Locomotive Cab Ride from Minnesota Falls to Appleton, Minnesota

[@billxam2674]

Cool to see the railfans the other way. We need some cab rides in HD.

[@ROSS4422]

Love this older Minnesotan train footage!

[@dwkcamman611]

Very cool!

[@MilePost106]

My Friday delivery routes always ran along side the ex Milwaukee Road from Olivia to Big Bend or Milan. Always my favorite route I used to do 20 years ago.

[@jaydee975]

What was the occasion of a lot of people watching the train go by this day?

[@gmaneis]

Lots of people were watching or taking pictures of this train. Makes me wonder why. Was this a special occasion?

[@jaydee975]

Boy, there are sure some pretty long sections of line that used to be double tracked that are now only single track.

[@TimMutterer]

@jaydee975, I am sure the pre-1930s Milwaukee Road here, as in other places across the system, was Automatic Block Signaled double track. Track speed was- Passenger - 79, Freight - 60 MPH. During the thirties, Milwaukee Road pulled up what double track it could to make a little money. Building and then ⚡ electrifying ⚡ portions of the Pacific Coast Extension forever put the railroad in the red!

[@boydwalker161]

When was this recorded?

[@ROSS4422]

April 2001

[@kunzfamily3852]

Why they going so slow

[@timofeegraaay8165]

I think this a line with a maximum speed of 25 mph or less due to track conditions and such. Many small regional lines have speed limitations of 10-25 mph. It would drive me crazy but it is for safety reasons and requirements of the Federal Railroad Administration.

[@Marcuswelby-nx2te]

Going to slow