I Hear The Train A-Comin'; It's Rollin' 'Round The Bend, And I Ain't Seen The Sunshine Since I Don't Know When, I'm Stuck At East Terminal Railway And Time Keeps Draggin' On. But Those railroad ties need changing On Down To San Antone.

@eastterminalrailway5975

2 жыл бұрын

Buck? as in Owens?

@jimkruszka3817

2 жыл бұрын

thought it was Johnny Cash

@jerrykinnin7941

Жыл бұрын

I'm from Marion KY. Illinois Central and GULF was the railroad in my home town. The trains have been gone for Years The tracks have been pulled to Princeton. When my grandma Nannie was a kid Marion had 5 freights and 2 passengers everyday. Moms dad's family's fluorspar mines in Crittenden Co.and Peabody's coal mines and other coal mines in Union co. running strong. Wasn't Casey Jones an engineer for the ICG? It's got an interesting history for sure. When I was a kid ICG colors were white and orange.

Awesome catch!!

Good afternoon to all from SE Louisiana 22 Apr 22.

I Brought that Train from Wisconsin to Illinois last week.

@eastterminalrailway5975

2 жыл бұрын

We have an Honored guest! Thanks Walter, you have the floor if you want to add details! Brian

@walterpetzel1102

2 жыл бұрын

I should clarify I am a Conductor on cn. ive worked everywhere from kirk yard to stevens point wi. The train handled well and we were definitely something of a celebrity with that unit in out lineup. I always appreciate the ETR content and I'm looking forward to the first revenue run.

@alexmodern6667

2 жыл бұрын

@@walterpetzel1102 Thank you for your service. Always believe in trains as very important for our country's growth and stability.

@mr7badass

2 жыл бұрын

@@alexmodern6667 too bad they seem to be dying by the day.

@alcomankyle

2 жыл бұрын

I saw this train in dale Wisconsin

That train was in Griffith Indiana last week. Seen that same exact Illinois Central engine passing by.

The cargo on this 95 car train would run between 9,500 tons to 10,450 Tons. Each car would carry 100 tons to 110 tons of cargo, pot ash.

@eastterminalrailway5975

2 жыл бұрын

Bill Well, I could claim I did that on purpose! ( but that's not true ) That would have been a 10 car train! Its a typo, I meant 10,000 tons. On the car count, I lost track and called it 100. Gold star on your test paper today! Brian

@billmorris2613

2 жыл бұрын

East Terminal railway I thought it was probably some type of mistake. I was pretty sure, with you doing work on cars and rerailing them, you knew they can carry 100 to 110 tons of cargo.

Once the ETRy is up and running, you should(maybe)get a caboose as an on site office.

@eastterminalrailway5975

2 жыл бұрын

LOL! Checking on that today Mike! Brian

@mackfisher4487

2 жыл бұрын

@@eastterminalrailway5975 Don't forget the coffee pot

I’ll be doing a bridge demolition up in Gahanna this year. Last one I did up that way was about 3 years ago

@eastterminalrailway5975

2 жыл бұрын

I've demolished some stuff too, but mine was unplanned. Tell me when you are here, White Castle! B.

Nice catch on the IC heritage unit.

Good evening Brian. Thank you for this video and a little history. By the way, did any of Cad/ArcGIS drawings of ETR help. Carl R.

@eastterminalrailway5975

2 жыл бұрын

Carl I'll email you but publicly I want to thank you for the hugely helpful work you did on the drawings! You are a 1st class engineer and your help is greatly appreciated! Brian

@CR-qo1cd

2 жыл бұрын

@@eastterminalrailway5975 No worries, no problem. Brian. Anytime....

Thank you Brian for sharing. Great to see the freight getting bigger and more of them. A sunny day a cup of the favorite coffee and a double header freight with two roads. What a day. Stay safe when chasing the trains.

@eastterminalrailway5975

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

I used to receive a fair amount of fertilizers by rail, as well as sulfuric and hydrochloric acids. Anywhere from 90,000 pounds to 220,000 pounds, depending on the product, manufacturer, and the cars available. Be careful at the ETR about cars and car weights unless you have good rail and the roadbed underneath it is well maintained. Critters that undermine your rail for homes will not be your friends. Big loads don't like 'soft feet' in the rail.

All of that potash is from the good old Canadian prairies. It is really something to see one of those potash trains go through the Fraser Canyon or the Thompson Canyon in BC.

@eastterminalrailway5975

2 жыл бұрын

I'd love to see that! B.

@bartdaw6681

2 жыл бұрын

@@eastterminalrailway5975 we see it all the time on our way to our cabin but there is a KZread channel that specializes in the Thompson Canyon and Fraser Canyon rail traffic called Trackside Tyson. Check it out and see what big trains through the canyons looks like.

I didn’t think the IC ever had any of those wide can locos???

👍👀

@eastterminalrailway5975

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, glad you liked it!

I counted 95 cars on the Pot Ash train.

saw thoes cars in orgen this yesterday

@eastterminalrailway5975

2 жыл бұрын

Steve There is a big N.S. Yard near Oregon Ohio. The CN interchange is just north of the river crossing I think. Brian

That potash would probably be coming from Saskatchewan due to the Province of Saskatchewan has the biggest potash deposits in the world.

@eastterminalrailway5975

2 жыл бұрын

Bob ( or other knolageable individuals ) If you can, take a minute and explain how potash is mined, processed and then used. Brian

I spent over 20 yr on the ICRR - Thru the ranks from switchman to engineer instructor - You might be able to get a caboose from the Centralia Illinois Yard storage facility - If they all haven't been scrapped -

@eastterminalrailway5975

2 жыл бұрын

Nice career, thanks for your service to a vital industry. B.

@alcopower5710

2 жыл бұрын

Wish I had the land for a caboose

@BAHolmes

2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately they were all scrapped by the time the CN took over. There is one for sale in KC area I believe

Nah, the thing that would 'top it off' would be if the engines had the original owner/fallen flag livery of whichever RR ran on that line...

Used to be that potash was seasonal business and the private car owners had to scramble to lease track to avoid charges from the railroads in the off season. That may all be different now but may be a business opportunity for ETR if the track is repaired. This is a very nice 2 minute look at railroads at their finest. Good track, good equipment and good business.

I thought that'd be the car manufacture

@beeble2003

2 жыл бұрын

No, the 2-4 letter code above the road number indicates the owner of the car.

I believe POTX is for Potash Corp. They come through Illinois going south loaded and back north empty.

you guys should checkout - CCRT 6700 that's railroadin - he works for Cumberland mine railroad - they are doing tie replacement now

@eastterminalrailway5975

2 жыл бұрын

I will!

@petercruikshank2618

2 жыл бұрын

@@eastterminalrailway5975 The latest episode from CCRX 6700 shows a fascinating tamper up close that they rented. Even Willy Wonka would like that device. I did. You RR guys are teaching me soooo much. God Speed ETR!

Potash (one word) is a mineral, not actual ash. It's called that because it has a similar chemical composition to parts of actual ash.

Illinois Central and southern Central Freight got to keep on pushing mama you know they're running late !!! You know you sang that....😂😂😂

@gsigs

2 жыл бұрын

Without love, where would we be right now?

@joshuabessire9169

2 жыл бұрын

Yall beat me to it! Edit: On a side note, around the corner, and half a mile from my house is CSX ex L&N. Never saw Miss Lucy, though.

POTX = General American Marks, GATX Corporation.

It's very very sad that the caboose days are gone.

CANPOTEX. Basically, Canadian potash export. I see those trains regularly, usually pulled by the CPR, two units in the lead, two middle DPUs and two DPUs on the end. I'm not positive but the cars may be government owned and leased to the potash corporations.

Is Illinois Central still active or was that a heritage unit?

@jerrykinnin7941

Жыл бұрын

I think it's a heritage unit. CN has all there track rights now. They needed a path for there grain and oil trains.

POTX is a General American(GATX) mark, probably to denote potash only car. The car had GATX on the upper right. The first one went by 5 seconds previously.

A couple weeks ago I was down in Cincinnati and saw what I think is an old Milwaukee Road engine, I really wished I had my camera with me to take a picture of it. I&O runs the old B&O mainline threw Blanchester now and sometimes you get to see a lot of the fallen flag rail cars rolling threw town like Rock Island to Vermont Central to an old Clinchfield coal car. But there still fun to see. Bandit

@eastterminalrailway5975

2 жыл бұрын

Bandit Sometimes the old stuff is the cool stuff! Brian

Illinois Central (IC) Gulf was Huge down here on the Illinois side of St. Louis, MO. Major Shortage of Fertilizer in 2022 since Majority of it came from Russia and Ukraine. 👍

@eastterminalrailway5975

2 жыл бұрын

Ken 1st in today! And with always welcome insights! Brian

@alcopower5710

2 жыл бұрын

I’m in Alton where are you at?

@ICrailroadprod.2007

2 жыл бұрын

Yep. The line in Belleville. Best insulator hunt ever.

I see CN locos on a regular basis. They pass Waupaca on the Virtual Railfan live feed. I have a question. Why do the CN locos appear so clean & looked after. Most other locos I see via Virtual Railfan look really scruffy by comparison.

Potash is that for gardeners or do they use it for something else up your way. Great video anyway thanks bro. Safe travels

@eastterminalrailway5975

2 жыл бұрын

Yes it is used in agriculture, but if it's blended or applied directly I'm not sure. Brian

Hopefully by now someone has corrected your math. 100 cars times a 100 tons is how much??😉

POTX could be funny.. X for private ownership.. and POT for... well lets just say its been the slang word for a certain leafy green for a LONG time

@Kld4402

2 жыл бұрын

The thing is with it beconing legal in more and more states, the day night not be far off to see it shipped by the hopper load....

Speaking of cabooses (cabeese?), I remember back when railroad first stopped using them, and trains all looked weird without them. Now, when I see (for instance, an old film) a train with a caboose, it looks out of place somehow. Not that I don't love cabooses--I love them!--but they are so rare these days that seeing one is always a surprise.

@eastterminalrailway5975

2 жыл бұрын

Jon We definitely would do a double take!! B.

One of my favorite spots to watch trains. Right there at the bottom end of Watkins yard.

@eastterminalrailway5975

2 жыл бұрын

Good spot!

Potash. Headed which way?

@eastterminalrailway5975

2 жыл бұрын

South.