6:27 Huh. . .that Conrail unit that was displayed there in June has suspiciously not moved very far, and seems to have been intentionally parked there. . .Hmmm, I wonder. . . I heard ar rumor second hand recently that RRHMA was supposedly going to announce that they had purchased something else recently at this event, but things seem to have gone quiet about it and there seems to be no announcement. I'm starting to think maybe my source may have misheard, but it's left my mind wandering. Also, 537 looks amazing.
I went to the June 29, 2024 RRHMA event, along with my friend "Mazon," from our home state Michigan! WOW!!!! It was great to see CP 2816 there and steaming!!!! 😲 😲 😲 😯 Even though I caught the CP "Final Spike" steam 2816 in MN/WI/IL with "Railfan" Gary Sample, I had to get it some more! We had tickets to go inside! It was amazing! The ex BNSF B40-8W (# 537) they are preparing to paint into fresh ATSF colors! This will be amazing! I am looking forward to UP 5511/3985 steam locos being re-assembled! I have photographed UP 6936 only once before. It was at Franklin Park, IL "Railroad Daze," June 5, 2010. That Chinese steam, Iowa interstate # 6988, was nice! I have seen it in operation in the past! I followed the "Triple Headed" steam trip with both Ji-Tong Chinese engines, 6988 and 7081, September 16, 2006! That was so great!!!! At the Silvis tour it was great to find NREX diesels! One engine is not in this video! The greatest was Hudson Bay Railway SD50 # 5003! I have never photographed a HBRY engine! I was so happy to finally see this HBRY SD50 inside the shop! I took excellent pictures of it on film. WOW! 😃 It had good light on the nose inside from the ceiling windows. There are still a couple of these on Illinois Railway but patched! I was told NREX is preparing to move this engine to another location! I did not catch IAIS SD38s running, just the stored ones and slugs! I could not walk up to those engines and took pix on my way out! Glad to see an IC&E SD40-2 still in full ICE colors/number! Number 6100. YESS!!!! WOW!!!! WOW!!!! Any locomotive in Conrail Blue paint in 2024 is amazing! How did this SD50 survive so long? I found out months later that this SD50 is used by NRE for "Load Testing!" I did not even think this was here. During the June month that CR was split 25 years ago! WOW!!!!! 😁😁😁😁😁 After the Silvis event, Mazon and I went to the Galesburg, IL RR Days "V.I.P. Bus tour!" This was great! Captured lots of ex ATSF "Warbonnets" and some BN stuff too! Even a display engine at the Amtrak station was BNSF "Warbonnet" C44-9W # 720! Later Mazon and I followed the CPKC "Final Spike" train up to Bellevue, Iowa. I hauled myself and five cameras, tripods and chair to the shoulder of Route 52! I use only film cameras of both 35mm and 120 Medium Format. I also do S-VHS videos! 😉 Robert J
@@Minnesota_Rails yeah because I go to the Galveston Tx to go to the BNSF yard I saw some 8 Dash8s by the are abandoned and retired that they don’t run them I wish that BNSF would keep the locomotives
Man I love the War Bonnet livery. I just wish BNSF made heritage units.. with the Red Bonnet, Blue Bonnet, Yellow Bonnet, Gold Bonnet, and mythical Black Bonnet created by Lionel.
