This line was NEW YORK CENTRAL , then Penn Central, Then Conrail and since 1999;Norfolk Southern

Awesome

Very nice clear video. TY

This does not appear to be a fast part of the railroad. I don't think they are even close to hitting 79. Anyone know the general psgr speed limit between South Bend and Elkhart?

It doesn't matter which direction you're heading on the EB, but it does matter on which side of the train you are sitting. As far as Puget sound, I know the old way you would be right on the edge of the water around Tacoma, but I think they use a different route now (where the derailment was) that's inland. Not sure.

Is this on the route between Spokane & Seattle, WA?

Maybe I was riding the CP & LE when you were filming. It's my favorite railroad.

Great video! Notice how the bridge has an abandoned third track on the left that led to where the convention center currently is

A beautiful view of Ft Morgan and Colorado's high plains on a spectacular day. An added bonus of passing a coal drag waiting to follow the Zephyr west. I don't mind a dirty window. After all the miles from Chicago that she has traveled, a bit of dust, and such, is to be expected. Nice video.

Nice work, thanks for posting!

Great scenery view and cool taping

Great video and i like what they did with the old coal cars on the left going around the curve..that is so cool

On an overcast morning, a view of classic railroading across northern Indiana. Now that I think of it, how can you expect the window in the door at the end of the last car in a train to be clean. Car washers only clean the sides of the cars, not the ends. The only thing that the end gets is overspray as the car leaves the machine. Guaranteed to make a mess on the window! As I watched this video of the heavily trafficked NS line, I found myself wondering why the railroads make such an issue over Amtrak interfering in their freight traffic. NS seems to be doing a reasonable job of moving #29 through numerous trains, going both ways, through here. It's probably due to a dispatcher who actually knows what he is doing. A rarity on some railroads. This is a great video showing some of the details that keep the railroads moving.

Red sky at night, a travelers delight. So the old saying goes. And you have a beautiful one, crossing northern Indiana. I've seen it several times, in the past, from the Sightseer Lounge, as I traveled to DC on #30. This is a great view of the sunset and Indiana from a speeding Capital Limited. Thanks for catching the scenes.

In spite of the dirty window, this is a good view of western Wisconsin countryside. At the end of the speeding train, a rainy day would have made it worse, so you should be thankful it was a beautiful afternoon. I enjoyed the ride, anyhow.

I'll date myself, but I've ridden this line several times, years ago, when the Hiawatha trains were operated by the "Turboliners!" It's sort of nostalgic to see it this way. Thanks for the view.

I've made this trip several times on the Coast Starlight as well as on the Cascades. You captured it beautifully. Thanks for sharing this with us.

I wished that they had an Amtrak Train That went to Astoria and Long Beach Peninsula.

I wished they built a triple track mainline to Astoria and Clatskaine Oregon.

Looked good at 2X speed. Now if i can play it in reverse

Very nice video..Absolutely 🙏 praying for Shoestring.. We need him bk..😢 you be safe out there also Jawtooth

I'll be riding through here again at the end of May. Can't wait!

What's that station at 25:32?

Thought I was in the uk with all this countryside. Peace from Wolverhampton England

Love your stuff! Thanks for posting!

Lots of full interlockings on this line. One notable exception is the one just east of Naperville. Its sole purpose is getting express trains to and from Chicago on the center track. There’s only two Naperville expresses each way now but there were a lot more pre-pandemic.

many thanks! much fun

This actually starts a little before Duffields. It was on the other side of Shen, where Norfolk Southern crosses on an overpass.

The most scenic part of El Llano

Did they back on to the B.N.S.F. Metra tracks?

We did this trip Eastbound last September and saw the mooners in their kayaks on the river. LOL

At 14:10, Guaranteed Rate Field (?). Just doesn't sound as good as Comiskey Park.

I am a fan of the St. Louis live cam. I always wondered what was around the corner I could not see. thanks for the view.

0:10 Oneida 4:15 Wataga 10:00 Overpass - Interstate 74 12:11 Pea Line Junction (to Quad Cities) 12:15 Southern Transcon Underpass (old Santa Fe mainline) 13:05 Main Street Underpass 13:50 Galesburg Station 15:10 North Entrance to Galesburg Yard (to right) 16:15 South Academy & West 3rd Street grade crossing

We came down this last September Eastbound in the dark so it's nice to see it on your film in daylight. When you watch it on the webcam from the mountain you don't appreciate the size of the terrain.

At 4:35 there is a set of tracks going left. I used to get in the yard when I was a kid(some 60 years ago) by walking down it. That track goes quite a distance. You can even find it bordering Crapo Park several miles down the way.

Enjoyed. it was cool to see the big 10 curve from track level. VRF has a new cam overlooking the curve that has a huge field of view. thanks

To bad the sun washed out the video

Awesome video!

Really like these videos. The sun setting behind the train was pretty cool too.

The long trestle over the north end of the Bonnet Carre spillway/southwest corner of Lake Pontchartrain has been replaced. It was damaged in 2011 by debris impact during an opening of the spillway. In 2016, there was a fire on the trestle over Lake Pontchartrain which destroyed about 800 feet of that old creosote timber bridge. A new timber bridge was installed and the line reopened a week later. I guess CN had enough of that old bridge, because in 2019 they began building a new concrete trestle alongside the existing bridge, on the north side between the existing bridge and I-10. Once the new span was opened, the creosote timber bridge was removed, including the plate girder spans and their concrete footings.

Late For Sure Limited

Think I can see where the second track used to be before Moyers had it lifted in the SP era!!!

Nice! This train goes through my neighborhood in Germantown. You can get the same experience taking the Marc commuter trains but will have to find a way back.

Gonna be on this route in March 2024 for spring break going to El Paso from Houston. Love what I'm seeing so far. Seems way more relaxing than driving. Can't wait

Toldeo station is great. If amtrak can bring back the 3Cs corridor, that would be a game changer, making Toldelo as well as turning Ohio into a hub like Chicago. This station needs a rebuild and a well executed plan

At 10:00, track curving to left was a connector track for AT&SF passenger trains running between Ft. Worth and Brownwood, Texas (those trains lasted until about 1967 or so). Further timeline: 13:20 Interstate 20 passes overhead; 13:28 elaborate stone work on bridge abutments typical of Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe construction work. 15:10 crossing Sycamore School Road; 15:25 Sycamore Airstrip parallels track; 17:57 more GC&SF stonework at Deer Creek; 18:02 North Switch Crowley Siding.

If you play this backwards, it is a cab view of a train leaving Chicago 🙂

It is kind of of sad how poor the condition is of the track. Especially from 23 minutes and on. Severely neglected infrastructure.

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