I am watching from Hackettstown, NJ. I worked for the NYSW while awaiting my flow from ConRail to NJ Transit in 1987. Worked out of Little Ferry, NJ. The Sea Land was the big customer along with the plastic pellet transfer in Little Ferry. Met Walter Rich several times. They were starting the Sparta renewal project.
Still watching from San Luis Obispo, Ca... Love your videos... Born and raised in Utica but spent most of my life in Syracuse.. Retired and moved to the central coast of California...
Watching from Reston, VA, however I grew up near the Fonda Johnstown and Gloversville RR in the old days. Sad that it is gone. I have small HO version in my basement. Good to see Utica is still enjoying a branch line. I thought there would be more snow..
Worked for NYS&W Mechanical dept 2005 thru 2008 and the 3040 was the assigned locomotive. I used to schedule it to CSX Selkirk shop for wheel changeouts as needed. The 3040 is a workhorse.
Subscribed 3 or 4 years ago and have enjoyed every one of your vids that I've watched. Thanks for all the entertainment you've provided over that time. Asheville/Charlotte, NC
I was in macquade and bannigan when they came by. Didnt make it out in time but did see them pass through a back window. What a beautiful day yesterday.
Thoroughly enjoyable from metro Milwaukee WI. All the extra commentary regarding the mileposts and what the alignments were plus abandonment dates was deeply appreciated. The NYO&W was pulled up the year I was born. Like so many across the country they built on a hope and prayer and suddenly found out the harsh truth that the traffic levels weren't there
@@railroadingrambler218 hey rail rambler I miss k&k hobby shop. I wish they stayed open . Got alot of things for my ho layout there . Hope you had a great Christmas. Have a great railroad day
I watch from Huntsville, AL. I love Schuyler st. Reminds me of places in Evansville, IN where I grew up. We didn’t have trains on Mulberry street, but I would have loved them. I like your easy going comments. Keep your vids coming.
I'll say it once again... I love your winter videos the most and this was no exception. Enjoyed this one from balmy (45 degrees), snow free (for the moment) Rhode Island. Thank you for taking the time and making the effort!
I like how the traffic signals function at the grade crossing, beginning around the 8:20 mark, how they work in conjunction with the railroad, so to stop all traffic where motor vehicles crossing here, would be affected with this train in the presence. I do know that it is located along NY's Route 8. The two lights, for the train's movement, light up either red, or yellow for when the train may cautiously proceed.
Recently viewed a "historic" video, here on RU-vid, of the former Monon Railroad, to include description of its CEO John Barringer the 3rd, supposedly, the "doctor of sick railroads," as I have once heard.
Love to see various videos of all you railfans. I'm in upstate Illinois, on the CN sub of Waukesha, the former Wisconsin Central. One day I was watching my kids at the local pool, and a freight was coming thru town with a pair of SD40s from the Susie Q's of New York
An excellent video with a great commentary to back it up. Love the fact that there is still operational street running, which seems to be alive and well. We don't have much, if any at all, here anymore Down Under. Watching from New South Wales, Australia. Cheers and have a great New Year !
I wish you a happy new year! You posted a very good video. When the train went down the street, the lights on the front and back of the locomotives were on! My friends liked it. You can see this at BNSF. Happy 2023!
Thanks Railroad Rambler I hope you had a lovely Christmas and have a happy New Year to you and your family too . Kiwi Shayne Watching from the UK . I love Watching your Video of NYWS railroad and CSX and the other Railroads in your Area too ❤❤
The commentary was very helpful and informative. Born and raised in WA State but moved out to Fly Creek, NY last year. Don’t know a lot about the shortlines out here so enjoyable to watch and learn. Recently learned that the headquarters is 9 mins away from me in Cooperstown. Go figure. 😊
Does the Susquehanna still have their rs1 that was their first diesel locomotive? I remember an issue of railfan where they washed the engine and all the crappy new paint came off and all the good old paint that was still underneath it came through reminded people of the Glory Days. Of course he would an rs1 is still usable as a switcher
Thank you for mentioning which railroads these were originally. I wish many others would do the same. BTW, I'm watching from Ft. Myers, Fl. Originally from Paterson, NJ.
Happy New Year my friend! It's the 1st one of the new year! What a way to start it! May 2023 bring us all a sense of renewal! Good health and pleasant journeys!
The new york mills line is still used? I actually moved to the area about a year ago from the uk was always wondering if the tracks through nym where ghost tracks or actually used. More because I live in the village now and occasionally go 'huh I hear a train' but have yet to see one in the metallic flesh.
Thanks for the very informative video. Having lived in Rome NY as a child many of the scenes were familiar. Greetings from Cocoa FL, a few blocks from the FEC's Rockledge yard.
Your RR videos are very well commentated, lots of information given. 👍 Spent 3 years living in Mayfield NY in late 70s, too much snow and cold. Greetings from NC.
@@railroadingrambler218 I like watching the snow come down, looks nice. Dealing with the aftereffects and cold, not so much. I remember the blizzard of 77 coming down the thruway from Buffalo. Wasn't as bad as it was in the nickel city, but memorable nonetheless. Different strokes for different folks. 😄
Is it possible to get any dates off those old NYO&W rails? What a great story that railroad was. Not sure it ever made money but the railroad scenes and history are awesome.
Nice Header to the Video, I wonder who would have won in a head to head clash, Don't think I would like to be in the car if it ever came to that being pushed backward along the street, Oh well, Just a thought. Seriously though Great Video and really nice Videography and Narative, Gota love and live this stuff as it's great, Thanks so much. Regards
I just missed the street running that day.... :( It's been years since I have! Was on Water Street hanging out by the old Lackawanna freight house and didn't catch them in time.
You have the best videos. I love that you give so much information and history and bring Witold along when he decides to venture out. Happy New Year!!! Make sure you buy Witold a party hat, he looks like a real party animal. Haha! We are thankful for you and Witold. Keeping warm here in Lancaster/Carroll, Ohio.
I too enjoy you videos. The commentary is informative while also allowing the viewer to hear the trains! I live in Southeast Pennsylvania and travel through Utica five or six times a year on my way to the Adirondacks. I paddle and hike there often, and the first time I paddled on the Bog River and under the out of use NYC line, I imagined what it would look like to watch a train traveling through. Now I may just be able to time it so I can see it without dreaming. I appreciate learning the proper pronunciation of Schuyler St. My local pronunciation of the Schuylkill River led me astray! One question for you as a short/lazy google search did not help. What is the purpose of the flange marker?
Thanks for your kind words! A flange marker gives warning to the operator of a railroad snowplow to lift its wings before it encounters pavement or some other potential obstacle (like a rock cut)
@@railroadingrambler218 Don't you mean the small plow underneath the railroad snowplow? (Maybe, if I remembered it correctly, the snowplow you once videotaped, in an earlier video, appeared that the front of their snowplow actually lowered so to clean between the rails! The crew inside the plow could actually "raise" the front of their plow so to clear crossings, switch rails, and obstructions that are at the rail's height. The function sounded like air, supplied by the shoving locomotive.) Oh! BTW, on the old Rutland Railroad, now part of the Vermont Rail System, their flange markers also have blades, in a V fashion, so to inform the crew to close the snowplow's wings, when it begins to enter a rock cut. Three blades (two to the right, one to the left) indicate to both close the wings and raise the flanges blade below. Great video, as always!
I always watch your outstanding videos from Southern Oregon. Thank you for letting us know Witold will be back (without us needing to ask) . I hope you had a Merry Christmas & will have a Happy New Year,
They are so much nicer up there. Down here in KY they paint stripes and if you're over the line while the train is coming through, you will get hit rather than them stopping to wait for you to come move it.
So when the CSX loco went to grab that bulkhead car, did the NYSW loco switch out the 3 box cars? I'm watching from Charlotte, NC, but am originally from Manlius, NY.
No, the switching move occurred when the backup move began earlier in the video. Notice the different boxcars from those that came up Schuyler Street to those holding on the former O&W Main waiting for CSX 2514 to return. I could not cover the switching and still be in place to catch the scene of the train returning back on the old O&W tracks. Thanks for your comment.
Watching from Nashville, Tennessee. You said in the comments that your brother was the manager at K&K Hobby shop. Was his name Dan? I used to be in there every weekend before they closed.
I'm surprised that some of the street signs in the immediate area do not include another sign, with the words: "ACTIVE RAILROAD TRACKS! KEEP CLEAR OF ALL TRAINS!" (or similar) included.
Do you have any video footage of the train crossing the highway to reach the warehouse? I've driven over the tracks many times and never seen the train there.
