Awesome video Andy, it reminds me of a railfest, Some old Hobo I ended up sitting next to said he hoped to see me engineering that engine someday .. I giggle at how silly the thought is. I can not picture myself ever really as an engineer, I aspired for brakeman position though. TTYL I am still lurking about. :)
Wow sweet footage! 2 things, how often does WSOR run a special passenger train like that, and what is the second unit on that freight at 06:35? Great footage Andy!
Thanks! The WSOR still runs public excursions once or twice a year (such as the Gandy Dancer Festivals) but the rides are always very short (about 5 miles, 20 minutes one way) and the trains always consist of just one E-unit, two ex-CNW/Metra bilevel coaches, and one ex-CNW/Metra cab car. The rest of the E-units and passenger cars are usually used only on executive/business trains anymore. The 2nd unit on the freight is ex-SP GP35 WSOR 6579 as per the description. Both are long gone from the RR.
Amtrak should seriously use the E9 instead of the P42!
Jemalacane 8 months ago
Thank you HighlronofWisconsin! I saw it!
ctw100s 1 year ago
what time do I see the wigwag? I really wanted to see the wigwag!
ctw100s 1 year ago
@ctw100s the wigwag appears about 1:45.
HighIronofWisconsin 1 year ago
awsome old st louis car co cnw/merta cars was wondering where they went great video
MoneyMe88 1 year ago
1:43 is when they passed a wigwag.
Mattcrowley2a 2 years ago
Wisconsin and Southern keeps their engines pretty clean
NathansBackwoods 2 years ago
Awesome video Andy, it reminds me of a railfest, Some old Hobo I ended up sitting next to said he hoped to see me engineering that engine someday .. I giggle at how silly the thought is. I can not picture myself ever really as an engineer, I aspired for brakeman position though. TTYL I am still lurking about. :)
DNatureofDTrain 2 years ago
Old Metra Cars At Beginning!
Metracab123 2 years ago
very good video indeed. Riding on a train is rather fun... ^_^
Lightwolf333 3 years ago
nice vid andy lied the freight train scene the best
Trainmasterkreks 3 years ago
Was this a Sony HI8 Handycam? This was a awesome video and I really enjoyed it.
CSXrailz 3 years ago
Thanks! Yes, it was. I still take many of my videos with a similar camera today.
HighIronofWisconsin 3 years ago
Lovin the smoothsides. Great footage!!
BoxcarFrank 3 years ago
Wow sweet footage! 2 things, how often does WSOR run a special passenger train like that, and what is the second unit on that freight at 06:35? Great footage Andy!
trainlord11 3 years ago
Thanks! The WSOR still runs public excursions once or twice a year (such as the Gandy Dancer Festivals) but the rides are always very short (about 5 miles, 20 minutes one way) and the trains always consist of just one E-unit, two ex-CNW/Metra bilevel coaches, and one ex-CNW/Metra cab car. The rest of the E-units and passenger cars are usually used only on executive/business trains anymore. The 2nd unit on the freight is ex-SP GP35 WSOR 6579 as per the description. Both are long gone from the RR.
HighIronofWisconsin 3 years ago
Woo! New Channel cant wait to see it populate! Good Job
DRock1694 3 years ago
Great video Andy!
HAROFREEK 3 years ago