A New York, Susquehanna & Western freight (using a leased CSX engine) warily approaches a parked truck on Utica NY's Schuyler Street the morning of March 25, 2024.
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@ILSRWY4Ай бұрын
this never gets old... imagine sitting on your porch on a warm summer morning and instead of cars going by on the street feet from your front door, a train goes by, in town!!!.
@jimdep6542Ай бұрын
This always brings back memories of living where you could watch the trains go by from your porch, even though it wasn't Schuyler St. I took lots of pics from the porch, but can't post them here, unfortunately.
@susanallen2678Ай бұрын
I would love it.
@suddenlysolo2170Ай бұрын
Not if you had children. How could you let them ride their bikes or walk to school?
@jimdep6542Ай бұрын
@@suddenlysolo2170 Being a firm believer in safety, I would tell children to stop their bicycles first before waving to the engineer and under no circumstances are they allowed to paint graffiti on the rolling stock or throw peaches at them.
@user-uo6zw2rv2xАй бұрын
That is so cool.
@memirandawong28 күн бұрын
It's beautiful. I'd be out there like a kid everyday watching.
@user-ip6jy7ek2l28 күн бұрын
i grew up in new york and had the erie railroad running through the woods about a hundred yards behind my house. at night it was like a fire breathing monster running in the forest. great childhood memory.
@johnnydodgecountry9508Ай бұрын
There's just something so cool about watching a train go through the streets of Utica. Good stuff and TY for taking the time to post these videos.
@tihzhoАй бұрын
The smart thing the city of Utica could do is paint a yellow line on either side of the tracks that shows clearance for the train. If you park crossing that yellow line the train cannot pass and you will be ticketed with a substantial fine you won't forget.
@DesielRiggz129 күн бұрын
Not a bad idea. That should be done for all street running rail sections.
@mandywithell27 күн бұрын
I was thinking exactly the same!
@chris4321dasАй бұрын
Love it! Dad's buddy used to run a freight train through our neighborhood and let me drive across a busy intersection (I didn't hit anything 😂😂) when I was 6. Good memories 🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃
@nessgardenrailway304928 күн бұрын
Great video, great sound. Love the commentary. Cheers
@MichaelErvin-jl1inАй бұрын
I thought that looked familiar. You finally did a video in my neighborhood. I live on the corner of Wilbur and Ontario.
@railroadingrambler218Ай бұрын
I used to deliver Sunday newspapers in your area back in the 1970s
@TowMater603Ай бұрын
Nice seeing my old area. I was born in Utica and lived in Oriskany for 14 years. I miss it there.
@MervynPartinАй бұрын
Very enjoyable. That street running and the scene in the snow were great shots.
@OldTrucker958Ай бұрын
Hey Rambler! Plowed a foot of snow in Town of Lee! We plowed from 4:00am till 3:00 pm. I agree it may have been our biggest storm to date. January 7th in Lee north of Rome was significant. Love the shots of train busting snow. Keep the videos coming!
@c182SkylaneRGАй бұрын
Man, if that one box car that was leaning over a bit was leaning the other way, that wouldn't have been enough clearance. That was tight!!
@annettelaurence5716Ай бұрын
Thank you for freezing to bring us this video. I can't believe you have snow! 🙃
@backalleyrailroading2835Ай бұрын
Another great episode from the Railroading Rambler... First scene was a tight squeeze, but like they say "An inch is as good as a mile" when it comes to clearance.. Scene two in the neighborhood was crazy when they had to dig the switch out of the snow before working the customer siding. Love seeing things like this.. Great video bro.!!
@andrewh.8403Ай бұрын
I'd love to get a closer look at the impressions the loco makes in the snow. It seems like some of the traction motors left their mark. (It never snows in Brisbane Qld!) Great vid as always.
@trenamerritt5344Ай бұрын
I thought for sure id hear shearing of metal there! Close shave! Glad they could get the switch points to work! When it gets ice in there... not good! Watching from Rome, NY. You and Witold stay well, and have a Happy Easter!
@jaysmith140827 күн бұрын
We always used Tiger Torches, but this works too
@JoolsBurke29 күн бұрын
Jus' a cute little train, playing in the snow 🙂
@trezjr73Ай бұрын
Snow not bothering the birds too much. They've been singing like that for most of the winter.
@andrewpalm2103Ай бұрын
My home town is MIchigan City, Indiana where the South Shore ran through town on 11th and 10th streets due to its interurban heritage. My father commuted to Chicago and back and every weekday evening my mother would drive my brother and me to the station near 11th and Franklin to pick him up. There was a bar on the SW corner of that intersection with street parking. One day the eastbound carrying my dad had to stop just short of the intersection because a car was sticking out of a parking space enough to block the train. One of my favorite childhood memories is seeing the conductor (in full passenger uniform) get down from the train and go into the bar to retrieve the car owner so the car could be moved. This was a rare occurance because growing up in that town meant you learned early in life to stay clear of the big orange cars (and the freights, too). Cheers from Wisconsin!
@timlange531Ай бұрын
I lived about two miles west of Franklin Street in the Pines, the tracks were right behind my house.
@ph574028 күн бұрын
Love the sound of those old EMD`s. Fun fact: the engines were also used in the Danish (Swedish built) Litra MY locomotives from 1954 and onwards. Somtimes have the pleasure of their sound here also, once in a while when a preserved MY passes by
@vinnyg.8170Ай бұрын
Hello from Pottersville NY. It seems like march always has a last minute trick up his sleeve, Nice vid, Regards to Witold.
@suespony29 күн бұрын
Nice video, I have not been to Utica NY in least 12 years now. Went there for my son's college orientation at suny I.T.
@edogle8163Ай бұрын
Nice video you explain the trip nicely...Thxs again..... Have never been to that part of the world....
@wolfgangpfeilergartenbahnd6530Ай бұрын
An interesting scene, the freight train passing the truck and the shunting work on these snow-covered tracks and the switch. Thanks for sharing and happy Easter. Many greetings from Germany.
@mtlicq29 күн бұрын
Beautiful NY ! and train spur line too.
@adriaanboogaard857128 күн бұрын
Nice video I liked the old town building's and the bird sounds in the background. When I was 8 years old I lived in a similar place. It was along a Denver and Rio grand track that once was a trough line. It became a spure bringing box car's to Granite furniture from the Roper yard in Utah. My buddy and I would run out and catch candy the operators tossed from the cab. The track is now The Sugarhouse trolly line
@user-xk4vt9ye8j29 күн бұрын
This used to be a common sight in many industrial cities. In Rutland VT many lines cross city streets resulting in some interesting encounters as gates go down and trains dart across roads.
@rescuegirlАй бұрын
Greetings from Rutland, Vermont! I can't wait for warmer weather as I plan to do a lot of rail fanning this summer!
@wbbartlettАй бұрын
Some top urban planning on display here.
@faxmen0927 күн бұрын
Indeed!
@jjg9470627 күн бұрын
Railroad built the track down the street much to the consternation of the local residents. I think the Lackawanna did it in the middle of the night.
@fredtyler892521 күн бұрын
I remember when I was a kid in Arcadia Florida train used to come by my house it was the coolest thing ever it's still is
@Jabberwok2818 күн бұрын
This is the true definition of a “trainspotter.”
@bjm67627 күн бұрын
Nice. These guys know what they are doing.
@mdmarkoАй бұрын
Have spent time in Utica, would come in the late spring. A grim place, any time of year. Best part of Utica was the public library, a Carnegie Library. Had translucent glass floors in part of the building, around certain of the stacks.
@cmdrflakeАй бұрын
Hello with a shoutout from Tonawanda NY! Winter is not going quietly.
@railroadingrambler218Ай бұрын
Always good to hear from you! Snow should be gone by the weekend I'd imagine.
@sondrabowers4837Ай бұрын
Hello. Railroad Rambler, still winter up there. Keep the jackets & boots near the door. Hope Witold is inside staying warm. Have a warm evening.
@railroadingrambler218Ай бұрын
Thanks, Witold enjoys the snow!
@iv2sab5122 күн бұрын
Nice hearing the blue jay at the end of the video.
@rael5469Ай бұрын
Beautiful video. Really picturesque.
@bighornmt27 күн бұрын
Nice catch CSX GP38-2!
@trainfire2008Ай бұрын
You mean this video was Today⁉️ Wow I’m impressed that could pop up so quickly‼️
@XrayxRich8 күн бұрын
Train tracks are a dead giveaway that a noisy train will come by. When I left home I rented a room in a big house next to a school yard. The first Saturday morning I was awaken by the high school Drum & Bugle Corp practice. Scared the hell out of me. It was every Saturday morning. I never got used to it. After that I checked for the presence of nearby schools before I moved in.
@richintalentАй бұрын
Below Utica on NY 8 there was a railroad wye that i think was part of the NYS&W
@railroadingrambler218Ай бұрын
Yes, called Richfield Junction, in Cassville. It’s on the Susquehanna’s Utica mainline (the tracks veered off the main heading to Richfield Springs, all but a mile of that branch was abandoned in the early 1990s)
@johnstecz916928 күн бұрын
Ever so cool ,love this wished I lived on that street
@dustindewind321014 күн бұрын
If that doesn't make you feel like Sheldon Cooper,then I don't know what will 😂
@tattyshoesshigure573128 күн бұрын
Street running trains you have in the U.S are so cool! ❤
@OregonCrowАй бұрын
Another great video! Thanks
@andyknott8148Ай бұрын
Lets all wish NYSW #3040 a happy Easter and look forward to seeing him soon. And that also applies to you all as well. Andy UK.
@nicksacco504127 күн бұрын
“Where should we build the road?” “How about on the train tracks?” “Perfect!”
@lesashiminski690Ай бұрын
Hey rail rambler I wish I had a time machine and go back to 1950 when all rail lines criss crossed my area Earlville NY. Had E L RR . O W RR. U V RR. And L V RR. And W S RR.
@RobertCraft-re5sfАй бұрын
I never get tired of seeing this. These only can work in towns where the people there have some sense... I'd bet they don't even build new railroads that go through streets anymore.
@jimdep6542Ай бұрын
Mason St in Fort Collins, CO has one, used by the BN & SF railroad,.
@jamesgeorge5276Ай бұрын
I believe the railroad tracks were there way before they those houses!!😮 ....They built those streets around the railroads!!
@jimdep6542Ай бұрын
@@jamesgeorge5276 The RR always had the right of way down Schuyler St. . Many of those homes have been around since the 1800's, and the location of those tracks have been around longer than the homes ( in general)
@filanfyretrackerАй бұрын
today no city would give up street space to an RR and today we are smart enough to know its best to segregate rail and road traffic as much as possible. At best they would say the RR could put in a Cut&Cover tunnel. If the RR company said "we want to go a mile down the center of this road" the city would go "not happening".
@jimdep6542Ай бұрын
@@filanfyretrackerModern RR's wouldn't want to be in the center of busy streets these days. It's more of a head ache than what it's worth. Back before the invention of cars, it was to the town's benefit to have the RR tracks close by with lots of sidings so they could have building supplies and freight brought directly in.
@williammiller2750Ай бұрын
Great video from Okeechobee Florida.
@dckatyx957729 күн бұрын
Well done Utica! In my city, all we have are bike lanes.
@Steve-xf4uvАй бұрын
That looked like an interesting backup move . Do they have to pull the cars out to the main line and return to leave the full ones or are there more than one track inside ? Pretty tight street move, that trucker had room to pull over a little more. He probably thought it was an out of service track. Nice video, you got more snow than we did in Canada.
@briank.892527 күн бұрын
Take a picture at 9:13! Cool stuff though..going to the end of the line, and shoving in to the industry lead. CSX runs down a sub along Erie Ave in North Tonawanda, NY, to a customer, Niagara Sheets, a paper box company, and shoves in to their sidings.
@dmorgan2828 күн бұрын
Whew that was pretty close! Cool video!👍
@joestrainworldvideos3977Ай бұрын
Wow very interesting video. Thanks for sharing. Joe
@kimcooper475125 күн бұрын
Using wife's phone today not her opinions This is some really nice scenery I'm in Florida now but grew up in the ice and snow up north and surely miss it didn't say removing it. One thing that would of really made my day is if the locomotive had crazy 8s on the number boards a CSX legend
@PlanetMezz27 күн бұрын
thanks.. great stuff
@UncleSalty-nz5ukАй бұрын
Watching from Colorado
@browsman2328Ай бұрын
What a strange thing to have a train running down a street. I grew up in little Sherrill NY. There was a track parallel to Rt.5 near the silversmith factory as I remember.
@tracyf630418 күн бұрын
Yes, it used to run behind our house in Oneida Castle.
@Peter-mt6lg23 күн бұрын
We used the arm length method on the SCL,stand next to on the outside of rail in question and extend your arm.
@tfs4499Ай бұрын
Very nice catch!
@tomfrederick6083Ай бұрын
I hit the side mirror on a truck parked too close to the track one day. It didn't damage the grab iron on my locomotive, so it was demolition derby time for me. Park on the right-of-way, expect to get hit.
@mandywithell27 күн бұрын
I was watching and thinking "Please take the wing mirror off, please take the wing mirror off........"😀😀😀 Ps I am a truck driver!
@paulsheehan5010Ай бұрын
That's crazy, having a train go through a residential neighborhood.
@TrainedSniper1227 күн бұрын
Up north always has the best trains
@dalejr183Ай бұрын
Even if he hit that truck it’s the railroads right of way. Technically it’s considered trespassing if stuck.
@cdavid8139Ай бұрын
Not necessarily. Depends on the local agreements made with the city over the years. If they were running under conditions where they have to stop within 1/2 distance of sight of an obstacle, the crew could be found by the railroad as violating rules.
@filanfyretrackerАй бұрын
highly depending on area, there are in fact cases where the road was there first and the RR got permission from the city to install a street running line for an industrial siding.
@cdavid813929 күн бұрын
@@filanfyretracker absolutely correct. I've seen scenarios where the city requested the railroad come thru the center of town so as to encourage commerce. I've managed street running where when the line was put in the streets were dirt and there were no automobiles. Just horse and wagons. The railroad had switches in place along the line to serve various warehouses. Over the years the warehouses were torn down or stopped using rail and now it is just a railine running down the street.
@gusloader123Ай бұрын
Reeaallllly stooooopid place to park that delivery truck. 🤪🤕 That street gives a new meaning to the phrase: "Living on the wrong side of the tracks."
@jeremycox571Ай бұрын
What a squeeze !
@marcdb141228 күн бұрын
Amazing. Great.
@kristybeeman509528 күн бұрын
Sweet Train Horn!!
@ClutchTFS28 күн бұрын
I cant believe theres that much snow there im up in London, Ontario and its 10c sunny and no snow in sight.
@harvesterofeyes881328 күн бұрын
No snow anymore thankfully. It melted pretty quickly.
@KenanTurkiye28 күн бұрын
Heres something you may find interesting. :) The name of my country has nothing to do with the interesting and delicious bird 'turkey'...... .....but the name of the bird does have a connection with the name of my country, let me explain. :) In the past 40 years 37 countries have changed their name. Obviously one can not change the name of an apple or an orange etc in other languages, but country names are like peoples' individual names, so if you're named John we don't call you Karen. :) Name of my country has always been Türkiye, it's been known as such since around the 1200's. The name it self has a suffix, '-iye', that is Turk-iye, where the -iye suffix means 'land of/belonging to', just like the Latin suffix of '-ia', which exists in such country names like Austr-ia, Austral-ia, Indones-ia etc. Basically, the use of '-iye/-ia' is the same as the the use of '-land' suffix in country names like Ire(Eire)-land, Po(le)-land, Eng(Anglo)-land and so on and so on. Many would remember the country Czechoslovak-ia which changed it's name to Czech Republic and a few years ago changed that to Czechia (that is Czech-ia). The Latin suffix -ia probably originates from Turkish -iye as Turkish been over 10,000 years is much older than Latin which is around 1300 years old. Spelled in different languages in different ways to phonetically resemble (to sound like) 'Türkiye' we got various spellings like; Turq-uía (in Spanish), Turch-ia (in Italian), Turq-uie (in French) Turk-ei (in German) Turk-ey (in English) Mind you this was way before the animal we currently know as turkey was found by the europeans when they explored the north americas. The bird was first sent to europe from north americas in the year 1519, so up until that point there was no bird named turkey.... ...they came across the bird and thought it was a specie of the fowl/chicken they had been buying from the country of Turkiye at the time, so they named the bird 'Turkey Fowl' to define 'Turkish Chicken'... ....just like how a dog breed is known as German Shepherd (because it's from Germany), American Bulldog, British Terrier, Greek Harehound etc etc. In time you don't get to call the harehound simply as Greek or you don't call the terrier Britirsh, or shepherd as simply German, but in time the Turkish Fowl started to be called just 'Turkey' and later 'turkey', and this went on for hundreds of years. Now in modern times, this caused confusion, especially when we have people across the world unable to point to their own country on an atlas. Basically we didn't change the name of our country, we changed the mistake made in the English language. : ) So, there's some tid bit information for you to have a great day, if you read upto this point you have a great night too, ohh just have a wonderfull life. : ) Best wishes. ;)
@2Truth4LibertyАй бұрын
If it would touch, then you STOP. Then notify authorities and get it towed at truck owner's expense. Close one ;-0)
@guest6423Ай бұрын
Watched a similar situation in TX, The engine proceeded until contact was made with a parked SUV. They said that that's the policy. They stopped immediately, and then had authorities remove the car. Minimal car damage, but required, according to that engineer. Perhaps there's some delay or difficulty with removing a vehicle otherwise.
@iaial028 күн бұрын
"...and then what's this scratch on the bumper?" "Ahh I was read ended by a freight train" "Yeah, SURE"
@ranlive120 күн бұрын
Locomotion has a nice beat.
@richardsylvanus2717Ай бұрын
2 storms in 2 days = 25 inches snow north of Bangor...spring is over
@Supernaut2000Ай бұрын
I just can't imagine opening my front door and a goddamned freight train is right there! Nuts!
@aussiea197229 күн бұрын
You're not wrong. Having them share the road like that looks bizarre 😳
@malindahenke572424 күн бұрын
What is it about trains that's so fascinating to watch!!?
@davigorbАй бұрын
All they had to do, just move over a little and then fit by the truck with no problems
@railfansammy497429 күн бұрын
Nice catches
@maidsandmusesАй бұрын
Why on earth don't they paint two lines on the road alongside the track to indicate the loading gauge + a bit of extra margin? That way motorists know if they have left enough room for passing trains.
@cdavid8139Ай бұрын
Money. Cities don't have a lot of it. There's probably hundreds of other scenarios requiring taxpayer investment the city needs to tackle
@MikeBrown-ht4khАй бұрын
It would be awesome
@cmdrflakeАй бұрын
Or, we might get more…I don’t want to even speculate about that! ❄️😵💫🥶
@CentralFan-op3nvАй бұрын
My guess? They’re paying for the lease on the CSX GP38-2, mind as well use it.
@bokhans28 күн бұрын
So nothing is wider than the front of the train! Good to know for the driver! 😅☺️
@user-er3du2co2n28 күн бұрын
Today is March 30th 2024 , Have you heard about Hobo Shoestring is missing ? He was last seen on a doorbell camera around 4 am but there’s no sight of him.
@freemanhall482620 күн бұрын
If any major small city towns has a train rail going through streets main streets a safety system warning lights crossing has to in place for all
@Ichwillkeinenaliascheisyoutube22 күн бұрын
Is there a chance to reactivate this "forgotten" track too ? It stabs my heart whenever is see closed tracks that could be used if the politicians really would want that...
@annyer262Ай бұрын
Sorry your parts delivery took a little longer, I had to reroute, as there was a train running down Schuyler street!
@memirandawong28 күн бұрын
Seem like paint striping or little flexible ginnie flickers would help vehicle drivers stay clear?
@jjlpinct28 күн бұрын
Cool i live in New Hartford!
@microbusssАй бұрын
looks like the tracks end at a golf course & because of development theres no way to reinstall the tracks either
@zekemedia1310Ай бұрын
I have a question. Could anyone tell me if there was a rail turntable just north of where the tracks cross oriskany blvd/5a. Any information would be appreciated. Thank you in advance. Close call with that truck
@jimdep6542Ай бұрын
There were a few.......The DL&W, The NYC and Hudson River, and the Utica & Black River, where their 'newer" roundhouse still stands. There's historical maps of the Utica yard online from around the 1870's ( Sandborn Fire maps) and others from around the 1880's and newer, showing the exactly locations of where they were.
@zekemedia1310Ай бұрын
@@jimdep6542 Thank you for the info.
@jimdep6542Ай бұрын
@@zekemedia1310 You are welcome ! I love the old RR history of the Utica area, so please fire away with more questions if they come up. I'll try to help out with what I know. Check out " Historical Map Works" for historic info and structure placement then you can choose which country you want and select the city / town from there
@zekemedia1310Ай бұрын
I just checked out the site, great site with be spending alot of time on it, thanks again
@jimdep6542Ай бұрын
@@zekemedia1310 I just added " Historical Map Works" site for you to check out too. Lots of historical maps of Utica and regions
@user-sw1mt8ii5j20 күн бұрын
Oh come on, it's only a little pin striping 😂
@iaial028 күн бұрын
If the truck lives there the person driving it might as well have a wooden frame to sit on the rails and gauge the clearance
@robertmartin4847Ай бұрын
Was this taken today? We have no snow left today in Kingston On
@railroadingrambler218Ай бұрын
Yes, today. We got a foot of snow on March 23rd
@benjamincresswell3713Ай бұрын
If that was normal, I guess I don't need to be in the nuthouse anymore.
@JBF-GST-Tanda26 күн бұрын
CSX means that if you face one of its train, your only choice is either to be Crashed, to be Smashed or to eXplode
@robertgiftАй бұрын
Sadly sounds likelectric valve opening and closing air to the horns. Should have been on the other side to show the switch being thrown. Wanted to see close-up of the snow in the rail where the wheel stopped.
@markdanielczyk94429 күн бұрын
Pretty cool! Nice to see some people are jerks and push their snow into the road.