BNSF On the Banks of the Mississippi - St. Croix Subdivision (2006)

[@SPRailfan4449]

Mid 2000’s BNSF were so cool! With standard cab EMD’s still pulling long freight trains and H1, H2, and H3 all over the place. Also locomotives still wearing Santa Fe and BN paint schemes. It was a very underrated era to Railfan.

[@thek-luckyboys5252]

Yes. For sure

[@devernepersonal3636]

trust me it was not underrated. people were very much appreciative of that time and capturing as much as they could.

[@SPRailfan4449]

@@devernepersonal3636 Well I’ve never heard anyone talk about that era at all. I hear people talk about the 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s era of Railfanning a lot.

[@devernepersonal3636]

@@SPRailfan4449 90s - 2010 is probably the “good times” for modern Railfan’s. But of course a lot of people love the 70s and 80s. No question as to why.

[@SPRailfan4449]

@@devernepersonal3636 Yeah I agree with you on that. 👍

[@wildbill9919]

These days on KZbin there's a live railcam showing the lift bridge at Prescott.

[@jaydee975]

Just wanted to let you know that where the BNSF crosses the Chippewa river just north of Nelson it immediately passes by the remnant of the old Milwaukee Road line that used to go between just north of Nelson to Eau Claire. Now the portion of the line from just north of the St. Croix sub to Durand is still intact and used for trips and is maintained by the Chippewa Valley motor car company.

[@CVisionProductions1]

You are correct. I see the tracks each time I pass there.

[@mjrodriguez8670]

This video is amazing, Chris! BN SD40-2 units on the point of container trains.

[@CVisionProductions1]

Thanks MJ! It was a great time on the BNSF. I do miss those days.

[@stephenspilker9334]

good video. have taken many road trips from mpls to lacrosse, down the minn side and back on the wisconsin side. it's a beautiful area, both in minn and wisconsin, well worth a weekend. i love the fact almost every little town has an old train station. maiden rock has a nice little bar that has the best burgers i have ever ate. lol.

[@CVisionProductions1]

It really is one of the best places anywhere. The fact that you have the river with barges, bald eagles, trains, and the unique small towns. You can’t go wrong.

[@jaydee975]

By the way, I don’t know if you noticed it, but the historic great northern depot is preserved in the city of Pepin.❤

[@dwkcamman611]

Awesome stuff!

[@CVisionProductions1]

Thanks!

[@Nicola636128]

This video is outstanding, like all those filmed in the early 2000s before the Gevo invasion in BNSF, seen on your channel. Incredible that with only 6000HP (two SD40-2) or 8800HP they manage to pull those heavy trains, especially that many had to face the Marias Pass..

[@CVisionProductions1]

Thank you very much!

[@ethanhufnagel4509]

Very nice video by the way

[@CVisionProductions1]

Thank you so much 😀

[@jaydee975]

@15:20 thank you for the history here. I didn’t know that the CNW track was abandoned that early. That’s the same one that went down through Sparta and Elroy and points south east wasn’t it?

[@joenewstead4848]

Love how they found a new life for the roundhouse at maiden rock. Any history on it and whats it's being used for now?

[@CVisionProductions1]

It is really neat. I don't know exactly, but I think I remember it being an event center.

[@jaydee975]

Between Trempealeau and Lacrosse, there is a way to see trains. You have to grab a bike and pedal along the Great River State Trail, which pretty much parallels this route.

[@CVisionProductions1]

Thanks for the tip

[@Zanmanrailfan12trains]

This is a good video

[@CVisionProductions1]

Thank you very much!

[@trains2057]

Yes

[@CVisionProductions1]

😁

[@Vrmanfromsandpatch]

I live by that bridge and I railfan down there😮

[@CVisionProductions1]

It’s a great place!

[@jaydee975]

@6:00 & @27:37 I spotted an old CNW box car! ❤

[@cacline72]

36:18 BNSF's MSTS unit 4723 appears as the lead unit on that intermodal train.

[@CVisionProductions1]

You are correct!

[@thek-luckyboys5252]

Wow Great Trains then . To Bad they aren’t around anymore

[@CVisionProductions1]

I can’t agree with you more. It’s still a pretty area, but the quality of the trains unfortunately has gone downhill.

[@fridaynighthikes]

The sand mining operation in Maiden Rock shipped 40 hoppers at day at its peak. The company went bankrupt and the mining facility is dismantled.

[@CVisionProductions1]

It's really too bad it is gone. It was such a unique operation. If I remember correctly, they had a conveyer belt that moved the sand across Hwy. 35.

[@jaydee975]

Hopefully there was nobody boating on the rush river when that weed sprayer went by over the bridge!

[@CVisionProductions1]

If there’s one train that you need to keep your distance from, it’s a weed spray train. Stand back, and don’t take deep breaths!

[@jaydee975]

Did the railroads naming of this line as the Saint Croix subdivision have anything to do with the fact that at one time the railroad met the old Milwaukee road line that went from just west of Prescott up to Stillwater?

[@CVisionProductions1]

I’m not sure. Maybe someone can answer this.

[@Railroader_]

What happened to your recent upload of classic BNSF power with the warbonnet SD75M thumbnail?

[@CVisionProductions1]

The person who produced and wrote narration for the show found several mistakes and decided it was best to remove it for now. Sorry for the inconvenience.

[@colinmulder6806]

Something happened to your upload on SF'S Mojave Mainline. Why is that?

[@CVisionProductions1]

The person who produced and wrote narration for the show found several mistakes and decided it was best to remove it for now. Sorry for the inconvenience.

[@colinmulder6806]

@@CVisionProductions1 Do you think I'll be uploaded once those mistakes are corrected?

[@CVisionProductions1]

@@colinmulder6806I really don’t know. Sorry

[@colinmulder6806]

@@CVisionProductions1 No worries I can wait. Though I am curious about one thing, When do you think we'll see more of Dan's visit to the Wisconsin Central from 1991?

[@CVisionProductions1]

Not for a while. We are now going to focus on releasing the shows that we have produced in the past on DVD.

[@Smokeater717]

Excellent job...but could you make your videos readable.

[@CVisionProductions1]

Do you mean with closed captions?

[@Smokeater717]

@@CVisionProductions1 Yes