Snow Trains at Skykomish! 

I work for Hallcon here in Wenatchee WA I run a lot of crews to Skykomish I'm going tell right now the BNSF East pool out of Everett has the most coolest crews that run the science Sub.

What a beautiful and cozy place. You can feel Christmas there.

Absolutely love the glow of the headlights against the nighttime snow. Just a wonderful and magical cozy feeling!

As a railway employee in Australia I really enjoy watching US trains and these extremely high quality productions. The weather conditions there are atrocious to work in obviously but it does make for great viewing. Edit: watching those 3 BNSF locos run past reminded me of that movie “Runaway Train” with Jon Voigt and Eric Roberts 🤓

As a kid I worked as a Gandydancer (track laborer)and fire and slide patrolman for the great Northern Railway in the 1960s. It was wonderful to hear the references to East switch Skykomish or west switch scenic. It took me back to those places and those times. I loved the railroad and being around The trains and the equipment and the hard-working men.

Boy did this ever make me homesick. I used to live on the river between Goldbar and Index. Happiest time of my life. Taking the snow train to Leavenworth was a yearly treat

I should note that the movie Harry and the Henderson's had segments filmed there at the old Quonset hut near the turn off to Index and around Index. I had to wait in traffic while they were filming a segment. Actors Don Ameche and John Lithgow were there. That was about a Sasquatch " Harry" and the family the Henderson. Great family movie.

Always fun going over Steven's pass in the winter love going bye the tunnel portal on the east side and listening to the tunnel exhaust fans running

My wife came by as I was watching this fabulous video. She watched for a few minutes and said, "Are they nuts?" I get that some people may consider our hobby, and the lengths we go to enjoy it, to be a little outside the norm. OUTSIDE being the operative word here. Well done! The sacrifice of your comfort for the enjoyment of many is much appreciated! The Washington Travel Bureau wasn't out, but you more than made up for it!

Many memories of Sky.

I and my then young family lived in Baring on the siding across State Route 2 from the Baring Store in the late 80's. My kids went to school in Skykomish. I organized a model train exhibition during the annual Skykomish Celebration I can't remember the name of the event in 1988 I believe. Beautiful area. Got to see The Portland Rose up close and personal.

I watched a lot of this unfold live on the Virtual Railfan cam in Skykomish. I'm glad this snow event was documented, and I found myself thinking back to the winter of 1910 when the two trains were trapped for six days up at the top of the old Stevens Pass high line, as in the Wellington Avalanche.

Watching the VRF Livecam from there. Thanks for showing what it looks like in and around Skykomish, during the power outages. Good that there was hot coffee in Index. 😊

Great video!! Thank you for the post!!

At 11 min in there is a mention of the switch heaters not working due to power outages. For anyone that has ever traveled on the Eastern corridors you will often notice the track are on fire, that is a safety measure that is common so they do not have to count on the switches working. The rail lines will often go out and set fire to the rails and areas close by to keep the switches clear of ice and snow. It is far cheaper to replace a burned tie than to hold an entire freight

Growing up around OR/WA, I always figured the Cascades were pretty mild for weather treachery compared to the big scary Rockies of Montana. Now that I'm a regional truck driver in this area, I can say I'll take Montana almost every time. There are a lot of routes between Seattle and Yakima, and all of them get GNARLY snow. Montana may be colder, but the Cascades are cold enough to turn the water crispy, and they get SO MUCH more water. I just looked it up as a sanity check - Snoqualmie Pass gets slighly less snowfall than DONNER, but Stevens Pass actually bears Donner on average. Good Lord. By the way, little-known fact. Snoqualmie Pass is named for an old Native American word meaning "tire chains required".

Thank you for posting this, always wanted to see Skykomish snow trains in action. Thank you

This is so beautiful

This little town never ceases to amaze on the vast difference between summer and winter. Beautifully green in July, and buried in several FEET of snow by January.

Very very excellent. Enjoyed it tremendously. This is one I will have to purchase for my collection. Thank you very much. Once again … EXCELLENT

Very interesting! Thanks for posting.

A great video, so interesting, and I loved the snow. I guess because I watched here in far south semi-tropical Texas! Thanks so much for your very interesting video.

Really cool. Love those trains. About 30 years ago I was skiing at Sugar Bowl mtn in Lake Tahoe and the gondola took you right over the train tracks. I was lucky enough to be on the gondola right as one of those trains with the huge snow blower in front went right underneath us. So amazing. I wish I had a phone way back then.

This is an interesting, and first-rate video. I got frostbite just from watching it.

That crew shuttle is one heck of a ride to work......

I'm originally from Seattle, so this is so awesome. Thank you!!

Oh wow, just freaking wow, this may be the best train video ever! EVER! And I have seen some dang good train videos.

If not for getting stranded on the Amtrak train it must be something to be riding along in a snowstorm. As dangerous as it is while driving my tractor trailer in the snow I never really had a problem while on the interstates until the last ten years where the people in cars congesting the highways really took the enjoyment out of it. All you need to do is to slow down and enjoy the ride

AWESOME video with great content and commentary from this part of the Country, Thanks very much for sharing we really enjoyed watching.

OMG that weather is horrible but trains look so cool going through it!!!

Much of the town of Skykomish was lifted up and the soil under it removed and replaced, it was contaminated with Diesel and Bunker C fuel oil from spills and leaking tanks when Skykomish was a fueling station and maintenance facility for 80 years. When I had left the project they had recovered just over 130,000 gal of fuel so far, 38,000 gal of Bunker C fuel recovered was clean enough that it was tanked and hauled down to Everett and burned in the boilers at Kimberly Clark paper mill. It cost BNSF roughly 100 million in cleanup and they have to continue constant monitoring

Love those night trains😍

In snow and in cold, set up a tripod and operate the cam and zoom and pan for the passing train…. Respect for that skill. 凄いです🙇

I am a regular visitor to Virtual Railfan's Railcam in Skykomish. It's affixed to the Cascadia Inn there. I went to the site on RU-vid several times a day during the heavy snows of January 2022 to follow the drama taking place in that beautiful little town. This excellent video considerably amplifies and adds context to what we all saw happening in Skykomish. Very well done, 7idea Productions!

Nice! I love watching trains in the snow. I'll have to check out the DVD. Thanks for a great video.

Ah, the winter of 2021/22. Skykomish isn't a good place to be in the winter... Great video, as always!

Super video! Thanks!

Outstanding content. Trains and snow go together like peanut butter and jelly ⭐️

Fun fact about the live steam railroad in Skykomish known as Great Northern and Cascade Railway, I visit there every often and I volunteer in driving the trains too!! 😁 Such beautiful winter scenery!! ❄️

7:40 Ein wunderschönes Video toll gemacht weiterhin good Lucky Train greetings from Germany Cologne

Cool very nice I'd love to be in that snow instead of this heat here awesome snow scenes keep up the good work

Amazing winter video! Lovely images with trains in snow and awesome landscapes! Good work! Thumbs Up All the best from Dublin Andrew

Great video. Thanks for making and sharing.

Wow, a real life drama, wrapped in a beautiful setting. Fabulous catch, and immortal efforts! Between all the laughs and smirks, you were at several risks, along with all them poor folk, stuck up there. It may not seem as intense as a hurricane, or as devastating as a forest fire, still, aunt Mara does not have mercy on those, who take her appearance lightly. It may not be heroic, but surely was daredevil, to get all that footage.

I saw a caboose go by. An echo of history.

Simply great video 👍👍👍

Beautiful footage (especially at the last part of this video in the evening snow). And you have a great narration voice! Thanks for posting.

Great video, and great narrative, and camera work.

I’m sitting here in Texas and the temperature is already 100 degrees and it’s not yet noon (we are supposed to set a 9th record high for August today), and it hasn’t rained in maybe 7 weeks. What a great video to watch and dream of cooler weather to come! The snow is beautiful. Thanks! 😊

An absolutely gorgeous place. Especially in the winter

Super video ..... greetings from Poland

Outstanding footage and equally great narration and editing.

EPIC Video! That's has to be very eerie with the only power in town with BNSF!

Trains have a Special place in my Heart and Nobody will ever get the Key.......❤❤❤❤❤❤

:) Great share and Video! THANKS MUCH for showing our back yard ! ! ALL the BEST and Cheers! :)

Awesome video! Thank you for this amazing production!

Love your channel ! It's great that instead of just setting up a camera and showing train after train, you actually comment on what is going on. Thank you!

Professional creativity by 7idea Productions thanks for fantastic railfan content!

As always, THANK YOU for your AWESOME professional videography combined with your professional quality voice narration. You must either be in radio or television production with that type of excellent voice. Skykomish is one of the very few places I consider as wonderful and day dream often about returning to for a visit. Lotsnof history here. I beleive it was where GN electrification started before going thru the Cascade Tunnel west of there.

Don't get me wrong, l love interior Washington, and continue to do so, tho I live in Florida.

Thanks for the video. I really enjoyed watching it.

That snow was particularly wet and heavy. After I left town I didn't get out of the snow until I reached Carnation... and the radio traffic on the road channel was as exceptionally heavy as the snow...

Whoa cool!

i just get the Notif, right now.

Have purchased most of your videos and continue to do so as I consider them the best available. It’s great to see you on U-tube. Your voice and narration to me are the voice of American railroads. All the very best Arron to you, your wife and the team. Stay safe and well. Mick. 🇬🇧

That is absolutely a top quality production, loved it. Thank you.

Spectacular footage! Enjoyed the narration too!

Life is tougher in snow, but not impossible

I love trains but I think that my lady friend holds back on her favorite interests in deference to my hobbies, I wish she'd tell me about herself too......

Amazing video

STAY SAFE 🙏🏻♥

OUTSTANDING!!!!!

Its so cool that you offer such long "previews" for the products you sell. Its cool to know that with so much content that you share that there is so much more when purchasing the entire program. Going to have to give my family bsone ideas for Christmas. And, excellent video and narration work. I would place your work on par with the great Danny Harmon!

I wonder if the town is interested in having the Great Northern diesel put on display

The best congratulations !

It also was a notable environmental superfund cleanup location..... It cost millions.....

Good job. Thanks

Fantastic thanks

Ooouuufff, now thats a storm . Getting stuck on the Amtrack for 4 hours cant be fun . Loved that caboose- why dont railroads upkeep their cabooses. Every railway their cabooses go to hell

At 15.56 a deer appears in the distance.

Jan, 2020 filmed. Snow is prettier than drab, depressing rain which falls a lot here.

I've driven by Snohomish many dozens of times so this was very interesting. Would love to take a train trip over Stevens Pass one of these days. Did everyone notice the deer in the background at 15:55? Looks like he's wondering what all the fuss is about!

Nice videos narrator has good voice to one's attention interest glad I stumbled a crossed it.

Great video.

Great voice! Great video! Thanks for sharing!

16:11 that's a big dear in the back ground 👍👍

Why was this so darn interesting?

Rotary snow plows are so much more interesting to watch.

I have to admit this is the best channel for RR information. The narration is perfect! I find myself trying to locate the areas you're talking about. I live in M.N. and I am not familiar with these areas. I then pause the video and try to find any maps that you're talking about. I don't know how difficult it would be when you are editing, but if you could do an overlay, a simple map of the area that would be much appreciated. Great work and thanks for what do.

Can you imagine working outside in that type of cold? I knew a freshman engineer who got paid senior engineer pay as long as he stayed in Buffalo New York.

Good grief !! Can it snow any harder than out west where these American Heroes ride the rails ?? Good stuff all the way. Thanks from MAINE

New subscriber via Danny Harmon at Distant Signal. Great videos and very well done!!!

When I see this videos, I imagine that, if I was there outside, at the mercy of freezing wind, i would get very hungry, then go to the best stake house in town and order a big 3/4 steak with fries and...a very cold bear!

Dankeschön Für den sehr guten Beitrag. Einer besten railroad Video 📽📽📽📽📽 welcher bundes stats der USA ist das aufgenommen geworden?Greetings from Germany Rhein side Düsseldorf

This is wonderful I am going to subscribe. Thank you.

I wonder if they put kerosene in the diesel fuel to stop it from gelling up.Because it so cold

My grandparents spent a winter at Merit 1909 or 1910 he was a telegrapher there.

very nice thank you

The railroad and the steam locomotive United this country in a way that cannot be duplicated. Manifest destiny sea to shining sea. Everything is great in the lower 48.

More like Snohomish now hehe