BADDEST CABOOSE! 2 DARWIN CANDIDATES, HUDSON BAY & CANDO ENGINES, NUCLEAR CASKET & MORE 6/2/22

[@michael7423]

Thanks for highlighting all the rare rail equipment, especially the DOD caboose!

[@scootosan]

The lines the parallel the rail in La Grange is a great visual and leaves no question if you cross the line.

[@jerrysinclair3771]

That brilliant green aspect in Waycross @ 9:45 is outstanding. Thank you.

[@davidbrown4823]

So Hudson Bay is getting big power. good to see.

[@MrBnsftrain]

1:00 Guilford and Pan-Am boxcars. They're basically the same railroad, just Guilford bought the branding of the defunct airline 1:20 nice DRGW hopper owned by the KYLE railroad 1:32 4 K&O units on one train 2:50 DODX 800 is probably the only one of its kind. 5:58 nice catch of that CSX SD70MAC. Those can be quite hard to find 7:33 wow, an ex-WC switcher with a CN one 8:37 a geep with a damaged front on the rear of a mixed freight 11:45 wow, Hudson Bay Railway and CCGX units trailing on CN 12:54 Heart Of Georgia geep, Saratoga and North Creek passenger, and NWR 1 13:46 lindeside hedge trimming on the Strasburg 14:18 H2, H1, H3 SD40-2, and four H2 dash 9s sold to GECX 14:36 that Montral, Maine, and Atlantic has quite a fresh paint job but has already been vandalized 16:22 a CSX SD40-2 and uP Salt Lake Olympic SD70M doublheading

[@bobbrinkerhoff3592]

I've seen more than one stretch limo running around Elkhart over the years, but a stretch caboose is a new one on me .

[@wofa187]

12:59 It looks like they're kidnapping Thomas.

[@BradRains]

One of these days, a Darwin Candidate is actually going to be a Darwin Award winner and it will be caught on VRF video.

[@Gypples]

Someone did walk in front of a train on one of these cams a while back, the cameras had to be shut off for a while afterwards.

[@nealgold8442]

True, but will they let it be shown? I worked with Amtrak PD and have worked 27 strikes. It’s a real mess.

[@chilobronzo1163]

I am so amazed when I see all these unknown railroads and companies from days gone by on the grab bags. I have so much to learn. Seems nowadays there are just a few huge conglomerates.

[@dexecuter18]

Eh. Counting regionals and Short lines, they are still a couple hundred companies still operating in the US. But 1 train a week on a line isn't very conducive to a railcam.

[@desw9146]

If you watch the Strasburg and Paradise cameras in the mornings before the steam trains start, you'll see a typical short line freight operation. One switcher takes a few freight cars to and from the interchange siding most days.

[@chilobronzo1163]

@@dexecuter18 Thanks for the input. As I stated I have a lot to learn. Part of that is more grab bags.

[@sampatel5509]

Wisconsin Central is history. Part of the SOO LINE then took it over. Forgot what the name is now.

[@geofferywickline4846]

That's the longest caboose I've ever seen.

[@thomasboese3793]

One wonders how many bunks it has. I'm sure once on board, there is no leaving until the train is to the final destination.

[@paulboger3101]

Thanks for another great grab bag! You have made my morning here in Australia!!

[@snydedon9636]

Whoever put this video together did a excellent job, thanks.

[@marktruman2842]

you folks are amazing! I so enjoy seeing all the fallen flags and oddities I see here. Thanks so much for taking the time to scour all the cams and editing all this together@!

[@Gevoface]

8:02 double whammy! Old switchers on a fast freight and a kind of heritage unit!

[@juliegogo2941]

Interesting...!!! 8 engines wow! Plus Red Cross Convoy. Thanks

[@warren5701]

Most of my 30+ year railroad career was in various locations on former CB&Q territory where locomotives and cabooses were called “motors and waycars.” That big blue caboose would be referred to as a WAYwaycar!

[@russrh]

This is next level heritage stuff, I got excited just at the Pennsy loco lol

[@adrianmontelongo9707]

That is beautiful blue caboose trains.

[@mikemalo47]

Someone on that BNSF with the door open , had Beans for lunch.

[@slimonion1975]

I like the videos you make lots of great action and definitely some folks who earn the darwin award

[@justalurker66]

We need less candidates and certainly NO winners of that award. Don't forget the crews that have to live after someone else's poor choices. If watching people die is entertaining for you I worry about your mental health.

[@CSXRP]

I saw that live yesterday with the motorcycle was shaking my head

[@barbaraurban9824]

I hope when carrot season begins in Chehalis, you will feature it.i still can't figure out who is eating all those carrota.

[@thomasboese3793]

Very hungry 'Rabbits"...

[@aldotrCAMBORIUBEACHBRAZIL]

GOOD NIGHT MY FRIEND CONGRATULATIONS ON THE WONDERFUL IMAGES A GREAT BLESSED WEEK TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY A BIG HUG TO THE AMERICAN CITY I AM IN LOVE WITH THAT IS LA GRANGE KENTUCKY 🇧🇷🇺🇸💓💕💖💗

[@jackulmen5791]

3:24 Wowee! Nice Blue Caboose!!

[@waynemiller7382]

BNSF - interesting to see that at 14:14 the BNSF train includes former BNSF -9s that were sold to GECX, being used by BNSF! Many of the GECX Dash 9s were being used by KCS last year.

[@michaelfullerton3626]

4:30 I thought that Mini-van was going to crash through that gate and plaster itself into the side of that train....until I saw the playback speed was 3x in the corner. DOH! LOL!

[@tracynation2820]

An excellent video. 💙 T.E.N.

[@tracynation2820]

P.S. I love that caboose. Hello from the Tracy Mountain Railway in Colorado. 💙 T.E.N.

[@PATRICK-zj9xb]

After a little googling DODX-800, I found this .. "the Navy, in cooperation with the Department of Energy, is set to begin using a new "fleet" of heavily armored cabooses specially outfitted to escort trainloads of sensitive nuclear material. "

[@PrecisionClays]

Looks like the cars carrying nuclear material are appropriately camouflaged with graffiti! :)

[@SD40Fan_Jason]

Folkston, go figure... First time I went through there on a train I thought people were gathered to take photos of all the locals driving around the gates.

[@jamiesuejeffery]

When I was in High School, my parents would go to the rails and protest the, "White Trains." Apparently these trains were protested enough that the DOD quit using the rails to move nuclear weapons (and maybe waste?) and went with over the road semi trucks, out of the public eye. (They thought I was a bit too young to be arrested for civil disobedience.)

[@landoncrowder9871]

Probably should've stuck to the rails, semi truck crash more often then trains and trains move a lot faster

[@jamiesuejeffery]

@@landoncrowder9871 I agree.

[@SaginawCareerComplex]

​@@landoncrowder9871 There are clips on you tube of nuclear weapons convoys and they are escorted by a fully armored contingent of military and state police, so it's unlikely those trucks are getting into any crashes.

[@GilmerJohn]

"Around" 35 years ago, some protestors decided to stop a train carrying "weapons" by laying down on the tracks. One guy realized too late that the engine would not stop in time and he lost his legs. The engineer sued the protestor for emotional harm but a judge dismissed the suit.

[@sampatel5509]

Liberals do not like free.

[@RailFanRob]

wow what an unusual blue caboose !!

[@RailFanRob]

Stopping by to get my train on!!

[@railyardfilms6491]

A paragraph of fun sides to the rails

[@davidurban6813]

Are we going to see cabooses on trains again. Or is that wishful thinking. Just hoping. Have a great day everyone

[@lawrencewheeler8868]

Wishful thinking as far as mainline roads, lol. Still used on some locals/ shortlines tho..

[@thomasboese3793]

DODX 800 is very special, only used when needed for the protection of the materials being transported.

[@multihobbyman]

8102 with the caboose was train 18k, I got him a few times. Really great lashup and happy I got it multiple times.

[@richardolson2834]

Call the authorities!!! Thomas is being Kidnapped!!! @12:49

[@codykoch7081]

Cabooses is something that you don't see anymore

[@microbusss]

where do I get one of the Baddest Caboose in HO scale?? Well Pan Am Railways is now a Fallen Flag as of June 1, 2022 I saw the Savannah & Atlanta NS 1065 in West Nebraska in 2014! I'd like that Nuke Waste cast in HO too hehe

[@armandosoto643]

I’d like to know where I can get my hands on the baddest caboose as well. It’ll be a great addition to the layout!

[@microbusss]

@@armandosoto643 yeah & the nuke Waste cars tho I did find the one Lionel made in the 1960s in HO!

[@thomasboese3793]

Get yourself a 3-D printer, learn Sketch-up, and you can earn more back than your costs selling them in HO & N. Once you have learned, you can create any odd-ball car or load.

[@microbusss]

@@thomasboese3793 then give me $10,000 & I'll get one

[@williamjacobs236]

Another great Grab Bag video VRF .

[@Tony-1950]

I don't know about it being bad, but it is nice looking and cool.

[@robadams5799]

They even gave Thomas a sleep mask for the trip.

[@TheMetGuy]

I like your grab bags

[@jimihendrix1575]

Does that giant blue caboose mean they're making a comeback?

[@septima14]

Great footage, more please Very of interest, what kind of things goin over the tracks. Personal favorites: 13:30, the CAT mower and this nuclear casket.

[@JulianWatsonThe400]

6:43 Favorite Heritage Unit!

[@jefferykeeper9034]

You missed the gate runner at Princeton In.

[@davidhedges584]

6:34. That’s the ultimate lashup!

[@PrecisionClays]

That is some serious Badonkadonk!

[@MrJack-uk2hp]

3:22 Well, at least they’re still using cabooses

[@Mikey300]

Nice to see the 8102 on (almost) home (ex-PRR) rails--but ex-NYC rails will have to suffice.

[@jackulmen5791]

Indeed Mikey!!

[@solarusthelonghaulerrailfa3226]

What’s so important that you have to risk your life to get to 🤨😟🤔

[@codyaimes4354]

I happened to be at shipyard where it was built. I got to see the inside. Didn't know what it was at the time.

[@thomasboese3793]

A time stamp would help us to know what item you're talking about.

[@russgrunert4730]

Grab bag time yaaaaaay

[@bssn9469]

Hudson Bay was cooool!

[@carlthor91]

Soon the shipping season will open in Churchill Manitoba, it will come back to Symington Yard (CN, in Winnipeg), and pull grain cars up past me, HBR (Thompson), to the Churchill port. Spring comes late to the North. Best wishes from the far North.

[@mr.shadestrains6033]

Awesome ❤️🚂😎👍

[@GilmerJohn]

I find myself wondering how a train carry a load of "ribbon rail" would react in a derailment.

[@dannymccarty6680]

That would make a really long mess.

[@kevinrichards3288]

Wow that is some caboose.

[@jamescrego5904]

THOMAS!!!!♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@garysprandel1817]

Wow actually still showing Whiskey Central maroon and gold. Last BNSF train running the railroad analog to the old 255 air conditioning.

[@thomasboese3793]

"Whiskey Central"??? Never heard of it. Where does/did it run? I 'know' about the "Wisconsin Central"...

[@carlthor91]

In Manitoba we have Whiskey Rail, runs for the Gimli Still (Diaggio), to the rest of North America (CN).

[@robertwalton7307]

at 7:53 the old yard horse looked like the old Boston and Maine color scheme.

[@maplesyrup_railfan]

those 2 sw1500 in cn paint were originally from winnipeg and i believe there going to be scrapped somewhere

[@thomasboese3793]

One was still in Wisconsin Central colors after all these years. The other in CN paint was marked for WC...

[@awolfalone2006]

I saw that caboose a couple weeks ago. Didn't get a chance to snag a picture.

[@jetfueljp4]

The DOE and Navy's new REV, rail escort vehicle.

[@cmac9029]

I believe that caboose is headed for the TTCI for testing before they continue building more, there was an article about them somewhere

[@lightsnmore6253]

the reporting marks have changed on it already. The original was VWXX-800, so I am thinking that it is already in service with it having the DODX reporting as well as being tied to the covered coil cars.

[@Keystone1906_Productions]

16:14 me waving at paradise and 16:44 me waving from hello dolly on 12:30pm train

[@jackulmen5791]

Glad you had a blast Ryan!

[@Keystone1906_Productions]

I sure did

[@adriananderson76]

13:03 Thomas The Tank Engine! 🎶Thomas, You're The Leader 🎶

[@jfjr992]

12:39 empty fuselage cars headed back to Spirit Aerosystems

[@PineTreeProductions]

Weird to see the Guilford, Pan Am, and Wisconsin box cars.

[@thomasboese3793]

Great railroads never die... They just fade away... Then again, some get patched to another road.

[@PineTreeProductions]

@@thomasboese3793 Wise words.

[@oldtimefarmboy617]

That blue caboose must be set up as some sort of mobile office for some big wig or for some special purpose. Maybe a field office for new rail construction or major repair to existing rail line.

[@nathanjplatt]

Department of Defense

[@oldtimefarmboy617]

@@nathanjplatt Thank you. I researched it and found what they use it for. Although considering some of what they provide protection for you would think something that does not stand out and bring attention to itself would be preferred since its presence could tell enemies where something they want is on what train. Unless they put it on a train that does not have anything to guard to mislead enemies so they attack the wrong train but then they would be putting civilian lives and property at risk. Maybe they should build enough to put them on all trains. I am old enough to remember when all trains had a caboose. Always loved to see them, specially when the people were sitting in the cupola.

[@thomasboese3793]

DODX 800 when in use will be behind one or more cars like this: 15:27 That car is now empty and does not need to be guarded.

[@nathanjplatt]

@@oldtimefarmboy617 Yeah you would think that DOD would make them less noticeable. I got a few years of seeing cabooses before they phased out and also miss seeing them

[@germantanker131johnny2]

What happened to BNSF 2613? 8:37

[@lolman_funny8049]

The caboose 800 Dodx that is the good 👍 caboose not the baddest caboose 🥺

[@Doug6410]

That blue caboose is giving it’s self a bad name

[@peteheyde7999]

These vids are awesome! Although, I'm getting better at it, there are still a few stop frames where I have no Idea what you're trying to highlight. I noticed that in this vid, you sometimes showed a logo or gave a brief explanation for the still. I strongly urge that you continue with these identification messages!

[@russgrunert4730]

Missed an opportunity for a train drag reace

[@jojofixer]

A caboose should be RED just like Santa's suit is RED.

[@thomasboese3793]

But it's 'not' just any old caboose. It's a rolling guard shack to protect cars like this when loaded: 15:27

[@carlthor91]

Not if it's Navy!

[@bazinga1783]

L. O. N. G Caboose

[@carlthor91]

Llllootttsss of ammunition!

[@shmulikanglister]

That wasn't a Darwin candidate in LaGrange. That was an awesome Limbo dancer!

[@CR7659]

HBRY 6002 is an ex-UP Triclops SD60M CCGX 1501 is also ex-UP, possibly MoPac. GP15AC

[@thomasboese3793]

I may be wrong, but only MP had the GP15AC out of all of the merged partners.

[@CR7659]

@@thomasboese3793 CNW had GP15s of some sort also

[@jackulmen5791]

6:44 One of Mike Cyr's favorite Heritage Units!!

[@karafaunt4386]

OK, that's a T H I C K caboose, anyone know what it acts as. Like, what it's job. Great grab bab!

[@migmog9549]

it's full of soldiers as the train was most likely caring some nuclear material

[@thomasboese3793]

When in use, it protects this: 15:27 The car at 15:27 is empty, so it does not need an escort.

[@DerpyPossum]

Whoa. What happened to 2613?

[@therailfanman2078]

1:01. I saw a box car just like that on the RUPO today. Two of them. 1:04. Saw a couple of those two! Also, apparently CSX had to take 148 engines out of service cause at a few paint shops the crews though pan am bought CSX so they painted 148 engines in the pan am paint scheme 😂😂

[@keystonedriving8180]

I believe that one of the laws of motion states that the intelligence of a road user is in inverse proportion to the number of wheels being used.

[@thomasboese3793]

So, the user of a vehicle with two wheels has twice the intelligence of a user of a four-wheeled auto? Or did I misunderstand the definition of 'inverse'?

[@derikbagley2958]

Hello Oregon Florence in the room that state between Washington and California

[@SteamCrane]

11:06 - M777 Lightweight 155 mm howitzers, as are being supplied to Ukraine. These are probably not them, just going to/from a training rotation.

[@grecco_buckliano]

So, what's inside it?

[@trainlandia697]

2:53 Who is the owner of that caboose?

[@davidmihevc3990]

DODX.....Department Of Defense.

[@Jackcook27]

What is that called

[@tornadochaser283]

7:21 I got video of that

[@foraminuteforaminute4056]

8:33 I've always said nothing good ever comes of numbering a locomotive with something divisible by 13.

[@thomasboese3793]

Now it has a face only a mother could love.

[@stevensolway1054]

False!! C&NW 1385 4-6-0 IS Fantastic!!!!!

[@thomasboese3793]

@@stevensolway1054 C&NW 1385 does not count, here's why: 1385/13=106.53846 Had the loco's number been 1378 or 1391, those 2 ARE divisible by 13.

[@pacz8114]

I agree. It's not visually appealing -- and the lack of windows may even suggest ominous functions... All around, a bad visual design.

[@samengland4205]

1:33 Why do they remind me of the old CSX engines....

[@juliegogo2941]

Funny! Thanks

[@SocalRailfaner]

Nice

[@AZZIB8]

Lauhoff Grain company.

[@citxsd70m-2]

That blue piece of rolling stock is too long for a caboose…

[@lowellvillerailfanproductions]

it really worries me seeing all this military and nuclear stuff being moved

[@cmac9029]

It’s all stuff that is a regular occurrence. Nothing to be alarmed over at all.

[@lowellvillerailfanproductions]

@@cmac9029 Ik but it just worries me with the stuff being moved and what happening with Russia and Ukraine. And I'm not alarmed or panicking it just worries me a bit

[@harrisonofcolorado8886]

"Nuclear" as in Nuclear waste or nuclear weapons? Because nuclear waste isn't too crazy dangerous, you probably just watched too much of The Simpsons.

[@lowellvillerailfanproductions]

travelers can't be true bc I never heard of that show I'm play games way more then watch tv

[@thomasboese3793]

Happens daily... Now 'if' you see some other odd paint scheme on the equipment, like 'UN', then it's time to duck and cover.

[@jordaneriksson5417]

Please tell me there is a model of that caboose on 3:20

[@jackulmen5791]

0:28 8102!!!

[@jslasher1]

The trauma suffered by a train driver [engineer: North America] when someone is killed due to unbelievable stupidity [certainly a 'Darwin Candidate'] lasts for a very long time. It's another form of PTSD, if you will. Those who are unable to return to work in this capacity, and are re-assigned other jobs by their employer.

[@snydedon9636]

I’m surprised those guilford and pan am cars are in good enough condition to be that far from New England. What was once the great Boston & Maine railroad is now a dilapidated mismanaged joke. Too bad.