When the day finally comes when you allow people from the public to come tour and visit your operation absolutely without a doubt drive to come see you and spend the weekend there and get a hotel without even giving it a second thought

1:53 "I do have a coffee with me" It always makes me smile when I see your thermos of coffee sitting somewhere discreetly in a video. Presumably the official ETR drinking game will involve taking a sip every time coffee is mentioned or seen, and every time White Castle is mentioned.

@alandavis1245

3 жыл бұрын

White Castle has the best coffee

Exciting times for this channel 👍 The next video will be awesome

Very exciting to see all these big capital investments! Feels like things have really turned a corner. It doesn't feel like two guys that found some train tracks anymore, this is the real deal

People like yourselves …… using private money and your own ingenuity is what makes America 🇺🇸 GREAT!!!! 👏👏👏

I couldn't be more excited for you guys! It must be such an amazing (and stressful) feeling to watch the pieces start to fall into place

Looking forward to the upcoming videos!

I ordered a shirt to wear in honor of the new loco! I hope that old safety cone survived the avalanche of #4 :+)

@eastterminalrailway5975

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Erie, I wondered if any one noticed that! It will probably never be found. Thanks for watching!

What a project what a reward. I want to see it in person if I can.

Great to see you found a loco and can get it moved to the track site.

Dang things have come a long way since a video of 2 guys hacking vegetation off what looked like a jungle with some rails running into it popped up on my feed not even a year ago.

Everyone be on the lookout for a switch tower that can be moved to the ETR to go along with all of the momentum. Your gravel spreading prowess "ain't too shabby"! God Speed ETR!

Hi 👋🏻 Looking like a real railway now 😂 😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

12 minutes on line and I’m #96? This must be a popular spot! Thanks for your time to produce the content.

Brian the Pennsylvania New Haven aka metro rail is now running trains to the cape again. Their running two old new haven FA 's like your father used to run. Just on the weekends. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. They run up from Penn station stopping at all the major stops to the Cape and back. Their restoring train service, because of the canal bridges replacement. Also Mass coastal who has the lease from the state for the rails as an agreement with CSX to start running freight again to the new freight depot they added to the Hyannis inter module Cape rail hub. This is the 3 rd weekend that Metro rail has been running their weekender from Penn Station. Brian Those FA 2's Metro is running up here are around the same time as that GE 50 ton switcher you just bought. The also are running their original pull man cars, with an old Amtrak observation car.

Would love to have several loads of that ballast for my rock road.

You should do a poll before your field trip “where should we eat breakfast on our way to the field trip?” 😊

"Plenty degrees" totally stealing that!!

@rearspeaker6364

3 жыл бұрын

hot as a volcano on the east coast this last week,8/8--8/14,2021

I share your videos and recommend subscribing to your channel to everybody I know who loves trains I am not met anybody who likes trains yet that does not like your Channel liking yourself and your son and your channel is just a no-brainer you guys are the best!

Can't wait to see what will become of this line!

The videos just keep getting better n better guys 👍🚂

You're time-lapse looks like stop-motion animation (like one the old Rankih and Bass Christmas specials). Love it!

Very exciting progress!

I can't wait to see a paint scheme. Who will be the first to have an H.O. engine custom painted in East Terminal RR colors ?

@bradleysmith2021

3 жыл бұрын

Well, there needs to be a prototype FIRST…

@michaelsakowich2940

3 жыл бұрын

I have a few 44 tonners in H.O. scale. I'm painting one of them ETR as soon as I see a paint scheme.

When you get done. With the terminal railway. You allow people to watch you guys work. I will hope to come and see you guys work. And hopefully. The East Brookfield-Spencer Mass railway. Teams up with the Mass Central. And asks you to rebuild the East Brookfield to North Brookfield Mass Branch line. And extend it. Into South Barre Mass to connect with the Mass Central. To connect with CSX,New England Central and Pan Am Railways.

Love watching the progress! glad you are living your dream! (and sharing iit!)

Well Congratulations on to next Steps.....Have you seen "(You tube Tie Switcher attachment....) That little exculator you were Running speading Ballast ..would be very handy in track maintenance. ....Hopefully you two neat People install a hyrail attachment to your little Exculator and put the "TIE SWITCHER ATTACHMENTS. INPLACE OF THE EXCULATOR BUCKET ..AND USE IT TO (1 ) ....dig out the dirt between the old ties..(2)..Remove old ties (3) ...Install new ties....(3) use the Hydraulic system from little exculator to run a track spike jack hammer.....(4) ...with the tie Switcher on front of exculator ,which with 4 jack bars for tamping Ballast under new ties...(5)...Also on side of your home made tie Switcher....have a "L" SHAPE BAR FOR LIFTING ...... AND LINEING TRACK ..(6) ALSO ON FRONT OF EXCULATOR TIE SWITCHER ATTACHMENTS ..INSTALL 2 A CARPENTER LASERS ON EACH SIDE OF FRONT OF EXCULATOR ....AND HAVE A LONG ATTACHMENTS BAR TO COUPLE YOUR LITTLE TRACK CART TO FRONT OR REAR OF EXCULATOR ,,,,,AND ALSO INSTALL TWO LITTLE CARPENTER lasers to read the two lasers from exculator for our "POOR MAN SPEED TAMPER.....THANK YOUR TEAMS FOR YOUR INSPIRATION VIDEOS....THANK YOU ALSO FOR SHOWING AND INSPIRATION OF US THAT "YES,SO YOU WANT TO RUN YOUR OWN ENGINES, MAINTENANCE OF TRACKAGE... "FOLLOW THE EAST TERMINAL TRANSLOAD RAILWAY 🛤 "YEA,,WE WILL SHOW YOU HOW ...CLASS IS IN ....PLEASE TAKE NOTES......FEILD TRIPS ..NEXT WEEK ""?

I was quite impressed with how you operated that little excavator. Perhaps you took lessons from Andrew Camarata, he’s a pro.

Wow! That gravel looks fantastic. You guys are really making amazing progress. Much respect from Tennessee.

Thanks for all your great videos.

Great to see more videos from you guys!! Keep up the good work.

Just out of curiosity, have y'all put pen to paper about adding way to run around cars with said locomotive?

So nice to see you coming along. Looking forward to the new Loco.

I get excited and I always look forward to seeing new videos from your Channel can't wait to see you start doing videos on the new locomotive you're getting

Thank you for sharing. Enjoyed.

Inspiring! Great to see such progress

Great job as always look forward to the loco first start!

Looking great.You did alot of great work on that Railroad.Can't😀wait to see your new power for the railroad.Then you'll be able to run trains again on that line.Thanks for the great videos.Keep em rolling.🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃

I'm happy for yall. I cant wait to see what the future holds

I enjoy your channel so much! Your ambition is contagious!

This is exciting. You are making monumental progress. Can’t wait to see your locomotive unloaded. 👍👍👍❤️

Cool I am looking forward to the loco arriving and being put to work. Safe travels

But even more important: I also saw track building work here in Germany more than once, where the ballast was delivered by trucks on streets.instead of hopper cars on rail! Is that the " capitulation of the system railway"? Railways seem not to be the medium of choice for transporting goods. Not even, if the destination is sooo close near a track. And even, if ballast cars exist and allow to unload on spot. What a silly world...

Great news! I wish you luck. The color combination you are wearing would be great on the new locomotive.

Coming along nicely. Keep it safe!

Great Videos!!

Love this! Can't wait for the next phase!

All sounds exciting! 💯

Now you have an engine, are there plans/space for an engine house? Work on engine always easier under roof.

Looking for to the engine being delivered... Do you know if the engine will run... how are you going to paint her ? Are you building a place to work and house her.

I like your music to work by.

I'm loosing it over here, where's the new loco vid? :-) I love videos of railroads coming back to life!!!

Your new Beautiful Ballast pads..on trackage to build a "Run though " engine-Storage building.....Enjoy..God prays and many God 🎁 gifts

Hmm, what about the John Deere dozer? In Germany such a machine is called Planierraupe. Means sth like "leveling caterpilar". Sounds like the device for equalizing the ground...

This is really exciting.

Have you ever published a track plan of your railroad? I don't remember seeing one. But that doesn't mean much. Just trying to get a feel for how much you actually have

Good morning from SE Louisiana 14 Aug 21.

Great video

Need to find a caboose for that Jim West kind of office/sleeper and storage. Can't wait to see the engine. 😎👍👌

A good pun is its own reword.

@Oliver-kv2mm

2 жыл бұрын

I see what you did there.

Anxious to see the GE!!!!

Wow that looks pretty cool good job hopefully you'll be able to come to the Zanesville Western scenic Railroad and Southeastern Ohio in Mount Perry Ohio they could also really use some help to restore and replace rails and ties rebuild and repair Bridges and trestles and add new Railroad Crossings and rebuild train cars and locomotives

Haven't seen Graham for a while...hope he's okay. Looking forward to seeing the locomotive on your railway and to seeing it move about....

Can’t wait to see the Unit on the Premises. Will a Crane be used or will it be a Low Boy delivering ?

@Master-of-None

3 жыл бұрын

With a pad lime that he is set up for a lowboy to do a roll off.

You crushed a cone!

Sir, I come from China. So I dont know the price of this locomotive. But I sincerly bless you a success business because I think that must be a lot money and its a very ambious move to run a private rail company.

Enjoy your videos.

Nice to have a hobby.

It would be nice if they had that John Deere working

The Zanesville and Western scenic Railroad is wanting to run excursion passenger trains through East Fultonham Ohio and possibly all the way to Avondale Ohio in the future

What can't this guy do! Big Machinery Operator ( Small) not to mention engineer!

One other thing you forgot to mention on cause of death for older locomotives is there Prime mover/movers the nrhs group I was with had a Davenport 55t center cab the prime movers where cat d17000 impossible to get replacement parts for outside of a machine shop witch can get pricey quick

maybe just being ocd here but wouldnt you want to clean up all the brush you have along the rail bed and what not before you bring in a loco

I honestly can't wait for the next instalment.

Can you please do a will it start video on the locomotive?

Can’t wait for the next video

Get the dump truck to back up as he tips, then he spreads it for you

Like that Volvo truck is that a Cummins or Volvo engine in it ?

Are you going to reballast with a couple of hopper cars when the locomotive arrives?

@rearspeaker6364

3 жыл бұрын

its not economical for just a few miles of railway- it will be easier to truck it in, and it can be easily placed in the bad spots first with the truck.

This release might have been a little too short. Would be interested in seeing the whole Loco unloading process, especially on a unit that isn't currently operational

@eastterminalrailway5975

3 жыл бұрын

The big "roll off/reveal" is the next video! Its impressive. Brian

@jd3497

3 жыл бұрын

@@eastterminalrailway5975 Consider removing the bell, airhorns and builders plaques. Prime targets for railroad memorabilia thieves.

Where is graham

@eastterminalrailway5975

3 жыл бұрын

Graham is in the upcoming locomotive unloading video, for this preparation day he was in Cleveland on another project. He is a "go getter". Brian

Im up in Cleveland, can I come for a visit?

What railroad do y’all interchange with?

I like these 5 minutes videos

Can't wait to see your own engine moving under its own power on your own rails!

I guess the ETRR has gone to sleep with the fishes. Hope that's not true and that someday it'll come charging back into our collective worlds. Been fun watching our own Walt White build a road out of the abandoned past. But from what I hear from the great state of Ohio the future of the line isn't looking too bright. Hope that's not the real and final story for this road.

Hint for future videos. If you are talking, SHUT OFF THE LOUD MUSIC! We want to hear YOU! Thanks for the video. Jon

Don't you need rails, ties and spikes before gravel in

Have you ever published a map showing your track layout and proposed storage areas? I would be curious to see your layout. I appreciate your work and sharing it with us step by step along with the restoration.

@ironmatic1

3 жыл бұрын

openrailwaymap, east of the Columbus airport

@landoncrowder9871

3 жыл бұрын

@@ironmatic1 I must be blind because I can only find the spur that goes around the dump and the one that goes to the AMCOR RIGID Plastics facility.

@ironmatic1

3 жыл бұрын

@@landoncrowder9871 Amcor that's it. It's named "East Terminal Railway" on openstreetmap

My railroad museum might be getting a 50 tonner like yours would you know how much they weigh

@Master-of-None

3 жыл бұрын

50 tons

@ironmatic1

2 жыл бұрын

Lol

Hurry up!

Are you worried about security once the unit is delivered? I know you don't have fencing or a train shed set-up yet.

@TheDr.Magnum

3 жыл бұрын

I was wondering that as well. A post steel frame building may be the way to go for them

♥️👍👍👍

What you need is a little bulldozer to move at gravel around

Figure y’all would have had that ditch and tree line cleared out more than that… thats gonna over grow before you know it

Do.you have coffee mugs with your logo for sale.

If anyone in that area is not aware of the revival of these tracks, they will be once they see a locomotive rolling by!

Put a blade on the bucket

So, stupid question here, why is the “loco” being delivered by road, not rail, I thought you still had a connection to an active rail line?

@mark351

3 жыл бұрын

I think it's because it has journal bearings. They can't run on class 1 RRs even dead in tow.

@alexmodern6667

3 жыл бұрын

@@mark351 I think your spot on about type bearings......

@Master-of-None

3 жыл бұрын

Center cabs are barred from mainline railroads. Also do not have alignment control couplers or draft gear. Maximum tow speed for a GE centercab is something like 25 mph as well. Pretty sure they would not hane the intrain forces of a moden 1.5 mile train behind them as well, same reason they did not run cobooses behind the engine in over the road freights.

@ironmatic1

3 жыл бұрын

Anyone in rail preservation could tell that you moving things on flatcars is a much bigger hassle than just putting it on a truck.

Have any of the former rail customers on those spurs shown any interest in what you are doing with the track restoration Brian? I'm sure they are aware that something is going on. Maybe you could talk to them about their experiences as rail customers before the spur was put out of service. You don't have to show them on camera, you could just tell us what they said while keeping them anonymous.

@ironmatic1

2 жыл бұрын

There four two connected buildings (Physically, but not by actual owned track): a small contract warehouse, a plumbing supply company, a specialty bakery, and a zoom boom rental place. Not sure how interested they would be in rail service, and especially rail service from a non railroad. If he wants to serve customers, transload, or store cars he first needs to start talking with the STB. This could get real funny real fast. But I think their real plan is to just set up a car repair facility, maybe in that big empty lot next to the tracks.

@originalm3233

2 жыл бұрын

@@ironmatic1 How are they physically connected? Those are separate buildings. Unless you mean they are "connected" by roads? The baking company is its own stand-alone building. The pluming company is its own building and so is the distribution company. The baking company, the warehouse, and the plumbing supply company all seem to have a large amount of freight delivered via semis/trucks. The spur that leads to the plumbing company and the distribution warehouse seems to be in the best shape. The "J Lead" which is the spur that leads to the Carbons company used was ripped out years ago. There is little hope to revive the carbons company as a customer. Any company utilizing any form of logistics delivery is always a potential customer, especially if there is an existing spur that leads up to their business already. With rising fuel prices and a shortage of qualified truckers it might be possible to offer rail service again there. Now, I hear what you are saying, the odds of that happening are low.

@ironmatic1

2 жыл бұрын

@@originalm3233 I meant physically connected by rail, but by rail that ECTR does not (yet?) own. Remember that not everything is economical to ship by rail, for example, the plastics manufacturer makes sense as a rail served industry with regular shipments in extreme bulk, hundreds of tons at a time, but Jacobi Carbons which makes skin care products would probably be a less-than-carload customer, which just doesn't work with modern railroading. Also, Brian doesn't seem to be much of a supply chain solutions company, I feel like there might be some problems with him working as an awkward middleman between a rail customer and G&W. I wonder if G&W even knows "their" spur has been bought by someone, their website still lists it as theirs. And since of course the parcel he bought technically includes a sliver of G&W's active spur, I think if they knew they'd have something to say.

@originalm3233

2 жыл бұрын

@@ironmatic1 Well, let's not use exact names here. I never said the carbons company was truly in-play. The spur there got ripped out between 2005 and 2007. So they stopped having an interest in rail service years before the main spur closed. From what I understand/remember (I could be wrong), some other railroad (CSX maybe???) had 1 or 2 active customers left before 2010. The railroad decided to stop service. I don't know who those final 1 or 2 were but the railroad abandoned them. I think everything stopped by 2013 and things after that started to look really overgrown/abandoned on the spur. Since those 1 or 2 customers were left hanging, meaning the rail service did not end because customers were no longer interested, it ended because the railroad decided to stop servicing them. Therefore, it might be possible to rekindle their interest in rail service. Now here is what I would like to get your opinion on. I think you are right that Brian might be focusing on rail car repair service. The freight brokers sound like they never really came through with lining up business for Brian for rail car storage. I think he even mentioned this in a video. He won't be allowed to run his loco on the main due to restrictions. Will the rail cars be delivered to the front of the spur by G&W and Brian will use his loco to bring it the rest of the way to the repair area? One last thing about the local railroad there, Brian has had site engineers from the railroad out there. So G&W shouldn't be surprised on what he is doing. Brian bought the parcel from the county/city government. Whatever Brian ends up doing, if it is railroad related then he will need some cooperation with the railroad so he can access the main line rails to meet up with another train for pickup or returns. *If G&W is surprised or unaware of this then it is a failure on their part to manage and track their portfolio of inactive industry spurs and railroad real estate.*

@ironmatic1

2 жыл бұрын

​@@originalm3233 The tenants in those buildings today are probably not the same ones who had rail service back in the day anyhow. I was actually wondering how he plans to use that thing too. I think the only way it could really work would be to construct a very small siding at the north end to park the locomotive to keep it from being trapped by cars all the time. (Trackmobile might be more useful here!) I'm sure G&W would just deliver the cars to him, treating him as a customer and the track as private industry track. There's a cold warehouse near me that has a second track on their property where a few different passenger cars and switchers have been stored. The warehouse isn't a railroad, so it has to be UP doing the storage, which I assume is worked out with the owners of the warehouse, so I'm not sure, but he might also be able to work with G&W to use his track for their storage services, leaving him with a portion of the profits. While I don't see this turning out as a common carrier railroad, I do think he could probably set up a pretty good repair business there. Doing fast repairs on boxcars and such (maybe even contracting with G&W 🤔), restoring switchers for museums or industries, and other equipment like passenger cars and cabooses for museums too.