My Grandfather (June D Bishop) retired in late 1967. I think he worked for the railroad for 45 years. I live in Mayo about 100 yards from the track. I still have my Grandfathers land and live in his house that goes to the Tracks. I grew up one house down from mine. I have lived here all my life. I have my Grandfathers (Hamilton 992B pocket watch. I am 65 years old.
Walked across the Yancey bridge and took a few 35mm slides back in the 90's Have a slide taken from the Yancey bridge of CSX #1 on point of a SB. Clinchfield was busy back then. You could count on seeing a train or two if up in that area. Sad to see the Clinchfield so sparse now..
Erwin is all but a ghost town now. Almost all the yard tracks are gone. They were supposed to tear down the building that was the Clinchfield headquarters. All that remain are memories of days gone by.
WOW!!!! You made it look like a video from 1993 when in fact it was 2022!!!! I myself use only film cameras and S-VHS camcorders! I don't use digital! The S-VHS is better quality than regular VHS camcorders! Though, I am sticking with VHS and shooting rolls of film! I am a "Railfan" from MI and I have never seen any of these Hudson Bay Railway SD50s in person! Illinois Railway still has two of them, per research on the web! One is working out of Oregon, IL! Now, I am travelling with my good friend "Mazon" in October! Our plan is to stay in Mendota for Amtrak/BNSF! The eastbound Southwest Chief should have private cars on the rear Tuesday Oct. 10, 2023!!!! After that train, in the early afternoon, we plan on seeing IR! We will start at Zearing (for more Amtrak/BNSF)! Where could we find this train with the HBR engine? Do we just follow the tracks from Zearing? What time (approx.) does IR interchange with BNSF? What time would it go to Peru/LaSalle area? What time do they tie up? 😉 Thanx! 😁 RJ
My cousin lived in a house that was literally so close to the Monon Railway tracks that if the train fell over it would completely cover his house. This was in the late 70s. I was 15 in 91 and that train was a pain the butt for 3 times a day because it crossed major roads coming through new Albany Indiana,over the K&I bridge into Portland neighborhood in Louisville Kentucky.
There is something so strange about this footage. I’ve never been to this line, never watched trains going alone it. However I grew up in Ohio around this same time… and something about this is so familiar.
i dont no wht part of ohio yor from but im from nea erwin an ive been to south ohio am their is a line thats called the peavine its now abandoned or part of it is an it remindsme of this line alot
I remember when they moved the main dispatch to Jacksonville, Florida, because my grandfather cussed about it non stop, always being an issue of long distance phone calls, which often were bad quality, disconnected mid call and endless fumbling on their end.
This is the CSX I'LL always remember. CSX when it was a collective mix of predecessor paint schemes & foreign visitors from other railroads before the 2000's. CSX in the early 90'S.
Nice video I've seen CSX 4419 myself on L422 (J780) one time not very long ago! That was my only YN2 EMD and YN2 I've seen on CSX since Railfanning them
It's pretty sad. There are about two trains a week down the Clinchfield to the Spartanburg yard now. In the 70's it was wide open. Lots of coal and freight.
