New snow absorbs so much sound, really dampens the loudness of approaching trains, but the beauty it adds is undeniable. Thanks for the video.

Cold ... Snow ... Wind. Good thing there's still true fans like you around. I have moved on to the armchair variety.

Merry Christmas to you, your loved ones and viewers. Many thanks to you and to Witold for bringing us these railroading goodies throughout the year. Happy New Year!

Thanks so much for your videos Rambler. I love seeing and hearing these Alco/MLW locos at work. I grew up in a small Wisconsin town along the GB&W line and these have always been my favorite diesels. Keep up the excellent work.

I bought a copy of Utica railroads by Jay Winn on your recommendation, it’s a good read, helped by your videos of the area, thanks Tim

This is where I grew up, went to Whitesboro

Excellent video. I go up to the Adirondacks with my brother every couple of years. It is sad that the line was removed North of Tupper Lake. Great too see Alco/MLW locomotives in regular service.

Chuga Choo Choo! I'm a train and I approve this video!

I worked up in Fonda a few years back. One of the guys that was working that job lived in Utica. Very beautiful area up there. This is such a cool video. Much love from North Carolina.

Hi again from Southern Oregon. Another great video. I thought I'd seen all of your videos but last night I discovered at least 1 1/2 years worth - woo to the hoo! Happy New Year!

LOVE the audio in this video! We are bereft of trains here in the western panhandle of Florida so the sound of a train horn jut makes my heart happy!!!!

This was a very interesting film. Thanks. James.

Great video Sir !! Just loved the snowy scene and them working...

gotta love that ex bc rail MLW m420

Great video from Okeechobee Florida.

The red and green class lights! Merry Christmas!!!!

Great footage! It why we are called yankees! Beautiful! thank you

nothing like diving off a cliff to lift a car 🤣 those Alcos are works of art. Cheers Rob

Good video & very informative! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Great video! Love the paint scheme's on those units!

Looks like you have proper winters there. Love the video, great work.

Amazing train compilation!!

Great video and commentary. The sounds from USA and Canadian loco's are truly magic. We in the UK have nothing like this. Thank you for sharing. '

@railroadingrambler218

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for commenting, always nice to hear from the UK!

Great video.. Merry Christmas to you too....

Thank you for this video. Great to see your views keep growing. Merry Christmas!! 🙂

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year. Good to see you and Witold still making enjoyable videos. Keep up the good work.

Great work! Not a lot of excess yapping. Nice!

Thank you for the videos. Look forward to new videos in 2022.

I lived in Boonville in the mid 70's and spend 1 winter there and the memories, well, not so great! lol Many kudos to you being out in that weather, especially the wind. Thanks for the video Rambler! Boy! Those old engines pollute almost as much as the old steam engines did. Without the steam of course! lol

Nice work snows a plus 👍

Great video! I love seeing that M420 still working hard. Merry Christmas!

Thank you for all your videos happy Christmas!

@railroadingrambler218

2 жыл бұрын

Same to you!

Nice chase video following the action. Hats off to you for going out into the cold to capture the action. This video took me back to the days when I worked out in this kind of weather. In my mind's eye..seeing the wind blowing the snow sideways from time to time..I have to thank you again for venturing out for this days capture. Merry Christmas to you as well. Looking forward to your travels in 2022.

@railroadingrambler218

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your kind words, Merry Christmas!

Great videos as usual. I love the way you explain things. It helps us understand what is going on. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

@railroadingrambler218

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I’m starting to get used to narrating now, takes a while to get comfortable doing so. Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas Al !

Love it. Thank you!

Rambler... Your videos just keep getting better and better.. They show trains and tell a story at the same time.. Pentrex missed out when you started your own KZread channel.. I noticed with interest that the 2456 has been returned to her as built appearance with the nose headlight moved back to the top and the bell under the running board. BC Rail made the original changes to meet Canadian practices when they acquired the E-L C425s. Great stuff!!!

@railroadingrambler218

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Jay! Interesting observation about 2456 as well.

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas 🎄

Thank you so very much for your wonderful videos. We have really enjoyed you and Witold this past year. Looks very cold there. Keep warm, safe and healthy. Merry Christmas to you and Witold. Happy New Year too. Can't wait to see your next amazing video. ❤️

@railroadingrambler218

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, I think Witold was a bit miffed when I left without him to video this one!

Awesome Video! Nice looking locomotives!

Great photography--thanks for sharing. Tom H.

Merry Christmas !my friend! Always good to hear from you! Cold day it was ! Snowing and blowing!! Better you than I !! Standing in that cold.! B and Merry Christmas and Happy New year!

@railroadingrambler218

2 жыл бұрын

Merry Christmas WW! It wasn’t too bad being trackside.

happy new year!!!

Awesome video

Good stuff

Thanks for the many train videos. I wish you a happy holiday and a Happy New Year from Budapest!

@railroadingrambler218

2 жыл бұрын

Budapest, wow! I’d like to visit one day, at least my videos are “visiting” now though!

@kazmertobias4772

2 жыл бұрын

@@railroadingrambler218 ❤

Another reminder why I only go to NYS in the summer!

Trains magazine did a great story about the MA&N in their October or November 2021 issue

I like the red white blue paint reminds me of BC Rail

@railroadingrambler218

2 жыл бұрын

It's former BCOL No. 642

Nice video🙂

I've been going up to that area my whole life my dad was from the Utica area and I never knew this

Nice!

Thank you for the snowy greetings!! A Happy New Year to you and Witold. Hope you warmed up, those winds are not forgiving. Grrrr! I knew by the still for your KZread video part would be in Boonville, as I saw Bailey's feed mill there. Yes that's an awful grade. Wasn't there some overpass near there that cars had to go under? I remember Gramps having to drive under it carefully as road was narrow, to pick up something when I was a kid.

@railroadingrambler218

2 жыл бұрын

Hello! Check out this video for a closer look at the mill kzread.info/dash/bejne/iZmXuZahmrXIobg.html

Good morning and Belated Merry Christmas And wishing you a Happy 2022. Off the highway between the NY State thruway and entrance to the Mass Pike there's a truck stop where my hound and I spent many a night. There's a single line track that was active thru there. Might this be the same track?? It was beautiful, peaceful and good train watching. This goes back a few yrs as I'm retired in FL watching the FEC, Florida East Coast. Will

@railroadingrambler218

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for commenting! No, this is probably about 125 NNW of where you were watching trains.

Was excited when I saw the snow but here now and no snow and kind of warm. Would love to meet up with you when you venture out one day.

@railroadingrambler218

2 жыл бұрын

Disappointing winter so far with very little snow; I especially look forward to videoing in snowy conditions! Always nice to read your comments, perhaps we'll meet trackside one day when you're back home in the North Country.

@SupaFly10579

2 жыл бұрын

@@railroadingrambler218 Yes love watching your videos. Im in town for a while. With my luck we'll run into each other!

Another great video! I was amazed to see how many logs were being moved south. Do you know the destination? Happy Holidays!

I grew up in Steuben, my family farm Boulder both sides of rt 12(4 line highway) next to where railroad tracks go under the highway, the tracks runs behind my my mother properly, easily visible from her house.

@railroadingrambler218

2 жыл бұрын

I know that location very well. I’ve videoed from the west side of that bridge a few times.

@davidthomas8972

2 жыл бұрын

@@railroadingrambler218 small world, originally being from the Remsen-Steuben area, I see the Remsen depot and other train sites ,another farm, the family used to own was next to the set of train tracks that went to old forge area , the tracks the Adirondack Railroad uses to go up north, back in the day when most everyone could afford a snowmobile (70's)

@davidthomas8972

2 жыл бұрын

At night they were one sled.behind other, just a string of lights, heading up the"Buffalo Head " restaurant. I enjoy your channel, the trains were a big part of the Mohawk Valley area.

The sound of the wind is making me cold!

@railroadingrambler218

2 жыл бұрын

I thought there was no cold south of Virginia?

@Kimzapoppin

2 жыл бұрын

@@railroadingrambler218 It is supposed to be 70 degrees today!

That grade on that siding looks more than 2%.

You've probably covered this before but I'm going to ask. Where are the telephone poles made? Also do you have a video where they switch there and if so will you give the link in your reply? Thanks ahead of time. Awesome video. Love seeing trains in the snow especially these being shortline railroads are my favorite type of railroading. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Stay well. -Wil 👍

@railroadingrambler218

2 жыл бұрын

Hi! The poles are processed right at 3B Timber in Boonville. Entrance to the workyard is restricted so no video from there, unfortunately. Here's a video from a few years ago where I was right at the Potato Hill Rd crossing. You can get a better idea of the layout by watching it kzread.info/dash/bejne/iHetq7Btc7fUoaw.html

@williambryant5946

2 жыл бұрын

@@railroadingrambler218 Thanks. 👍

Looks like old BC Rail engines.

The last two Green cars I painted this year.

@railroadingrambler218

2 жыл бұрын

Very cool! Where were they painted?

Will No.25 run again???? That train of logs are for power poles?? nice video....

@railroadingrambler218

2 жыл бұрын

No, 25 will almost certainly never run again. It was very nearly scrapped but saved at the last minute and moved to Remsen, thank goodness. Yes, the logs will all become utility poles.

Have a pizza and watch Alcos. It doesnt get better than that. Im curious, what does a car of logs like that weigh?

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family and friends. I have a question, where does the line go I assume North of Booneville where they spot the covered hopper, and is it still active? Thanks in advance. Jim

@railroadingrambler218

2 жыл бұрын

Merry Christmas! The line ends in Lyons Falls, 10 miles north of Bailey’s Mill. There are no customers north of Boonville (in fact, there are only 2 customers on the entire 45-mile Utica-Lyons Falls line); cars are stored between Boonville-Lyons Falls several months each year, however.

@jimkelton4052

2 жыл бұрын

@@railroadingrambler218 Wow, two consignee's, hardly seems worth, anyway thanks for the reply.

@railroadingrambler218

2 жыл бұрын

Oh, I forgot to mention that Adirondack RR uses the first 23 miles of the line, so the MA&N gets money from them as well.

Aint this the engine from atomic train

Really cool video, but where was your canine companion?

@railroadingrambler218

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked the video! Witold opted to stay in a warm location for this one but you’ll see him trackside again soon enough as he is, at heart, an all-weather raildog.

Any idea what kind of logs those were? Initially I thought perhaps they were pine, but now I'm not so sure. Either way, guessing they are bound to be telephone poles?

@railroadingrambler218

2 жыл бұрын

Pine, I could see the knots on the logs. Probably red pine. They’ll be used a telephone/power poles.

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