The Trains Never Stop Coming in Galesburg, IL!

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Жыл бұрын

Today we visit a super cool spot where the Chillicothe, Mendota, and Barstow sub all meet. There's lots of intermodal traffic, because both the Chillicothe and Mendota feed directly into Chicago.

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@Southern_Plains_Railfan Жыл бұрын

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@kens.3729 Жыл бұрын

In Missouri we Pronounce the City of Chillicothe, MO as “Chill Aah Caw Thee”. Never heard this Pronunciation before. Thanks for the video. 👍

@geac9100 Жыл бұрын

In Ohio it's as you say also Caw Thee.

@Southern_Plains_Railfan Жыл бұрын

Huh, maybe I’m saying it wrong. I’ve never heard the word pronounced out loud before.

@jayjowers5530 Жыл бұрын

Same in Texas

@MIMRailPics24 Жыл бұрын

Nice Video, about the Barstow Sub, all long distance trains heading North end up in the Twin Cities as there is no connection for them to head east down the Aurora at Savanna in case you were curious

@ih1440 Жыл бұрын

2748 is kinda a shame. It was laid up about 2 years ago during an intermediate fleet reduction, and a lot of our non-PTC geeps were laid up. We pulled it out of the weeds at GI yard this past June, intending to clean it up and display it for railroad days. Unfortunately in its 2 years sitting in GI yard, it must have taken a very hard joint, because it's rear draft gear pocket is blown out, so we had to quick scramble to find another low horse non-PTC unit that we could use that wouldnt hit the no move report. Its number boards disappeared when it was sitting in GI, and unfortunately are probably in the collection of some foamer. Number boards and horns have a strong tendency to go missing on units that are stored there.

@Southern_Plains_Railfan Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the rundown on 2748! That’s super cool info.

@rickdee67 5 ай бұрын

Another GREAT video! Boy those double stacks , some clear by less than a foot! Cill-uh-koth-ee?

@jeffreysmith7249 Жыл бұрын

Lived in Galesburg for 10 years and worked for Black's transit.

@Southern_Plains_Railfan Жыл бұрын

Cool!

@rottendude6457 Жыл бұрын

Another Quality video, as always

@Southern_Plains_Railfan Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@FreihEitner Жыл бұрын

Sweet catches! Thank you for sharing.

@Southern_Plains_Railfan Жыл бұрын

No problem! Glad you enjoyed the video.

@easttnrailray5685 Жыл бұрын

Great video

@Southern_Plains_Railfan Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@strangerous1313 Жыл бұрын

That first location is great! You mentioned another track on the far side. Is there a spot to set up over there so you can cover all 3 lines?

@Southern_Plains_Railfan Жыл бұрын

Yes, there is Peck Park on the other side of the bridge that lets you see the Barstow sub. (The 3rd line) The only problem is that it’s an afternoon-only spot, and it’s also very hard to tell when EB trains are coming on the transcon, since it’s a no horn zone. They tend to sneak up on ya. Also your sight lines are reduced quite a bit on the N-S tracks.

@RDC2003 Жыл бұрын

0:44 GOLDEN SWOOSH!

@railfanmaximstill7279 Жыл бұрын

Fremont Nebraska has another one of those 60 year units. #2746

@Southern_Plains_Railfan Жыл бұрын

That's pretty neat!

@geac9100 Жыл бұрын

CSX also has the AC60CW, I caught one on a trip one time. It has a rough idle, the screws were falling out of the ceiling.

@Southern_Plains_Railfan Жыл бұрын

Oh cool, I though UP was the only one who had them. Sounds like the one you saw needed some maintenance!

@alexander1485 Жыл бұрын

none since 2016 or 2017.... they were derated and sold. The 3 they have were prototypes and only had 4400hp prime movers but cw60ac bodies.

@IllBeStamped Жыл бұрын

Nice video! I see a bunch of intermodals where I am from because they are coming from Long Beach/Los Angeles and then I see some coming from the east (Tucson) here on the Yuma Sub. Also, the trains here are very long -- and usually always have mid DPUs. Was that guy at 4:17 talking to you? Have you seen any Southern Pacific auto-racks? I see AC4400s all the time on the Yuma Sub, in-fact, they are probably the most common locomotives on my line. Keep up the great work!!

@Southern_Plains_Railfan Жыл бұрын

Thank you! That’s cool that you have all those intermodals where you live. If I’m not mistaken, some of them come all the way from Chicago. I think that guy was talking to me, but I didn’t even see him until I rewatched the footage. Yes, SP autoracks are a relatively common sight for me. Will do! I’ve got no plans to stop!

@StormySkyRailProductions Жыл бұрын

Great stuff, with nice info!

@Southern_Plains_Railfan Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@StormySkyRailProductions Жыл бұрын

@@Southern_Plains_Railfan Your welcome.

@bluebear6570 Жыл бұрын

Jeepers, I wonder what you would say about railfanning at my place - we have 300+ trains passing through each day!

@Southern_Plains_Railfan Жыл бұрын

Dang, where is that?

@thelnner6765 Жыл бұрын

i cant wait to see 1k

@Southern_Plains_Railfan Жыл бұрын

Me either! Only 6 more subs to go!!

@MrThebigch33se Жыл бұрын

Glad to see Warbonnets are still around and kicking in 2022. Really wish BNSF had kept more of the pre-merger paint schemes preserved in their roster.

@Southern_Plains_Railfan Жыл бұрын

Me too, I think when BNSF first started the plan was to keep warbonnets around, but for whatever reason they didn’t stick.

@DRrailfanning3115 Жыл бұрын

CP and KCS (now CPKC) both have AC4400CWs

@alexander1485 Жыл бұрын

the oldest engine ive run was from 1967

@Southern_Plains_Railfan Жыл бұрын

That's really cool!

@Jax_Lines Жыл бұрын

Aprox how many trains pass through the Barstow sub per day

@Southern_Plains_Railfan Жыл бұрын

I don't know exactly, but its a decent amount. Probably somewhere around 30-50?

@Jax_Lines Жыл бұрын

@@Southern_Plains_Railfanoh wow

@AlikStansberry Жыл бұрын

Hope 2748 can end up in preservation some how, with how impressive it’s history is. How did you not know that UP isn’t the only RR to use AC60CWs?? Because CSX also used them. The AC60CWs were basically made during a time where GE and EMD were experimenting with higher horsepower units. EMD had the SD90MAC and GE’s said AC60CWs. Both models weren’t successful for multiple reasons.

@Southern_Plains_Railfan Жыл бұрын

Me too, 2748 sure has quite the story! Well, I’d never really seen them until that trip, and I don’t railfan UP or CSX tracks.

@gamingwithlukeJToH Жыл бұрын

7:44 Do you know what locomotive is behind the UPs? It looks like a triclops, but I don't recognize the paint scheme.

@Southern_Plains_Railfan Жыл бұрын

Its a BN SD60. I don't know its number, though.

@gamingwithlukeJToH Жыл бұрын

@@Southern_Plains_RailfanI kind of thought that, but the windshield looks like a triclops, and I don't think there are any BN triclops SD60s still on BNSF. I think they all got repainted. Might be wrong though.