The engine is a very sharp one. They used to do a polar express ride in Batesville MS every Christmas with this unit. Derailed once and every one freaked.
Add to this they failed on the Amtrak line here in IN. Hoosier State Train fiasco, the Christmas train derailment, at least one other derailment. SO they shut down ALL passenger operations and now only run freight, such as the shortline Lucas Oil Railroad.
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Back in those years "riveting" Ironwork They had a Driver &a bucker to cinch th rivet when it was hot. Thats where the phrase "Get it while its hot"!, got its start
From 1954 to 1960, as soon as school was out in June, my Mom and us 4 kids (me being the oldest) would take the City of New Orleans from Union Passenger Terminal in New Orleans at 7 am, to Grenada, MS, arriving at 12:15 pm. Our Grandparents met us at the terminal in Grenada, and took us to "the Farm", where we spent glorious summers. As a kid, I did not even think about what the engines were .... I just liked riding the train, with the wheels clattering over the rail joints, and the cars swaying back and forth on the tracks, and the muted sound of the horn way up ahead. In later years, I thought the units were F7s back-to-back, or an "A" unit and "B" unit. I am not sure about what engines pulled us for the 300 mile trip. The tracks essentially followed Hwy. 51 northward, thru Manchac, stopping in Hammond, McComb, Brookhaven, Hazelhurst, and Jackson. Jackson was always about a 20 minute stop, while cars were added (can still remember the "bump" as these were coupled). Then onward to Canton, Durant and Winona. At Winona, "Are we almost there, Mom?" The reply was "When we pass Duck Hill, we'll be almost there". Duck Hill was 10 miles past Winona, then 10 more miles to Grenada. So at 12:15, "Hey Grandmother !!!! Hello Granddaddy !!" .... The Porter would set a stool beside the car, for you to step off the train, and would set your bags on the pavement beside the car. Then the train went on towards Chicago (I was told). At Summer's end, we always returned to New Orleans via car, since the Sunset Limited, the southbound train from Chicago, passed thru Grenada at night. The song "City of New Orleans" reminds me of this, but it went well beyond "500 miles when the day is done". And the "City" went northbound, while the "Sunset Limited" went southbound. Oh well, everything can't be perfect I guess ......
When the city of Miami left Birmingham at terminal station northbound it had about a 25 to 30 mph restriction, it wasn't until it cleared the diamonds at the Alabama power company at tuxedo junction that it picked up speed, in the winter the train was long taking the snowbirds to Florida, often having 3 E-8 locomotives A-B-A baggage car Domitory, Pullman cars, diner, coaches cm33 cm34 cm35 cm36 cm37 and rear observation car ( bamboo Grove)
Great stuff, my favorite was the modified 'center of mass' run from the last minute or so at the destination. Love the IC color scheme, selling Florida to the Midwest.
The Granada sub used to be signaled with ABS and ATS equipment which allowed 90 to 100 mph running this line is now only good for 40 mph and uses Track Warrent Control I think your videos are always great
Andrew Bowe It's actually only good for about 25mph and some areas it's excepted track with speeds slower than that. At least under Grenada Railway, their trains go that fast.
The Panama Limited I took in July of 1960 made it from New Orleans to Chicago in about 16 hours. We left NOUPT at 4 thirty pm on the button. Mom and Dad and my little brother Steve were there to see me off. I asked one of my fellow passengers how fast the train ran. He said it hit 95-100 on some stretches of track in the middle of the night. It was a smooth-running and good-eating train. I got to Chicago in time to catch the bus to U. S. Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, Illinois just in time for mustering to barracks and lining up for evening chow. What a life. That was then. This is now. Sad passing of the Main Line of Mid-America.
@@ThrottleJockey96 Its a DEAD line. CN/IC abandoned it for the Yazoo Sub. The Grenada Railway no longer exists as its parent company no longer runs passenger rail. Due to a derail that cost them hugely, they dropped this line, the "Christmas Special" as well as an "Amtrak" line here in IN. They still run a couple of freight lines but they are out of the passenger rail business. The deteriation of the line is why the IC abandoned it when the CN bought them out.
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You should have showed us a trackside view of the locomotive: I bet she's a beauty. I would have loved to see the rest of the train. I thoroughly enjoyed the engineer's view--awesome!
Sadly no longer exists. After a derail a few years ago the Grenada Railway died, along with the "Christmas Train", and the "Amtrak" line run by the same company. It still has a couple of freight lines running, but as a passenger service provider this company called it quits. Luckily they died pre COVID or it would have been worse for them. And this "Mainline" is now also a basically DEAD line now that CN/IC has moved ALL traffic over to the Yazoo Sub.
This train looks to be traveling at only 20-25 mph. I’m sure track conditions dictate that. Jointed rail needs a lot of maintenance to keep it in top shape.
Ilinois and Indiana - which are the homebase to the IC - are described in one word - flat. (I've been to both states - and especially . It is also why both states are infamous grain-growing states - ideal for growing grains - not just corn, but wheat, barley and other grains as well along the Interstate 70/80/90 corridors shared with the IC - for that same reason - look merely along the ROW of the IC.
Watching this reminds me of the city of Miami we would ride the city from Birmingham Alabama to Chicago it left Birmingham at 3:20 am and got Chicago around 5 or 6 in the evening
Ah man. Still, it's a pretty fun ride. I watch another you-tuber (50 ducks in a hot tub) and he had a video where he made his own wind screen, if I can find it, I'll pass it along. It was cheap, easy to do and boy did it work.
When I was in Egypt, the plane had cameras in the belly and nose. The view was great. The plane never went high, it followed the Nile at a low altitude and you could see how the land turned to desert as the distance from the Nile increased. Beat all the classes where they talked about the Nile was a gift to Egypt. s me. Shortly after returning to the states thinsg went South in Egypt. One of the disadvantages of travel is that you get. attached to the people. I am feeling that now with the Ukraine. Man's inhumanity does not surprise me; it saddens me!
Well, the wind noise might be an issue, but at least this way nobody can complain about not blowing the horn for crossings, right? Funny thing is that I believe this was the original route of the Panama Limited and City of New Orleans, but was switched to the western route. And once again, you see something special on Google Maps, this time in Batesville: www.google.com/maps/@34.346337,-89.922226,112m/data=!3m1!1e3
Where was this taken at? As a kid I remember seeing the iC “Land of Corn” passenger train in Waterloo, Iowa. IC had a big shop facility in Waterloo. Finally was merged into CN.
This was so enjoyable! I had no idea it was as popular as it is to photograph trains. There were some photogrpahers that chased the train on its route. But, the Coldwater Bridge. How are trains allowed to go over that thing? It is literally falling apart! Thanks so much for the video!!
Does the IllInois Central Mainline have a membership and allow a member to take the Throttle with and qualified instructor aboard to run the Diesel Engine? A membership would be excellent way to generate income for any maintenance for IllInois Central Mainline around certain times of the year. Now, that’s a dream come true for any person who loves trains…
I was trying to follow the path of the train on Google Earth, and it took me some time to realize that despite saying "Grenada" everywhere, this train doesn't go anywhere near Grenada. It starts in Horn Lake and runs South to Batesville.
Great video! Thanks! One question: I can understand no signals on this track, but why no speed restrictions posted? Given the state of the track, the loco needs to go about 5 mph in many places. Do they just assume the engineer is completely familiar with all aspects of the track?
For an engineer to take a train, they are required to be familiar with the track they run on. They have to have a photographic memory of the line they run on to be qualified. They can’t run anywhere they’d like due to federal law.
Nothing is more mind numbing than a fixed view of trees and a straight line of track. Would it have been against some policy to show the consist and some activity in the cab?
So, just to guess from this and other photos, the engineer sat on the right of the cab, and the engine ran on the left, like in England. There is somewhere a list (in some old Trains magazine of mine) a list of right- and left-running trains in the US. Any help, anyone? (The Sunset Limited took me to boot camp in 1960.)
I believe these are Illinois Central Engines. This is on the IC mainline from New Orleans to Chicago. I’m not sure which way they are heading as I did not watch but about 10 minutes then skipped my way to the end in about two minutes.
Are you with Iowa Pacific? The line south of Elliott was embargoed because of a supposed bad bridge back in 2011, but you probably know all that. What's the low down on the track south of Grenada to Canton?
+Delay In Block Productions Thank you. Your channel is one of the best channels in the world dedicated to railways. You are a great videographer. I always enjoy your interesting histories and your description of railway operations. Your channel is the best way to get in touch with US railways.
The fact that the striping on the nose of this locomotive is slightly asymmetrical is driving me insane. Why couldn't they have done a better job painting it?
Yes, and why does the train slow down to around 10 mi/hr on a straight track, which looks like it's in good condition? You can tell that it's in good condition in that the camera is mounted to the train, and it's not wobbling.
