Man that second shot of the train coming out of the tunnel looked more like it was coming out of the mine with all that smoke!
@jackmankins25202 жыл бұрын
This was so cool! I’ve always loved trains and have wondered how these things are done.
@richardturk7162 Жыл бұрын
Reminds me of the time I hauled coal out of mines in Eastern Kentucky. Trucking back then was dangerous but fun at the same time.
@turtle18972 жыл бұрын
I find it hard to believe that they are using a 6 ton front end loader to prep a belt line to load a rail That would take forever
@brilliantman792 жыл бұрын
Excellent explanation and coverage of how coal train operations work!
@KenMeluso3 ай бұрын
WOW! Heritage units Lehigh Valley, Nickel Plate, and New York Central.
@dondorton32283 жыл бұрын
Loaded a many of train here at Tom’s Creek, great video!!
@fredbrooks13862 жыл бұрын
Liked seeing NKP 8100 Heritage. Great video.
@woods8402 жыл бұрын
Great vid. Long live King coal! #FJB
@smflatt2 жыл бұрын
I thought the terrain looked an awful lot like WV! I've been in WV many times and it's always a beautiful drive. Wonderful scenery.
@marchutton7640 Жыл бұрын
It is WV. I know, I grew up there and have actually walked through that tunnel.
@EntertainmentWorldz5 ай бұрын
Great video ❤❤😍😍
@BostonByRails2 жыл бұрын
Just found this video, I love it! its funny because I am nearly finished with a project I have been working on for months, called "coal country." Having just found this, I just want to give you an FYI that I will be posting a video by a similar name (coincidence), but different content and style etc.
@centeroftheearthmining40952 жыл бұрын
Awesome thanks
@heiliner2 жыл бұрын
Very Well Done!
@geoffreylee5199 Жыл бұрын
Sorting is an ongoing activity. Trains have a short wait period, $$$$$$$$ down the drain?
@farmerbob728 Жыл бұрын
Nice and informative video..
@nancylynch60452 жыл бұрын
Born and raised on the West Coast. Hardly see any coal out here. It's mostly hydropower. Fascinating video!
@garrinhatfield404 жыл бұрын
Great video you earned a fan and a sub which was me can you do more of this I love it what yard does these trains come from and go to
@scottynails2 жыл бұрын
The guy on that little loader must be awfully quick to be able to load an entire train.
@alanstrong55 Жыл бұрын
I saw coal getting transported by BNSF rail cars in Shawnee Mission, KS It was one car after another, going to TX. Must be why I get plenty of electricity for our home, PRN.
@frenchywashmo2 жыл бұрын
Those so called pushers are referred to as Distributed Power, all controlled by the lead locomotive via a Harris Box
@norfolksouthern77012 жыл бұрын
Majority, if not all in this video are manned pushers.
@geoffreymoore15102 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much. Most interesting. Greetings from Australia. New subscriber.
@Nitephall Жыл бұрын
But how is it unloaded . . . that's what I wanted to see 😢
@tylercolby61902 жыл бұрын
The PRB in Wyoming is actually coal country
@MagoffinCountyCadillac012 жыл бұрын
My guy anywhere that coal is mined is coal country
@ronaldradtke85773 жыл бұрын
What state is this n town ???
@burtbrooks77312 жыл бұрын
Norfolkn’way
@christopherstanley44172 жыл бұрын
wise county va
@ededmonds87922 жыл бұрын
Bad Wheel.
@pekde11 ай бұрын
I think no explanation, no information, no talk. Where it was, what was digged, how much time needed to what phase. All unknown. Some random guy just filming without reason.
@Boraxo2 жыл бұрын
It's a train video.
@squibrail40142 жыл бұрын
Great video. Thanx for the captions explaining what is going on. This video has been suggested by YT for a couple of weeks on my "A" channel, but that channel isn't about railfanning. I finally looked up your channel from this "B" channel to find this video. I also found Norfolk Southern Coal Train Loading Out at Tom's Creek Mine from 09 Oct 15 kzbin.info/www/bejne/qHbOhWCihJ6qf80 That is a really good video also. I'll check out more as I have time.
@markwilliams9112 жыл бұрын
Markwilliams
@MagoffinCountyCadillac012 жыл бұрын
Yup that’s your name buddy
@FourthWayRanch Жыл бұрын
in the future they'll have to make oil from coal for things like plastic cause they wasted it all on gas for SUVs
@DPImageCapturing2 жыл бұрын
LAME-O!
@hartmutlorentzen96595 ай бұрын
What happens in the rain?
@thebluehero22192 жыл бұрын
My Dash 8 😭 what a cruel world (2022)! Great video!
@frenchywashmo2 жыл бұрын
can't tell you how many MT and loaded coal trains I have inspected in the last 27 years working for the Railroad
@hunt75723 жыл бұрын
I live close to the lamberts point yard in Norfolk. Cool to see where the trains start from
@lewiemcneely91437 ай бұрын
Used to run a 980-F just like that one and screened strippings through an ExTec like the one it was feeding at a crusher. Job security. Loved the EMD's too!
@slgordon32 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed this very much.
@jeffkeylon20332 жыл бұрын
Great video
@sammym.belfastchild3 жыл бұрын
Truly a great job, nice video, Big fan of NS . and of course BIG Coal country and all the amazing mines and diversity of the breathtaking views ... Cheers Great job 🥂 looking forward to seeing the next video, all the Best in 2021 to you and your s. 😁 Alberta Canada 🇨🇦 subscribed 👍
@TriGogglin2 жыл бұрын
Great video, informative and you had some great heritage units in there.
@carmiethompson26762 жыл бұрын
2:48 to 4:46 How does this small screening operation relate to loading a coal train? What this segment shows is the prep of the coal to load a pick-up truck. Why do you have this segment in your video?
@RailFanRob2 жыл бұрын
wow the opening scene alone is awesome..thanks for sharing this!!
@pamallinder3287 Жыл бұрын
I left a city to.learn alot from.our small towns. I learned more than i expected
@toddnance4542 жыл бұрын
Where’s is the last part of video at? Really enjoyed it thx
@donsimpson39352 жыл бұрын
coal power plANTS 99% EFFICIENT
@eugenetswong Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@thomaskowalcky45532 жыл бұрын
so, how long does it take to load a train of that length?
@norfolksouthern77012 жыл бұрын
Around one hour in some cases.
@davefroman4700 Жыл бұрын
All I see? Is stranded assets. Coal has been losing out to LNG for decades. Its now almost 3 times the cost per Kwh to make power from coal than it is from LNG. And now renewable plus storage is cheaper than either of them.
@larrypatty8333 Жыл бұрын
Metallurgical coal will always be needed. As for storage, storing electricity on a megawatt level is not like a flashlight battery. It is prohibitively expensive. That is why is is not being done. Utilities would not let the electricity go to waste if it was affordable.
@davefroman4700 Жыл бұрын
@@larrypatty8333 Incorrect sir, we already have two ways of making steel without coal all together. Both of which are substantially cheaper and produce far higher quality steel and steel alloys. Secondly Storage is NOT expensive at all anymore, compared to the long term costs of a peaker plant its peanuts. You never have to buy fuel for batteries and you don't need anyone to over see them either. And as to not being done? Globally over 80 GWh of storage was added last year. And that number is 3x the previous year.
@larrypatty8333 Жыл бұрын
@@davefroman4700 And the primary method of making steel without coal is the electric arc furnace method, which uses natural gas. Between coal and natural gas they account for 90% of all steel produced. As for power storage, where is that being done at this time? 94% of US storage is pumped hydro according the the EPA. Only 733 mw of US energy are batteries.
@davefroman4700 Жыл бұрын
@@larrypatty8333 Not anymore. Go look up Boston Metals.
@davefroman4700 Жыл бұрын
@@larrypatty8333 All it takes is one company to realize a 30% reduction in cost to start undercutting the market and the rest will adopt the new technology quickly to survive. Those who do not? Will parish.
@gc4644 Жыл бұрын
It would have been nice to see how the coal is then offloaded at the plants.
@mikey553282 жыл бұрын
What a great video !!
@nickybritain49003 жыл бұрын
Wow, a never ending supply of natural resources. Where will new coal come from? Oh, I guess we’ll have plenty more in 200 million years or so!
@rbfishcs1232 жыл бұрын
Sadly the other side of that coin is that people think the earth has only been around for 5000 years or something like that so the idea of 'fossil fuels' isn't understood.