Road Trip: Roanoke VA to St. Louis MO

(recorded Feb 21-22 2012) Enjoy as we embark on an adventure to St. Louis MO! Full of Elevators, good food, and all sorts of surprises! As well as some guest appearances! Facebook: / dieselducy
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[@TXMNElevators]

I LOVE this video!! I remember watching this for the first time and just watch it over and over until it was time for bed. You should totally make another road trip video :)

[@springbonnie2300]

i watch at 3 am

[@Cityplace2711]

Watching this at 2:00 a.m. lol

[@SamG2808]

Yet again, I enjoyed it and felt like I was on that trip with you

[@XxchimeloxX]

Same

[@domohobo]

Man, I am in Roanoke, like every month coming from Memphis, TN. My sister goes to Hollins University. Roanoke is truly a beautiful place.

[@Cool32216]

I watching this right now. This movie makes me want to keep on watching!

[@connorjacobson9959]

Cool32216 DieselDucy sure did a great job on this video.

[@blueauraretriever]

Connor Jacobson I LOVE otis black button elevators. thank you so much dieselducy for including some clips of them in this 2 hour long video!

[@alexmorland7924]

Hey Andrew, I love St. Louis, Missouri. Thanks for viewing the pictures of St. Louis, Missouri. Greeting from Alabama.

[@ゼンデイヤの平らなお尻]

The best two-and-a-half hours I've spent in the past year. Many thanks for uploading this gem of a documentary, sir!

[@joegound8296]

Brilliant - one of the best I've seen - many thanks!

[@alexthephotographer9314]

34:58 GPS- “Recalculating.” Andrew- “Oh be quiet!” 🤣 Must not have liked it that time 😂

[@DieselDucy]

lol. Old school gps

[@elevatorsofnewengland2020]

One of my Favorite KZbin videos from you Deiselducy

[@kslayer21]

My good sir, i love the great state of VA as well. i was born in Norfolk due to my dad being in the navy, which i'm also about to join next month. i moved to California when i was 5. thank you loving my birth state!

[@michaelsmith9671]

LOVE Roanoke, wish I was back there again!!

[@consuellathornton5054]

michael smith Come on back.

[@victinitcg2056]

michael smith gotta love roanoke

[@brandonwooddell7175]

Consuella Thornton nnjkjjojihjjo

[@ChloeLane1011]

Let's play a drinking game. Take a shot every time he tells the gps to be quiet

[@KentuckyBanjo6016]

Nick Beasley fgol

[@KentuckyBanjo6016]

Nick Beasley ig

[@halwa234mohamed8]

Hanna Nguyen gy

[@KentuckyBanjo6016]

Nick Beasley oilcloth. X. X. A ZZzz as.

[@tomibay1455]

Fgoljh ill just drink me

[@hectorescobar7013]

It's best to wait if you're stuck in traffic on a road or highway.

[@DieselDucy]

Yep

[@johndeerefan725]

I've been stuck in traffic before. Even here in Paducah, I've been in standstill traffic a few times, but nowhere that bad.

[@SomeSaltySpitball]

This brings back so many memories from when I was in 1st grade

[@DieselDucy]

Thanks so much for watching me for so long

[@Jay-bu6hg]

Excellent I managed to watch it all

[@mrspawning03]

My god i miss this road trips!

[@nicholasmohr3353]

1:46:46 YOURE COMING INTO MY HOME STATE!!! AND I LIVE VERY CLOSE TO MT. VERNON!!

[@MattsFans]

papafordtrucCPO I live in Staunton

[@pgamerminecraftgarrysmodro7643]

51:55 national anthem plays in my head

[@DieselDucy]

lol thanks :)

[@centralindianaelevatorsesc6925]

I love how some of those elevators open in random offices where a more modern elevator would open in a lobby

[@TheFakeAntivirus]

thx so much for making this video

[@georgef551]

Nice dedication at the end. Thumbs-Up for the tribute.

[@TheHighRiseElevatorLover]

In the second Charleston building, the first elevator was much faster then the second one.

[@GodIsAble29445]

i like your road trip DieselDucy

[@730dayana]

I like it

[@amclean999]

Andrew, the factory you were thinking about once you crossed into Kentucky is not a factory. It's a KY-owned refinery located in Catlettsburg, not Ashland.

[@hotelmanztv]

Awesome Dieselducy! Just started watching! Merry Christmas -Zach

[@MichaelFreeman27]

This could be a movie!

[@technoguy1038]

Diecel ducy is amazing

[@Computergk91Gaming]

andrew put your seat belt on

[@curtisstephens775]

Best 2 and a half hours I have ever spent!

[@brandonsa14sa1]

Good road trip video

[@jonc3806]

1:36:48 There's actually not 1, but 2 Riverwalks. The other is located in Downtown San Antonio TX via The Mall at Rivercentre.

[@alexthephotographer9314]

1:59:43 “I don’t know if I’m gonna be able to fit.” “Welcome to the city.” 😂😂🤣🤣 LMAO

[@DieselDucy]

LOL

[@friendofcanisgirl]

The intro to this video was AMAZING!

[@boydalexander4652]

We don’t take I 81 anymore because we got stuck on I 81 a lot mostly northbound and sometimes southbound and we now take us 29!

[@joshharbord820]

Va looks really nice

[@justusschrom6071]

I directed an episode of home movies (1998-2006, animated TV show) where Brendon and his mom, Paula Small, And my own characters, Jack and Bobby and Bobby's wife/Jack's Mom Joanne head to Chicago, Illinois for the weekend to see Jack's relatives, and also to see Jack's out-of-town friends (who he's known for a long time, too), siskel and Ebert in Chicago, Illinois. The episode of home movies also features the voices of Courteney Cox (TV'S friends), Charlie sheen and Jon cryer (TV'S two and a half men), and Peter Boyle (TV'S everybody loves Raymond). The episode is now kinda similar to this road trip to St. Louis video.

[@justusschrom6071]

And along the way, they stop at McChicken's (parody of McDonald's) x2 for lunch (Day 1 and Day 2), and Donald von cheeseintions, because they love pizza, for dinner when they spend the night at their motel in Morehead, KY.

[@justusschrom6071]

They also do stop for drinks and gas at a gas station every time Jack's father, Bobby's Winnebago's gas tank gets low.

[@danielalmquist1264]

I used to live in afton, va. I loved it there.

[@COandOH6675]

Every time DieselDucy crossed a state line: West Virginia From Virginia 27:18 Kentucky From West Virginia 1:08:26 Indiana From Kentucky 1:39:25 Illinois From Indiana 1:46:55 Missouri From Illinois 1:53:29

[@DieselDucy]

Thanks :)

[@Ryderwalsted23]

That Gps crazy!!!

[@nicholasmohr3353]

+ DieselDucy at 1:46:55 you came in my home state! Welcome to Illinois!

[@elevatorfan125]

I went through Louisville, Kentucky on my way to Myrtle beach, South Carolina on 5/26/18. I also went through Princeton, West Virginia on my way to Ohio on 6/1/18.

[@skiterz]

Thanks for the footage of VA. Just get homesick sometimes and its nice seeing pictures of home. Its also nice to hear someone actually say VINTON and not Vinuhn. ;)

[@Puzzoozoo]

Nice trip. Interesting to see snow in the American state of Virginia, seeing as it is in the American southern states where the general concept is they are hot and humid.

[@frankyp1330]

I wish I could go on a road trip with diesel ducy

[@DieselDucy]

Maybe someday.

[@oldschooltrains]

I really like all the Otis Elevators with the 2 speed door and the elevator with the piston pump!!!

[@jordanmarshall3235]

I have school tomorrow (REALLY SHORT) so i'm going to Branson as my Road trip. I'm gonna just do it quickly before I leave

[@Josephtorto]

That old tunnel that he passed was a toll road when I was going to FairPlay CO I went though there in 1992

[@hiram2238]

Its dieselducy time!

[@garrett50roblox]

Love that music at beginning

[@joelynch6098]

Bravo, streetcar1743. 👏👏👏👏👏👏. Dieselducy, I love your hotel tours and road trips as I love to travel!

[@geneseetrainselevators2448]

Those elevators in Charleston in Louisville were cool.

[@alexthephotographer9314]

1:44:33 “Hopefully the next clip will be coming from the gas station and not the side of the road.” 😂😂

[@DieselDucy]

lol

[@stphinkle]

In STL, check out the Arch Elevator. It is one of the most unusual of all. It is small and goes at very strange angles.

[@ChilesRussellTaylor]

Now this is exactly where I am originally from. St. Louis, Missouri!

[@DieselDucy]

AWESOME!

[@joaquinr.8332]

I loved your road trip video dieselducy. I hope ihop get to see more road trip videos soon.

[@HAVENWELLE]

Excellent video. Great work! I can see it was truly a labor of love.

[@epzik8]

I've been to Virginia more times than I can count because I live just to the north in Maryland. I've been on 315 of the 324 miles of Interstate 81 in Virginia, the only part I haven't been on is between Route 7 near Winchester and the West Virginia state line. I've also been on the West Virginia Turnpike part of Interstate 77 which includes Interstate 64.

[@Reckless-4800]

When you were changing the battery and you said and I quote: "Now lets get the BUNNY out! That's right, we got Energizer!" Energizer is not "the bunny" Duracell is "the bunny" Energizer is just some battery man.

[@Reckless-4800]

What makes you think that? Search it on Google "Duracell" If not, then, ...damn.

[@108CAM]

Please disable non skippable and in stream ads on this video

[@MrHawkS]

This was filmed on my birthday!

[@howdydeloo2112]

Im from the uk,id love to drive around the usa,i know it would take ages though

[@DieselDucy]

It is fun!

[@WillWatchAnything]

Well I finally got through the whole thing had a to break it up into three sections but well worth it.

[@alexthephotographer9314]

1:12:58 “Wow just over 8 gallons that’s it?” “Gas is getting expensive.” 🤣🤣

[@DieselDucy]

It is

[@leodorego2629]

I enjoyed it watching a full clip

[@PINKHORSEY]

WOW it's better than a movie!!

[@alexthephotographer9314]

1:11:13 GPS- “Recalculating.” Andrew- “Oh be quiet I’m going to the drive thru.” 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@BPFAN0428]

If this was a actual movie in theaters, I would see it

[@DieselDucy]

Thanks

[@alexthephotographer9314]

1:39:55 GPS- “Recalculating.” Andrew- “Oh quit recalculating we’re going to get a fuse.” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@DJWinston]

Let me guess when the intro you use iMovie right?

[@TransitUSA]

Yep.

[@elevatorsaroundtheworld1139]

What template was it?

[@TheCarWashChannel]

Well, my troop in 2012 was at Ottari, but I think we're switching to Powhatan

[@RailVideosNI]

awesome video andrew

[@whited586]

This is AMAZING!!!!

[@FakeTheAntivirus]

whited586 o

[@crakkbone]

@@FakeTheAntivirus yo what

[@tauras88d]

@0:45 that was the Kanawha river in Charleston Wv. in order to see the Ohio river on this trip you would had to travel thru the city of Huntington Wv :)

[@TheHighRiseElevatorLover]

It was awsome. :)

[@alexthephotographer9314]

28:25 “That’s right!” *Dover buzz/bleep* mart!” 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@DieselDucy]

lol

[@BluedPlaysYTMC]

At the 21st floor sounds like a microwave beeping when your food is done reheating leftovers from yesterday lol #1:30:19 😅😅

[@DieselDucy]

lol

[@Techmatt167Official]

I love watching this video on my iPod touch! Do you think I should upload my trip to Tennessee?

[@jonathansthehomemadeseries4337]

Do it if it makes you happy!

[@MyOregonLife]

i believe its somewhere around 1 hour 35 seconds you walk out the 24th floor to get a view. then you say " the battery died damn it" this is picked up as you are closing the front of the camera

[@demeljohnson320]

Epic elevators

[@LidLockTV]

are HI CRI MINI CR2 still available for purchase? that chant never gets old btw

[@DieselDucy]

Unfortunately not

[@kmcca204]

Made that road trip many many times, every summer in fact, to visit family in Neb. Except I start in Virginia Beach and go all the way to Lincoln Neb. As you know its 64 all the way to St. Louis, then just jump on 70 in St. Louis and go across Missouri to check out Kansas City (BBQ capital of the world), then up 29 to Lincoln and Omaha Ne. 1400 miles :) Next time you road to St. Louis, keep going and check out KC, Lincoln and Omaha!

[@epzik8]

And I've also been on Interstate 64 between Charleston, West Virginia and Lexington, Kentucky.

[@sarahedwards2]

I'm going to do some major snacking while I watch this.

[@oldgvtxeas5548]

Yep that was the same trailer

[@seanfinity3689]

1:18:19 You were right. 185 miles is 435 miles. I'm figuring out the miles from day 2. 1:36:28 16 miles (451 miles total). 1:37:29 17 miles (452 miles total). 1:39:42 29 miles (476 miles total). 1:46:35 149 miles (584 miles total). 1:47:04 202 miles (637 miles total). 1:49:37 253 miles (688 miles total). 1:51:34 277 miles (712 miles total). 2:00:02 Can't say I know the total miles. I estimate 720-730 miles.

[@DieselDucy]

yep:)

[@SamSitar]

yes i remember. if it's a chain say what you work for but not your branch of it.

[@EthanBruha]

Great video! Fun and entertaining to watch.

[@saxman112]

This is a continuation from my last comment I left a minute ago. In terms of elevators that are at my university, we mostly have older, as well as some modded Otis elevators, as well as some ThyssenKrupp elevators in our brand new student center. The Otis in my residence hall runs ok, although the contractor for it, ThyssenKrupp has had to come repair it a lot. It definitely is showing its age. The Kruppy ones are nice though. Maybe I'll make some videos sometime.

[@georgef551]

You could've reset the Garmin's Trip Odometer before starting the trip. :)

[@MichaelFreeman27]

Awesome!!!

[@jovikusumadi7682]

great video i really enjoyed watching it!

[@dennismanbook]

Enjoying your video of your trip, you do have some beautiful scenery in your area where it ain't cornfield after cornfield along the way! By the way Merry Christmas to you!

[@elevatorsonly]

I agree!

[@Ryderwalsted23]

Today is 10-21-14

[@jonathonjennings5509]

cool

[@dmspare3184]

And today in 12/26/2019. Let’s see if this thread continues in years to come lol.

[@abusedoreo8515]

DM Spare today is 8/15/19

[@sarahgillenwater6809]

Today is 9-3-20

[@jackieselvey6639]

A awsome video. Thanks

[@DieselDucy]

Thanks for watching.

[@NovioSites]

Awesome road trip video. I really enjoyed!

[@angelsrailfanandmore]

1:46:37 it was 149 miles deep from the trip

[@OntariosElevatorssince2013]

I bought an alarm clock at Walmart and the alarm didn't even work!

[@benjaminkistler9671]

I work within 5 minutes of that bridge on the Illinois side you can see the skyline from the parking lot of my job

[@garrett50roblox]

I also like VA's mountains if you do a road trip to NC they have Blue Ridge Pkwy. Breathtaking view some scenic outlooks tunnels and even a hotel but no AC :/