I love the old Alco RS’s. They were a big part of the Reading RR roster in the 1950’s & 60’s when I lived very near the Port Reading branch that ran thru my NJ hometown. Nice catch!
Thanks! Yeah, this was my first time seeing one in action and it is a very sharp-looking unit. It was a nice change of pace from the constant GEVOs on the class 1s!
Wow excellent catches here! My most favorite type of locomotive! I just love the arched cab roof! And that horn is so unique sounds like a leslie rs3l combined with a nathan k5la absolutely phenomenal 😀
@@b3j8 I would love to find content from that Era. It seems to me like it would be cheaper to maintain the track than to risk a derail with cargo, but this is a short train so the risk seems smaller.
@@haydendriscoll8474 Hayden I remember my railfan buddy and I had a challenge one day to see who could pull out the most spikes by hand from about 100 yds or so of eastbound main. He won w/ten. Officially, Amtrak could do 50 mph thru that section!
I can remember those Alco's from years ago. The Utah Railway ran RSD 4/5's from Martin to Provo with coal trains. Good reliable but very smoky power. Thanks for posting.
An epic chase for two epic units. When I was young Missouri Pacific used to bring 20 or so flats up the hill behind the house , to up town Independence MO, to the Alice Chalmers farm equipment plant and bring loads down into KCMO NEF yard I still have a picture of that. 1967ish? Great vid you have. Thanks much!!!
Now THAT is the kind of rail video that I like to see! So much better than 70 cars blowing past on pristine rail...The whole branch line, small town feel with the old equipment. Outstanding, thank you! Subscribed.
Great job catching the Battenkill. Gotta see them for myself one day. Those zoom shots really put into perspective how rough those tracks are. Also really like the through the bridge shot at the Rexleigh Covered Bridge. Awesome stuff!
Thanks, Scott! Yeah, I knew the tracks were bad but I was shocked as to the extent of the disrepair. Hopefully you will be able to get them one day soon!
Wonderful video showing these old D&H ALCo's. Hard to believe the G&J is still wearing her original scheme. The RS-36 is another rare ALCo. Hope it makes it to the proposed D&H scheme. Thanks for sharing your video! P.S. - I know that 5012 made it to the D&H blue and gray lightning stripe scheme. Looks beautiful!
Excellent catch on the BKRR... always enjoying seeing that line. The VP of my model RR club in Ocala, Fl use to work on this line, lived in Shushan and is in a group photo in the back of the now out of print book: Rails Along the Battenkill. Thanks for sharing.
Around 3:58, I just love the condition of those railroad tracks. They remind me of a certain railroad, many of their branch lines, out this way in northern/central New England area.
Outstanding video! The photography is impressive and you keeping us in the loop is a further indication of the care and intelligence that went into this video. Keep up the good work. I just subscribed.
Nice,and to see D&H power,even at this late date,wow! By the way,that paint scheme,is shared by the LIRR/MTA,as they also had engines in the same paint[C420's],which operated on,guess,the D&H! Add some Alco,RS-2's,and 3's,from the D&H,and some S-1,and 2's,the Long Island had a treasure trove of upstate engines,during the 70's and 80's! About the only thing missing were the PA's,but that was compensated by having Metra engines running on the East End! More tales that take seeing is believing! Nice video,and I've been up in that territory,still beautiful! Thanks for your attention!!
Nice video. Love the sound of that horn on the RS3. Great seeing old Alco's in use. I get to see some occasionally that the Western New York & Pennsylvania run near my home in north western PA.
Great video man! You should ask if you could mount a Go Pro on the RS3s next run. Like on your hand! Back in 98 on the day of my birthday I went out to the Nevada Northern and I was told that I'm welcomed to ride along in the cab if you - looks like you found your seat already?! It was one of their RS2s.
Just found your channel and I really enjoyed this vid. Seeing Alco's in action isn't very common so this was a welcome surprise. At the 3:57 and 6:24 marks I had to cringe at the condition of that track, lol, wow. Then again, many short lines have similar conditions in spots. That's a beautiful Alco RS-3. Hopefully they'll give her a wash and maybe a repaint to really make her stand out. Another cool thing I liked was at the 16:36 mark on that CSX mixed freight. You gave excellent CSX info including the type of train, I love seeing that. Looking forward to more of your vids.
I’ve seen plenty of comments expressing concern about the track condition on the BKRR. While the tracks are certainly not in tip-top shape, I can assure everyone that they wouldn’t be running trains on it if it wasn’t safe. As long as they run at the posted speed limit (which they always do), everyone will be safe and operations will run smoothly!
Nice video of some classic locomotives . . . both of these Alcos could use a paint job, maybe something a little more inspired than the blue and yellow scheme depicted in the artwork, but even primer would be an improvement. Thanks for the upload!
I'm from Australia and don't recognise the long rake of blue "containers" on grey spines at 17:54. What are they? Waste of some sort? Recycled plastics maybe?
Love old tracks like this, its rare to find railroads that have trackage in this condition anymore. Zoom shots are epic! Would love to know what year those rails were laid down?
It appears that the tracks, need fixing. I know that it probably is an expensive undertaking, but it also looks like the Locomotive & train, are in extreme danger.
The zoom shots make it look worse than it is, so as long as they take it as slow as they do they will be fine. Believe it or not, they actually have replaced some ties recently!