I caught an awesome lash-up today that I wanted to share, so I thought I would start a thread for my videos/photos. Here's 252 at Bluff yard in Plattsburgh with CP heritage unit 7016, followed by a red CP SD70ACU and an NS ES44AC.
I will post here when I make a new video or catch something cool, so stay tuned.
Harrison
Homeschooler living In upstate NY a.k.a Northern NY.
Modeling the D&H in 1978.
Route of the famous "Montreal Limited"
My YouTube
Wow, the CP Heritage unit! Great catch, man!
Say Harrison, have any of your photos been featured in "Railpace?"
(Oh man, I hope I don't get in trouble over mentioning the competition! )
Flintlock76 Wow, the CP Heritage unit! Great catch, man! Say Harrison, have any of your photos been featured in "Railpace?" (Oh man, I hope I don't get in trouble over mentioning the competition! )
I have not submitted any photos to Railpace, as I don't particuarly believe in submitting photos to a publication that I don't recieve. I do submit photos to the Bridge Line Historical Society's Bulletin though. If you think Railpace would like my photos, let me know how to submit them.
Great snapshot! Love to see those "dreadnoughts" roll! Other than The Big Boy and the DDA40X, which make occasional sorties, these are the biggest units out there, from the data I have seen!
Here's the video that includes the heritage unit, plus a meet between 931 and D11 and a chase with 931. Engineer Brian gave me an awesome hornshow!
https://youtu.be/pEp_8lGu4mY
Enjoy!
Well that was better than anything on the tube right now!
And what a melodious horn on the heritage unit! Loud and attention getting, but not harsh to the ear.
Thanks Harrison!
Flintlock76 Well that was better than anything on the tube right now! And what a melodious horn on the heritage unit! Loud and attention getting, but not harsh to the ear. Thanks Harrison!
Well, maybe you haven't seen Delay and Block Productions and Danny Harmon's videos then... but thanks! I agree, the horn on the ACUs are simply the best. One of my friends said yesterday at the premiere that the CP ACUs are the best locos on the rails, and I have to agree with him on that.
Thanks. I also love that CP Horn!
daveklepper Thanks. I also love that CP Horn!
Seems like I recall reading at one time that the "notes" of the horns were mandated by the Canadian government. That may be ancient history.
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I caught this UP locomotive on the rear of an empty ethanol train the other day. Video will follow soon.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/15F4pg7JpQKMffjpYn_0zZiLWfcQ6p6Sk/view?usp=sharing
Great catch!
I guess that's the good thing about railfanning in this day and age, you never know what you might see!
tree68Seems like I recall reading at one time that the "notes" of the horns were mandated by the Canadian government.
Current law (Transport of Canada) no longer seems to mandate the D#min chord:
https://tc.canada.ca/en/rail-transportation/rules/railway-locomotive-inspection-safety-rules/locomotives-design-requirements-part-ii
Something I did not know is that what Canada mandates instead of the 'minor chord' is a two-tone horn that might have helped the two conductors at Ivy City: three bells blow the 'normal' chord at 96dB or above, the other two are added, at higher volume, for emergencies...
Some discussion of chords and history is here, with another horn regulation (in the United States this time) I can't find...
https://locomotive.fandom.com/wiki/Nathan_AirChime_K-series_Air_Horns
Good thing there are people here who will remember both relevant statutes... and who can prove or disprove either the horny-moose or truck horn reason for adoption of Airchimes initially
It seems that the western railroads are invading... yesterday I caught this BNSF SD70ACe on the rear of the southbound ethanol train. We chased it a bit, from South Junction to Port Kent.
I'll be posting a combined video of these two trains this Friday.
Hopefully no sensitive dragging detectors along the way. That rear hose is hanging low - would be a long walk back for soomething so simple.
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OvermodYou'll read it all over the place, but darned if I can find you the exact statute!
Perhaps more legend than fact. But even legends usually have some amount of fact in them.
zugmann Hopefully no sensitive dragging detectors along the way. That rear hose is hanging low - would be a long walk back for soomething so simple.
They didn't get picked up for dragging equitment fortunately. I have witnessed it though. I was waiting for CSX local C711 in Catskill, NY as I had just heard them clear the detector about a mile south. After waiting about 10 minutes, I heard them call in dispatch saying they had to stop and fix a dragging hose on the locomotive...
Yeah, West Coast folks have a reputation for being a little too casual about things.
I heard years ago that a "formal affair" in California means you wear socks.
Coming Friday at 7 PM...
Just missed it? Don't you just hate when that happens?
Looking forward to Friday!
Harrison, you're a breath of fresh air on this Forum, you know that?
Thanks Wayne. I'm also currently working on my first documentary of sorts. Stay tuned for that in the coming weeks...
Western Invasion on the D&H is out now.
https://youtu.be/QgKf0slsMUQ
I tried adding some maps to this video. What do you think?
HarrisonWestern Invasion on the D&H is out now. https://youtu.be/QgKf0slsMUQ I tried adding some maps to this video. What do you think?
Captions printed on the video when viewed from the 'in thread' display needs to be in a larger font. I am sure when viewed in a normal YouTube screen the font size is more than adequate, however, when viewed 'in thread' it becomes fuzzy and very difficult to read - even with my bifocals.
Never too old to have a happy childhood!
BaltACD Harrison Western Invasion on the D&H is out now. https://youtu.be/QgKf0slsMUQ I tried adding some maps to this video. What do you think? Captions printed on the video when viewed from the 'in thread' display needs to be in a larger font. I am sure when viewed in a normal YouTube screen the font size is more than adequate, however, when viewed 'in thread' it becomes fuzzy and very difficult to read - even with my bifocals.
Harrison Western Invasion on the D&H is out now. https://youtu.be/QgKf0slsMUQ I tried adding some maps to this video. What do you think?
There should be a fullscreen button down in the lower right corner. That will make it as big as your device will go. I will make them slightly larger in the future when possible though.
Harrison BaltACD Harrison Western Invasion on the D&H is out now. https://youtu.be/QgKf0slsMUQ I tried adding some maps to this video. What do you think? Captions printed on the video when viewed from the 'in thread' display needs to be in a larger font. I am sure when viewed in a normal YouTube screen the font size is more than adequate, however, when viewed 'in thread' it becomes fuzzy and very difficult to read - even with my bifocals. There should be a fullscreen button down in the lower right corner. That will make it as big as your device will go. I will make them slightly larger in the future when possible though.
I understand making it bigger in a 'new' YouTube screen and I stated the font was adequate for that. I am specifically talking about viewing the 'in thread' viewer.
I don't view much YouTube stuff on my phone, however, I suspect the in-screen captions would be even harder to view and read on a phone.
As a content producer - you have to think about comunicating across ALL the formats your content will be seen on.
I am not trying to argue - just reporting what I see.
Well Balt, if your phone is the way you want to watch things on the YouTube that's up to you. I'd rather watch it on the lap-top with the MUCH bigger screen.
Watching videos on a phone reminds me of those mini-TV's they came out with back in the 1970's. An interesting gimmick, but as the old joke went on a mini-TV the movie "Tora-Tora-Tora" came across as "Tora-Tor!"
Flintlock76Well Balt, if your phone is the way you want to watch things on the YouTube that's up to you. I'd rather watch it on the lap-top with the MUCH bigger screen. Watching videos on a phone reminds me of those mini-TV's they came out with back in the 1970's. An interesting gimmick, but as the old joke went on a mini-TV the movie "Tora-Tora-Tora" came across as "Tora-Tor!"
I watch the 'in thread' videos - in thread and on my desk top which has a 17" screen. I just mentioned the phone because some people, other than myself, view the forum from their phones.
Was watching something that took your joke into another realm - "Torah, Torah, Torah".
BaltACDWas watching something that took your joke into another realm - "Torah, Torah, Torah".
"Fiddler On The Roof?" Great movie!
BaltACDI just mentioned the phone because some people, other than myself, view the forum from their phones.
It's getting to the point where people don't know how to use a "regular" computer, so enamored are they with their phones and tablets. And they may not even own a desktop or laptop computer...
We see this a lot on the Deshler cam.
Flintlock76An interesting gimmick, but as the old joke went on a mini-TV the movie "Tora-Tora-Tora" came across as "Tora-Tor!"
Shades of Chevy Chase's discount phone, while we're on the general subject of phones... not brought to you by the number 5.
OvermodYou mean like Charlton Heston and The 6 ½ Commandments, or the Medium-Size Escape?
I might have guessed there were others besides "Tora-Tor!"
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