Grand Daddy spent 35years working as a Fireman in the Caboose. Still have all the letters he mailed to his wife. My Grandma.

@7ideaproductions

Жыл бұрын

What a treasure that is!

@3vpme2

Жыл бұрын

Do you think ol granny would eat his bum after a sweaty long days work

@ShahadatAlam-tf5om

5 ай бұрын

Q​@@GurpreetSingh-fw8wh

Wwaaaaaaoooooo so amazing snowfall video *

Who else can appreciate the raw power of truly built American muscle...I love this shit

Boy, those double-deckers with the brown sides set so low they look like sleds on the snow -- really cool!

7idea is what inspired me to create my own railfan production company and I am forever grateful for their impact. Brilliant video, guys, as always. -Drayton

@7ideaproductions

2 жыл бұрын

Wow that's pretty cool!

@JF-lt5zc

2 жыл бұрын

@@7ideaproductions If you haven't watched DIB videos, 7idea, you should. Quality stuff.

@kishascape

Жыл бұрын

Lol "company". At least you have a real name that doesn't sound like some cheap chinese off brand.

@williamh.jarvis6795

Жыл бұрын

@@user-bd7ql8ct1w Dad says the samething (or very similar) about the length of today's commercial breaks, unlike those of back then, (in his younger years).

Without trains and truckers this county would be screwed, thanks to all of you to keep America running!

@leolauzon9205

Жыл бұрын

As a truck driver thank you and your welcome

@bumfit5491

Жыл бұрын

There’s a lot of trades that people don’t realize how important the work is and has been for generations …. Sanitation , industrial plants , power plants ..

@u2mister17

Жыл бұрын

@@bumfit5491 Now if we could get the unions to start working for America instead of the left.

@bumfit5491

Жыл бұрын

@@u2mister17 a union is only as good or bad as its members. All the officers are elected by vote of the membership. All contracts are approved by vote. All money matters are voted upon . Sounds kinda democratic …

@bumfit5491

Жыл бұрын

@@u2mister17 PS union craftsmen built this country , built the power plants built the mills and refineries.. built the skyscrapers in NY and the golden gate in SF …. Everything in between ….

EXCELLENT VIDEO ! SP LIVES

i would say, hat off to the camera team who had to brace the cold, snow and what not, to give us such a nice video!

Been through Donner many times truck driving, often thought of hard work of railroaders... Now retired, God bless you, be safe, and have fun.

have Donner pass on my train simulator one very fun and dangerous route!

What an interesting film I certainly enjoyed this verry much. I remembered when I was a boy I watched the train widening the dirt sides on the clearance for the train with a steam locomotive and the rail moved and the engine fell on the ties. They had to bring a crane in from the other end and lift the engine back on. There was no diesel engines back then.

Donner Pass beautiful scenary lots snow nice

I’m 78 female I grew up loving trains half of my family worked for railroad in West Virginia I love all any trains. Let’s use them more.

What a beautiful sight!!!!!🙏🙏🙏🙏 please be careful employees.

I'm glad I don't work on the RR anymore, but seeing the snow dumping down on the rails brings back the memories.

Being a driver for those trains is a crazy job.

I owned y'all's cascades and shasta DVDs growing up. This bring back so many memories thank y'all for what y'all do.

@7ideaproductions

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

I agree trains and trucks are our life line. Thank you for being there for 🇺🇸

Wild

Awesome I love that snow keep it up

That is a lot of power pushing a lot of snow.

34 feet of snow falls up there - wow!!!

In the 80's a friend and I used to sit on one of the tunnel capstones as trains crawled up the mountain. The power of the locomotives was unforgettable

@7ideaproductions

Жыл бұрын

Back in the good ol' SP days! That would have been awesome!

very impressive and beautiful images

I haven't seen my railway run a spreader or snowplow on the mainline on my division for decades! They just let us plough it with the locomotives! Cheap!

Great Video Thank You, Sir!

Bring more beautiful snow , thanks to Gods work

Amazing footage

Wonderful!!! ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️😊😊😊😊😊😊

Nothing like a nice day of railroady fun in the snow :3

A railfans dream! Thank you!

I admire your dedication! Great video! Greetings from South Africa

I remember going over Donner Pass in my dads truck .And riding shotgun 60 years ago was pretty scary looking down Echo Summit on the looking down side way up in the cab as a young kid.I have seen 40 ft drifts in that area.

Great railroad footage. And falling snow makes the video all the more pleasing to the eye.

We would just like to have snow, let alone see a cool train in it. We love our train videos in Clemson SC, Go Tigers! Keep it up

Great job. Scenery is fantastic. Photographer knows his stuff.

The wheel's of industry turning. This is what keeps our world and life as we know it constant.

Every time I drive from Sacramento to Truckee I’m amazed how gradually the scenery changes from lush and palm trees to 10’ of snow. Such a cool part of the country. Some of the best winter railroading footage I’ve ever seen!

@7ideaproductions

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

For anyone interested, the strange looking circles on the glass in the snow plow cabs are actually spinning marine windows manufactured by Visiport. They spin to keep them clear versus using windshield wipers.

@ph11p3540

2 жыл бұрын

Commonly spotted on ice breaker ships and Newfoundland Fishing boats

@Guillotines_For_Globalists

2 жыл бұрын

@@ph11p3540 Yes, or industrial machinery such as an enclosed waterjet.

@epistte

2 жыл бұрын

What is the strange contraption on the roof of those locomotives?

@lloydzierlein4492

2 жыл бұрын

Good stuff

@Guillotines_For_Globalists

2 жыл бұрын

@@epistte I was wondering the same if you're referring to the wire looking structure on top of the cab. My guess would be to deflect hanging tree branches weighed down by snow and ice?

Nice production, You guys are real fans to be out there in that kind of weather.

I really have taken for granted all the hard work and dedication of the railroad workers that keep our products moving. Whether by rail, sea, or sky.....it all boils down to the big rig operator delivering to our stores. Great job, everyone.

Super Winter Impressionen Video toll gemacht weiterhin good Lucky Train

Thats a well earned paycheck 👏

I remember going to an undergound rail yard near there , with a friend. It was cut out of the rock. Quite impressive. I forget the name of the yard. It was 50 years ago.....

@7ideaproductions

Жыл бұрын

You might be thinking of Norden. Workers lived there even in the winter when it was buried in snow. It had a turntable inside the snow sheds.

@dixieboy5689

Жыл бұрын

@@7ideaproductions >>>> Yes, thats it. Thanks. Id love to go back some day.

ột bài hát rất hoài niệm , nhớ những ngày bồng bột của tuổi trẻ, chút kỷ niệm của tình yêu, lời chia tay vội vàng đúng như cái bồng bột ấy. Đức Phúc cover lại bài hát này tâm trạng quá !

I love US railroading. Excellent video.

Magnificent. With both wings extended that's a whole lotta snow movin' real quick.

I started watching this as I was in a hot mid eastern desert but then this became an obsession.

I lived in Carmichael during high school in the mid-sixties and made the trip to Truckee and beyond numerous times. Always beautiful and fun. Great video and trains. thanks for sharing.

Very interesting! Thanks for posting.

I just love trains period and these work very hard to keep the tracks clear.I cant believe they can do this the engines must be very powerful!

@markthomas6436

24 күн бұрын

When four GP-38's are used, it's 8,000 hp. 😊

Car drivers - "on no! A snow flake! Better drive 15mph in a 45." Truck drivers - "meh, it's a few inches." Semi truck drivers "go the speed limit at least. It's just a foot." Trains - "hold my case of beer"

@ShortArmOfGod

Ай бұрын

Hate to break it to you but they're on rails.

Awsome view @ 21.35. Snow vs power. That's a WOW.

*Absolutely breath taking scenery and photography !*

16:34 you guys are certainly committed to your craft! 💪😄 Great video as always

Truckee, had a coffee/restaurant that had pancakes that stacked high enough to please any lumber jack, that was 58 years ago, going over donner pass could be your last meal, the rigs then were nothing like they have now.

@philliphall5198

Жыл бұрын

My uncle said they would think that would be there last meal and joked about it

Love the telephoto shots!

An absolutely outstanding video

Nothing warmer than being in the cab of a diesel on a cold day. Great video.

@jeanmariehovancik3298

2 жыл бұрын

Nothing warmer than just retiring and setting in your own house and not having to get out in the cold. Lol

@williamh.jarvis6795

Жыл бұрын

@@jeanmariehovancik3298 Yeah! My dad feels the same way. I have just a little more time until my chance becomes reality.

first time here. looks very interesting. ive always loved trains. i grew up on the south side of Chicago many years ago and there are several rail yards around my area. this is something very new to me, as i am an old USAF munitions veteran. totally different but still cool, only in another way.

Cool i would rather have that snow over the broiler summer weather awesome trains keep it up

I got caught driving from Reno to Sacramento with rain turning to blinding snow as I approached Donner summit, followed by a downpour of rain all the way to the Sac airport. It was like two different worlds, but I made my flight just in time.

@az8theist977

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Tim. May I ask what time of year that was? I'm thinking of taking some vaca time and exploring that area.

GREAT video!! I couldn't look away!

I lived not too far from Truckee in the 60's and 70's keeping interstate 80 and the train tracks open is almost a full time job in a normal winter. we had friends that had a house at Soda Springs and in the winter one would enter the thru the second story deck

I love Truckee and Donner Pass. In the summer, I'll spend all morning hiking and exploring the summit tunnels, then the afternoon with a craft beer and a meal on patio near the tracks to watch trains go by. Never been in the winter (too difficult to get there and back in this kind of weather) but boy I'd love to experience a winter adventure like this someday! Incredible shots, thanks for posting

@7ideaproductions

Жыл бұрын

When it comes to shooting trains, Donner in winter is one of the most difficult and the most rewarding.

@cory109

Жыл бұрын

I grew up there. Once you see it in the winter you will never want to leave again.

@7ideaproductions

Жыл бұрын

I don't blame you!

Am I the only one that would love to ride that train when it is clearing the rails. That would be awesome.

Im always broke living paycheck to paycheck so I can't afford buying the full length videos. Thank you for posting this as I've always wanted to see the full length version of the Snow Fighters.

@7ideaproductions

2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! Thanks for checking in.

I'm a former locomotive mechanic and I enjoy this stuff.

Awesome video. I love trains. Thank you.

With that amount of snow, its a shame it can't hit Lake Mead & clear that lake of the drought.

It's crazy how the horns sound in snow without any reflections. It's a very dry sound.

I lived in Reno, Nevada growing up. We went up to the Truckee area year round to visit, drive through, and play in the snow in winter and the lakes in summer. Occasionally watching the clearing of the tracks of snow in winter was awesome. I enjoyed watching this video as it reminded me of the area. I now live near Yreka, California which happens to be quite a bit like Reno when I was a child.

You guys must be crazy. But the results are beautiful.

@7ideaproductions

5 ай бұрын

I agree with both things you said. Thanks!

I love everything about trains...it's horn , engine, engineering and everything

This makes me want to ride the Zephyr through there in the winter. I've riden the pass a lot but usually in the summer.

@7ideaproductions

2 ай бұрын

Winter is the time to see it for sure!

Almost forgot, I still have some of your VHS tapes and a few videos from years past

wow! Outstanding documentary! Thank You.

The camera crew is definately dedicated! Really enjoyed the video!

@7ideaproductions

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Still thawing out.

Guy in Midwest, "I'm sick of all this snow, I'm heading out to California where it never snows!!" Meanwhile in California:

@7ideaproductions

2 жыл бұрын

Northern California

Spectacular video. To those that participated in this production, well done.

@7ideaproductions

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Thank you very much for braving that weather to bring us a glimpse into what go's on on the pass in the fight to keep it open, living in England we never see snow like that, if we get a few wet leaves on the track the trains stop LOL

Snow in Donner Pass is no joke. It's not just the depth (3' - 6' events are common), but the density especially in the late season storm in Feb - March. Keeping the pass open (UP tracks and I80) is tough work.

@kaylahyshka6135

2 жыл бұрын

Eunos triangles 200 mph even a Canadian national even in Union Pacific and Canadian Pacific

@bobbysolo5411

2 жыл бұрын

I saw a TV story about I-80 snow removal teams and they said there are things in the concrete so snow plows can drive by instrumentation when visibility is nil. When it's all snow, the road can just be anywhere. How cool is that? Why isn't it national so we could GPS our way anywhere we like on auto navigation.

Great video, you really did a super job on the narration. If You didn’t say it was shot in 2010 I would have thought early 2021 or even late 2021 with that huge storm that dumped over 100 inches up in the Truckee area. Keep your videos coming. You really don’t see a lot of that spreader videos. There is a spreader in the Lagrande Oregon yard (UP) in the blue mountains of eastern oregon but it does not get out too often. Robert in Lagrande Oregon

@7ideaproductions

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Robert!

good videos nice job i love the snow

Seeing that spreader in action is a real treat, especially for someone from Flatland. Mountains in the winter are visual wonderlands. I rode Amtrak one winter between Los Angeles and Seattle. When we were in the mountains in Oregon there was so much snow on the ground. Snow everywhere. I remember how sound outside was muffled. We were moving through the landscape at reduced speed as well, compounding the sense of being suspended in time and space.

@7ideaproductions

Жыл бұрын

Those of us who live in or near the mountains often take them for granted. Thanks for your comment!

@rr7firefly

Жыл бұрын

@@7ideaproductions It's a very different world from the one most of us know. And I noticed the lack of visually offensive graffiti on railroad cars. In urban areas that scrawl gives everything a hopeless appearance. Misguided youths vandalizing property.

Best flanger footage …

Well, aside of the negative comments, I could care less when this was filmed..I think it's awesome. Great job. Thanks for posting.

@mistzy8435

2 жыл бұрын

*there are negative comments?*

@brentcovert1531

2 жыл бұрын

@@mistzy8435 just some complainers..saying it's old stuff..

The power and the majesty can only be surpassed with steam.

I'm a tram and I approve this video ding ding! Great footage!

Great stuff. I'm watching this in the UK. My hat is off to your railroaders for operating successfully in such harsh winter conditions.

Love the horns in the snow. Makes an eerie sound.

What stunning locations and weather! We never get conditions like that here in the UK. Thanks for braving the weather to bring this to us all.

@loghog4392

2 жыл бұрын

Welcome to sunny California!

Great video.... lots of snow scenes...

👍👍👍🙏from 🇨🇦 Gr8 video!!

Great video of harsh conditions on Donnor Pass!!!

At 63 I just got fascinated with trains.

Great vid! Thanks for sharing, appreciate it a lot. Greets from the Netherlands 🌷, T.

This is truly a fabulous video. The knowledge, planning, editing and photography involved here are mind boggling. Cannot thank you enough.

@bobbysolo5411

2 жыл бұрын

I agree. HOW you can photograph and relocate and catch the same train at another vantage point is some planning and moving quickly.

Amazing train video, given wintry conditions!

31:24 3rd engine #74 was one of the units involved in the Joplin, Montana derailment in Sept 2021.