SWING BRIDGE OPENS FOR BARGE AND PADDLEWHEEL BOAT! BIG POWER BNSF, CPKC YARD, AND BRIDGE BUILD!

[@Diegoiowa]

Nice BNSF train actions in De Soto Wisconsin good Canadian pacific yard in Lacrosse Wisconsin great swing bridge in crescent Minnesota and a new replacement bridge there in Lansing Iowa fantastic red😄👍

[@redsiowatrainvideos6645]

@Diegoiowa Thanks Diego! Gonna miss the swing bridge action over the winter.

[@garymiller5937]

The barges and paddle wheeler were both absolutely awesome! 😃😃😃😃😃❤❤❤❤❤

[@garymiller5937]

This is one of the greatest videos I've ever seen, Red! Thank you so very much for getting the closeups of the swing bridge operating. I just loved that! ❤❤❤ And such a beautiful place, the river valley. I can't thank you enough! To think you caught all that action and still managed to sneak in 2 trains at the beginning! 😂 You have to be a genius. 😃😃😃❤❤❤ Thank you so very much for this spectacular video, my friend!! My gratitude can't be expressed in mere words, although I wish it could. Please tell everyone I said hi, and be careful in all you do! Walter and Roger need their Dad. I'm sure they love you dearly. ❤❤❤ I hope we can chat again soon. 😃😃😃😃😃😃😃❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@redsiowatrainvideos6645]

@garymiller5937 You're welcome Gary! That was a great ride that day👍

[@garymiller5937]

@redsiowatrainvideos6645 😃😃❤️❤️

[@georgearchambault6185]

That was great checking out the bridge gears locking it in place. Also the new bridge being built. Too bad didn't catch the 10 engine train getting moving. Great drone flying!! Be Crazy!!

[@redsiowatrainvideos6645]

@georgearchambault6185 Thanks ArchMan!

[@garymiller5937]

The way the swing bridge works is just incredible! It's hard to believe it's 122 years old!! 😯😯😯

[@garymiller5937]

I've never seen 10 locomotives on a train before, but I certainly like the gray with red trim unit! 😃😃😃😃😃❤❤❤❤❤

[@wolfgangpfeilergartenbahnd6530]

Hello Red, that's a power train from BNSF with 10 diesel locomotives that has to wait for the oncoming train. The swing bridge is fantastic as it turns to the middle to let the wide pusher unit and the passenger steamer pass. This turning movement to close the track again is very interesting. Another great filming from you, thank you for the video and best wishes. Wolfgang

[@redsiowatrainvideos6645]

@wolfgangpfeilergartenbahnd6530 Hey Wolfgang! Most likely a partial power move on the BNSF train. That swing bridge is heavy duty at over a 120 years old👍

[@davidsnider1703]

When they dredged our lake the pumped the silt into a manmade dredge pond on county land. Cool to watch. I counted 10 engines. So cool. Sounded great. Thanks for the detail on swingbridge. Thank you Red

[@redsiowatrainvideos6645]

@davidsnider1703 You're welcome David S! Interesting to watch them dredge. Sounds like they revisit sites every 10 years.

[@ronaldrondeau7870]

Thanks Red great one again

[@redsiowatrainvideos6645]

@ronaldrondeau7870 You're welcome Ronald!

[@tigerphid9677]

Great footage along the River.... a very special place.

[@redsiowatrainvideos6645]

@tigerphid9677 Thanks tiger!

[@markdanielczyk944]

Dewatering bags are common these days. The dried mud is then hauled away to a landfill due to possible contamination. Last paddle wheel boat I remember was the Delta Queen when it was in Savanna. Great job as always! Thanks Red!

[@redsiowatrainvideos6645]

@markdanielczyk944 You're welcome Mark! That crew said they dredged areas every 10 years.

[@michaelmccoy-vo4mb]

Now thats one cool video you got there,im partial to bnsf but any rail line are fun to watch thanks Red

[@redsiowatrainvideos6645]

@michaelmccoy-vo4mb You're welcome Michael!

[@jz1340]

BNSF small power move...nice catch. North of St Louis barge tows are limited to three wide due to the width of the locks.

[@redsiowatrainvideos6645]

@jz1340 Thanks JZ!

[@ferraritoybox]

Thx Red, we sure don’t C barges going up & down rivers out west, good drone work

[@redsiowatrainvideos6645]

@ferraritoybox You're welcome Clairence!

[@billsimpson604]

Now that was a GREAT video. I'm going to watch it again on my TV. You lucked out with getting the barges and paddlewheel tour boat. It gave me an appreciation of the capacity of barges. It looks like that new bridge will have breakdown lanes, since it is wider than the old one. It looks like they will have a bit longer span across the river. Looking at the size of that rebar cage, it won't be going anywhere for a long time. The bend in the Mississippi River right below the last 2 bridges in New Orleans is 160 feet deep.

[@redsiowatrainvideos6645]

@billsimpson604 Thanks Bill! Barges are huge. They go aways below the water line too. I had no idea parts of the Mississippi were that deep!

[@paulbergen9114]

This video was like a Department of Transportation synopsis of bridges and all the work going on in the area. The BNSF meet @ DeSoto was great and that area I believe has some of the best Bluffs in the background. The 10 unit set seemed to be sitting on a fairly new bridge also notice all the fresh white ballast but especially the large chunks of Rip Rap stacked neatly on the riverbank much of which occurred 3 years ago when the river levels were extremely high. Great view of the Swing Bridge and when the towboat went by you could hear the EMD engine like a water borne SD40-2. Followed by that paddle boat which aren't that frequent unless it's a local dinner and d ay cruise. I was not aware of the Lansing Bridge replacement but they had to replace the other old metal bridge at Wabasha MN recently. Great view of the former Milwaukee yard in Lacrosse as they do have some locals and sometimes reblocking for through freights. Watching the gear and the bridge coming to rest was reminiscent of the Hulett unloaders in Cleveland. Just amazing how all that steel is synchronized plus the size of those rivets. You really knocked yourself out on this one plus very good lighting helped

[@redsiowatrainvideos6645]

@paulbergen9114 Thanks Paul B! The dredging at the beginning of the video was also interesting. Sounds like they dredge spots every 10 years. Wish I could have caught a CPKC train over that swing bridge. Had to get going since we were aways from home.

[@jeffreyerickson3050]

Our man Red n his trusty drone..........always grateful for his time n effort 👍👍

[@redsiowatrainvideos6645]

@jeffreyerickson3050 Thanks Jeffrey! That was a good roadtrip.

[@ashleydeverick8527]

Great video fantastic job

[@redsiowatrainvideos6645]

@ashleydeverick8527 Thanks Ashley!

[@ashleydeverick8527]

@@redsiowatrainvideos6645 Hey it's no problem because all respect to you as a true railfanner I respect your work

[@rickchapman9232]

@@redsiowatrainvideos6645most your tugs do including navy tugs.

[@centraliowarailproductions2810]

Nice catches!

[@PCBill0622]

The “Grand Crossing” of the former CB&Q and Milwaukee (now BNSF&CPKC) is under the second overpass as you looked east with your drone shot over the west end of the La Crosse CPKC yard (9:35). CPKC dispatchers control the diamond. On the northeast quadrant of the Grand Crossing is where KwikTrip (Kwik Star in Iowa) headquarters and massive warehouses/plants are located.

[@redsiowatrainvideos6645]

@PCBill0622 Thanks for the information Bill! Sounds like the diamond wouldn't be good for the drone.

[@PCBill0622]

⁠there is a dead-end street (Gillette Pl) where you could park next to the BNSF tracks and fly from there. There’s almost always some rail fans parked there.

[@fredtrench5684]

Thanks Red. Was up river from you that day. Bring extra skivvies if doing a Mackinac bike crossing.

[@redsiowatrainvideos6645]

@fredtrench5684 You're welcome Fred! Long Johns for sure on Northern roadtrips. Deluth sure does stay cold.

[@jamesarndt8542]

At DeSota they were probably cleaning up from a derailment last year. Note no trees along right of way. Between LaX & LaCrescent the CP did a lot of work on swing bridge in last 10 years.

[@paulsmith5398]

Back in the day, they called those boats "stern-wheelers". Fanci

[@paulsmith5398]

Fancier models had a larger wheel on each side, and were called "side-wheelers".

[@redsiowatrainvideos6645]

@paulsmith5398 A steam powered one would have been cool👍

[@paulsmith5398]

@@redsiowatrainvideos6645 there used to be one at Peoria Illinois, dont know if its still there..........

[@kens.3729]

Swing Bridges are necessary and effective to keep the Trains and Water Traffic Moving Efficiently. These Swing Bridges Behemoths are Marvels of the Past. 🤔👍

[@redsiowatrainvideos6645]

@@kens.3729 Very impressive machines👍

[@jeffreyerickson3050]

And when I was a kid........we'd walk across the Lansing, Black Hawk bridge. Mt. Hosmer is a great viewing location.

[@redsiowatrainvideos6645]

@@jeffreyerickson3050 Been to Mt Hosmer a few times. Pretty curvy road!

[@jeffreyerickson3050]

@@redsiowatrainvideos6645 Do ya get many malcontents that have this kind of attitude? ....................."And all appliances - not a single EMD. I'm outta here."

[@jeffreyerickson3050]

10 locomotives...............idling n creating an impressive look.

[@ckuehncnwhsyt]

And all appliances - not a single EMD. I'm outta here.

[@idbetterrealize7436]

You need to come back up to Duluth! There's a swing bridge out west you probably didn't see

[@redsiowatrainvideos6645]

@idbetterrealize7436 Sounds good IBR!

[@davidschick6951]

2:30 It looks like a fuel blivet, but it could be used for some type of water. Most likely non-potable.

[@redsiowatrainvideos6645]

@davidschick6951 It's the dredged mud. They let the water drain then take the dirt.

[@paulsmith5398]

In the closing views, it looks like 40' open hopper cars on that barge..........

[@briansmith-l1q]

not bad, the bridge moved, and a paddle wheel

[@joebidenbites1015]

Red, You've got answers, I've got questions... first, kudos to the barge captain who threaded that massive barge thru the bridge unlike the Francis Scott Key barge operator. 1. was that one massive barge or 9 smaller ones? 2. I didn't see how the tracks line up from above? I know that massive gear set something into place. The track would have to retract to allow the swinging. thanks

[@redsiowatrainvideos6645]

@joebidenbites1015 You're welcome JBB! Yep multiple barges tied together there. The gears were running legs that leveled and took the load of the bridge span.

[@Howoldareweanywayyipes]

wow, how do you thread the needle with a barge that large. How do they do that when you have weather?

[@redsiowatrainvideos6645]

@@Howoldareweanywayyipes Nerves of steel👍

[@Ottos_ScLm_Race_videos_2009_on]

Another Drone question. When you turn the drone on and it runs away from you, did the home port not take and its trying to go back to the other home port??

[@redsiowatrainvideos6645]

@Ottos_ScLm_Race_videos_2009_on Boy I doubt it. Mine always relearns the home point each power cycle. You should be able to bypass the return mode and control it manually.

[@garymiller5937]

Where are the control points for these swing bridges, my friend? 😃😃❤❤

[@ryanfrogz]

I’m sure this has been answered before, but what type of drone do you use?

[@redsiowatrainvideos6645]

@@ryanfrogz dji air 2s.

[@donjacobson818]

Hi, Red: @12:14--barge traffic doesn't have anything to do with the water level. The Army Corps of Engineers maintains a 9-foot deep channel on the upper Mississippi, and the lock and dam system creates "pools" so there is always plenty of water. This time of year there should be a good amount of barge traffic what with the corn and soybean harvesting now in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa. Upbound traffic now would probably be road salt and maybe some fertilizer.

[@redsiowatrainvideos6645]

@donjacobson818 Hey Don, thanks! I have a buddy who used to unload barges. Sounded like an expensive process with all the required equipment.

[@garymiller5937]

The paddle wheeler actually goes pretty fast when they want it to, doesn't it?

[@thomasmackowiak]

The meet of the two BNSF double stack trains at DeSoto, Wisconsin was interesting to watch. I wonder if all the power on that westbound train was necessary to move the train or was part of the power just a move from one location to another. I wonder what they do with the dried mud from that dredging operation in DeSoto, Wisconsin. The Chicago & North Western Railroad used this former Milwaukee Road swing bridge between La Crosse, Wisconsin and La Crescent, Minnesota to reach Winona, Minnesota, and the Alco Lines through the Dakotas. It is amazing to watch that barge tow maneuver through the open swing bridge at La Crescent, Minnesota. The paddle wheel excursion boat was a bonus. (Posted 20 October 2024 at 20250 CDT.)

[@redsiowatrainvideos6645]

@@thomasmackowiak I heard they may take the dirt to a landfill since it may be contaminated. Sounds like that swing bridge was busy with some variety back in the day.

[@ChloesProductions-zk5wz]

Love all your videos especially these!! Actually motivated us to try posting trains too, nothing compared to the master reds !! But still fun kzbin.infor6kTsSqmAdg?feature=shared

[@redsiowatrainvideos6645]

@ChloesProductions-zk5wz Glad to hear it Trains-are-us! It's been a great hobby👍