metraF40PH163's Channel

669 subscribers

587,820 video views

TLE&W Railroad ALCO S4 #5109 Running For The First Time In 2 Years; Amazing First Generation K5LA 2,694

by metraF40PH163 6 months ago

Play All

Uploaded videos

1-10 of 298

My Metra HO Scale three Brothers Coach Car is Finished! metraF40PH163 101 views Set to HD. Not my best camera work. I just got it finished, it took a lot of work & was not easy but, it turned out great! I'd like to get more In the future if I can find...
Norfolk Southern GP38AC & GP60 In Maumee, Ohio metraF40PH163 35 views Filmed on March 7, 2012. Set to HD. I went down to film some trains in maumee, Ohio on a very windy day. There was a EMD GP38AC #4123 Which are kind of rare to see & an EMD...
Norfolk Southern Trains In Swanton, Ohio metraF40PH163 103 views Filmed on February 25, 2012. Set to HD. Josh (modelrailroader4157) and I were in Swanton, Ohio so we decided to do some railfanning. We caught a good amount of trains. One ...
Three Brothers HO Scale Metra Coach Car And A Metra HO Scale Update metraF40PH163 201 views Set to HD and full screen for best quality. All of the information is in the video. Enjoy! Video property of metraF40PH163
Check Out The Ditch Light Flash Pattern On This CSX SD40-2 With CITX SD40-2 metraF40PH163 147 views Set to HD for best quality. I caught this lash-up with CSX SD40-2 #8048 & CITX SD40-2 #3087 on 2 different days at 2 locations! The first location is in Deshler Ohio Of Ma...
Ex-N&W And Southern Highoods In Maumee, Ohio; Nice Leslie RS5T Horn metraF40PH163 147 views Filmed on February 29, 2012. Set to HD. Sorry about the high winds I could not help it. Anyways I arrived in Maumee, Ohio just a few seconds late when the train left for th...
EMD GP38-2 Start-Up In Maumee, Ohio; Nice Leslie RS3L metraF40PH163 179 views Filmed on Feburary 27, 2012. Set to HD. My friend Drew (locohog) told me about a Highood ex-Norfolk & Western SD40-2 with a Leilie RS5T horn on it & these other units. The ...
Amtrak Heritage Unit #145 On The Amtrak Lake Shore Limited In Toledo, Ohio metraF40PH163 120 views Filmed on February 24, 2012. set to HD. Special thanks go out to Ross (94amtrak) for the heads up on this train. Josh (modelrailroader4157) & I went down to Toledo Union s...
2 Trains In Perrysburg, Ohio With An Ex-BN HLCX SD40-2 metraF40PH163 172 views Filmed on February 23, 2012. Set to HD. On my way home from school I noticed the siginal showing a clear siginal for a sothbound. As soon as I got to Perrysburg, Ohio I he...
US Army GE 45 Tonner #8537 At The Illionis railway Museum; Nice Air Whistle metraF40PH163 144 views Set to HD. Filmed on july 16, 2011. Here we see the Illionis railway Museum's General Electric Ex-United State army 45 Tonner #8537 operateing. It has a nice air Whistle on...

About Go To www.TLEW.org

I Work for a tourist railroad in Northwest Ohio I am also a huge fan of Metra, Chicago's commuter Railroad

tlew.org

Created by

metraF40PH163

Latest Activity

Mar 8, 2012

Date Joined

Dec 30, 2009

About this user

My favorite railroad is Metra which is Chicago's comutter railroad. My favorite locomotive model is EMD's F40PH. I got my username from the fact that I have an HO scale Metra engine #163 that is an F40PH. I also have a volunteer job at the Toledo Lake Erie & Western Railroad it is a tourist Railroad in Northwest Ohio.

A little info about the TLE&W railroad. The Toledo Lake Erie & Western Railroad was created in 1965 and incorperated in 1969. We operate our tourist train also known as the "Bluebird Passenger Train" on 11 miles of ex-Nickel Plate railroad trackedge. It was know as the "Cloverleaf Division" by the NKP Road. It was a line from Toledo, Ohio to St. Louis. We operate on one of the last remaining sections of the "Cloverleaf Division" as most of the ex-NKP track on this line has been torn up. The ownership of this line changed to Norfolk & Western in 1964. In 1974 the Toledo Lake Erie & Western railroad purchased the line from the N&W from Grand Rapids, Ohio to Milepost 15 in waterville ohio. The TLE&W curently leases up to milepost 14 in Waterville, Ohio from Norfolk Southern to obtain use of the Waterville Depot. Some highlights of our line includes a 901ft. long bridge over the Maumee River in Grand Rapids, Ohio. Other scenery along our line includes an 1817 log cabin, open farmland, active wildlife, and much more. When I work at the TLE&W I usually work in the Passenger coaches collecting tickets from passengers and shareing info about the trip such as the scenary and landmarks. I am also part TLE&W's MOW department. We are one of the few railroads around which still preform track work & MOW using railroad Motorcars instead of Hy-Rail trucks. Our passenger train includes An ALCO S4 #5109 built in 1946 for the C&O. Our cars are 1920s NYC electric coaches and a Delware Lakawana coach from about 1918. We also own 3 other engines including an Alco S-2 #112 used for parts to keep our ALCO S4 #5109 operating. Also we own a Whitcomb 44 tonner #1 which is in the process of being restored and is able to operate. It was the first Diesel-electric locomotive the Ann Arbor Railroad owned. Last but not least we own a Baldwin 0-6-0 steam locomotive #202 that used to work for the Detorit Edsion Power company. It is curently awaiting funding to restore the 0-6-0 to operating condition. Please Visit www.TLEW.org for info on tickets, when the train runs, and our history. If you have any my questions about the TLE&W or any train related topics feel free to comment and I will answer back. If you are ever in Northwest Ohio come out and ride. We operate May-October.

Well, as you probably guessed it I am also a railfan. I have a few things I ask of fellow railfans.

1. Enjoy the hobby!
2. Never tresspass on railroad property it is not only illegal & dangerous but, this action gives us a bad name with the railroads
3. Don't compalin! There is nothing worse than listening to someone who complains about a train that does not have their favorite engines on it.

I like every railroad but, here are 10 I really like:
1.Metra
2.Burlington Northern
3.Southern Pacific
4.Amtrak
5.C&NW
6.Toledo Lake Erie & Western
7. EJ&E
8. Rio Grande
9. Cleveland RTA
10. Chicago CTA

No foul languge will be allowed or tolerated on my video's or Channel