Pere Marquette 1225 at M61 near Temple Michigan 10/27/24

[@jeffeasley4604]

When I was at Michigan State 1225 sat outside on display. It was quite a project to restore her. Well done!

[@smartass3967]

What are beautiful piece of machinery and history !

[@victormioduszewski4729]

Great catch..the old style crossing signals with a stop on red signal sign is classic..👍🙂

[@RalphTaylor-e8m]

What a beautiful sight.. and I'm not even a train person. I just love big old technology.

[@LukeLovesTrains-Mr.RailYard]

I was on the train that day!!

[@markielinhart]

That haunting whistle‼️🇦🇺

[@MicksA]

I think no whistle beats our Aussie beast 3801 ❤

[@markielinhart]

@ The VR R class takes a lot of beating lol

[@in4merATP]

How did we let ourselves get talked out of railroads? This is our national heritage and history.

[@dennisb-trains23]

Trucks. And trucks deliver goods faster . You can blame society and the cost of maintaining aging railroads from the late 1880s. Also the bicycle crowd cried loud enough to get their rails to trails.

[@diddlebug7241]

Yes trucks have taken over railroads but railroads have done it to themselves. As a former chemical driver, I know for a fact that it takes 2 weeks for the locomotive to show up after a chemical order is placed. Then another 3-7 days for the shipment to arrive at the customer then the customer is almost out of chemical so they have to call the tanker drivers to start bringing emergency shipments until the railroad arrives.

[@CarlTribett]

I agree...I come from a family of railroad workers and it's in my DNA! Any time I hear a train whistle blowing, my heart leaps.

[@ryanw1433]

Love the whistle

[@shoemakeadventures3765]

That was awesome!

[@bendythegamingdevildarlin4572]

It's a choo choo with a stunning view that Rivals all the best.

[@MikeG42]

Excellent video

[@suesmith3744]

Ooh that whistle …

[@65gtotrips]

It’s like scary impressive coolness 😎

[@workinghardusa]

Cool video well done!

[@danielwalton9012]

And 1980 4 CSX Railroad 2 Get Formed Celebrating 5 years ago in 1985!

[@trevormaxwell8134]

Just as good as big boy😊❤

[@Jleed989]

Burned out signal light overhead

[@user-Dr.]

How can you learn when they are running these things and where, I live only 40 minutes from there, I would have loved to have gone and seen it.

[@dannyhonn973]

Another Van Swearingen Berkshire putting on a show. Same 2-8-4 as NKP 765, C&O K-4, Virginian, and W&LE.

[@larrycaldwell261]

As a child I fondly remember the C&O K-4's going in and out of the Russell, KY yards. I believe some of those coaches were prior C&O. Those were the days of steam and cinders.

[@danielwalton9012]

Spell out 1985! 4 Metra! 2 Get Screwed up!

[@James-g3k5d]

Way cool stuff

[@sarge4455]

Sweet ride 🛞

[@gunsaway1]

I hate those damn continuous bells

[@ROGER2095]

Railroad crossing alarms are like me and chronic pain: Pain is a warning. After a while I say, "Hey! You warned me already. Now shut up!"

[@danielwalton9012]

1980-1985!

[@martinsundland7614]

Bit of a bummer seeing the diesel pusher.

[@user-Dr.]

I'm sure he was just towing it; in case the steam locomotive runs out of gas.

[@martinsundland7614]

@@user-Dr. The steam locomotive runs out of gas?

[@user-Dr.]

@@martinsundland7614 Well you know, there's not a lot of refilling stations around for those things anymore.

[@martinsundland7614]

@@user-Dr. For sure, but you would think that they're not being sent out on a longer trip than fuel and water would warrant.

[@haroldinsley171]

Isn’t the “pusher” to provide power and braking for the carriages?