Hi Red, like the John Deere tractors! Monster mixed manifest UP train. You waiting patiently on your bike. Love the drone footage of the yard & intermodel going through. Its a huge yard great to see so many tracks & all of them in use. Fab video Red, see you on the next one ❤😊👍

A good eastbound UP mixed manifest that included a multicompartment tank car. I don't see many of those, but when I do, I think they're awesome! Thank you, Red! 😃😃😃😃😃❤❤❤❤❤

That was a good-sized intermodal going past the yard! I love aerials views of rail yards, Red. You gave me two for one here. Cool 😎!

That was an awesome mixed manifest to open with, Red! Good length and variety. I love steel wire! Any kind of steel evokes childhood memories of going to Wrigley Field in Chicago. My dad and his brothers, myself, and my cousins would load the car and we'd go past the Gary Steel Works on the way. Those are some of my favorite memories! Thank you, Red. 😃😃😃😃😃❤❤❤❤❤

@redsiowatrainvideos6645

6 күн бұрын

You're welcome Gary! Steel hauling steel👍

@garymiller5937

6 күн бұрын

@@redsiowatrainvideos6645 Absolutely! 😊😊😊

Keep up the great work Red. Love your videos

@redsiowatrainvideos6645

6 күн бұрын

Thanks Silver Man!

Cool video thanks for sharing Have a safe night 🌙

@redsiowatrainvideos6645

6 күн бұрын

You're welcome Jack!

Love the double coal train. Especially with all the cnw cars. Love 3 dpu..awesome videos

@redsiowatrainvideos6645

6 күн бұрын

Thanks David S! CNW cars were a treat👍

Another great video Red. Great catch of that double coal train.

@redsiowatrainvideos6645

6 күн бұрын

Thanks Rob!

Nice UP mixed freight in quarry Iowa and great mow equipment there and yard actions nice UP double stack train in Marshalltown Iowa nice UP mixed freight and 2 UP coal train in montour Iowa I also like to see actions in Marshalltown Iowa red I like it 😊😊😊😄👍

@redsiowatrainvideos6645

Күн бұрын

Thanks Diego!

It's DRONE TIME!

@redsiowatrainvideos6645

6 күн бұрын

Oh yeah👍

Another good one Red. Always like your drone shots. 👍🚂🚂

@redsiowatrainvideos6645

5 күн бұрын

Thanks Anthony!

Wow!! What a fabulous coal train, Red! It 3 lead locomotives plus 2 mid-train DPUs and another DPU on the rear. That was to go along with at least 290 loaded coal cars. I believe it's the longest coal train I've seen, and it was nothing less than spectacular!! I love it! 😄😄😄😄😄❤❤❤❤❤

@redsiowatrainvideos6645

6 күн бұрын

Had to have been over 2 miles long!

@garymiller5937

6 күн бұрын

@@redsiowatrainvideos6645 😃😃

That crossing by Quarry is definitely a nice quiet spot! I can say though I’ve been pinned in there once.

@redsiowatrainvideos6645

6 күн бұрын

I can definitely see getting trapped there!

Great video red! You were one of the channels that inspired me to start posting videos! Love the drone footage, and when that tie gang comes that's gonna be a show in montour.

@redsiowatrainvideos6645

6 күн бұрын

Thanks R&R! Had to catch the tie gang outside of Montour recently. Didn't have the time to catch them in town.

Nice catches!

You caught some interesting trains at Quarry, Iowa, at the Marshalltown, Iowa train Yard and at Montour, Iowa on 15 June 2024, Red! The westbound manifest freight at Quarry, Iowa had a good variety of freight cars in the consist including two flat cars with John Deere tractors. The drone footage of the Marshalltown Yard allowed us to see some Maintenance of Way equipment along with the westbound intermodal train and a train moving in the yard. The eastbound manifest went through Montour, Iowa quickly. The first eastbound coal train had numerous CNW coal hopper cars in the consist was so long and heavy that it required a 2x3x1 power setup. The second eastbound loaded coal train was a much shorter train that only required one locomotive on the front and an end of train DPU. (21 June 2024 at 0049 CDT)

@redsiowatrainvideos6645

6 күн бұрын

Thanks Thomas! Even rode down the gravel for this video. Sure was nice seeing all the CNW cars!

That loaded coal train w/ CP 7044 was bound for Decatur Illinois. It's cool that you see some of the trains we get to see.

@redsiowatrainvideos6645

6 күн бұрын

Cool for sure IWP!

Very nice sir! I see you got the bike too.

@redsiowatrainvideos6645

5 күн бұрын

Thanks Brandon! Train chase Harley style👍

Nice On The John Deere Tractor Loads

@redsiowatrainvideos6645

6 күн бұрын

Thanks Johnnie!

Thanks Red. great shot of UP yard give idea for ties transport

@redsiowatrainvideos6645

5 күн бұрын

You're welcome Ronald!

Watched the MOW equipment come back into Marshalltown Saturday afternoon on Track 2 before reversing into the yard. Parked at the old station site for a little bit after work. Left about 3pm.

@redsiowatrainvideos6645

6 күн бұрын

I caught the tie gang in action Monday near LeGrand. Wanted to catch them In Montour but they were running behind. Hope to upload it soon Paul👍

The maintenance of way equipment you see that have a boom like a crane is similar to what I used to operate years ago

@redsiowatrainvideos6645

6 күн бұрын

Lotta interesting equipment there!

@daveschmitt4499

6 күн бұрын

@redsiowatrainvideos6645 . The first ones you showed were a ballast regulator on the left and a tamper in front for the surfacing gang that follows a tie gang. Then you showed the back of the tie gang.

@daveschmitt4499

6 күн бұрын

Ahead of the surfacing gang is another ballast regulator and then I think is an anchor machine. Then are 3 spikers, then a tamper, then a manual run plater, then a tie straightener, then 2 tie inserters, then a tie crane, then the tie hole digger, then another tie crane, then a tie remover, (note. The tie inserter and remover are the same machine just doing different things. They clamp onto the rail, raise it slightly then grab the ends of the tie to remove or replace.), Next ahead is 2 spike pullers, then 3 more tie cranes and a ballast regulator. Further ahead I can't tell what it is. Most likely unused equipment.

@redsiowatrainvideos6645

6 күн бұрын

I caught the tie gang in action recently and will upload all the equipment in action soon 👍

@daveschmitt4499

6 күн бұрын

Tell the guy running the stuffer crane, the crane ahead of the tie inserters, to stop lollygagging at work, lol.

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Hey Red I was your waiter at Corktown in Duluth MN when you came thru. Next time you come up send a message I'll be your waiter no problem

@redsiowatrainvideos6645

6 күн бұрын

Yo!! I remember you. I'm sure I'll be up there again for rail action👍

Hello Red, the UP freight train at the beginning is very beautiful. The drone flight over the UP yard is particularly interesting, as there are a lot of track construction machines parked there. The UP intermodal container train that passes through is very beautiful and always the expanse of the city and the green landscape. The UP trains that pass you are very beautiful. Question: has your flag disappeared? I miss it, the coal trains are great. And your drone shots. Have a nice weekend and best wishes, Wolfgang

@redsiowatrainvideos6645

5 күн бұрын

Hey Wolfgang! All that MOW equipment is for a local tie gang that I recently caught. I made a quick stop in Montour that day and didn't get the flag out. I still have it kept up and clean! Have a good one👍

DANG RED! At least 2 dozen CNW LOADED COAL HOPPERS❗

@redsiowatrainvideos6645

6 күн бұрын

Nice to see Paul S!

@paulsmith5398

4 күн бұрын

@@redsiowatrainvideos6645 ive kinda got word through the grapevine that northwest Iowa along the CN/IC line got heavy rain and severe flooding issues, that doesnt seem good...........

@redsiowatrainvideos6645

4 күн бұрын

@@paulsmith5398 Sounds like 14 inches of rain in that area of Nortwest Iowa.

@paulsmith5398

4 күн бұрын

@@redsiowatrainvideos6645 my backyard is shaped like a bowl, it collects runoff water from houses on both sides of mine. It gets 15" deep PDQ after only one heavy rain, and because theres no storm drain anywhere close, it sometimes takes more than a week for it to dry out.

This was such a fantastic video it makes it into my top 5 list, and possibly the top 3! I'm ecstatic right now. I'm sure the rest of my day will be a letdown compared to this. I can't thank you enough, my friend! By the way, what is the W in C&W, Red? I owe you more than one, now. I hope you have a great weekend! 😃😃😃😃😃😃😃❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Nice Red! Great to see the CNW coal hoppers! The green and yellow covered hoppers are still my favorites. Getting pretty rare tho. What is all that debris at 10:33 in the Marshalltown yard? Is that old CNW buildings being demolished?

@redsiowatrainvideos6645

6 күн бұрын

Thanks Bekleidung! I've seen a lot of CNW open hoppers lately. They must of had a lot back in the day. That debris is at a local scrap yard.

Great job as always Red, I was wondering how your drone held up in high wind.

@redsiowatrainvideos6645

6 күн бұрын

Thanks Nancy! Drone does well in the wind but drains the battery quicker.

You have to Wonder what kind of Damage Mega Coal Trains cause to Locomotives. It seems like Power Groups at Railroad are Clueless with the Power they Assign. 🤪

I wish you would learn to keep the camera pointed upstream. The engines are out of sight. Let us see what’s coming, now what’s already been past?

Looks like the MOW port-a-pottys have air conditioning??

@daveschmitt4499

7 күн бұрын

If they do, which I doubt, it would be something new, lol. Never had heaters or air conditioning on any of the crews I ever worked on

@davidrassler329

6 күн бұрын

@@daveschmitt4499 The black box on the side of the potty is what piqued my curiosity. Would you know what that is?

@daveschmitt4499

6 күн бұрын

Could be an airconditioner but could also be a storage box for toilet paper.