My best of the SOO Line in the early 90's mostly filmed in Davenport and Bettendorf, IA. Thanks for watching comment like and subscribe.
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@gletrains4 ай бұрын
EMD seemed to rule the rails back in those days. The whistle of an EMD turbo is nice
@jefftoft55684 ай бұрын
Yep, SD40-2 still worked the main lines.
@WesternSouthDakotaRailfan20062 жыл бұрын
Great video
@jefftoft55682 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@dkservice42410 ай бұрын
My 1970’s childhood home in river forest Illinois was literally 30 feet away from the soo tracks. My bedroom would shake every hour or so during the night. It was before they replaced the jointed rail with welded continuous rails. The click clack of the wheels was like a lullaby helping me to go to sleep. I actually remember seeing unit 1776 decorated for the bicentennial in 1976 with fresh paint. I thought it was cool as hell!
@jefftoft556810 ай бұрын
I don’t know how you slept with all that noise, Thanks for watching.
@dkservice4249 ай бұрын
My mother would complain that she had to straighten the pictures out on the walls every day. 😂
@athoshadjiantoni6403 Жыл бұрын
Great trains in action during there hay days, now it's all gone.
@jefftoft5568 Жыл бұрын
Yes, unfortunately they are gone. Thanks for watching.
@centraliowarailproductions28102 жыл бұрын
Nice video!
@jefftoft55682 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@centraliowarailproductions28102 жыл бұрын
Your welcome @@jefftoft5568!
@cnwtrain2 жыл бұрын
Another fantastic video. Thanks for the upload.
@jefftoft55682 жыл бұрын
Your welcome, thanks for watching!
@denniscoleman88022 жыл бұрын
Wow! Where to start😮 SOO locos all looked great… Switchers, GPs, SDs, X Milwaukee Roads, Cabooses, SP Caboose….. and NO GRAFFITI 👍😁 A true home run Jeff…awesome. I almost forgot…. The guy running to climb on the loco😳😮that brought back some memories… some scary. They finally ruled no getting on or off moving equipment.😎
@jefftoft55682 жыл бұрын
Thank you Dennis, glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching!
@LeeK-312 жыл бұрын
Just amazing video. SOO 1400 with the spark arrestors and hot dog builder plate in good condition, fantastic. SSS Bettendorf will always be railfanning home for me so those views are always a treat. I can almost feel the mosquitos in some of those clips.
@jefftoft55682 жыл бұрын
Glad it brought back good memories, thanks for watching Lee.
@kens.37292 жыл бұрын
The Nicest looking SOO Line Unit I have ever seen. Railroad History is an Interesting subject. Thanks Jeff! 👍
@jefftoft55682 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching Ken!
@nancy85212 жыл бұрын
Love the. Classics trains
@jefftoft55682 жыл бұрын
Thank you Nancy!
@StormySkyRailProductions2 жыл бұрын
Boy that is a excellent collection of $oo Line videos, Jeff! I thoroughly enjoyed watching that! (Dave),
@jefftoft55682 жыл бұрын
Thank you Dave, I appreciate that.
@VisionsofEd2 жыл бұрын
SOO are great to see
@jefftoft55682 жыл бұрын
Thank you Ed!
@lexpo181 Жыл бұрын
Great old footage! It surely was cool to follow those trains at that time with good motive power and caboose. ;)
@jefftoft5568 Жыл бұрын
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching Alexandre!
@gordonkennaway3847 Жыл бұрын
Great footage, how does an SP caboose end up on the Soo?
@jefftoft5568 Жыл бұрын
Probably through interchange of trains in hubs like Chicago, I have footage of a Rio Grande caboose back then also on the SOO. Thanks for watching Gordon.
@trashrabbit692 жыл бұрын
Tasty mix of power, with some surprise Milwaukee Bandits thrown in!
@jefftoft55682 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@AlikStansberry2 жыл бұрын
7:05 WOAH HEY HEY!!! That is extremely dangerous and stupid on that guy’s part trying to climb onto a train when it’s moving that quickly! Jesus, what an idiot he could have gotten seriously hurt or killed doin that!
@jefftoft55682 жыл бұрын
I think he was trying to pass on some news about another railroad worker and the crew didn't realize he wanted to get on. Yeah it didn't look real good.
@hobojo20722 жыл бұрын
Not a very flattering paint scheme for the old SOO line engines. Thanks for a glimpse of the past..
@jefftoft55682 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching Hobo Jo!
@user-mr3ct1dm9p2 ай бұрын
WHAT???? The red and white,with black letters, for SOO, was one of the most visible, eye catching, and just plain neat paint schemes ever put on a loco. Better than 75% of these colors/ lettering of today. !!