nice vid of my old employer... also @ 11:28... WOW i remember when those ATSF C-44s were SHOWROOM NEW... i worked for the CNW out of butler yd in milwaukee back in 1993... around 1994 a Wisconsin electric power plant in oak creek wisconsin was getting coal from a place called york canyon in new Mexico off the santa fe (pentrex did a video back then of them lifting the train in two sections over raton pass)... they would show up in milwaukee for servicing after the crew spotted the coal... i rememebr seeing them at the deisel ramp getting fuel and sand for the return trip back to the mine... brand spanking shiny new to... nice to that they are still in service but what a shame to see them now running around like two neglected step kids living under the back porch

@SD457500

4 ай бұрын

It would have been quite a neat time to be seeing fresh Santa Fe power back in that timeframe! Its sad to see how worn they've become over the years. :/ Thanks for the comment, and watching!

I watched the MNS for more than 20 years from my office window in Golden Valley on this route. Thanks for the memories.

@SD457500

4 ай бұрын

Glad it brought up some good memories on your end! The next video coming up will be on the MN&S, and some parts of them working Hill Salt.

Thats a pretty tight turn when you can see the axle turn., and he's just barnstorming his wayh through that light rail with that 6 axle brick. Kept waiting for the outside rail to go flying out from under it, lol.

@SD457500

4 ай бұрын

I was a little apprehensive with it; its some pretty big power coming around the curve with light rail. Thanks for watching!

Great video! Was confused at first that the freight cars in the train kept changing 🙂 Would love to see more of these "job videos".

@SD457500

4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! In addition to switching out cars, this was shot over the course of two months. This was enjoyable to capture, and is a very undershot route. Thanks for watching!

Really enjoy switching jobs on tertiary lines like this

@SD457500

4 ай бұрын

Great to hear you enjoyed it! These are neat operations to watch, and not nearly shot enough.

@darkrevenger04

4 ай бұрын

@@SD457500Exactly, could be a niche

Very interesting, thanks for sharing!

@SD457500

4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, and thank you for watching!

Some really cool shots in this vid. Love the drone clips!! 🔥

@SD457500

4 ай бұрын

Thank you for the kind words, and glad you enjoyed it! The drone is PERFECT for a local like this which winds through so many different parts of the city.

Wonderful Great Video Sir ❤❤😍😍

@SD457500

4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, and thank you for the kind comment!

[thank, you for you're great video]👍👍

@SD457500

2 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, and thank you for the kind words about the video!

I've always wondered what this line was when crossing those grades in Plymouth. Good camera work and explanations! Thanks for putting this together.

@SD457500

3 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it, and that it helped to provide some information. Thanks for the comment, and watching!

Excellent production values. I very much like this sort of video. Cheers from Wisconsin!

@SD457500

4 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! I have another like this in the works featuring the MN&S line with a CP GP38-2 leading the way.

Very nice!! Thanks

@SD457500

4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, and thank you for the kind words!

Really cool video and footage!

@SD457500

4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, and thank you for the kind words!

Great work.

@SD457500

3 ай бұрын

Great to hear your enjoyed it, and I appreciate the kind words!

Love the video but would also love to see more full runby's of the train

@SD457500

4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, and I appreciate the feedback. Thanks for watching!

Love the videography 😍

@SD457500

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! 😀 This was a fun one to create, and is a neat, winding, route.

Awesome video

@SD457500

4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, and thanks for watching!

Awesome capture, briliant rail video! MEGA Thumbs Up

@SD457500

4 ай бұрын

Thank you for the kind words, and glad you enjoyed it!

These are great videos. I use them for modeling ideas.

@SD457500

2 ай бұрын

Glad you like them, and wonderful to hear they help with modeling ideas. Thanks for watching!

Great stuff, very informative

Good stuff!! I always enjoy seeing these lesser-known locals.

@SD457500

4 ай бұрын

More to come! These are fun to make, it's getting them in decent light that is the hard part. Next up is one on the MN&S. :D

@ryanfrogz

4 ай бұрын

@@SD457500 looking forward to it! Have you ever caught the BNSF local which brings paper to the Star Tribune?

@SD457500

4 ай бұрын

​@@ryanfrogzThe CP line in North Mpls? I did YEARS ago, but only got stills.

@ryanfrogz

4 ай бұрын

@@SD457500 CP operates one half, BNSF the other. Weird arrangement. I’ve seen the BNSF local switching in the Grove yard, but never actually going out or coming back.

This was fun.....thanks,......

I love your videos

@SD457500

4 ай бұрын

Thank you for the kind words; glad to hear that you enjoyed them.

Another great documentation my friend!

@SD457500

4 ай бұрын

Appreciate the kind words man! :D Glad you enjoyed it.

10:55now wasn't that lucky timing!

@SD457500

4 ай бұрын

It came together PERFECTLY well, and with some nice power too! Thanks for watching!

They’ve been using those old Santa Fe units as remotes at Northtown.

@SD457500

3 ай бұрын

That they have, and on the pull out jobs too. While its neat to see, I miss the 40s working Northtown Yard.

@LanternSignals

3 ай бұрын

@@SD457500 yes. I loved, as an engineer, switching with those. With the right conductor and brakeman it was as smooth as butter.

great video and yes would like to see more on this line as i may model this with the great MN&S RY. , and more of where the bulk heads and flats came from,also where did the tank car go/from.?? THANKS AGIN.

@SD457500

4 ай бұрын

Very cool! What era of the MN&S do you model? I have another video in the works featuring the MN&S working its way south. The tank car came from Lube-Tech in Golden Valley; they typically work them on the way west. The flats came from Olympic Steel Plate in Plymouth. I do not recall where the bulkhead came from though.

Seems to be a VW specialist down there9:40. In fact the white sports car at this end looks like a Porsche 914

@SD457500

4 ай бұрын

Good eye, and that there is! This is their website: www.fptuned.com/

Super awesome. I've lived in Plymouth for 5 years and had no clue there was industrial rail here. What time of day does this train come in and out of Union Steel? I'd love to go see it with my own eyes.

@SD457500

4 ай бұрын

Happy you came across this video! This job currently runs on Tuesdays, and Thursdays. It starts over at Union Pacific's East Mpls Yard at 0700, and they usually get over to Plymouth around 10 to 11am. They'll switch a number of customers out, and start heading back about an hour or so after they get there. Hope this helps!

Could you make some videos on the UP Altoona Sub?

@SD457500

4 ай бұрын

That's on the in progress list! I was shooting the Hudson Bridge the other day; more on this soon! In the meantime, here is a video of a coke train with a CSXT SD40-2 leading. Video: kzread.info/dash/bejne/aa6do9J6oarRoqg.html Thanks for watching!

W B may Owen BNSF and he said he's the world's biggest railfan,But all he's worried about is making money so he doesn't care about the look of the house.

Sad to see those two "war bonnets" looking so shabby. Shame on BNSF.

@SD457500

4 ай бұрын

Yeah, they've certainly seen better days. They are some of the last units still in Santa Fe still running around on the BNSF. Thanks for watching!