I Love Filming In This No Train Horn Zone, Sooner Or Later Someone Will Crash!

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Jason Asselin

Jason Asselin

Ай бұрын

Iron Mountain, Michigan is my favorite city to film trains in because they have a NO TRAIN HORN law and no gates protecting railroad crossings that allow people to drive right thru activated crossings. Sooner or later I will catch an accident if I film here long enough.
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@paulne1514
@paulne1514 18 күн бұрын
After the rich people started moving into my town, the sirens on the firehouses were silenced and some removed. Then the church bells were silenced. Now, no-horn-blow railroad crossings are coming! Am expecting they’ll silence ambulances and fire trucks next! We old timers have no say and are outnumbered!
@tommunyon2874
@tommunyon2874 Ай бұрын
I don't mind the train horns as much as I mind the privately owned vehicles that are equipped with overpowered sound systems. These thoughtless souls are capable of disturbing the peace wherever they drive.
@jeanavis1489
@jeanavis1489 Ай бұрын
Some day you're going to record a vehicle getting hit by the train.i can't believe how many people take a risk crossing in front of the train.
@haworthlowell805
@haworthlowell805 Ай бұрын
Then Jason will be the RR's best friend with that evidence for the lawsuit. Because you know in the idiot in the car's eyes it's always the trains fault!
@EZ4U2Say11
@EZ4U2Say11 Ай бұрын
I mean its going like 4 mph austin powers slow death scene
@whatsup7253
@whatsup7253 10 күн бұрын
I left the U.P. 55 years ago all my U.P. family is gone now to hear your accent feels like home.
@davidbrown4823
@davidbrown4823 Ай бұрын
The City of Saint John and NBSR established a No horn crossing on the line that connects to the port, watching NBSR heading to the port with a train of containers, the engineer laid on the horn big time. not sure why but was unusually funny. great work.
@JimAlderson-cn6ek
@JimAlderson-cn6ek Ай бұрын
As for cars egnoring signals may not be your first stupid move but might b your last
@billstill1794
@billstill1794 Ай бұрын
Bring back the train horns in no-horn zones! Safety first!
@user-fj4qp5eo5j
@user-fj4qp5eo5j Ай бұрын
We have a railroad crossing on a major street near downtown. Fortunately, use of the train horn isn't prohibited. The trains creep through anyway. I can't recall any collisions, and I've lived here since '67.
@freshtwink
@freshtwink 19 күн бұрын
Props to the train operator for ignoring the (stupid, dangerous, ill-informed) law, and choosing instead to do the right (safe, correct) thing. He's a hero in my book. Hope he doesn't take any flack for it.
@robby062
@robby062 Ай бұрын
I’m like the guy in the black Suburban. I stop early sometimes so I can watch it cross.
@jeffreymartin6369
@jeffreymartin6369 7 күн бұрын
I remember this guy! He filmed a gas station fire when a fireman was buried under burning debris! Very dramatic video and 😮. I actually cried! Hey Jason!
@d2sfavs
@d2sfavs 14 күн бұрын
i like the no train horn zone best but still nothing beats an EMD thanks for sharing.i have a friend who lives in that town
@HildeWhalley
@HildeWhalley Ай бұрын
I believe Smart Siding is a wood fiber product impregnated with resin. The smell you commented on may be the resin off gassing.
@TezcatlipocaMountyRailfan
@TezcatlipocaMountyRailfan Ай бұрын
FRA: “You must blow your horn or you’ll be fired, and held personally liable for injuries or deaths caused from your negligence to blow your horn!” Also FRA: “Thank you for the donation, we will make 100% sure crews won’t blow at ANY crossing in your town.”
@Carolb66
@Carolb66 Ай бұрын
Oh a rainy Iron Mountain, a beautiful train to look at though! ❤😊 👋 Jason
@pacificostudios
@pacificostudios 29 күн бұрын
In San Diego, the FRA de-authorized the downtown NO HORN zone north of San Diego station for three weeks even though the tracks are plied by both frequent LRT trains and passenger trains, and there are gates at every intersection. Then we have this situation in Iron Mountain, MI. The FRA's justification for San Diego was that too many pedestrians run across the tracks--as if that should be a railroad problem. There's no fixing stupid.
@SWITCHMASHER
@SWITCHMASHER 27 күн бұрын
But a life is more important than a train. They should stop and protect. As freight traffic in the country continues to dwindle to truck, the time to stop and protect won't make any difference.
@pacificostudios
@pacificostudios 26 күн бұрын
@@SWITCHMASHER Most rail traffic in San Diego is passenger, including LRT. Railroading is thriving in southern California like never before. Stopping passenger trains and LRT is illogical.
@stphinkle
@stphinkle 23 күн бұрын
Someone should report this to the same person at the FRA that investigated San Diego's Quiet Zone. I do wonder if the low speed of the trains had something to do with it, but there's definitely something fishy with this one.
@pacificostudios
@pacificostudios 23 күн бұрын
@@stphinkle - The rail speed limit in the NO HORN ZONE in downtown SD is only 15 MPH. That E&LS train looks to be going about 30 MPH, and it is a heavy freight train, not a 6 car Surfliner.
@martinmarsola6477
@martinmarsola6477 Ай бұрын
Thank you for the video this day. Always interesting to watch! See you on the next, Jason! 👍🙂🇺🇸
@danlhoy
@danlhoy 26 күн бұрын
Nice video. I miss Iron Mountain. Born in 66 left in 74. Lived on B st.
@Justin.Franks
@Justin.Franks 27 күн бұрын
How was a quiet zone authorized here? Those require supplementary safety measures like quad gates, and I don't even see regular gates.
@hanserikkratholmrasmussen6623
@hanserikkratholmrasmussen6623 26 күн бұрын
As a Danish citizen I´m amazed how safety is underrated in America. Regulations are there for a reason.
@whiteknightcat
@whiteknightcat 25 күн бұрын
THANK YOU! I was going to ask the same thing too but checked the comments first. The crossings don't even have basic crossing gates, much less four-way protection. Does somebody WANT to get their butts sued off when a collision happens?
@tomroise9426
@tomroise9426 Ай бұрын
Wow finally logs going north on a big way!! 17 cars. Back to odd numbers again !!!
@Noyota2
@Noyota2 Ай бұрын
That crazy clanging can drive anyone insane. So glad I live where we can see trains approaching. Hearing them is optional.
@Carolb66
@Carolb66 Ай бұрын
The rain does make it look very green & lush though Jason, its the same in Ohio its had a fair bit of rain but everything is so green & growing fast. @Jaw Tooth said today in his video. ❤😍
@crashman2062
@crashman2062 11 күн бұрын
I bet the folks who live in the houses a sidewalk distance away from the tracks can appreciate the no horn rule.
@user-gc5eq5cl3l
@user-gc5eq5cl3l Ай бұрын
I love that there is a no horn zone in the first part of the video but i love watching train videos because we have trains here in New Zealand
@johnpennington7107
@johnpennington7107 Ай бұрын
They can blow the whistle if they are coming to a crossing to avoid a accident they just the have to report it immediately to the train dispatcher the crossing location and time and the reason.
@stphinkle
@stphinkle 23 күн бұрын
I am suprised that they allowed this to be a quiet zone without 4-quadrant gate systems, and no "No Left / Right" turn lights for the road parallel to the tracks.
@streetrodder2846
@streetrodder2846 Ай бұрын
Seems odd to watch these trains moving so slowly. I retired from Southern Pacific. Our slowest trains were 65, unless you had a restricted car. We also went 70mph if going toward San Francisco. As a brakeman I once caught Amtrak as a fireman out of Yuma to West Colton. Amtrak's speed at that time was 79 mph.
@frdml01
@frdml01 7 күн бұрын
These trains really crawl! What is the usual cruising speed for freight trains in the USA? Here, in the Netherlands, freight trains usually drive about 50mph (80KMH), and passenger trains around 70 to 75mph (120kmh). Also, except for railway crossings, our tracks are always protected against public access by fences, canals, or water filled ditches (of which we have plenty here).
@MrMSpike
@MrMSpike Ай бұрын
Course there's always gonna be some jackass who complains about the train horns
@sheldonshogrin6736
@sheldonshogrin6736 Ай бұрын
Just so you know, trains have to honk before a road, they have to honk thru the road...so when you have streets like this, it will be a constant horn all the way, even at that slow speed.
@normandedgerly8445
@normandedgerly8445 Ай бұрын
It is my carefully considered opinion that A) quiet zones outside of major population centers are stupid & B) quiet zones MUST have well maintained and perhaps even specially designed gates that block roads sooner than regular ones.
@themagitechie9955
@themagitechie9955 28 күн бұрын
they're supposed to have proper gates, and quiet zone status SHOULDN'T mean trains cannot use their horns if someone is being an idiot.
@normandedgerly8445
@normandedgerly8445 28 күн бұрын
@@themagitechie9955 I don't know what constitutes "proper" gates to you, but I don't mean the usual one on one side of the tracks and one on the other. I mean literally complete road blockage on both sides of the track with something more substantial than a flimsy arm with a couple of lights on it.
@londonwhaley8690
@londonwhaley8690 Ай бұрын
I enjoyed that video👍👍
@40billwaugh
@40billwaugh 12 күн бұрын
There can only be a nonsensical reason for a no-horn zone.
@dennispersson9466
@dennispersson9466 10 күн бұрын
It's called, "Culling the herd" or "Mercy Killing"! Sorry, Zucchiniburg ! Offends your 'delicate senses', feel free, to step in front of a "HIGHBALLING", SD 90, and hold up your hand!
@user-od1eq3yw6n
@user-od1eq3yw6n Ай бұрын
Great vid Jason - like the longer ones you do
@ellyk8834
@ellyk8834 Ай бұрын
Great video. You earned a sub toward 100,000.
@FireLarry
@FireLarry Ай бұрын
Nice job Jason 👍
@paulbergen9114
@paulbergen9114 Ай бұрын
17 colors of logs going back along with yet another car of glue apparently when you're cranking out that much siding they really burn through it so the one car train is almost like those Auto Parts cars where they are just in time deliveries or the plant shuts down
@BruceBergman
@BruceBergman Ай бұрын
You can Blur out the Taxicab details in Post production from your editing software in the phone. Don't let them advertise for free. Ask Jason about the Rates.....😊 7:32
@vernalc2449
@vernalc2449 Ай бұрын
"one day, but that day is NOT today." But, yes, it WILL happen.
@erie910
@erie910 Ай бұрын
Always enjoy these, Jason. I pity the crew having to run long nose forward
@sheldonshogrin6736
@sheldonshogrin6736 Ай бұрын
What gets me about this, according to BNSF (the train company in my state), no horn crossings have to have divided lanes, besides cross arms. I see absolutely no crossing arms on any of these intersections. I live way out in the country, and every crossing out here has crossing arms. I'm shocked they don't have any crossing arms here, especially in the no horn zone...totally crazy.
@jakehelgoth9540
@jakehelgoth9540 14 күн бұрын
I'm out in the sticks too, most rural crossings have a sign and that's it.
@maryfrost7900
@maryfrost7900 Ай бұрын
It could be the glue they use
@john_nip_nop
@john_nip_nop Ай бұрын
Pressure treated lumber under the wrappings - distinctive odor.
@sportingdirector1
@sportingdirector1 19 күн бұрын
They should add gates. But always it's important to look both ways
@MurrayDagostino
@MurrayDagostino 29 күн бұрын
Perfect leveled tracks. Nice vid!
@larrybaldridge4078
@larrybaldridge4078 Ай бұрын
Nice trains, thank Jason, I look forward to your videos
@csxtrainfan319
@csxtrainfan319 Ай бұрын
That’s the stupidest quiet zone crossings I’ve seen on KZfaq
@ramtuff2007
@ramtuff2007 Ай бұрын
good train video
@BudmanPackfan
@BudmanPackfan Ай бұрын
Nicely done, Jason. Enjoy the back stories you share! Seems you may still be a bit under the weather, feel better!
@aNYCdj
@aNYCdj Ай бұрын
Those houses so close must be the cheapest houses in the city........$20,000. not $200,000
@leecarlson9713
@leecarlson9713 Ай бұрын
And a working FREDDIE!
@michaelhill7471
@michaelhill7471 14 күн бұрын
Maybe he stopped to enjoy the train passing.
@faustinofabro3408
@faustinofabro3408 Ай бұрын
I’m a new subscriber watching from Honolulu Hawaii
@FrankHeuvelman
@FrankHeuvelman Ай бұрын
You only have lava trains going through lava tunnels to cross.
@jaywalker3087
@jaywalker3087 24 күн бұрын
Darwin is waiting......
@bicycledriver8147
@bicycledriver8147 Ай бұрын
All of those crossings are a crash waiting to happen. No gates, no median to keep cars from crossing, and no signs(presumably) saying it's a No Train Horn Zone. I hate these "quiet zones'' with a passion. Waste of money and time, and if some Idiot decided to go through the red signals, especially where the building on the right blocks your view of any approaching train, a collision is almost certain.
@WilliamMurphy-tj7il
@WilliamMurphy-tj7il Ай бұрын
You just proved why "bicycle riders" are so dam stupid! You state no no no no EXCEPT FOR THE SIGNALS....tards, like you, will ALWAYS ignore lights,signs, signals, crossing gates ect.
@microdesigns2000
@microdesigns2000 24 күн бұрын
I wish I could put a stop to the ruthless engine drivers that pass my house and blow their horns as annoyingly as possible at all hours. Some of them blow their horns respectfully with a little da.......da......dah. And others blare them with what sounds like a half mile of blahhhhhhhhh.blahhhhhhhhh.blahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhj. It's like the driver wants to share his miserable life with everyone who lives near the tracks. I can see why they have a no horn zone in that town.
@eudaenomic
@eudaenomic Ай бұрын
Dang it! I was hoping that Ford would make a left in front of the coming train. Thinking about working for GP in Corrigan TX
@BruceBergman
@BruceBergman Ай бұрын
Is there a Diner along the route they can sneak off to? 😊
@Bryanja81
@Bryanja81 Ай бұрын
Seems like LP has really ramped up production, and where are they logging all that timber from?
@MartinPiper6502
@MartinPiper6502 Ай бұрын
Why do so many take unnecessary risk just racing over the crossing?
@FrankHeuvelman
@FrankHeuvelman Ай бұрын
A slowly moving train with a length of several miles takes ages to pass.
@vernalc2449
@vernalc2449 Ай бұрын
@@FrankHeuvelman well, that CERTAINLY makes the risk of losing your life worth it! At least you'll NEVER be in a hurry, again!
@FrankHeuvelman
@FrankHeuvelman 29 күн бұрын
@@vernalc2449 I didn't say it was a valid argument.
@vernalc2449
@vernalc2449 29 күн бұрын
@@FrankHeuvelman just emphasizing your point.
@FrankHeuvelman
@FrankHeuvelman 28 күн бұрын
@@vernalc2449 Why? People in general don't listen anyway. Most have a 'far from my bed' attitude towards real physical trauma. Wait, was that a pleonasm? And what am I doing here in the first place..?
@eliasthienpont6330
@eliasthienpont6330 19 күн бұрын
🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁 THE LION WAS HERE 🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁 No. 944
@beltycat5490
@beltycat5490 Ай бұрын
Hi Jason 😊
@bBersZ
@bBersZ 20 күн бұрын
Needs more cowbell
@Dumbrarere
@Dumbrarere 11 күн бұрын
This is why no horn zones should be banned by the FRA, public complaints be damned. Because there's always that one idiot that thinks it's funny to try and beat the train across the grade crossing. If people don't like hearing a train horn at grade crossings when they're trying to sleep, they shouldn't have bought a house within such close proximity to the tracks. It's that freaking simple.
@arlenesobhani8739
@arlenesobhani8739 Ай бұрын
Sneakery. LOL.
@mapic2
@mapic2 17 күн бұрын
Why are Americans so obsessed with train horns? Here in Germany, and I think all over Europe, train horns are only used at crossings without gates or lights. And there is even a bell on the crossing and on the train, and the train is going really slowly. So why would you need the horn? When I see Videos of American trains, the excessive use of the horn always seems very ridiculous to me, especially at crossings with lights, gates and bells.
@WesternOhioInterurbanHistory
@WesternOhioInterurbanHistory 17 күн бұрын
Because multiple studies done by the FRA (Federal Railroad Administration show that train horns reduce the number of crossing accidents. When the horns stopped being sounded at many crossings, it often resulted in 2x-3x the number or crossing accidents. I think this is because the sound of a train horn instantly puts the image of a train into someones head. Or because it tells people the train is close, and people are not as willing to try and beat it then. Another reason is if a crossing has two or more tracks, the possibly of a second train showing up after the first appears. A second train sounding it's horn tells people another train is approching, so people are much less likely to immedietly drive across when the first train ends. Even in quiet zones where train horns are banned, trains are allowed to sound horns when passing another train at a crossing. Basically, it's proven to save lives.
@emdB67
@emdB67 15 күн бұрын
In countries with fenced and gated tracks, horn blowing isn't so important. And in some, not used at all for crossings. In the US they have the mandatory 2x long, 1 short, 1 long for every crossing. It does seem somewhat over the top to those of us outside the USA, especially through towns with closely-spaced crossings. But that's how it is. In Australia it's usually one medium-length blast several hundred metres before the crossing and another, often shorter, just before the crossing. Seems to be to the discretion of the crew how long and frequent the horn is sounded.
@az8theist977
@az8theist977 11 күн бұрын
America is LOADED with really bad drivers. Some are even Darwin Award winners. The excess horn blowing is an attempt to keep the body count low.
@ohgary
@ohgary Ай бұрын
Notice the big empty space under the frame. Looks like there is room for a second fuel tank of the same size.
@user-gl9qb6hs2l
@user-gl9qb6hs2l Ай бұрын
Depends on what railroad owned the locomotive before
@64BBernard
@64BBernard Ай бұрын
It could be an ex-Milwaukee Road locomotive.
@evanstauffer4470
@evanstauffer4470 Ай бұрын
In some cases, the original owner specified a smaller fuel tank to reduce the locomotive's weight for use on branch lines that still had lightweight jointed rail. Most of those lines have since been upgraded or abandoned.
@bobertbobert6442
@bobertbobert6442 Ай бұрын
What do you think most of the wood on that train will be used for? L
@jonathanfrank4473
@jonathanfrank4473 Ай бұрын
Tooth picks?
@hanserikkratholmrasmussen6623
@hanserikkratholmrasmussen6623 26 күн бұрын
It must be nerve-racking to be a train engineer in America.
@jjc4577
@jjc4577 24 күн бұрын
more nerve wracking for the railroad legal staff..railroads are favorite lawsuit targets. I installed grade-crossing cameras in locomotives as an electrician and did so in almost every locomotive shopped to our diesel shop just for that reason.
@davidjones-vx9ju
@davidjones-vx9ju 23 күн бұрын
why? ever see trains in asia?
@Killerspieler0815
@Killerspieler0815 19 күн бұрын
Not the worst way to run a train trough a town (the worst (in Germany totally unthinkable) way would be 100% on street like a 100+ years old tram line) ... this line of tracks is far better suited for a tram line (due to no train horn + many cropssings + the tram can break much faster) & in fact if you replace the train with a KTM5 tram and add a 2nd track it´s exactly like in Siberia of Russia ... fraight train lines shuld be relocated outside the inhabited zones (especially city centers) zones and as many level crossings as possible should be removed (use bridges, sometimes tunnels)
@maxi1crawf
@maxi1crawf 26 күн бұрын
There is a bell ringing its head off, what else do you need?
@jjc4577
@jjc4577 24 күн бұрын
horn is 120 dB at 100' , bell is 105 ish at the same distance.
@davidjones-vx9ju
@davidjones-vx9ju 23 күн бұрын
lights barriers ,some people don't hear
@darylmorning
@darylmorning 13 күн бұрын
Cars keep getting better at keeping "noise" out, that it impacts the ability to hear emergency vehicle sirens, the train horns, and truck horns, all of which are louder than that bell ringing.
@jhonbus
@jhonbus 11 күн бұрын
A bell and a horn sound different to drivers. The bell sounds like "Excuse me, there's a train approaching the crossing, it might be wise not to cross the track right now." whereas the horn sounds like "IM A F***ING TRAING GET OUT OF THE GODDAMN WAY!"
@davidjones-vx9ju
@davidjones-vx9ju 11 күн бұрын
@@jhonbus if you can hear
@JPaul60
@JPaul60 Ай бұрын
Why is it that Americans need train horns when there are clearly waring signal that say stop? The Japanese who have the most successful and sophisticated rail systems in the world need no such horns at grade crossings.
@scottfw7169
@scottfw7169 Ай бұрын
There is a line in a famous musical which although not about trains does offer some explanation, "Tradition!" And then there's the factor of Americans not being Japanese.
@Felamine
@Felamine Ай бұрын
The Japanese government has spent the equivalent of billions of dollars to eliminate many railroad crossings from major roads (with the exception of streetcars/trams of course) and replacing them with overpasses. Also, for the remaining crossings, all drivers in Japan are legally required to come to a complete stop and look both ways before proceeding.
@evanstauffer4470
@evanstauffer4470 Ай бұрын
There are major differences in societal norms between Japan and the United States. Respect for Authority, obeying The Rules, and concern for the safety and welfare of others have been ingrained in Japanese culture for thousands of years. America, on the other hand has many citizens who, although still in a minority (I hope), have little or no respect for authority, hate rules, hate government, consider themselves "entitled" to do anything they like, and have no concern for the safety or welfare of others. Plus, in the event a motorist causes an accident, here in the U.S. they are much more likely to sue the railroad for damages.
@user-fj4qp5eo5j
@user-fj4qp5eo5j Ай бұрын
All true, but you still occasionally read or hear about some random Japanese guy running amuck with a sword or knife. Crazy and stupid are truly international.
@delimitnc
@delimitnc 24 күн бұрын
@@evanstauffer4470 I've got a healthy distrust of authority, a healthy skepticism of arbitrary rules, a healthy distrust of government in general, but you best bet I'm stopping for a train, because trains don't care about any of the aforementioned.
@modelcrusher
@modelcrusher 17 күн бұрын
SD40-2!?
@modelcrusher
@modelcrusher 17 күн бұрын
Pembine? Hey I've been through there!!! Escanaba & Lake Superior?
@ChakatNightspark
@ChakatNightspark 18 күн бұрын
They need to make it a Federal Law that Trains Need to Blow Horns at ALL Crossings. No Exceptions. No Train Horn Zone are the Dumbest Thing Ever and Should be Illegal Everywhere and Lawmakers should be Ashamed of themselves For even allowing this to Continue.
@robertgift
@robertgift 14 күн бұрын
Advance yellow *(RXR)* and mee-mool lights *(o)T(o)* arenough warning. No need for horns blasting everywhere and not at just the grade crossing.
@veggiepowered
@veggiepowered 22 күн бұрын
What A Stupid Crossing With No Gates. You Have Some Nice 4k Train Videos. Nobody Watches My Channel
@robertgift
@robertgift 20 күн бұрын
Gates arextremely expen$ive and require frequent inspection and maintenence. Unneeded. Mee-mool lights *(o)T(o)* not enough warning for you?
@emdB67
@emdB67 15 күн бұрын
Do you expect gates at Stop signs or even at traffic lights? The Railroad Crossing crossbuck on its own really should be enough for people to slow down and check for trains before crossing and treat like any other intersection without traffic lights. Flashing lights were originally only used at busier crossings so that everybody didn't need to slow down and look for trains which would hold up traffic. But now they're expected everywhere.
@michaellachapell3455
@michaellachapell3455 Ай бұрын
I know where that's at, I know where this is at also.
@dzymslizzy3641
@dzymslizzy3641 21 күн бұрын
Ho-lee-$%#%*&!!!!! What did they do? Chop down an entire forest to load that one train??!!
@STho205
@STho205 12 күн бұрын
Pulpwood is like corn...planted, quick growth, harvest. Slash pines, loblolly, etc grow in a decade or two. Replanted and thick green land two years later.
@Nils_Ki
@Nils_Ki Ай бұрын
Replacing most of the far to many level crossings in America with bridges or viaducts is the key to getting rid of those noisy bells and horns in railway dinosaur land. Add to it overhead catenary, and the diesel engines will disappear too.
@FrankHeuvelman
@FrankHeuvelman Ай бұрын
Building bridges and viaducts cost money. Money that the shareholders prefer to put into their pockets as dividend. It's called capitalism.
@Nils_Ki
@Nils_Ki Ай бұрын
@FrankHeuvelman Sure, and thanks to the tax cuts they don't even pay their fair share of taxes. That is how much America loves it's super rich and doesn't care about infrastructure.
@allenra530
@allenra530 Ай бұрын
Where are you going to get the electricity when the Americans are tearing down their power plants and trying to cover their land with windmills that are already getting destroyed by their tornados? They want everyone to drive electric cars at the same time that they tell people not to charge them to avoid blackouts.
@Nils_Ki
@Nils_Ki Ай бұрын
​@@allenra530Electrified freight trains are not a new invention. They are profitable in many other countries and have been so even before most of the windmills were built.
@vernalc2449
@vernalc2449 Ай бұрын
@@allenra530 You're such a GOOD, LOYAL, and OBEDIENT magaT cultist! Repeating what #Vonshitzenpants says, word for word. You forgot to add that windmills kill whales and refineries NEVER blow up, catch fire, or FAIL as they did in Texas a couple of years ago because BIG OIL didn't want to spend the money winterizing them!
@joebliss3609
@joebliss3609 Ай бұрын
It's been a long time since 501 was an EMD Demo unit. I think ELS should repaint it, and 502 like 503, green & orange. What do you think Jason?
@erie910
@erie910 Ай бұрын
Is it owned or leased? If leased, the lessor might not permit painting.
@BudmanPackfan
@BudmanPackfan Ай бұрын
​@erie910 E&LS owns all the logos on their roster. They did lease each of 500-503 to start, but eventuality paid them off in a lease-purchase type agreement. BTW, 501 was not a demonstrator unit. It was built as MILW 22 in '73. Then became SOO 6306 after it bought remains of MILW. SOO traded thex-MILW unit for newer power, which EMD placed in their lease fleet as 6306 after some refreshing. See the "EMD Leasing" is still on cab sides. The unit was sold to Independent Leasing service, from which E&LS ultimately purchased the unit.
@BudmanPackfan
@BudmanPackfan Ай бұрын
IF.... if E&LS had the cashflow for paint, that $ would be better spent on track maintenance. A properly performed strip, prep & paint application takes a Loco OOS for about 2 weeks & runs about $100k each.
@joebliss3609
@joebliss3609 Ай бұрын
Yes, I agree if they have the money, ELS should improve their physical plant first! That is more important than repainting equipment. What I can't understand is why isn't our Governor & the State of Michigan doing more to improve the RR's to insure the safety of our towns, against Hazmat spills, like the one in East Palistne, Ohio?
@Shinobi_Kun77
@Shinobi_Kun77 Ай бұрын
@@joebliss3609Why?……(Democrats)
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