Here's another example of "You never know what you're gonna get." We got some really closeup switching in Lakeland and ended up on the road chasing down an ethanol train.
"Folks who drive small pickup trucks never seem to be in a hurry." You have not met my husband. He drives everything like he stole it. Excellent video as always.
"If the cloud hadn't gotten me, it might have been perfect" - certainly a mantra among train chasers! Great video as always, if it weren't for you, I don't think I would have ever stepped out of my comfort zone to narrate my own videos. So thanks for the motivation and inspiration!
@@user-cu9kz5ec8o i guess if it was an electric motor they would use kilowatt per hour... but i think the railroads don't care what they call it as long as there is someway to track the units overall use
They are electric motors... attached to a generator. I read they go by how much kilowatts an hour for lease agreements... the article was in trains magazine talking about the Oakway Leasing SD60s that were leased to the Burlington Northern.
I have to tell you that I really enjoy your channel. I grew up in the 1960s loving trains (my mother worked for Southern in the late 40s/early 50s) but gradually my interests migrated towards aviation and airlines. I spent about 40 years as an airline dispatcher, and many of the operational-oriented issues I experienced I see reflected in your explanations in the videos. I can readily tell you the differences between different variants of the 737 family, and I'm now working on telling the difference between a GE and an EMD. ;) I especially appreciate all the little operational nuances you discuss that contribute to my understand of how the railroads run.
Hi Danny. As always another fantastic video. I think the locals videos are my favorite. Thank you for all the awesome videos. I find them very relaxing after a hard days work. I love trains. I have since I was a kid.
Danny, buffers are usually loaded with sand... in an attempt to provide enough mass to steer derailing hazmat cars away from the locomotives in the event of a pile up.
Hello from Pennsylvania. Fun video as always from you Danny. Spending a lot of time trackside during the lockdown along the NS main near my home in Lebanon. Major track maintenance job underway with unique MOW equipment. Got up close to the ballast cleaner unit last week. What a unique piece of equipment. Great fun to watch and hear. Really great way to spend time as we all await the OK to get on with our lives. Many thanks for this trip around CSX in FL. Stay well!! CAS.
My grandfather managed the City Products ice distribution plans on 17-92 in Sanford. He took me to watch vegetable trains being “bunker iced” in the Sanford yard several times in the late 50s. Amazing ice handling to put 25lb chunks into the open bunker doors on top of both ends of each car. The ice plant at the yard was at one time the largest in the world. All gone now just history.
That first scene with the super faded cross bucks and stop sign was super cool, not to mention I love industrial track with very little ballast and gras growing through
Very nice slowdown on that SOO LINE buffer car, I thought it was lag for a second, and then I realized what I was looking at LOL. Amazing video Danny! Even though this one is a couple years old, your videos NEVER get old. :)
i have loved trains since i heard Gordon Lightfoots " Canadian Railroad Trilogy" in college in the 70's .what a marvelous song, just like he did with the Edmond fitzgerald using the music and voice to simulate long big waves peaks and troughs with the guitars and bass, this songs cadence perfectly sounds like the old trains of the era he sang about.....starting . speeding up , running.... another one he did that used the same technique was 'The Patriots Dream".....quite amazing song writter and arranger... Canadas best ever for sure..... he mentions trains many times in his huge library of music......Bless trains and Bless Gord... 'Ya cant jump a jet plane , like ya can a freight train, so i best me on my way , in the early morning rain..."
Another great video, Dan! To my knowledge, buffer cars on unit tanker trains usually carry a dense material like sand or gravel, that’s my guess. Usually however ethanol trains are rarity in Nashville.
Danny, beautiful under bridge shot of the ethanol train with UP Power. The amazing thing about the shot is the different eras represented. The bridge piles are timber with concrete caps, and still going strong. Great catches, as always.
Thank you for explaining the 'simple' things! I appreciate when you explain terms like, "Spotting Cars", among other things. Being fairly new to the channel, when you take the time to put everything in layman's terms, it makes it very enjoyable. Thanks, Danny!
Thanks for the info on the chains - I didn't know that. Same about the spare knuckle, but it makes sense. The cloud didn't hurt the shot at all. As always your videos are much anticipated, and for good reason - never disappoint.
I quite enjoy your videos that feature some industrial works. Also, on CN engines we have a chain bin in the nose of the locomotive rather than hang them on the side. Keep the great videos coming!!
A great video Danny as usual. Lots of flats on the ethanol cars. I enjoy your videos as a railfan and more as a modeller. You help me to weather my cars by showing the mix of rust buckets to fresh to inbetweeners. Thanks mate from Melbourne (no the other one in Victoria Australia). Andrew from Andrew's Trains
Every time you are trying to catch up to a train you’re gonna get red lights and slow traffic. Has happened to me way to many times lol. Nice video Danny!
That radio talk about the train and your info about the chains... immensely interesting.... great stuff Danny. As usual I enjoyed your post Danny. Peace and good health to you. Cheers from down-under.
Those buffer cars will often have dried distillers grains loaded in them, a by product of ethanol production and a useful feedstuff for the cattle industry. Basically, the dried remnants of the leftover corn mash used for making the ethanol.
Up here in Canada they have buffer cars on either end on crude oil unit trains, but they also have to run a DPU at the end for braking purposes. Good video, thanks Danny!
The shot you got of the ethanol train crossing Blackwater Creek was the best piece of videography that I've seen in a long time. IMHO, it may have been worth the chase/wait. My compliments to you.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR AWESOME WORK AND YOUR TIME HAVE A GREAT DAY IN FLORIDA BE SAFE AND CAREFUL SLOW DOWN AND POST YOUR VIDEO AND KEEP US IN FORMED THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME JIM KAMMERER OF PHILADELPHIA PA 😁👍👌
As always, first class. Really like the information you include in the video, like the chain and the knuckle. Will be waiting for your next show. Stay safe
Another great video Danny... on the UP we almost always have sand in the buffer cars. Also we run several trains out of Roseport, MN through WI to interchange in Chicago at Barr yard with csx power... foreign power is becoming the new normal on most trains since ptc is now interoperable between carriers.
Buffer cars are loaded to at least 70% of their load capacity with junk/waste materials. When we loaded the 4 DME boxcars we use, we took the waste pile of sand from a dozen derailed frac sand cars and through that in the car. Those boxcar doors were welded shut and they have been running ever since. Covered hoppers typically get sand, or unrecyclable cement materials.
Another great video! I feel your pain on the backroads with slow traffic! CR 35A by Dade City's former depot (you've done videos on the depot/museum!) is lots of turning traffic. And US 98/FL50 from I-75 east until where US98 turns South to Trilby has been under construction for what, two years now, often to one lane each way. I travel through there often too. Thx Danny!
Love the chase with the ethanol train. With CP possibly buying KCS there will be more oil trains coming from Hardisty, Alberta to Houston for refining since the Keystone XL pipeline has been cancelled for now
First I took months to comb through Danny's archives. I subscribed and set up alerts. The alerts broke but that's fine because I was finding new videos the same day they were posted anyway. Now I'm finding myself waiting for the premieres. I've gone one step too far.
Excellent video, Danny! I think I can give some insight on a few curiosities in this video: The UP power on the ethanol train is probably because (correct me if I’m wrong) UP leases some of their older GEVO’s (5500-5600) to CP. It’s still technically a CP train with CP/CSX paperwork, but just has UP power. As for the buffer cars, from my past conductor experience, buffer cars are usually partially loaded with either sand or gravel. Now that only applies to cars that are strictly for buffer service and should be marked “Buffer service only, do not load.” The capstan is usually removed after so the slider can’t slide back and forth anymore and or sometimes welded shut.
Thanks for another great video Danny! I especially liked the switching moves, and noticing that that the conductor visually checked the switch points after each repositioning. A real pro! BTW, saw a couple of CSX 44AHs up here in central Massachusetts the other day, they're a long way from home!
