Operations on USA's ONLY Mainline Switchback! | Sunday Morning Coffee & Trains

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Operations on USA's ONLY Mainline Switchback! | Sunday Morning Coffee & Trains

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@dannyking748 Жыл бұрын

Its nothing like women and trains. Thank you DeAnn for making this enjoyable

@RobertHolster1 Жыл бұрын

My favorite Railfan Depot video!!

@Railfandepot Жыл бұрын

Awwww.... my favorite Robert! If you have no seen, we are back with new videos! Thank you for watching! -DeAnn

@alejandrobarraganlopez3231 3 жыл бұрын

Did not idea that this kind of operation exist, great action to see, thanks railfan depot

@Railfandepot 3 жыл бұрын

Thank YOU for watching! -DeAnn

@3sierra15 Жыл бұрын

Union Pacific also operates a mainline switchback with twin side-by-side tunnels. It's in the Sierras, just west of Truckee, CA. Assuming, that is, that the definition of switchback is the same in CA as in KY .

@Railfandepot Жыл бұрын

That's interesting! I am going to check that out. Thanks!! Thank you for watching! -DeAnn

@ArtStoneUS 2 жыл бұрын

According to the VHS video available for purchase on Amazon, this operation was from 1991. In 2010, CSX extended the switchback to accommodate 110 cars. Now it's just a matter of a change of direction at a switch with locomotives on each hand, not the more complicated breaking the train apart and putting it back together depicted in this video.

@Railfandepot Жыл бұрын

The show is also now available on DVD: railfandepot.com/product/eastern-kentucky-coal/

@scotabot7826 3 ай бұрын

That's correct, no more breaking the trains because the tail tracks have been extended to accept 110 cars! Such a cool operation on a major class 1 railroad.

@jeeper360 3 жыл бұрын

Hot Springs Arkansas also has a switchback on the Arkansas Midland Railroad. They come from Malvern on the former Rock Island main then switchback to the former Missouri Pacific main to continue into town.

@Railfandepot 3 жыл бұрын

Interesting, do they have to double the train like they do here? I know some old logging railroads and narrow gauge roads did/do that too. -Tim

@jeeper360 3 жыл бұрын

In this case, no. There are only a few customers beyond the switchback and trains are less than a dozen cars once a week.

@Railfandepot 3 жыл бұрын

@@jeeper360 Many cars or a few, it certainly is an interesting operation! -Tim

@GregGNP 3 жыл бұрын

Another great video DeAnn and I am glad you liked my channel. A lot more has yet to come. Take Care and Best Wishes.

@Railfandepot 3 жыл бұрын

I subscribed so I'll be notified! 😀 -DeAnn

@thebusterdog921 2 жыл бұрын

Did you stop doing these Sunday morning videos? I haven't seen them in a while? It was always something to look forward to.

@Railfandepot 2 жыл бұрын

Sadly the Covid situation prevented me traveling to meet this obligation. I have to be especially careful because I take care of an elderly parent. But I have not forgotten you guys - nor given up on Sunday Mornings! In fact, I am fully vaccinated and hope to get back to taping soon! ❤ Thank you so much for caring!! -DeAnn

@dannyholt105 3 жыл бұрын

Very cool DeAnn! Coffee and trains are always good together. Stay safe! Cheers, Danny

@Railfandepot 3 жыл бұрын

Danny! So good to see you! Thanks for watching trains with me. :-) -DeAnn

@JoeSmith-vs5sy 4 ай бұрын

tHANKS!

@fernandosepulveda5330 3 жыл бұрын

Gran video. Felicitaciones desde Santiago de Chile.

@Railfandepot 3 жыл бұрын

¡Gracias por ver! ¡Y hola desde Indiana, EE. UU.! -DeAnn

@mtanyctrainatlantamartatra7164 Жыл бұрын

We need more videos from you

@Railfandepot Жыл бұрын

Be careful what you wish for...I'm back! 😉 We're uploading new videos every week. Thank you for watching! -DeAnn

@mtanyctrainatlantamartatra7164 Жыл бұрын

@@Railfandepot 😂😂👍🏿👍love it,thank God your back

@craigjohnson7334 3 жыл бұрын

This is a great video and there is great shots of Sea board system and Seaboard family lines CSX, Chessie System power. I miss the Chessie System power.

@Railfandepot 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, I was just saying in the comments above...that Chessie paint was fun to watch. It kinda fir the late 70's/early 80's in this country! -Tim

@easternfrontnh 2 жыл бұрын

I love big old diesels.

@oldclip70 3 жыл бұрын

DeAnn, you always post goodies!! Thank you for posting.

@Railfandepot 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! And,thank you for watching! -DeAnn

@robertmcdonnold3038 3 жыл бұрын

That's quite a collection of engines.

@Railfandepot 3 жыл бұрын

Indeed...CSX, Seaboard, Family Lines, Chessie and even a Santa Fe! Thanks for watching! -DeAnn

@stephaneduguay7267 3 жыл бұрын

Nice to see those falling flags in action, great video. thanks

@Railfandepot 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, and there are a lot of fallen flags represented in this video! Thanks for watching! -DeAnn

@curailproductions7636 3 жыл бұрын

Very interesting operations!

@Railfandepot 3 жыл бұрын

Oh yes. I was glad there is a map to help visualize it for those of us who have never been there. :-) -DeAnn

@WisconsinCentralProductions 3 жыл бұрын

i have an issue of Trains Magazine from December 1970!

@Railfandepot 3 жыл бұрын

I love those old articles. I guess, I shouldn't' say "old".... I love those great articles!! :-) -DeAnn

@keonikaig9247 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome way for New Year to start.....lots of questions answered... HAPPY HAPPY.....&goood coffee too...🌴😎🌴

@Railfandepot 3 жыл бұрын

Good coffee, good train video... it's got to be a good year.... right?:-) -DeAnn

@charleskesner1302 3 жыл бұрын

Loved those helper engines in the beginning. My favorite CSX paint scheme.

@Railfandepot 3 жыл бұрын

I went to college just a throw from a Chessie System yard, and probably for that reason, that is my favorite (not quite CSX) paint scheme. -Tim

@gusshadleythelunaticfromar7125 3 жыл бұрын

I have been there.

@Railfandepot 3 жыл бұрын

It's pretty much out in the middle of nowhere...on the road to nowhere. I don't mean that derogatory, it's just that not alot of people live in that area. Thanks for watching! -DeAnn

@railfanlondonwhaley9521 3 жыл бұрын

Happy new year I enjoy the video

@Railfandepot 3 жыл бұрын

Happy New Year to you too. I'm happy to see your comment on another of our videos. :-) -DeAnn

@ChadsRailfanExperience 3 жыл бұрын

So labor intensive

@Railfandepot 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, it is. Even with all equipment...moving that much snow is a a lot of work! Thanks for watching. -DeAnn

@Eddy63 3 жыл бұрын

Great vid DeAnn ... I got ya on FB as well ... Happy 2021 ...

@Railfandepot 3 жыл бұрын

Eddy... thanks! We post a lot of videos on Facebook. We're kinda late to the KZfaq party. But we're working on it! :-) -DeAnn

@anthonymaida5718 3 жыл бұрын

Great Video DeAnn

@Railfandepot 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for the kind words...and thank you for watching! -DeAnn

@DOMiSADuNATALI 2 жыл бұрын

👍👍👍

@Railfandepot 2 жыл бұрын

👍😃 Thanks for watching. -DeAnn

@MarkInLA 3 жыл бұрын

~ Must be some heavy rail in here and well maintained, because some of the moves look faster moving than I would expect, especially backing thru non-hi speed (?) switches and with human lives on the ground... ~ I am on the verge of a 2nd HO switchback layout..First was 35' long in an Apt. (!) in Los Angeles. I was forced to relo ! Now in smaller digs , it'll be a 8' -ish X 10' -ish X 1.5' -ish shelfie.. ~ I stumbled onto THIS Vid 1st time, today, 2/19/21 and am shocked at how much my plans, which have been in motion 2-3-ish yrs now, are so close to this 1:1 scale 'layout' !! I.E. TOTAL coincidence !!! NO LIE : I even have been planning to use my Shinohara code 83 >3-way< switch I had in prior RR, for a 3 track yard throat same as this 1:1 scale tail track 3:03 !!.. As this Shinohara power-routing switch was problematic at times when engines ran thru it to engine house, caboose Trk, and 1st leg of a WYE, this time no motive power will traverse it as it become instead a yard throat, even if I'm forced to employ a 'handle' (flat car/gondola) to use it that way !!! And that will a wonderful sight with no stall-outs over it !!! ~ In conclusion I'm blown away by inadvertently finding THIS vid at this date and time !!! If you have limited space for a MRR consider a switchback. It demands loads as you can see here !! M

@Railfandepot 3 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad you found this video! The whole video (see the description) might also be a help as it shows how the trains get from the marshalling yard to the wye and where they go from there. Tim says he had a "shelfie" for years, HO scale. :-) - DeAnn

@DiggingRob 3 жыл бұрын

Looks like this was back in the late 70s ......is it still in service today

@jonnymoka 3 жыл бұрын

Really sure it’s from the 80’s.

@dmphillips 3 жыл бұрын

Those are Seaboard System SD-50's, which were made in the 80's.

@Railfandepot 3 жыл бұрын

I believe this was the early 90's. And, unless things ahve changed just in the last couple of years,this is still an ongoing practice. The slow down in coal shipments may have put this operation on ice for now. Hopefully someone who knows can fill us in.-Tim

@zelosb.9329 2 жыл бұрын

Doing another train ride in Toppenish Washington

@Railfandepot 2 жыл бұрын

You can't go wrong with a ride on a train! 😃 -DeAnn

@pqhkr2002 3 жыл бұрын

Looks like this is not only switch back, but also cut and reassemble? 2:55, in train simulator (Run8 mainly), I did many similar operations in local jobs. In industrial area, their sidings have different access bounding. Putting engines at both end of train is pretty handy, reduce many time consuming turn around operations. First time to know mainline have this too.

@Railfandepot 3 жыл бұрын

It's actually a "build it to the next town, but never made it" instead of a cut and paste. :-) And yes, can you imagine trying to triple a train through this without the engines on each end?? Thanks for watching.-DeAnn

@pqhkr2002 3 жыл бұрын

@@Railfandepot Gonna be a long run for conductor or brakeman. lol

@K-Effect 2 жыл бұрын

Are you ever going to post videos on KZfaq again?

@Railfandepot Жыл бұрын

We are *back*!! We have been posting weekly for about a month and have many more videos in the hopper. If I can help it - we will not be disappearing again. 😀👍 Thank you for watching! -DeAnn

@jeffreykupetz4930 3 жыл бұрын

Is there any other way to get your films?? I do not own a DVD player? Can I buy them and download somewhere? Thanks!! Keep up the great work.

@Railfandepot 3 жыл бұрын

At this time it's only DVD or Blu-ray....but we are working on another solution. -DeAnn

@jeffreykupetz4930 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome. I shall stay tuned.

@magicbus63 Жыл бұрын

Will there be any new videos????

@Railfandepot Жыл бұрын

Be careful what you ask for! 😅 We are putting up new videos every week and are hoping to put up two every week. I am glad you missed us enough to ask. Thank you for watching! -DeAnn

@jwrailve3615 3 жыл бұрын

Why no more videos ):

@Railfandepot 2 жыл бұрын

I miss doing the videos! Well, the pandemic has forced some changes - because of distance and family responsibilities. More *will* be coming! Thank you for asking. -DeAnn

@RenoRailfan 3 жыл бұрын

Why did they stop uploading

@Railfandepot 3 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry, I didn't see your comment. Well, I had to go out of town and then our editing computer died. 🤬 Tim tells me we are ready to go in a week or so! 😀 -DeAnn

@RenoRailfan 3 жыл бұрын

@@Railfandepot Oh okay! Thank you

@jjaagg5050 3 жыл бұрын

What has happened to Sunday Morninrg Coffee & Trains?

@Railfandepot 2 жыл бұрын

Well, the pandemic has forced some changes - because of distance and family responsibilities. But... we are not done with SMC&T! More *will* be coming! Thank you for asking. -DeAnn

@williambryant5946 3 жыл бұрын

Do they still do this now?

@Railfandepot 3 жыл бұрын

Sorry for the late reply. Unless the slowdown in coal traffic recently has caused the operation to cease,it is my understanding that this is still(or was until very recently) active. -Tim

@bradhamrick7748 Жыл бұрын

Ho N Mark O L Amc Flyer

@rdmccun 3 жыл бұрын

you guys still here?

@Railfandepot 3 жыл бұрын

Yes. Still here. Just running around...working on so many things. I was out of town for awhile...and then got sidetracked. Sigh. More soon!!! -Thanks for asking. -DeAnn

@rdmccun 2 жыл бұрын

@@Railfandepot hoping all is well, looking forward to a new video!