Great grab bag! The new livery on the U.P. locomotives looks great. The expansive flag on the previous iteration was frequently subject to discoloration.
This grab bag has a lot of good stuff in it, love that freight train with a lot of new engines, love the MARC 73 rebuilt locomotive & the CFAX SD70ACes along with the Westcoast Express engine
What I enjoyed about grab a bag, is Trains and wildlife. It put my mind at ease. Also, one thing to add about wildlife is our bear on the Revelstoke camera feed. I haven't seen it in a while. It's probably just waking up from a long winter!
0:38 four freshly repainted UP AC6000CWs. I'm not sure if they have undergone GE rebuilds too 0:58 CSX ET44AH, Vancouver West Coast Express F59PHi, MARC geep, and three CFAX SD70ACes. I'm not sure what CFAX is, but they already have some ex-BHP Iron Ore SD70ACes 5:18 this truck has a much bigger load, and did not snag on the crossing 5:53 NS towing Amtrak into Roanoke 7:00 the same MARC geep again 7:34 Amtrak 161 "arrow" going through Ashland 7:50 a well car and covered hopper being switched by an SD70MAC and GEVO 9:00 UP OCS of 10 cars 10:07 asphalting a crossing surface instead of using concrete panels 12:24 car crash just offscreen at Revelstoke. Nissan Juke ran a red light 14:42 Amtrak 187 with Big Game Train sticker with Aberdeen Carolina & Western dome car on the rear 15:30 the ex-Amtrak baggage car on the other end of the tail DPU. These baggage cars were rebuilt from old sleeper cars 15:48 WOW! Quebec, north Shore, and Labroador SD40-2. That railroad is isolated from the rest of the North American rail network 16:10 Tex-Mex railroad boxcar 16:22 Amtrak 164 is now the Phase IV heritage unit! I find it odd they applied this livery to a different locomotive and having 184 return to Phase V 17:00 Savannah Bananas bus! I didn't know about then util recently, but they're the Harlem Globetrotters of baseball 18:26 the West coast Express F59PHi again 18:42 CSX f40s trailing on a freight train with their twelve business cars on the rear. They form an OCS in Waycross in the next clip. 20:54 Loram grinder working at night in the West Bottoms of Kansas City 22:18 doubleheading executive MACs on a local train 22:38 Amtrak 634 is also wrapped for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. 638 and 653 also received this wrap.
Looks to have gone for a rebuilding/overhaul at the Progress Rail facility just north of Waycross. If unit was mechanically sound for operation and met current rail transport requirements movement in freight service relatively no more involved than any standard rail car, or locomotive.
How do the engineers and conductors become aware of the camera locations? Watching this channel? Word of mouth? In any case, I think it's great for VR they're recognizing just how popular the channel has become thanks to all the members! And if you aren't yet a member - JOIN !!
If you are referring to 0:58 those appear to be fresh rebuilds/overhauls from the Progress Rail facility just north of Waycross and are now on their way back to their home operations (the MARC 73 returning to Maryland Area Rail Commuter operation).
18:38 Dead heading back to their base in Waycross, GA. If OCS not occupied for trip home or in no rush why waste fuel and crew when the consist can hitch a ride on a freight going in that direction?
The 5-6 cars in the middle have rail grinders on the underside. The front and back have tanks to spray water so sparks don't trigger fires (though sometimes it still happens)
I'm confused about Amtrak 164 -- P42 shown at 16:23. When I google images for Amtrak 164, it shows it having phase V livery. So how is this in 2023 and its back to phase IV? There are no special markings to suggest its has been repainted as a heritage unit. Also still has the early nose (not bolted on).
184 was put back into Phase V for something, with 164 being the eventual replacement, the scheme was first spotted on 51 - The Cardinal, on May 8th. It’s on 6 at the big 10 curve at 18:49 MDT
Looks like a fresh rebuild/overhaul from the Progress Rail shop just north of Waycross and now is apparently heading back home to the Maryland Area Rail Commuter operation.
Possibly to "air out" the locomotive. I've heard stories from BNSF crews here on the Thayer Subdivision that have had, let's just say, a rather unpleasant experience when riding certain locomotives, if you get my drift.
Back in '96 my wife and I went to Sault St. Marie to ride the Agawa Canyon train. I was stopped at a red traffic light with no cross taffic and people behind me started honking their horns and then gave me the finger as they drove around me through the red light. I have had zero respect for mush-head canuck drivers since.
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@@tombradshaw6940
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Great grab bag! The new livery on the U.P. locomotives looks great. The expansive flag on the previous iteration was frequently subject to discoloration.
I read that too
glad I got a pic of those when I did
one was my screensaver on my last 2 PCs cause the flash reflected it & it caused it to glow
Dedicating my "like" to the Texas Mexican boxcar at 16:12.
Always enjoy seeing wildlife at La Plata, 17:43, a deer then a fox.
A deer and a fox walked into the station…
@@RailRider9571 ... where the feral cat said to them ...
6944 and 6943 on the same consist and in order, that is awesome.
First Union Pacific DDA40X 6944 was repainted in May 2015, and then 8 years later in May 2023, Union Pacific AC6000CW 6944 gets repainted. I’m amazed.
think you for this grab bag keep up with the good work virtual railfan and I give you a two thumbs up
I love that CFAX paint scheme. This is a fantastic Grab Bag!
This grab bag has a lot of good stuff in it, love that freight train with a lot of new engines, love the MARC 73 rebuilt locomotive & the CFAX SD70ACes along with the Westcoast Express engine
What I enjoyed about grab a bag, is Trains and wildlife. It put my mind at ease. Also, one thing to add about wildlife is our bear on the Revelstoke camera feed. I haven't seen it in a while. It's probably just waking up from a long winter!
Cool 😊
Wow I’m glad one of your cameras also caught WCOR 301 I saw it on its last train on the B&P BTNC a week ago and is supposed to be getting scrapped
Beautiful up engins
Wow Nice loved❤ Thanks!
0:38 four freshly repainted UP AC6000CWs. I'm not sure if they have undergone GE rebuilds too
0:58 CSX ET44AH, Vancouver West Coast Express F59PHi, MARC geep, and three CFAX SD70ACes. I'm not sure what CFAX is, but they already have some ex-BHP Iron Ore SD70ACes
5:18 this truck has a much bigger load, and did not snag on the crossing
5:53 NS towing Amtrak into Roanoke
7:00 the same MARC geep again
7:34 Amtrak 161 "arrow" going through Ashland
7:50 a well car and covered hopper being switched by an SD70MAC and GEVO
9:00 UP OCS of 10 cars
10:07 asphalting a crossing surface instead of using concrete panels
12:24 car crash just offscreen at Revelstoke. Nissan Juke ran a red light
14:42 Amtrak 187 with Big Game Train sticker with Aberdeen Carolina & Western dome car on the rear
15:30 the ex-Amtrak baggage car on the other end of the tail DPU. These baggage cars were rebuilt from old sleeper cars
15:48 WOW! Quebec, north Shore, and Labroador SD40-2. That railroad is isolated from the rest of the North American rail network
16:10 Tex-Mex railroad boxcar
16:22 Amtrak 164 is now the Phase IV heritage unit! I find it odd they applied this livery to a different locomotive and having 184 return to Phase V
17:00 Savannah Bananas bus! I didn't know about then util recently, but they're the Harlem Globetrotters of baseball
18:26 the West coast Express F59PHi again
18:42 CSX f40s trailing on a freight train with their twelve business cars on the rear. They form an OCS in Waycross in the next clip.
20:54 Loram grinder working at night in the West Bottoms of Kansas City
22:18 doubleheading executive MACs on a local train
22:38 Amtrak 634 is also wrapped for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. 638 and 653 also received this wrap.
Thanks
Nice vid
And all the new engins
Actually not new new rebuilt
There's a progress rail down there near Waycross Georgia which were there probably coming out of after being refurbished.
@@truckerkevthepaidtourist even better
Yahooo!! Another grab bag!!!
New engine day 😊😊
Love the deer at 17:51
0:58 I have many questions. first of all, HOW did that west coast express locomotive end up all the way in GA from Vancouver, BC
Looks to have gone for a rebuilding/overhaul at the Progress Rail facility just north of Waycross.
If unit was mechanically sound for operation and met current rail transport requirements movement in freight service relatively no more involved than any standard rail car, or locomotive.
@@kennethhanks6712 progress rail rebuilding the locomotives down there in Georgia
The Progress rail facility is in Patterson just north of Waycross
@@CRPULSE300 yep
15:31 I remember seeing this a few days ago on the La Plata cam.
17:12 The second charter bus at Folkston did not stop to look both ways for any approaching trains.
The first kinda looked like it was also a "rolling stop" at best.
Only the third bus made the proper stop.
9:01 I was on site when this came through it reversed to the Crew Change then went SB I was able to get it in Tyler as well
Where are you in big sandy texas I don't see you
@jacobdubielak there are 2 cameras here in BS they didn't show both views but I could be seen on the other cam.
How do the engineers and conductors become aware of the camera locations? Watching this channel? Word of mouth? In any case, I think it's great for VR they're recognizing just how popular the channel has become thanks to all the members! And if you aren't yet a member - JOIN !!
They’re fans too, and word spreads
I love this grab bag
NS 8102 leading out of Spartanburg misses the grab bag again. Jeez
Wildlife on parade at La Plata! I think that deer wanted Bob to buy it a Coke! Was that the same fox from the other night?😮🦊
17:48 i think the Deer is being sneaky at the La Plata Station
5:40 that is just half of a over head crane ! Wonder if that is going to NAS in Carrollton KY ? It’s in Partial shut down now .
Fun fact the engine at 2:00 was involved in a catastrophic wreck in in Maryland in 1988
I remember that accident I was pretty shocking up when I saw the video of the train collision
Phase IV is back boissssss
10.12 Now that's what I call a speedy workforce 😂
Another cool video, like the lightning 🌩 and seeing a Loram rail grinder working at night!🛤🚂
That Westcoast Express locomotive is heading for British Columbia.
Yes probably one of two west coast express locomotives going back to Vancouver bc
But I was waiting for the thunder boom from then lightning
some of the diesels were recently painted fresh
If you are referring to 0:58 those appear to be fresh rebuilds/overhauls from the Progress Rail facility just north of Waycross and are now on their way back to their home operations (the MARC 73 returning to Maryland Area Rail Commuter operation).
@@kennethhanks6712 They do look freshly painted
Looks like the cars that swapped paint at Revelstoke had the same color paint!
Glad Revy wasn't anywhere around! Where IS Revy, anyway??!🐻🤔
@@T_Hoog 😃😄😆
My first thought was that car ran in to itself!
@@johnsmith-wd5sq And then duplicated itself!!
The Ford is identical to the one that crashed at La Grange a couple weeks ago
Real Canadian Mounties we’re the cops at the accident.
I have WCE 903 in my collection.
The MARC 73 engine. Wasn’t that the engine involved in the 1996 Silver Spring, Maryland wreck with Amtrak?
That was before my time riding MARC. I just read the Wiki page about this. Yikes.
It wasn’t on the head end as it was coming from Brunswick to Washington, cab car was leading therefore 73 was in the rear.
@@normalchaos4618, yes, I was aware that it was in the tail end of the train.
Not just one, but 3 Executive Liveries and two of those on the Point.
15:55 I wonder where WCOR 301 is heading to?
Probably going back to Vancouver bc in Canada
At 00:11 on the Cordele PTZ cam, you can see the handle of the Big Dipper!!
Revelstoke=Ack Man!
*😊❤🎉😊*
3:20 Anyone know what or where 'Nowers' is?
@@T_Hoog Thanks again, Mr. Hoog!
I love the savanna bananas 🍌
I see UP is rebuilding their CW4460AC's.
@2:00:Hey that s my first name!
and again @7:05:!
Is CSX that needy for engines they have commandeer the three CSX Executives Engines?
18:38 Dead heading back to their base in Waycross, GA. If OCS not occupied for trip home or in no rush why waste fuel and crew when the consist can hitch a ride on a freight going in that direction?
WESTCOAST EXPRESS headed back to Vancouver? Long ways from home anyways.
20:54 through 21:24 Why is this happening? Those trucks could catch on fire (or at least the grease could). However, it seems to be on purpose. No?
Is That a Amtrak Baggage Car?
You can see that the one car ran the stop light
When are these Amfleet cars going to be replaced?. I first travelled on them in the seventies.
Me too...1978.
Was this a first for MARC on VR?
Wait cp still has there own company trains dident cp and KCS merge
Some pretty bad low joints at Cordele GA
At 20:55 where are all the sparks coming from?
The 5-6 cars in the middle have rail grinders on the underside. The front and back have tanks to spray water so sparks don't trigger fires (though sometimes it still happens)
I'm confused about Amtrak 164 -- P42 shown at 16:23. When I google images for Amtrak 164, it shows it having phase V livery. So how is this in 2023 and its back to phase IV? There are no special markings to suggest its has been repainted as a heritage unit. Also still has the early nose (not bolted on).
184 was put back into Phase V for something, with 164 being the eventual replacement, the scheme was first spotted on 51 - The Cardinal, on May 8th. It’s on 6 at the big 10 curve at 18:49 MDT
Does anyone know where Marc 73 is going?
Looks like a fresh rebuild/overhaul from the Progress Rail shop just north of Waycross and now is apparently heading back home to the Maryland Area Rail Commuter operation.
I originally thought it was going to a museum as that was the loco in the Silver Springs Collision
2:11 who does CFAX 1005, 1006 and 1007 belong to?
UP engine 6943 why is the door open.?.
Possibly to "air out" the locomotive. I've heard stories from BNSF crews here on the Thayer Subdivision that have had, let's just say, a rather unpleasant experience when riding certain locomotives, if you get my drift.
Back in '96 my wife and I went to Sault St. Marie to ride the Agawa Canyon train. I was stopped at a red traffic light with no cross taffic and people behind me started honking their horns and then gave me the finger as they drove around me through the red light. I have had zero respect for mush-head canuck drivers since.
Are the UP units new or just repainted??
The AC6000s in the new paint look awful.
texas yay
Only one bus driver stopped as he should have.
🛤️🇧🇷
12:25 Car crash
First
BC's forever been home to the continent's CRAPPIEST motorists 💡💡💡