Train BLOWN Over? 

UPDATE: This is how the railroad reported this accident to the Federal Railroad Administration - THREE CARS DERAILED IN THE 346G212 CONSIST DUE TO TORNADO. M102 Extreme environmental condition - TORNADO

Back in the 1990s when the Military was shutting down bases, they were shutting down Savannah Army Munitions Depot in Savannah Illinois, the Transportation Company ( USAR ) out of the midwest loaded their Trucks up on the Railroad and sent them to Savannah but either the Computer read it wrong or someone didn't read the shipping orders correctly so some 40 plus trucks were sent off to who knows where, it turned out the Railroad set the Military Trucks off on a siding and it took a week for them to find them, so the Truck Company had barrow from another Unit. I was working for the Army and had orders for working at Savannah, Illinois to inspect, correct all problems so the S&P Trailers could haul all the Ammo out of Savannah and go to somewhere in either North Carolina or Kentucky to be destroyed. It was frightening but I won't go there. Just crazy Military moves.

Some more history for you, that NS 6900, SD60E, was the lead engine in the Granetville, SC accident years ago. Was the first rebuilt 60E

Wind was pretty strong up here in Ohio too. I'm surprised nothing in my neighborhood was damaged

Really enjoying the format for these last few videos where you have a 10 minute video showing highlights from your day of chasing trains. Also appreciate the historical information shown here on Illinois Terminal and CNW in the last video. Keep up the great work!

Nice opening, great video! Thanks, Charlie!

Your video content is superb. It keeps getting better and better.

These videos are so nice to watch. Very informal, incredible shots and great narration. Its almost like I'm watching the news on tv! Keep up the great work!

The East Palestine video brought me to your channel, I was born in Griffin, Ga, so glad to see you cover the severe weather that day.

Great video. Keep them coming!

Nice to see the ITC heritage nit. My first railroad job was as a track laborer the summer of 1976 for the Illinois Terminal at Allenton, IL replacing ties on trackage they picked up in the PC==>Conrail conversion.

This was a good video and your drone shots are always good.

Excellent video. Thank you for sharing it.

I just live these videos! Thanks for sharing

So glad that I found your channel ! I live in Milner, Ga, & I frequent these rails to view passing trains . Thanks for your content ! It’s awesome !

Awesome video ! thanks

The blown over cars were NOT in Jackson, but in Jenkinsburg, GA. I know that spot very well. They were hit by a secondary tornado that spun off from the two mile wide Griffin tornado thunderstorm to the north.

Great video. Lots of info.

Thank you for talking about the Illinois Terminal, a long forgotten shoreline of South and Central Illinois. There's still a street running rail section in my hometown of Girard, IL with the original depot still standing as a home for someone now. Pieces of history that will live on

Your discretion on the destination is appreciated.

Awesome video 😁👍 . 30th anniversary was awesome . Got to go inside Wick car that was awesome inside old NYC car . I've seen military flats in 2017 over bridge in Atlanta before train show started in Atlanta that's awesome event .

Very nice video! Those Herzog cars can dump ballast at night too.

I learned a lot from your videos. Thank you

Prior to dieselization, the Illinois Terminal was an electric interurban that used trolley poles to take power from an overhead wire. Some of their electric freight locomotives were pretty cool looking, too.

It's often impressive what wind alone can do. I grew-up on a dairy farm in Pennsylvania where we had an empty steel rack hay wagon blown over once. Obviously it weighed less but it also had a lot less surface area, being mostly empty space from the side. It wasn't a severe storm but some local features - hills and a brush row - concentrated the wind.

I drove by as you were filming the three rail cars on their side on highway 42 just south of locust Grove.

I grew up in IT and C&IM country. The diesels were always filthy green. It looks incredible. Very nostalgic. I guess that was the intent.

Massive armature Rail Fan from Melbourne, Australia here. Can't wait to get back to the US in June this year and do some sightseeing in person! Can anyone recommend some good railroad museums throughout the US? Love your work mate!

Class leader Southern GP38-2 #5000, is preserved at the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum in Southern Tuxedo paint scheme, and in operational condition.

7:53 the shot right after is right near where I live, super cool to see the tracks from this angle!

Good stuff

8:44 Something else to note is the SD70MAC leading, one of the few in operation. Cool catches!

Glad I could inform you on CSX S724-14 with that rare SD70MAC, great video! 💯

As an IT fan, this vid was a wonderful surprise! Hoppers blown over, IT history lesson, Bradley's enroute to undisclosed location(s). Just brilliant!

same thing happened back in December of 21. A tornado blew over a stopped CSX manifest in Earlington, KY.

Nice video

I'm not afraid to tell you, it's no big secret where the bradleys are going. They are most likely going to East Coast port and then being shipped to Poland and then to Ukraine

I'm waiting for when the green locomotive is the Southern heritage unit restored 😢

HEJ ! GILLAR DINA VIDEOR . DET ÄR MYCKET INTRESANT FAKTA

That’s my favorite heritage unit.

There's a Decatur here in Alabama if you go though Huntsville AL

The title caught me so off guard

The Illinois terminal railroad actually used from maroa il to east Peoria il before taking over the former nkp bloomington district

If you wanna see old NS engines, go by the training center in McDonough, GA

Ns 1072 my fav!

I heard the tornado that hit Griffin recently did a number on the old Roosevelt railroad museums right-of-way which is causing them some problems because they've been in the middle of reopening it since the start of this year

I love Norfolk southern trains

those herzog ballast cars look like they may have come from florida at one point; all the new track being installed or updated on Florida East Coast Railway.

Jeez that has to be some wind to blow it over

It's a reminder that if you are out of a structure during intense wind or a tornado, a car will not help you. If a storm can blow over some hopper cars, your vehicle doesn't have a chance.

Cool 😎 show 👍

@5:00 Supposedly an inland intermodal port is coming to that area.

What scanner do you want?

WAIT WHAT 😮

I know where those Herzog trains come from. They come from two mines in jones county gray GA, or somewhere else. 3 sd60e locomotives switch out those mines. And sometimes I get to see an sd70ace or gp40-2s. In my opinion, Jones county isn't the best when it comes to trains and such.

Please for me....1990s Chicago Northwestern had a brownish engine with a round logo. I haven't seen them at all today. UP took them over. The Chicago Northwestern too had yellow engines, I found out. I only knew the Eddy Bauer type like engines. They went North out of CB, Iowa. Thanks

1:39 i have passed by that coal place for years and then i find out it was hit..

My dad seen that heritage unit before

I wonder if an estimate give 5232 the museum in Duluth? Because CSX gave them one of their units so it's only fair the Norfolk Southern gives the museum one of theirs

Everything is big in the US. So are the winds.....

Me too

We all KNOW where the Bradleys are going.

I took a video of Abrams tanks on flat cars at a BNSF intermodal yard in Memphis

04:44 The loco is arresting but this specialized car carrying complete fabricated turnouts is fascinating and, as a modeller, I'd love to know more.

I’m having strong winds right now

I thought I wanted to be a train engineer or conductor…second thought …lol

I was thinking about inviting you to railfan with me in decatur al if you want to

3:34 Ns dispatch: What you the Incredible Hulk today? Ns 366 Crew: I ain’t incredible Nothing Ns dispatch: Hahahaha Well ns crews Can Be a little funny sometimes

I'm suprised uncle sam was ok with you flying a drone over that equipment

And also im 9 and he seen it while i was gone because it was a week day and we see him on week ends

Hey 👋 Charlie. Did the three (3) Empty cars that got Blown Over cause Damage to the Tracks ? Did you hear if the train was idle or moving when it occurred. Thx! 👍

8:18 I think those bradleys are going to ukraine

If I was a betting man I'd say those Bradley's are going to Ukraine as we are sending something like 50 of them in the last aid package that was just signed in

Мояє аямч екѵірмеит ѵідеоѕ, комяаде. Шнеяе тнеу gо то? Ио теll то Рuтіи.

My Birthday is Jan 12 so I might have did that ;)

If you're trying to be all secret and great about hiding the destinations of those military vehicles you're wasting your time because everybody that wants to know, knows where they're going bro... so stop it with the strategic BS!

Ukraine, here's your Bradley's... Slava Ukrani...

I've got photos and video of the 1072 that went through duplainville Wisconsin where I frequently railfan what a nice surprise when it comes through every now and then if you're lucky enough to see it got to love those Heritage units especially those EMD'S‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️