Stunning Train Snow Plowing Action

[@darrelgibbs4898]

Amazing View Great Catch Wow CN

[@Brian-kl1zu]

Shiver me timbers! Wind chill. Bundle up.

[@SD457500]

Thanks for the comment! It was a we bit cold while shooting this, especially the clip where I get smacked with all of the snow.

[@verenicaslovv5302]

Мужик, я хотела ложиться спать. Но каким-то странным образом, вылезли твои зимние съёмки товарных поездов из Америки. Я восхищаюсь этими тяжеловозами!

[@indridcold8433]

I love it! Snow gets a lot denser than people think. One winter I went power sliding, drifting, doing doughnuts, and crashing into snow drifts intensionally. Everything seemed fine but when I got home the front bumper was all bent and twisted. I had to buy a replacement bumper for a 1985 Ford Bronco. This was a real bumper, not the crap cara have today that you can kick off.

[@SD457500]

I'm glad you enjoyed it; its quite the sight to see. Very valid and true point; snow can be VERY deceiving as to how dense it can be.

[@sunnysiderails397]

that opening shot with the CN loco, WOW!!! This is some of the best filming I have seen on any train channel!!!

[@SD457500]

Thank you so much for the kind words, and I'm glad you enjoyed the video. I would LOVE to get a sequence like that again, but with the drone too.

[@Mr.XYZ6775]

wow I never thought there would be big snow plow trains like that. that is so cooool

[@chouseification]

those are just normal trains running after a snowfall - look at rotary plows to see what they have to use in the mountains

[@tractorsmachinesro1405]

Epic video...like from Romania

[@methembemoyo2866]

Like if morning brew got you here

[@SD457500]

Thanks for the comment! Morning Brew? Was this featured on a show?

[@aleksanderlucy8764]

@@SD457500 it's a email news letter. They usually have a small random gif they found interesting so it got us all looking up trains snow plowing

[@SD457500]

@@aleksanderlucy8764 Neat, and thanks for the explanation!

[@brycesherman8803]

Beautiful Shots Douglas! Love getting trains in the fresh snow.

[@SD457500]

Thanks for the comment! Same here, but its so hard to get some good snow busting action.

[@shannonthomsen3951]

This little DH?

[@wheeliefish5161]

Epic video! Trains going through deep snow is always super cool.

[@SD457500]

Thank you for the comment! They sure are, especially when they are breaking through drifts.

[@Trains4you]

Beautiful film in the snow!

[@SD457500]

Thank you for the comment, and I'm glad you enjoyed it! I'm hoping to get many more shots like this during this winter.

[@voirausch123]

It's funny how the gate is closing a few seconds before the train comes. In Germany, the gate is already closed for 2 minutes before a train drives by with about 5 miles per hour. Ofc only at this speed when the station is near. But still, it is very annoying to wait such a long time.

[@SD457500]

Thanks for the comment, and a very valid point. I bet the snow played a factor in hampering the gates a little bit. I believe they are supposed to be working 30 seconds before a train shows up in the USA.

[@vanteal]

I used to live on Stinson Blvd. Those tracks were right across from me.

[@SD457500]

Thanks for the comment! Small world, I grew up around there as well!

[@danielfantino1714]

Oh no ! Too cold. I quit and enjoy august warm weather 😂😂

[@SD457500]

It does get rather cold here in Minnesota! Enjoy the summer heat while you can. :p

[@dannyholt105]

Good gosh!!! Brrrrrr! Great action video! Cheers, Danny

[@douglasskaalrud6865]

Snow can be an engineer’s best friend.

[@jamesstallings2007]

Looks pretty cold !!!!!

[@SD457500]

Thanks for the comment! It was, and the snow to the face didn't help either. :p

[@user-ed7gt2lq5p]

Чуть снегом присыпало и сразу событие...

[@BNSF1458]

Ah, yes! a good MN snow! Great video :)

[@SD457500]

Thank you! It was well worth the work, and being hit in the face with snow, to capture what you see in this video. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@georgiasunbelt]

😎 that 2nd CN freight seemed to make a live snowman’s out of you

[@SD457500]

Thanks for the comment! It pretty much did! My jeans and part of my jacket froze on my way back to the car.

[@georgiasunbelt]

SD457500 That would’ve been a great video 😊

[@2448toyman]

Nice video there my friend I enjoyed watching thanks for posting

[@SD457500]

Thank you for the comment! I was up to my waist shooting in some of those scenes, but it was well worth it.

[@spitfirenutspitfirenut4835]

It's an awesome catch my friend. Best wishes from Ottawa Canada.

[@SD457500]

Thanks for the comment! I'm glad that you enjoyed it! :D

[@wayneerbe8299]

Nice to see the Alcos on Minn Commercial.

[@societyhillapartments]

That first plow through was EPIC! How fun is this?

[@SD457500]

Thank you! I still remember being hit in the face with snow and ice *hoping* the camera wasn't damaged. Looking back, it was soooo worth it and wading in waist deep snow.

[@rimodeler7963]

Excellent catches ....... thanks for sharing!! Mike

[@SD457500]

Thanks for the comment! It was worth wadding in waist deep snow for some of those shots.

[@MustangsTrainsMowers]

The sun was actually shining on Sunday February 24th 2019. Am I the only one who takes videos of the UP line south of Stillwater Minnesota?

[@SD457500]

Thanks for the comment. It sure was sunny out here! I've shot them a decent amount, I just have to post the videos.

[@rafaelfernandez8311]

Hermoso y muy fuerte. Gracias

[@NoahTrainFanandMore]

New Subscriber!

[@CascoValleySpotter]

Nice shots, Douglas

[@SD457500]

Thank you for the comment! I love when we get a lot of snow, and I'm happy to share this. :)

[@briantel9432]

We need more snow

[@SD457500]

I agree; its been fairly snow-less here in MN so far... Thank you for the comment!

[@marklynn3994]

Another kickass video Douglas!

[@SD457500]

Thanks Mark!! I'm glad you enjoyed it! I hope to get more this winter if we get more snow.

[@TechnoYacy]

This is nice to see :)

[@SD457500]

Thanks for the comment, I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@luizparana3683]

BEAUTIFUL vídeo BEAUTIFUL trains in snow scene... 👏👏👏

[@SD457500]

Thank you for the comment, and kind words. :)

[@luizparana3683]

@@SD457500 1'20"...high velocity train...snoww 👏👏👏😂😂😂

[@grumpyg9350]

That was so cool. Thanks!👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@SD457500]

Thanks for watching, and I'm glad you enjoyed it! :)

[@MustangsTrainsMowers]

Or the April 2019 Blizzard. Two years in a row we got snow storms in April.

[@SD457500]

Oh yes, with MN we never know what'll end up happening here with the weather. Thanks for the comment!

[@juankintana6177]

Damn I loved trains since I was a kid and I can compare myself with the first clip sd70mac plunging it's self through all that coke boii trains know how to have fun 😃💯💯

[@Socoolds455]

Nice! A little south of the twin cities is good too!

[@SD457500]

Thanks for the comment! I heard, and have seen, they got slammed hard...

[@pdxrailtransit]

Great stuff!

[@SD457500]

Thanks for the comment, and I'm glad you liked it!

[@bikerdude3r]

Awesome shots

[@SD457500]

Thanks for the comment! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@bluesharp59]

Very nice and a Thumbs Up liked for you.

[@SD457500]

I am glad that you enjoyed the video, and thank you for liking it.

[@bluesharp59]

You are welcome and happy holidays.

[@AlfTrains]

Great video!

[@SD457500]

Thanks for the comment, I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@squareguy540]

Yeah. I love heavy metal sounds

[@SD457500]

Thanks for the comment! Trains breaking through snow and drifts is always a neat sight!

[@user-ig3vb4gx8g]

🤘 me too Oh, you meant.... nevermind. 😏

[@robertlee3778]

The first one was absolutely epic. My question is how do you know when these trains are coming? And Thanks to all the videographers who were able to a) hold the camera steady and b) brave the freezing temperatures, and sometimes in knee or waist high snow banks! 😨🥶 great job!

[@SD457500]

Thank you for the comment, and watching!! My method is to use a scanner, and hear when certain trains are running. I also know some of the crews, so having that insider knowledge helps a lot too. It makes it all worthwhile waiting in waist deep snow to get these shots. :)

[@robertlee3778]

@@SD457500 "It makes it all worthwhile waiting in waist deep snow" ... oh _yeah_ ! dats right! I can see your -foot- _trail_ prints in the snow bank! definitely over the knees! 😄

[@SD457500]

@@robertlee3778 You are correct! I almost got stuck a few times getting back in there. It waa a rush too, knowing that the train was coming.

[@arthureugenepreston]

cool

[@trainsofminnesota5375]

Sweet catches Douglas

[@SD457500]

Thanks for the comment, I'm glad that you enjoyed it! :D

[@RRRIBEYE]

These videos are cool to watch - but man, am I ever thankful my little town in Northern Iowa is far away from any train tracks! A friend of mine lives right next to a set of active tracks in Cambridge, IA and it's practically non-stop with all the horns and bells clangin'! I think that would be very annoying - and yes, you could feel the rumble as trains went by as it wasn't 100' away by his back yard fence! lol. Not for me. Cool videos though! I especially enjoy when they blast through drifts at crossings!

[@SD457500]

Thanks for the comment! As much as I like trains and railroads, I wouldn't want to live right by the rails, but sort of close would be ok with me.

[@mistermadmachine6311]

I actually live sort of close

[@dennisyoung4631]

Where I live is not two hundred yards from a train-tunnel entrance, and one can hear trains every day - usually multiple times a day.

[@darkpsygoahead]

Красивая природа у вас!!!!👍

[@SD457500]

Thank you! :D Minnesota can be beautiful in the winter time. Thanks for the comment.

[@nilkin]

Кто придумал такие поезда. Выглядят совершенно по другому, чем русские. Практически всё против физики. Система безопасности не совершенна.

[@spitfirenutspitfirenut4835]

Very nice.

[@SD457500]

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

[@adelmafilmesyt8504]

Love you ❤️

[@MihudzeSan]

Увидел у себя в новостной ленте на mail.ru зашел глянуть. Круто, но в России подобное - обыденность.

[@drovermoore1424]

Good footage!

[@SD457500]

Thank you! I'm hoping to get some more action like this in 2020. We are *supposed* to get 12 to 16 inches later this week, so I'm hoping for more shots such as this!

[@nightrider6769]

I'm new to your channel really cool pictures of the trains in the snow that is pretty badass most of the time all these railfan videos are in some other state not in Minnesota. Nice to see some in my home state since I live in central Minnesota.

[@SD457500]

Thanks for the comment! I really happy that you enjoyed it!! :) With the snow we are getting this weekend, more shots like this might be a possibility.

[@SD457500]

Thanks for the comment! I really happy that you enjoyed it!! :) With the snow we are getting this weekend, more shots like this might be a possibility.

[@nightrider6769]

Yeah we're going to get pounded that's for sure. They're talking a cool foot.

[@MagnumLife]

в США даже локомотивы заниженные! круто!

[@MsSerega1979]

Вещь !

[@spitfirenutspitfirenut4835]

Da da.

[@tracynation239]

An excellent video. ♡ T.E.N.

[@tracynation239]

P.S. Hello from the Tracy Mountain Railway in Colorado. ♡ T.E.N.

[@SD457500]

Thanks for the comment! This was a LOT of fun to shoot, and I'm glad you were able to also enjoy it.

[@Akonkonvictted]

the real life polar express

[@Sergey322]

Hello, is it OK to feature your clip in a my chanel for educational purposes (so-called temporary copyright.)? You can stop me from using your content at any time and it will be deleted immediately. It will be credited in the description & comments section with your name. Thanks, MM

[@centralminnesotarails]

Sick stuff man

[@SD457500]

Thanks for the comment! It sure was a sight!

[@dk2428]

Meanwhile in Belgium: "Next week a single snowflake could potentially hit the tracks: All services canceled"

[@SD457500]

I have to ask, is it really like that over in Belgium? When we get snow over here, things go on, but just a little slower.

[@dk2428]

@@SD457500 I know its crazy...2cm 'snowfall' means chaos overhere 😒

[@SD457500]

@@dk2428 Oh wow, totally different way of doing things! We just got six inches, and everyone was like, well still gotta go to work!

[@stuartcompton1620]

The UK doesn't even need snow to snarl the network up, just the bi-annual timetable change is enough to make it grind to a halt. Sometimes difficult to believe that this country invented the railway given how things are today.

[@hansmyers7495]

Just out of curiosity, how do you know when the trains are going through? Is there some form of set schedule, or do they go through at a certain time each week? I'm interested in also filming/documenting this sort of thing as it really interests me, and I am not sure where to start. Thanks for any advice.

[@CrazyKaboose]

My advice is to check out shortline railroads. They are a good starter

[@joewoodchuck3824]

The RR crossing light is red saying to stop, and the traffic light is green saying to go. That lack of coordination is inexcusable and will lead to a crash someday.

[@SD457500]

Thanks for the comment, and watching! While the traffic signals and train signals have the same colors, they are VERY different looking from the cab. A crew also knows where the signals are, and what their different color positions mean.

[@joewoodchuck3824]

@@SD457500 It wasn't the train crew I was talking about. It was the road vehicles I referred to. Sorry for the confusion.

[@richardquick826]

he didn't blow his whistle coming up to crossing

[@SD457500]

Which one? Crossings in Mpls are all quiet zones per a city ordinance. :/

[@maxshelltrack9720]

How many trains use the whithrow sub a day and what time in the day would I generally catch one if I'm over in Ne minneapolis.

[@SD457500]

Thanks for the comment! If you're in NE Mpls, then that part of the tracks see's probably 15 to 20 trains a day. They run at all hours of the day, so I really can't say when would be a good time.

[@maxshelltrack9720]

@@SD457500 ok thank you.

[@xisotopex]

it seems like ice freezing as a solid surfice over the tracks could effectively derail the train.... how is this prevented?

[@AmAm-pj6ql]

Like Siberia.

[@SD457500]

Thanks for the comment; we do get a lot of snow in MN. :)

[@jameshall3747]

Is there a reason the Humbolt Ave Transfer Train didn't blow their horn as federally required to? You might have just gotten evidence of a felony!

[@SD457500]

Thanks for the comment. Valid point, but its running in a marked quiet zone, thus no horn.

[@mistermadmachine6311]

👏👏👏👏👏 Also the hugo job?

[@SD457500]

Thanks for the comment! Yep, even the Hugo Job was in here as well. It was a busy day shooting all of these trains.

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[@granskare]

In Rock Island, Illinois, we see a lot of CP freight in our area.

[@Mataari6666]

snow breaker train

[@SD457500]

Pretty much! It is a treat to catch the first train opening up the line after a snow storm. Thanks for watching, and the comment.

[@Dimagol]

да, великий снегопад, до 5 см, там где намело...

[@SD457500]

Thanks for the comment! We are foretasted to get six more inches this weekend; we've had a lot of snow this season.

[@ns_railfanner7299]

It looks like there not going on a track to me

[@geoffreylee5199]

Were these once MILW tracks?

[@SD457500]

Thanks for the comment! All of the clips in this video were either on former Soo or BN tracks. Is there a certain clip in here you were curious about?

[@andreluizmachado9696]

veio neve na minha cara kkkkk

[@noworriesmate8287]

I have done more epic in my CJ5 going down my driveway in Michigan.

[@SD457500]

Thanks for the comment, lets see your CJ5 throwing snow 40 feet in the air too! :P

[@arifsukirno3687]

Do you think the CN's leader is an SD70M??

[@SD457500]

Thanks for the comment! That is an SD75I leading on the CN.

[@arifsukirno3687]

@@SD457500 Ooh... And for UP is lead by SD70M and the CP train is lead by a Dash 9. Is that right??

[@SD457500]

Close! The CP train was lead by an AC44.

[@arifsukirno3687]

@@SD457500 So, that is nearly correct then...😁😁😁

[@maxshelltrack9720]

Yeah I don't think cn ever purchased any sd70m's.

[@mgonzalez481]

Here in Texas is so hot 🥵 I love to see this video

[@SD457500]

Thanks for the comment! I'm glad you enjoyed it; the snow can make for some really cool shots, and scenes along the railroad tracks here.

[@rolandmenero6490]

2:35 No EOT?

[@SD457500]

Thanks for the comment! I believe that they had one, it was just caked in snow. If they didn't, this is a short transfer in the area, and sometimes they simply have a flag in the knuckle.

[@richardturk7162]

Epic ?

[@SD457500]

Thanks for the comment! Your are correct, did you see the first two scenes? Lots of snow getting thrown up. Thanks for watching!

[@Nomadcreations]

Interesting = maybe 1/2. Stunning NO, Mediocre =Yes. Stunning is Feet High Blade-Rams .........

[@user-rj8pe8jx1f]

у нас бы на таком перезд через день бы убивались, а в соцсетях ныли бы что власть деньги на нормальное оборудование переезда украла

[@benitomiori4671]

epic? nooot

[@tomt165]

I'm not cynical by Nature but you should look up the true meaning of words such as epic before using them. Seriously,,, not trying to be an a_ _.

[@ThomasLeonard454]

You call that show plow video? Weak.

[@SD457500]

Did you see the second clip, and ones that followed? Thanks for the comment.

[@jamesdavis5096]

Flagged!!!! For misleading un-epicness

[@SD457500]

Thanks for the comment; did you not see the second clip, and the ones after that?

[@michaelf6232]

What was epic about this video? Their was barely any snow. Seen better!!!

[@SD457500]

Thanks for the comment; the second scene and other snow shots. Please wade into waist deep snow, get a better snow shots if you'd like.

[@LifeofBangladesh]

Beautiful film in the snow!