"Adirondack Wilds Railroading" Big Moose NY
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- Опубликовано: 10 июл 2024
- On May 4, 2024, my trusty canine companion Witold (vee-told) and I headed up to Big Moose NY to video a New England Rail Excursions (NEREX) charter at the summit (2040 feet) of Adirondack Railroad's line. This point was also the summit of New York Central's Adirondack Division as well as the highest elevation reached on any mainline tracks operated by this "fallen flag."
Northbound and southbound views of the nearly 30 railcars (a/k/a "putt-putts," "speeders," and "motor cars") are featured.
John, you found a rail anchor. The writing is 105 Dudley rail.
Railroad Rambler & Witold, a big HELLO! I’m excited to see how many cars. Thank you,kindly. Time for snacks for you & Witold.
Thanks for a great show!! Loved the video. I REMEMBER the Putt Putts. They were powered by small two stroke engines and would only fire when needed and kinda relax if not pulling. I am originally from Illinois and lived close to ICC RR lines.. MY favorite things were the flame thrower weed killers they used in the 50's.That was so long ago they were not even painting graffiti on trains yet. YEP, them wuz the good ole days..
The Sante Fe war bonnet was always a favorite paint theme. ... We have a BNSF depot here in town where they do crew changes and we still see that paint job fairly regularly ... sixty some years ago all my HO trains were painted SanteFe colors
I would love to do that just once,; looks like so much fun! Watching from Ohio, South of Columbus. ❤️
Hi from York, England - what a great video, thanks for sharing! I have never seen such a bizarre sight; I could tell Witold was impressed, too!
It was a breathtaking experience for him! Lol
Well THAT was impressive! And also... I want one! 🤣😂
I live in Belton MO now but in 2011, we lived in Queensbury NY. We drove through the Adirondack Park to Tupper Lake, Lake Placid and Old Forge as well as North Creek. It is a wonderful area. Cheers to Witold, the Wonder Dog!
I love the site you chose. You get the impression that there is nothing but woodland for miles around. I never saw so many putts-putts at one time. They must have been very wide use at one time. Excellent video! Keep them coming.
Thank you. Never done anything like this but was in Tupper Lake when I was a kid, Mother and her mother owned some land up there. Wonderful part pf the state. Brings back great memories. Thank you again!!
The Santa Fe war bonnet painted car was cool 👍🏼
Great video. Brings back memories for myself when I did a motorcar run on Canadian National trackage Vernon,BC to Kelowna. It was thrill of a lifetime. Cheers from Kamloops,B.C Canada
Nothing better than Railroad Rambler, Witold and putt putts on a dreary day here in Ri. Great video!
That's Bigfoot country up there! Better be careful. Nice video, thanks!
Greetings from Tonawanda NY! Cloudy with the rain ☔️ coming and going.
Great video from Morrisville NY. Love seeing these things.
Excellent video. 👍
You and Witold have a lot of beautiful scenery there on each side of the tracks
and that was a lot of rail cars, you and Witold have a great week.🇺🇲🚂🚃🚃🇺🇲
I think that piece of metal you found is part of a railroad anchor, that's put on either side of the fish plates to hold it in place from lateral movement.
I really enjoyed the video They can go quite fast. I captured some last October in Hummelstown Pa. Not this many though. I have two short videos of them on the Middletown and Hummelstown R.R. in Pennsylvania.
Thank you.
Beautiful woodland with the tracks running through, love it! 👋 to Witold! The rails look a little rusty they wont be when the Putt putts roll by. Oh they are so cute! Love how they are in different colours. Ive never seen anything like it just amazing. I would love to have a ride on a Putt Putt! Thank you RR & Witold this has been one of the most entertaining video's ive seen on YT. 😊🐕👍🚌
Great filming of these motorcars. Greetings from Germany to you and your loyal companion Witold. 💗🙋♂
Nice video. You are truly a "Johnny - on - the - spot" in the right place at the right time.
Thanks WJM!
Always enjoyable John! The sharing of a banana-nut muffin with Vitold, and then taking a nap, really made me laugh…as I can relate to that :)
Looking in from North Yorkshire, England.
Love your informative videos.
Can you tell me the history of the four horn warning- two long, one short, one long.
Thanks
It’s the required sequence on all US railroads when a train approaches a grade crossing. Here, the putt-putt guys were doing it just for fun upon spotting Witold & me.
I bet that is a fun ride in the speeders! Cute dog! -Jenny
What a cool video. Definitely my favorite on your channel. I’d love to own one of these vehicles or even just ride in one. Thanks for posting this my friend!😎
What a fascinating little group of putt-putts! Think there were less on the second half of the trip?
What a parade! Loved that some waved at you.
Witold is always such a good boy!😊
Maybe that metal thing was a rail clip part?
Thanks for bringing us along!
Watching from Rome NY
A front row seat with no competition kind of like the Indy 500 you're the only spectator well except for Witold who would apparently rather be home. @7:20 that modernistic one was the last hurrah for Motorcars and I remember many in views of Canadian National but I question if they really sold any in the US. The one exception was the US Army as there are about six of them here in Milwaukee at their 757 th training battalion. Having ridden a few they are fun but the two biggest drawbacks is the noise so you need ear protection and bring some decent seat cushions the ride is rough. Owners need to have good mechanical skills and parts availability to keep these running. If yours fails on the road and you can't get it going within a few minutes outcomes the toolbar to either push you or pull you which reduces the speed and makes that other car work harder. Just watching these remind me of the late seventies early eighties when several times a year I'd see Jimmy Shoto who patrolled the being triple track main line from Union Avenue in Chicago do either Eola or Aurora on the West End where he got to put on about 70 Mi a day with the trustee yellow Fairmont and the trailer for parts and tools. Snow or rain or heat off he went and over the years his car got hit three times but he was alert enough to see the disaster coming and none were his fault. No doubt deceased by now every time I drive across the bridge on the Dan Ryan freeway where the tower used to be he truly was the first line of defense on the old Burlington Everywhere West
Watching from Castleton, NY
Can I use one to go from North Carolina to Utica 😂 would be a long ride with lots of waiting. I appreciate your videos, Witold must have got you up early today 😊
Greg, pick me up in Durham and you can drop me off in Greene.
Enjoying the video from Clinton NY.
Maybe used for strapping something down but it's probably too small for that. Enjoyed the video!
love the videos man !!
Excellent!!!👏👏👏😁
Great vid as always. I seam to be out of the area every year they run this event.
Great catch RR!
I still wish They kept the Tupper Lake to Lake Placid Line
Love and the NARCOA, I would have drove up to see them if I had known they were in area this weekend.
great video
Great coverage of this NEREX excursion. They were having fun as you could tell; the weather was not great but no rain at least on the video. Sorry I thought your boys name was Vito ; where does this name Witold come from ? I've been wanting to go on a NARCOA excursion for years; no one invited me yet.
I wanted an unusual name for him. While looking through names on the web, I saw "Witold." It's supposedly German for "rules the woods." I thought that would be a fitting name and am glad I chose it!
@@railroadingrambler218 Great choice, thanks for answering.
Very cool, been to Beaver River many times. Would love to travel there on a putt putt. Where can get one?
Great assortment of rail cars! I love that A-car! Must be an A6 or A8? Thanks for another entertaining video!
What is the purpose of these small cars? I have never seen anything like it before. Basically for transporting railroad employees to work along the tracks? Nice video.
Hello, from the Ottawa Valley of Ontario Canada. Just found your videos and I truly enjoy your rails adventures, so awesome Mate.👍 I'm an old rail fan that being "Canadian Pacific" You need to check out on RUclips, the last restored and running Hudson H1b, 2816, Empress, Canadian Pacific, a beauty to behold live steam. The pride of the Canadian side which is presently running the rails through various US State. 🍁🤝🇺🇸👍👍👍😊💯%
It’s a rail anchor
I think I'd be the guy in the one with no cab - open air - then my wife would want to come along and my second one would have a cab and my brother would ride the convertible. Looks like fun.
What's it take to turn one of those around for the return trip?
The altitude effects Witold. Doesn't matter whether it's high or low.
Ha ha!
Keeps the ties from shifting on grades.
Interesting, thanks!
Have you ever gotten to ride in one of these? Thanks for sharing!
Yes, several times--here's a video from one of my rides ruclips.net/video/z9J7jDt2EBE/видео.html
@@railroadingrambler218 wow thank you looked like fun except for removing fallen trees! 👍
What do the sound is a old werewolf clips.
Rail clip....
Not a very friendly bunch only a few waved and beeped there horns!
I suspect it's a very friendly bunch when you get to the lunch stop. I imagine that's the point!