Progressive Rail's Dan Patch Line -Switching, industrial areas, and bumpy track-

[@steventurner820]

I love the mini billboards on the side of the SW haha

[@SD457500]

I do too! Its a neat little piece of marketing, and shows how affective rail can be. Thanks for watching!

[@AndreiTupolev]

Nice old switcher. I like that banner they've hung on it 🤭

[@SD457500]

Those older EMD SWs are hard to beat, and Progressive does a great job with them. Those banners are a neat touch too. Thank you for watching!

[@robertbate5790]

A very interesting video. Good to see a single industry serviced, and traffic departing. Give context to some of the traffic seen at speed on the he main lines. I liked the drone footage as well for the extra dimension it adds, and we'll edited too. Thank you. 😀😀😀

[@SD457500]

Thank you for the kind comment, and feedback on the video! The drone really adds a lot, and helps to show the trackage in the area. Its neat to see some old school branch line railroading in todays modern era.

[@norfolksouthernmemphiswest5978]

Cool to see such an old loco doing switching work.

[@SD457500]

Sure is, and what makes it even cooler is that this unit is a former MN&S switcher back on home rails of all places! Thanks for watching!

[@darrelgibbs4898]

Fantastic Rail video

[@1208bug]

I really enjoyed this! Great vidiography!

[@SD457500]

Glad you enjoyed it, and thank you for the comment! Progressive Rail has a number of neat operations in the Twin Cities area.

[@CharlieH65]

It makes my day when I get the notification of you posting another KZbin video. Thanks for all you do!

[@SD457500]

Thank you so much for the kind comment, I truly appreciate it. I'm happy to hear you enjoy the videos!!!

[@herzschlagerhoht5637]

Just discovered this great video now! Thanks a lot and a Happy New Year from good old Germany! ;)

[@SD457500]

Happy New Year to you as well, and glad you enjoyed the video! Thanks for watching!

[@agwrr71productions79]

Good catch! I like the SW1500s.

[@SD457500]

Thanks, they are classic locomotives and sound wonderful. I appreciate the comment, and thank you for watching!

[@alcopower5710]

Editing is top shelf………..outstanding job ⭐️

[@SD457500]

Thank you for the kind comment, and I'm glad you enjoyed it!!

[@bradhardy2629]

Oh the Northfield Day job. Went down to Faribault to crown cork or up the high line to lakeville. The job started at Northfield of course.

[@SD457500]

Thanks for the comment! What era are you talking about for this job? The current opps start and end in Bloomington for this section of track.

[@xiesgala]

beautiful loco. awesome video.

[@bobsbasementhotrains3020]

great video . love seeing the old MN&S

[@SD457500]

Glad you enjoyed it! Progressive Rail is a neat operation, and the paint scheme is sharp.

[@sofreak6]

Awesome video

[@SD457500]

Glad you enjoyed it, and thank you for watching!

[@bretnielsen5502]

****** JUST A SUGGESTION *** Rail traffic crossing the Mississippi this time of year with the leaves turning could be very interesting. I have really enjoyed all your videos.

[@SD457500]

That would be cool, and I actually shot the HAT there the other day. I should pay it another visit before all the colors are gone. Thank you for the comment!

[@Bob.W.]

Is this a different line than CNWs line they called the Valley Run, that swiched out Savage and Shakopee? My old roomie was a brakeman in the 70s and worked that job a lot.

[@SD457500]

This is different; this route is former MN&S, not CNW. This line would eventually connect with those tracks once it crossed the Minnesota River. That portion though, is OOS. Thank you for watching!

[@mjrodriguez8670]

I have visited the Dan Patch Line twice in my life: in late August 1998 and in June 2018. On my second visit, I photographed Progressive Rail EMD switchers at dusk, with flash! It was a break away from bland and boring rail action. I am no longer interested in photographing the same ol BNSF units.

[@supernautcensus5689]

Do you know if they still serve the Aggregate Industries on the north side of Richfield?

[@SD457500]

I believe that they do, but the frequency in which, I do not know. Thank you for the comment, and watching!

[@douglasskaalrud6865]

I’m not sure but I know that track often times has storage cars sitting on it.

[@Росомах007]

What kind of cargo is in the wagon?

[@jamesvapour9460]

what are the white boxes?

[@beeble2003]

The slow fade cuts make this basically unwatchable for me, sorry. They're incredibly visually distracting and they mean that a large fraction of the video (probably upwards of 10%) is a blur between two different scenes. Fades give a sensation of time passing between the two shots but, here, there's no time passing.

[@SD457500]

All's good; we all have different perspectives on this! They actually reduce the video length since they overlap different cuts. I appreciate the comment, and you watching.

[@beeble2003]

@@SD457500 My brain's too slow to watch two things at once! But thanks for engaging with the criticism. Watched a couple more of your vids and prefer those.