For sure! That is old jointed rail through there. No idea if BBRR have any plans to upgrade it to continuous welded, but I can't imagine it's a high priority. Much of Charlottesville is a quiet zone so trains are moving fairly slow.
So, this is a very interesting place for Amtrak because it's where the Crescent and Northeast Regional diverge from the Cardinal. The Crescent and NE Regional use the far tracks which are the NS tracks that turn a bit west before turning south. Meanwhile, the Cardinal takes the near tracks, which is the Buckingham Branch RR (used to be CSX, and still leased to CSX). However, both tracks meet in a diamond in Charlottesville. So, all 3 Amtrak routes serve the Charlottesville station, but the Cardinal uses a different platform than the other 2 since it is on a different set of tracks. From Charlottesville, NS continues south through North Carolina. While the BBRR heads West, transitions to CSX at Clifton Forge and heads into West Virginia.
Thanks! I have a couple, but typically it's a Whistler WS1010 connected to either an old RadioShack or a newer TrainTenna mag-mount antenna on the car.
Thanks! I have a standard LUT that gets applied to just about everything, some day I might get around to modding it a little but it works for me. Most of these April 2023 vids were all the same day; if my video metadata is accurate (and I have no reason to believe I made it up) it was April 1st.
Mackay's Crossing used to be on State Highway 1 before the overpass in the background was built in the mid 2000s. You can imagine the traffic every train caused. Double tracking ended about ten metres to the right/south of the crossing, with the remaining line to Paraparaumu being single track.
It was all time! The NZ videos are essentially stolen time, moments I can run out of the house for an hour or two. Where we stayed in Auckland wasn't close to any of the rail lines, and in Wellington we were off the HVL which only runs the one freight per day - maybe two if the Hutt Shops shunt runs. For this trip we were well booked for other adventures. I'm ever-hopeful that the next time will be a bit different, but no idea when that might be.
Hmm those 8 unit trains don’t look very full these days.. I used to use the 8-car peak services, and all the seats were always taken by the time the train left Waterloo
This is not the NS Blue Ridge Division. This is the Piedmont Division, Washington Sub. The Blue Ridge Division runs from Crewe, Virginia to Roanoke, Virginia.
Years ago, yes. Not in 2024. The Piedmont was split and the northern end became part of the Pocahontas Division which was further merged into the Blue Ridge Division several months ago. Regarding the Crewe-Roanoke route, you're thinking of the Blue Ridge District which is also a part of the Blue Ridge Division. These things don't change very often, but they do change - I reference the FRA GIS system to validate Division, District, and Milepost whenever editing so it was correct at the time of editing!
Amtrak 20 operates on the on the Piedmont Sub Division from Lynchburg to Washington, DC. South of Lynchburg is the Danville Sub. You are referring to the February NS changed the NS Valley from Roanoke to Hagerstown, MD to the Pocahontas Division. I reside on the Blue Ridge District line in Concord, Virginia
NS reworked their Divisions back in 2020, there are 3 Regions, each with two Divisions. Northern (Great Lakes, Keystone), Central (Midwest, Blue Ridge), and Southern (Gulf, Coastal). I don't think I can link here, but if you search for Norfolk Southern's "Public Improvement Projects Manual" you should find a PDF from 2022, which has a current system map on or around page 180. The H line from Hagerstown to Shenandoah is shown as part of the Keystone Division, but with exception to some lines close to the TN border every other line is part of the Blue Ridge division, including the former Piedmont, Virginia, and Pocahontas divisions. Many of the districts are the same as they have long been, but I haven't followed any changes outside of my regular areas to speak with certainty at that level.
@@MarkTheLostTraveler I did go for a ride with the family, but they had clear signs asking not to take video while riding (for safety). I probably could have without any significant concerns, but I think next time I'd take some clip mounts and hands-free an Action Camera somewhere cool!
Hey Roger! Typically I end up with about 1 capture per second and that reassembles at 29.97 (or round to 30) frames per second, however that translates into your camera.
This was done using my go-to, a Canon GX10. Colors were adjusted and some clips had additional stabilization during editing, but otherwise it's "straight off the camera." I will typically use an extra audio recorder rather than relying on the camera's microphones, but not for this event.
The breakdown was pretty cool. I love that long bridge take down. Interesting seen the different vehicles in there for transporting their stuff. Would like to see a photo of the camera train.
That was so cool. How was that mounted and what camera did you use. I want to make up some type of car and mount a camera on it for different scales. Would be cool to put it on layout for shows are home layouts. Are you in a club. Thank you.
I'm active with NVMR - the Northern Virginia Model Railroad club, but they're a fixed-layout only place in Vienna. I've also been participating with Capitol Free-mo for a while, and it was their layout where I didn't most of the weekend. The camera car is simple: DJI Action 2 has a magnetic base, and most flat cars have a magnetic weight under the plastic deck. Some modern ones are less ferrous, but the older ones like the Athearn Blue Box have a weight that the magnet attracts and sticks with. Throw a good loco in behind, and off we go! Not sure I'd recommend it, the battery life isn't great and transfer times to an SD card are long, plus I fight overheating in the summer, but it is the rig I have and matches my other DJI cameras (at least for small stuff like that)
I was there! If you recognized me, you should have said something! I had my gear to do the layout tours, but there was so much going on with our layout that I barely had time to step away.
Sad only 7 views. I took my son to Japan to ride the bullet train and some other slow ones that were really good for sightseeing. Single and double car diesels. And the scenery was so nice. Not many older people speak English just find younger people they speak it fine. They learn in school super sweet girls and boys. Some asked if they speak good lol.
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WMATA Silver Line train towards Largo Town Center via downtown Washington DC, Tysons, East Falls Church, Rosslyn, Metro Center, L'Enfant Plaza, and Stadium-Armory.
