Cab ride in a set of old LS&I GE's. From stop to notch #8. Please read caption...

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12 жыл бұрын

These where the good old days when you just signed a release, and the day was yours. Those days are gone forever, and lots of changes have taken place on the LS&I. We brought a loaded taconite train down the hill, and into the yard. The dock job will shove them up on the pocket dock for the next ship to be loaded. We have made our run-around, and coupled onto our empties. We are in the cab of an ex-BN C30-7 #3073 as we wait for the Dock Job to clear the switch. Then as the late afternoon sun sets, its time for us to depart for the climb from Marquette to Eagle Mills. Our power is LS&I C30-7 #3073, and U30C #3011 on the Hill Job. Both units are ex-BN. Sit back and listen for the next 8 minutes, as these old girls get down to business and starts their climb from the shore of Lake Superior. It will be notch 8 once we are out of the yard, and all the way up the hill. Thanks for watching...
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@JasonElser 9 жыл бұрын

I remember those days. I never had to sign a release with NS where I lived. I had been going to the yard where I grew up since I was old enough to walk. By the time I was in my teens I had my own keys to the yard office. I'd go there early on a weekend morning and make coffee for the weekend crew, go start the yard engine, and then usually ride along with them. Those were great times. I still for the most part have free run of the yard. After all I've been going there over 30 years now.

@loganbaileysfunwithtrains606 10 жыл бұрын

Love those old GEs they got a great knocking/chugging sound

@EveryoneIsFightingSomeBattle 7 жыл бұрын

This video is awesome! And for diehard GE U-Boat fans like me - awesome times a million! Other U-Boaters might not agree, but for me personally, all GE standard cabs that came after the "U" series, are upgraded and enhanced U-Boats. From the C30-7 in this video, all the way to the last GE standard cab produced for North American use - the C40-9 (which of course the only ones of those are the NS "top hats"). This video will probably be the closest I'll ever get to riding in a GE standard cab loco (or any loco). A huge thanks for posting!

@1jackdk 7 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the video. I agree with you 110%. You just can't beat these old GE's. I am a huge ole U-boat fan myself. I have a good many old GE video clips up. I could never get enough of that sound. What a treat riding in these old gals. Thanks for watching, and have a good night...

@Tiredoldchannel 7 жыл бұрын

you can always recognize a GE locomotive just by hearing that chugging sound

@1jackdk 7 жыл бұрын

Unmistakable sound, those early GE's. Just can't get enough of that chugging... Thanks for watching...

@arkansasrailproductions5507 Жыл бұрын

Lake Superior & Ishpeming GE U23C 2300 is currently displayed outside of the Arkansas Railroad Museum at Pine Bluff, Arkansas. The LS&I 2300 is the first U23C built by GE in 1968.

@jamespotvin8859 9 жыл бұрын

Stumbled across this video, I'm a machinist at Ls&i . I've been there since 1993. I rebuilt the engines in all these U30c and C30-7 GEs ......we still run 4 old GEs we have 9 total still we have 8 4400ac GEs now also.....I'm guessing this video is prob from around 1999-03ish

@1jackdk 9 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the reply James, and update on the GE's. Glad to hear that some of the old girls are still hanging in there. Things sure aren't like they use to be on the LS&I. So, we are sure glad we got the opportunities that we did years ago. I think this was taken about 2000. Hope everything is going well for you, and thanks for watching...

@RailPreserver2K 6 жыл бұрын

James Potvin can you ask a railroad museum to save the engine the video was filmed in ?

@davidhopson729 5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely fantastic!! Love the SOUND!!!

@JapaneseCityPopCat 7 жыл бұрын

I love the U.P! Really appreciate this video. :) What a fantastic experience!

@onrr1726 3 жыл бұрын

We got 11 old B23-7's and a U23B still earning their keep where I am here in New York on the Finger Lakes Railway. I've added plenty of footage on my channel over the years.

@Conrailfan2323 12 жыл бұрын

Very nice, and i love that horn.

@aryadwitama7413 9 жыл бұрын

Nice train! & nice video!

@spikespiegel5878 10 жыл бұрын

that was some good stuff there jack! keep the vids coming

@ModelingSteelinHO 11 жыл бұрын

Jack, I don't know how I've manage to miss this U30C's video. Yet another great ole school video for us older guys that that remember the U30C's in their natural habitat. That throaty growl of the big GE's engine burble to life. Going into favorites.

@RailfanTubeNetwork 12 жыл бұрын

Awesome! I remember my cab ride in former MILW SD10 #532 earlier this year. I had to sign a waiver. Then hopped in and rode to WVRR's yard. Even now it's one of my favorite videos that I've uploaded. My first two cab rides were in a GE 45-tonner (video turned out horrible) It really changes the experience of being a railfan.

@PennRailVideos 12 жыл бұрын

Man this is awesome. Really cool stuff.

@ButThatsShacksTrain 10 жыл бұрын

Another great vid Jack! Your right, cab rides are a thing of the past, just like cab rides in a company truck. My Chemical Lehman tractor didn't even have a copilot seat!

@1jackdk 12 жыл бұрын

@crazyrailfan They are things you will always remember. Me being a truck driver all my life, always enjoyed a cab ride, and many times even got to run them. I would post those, but don't want to get the crew introuble. Those days are gone forever I'm afraid! But GREAT memories...

@amtk415w 12 жыл бұрын

I do love the sound of a GE in full throttle. They have a really nice chugging sound.

@Lexandmax81 12 жыл бұрын

zo'n cabine rit is echt gaaf!!! leuk filmp-je jack!!!

@alcopower5710 4 жыл бұрын

What I wouldn’t give to get a cab ride like this........

@1jackdk 12 жыл бұрын

@re49991 Seemed like they where very dependable for the LS&I. They worked their guts out for years for them, and I'm sure BN ran the pants off them also. As long as they are maintained well, the'll probably run forever. Thanks for watching...

@CameraManJohnny 12 жыл бұрын

Epic Prime 990 sound at the end

@LonesomeTroubadour 11 жыл бұрын

There is nothing like a cab ride, and it's even better when you get to drive a loco as I did. One the best experiences in my life.

@granskare 8 жыл бұрын

I used to live in the UP so this was fun...but I guessed wrong about "notch #8" maybe you got off after the video expired....oh well, you did ok...when I was a kid in C hicago in the 40s, I would ride the 'el" all over the place...lots of fun but expensive at .04 cents :) I just learned that 'notch 8' is a setting on a locomotive...learn something new every day :)

@1jackdk 8 жыл бұрын

+granskare The locomotives have 8 settings on the throttle. Turn up your speakers, and you can hear the click of the throttle as we leave the yard. If you listen closely, you can hear the motors rev up seven more times. He doesn't really open it all the way up until he is past the last switch in the yard, and then he hits notch 7, and then 8. By the time we hit the 1st crossing, he is in #8, and stays in 8 all the way to the top of the hill at Eagle Mills. Thanks for watching.

@UCSPanther20 10 жыл бұрын

These U-boats would look good in BC Rail two-tone green. I consider the U30C to be a spiritual successor to the ALCO C630 series.

@1jackdk 11 жыл бұрын

I believe you are are correct on that. Last I heard, there was a handful still in service. Thanks for watching...

@Southernman7001 12 жыл бұрын

cool vid

@kleetus92 9 жыл бұрын

Nice video Jack, but man that gear noise would drive me nuts...

@CiaGuy 12 жыл бұрын

nice!

@benforsberg7417 10 жыл бұрын

A c30-7 that hasnt bent sent to brazil, what a rarety!!

@robertgift 9 жыл бұрын

"LS&I"? Thank you for your video. (I always videoed approaches to grade crossings to show traffic/pedestrian behavior and to capture any mishaps.)

@hansikatz 6 жыл бұрын

Lake Superior & Ishpeming RR

@MartyLJ57 12 жыл бұрын

The only way I get to sit in the engineers seat is with MS Traim Sim. I love to dock job. and the return trip to Marquette

@Backyard76 12 жыл бұрын

Hi Jack, love the cabrides! If you wish to link words in tags, use the _ key as in General_Electric.

@tremsobretrilhosbahiavli9484 5 жыл бұрын

Top

@mpcsp079 10 жыл бұрын

すごい、すごい！ from japan

@re49991 12 жыл бұрын

Did THe U30C's Breakdown Easily?

@ohioandnortheastern 3 жыл бұрын

Is this the same locomotive that caused that one crash in 2013 that had the massive fire in Canada? I forget the name of the accident

@1jackdk 12 жыл бұрын

@ma7799 early 2000's I believe...

@jamespurks1694 7 жыл бұрын

I know that most trains have more than 1 engine, often many more, and that only the 1st engine is occupied. My question is, how are the other engines synchronized to what the engineer in the 1st engine is doing with the controls, ie speed, stopping and etc. I would be ... grateful if someone would be kind enough to answer my question. Thank you. a

@nodularification 7 жыл бұрын

The locomotives are connected by an MU cable (Multiple Unit). Between the units, a short cable connects a receptacle on each locomotive. There are 27 conductors that connect the control systems of the locomotives together, as well as about 3-4 air hoses. Controls must be set in each unit so that the leading one can control, and the trailing units respond.

@jamespurks1694 7 жыл бұрын

nodularification Thank you so very much for the information that you sent me. It had been driving me up the wall. I was pretty sure about the air and electrical connections, like on an 18 wheeler for the electricity for the lights on the trailer and air for the brakes. I love trains and have been on Amtrak many times.

@terrywitkowski9486 4 жыл бұрын

They look like U-25-B's. Are they? I haven't up there in years.

@1jackdk 4 жыл бұрын

U30C's, and some C30-7's

@1jackdk 12 жыл бұрын

@alexvanloon111081 Je geen grapje Alex! Het was het hoogtepunt van onze reis.

@HOTRAILProductions 12 жыл бұрын

Year?

@lickadsplit3317 10 жыл бұрын

This might be a stupid question, and I may not get an answer seeing as how this is somewhat of a low-traffic video, but how do the trains communicate with (what I assume to be) dispatchers? It it possible to communicate using the rails, is it because they're near a yard, do they have repeaters along the track, or is it just good old fashioned radio? Sorry I'm such a nub...I've been fascinated by trains since my youth and as I've gotten older, I've become more interested in learning about the infrastructure and operation of railroads. If anyone can give me an answer, I'd appreciate it!

@ATSF854 10 жыл бұрын

The crews communicate via radio with other trains, dispatchers, etc..

@lickadsplit3317 10 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I'm assuming it must be a rather high-powered radio system considering the long distances between train and dispatchers. Or perhaps there are repeaters? Do you happen to know what frequencies they use (what sorts of wavelengths)? Sorry for the millions of questions.

@ATSF854 10 жыл бұрын

Licka D Split I'm not 100% sure but it may be similar to what find in tractor trailer operation.

@royreynolds108 9 жыл бұрын

The KCS in 1970's used a microwave system for almost all of the communications. They had a complete telephone system in house. There were several radio channels for different uses-dispatcher, train to train, yard, etc. There is a book out covering railroad radio channels and frequencies but I don't know the name off-hand, sorry. I think most railroads use similar microwave systems. The signals and remote turnouts are carried by microwaves. The dispatcher can set the turnouts and signals from hundreds of miles away and can see the set up on his board as the trains progress. Hope this helps.

@lickadsplit3317 9 жыл бұрын

Roy Reynolds Thanks you - that was very helpful. For some reason, I have taken a huge interest in communication systems over the past year - sounds like that book would be a good read considering my concurrent interest in all things train-related. Do you happen to know the name of the book off hand? I'm extremely interested in knowing a little more about the infrastructure of this microwave system, i.e. what sort of distribution system they had in place, equipment information/choice of location, etc.

@kurt8986 7 жыл бұрын

sweet video hey jak did u use to be on streetfire.net

@1jackdk 7 жыл бұрын

No Jen, I never heard of it.

@artiekepler5396 8 жыл бұрын

Why are you showing the wagons? I can see that from the outside.

@1jackdk 8 жыл бұрын

+artie Kepler Artie! I'm showing the wagons so the viewer can see AND hear the locomotives exhaust as the engineer notches the motors out. Also, the viewer can get the sense of the train leaving the ore docks at the lake area, and make its climb up hill to Eagle Mills. Your comment was really funny! Yah! Anyone can see the wagons from the out side! BUT GUESS WHAT! I was inside for the ride! And I got to see the wagons from the inside! Have a nice day, and thanks for watching...

@artiekepler5396 8 жыл бұрын

+jackmp294.5™ OK, Thanks.