Chasing Squaw Creek Southern Tunnel Motor 8795

[ALS2001]

My Buddy painted the Trucks and the fuel tank when Terry Respondek firsy bought the unit. Was prepped for service at Respondeks main operation in Granite City, IL. Was shipped, CSX Lost her, found her in Louisville, shipped her back, she was then used on the Day out with Thomas Specials before sending her back to Georgia. Last I heard, 8795 will be returned to Granite City to be prepped and shipped to SCS in Booneville, IN.

[BNSFandSP]

Can't get any better than a LHF tunnel moter.

[IndianaRails]

Great video. I love it that between 2:30 and 2:59 the SD40T is smoking as much as the engineer is. Nice telephoto work. PLEASE tell me the moron in the F150 extended cab was not trying to play chicken with the train. NOT a smart move even if the train was moving at 15 mph!

[nikosjk1]

Thanks for the comment, yes i noticed that too lol!

From what i could see the F150 was stuck on the tracks, that crossing is a little bumpy. Wouldve been alot closer had it been a CSX train.

[ER801]

I want to know how james made the engine suddenly appear out of thin air at 1:45.  Impressive! (Great video, Nikos! I should be out there some next week doing signal maintenance and possibly some train service)

[nikosjk1]

James must have some tricks up his sleeves, he must be hiding a teleporter in the woods back there, there has to be a reason that track is so hard to find on the way up from shady dale.

Thanks for the comment Elton, i should be back on SCS sometime this winter but I want to try and hit GC before that, never gotten any good shots of them.

[ER801]

I''ve managed to find several ways to get to most of it. Let me know next time you plan to come out and I can show you. Let me know when you'd like to come to GC as well.

[GeorgiaRailroader]

That track is in better shape than you think. It's 100 and 115lb CWR. Before we took it over NS was running pairs of SD's over the line. Cool video BTW. I usually only get to see things from one perspective.

[nikosjk1]

That you James? I agree, from what i saw i couldn't notice too much swaying, definitely better than other shortline tracks ive seen. Thanks for the comment and for sharing your perspective with me as well.

[ER801]

Sure are a lot of armchair track inspectors out there. Can't wait to hear what they say about the E line.

[rsideballa75]

Bastard....

[nikosjk1]

Jealous much? nahnehanah i got it first.

[guitars14]

Great video. Im surprised that track could hold a SD40T-2. You know if that engine is an ex SP or D&RGW?

[nikosjk1]

Thanks Kyle. The track is almost all CWR, so it does hold it but at 15 mph only. According to the RRPA database the unit was SP 8246