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peterandben
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I love to travel, so expect videos from all over the country. I'm based in Ohio, and especially love shortlines and railroads with visible history. Always in search of old signals!
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EMD Fan's Dream inside a Big Steam Trip: NKP 765 Tri-State Excursion
On June 16th, 2024, I drove up to Edon, Ohio, to chase Nickel Plate Road 2-8-4 #765 on the Tri-State Steam Excursion. While the Berkshire is plenty impressive, freshly-restored NKP SD9 number 358 was the big draw for me. I'm a sucker for vintage EMDs! The excursion, as its name suggests, passed through Indiana and Michigan before returning to Ohio, and the long chase was capped off with an Indiana Northeastern grain extra. It's a long one, but a good one!
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Fast Freight meets Rusty B&O Signals: Chasing the Indiana Sub
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Since my last trip to the CSX Indiana Subdivision, several vintage B&O Color Position Light signals have been cut over in favor of modern 'Vader' signals around Seymour. However, many more dot the landscape on either side of town, and the classic codeline powering them still exists on much of the line. These elements make for a worthwhile chase! On 4/20/24, I caught both L452 and M576 making th...
90s Throwback Day on the CSX Saginaw Subdivision
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Back in December 2021, I had some free time in Michigan and went trackside on CSX. I was surprised to find a good mix of more vintage trains, with not a Gevo leader in sight!
Sunny Skies + Freezing Temps = Big Steam! Chasing Pere Marquette 1225
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Back from an out-of-service 2022 season due to repairs, Pere Marquette 1225 ran a full season of North Pole Express trips this year. I only made it up once to chase, but it was a day with no clouds in the sky, and below freezing. This made for some incredible steam along the way!
Coalfield 'Christmas' on the Chesapeake and Ohio
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While many coal branches have come and gone, there are several on the old C&O in West Virginia that CSX operates. On December 17th, a group of photographers and I were hoping for some coal trains to shoot, and we ended up with a surprising amount of action, guarded by C&O signals!
An Efficient Car Swap: GLC Trains Safely "Chase" Each Other!
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One of the biggest slow-downs for moving freight cars from Point A to Point B can be when the car is switched from one train to another. However, Michigan railroad Great Lakes Central seems to have this down to a science! On July 11th, 2023, trains from Owosso and Cadillac met in Clare to swap trains. Within about half an hour, both trains had swapped power and cars, and left for their respecti...
Summer in the Coalfields: CSX Trains Struggling up Cranberry Grade
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Since the mid-1800s, trains on the Baltimore and Ohio have had to conquer the mountains of West Virginia traveling both east and west. Back in August, I stopped in to Grafton and found some activity, with westbounds arriving in the yard. Soon, M316 got track east, and I chased it to near Graveyard Curve just below Terra Alta, the top of Cranberry Grade. There, I then caught a stream of loaded a...
KN381 Fights Gravity up to Albany
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While the ruling grade on the West Virginia Secondary is at Moxahala, there's a decent grade for northbounds coming up to Albany. With 64 cars and an SD60/SD40-2 lashup, Kanawha River train 381 sounded great climbing the hill!
Vintage B&O Signal meets Appalachian and Ohio Coal Drag
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While Baltimore and Ohio Color Position Light signals are nearly extinct in the state of West Virginia, following the Mountain Sub's modern signal installs, there is one line left that still features several of the iconic CPLs. Now the Appalachian and Ohio shortline, the former B&O Cowen Sub between Knight and Hampton Junction features CTC and these classic signals. A&O has filed to go dark (an...
The Last C&O-Signalled Mainline: CSX's Big Sandy Subdivision
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Although a few branches in the coalfields are still guarded by C&O signals, only one mainline remains. Running from Catlettsburg, KY, east, and down to connect with the former Clinchfield, many coal, manifest, and other trains ply these rails daily. Here is the video I have taken on two different trips this summer!
Chasing Empties Over CSX Ohio River and Short Line Subs, with Streetrunning!
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On July 2nd, 2023, I pulled into Parkersburg and turned on my scanner just in time to hear CSX E017-01, coal empties from Russell, KY, to Grafton, WV, get clearance east. The train rolled along the Ohio River and fittingly on the Ohio River Subdivision, then turned east in New Martinsville onto the Short Line Subdivision into Clarksburg. Enjoy this chase video, following the train through some ...
Amtrak departs Kansas City with Operation Lifesaver P42 and Retired Metrolink
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This past weekend, I flew into Kansas City to visit my dad, who has recently moved to the city. While there, we found time to see some trains, and although I didn't bring the camera I use for video, I did manage to record this on my phone, perched on the railing of a bridge. Maybe not my finest work, but this was a cool train worth recording!
Vintage Speeders and Classic Geeps Meet on the Hocking Valley Scenic
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On October 15th, 2022, Hocking Valley ran their usual trains from Nelsonville to East Logan and back. However, that day a group of people who owned railroad motorcars, or 'speeders', brought them up and ran from the depot to the shops and back, giving rides and raising money to help a young girl in Logan with a rare illness. Speeders were used to inspect track and perform other railroad duties ...
Streamlined F-Unit Still Pulling Freight on the West Virginia Central
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When diesel locomotives began mass production, nearly every manufacturer built multiple styles, including the sleek lines of the "streamliner", especially suited for passenger service. Today, very few of these vintage beasts are still earning their keep hauling freight trains...but one of those special places is the West Virginia Central. The freight arm of the Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Rail...
Trains Meet in Athens Ohio on the Kanawha River Railroad
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Growing up in Athens on Norfolk Southern's West Virginia Secondary, I only ever witnessed one or two times where one train passed another at Armitage Siding. Under Kanawha River Railroad, it's been even more slim...but recently, a work train consisting of an SD60 and a flatcar with sections of rail has been moving up and down the line dropping rail where needed. On February 19th, that work trai...
Ohio Shortlines Meet! Chasing the Ashland Railway and Wheeling & Lake Erie
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Ohio Shortlines Meet! Chasing the Ashland Railway and Wheeling & Lake Erie
Festive Wreaths under Classic Searchlights on Amtrak's Downeaster
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Festive Wreaths under Classic Searchlights on Amtrak's Downeaster
Western Maryland in the Heartland: WM 7471 on the North Pole Express
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Western Maryland in the Heartland: WM 7471 on the North Pole Express
Autumn Colors Express along the Kanawha River with 18 Passenger Cars!
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Autumn Colors Express along the Kanawha River with 18 Passenger Cars!
CSX's Office Car Special hustles through Rural Ohio
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CSX's Office Car Special hustles through Rural Ohio
The Train Tunnel with an S-Curve and a Hill Inside - Moxahala Tunnel
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The Train Tunnel with an S-Curve and a Hill Inside - Moxahala Tunnel
40 Years after the Carferries: Abandoned Remnants of the Ann Arbor Railroad
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40 Years after the Carferries: Abandoned Remnants of the Ann Arbor Railroad
Western Pacific visits Columbus with a Train 'Race' and the busy Burt Line
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Western Pacific visits Columbus with a Train 'Race' and the busy Burt Line
Steam Brute 2-6-6-2 #1309 puts on a show on the old Western Maryland
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Steam Brute 2-6-6-2 #1309 puts on a show on the old Western Maryland
CSX Dash-8s and B&O Signals on the Toledo Subdivision
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CSX Dash-8s and B&O Signals on the Toledo Subdivision
All Three Ex-SP SD45s* and 53 Cars thunder up the Kanwaha River Railroad
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All Three Ex-SP SD45s* and 53 Cars thunder up the Kanwaha River Railroad
CSX Local with Conrail Caboose on old Jointed Rail in Marion, Ohio!
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CSX Local with Conrail Caboose on old Jointed Rail in Marion, Ohio!
The Switchback Interchange straight out of a Model Railroad: Vaco Junction
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The Switchback Interchange straight out of a Model Railroad: Vaco Junction
Dawn to Dusk on Michigan Shortline Great Lakes Central
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Dawn to Dusk on Michigan Shortline Great Lakes Central
A Day of Railfanning in the New River Gorge (with both Amtrak Cardinals)
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A Day of Railfanning in the New River Gorge (with both Amtrak Cardinals)
I imagined I was there and saw the train directly... spotting in a place I had never seen before and it looked cool... greetings from Indonesian train fans
I’m glad you liked it!
Great video!!
Much appreciated!
Please tell me that’s not real because it’s a safety hazard
Very real. Hardly a safety hazard as long as drivers read the warning signs, same as any other intersection.
Long live the mountain sub
If big boy steam engines are still around there has to be F units around somewhere because big boy parts are still being made
KNWA still runs 380-381, and NS sends coal down the line 1-2 times a month
Yes. I have dozens of Kanawha River Railroad videos on my channel.
Good video
The sound of the birds in the morning with the train is outstanding! Well done!
Love to see that old iron still working
The leading unit is no more. All CSX ST70AH's were returned to Progress Rail Leasing (PRLX) in July 2023.
Great, well done!
I need to get back down there
Great catches and awesome video
Nice to see that part of the old B&O mainline in Ohio is still in service.
Cool that in 2024 they still even have street running locations. They have a street running line still active here in Tampa Florida that goes directly through downtown.
Wonderful autumn special.👍👍👍Andreas 👨✈🌟🌟
👍👍👍Andreas 👨✈👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Very good! Andreas 👨✈👍👍👍
Wonderful video. ❤Thank from Andreas 👨✈👍👍👍
Around 8:45 pm on 3/13/24, I drove past a coal train heading south from deep water on the former VGN. It had four pushers: two ex UP SDs and two ex NS SDs.
👍Video. ❤Thank from Andreas 👨✈from Germany-Bavaria 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
so are those geep 35s former AA?
Yes. 385-391-393 currently active, and 390-392-394 out of service currently. But 6/10 surviving is not a bad ratio!
4537 train is hangout with 4139 train & 8395 train except 104 train.
8395 train is dark grey this horn sound like deep.
and 2153 train is dark green as well
The 4139 train is light green and yellow the 4537 train is forest green with yellow line and 104 train is dark green.
I see 4537 train
These guys still Tues-Thursday-Sat out of Hobson? Is there any reliable schedule on the WV side of operations?
Tuesday/Thursday/Sunday north out of Hobson, and Tuesday/Thursday/Saturday south out of Hobson (assuming they made it out of Columbus at a decent hour the day before). Usually takes a little longer for 380 to leave south, so you can get a few shots of 381 and come back for the southbound. They run out of Dickinson northbound Wednesday/Friday/Sunday, but I'm not sure if there's a general time of day. (And of course, all this is subject to change at a moment's notice as it is the railroad.)
Doesn't look like a hi-cube would even fit through there...
Those Metrolink cars aren't being retired, they're being refurbished in Wisconsin at the Talgo Facility
It's so rare to see this
By the way very nice video
You should check out the Indiana & Ohio Railroad here in Ohio.
do they come here in plymouth michigan also canton?
No, the AA (some now GLC) runs further west through Ann Arbor and on south to Toledo.
🤩 *promosm*
Thanks! My grandfather retired from the B&O in 1961. He was conductor on the passenger service. Ran from Cumberland to Parkersburg. I can look at this and fondly remember him. He actually rode those rails through this countryside. Again, my thanks brother!
My husband used to work for Bell County Coal as an underground coal miner in Bell County, KY. Their yard engine is a SD40-2. It's in a horrible shape. BCC owned by James River Coal Corp has been out of business for 10-12 years now, I think. It's still there back far off the road. BCC is west of Middlesboro, Ky via Cumberland Ave., which is also called 74 west.
Awesome. Did you know there was another Tunnel right behind this one just a short walk away plus a Huge Trustle Bridge. Pretty neat area. I grew up near here and have walked through them many times. I need to get back out there and film that other Tunnel and Trestle. Would make a great Video.
You should come and check out the C & O town of Thurmond and for short line action on the RJ Corman branch which drops off coal trains from a mine at Pax to Thurmond for CSX to pick up.
I have been many times! Here's a video with CSX, Amtrak, and RJ Corman action. ua-cam.com/video/u6DvFZ0pAME/v-deo.html
Great video, it’s always a treat to see those MI train Bi-levels, it’s I guess you can say free advertisement for commuter services in the region 😝
I believe there is one lone signal near new martinsville just past the Ohio river bridge
Any more or these in the area?
The south end of the siding is guarded by a CPL dwarf. Those are the only ones around there...there is also one north of Grafton!
And all of this thanks to Alan Shaw
How many trains go threw Grafton a day
Very cool spot for trains!!
Idea: Bring Back the Streamliner EMD E and F units. Sure, people may say that they are outdated, but if they run, They Run. In the end, They Look cool, and that's all that Truly matters about trains.
Yeah, things like profitability and emissions mean nothing to management. Good call 👍
Glad to see you’re back!! Your videos are so good!!!
Nothing like it
Went To Frankfort Last August in 2022! Beautiful place!
My dad retired from the railroad, 30yrs C/O out of W.Va. My brother retired from CSX 20yrs out of Virginia. Thank you for sharing, brought back great memories.