Hi Blue Ridge Rail, What a great video. Thanks to Nally and Hamilton for allowing you to film. The whole process of filling the hopper cars with coal is pretty neat.
EXCELLENT VIDEO! You make it look SO easy, handling that massive amount of coal so efficiently! Just as smooth as my American Flyer electric trains! 🤣 🚂 🇺🇸
They still keep a couple of caboose in the yard near me for those potential needs of shoving an oversized coal train up to a loadout. Sadly they’ve not needed to for almost 20 years. Trains just aren’t as big as they used to be and several load outs have runaround tracks large enough now. Used to also see two locomotives on the front and the back of the coal trains here, I would assume because they couldn’t permit shoving a train the longer distances to the mine from the marshaling yard. It was always a “top hat” dash 9-40C, C39-8s, SD60s or Dash 8-40CW in conrail blue which was pretty rare to see
Very interesting, I’ve always wondered why the coal is always loaded heavier at one end than the other, now I see. I’m in southwestern Pennsylvania right by the NS and CSX Monogahela Subs, nothing but coal rolls through there. Nice drone shots too, dropped you a sub, have a good one👍🏼😎🇺🇸
@@blueridgerailsSo do I! My son is a sales rep for Consol Energy, and as his father, I’ve developed a strong interest in mining and transporting coal. 🚂
Thank you so very much for an excellent video, young man. I have been missing your videos. Where you are located at, did you suffer damage from flood and did train tracks suffer any damage. Have a great Thursday, Blue Ridge Rails.
@@revharrycwigmoreiii5787 thank you, i’m glad you enjoyed! We live east of the major damage, but the Clinchfield and ex. Southern lines in WNC are mostly destroyed. CSX is rebuilding theirs, not sure about NS.
@@blueridgerails That is a shame Clinchfield & Ex-Southern lines are destroyed, probably not ever restored. lost history. Maybe NS will rebuild their lines in the future.
Maximum gross weight of these hoppers, including the tare weight of the car and the load of coal, is 143 tons. 50*143=7150 tons. Not quite 7500 tons...
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Correction: Each car is filled with 105 tons of coal, not 150.
Sorry for the mistake!
Beautiful bluegrass music, well done video!
Glad you enjoyed!
Well done, and the Southern Heritage as a bonus.
@@randymckenzie6730 Thank you! For sure!
What 8099 leading and a caboose my day is brighter!
Of course!
Very cool! Thanks for taking the time to film, edit, and post this.
@@nhdenver7883 thank you for watching, no problem!
Loved the Bluegrass music too.
YES, the music score was MOST enjoyable! 🤣 🎼 🇺🇸
Hi Blue Ridge Rail, What a great video. Thanks to Nally and Hamilton for allowing you to film. The whole process of filling the hopper cars with coal is pretty neat.
@@TCRailRoad for sure!
Good Footage
GREAT DETAIL VIDEO
THANK YOU FOR SHARING
FROM AUSTRALIA
Glad you enjoyed! No problem!
We Americans LOVE you Aussies! ❤️ 🇺🇸
EXCELLENT VIDEO!
You make it look SO easy, handling that massive amount of coal so efficiently!
Just as smooth as my American Flyer electric trains! 🤣 🚂 🇺🇸
@@josephschuster1494 thank you! Cody sure knows his stuff!
They still keep a couple of caboose in the yard near me for those potential needs of shoving an oversized coal train up to a loadout. Sadly they’ve not needed to for almost 20 years. Trains just aren’t as big as they used to be and several load outs have runaround tracks large enough now.
Used to also see two locomotives on the front and the back of the coal trains here, I would assume because they couldn’t permit shoving a train the longer distances to the mine from the marshaling yard. It was always a “top hat” dash 9-40C, C39-8s, SD60s or Dash 8-40CW in conrail blue which was pretty rare to see
Thank you, I enjoyed your video. I'd love to see more, such as the mining operation.
I’m glad you enjoyed! We’re going to try and get into some of that in the future!
Amazing video!
Appreciate it!
Excellent job as always Nathan!
@@teddyc.newton4874 appreciate it!
Liking the old Southern green paint scheme.
@@stonewall3041 it’s cool!
Thank you for this interesting video! It's always fun to learn how they do things like this!
@@Bumblefortser No problem! It sure is!
Excellent Video -Really enjoyed it!!
@@davidhurt6115 thank you!
Thanks for the video that was very good
Good to see American coal still being mined.
Sigh! Not good for anyone but the owners of the mine.
It's also good for people who use electricity
Nicely done!
@@stevendorris5713 thank you!
Great video thank you 😊
@@ricksadler797 thank you, no problem!
Very interesting, I’ve always wondered why the coal is always loaded heavier at one end than the other, now I see. I’m in southwestern Pennsylvania right by the NS and CSX Monogahela Subs, nothing but coal rolls through there. Nice drone shots too, dropped you a sub, have a good one👍🏼😎🇺🇸
@@stretchlimo7275 thank you, i’m glad you enjoyed!
Fascinating.
Great video.
@@DannyBTrainz i’m glad you enjoyed!
Cool video
@@sernajrlouis glad you enjoyed!
I loved seeing the SOU heritage loco and the caboose. Too bad every NS train can't be like that.
@@davidschick6951 we love it too!
One of my favorite Fallen Flags…
SOUTHERN SERVES THE SOUTH
Where coal sold too.Thanks video😊
@@lucmarchand617 this particular mine sells their coal to Eastman Chemical in Kingsport.
Coal keeps the lights on! #friendsofcoal
@@clearlycaribbeanreb2895 sure does, we hope to see coal buisness pick up again!
@@clearlycaribbeanreb2895 sure does, we hope to see coal business pick up again!
ABSOLUTELY! 🔥
@@blueridgerailsSo do I! My son is a sales rep for Consol Energy, and as his father, I’ve developed a strong interest in mining and transporting coal. 🚂
So there's where they've been hiding the Southern Heritage unit 🤔 😮😂...
Good place for it!
Wind and solar are nice but coal, gas, and nuclear keep the lights on.
@@ut000bs for sure!
Thank you so very much for an excellent video, young man. I have been missing your videos. Where you are located at, did you suffer damage from flood and did train tracks suffer any damage. Have a great Thursday, Blue Ridge Rails.
@@revharrycwigmoreiii5787 thank you, i’m glad you enjoyed!
We live east of the major damage, but the Clinchfield and ex. Southern lines in WNC are mostly destroyed. CSX is rebuilding theirs, not sure about NS.
@@blueridgerails That is a shame Clinchfield & Ex-Southern lines are destroyed, probably not ever restored. lost history. Maybe NS will rebuild their lines in the future.
All that COAL is less than the amount of energy a nuclear power plant can supply in a year
Great video thank-you. Why does the train need a caboose?
@@Stormbergrail i’m glad you enjoyed! The caboose is needed as a “shoving platform” for the conductor to ride the 2-mile reverse move into Mayflower.
No runaround track in place, so they have to change direction, necessitating the use of a caboose for visibility.
It was stated in the video. 🚂
Maximum gross weight of these hoppers, including the tare weight of the car and the load of coal, is 143 tons. 50*143=7150 tons. Not quite 7500 tons...
Whereabouts is this? Cause I know it's close to my home
@@RibbonRailProfuctions St. Charles, VA
@blueridgerails figured, if you're still in SWVA, please enjoy your time here, if your not still here, I hope you enjoyed it here, please come back anytime!!!! Looking forward to the video!!!!
@ we definitely enjoyed the visit! We’ll be back soon!
Earth before fungus 👍🏻
Big load of EV fuel.
If you people had any common sense you would have switched away from fossil fuels ages ago instead of boasting of the sheer size of your coal trains.
And replace it with?
Oh wake up ffs
Nuclear power
Agreed! Coal is a very dirty fuel.
What would you suggest .
‘In depth process’?
@@donalfinn4205 do you want me to ride through the system with the coal?