"New Sheriff In Town" NYS&W Utica NY Branch

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New York, Susquehanna & Western No. 3040, long the primary power on the railroad's Utica NY line, experienced several breakdowns in January 2022, the last occurring in Sangerfield on Jan 20th.
On Jan 25th, help arrived in the form of CSX 2651, a GP38-2. This engine came up from New Jersey on the Susquehanna's SU99, then came east from Syracuse on CSX.
This video captures 2651's first day working the Utica branch.
The opening scene is on Utica's Schuyler Street where the train holds for a few moments to make sure a parked car doesn't have to be moved. The car's owner comes out of his home to check on things as well.
Following scenes include activity in nearby New Hartford on former NYO&W Utica Division tracks then, back on the main, in Chadwicks, Clayville & Paris Station.
The video concludes with 2651 bringing 3040 and 12 freight cars northbound on Schuyler Street approximately 4:30pm.
The train stopped again for a parked car; this time the owner had to move it to allow the train to proceed.

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@drrobert8678 2 года назад

As a NYO&W history fan, I appreciate any shots of the small remnants of the Old and Weary still active. Commentary is excellent, informative, not intrusive or padded with small talk. Great video!

@railroadingrambler218 2 года назад

Thanks for your kind words!

@railroadingrambler218 2 года назад

Check out my drone video following the O&W Utica Division from Union Station to New Hartford ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-nE1--PWRihg.html

@SupaFly10579 2 года назад

@@railroadingrambler218 Are there any maps of the lines in the area?

@larellfennell2602 2 года назад

I’m from Utica and I just love hearing the trains from the train stations

@Ridealonggang 2 года назад

That's what I miss about driving around in the north east seeing things like this... thanks for sharing

@lindacolangelo7525 2 года назад

I’m from Utica New York and my dad worked at the round house here locally, as a young man. As a kid he would hop on one of the rail cars and go to Syracuse. When he was sent home, I’m sure his dad gave it to him’. He would always tell me stories. Thank you for sharing this, video. Linda Colangelo

@jimdep6542 2 года назад

I'd love to hear some of your dad's stories but how ?

@lindacolangelo7525 2 года назад

@@jimdep6542 my dads family were loggers from Canada. Montebello. Eventually some came in to the states, to Benson Mines. Very large family( Thomas’s from Normandy France…. So by the time my dad was born his mom died. During the depression all these kids ,were put in Orphanage homes so the parents could work. So without his mom being there ,him and his brother were always up to no good. Broke my heart to hear him talk… needless to say there were the freight trains. Off to Syracuse and lord knows where. Tough in those days… the little hobo……he was quite a guy. Took me along time to appreciate, understand his life and him…….linda colangelo

@jimdep6542 2 года назад

@@lindacolangelo7525 Thanks Linda ! "a little hobo" LOL ! I'm picturing Charlie Chaplin.. It sounds like freedom to me, but yes those were very tough times. What a horrible experience for kids to be stuck in an orphanage, and the guilt their parents must have felt. They did what they thought was best for their kids, and you'd hope no one would ever have to make that decision. I'm glad you got to know him better , through understanding and a newly found respect. Thanks for sharing !

@lisabishop6266 2 года назад

Lol, I live on Schuyler St. SO gonna miss my trains when I move soon!

@jimdep6542 2 года назад

@@lisabishop6266 I would miss that too. Just 3 years ago, I had a house next to the old Erie Railroad and had a couple freight trans go by a day. I'd go out front and wave to the engineers like a little kid ....and they'd give me a wave and toot of the horn in return. I really miss that. Are you staying in Utica ?

@martykenney11 2 года назад

I live in Milton Florida outside of Pensacola near the Alabama border. My Dad was Air Force at Griffiss and I graduated Rome Free Academy class of 85. I attended Mohawk Valley CC and Utica College. It was good to see the streets of Utica and New Hartford again, especially the street rails. Really enjoyed the video.

@railroadingrambler218 2 года назад

I’m also a UC grad, ‘82. Glad you liked the video & thanks for commenting!

@scottbrown3444 2 года назад

Thanks for the ride! my father-in-law worked for the RR on all these local roads and I once drove taxi so it was a nice visit to my past. Thanks

@mozzarella-king 2 года назад

I always love these street running videos. Sometimes it makes me miss the North Country - went to college in Potsdam (drank some Matts and Gennie Cream ale back in the day), now watching from snowy Colorado.

@lisabishop6266 2 года назад

Poor Paul!!! Most of us Uticans don't drink their beers lol. This was literally shot right outside my front door. My cats n grandbabies love it when the guys toot the horn for them 😂oh yea, Matt's doesn't make gennie, unless I have missed something in the last 40 yrs.

@hughmcleod4433 2 года назад

Watching from Ayr in Scotland. Just love your trains in the USA how they serve such a variety of customers in out of the way places. Our freight consists solely of block trains i.e. carrying only one commodity from one point to another no dropping off or picking up, totally unheard of. Thanks to people like you we can appreciate how a real railway operates. Please keep posting your videos. Fantastic.

@williamdodd8660 2 года назад

I assume Britain used to be same as us in this.

@hughmcleod4433 2 года назад

@@williamdodd8660 it was the same concept which gradually decreased and now no longer exists. Probably the advent of road transport and ultimately motorways etc together with much shorter distances to cover made the drop off pick up system no longer viable.

@railroadingrambler218 2 года назад

Glad to get nice feedback from Scotland! Looked up Ayr on Wikipedia; I know the train crews enjoy reading the comments, especially those from overseas. I expect to get a few more winter videos, hopefully with a bit more snow on the ground. Snowfall this winter hasn’t been very much, although we’ve had many below zero (F) days.

@hughmcleod4433 2 года назад

@@railroadingrambler218 thanks for your comments. I know it must be hard for you at times waiting for hours on end in the cold and snow to get a 5 or 10 min shot of a train but we love them and appreciate what you do. You have to love trains and that's what people like us do. Thanks again .

@wolfgangpfeilergartenbahnd6530 2 года назад

It is always interesting when a train runs through the city in the middle of the street. A great train line. Very beautiful video.👍👍👍🎥👍👍😊

@trenamerritt5344 2 года назад

Rome NY. I could hear a different train whistle toot recently! That must be why. Thank you for another fascinating video, and you and Witold stay well!

@lisabishop6266 2 года назад

Lol, you can't here the train in Rome, it runs right past the brewery. You are hearing the main line Amtrak n frieght trains use.

@brettany_renee_blatchley 2 года назад

Watching from Pantego Texas. I used to live in Skaneateles (in the last few years of the Skaneateles Short Line), and toured the Utica Club Brewery when I was a grade schooler. I have enjoyed watching trains since my youth when Dad and I would chase them together. I sooo remember shoveling upstate lake-effect snow in teen-degrees!! Blessings and Joy from Pantego!! 😊❤

@lisabishop6266 2 года назад

Did the brewery still run the trolley on the same tracks you just watched? I moved here in 78 and they had it then for the tours, don't remember why or when they stopped it, but it was the best pt of the tour, besides free soda 😂

@brettany_renee_blatchley 2 года назад

@Lisa Bishop , I wish I could remember clearly. Your mentioning this brought vague memories of riding a trolly "thereabouts," and yes the sodas were a welcome treat! Five decades later (I was in elementary school), I mostly have impressions of a big, exciting, fun (rare) field-trip that I knew to be the Utica Club Brewery more than specific images. I am trying to remember snippets like these of my life to look back and enjoy the re-living of them (I have recalled a LOT of things I had not thought of in decades, and it's generally pleasant).

@danielgannon9502 2 года назад

I especially enjoy your winter videos. Great job as always. From Rhode Island, thanks for posting.

@chuckgilly 2 года назад

Thank you for toughing it out in the cold snow. Watching from Hawthorne, California.

@paulineperry4241 2 года назад

Watching from Albuquerque, NM. Used to live in Frankfort and Ilion NY. LOVE Upstate NY! Miss it very much! 💗🤗🌹

@ackgeezer9754 2 года назад

Watching your wonderful documentation from East Putney, Vermont, where I can hear the distant rumble and horns of Vermont Rail when the wind is easterly.

@localsiding 2 года назад

I just love trains. I watch videos from all over the world. Watching from Southern California.

@neallucas9680 2 года назад

Watching from England. I've always said the Brits invented the railways, but the Americans perfected it, especially when it comes to the profitability of freight. It is a joy to see street running like this♥️

@lrcb40 2 года назад

America was really built on the railways. Sadly they are not as cared for today and the European system is such a great way to travel

@williamdodd8660 2 года назад

Britains railroads feel more civilized. Ours always seem to have a rough and ready character-very practical and efficient (from a business perspective) but they feel like a half-finished project.

@robertwilliams3527 Год назад

It’s like my daddy used to say.

@ChilternTransportProductions Год назад

It’s funny how 2651 reminds me of our British class 66 locos in sound, considering they were designed by EMD in America! I can definitely see the resemblance now as an eager transport enthusiast that loves power, speed and sound in vehicles! Clearly I am also fascinated by the street running in Utica but probably also the way your trains operate in general. I like learning about history, to see how things used to be, what’s changed and what’s left of the old ways. So thank you from Oxfordshire, England for including that in your videos as well!

@apostledr.c.n.turrellthd1723 Год назад

I am in Junction City Oregon and had an Uncle who worked for the Southern Pacific for 30 years as a conductor/breakman when they use to have a Passenger Train in the 50's. Love your vids.

@bobstiles1681 2 года назад

When Walter Rich was still alive and running the SusieQ, he hired me to do some consulting work to evaluate two things. One, he wanted to evaluate the feasibility of converting some of his engines to operate on natural gas along with the possibility of converting his truck fleet as well. The second project revolved around maintenance issues with his Hi-rail trucks. Later I did a project with NYSERDA to continue the CNG analysis and the feasibility of locating fueling facilities in Utica, Batavia, and Lockport…. I have to say that these were three of the most interesting projects I had the good fortune to be associates with. Sadly Mr. Rich passed away before we could finish the analysis! btw I am watching your videos from Binghamton New York.

@saul5009 2 года назад

Watching from the Netherlands 🇳🇱

@Winter46r 2 года назад

I lived on Warren Street when I was in college. Thanks for sharing, brings back some old memories.

@hans-petteraamodt8366 2 года назад

Watching from Norway. I really enjoy your Street Running videos from Utica. I need to visit that town next time I´m in the US. Keep up the good work!

@jimdep6542 2 года назад

Another GREAT video, thank you ! I appreciate you inserting some historical perspective comments here and there, including the NYO & W. I really like the drone video you made too, when you slipped in historical photographs that correlated with the drone shots. Those photo's aren't easy to come by and I wish there were more of them ! I'd love to see a pic of the DL&W swing bridge on Schuyler St over the original Erie Canal.

@lisabishop6266 2 года назад

Do any of those still exist???

@jimdep6542 2 года назад

@@lisabishop6266 Do any photo's exist, is that what you're asking ? If so........I hope so , but I've yet to see one.......meaning a pic of a swing bridge in the Utica area over the original Erie Canal.

@davecraig5505 2 года назад

Watching from New South Wales,Australia. I am quite a fan of shortline railroads in general,but I always seem to gravitate to this one when you post your excellent videos. Hope they repair 3040 soon and return her to duty! Cheers, Dave Craig !

@rickbennett5072 2 года назад

Another great video of street running, and shortline railroading. From Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada.

@PastorKwangle 2 года назад

Watching from Kansas - what an amazing video! Thank you so much for braving the cold weather and spending the day chasing this move. I've always loved the street running videos in Utica, but you've trumped those. Thanks again!

@railroadingrambler218 2 года назад

Thanks for commenting, glad you enjoyed the video! I expect to grab a few more street-running videos this winter, hopefully with a bit more snow on the ground.

@gregpaulwood65 2 года назад

Just watching from Ipswich in UK. I worked 16 years on the railway in the East Anglia region

@d1001 2 года назад

Like how they did that little fun horn for ya at upper main st. That was great. Great video.

@d1001 2 года назад

And then the lumber yard.

@SupaFly10579 2 года назад

Amazing clips! Never get tired of watching them come and go. It's mesmerizing.

@missyd0g2 2 года назад

Watching from Prescott Valley Arizona

@aaronwillard6136 2 года назад

Its good to see that these rails are still in operation for revenue service. Thanks for the awesome video. Watching from Blacksville WV.

@jimculbertson2376 2 года назад

Watching from Indianapolis, IN, originally from Geneseo, NY, went to Hamilton in Clinton, a hop skip jump from Utica. Home of Utica Club - Shultz & Dooley - beer.

@Jay-vo4ec 2 года назад

Hello from Los Angeles. Excellent video. Thanks!

@davidrowbottom2523 2 года назад

Great video as usual. Thank you for going out on the cold. From York UK

@edslade1065 2 года назад

Watching from Massena, retired CSX. Penn Central had track rights on old EL to get to New York Mill

@VlakynaSlovensku 2 года назад

Excellent train video!

@chunky1529 2 года назад

There is a book titled Clear The Tracks by Joseph Bromley who was an engineer on the Utica division in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s about his experiences on the line between Utica and Binghamton. The book was published in the 1940’s I believe. It can be found on used book sites. Very interesting read by anyone who is interested in this line. I originally am from Greene and was a friend of the late Jim Bromley, Joseph’s grandson.

@railroadingrambler218 2 года назад

It’s an excellent book, thanks for mentioning it. Joe Bromley lived on Schuyler Street for a while.

@chunky1529 2 года назад

@@railroadingrambler218 Keep up the great videos!

@waynehutchings3841 2 года назад

Thanks for the video of the 3040 being recovered from Sangerfield. Hope to see it back in service soon.

@jimdep6542 2 года назад

@@railroadingrambler218 He did ? The old phone directories show where he lived with his mom and then his wife Mamie has him listed on Washington St, off of Water St. After that he moved near Binghamton. When did he live on Schuyler St ?

@jimdep6542 2 года назад

It is excellent and my all time favorite RR book. I think there are still some Bromeley's living in Greene. Clear the Tracks gives great insight on what life was like in the late 1800's from Watertown , and all the way south to Binghamton. It's a very funny book too. I love Joe Bromley's sense of humor. There's a few landmarks mentioned that I wish I could place....actually many. One was the location of the gravel pits in Chapter 2 ( Joe said that it was about 2 miles from Utica) and the gravel pits , I believe were off of a spur in what's now known as Maynard. Since they met up with Black River Jack and "Hiki" during their trip back, it was defiantly on the U&BR live, but I'm not sure where. Another was the Grove Hotel in Binghamton, featuring Denny and the the infamous Utica Room. I wonder where that was ? ( not far from "The McKinney House" where the sparrows left their calling cards for Joe and Baldy. ) LOL ..........

@lie-berry 2 года назад

Get well soon, #3040. It ain't the same without you. Southeast Tennessee.

@jastuff3689 2 года назад

Thanks for the effort you put in on these videos. Well done. Houston, TX

@barbararoberto1258 2 года назад

I live in Akron New York and I have been rail fan since childhood, we were up in that area in October, at the Adarondack Railroad for a train ride , beautiful area.

@trezjr73 2 года назад

dig that crazy number board.

@alexmodern6667 2 года назад

Nice narration on what, where and why is going on. Really good videos...... Keep up the good work.....

@trezjr73 2 года назад

have a deep respect for anyone willing to stand in the cold and the snow for trains. been there; done that (in my youth).

@cehayes74 2 года назад

Thanks 4 this video !!! I haven’t been in Utica since 1991 & this reminds me of the times I’ve seen Susie Q switching up there !!! I’m back home in the Midwest around trains 🚂 24/7 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽 !!!

@cmdrflake 2 года назад

Hi from Kenmore, NY. Well done!

@KenyonKarl 2 года назад

I am watching from Saco ME - but long ago I rode the South Shore Line passenger train down the street in East Chicago, Michigan City, and South Bend IN - but they also ran electric-powered freights down the first two streets! I also rode the North Shore Line into Milwaukee over the street.

@Cookiegrabber- 2 года назад

Watching from Cazenovia, NY. Not many folks with rail, or rail history knowledge around these days. Many thanks! 🚂

@johnloy6249 2 года назад

I’ve never seen a train roll down a street like this. Super cool and great job on video!!!

@jamesberg3106 2 года назад

Nice story to go along with the video. Love the history of our railroads.

@trainboy647 2 года назад

Cool, I liked hearing the engine revving

@chilobronzo1163 2 года назад

A big thumbs up to all involved in this creative bit of civil planning and engineering.

@zz449944 2 года назад

I hope NYSW repair and keep 3040. At least for us locals, it's a very iconic engine. Even some model railroaders and also the model railroad companies have created and sell models of engine 3040. Info from the Internet (no guarantee of accuracy): 3040 is a GP-40 EMD that was built in May, 1970. It started it's service with the Atlantic & West Point Railroad. It was then bought by CSX and numbered 6652. It was then acquired by the NYS&W and renumbered 3040. It is still in operation and hauls freight between Utica and Sangerfield, NY.

@toddszewczyk8894 2 года назад

Very cool! Watching from Morrisville, NY. All of my farm fertilize comes to Waterville by rail. (Louis J Gale and Son) Thanks!🇺🇸👍

@erietrain 2 года назад

Just down the street in Buffalo.Nice video.

@lynneferencik1378 2 года назад

Nice job! Thanks for posting! - Rick Ferencik

@lisabishop6266 2 года назад

Omg, you were right outside my apt!! Wish I had known, I would have brought out some coffee, tea or beer for ya! And btw, this is the 3rd video of my streets tracks I have seen, and I LOVE yours cause you actually tell ppl what they are seeing! Good job guy!!! Also, someone asked if the trains ever derailed here. Maybe you could research how kids got a car started in the New Hartford area I think it was, got scared when it started moving, jumped "ship" and it ran into the old train at the Children's Museum by the main station. What a mess that was!!

@libby5335 2 года назад

Watching from Athol, Idaho up in the panhandle about 90 miles south of the Canada border. BNSF runs thru this area with many trains each day. Haul a lot of grain, coal and oil. Really enjoyed your video. It's great!

@railroadingrambler218 2 года назад

Thanks for commenting!

@kittiemuffins6609 2 года назад

I like the way you film, it feels like I'm standing there, too!

@sammisworkshops3762 2 года назад

Watching from Mesa AZ it's a balmy 68 degrees here today . love the Schuyler street shots

@jaywinn481 2 года назад

Excellent and informative video as always... For your info CSX 2651 a GP38-2 was built for the Clinchfield RR in 1978, as their #6000 then to Seaboard as #6000 and finally to CSX as 2651.. Thanks for the fine video..

@railroadingrambler218 2 года назад

Thanks for the scoop on 2651, Jay.

@leonardbaldari8846 2 года назад

Watching from Ocala Florida Enjoy your videos

@x890239 2 года назад

Great job as always, especially the history of the rails being operated on. Northeast Ohio

@sanddabz5635 2 года назад

Agreed!

@vigouroso 2 года назад

Fabulous channel!

@BillPaxson 2 года назад

Thank you for a very informative video, You do good work.

@roxleyldc 2 года назад

Watching from Cape Cod MA. Great video,appreciate the history review too!

@daciatravel.647 2 года назад

Super video!

@trainsontuesday 2 года назад

Excellent and informative video. Watching from Kamloops BC.

@sofreak6 2 года назад

Awesome video. Very informative. Very detailed.

@DutchRailroads 2 года назад

Very nice video!

@miowname 2 года назад

As always, love the videos. Live from Long Island, NY

@wst8340 2 года назад

👍👍👍Southern Ontario 🇨🇦

@anthonymaida5718 2 года назад

GREAT STUFF !! I really love the susquehanna and street running. Watching from Port Chester NY Westchester County

@vees_bees 2 года назад

Fascinating footage! Got a glimpse of 2651 Friday afternoon crossing Oneida St at the Chadwicks border and again in Washington Mills crossing. Hope to see 3040 back on the rails soon.

@rpdobbler 2 года назад

Another great video! My favorite type of Railroading! Watching from Medina Ohio!

@albertjones1386 2 года назад

Glad to see another video about Schuyler St. I live in the central part of California

@jonnyb13456 2 года назад

Watching from Sauquoit NY. Those trains have been running by my house for years

@bucky2211 2 года назад

Interesting looking number boards on the 2651. Nashville, TN.

@chuxtuff 2 года назад

There's something I find cool about seeing large trains go down narrow residential city streets. I'm watching from Grays Harbor county near Aberdeen Washington where there was also some residential areas with tracks in the middle of the street. Small town Shelton 30 miles away had tracks similarly placed that enabled logging trains neighborhood and mill access where their sidings were. Larger city Tacoma's industrial areas were/are also like that. I always thought it interesting (especially after a railroader told me this) that even with slow 10 mph speed limits and all eyeballs actively scanning the area, the railroad has/had more accidents/incidents on some of these residential stretch's of their lines then they typically do on most mainlines comparatively speaking. Anyway I enjoyed looking at your home area and the train action there through your excellent video!!

@railroadingrambler218 2 года назад

Thanks for your very interesting comment!

@davidbrown4823 2 года назад

I am watching from Saint John New Brunswick where the 3 loads came from. great history lesson and video. stay safe.

@rayrosaliaboerke3451 Год назад

Thank s for sharing this video. I'm a fan of street running and the NYSW. I'm watching from Madison, WI. I grew up in the lower Hudson Valley where there also are a few remnants of the NYOW, and traveled between Binghamton and Syracuse during my college years at Univ of Rochester.

@tregos12 2 года назад

That was some great footage! Watching from Roxbury Township, NJ.

@RobCR-nq9mu 2 года назад

Great video, thanks for posting. Aston Pa.

@barbararoberto1258 2 года назад

Wow that was close good driving on the trains part

@vinnyg.8170 2 года назад

Nice video! I like the winter scenes. Here on the east end of long island we have temps in the twenties, up to the low 40's. You folks are a little colder than us. Hope Witold is O.K.

@tonyscalise4462 2 года назад

I’m watching from Fairport NY. Very nice video!

@AMPProductionsVideo 2 года назад

Very nice video! 👍

@tedfisk1211 2 года назад

I enjoyed the video and the narration was good. It is interesting that some trackage of the O&W is still in use.Watching from Naperville IL.

@edreaser2177 2 года назад

Watching from Whittier, California US. Enjoy these videos.

@johncorbin852 2 года назад

Greetings from Dixon MO. Great video and narration.

@Bert03241 2 года назад

Watching from AZ, great job following the train

@Army_Outdoors_88N 2 года назад

Great documentary brother 👏

@steveib724 2 года назад

Commentary on video is very good 👍

@StormySkyRailProductions 2 года назад

Nice video and catch.

@thomash4808 2 года назад

Thanks for another interesting video on a snowy day. I trust Witold has retreated to a warm bed for the afternoon!

@railroadingrambler218 2 года назад

He’s a cold-weather dog too (we walked a little over 2 miles this morning when it was 7 below, no issues whatsoever). Sometimes, it’s tough to have him by my side trackside, especially on Schuyler Street. He’ll be on another video soon enough, I’m sure!