Alton Scrap Yard Flyover 4-1-24

[@kens.3729]

Been up to Alton a few dozen times and never knew there a Scrap Yard this Large. Thanks for Flyover. Would be interesting to see Auto Racks Cut Up. Thanks! 👍

[@mightyriverrecycling658]

With Alton Steel Inc being right next door to us, there is definitely demand for ferrous materials in our area. A large amount of recycled ferrous material in the greater St. Louis area gets new life in Alton. Thank you for your interest and comment, we are happy to share.

[@roadrailmediagroup]

😮 sad to see them SD90s go the way of the torch, but such is life.

[@Joe-d7m6k]

Shawn , from COUNCIL BLUFFS, will be real happy to see all that UP power cut up.

[@upmodeler73]

How many ex-UPs SD9043MACs did CP have in storage to be rebuilt? Are the current SD70ACUs considered successful rebuilds.

[@KCTopDawg]

Perfect use of the drone!

[@mightyriverrecycling658]

Thanks for the compliment!

[@joshthetrainfan]

Whoa, whoa whoa! Why is CP cutting up the 90MACs they just bought?! I thought they were going to be for the SD70ACU project!

[@RyanPaslay]

Great looking yard! Love the flyover angle. Heard you guys pay the best for steel in the STL area is that true?

[@mightyriverrecycling658]

Is the Mississippi Mighty? Of course we pay the best!

[@Benthetrainkid]

Sounds like a waste of money for Canadian Pacific to purchase these SD90MACs only to cut them up for scrap

[@armandoperez7967]

Wow! It is hard to see a modern, AC motor locomotive like the SD90/43 MAC being scrapped! I remember when they were brand new and being delivered to UP, CP, and CIT Leasing. I also remember the Conrail SD80MACs when they were new also. Amazing how much time has passed. I noticed that at least one of the SD90/43 MACs is painted for the UP but has CP lettering. It seems that CPKC has given up on any rebuild projects. I know that CPKC has ordered 60 new locomotives from WABTEC. I wonder if they have ordered more of the evolution series units and if they have also ordered units from Progress Rail?

[@joshthetrainfan]

What engines did they order from Wabtec?

[@maestromecanico597]

So my takeaway from this is that CPKC has given up on any further SD70ACU rebuilds.

[@mightyriverrecycling658]

Please comment what you would like to see more of in future videos

[@gp3829]

I hate to see any Trains die, but at least when they are correctly scrapped and recycled like this - it is far better than their just being dumped, forgotten about and left to rot.

[@mightyriverrecycling658]

We try to save and sell any usable parts on these locomotives to effectively recycle them and extend life.

[@davestrains]

wow amazing footage!

[@mightyriverrecycling658]

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it. Let us know what you’d like to see more of.

[@WBDE]

Is this what was once the Laclede Steel facility? Does this video show where the Alton Box Board paper mill once was?

[@mightyriverrecycling658]

This is on the Alton Steel Mill property. Laclede Steel was once here. Not sure about the Alton Box Board paper mill.

[@CreamyPennePasta]

Nice operation you have there. Family owned? What song do you have playing in the background?

[@mightyriverrecycling658]

Yes, we are proudly a family owned company. We appreciate the compliment. Not sure of the song, Vimeo gives you some non copyright suggestions to use while editing.

[@fillup40]

Big place.

[@northjerseyrailfan9326]

do you guys sell the numberboards from locomotives?

[@mightyriverrecycling658]

We have not but would be happy to

[@JimDog794]

Nice video. That sure is a lot of metal to recycle.

[@michaelkellehertrainlord746]

👏👍☘

[@kevinoswaldofxe3817]

Oooo y yo pensando qué las usarian para convertirlas en sd70acu para ferromex 😅

[@thedesigner00]

Is there any chance that one of those SD90s will be spared

[@mightyriverrecycling658]

Unfortunately not. We are forced to recoup our investment

[@thedesigner00]

@@mightyriverrecycling658 would you be willing to if they payed the say you got them for?

[@mightyriverrecycling658]

@@thedesigner00 I do not believe we are able to sell them per our contract.

[@thedesigner00]

@@mightyriverrecycling658 unfortunate are any of the parts for sale? Like the number boards?

[@thedesigner00]

@@mightyriverrecycling658would parts like the number boards be for sale though?

[@jamesmiller6834]

focus, focus

[@SynchroScore]

Shame about the SD90s, but they were a bad design and really should never have been built. Which makes it a bit more ironic when I ride the Burlington into Chicago and see SD40-2s and GP30 rebuilds still hard at work.

[@davidharris2519]

ditch the crappy music

[@billpotokar360]

... 1:39 ...what's up with them.up 90-43s

[@cmac9029]

Ex-CP Exx-PRLX Exxx-UP units that they appear to be scrapping. Progress gave CP a deal too good to refuse for them, the sat stored for a few months supposedly awaiting rebuild to ACu’s, then the merger happened and here we are. I was really hoping they got rebuilt 😔

[@mightyriverrecycling658]

Recycling them as we speak

[@mightyriverrecycling658]

@@cmac9029 Progress did not purchase these units.

[@cmac9029]

@@mightyriverrecycling658progress booth them from UP and then sold them to CP.