I'm glad you liked this tape. Now I normally don't film firetrucks responding much but I knew that the day I filmed this tape a friend was here with me and he likes this kind of stuff more than I do. What I normally film for my channel is trains. I'm a big train buff and over the years that I've been filming trains I had some cool catches over the years, and I remember back in 2014 I caught the older ladder truck held up by a westbound mixed freighter and I remember the show that it gave off as it passed after the train passed. That tape is on kzbin.info/www/bejne/pavdi4Krq9WYn8k. If you don't like the train part just fast forward to the part where I got a short clip of the rig passing. Now maybe I'll try to do more firetrucks responding or something since you liked this tape so maybe I would. I even remember when I went crazy over firetrucks that I used to love watching those old episodes of EMERGENCY from the 1970s. That show had old firetrucks from Crown and Ward Lafrance mostly, but it was a damn good show. Now lately I watch old westerns with John Wayne, Clint Eastwood, and stuff and when the weather is nice I watch trains. Well, thanks for stopping by and I hope to try to do some more tapes of this kind of stuff, so whenever I do, you can subscribe to my channel and it gives me a new idea to boost subscribers.

@ I actually love trains. And I’m actually a volunteer with Western Berks

Yes it is.

Thanks!!

Interesting. Did you happen to see the 6K4 today? The CSX Honoring Our Law Enforcement unit was trailing and my god it was a fantastic unit. It was just I need to start off the 2025 train watching season.

@ns4270railfan Yes!

@@dino.train_v2 Interesting! Thanks for the info and the 9615 will be missed, but the 4822 is a nice looking unit. I captured it on video once so far and hope to see it again soon.

Thanks! I was excited to catch this one.

@@michaeleckert1825 I plan to when spare time allows because when that tunnel work starts I hope to see some of CSX's heritage units. They are nice ones and they will look nice on the Norfolk Southern Harrisburg lines.

@ns4270railfan what CSX Symbols are detouring?

@@michaeleckert1825 I'm not the master of train symbols. I'm only good with symbols if I hear them on the scanner if the train crews talk clearly. It's kind of difficult because most train crews talk fast and it's kinda of hard to get what they say. Even though that if you would know the symbols by heart they do change. Not all the time but over the years I've been watching trains, some symbols changed. Thanks to precision scheduling railroading.

@ns4270railfan ok

This was today.

@ns4270railfan Thanks!

@@michaeleckert1825 Anytime. :)

I remember when 260 used to be the symbol for the roadrailer going eastbound because the westbound one was 261 and that used to be one of my favorites to look out for. I do miss those roadrailers because I liked when the wheels were under the trailers and it looked like the train was hovering over the rails. Those were nice trains and I hope they would make a comeback like old steamers. Steam locomotives are magnificent machines and they can put on a really cool show with the whistle, the chuffing along the tracks and hoping for some wheel slip. That's what makes steam locomotives wonderful machines.

@ns4270railfan ok

That's a good question. I know most of Andy's coaches have the old school journal boxes with plain bearings but I've notice that he did keep that style, but used some kind of conversion to roller bearings. Seeing older coaches and rolling stock with the old journal boxes with plain bearings on the rails is so rare these days. Now if you want to see vintage or antique rolling stock or coaches with journal boxes is at a museum. I know with Andy Muller with his railroad he tries to keep it as authentic as possible but with some things he has to keep up to code like the braking system and other things, but it's always cool to see older coaches and rolling stock still in use and on the rails than in a museum. Thanks for stopping by with your comment and hope to find more interesting tapes to watch on this channel.

Tell me about it. If they were going slower than 40 or been to about 20 or 25, the 9939 could of been saved, but it was saved chances are it would of been rebuilt as an AC44C6M.

@ too bad it was scrapped years before the AC44C6M rebuild program started.

@@HunterWilliams-le9bk I know and I also believe that it was scrapped on site too because it was damaged beyond repair to take it to Altoona or somewhere for repairs.

Thanks. I do miss those tophat units especially the 8888. I've caught that one on tape once about 9 to 10 years ago but that tape is buried under all my other tapes and the 8888 was rebuilt to the AC44C6M number 4056. I even recall there was a lot of high hoods with NS as well, but there's about 50 GP38-2s and 10 SD40-2 high hoods, but at one time NS had GP38ACs & GP50s for example that were high hoods. They were nice units NS had a GP38AC number 2857 at one time and they should of made a special tribute to Rosa Parks with that one because the bus she rode and refused to give up her seat had that same number! So, if NS saved that unit and made a special paint scheme for Rosa Parks, that would attract more train lovers and other history buffs and stuff. Oh well, anyway thanks for your comment. :)

@@michaelhollingsworth9209 It is a fine site for Ex Norfolk Southern units with the Reading and Northern. I know that originally Andy wanted the whole ABBA set but NS wouldn't allow that but he's got two other A units but he's planning on fixing up one of them to make an ABA set and using the other for parts. I can't wait for the day where Andy has his ABA set and use the SD50 for the fast freight train or something.

Ah, cool! I actually saw those in Temple today after catching the Reading & Northern BUDD cars and the F units at east Mahanoy Junction in the vicinity of Tamaqua. It's a really nice spot for those F units and I'm thinking catching 2102 going by there sometime next year. I would try for the third and final run of this year but I got other plans.

@@michaeleckert1825 They are kind of personal so I wish to not disclose that.

I do, we met while waiting for 2102 earlier today and I'm getting ready to upload my tape that I took.

Thanks for sharing this info and watching this tape. I don't film off of these webcams much anymore due to Virtual Railfan rounding up his great and interesting catches for his Grab Bag videos and sometimes blocking or removing tapes like the accident with Strasburg 475 back in 2022, but I do miss filming off of the cams. I remember Virtual Railfan didn't mind it at first and he told me as long I provide credit that the video was off of his webcam, but he's been greedy lately. That's why I've haven't been filming off his webcams much anymore. I do admit there are some really nice locations including the Horseshoe Curve in Altoona, Leaman Place Junction in Strasburg, PA, and more. Oh well, at least I'm still subscribed to Virtual Railfan because I sometimes find some cool grab bag tapes and track the next trains at Strasburg and stuff so if you like to see trains and don't feel like driving hours on end, than I recommend check out Virtual Railfan, but if you already know about them or already subscribed than just see all the locations and cool grab bag tapes that are on that channel.

Yeah, this was a cool take of 2102. I hope to get the number 425 at this spot when it's all fixed up after it's 1472 day or 15 year inspection/overhaul of the boiler. Also if Mr. Muller would do another double header with 2102 and 425, that would be a nice tape for this spot. Thanks for your comment and take care. :)

Seeing a dash9 these days is a treat rather than a common site since with these new AC44C6Ms hitting the rails these days. I still like the dash9s but I really miss those top hat dash9s. When the AC44C6M rebuild program first got underway the top hat dash9s were the first to be rebuilt as AC44C6Ms. They were cool especially the number 8888. I can recall I aw that unit once but that was years ago and I referred that one as the crazy 8s unit. Kind of like the 1111 which is nicknamed the Bar Code unit and that's a cool name for a certain number of engine. Have a great day and I hope you would see 2102 because Mr. Muller is running it this Saturday and the 26th I believe before it gets put away for some Maintenace before the 2025 season.

@@ns4270railfan 26th and Yes!

@@michaeleckert1825 I plan on seeing 2102 this weekend. It's always a great show when 2102 is running trains to Jim Thorpe and stuff. Once 2100 gets running again, I hope Mr. Muller gets 2100 to do a double header with 2102 because we haven't seen a double header Reading T1 lash-up since the 70s and 80s. Now that would be a wonderful site when 2100 is up and running.

@@ns4270railfan ok Oh I Caught NS 12Z at Camp Hill this past Sunday

@@michaeleckert1825 Interesting. Which locomotives were on it? Hopefully something interesting was on it.

Hope you get some interesting ones.

@@ns4270railfan Definitely! Have a great night!

@@michaeleckert1825 You as well. :)

Me neither! Can't wait to hear that nice sounding whistle on it and feel the ground vibrate as it speeds by.

@ns4270railfan Yes tomorrow, 19th and 26th

@@michaeleckert1825 Not only I plan on seeing it on the 5th but I also plan on seeing it on the 19th and 26th as well, and I hope I get a great spot. I got one picked out for the 5th, so I hope I get some good whistle blows and get some people waving from the windows on the train.

@ns4270railfan Yes! Absolutely! Alright have a great night!

@ns4270railfan Yes! Absolutely! Alright have a great night!

The roadrailers will definitely be missed. I liked how the wheel bogies were under the trailers and it made it like it was floating along the tracks and I really liked that when they came by my area, but not anymore and it's heartbreaking. Norfolk Southern is not the same like they were bout 10 years ago and back in the 90s they had a cool steam program with the N&W 1218! 1218 had a cool sounding whistle and it's the only one that survives with the 2-6-6-4 set up and it's pretty much like the N&Ws version of the UP challengers. Oh well, you can only do so much these days for a steamer because of today's inflation and other shit like parts for a steamer.

@@ns4270railfan Litteraly, Norfolk southern had tons of D-940cw's in the 2000's but now their all getting rebuilt to ac44c6m's. It's sad to see such a classic go away. And I also miss the roadrailers also. They would always make me happy when I saw them, but now they're just gone.

@@ns4270railfan Plus I can feel the part for inflation.

@@BrandonSeayJr Yeah, the dash9s were nice locomotives. They ran great and the roadrailers were beautiful sights. I really miss them too especially those top hat ones. When the AC44C6M rebuild program started, the top hat dash9s were the first to be rebuilt then after they disappeared, then the standard ones were being rebuilt, but there are still some left, but now seeing one is a treat now these days. Dash9s are now a dying breed and once they are gone, that would be a blow for dash9 lovers.

@@BrandonSeayJr Inflation affects everyone. I hate to say it like that but it is what it is.

Well, I'm out of daylight and don't have a night vision camera. I would like to get one, but I'm not sure which one has the best night vision. Any suggestions?

@ns4270railfan I think Sean Walter do but he doesn't do comments

ns4270railfan Remember I didn't see Virginian HU on 260 in a few weeks ago? Well I will tell you the good news I saw him right there 4576 and 1069 on NS 21W at the Railroad house last Saturday at 12:57 PM right before 1:00 PM he went by me!

Did you see today's 260? The Virginian heritage unit was trailing second. I got it on video, so check my tape out when you get a chance.

​​@@ns4270railfan No and Thank you! Was this train came by like 5:??

@@michaeleckert1825 I believe that this was the former 200 and that symbol was changed to 260, according to what I was told.

Thanks, I'm glad you liked this tape. By the way, which train symbol or what is the G88 if you don't mind me asking?

Thank you. The 5165 on this train used to be an ex Southern Railroad high hood GP38-2 but it's now the Admiral cab short hood rebuild. NS has quite a bit of these rebuilds mainly GP38-2s, SD40-2s and SD40-3s. There's only one GP40-2 that was rebuilt to the Admiral cab short hood and that's the 3013. All other GP40s retain their standard cab.

@@michaeleckert1825 I didn't catch the symbol of this train. It's kind of difficult to get that because the crews usually talk kind of fast on the radio, that makes it kind of difficult to get the symbol. So if crews on NS talk more slower, train lovers can take a note of it for their title on KZbin.

Not that I'm aware of, but a friend of mine who was here with me said that they had to detour on Norfolk Southern for a bit. I forgot why but it was interesting to see a caboose on the end of the train. You don't get to see that everyday in this time period. Just wish that caboose had a cupola on top. The cupola is for the crew to sit up to watch their train and passing trains for any signs of a hotbox. Hotboxes relate to overheating journal boxes on older rolling stock with plain bearings. These days rolling stock has roller bearings that have the same concept to journal boxes but don't need as much frequent greasing. Roller bearings need lubricant as well, but to grease those there's not a lid like the journal box has, so I'm not sure how a roller bearing is greased. So that's the main job for the cupola of the caboose and not all cabooses have a cupola like the one on this train.

@ns4270railfan ok but did you know NS 4857 was old BNSF?

@@michaeleckert1825 Norfolk Southern AC44C6M 4857 was former BNSF dash9-44CW number 4943.

@@ns4270railfan ok yeah!!