The Last Train On The Portland Secondary

[@shanemays4346]

It's a sad thing to hear about this drastic change. You have done so well filming this wonderful line and getting to know everyone. You have actually taught me a bit about rail fanning/chasing these past few months. Did anyone else almost shed a tear while reading the description? No matter what, I will remain here to see what the future brings for you and this channel. Awesome of them to give you the final SAAHC. Great run!!!!!!

[@Taddy4444]

More then 6 years ago you uploaded your 1st H 76 video , using a potato on 720p . I never thought it would get this big or end this way . It’s not over , we will find trains ! 😄

[@jamesswigart3858]

Thank you Austin I really enjoy all your videos thank again

[@RailWatchers]

That sucks, I wanted to make a trip up there this summer to chase him. I thoroughly enjoyed these videos too. A sad day indeed.

[@dylandopsovic7045]

Super nice job on the video and cool crew as well!

[@floridianrailauto9032]

6:18 I think that guy has a phobia of big objects moving fast.

[@Pocaconductor22]

You did a good job documenting the last one. Hopefully they'll re-vamp it again in the future, the did the same thing here with the Dismal Creek Branch. It stayed dormant for 3 months then they started sending empties in that way again. Look forward to your future uploads, both truck and train!

[@MarylandAreaRailfan]

Damn that really sucks! Glad you got to document most of the line tho! The end of an era :(

[@bradsedoti2406]

Does h74 still go to portland but on railfan wiki I said Allentown to washington?

[@roballen5670]

BUMMER!!! Sad to see it go.

[@user-gc1iv6nv9z]

So sad to see it go.

[@rodrickbanks7604]

One of my favorite songs Yayyyy

[@philliplee980]

that's sucks. abandoned the line oh man. awesome video and catch.

[@Maine_Railfan]

Its strange at 5:59 that the signal doesn't have lights.

[@MBTAMoreRailfan]

Maine Railfan© no. It’s not.

[@thehojackline]

AW dude that really sucks. I completely understand what u are going through since the CSX line i live on praticly went through the same thing yours did when E. Hunter Harrison came to run CSX as their CEO. Best of luck on your future railfaning, if u do keep with it, and your truck spotting!

[@northwesternohiorailfan5622]

I feel bad for you but I allways wanted to railfan though il see this summer

[@newjerseybill3521]

Hi Austin. Sorry to hear the drastic reduction in train movement near you. You have done some fine documentation of the different trains and routes, and even collisions. Hopefully traffic will come back. Until then, on with the truck spotting!!! :)

[@kyleb06]

Well crap that sucks

[@HighballHank]

That sucks man. Hope you get other good trains

[@markdeprimo2860]

I've been listening to the NS train crews a lot lately here in Scranton. I get the feeling that they're not liking the new system. I've heard them complaining about the DL not giving them enough room on the Steamtown tracks to get the trains in there. I'm guessing that will get worse once the Steamtown excursions start back up in the spring. They also have to split the trains apart at certain spots when they tie down because of the University of Scranton has a couple of crossovers for the students. The other night, I heard them saying they had a bunch of cars in the train that weren't supposed to be there. It's sound like a cluster at times, but I'm sure they'll get it figured out.

[@mikemacheese7174]

You should film the NS local on the Cement Secondary. That’s in your area. Also keep making truck videos before the Autonomous trucks take over. Keep making videos because someone will find a way to ruin everything and videos and memories will be all we have.

[@alexandergrube6437]

at one of the industries in stokertown, the crossing has an old us&s teardrop bell

[@Taddy4444]

michael macheese where is that ?

[@bradsedoti2406]

You mean h75 the Allentown to stockertown turn.

[@bradsedoti2406]

Taddy 4444 the cement secondary is above allentown pennsilvania

[@tomok8283]

What can I say. It's very sad! Back in 2013-14 My friend who is elderly moved out to Belvidere NJ. In his first and part of his second year there we would head out to Portland.And more often than not H76 would be at or near Slateford Junction and we would like you see various types of power doing interchange with the DL. Though we never did see DLpower come to pick up the loads. So what we would do is chase H-76 from Slateford to Portland. Only problem is that my friend had to be back at the assisted living facility by 5p.m. So we weren't able to chase it very far. We did see it at the first grade crossing off of 611 one time. I would've loved to chase that train all the way to Martin's Creek. But when your responsible for your friend to be back at 5 theirs not much you can do. Now he lives in a nursing home in Columbia NJ just across the Delaware river from Portland. And since November of 2015 I've been living in South Carolina with my brother. But I am so glad you covered the Bangor and Portland so brilliantly over the year's! Whatever you do don't give up on railfanning! Back in early Conrail day's they took away the Erie Lackawanna! And rerouted mostly everything onto the corridor. Then onto the ex Lehigh Valley and the former Reading! Denville jct.was only about 4 miles from our house and during the warmer month's we would go there to watch train's on Friday evening's back in the mid to late 70s. So I most definitely know how you feel!

[@ronbrennan4632]

You have done a great job Austin ron rdzl

[@railfansteve3053]

aww sad to hear the lin is going out of business

[@andrewpine8414]

UGH that sucks

[@burdizdawurd1516Official]

Less freight = more excursion potential. It's not like there's excursion trains running out of Scranton or anything, right? This line would be perfect. It's well maintained and I could see some SNHX equipment on there. Maybe some of the steam equipment. Who knows?

[@Erik-dg6et]

I herd that last SAAHC from across the river . :(

[@shaneb.2464]

I don't think Ultra-Poly takes in cars anymore. They haven't for quite a while.

[@AustinTrainsOfficial]

Shane B. - They only serve it about 2-3 times a year. It doesn’t get a lot of activity.

[@ALL-bj7mj]

The next 10 years in railroading will be a sight too see.....Railways have something up their sleeves and only time will tell if what they want really happens.....I shouldn't say time will tell.....its when it happens.....

[@Keystone-State-Rail-Buff]

The end of an era. It's ashame to see a childhood railroad. I always saw the Norfolk Southern Coal Trains as a kid going to school. The Portland Secondary started my fascination with railroads. The future of the Pocono Main is very good as NJ Transit's Lackawanna cutoff is nearing completion by 2020. Is it the end of trains in the Poconos? Absolutely not. It actually may see its former beauty of passenger trains on a daily basis. I'm not entirely upset because very soon, Passenger trains in the Poconos will become a norm again of the Poconos.

[@AustinTrainsOfficial]

Although I agree with NJ pushing to bring commuter trains to the Poconos, I don’t think the cutoff is in any shape good enough for travel yet. Not even close by 2020. They’ll have to get permission from every homeowner along Slateford rd to agree to put the rails back in, as the RR bed is now in their yards. Unless that is, you have reliable information! If you have that from a good source I would love to give it a look myself. I too would love to see some passenger based action on these historic rails. I just don’t think it’ll happen in this lifetime. I haven’t seen any crews or bridge surveyors out at that cutoff in years. Still it would be a marvel to make it active again!

[@Keystone-State-Rail-Buff]

@@AustinTrainsOfficial true points but just a few weeks ago the have passed andover NJ and he e been making progress since. Only time and hard work will tell the future.

[@Keystone-State-Rail-Buff]

@@AustinTrainsOfficial also my info is from local minutes and news papers on the web. If you wanna see for yourself. Search: Lackawanna Cutoff. It will be a news paper (online) telling us of very recent progress.

[@Drackleyrva]

This really sucks---I've enjoyed all of your great videos. Please try to keep some train videos on your channel. You've really made some awesome videos. :(

[@capefeartrainsandsirens]

Well not for Long. Make the ICP RR. Need some tracks. This is the best place to put them

[@Norfolk7130]

Only bright side out of this is that there might be more RS3's on PT98, if itll even be called that anymore. Nice chase

[@MBTAMoreRailfan]

That sucks

[@railfanowen9372]

What are you going to do now!!??

[@Keystone-State-Rail-Buff]

Aww man :( hate to hear that the Portland secondary is closing up. Sure hope this blows over. Is NS just not operating? Or is D&L giving up to interchange at taylor yard too?

[@alexandergrube6437]

is the portland secondary going to be abandoned? :'(

[@MattFanelli]

That is the same thing that happened to me. The train line that I filmed was super super busy then I started hearing rumors that they were shutting the line down and boom 2 months ago the line shut down now all the trains go on a main line 45 miles away. It turns out they shut the line down because of a lawsuit to the railroad.

[@Rochester_Sub_Productions]

This is so sad best wishes for you man i hope you meet another awesome crew and railfan them for a while!!!!

[@trainfan4449]

ive got same sort of rumers near me that NS is going to be shutting down the former PRR through canton ohi in favor of the one to cleaveland.

[@captainecho764]

So the DL owns the line to Scranton now?

[@Taddy4444]

Cpt. Tank Traincraft , Dl has always owned the line from slateford to Scranton , NS owns from the Bridge down

[@ryancarlson3465]

Well Austin it really sucks.Just remember you I did a great job chasing all of em

[@lakaboy6282]

@@Ap-hl6hl hes saying that it sucks that they abandoned the line. Hes not saying the video sucks im sure everyone here loves austins videos.

[@joetherailfannerh2153]

Why no more H76 nice video

[@movedbecauseofmymeanhaters7110]

Nice.

[@easternroutemainlinevideos6823]

That sucks :/

[@easternroutemainlinevideos6823]

Anthony Phillips ?