A Sleeping Giant: East Deerfield, Final Days of Pan Am Railways

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  • Опубликовано: 6 ноя 2024

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  • @doucettealexander98
    @doucettealexander98 2 года назад +6

    as Steven J Brown says in his Chicago railfan videos "Document the boring, common and mundane now because it might become speical and rare later"

    • @NorthCountryTrains
      @NorthCountryTrains  2 года назад +1

      That’s why we travel, to see new places and railroads that we may not be able to see again!

    • @harrisonofcolorado8886
      @harrisonofcolorado8886 2 года назад +1

      In Danny Harmon's juice train video, he said to capture the unusual and document the ordinary (something like that) because one day, it may all be gone.

  • @SuperOwensTrainsYT
    @SuperOwensTrainsYT 7 месяцев назад +1

    East Deerfield is a good place to see trains, in fact I’m at EDY right now

  • @xfiles-thetruthisoutthere8038
    @xfiles-thetruthisoutthere8038 3 месяца назад +1

    A new Era with CSX, no doubt that will SUCK !

    • @JsMisc
      @JsMisc 3 месяца назад

      Doesn't suck, don't see why you're a naysayer.

  • @ocsrc
    @ocsrc 2 года назад +6

    CSX is testing their network connection to all of Pan-Ams control points.
    They are running through all of the functions and testing each control bit to find any problems on the network to schedule repairs.
    You will see switches and derailers and signals being tested cycling through all of the possible indications
    And over the next few weeks you should see repair crews out making repairs to anything they find that is not working 100%.
    I would expect them to be installing the Ku band two-way satellite dishes on all of the control point bungalows as well as cellular backups on the bungalows.
    I don't know if they will be replacing any of the signals but the bungalows will be getting new equipment to conform to CSX Network standards.

  • @xfiles-thetruthisoutthere8038
    @xfiles-thetruthisoutthere8038 11 месяцев назад +1

    All the New England railroads should have rebelled against CSX even thinking of purchasing PanAm. This railroad will run things down, close East Deerfield yard and slowly eliminate customers. Seen this happen in so many places. Their slogan should be, 'It sucks to be you' !

    • @JsMisc
      @JsMisc 3 месяца назад

      No, CSX has pledged millions of dollars into infrastructure repairs and upgrades. East Deerfield is STILL open and currently is processing a normal volume of traffic. Eight months after your initial comment, you're still wrong. Even then, it was inevitable for the takeover of Pan Am. Even then, most railroads welcomed CSX and improved interchange conditions.

  • @ocsrc
    @ocsrc 2 года назад +2

    The Tech train will be going through all the tracks and switches to identify any areas that need replacement.
    CSX plans to run fast, time is money, so they will be doing a lot of work this summer.

    • @christopherdibble5872
      @christopherdibble5872 Год назад

      Please find and listen this country train song "I'M MOVING ON BY HANK SNOW, I think you'll like it, chris

  • @christopherdibble5872
    @christopherdibble5872 Год назад +1

    The engineers don't wave from the trains anymore; not like they did back in 1954

    • @NorthCountryTrains
      @NorthCountryTrains  Год назад

      Not on Class I and II railroads, shortlines remain friendly in many cases

    • @christopherdibble5872
      @christopherdibble5872 Год назад

      @@NorthCountryTrains my friend, I hope it's not just to those cellphones!

    • @christopherdibble5872
      @christopherdibble5872 Год назад

      Please find "I'm moving on" by HANK SNOW, I THINK YOU'LL LIKE IT! It's a real country song!

  • @azurplex
    @azurplex Год назад

    4:00 that canal is always up to that footbridge, situation normal. It seems fast moving but that's it's job as opposed to a navigation canal. The intake would have to be controlled. Any excess or seasonal would simply flow down the river's normal path.

  • @DH2906PRODUCTIONS
    @DH2906PRODUCTIONS 2 года назад +1

    Wow. Those are bad switches. I am sad though to see most likely the days of all of pan am's old power. And I believe 2 days later after you shot this I caught that ns trio coming south on 11r

  • @ocsrc
    @ocsrc 2 года назад +4

    I used to monitor the ATCS transmissions and I had a server when I lived in Malta.
    I miss the action
    I keep trying to find people who would be interested in having a monitor site to feed the data to my server

  • @atomsmash100
    @atomsmash100 Год назад +2

    On one hand I was happy to the see the name out there, but on the other "Pan Am" was never meant to be a railroad. Aviation was its first, best destiny. Also, Timothy Mellon.. just "no".

    • @NorthCountryTrains
      @NorthCountryTrains  Год назад

      He created a near impossible challenge for CSX to try to fix! 😆

  • @WeatheredRails
    @WeatheredRails 2 года назад

    Awesome!! Typical Pan Animus breaking the switch. Usually what we do is head west to find 16R. And chase it back to ED

    • @NorthCountryTrains
      @NorthCountryTrains  2 года назад

      Will try that next time but I was waiting there for ED-4 and EDBF.

    • @WeatheredRails
      @WeatheredRails 2 года назад

      @@NorthCountryTrains I’m going to try on the 30th. For MEC 3405. That or go to Lowell to see what’s in that area

  • @fostoriadistrictrailfan3907
    @fostoriadistrictrailfan3907 2 года назад +1

    Pan-Am lore
    Rip to all the silly Dash 8s ❤

    • @NorthCountryTrains
      @NorthCountryTrains  2 года назад

      Rip to the 2 that were scrapped
      All of the others are hard at work

  • @ocsrc
    @ocsrc 2 года назад +1

    There have been several Pan am locomotives moved to the Binghamton yard but I don't know where they went after that and I'm not sure if they are being sold or least or retired just being sent to be painted the CSX colors

    • @NorthCountryTrains
      @NorthCountryTrains  2 года назад

      Just filling in for NS power I think.

    • @JoeRainis156
      @JoeRainis156 2 года назад

      We just saw a group of Pan Am Power at the Lordstown Yard in Ohio. Not sure If they are being refurbed or scraped. So many diesels there it’s hard to say

  • @freedomfan4272
    @freedomfan4272 2 года назад +1

    I wonder if host Matt Bown from the show "extreme trains" is still employed by Pan Am???

  • @csxohiorailfan2473
    @csxohiorailfan2473 2 года назад +1

    It's sad to see Pan Am go bye bye but at least Maine will have more Trains now and 2 Years ago in Maine CP bought CMQ and now it's CSX buying Pan Am this is crazy

    • @NorthCountryTrains
      @NorthCountryTrains  2 года назад +1

      Glad you’re optimistic, but even CSX themselves say there won’t be any more trains for at least a few years. CP’s acquisition of CMQ reduced trains drastically.

    • @csxohiorailfan2473
      @csxohiorailfan2473 2 года назад +1

      @@NorthCountryTrains no more Trains on what?

    • @NorthCountryTrains
      @NorthCountryTrains  2 года назад +1

      @@csxohiorailfan2473 You said CSX would bring more trains. I’m telling you that won’t be happening for a while.

    • @csxohiorailfan2473
      @csxohiorailfan2473 2 года назад +1

      @@NorthCountryTrains oh ok is that because they have a lot of work to do on the Railroad and then after that they’ll run more Trains?

    • @jeffreyaumand6447
      @jeffreyaumand6447 11 месяцев назад

      Are you kidding me sad to see par go?

  • @wayneantoniazzi2706
    @wayneantoniazzi2706 2 года назад +1

    Pan Am Failways! Love it!

    • @panamrailways7327
      @panamrailways7327 2 года назад

      Pan Am Railways 1 second ago
      Are you calling us a fail? Takes one to know one! You're a fail because your mother was expecting what ever came out of
      her to be a little better and less ugly than you. No wonder she and your father left you, and you were never adopted. Parentless piece of shit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @panamrailways7327
      @panamrailways7327 2 года назад

      Are you calling us a fail? Takes one to know one! You're a fail because your mother was expecting what ever came out of
      her to be a little better and less ugly than you. No wonder she and your father left you, and you were never adopted. Parentless drunk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @district2productions
      @district2productions 2 года назад

      @@panamrailways7327 damn bro nice insult for the truth, one pan am doesn’t know how to run a train without blowing up in 30 miles

  • @cats0182
    @cats0182 2 года назад +1

    Still at a loss to figure out what PanAm Railways brings to the CSX table.

    • @tylerclark1979
      @tylerclark1979 2 года назад +1

      Id think its more northern maine rail routes where they can ship lumber directly.

    • @NorthCountryTrains
      @NorthCountryTrains  2 года назад +1

      Still at a loss myself, we can only hope they don’t pull a CP and actually invest in ALL types of traffic on the railroad.

    • @natehoule516
      @natehoule516 2 года назад +1

      Maine Lumber, a connection into Canada, and Poland Spring water is PanAms largest customer by far (think Tropicana juice train in Tampa)

  • @tbs10916301
    @tbs10916301 Год назад

    switch is not broken, the engine was crouding the switch, all he had to do was back off it more!

  • @highhorsesproductions1177
    @highhorsesproductions1177 2 года назад +1

    Pan Am did get the short end of the stick to be fair. Second hand equipment, poor infrastructure, PTC problems, etc. I try not to think it’s the company managements problem although it very well could be. I tend to think it’s more of a streak of bad luck

    • @NorthCountryTrains
      @NorthCountryTrains  2 года назад +2

      We all know who’s fault it is… not investing AT ALL!!

    • @highhorsesproductions1177
      @highhorsesproductions1177 2 года назад

      @@NorthCountryTrains Very true!!!

    • @kennethoriel7463
      @kennethoriel7463 2 года назад +3

      Pan Am/Guilford has had 40 years to fix what they got from B&M, so not there aren't really any excuses for continued deferred maintenance.

    • @PVRR2558
      @PVRR2558 2 года назад +1

      nah Guilford was always bad

    • @NERRP2017
      @NERRP2017 2 года назад +1

      Pan Am / Guilford has and always will be horrible, their powers cool but their slow trains and bad track isn’t good
      Let’s hope CSX and G&W’a B&E (Berkshire & Eastern) Will fix this right, I for one am happy to see this “Nuisance railroad” being revamped in a good right

  • @ronniefarnsworth6465
    @ronniefarnsworth6465 2 года назад +1

    Being that your so much a young "Yout" !! Lol
    It's not so much Pan Am it's still Guilford just with Dark Blue paint and a bunch of newer GE's and SD's by Guilford's standards !!! Lol Trust me I've been railfanning the "B&M" and all the NE Roads since 1972', Yes I'm and Olde Baaastard born in Boston and live in NH the last 28yrs right on the mainline in Exeter, NH.

  • @PoconoMountaineer405
    @PoconoMountaineer405 2 года назад

    great video.

  • @ocsrc
    @ocsrc 2 года назад

    Is that the EOT device or ATCS you are monitoring ?

  • @Ryanair_aviations
    @Ryanair_aviations Год назад

    The b40-8 s sopposed to be retired!

  • @LordMemes2025
    @LordMemes2025 2 года назад

    Me in my head saying pls don't go into scrap

  • @dhdisprsmith2296
    @dhdisprsmith2296 2 года назад +2

    The connecting track is known as “the loop”. It’s certainly nowhere near as busy as it was 40-50 years ago. Great video buddy!!

    • @NorthCountryTrains
      @NorthCountryTrains  2 года назад +1

      I thought I heard that. Why do they cal it that? Thanks for watching!

    • @dhdisprsmith2296
      @dhdisprsmith2296 2 года назад

      @@NorthCountryTrains They used to run a couple trains between Portland and Springfield and they could “loop” from the Fitchburg to the Conn River. Also the Springfield to White River Jct trains used the loop to make their set off and pick ups at East Deerfield. That was quite the act to watch.

  • @jeffreyaumand6447
    @jeffreyaumand6447 11 месяцев назад

    A giant - WHAT??

  • @EllieMaes-Grandad
    @EllieMaes-Grandad 2 года назад

    Another microphone which is not protected from wind - very amateur!

  • @jeffreyaumand6447
    @jeffreyaumand6447 11 месяцев назад

    Pan Am sucked! Along with GTI Guilford Springfield Terminal. It was the same circus different clowns. Glad Guilford/ Pan Am is gone. But the damage was done. So glad I am retired. So glad for the delete button...

  • @chunkpowers
    @chunkpowers 2 года назад

    6:00 B40-8 not B20-8