Nebraska Central Railway Cab Ride EMD GP9R

[crazyrailfan152]

for a minute i thought the driver at 6:57 wasnt gonna stop

[djmatts1]

Cool to see the clothes on the line drying ! Don't see that much any more, Good Vid

[vicodumb]

Sad to see all the sidings to nowhere along the line.

[trainman2816]

He was going around the curve, which causes the flange to scrape up against the side of the rail.

[robertgift]

Nice video!

Why so slow?

If any length, he is holding up traffic.

What was the flange rubbing at 10:14?

A little late sounding the horn for non-signaled crossings.

[krugcpa]

@BNSFrailfan Once Ben Heinneman and competent successors took over the leadership, the C&NW became the UP's gateway to the East and the competition to the BN for Powder River coal. Marginal-or-worse operations such as Norfolk-west deservedly were abandoned or sold.

[krugcpa]

@BNSFrailfan The Cowboy Line was 406 miles of very little business. No business, including a railroad, can last for long losing money. During the abandonment process, no one made a plausible offer to operated the Cowboy Line except for a short line at the west end - Merriman to Chadron, which failed anyway despite actually having some customers. Once the C&NW decided to ship coal east on the UP to avoid the cost of rebuilding its own track, the Cowboy line became irrelevant.

[MrFatalistFr]

Some people have no clue about logistics and should keep quiet. Most rail lines were abandoned because their traffic dried up. I'm sorry, but the companies do not care how pretty foamers think their mainline or locomotives are. If it is superfluous, then it will be chopped. The average railfan has little or no knowledge of anything besides how many doors a locomotive has. I have actually worked in the railroad industry for long enough to know better, and there is still a lot to learn.

[JDeereGP]

I agree with what you said.. I've lived by the tracks all my life and grew up with the Northern Pacific and seen BN take over to BNSF today! I knew everyone who worked for NP back in the day and seen so many changes by the railroad over the years.. Yes lines do dry up because of the now more truck traffic and less rail use along some routes.. And its not worth the money in some cases to revive lines so they are removed.. You said it like it is..

[K9FON]

A lot of railroads make hair brained descisions. Look at what CSX did to the old B&O across southern Ohio and Indiana.

[KDET10]

its amazing how many people ignore the lights at crossings

[EMDFAN1988]

Some companies just make retarded decisions that lead to their collapse.

[acelaboy123]

those people at the crossings were racing the gate!

[EMDFAN1988]

I love that horn. That 567 sounds even better

[EMDFAN1988]

I wouldn't call it a dead beat railroad.