Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad's ALCO/MLW FPA Duo: Trek to CSX's Independence Wye!

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On August 31st, 2021, as NKP 765 was deadheading down to the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad, the CVSR FPA's were paired up to do some switching duties. After 765 would arrive, the FPA's would off on their way to the CSX's Wye in Independence OH. They would be wyeing the one passenger car, for an unknown reason but it allowed for a cool rare mileage run of CVSR utilizing CSX's wye! Now sit back and enjoy the cool engineer putting on a great show with the horn!

[@TexasRailfan21-RailfanRyan]

Interestingly I took a conductor training course at Johnson county Community College in overland Park Kansas The program is called NARS which stands for National Academy of Railroad sciences and one of the things I got to do on my last in person week was throw a switch and work with real railroad equipment motive power was ex Burlington Northern SW1500 number 3443 I would never know when I would see an SW1500 again it was a great experience I will never forget

[@LunarEquity93]

Great video I got to take a ride on this over a few years ago and I absolutely loved it I would definitely do it again

[@GTRailFanProductions]

Thanks for the compliments & for watching!

[@LunarEquity93]

@@GTRailFanProductions You're Very welcome

[@jessicaburdell7779]

Reminds me almost exactly of the Alcos I work with on the Adirondack, including the new one from Minnesota Commercial Railroad.

[@austinmiller3497]

Great video and catch I didn't think that the Cuyahoga valley scenic Railroad ran trains all the way up there in independence Ohio

[@Dodgeviper591]

It’s owned by Csx I think it’s the ex chessie/B&O line but cvrs owns most of it Csx owns the parts there in and parts near the 2 scrap yards on valley belt rd

[@Dodgeviper591]

And they bring 765 on that line

[@AppValleyRailProductions]

Sounds like some sort of hybrid K5HL mixed with a K5LA. Really cool sounding horn.

[@GTRailFanProductions]

Indeed

[@TrainFansTheDailyTrain]

great video, I really hate cold weather coming. I like getting 1 train a day. JUST SUBBED YOU

[@GTRailFanProductions]

Thanks I appreciate it

[@OldIronVideo]

Awesome

[@GTRailFanProductions]

Yeah it was!

[@TheNorthwestWind]

Do they still lease those ex CSX units?

[@mylesspear]

Nope. They’re leased on occasion from a local leasing company.

[@TheNorthwestWind]

@@mylesspear thx daddy

[@railfan6116]

cool

[@GTRailFanProductions]

Thanks!

[@billyrueckert5113]

Also sounds like a K5LA?

[@GTRailFanProductions]

Yeah that's what it is supposedly. Some hybrid K5LA

[@anthonylahoski2447]

Did they do this so they could turn the locomotives around to face the opposite direction?

[@GTRailFanProductions]

They did this maneuver to turn the PRR Passenger Car around

[@billyrueckert5113]

Do these still have their original prime movers?

[@GTRailFanProductions]

I'm not sure if they have their original prime movers.