Railroad Yard Explained with Incredible Scenery. CSX Connellsville, Pa

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CSX Connellsville yard. Once home to a large yard filled with engines ready to tackle the mountain, is now a shell of its former self. But many great views and modeling ideas can be found in this video.

[@RonsTrainsNThings]

I can't say enough how valuable the prototype plant videos are. Thanks again, DJ.

[@djstrains]

Awesome! Thanks Ron.

[@idwmac]

Have to say I agree with you on this, Ron. It's great to have someone explain what's going on in a yard like this.

[@mandarin1257]

Hey Ron!

[@AndreiTupolev]

Now that's a lovely place. Small town America at its most charming.

[@dimidomo7946]

Admirable drone video along with interesting and notable narration. The view of that part of the US was great from here, thanks djstrains.

[@ramongoodwin8667]

Ive always been a railfan and Im currently planning a model railroad but i lack rsilroad knowledge. The information and camera views in your videos are second to none. Your efforts are truly appreciated.

[@ligithinsdepot4791]

Thanks for this. Out of an abundance of respect for the railroads property lines I never droned the yard. I live in Connellsville and often wondered what went on deeper in and what it was for. Dawson is decent spent a lot of time there perfect for rail fanning, I always like to watch them come around Jacobs Curve by the detector.

[@Lucindadiane]

Thank you for the video! Fond memories of my dad taking me there. E. B. Fields, he was a conductor. Worked the railroad for 46 years. Most of my family were railroaders. ❤️

[@derekalexander4030]

Thank you for these yard breakdowns, they are very educational.

[@djstrains]

I am trying to teach all that I can since not many engineers are open to talking about the job.

[@jimmiller7095]

I have fond memories of Connellsville where my grandparents leaved. My Grandfather was a B & O steam and diesel engineer (1903-1953). I spent several summers there. I spent two summers after he retired staying near downtown. Hopefully before I die, maybe make a trip there. I'm sure I would not recognize much.

[@bartonveghts5872]

My grandfather worked at this yard when it was B&O and when I was very little he would take me down to see the engine house and sit with the guys as they worked the turntable and moved equipment around. Fond memories of here and BO West.

[@iggybeauchance7406]

At last! A very well done video!

[@djstrains]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@frankhellman6879]

Dawson looks like a great place to get away to. I can imagine that whole area at full capacity in the 30s and 40s.

[@dingo5827]

Great job DJ ( Trains and local history 👍 )

[@kens.3729]

Anchor Hocking also had a Glass Manufacturing Plant in or around the Lancaster, Ohio, area.

[@kraigsickels3918]

Beautiful video 👍 I was really impressed great job !!!!

[@lifeofajeeper5235]

What a beautifully detailed model railroad! I could swear it was real!

[@djstrains]

its soooooo real looking, lol.

[@thomasstambaugh5181]

Great video! My grandfather's brother ("Dave Stambaugh") was an engineer on the B&O who lived in Connellsville all his life. I knew him as a gruff old man who loved kids and trains. He told me many stories about running the Capital Limited to and from Connellsville in the days of steam. My life-long love of trains got a big boost in 1962 when, at the age of 10, my grandfather brought me by train from Silver Spring MD to Connellsville where we stayed with "Uncle Dave" and "Aunt Marge". I got the thrill of my life that Sunday morning when Uncle Dave brought me up into the cab of an engine in the yard, let me notch the throttle, and then had me blow the horn a few times. He made me swear to secrecy, because he said he would get fired if anybody found out. I still remember the excitement. Of course, the Connellsville yard was much more extensive in those long-gone days. I still like to ride today's Capital Limited and take a quick walk around the Connellsville platform while the train stops there. Thanks for this great video.

[@brucer9572]

Too beautiful.

[@danagreen6518]

great job explaining the ins and outs of the track yard...thanks for this..appreciated, dlg Maine

[@gordoncampbell5441]

I recognized Dawson from a trip there in 2017 to see an amazing S-gauge layout in the Tri Town Area Historical Society. We visited the Sam Powell layout there that had been donated to the Society. A group of local volunteers had disassembled and then reassembled the layout in the Society building located at Howell & Main. The visit was one of the 2017 Pittsburgh TCA Convention tours that included Dawson and Connellsville, where we saw another terrific (HO) layout at the Connellsville Canteen. In addition to the layouts, there were tons of picture opportunities. Thanks for this video reminder of a pleasant afternoon in Western PA.

[@scottsilvey7522]

Thanks DJ!!! These views from above are awesome but also show the hard work that was done to build a railroad thru the mountains and over rivers!! One takeaway thou is we need a BIG space to do justice to the railroad in HO scale or even N Scale!!!!! Now if I could talk my Wife into letting me build a sweet Barndominium I would be set!! 👍👍👍😁😁😁😂😂😂😂

[@ronwells6608]

I love your videos about operations on a railroad. I worked mechanical at the (now defunct) AT&SF shops in San Bernardino. We never got close to operations, we were sort of the poor step children of the “real railroad.” I got to work on real power in the rewire program and ended up working in the traction motor end of the shops. Thanks for an education on the railroading that I missed.

[@brucer9572]

That is well written.

[@moregltfirephotography4857]

Great video i went down there last week to see Amtrak 30 and i stayed for about 4 hours and saw some great CSX action

[@ScepticPJ]

What a wonderful video; relaxing, educational, clear and easy to understand. You should teach people how to make good videos. A lot of people who make videos could learn a lot from you.

[@djstrains]

Wow, thank you!

[@TheDaf95xf]

Hi DJ Trains. Hope you and all of your family are well and safe 👍🏻 Great drone footage with very interesting commentary 😊 It’s always a pleasure watching your videos. Cheers Stevie a train fan from the UK 🇬🇧

[@wkmpellucid]

Very nice. I have photographed in that area many times.

[@ToddReuterOutdoors]

It’s really cool to see how towns grew along the railroad tracks. Towns and villages all over the place wouldn’t exist without the railroad!

[@TheRrxing]

Talk about a post card town!! Absolutely breathtaking. First time I was more interested in drone views of a town more than railroads. Does CSX stand for Chessie System with the X meaning nothing? Always wondered. I appreciate your effort to take the time to post these videos. Especially because of your work, home, family life. Scott Taipale has a KZbin channel with awesome drone videos. I found him just by looking for Ohio trains. In my opinion he’s really good. If I won the lottery I would purchase that Victorian house in Dawson PA.

[@djstrains]

X usuallys means corporation. In this situation I it means CHESSIE / SEABOARD corporation

[@TheRrxing]

@@djstrains thanks! Learn something everyday!

[@whatchacookin1096]

You did a great job on this video.

[@djstrains]

Thank you!

[@mongo5392]

Went to conductor and engineer school in Atlanta with the same bunch of guys from Connellsville. Sadly they all have been furloughed.... Hopefully things pick up and they get back

[@djstrains]

Its horrible. WE NEED GUYS yet the company wants to keep cutting to raise the stock.

[@mongo5392]

djstrains they’re having us bullshit work orders just to get cars off the clock cause we’re so short on manpower. We only got 2 guys on the conductor extra board

[@millvalleysub]

Hey DJ. I’ve watched this video dozens of times. Growing up in Connellsville myself it is so cool to see your shots of the area. Also love seeing Dawson at the beginning. My pap lived just up the hill in Dickerson Run and worked for the P&LE. He’s the reason I got into trains myself. Anyways enough rambling from me. Great job as always on your videos! - Jake

[@DelayInBlockProductions]

Nice video, DJ!

[@djstrains]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@DelayInBlockProductions]

djstrains I really enjoy your modeling videos. The way you explain day-to-day operations of railroads for folks like me, who don’t actually work for a railroad, really helps and puts things into better perspective. Keep up the great work!

[@rubenvillanueva8635]

Excellent, The Pennsylvania Tourist Board may soon be knocking on your requesting you work for them!

[@user-mt7bc8og6d]

I remember going there with my Dad to get his paycheck from the B & O .

[@Motorideto]

Great video! Also Amtrak comes through here twice a day. Stops at the station right near the yard. (Sorry if I missed in video).

[@gregbowen617]

Another excellent video with great drone footage... thanks DJ!

[@BoulderCreekSteve]

Wow. Incredible foam.

[@brianligat8901]

Lovely looking town

[@davidpost428]

Very peaceful to watch and to listen to and to learn from. Thank you.

[@djstrains]

So nice of you

[@jimnelson1969]

Thanks for sharing. Great video.

[@mpeterll]

Thanks for posting that. I especially liked the sharply curved bridge over the river.

[@aaron-uz6pc]

great video and info, dude!

[@ethanmilgram2327]

Outstanding video in all respects. Great insight into operations. Thank you! Gary

[@djstrains]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@jasonminier6782]

That curved trestle is really neat. Would be interesting to model.

[@eottoe2001]

Thank you. This explains a lot to me about "small" yard operations.

[@Crookedriverandeasternrr]

Wow that’s a huge yard

[@walterfink9782]

Very interesting area. At the beginning of the video, you showed a fantastic town. I love the older designs of older buildings. Thank you.

[@d-rail7271]

Very cool. Love the curved bridge and old piers, that would be neat to model, as would the yard with turntable and a bunch of tracks removed.

[@robertterry9367]

Thank you for your time and the beauty of the road.

[@djstrains]

glad you like, my friend.

[@mapit07]

Thanks DJ I really enjoy your videos, very informative and just plain relaxing!

[@fleotusbing]

Great stuff, D.J.! I really enjoyed that....learned a lot, too! 👍

[@normanrowe2831]

DJ, awesome! As always. Thanks.

[@anthonycollins4747]

Cool video DJ, thanks for all the information.🚂🚂🚂

[@KerleyExpress]

Great video. That curve bridge over the river was really cool. Thank you for sharing

[@sylphil51]

Superb video - really very interesting.

[@danasoroko]

What a magnificent video. Well done!

[@niobraraterminalrailroad2709]

very nice DJ thanks again for your informative videos.

[@samh3029]

Outstanding drone views. Keep up the great work!

[@brettany_renee_blatchley]

DJ, I wanted to commend you on your use of a gentle and quiet bass-track in the background. Many content creators overwhelm their videos with distracting music, often at relatively high levels. What you did with the background adds that little bit of ambiance that gently moves us through the pauses in your (excellent) narrative as your drone footage segues into new part of your story. Also, the pauses with the gentle music invite the viewer to really appreciate the scene. This is really professional work!! Bravo!! 😊❤

[@djstrains]

Thanks for noticing. I am really trying to make the best quality videos on KZbin and a lot of hours and thought goes into every video. Much appreciated comment!!

[@chuckbessels9469]

Awesome drone shots!!

[@N-Scale]

What a beautiful area and Curved bridges

[@JoeyBPhotography]

Another great informative video, thanks for sharing!

[@thomassalerno5203]

Super video. Thanks for you presentations of railroading around the Pittsburgh especially areas like Connellsville yard which i model. I have added this video to my collection of your videos to reference for my PTDR Pittsburgh Terminal District Railroad. So thank you so much. I look forward and cant wait for all your new videos.

[@Walshy196]

Love the aspect from the drone gives a great perspective

[@trapdriver7006]

Excellent video,full of information please make some more,stay safe from UK

[@PhilippePariseau]

Awesome video!

[@djstrains]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@seanthornton1659]

@djstrains awesome video keep up the good work my friend

[@CM-ARM]

DJ just amazing video. I have learned a lot from you please keep them coming.

[@robertzimmer8579]

Very nice DJ, thanks from Erie, PA

[@dwighthitchens9838]

Great video. I really enjoyed it. Thanks

[@rvnmedic1968]

Excellent video in all respects.

[@djstrains]

Much appreciated!

[@johndalenino]

Fantastic! I love your fly-by’s videos 🤙

[@djstrains]

More to come!

[@dougcaronmodeltrains]

Really enjoy your videos. Thanks

[@1tombensky]

Interesting and well done! Thanks!

[@joebakewell7566]

Connellesville Amtrak Station is where I go to rail fan. Plenty of action. Great Video DJ

[@sofreak6]

Awesome video and information

[@garrylong5492]

Great job.

[@TSmith-ns45]

Gorgeous views!

[@djstrains]

It really is!

[@westonward735]

It great to see the rails in some other place than your own home town. I can tell how serious you take this by the matter of factness in your speach. Great history and all around information. Thanks!

[@YardLimit]

Nice video, DJ.

[@williamfindspeople4341]

Looks like a good town to model.

[@irasthewarrior]

Superb video.

[@patrickhawes5007]

Nice video. Thanks.

[@dff19707]

Great video! I was lucky to have been able to railfan Sand Patch a few years ago, and we made sure that we visited Connellsville. The Amtrak station is a great place to railfan safely. There's also a pedestrian bridge over the mains near the turntable where you can get a good view over the yard.

[@KutWrite]

I was just wondering if that bridge is still there.

[@djstrains]

yes

[@Mercatoyd]

Another really great video. I have to tell a friend of mine about this one..he grew up in Dawson and his dad worked for the P&LE. I've been to Connellsville with him a number of times but, we never got to rail fan while there.

[@petestephen4922]

Thanks for the great (and scenic) video. I have been through Connellsville on Amtrak (both ways). It was dark both ways and all I could see was lots of cars. Great to see what the yard really looks like. I have also been through there on the GAP trail. That is a beautiful scenic trail.

[@highballinghogger]

Fantastic video DJ love your drone footage of all these yards and the things most of us would never be able to see thanks for sharing stay safe and keep HIGHBALLING HOGGER 😎👉

[@rapscallion3506]

That camera shot is incredible.

[@philliplee980]

very interesting and cool

[@Death_From_Below]

Love that drone, thanks.

[@Saulunderwood]

Wow I just want to go live there

[@IHVRRNotBad]

Awesome job DJ, loved it, Connellsville and Dawson are some of my favorite places to watch trains. Love the history of the area. Thanks for this dignified video showing the cool railroad stuff 😎...Wilmer

[@djstrains]

I wanted to contact you while I was filming but didn't have your number handy. I made this especially for you.

[@Mumbles19852007]

My grandfather worked that yard until they moved dispstch to Jacksonville, he was a dispatcher. My mom and grandma both worked for anchor hocking glass, but that was way before i was a thought.

[@RicArmstrong]

Great video! I work in Connellsville 👍

[@e-shoppingportal5511]

Video was good! Seeing a creator on rise.

[@Metalrails]

Hey this is great to see, my hometown! Really such a different view from above. Thanks for covering it! On certain days, moreso in the winter, I can hear the horns blowing at the crossings all the way in Dawson. Nice to see an updated map of the yard with track capacities. I have some older ones. Do you ever think the yard will get some more tracks added again? Since they do some of the work that other yards used to do.

[@alabamarailfan]

Knocked another one out of the park, DeeJay! Very enjoyable video!

[@logammoran784]

This is really neat you have got your self a new subscriber

[@djstrains]

THANK YOU! I have 200 videos, all unique and in different PLAYLISTS. Please binge watch and share. :)

[@kennethfuller8347]

Looking at all this, DJ, I can't help but wonder where the WM came in to the Connellsville yard. Or did they have their own yard? (edit) Oh, okay the bike trail is the former Western Maryland, which is what I model. I had to chuckle watching one of your other vids "Crazy Train Handling" when your friend Steve (apparently a former WM engineer) said "the B&O built tunnels, the Western Maryland went over everything" .. although I DO know there were two tunnels on the WM between Hagerstown and Connellsville .. I love watching your vids, man, thanks.

[@djstrains]

Other side of the river. Its a bike trail now.

[@jeffbaker2897]

Very good information DJ, excellent drone shots, always enjoy 😊 your vids, Hope you & your family have had a nice Memorial Day holiday, take care bud & stay safe😷.. 😎👍👍👍🛤🚂

[@jolliemark6294]

Such a nice little town. I'll bet you get to see a lot of nice countryside as an engineer if your not to busy. Thanks for all the great shots of the real railroads they help so much in see how real railroads are and work, this one was wonderful like the yard and the turntable was nice....thanks for sharing....Jack 👍👍

[@KutWrite]

Connellsville is pretty, but VERY economically depressed. There's a very nice bike store there, near the yard, and near Amtrak is a nice hobby store with some good trains. I donated my CSX rule books and maps to them when I was furloughed in 2008. I hope they found a good home.

[@djstrains]

hobby store closed a couple years ago. The cantina is still open though.

[@michaelglass4701]

Looooove your video 👍🛤️🚂, I'm a Model Railroder and I have a beautiful N Scale of a CSX pulling Autoracks.