A SPECIAL CAR, SOMETHING WE DON'T SEE EVERYDAY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA - DECEMBER 9, 2022

[@wcox4]

Back in 2021 and early 2022, I rode Amtrak from Roanoke, VA to New Haven, CT to visit my son in the Coast Guard and then from Norfolk, VA to New Haven to ride back down with him when he transferred to VA for electronics school. Both times, I talked with the conductors and they said that' hopefully' Amtrak will extend into Bristol, VA/TN and eventually, maybe on down to Knoxville, TN. That would be nice.

[@SneakinDeacon1]

In 2018 I rode Amtrak from Roanoke all the way to Maricopa, (Phoenix) Arizona and enjoy it. I hope to take another long distance train trip this summer. The plan is for Amtrak to extend one of the Current Roanoke Trains to Christiansburg by 2025. They are studying extending service to the Bristol Area by 2030. But only time will tell if that will happen. Thank you for watching and for taking the time to comment.

[@davidweyant9356]

Happy New Year to you and your family. I hope your son is doing well. I am a 24 1/2 year Coast Guard veteran. I was an Electronics Technician with some great tours of duty including 3 ships. It was a very rewarding career. I wish your son well in his career.

[@Pauley_in_GP]

Nice for a rail fan to get a surprise like that after watching a train go by. Thanks for posting.

[@SneakinDeacon1]

It was a very nice surprise. Thank you for watching and for taking time to comment.

[@daveyboy_]

Great catch , great catch , nice spot nice train , different cars on two bends 2 ND train giving a nice horn show .

[@SneakinDeacon1]

Thank You for watching and for you kind comment. I really appreciate it.

[@frederickschulkind8431]

I live near Washington and have seen MARC cars on the end of freight trains. They were being sent out for repair/upgrade. I have also seen them in videos from western New York near where the work is done. The surprise here is the location. That is not a new car. Maybe they found a cheaper facility.

[@SneakinDeacon1]

Thanks for watching and for your Informative Comment. I appreciate it.

[@The_DuMont_Network]

Earl Scheib has a new train car facility a couple of miles ahead...

[@usmale49]

Very nice...thank you for posting and sharing! 🚅😊

[@SneakinDeacon1]

Thank You for watching and for your kind comment

[@usmale49]

@@SneakinDeacon1 You're more than welcome!

[@garymcginnis3099]

MARC is a Maryland to DC commuter train service.

[@svbbriggs7395]

Wonder how many cars on that last train. I used to go to the depot up near where I live to watch them as they came through the tunnel.ongest I remember was a 132 cars.

[@SneakinDeacon1]

Some of the longer trains here in Southwest Virginia are about 2-mile long if not occasionally longer. Thanks for Watching and for taking the time to comment

[@nightwatchman5848]

Nice catch on that car and good job on the whole video.

[@SneakinDeacon1]

Thank You for watching and I really appreciate your kind comment.

[@johnmeadows5645]

Well, it was almost in the New River Valley. Great video.

[@SneakinDeacon1]

Close!

[@faydenereed4056]

I still didn’t get it what’s a MARC CAR? O I see it now thanks for the heads up at 3:12

[@johnalder6028]

Nice ! Yuletide Greetings from Port Saint Lucie Florida!

[@SneakinDeacon1]

Thank you for watching and for your kind comment, and Happy Holidays to you.

[@tuckerhuff692]

Saw a white ninja

[@petermenningen338]

2 Matson 45 HC going west possible destination Hawaii/ Guam Harbors here cannot handle the new 53' containers.

[@SneakinDeacon1]

Thank You for watching and for your Informative comment. I am new at this and comments like yours enable me to learn and for that I am appreciative. Thank You again.

[@lennyhendricks4628]

It's a MARC car at approx 3:12

[@Halgarre]

I wonder if some of these cars are from 26C and cleanup? I noticed the rail, ballast, and the logs car and it got me wondering.

[@SneakinDeacon1]

Could Very well be, another local railfan said the same thing. Thanks for watching.

[@ethanlee9441]

Uhhhhhhhhh i dont think so remember Collegedale,TN.

[@georgebenson6036]

Good video. Thanks for sharing.

[@SneakinDeacon1]

Thanks for watching and for you Kind comment.

[@TZrailfaning]

I live in Maryland and see Marc trains all the time. But how in the world does Norfolk Southern get their hands on Marc?!?

[@SneakinDeacon1]

Not a clue, hopefully someone will let us know in the comments

[@cats0182]

Better yet, what does MARC have to do with future AMTRAK service. I've seen AMTRAK test trains several times. If VA was testing for future passenger service, wouldn't they use a VRE car? For whatever reason it was there, I assume NS leases it or rents it or pays mileage, etc.

[@randallbrink3143]

More than likely it was going to a shop for repairs 6:50

[@truckerkevthepaidtourist]

Is interesting it's probably getting moved to a shop for repairs Was interesting though seeing it on the Norfolk Southern line now Marc mainly runs old B&o track. So if it was a CSX dragging it that could be anything but seeing it on the Thoroughbred it is interesting.

[@jamessimmons1888]

Good video, nice catch

[@SneakinDeacon1]

Thank you very much, I appreciate you comment.

[@annahughes3677]

Wow..

[@monmixer]

That last car was pretty quiet.

[@SneakinDeacon1]

Thanks for Watching.

[@TheKenHerrick]

Nice catch 👍

[@SneakinDeacon1]

Thank You Very Much, I appreciate you watching.

[@muley180]

I enjoy your videos. Please get a tripod and a camera with video stabilization. The constant motion is dizzying. Thank you.

[@SneakinDeacon1]

I have a new tripod that I have started using, so hopefully that will take care of the camera motion. Thank You for you comment, suggestion and I hope you will keep watching as I strive to improve. Thanks again.

[@JoseP-hj5zo]

Is that locomotive in the middle of the train under power and if so what is the term used if it is so ?

[@SneakinDeacon1]

The Locomotives in the middle or at the end of the trains are called Distributed Power Unit, that are capable of remote-control operation in conjunction with locomotive units at the front of the Train.. DPUs are placed in the middle or at the rear of heavy trains (such as coal, grain, soda ash and even manifest) to help climb steep grades. Thank for watching and for you question. I appreciate your interest.

[@Greatdome99]

@@SneakinDeacon1 They're also used in dynamic braking

[@ridgec5670]

All I know is that 2nd train was working!

[@SneakinDeacon1]

That it was!

[@sophornnmun3479]

Good luck with your video

[@SneakinDeacon1]

Thank you, I appreciate you watching.

[@judyoram999]

I loved riding the train. 1971 I could get my ticket $12.00 go from cherryvale ks to KC stay the weekend come home Sunday

[@SneakinDeacon1]

I took my first long distance Amtrak Trip in 2018 and had a couple of more planned when Covid Hit. I hope to take another one this summer. I absolutely love traveling by train. Thank You for Watching and for taking the time to Comment.

[@rfpproductions1836]

Great video!!

[@SneakinDeacon1]

Thank you for watching and for you Kind Comment. I appreciate it.

[@rfpproductions1836]

@@SneakinDeacon1 Of course, happy holidays!

[@BRHood]

It's about time

[@janvarif]

it's not unusual to see new passenger cars at the rear of the train new jersey transit cars come up to Allentown pa then into new jersey you have to look up who builds Marc cars and then look at the railroad maps sometimes you might see two or three could be daylight or at night and they usually go in the same train symbol

[@robertadams6606]

Here in Pa. from time to time we see passenger cars headed to Reading & Northern RR. Their trips through the Appalachian Mts. of Northeastern Pa. so they bought Dome cars for their Routes. Occasionally they would be spotted on the rear of Freight trains. They were from Illinois Central with orange & brown in color cars. Usually they would get spotted enroute & we would get word of them through Horseshoe Curve Eastbound & other train watchers.

[@SneakinDeacon1]

Thank You for watching and for Leaving a comment. I am new at this and it is comments like your that have help me so much. Thank You again

[@SneakinDeacon1]

Thank You. It is comments from folks like you that help me learn this art of Railfanning. I am new at this and thank you for commenting.

[@robertadams6606]

@@SneakinDeacon1 No problem. I know that the track checking trains in the NS system is called " the brick " I have seen on video but never in person. It looks like a Loco but does not have it's own power.

[@SneakinDeacon1]

@@robertadams6606 The Brick was in Roanoke a Few Weeks ago and I though it would be heading west, but it Fooled me, It went south toward Winston-Salem.

[@waynenephew4515]

What happened northfork southern you deralaild couple days ago

[@SneakinDeacon1]

Not sure what derail you are referring to.

[@waynenephew4515]

@@SneakinDeacon1 the one Tennessee couple days ago look it up

[@truckerkevthepaidtourist]

@@SneakinDeacon1 talk about the viral video of the long beamed concrete flatbed that got nailed by the train up there in Chattanooga by collegedale I think

[@bcsferromodelismo3822]

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[@Chessie-System]

YO I CATCH STUFF ON THAT LINE THATS THE EXACT SPOT

[@SneakinDeacon1]

That's great, maybe we will run into each other one of these days. Oh, and by the way, I am a Wake Forest Fan. lol. Thanks for watching

[@Chessie-System]

@@SneakinDeacon1 ok will see I might be in a grey Volkswagen or a red impala

[@Chessie-System]

@@SneakinDeacon1 also have you been to Roanoke if not I need to go there

[@SneakinDeacon1]

@@Chessie-System I have been to Roanoke a few times but mainly stay here in the Elliston/Shawville or the Christiansburg/Radford Area. In 2023 i hope to expand further into southwest Virginia and to the Roanoke and Shenandoah Valley.

[@Chessie-System]

@@SneakinDeacon1 oh ok and if you also go into North Carolina at any point then go to Thomasville and go to the train shop there it’s round by my dad‘s friend and his wife and come by Buchanan elementary school that’s the school that I go to and there’s a train line right outside

[@michaeld53]

Chained shut to prevent homeless people from squatting!!

[@bradleyjanes2949]

Special car with a bad wheel

[@SneakinDeacon1]

Yep, Thanks for watching.

[@Terk131]

I wonder if it was being tested or delivered ?

[@SneakinDeacon1]

Some of the Scanner Chatter between trains seem to indicate that it was being tested.