3 mile long monster stack train crosses the Sibley Railroad Bridge

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6 ай бұрын

12.23.23 Sibley, MO - BNSF Marceline Sub, Sibley Railroad Bridge, Milepost 426
Drone catches a 4x4x0 container train at 15,039 feet with 171 cars and 732 axels crossing the Sibley Railroad Bridge on it's way to Global Gateway in the port of Los Angeles from Logistics Park in Chicago.

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@FreightTrainDrifter 6 ай бұрын

Absolutely amazing catch Ed! 💯👊🏼🤩

@edfoulks8047 6 ай бұрын

Thank you, appreciate that!👊

@emctrains 10 күн бұрын

Awesome catch and video!

@edfoulks8047 2 күн бұрын

Thank you sir, I very much appreciate that👊

@wsclesky 6 ай бұрын

Excellent! You are the drone master!

@edfoulks8047 6 ай бұрын

Thanks Wayne, you are much too kind! Thanks for watching👊

@thairatcatcher 26 күн бұрын

Great video, that old bridge looks like it could use a lick of paint.

@edfoulks8047 23 күн бұрын

Thanks Peter, much appreciated👊

@tilerman 12 сағат бұрын

That's insane! Incredible. Awesome footage Ed, as good as it gets mate, thanks for the upload my friend. Liked and subbed.

@BNSFFREAK747 6 ай бұрын

Like a great beast, the lengthy monstrosity made from the result of man's ingenuity emerges from the haze like a predator encroaching upon its prey. Silently she crosses the expanse over the remnants of the river in which once upon a time even I could not see the sandy bottoms sticking out like scars in the running water. Silence becomes thunderous as she completes the crossing displaying the colorful array of containers with bright orange leading the way. The gray is brought to life for a few moments with a combination of colors and shapes snaking across the cold landscape. And just when you think that the train is completing its passing, you hear the words of a once famous pitchman: "BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE!" as you soon realize that this train is an absolute beast. Anyone who is discerning coming out to this bridge to railfan needs to watch this video as this should be the standard of what a Sibley showcasing should look like! Bravo my good sir! Amazing shots and angles with this one! Makes me want to come back and visit again!

@edfoulks8047 6 ай бұрын

Bruh, you might have missed your calling, you should try your hand at being a writer...maybe adventure stories of how the railroads settled the West😉 Thanks for those kind words, there was just something about knowing this one was going to be huge and then hearing the DD report 700+ axles that made it all that much more fun to fly and edit. And you're not kidding, this one was a BEAST!!! 👊

@robodrone5662 6 ай бұрын

Excellent shots 👍

@edfoulks8047 6 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it Robo! Lots of catches that day so more to come👊

@geoffreylee5199 Ай бұрын

That train is nearly three miles long, YIKES.

@timothynewton4453 24 күн бұрын

Trains should not be allowed to be that long, trouble in so many ways.

@edfoulks8047 23 күн бұрын

Truly a land barge! Thanks for watching Geoff👊

@edfoulks8047 23 күн бұрын

I think that's something the Federal Railroad Administration is constantly looking at, how big it too big! Thanks for watching👊

@kolejnakolej.1437 6 ай бұрын

Super train and video. Good work.

@edfoulks8047 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for those kind words and thank you for watching!👊

@StormySkyRailProductions 6 ай бұрын

Wow, fantastic views as we all come to expect from you Ed, Nice! (Dave).

@edfoulks8047 6 ай бұрын

Thank you Dave, I appreciate that👊

@paulbissitt4754 22 күн бұрын

Incredible.Awesome.A REAL freight train and some! Thanks for sharing.I can't imagine how many workings it would take to move that here in the UK.

@edfoulks8047 19 күн бұрын

Thanks Paul! I think our English speaking brethren with the really crazy accent (the ones down under) do even longer trains...and they are "uncrewed"/remote controlled on trips hundreds of miles long! Appreciate you watching👊

@jaynewoodruff3298 2 күн бұрын

Great drone work!!

@edfoulks8047 2 күн бұрын

Thanks Jayne, much appreciated👊

@kendall1728 14 күн бұрын

Great drone footage! As a side note, look at the condition of that bridge! We are letting our infrastructure rot. What a shame.

@edfoulks8047 12 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching man, I appreciate that! This ole girl's been around for a while and she's starting to show her age a little. Plan is for a new bridge to go in next to the existing bridge but the old bridge is solid enough they are going to keep it in service👊

@KCTopDawg 6 ай бұрын

Wow the drone master strikes again!

@edfoulks8047 6 ай бұрын

You are way too kind my man! Thanks for watching👊

@ronnieg6358 Ай бұрын

Impressive! I can't even imagine how to sort this lot out when it reaches it's destination!

@edfoulks8047 23 күн бұрын

Thanks Ronnie! It's beyond me how they keep track of all these containers, sort them, get them loaded onto the right boat or tractor trailer and get whatever is inside to retail or my house! Impressive logistics feat for sure. Thanks for watching👊

@tylermccullywideworldoftra9987 6 ай бұрын

Wow amazing 🌁 🚂 🚂 🚂

@edfoulks8047 6 ай бұрын

Thank you Tyler, very much appreciated!👊

@pleiku887 28 күн бұрын

That will be a treat to paint.

@edfoulks8047 23 күн бұрын

The hardest part of painting the bridge is all the blue painters tape they have to use to keep the paint off the rails and railroad ties....🤣 Thanks for watching and dropping a comment, much appreciated👊

@douglasskaalrud6865 Ай бұрын

Very cool video. Thanks for posting.

@edfoulks8047 23 күн бұрын

Thanks Douglas and thanks for watching and leaving a comment👊

@johnfitzpatrick3094 6 ай бұрын

This has to be one of your best videos. The dreariness actually adds to the video. I can see that BNSF hasn't made much progress on the so-called new bridge. That has to be the lowest I've ever seen the Missouri River.

@edfoulks8047 6 ай бұрын

Well thank you John, much appreciated! Yeah, I don't recall EVER seeing the river this low, a good wet winter and spring would be nice👊

@johnfitzpatrick3094 6 ай бұрын

@@edfoulks8047 I remember one time when I was delivering plants, I crossed the Missouri River at Waverly. I would say that the river was about 4 feet from the top of the levee. Freaked me out, especially with all of the swirling currents.

@edfoulks8047 6 ай бұрын

@@johnfitzpatrick3094 yeah, I can recall multiple times seeing levies either being over topped or nearly overtopped anywhere from Atchinson all the way to Waverly but I don't ever remember seeing the water being this low.

@johnfitzpatrick3094 6 ай бұрын

@@edfoulks8047 I've seen the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers really low, and that was the drought of 1988.

@edfoulks8047 6 ай бұрын

@@johnfitzpatrick3094 let's hope we don't get to that point again!

@jamesburnside3023 20 күн бұрын

Fantastic Ed just found it

@hikinganddrone 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing, one of these day, I’ll be there👍👍👍👍

@edfoulks8047 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching, enjoyed capturing it and happy to bring it to you!!!👊

@CarmieThompson 6 күн бұрын

Great flying! Thanks for not doing Loop-dee-Loops.😉 It's going to take an Army to Prep & Paint the Truss & Trestle sections. Wonder why the RR bunched up the mid-train helpers. I would think 2 mid-train units & two pusher units but maybe the route doesn't have steep grades on the way the LA. Anyway, Thanks!

@edfoulks8047 2 күн бұрын

LOL, thanks for watching Carmie. The FPV drone loop-dee-loops aren't really my thing, I like to keep it a little more simple! I'm no expert here but my guess is they put the DPUs in the middle instead of the end because of "slack action" - these container trains are lighter and those who build the trains are less concerned with the amount of tension on the couplers because the train is less heavy therefore less weight to pull. For really heavy trains I think they want to avoid too much pull on the couplers so they would put the DPU at the end to "push" reducing the tension on the couplers...but that's only my guess. It could be as simple as they just took what started out as 2 trains and combined them into 1 big train👊

@DrMoriarty-sees-all 2 күн бұрын

Nice image quality.

@edfoulks8047 2 күн бұрын

I appreciate that, thanks for watching Doc👊

@gerfgrub6622 6 ай бұрын

What a monster train. Crazy. Imagine being a conductor and having to walk the entire length looking for a disconnect air hose. Frankly, I think the railroads are looking for a bad accident running monster trains! BTW, the road that runs under the bridge on the west side, is that a public or private road? I've never noticed it before. The mighty Missouri River looks like it's running a little low. I'd like to see it running bank full in one of your videos someday. 😃 But nothing like the '93 flood, half of Henrietta was under water!

@edfoulks8047 6 ай бұрын

A complete outsider's opinion but is seems to me the pendulum is at its peak about to trend in the opposite direction. And I couldn't imagine being a conductor and potentially walking SIX miles for an air hose...in the dark...in the cold...in the rain...on ballast... (I have heard dispatchers radio for maintenance in the area to give conductors a ride when they can). The road on the west side is private, I think it belonged to KCP&L when the Sibley Generating Station was still in operation, looks like it connected the plant with the fly ash ponds...EPA reports even have it labeled "Fly Ash Pond Access Road." And yep we sure could use the rain...but nothing like '93 when the entire Hardin Cemetery floated down the Missouri 😬

@valeriebassett3107 5 ай бұрын

Fantastic video!

@edfoulks8047 5 ай бұрын

Thanks Valerie, happy to bring it to you👊 Hope you have a great New Year🎉

@valeriebassett3107 5 ай бұрын

@@edfoulks8047 Wishing you a wonderful year in 2024, I pray it will be safe, happy and healthy for you. Really appreciate your videos, love the drone. It's like flying! ❤️🙏

@Crookedriverandeasternrr 26 күн бұрын

Holy hell that was a lot of train. Awesome filming too

@edfoulks8047 23 күн бұрын

Yes sir, yes sir! I'd say I get to see my fair share of "big uns" but this one was truly a land barge! Thanks for watching👊

@GEVOlutionCPKC 6 ай бұрын

Bellísima captura 😍 nice lashup 💣🔝🙏🏼

@edfoulks8047 5 ай бұрын

Thank you GEVO, appreciate you watching!👊

@-tekyamanosh 6 ай бұрын

Wow amazing 🌉 🚂🚂🚂

@edfoulks8047 6 ай бұрын

I appreciate that, thanks for watching and glad you liked it👊

@postalfnj 23 күн бұрын

beautiful excellent work

@edfoulks8047 23 күн бұрын

Thanks, I really do appreciate that👊

@willietalley4239 Ай бұрын

Im a 30 year railroader it might be me but thats too much train, disaster wait to happen.

@edfoulks8047 Ай бұрын

I'm am certainly not one to question the wisdom and experience of a 30 year veteran of the railroad...therefore sir, I will have to agree with you. I've heard lots of people express concerns about these massive "land barges" being too long. I think they might be here to stay though. Thank you for watching👊

@jamieharmer5654 10 күн бұрын

The amount of rust on that Bridge ?

@cmayes3518 9 күн бұрын

Trust me I worked for NS a year ago and the trains are getting longer. Freight trains are getting longer. Almost two trains in one. Imagine walking the whole train when a defect detector goes off.

@ThePhk5 16 күн бұрын

how did you get audio and not get swamped by prop noise ?? - great video..

@edfoulks8047 12 күн бұрын

Thank for watching! To get the audio, I just mount the GoPro on top of my drone instead of the bottom....JK, I'm using an H1N external recorder. The recorder stays with me at my location so most of the time you don't hear buzzing props. I just synch up the audio and video in post production👊

@RaulGonzalez-jg8ks Ай бұрын

Ah bárbaro más largo ke la cuaresma

@edfoulks8047 23 күн бұрын

Yep, one of the longest I've ever seen. Thanks for watching👊

@davidmonro3270 Ай бұрын

If authorities don't do some serious maintenance on that bridge they can look forward to another disaster, no risk.

@douglasskaalrud6865 Ай бұрын

The railroad maintains this bridge.

@paulsheward3325 29 күн бұрын

Don't look like it, could do with a coat of paint and rust treatment...

@edfoulks8047 23 күн бұрын

BNSF owns the bridge and is responsible for the maintenance. This is one of the most important bridges on the Southern TRANSCON route that stretches all the way from Chicago to Los Angeles, my bet is they keep a close eye on the maintenance of this bridge. Thanks for watching👊

@mattanderson6336 22 күн бұрын

I would have thought with all the upgrades BNSF has done that bridge would have double-tracked by now.

@edfoulks8047 22 күн бұрын

Yep, as I understand it this is one the last remaining single tracked sections of the Southern TRANSCON. In November 2022 BNSF approved money for a new single track bridge to be built just to the east of the existing bridge with the intent to use both bridges. In May 2023 they cleared the area for the new bridge then nothing else happened and hasn't since. I haven't seen anything on why it was halted or when the project might resume...if ever. Thanks for watching👊

@Sollyst1909 18 күн бұрын

Why are there so many rusty bridges in the US? Is there no long-term planning or is everything just about short-term profit?

@edfoulks8047 12 күн бұрын

She's an old lady, construction finished the same year WWI ended. The railroad has plans to add another bridge next to this one but the old bridge is still structurally sound and as I understand it the old bridge will remain in service even after the new bridge is built. Thanks for watching👊