Very enjoyable video. I especially liked seeing the layout of the customers along the line. Not many people concentrate on such but it's very helpful to we who are modeler's. Thanks again.

Thank you so much for posting video! Lucky guy. When S P was around. My buddy, who is a conductor, invited me to ride along on a local from Oxnard up to Goleta in Santa Barbara. It was a thrill of a lifetime! How cool is it that you got invited aboard that little switcher. And took us with you? 😅 What amazes me is the father of these young guys was able to buy a whole R.R.,& run and maintain it. Looks to be in good condition. What a great way to make a living. Plus they have solid custoners that keep em busy! Cant thank you enough. Glad i found your channel. Mahalos, brother. P.j.signs, Carpinteria Calif.

@pacificrailproductions5281

2 ай бұрын

Thank you Patrick! I’m very glad you enjoyed it, and maybe got reminded about your great experience! Thanks for sharing!

Used to work for the TCWR (now at CN); pretty cool to see how far reaching our corn hoppers went.

Well done.

Love the shortlines.

1202 is an ex Canadian Pacific (CP Rail) SW1200RS built by GMDD in London Ontario. General Motors Diesel Division was the Canadian arm of EMD.

I would LOVE to have your job, my friend!! That's my kind of excitement!

Thank you for a very enjoyable and informative video. I’m in the UK and model Oregon railroading in N scale so very interesting to watch. And thank you to Oregon Pacific RR

wow its like watching the Raritan River Railroad in action again

Every time I hear the horn I think of SP. The Nathan P3 cast or not. SP had them on every train that ran on the Siskiyou sub, ran from Roseburg to Eugene.

Great viewpoints from not only the Locomotive cabs but also the industries served. Another good job! Thanks fr sharing.

Awesome Footage of the Beautiful Oregon Pacific Railroad in the State of Oregon ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

Great video. Thanks for sharing with us armchair railroaders!

My dad worked for SP and then UP and he retired from Brooklyn ramp in Portland 12 or more years ago .as a kid I got to ride in engines and caboose from the coos bay depot to the trestle in Florence .One of my dads jobs was to run ahead and open the trestles for the train.

I'm glad you clarified it was a variable switch I about just screamed that he was about to run through it!

Thanks for uploading this video.😊I enjoyed it.Keep these great videos coming.😊🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃😊

That's a pretty neat story 😮😮

My Dad Jim Hurd was a SP Brakeman/Conductor from 1943-1978. He loved working the locals. I got to ride with him in 1972 on the Canby Local from Canby to Molalla.

@pacificrailproductions5281

9 ай бұрын

Scott, that is pretty cool! To ride on the ol’ SP no less! Very nice.

Excellent video. Nice crew of People too. Thanks for your hard work.

This was a great video. I work up north of Hubbard near the Grim Rd crossing and enjoy the UP trains passing through there multiple times a day. I also see the Oregon Pacific operating on occasions as I travel into Canby and the surrounding areas. Keep up the great work!

Outstanding Video!! Thanks!

@pacificrailproductions5281

2 ай бұрын

Thank you Fred!

I always enjoy your videos. I'm sure it was a good experience riding with crew. Old hat for you, I suppose, but it would have been even better for me.

@pacificrailproductions5281

9 ай бұрын

It was a fun day to be there and listen to that nice old switcher chug away! Even more fun making the video!

This is a cool video where we see a railroad switching cars for customers you guys keep on rocking& rolling stay safe

Awesome video, I live really close to this railroad and always wanted to see behind the scenes. Thanks!

Thank you for such an excellent railroad video! Excellent composition on the camera and excellent narration. Such enthusiasm from someone who is already a railroader and having new experiences on the rails. And big thank you to the Oregon Pacific Railroad and their customers for letting you ride along and document their operations. I'm jealous.

@pacificrailproductions5281

9 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching, and sharing your thoughts! It’s a fun hobby, AND a great job! Take care!

Great video of the OPR's Canby line! I need to get down there and railfan this route soon! This is one of the few places I haven't railfanned in the Portland Metro Area.

Excellent video. Great seeing another shortline railroad in active operation.Very surprised how four industries keep this railroad so busy.Keep the shortline videos coming.

@pacificrailproductions5281

5 ай бұрын

Thank you Rick! I should have a bunch coming by spring.

Hello from central Texas. Enjoyed the video very much. Glad I found your channel. Keep up the good work.

I was working for UP for a while and I really want to get into Oregon Pacific

Thanks for taking us along! Also the video is full of great info. Outstanding!!

Another amazing video, Jeremy! Thanks for sharing another astonishing backwoods railroad! This short line is surprisingly busy, and, as a hopeless fan of vintage EMDs, it's SO cool they do all this work with a couple of gorgeous SW1500s. Their 12V-645s seem to get through their day effortlessly, with nothing more than a low, slow, easy rumble. Bravo, my friend!

@pacificrailproductions5281

9 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! These are even older than that! SW-8 and SW1200s all from the early 50’s🤩

@robertlloyd7167

9 ай бұрын

That's even better, an 8-567 and 12-567, respectively! Thanks again, Jeremy!@@pacificrailproductions5281

Very enjoyable and interesting for someone like myself, a retired fire company officer, farmer and fan of Oregon and northwest railroading. Nick, North West Farmer (Oregon)

The SW1200s that Portland & Western had (they had four from Pittsburgh & Shawmut RR at one time) were not well liked by the crews there. Rough riding, slippery, and prone to sliding the wheels and resultant flat spots unless the brakes were handled carefully. I liked them, though, as they were snappy switchers. Thank you for the video, got my "I wanna cab ride' urge satisfied for a bit.

That was super special! Will you be covering their Portland Branch soon?

Another excellent video. Thank you

Great video, great info as well! Thanks, & BE SAFE!

Slow and easy on that track ..THAT JEEP IS SICK !!!

It's a shame they've had some trouble with fires on their locomotives over the years. I have been around this small rail line often over the decades. My uncle lives just a couple miles from the line, and I have hauled out of RSG and Interfor Molalla for years, being in the timber industry. I need to stop and talk to the railroad owners one of these days. Good folks😊. Thanks for another great video!👍

@pacificrailproductions5281

9 ай бұрын

Thank you my friend! I really hated seeing the burned locomotive, but was grateful the rest were spared! They are a great outfit, and good guys for sure. I Appreciate your thoughts!

Is that a hi-rail Jeep?! Cool!

@pacificrailproductions5281

9 ай бұрын

Yes sir!

Great video, thanks

Thanks for the Video. 👍🙏

Love your beautiful video friend thanks sharing this beautiful video friend

@pacificrailproductions5281

9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 🙂🙏🏻

I really enjoyed this video. Back when I was in third and fourth grade my family and I lived in Sycamore Illinois. The time was early 60s. Across the street was an a Chicago and Great Western (CGW) industrial switch line. I believe it was a NW2 that ran on this line. Our road dead ended at the raised grade for the mainline. F units with long line of box cars behind would blast through at high speed. Your video brought back good memories. Great views from the cab. Thanks

@pacificrailproductions5281

9 ай бұрын

Thank you Joe! I’m glad it brought back memories! It sounds like you had a lot of good ones!

@joecarlson6428

9 ай бұрын

I also learned the scary way don't walk around the blind curve leading to the yard. The NW2 was coming. I had to lead off the elevated grade into the blackberry bushes. Do not climb on parking rolling stock never know when an engine will couple on to move it. I was approaching a string of gondolas and was about 6-8 feet from coupler when an engine coupled on and gondolas moved backward. Those two close calls curried me of playing on the tracks or trying to climb on rolling stock.

@pacificrailproductions5281

9 ай бұрын

@@joecarlson6428 yeah better to learn that way than the hurt way! I’m glad it didn’t wind up badly! But I’m sure those were fun days. I remember riding my bike to the tracks of the Boston & Maine and Deleware & Hudson. Boy good memories.

Thanks!!

Thanks for the video of Oregon Pacific's Short Line Switching. BTW greetings from New Zealand 🇳🇿 ❤

@pacificrailproductions5281

9 ай бұрын

Vernon, I thank you very much friend! Awesome to hear from New Zealand! A beautiful country!

@vernonmatthews181

9 ай бұрын

@@pacificrailproductions5281 Your very welcome 😊

Where do you get your maps of the railways from?

Thanks for the great videos! Also, at 25:30, the coil cars wound up in front of the locomotives on the spur, under the overpass. How did that happen? Ref minute 24:45

A very good video and thanks for showing. How many miles long is the Oregon Pacific Railway?

@pacificrailproductions5281

9 ай бұрын

It’s about 7 miles from Canby to Liberal. The branch was around 10 miles when it went to Molalla.

@brianzybura8633

9 ай бұрын

@@pacificrailproductions5281 Thanks for telling me.

@ 1:54 pm today Listening to the Eugene yard and I assume its the Pushers talking out of Oakridge . They are some funny boys .. but unless they are waiting for a UP 14 ? Amtrak has not passed them .. waiting for them . Is it not like 11;? am for EUG ? I rode it once .

@Oregontrailblazin

9 ай бұрын

a derailment! is what is on the scanner ! I listen to Broadcastify on my phone @ home or pc. free .

@LouT1501

9 ай бұрын

14 is running late today, four hours or more behind schedule.

@Oregontrailblazin

9 ай бұрын

Amtrak 508 just left EUG

What days do they operate. Also on those days what time do they usually get on duty

@pacificrailproductions5281

9 ай бұрын

Monday they will switch the setout and Wednesday switch customers as they need. Friday they bring the loads to Canby. But they can switch customers on an as needed basis as well.

Is a “variable switch” similar to a spring switch?

@pacificrailproductions5281

9 ай бұрын

Only in that you can run through it. A variable is also called a “flop over” switch. The wheels push the rail over and the handle flops over as it does. It isn’t rigid or hasped or locked. A spring switch will always return to its normal position.

@TTownTrainFan

9 ай бұрын

Thank you. GREAT video!

@pacificrailproductions5281

9 ай бұрын

@@TTownTrainFan thank you! Great question!

@lordbeerstro4926

Ай бұрын

When you’re doing the Sunday drop off/pick up, what do you do when you have to wait for the Coast Starlights/ other trains to pass? You ever run in to TNT market or Cutsforth’s to grab a bite to eat?

Very nice Railroad, 45:19🚂🚃🚃🚃