A Few Welcomed Surprises on the ATN Ivalee Branch!

[JgordonAmtrak1]

Cnt believe i never saw this, dang, wish i knew about atn foreal back then and wish i had a heads up, Never seen a csx ace & This is just rare for atn, I hope that happens again soon! Good spots, especially crossing the NS, I bet they fly through their, Great horn on that lovely ace too!

[BamaRailfan]

@JgordonAmtrak1 Thanks Jeff! It was really neat to come around the corner and see those engines sitting there.

[juvmol]

thumbs up and favorite

[WhoSaidTyler]

I caught the run-through CSX units backing across Hwy 77 on the way to the feed mill about 6 months ago, so this happens periodically.

At the time the crossing signals were not working, so they had a flagman-not too impressed with ATN's maintance of this line(leased from CSX)

[BamaRailfan]

@WhoSaidTyler Absolutely right on the maintenance aspect. It's scary, really, how degraded the tracks are in many areas. I think Guntersville is the worst, but it has some stiff competition.

I know CSX dumped this line due, largely, to the fact that it needed so much work. In particular are the bridges on the North slope of the mountain near Guntersville.

[jackieman402]

Great catch! We need more ATN action.

[BamaRailfan]

@jackieman402 Thanks! I am working on some new ATN stuff. I just wish I were going to have more free time this summer. :-(

[PhilbruProduction]

Very beautiful continuation of shots. Congratulations. 5*

[BamaRailfan]

Thank you.

[sf5700]

Now I am really mad the grain train didnt make it to BHam Friday! LOL

[BamaRailfan]

LOL :-)

[CSXBOY187]

outstanding video great catch with that SD70ACe 5***** and favorite

[BamaRailfan]

Thank you!

[DJGENEX71]

Awesome CSX SD70ACe, not to mention the SD9043MAC!!! Totally 5*****!

[BamaRailfan]

Thanks! Yeah I was pleasantly surprised! :-)

[hallcert]

good video. I like the far off shot

[BamaRailfan]

Thanks!

[BamaRailfan]

If anyone is wondering why the engineer didn't blow for the crossing at 5:24, it is because it has been, apparently, abandoned. Once leading to a farmer's field, the sign posted above the "to report an accident.." sign is to notify that the crossing would be removed as of 6/2008 unless the railroad was notified. The crossing remains today, but apparently not the whistle post for it.

[CarNutandTrainNut2]

@BamaRailfan

So the ATN runs mostly at nite?

[BamaRailfan]

Not exactly. I'm not sure what the scheduling is for the southern portions of the line, but up my way there are 2 jobs that run through. M715 and M716, M715 runs ti Guntersville pretty much daily M-F, and M716 is the nightly run that makes the turn in Albertville.

[CarNutandTrainNut2]

@BamaRailfan

And CSX only has 20 of the 70ACe's.