Iowa Interstate & CPKC Heritage Units Hard At Work In The Quad-Cities!

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11 ай бұрын

In todays video, we see one of CPKC's massive Maroon and Grey SD70ACU's switching Nahant yard, as well as IPD boxcars, and the one and only IAIS No. 513 leading a daily train to Chicago!
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@Southern_Plains_Railfan 11 ай бұрын

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@CP7014productions 11 ай бұрын

Nice new intro

@landonoberly7381 11 ай бұрын

Hey I work at cpkc nahant yard as a carman, very cool to see my yard on your channel.

@Southern_Plains_Railfan 11 ай бұрын

That’s super cool!

@benmullins2443 10 ай бұрын

I used to work for CP and had been to Nahant when I was on the rail gang

@philpreeo5515 11 ай бұрын

This particular incident didn’t happen to me but we did have a case of too much power. I work for a railway in NY near Manhattan and one day the yard job decided to try and switch out an inbound stone train with a set of 4 road engines, all Sd40s and a set of our MP15s, all engines online. The different loading speeds and draft gears in the knuckles caused so much opposing force that the track underneath was pushed out and destroyed causing massive damage to the gear boxes and knuckles. So yes, there is a thing as too much power.

@MSCRailVideos 11 ай бұрын

Railroads have rules in place to ensure you don't have too many powered axles online when moving trains, especially when switching. The size and HP of the locomotive determines its powered axle rating, more are allowed for pulls than shoves, even less for dynamic braking, etc. it's just to eliminate wear and tear and try to prevent buff/draft forces from getting too high. The issue with switching with these big road units is they are slow. The computer takes a long time to respond to throttle movements compared to say an SD40 or GP38, ones that are designed for multi purpose use. These are built for the long haul, not yard switching

@gamingwithlukeJToH 11 ай бұрын

4:33 Here's a bit more info on these CP heritage units: There were indeed 10 of them painted, however... -5 of them were painted in the "Script" scheme (7010 - 7014,) but CP 7011 was unfortunately wrecked, and what was left of it was scrapped. -5 of them are in the "Block" scheme (7015 - 7019,) but fortunately all of them are still in service. I am commenting this before I've watched the whole video, so you might have mentioned some of the info.

@Tesingaccount12Productions 11 ай бұрын

Watching this at 1:30AM in the morning with no sleep. So worth it watching this video!

@RailfanVince 11 ай бұрын

GO TO SLEEP

@thedesigner00 11 ай бұрын

@@RailfanVinceI did too but at 12:00 am rewatched with some sleep

@Thedodgerpro 11 ай бұрын

Brother I would have done that

@Southern_Plains_Railfan 11 ай бұрын

Lmao

@MooseyTrainsKS 11 ай бұрын

if its Southern Plains Railfan i see why not stay up that late

@KaidsTrains 11 ай бұрын

Highlight of my day was watching this video

@BNSF8500yt 11 ай бұрын

Same

@anthonyeveler4820 11 ай бұрын

Great catch lately ACUs are becoming popular now you can almost see them everywhere now thanks for the background history very cool.

@mikedurhan9941 11 ай бұрын

Thank you; not only for the train videos, but also for the RR background stories you put along with them.

@BNSFrailfan01 11 ай бұрын

CP actually had several predecessor, such as the SOO Line and Milwaukee Road

@jeremycross8598 11 ай бұрын

That CP heritage unit is definitely a sweet catch! I wish BNSF would do full repaints like that, not just sticker units.

@nmccw3245 11 ай бұрын

On the siding here in Albuquerque that connects the ATSF 2926 restoration site and several industrial customers (steel and lumber yards) to the main line, BNSF won’t send anything larger than four axle locomotives due to the construction and condition of the siding.

@jessejohnson6435 11 ай бұрын

Another Great Video thanks you! You sure Got a good eye for train spotting and yup I reckon that's abit of Abstract art

@jefftrego8491 6 ай бұрын

Form of Art! Loved the paint schemes on the Iowa Interstate and CP

@benmullins2443 10 ай бұрын

I’m not an engineer but with how old the tracks laid in a lot of rail yards are, I can imagine it’d do a great deal of damage to the roadbed and the tracks and ties themselves. A rail yard I used to work at had tracks that were laid in 1910

@Aussie_Transport5371 11 ай бұрын

Great video so far from me in Australia!

@Southern_Plains_Railfan 11 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@Mossberg930 2 ай бұрын

A lot of those boxcars come out of Cedar Rapids from the CRANDIC line. I believe the full-recycle International Paper plant on the south side uses them to transport raw materials and they might even send out the finished product that way too.

@Railfantastic 7 ай бұрын

I actually caught those two KCS geeps and a pair of IPD boxcars shown in this video on a train that terminated in Davenport just a week before this video was released

@tylerbrobston4265 11 ай бұрын

CPKC Heritage Units are Sweet

@Southern_Plains_Railfan 11 ай бұрын

Agreed!

@paulweston2267 11 ай бұрын

Dont worry, the CPKC paint sceme, when unveiled will probably be good. Personally, I would like to see them all grey ghosts.

@codyhilton1750 11 ай бұрын

I did look up the paint sceme on their web site. The front 2/3 or so was hightlighted in black and the rest in red.

@nickwiseman7770 11 ай бұрын

Huge IAIS fan!!! Awesome video!

@Southern_Plains_Railfan 11 ай бұрын

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed!

@DMSparky 10 ай бұрын

Your accent and voice are built for narration. Doesn’t hurt that you get good footage. What ever your doing keep doing it because it’s really awesome!

@railfannercristian 11 ай бұрын

Nice video there SPR with all the heritage around

@RailFan61 5 ай бұрын

Great video, and very informative!

@Southern_Plains_Railfan 5 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@Cowlitzperson 11 ай бұрын

8:42 i love the seattle and north coast

@RobertCraft-re5sf 11 ай бұрын

Very cool and historic!

@josephheuer4540 11 ай бұрын

Seeing WC boxcars always brings a smile to my face.

@RACaptialRegion 11 ай бұрын

I caught heritage unit CP 7019 up here in upstate New Yorka few summers ago, pretty cool seeing something other than the Canadian red

@cxmx3295 11 ай бұрын

I’ve seen the same Canadian pacific engine, except for its number is 7014 an awesome catch on the Rock Island engine, and caboose

@trainfan4014 11 ай бұрын

An amazing experience

@mikepriceup 5 ай бұрын

That 7013 use to be an EMD SD90. At up we are only allowed to have 12 powered axle in use while switching. The main problem it can cause using More than that it kicking out a light car like an empty cement hopper or empty well or flat car.

@Benjamin_999 11 ай бұрын

Actually, one of the Maroon & Grey units were wrecked not too long ago. I’m not sure if it was deemed a total loss or not but I would have to assume yes.

@Southern_Plains_Railfan 11 ай бұрын

It was a total loss, the wreck was pretty severe.

@Vector_QF8 11 ай бұрын

Seattle & North Coast 🎉. Love it!

@mijicalmagiemance8014 11 ай бұрын

Great Catches

@Cnw8701 10 ай бұрын

Come to El Paso, and you'll see big road diesels switching almost daily on the UP and the BNSF!

@keving126 11 ай бұрын

Yeah no predessor, however most railroads have paint schemes of fallen flags. Defunct Soo Line, Milwaukee Road etc..

@JoeBlow-jj9uu 10 ай бұрын

Rock Island heritage init is awesome ❤

@chetumaire 11 ай бұрын

1:23 I have actually seen that unit in the BNSF Spokane yard

@BNSF8500yt 11 ай бұрын

I saw it at BNSF Northtown yard

@johnmeadows5645 11 ай бұрын

The quad city area is one of my favorite vacation spots.

@illinoisman601 2 ай бұрын

Honestly if you find yourself east stop be peru or lasalle illinois we have 7 railroad crossing giving plently of time to hear it,a clasic rock island depot with the logo still present and iowa goes under a ex illinois central grubar line bridge

@alexander1485 11 ай бұрын

switching with wide bodies is a pain... but doable (track warrant territory = dark territory basically)

@CP7014productions 11 ай бұрын

I saw 7013’s sister 7014 In Las Vegas,Nevada back on December 22,2022

@kens.3729 11 ай бұрын

Heritage Units were the Best thing out of the Railroads in a long time. Not sure Why CSX was also Slow with Painting Heritage Locomotives ? 🤔🤪

@willwozniak2826 19 күн бұрын

I grew up with this railroad..👉🏻

@kansasrailfan6022 11 ай бұрын

There is only 9 of those CPKC heritage units left at 7011 derailed and got scrapped

@ethanlee7823 5 ай бұрын

Hey man, next time you come by if at all, I’d love to help you track trains in the area.

@davidschick6951 6 ай бұрын

the IAIS controls a QJ-class 2-10-2 steam locomotive, #6988. 6988 is currently down for repairs (if IAIS got the money to make repairs) after its last FRA 1472-day inspection. When 6988 is out on an excursion, pulling only passenger cars, typically a 700-series locomotive will be at the opposite end of the train. That way the train can be run in reverse by putting the steamer in neutral. With Chinese steam locomotives, I think they are so ancient that they don't have a true reverser. They are also good for braking, and in case the steamer suffers a catastrophic mechanical breakdown. I once asked Henry Posner, the CEO of the company that owns IAIS, why not put 513 on the opposite end of the steam excursion trains. He told me the 500-series are too powerful for that light of a train. It would tear the passenger cars apart. I'm certainly not in a position to argue.

@kc130flyer 6 ай бұрын

The QJ are not ancient, they were built in the 1980's. In fact they are newer than the 700-seires GP-38's by 10-15 years. The QJ has full reverse capability. We use the 700's on the opposite end because most of our passenger runs are out-and-back trips. The locomotive on the rear enables us to have an engineer on both ends controlling the movement, thus allowing a maximum authorized speed in both directions. Not to contradict my boss, but there is no reason we couldn't use a 500-series unit on the passenger trains, except for the fact that it would be a waste of horesepower that could be best used making money pulling freight elsewhere. They are much more fuel efficient and environmentally friendlier as well, so having them in freight service is a much better economic and environmental option.

@josepantoja5033 11 ай бұрын

i’ve seen 513 a few weeks ago

@kamaldeepatkar3081 11 ай бұрын

I have watched a few videos of this channel and i am noticing combustion engine locomotives and unelectrified railroads, are all/majority of locomotives in US are combustion and railroad not electrified? If yes, why?

@Southern_Plains_Railfan 11 ай бұрын

Yes, all rail lines in the US except for some public transport and the Iowa Traction Railroad use Internal combustion. For railroads as big and remote as the ones in the US, it would basically be impossible to electrify at this point. It would be far too expensive, take way too long, and barely offer any benefits. Also, new electric freight locomotives would have to be designed and implemented which would again cost a fortune. As for smaller railroads, they don’t have the money to develop new locomotives or built catenary lines. And finally, I don’t think the US’s power grid could handle that kind of strain, as it was not built with nationwide electric railroads in mind.

@RobertCraft-re5sf 11 ай бұрын

How did the heritage unit thing start?

@codyhilton1750 11 ай бұрын

I wish Iowa Interstate would make heritage unit for The Milwaukee Road as I have not seen one on any video.

@Southern_Plains_Railfan 10 ай бұрын

The Milwaukee didn’t contribute to Iowa Interstates creation. Like many small railroads, their tracks, are almost 100% former Rock Island.

@kc130flyer 6 ай бұрын

The small portion of the Milwaukee Road that Iowa Interstate operates (and dispatches) is actually owned by the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railroad (Crandic). The Milwaukee did operate a portion of what is now the IAIS after the Rock Island's demise, but they didn't do so willingly. Just not much MILW heritage at IAIS.

@glennso47 11 ай бұрын

Zoomed in photo of a locomotive.

@railfandepotproductions 10 ай бұрын

There aren't any action red/multimark heritage units

@roberttrometter5788 11 ай бұрын

What is track warrants? Robert

@kc130flyer 6 ай бұрын

A track warrant is a written authority to occupy the main track. They are issued to the movement (whether a train or maintenance-of-way on-track equipment) by the train dispatcher. Basically the track warrant grants authority to occupy the main track between two points. Typically the track warrant is read over the radio by the dispatcher. The train crew copies the information on to a pre-printed form and then reads it back to the dispatcher who checks it for accuracy. Once it is confirmed that the crew has copied and and read back the warrant correctly, the train dispatcher gives the OK time (the time the warrant goes into effect) and the dispatcher's initials.

@WSINTYC_the_second 7 ай бұрын

5:41 It's 9717 not 9719

@user-TheBestRailfan 11 ай бұрын

I'm the first to arrive!

@johnnydodd9919 11 ай бұрын

What is a track warrant

@kc130flyer 6 ай бұрын

@johnnydodd9919 6 ай бұрын

@@kc130flyer thanks

@garrenzo360 7 ай бұрын

CPKC could buy the Iowa Interstate in the near future.

@GEVOlutionCPKC 11 ай бұрын

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@kc130flyer 6 ай бұрын

CP does have some predecessor railroads that survived into the diesel era, the Soo Line, the Milwaukee, the Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo, The Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic. I am partial to the Soo Line colors having started with the Soo, but the DSS&A scheme would look great on a modern locomotive. Anything beats CP's horrible primer gray "military scheme'. Just their way of saving money on red paint. 🤮

@DH2906PRODUCTIONS 11 ай бұрын

That's not entirely true. Cp does have at least one Fallen flag predecessor. And that the Delaware and Hudson. Cp bought the D&H in 1991. But still. Amazing video

@glennso47 11 ай бұрын

Why so much graffiti on rail cars?