Yep, Brainerd Sub is the more preferred route.

@@ahtrains ah yes the nerd sub . Wish that connected to the lakes more west there would be double the traffic 😂

No

I really expected to catch it only 4 times from Minot to Glenwood, thinking they would be flying down the main. They were only doing about 40 most of the way. I was in no desire to break as many road laws as some others were doing during the chase. I’m sure you noticed doing your chase. The road layout and railine don’t parallel the tracks so going from Valley city to Enderlin is an unfortunate section.

@@ahtrains Yep, I just followed a few other vehicles that left from VC down 94 and turned off in their direction and there we where at the Fingal crossing.

Nah, this trains speed is good enough. Remember, this is a nearly century-old locomotive, and running it as if it were fresh off the factory will bring unnecessary wear and tear on components - and there's not enough spare parts to go around.

Wonder if the Royal Hudson by itself could pull the 17 cars.

That's what a real steam whistle sounds like. Having grown up in Calgary, I have heard it several times on the steam train that operates at Heritage Park. It only sounds unnatural if you're used to the air horns that they use on diesel units.

@@bartwentink2189 i know what a real one sounds like. its just the fact that theyre using a push button to operate it like a diesel horn rather than the way a steam whistle is traditionally operated that makes it sound so unnatural. I'm use to hearing a little slide into the notes that the whistle plays because of pulling the whstle cord.

@@VirgotheDrusky 2816 has two whitsles, the original is a 6 chime located in front of the cab and pull operated but is too quiet to pass regulations for use in most provinces of canada and some states in the usa. so they use a newer but still quite old button operated steam whistle that is 2x as loud as the older one for basic rail use. There are vids on youtube where you can hear the 6 chime blasting as it passes by and it is majestic.

It’s always had that whistle. It’s real. I think it’s cool.

Going to meet her in Shreveport. She will come through Houston, where I live, but she can't stop here because she'll be on UP tracks, and UP isn't really celebrating the CPKC merger... LOL

Superior. Came off the Brainerd Sub.

@@ahtrains oh cool Glad I didn’t miss that!

Nah. Just fix the fouled RS3L and keep the H2 paint

@@treasurevalleytrackside9527 Over my dead body. True BNSF GEVOs wear H3 paint and a K5HL horn.

@@zacharycalgher3978 that is literally 95 percent of nearly 3000 of BNSF's GEVOS. Let the 5 percent stand out

@@treasurevalleytrackside9527 Let the 5% standout, I think not.

it’s on Csx rn 😂

@@Wesley45454 dang it sure went far !

Saint Paul turn is the easiest one to catch. Be somewhere around Minneapolis or St Paul it’s typically eastbound at 0900 and westbound around 1400-1600. If you want to see the Glencoe turn. Best bet is sit at Hopkins at around 1700-1800 and wait for them to get the crew and then chase until sunset. 30mph track. Runs everyday except holidays and Sundays for the most part

Thanks

@@ahtrainsHow far can you usually chase the Glencoe turn before it’s too dark?

@@Highclearmedia I’ve been lucky to get them at Plato at sunset but that takes a lot of luck because they do stop and work at Bongards and sometimes Chaska

Sounds like a dying goat 💀