The EMD F-series locomotive is such an American classic railroad icon! So elegantly simple, clean and graceful -- beauties to behold, so easy to look at. Long may they roll!
@cb2000a4 жыл бұрын
It's like we went backwards in locomotive design.
@jacobramsey76244 жыл бұрын
Yes I agree. One even saved a life recently when a person tryed to commit suicide by getting hit by a train. The train the person was hit by was being pulled by a f unit just like the one in the video and the skirt on the front push the person off to the side. If I have been a regular locomotive it would have pulled the person under and killed them.
@TexasRailfan21-RailfanRyan4 ай бұрын
@@jacobramsey7624 wow that’s a very interesting story and a miracle that this person survived
@mikemarciabubrick16964 жыл бұрын
I knew her when she was the 96A. I was there when she came into the Janesville WI roundhouse for the first time. One of her Milwaukee Road heralds hangs in my basement stairwell. SO GLAD to see her running again !!!
@jasonasselin4 жыл бұрын
Must give you some goose bumps?
@mikemarciabubrick16964 жыл бұрын
@@jasonasselin Well, maybe not goose bumps but a great feeling that she's not rusting away to oblivion
@kenkrauklis7654 жыл бұрын
Just love those 1st generation diesels. Love the oldschool style......it had class!
@_chan.burn.21_4 жыл бұрын
Now I never thought I'd see the day that an old F-Unit was put back into full-time service and not just for excursions or static museum displays. This is definitely how these tough old bulldogs should be used.
@trainsdestinations39604 жыл бұрын
Seeing the ex-Conrail locomotive in its original paint is almost as cool.
@jasonasselin4 жыл бұрын
I've got many of that one in my playlist.
@michaelh.82804 жыл бұрын
Oh Man! I haven't seen a locomotive like that since probably the late 70's or early 80's! Thank you for being such a dedicated Railfan!
@Leadplug4 жыл бұрын
Watching from Ireland Jason where 18 GM 44 year old JT22CW locomotives are the powerhouse of our freight trains today. They were built in 1976 and powered intercity passenger trains at 90 mph for their first 30 years and continue to work on special occasions at that speed. They are all re-engined and refurbished by Irish Rail and in ex works condition. Keep up your great work and fascinating coverage from your home territory.
@Coloribus200419 күн бұрын
There is something so epic seeing this F unit literally dashing through the snow.
@johnbovay83534 жыл бұрын
Ah.. The natural beauty of well maintained classic hardware.
@michaelkozak46084 жыл бұрын
I grew up near Buffalo, N.Y. and seen a LOT of F and E units on a bunch of railroads, last one seen around 1978, man I sure miss seeing them, and of course I have many models of them, I'm 60 years old and what a beautiful sight to experience them in person...
@babywatt19644 жыл бұрын
If i had to stop my car and wait for this great american treasure to go by,i wouldn't mind at all,just be patient and marvel at this spectacular marvel.
@theaveragerailfanner74474 жыл бұрын
Love that 567 chug in the last clip! Gave EMD's F-units a charm that no other EMD engine has!
@terrywallace13273 жыл бұрын
This is wonderful!at last!one of them is still running!I REMEMBER when they first built them back in 1958.i was a young kid them .but I remember seeing these beauties in service when I went to Atlanta, georgia.there, Atlantic coast line had bought some of these locomotives from Emd now, I can hear the sound of this special girl in action, once again. I pray that they keep her healthy and in tiptop mechanical condition for a long time. What a beautiful locomotive she is.
@mchristr4 жыл бұрын
Back when locomotives had style. Thanks for posting.
@johnraithby77004 жыл бұрын
The old F7 looks wonderful. Thanks for taking the trouble to film her.
@allenrichards81704 жыл бұрын
I do believe those F units were the most beautiful locomotives ever made, period!
@robk13104 жыл бұрын
F7’s are my all time fave. Wish that engines still looked like that today.
@105C094 жыл бұрын
Great o see na dold F-7 in such fine shape and colorful. Also, it's wonderful to see the SD-40's in Conrail and IC regalia.
@bakedbeanzontoast90784 жыл бұрын
I enjoy your vids of American railroads, I'm a retired Gulf / Afghanistan vet, UK armed forces. Cheers from England 👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧🇺🇸🇺🇸
@28YorkshireRose124 жыл бұрын
I love those old American streamline locos and I'm watching from the UK! It looks to me like you guys use your railways the way we used to, for hauling freight. Best way to move big loads over long distances.
@forthbrdge61624 жыл бұрын
I had the opportunity several years back to ride in the cab of the 600 when it was on the WSOR. Nice to see it polishing rails again.
@davenelson92533 жыл бұрын
Back in the late 50s I would go with my Grandma & grandpa t0 chaining from the Iron Rive area to pick up there friend coming up from Chicago !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I remember that type of engine !
@garysprandel18174 жыл бұрын
Damn that last pass with the hogger working the throttle. Sound of that normally asperated prime mover took me back to lying in bed in my boyhood home on a summer evening and hearing the last commuter trains of the day come off the power for for their station stop and then winding it out for the grade outside of town.
@garysprandel18174 жыл бұрын
@James Petrone former CNW " muscle line" Chicago to Twin Cities. Today the UP/Metra Northwest line at MP 25 from the bumper posts at Northwestern Station/ Ogilvie Transportation Center. Still live in town though the distant thrum of freight trains grinding up the grade out of the Desplaines River Valley outbound or climbing out of the Fox River Valley inbound ( both grades crested just west of town) no longer occurs as large swaths between Chicago and the Twin Cities are bike paths the last 30+ years and having moved over the years but there's still times if if the wind is right I can hear freight on CN's former Wisconsin Central/SOO Line to the east.
@bfmarcondes4 жыл бұрын
Nice footage Jason! The EMD F series with bulldog nose are my favourite diesel locomotives. Thank you. Bernardo from Ponta Grossa-Paraná-Brazil
@jasonasselin4 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much!
@anthonynigri85853 жыл бұрын
Those diesels are my favorite too
@cmadden33643 жыл бұрын
@@jasonasselin milwaukee road 3073 (leader) penn central gp38 (mid engine) and grand trunk western 5915 (mid engine).
@654Geoff4 жыл бұрын
In the UK that snow would bring our rail network completely to a standstill. 😄and what's more we accept it, oh well that's the UK for you.
@irelandbloke4 жыл бұрын
Superb shots ! 👍
@jasonasselin4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Sir!
@davidkaraki744 жыл бұрын
Great content I´m loving this! I´m in Sweden and love these old american locomotives! They knew how to build them :) Keep them coming I´d be back for more !!
@SMTMainline4 жыл бұрын
Something about F-units and the snow go really well together. I can't believe the idiot who decided he was too tough to wait for a train, that's the exact same kind of driver you see doing 120 kph on the highway while it's freezing rain out.
@peterstarling4 жыл бұрын
Watching in Russia, Saint-Petersburg. What a clean snow you have there, and the FP7 is just awesome. Got that "oh f@%k" feeling at 3:00, but generally enjoyed.
@MrBnsftrain4 жыл бұрын
wow! an F unit pulling freight with a GP38 and an SD40-2 in the year 2020!
@Jdaminbf44 жыл бұрын
Who would’ve guessed right! Haha
@greenmanofkent4 жыл бұрын
Oh, the whine of that loco in that last clip at 8:30 brought back childhood memories (60+ years ago). Those FP7's were used by Canadian Pacific in Montreal on the commuter trains to the west island. We lived close enough to the tracks to hear them pulling out of Westmount station, and my brother and I would often go down to the station just to watch the trains. Those were the days. Thanks.
@daf8274 жыл бұрын
Great chase! Some excellent captures. Nothing like seeing a pristine F-unit plowing through the snow. And the bonus: the ex-Conrail Geep! Fine video! Keep ‘em coming!
@ron59354 жыл бұрын
E and F 7,8 & 9 are the most beautiful locos ever made.
@dsmith99644 жыл бұрын
Agreed! As far as modern locomotives, the EMD F125 looks pretty slick!
@johnh67914 жыл бұрын
That is such a beautiful combination of locomotives to watch you are so lucky!! Thanks for sharing!!!
@rockguitarist9314 жыл бұрын
Awesome! It's great to see vintage diesels earning money instead of being scrapped.
@20PhantoM074 жыл бұрын
Wow that's awesome mate, retro looking loco it's quite beautiful makes a good sound too! It's pretty cool to see the differences in the railways between the US and the UK where I am from.
@lazyrrr24114 жыл бұрын
the E&LS continues their fine tradition of refurbishing and running "Antique" locomotives 👏 _ Then they Hate that people love their work & want to see 'em
@cnwbutlerjctwi55114 жыл бұрын
The ELS just so vain in their thinking , they do not realize what they have achieved with their piece of history.
@lazyrrr24114 жыл бұрын
@OCTOOZZY they didn't tell anyone *that* in TRAINS magazine ... thanx
@Manwholikestrains Жыл бұрын
Seeing an f unit plowing snow with it’s cowcatchher/plow is so cool
@dontomkinsonkpc6ndb8628 ай бұрын
The RR name is "pilot"
@Manwholikestrains8 ай бұрын
@@dontomkinsonkpc6ndb862 it’s also called a cow catcher or plow also you don’t use the entire pilot to plow snow
@pawloalbanskyj24874 жыл бұрын
Just watched the video and loved seeing the old FP7A unit at work. The Ontario Northland railway had 22 of the FP7A units and they used them in freight and passenger service. In 1978 they sold some of them to GO Transit in Toronto and the remainder stayed in service. They were the 1500 series units. Some of them were switched to the Northlander service and renumbered 1984 to 1987. They ran on this service until the 1990s where they were either scrapped or renumbered back into the 1500 series numbers (Originally it was 1500-1521). Three of the units were rebuilt with caterpiller engines and used in freight service only and numbered 2000-2002. They ran for a few years until finally retired. No units are in service currently, But they were awesome engines.
@brianzybura86334 жыл бұрын
Its real nice to see an EMD FP7 hauling freight, especially railcars loaded with logs. I love the work and upgrade thats gone into it and that there are guys who like the early Fifties EMDs. Until now I thought i was the only one. All my life I lived close to railways. Right now I live close to a Canadian Pacific line here in London, province of Ontario, Canada(70 miles east of Port Huron Mi). I sure appreciate your video efforts.
@petergraham22624 жыл бұрын
thank you Jason, for a short line railroad to restore and run a 70 year old loco is impressive. Fine loco and a geat paint job. I am from scotland and I love to see USA restoration jobs done well. Great filming, keep it up
@Steve-xf4uv4 жыл бұрын
Great video, Jason. That is one beautiful and LOUD cab unit. Watching around 5.10 watch those cars rock and roll no wonder they have derailments. I think they travel too fast for the quality if the roadbed. Keep 'em coming, try to catch this one again.
@werksdesign4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting this. Those EMDs was the power, mixed with a few of the left over steamers, when I was a kid. Seeing this brings back the days when we lived three houses down from the T&P mainline and as kids all of us just had to watch every train that came by.
@csxnstrainman4 жыл бұрын
Awesome video! Very few places these days to see an F unit leading a freight train.
@SuperCapsfan1014 жыл бұрын
Nice photography! Love those F-units, special place in heaven for those who restore them and keep them running!
@nekomasteryoutube32324 жыл бұрын
Its actually really interesting seeing an FP7 in modern day looking so nice AND leading some hood units which would have come out years after that FP7 was made. Great video by the way!
@trainman22264 жыл бұрын
Matt Brine well in Illinois we have the Illinois Railway Museum which has like, 2 of these, both work
@patrickcross15714 жыл бұрын
New Yorker here. Rumor has it the E&LS also still has the last surviving set of Delaware & Hudson BLW 'Sharks' locked up in a shed in one of their yards. Would be a real treat to see them running again.
@jasonasselin4 жыл бұрын
They do...
@bonniebrown41864 жыл бұрын
I remember them from my youth and think they look so much better . And thanks from the middle of West Virginia . At Home .🎺🎺🎺🎺🎺🎺🎺🔯🔯🕎🕎✝️✝️🕉🕉🌑🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🏔🔯🐅🐅
@bradschertz67364 жыл бұрын
Brad from Appleton Wisconsin. Thanks for sharing Jason. The only other train that I know that looks like that is the Great Wisconsin Railroad dinner train up in Spooner Wisconsin. Neat to see those old EMD's!
@robertmeyer44814 жыл бұрын
Great seeig a rail classic still in service. Richmond, VA
@izumishion62674 жыл бұрын
Props to you for calling that truck driver what he is. Just bought a P7 Locomotive poster at a model train show so im happy to see one running.
@6680thSOG3 жыл бұрын
Wow, that horn is kinda scary but the locomotive is AMAZING!!!!
@conrailjohn66824 жыл бұрын
Awesome vid Jason! ELS 600 in so frickin cool! That crossing runner was soooo close to disaster. Thankfully nothing happened and that pretty engine was not damaged. Mega horn blast!!
@jeremynorman13304 жыл бұрын
Age has nothing on such a wonderful beautiful locomotive. From the UK
@allenroach75034 жыл бұрын
I remember EMD's like that pulling the Milw. Road Passenger trains past my home. Everyday I had to ride a bus from Merriman to Quinnesec grade school. When I was in the 6th grade, we got to ride the passenger train from Quinnesec to Wausaukee, Wi. there to be picked up by buses and brought back to Quinnesec. Like a class trip/outing. One of the cooler things that we got to do in those days.
@2244khan3 жыл бұрын
Lots of great shots of the vintage EMD FP7 passing through the snow. You did get an awesome view from the top of your truck at 6:55. Love from London.
@m.e.g.a.n.l.e.i.g.h Жыл бұрын
Love that old 600. The best of the days gone by. Keep up with the old girl Jason
@drsauce43474 жыл бұрын
The old girl still has it! I sure wish I had all that wood to burn :) Thanks J nice vid
@dave66954 жыл бұрын
Western Indiana here. That paint scheme reminds me of the Wisconsin and Southern. Great to see this old EMD veteran out doing what she was built for.........moving trains.
@natestrains11664 жыл бұрын
It was owned by the Wisconsin & Southern at one point.
@pieroluciano32724 жыл бұрын
Never mind the Pyramids, I think these EMD FP7s will last forever! 👍 😎
@ScottyGMusic4 жыл бұрын
I think the EMD F-units were the best looking locomotives ever. My uncle drove F7's right as they were being retired at BN.
@robertheinkel62254 жыл бұрын
She is a classic. I always liked that look.
@FlustereDev4 жыл бұрын
Wonderful sight seeing such an old and well maintained unit still in revenue service in 2020, and adding in the snow coating and that engine still in old CR paint makes a lovely video.
@tonkaranger10914 жыл бұрын
Nice video. Good to see the old girl towing strong. The other two engines were DIT. Maybe it was a power mover or back up plan.
@LastExile19894 жыл бұрын
Could see heat waves radiating off the XBNSF SD 40. They knew she had it in her.
@TomasAWalker534 жыл бұрын
I loved seeing this locomotive of my youth. In Canada, this loco would pull freight and passenger trains.
@goaatveing4 жыл бұрын
Love your videos :) they are the only videos I watch until they are done :)
@jasonasselin4 жыл бұрын
I love hearing that!
@rodsmith39112 жыл бұрын
Nice to see a proper loco still at work! We have a few elderly locomotives that still run here in UK but they're mostly working on heritage lines. That guy in the pick up truck would never have known what hit him as they were really motoring across the crossing. Thanks for another great video. Looks like you had plenty of snow over there this winter.
@realMrHudson4 жыл бұрын
Nothing can last forever. Except locomotives.
@FoxRiverRailfan4 жыл бұрын
Nice one, Jason. Glad to see her back.
@carlloar75194 жыл бұрын
I like that old conrail engine. That's the engine, & railroad growing up, here in central Ohio👍😃
@tomy69174 жыл бұрын
Excellent catch! My favorite vintage diesel engine :) And by the old Iron Mountain, Mi train station too! woooohoooo!! :)
@zoowoman14 жыл бұрын
Ex-Milwaukee line, ex-Milwaukee locomotive doesn't get any better! Thanks again for the chase!
@jasonasselin4 жыл бұрын
You bet!
@adavazquez33784 жыл бұрын
I can't believe that there's so many train enthusiastic, i wacht videos for hrs at the time am amaze about these giant machine's and how important theses are. Thank you for taking the time to follow these most NEEDED bit nosy big boy's.
@scottmoore50832 жыл бұрын
great Video! love the F series locomotives! thanks for sharing!!
@47fireguy164 жыл бұрын
I'm thinking the guy in the pickup that ran the signals was a Red Wing fan. Probably late to his favorite watering hole to watch them lose again.
@VITATTA4 жыл бұрын
LAST I SAW ONE OF THEM I WAS 5 YEARS OLD ON THE GREAT NORTHERN FROM NY TO GRENORA N.D.. THAT WAS 65 YEARS AGO. I WILL NEVER FORGET THE SLEEPER CAR AND DINING CAR. ON A BIG CURVE I COULD SEE THE ENGINES. I STILL HAVE THE MENU CARDS AND LIST OF STOPS. AT THE END MY MOM GAVE THE PORTER A $5.00 TIP. WOW!!
@scottw5504 жыл бұрын
I have one in O SCALE given to me by my aunt for Christmas in 1958 when I was 3.
@railsofchicagoandbeyond88324 жыл бұрын
Woah. That horn though. And the snow plow.
@donavonrobbins19084 жыл бұрын
Great catch and great views. Nice to see the preserved F. Might have to swing up that way this summer.
@WasatchGarandMan4 жыл бұрын
Vintage Diesels are really the only Diesels that do anything for me. Wish EMD and GE would bring carbody style Locomotives back. Modern Motive power is either boring to look at or is ugly as sin. Great video, love the horn!
@jaylukkarila80134 жыл бұрын
Great Job Jason. That FP7 is sure a sleek looking machine.
@robertdavies55014 жыл бұрын
Hi,again from Blackwood South Australia, we have similar locomotives Gm diesels been restored and sound amazing 👍👍😍
@dotell33594 жыл бұрын
That was very kool 👍👌 and thanks for taking the time to show us...
@jasonasselin4 жыл бұрын
It was an all day job. lol
@jeffryseitz96994 жыл бұрын
Pretty cool seeing the old Conrail locomotive too. And it looked like those were ex Penn Central box cars at the end of train. That was cool looking old locomotive pushing through the snow. I live in upstate NY and we don't have nearly as much snow as you guys do.
@jerrylong20254 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video. Had to hit the thumbs up AND the subscribe button because of this video. A proper F unit horn sounds like a tug boat horn. Why do I say that? Because my childhood was spent growing up next to the CGW in a suburb of Chi. with F units running by all the time until the CNW took over in 1968 but...who cares....seeing an F unit running in 2020?! is fantastic! As for that errant driver.....there's a saying I like - "you can't fix stupid"😕
@scottsmith17634 жыл бұрын
Jerry Long I remember the F units from my childhood and many of them did have horns with that bassy sounding tugboat horn, but then others sounded more like the horn of the engine in this video.
@jerrylong20254 жыл бұрын
@@scottsmith1763 Yeah I know - but because I heard it that way as a kid it always stuck with me as the " proper F unit horn sound".
@scottsmith17634 жыл бұрын
Jerry, same for me.
@m.e.g.a.n.l.e.i.g.h Жыл бұрын
SEE that first train, beautiful restoration looks great 👍
@robertnuttall95994 жыл бұрын
The rails out there need replacements. I thought the train was going to fall over. And the one pickup truck was a moron. I’m in Fall River, Ma. Have a great weekend!👍🏻🚂
@blaineanderson22054 жыл бұрын
Fabulous on all accounts. Great video Jason!! Thank you for what you do.
@Daehawk4 жыл бұрын
Looks a lot like the trainset I had as a kid in the 70s cept mine were the warbonnet style pain scheme. Had a blue one and a red one. I recall it looked like this though a good bit and had vents at the top. Was a HO or O scale Lionel. Had the 3 track type.
@Taconephotography4 жыл бұрын
If you care, you can go to my channel to see the other 2 that are in service!!
@KPacker-ux8zz4 жыл бұрын
Three very nice engines, and yes there is a lot of ignorant people all over the US of a that think that they can outrun a train at the Crossing. Jason I love your videos keep it up
@bruhpatrick18222 жыл бұрын
Built in 1951. And still in service. I'm speechless.
@1940limited4 жыл бұрын
What kind of an idiot blows through a RR crossing when a restored F is approaching? Nice to see one back in revenue service even if not everyone appreciates it! :-) I'm happy there was no accident. I'd hate to see the F nosed or dented! :-)
@robertcumming30713 жыл бұрын
I used to be a crossing watchman -happens all the time. When a train hits a car if the crew isn't looking they may not even notice- or feel anything !
@fletcher39134 жыл бұрын
I love the F units. This one was restored right. Beautiful.
@UltimateRailfan4 жыл бұрын
This is awesome, Very nice video. Love to see it still proudly wearing the Wisconsin & Southern paint!
@dank22654 жыл бұрын
Now that's one classy locomotive
@nostalgiakarlk.f.73864 жыл бұрын
It's incredible to me that there are still locomotives bearing the Conrail livery.
@mihirkarnick4 жыл бұрын
WOW!!!such a pleasure to see the old loco running back again..
@kennyspry51894 жыл бұрын
Awesome Video Jason from DeLand Florida Be Careful at your Snowmobile Race have lots of fun
@SurferJoe714 жыл бұрын
Wonderful sights and sounds ,nice to see a old Conrail engine too my one uncle worked for them “Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Conway yard 🤙🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸😎