This was the stomping ground for the Virginian Railways AG Class 2-6-6-6 locomotives. They were copies of the C&O's Alleghenies. I have seen film of them running further east (between Altavista - Victoria - Sewells Point) but this stretch is in such a remote area (even still today) that I have never seen a photo along this section of the line. The N&W got far more coverage than the Virginian by virtue of the fact that it was nearly the last railroad to dieselize and rail photographers from everywhere descended on the N&W as the end became evident The Virginian dropped its fires in 1955.
A cool overcast winter day. Well manicured roadbed. Cool bridges. Slide fences. Neat tunnels. Interesting industries. Neat little towns. Main line railroading as it should be. Thanks for sharing this ride with us!
The old coal trains are what essentially built America. My neighbors house still heats with coal. During the "Great Recession" it cost him only 500.00 for 5 tons and my oil bill was over 3,000 bucks. I asked my neighbor, why are we stuck buying imported oil when we live on the biggest coal reserves in the world. He just and grinned and said one word, "Obama".
I really enjoyed this. Great cab ride! I love the curves and the cuts & fills, the bridges and trestles, the tunnels and overpasses, and the grade Crossings. It was a perfect winter day for a cab ride through the beautiful countryside...and much appreciated. Thank you!!
Love it! Very creepy with unfinished tunnel, and I don't think I could go across those tresels, I would be saying is today the day the give up the ghost! We have an old CNJ line very near my house has short tresels build around 1886 up till few years ago trains still used them. They were just rebuilt for use again. Yay!
Glad to know I'm not the only railroad nerd that watches AND is entertained by these videos. Anybody know where some of these stretches of track are? I'm pretty sure it's a NS locomotive and since it's a coal train and based on the terrain my best guess is the Appalachians maybe West Virginia/Virginia/Tennessee? That's the best I could come up with. So basically I have no f***ing clue where this f***in train is 😂
This is a NS locomotive, probably a coal train out of Bluefield WV. Video begins in the South yard in Roanoke Virginia headed east through Altavista to Crewe Virginia. The destination is probably Lamberts point.
Starts off at the Virginian Depot in Roanoke, heading east. I believe the Virginian is the preferred route east as opposed to the N&W due to lower grades.
That is correct. I tested this line back in 1972 when N&W leased the SR track geometry car and we tested this line eastbound for that very reason and then came back west on the N&W line.
railroadman32257 That’s really neat. Where I live in California we used to be Southern Pacific and then bought out by Union Pacific. I remember the old dark, smoky run-down Southern Pacific trains going by when I was a kid. Those were the golden California days!
I recognize the area from 9:35 onwards, because you're in Altavista, where my sister lives. I've even filmed a few trains from atop the footbridge at 10:10.
This is NS coal train 820 i think heading eat out of Roanoke down the old Virginian line, now the Altavista district, ro burkeville and crewe near the end abd ending on a stop signal somehwere on the Norfolk district.
Good video. I think it would be better if in the description the viewer knew where the train was starting from and where it was headed to. Also a description of the tonnage on the train otherwise a good video. Certainly it’s a good POV being up in the cab of the locomotive.
I worked for NS as a conductor and this train left Roanoke Virginia’s South Yard headed east on the old Virginia Railroad line. It’s shot from the conductors seat.
With this being a very heavy coal train, what would the motive power be and if multiple diesels were used was the locotrol system used, would love to know, from a fan in Australia.
Oh, a coal train! How neat! If I owned that coal train, I think I'd name it Rosco P.! Get it? Rosco P. Coal Train! HA HA HA HA HA! Or, no, wait, on second thought, that'd be, "Gud-yud-yud-yud-yud, goo..."
Not intended to stop the rocks but instead the rocks will break the wire and a low voltage electric current running through them and trip the signals either side to red stopping rail traffic and also alert the railroad to inspect the area
@@floridianrailauto9032 never say never. In 1984 the marrietta and cincinatti railroad (owned by csx at the time) had as many as 14 trains a day going through it, it was a VERY busy mainline. 5 years later it was GONE, csx closed it and ripped up the tracks. They didnt even attempt to sell the line.
Yep if you were caught by a train, you might fit flat up against the wall. But it would take a remarkably calm person to keep it together and stay still for a long train!
If you look on the right, there is a line of MoW camp cars (the MoW crews actually live in these when they're on the job). The series of short blasts are a caution signal to crew that may be on/near the tracks that a train is approaching.
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@@stevematda976 What is MoW? I never saw those before.
Beautiful welded trackwork and ballasting. Virtually no locomotive sway. A nice ride for the crew.
There's locomotive sway. Just hard to be seen on camera. These welded mains aren't the smoothest either lol
No clacketty-clack noises with welded rails?
@@dennisyoung4631 yep sadly
@truth matters yeah they did my great grandpa was a boss for great northern and the said they were kinda bad
It's just mind blowing too me how railroads can effectively maneuver trains with this type of terrain. Very cool!
Which country is this??
@@Macha-yg2qbAmerica
@@Macha-yg2qb USA im pretty sure, probably in the east too
I'm a truck driver I enjoy all the train videos on RUclips you guys have a tough job you have to be focused just like truckers.Be safe
These desolate rights of way always amaze me. They’re like secret corridors.
This was the stomping ground for the Virginian Railways AG Class 2-6-6-6 locomotives. They were copies of the C&O's Alleghenies. I have seen film of them running further east (between Altavista - Victoria - Sewells Point) but this stretch is in such a remote area (even still today) that I have never seen a photo along this section of the line. The N&W got far more coverage than the Virginian by virtue of the fact that it was nearly the last railroad to dieselize and rail photographers from everywhere descended on the N&W as the end became evident The Virginian dropped its fires in 1955.
GREAT love it up there in the cab! Thank you!
I noticed that any radio communication, as well as meets, that may have identified the train and/or crew was smartly cut out of the posted footage - 😉
is that cause they can get in trouble?
@@cs-gj3yf yep they can’t have their phones out during work saldy
@@minnesotarailfan11 well of course, after the Chatsworth collision fra really went strict when it came to phones on the job
Beautiful ride! I've always wanted to do that.
Very nice engine sound, really making my subs sing!
A cool overcast winter day. Well manicured roadbed. Cool bridges. Slide fences. Neat tunnels. Interesting industries. Neat little towns. Main line railroading as it should be. Thanks for sharing this ride with us!
The old coal trains are what essentially built America. My neighbors house still heats with coal. During the "Great Recession" it cost him only 500.00 for 5 tons and my oil bill was over 3,000 bucks. I asked my neighbor, why are we stuck buying imported oil when we live on the biggest coal reserves in the world. He just and grinned and said one word, "Obama".
And now, it's been passed down to Biden
I really enjoyed this. Great cab ride! I love the curves and the cuts & fills, the bridges and trestles, the tunnels and overpasses, and the grade Crossings. It was a perfect winter day for a cab ride through the beautiful countryside...and much appreciated. Thank you!!
True, made even more enjoyable drinking some hot chocolate!
nuthin' fancy with those tunnels.
Yeah very close in there! You wouldn't want to be caught tresspassing in that tunnel!
Thanks for the ride... Looking forward to more ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Love it! Very creepy with unfinished tunnel, and I don't think I could go across those tresels, I would be saying is today the day the give up the ghost! We have an old CNJ line very near my house has short tresels build around 1886 up till few years ago trains still used them. They were just rebuilt for use again. Yay!
I’m sure I commented before, but watching again. Love this video! Appreciate this was posted.
Very neat video. 2012 is a long time gone now.
Glad to know I'm not the only railroad nerd that watches AND is entertained by these videos. Anybody know where some of these stretches of track are? I'm pretty sure it's a NS locomotive and since it's a coal train and based on the terrain my best guess is the Appalachians maybe West Virginia/Virginia/Tennessee? That's the best I could come up with. So basically I have no f***ing clue where this f***in train is 😂
This is a NS locomotive, probably a coal train out of Bluefield WV. Video begins in the South yard in Roanoke Virginia headed east through Altavista to Crewe Virginia. The destination is probably Lamberts point.
JK Tower, Roanoke, Va eastbound on the former Virginian mainline.
Loved it !!!! James.
Thanks for video!!!
Looks like around home here. I love mountain railroading.
Nice! Thanks for sharing the experience! I just subbed!
10:00 so cool to still be able to see that good old classic c40 trust us we miss you
That's a B40-8
I happen to like your video 👍 cool going over them bridges and tunnels 😎
Great video..just wish it was a full trip.
Beautiful cabride👌
Nice Video👍
Greetings from pakistan
Brilliant !
Great stuff! Enjoyed every minute.
Me too !
Fantastic video 👍👍
Great view from the cab of the locomotive
excellent!
Starts off at the Virginian Depot in Roanoke, heading east. I believe the Virginian is the preferred route east as opposed to the N&W due to lower grades.
The Virginian railroad was built well. And also treated their employees right.
That is correct. I tested this line back in 1972 when N&W leased the SR track geometry car and we tested this line eastbound for that very reason and then came back west on the N&W line.
railroadman32257 That’s really neat. Where I live in California we used to be Southern Pacific and then bought out by Union Pacific. I remember the old dark, smoky run-down Southern Pacific trains going by when I was a kid. Those were the golden California days!
Oh crap ! That trestle.
Yeah them bridges freaked me out a bit 😱
Awesome video !! I would love the opportunity to get my foot in the door for the railroad
It's not what it use to be
I recognize the area from 9:35 onwards, because you're in Altavista, where my sister lives. I've even filmed a few trains from atop the footbridge at 10:10.
My dad grew up in Altavista VA. I knew that bridge when I saw it hahah
That video was so cool!
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I watch Jaw Tooth train videos every day (i'm retired) and he has interesting heavy train videos too.
Delivering coal to the great coal-port of Hampton Roads, Virginia, thence to everywhere on earth.
This is one of the great videos. Thx for sharing.
Nice video. I enjoyed it.
A+!
Train Simulator 2023 is looking great
Best part of being on the train. Is riding the locomotive. Its my favorite part of being on the train.
A job I've always wanted.
excellent views thank you.
no room in those very rough tunnels
How many many train tunnels did the very heavy coal freight train go through?
This is NS coal train 820 i think heading eat out of Roanoke down the old Virginian line, now the Altavista district, ro burkeville and crewe near the end abd ending on a stop signal somehwere on the Norfolk district.
curious, why do you turn off the bell before the tunnel instead of ringing it through?
Geez . Don’t they use track wheel greasers anymore ?
Good video. I think it would be better if in the description the viewer knew where the train was starting from and where it was headed to. Also a description of the tonnage on the train otherwise a good video. Certainly it’s a good POV being up in the cab of the locomotive.
Yeah id like to know the tonnage too
I worked for NS as a conductor and this train left Roanoke Virginia’s South Yard headed east on the old Virginia Railroad line. It’s shot from the conductors seat.
@@billsankbeil5373 I had to google Lane Chest to figure out it was Altavista.
With this being a very heavy coal train, what would the motive power be and if multiple diesels were used was the locotrol system used, would love to know, from a fan in Australia.
I live a mile from the start... very cool!
and where might the start BE?
Steven Thomas Right by the old Virginian Rail Depot
Where are u mate haven’t videoed in. A while we miss ur videos
Fun!
New breeeeeed I Been watching u 4 a long time I am king Coconut yes we are here
Obviously it’s a Norfolk Southern, or CSX. I’m going with NS. Flashing ditch lights in tunnel.
It is Norfolk Southern, the locomotive is black.
Would like to know where this takes place.
Shot I wanna know how heavy that consist was. She’s struggling a little
Wonderfull,realy; where is it?
keep on chooglin!
love the video but would like to see it unedited.
He can be fired for that
Awesome video, can we get the full trip???
He can be fired for that
Conrail consolidated CRS to pull coal train out of pit of Pennsylvania seven four in forward three in reverse as Harrisburg vignettes
I thought cameras weren't allowed to be used by train crews?
Was this with the Window closed or open?
Very cool video. Thanks for posting.
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Is this Roanoke, VA?
Beautiful ride that time of year. West Virginia? North Carolina??
Virginia. Roanoke towards Crewe, VA. Mainly old Virginian route then back onto old N&W.
Enjoyed every minute of your video. Thank you for sharing it with us.
Can you provide any info like railroad, from X city to Y city, engine type... etc?
Not sure if your still on the channel, but I would love to see you startup an SD70ACU or an SD80MAC!
He needs to do an SD90MAC
You're not supposed to call him to EMD , EMD traitor, just kidding , 645E3 rules my friend , greetings
Try firing one up now lmao
do you have more videos? i want more :)
I love to hunt in them woods
very epic at the end of the video he goes thew my area that i film trains at 10/10
Enjoyed very much. Approx how many cars weighing how much. Also how many power units ?
Id like to know too
Average coal train has approximately 130-150 coal cars. Average weight is 18,000 tons, DPUs are usually 2-3
Do you have any videos going through Bluefield?
At minute 10:23, you seemed to make more than an effort... Curious about the comment noted at that point.
What unit number is this? Very nice video
Oh, a coal train! How neat! If I owned that coal train, I think I'd name it Rosco P.! Get it? Rosco P. Coal Train! HA HA HA HA HA! Or, no, wait, on second thought, that'd be, "Gud-yud-yud-yud-yud, goo..."
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and this train weighed 200,000,000 tons and magically levitated from one part of VA to another with 10,000,000 hp
The train did not weigh 200,000,000 tons. I might believe 200,000,000 pounds, but even that is doubtful. The new USS Ford weighs 100,000 tons.
like that netting or wire mesh will stop the rocks from blocking the rails
Not intended to stop the rocks but instead the rocks will break the wire and a low voltage electric current running through them and trip the signals either side to red stopping rail traffic and also alert the railroad to inspect the area
Gary Sprandel thanks for that info, didn’t know about the low voltage
Which camera were you using?
Woow make more vids
Hope you never have to get out and fix a flat tire on 1 of those bridges.........
lucky ride
And crazy to imagine that it will one day be a bike trail, because lets face it, it happens to every railroad.
This line will NEVER be a bike trail
@@floridianrailauto9032 never say never. In 1984 the marrietta and cincinatti railroad (owned by csx at the time) had as many as 14 trains a day going through it, it was a VERY busy mainline. 5 years later it was GONE, csx closed it and ripped up the tracks. They didnt even attempt to sell the line.
@@dumdum7786 Impossible
@@floridianrailauto9032 True story
If this is referring to the CSX exB&O that went through Southern Ohio and Moonville, it's true. Google Moonville Ohio.
What is your route? State?
Does anyone know where this video was shot at?
No guard rails on these trestles? Hmmm …
I did not see any escape cuts at all in the tunnel walls. Would be very dangerous to enter.
Yep if you were caught by a train, you might fit flat up against the wall. But it would take a remarkably calm person to keep it together and stay still for a long train!
What state was this in great video
Roanoke to Crewe, stop and swap.
were you in notch 8
Why he not going any faster ? In the county side?
There’s a speed limit, it’s dangerous to go through curves really fast.
10:28 what was that Sudden Spasm Of Horn blasts for?
Cade Ramsey He was passing another stopped train and you are supposed to blow the horn. I don’t know what the spaz was for.
No, he was not passing an operated train he was passing a yard though. And he spasm honked because the whistle board he saw.
Cade Ramsey because he was coming up to a crossing.
If you look on the right, there is a line of MoW camp cars (the MoW crews actually live in these when they're on the job). The series of short blasts are a caution signal to crew that may be on/near the tracks that a train is approaching.
@@stevematda976 What is MoW? I never saw those before.