The track these cars where stored at are gone. The City of Rome zoning communists new code all non active tracks must be removed. The city has lost a couple of lines that I know of.
Always love your little comments and explanations. I hope they have a good and safe rail travel season. Glad Witold and you had a nice outing! Is Little Red his friend? Lovely dogs. Was that an Alco? There was one that derailed in Rome, NY, not heard as to why. As of this Sunday just past, it was back on track and next to a hi rail flatbed truck that had a few black bananas on it. (I know they have been working on replacing some ties.) I don't think the train was going fast, but my, I could hear him lay on that horn when it happened!! It was a looooong blast! Watching from Rome NY
Thanks, Rambler, for making my day! Great brewery views! When the train goes in with its load and disappears, then comes back out, it's always nice to see. Glad the rails are still used! Watching from Rome, NY.
Nice I need to take a ride again. I love driving my vehicles, but I need to hop on an Amtrak again. The last time I did it, I around about 6 or 7 with my parents.
Just catching uo from York, England - thanks for another great video and as always, your knowledgeable commentary is great for us who don't know the area so well!
I worked in Utica from 1969-1971. Sorry that I missed the train action. Still overcast. We used to say “The sun always comes out on Wednesday afternoon, unless it doesn’t”. Summer - mosquitoes the size of B-52s. More dangerous of them knocking you over vs. the bite. Lake effect snow - so it snowed every day. Wonder how they clear the switches during the winter? Great videos.
Shame the drive into some of the remote areas is so out of the way. But I guess this gives the railroad some serious neatness. Parts of it are so far from any civilization.
Nice video..I'm surprised they ran both GP-38 and -40 for that train. Maybe just moving both engines to that yard at the end. BTW I really, really liked the period photos at the end. It's remarkable how much history passed thru the yards. RR used to be the big deal for so many years. 80 y/o now but I still remember those days well. I Lived in West Seneca (Buffalo) as a kid and walked the Lackawanna yards behind the steel plants on Lake Eire, also all gone now.
Had a great uncle who worked for southern railway. He was a detective for the railroad police. Did this many times oncoal trains during a mining strike!
@@markpelc7686 Alan disagrees. Make another selection. Utica lost its underwear factory. Perhaps I just don't understand those eastern New York communities. Don't shoot!
Just like the trains that run through the towns and villages down *"South"* The Railroad and tracks was there first and then they built the towns and villages and cities around the tracks. They don't run straight through all the city of "Utica" , like they do down #South though. Notice this one was going into a railyard and the road came to a *T* . Back in the horse-and-buggy days. Those tracks was not a problem. The Trains back then was a boom to the economy, something for the Lucky #Mayor to boast about. 🎉 But not so much in our modern era, *_"they look _**_#Horrendous_**_"_* 😮 Of course , the people there can always _~move"_ ➡️
I think so, too, and 3040 ought to be something of a local celebrity by now. He has traveled the streets of Utica for a long time and not a single mishap.
