The conductor on that EJ&E unit in Bridgeport yard at 15:00 was Al Mosher, since passed on. Great guy to work with. I always enjoyed my time working at Glenn and Hawthorne yards. Good people and laid back, just the kind of days you like..
I remember the first time I went to Chicago on the Empire Builder and had to wonder how a railfan could keep track of everything. Just think of how much it takes to bill a car through there. Love the J SD38-2 with the weed-cutter plows: reminds me of my favorite dash-2's of the Milwaukee Road.
Awesome video! I had to hit the Pause button at several points to got down notes. This video is full of inspiration for folks who model modern, urban railways.
One of the best videos on railroads around Chicago absolutely love the video great work and the el stop on the orange line at halstead is definitely that rail fan spot for sure !!!!
amazing video, where can you get access to some of the vantage points you were at? would like to get some pictures and video from these areas. A lot of action at the above shot at the Cicero yard I beliebe it was. Subscribe back.
ww32 there is still BN Green rolling around. got 3 SD60M's here in Tulsa that work between Tulsa and the Port of Catoosa. There is also an SD40-2 that works the Yard Hump. On occasion we get a stray GP38-2 and or 1 of 2 GP30 / 39M's here as well.
I watched a lot of your vids. You have some great videos. I found most of your filming location on google earth. All I can say is you have no qualms about trespassing and give railfans a bad reputation for trespassing.
Maybe that's why he is no longer doing this. His last video made was in 2014. I know exactly where these spots are, I've lived in the area for 37 years.
Or maybe he has permission/the rights to be at the locations where he films. Making assumptions without supporting evidence gives you a bad reputation as another know-it-all railfan.
I see the signs when I film.I check in with the office, show my id and I'm almost always good to go.If they say no sometimes they have things going on I don't argue.
