RAILROAD BRIDGE AND TRACK MOW WORK! IANR passenger train, CN L570, L571, and UP Boone SUB action!

[@leokimvideo]

Nice to see they keep the oil tankers separated by non hazardous freight now

[@kens.3729]

Thanks for the Great Drone Coverage. 👍

[@redsiowatrainvideos6645]

You're welcome Ken!

[@chrisbarr1359]

Rather than a "safety device", I think that functions as a work platform to access the underside of the bridge.

[@garymiller5937]

Two long double stacks right there together! Thanks for the awesome video Red! I love it. ❤❤❤😊😊 I hope you and your brother had fun hanging out together on the road trip. 😊 Tell Walter and Bear I said hey. ❤❤❤

[@ronaldrondeau7870]

Thanks Red and Red2 great spot for trains watching

[@redsiowatrainvideos6645]

You're welcome Ronald!

[@garymiller5937]

I enjoy seeing your pets, too! They look like good dogs. 😊😊❤❤❤❤❤

[@nancyhodges444]

Awesome catches Red, including the passenger train and MOW. And your brother certainly has the dance moves.

[@redsiowatrainvideos6645]

Thanks Nancy! Yep, my brother has that floss move down pat😀

[@fredtrench5684]

Missouri Valley is a busy place for sure. Good video Red - thanks.

[@redsiowatrainvideos6645]

You're welcome Fred! 4 subdivisions near Missouri Valley👍

[@garymiller5937]

That priority train was absolutely flying! Nice catch Red. 😊😊😊❤❤❤

[@garymiller5937]

I appreciate seeing this work. I think railroad maintenance would be a very interesting job to have! 😊😊❤❤

[@johnniebellamy5912]

Nice Catch On The Iowa Northern Passenger Train 🚂

[@redsiowatrainvideos6645]

Thanks Johnnie!

[@stevenikitas8170]

Monster stack train... Great shot on the curve of the two stacks

[@redsiowatrainvideos6645]

Thanks Steven!

[@dennisdingeman1564]

If train action gets a little slow you can always have your brother give dance lessons!🕺🕺🕺

[@redsiowatrainvideos6645]

Yes Dennis, He's pretty smooth at flossing!

[@michaelbuss5731]

Thanks for another road trip out west to my stomping grounds Red! That UP was a flying through Dunlap! Hailing a$$!

[@redsiowatrainvideos6645]

You're welcome Michael! That thing was gonna pass me on HWY 30 if I didn't hurry up and video it😀

[@centraliowarailproductions2810]

Nice catches!

[@robinroberts3335]

Nice catches Red 👍🏻😎 . The Water project is cool 👍🏻😎. Robin out be safe 👍🏻

[@redsiowatrainvideos6645]

Thanks Robin! Maybe I can try it out next summer👍

[@robinroberts3335]

Yup nice 👍🏻

[@garymiller5937]

Awesome east bound with two DPUs. 😊😊❤❤

[@garymiller5937]

Cool mixed freight. 😊😊😊

[@lashendawest7509]

Great catches and awesome video

[@redsiowatrainvideos6645]

Thanks Lashenda!

[@davidpierce1837]

Great catches , nice to able to see what they are doing with old bridge. I wish they could just take out the cfu line just at the street crossings and leave the rest. I always learn something with your train knowledge keep teaching me ha ha , keep them wonderful videos coming .

[@redsiowatrainvideos6645]

Thanks David P! I talked to an Iowa Northern guy. He said they may leave the tracks up to first street for storage. Sounds like nothing will happen soon.

[@stephengilligan5953]

awesome L.. G. EVERIST ROCK /BLACK BALAST on the rear,realy cool .

[@redsiowatrainvideos6645]

Glad you noticed that Stephen!

[@garymiller5937]

That UN 2078 is some dangerous stuff! 😊😊😊

[@gregblanton9386]

Red 2 has a future in railfannig, could we see drone 2 as well, dueling drones😂

[@redsiowatrainvideos6645]

He may take more interest in railfanning after his exposure Greg😀👍

[@garymiller5937]

That was a long train for just one engine. I'm impressed! Was that a Weyerhauser box car with the pine tree on it? Thanks again Red for mentioning the UN numbers on the hazmat cars! 😊😊❤❤

[@redsiowatrainvideos6645]

It was quite long for one unit. Probly enough power until it stopped. Would of had trouble getting going again with only one unit😆

[@ckuehncnwhsyt]

Not surprisingly, the EMD is the one still running.

[@billyhunter2161]

Wow! That EMD was pulling 132 cars

[@redsiowatrainvideos6645]

Yep, and pushing a dead loco!

[@sandyg9228]

Missed this video earlier when it first came out. The LGEX ballast cars on the L571 probably interchange loaded off the D&I in Sioux City and empty on the ones on the L570 are heading back. L.G. Everist Co. owns the Dakota and Iowa railroad which runs on old Milwaukee track from Sioux City to their quarries north of Sioux Falls, SD.

[@redsiowatrainvideos6645]

I caught an old Iowa Hawkeye Express car on the L571 a ways back that the Dakota and Iowa bought. They purchased it from the Iowa Northern and the CN delivered it.

[@thomasboese3793]

Looks like UP MOW flat cars in the yard. I couldn't figure out what the two long thin loads were.

[@PatrickBMoore]

If there was a train, could they reroute? Love your videos. Keep up the great content.

[@redsiowatrainvideos6645]

Thanks Patrick! I noticed they were moving off the bridge when trains came along.

[@Phantom-Signal]

Gooood Morning Red and Red2... Man your ariel drone shots are amazing! I feel like I'm a bird looking around up there! Those workers on that bridge boy, they looked like they were working hard. That passenger train looked pretty cool. I didn't know that an engine dead in tow could lead a train, not only that but one engine pulled all those cars. I wonder if there were a lot of empties on that train. One of those ballast cars seems to have had a fair size flat spot on one of the wheels. The CN L571 had some nice power on her! That westbound UP priority train that was flying, and she had good power on her as well. Red2, you are hired son! That was awesome, he even danced both times! That's really cool that he did that. I spit out my coffee when I saw that. I love that "Drone time" cameos is your thing now. The westbound UP at Logan Iowa, that was a massive train. When you did "Drone Time" and shot the empty coal cars, they were as far as the eye could see. It amazes me that one engine (I didn't see a DPU on this train) could pull all those cars, yes, the string of coal cars were empty but still, that was a mile or two long. Impressive. I bet the people that live in Missouri Valley are must hate when trains come into town. I'm going to say again that your drone shots are top shelf! Great video as always SIR! I think it's awesome that your brother goes on road trips with you and is in on this train foaming! Cheers Red from Ontario 🇨🇦. Cheers!

[@redsiowatrainvideos6645]

Morning Phantom! I may convert my brother into a railfan yet. As you can see he's not too camera shy😀. That one locomotive was doing alright but stopping and restarting would have been another thing. Missouri Valley is a meca for trains and a perfect spot for the camera in the sky👍

[@fallingup90]

A lot of highlights in this video! You got that rare IANR passenger train. Very weird to see a locomotive lead that's not running. I think it's the second time this month they've had issues with one of the locomotives on L570. Always love seeing high speed intermodal. Have you ever railfanned near the Kate Shelley bridge? I found a nice opening to the east of the bridge with high speed too.

[@redsiowatrainvideos6645]

Yes fallingup90, I was all over! Missouri Valley is a great spot with a drone. Did a drone shot of the Kate Shelley on the way home. Haven't uploaded it yet. Caught a Z train and a mixed freight on it. Is that spot your talking about gravel?

[@fallingup90]

@@redsiowatrainvideos6645 Yeah. Best spot I found was on Key Lane. Even with the mileposts, it is a very clean shot looking east. WB is pretty nice if not for the backlit sun

[@redsiowatrainvideos6645]

@@fallingup90 Cool! Just uploaded Kate Shelley footage with a couple trains on it.

[@davidsnider1703]

What's not to love on this one.

[@redsiowatrainvideos6645]

Thanks David S!

[@nickhall1098]

Need to get Red 2 dancing on the flag pole in Montour 😅

[@redsiowatrainvideos6645]

May need a heavier duty pole😃

[@highlife2227]

Thanks for all the time you take to bring us such great footage. It's really appreciated and enjoyed! If you've mentioned this before, I've missed it. What is the western terminus for L570 & 571? Just curious as they seem to be good sized trains and you mentioned they have work along that route.

[@redsiowatrainvideos6645]

You're welcome highlife 22! Western terminus is Fort Dodge. Eastern would be Waterloo.

[@sandyg9228]

Interesting, didn’t realize there was a difference in bridge ties and normal ties. Surprised the UP would route a priority train through Omaha rather than through Blair to Fremont and onto the Overland route to North Platte and in west. Has to add a lot of time to run it via Omaha unless they drop a block of cars in Omaha and then continue west.

[@redsiowatrainvideos6645]

Not sure what their reasoning was Sandy. Missouri Valley is a great hot spot for trains.

[@zman_o7]

🇺🇸😎👍🇺🇸

[@andrewbrown8216]

Great vid.! Your bro likes been on film more than you! Hmm what's up with that, eh? LOL

[@redsiowatrainvideos6645]

Thanks Andrew! He's not camera shy😀 Can't get my girlfriend to do the drone time thing😆

[@garymiller5937]

Are there white water areas in the river at normal water levels Red?

[@redsiowatrainvideos6645]

Nope. This is a special project that's been in the works for awhile.

[@garymiller5937]

When they do this do they reroute traffic or just shut it down? 😊

[@redsiowatrainvideos6645]

They just work in between trains.👍

[@davedocker1195]

Red do you have any plans to go Noth Platt, NE? I have been there and it's need.

[@redsiowatrainvideos6645]

I went there a couple years ago Dave! Yes, it's an incredible yard👍

[@davedocker1195]

UP how fast do they go?

[@thomasmackowiak]

Was the work that was being done on the old Illinois Central Railroad bridge over the Cedar River involving the replacement of ties under the rails or some other timbers on the bridge? It looked like there were people working on the platform that was hanging down from the bridge. Why was the Iowa Northern train with passenger cars in downtown Cedar Falls, Iowa? The second engine on the L570 on 19 September 2023 was working hard to move the train. There must have been a lot of tonnage on that train with all the loaded tank cars and other loads on the train. The Canadian National train #L571 was moving fast past the Ice House Museum in Cedar Falls, Iowa because of all the power on the front end. Your trip to western Iowa with stops at Westside, Woodbine and Missouri Valley, Iowa was very productive for railfanning. The drone footage of the intermodal train coming off the Union Pacific's Boone Subdivision to the southbound Omaha Subdivision stopped to allow another intermodal train coming north on the Omaha Subdivision to go east on the Boone Subdivision was interesting to watch. I enjoyed this video, Red!

[@redsiowatrainvideos6645]

Glad you liked it Thomas! They are replacing the ties on the bridge. Apparently ties on bridges are softer than normal ties. The Iowa Northern was doing a train awareness event. I got to walk through the rear passenger car. Missouri Valley can get very busy with all of those subs intersecting there👍

[@paulsmith5398]

With all the electronics available, i wonder if theres a portable solar charger for the drone batteries, that way you could always have a fully charged battery or two on hand for the drone...........and yep!, even though US30 is a 2 lane/4 lane highway, it gets a LOT of traffic that wants to avoid that ultra-crazy Interstate 80 🤔😲❗

[@redsiowatrainvideos6645]

That priority train was gonna pass me if I didn't stop and shoot it quick. Awesome parallel action there. I use an Inverter to charge drone batteries on the go. Hard to do with the bike though😀👍

[@paulsmith5398]

@@redsiowatrainvideos6645 i could be wrong, but it appeared that priority train at the wye looked like the same one in your short video at US 30. Dont know about your area, but those stink bugs have descended on central Illinois with a vengeance.

[@redsiowatrainvideos6645]

@@paulsmith5398 The harvest is stirring up bugs here.

[@paulsmith5398]

@@redsiowatrainvideos6645 theres soybeans planted all around me, but they havent started harvesting around here yet, must be coming from areas close by where the harvest is in full swing. Dont know how they get in the house, but i grab 'em and plop 'em in the toilet, then they get the swirly ride! My cat has been stunk by them, and he keeps his distance from those flying skunks! 😼😾😲❗

[@spikesp9223]

I'll bet that gravel road and excavator are there for them to float that safety devise down to the bridge

[@redsiowatrainvideos6645]

That gravel road is actually a white water project for the city.