Thanks for your videos.
Thank you very much!
Splendid video DJ! And a great source of inspiration for American Rail Modelism in N and H0. Many greetings from Belgium and keep up the good work!👍
Many thanks!
Hey DJ Great job flying around York PA . It's a cool area to railfan in with tons of rail served related industry's . The Paper Mill just outside of York in Spring Grove PA is by far to coolest . I did a video of it back in April . That switcher is heading to Stewartstown Railroad which isn't to far . Thanks for the good layout ideas .
If it wasn't for the highly detailed cars I would believe it if someone told me that was a flyover of a model layout. I don't know why, maybe the light at that time of day. It could be that most of the model layouts I have seen have ballast done really well.
RIGHT!!! That was the nicest ballast I have seen. Looked like KATO
Very cool! Do modellers put graffiti on their cars? I think a lot of it is artistic.
That diamond looks uncontrolled. Maybe it's all one block around it? I think the white fridge cars belong to the Army. They have a distinctive look and owner's code.
Love your drone work... esp. the end shots of those great viaducts.
5:35 I used to work in the building straight ahead.
Yes. I love this stuff too!
DJ Great video,enjoy when you fly your drone.You show some great shots of what we can do on our layouts.Also you do a great job of flying the drone.Keep the videos coming,and until next video.Stay safe,and Happy Model railroading.🚂✌🌍
Awesome video. The drone shots are very inspiring. The track layouts, Freight and Passenger Stations were really nice examples for modeling.
Thanks so much for your time and effort.
Rich
how does ballast prevent derailments in yards?
prevents ties from being washed away or deteriorating.
Oh hail no DJ
I loved this DJ! I live just to the south (in Maryland) and recognize some of these places.
I think the Ma & Pa is trying to get back into business. So maybe that Ma & Pa switcher will be back in operation someday, and won’t need to be rescued by a museum.
That’s a nice angle, have only ever seen that yard from the highway over there. Been a year or two, think that’s I-83. Goes right to Baltimore.
Thanks DJ. A wealth of information and a ton of modeling ideas!
Glad to help
When I'm driving on Rt. 83 over the yard , I glance down to see whats there for some reason it puts a big smile on my face
Tracks going in all directions. Crossing over each other and switching back and forth. Really cool to sell it all work together.
What the hale ...Lol ... Great vid ... Thnx ...
Interesting footage and a great video. At least some of the structures are still in use despite the managed decline of America.
if your ever near the greater harrisburg area you should check out enola
I LOVED THAT INTRO!!!
So cool! I grew up in Hagerstown MD back in the 60s and 70s! These scenes remind me so much of that area! Thanks for sharing!
Glad you enjoyed it
You make cool videos! It is the first time I comment but been watching your videos for a about a year or two! You should check out York Rail a little closer as it is prettyy much there as a prototype you are modelling right now. A few years ago they ran old CF 7.s and some rebuilt GP7.s and the surroundings and industries in york along the line are filled with cool old industries. How I came to know all this? From a German magazine where a guy made a diorama a very detailed one where NS and York rail met, not far from that Pensy tower in your video. I live in Sweden and never been over there but isn't it cool how much information and footage there is around to learn about cool railsites all over the world? Cheers from rainy Sweden!
so many no fly zones, I was so bummed! Maybe I can travel there later this summer when weather is better.
I Just Stumble onto this Channel love the Content, and I Just Subscribed to your channel...
Awesome, thank you!
Another Excellent video DJ! You are finding some really interesting track layouts. I would like to point out the unique spacing of the ties in the NS yard. The new ballast really accentuates that. Just a little detail to think about when modeling. By the way.. How do you find out where the “no fly zones” are? I know you have to stay a certain distance from airports.
the DJI go fly app.
Nice video DJ. Thanks for sharing. It looked like you were driving through my hometown, Taneytown Md. during that hail storm.
I was
Great video, DJ. That’s a very interesting area, and you did a good job of capturing it. 😃👍
Glad you enjoyed it
Did you ever play train simulator because I do? Nice editing BTW 0:21
I haven't played any.
Cool you wanna see a great car show York nsra nats east June 4 5 6 two weeks away
That's a sweet depot! Any idea what the piping above the fuel tank on the M&P locomotive?
maybe sand?
At 9:10 gotta love those BN hoppers, great weathering inspiration! Love the small yards, they have more character than the massive yards. Funny how before the 90’s graffiti was reserved for subways, then after the 90’s they realized, “WOW, WE CAN PAINT FREIGHT TRAINS TOO!!!!!🤯”
Yeah but it's better quality graffiti now. Unique graffiti captures are worth 3,000 to 5,000 bonus YT competitive railfanning foamer points lol.
@@Enjoyer.762 I prefer little to no graffiti, BUT I have seen some awesome graffiti I would go as far as calling it art. Some of the things people tag make me laugh, like the Union Pacific caboose somebody tagged, “hump muffin” on it as well as the “Bed intruder” boxcar.
you the man DJ, i really love your work
Cool video! Next time your up in the Conway area there is an industry with a railroad diamond in the industry. Let me check where it is. When I was at Cresson and Horseshoe Curve this past weekend I saw a brand spanken new UP refrigerator box car
It’s right next to Rudd Equipment in Leetsdale, PA
Its on my list, but security is tight, lol.
Lol
Enjoyed that, you did it again ... keep them coming. Thanks
Thanks, will do!
I'm in the process of putting down ballast on my layout, so your video was very timely. Thanks!
I am a retired brakeman. During my time I worked for a conductor who also modeled. I don't know how because hours of service was 16 hours. In any case his job switched the Bird roofing in East Walpole, Massachusetts. He used to pick up those little stones that grace shingles for his layout. There were loads of colors to be adapted for different uses. I am only able to suggest that if there is a roofing manufacturer near you try seeing if those tiny stones are available to you. Most of the smaller yards I worked in were not much in the way of ballast laden. I find those little stones in my gutters when I clean them.
@@ruffian2952 Thanks!
Hi DJ. Great video.
Didn’t you get the memo?
Here in Pennsylvania we often get all 4 seasons in one day.
Love your channel and the videos!
I shoveled my driveway in the morning and mowed the grass later the same day
@@djstrains - Hahahahaha yeah that’s how it is.
The other day it was in the 80’s and tonight into tomorrow a frost warning. Uuugghh
Great stuff, DJ. Thanks!
Glad you like it!
Ayyy local stuffs
If there are more than 1 caboose are they called cabiscces?
Hacks or buggies.
I call them cabeese
nice drones shots
Great video, thank you!
Glad you liked it!
Awesome video, great shots!
Glad you enjoyed it
Do you still work for CSX?!
yes, 23 years
Micro trains sells weathered n- scale rolling stock with graffiti. I was big in the graffiti scene in the late 90's. I grew up! but still appreciate the art even tho its rather destructive. We always made sure to not write over the road numbers, weight and any other information on the side of Boxcars and or Auto racks as a form of respect to the railroad workers. I appreciate your videos. Thank you!
DJ What are your thoughts on concrete sleepers. Do the trains run smoother? Are they better than the wooden ones? Do they last Longer? Just curious.
Also
How does CSX decide the best placement for DPUs middle or end?
no difference in smoothness, just longevity. The DPU placement is always changing, and can be difficult to explain quickly.
@@djstrains Cool, thanks.