C Vision Productions | Black Hills SD40-2 Cab Ride: Chicago & North Western Colony Line - FULL VIDEO (1994) @CVisionProductions1 | Uploaded 2 years ago | Updated 1 hour ago
In this video, we take a cab ride on CNW SD40-2 6814, as our train travels between Belle Fourche and Rapid City, South Dakota, along the beautiful Black Hills. With footage captured in 1994, this video brings you back to the historic final years of the Chicago & North Western, shortly before the merger with Union Pacific in 1995, and the sale of the west end lines to the Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern in 1996. In the first half of the trip, we'll pass through St. Onge, do a little work in Whitewood, and travel through the well-known community of Sturgis, where our train starts up a steep 1.5% grade to climb out of town. From there, the tracks stay close to Interstate 90, as our train passes Tilford, Piedmont, and Blackhawk, before arriving in Rapid City. We also include an uninterrupted view of Rapid City as our train slowly passes through the city, and over the many grade crossings before arriving at the C&NW's yard on the south side of town. During the trip, our speed varies between 10 and 40 mph, as we work up and down many steep grades along the line. Engineer Bill Neary expertly handles the train, constantly transitioning between power and heavy dynamic brakes, with some air thrown in, to control our speed over this challenging piece of territory. Enjoy the ride!
Copyright 1994, C. Vision Productions
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In this video, we take a cab ride on CNW SD40-2 6814, as our train travels between Belle Fourche and Rapid City, South Dakota, along the beautiful Black Hills. With footage captured in 1994, this video brings you back to the historic final years of the Chicago & North Western, shortly before the merger with Union Pacific in 1995, and the sale of the west end lines to the Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern in 1996. In the first half of the trip, we'll pass through St. Onge, do a little work in Whitewood, and travel through the well-known community of Sturgis, where our train starts up a steep 1.5% grade to climb out of town. From there, the tracks stay close to Interstate 90, as our train passes Tilford, Piedmont, and Blackhawk, before arriving in Rapid City. We also include an uninterrupted view of Rapid City as our train slowly passes through the city, and over the many grade crossings before arriving at the C&NW's yard on the south side of town. During the trip, our speed varies between 10 and 40 mph, as we work up and down many steep grades along the line. Engineer Bill Neary expertly handles the train, constantly transitioning between power and heavy dynamic brakes, with some air thrown in, to control our speed over this challenging piece of territory. Enjoy the ride!
Copyright 1994, C. Vision Productions
Thanks for watching! If you enjoyed this video, check out our other videos below:
Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Vol. 1, The East End: SD40-2 Marathon - FULL VIDEO (2012):
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JiPJ58X3IdA
Burlington Northern’s Hi Line in Montana: Autumn on Marias Pass:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uDo1PvSrVGk
Classic BNSF Railway: Volume 2 of Crossing The Cornbelt - FULL VIDEO (1998):
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2rqcJK7DUfo
Montana Rail Link SD45 Renaissance Vol. 1, The East End - FULL VIDEO (2016):
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=reRpteUo1D0
Montana Rail Link Vol. 2, The West End - Updated FULL VIDEO (2016):
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qqkYMo2TEQA
Montana Rail Link Vol. 3, The Final Countdown: GP9, SD40-2XR, and SD45 Locomotives:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=G_7bn1HCtJY
A Tribute to the Soo Line - FULL VIDEO (2000):
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aA3rCBiVVJw
Nebkota Railway F Units and BN C30-7’s on Crawford Hill in Nebraska:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zOgeV9SXY70
Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern FULL VIDEO - RCPE SD40-2 Locomotives (2016):
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7ugEhjtXUK0
DMVW SD45 Locomotives:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TXEuCr4zDOo
Wyoming Coal Trains - FULL VIDEO (1995):
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cwM8KsMh0u8
Sisseton Milbank Railroad (SMRR) - South Dakota Shortline Survivor:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-_UB82mquzg
SD40-2 Stronghold: EMD Locomotives in Minnesota’s Iron Ore Country FULL VIDEO (2018):
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kvaEVuFQlhU
Classic BNSF Railway: Crossing The Cornbelt, The Marshall Subdivision - FULL VIDEO (1997):
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vFTnF2PtYKo
Trona Railway in the Mojave Desert: EMD SD40-2, SD40T-2, and Baldwin AS-616 Locomotives:
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NKCR: Nebraska, Kansas & Colorado Railway on the Stormy High Plains:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LkgjlTCMwuk
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EA7-V97GnxA
Central Montana Railroad: Shortline Survivor - GP9 and GP30 Territory:
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