HD: Busy rail action in Birmingham, AL 4/28/24 w/ATN, YN2 CSX, Amtrak, and more!

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[@NVRAMboi]

This makes me miss home. I'm a W. AL boy by birth, now located out of state. I was raised watching long hood foward SOU locomotives/road switchers. With both the SOU and GM&O flags gone/swallowed up, it's mostly NS and KCS/CP and CSX now, with foreign power being fairly common (seems like). While I'm not a BHM boy, I do appreciate your efforts at mixing shooting locations. There are still familiar landmarks I recognize and remember. Great video and thanks.

[@ea_rail_productions]

Man you grew during the good times of the railroads! I would have loved to witness those days! And thank ya for enjoying the video! I appreciate it!

[@THE_IRON_HORSE]

One of the coolest tracks setups I've seem very cool

[@ea_rail_productions]

Yeah it’s pretty interesting

[@josephbrister6186]

Scary for the unwary

[@scotthayes4135]

They should put a safety fence between the sidewalk and the train tracks.

[@alleghenyshenangorr2017]

Great video, lots of action on a very unique track setup, most notable for me are two Southern Railway gondolas I believe Blt. by GSC in 1975 11:23 &1:02:26 and best one is unmarked faded Southern PS-2CD 4750 cuft. design Blt. in 10-80! Great work, Thanks

[@alleghenyshenangorr2017]

Apologies the Southern hopper is st time stamp 14:23!

[@ea_rail_productions]

Yeah it’s a unique track setup! Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@gregginter5867]

Great loco lash/up in min 46…a B, two SD40-2s n a 44CW…nice!😊

[@williamdaxon7369]

This is a great video, thank you for sharing this with me.

[@ea_rail_productions]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@garrettsbriggs]

Awesome! I love the longer format videos!

[@ea_rail_productions]

Thank ya dude! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@AtlanticTheRemixerOSC]

Nice catches! If only NS 1123 was leading on 384 because last time I checked, it still has a K3LA

[@ea_rail_productions]

Oh sweet!

[@user-rn2ph8lk6f]

Great videos thank you for sharing and Happy Memorial Day everybody

[@ea_rail_productions]

Thank ya! Hope ya'll have a good one!

[@aclsal2]

It is great to see the Birmingham video, I live about an hour away from B’ham. I have been watching trains since the late ‘90’s. I have watched trains there quite a bit over the years. Keep up the great work!!

[@ea_rail_productions]

I’m glad you enjoyed the video! I might have to do some more videos the way this video is blowing up

[@aclsal2]

I grew up on the CSX Lineville Sub, I now live on the NS East End District. I have been living here just over a year. I enjoy hanging out at the track.

[@ea_rail_productions]

@@aclsal2 I’ve grew up on the NS East End and work on the CSX Lineville Sub 😂

[@aclsal2]

@@ea_rail_productions I grew up in Roanoke and am now in Anniston. My brother in law works the Fitzgerald Sub. We, my wife and I have been here just over a year. We enjoy it here.

[@tomy.1846]

That view at 0:12 is incredible! Awesome spot to film, thanks. Greetings from New York, you have earned a sub! 😃

[@ea_rail_productions]

I appreciate it! Thanks for the sub!

[@KennyRamDashCam]

First Avenue North viaduct near Sloss Furnaces in Birmingham, Alabama in case you want to look it up.

[@FunGamerFever]

Are we gonna ignore that the warning lights didn't activate? Kinda dangerous @3:41

[@ea_rail_productions]

It's because that crossing don't cover that track

[@FunGamerFever]

@ea_rail_productions Yeah but people can still run across that intersection and crash. Already have blindness on the road

[@ea_rail_productions]

@@FunGamerFever oh I know but the main crossing is NS. That crossing been like that since the CSX days (before ATN was created)

[@jdoggez2083]

Nothing to protect the other side of the skewed crossing is weird

[@JackRisvold]

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[@ea_rail_productions]

Maybe one day! Glad you enjoyed it and hope you have a good and safe Memorial Day

[@JackRisvold]

@@ea_rail_productions I will thank 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

[@gregginter5867]

I thoroughly enjoy watching train videos except auto carriers! Such a boring hunk of metal! 😅😂🎉❤

[@gregginter5867]

Some of those large squarish gondola covers look like military RR cars fr WWII! I half expect to see ack-ack barrels peering out fr their skins! 😅😂

[@philliplee980]

Awesome video and catches

[@ea_rail_productions]

Thank you very much!

[@philliplee980]

@@ea_rail_productions your welcome

[@JeremiahTrane]

Nice to see them WC 2 Bay Hoppers on a train. Up here, we don't get them anymore for 3M.

[@ea_rail_productions]

Yeah it is. I’ve been seeing a lot of them lately down here with the WC boxcars as well

[@JeremiahTrane]

@@ea_rail_productions nice to see WC stuff down that way. Thanks for sharing this and keep up the good work!!!

[@ea_rail_productions]

@@JeremiahTrane I’m glad you enjoyed it! I appreciate it!

[@robertmitchell1272]

AMAZING

[@ea_rail_productions]

Thanks!

[@ronaldellis-eh8dc]

Great RR Video

[@ea_rail_productions]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@ronaldellis-eh8dc]

Great video😊

[@ea_rail_productions]

Thank you!

[@Steve_Hunts96]

That crossing at 3:40 is quite dangerous. I get the lights didn’t activate because those are NS tracks that the lights are connected to, but wouldn’t you think the 2 railroads would come together there and build a signal setup that works for both of their lines? They do that in Wyandotte, MI on that big track setup they have in the south Detroit suburbs, so why can’t they do that here?

[@ea_rail_productions]

I totally agree with you. Until something happens, I don’t think they gonna put anything there. That crossing been like since the early CSX days when they ran on it

[@kirkcoatsccc594]

Where in Birmingham is the crossing at 3:34 and how often are the tracks used?

[@ea_rail_productions]

It’s the 32nd street south crossing and it’s used quite a lot. Every train in this video went past that crossing except for the CSX trains

[@kirkcoatsccc594]

Cool! Thanks!

[@georgetabback9084]

Very cool and good vantage point especially on that 2nd shot; but those signals REALLY should activate for that curved spur that comes out from the left, then parallels the road.

[@ea_rail_productions]

Thank ya! Oh I totally agree with you on that

[@gregginter5867]

That female pedestrian is thinking, “How long is this beast?”😂😅

[@gregginter5867]

Then she must wait for 167 vehicles to pass by…poor baby!😅😂

[@gregginter5867]

Longest industry waste gondolas parade I ever saw!😅😂

[@bowlinerailfan]

What steam locomotive was that? I was unaware that there's one preserved in Birmingham.

[@ea_rail_productions]

Frisco 4018

[@JasonDrMortician]

Is this over by sloss?

[@visionist7]

The real America

[@scotthayes4135]

Carbon black hoppers, I need to get some of those for my N-Scale train set.

[@mauricelong4678]

There will be brand new rail oil tankers cars in the nearest future

[@jamessimms415]

I don’t normally watch a long video like this all @ once, this was the exception since this was ‘local’ (I live in Tuscaloosa down the road a piece. Anyone note the train wheels @ 5:41? Good catch on the ex- RI hopper @ 26:41. @38:20, those Wisconsin Central hoppers could be headed to Progressive Rail in Albertville, AL for scrapping (handing off to ATN @ Attalia, AL) , noticed a placard on the sides.

[@ea_rail_productions]

I appreciate you watching!

[@gregginter5867]

Wow, that New Orleans manifest in min 38:00 sure picked up speed but fast! Gone, baby…

[@gregginter5867]

One min it’s barely moving n then bam!…it was flying down the rails! 😅😂

[@gregginter5867]

Same w/train right after it during min 42:00…just picking up speed ea sec…

[@kidcotrains]

Nice Video Super Dear

[@ea_rail_productions]

Thanks!

[@kidcotrains]

@@ea_rail_productions thanx

[@Adubishere]

Im driving through Birmingham today.

[@ea_rail_productions]

Dang really?

[@Adubishere]

Yeah im past in now tho

[@tylersebring8045]

I think that's the old blast furnace is sloss furnace that has dark history haunting history but cool to see in the background tho great video

[@gregginter5867]

With every vehicle manufacturer hurting from pathetic sales figures, I suspect we’ll be seeing fewer RR auto carriers!

[@albertvieira6635]

❤ I love watching trains will this train is Trane signals not working m o w needs to fix that to prevent an accident

[@ea_rail_productions]

Thanks for watching!

[@TrainHornZoneProductions]

I have never seen a train go on that track. That’s why i always prefer recording on the other side of the road.

[@ea_rail_productions]

Yeah ATN don’t run on a certain schedule so it’s always a hit and miss

[@user-nn4cd2nh7x]

11-29-76 to 3-29-16

[@gregginter5867]

Which ag products may be carried in those tarp-covered HiCube RR cars?

[@wesmoore4365]

what type of goofy ahh roblox lashup is that?

[@gregginter5867]

I wish NS would include more lighter colors in their corp paint scheme! That all black most of the time is dull, baby! Dull!😂😅

[@davezobeljr9025]

WHy does the train that is come down the side have no lights or anything for the active line

[@arlingtontrains7]

Lotta trains but slow

[@ea_rail_productions]

It is

[@gregginter5867]

Whoa, NS! Fix your in-town tracks…some mean RR car wobbling due to warped track!😂😅

[@gregginter5867]

May as well shut your motors off, vehicle operators! This may take awhile…😂😅

[@johnbaugh6978]

Where does the line from Sheffield enter north Birmingham?

[@ea_rail_productions]

Technically starts at 27th street where I was recording

[@TDE1281]

3:23 I don't get the reason why the motion detectors aren't sensing the approaching train from beneath the curve.

[@ea_rail_productions]

That crossing is protecting the 4 NS tracks not with the one with ATN going down

[@gregginter5867]

Qx: does any RR ever clean up its track-sides? RRs may be some of the sloppiest industries in existence! They frequently have sh$t laying about just about everywhere! How much recycling $ could they pocket just picking up their junk laying about? 😅😂

[@gregginter5867]

Like how many millions of tons of old track sections lay on the ground useless in USA?

[@MARKhuff-cj3et]

I dont like you changeing spots because i can,t cout the whole train rhat,s another reason i dont join the wide world of trains,

[@ea_rail_productions]

Well I’m sorry you don’t like that but it had to be done

[@DDLCANDRAILFAN92]

Mark wdym?

[@TrainHornZoneProductions]

womp womp

[@NorCaliRailroading2023]

There’s always people who are gonna complain.