UNREAL LASHUPS & So Much More in Galesburg, Illinois! 

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"Something somewhere on these giant machines is always going to be leaking" Lmao, sounds like the Chinooks I work on daily!

1:01 that statement right there is literally true with some people’s luck. It’s literally like going into trainz and then spawning your own consist in, with like 3 special interest units and then driving it around the line in the video game, then only to find the consist IRL when out railfanning. That’s how some people’s luck is.

Great video! Those lashups are INSANE! still gotta love Dash 8s!

We could really use someone like you up in the Twin Cities. So many oddities & historically significant railroad things of all sorts waiting for their day in the spotlight.

9:08 that lashup is incredible, looks like something straight out of the 90s! To bad the one bnsf unit was there or else it would really look like it! Either way that is an incredible catch. Definitely need to pick up some of those for modeling!

RE: Geometry car- Granddad was telling me that back in the '40s the railroads he worked for (Pittsburg, Shawmut & Northern and Erie) had cars equipped with a recording seismograph. It used a paper tape synchronized to the wheels. So with 100% mechanical technology, you could automatically detect low joints, etc. by mile marker. This was of course combined with visual inspection.

18:14 If your wondering about this unit this is a Ex-TFM AC4400CW, that was delivered to TFM, when KCS bought out TFM in 1997, it became KCSM since then. Now it's CPKCM after the merger with CP and KCS as of 2023. I think KCSM 4537 was TFM 2637 before the patch and renumbered.

Nice locomotive catches especially 1063 and the fallen flags and the heritage units

I hate to break it but CN has retired ALL of their C40-8W’s. They are being cut up left and right across Canada and America. Ironic considering Lordstown also has CN/BCOL Dash8’s being cut up too

1. Ex NS C40-8 8302 left LTEX a couple months ago along with a bunch of ex CSX C40-8W's that went to various G&W Railroads so maybe 8302 is going to one of them 2. One Norfolk Southern heritage unit GEVO has already got their treatment, 8099 (southern) it was in A wreck and then it came out of the shops probably about towards the beginning or middle of the year with a new coat of paint and new black number boards

CSX has A good amount of C40-8Ws left along with the CM40-8 Rebuilds.

Great video! I actually caught the bnsf geometry train on the BNSF Omaha Sub by surprise and it also had a fake bonnet in trail behind the leader which another cool surprise.

At 6:38 you can see one of the locomotives on the Z train is spitting fire!

I just watched that Yoopers video out of Christmas spirit - fascinating to see it here

Thank You for making the video, great explanations about some of the units. You always go a great job.

16:51 At least one NS GEVO Heritage Unit has been repainted, 8099 - The Southern. Though this was after it went through fight, with a landslide, in Pittsburgh....

I was lucky and caught BNSF #2042 sitting in the BNSF Eola Yard in Aurora Illinois earlier this year. I have a picture but not sure if I can share it with you.

I live about an hour from Galesburg so I like to come and watch trains there too.

I absolutely have to model some of these units! I live in Minneapolis and get to see tons of odd lash ups, unique locomotives, and vintage equipment on a regular basis One local railroad, Minnesota commercial never disappoints when it comes to strange power and equipment. I love your videos thanks!

Dale yoopers rusty Chevrolet is always a classic. 12:35

I live in Red Wing, Mn and see alot of BNSF units up at the Northtown yard... I have been able to photograph alot war bonnets lately.

Today… Sir, I have recently discovered your content and I must say, you are in a class of your own. After watching your dash 8 videos, I have a request. If you find the time, may you please make a video about the last remaining cascade green BNSF SD-60M’s like the dash 8 videos? Thank you in advance, and merry (early) Christmas, sir.

0:41 nice to see 5632 again(shame it was scrapped)

Amazing video! Galesburg is all about the good stuff.

This looks so much better for BNSF to give 1755 it's classic ATSF Numbers instead of that Black Patch with White Numbers now it looks much better different than 552 but with it's Warbonnet Logo in red instead changing that fading Pink Color to it's classic Red and I was going to call 552 a Oddball

I really appreciate your videos. Thanks so much for the research and time that you put into making these info filled videos. Keep up the great work.

18:40 Anyone catch that natural gas gevo in the background? Anyways, great video Southern Plains! Looking forward to the next video uploaded.

such cool stuff there. I'd be visiting that yard everyday if i lived near it. Seems BNSF has lots to offer in terms of cool stuff.

Great Video liked when you talk about 325 and the brief history of the of the WC its means alot to bunch of us. Thank you for putting out another great video.

I have a picture of BNSF 515 and 545 in Davenport IA back in 2016

Great video 👍👍

Loving the Allis Chalmers at 9:47

Great video! Thanks for covering Galesburg again!

It's awesome to see red Warbonnet's, but sad to see them in such rough shape. Great info in this video - nice job!

Mind blowing catches! Great video!

The warbonnet leading the inspection car did it have a k5la horn

I got to see one of those special passenger cars seen at 10:08 today. A single H2 Dash 9 was pulling it but it looked like it was waiting for a passing mixed freight to go by. Saw it 15 or so miles south west of the Santa Fe Junction. I couldn't get a picture as I was going along Interstate 35 in KS. But I recognized it since I watched this video beforehand.

Once again Great Video and lashups! Also the BNSF smurfs always remind me of Conrail.

Wow! Amazing to see a Smurf paired with warbonets! Also how do you know that code for a train? I’m still a little new to railfanning, well, 8 months but still. Love the videos keep up the great work!!

I was impressed to hear the term electromagnetic energy used in a railfanning video

In fact I saw at least 12 BNSF dash 8's in Iowa as well as a bunch of ex Norfolk Southern Dash 8 and dash nines as well as some CSX ones and a CSX-B40-8, I've seen my fair share of ex BC rail dash 9 and dash 8's

Love the video and also how did you get in the locomotive shop and also you never fail to see something cool

Love the work has always ! Great video!

12:32 I lost it 😂

Great Video!

haha, thanks for "da Yoopers" cameo in your video.

16:45 i thought the Southern HU (gevo) got the repaint after it was repaired from it's wreck? or am i misremembering?

Very cool

12:02 sounds like that warbonnet dash 9 has a k5la

I like seeing new videos

Great vidio, very informative article, like the fact so many Canadian locos depicted. Thanks for the morning coffee...

I like how you blocked out sertain thangs without using that same ol blur that's cool thank you 👍👍👍👍

18:12 I saw 4537 trailing on RCHI457 along with a Ferromex ACe

I know atleast some rail fans have noticed this. The way the airline is ran when not connected and the 2 lights on either side make the train look like its making the ":3" face.

I saw a blue BNSF engine once on the main line once in Tennessee

Nice. Thanks.

The blue paint on a BNSF eninge isn't new. Back in the day, before the BN came into being, the Great Northern played around with a blue and white colour scheme. I remember some of the GP9 and the E or F series painted blue, along with some passenger cars.

9:14 could've fooled me being in the early 90's. Wow! I hate to admit it, but Galesburg, IL is WAY better than watching trains in Boone, IA and North Platte, NE combined.

9:08 Yep it speaks for itself Im on the CSX and NS so I probably wont see a Warbonnet Did 691 have a K5LLA?

There are a lot of leasing companies power at donkey creek yard near Gillette Wyoming

At BNSF, we don't make the locomotive, we make it bluer.

Come to Terre haute Indiana would love to hear the history and your videos.

BNSF should make a Smurf heritage unit!

Question: why do they always put a hopper or something behind the locomotive other than the geo cars or passenger cars?

With motive power pulling the trains from start to delivery and back, now there will be many motive power road names seen anywhere. It is more cost effective than changing locos that moved to the end of a rail section owned by a specific company. Once lashed up, they just continue pulling the train to the end of the run or to a classification yard where the cars would be regrouped into different trains to move to their final destination. The motive power is just leased to the next block of ownership and to the end of the run. This vastly reduces locomotives dead heading (moving motive power only) back to get the yards to get another train. The locos lash up to pull another train back to their rail home base. Crews may change out, but the locos continue on. I hope I explained this well enough. It is a bit complicated. I tried to simplify the processes. I am sure many current road names will change in the next ten years or so. When reconsolidating into a new railroad name, they get to write off the cost of the motive power, rolling stock, rail right of way, and track for tax savings after the tax deduction has hit the statute of years it can be written off. Most corporations do this like clockwork. You can almost calibrate the atomic clock by it.

There is a Chessie closed hopper at the Elgin County Railway Museum in St Thomas Ontario🚂🇨🇦🇺🇲🙋

Love your content,I don’t live near Galesburg

Love your vids. Planning a daytrip to railfan to Galesburg and see my first humpyard. Checking google maps they don't show a 4th street bridge. They show 3rd street and Hwy 10 crossing the yard. Am I missing something?

1:10 rip 2042, got sent to storage recently.

Looks like my model RR.

Man I love your videos. RU-vid keeps unsubscribing me. This is the 2nd confirmed time that it's happened. It's ticking me off. I want to support content creators I like but how am I supposed to do that when it won't even let me stay subscribed?!?!

16:55 8099: Am I a joke?

Ex atsf 647 has a conrail c40-8w blue part on the left side I don't know what it's name is but it's there

Nice trainz raiway

Total noob, I just do yard assists through a outside contractor. But I did mention my surprise at seeing one of those Illinois Central locomotive to one of the conductors.. They seemed pretty happy about having it as head end power.

Folks see what happens when we all get along ❤, but no we wanna homogenize everything and run it through a Macco paint booth .I'm going to name it Jessie's 🌈 collation collision train ser 😂

1:44 “BNSF… doesn’t care much about looks…” Paint don’t pull. That’s how I heard it, at least.

10:10 that is a very nice locomotive

16:56 is incorrect, 8099 was refurbished after wreck damage

When did 1755 get a new number font in the ATSF style?

I think BNSF 1063 was involved in the Roswell Train Wreck. . .

12:31 Rusty chevy

In New Mexico I was recording and then I stopped and then a Geo train raced passed me

I can tell you that the 1755 was "repainted" at some point between July 7th and August 27th of 2023, I have 2 pictures of it, and the first doesn't yet have the new number style. Edit: this was actually intended for the video I watched before this one, so I'll repost it there, but I'll leave this comment here since 1755 is also in this video.

I saw a kcs in battle ship grey it was nice but it was showing it age

Hello from alva

The Z train is kinda like the ATSF Super C train

Lash ups are a term coined by foamers,as a former railroad employee it’s called a consist,,nothing else

#5972 Good stuff sir☺️

Da yoopers are funny

Got to see a ghost i was so surprised she was beauty i have it on my channel i cant recall her number

I HATE this video!

along with the oil top off they sample the oil send it off to be analyzed and they add in supplementative oil additives for wear protection, seal conditioning , friction and viscosity modifiers ect... they only really get an oil change when/if the oil gets contaminated