Name: N&W 611 Charlotte, NC to Asheville, NC 10-24-92 Pt.1 @yankinga
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Description: N&W 611 Charlotte, NC to Asheville, NC 10-24-92 Pt.1

N&W 611 Charlotte, NC to Asheville, NC 10-24-92 Pt.1

YankInGA 2026-09-21 | N&W 611 Charlotte, NC to Asheville, NC 10-24-92 Pt.1

Railfanning Flagstaff, AZ September, 19, 2021

YankInGA 2021-10-22 | Some shots taken at Flagstaff's former Santa Fe depot on my recent western US Amtrak tour.

Filmed with an Apple iPhone 11.
I am not pleased with the audio on the iPhone, but it is what it is.
It's always with me, it's the only HD video device I own and it's not a
hassle to go through airport security like a full sized video rig (although they
still always flag me for a hand baggage check because of my radio scanner).

Driving during Irma

YankInGA 2017-09-12 | The passage of Tropical Storm Irma just about coincided with my lunch break (14:30 - 15:30). This is my ride back to work. Sept. 11, 2017

Eucalyptus doing the Irma Shimmy and Shake

YankInGA 2017-09-12 | My eucalyptus in my front yard during Tropical Storm Irma on Sept. 11, 2017

Tehachapi 1989

YankInGA 2017-02-14 | This was my first trip to Tehachapi, in 1989. The exact dates are lost to history as my contemporaneous notes have disappeared.

I really miss the sound of EMD 645 turbo-charged prime movers and the way they filled the canyons with sound, before government busybodies forced the manufacturers to equip all locomotives built after 1980 with exhaust silencers.

1) The program opens at Bealville in the late afternoon with trains in
both directions passing through Tunnel 5.

2) The next morning we are at the Loop to watch a westbound Santa
Fe unit coal train meet a Southern Pacific general freight with
mid-train
helpers. Then a Santa Fe intermodal passes with a Kodachrome GP-35 in the consist. An SP light helper set drops down the loop.
Another unit coal train, this time an Espee eastbound, climbs around the loop and crosses its own tail. This heavyweight has 4 units on
the head end (including a Kodachrome SD45T-2), 6 more units in the middle and a 3 unit set near the rear end.

3) Up near the top of the canyon we see a Santa Fe piggyback train negotiating the s-curves.

4) Moving down to Woodford, we catch a pair of Santa Fe westbounds.

5) Back at the Loop, an SP manifest exits Tunnel 10 and drops westbound down the grade. A Santa Fe leader heads up 3 brand new UP
SD60Ms on an eastbound manifest. The famous "Oil Cans" unit Tank-Train makes its usual late afternoon appearance as it heads for the Shell Oil
refinery in Carlson, CA.

6) An SP eastbound traverses the horseshoe at Caliente.

7) Were back at Bealville for one final train as it passes us and
climbs up and through Tunnel 5.

C&O 614 Erie Limited, Fall 1997

YankInGA 2017-02-13 | The opening shot is at Fair Lawn, NJ on October 11, 1997.

Unfortunately the engine suffered a piston ring failure further on up the line, leaving her lame on the fireman's side.

The protect diesels were summoned and we see them pulling the 614 and train across Moodna Viaduct.

Next 614 limps into the Campbell Hall yard. Note the steam blowing past the piston and up the stack on her left side.

A Conrail local freight arrives behind SD40-2 6493 as 614 is getting in the clear.

Once the freight is out of the way we see the crew preparing to remove the running board steps and cylinder head to pull the piston for repair.

They worked all afternoon and late into the night and the engine made it back to Hoboken in the early morning and pulled the train on Sunday, October 12.

I had left and wrongly assumed that Sunday's trip would be behind diesels. Being that it was an hour and a half drive, plus gas and tolls, from my home in Bethpage, NY to the nearest point where I could intercept and begin to chase the train, I took a pass. I wish I would have had better intel back then. Oh well.

The last two shots are at Black Rock Cut and Harriman, NY on Saturday October 18, 1997.

CSX around Newnan, GA 5-14-16

YankInGA 2016-05-15 | Went trackside for the first time in a couple of years. I'm surprised the batteries in my camcorder and scanner still hold a charge. I've neglected both for quite some time. Anyway, the trains pictured are:

L042, Q679 and Q614 at the north end of Greentop, milepost 33.87 on CSX's AWP-WofA subdivision.

L042 was a giant, over 8900 feet long.

Lastly Q197 rounds the curve alongside US 29 at the Bagley Cove crossing. No slouch at over 6800 feet in length. Bagley Cove crosses the tracks twice, this is the southernmost of the two crossings.

New Haven FL9s 10-19-85

YankInGA 2015-06-11 | Railfan excursion with CDOT EMD FL9s painted in McGinnis livery.

Not sure of complete route but the train ran from Danbury to Beacon on the old CNE route of the New Haven and then down the Hudson on the former New York Central main line.

Shown at Hopewell Junction and Breakneck Ridge Tunnel.

Incidently, an exceedingly rare ( for the metro NYC area) 4.0 earthquake, with its epicenter in Ardsley in Westchester County, awakened me that morning in my Queens, NYC apartment.

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Steamtown 1997

YankInGA 2015-03-15 | This was the last video I shot at Steamtown. CN 3254 was the active locomotive at that time.

An absolutely crappy weather day, but it did make for some nice lingering steam effects.

I shot the train at Lehigh, at a spot just below Moscow and a mood shot at night, in the rain, passing the University of Scranton.

Note the multiple slips near the end when 3254 loses her footing on the wet rails. Classic steam sounds.

Hi8 Master video. Audio capture using a Crown SASS-P stereo mic.

C&O 614 Erie Limited, Spring 1997

YankInGA 2014-03-29 | Ross Rowland's C&O 614 on her second series of "Erie Limited" trips for NJ Transit in the Spring of 1997, Hoboken to Port Jervis round trips.

Filmed at:

6/7/97
1) Mahwah, NJ westbound
2) Ingrassia Rd, near Howells Junction, NY
3) Port Jervis, NY runbys
4) Shin Hollow, NY eastbound.
5) Sloatsburg, NY

6/8/97
Rode the train and made audio recordings. No video.

6/14/97
1) Waldwick, NJ westbound
2 )Black Rock Cut, Shawangunk Mountain
3) Port Jervis, NY runbys
4) Ingrassia Rd eastbound
5) Hillburn, NY
6) Rutherford, NJ

6/15/97
1) Ridgewood Jct, NJ westbound
2) Central Valley, NY
3) Black Rock Cut
4) Port Jervis Runbys
5) Moodna Viaduct, eastbound

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Crown SASS-P External Microphone

Audio: LIRR Eastbound in a thunderstorm, Bethpage, NY, Summer 1997

YankInGA 2014-03-28 | A Long Island Rail Road GP38-2 leads an eastbound across
Stewart Avenue and Broadway in Bethpage, NY, just as a Summer thunderstorm begins.

Recorded from my front window on a summer night in 1997 on two tracks of a Tascam Porta 07 4-track cassette recorder using a Crown SASS-P microphone.

C&O 614 Erie Limited, Fall 1996

YankInGA 2013-01-14 | Ross Rowland's C&O 614 on her first series of "Erie Limited" trips for NJ Transit in the fall of 1996, Hoboken to Port Jervis round trips.

Filmed at:

10/12/96
1) Moodna Viaduct Westbound
2) Guymard
3) Guymard Eastbound
4) Arden

10/13/96
5) Central Valley Westbound
6) West Otisville

1019/96 Extremely heavy rain. I didn't go out. Train suffered major delays due to signal trouble.

10/20/96
7) Tuxedo Westbound
8) Michigan Corners
9) Port Jervis Runbys
10) Guymard Eastbound
11) Tuxedo

10/26/96
12) Suffern Westbound
13) Middletown Station
14) West Campbell Hall Eastbound
15) Mahwah, NJ

10/27/96 I rode the trip. No video, no audio, Just enjoyed the trip with no distractions. 614 wore a N&W Hooter whistle in honor of special guest O. Winston Link. I met Mr. Link and shook his hand.

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Audio: C&O 614 Highball after repairing the stoker 6/8/97

YankInGA 2013-01-13 | Somewhere between Central Valley, NY and the Moodna Viaduct a piece of debris jammed the stoker screw. After the crew worked on the problem with an acetylene torch, the train got back under way.

Recorded 6/8/97 from the open car "Sound and Fury" on two tracks of a Tascam Porta 07 4-track cassette recorder using a Crown SASS-P microphone.

Audio: Rogues Path Crossing, Cold Spring Hill

YankInGA 2013-01-12 | Two GP38-2 hauled trains followed by The LIRR FL9s pulling the original bilevel set, followed by two more GP38-2 hauled trains.

Recorded on two tracks of a Tascam Porta 07 4-track cassette recorder using a Crown SASS-P microphone.

Audio: LIRR M1s meet FL9s at South Oyster Bay Road

YankInGA 2013-01-11 | Recorded at the South Oyster Bay Road crossing on the Port Jefferson Branch.

Recorded on two tracks of a Tascam Porta 07 4-track cassette recorder using a Crown SASS-P microphone.

Audio: Meet at Horseshoe Curve

YankInGA 2013-01-11 | Recorded during a sleet storm in the early morning hours of a February day in 1997.
I was parked right outside the locked gate of the Visitors Center.

First an eastbound drops down around the curve with her engines in dynamic braking. While the eastbound is still wrapped around the curve a westbound makes its way uphill (4:40). At about 11:50 the westbound's two SD-45-2 helpers reach the main arc of the curve. Note how much louder they are than the newer, muffled power on the head end.

Recorded on two tracks of a Tascam Porta 07 4-track cassette recorder using a Crown SASS-P microphone.

Audio: Southbound Conrail Freight at Cornwall Landing NY

YankInGA 2013-01-11 | Recorded on a summer night in 1997

Recorded on two tracks of a Tascam Porta 07 4-track cassette recorder using a Crown SASS-P microphone.

Audio: C&O 614 Ridgewood Start and Fast Running 6-8-97

YankInGA 2013-01-11 | Recorded 6/8/97 from the open car "Sound and Fury" on two tracks of a Tascam Porta 07 4-track cassette recorder using a Crown SASS-P microphone.

Audio: C&O 614 Climbing Shawangunk Mountain 10/26/97

YankInGA 2013-01-10 | Departure from Port Jervis, NY and the run up to Guymard, NY

Thanks Ross Rowland for one hell of a ride.

Recorded 10/26/97 from the open car "Sound and Fury" on two tracks of a Tascam Porta 07 4-track cassette recorder using a Crown SASS-P microphone.

Cajon Pass 2-12-90

YankInGA 2012-04-23 | Sullivan's Curve

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Cajon Pass 1-22-89

YankInGA 2012-04-23 | The second day of my first visit to Cajon.

Blue Cut, The Mormon Rocks, Cajon Station, the Mormon Rocks, at the present location of CP Walker, Tunnel 2, near the present location of Silverwood, Summit cut.

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Cajon Pass 1-21-89

YankInGA 2012-04-23 | Day one of my first visit ever to Cajon Pass.

Cajon Station area, Sullivan's Curve, Summit

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Cajon Pass - Tehachapi 2-12,13-90

YankInGA 2012-04-22 | 2-12-09 Sullivan's Curve, Cajon Station (Note the 2nd and 3rd units on the Santa Fe westbound are an SDF40-2 (Former Amtrak SDP40F) and an SD45B-2.

2-13-90 Woodford Siding, Walong Siding (Tehachapi Loop), West Tehachapi, Cable, West of Mojave

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LIRR Oyster Bay Branch and Main Line 4-6, 7-91

YankInGA 2012-04-16 | Filmed on the night of 4/6 and the morning of 4/7 1989 at the Glen Cove Station, Glen Street Station, unknown, Nassau Tower, Mineola, NY

Railfanning in Northeast PA 7-10,11-89

YankInGA 2012-04-16 | 7-10-89: Taylor Yard, Tunkhannock Viaduct, pacing an NYS&W train along US11, Starrucca Viaduct.

7-11-89: Tunkhannock Viaduct, CP Rail East Binghamton Yard, Binghamton, Belden Hill Tunnel

Railfanning in Northeast PA 7-8,9-89

YankInGA 2012-04-15 | 7/8/89: Caught the rear end helpers on a train passing
Avoca, PA. Then I caught the head end with a nice mix of power at Mountain Top.

Next a Conrail lashup's engineer sets his dynamic brakes in preparation for the descent into the Wyoming Valley.

7-9-89 A freight passes the camera and enters the Belden Hill Tunnel. This was a lucky catch, as both of NYS&W's ex-BN F45s were on this train.

Two Susquehanna B40-8s were the rear helpers on this train. We see them cut away and beginning their return to Binghamton.

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NYS&W Garden State NRHS 7 28 88

YankInGA 2012-04-15 | NYS&W operated a special for the 1988 NRHS convention in New Jersey, which was billed as "Garden State in '88", The convention featured numerous snafus and this trip was no exception. The special was led by one of the Susquehanna's then-new B40-8s and a former BN F45 cowl unit.

The first shot shows the special departing Passaic Junction.

Next it is seen crossing the Ramapo river at Oakland, NJ. The late Marc Balkin of Mark I Video and I had our cameras set up elbow to elbow for this shot.

The third shot is at Sparta Jct. where the modern NYS&W built a connector from their traditional main line to the L&HR main to run north to a connection with the Southern Tier.

Remember what I said about snafus, well here is a beauty of one. The special struck a dump truck loaded with dirt at a private rail crossing north of Sparta Jct. I don't recall that there were any injuries but there was damage to the locomotive, particularly the plow which had to be torched off.

The last shot shows the return trip leaving Warwick, NY, with the F45 in the lead.

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Steamtown 8-30-87

YankInGA 2012-04-15 | In 1987 Steamtown was operating trains out of Scranton as well as trains out of Pocono Summit. The meeting point, where the two trains exchanged through cars was at Moscow.

CN 3254, dressed up as DL&W 1271 arrives from Scranton with the last Scranton-Moscow run of the day. The engine pulls away to run around her train. Then "DL&W" F7 637 pulls ahead with the two through cars for Pocono Summit. 1271 passes as she runs around her train. Next "DL&W" GP7 514 arrives with the Pocono Summit-Moscow train. The F7 backs the two through cars onto the Pocono Summit train and then returns to the rear of the Scranton train. The Scranton train departs and the GP7 runs around her train and departs for Pocono Summit.

Got all that? There will be a quiz.

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Railfan Odds and Ends Part 1

YankInGA 2012-04-15 | 8-11-86: Genessee and Wyoming S4 35 and RS1 42 switching at Retsoff, NY. Great early ALCO sounds.

Summer 87: BM&R 2102 passes Ramsey, NJ on a fantrip followed by Reading C630 5308 and the PRR E8s. The 630 has a blown cylinder liner and is converting it's cooling water to steam.

10-18-87 CDOTs New Haven painted FL9s operated a circle trip on the New Haven, Maybrook and Hudson Lines. We see the special at Hopewell Jct. in push mode and then exiting the tunnel at Breakneck Ridge with the locomotives leading. The train was slowing to discharge the passengers for a photo runby.

7-24-87: Amtrak trains crossing the Susquehanna River at Havre de Grace, MD. Later that say, two northbound freights cross the Anacostia River on the former PRR drawbridge. Still later, we see the AutoTrain preparing for departure at Lorton, VA behind three GE P30CHs. The last stop of the day was Alexandria, VA where we see a pair of freights, one with RF&P power, and some Amtrak trains.

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Railfanning Ontario August 1986 Part 2

YankInGA 2012-04-14 | TTC Humber Loop: Toronto Transit Commission LRVs are seen reversing on the Humber Loop.

Bathurst Street Bridge: More LRVs and older trolleys are shown on the Bathurst Street bridge over the western approach to Union Station.

West Approach to Union Station: A number of VIA and Go Transit trains are seen as well as the Ontario Northlander trainset.

Brockville, ON: Two CN Freights and a VIA LRC set are seen.

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Railfanning Ontario August 1986

YankInGA 2012-04-14 | Shot at a variety of locations. Most of the locomotives shown are no longer in service.

Vaughan, ON: CN GP40-2L(W) 9408 leads a short eastbound train with a caboose. CN 2016 C-630M and CN 2308 M-636 handle a welded rail train. Then a local with six units goes west.

Islington Avenue, North Toronto: 4 westbound CN trains pass, led by an assortment of MLW and GMD locomotives, all with cabooses

West Toronto Junction: A representative sample of the types of traffic and motive power found on CN, CP, VIA, and GO Transit at the time.

Mimico, ON: Two GO Transit trains pass, first a westbound and then an eastbound.

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Milwaukee Road 261 Snow Trains Feb. 1996

YankInGA 2012-04-12 | In February 1996 Milwaukee 261, based at Steamtown, made a series of trips in the snow.

2/16/96 261 pushed a wedge plow ahead of her train. Snow was shoveled onto the plow by hand for the benefit of the railfans on the train. There was not sufficient snow on the ground for the plow to actually be employed.

We see the plow train east of Nay Aug Tunnel, at the Rt. 435 Overpass in Elmhurst, at Moscow and at Gouldsboro.

2/17/96 Pulling a passenger special, 261 is seen at the Elmhurst overpass, by the Hollister Reservoir off of State Route 2009, and arriving at Tobyhanna in full sunshine. Then she's seen westbound, west of Moscow, followed by CP 2317 pulling the excursion cars back to Scranton.

2/18/20 261 emerges from Nay Aug tunnel and begins easing to a stop to do a photo runby. Then she is seen from track level at the Elmhurst overpass. Next she passes Moscow station. Then she is seen from across a lake at Gouldsboro. Then she's seen leaving tender first on the return trip, at Moscow, followed by CP 2317 with the excursion train.

2/19/96 261 pulls a photo freight. She is seen departing Scranton, passing Moscow, at Hollisters and doing a runby at Gouldsboro.

This is the coldest, most brutal weather I've ever been out railfanning in. By the time I got back to the hotel each day, my feet were numb from the cold. I was thoroughly bundled from head to toe including a face mask, but I had to remove my right glove to control the video camera. in the brief time it took to take each shot my hand began to ache from the cold. Temps were in the 3º-12º range with wind chills below zero all 4 days.

I'd do it again in a heartbeat.

Hi8 Master Recording using an external Crown SASS-P mic.

Steamtown Anniversary Weekend 4/20/96

YankInGA 2012-04-12 | On the first trip of the day, a doubleheader of CP 2317 and BM&R 425 arrives and departs Gouldsboro, westbound. Then it is seen again just west of Moscow.

2371 suffered grate damage due to overheating and was sidelined for the remainder of the weekend.

The next shot is is of 425 working the second trip of the day eastbound, at Hollisters. Then she is passing westbound on an overpass in Tobyhanna, then again just west of Moscow and then passing the University of Scranton.

Then she is seen on the third run of the day departing Scranton and finally topping the summit at Lehigh.

Hi8 Master Recording using an external Crown SASS-P mic.

Steamtown 1997

YankInGA 2012-04-11 | Caught CN 3254 doing the honors on a crappy winter day.
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First shown at Lehigh Summit heading westbound towards Scranton. I catch her again below Moscow, PA.

The last shot is a night shot behind the University of Scranton as the train departs Scranton in a light rain

Hi8 Master Recording using an external Crown SASS-P mic.

Steamtown 8-89

YankInGA 2012-04-05 | A visit to Steamtown in August of 1989
Tunkhannock Viaduct, Kingsley, Tunkhannock Viaduct (long view from Nicholson Cemetery), Steamtown Yard.

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Steamtown 7-9-89

YankInGA 2012-04-05 | This was filmed aboard the Steamtown excursion train when they were running north to Kingsley through the Factoryville Tunnel and over Tunkhannock Viaduct. CP 2317 is on the head end.

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BM&R Railfan Weekend 6-26-88

YankInGA 2012-04-04 | Pennsy E8s get in the clear at Leesport and meet 2102 headed back to Temple. Then the E8s depart. Now the situation is reversed, 2102 arrives and goes in the hole for the E8s. Then 2102 departs and heads north. RDG C630 and GP30 arrive and take siding to meet 2102. Then the diesels head north.

The Reading diesels are seen southbound at the PRR signal bridge near Shoemakersville, followed by 2102 running tender first towards Hamburg.

Then we move to Ontelaunee where we see 2102, 425 and the E8s bound for Temple. Then the E8s fly by bound for Hamburg.
The last shot is 2102 and 425 doubleheading, heading for Temple.

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N&W 611 Greensboro to Charlottesville and Greensboro to Asheville Oct 1994

YankInGA 2012-04-04 | 10/15/94 Greensboro, NC to Charlottesville, VA: Pacing along US 29 north of Yadkin, NC, Blairs VA, Chatham, Alta Vista
611 ran Greensboro-Lynchburg-Greensboro only. Diesel-hauled Lynchburg-Charlottesville-Lynchburg

10/16/94 Greensboro, NC to Asheville, NC: Salisbury, Celanese Rd. near Barber, Pacing along US 70, Catawba River Bridge, Conover, Hildebrand, The Loops, Azalea, Biltmore Wye, Asheville Yard.

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N&W 611 Charlotte to Asheville via Saluda 10/25/92

YankInGA 2012-04-04 | Charlotte to Asheville
Westbound: Gastonia, Kings Mountain, East Gaffney, Inman, Near Tryon, Sand Cut, East Flat Rock

Eastbound: Henderson, Saluda, Melrose, Spartanburg

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UP 3985 on Cajon Pass May 1994

YankInGA 2012-04-04 | 5/21/94
Eastbound:Sullivan's Curve, and Summit.
Westbound: Frost, Highway 138, Devore, San Bernardino, Colton, Mira Loma.

5/22/94:
Eastbound: Blue Cut, Frost, Mojave River Bridge.
Westbound: Oro Grande, Alray, Devore, Pedley Wye.

5/23/94
Eastbound: Tunnel 1, Lenwood, Yermo

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N&W 611 May 1993

YankInGA 2012-04-03 | Manassas, VA to Lynchburg, VA 5/15/93
I was being led in the chase by two local guys so I don't know the intermediate locations but the opening shot is of the 611 being hostled at Manassas and the other known location is the James River Bridge at 09:06

Manassas, VA to Front Royal, 5/16/93 beginning at 13:05
Seen at: West side of Manassas, The Plains, Delaplane, Linden, Front Royal and Linden.

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Clinchfield 676 (UP 3985) 1992 CSX Santa Express

YankInGA 2012-04-02 | In November 1992 CSX secured the services of Union Pacific Challenger 3985 and disguised her as Clinchfield Railroad 676 (One number higher than Clinchfield's last Challenger 675). She was used to pull the 50th Anniversary Santa Express train from Shelby, KY to Kingsport, TN

The program opens with the southbound ferry move to Kingsport on 11/19/92.
The train is seen at: Elkhorn City, KY, Dante, VA, South of Dante, St. Paul, VA and arriving at Kingsport, TN after dark.

The Santa Express ran on 11/21/92.
It is seen at: Levisa, KY, Elkhorn City, KY, (Note Joe Garagiola on the open platform tossing candy) In Breaks Interstate park viewed from an overlook, Clinchco VA, Trammel, VA, South of Trammel, Boody, VA, The Copper Creek Viaduct and Kingsport, TN. Finally the engine is seen at Frisco, being pulled backwards by a diesel to be turned up the line as there was nowhere to turn her in Kingsport.

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East Deerfield, MA - Springfield, MA 7-15-86 PT 2

YankInGA 2010-04-06 | POPY (Portland, ME - Potomac Yard) with D&H 659 (U33C)
in the lead, makes a pick-up from the yard.

Then D&H 658 (U33C) leads the 3-unit outbound power for the
BUBO out to the waiting train.

BUBO departs and we jump ahead to catch it crossing the
Connecticut River bridge.

Then we move to the Springfield Amtrak station where we see an Eastbound
Amtrak and an Eastbound Conrail freight.

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East Deerfield, MA 7-15-86 PT 1

YankInGA 2010-04-06 | Lots of stuff here in a plethora of paint schemes, typical of Guilford in those days.

First up, a Maine Central SW9 switches the yard.

Then a trio of Boston & Maine GP9s comes out of the engine
terminal and backs down into the yard.

The BUBO (Buffalo, NY - Boston, MA) arrives from the West.
The power (7 units) cuts off and goes to the engine terminal.

Next a D&H GP38-2 leads a string of dead U-Boats West out of the
yard.

A Maine Central GP38 leads two other units into the engine terminal.

The the B&M GP9s take their train out of the yard and head down the
line towards Springfield, MA

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Bayview Junction, Hamilton, ON Canada 8-16-86 PT 2

YankInGA 2010-04-01 | Three days after my first visit to Bayview I took a second look.

In addition to the types of motive power seen in PT 1, there is a
GMDD FP9A, some monster MLW six-axle units and a couple
of Amtrak F40s sprinkled in for variety.

The two Amtrak trains are actually VIA/Amtrak joint operations, utilizing
Amtrak equipment. The first is the International, crossing over to the
Dundas Sub, en route to Chicago. The other one is the Maple Leaf
heading straight on the Grimsby Sub, bound for Grand Central Terminal
in New York via Niagara Falls, Buffalo, and Albany.

The International was discontinued in 2004. The Maple Leaf still runs,
but to Penn Station instead of GCT.

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Bayview Junction, Hamilton, ON Canada 8-13-86 PT 1

YankInGA 2010-04-01 | We journey North of the border to sample some Canadian railroading.

We're at the Junction of three CN subdivisions.

The first train, CN 432 is on the Grimsby Sub which comes North
from Niagara Falls through the city of Hamilton, ON.

The track to the left is the Dundas Sub which runs West to
London, ON and is the principal CN route to Chicago.

The Grimsby and Dundas Subs join together at the junction and
the line continues Eastward towards Toronto as the Oakville Sub.

There's all kinds of stuff here, RDCs, MLW FPA4s, Bombardier
MPA-27a (LRC-2s) and even cabooses, although they were called
"vans" up there. Even a pair of Grand Trunk units on a freight.

Sorry about the goofy graphics and date stamps on some of the shots.
It seemed like a good idea at the time. 24 years later, not so much.

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Steamtown 1986

YankInGA 2010-03-30 | Canadian Pacific G-3-c 4-6-2 2317 was in charge of the train that season.

This is when she was painted in a faux Lackawanna paint scheme with the cars
painted to match.

We see the train at the Nay Aug tunnel and again at Moscow, PA.

If the edits look a little abrupt it's because my ex-wife was riding in the first coach with my two nephews and I was zooming in on their window as the train passed.

No sense in ruining an otherwise good train video :)

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USS Iowa BB-61 Hudson River New York, NY 7-86

YankInGA 2010-03-30 | A few days before the Statue of Liberty events on July 4th, I went to Weehawken, NJ to see the ship as preparations were taking place.

Besides the Iowa, we see Chandris Lines SS Amerikanis departing, a number of tall ships and military aircraft rehearsing their fly-bys. Also, the greatest assemblage of blimps I've ever seen.

We even catch two Conrail trains at the tunnel at the base of the Palisades.

People kept asking me questions while I was trying to film. I edited out as much of the blather as I could.

My old man even gets in on the chatter.

Finally I gave up and joined in. That's me telling the lady "I like ships but I LOVE trains".

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Steamtown 1985

YankInGA 2010-03-30 | Canadian Pacific G-5c 4-6-2 1246 was doing the head end duties in 1985 until a firebox issue
sidelined her.

This is a combination of more than one trip to Moscow so the locations are not necessarily in sequential order.

1) Elmhurst, PA overpass
2) Curve below Moscow, PA
3) Part of the runaround move at Moscow and
the departure for Scranton, PA
4) Westbound and Eastbound at the Erie Viaduct
5) Elmhurst Reservoir
6) East of Nay Aug Tunnel
7) Curve below Moscow

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Steamtown Scranton Moscow

LIRR Penn Station to Sunnyside, NY 7-4-86

YankInGA 2010-03-24 | Following the Naval festivities seen in my USS Iowa video, I filmed
out the window of the LIRR Port Washington Branch train that I rode home to
Flushing, NY, where I lived at the time.

There is a brief shot inside Penn Station, then the tape resumes after
we emerge from the tunnel in Queens. We pass Sunnyside Yard and the old
Ronzoni Macaroni factory (Now gone and the land occupied by a Home Depot).

We fade out at Sunnyside Jct. as the Amtrak line swings away to the North
to climb to Hell Gate Bridge.

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USS Iowa BB-61 International Naval Review 7-4-86

YankInGA 2010-03-24 | In conjunction with the rededication of the Statue of Libery, following a major renovation, a Naval review was held in New York Harbor.

Navies of many foreign nations sent ships to represent them.

On the morning of July 4th BB-61 USS Iowa, with President Ronald Reagan aboard, sailed down the Hudson River past Lady Liberty.

Another ship anchored in the river fired one of her guns in salute.

The first ship seen in the Video is the USS Mount Whitney LCC/JCC 20, a Joint Command Ship.

Also shown is German Navy Training Cruiser A59 Deutschland

I am in Battery Park. As Iowa comes into view, passing the FDNY Fireboat station, note the small vessel in the foreground.

That is the USS Sequoia, at one time the Presidential Yacht.

Jimmy Carter auctioned her off in the Seventies. Just one of a series of "brilliant" moves that the imbecile made while in office.

Also, note the platform atop Iowa's No. 1 gun turret. That is where the President and other dignitaries were.

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