Progressive Rail's Jesse James Line -GP15s, switching, drone views, and older locomotives-

[@sammym.belfastchild]

Thanks for sharing , some really nice footage of the PGR ... cheers .

[@alexmodern6667]

Just goes to show you take care of your customers and they'll take care of you and more customers will follow because word of mouth is one of the most powerful things in the business world besides location Finally, great video too.!

[@SD457500]

Very true, and PGR does an AMAZING job of attracting new customers, while strengthening their relationship with existing shippers. Thanks for watching, and great to hear that you enjoyed the video!

[@BNSF1458]

Love these older locomotives. Great video as always SD457500!

[@SD457500]

Those older EMDs sure do have a great deal of charm, and sound great! Thank you for watching!

[@AndreiTupolev]

That switcher was handling some quite impressive loads.

[@SD457500]

For a single and solo MP15AC, it was really getting a good workout! Thanks for watching!

[@freebrickproductions]

Great video! Those ex-UP GP15s certainly look nice.

[@SD457500]

They are! Now imagine is PGR painted them in MN&S colors....wouldn't that be neat.

[@mjrodriguez8670]

Those GP15-1 units were Missouri Pacific units! Union Pacific never bought a GP15-1 new. Instead, UP had a fleet of ALCo-GE RS-2 and RSC-2 units for branch line duty!

[@Bob.W.]

There used to be a line between Northfield and Mankato. Conductor Frank Finnegan lived in Mankato. The RR told him to cut back on his long derailment reports, so after the next derailment he reported " Off again, on again, gone again, Finnegan." Probably apocryphal but humorous.

[@SD457500]

Now thats a neat story there!

[@douglasskaalrud6865]

Excellent!

[@AlexTrain5249]

That’s so weird that the Cannon Falls line used to link up to Red Wing. Now the closest thing you can get to a train between Cannon Falls and Red Wing is a bicycle with an ACME train whistle on it lol. Also I flew a Cessna out of Lakeville when I was training to be a pilot in high school.

[@SD457500]

The Milwaukee Road also had a line to Canon Falls back in the day too! Its amazing, and sad, how many lines the area used to have, and only has now. Neat! I should be there next weekend with the Commemorative Air Force for an event!

[@lexpo181]

Great video Douglas! That was cool to see little locomotives in action ;)

[@SD457500]

Thank you very much, and great to hear that you enjoyed it!

[@StormySkyRailProductions]

Excellent chases, killer views, nicely done!

[@SD457500]

Great to hear you enjoyed it! I am *always* looking for something new, interesting, and exciting to shoot!

[@StormySkyRailProductions]

@@SD457500 Your welcome and we are the same way most of the time.

[@andydickson5400]

Another great video. Good job!

[@SD457500]

I appreciate the kind words! Thank you for watching; great to hear to you liked the video!

[@mjrodriguez8670]

I like the ex-Missouri Pacific GP15-1 units!

[@ryanfrogz]

Love those GP15s! Great video as always.

[@SD457500]

Glad you like them; they are neat little units that seem to pull really well. Thanks for the comment, and watching!

[@centraliowarailproductions2810]

Nice catches!

[@SD457500]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!

[@centraliowarailproductions2810]

Your welcome @@SD457500!

[@Bob.W.]

The Minneapolis, Norway and Sweden. Thx.

[@SD457500]

Thanks for the comment, and I'm glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for watching.

[@douglasskaalrud6865]

You will never find Norway and Sweden in a corporation together.

[@Bob.W.]

@@douglasskaalrud6865 it was a humorous play on words. The acronym was MN&S. It served southern Minnesota. The other railroaders just called it monkey nuts.

[@douglasskaalrud6865]

@@Bob.W. That’s what my Uncle Don used to call them when he worked for Soo Line!

[@MrSw9guy]

Nice Work Guys! Love the drone shots! If the opportunity presents itself, I'd like to see more of PGR #37 switching. THANKS!

[@SD457500]

More to come in the future! I'd love to shoot more of the 37, but it seems to hide in the industrial park...

[@bobsbasementhotrains3020]

Another great video. Have two questions. are there any rail customers between Northfield and Lakeville? Any talk of reactivating the line north of Lakeville to the MN river bridge?

[@jtbredow]

I will defer to others more connected than I, but I live nearby and haven't heard of any serious talk on this. I've heard of groups that want to turn it into a trail, but municipalities want to keep the rails for possible future passenger rail as it is a good corridor, but I will admit this is a bit dated information. Here's to hoping!

[@SD457500]

Thank you for the kind comment, and watching. There has been *talk* for years about reactivating the entire line again, but so far, it has just been talk. The bridge over the MN River though, is a different story. TCWR apparently owns it, and put a great deal of money into it recently. The plan is to run grain trains from the TCWR, down the old MN&S, and interchange with the UP in Savage. Only time will tell if that happens.

[@douglasskaalrud6865]

Imagine a Hancock air chime on a GP15!

[@SD457500]

Now that would be something to see on that type of power! It would be true to the MN&S as well. Thanks for watching!