From modern Class One railways to small shortlines, Louisiana Rail Productions aims at delivering high quality rail videos from the North Louisiana region with frequent visits to neighboring states such as Arkansas, Texas, and Mississippi! While operating steam locomotives are a rarity in the deep south, you'll still see the occasional video of the machines that built America featured!
Based on the CPKC (former KCS) Vicksburg Subdivision, I've always been fascinated with rail operations. I'll film just about anything on rails. With narration to fill you in on historic/operation info, I hope you enjoy my content.
With all of that being said, browse around the channel! I try to upload videos for just about any railfan whether you're a fan of Class One's, Shortlines, etc.
Thanks for stopping by and I'll see you trackside!
Great video! I have really enjoyed your videos since I started following last year, as I think your mix of information with the footage of the trains is a good balance, and its facinating to see this documentation of the only Class 1 merger in my lifetime (so far). Also, I found your comment about the SD70ACe-T4s at 6:55 interesting; I thought that they might remain only the domain of UP after CSX sent back their 10 last year, one of which I was lucky enough to catch leading a freight last summer. We'll have to wait and see there.
What's crazy to me is that Alberta is actually wanting to become an independent nation to alleviate the economic hardships and government stupidity they're dealing with. I genuinely hope they do it, what they got goin on up there with that knucklehead Justin is just horrible man!
Agree. That was the first thing I noticed. Rarely hear "plains" used in Canada. Almost always "prairies", at least during the 28 years I lived in Alberta, both Edmonton and Calgary.
I know you said you were sort of done with the Ralph and stuff but your content and production style is up there with professional railroad films and that could be a good Avenue in terms of a career. Basically the shorten the comment: If you ever have an idea to make a full-length film or DVD concerning local railroads and their history I'd be more than willing to buy it.
No rookie mistake on your part. Just a case of enjoying new and uncharted surroundings. Great video, and great information that you share. Always look forward to new material from you. Keep them coming, take care, & stay safe.
@@LouisianaRailProductions That's technically correct since the city of Vancouver itself is only ~662,000 population. However the metro Vancouver area includes a dozen or so cities bordering one another, totalling 2.6 million+. When British Columbians refer to Vancouver, they're referring to the metro area.
Thanks for watching everyone! 2/3 videos from Canada down, with the best one to go. Be sure to give our Facebook and instagram a follow to get sneak peaks, bonus content, and more!
WHAT THE HECK BUSINESS DO THEY DO IN SHREVEPORT OR WHAT THE HECK DO THE BUSINESS DO THEY NEED TO DO ON THE MEXICAN BORDER CUZ I PICK UP AND TRANSPORT DRUGS
Hey bro, any chance you have access or could recommend any videos of the S'port/Bossier railroad days of the 70's or 80's? Interested in the days when, along with KCS, SP, ICG and MoPac were still very active here and had their respective yards in ops. Love your channel and your dedication to this area.
Unfortunately, I don’t have much access to any footage of the sort. Wish I did or else it would definitely be on the channel haha! There’s several videos of the area in the 90s but I haven’t seen much of the 70/80s.
Years of practice and taking notes of others that narrate like DistantSignal and several others. Trust me I look back at 3/4 year old videos of mine and wince haha!
Your video of Golden is not quite "in" Golden and yet is golden to me. I'm no railfan but I've never seen this phenomenon before: a freight train giving way to a passenger train. I suspect luxury train tours get priority all the time. Then I measured a bit: this section is double-tracked for at least 6km on either side of the level crossing here. The longest freights are 5km long. The RCP is maybe 200m. What am I missing?
Here in SWLA we had a westbound eastbound on UP Lafayette Subdivision & BNSF Lafayette Subdivision. In SELA I just found CN Hammond & McCombs Subdivision. Tower 26 in Houston is where UP West Belts & Houston Subdivision
@@LouisianaRailProductions Well, if you want to be 100% correct you should actually call it "Tuscan Red" because that was the official CPR name. So, the locos from this time were painted "Tuscan red and grey". Now you know!
