VIA 64 with Hotbox Detector - Mile 95.9 Kingston Sub

[LanceCampeau]

Sweet! a 99 catch... always nice :)

[argenvia]

Excellent

means that the detector hoxbox? indicated time and train number?

greetings form Argentina

Gustavo

[ConrailSD70MAC]

the hotbox detector, detects hot wheel bearings and draging equipment. The speed is also recorded for safety purposes incase any accident /incidents happen.

[stcatharinesrailfan]

@argenvia Sometimes he gets that full 100 mph but not today!! Great shot Conrail!!!

[ConrailSD70MAC]

@stcatharinesrailfan - I did hear a 101 once years ago. That was very rare.

[stcatharinesrailfan]

@ConrailSD70MAC I had the oppourtunity to have a cab ride on the grimsby suvb,and we got it up to 65 and that was pretty scary because at the one curve you rock around alot too!!!But it wasn't on VIA Rail though

[flexspinner]

how much r those and where would you get one ?

[ConrailSD70MAC]

The Source by Circuit City has scanners for sale starting at $169.

[dekfungton]

Nice video! That train was sure haulin' ass! The audio was clear from the detector, nice job! Just curious, have you heard the bilingual Canadian detector in your neck of the woods, or do you basically have to go to either Quebec or the Ontario/Quebec border to hear it? Once again, nice job, keep up the good work!

[ConrailSD70MAC]

The bilingual CN detectors in Ontario start at the town of Ingleside, near Cornwall. Then are bilingual eastward all the way to Montreal. Check out the recording I have of the one near Ingleside. Mile 80.8 CN's Kingston Sub.

[dekfungton]

Thank you! I'll check it out right now.

[mrksvideos]

99/100 MPH, impressive. Probably never see that here in the US again unless in the NEC. BTW, good quality audio from the detector, nice being close to it.

[ConrailSD70MAC]

On certain stretches of the Canadian National mainline between Montreal and Toronto, there is 100mph running for passenger trains. The last time this was permitted was in the 1970's when the Turbos was running.

[ConrailSD70MAC]

The Illinois Central was once a 100mph speedway from Chicago to New Orleans. E7's, E8's ran at high speed with trains like the Panama Limited and the City of New Orleans. before Amtrak came in 1971.

[ConrailSD70MAC]

The detector was just 100 feet away from me. I have an old portable HAM radio from my late Dad that I converted to a scanner. It gets much better reception and clarity in audio than a scanner from RadioShack. At times, I can hear a detector and/or train more than 25 miles away.

[Sylvain726]

Awesome this video is very nice.

Where this train goes to ? Which town do you film this train ?

[ConrailSD70MAC]

That's VIA #64. It leaves Toronto at 3:10pm and makes stops in Oshawa, Belleville, Kingston, Cornwall, Dorval then ends in Montreal daily. I filmed the train 3 miles west of the town of Morrisburg.

[RailFanDavid]

i,ve been down that part of the line many times.

[ConrailSD70MAC]

this is one location where I always get swarmed/bitten by mosquitoes! I get my pics/video then I'm out of there!

[ConrailSD70MAC]

it's hard to imagine but this stretch of track is only 50 years old! The original CN mainline (built in the 1850's) is where HWY 2 is now through the town of Morrisburg. When the Seaway was built, CN was forced to abandon it's mainline and built a new mainline one km north of the original. This stretch of track, from Cornwall to Cardinal was called the Cornwall Diversion. It's 1.5 miles longer than the original main.

[speeder741]

HI what IS A Hotbox i dont know

[dutchtrainmanserie22]

Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ConrailSD70MAC]

thanks!