Illinois Central's Blue Devils

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2 ай бұрын

Canadian National has had a diverse roster of locomotives over the years, one of the railroads the CNR acquired had a unique fleet of former GE Dash 8 leaser locomotives that many of you watching this video grew up seeing while out trackside in the 2000s to late 2010s. In this video we take a brief look at the infamous IC 'Blue Devils'.
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@TheWinnipegRailfan 2 ай бұрын

join the Discord server to discuss how we could preserve IC 2466 !!! discord.gg/QsyWBP3b

@anf_8310_ab Ай бұрын

Hey, uhh, sorry to bother. Is there a reason why is my discord has been kicked from the server? 🙏

@TheWinnipegRailfan Ай бұрын

@ardiannurfatah5938 try one more time, it's been having a problem with auto-kicking members, I have no idea why/no idea how to fix it lol

@anf_8310_ab Ай бұрын

@@TheWinnipegRailfanah, i see, i was panicked :

@CSXincyRailfan 2 ай бұрын

GET THE IRM OR MONTICELLO RIGHT NOW WE MUST SAVE 2466🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥

@wrrail 2 ай бұрын

mrm does NOT need 2466 bro 😭🙏

@Buffarailfan 2 ай бұрын

@@wrrail mrm

@kartereagan684 2 ай бұрын

we NEED 2466 🗣️‼️‼️‼️‼️🔥🔥🔥🔥

@irondiamondrailproductions9038 2 ай бұрын

IRM has a dash 8 already, bring it too Monticello

@midwesternrail4729 2 ай бұрын

@@irondiamondrailproductions9038 FUCK THE MRM 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

@Damon810Railfan 2 ай бұрын

I'm glad somebody finally did a video about these, i was just about to resort to making one myself lol. I have always loved the look of these units and their backstory, but yet over the years I've been railfanning my luck hasn't been so good when it came to catching them. Neat vid Quick edit: To confirm, 2466 is indeed still in Homewood yard (as of March 30th, 2024), and its pretty much front and center along with a bunch of other dash 8s that are still somehow existing in the yard. It even still has its horn and numberboards, lol. But I do agree that somebody should preserve it ..unless its being held captive in Homewood yard for all of mf eternity

@Pensyfan19 2 ай бұрын

Glad to see these oddities covered! I've always wondered why they continued to have IC lettering, even after being repainted.

@BNSFrailfan01 Ай бұрын

Ah yes, CNSF heritable units. True classics.

@theisononthecake63 2 ай бұрын

The CN"SF" Joke was subtle but hilarious 😂 😅

@modded_2t22 22 күн бұрын

When I hear blue devils, for some reason I always think of the drum corps.

@hungrymoose7627 2 ай бұрын

Hi, railway museum guy here. The problem is that, while the CN blue devils are neat, they just aren't all that unique. When you get down to it, its just a GE Dash 8. While Dash 8s are getting rarer, theres not a lot that differentiates them from other GE units both physically and mechanically. At least not anything that most of the general public would notice. I work at the Alberta Railway Museum in Edmonton and we recently were able to become the caretakers of BCOL 4618, a C40-8M "Draper Taper" cowl unit. Those are very unique as they are a purely Canadian locomotive, at least in terms of their cab and hood design. And if you want a GE cab design in preservation, RRHMA has BNSF 537 a B40-8W. Unfortunately with preservation, the hard truth is you can't save them all. You just do everything you can to make sure you save the the ones that might be forgotten some day.

@wrrail 2 ай бұрын

icrr my beloved

@theoldbayrailfan 2 ай бұрын

I saw 2466 at homewood like 2 weeks ago when I went out there. Still in good condition.

@CedarLakeRailfanner 2 ай бұрын

2466 and 2461 are still in Homewood as of 2 weeks ago.

@JustATeenageRailfan 2 ай бұрын

As of yesterday I was there lol

@CedarLakeRailfanner 2 ай бұрын

@@JustATeenageRailfan Nice, and there are some rumors that 2466 and 2461 could go up to the Missabe.

@riograndelocos9639 2 ай бұрын

massive L

@CedarLakeRailfanner 2 ай бұрын

@@riograndelocos9639 How is that an L

@thedesigner00 2 ай бұрын

@@CedarLakeRailfannerno there here unit the grain train start back up

@A_Hispanic_Ecuadorian 2 ай бұрын

Rip Illinois Central 2613

@Amtrak09 2 ай бұрын

There’s one former LMS C40-8W still in operation for a class 1 left. Csx 7929 (former LMS 711) is STILL in operation on csx and is both the last locomotive on csx with marker lights, it is also the last former LMS locomotive on csx and all class 1s as a whole. 7929 should be preserved alongside 2466!

@Track_Tranzit 2 ай бұрын

7929 was stored

@Amtrak09 2 ай бұрын

@@Track_Tranzit No way! That’s saddening, atleast she is still alive unlike being scrapped but just barely. I quite literally caught her leading a train a few months ago.

@Track_Tranzit 2 ай бұрын

@Amtrak09 yeah, sadly all CSX D8s (excluding 9280) are in storage

@Amtrak09 2 ай бұрын

@@Track_Tranzit not exactly, C40-8Ws are still alive and in storage on CSX and aren’t all gone yet There’s quite a few although they are currently phasing out there’s still a good number of

@Amtrak09 2 ай бұрын

Also, might I ask, how do you know 7929 was stored?

@Afoamer 2 ай бұрын

Despite the fact that some of the dash-8s have gotten retired two of them, a.k.a. Ex-CSX Units continue to live on in Peru

@F40M07 2 ай бұрын

2466? I’ll try to put her at the IRM.

@TheWinnipegRailfan 2 ай бұрын

PLEASEEEEE that would be so swag

@bigiron2572 2 ай бұрын

Conrail units, but covered in maple syrup

@syeet1234 2 ай бұрын

at least G&W bought a bunch of ex-conrail D8's that they started using recently

@NashRailfan 2 ай бұрын

DMIR 403 and 215 should be preserved

@milepost26.69 2 ай бұрын

I really do hope the unit is preserved, or atleast one of them. Plenty of the ex CR/LMX Dash 8s ended up on various G&W roads which is cool but none (obviously) are in the blue. I never grew up seeing the CN patches but i remember the NS and CSX ones down in the southeast. Would be awesome to see this thing in a mueseum in the future!

@cameron.s.9368 2 ай бұрын

2466 is sidelined but still exists! BCOL C40-8M cowl body is still listed on roster and was seen on trains within the last few months The iron range is really where you gotta go, CN has about 20 C40-8 standard cabs that were brought there to replace some of the older EMD stuff so they might stick around a little while there.

@BNSFrailfan01 15 сағат бұрын

The dash 8s along with the remaining EMDs will all be gone likely by the end of this year as new AC44C6Ms are brought in to replace them. Get up there while you can

@cameron.s.9368 4 сағат бұрын

@@BNSFrailfan01 so sad 😭

@BNSFrailfan01 4 сағат бұрын

@@cameron.s.9368 I’ll be up there next week and my goal is to see the last 2 15th anniversary dash 8s that are active on the roster

@stephenbinkley 2 ай бұрын

I remember seeing one of the devils in brantford right before they were sent to welland

@illinoiscentralrailroadfan6015 2 ай бұрын

I grew up in Bardwell and Paducah Kentucky from 84 to 05 with the Illinois Central

@railroadhistoryarchives 2 ай бұрын

Whoah. That was cool.

@TheWinnipegRailfan 2 ай бұрын

Thank you! America ya

@JackTheRailfan 2 ай бұрын

It is sad that I never got to catch one of these, but I did however see BCOL 4609 on yard and local duty in Prince George, BC in 2023. (Which was also around the time 2466 was stored)

@yeahman70 2 ай бұрын

Do you know if 4609 is still working up there?

@JackTheRailfan 2 ай бұрын

@@yeahman70 I think it is, but I’m not sure entirely

@Buffarailfan 2 ай бұрын

3:34 Cowl Unit Productions mentioned!!!!!

@LakeMichiganRailfan 2 ай бұрын

2466 is still there as of yesterday

@Texasrailfan9021 2 ай бұрын

Great job We have to save CN 2466 I’m a UP Railfan and I want it back! #SaveCN2466

@amtrak713productions8 2 ай бұрын

Funny thing is i met a lot of my now good friends almost 4 years ago when one came through as run through power on a csx train near me

@railsofontario3029 2 ай бұрын

2459: HEYYY YOU FORGOT TO PUT MY SCRAP PICS 😭😭😭. very good video it gets dash 8 thumbs up

@JustATeenageRailfan 2 ай бұрын

My baby’s!

@CentralManitobaRailfan 2 ай бұрын

The Big blue

@SCFR_Guest5 2 ай бұрын

Nice

@P0w2you 2 ай бұрын

The last 4 times I've taken Amtrak south to Carbondale, or Jackson MS, I've seen standard cab deathstars! Every time 😅 like I guess I been lucky

@WheelArrangements Ай бұрын

Just saw #2466 yesterday, still in storage in homewood.

@BaronVonPwn 2 ай бұрын

Its weird growing up in North West Tennessee, being served by Canadian locomotives .

@RedwoodLine Ай бұрын

i think i saw a blue devil at griffith indiana last year

@2010train1 2 ай бұрын

4:56 IC 2464 was scrapped after a 3 way train collision in Westville Indiana on Jan 6 2012

@anf_8310_ab 2 ай бұрын

I see Hunter Harrison, i'll continue watching

@pendremacherald6758 2 ай бұрын

What is that Conrail RJ Corman scheme and where can I get more of it?

@kylehc15 Ай бұрын

ive noticed diesel locomotives kind of look the same lol it be nice if the made a new design so they were more powerful but also looked different

@Trainboy2011- 16 күн бұрын

Ill get the tvrm to get it >:3

@randydobson1863 2 ай бұрын

hello The Winnipeg Railway & it's is Randy and i like yours video is cool & Thanks The Winnipeg Railway & Friends Randy & Is WAS In Moncton N.B & Moncron Gordon Yard In Jan 2024 8 & 2566

@RailfanVal 2 ай бұрын

aka Conrail's Blue Angels

@midwesternrail4729 2 ай бұрын

Fuck conrail rahhhhh

@Alawo- 2 ай бұрын

Fat Albert Mentioned??!?!!1?¹1!?

@bgmcc907 7 күн бұрын

What’s the story on 2466’s trucks? They look like EMDs.

@TheWinnipegRailfan 7 күн бұрын

Same manufacturer/design used I believe

@CanadianmeeseGaming 2 ай бұрын

i going to see if i can get the owner of the museum i new to get, wish me luck.

@orlandorailfanproductions2010 2 ай бұрын

Why do some CN units have IC reporting marks?

@railfaninacar 2 ай бұрын

Hii! TWR

@TheWinnipegRailfan 2 ай бұрын

HELPPPP MEEEEE !!!!

@MattTheAllertor125 2 ай бұрын

Ah yes ive been wondering why are ic's (now cn) ex lmsx dash 8 called blue devils

@MattTheAllertor125 2 ай бұрын

And sad to see the dash 8s (my childhood heros including the blue devils) to go bye bye. Great locos tbh

@railroadhistoryarchives 2 ай бұрын

All hail plankton

@cpeast 2 ай бұрын

I remember seeing the blue dash 840CW new. This was back in the early 90s. Sad they are being sc@&pped.

@CSXF40PH-2Productions 2 ай бұрын

Rq, is 2462 still out there?

@LakeMichiganRailfan 2 ай бұрын

its off cn property, not much time till it gets scrapped but it does still exist

@railsofontario3029 2 ай бұрын

It’s sitting drained & Dead in Welland. Last i checked it was still around

@MikeLarryII788 2 ай бұрын

I can confirm Rail fans are unable to can get girls just like a toad once said in Paper Mario Color-splash said "I'm very lonely but hey trains are cool i guess".

@danielferrovias 2 ай бұрын

are you one of those guys that is Hyperfixated in Sally acorn?

@TheWinnipegRailfan 2 ай бұрын

cannot confirm or deny, lol

@Railfantastic 2 ай бұрын

Nawwww the heritable units are be being scraped

@TheGoldenBNSFtext 21 күн бұрын

Aw yes Crash National CNSF

@TheGoldenBNSFtext 21 күн бұрын

Illinois Central more like identity crisis

@midwesternrail4729 2 ай бұрын

IRM NEEDS 2466 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🔥🔥🔥

@midwesternrail4729 2 ай бұрын

Guys i contacted the IRM and unfortunately they said they couldnt acquire it 😔🙏😭😭😭😭😭😭

@illinoiscentralrailroadfan6015 2 ай бұрын

The Illinois Central ran all the way to New Orleans

@wirtr 2 ай бұрын

IC doggie

@justinmalachinski1496 2 ай бұрын

I wanna see a GE engine with ICG paint

@midwesternrail4729 2 ай бұрын

CN 3008

@justinmalachinski1496 2 ай бұрын

@@midwesternrail4729 no I mean the Orange and White

@midwesternrail4729 2 ай бұрын

@@justinmalachinski1496 itll look odd ngl but still id like to see that on the freeport sub since theres an icg bridge with the deathstar logo on it

@justinmalachinski1496 2 ай бұрын

@@midwesternrail4729 my grandfather and I were going over the idea of painting a Ho SD70M-2 in the orange and white ICG PAINT

@streamlinedtransit 2 ай бұрын

CN is dog water. The end, roll the credits. Real

@NYCSubwayFan1992 2 ай бұрын

unpopular opinion

@YQRAviation 2 ай бұрын

aRe YoU a FoAmEr?

@TheWinnipegRailfan 2 ай бұрын

YES muahahahaha

@CedarLakeRailfanner 2 ай бұрын

I think we all were at one point like 8 years old

@Ayden2008 2 ай бұрын

If there are blue devils, what about the red devil? 😈

@jjandllcrazyadventures14 2 ай бұрын

uh oh...

@Ayden2008 2 ай бұрын

@@jjandllcrazyadventures14 it’s a joke sunny

@Train43Kaleb 2 ай бұрын

You put mick jagger music in there

@ZombieSlayer-dj3wb 2 ай бұрын

So the rumor is an ex csx ceo is trying to oust the current ns ceo

@RhYour_Handl 2 ай бұрын

silly ending

@Canadian_Winters 2 ай бұрын

Get them big ass horns out of the caption, we tryna see the meme

@CoalChrome 2 ай бұрын

CNSF lol

@Planes_man 2 ай бұрын

Off brand conrail