BIZARRE Trains! | SPECIAL EPISODE

These bizarre trains may not turn the heads of seasoned railroaders, but for the rest of us, this is pretty wild stuff!
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[@TheConductdeer]

As an Ex NS conductor (hence the Conductdeer) We never used that for training how to get on and off trains, that we used the yard with steel structures used to mimic small trains cars. That and we learned how to do proper moving dismounts and mounts on remote control locomotives, the High hood Geep and the other Geep to learn.

[@smokeyasmr]

Muscatine resident here! World's largest watermelon slice* Was very surprising and cool to see us in the video! Love it!

[@Kansas-Trains]

I piloted the RG 415 about 20 years ago as a Certified Locomotive Engineer and at the time they charged the CN/GTW $57,000 as soon as those stones hit the rail per day. Didn't matter whether it was 1 minute or 12 hours. Just for some FYI info at the time. 😊🤔❤️🙏

[@JohnGeorgeBauerBuis]

That’s quite a lot of money for good track!

[@Kansas-Trains]

That was also 20+ years ago, imagine what the cost is today.

[@CFRP.]

34:35 Cool to see her holding on. That is WCMC 1, a 25 Tonner. She has been abandoned since Atleast the early 2000s to my knowledge.

[@yogiperogy]

A really varied compilation of oddball stuff the neophyte railfan (like me) may never see! Amazing production sir! Thank you for the hard work and effort you put into your captivating work! Truly appreciated.

[@844SteamFan]

6:00 Reminds me of UP 6965’s horn when it was leading the OCS on May 25th last year.

[@tylergehring7879]

The brick looks like one of those low detail Lego trains I used to build as a kid.

[@lokisgodhi]

I used to do that too.

[@dygituljunky]

31:16 I can hear the most robotic announcement ever playing before the audio even kicks in for this segment: "Please step to the center of the vehicle and away from the doors."

[@bearzlla]

You weren't kidding that one horn had me laughing

[@callsignapollo_]

I was prepared for goofy, i wasnt prepared for it to squeak like that lmao

[@fluxthelycanroc9603]

Dying animal. Not a horn a very loud dying animal

[@Ben31337l]

It sounded very British...

[@josephreed5155]

I support horn individuality

[@Robert-xf3uv]

🎉​@@fluxthelycanroc9603

[@JohnSmith-zi9or]

When I was a kid my house was 400ft away from a set of L&N -> CSX rails. I have seen the rail grinder a couple of times, once at night. I didn't see it in the video but we used to see very jagged pieces of steel that would be left behind glowing red and burning. Back then they used to tow a tanker car full of water with large water sprayers shooting water on both sides of the rail to prevent fires.

[@SebisRandomTech]

Great video as always. The airport people movers you showcased were pioneered by Westinghouse as a collaboration with Port Authority of Allegheny County (now Pittsburgh Regional Transit) as a potential replacement for the city’s aging streetcar lines. A demonstration track that was open to the public was even constructed and operated. Ultimately these plans never took off and the remaining streetcar lines were upgraded to modern light rail, but it’s still an interesting footnote in transportation history and laid the groundwork for the mentioned airport people movers.

[@paulw4310]

Exactly. The Skybus...demonstrated at the County Fair in South Park. Both the proposed Skybus and the Fair are part of a bygone era.

[@weshessel9214]

There is a KZbin video on the proposed SkyBus system and the demo setup...

[@paulw4310]

@@weshessel9214 Thanks Wes; I'll check it out.

[@patedge5599]

This is one the most interesting videos I’ve watched lately V12 production, It kept me up after a 14 hour night’s work 😂😂❤

[@JasonTrew2018]

When I used to volunteer at the museum here in Chattanooga, we had the only ACT 1 that was in use, sadly it has been scrapped since no one wanted to have it

[@v12productions]

Did not know about that train until now. I might need to do some further research! Thanks

[@robynsineadsheppard6480]

Like so many others, I'm a train-wreck junkie. I enjoy watching collisions, derailments, etc. But this "hobby" led me to your YT channel. I never knew the amount of technology that goes into keeping trains, their crews, and the traveling public safe. As a result, I now find your channel more addictive than crashes and derailments. And the worst horn you've ever heard? It goes from being a semi-decent horn to sounding like the braying of a sick mule!

[@Tom-Lahaye]

Pretty interesting stuff, and much of the rail maintenance equipment is very recognisable as it is used all over the world. Did you know that in 2010 here in the Netherlands a complete rail grinder train bashed trough a buffer stop and then trough an adjacent fish shop because the engineer driving the thing didn't have line knowledge and against the rules there was no pilot with him. I also noticed that the footage of the Micheline, the rubber tired French railcar was shot on a demonstration run in the Netherlands, the steam engine next to it is a class 3700 4-6-0. Maybe next time you can incorporate the Swietelsky RU800 track replacement train, this is a 1/2 mile long almost fully automated train that removes the old rails, ties and ballast in one go and replaces it with fresh ballast, new ties and rails, all in one go. I have seen it in operation in person and it's quite awesome.

[@v12productions]

Thanks for the suggestion!

[@STL-Railfan]

An extremely rare and bizarre "train" is called a Galloping Goose! There were several used on narrow gauge lines in the mountains of Southwest Colorado on the old Rio Grande Southern. They were old Pierce Arrow cars converted to run on the rails and once used to transport mail, supplies, and even passengers. Two still run at the Colorado Railroad Museum and another one is on the Cumbres & Toltec excursion Railroad in New Mexico. Really interesting vehicles!

[@v12productions]

Great suggestions!

[@JohnGeorgeBauerBuis]

BSI auto-couplers are probably best known from the British Railways 15X DMUs (150s, 158 and 159, etc.) and related developments. They are also prominently used in the Netherlands, and on the Tyne and Wear Metro.

[@ironhorsethrottlemaster5202]

Air horns work as they have a vibrating diaphragm behind the belle of the horn the diaphragm vibrates with the air and they can be fouled which means there's Grime and grit with inside the diaphragm of the air horn which makes them sound off Pitch

[@737Garrus]

I love the blue Conrail caboose in Your background. ^^

[@calebtrains2261]

Turkey (Türkiye) Has A Train Ferry That They Use, Or At Least Used To Use To Get Railway Equipment Across Lake Van. Additionally, Washington Dulles Airport (IAD), Has A Similar Train Called The AeroTrain Which Too Is Automated. I've Ridden On The Paris Metro, But Not All Of Their Lines Use Rubber Tire Train(set)s.

[@thomasmackowiak]

There were some interesting pieces of railroad equipment in this video. Thank you for bringing them to use and for showing us how some of them work.

[@JohnGeorgeBauerBuis]

The Budd Silver Slipper was an early effort at building a lightweight passenger trainset, but its prime mover and the rubber tires (licensed from Michelin) on the coach gave enough trouble that it didn’t last very long. It did set the stage for the famous Pioneer Zephyr, though.

[@OfficialRailFanTay_Productions]

I have a railfan spot for ya, about an hour away from Atlanta, the CSX AWP and NS CoG meet in Opelika AL. I saw its a great spot to railfan. I can show you some cool spots around downtown.

[@OfficialRailFanTay_Productions]

Just lmk when you are gonna come by, I got some info and maybe a video idea

[@aaronl_trains_and_planes]

At ATL, if you're not holding onto to something on the trams, you will fall on your butt. First time riding it I almost did.

[@flashcar60]

That rubber-tired vehicle was originally designed for the City of Pittsburgh. There's a video of it on KZbin.

[@MegaEmmanuel09]

It's nice to catch a random video in my feed, and be greeted with so many local (Metro Atlanta) sights!

[@Sleeper____1472]

Ive seen a rail grinder (along with a maintainence parade!!) and a ballast cleaner. I believe both were LORAM but that was almost a decade ago before they even double tracked the River Sub to Catskill.

[@wes1243]

There's a knox kershaw ballast regylator parked a block away from my place, I've only seen it run once in winter, plowing

[@ciron28trains]

The slot machine is more like a scab machine. It's taking work away from T & E employees. Basically taking work train away.

[@railwaykangaroo6196]

Anyone would think NS #3278 utilizes a horn from a former Soviet Railways locomotive like the M62s.

[@zachmiller9175]

I saw one of those herzog slot machines working on the CN line that passes through Marshfield Wisconsin about a month ago, definitely an interesting beast.

[@richardjayroe8922]

The object I the parking lot is not used for CTs, they use the ex southern engines and equipment

[@nopamineLevel100]

Watching a tamper up close on a freight train line when I was a kid, was definitely one of the reasons I loved trains.

[@duttydiesel8303]

The best part about this... I stopped as soon as you started talking about the rail grinder, go back home and on my way I get stuck behind a rail grinder, only to turn it back on and find out if that's what we're talking about

[@nicolashuffman4312]

FWIW, there is an enormous rail ferry operation out of Mobile Alabama. If I recall correctly, each ship holds something on the order of 100 train cars. They offload somewhere across the Gulf of Mexico.

[@OutdoorsWithShawn]

I live not too far from Mobile and never knew this. I did some research on Google Maps and found the ferry terminal. I suspect they unload/load car carriers from overseas as there are large parking lots of new cars near the terminal. You can see the yellow unloading ramps in the lots.

[@nicolashuffman4312]

@@OutdoorsWithShawn Yeah, they go somewhere in Central America, so it shortcuts the rails in Mexico. If I remember correctly, the company who operates it has no locomotives and most of their trackage is on the ships.

[@herbcraven7146]

I'd love to know more about the infamous CSX "DO NOT HUMP" boxcar(s). Great video, nonetheless! I love your longer videos and always learn something from your features.

[@UltraMagaFan]

Do not hump means the railcar cannot go trough a hump yard. He already made a video about it.

[@herbcraven7146]

@UltraMagaFan I understand the meaning of the term, but thanks for the heads up on the video, I'll look for it.

[@v12productions]

That's actually on my list of videos to produce! I'll discuss those and the other CSX track inspection trains.

[@RH1N0______13]

@@herbcraven7146hump yards have railcar tag and info readers, hence the classification bowls for different cars with different destination areas. “DO NOT HUMP” tells the tag to not send it down the hump yard, likely because part of the railcar or equipment is not strong enough to handle the coupling force at certain speeds. Hope that helped

[@herbcraven7146]

@RH1N0______13 Again, info appreciated, but I'm well aware of the meaning of the term. What I'm referring to is CSX's fleet of Big Blue boxcars prominently marked "DO NOT HUMP" that are actually track inspection devices . I'd like to learn more about those.

[@suncheeserailway]

8:32 that's my first time hearing LORAM pronounced like that.

[@SD40Fan_Jason]

Hey if you ever make it down to Columbus GA, I'm still pretty sure the G&W does street running at least 4x daily on 9th Street. Two are the Mahrt turn, going down to the Paper Mill at the end of the line. And two for the local switcher, working State Docks Industrial Lead just south of the river bridge. Casey Thomason spent a lot of time photographing the line when it was taken over by G&W. Also Frank Orona spent quite a bit of time out there catching us as we got over the river. I think that's the most I've ever been "shot" while working. The operations there are fairly ho-hum but the equipment and the locations are pretty neat. If the switcher crew still serves the Gas plant on the Coca-cola branch, you may also see them shoving down 6th St as well. I never liked that part because unlike 9th St. with its traffic lights, Veterans' Pkwy has just a basic pair of crossbucks and no one stops for a conductor waving red flags. Also we had to stop at every crossing and flag while shoving. If you're a conductor waving a red flag, it's more like waving a red cape at a bull, because people would drive around you and bump into the flag. If you want to know more about the operations of the Columbus & Chattahoochee RR at least from when I was there about 10 years ago, feel free to ask!

[@v12productions]

That's interesting! I need to make my way over there some time. Thanks

[@geofferywickline4846]

​@@v12productionsYou're gonna need a bigger boat...I mean a goat... I mean... un, train!😂😅

[@super6charger501]

Awesome! I thoroughly enjoyed this episode. Very informative.

[@jpol3808]

Great video and keep looking for those bizarre trains we're waiting for the second video! 👍🏁

[@obliograce3551]

I was stationed in Germany in the 70s. I marveled at how well made those German train systems were as the trains were smooth, fast, and on time. I traveled through France and in Paris, using their underground subway system I thought, "surly these trains were not going to be as quiet and smooth as those German trains were". But, they were. Getting off I looked more closely and, the Paris metro trains used rubber pneumatic wheels. French engineering vs German engineering where both achieved the same results.

[@thomastaylor6699]

I have a lantern just like the one on your right. These are fairly common lanterns used by conductors.

[@babyjesusvideo]

I saw NS34 within minutes of KZbin recommending this video

[@RailsofForney]

I once saw a piping train several years ago when I was 9. I have it uploaded on my channel, but it’s cool to see that long-time railfans can see things that even they didn’t expect. (I’ve only ever seen a piping train like that once ever.)

[@tvd1188]

Surprised you didnt mention the US capitol rail system. I think its autonomous and runs on rubber wheels. Also, i've been on the Montreal metro (with the rubber wheels). Its a different experience if you're used to NYC style subways.

[@kevins5011]

Just saw that Track Geometry Train roll by me last week as i was walking near the NS tracks in Columbus Ohio, and i was wondering what the strange burgundy colored engine was, now i know

[@RailfanVince]

Babe Wake Up! V12 Uploaded A New Video!

[@KNR6292]

I never forgot the GoldenEye train!! That thing had a scary face for a front end.

[@robertf3479]

Thanks for a look at the Loram equipment and also NS's "Bricks." I'm finding myself more and more interested in all things MoW.

[@MasaShiranuiVideoProductions]

One unique vehicle I think of often, would have to be the CSX (Former Pan Am Railways) locomotive shop shunter in Waterville, Maine. It's a former Pan Am Airlines airport tractor which has had a draft gear pocket and coupler mounted to the rear of it for towing locomotives, in and out of the shops.

[@csrrjefflloyd6496]

There’s a good thing about horns like this one. You sure as heck will hear it coming. There’s no missing it.

[@kennyirish5021]

That was a really nice video!! Thanks and hope you can do more of these.

[@nopamineLevel100]

Also, I adore those boxy looking locos with the weird, square fronts. Very Euro 🚃

[@ChainsawNW1218]

Great video, I think the Tuscan red on brick geometry train comes from the N&W day's of there coaches and the striping on the N&W J Class 4-8-4s like the 611,weird horn sounded like Leslie S3L, ex Conrail might have been messed up reed or bell on horn, usually sounds good, hear more Nathan horns then Leslie these day's, the brush cutters are neat, filmed a Loram equipment grinder working in Christiansburg on NS Christiansburg District before, like the old EMD high hoods, had Leslie horns on most,seen the switch heaters,pretty neat,BNSF hauls alot of Boeing fuselages, enjoyed the video!🛤🚂

[@paultiller6766]

I enjoyed this video, thanks for the research.

[@peter_smyth]

The Germany to Denmark train ferry has been discontinued. Trains between Hamburg and Copenhagen currently go the long way round via Jutland the Great and Little Belts, but the Puttgarden to Rødbyhavn route is having a tunnel built that will replace the long rail route and the car ferry in several years' time.

[@petrobull2560]

Great video!👍

[@DSZI.ShyHunterBB]

Definitely an insightful video!

[@ethanlee7823]

WOW I’m definitely happy to see the Muscatine Watermelon on here! Was definitely a sight to see.

[@MrAwesomedude808]

You ought to go to IRM! They’ve got a few bizzare trains like a trolley snow sweeper.

[@chuck1352]

i dont know if this counts as train but nasa has that crawler that moved the space shuttle it is powered alco 251c diesel engines

[@TopHotDog]

A superior presentation. Thanks for the education and fine photography.

[@strobelightbrian]

Another great video! Thank you.

[@williamflowersrailfannerpr3808]

Odd trains of every kind

[@BryanBear1]

I love watching your videos

[@scottydawg1234567]

7:53 My grandparents live pretty much right across from that yard! As in, you can see one of the tracks leading into/out of it from their window. One time while I was walking through their neighborhood a couple of years ago, I got to witness a train carrying tanks and other military vehicles roll on through. Had to be one of the coolest things I'd ever seen! Also, if anyone reading this is ever in the area around Chamblee, I highly recommend visiting the Southeastern Railway Museum. It's got a number of older train cars and equipment, including steam engines! They even have a working locomotive and caboose that you can ride on! It's staffed by volunteers, many of whom are either railroad veterans or would like to work in the industry one day. It's also situated right alongside a Norfolk Southern track, and they have a radio tuned into the frequency at the ticket desk so you can hear their communications.

[@toddbehrends1373]

Great and informative video

[@kens.3729]

Solid Video, Charlie. Keep up your Strong 💪 Efforts. Thanks! 👍🙏

[@v12productions]

Thanks!

[@SWOhioSpeedtesting]

I have seen one of those Loram sets used near me on a CSX line before. Happened at night so you could really see the sparks. Blew my mind and was very cool to see!

[@me734]

You folks do great work, keep going !

[@v12productions]

Thanks!

[@davidmoss2372]

GREAT VIDEO! Keep up the great work! I had the oppurtunity to tour the Amtrak mainetnance shops in Timonium(?) Maryland and was duely impressed with the equipment and shops!

[@Bongofurry]

Good stuff.

[@YourLocalRailfan]

That ain’t a train, that’s a tren

[@Tsass0]

Thank you, that was very interesting as usual.

[@DanHPage]

Charlie, thanks for this interesting video about unusual rail equipment! I enjoyed it. Thanks for including NARCOA, too!

[@v12productions]

Thanks Dan!

[@caseyvillemodelrailroad3877]

Great vidio. Thanks for the morning coffee...

[@ikonniliov5682]

Fantastic video

[@stanley4006]

I just saw the brick a few weeks ago here in Eastern PA. I thought it was some type of office car carrying executives. So cool I came across this video

[@davesusek3330]

Very cool video thank you

[@paulkoza8652]

One of your best videos. Excellent photography as always, great commentary, great scripting. Always look forward to these.

[@v12productions]

I really appreciate that, thanks!

[@patedge5599]

I agree with that brother, one the most interesting videos I’ve watched lately it kept me up after a 14 hour night’s work 😂😂❤

[@Train_Master_4014]

This is awesome! I actually saw one of those SPS in Roseville California about a month ago

[@anthonyshepard9606]

: I love everything trains from model railroading to the big brothers on the rails. I enjoyed this video quite different and unique. All aboard, may the rails be with us. 🐢 🚂 🐢 😲 🐢 😀 🐢 🚂

[@kimrok1]

Those are not locomotives on the slots trains. They are on track equipment. That is how they get around having an engineer and conductor staff them. They are operated by MOW.

[@CSXEK]

Ah a V12 production video I learned a lot from this guy

[@realcanadian96]

that locomotive with the broke chimes sounds alot like what they put on the GE U26Cs they sent to new zealand... without the squeaky bit :)

[@bigduffone]

Fabulous video. Thank you. I actually live and work very close to NS Training Center in Mcdonough.

[@jamiebray8532]

Atlanta has kept its large rail junction heritage going after all these years. Being at the end of 1 well a few of the lines from ATL down here at the coast. With NS Dillard Yard being 1 of our largest yards in Savannah. I've hauled containers & rock from Dillard Yard. I've also hauled the same from some of the yards in ATL & Augusta. A pretty well oiled machine, with a few squeaks here & there. 😂

[@schrap72]

Now they need to replace crazy sounding horns on engines!😆😆😆😆

[@aprilgeneric8027]

have seen that 'brush' cutter used on a small forrest along i94 on the BNSF dead end line going to the monticello nuclear plant....300 feet...at the least...some of those tree splinters (yes i do mean tree 12"-18" diameter trees) were mowed from trackside to as far as the boom would reach away. the aftermath is still very visible and this was done before plague lockdown.

[@JonathanColemanMoreTrains]

CSX has another heritage unit out and about

[@user-zp2ms8cv5r]

Tunnel fans I've seen 2 in Tennessee massive mow equipment . Wish hadn't lost pictures. Also no longer used Wreck Cranes which contractors are used now Clean up derailed trains . Weed sprayers Asplunda uses for each railroad. Awesome video series ❤

[@ronaldrondeau7870]

Thanks great one

[@coyote_bravo2723]

Learning about the LIMRV was actually pretty cool. I’m into a very different kind of train in roller coasters and some of them actually use the exact same method of propulsion in LIM motors to launch roller coaster trains throughout the ride instead of the use of a lift hill.

[@scottlyttle5586]

The California Screamer at Disney's California Adventure is one of those designs. Great fun to watch and also ride. After the cars launch, you can see the raised panels, they get cooled with water, and then they drop back below the track.

[@clarkgetz7309]

Maybe you’ve already have this video, but on Google maps it appears the East-West line through Decatur Georgia runs under the town. What’s the history on that?

[@v12productions]

That's right. I believe it was a "cut and cover" job. They dug up the area for the subway portion then built on top of it.

[@jimmystephenson793]

I have seen a covered barge of some sort with railcars at the port in Mobile,AL. I was told the barge came from Mexico. Just thought you may want to look about it. I enjoy your videos!

[@johnswilding26]

Another phenomenal video, please keep up the great work!

[@v12productions]

Thanks!

[@personified5102]

Norfolk Southern has all this technology to make sure tracks are good and still has the most derailments in America.

[@ThePennsylvanianRailfan2K24]

Very true

[@royreynolds108]

The data needs to be interpreted and acted upon to be of any real value.

[@gkb003]

Great video and thanks for sharing

[@v12productions]

Thanks for watching!

[@Strider1954]

The Ludington MI To Manitowoc WI SS Badger People & Car Ferry is still operating. I've been to the LORAM manufacturing facility in Minnesota and that was quite the sight. Interesting video, ty.

[@Psychlist1972]

That horn around 6:20 sounds like someone wired up a vuvuzela :D

[@Heroduothecomedian]

Ok who showed North Korea our military model train toys xD