(HD) Railfanning in 2010: Conrail, High Hoods, Leslie Horns and More

[@minnesotarailfan12]

Pure bliss, remembering the old NS. I was around in PA from 2011-2017 and I believe I saw one CR unit hanging around Enola during my years there. Still miss everything else, from the D8's and older SD70s, hell the SD40E helpers had just recently replaced SD40-2s on Horseshoe Curve! Even those engines didn't last 10 years. Spent a bunch of time on the old CR/NYC main in Chesterton this summer and how things have changed. GEVOS and AC44C6Ms with the occasional ACe or D9 was mostly all I saw. Very sad sight.

[@minnesotarailfan12]

Sidenote: I counted, out of this entire video, only 2 GEVOs, and 3 SD70M-2s. These are pretty much the newest engines in this compilation. What's funny is that the SD70M-2s also are gone from the roster!

[@BRUINKITTYFOXYCAT]

I miss seeing conrail colors amazing I remember seeing them only when I was 5-7 years old good video love it💙👍

[@Cessna-er4je]

Conrail Quality all the way

[@idocare4586]

You said it! All!!! The way!!! Baby!!!😜😜😜🚂

[@CunardLine647]

Era coming to an end said it to late I think

[@RDC2003]

Rip CR BLUE 1999

[@JDStucks]

Wow, I feel like this video was made for me. My favorite railfan location (Vermilion) with my favorite era of trains to model NS/Conrail. Definitely saving this to my favorites. Thank you!

[@WhiteRiverRails]

Awesome video! Crazy how much railroading has changed in just 10 years

[@EdmontonRails]

28:54 Nice atmospheric winter shot

[@evanj2400]

1:27 right outta the 90s shot

[@MP_67_Productions]

The years of Geep leaders and standard cabs are gone sadly. This was a great video that shows that great period of railfanning

[@orbitsrailfanvids]

Honestly though. The variety was crazy.

[@thesouthUSrailfan]

Not on BNSF tho lol

[@josephschroeder7778]

I seen a Conrail locomotive running on a Jacksonville Florida line today. I thought I was seeing a ghost, because I haven't seen one in over 25 years.

[@evanj2400]

Probably the 8098

[@scheldon2244]

Heritage unit most likely. All the original Big Blues are either out or repainted.

[@CBB1981]

Grew up seeing lots of Conrails here in Indianapolis, and also visiting rail yard in Avon, IN.

[@orbitsrailfanvids]

Hard to believe the amount of blue still around in 2010. I thought I never witnessed conrail in my life until I saw this video. I may have no recollection of it, but I definitely saw the blue in action at one point.

[@wisconsinrailfanner8963]

Talk about hella rare power and horns! It’s sad to think that most of the these units are nothing but rotting rust or rebuilt in sd60e’s and 33ecos and other, but in a way, they are still being used! Lots of great horns too man, I personally love horns just as much as the units, if not more if it’s a great one! Thanks for making this awesome video man, see you in the next once ✌️

[@wisconsinrailfanner8963]

Looking thru the comments it looks like I kinda took off of gt rail prod’s but I swear I didn’t mean to! Lol

[@GTRFTrainCinematography]

Great Stuff! It sad to think a lot the Units in this video are either gone, or hanging on by a thread or have been rebuilt.

[@KILLUA957]

Conrail is back

[@CaptainJustice166]

Awesome video dude! Tons of great catches in here! You won't find most of this stuff on the rails today unfortunately. Glad you got them when you did

[@pAtOsHtRaiNs001]

Wow the Nostalgia is real, I miss those days.

[@NorfolkSouthernModel]

I miss them too! Thanks to your heads up I caught that crazy lashup on 14N at 27:25

[@wrrail]

@@NorfolkSouthernModel Question how to you read train codes like "14N" Do you have a dector or something?

[@NorfolkSouthernModel]

@@wrrail A few ways; the easier is to have a radio scanner set to the railroad's frequency, and you'll hear them call signals. For instance, this train said "NS 14N clear, 216, track 2 east out." However, some trains always have identifiable cuts of cars. 309 always has a bunch of two-bay sand hoppers on the rear, 364 was always reliable with coils, auto parts, and old power, and 14N always had gondolas or coil cars up front. Look for 145, it appears many times in this video with a healthy string of auto parts boxcars on the headend.

[@wrrail]

@@NorfolkSouthernModel Is there a certan radio scanner for railfanning? and how do you get Frequencys?

[@tranquilityoverload2947]

@@NorfolkSouthernModel have you seen a GP60B before? If so, tell us how it felt seeing a cabless train

[@berkshiresubrailfan]

3:40 what horn is that??

[@NS6711]

Letter raised K5LA or something

[@rebooted.jupiter_]

the 2010s was an interesting time for railfans

[@TheRrxing]

Very entertaining video. Had to add to my favorites!

[@NorfolkSouthernModel]

Thank you!

[@pennrr1858]

Surprised that so many conrail units survived till 2010!

[@wrrail]

says the walter profile picture

[@pennrr1858]

@@wrrail what's that suppose to mean?

[@strenesperu9956]

27:40 do you know the numbers of this train?

[@EasternSeaboardRailfan]

8303

[@strenesperu9956]

@@EasternSeaboardRailfan thanks

[@TheAB-xv3ec]

36:26 NS 5254, crazy to see how it was 10 years ago, today it works in yard service with an admiral cab and the horse head paint

[@robscott8296]

I’ve seen 5253 still with her high hood

[@NS6711]

All of the High Hood SD40-2's now have admiral cabs & horseheads There are still high hoods with the old & horsehead paint

[@tropicalties3806]

It's funny, I remember vividly the railfans complaining back in 2010 about the lack of variety. I appreciated what we had in 2010, and it wouldn't last forever.

[@OfficialRailFanTay_Productions]

lol look at how it is now

[@trainwatcher1976Lolz]

This video is too nostalgic to me as I watched most of these clips on Cool Trains.

[@robscott8296]

What make that bell in the loco sound like it’s got two of them

[@bbtrainproductions1225]

Where is this taken at? Awesome location and footage by the way!

[@nickygaming1911]

I miss those times when Conrail existed...

[@TMAC242]

It's still in service wdym

[@caramelhustle]

23:31 was amazing with a high hood!

[@NS6711]

I surely agree with you man That P5 was a monster one 😍😍

[@evanj2400]

10:22 best train horn ever (name pls(

[@ThatOneMichiganRailfan]

Probably a ??? gen K5HL or a ??? K5LLA?

[@NorfolkSouthernModel]

It's a strange shop mutt, but officially a "K5LL." Very similar to the K5LLA, but no A bells and a 1L. The 1L is that deep note you hear after it goes by. I've never heard another one, it was definitely sweet.

[@evanj2400]

@@NorfolkSouthernModel hmm ok

[@NS6711]

I like it too 😍😍 Sadly it's gone 😔😔

[@thealmightydoge5653]

3:36 what the... is that a K5H or just a horribly fouled K5LA?!

[@pokeyrailfanning]

K5LA, 90s era

[@anthonyangotti4250]

Those Conrail engines hopefully are still around being used somewhere I noticed some of NS horns sound like Conrail most probably got painted NS logo and colors

[@strenesperu9956]

Where were these catches taken?

[@N.P.R.P.]

It's a crime that they took out the marker lights on the ex-conrail units. Unacceptable.

[@_Awvr_1206_]

15:23 wow Beautiful Nathan ❤

[@CyberSoldat]

I can tell the crews preferred to run a Conrail painted unit as leader over an NS painted unit. The way it should be

[@thekentuckyrailfan]

I wish I can see more conrail the only conrail I've seen is 8098

[@NS6711]

Ikr that's the conrail heritage unit I saw the heritage unit too

[@Pocaconductor22]

What I'd give to go back.

[@christophercarey3232]

2:42 Is that a K5H?

[@tranquilityoverload2947]

K3LA.

[@belindamorano1512]

this might sound crazy but I was born on May 4th of 2010

[@mariaguzman6821]

Is the cat graffti in the wagon

[@El_Transportacoches_33]

20:00: WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?!

[@MilesG6010]

My favorite is 15:15.

[@robertroth4171]

CEFX 6012 ( ex NS 3329 )

[@robertroth4171]

HLCX 7163 ( ex NS 3579 )

[@robertroth4171]

IT HAS CR! 8384!

[@evanj2400]

2:17 🥴🥴

[@UPRailfan]

The things I missed lol

[@NS6711]

Did anyone else like that P5 at 30:10 to 30:17

[@Bosnian_squidward]

Yes

[@RAtheGoodRailfanner_888]

I did too.

[@evanj2400]

5:12 :(

[@GGProductions-wk5if]

Before the dark times, before the Empire…

[@robertroth4171]

HLCX 5969 ( ex NS 6550 )!

[@IGuessIDoThings]

NS back when it was cool

[@fidelvelasquez3870]

Yo voy a salir a trabajar sin descanso 99999999989 meses y semanas y años y ser maquinista y pitar largos y cortos y presentar a los nuevos esquemas de Norfolk southern heritage units

[@fidelvelasquez3870]

Mis locomotoras cefx

[@j_iozzz]

10:23

[@Kinggojo465]

I was born in 2010

[@robertroth4171]

N.S 9588 ( ex N.S 8320 )

[@EasternSeaboardRailfan]

C

[@Mega1Entertainment]

45

[@FabianMelgarejo-b7c]

Tyuryi

[@Mega1Entertainment]

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