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Yessir, that is correct!

@@ICE6365 thought so. Live right beside the mainline in St. John Right out side Elizabethtown Ky

@@Farmerjon9660 Awesome, so I take it you see the PAL often?

@@ICE6365 yes quite often. There was a comment in here somewhere that says they run mostly at night. This is true. But prolly 2-3 trains during the day

I like cabooses as well, and I wish they were more common. The flashing light isn't as iconic! Nowadays, cabooses are most commonly seen on trains that need to move backwards for long distances so the conductor has a place to stand (this is why cabooses can be referred to as "shoving platforms").

@@ICE6365 Well thank you for your reply we appreciate it and are glad you agree God bless you 🙏🛡🗡👼😇❤🐏🦁🦅🍞🪨🌅🔥👑🕊🐑✝️✡🤴🥀 John 3:16

@@gretchenchadwick8343 likewise :)

Thank you! Very glad you like the scripture :)

@@ICE6365 You're welcome and thank you for your reply we appreciate it God bless you 🙏🥀🤴✡✝️🐑🕊👑🔥🌅🪨🍞🦅🦁🐏❤😇👼🗡🛡 John 3:16

Thanks very much! I really appreciate the information about the military consist. Been wondering about that ever since filming this train. Have you served in the military?

@@ICE6365 Your welcome, sadly no I was going the route of USCG (Always wanted to be a rescue helicopter pilot) my senior year in high school I was diagnosed with a medical issue which disqualified me from serving. Not only did it blow my USCG plans but plans to become a State Trooper afterwards.

@@dcmkris Man, I'm really sorry to hear. They don't play around with medical stuff do they. I had a friend who was in her last week of basic training, and they sent her home after a medical emergency. Like you, she had a passion for it so it was sad they sent her home.

Excellent question! There are many inspection trains that run on the main lines of the larger railroads in the USA. However, it does not make financial sense for a class 3 railroad to run an inspection train. Instead, they have track crews manually inspect the rails. The tracks are in good enough shape for 15 mile per hour rail movements when the train shuttles railcars to/from this industry. The cause of the wheel slips in this case is the lack of power from the engines.

@@ICE6365 Oh i did not know there where different classes of railroad in the US. makes sense.

Those are great units too! Love the FEC

Thank you Joel! I love the midwest, but man was it hot... 97 degrees and high humidity. It felt like a sauna, and not in a good way lol. Glad you liked the SF DD, and I appreciate you counting the number of times the plane passed! That made editing this video extra fun for me.

97 degrees and humid? Oh man that must’ve been miserable.

For real

Great to hear such marvelous words of wisdom from you Bepis Man!

I'm not 100% sure, but after doing some research, I think it's unlikely. According to this source, the Rome Railroad ended just east of where I filmed in this video: www.abandonedrails.com/rome-railroad

Thank you Alex! That E-bell at the crossing is really annoying lol, but I guess it is serving its purpose.

Definitiv kein deutscher Einfallsreichtum, haha

Yep, that would reduce a lot of the flange noise you hear around the curve

Thanks Joel! Same here - when you don't know the special unit is coming, it makes it even more special lol

Thank you! Do you film often around Tifton? I was down there for a friends wedding that weekend and was able to do some railfanning

Thank you!

Much appreciated

Thank you!

You have my full permission to photoshop the Big Boy on any of these clips LOL. That would be epic

@@ICE6365 If I only had the connections my friend. Thanks for the permission though...

The incline railroads are remarkable to see. They are much different beasts than this unassisted 2+% grade

Thank you sir 🙏

Yes, that definitely would have helped

Yep lol. Not sure why they didn't set out the second unit

It was shocking for sure lol

A friend of mine who knows a lot about railroad history told me this. Seems like a waste to build it and then decide to go around it... Maybe new advances in technology at the time played a part in the decision.

@@ICE6365 I would enjoy talking with your friend about this area. I discovered it in about 1982 after I moved here from Wisconsin. At that time the tunnel opening was almost entirely covered in a waterfall of vines . The hillside a jungle of trees and brush. Soon after , I made a vow to open it up for photographers like us. Using only a hand bow saw and a machete , I slowly cleaned it much as you see it today. Over the years , it has grown back up and trees have fallen to mess it up. I have now graduated to a chain saw for clean up and if you go back now, you will see I have been busy here. A friend of mine Jesse Falan and I have over the past few months cut many trees along the hill side. They are stacked on the road side of the bank. I just recently cut up and cleared a huge fallen tree at the tunnel opening . As to the existence and history of this spot, which I call MP 139 or Summit ; I know it was built in 1850 or so , single track into Chattanooga. It was also used to shore up the hillside when built by Irish stonemasons. When the double track expansion came 1911 ? 1920 ? , the old bore was of course by passed and left in place to continue its job of holding the hillside in place. I am sure the old single track and tunnel were used by equipment of that era as it was much smaller then. Just look at the bore at Tunnel Hill, GA ; the old and new are side by side and one can clearly see the size comparison of old and new. BTW, the Tunnel Hill area is another of my recent clean up efforts . We are very lucky to still have the shot at MP 139 after all the years and hope to be able to shoot there for many years to come. I could tell you MANY stories of railfanning around this area, hope to meet you trackside sometime soon.

@@johnuhelski8613 Thank you for the info, and for all of your clean-up efforts to keep the shot looking good! It is much appreciated by the many railfans who film there. Hope to see you along the line too. I'm due for a trip to Chattanooga soon.

Thank you 🫡🙏

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Nice, I believe it. They have twenty- something active customers on their line from what I gather. They are truly a last-mile provider

Thanks team 👍

Thanks! Glad I'm not the only one who enjoys watching older videos to see the way things used to be. A lot has changed in Acworth

Thank you!

Me too, I was sad when they implemented the quiet zone. The only time they sound their horns now is when there is a city event. The dispatchers instruct them to "ring and blow" the entire way through town just in case anyone is walking in the tracks.

Wow, that's a lot of change in a matter of 4 and a half years. I appreciate you taking the time to write this. Thanks for the info!

Thanks!

Indeed it is

Lol probably not, but I don't think 4014 could make it around that sharp curve

Not a sickness. Healthy!

Second motor was dead

Thank you so very much John 🙏

Thank you, and Go Tigers!

Спасибо!