You should definitely do more of these mini 10 minute documentary things such as this and that tiny railway, you're a great commentator and they're really interesting

Southern Pacific: "We'll bar their access so they have to sell the rails to us at a loss! Then we can get on with choking out the rest of these little nobody rail providers!" Santa Fe: "I'm on a boat! I'm on a boat! Take a good hard look at my mothaf***ing boat!"

Theres actually an old santa fe truck trailer here in Holden Massachusetts. what it was doing so far from its system and how it wasn't scrapped is beyond me

I never would’ve thought about a Railroad using boats ,you explain things really good, and you have good speech.

This is a Learning Channel because the Subjects you cover haven’t been seen on any of the Channels I’ve seen. Thanks for the Great and Thorough Details. 👍🙏

Santa Fe used tugboats at one point in their history, but also many other railroads?! Now that I didn’t know about! Pretty disappointing one of the tugboats Santa Fe used are no longer around, but it’s weird and interesting that they used them things. I know at one point Santa Fe once had their own Airline as crazy as it sounds, but apparently it failed badly before it could take flight.(no pun intended) Things like that really tell me how big the ATSF railroad truly was back then.

My grandfather‘s brother served as the captain on the Hayden and in the early 60s my grandfather and myself would board the Hayden and travel the San Francisco Bay taking train cars to various loading ramps. I remember everything about that large tug and it was a rich childhood memory. Very happy to view this video as I have tried to find information on the Hayden, hope you can track her down.

Wow what an interesting video. Never knew all of this until now. Thanks very much for sharing. We enjoyed watching and have a wonderful rest of your Friday.(Steve)

You, sir, are a master story-teller. Always a pleasure to listen and watch.

Titan, formerly John R. Hayden, still has an active IMO number with Sauce Bros. Marine Transport. I don’t see anything recent within a couple of years but last I could find, she is tied up at Coos Bay, OR.

As a young boy I remember those tugs operating in the S.F. Bay. There is one other Santa Fe freight mode that would be an interesting video; Airplanes! Check out Santa Fe Skyway, their air cargo service. It failed after their attempt to upgrade from a Contract Carrier to a Common Carrier. Their application was denied by the Civil Aeronautics Board ( CAB).

The Grand Trunk Western Railway, the Pere Marquette Railway, and the Ann Arbor Railroad actually ran steamships (car ferries) across Lake Michigan between Michigan's Lower and Upper Peninsulas, and Wisconsin. GTW operated ferries from Muskegon and Ferrysburg MI to Milwaukee; PM/C&O operated from Ludington, MI to Milwaukee, Manitowoc and Kewaunee WI; AA operated from Frankfort, MI to Manitowoc and Kewaunee and to Menominee and Manistique MI. One of the PM/C&O ships, the S.S. Badger, still sails as an independent operation between Ludington and Manitowoc (motor vehicles only; no railcars). Its sister ship, the S.S. Spartan, is docked at Ludington, and is basically a spare parts source for the Badger. The first time I made the crossing, the passengers' cars shared the car deck with loaded boxcars.

I’m was just at Oakland Tuesday. You should come to Oakland Jack London Square. And they go right down the middle of the street * Embarcadero Street * About every 30 minutes a train is there. Only about 3 freight trains go through the MOAOA,MRVMI, and one more. Fantastic explanation. Great job.

Alaska railroad used one. Because it's too expensive to build a line to Canada

I love trains and ships so it’s perfect

Chicago BNSF intermodal facility has 5 intermodal santa fe trailers in almost new condition. They get used as blockers when a entrance is closed into the facility

There's a whole website dedicated to railroad marine operations in the NYC area. If you want to get in on that, you are going to need a MUCH bigger boat (I mean channel). There were also marine operations in Norfolk, Seattle, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and other places. The Alaska Railroad is still reliant on ferries for its connection to the outside world, since the plan for a connecting railroad has never managed to fully get off the ground.

Never knew the Santa Fe had boats cool video

Look up Santa Fe Marine Operations and you should find info and pics of all the Santa Fe tugs. That might help you to fill in the blanks

Union Pacific used ferries in Astoria, Oregon one time.

7:05 - 7:23 is the northern Waynoka crossing at the Harvey House and depot. It used to be part of the TAT route from New York to Los Angeles. My mom and grandparents were from there, and I lived there for several years before I enlisted into the Army.

Thank you. Good video.

In NY harbor there is still Greenville ( Jersey City) to Brooklyn Car Float service , which is what the called the barges with rails on deck. There is no rail bridge without Going far north of NYC snd back down again . There is service by normal rail to Staten Island from NJ.

Thanks for a great video. It sparked some research on my part. Out of the five original boats at least three were named after Santa Fe presidents (Ripley, Storey, Wells). Richmond, I'm not sure, and Payson was an assistant to Wells. He may have risen higher in the company, but I haven't gotten that far. One thing to note, many of the original railroads followed shipping canals when they were first built. The railroads and boats have always had a connection.

6:53 I've actually been to the Richmond Slip before, it's now accessible to anyone and that metal loading section is still prominently in its spot.

Charles Smiley may have a video about Santa Fe's bay area operations. I know I've seen a video before, but it's been years.

Keep it up. Very good stuff. I still remember the old black and silver steam engines down in SE Texas.

CN ran the ferry service to Prince Edward Island for decades.

Very interesting! Thanks for sharing some 'unique' information and doing the research. You just got a new subscriber :)

The old depot at 7:10 looks like Wanaka Oklahoma.

You going to need a bigger boat for this one

Great video

considering the owner of the NYC used to own a ferry service before joining the railroad industry, it's fitting for them

Do you think you'll do more videos on railroads and their sea going adventures? Ive always wanted to learn more about the tugboats and ferries of different roads.

Is it common for an ES44AC to have a k5lla? I just caught an H2 With one.

It's common for people to name boats. Why not name locomotives? (even if it's just for fun)

not much of a railway then my friend

flat commentary, grade school audience.

very cool

Boats supplementing Choo choo train. Interesting. Thank you