Alaska Railroad, Snow Stormin' Freight Train

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  • Опубликовано: 16 ноя 2024
  • Sometimes in the winter freight trains can be running late for various reasons such as problems with the train, weather conditions, earthquakes, and avalanches. When this happens one can see a freight in the daylight.
    By that time a new crew has replaced the previous crew and are trying to get to the destination. I sometimes can be lucky enough to be not working or to be out to catch such a train. This day I was out filming Snow Fleet and I knew this train was late.
    It was dumping snow while I was standing waiting for this train and Snow Fleet, a storm that brought over two feet in 24 hours. The snow was deep enough for the lead locomotive to cut the snow like a battleship. This can be considered rare as most of the time trains running in snow storms kicking up the snow like this one did as the freight trains run at night.

Комментарии • 33

  • @senna138
    @senna138 2 года назад +7

    Dang that horn sounds like an evil banshee on a mission. Intense and worth the wait haha

  • @wsorfan
    @wsorfan 2 года назад +3

    Perfect how that snow was coming off the plow.

    • @rrmike90
      @rrmike90  2 года назад +2

      You should have seen it in person!

    • @wsorfan
      @wsorfan 2 года назад +1

      @@rrmike90 I bet it was awesome!

  • @Jolly56Roger
    @Jolly56Roger 11 месяцев назад +1

    That was impressive , I suppose its just another day in Alaska 👌👌👍👍

    • @rrmike90
      @rrmike90  11 месяцев назад

      Well sort of, it snowed three feet in 24 hours starting when I was filming this train! That's not a common thing!

  • @stevenkoski228
    @stevenkoski228 11 месяцев назад +1

    The snow’s resistance is futile😨🥶.

  • @rontimber8566
    @rontimber8566 9 месяцев назад

    5 engines, wow!

  • @JohnNyren65
    @JohnNyren65 Год назад +1

    Wow! Awesome video. Love the snow

  • @chandrikamummusavla6117
    @chandrikamummusavla6117 Год назад +1

    Wow superb 😍

  • @KoreaWalkingToursTV
    @KoreaWalkingToursTV 11 месяцев назад

    OMG look at the snow😮

  • @austinfrazier673
    @austinfrazier673 10 месяцев назад +1

    Train line ends at town of Nenana

  • @RANDOMNATION907
    @RANDOMNATION907 11 месяцев назад +1

    All that diesel fuel in those tankers. Probably for villages. Train goes thru Wasilla every night. Well, 5am . . . so I guess early morning. Horns blaring.

    • @rrmike90
      @rrmike90  11 месяцев назад +2

      Actually the tankers are empty. The southbound freights are mostly empty, that's why when you see them they never have engines placed in the middle. Loaded tank cars are on northbound freights and are mostly jet fuel. Thanks for watching my video!

  • @KCDash4400cw
    @KCDash4400cw 2 года назад +2

    I've never seen a crossing in the us to have the lights mounted above the crossbuck, also great catch

    • @clarkingtonatortron
      @clarkingtonatortron 2 года назад +1

      theres 2 crossings in busch gardens williamsburg that are actual commercial railroad crossings and thats how they did them. Watch a video of the busch gardens railroad full ride and watch for them

    • @therailfanningskeleton359
      @therailfanningskeleton359 Год назад +1

      Think about it! the entire cantilever walkway was filled with snow! a few more feet and those lights would be in the drift if they were mounted normally!
      Edit: it's probably just for better visibility.

    • @rrmike90
      @rrmike90  Год назад +1

      This crossing is in an area where there can be a lot of snow. In fact the day this was filmed, it was snowing and the next morning there was three feet of fresh snow. So in places like this where the snow can get really deep, the lights are mounted higher to stay out of the snow.

  • @aminnikkhahazad3540
    @aminnikkhahazad3540 Год назад

    I love riding in snowy track

  • @austinfrazier673
    @austinfrazier673 10 месяцев назад

    God willing train will make it through

    • @rrmike90
      @rrmike90  10 месяцев назад

      Thank you Balto, I'd be lost without you.

  • @akinerbay6345
    @akinerbay6345 11 месяцев назад +1

    man thats one log train no onder 5 locos pulling😊

    • @rrmike90
      @rrmike90  11 месяцев назад +1

      In all honesty it was an empty southbound freight, northbounds usually have DPUs. This freight would have gone north with 3 leading and 2 in the middle. Thanks for watching!

  • @catherinerueth8335
    @catherinerueth8335 Год назад +2

    one heck of a long train

    • @rrmike90
      @rrmike90  Год назад +1

      Yes is was. Would you believe this is considered a short freight?

    • @Marc816
      @Marc816 Год назад

      Maybe 125 cars.

  • @LongIslandRailfanner
    @LongIslandRailfanner 10 месяцев назад

    Average day in Alaska

  • @percylxe1862
    @percylxe1862 2 года назад +1

    5.1 earthquake Nikiski Alaska

    • @rrmike90
      @rrmike90  2 года назад +1

      Just a jiggle.

  • @austinfrazier673
    @austinfrazier673 10 месяцев назад +4

    God willing train will make it through