Exploring Norfolk Southern Railroad Bridges: Fast Trains & Locomotives on the CNO & TP

[@Lukarlolaf]

Amazing footage. Thanks for your work! I love these beautiful remote countrysides....

[@paulsturtz7638]

Trains and bridges, EXCELLENT!

[@stephenbroughman3231]

Awesome video, I used to live in Chattanooga and have been over the bridges you have shown on excursions. Interesting and informative narration! Thanks for sharing!

[@nkyrailfan]

Thank you very much. I'm glad you enjoyed the video. It was a lot of fun to make. I wish I could spend more time in Chattanooga. It really has a lot to offer.

[@KSR_YT06]

the train of gondolas at Helenwood were actually loads. Steel slabs from Burns Harbor Indiana.

[@nkyrailfan]

Interesting, thanks for the information. I should've looked more closely at the inside of those cars. That seems like a tough car to unload slabs from given the tight clearance. Makes me wonder why they wouldn't use flat cars instead.

[@davestrains6816]

Amazing video and thanks for sharing. Dave

[@ChessieSeaboardX]

We have stayed at that air bnb in Burnside above the bridge. It was my son’s 13th birthday surprise. We had a great time there!!

[@nkyrailfan]

That's awesome! I've been meaning to check it out and have been in contact with the owner but haven't been able to do so. It looks great from the pictures I've seen.

[@natgass8102]

another quality production well thought out

[@fakecumberland]

And it might not be obvious, but big line relocations bracket High Bridge, circa 1930. Including a bypass of Tunnel No. 1 of 27!

[@nsvirginiafankelly9526]

Nicely done video👍🏻👍🏻

[@toddlarmon3708]

Awesome video!🙂

[@fakecumberland]

The interesting thing about South Fork is that the Cumberland and New river bridges were rebuilt similarly around the same time.

[@nkyrailfan]

Thanks for the great info as always! I do appreciate it.

[@keithmoore5306]

a bit ironic that the Chatanooga to Cincinnati NS line that's known as the rat line due to all the tunnels it originally had has so many major bridges too!! the lift bridge in Chatanooga was struck by lightning 10 to 15 years back and the head house on the one tower burnt, they said the coast guard did a study and found the river traffic had enough clearance with it down so they didn't repair the bridge! that construction is new barge locks!! the gondola train you thought was empty wasn't (if you look close you can see slabs in some of the gondolas!) that's the train ironically known as the gondola train, it's at least a weekly out of the middle part of Ohio that hauls steel slabs to a rolling mill down below the Dabutts yard, now which mill and where it is?? the bridge at Kenenova and crossing the Mississippi might be of interest for drone footage.

[@nkyrailfan]

Thanks for all the great information! I really do appreciate it.

[@lelandmerritt9754]

I remember hitting a cow just south of High Bridge in the 70's.

[@nkyrailfan]

Oh wow! That sounds like it would be an awful mess.

[@johnuhelski8613]

Good work , I have worked three of these bridges over the years , 10 Bridge , Helenwood and Burnside , the last two have really gotten tree covered over the years ! Man , I miss the Southern !! Is there still a path back to the cliffs at Burnside ? That used to be a fine afternoon shot for northbounds .

[@nkyrailfan]

That's awesome! That must be so cool to work these bridges. I'd love to see them up close. I don't know about the cliff at Burnside. I've only checked it out from the little road that goes underneath the highway bridge next door.

[@clinchfieldns]

And this don't even show off the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd trestles going up the hill out of Cincinnati!

[@nkyrailfan]

That's very true. I didn't even think about those trestles when putting it together. I definitely should have.

[@nsfan4life]

empty gons should be 60C, Indiana to Alabama.

[@brandon-fl]

13:13 👍

[@b.h.s.r.o.7976]

Really like these videos except for the radio chatter. Would love to hear only the atmospheric sounds of the environment. Thank you :)

[@nkyrailfan]

I'll see about adding a second round half of the video with no narration or radio traffic.