Some nice Freight Roster Rarities tonight, thank you VRF. Nice to see the Steam loco at Paradise, at least she had remembered her Coaches - unlike Amtrak and I enjoyed watching the Passenger Trains at S. Norwalk Tower.
Wow, the passenger traffic in Connecticut is outrageous! I always love seeing 1309 and hearing her beautiful throaty voice (that Central of Georgia engine was a noble old warrior too), and the meet on the bridge at Burlington was terrifically beautiful. More gorgeous sky shots, an amazing long shot at Horseshoe Curve, and a great rocket launch. What a great way to end the year! Thank you and I hope that 2024 brings everyone here many blessings!
Wow! Great catching all the trains, especially Metra in Deshler, Ohio, military trains, a CPKC Heritage Unit in Covington, Kentucky, and more, @Virtual Railfan, thank you and happy New Year, to everybody in the world.
Great "Grab Bag" as usual...really liked the shot at 11:33 Horseshoe Curve. Absolutely beautiful! Thank you for sharing! And wishing everybody a HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
I like grab bags! Happy New Year! 6:50” Santa Fe/BNSF 705 was painted with the classic Santa Fe lettered cigar band nose logo but with BNSF side letters. I call that rare group the 700 club😂 because they changed the cigar band with in the first 20 or so out of that order from GE. Thanks! Steve Rippeteau
hello Virtual Railfan & Randy and i like yours video is cool thanks Virtual Railfan Thanks Friends Randy & Happy New Year's & The Best in New Year's 2024 thanks
Nice grab bag! Wonder if the SD70M-2s are heading to the shops to be rebuilt into SD70ICCs? Also nice catch on the "Grinstein" SD70MAC at 13:50. Be on the lookout for 9653, it had its BN herald recently restored on the nose!
Aww I can't believe I missed out on 1776 on the Toledo sub, I was up at Bryan. Caught NS 4005 and 1070 on the same train while being there though, I guess that's cool.
Can someone please tell me what "DO NOT HUMP" means. I have been wondering for a while. I certainly hope that UP flamer got put out soon. Happy New Year to all you Railfaners.
Larger yards use a method where they push cars over a "hump" for measuring weight and consolidating cars. These "do not hump" cars have sensitive equipment on board that can be damaged if not handled properly.
Go look at the Waycross Depot cam. You can see cars being pushed over the "hump" way off in the distance in Rice Yard. The hump is a couple miles from the camera, so you can only see it on really clear days - but even then it may be difficult to see due to the distance.
The Metra unit is in transit, dead in tow, for delivery to Metra for their service in Chicago from the Progress Locomotive shop in Patterson, GA (just NE of Waycross). Several other such units have recently been done for Metra by Progress.
The boxcar at 3:45, usually seen just behind locos on many CSX trains, is specially equipped with monitoring devices (including a laser sensor that shows as a red glow underneath at nighttime) to evaluate track conditions throughout the system. The "Do Not Hump" is so the sensing equipment is not damaged or put out of calibration do to the potential shocks of going thru a Hump yard procedure.
Typically, if a freight engine is leading Amtrak, it's because the Amtrak engine has an issue and cannot continue. It's hard to get into specifics as Amtrak does not release any reasons.
Not SD70ACes, they're SD70M-2 "Thunder cabs". It's hard to say, it's possible they could be heading to the shops for rebuilding into SD70ICCs, since some have already been rebuilt.
Not SD70ACes, they're SD70M-2 "Thunder cabs". They could be being purged from the roster, but they could also be heading to the shops for rebuilding into SD70ICCs as well.
@@randallellison6421 SD70ICC ? That is a new designation on me never heard of them till now. But I thought the new offering from progress would have been successful a smaller 4-stroke no more DEF fluid if this unit doesn't fly EMD will be no more just a memory.
@kittty2005 basically its the SD70M-2 rebuilt to SD70ACe specs and the original cab (often referred to as "Thunder cabs" as they are not isolated from the main body of the locomotive which causes severe vibrations and a terrible riding experience for crews) is replaced with a new "isolated" cab (the way you can tell, is you'll see a small gap near the front of the nose and just under where the crew sits) to absorb vibration and improve ride quality, hence the new "ICC" designation. NS already has a group of them rebuilt and back on the rails. It's hard to say what the future is for these particular units will be though. I also heard these are units being returned to Progress Rail as their lease has expired on them. As for the actual SD70ACes on NS, I can assure you those units are alive and well with those in the Heritage schemes receiving fresh coats of paint.
So much good stuff, hard to keep up, NS and CSX power move, VA EMD SD70ACE on point of hotshot in Roanoke, war bonnet and meet at Hesperia, CN run-through power at Altoona, flaming 🔥exhaust on UP GE, maybe bad turbo,NS hopper train going into emergency, great Grabbag Guys!🛤🚂
They’re most likely at the end of their lease and being returned to the lessee. No point fueling a locomotive you aren’t going to use anymore. Edited to add: Some of those locomotives have had the logo altered or painted over. Definitely going back to the lessee.
@macmedic892 it's also possible they're heading to the shops to be rebuilt, railroads will drain the fuel, water, and lubricants before the units are transported to the location where rebuilding is performed.
That was a meteor entering the atmosphere. I saw it as well that night as I was driving home from Taco Bell. (I wasn't in Folkston, but I still saw it.)
There are so many still to catch, what's nice after catching one is to try and find the history on it. That will take to to spurs, sidings, ends and some neat history.
As we close out 2023, thank you for the grab bags. Love them!!!!
Some nice Freight Roster Rarities tonight, thank you VRF. Nice to see the Steam loco at Paradise, at least she had remembered her Coaches - unlike Amtrak and I enjoyed watching the Passenger Trains at S. Norwalk Tower.
SONO cam is the best. Trains, fire station, and the local action, it's never boring
Falcon Heavy Lift has 3 boosters . Really lit up the sky 🔥🔥🔥
Who likes grab bags?
@@junelipinski2025 that's why I like grab bags the most
I do.
I love grab bags. I look forward to seeing the trains.
I do!
Me! I do! I do!
Another great grab bag video for us to see, every single one was great in 2023, thank you VR happy new year everybody
Wow, the passenger traffic in Connecticut is outrageous! I always love seeing 1309 and hearing her beautiful throaty voice (that Central of Georgia engine was a noble old warrior too), and the meet on the bridge at Burlington was terrifically beautiful. More gorgeous sky shots, an amazing long shot at Horseshoe Curve, and a great rocket launch. What a great way to end the year! Thank you and I hope that 2024 brings everyone here many blessings!
Big Thanks, Happy New Year!
I would like to wish a Happy New Year to all of the railfans and also to the Virtual Railfans. Have a great year and be safe around train tracks.
Wow! Great catching all the trains, especially Metra in Deshler, Ohio, military trains, a CPKC Heritage Unit in Covington, Kentucky, and more, @Virtual Railfan, thank you and happy New Year, to everybody in the world.
Hello to all the people
that wave a big hello.
Makes my day .
That was one Hot engine.
Great video. Happy new year 2024 from berlin/germany
Thanks Joe for all your great work this year putting these Grab Bags together. You're a PEACH! 🍑😃
TY, You guys are the best and deserve the best that we all can do!
Yes!! Thank you so very much! I look forward to all these. May you have a very Happy New Year!
@@joepeach997And TY so much for your awesome out tros Happy Newyear
My favorite part too, Happy New Year! @@kittty2005
TY. Happy New Year @@lynne6417
*Nice Catches*
Nice work! ❤
Also have very prosperous New Year!!!! 🥳🎇🎆😃
Nice grabs as always
Awesome Video
Awesome grab bag
Amazing video
Great Grab bag, Joe, lots of CN. Have a great New Year
Great Grab Bag! ASHX is American Soda LLC, a soda ash company bought out by Solvay America in 2003. Good catch!
We have caught so many odd/rare/cool cars, yet there are still many out there just waiting to say "Hello, remember me?"
Just an observation: Shouldn't the kitty litter cars be on the Chessie System??? 🐈🐈🐈Justa sayin'...🤣🤣🤣Thanks for all the joy! Happy New Year!🤗☺
Chessie ordered extra kitty litter for HQ in Jacksonville for the New Years Eve Party 🥳 😮😂😂😂😮😅.
🤣🤣🤣@@richardbause2453
Happy Early New Year Virtual Railfan 🎆🎆
Happy new year 🎊
Great "Grab Bag" as usual...really liked the shot at 11:33 Horseshoe Curve. Absolutely beautiful! Thank you for sharing! And wishing everybody a HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
I really liked that one too! Happy New Year!
@@joepeach997 😀
Excellent Video!
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I like grab bags! Happy New Year!
6:50” Santa Fe/BNSF 705 was painted with the classic Santa Fe lettered cigar band nose logo but with BNSF side letters. I call that rare group the 700 club😂 because they changed the cigar band with in the first 20 or so out of that order from GE. Thanks! Steve Rippeteau
Happy new year 🎉everyone! I’m so happy I’m not the only train nerd, I’m in good company on this channel!
I was on the other side of the museum at 10:14, the Coal Train came first and completely surprised me
A lot of exciting train action in this Grab Bag and this is my favorite
place for watching trains from around the country Thanks.
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hello Virtual Railfan & Randy and i like yours video is cool thanks Virtual Railfan Thanks Friends Randy & Happy New Year's & The Best in New Year's 2024 thanks
Happy New Year 2024 Virtual Railfan 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰💥💥💥💥🍾🍾🍾🍾
That’s me at 12:09
Nice grab bag! Wonder if the SD70M-2s are heading to the shops to be rebuilt into SD70ICCs? Also nice catch on the "Grinstein" SD70MAC at 13:50. Be on the lookout for 9653, it had its BN herald recently restored on the nose!
4:30 was epic
Yes! That was sweet. When I first got it I had to watch it 3 or 4 times, finding just as exciting each time!
😍🥰🤩😘
Happy New Year
3:10 I legit thought that said sausage
LOL.
Look at that SD40-2 in Roanoke
Aww I can't believe I missed out on 1776 on the Toledo sub, I was up at Bryan. Caught NS 4005 and 1070 on the same train while being there though, I guess that's cool.
Who else can't wait for CSX to do a RF&P heritage unit?
9:49 blud forgot his train :skull:
The ultimate light engine move😂
What was up with that NS and Amtrak in VA in the videos beginning? Thanks
I saw that autorack at 16:50 on the la plata camera
Now there's something you don't see everyday.
@@parailfanindeed
4:30 - More SD70ICC Rebuilds?!
Lol amtrack just single engine looks funny
Good grab bag - though you did repeat the military train in Chehalis at 2:40 and 14:16
Good Catch! Guilty as charged!
Can someone please tell me what "DO NOT HUMP" means. I have been wondering for a while. I certainly hope that UP flamer got put out soon. Happy New Year to all you Railfaners.
Larger yards use a method where they push cars over a "hump" for measuring weight and consolidating cars. These "do not hump" cars have sensitive equipment on board that can be damaged if not handled properly.
Go look at the Waycross Depot cam. You can see cars being pushed over the "hump" way off in the distance in Rice Yard. The hump is a couple miles from the camera, so you can only see it on really clear days - but even then it may be difficult to see due to the distance.
I should give that to my wife😂
Thank you for the explaination, appreciate it!@@ramair3judge
I appreciate you taking the time to explain what that meant. @@yyzedd
16:00, come in that yard a little fast and switch was lined wrong.
That thumbnail tried to replicate a GTEL lol
Now we need a bus on a bus on a bus on a bus
did the Metra unit not work for them? seen it on more freight trains then anything
The Metra unit is in transit, dead in tow, for delivery to Metra for their service in Chicago from the Progress Locomotive shop in Patterson, GA (just NE of Waycross). Several other such units have recently been done for Metra by Progress.
What is the significance of the Do Not Hump cars?
The boxcar at 3:45, usually seen just behind locos on many CSX trains, is specially equipped with monitoring devices (including a laser sensor that shows as a red glow underneath at nighttime)
to evaluate track conditions throughout the system. The "Do Not Hump" is so the sensing equipment is not damaged or put out of calibration do to the potential shocks of going thru a Hump yard procedure.
@@kennethhanks6712 Thank you
General Electric toaster fire 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 locomotive. Don't make them any better...😂😂😂😂😂
The End Of Norfolk Southern SD70ACE Locomotives In 4:31 ?
@12:35 yikes! Blown turbo?
Does anyone know why the NS train went into emergency?
NS engines at 5:10 all 8 show in storage.
All those subway consists need to stay in the subways. Then all those “high speed” Acela’s that can’t go over 80 mph or the fall apart..
H O T H O T O H W E G O T I T
Please tell me …… why was a Norfolk Southern locomotive leading an Amtrak train? Twice?
Typically, if a freight engine is leading Amtrak, it's because the Amtrak engine has an issue and cannot continue. It's hard to get into specifics as Amtrak does not release any reasons.
Open container? Did they give the train driver a breath test?
ASHX cars carry Soda Ash from Green River WY for American Soda formerly Solvay Chemicals they use SMNX cars too
Where are those Gvos taking all those ACes?
Not SD70ACes, they're SD70M-2 "Thunder cabs". It's hard to say, it's possible they could be heading to the shops for rebuilding into SD70ICCs, since some have already been rebuilt.
I Wonder who that is at 14:46
I knew NS hated the SD70-ACe so they're either scrapping or storing.
Not SD70ACes, they're SD70M-2 "Thunder cabs". They could be being purged from the roster, but they could also be heading to the shops for rebuilding into SD70ICCs as well.
@@randallellison6421 SD70ICC ? That is a new designation on me never heard of them till now. But I thought the new offering from progress would have been successful a smaller 4-stroke no more DEF fluid if this unit doesn't fly EMD will be no more just a memory.
@kittty2005 basically its the SD70M-2 rebuilt to SD70ACe specs and the original cab (often referred to as "Thunder cabs" as they are not isolated from the main body of the locomotive which causes severe vibrations and a terrible riding experience for crews) is replaced with a new "isolated" cab (the way you can tell, is you'll see a small gap near the front of the nose and just under where the crew sits) to absorb vibration and improve ride quality, hence the new "ICC" designation. NS already has a group of them rebuilt and back on the rails. It's hard to say what the future is for these particular units will be though. I also heard these are units being returned to Progress Rail as their lease has expired on them. As for the actual SD70ACes on NS, I can assure you those units are alive and well with those in the Heritage schemes receiving fresh coats of paint.
@@randallellison6421VIRGINIAN HERITAGE UNIT! 😂😅
Title states "Open Container". I was not able to find that in the video. Could someone please point that out to me?
18:30
do we know why that train went into emergency in roanoke?
"Donot Fuel"?
Oh right "Do not fuel". (Kidding).
So much good stuff, hard to keep up, NS and CSX power move, VA EMD SD70ACE on point of hotshot in Roanoke, war bonnet and meet at Hesperia, CN run-through power at Altoona, flaming 🔥exhaust on UP GE, maybe bad turbo,NS hopper train going into emergency, great Grabbag Guys!🛤🚂
Christmas is paygon holiday .Jesus born in hot weather im sure
20:00 "More, More, More, More, More, More, More..."...where's Nemo??
Why to some of Norfolk Southern locomotives have "do not fuel" spray painted on the fuel tanks?
They’re most likely at the end of their lease and being returned to the lessee. No point fueling a locomotive you aren’t going to use anymore.
Edited to add: Some of those locomotives have had the logo altered or painted over. Definitely going back to the lessee.
@macmedic892 it's also possible they're heading to the shops to be rebuilt, railroads will drain the fuel, water, and lubricants before the units are transported to the location where rebuilding is performed.
3:57 - Savage, Utah?
What was that light in the sky?
That was a meteor entering the atmosphere. I saw it as well that night as I was driving home from Taco Bell. (I wasn't in Folkston, but I still saw it.)
I’m the first to comment, nice grab bag
I enjoy the part when you show the cars of bygone days. It's interesting how many of them are still around. 👍❤️📹🚃🚃🚃🚃🤔😃
There are so many still to catch, what's nice after catching one is to try and find the history on it. That will take to to spurs, sidings, ends and some neat history.