Switching with a Santa Fe GP20 in 2020 (Napoleon, Defiance & Western)

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On April 3rd, 2020, Delay In Block Productions re-visited Defiance, Ohio with hopes of capturing the Napoleon, Defiance & Western Railway’s former Santa Fe GP20Us in action. Over the years, Pioneer Rail Corp. has acquired a small fleet of former Santa Fe GP20Us and recently assigned several to the ND&W. In 2020, these classic EMDs have become a rare breed and a railfan favorite, with many photographers flocking from all over the midwest to capture these vintage diesels in action.
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[@DelayInBlockProductions]

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[@tomroise9426]

Nice video. Thank you for sharing. Industry switching. Interchange shunting and a fallen flag GP20 in revenue service,, what a treat. I hope you continue to receive hits. This is a hidden gem.

[@railfanner8460]

@Delay In Block Productions, another fine job. Keep on finding the action and I will tune in!

[@DelayInBlockProductions]

Thank you so much!

[@mainecoastrailfan]

And it makes me so happy to see an old line like that finally getting some meaningful repairs

[@medaugh]

Just drove along this line today from just east of Cecil to Defiance and it appeared to me that they are replacing some rails along that stretch. Cutting some limbs and brush back also. There was an excavator park somewhat along the track also, although I'm not sure if it was involved in repairs.

[@vettebecker1]

Love the nostalgia of the old Santa Fe paint!! Don't see much from the railroads of the past now a days.

[@jamesmchenry4708]

I remember these old Geeps in TP&W service when I was a kid. Filthy, grimy, and rusty back then, too. I think Pioneer got at least some of them when they bought the west end of the TP&W and formed the Keokuk Junction. You'd hear four or five of these things rattling and rumbling up the East Peoria-Washington grade, spewing copious amounts of smoke...

[@mp165]

YAAY YAY YAAY an ATSF Santa FE unit ALIVE in 2020 year. THank you Thank you VERY MUCH for thi svidoe showing a Classic at work. Long live the memory of the late great Santa Fe Railway.

[@zachariassiefker9249]

Awesome! I like seeing former Santa GP20s in action! I also like seeing the CSX train at the end of the video! Really nice!

[@reddog-ex4dx]

Watching that ol' Geep reminded me of watching 10, 15, plus creeping up Tehachapi grade from Bakersfield to Mojave and over the Tehachapi Loop and some of the toughest mountains. Those Geeps would be going all out and smoking up a storm and only going 10 mph! You would think there was a line of steam engines chugging up the tracks they smoked so bad. Santa Fe had to use so many on a train just so they could make any money on the route.

[@AndreiTupolev]

Napoleon, Defiance and Western! What a great name. That's an interesting angle of heel going into those sidings there.

[@markiewodi3371]

Still this thing is neat any way ya turn the page. I visited this little thing maybe 8yrs ago and I find it absolutely wonderful. Has 2 rail O scale written all over it.

[@mainecoastrailfan]

I really love these miniature and in some cases full length documentaries you do. Now understandably the horn is a crucial safety feature of any locomotive, but of any part of that locomotive, it's hilarious that's the one, new, nice upgrade they give to it

[@joelvale3887]

From the air that town looks like a layout, where only the train moves.

[@nostalgiakarlk.f.7386]

Man, is this a throwback.

[@alaskarailroadcatchfoundation]

It's Nice to see some Santa Fe Locomotives still run.

[@3riversrambler]

We had a ex Santa Fe Geep similar to this for a while when I worked at RJ Corman, best engine we had in the time I was there.

[@3riversrambler]

@Uncle Ed where are they located?

[@mattsrrvideos3935]

Sometime you gotta come up again and see all the rail they have replaced now

[@Coloribus2004]

all four of the these GP20's should be preserved when Retirement arrives.

[@hrk9209]

Alaska railroad still uses there old gp38-2s for yard switching.

[@LouisianaRailProductions]

Seems like the Bluebonnet paint scheme can last a while. Saw a Ex Santa Fe B23 in transit and the blue and yellow still looked good considering the age. Excellent video. Enjoyed it a lot!

[@PowerTrain611]

Certainly seems to hold up better than C&NW's green and yellow scheme!

[@dsfsdffdshdsf1875]

Sante Fe all the way!

[@randallellison6421]

Hey Drayton, if you guys get a chance and your in Marion, AR go by and check out Harvard/Soco yard. They use a GP7u there! It doesn't look as good as the 2026 but it's still wearing warbonnet paint!

[@MITracks]

You can tell the engineer loves that horn being right above his head.

[@shiftintohigh5564]

BNSF Belen NM yard was still using one of these SF GPs to shove cars on the hump.

[@TheSantaFeGuy]

Santa Fe All the Way!

[@monstrok]

Great captures that will be historic footage for sure. That Santa Fe livery is one of my favorites and I can imagine when 2026 was running mainline service. The spliced-in drone footage was a nice addition that showed the yard in context. Well done!

[@denisetindall1487]

I like train videos on KZbin 👍

[@cliffordjamerson3204]

bnsf yard in seattle still has one for switching in the main.

[@Fiddleman200616]

BNSF doesn't have any GP20u's left on their property. You likely saw the yellow SD40-2 that has been hanging around up there.

[@zz7007]

Awesome

[@focusfrenzy9759]

look at the smoke rolling without it pulling a load!

[@blackterminal]

When old as he you are smoke too you will

[@focusfrenzy9759]

@@blackterminal I am as old as that GP20 and I quit smoking 20 years ago.

[@TheHouseOfMasks]

What was the purpose of the first cut? Couldn’t they have skipped that move if they’d just left the outbound on the train, backed in and picked up the inbounds, dropped the 2 off, then cut the other 2 on their way out and then off they’d go? Seems weird. Can anyone explain?

[@zackbobby5550]

Could be tons of things. It's possible they have weight or vision restrictions inside that industry. It's also always possible the customer just wanted them in that certain order.

[@fogdan]

Awesome!! Thanks for posting!! I model this area..

[@cp9831]

Excellent documentation of these old GP20s!

[@sofreak6]

Awesome video. I love watching trains switching industries

[@wyattmccarley8262]

@Delay in Block Productions, Awesome video Drayton, you had luck that I didn’t lol.

[@craigpalmer5693]

Santa Fe locomotive they make those anymore stay running switch tracks in Ohio awesome video friend bless you indeed be safe out there conoavirus

[@whistlinturbosrailfanprodu4652]

Good ‘ole Santa Fe! Gotta love them! Great catch!

[@Army_Outdoors_88N]

Awesome video as always bro. Been a follower for years bro. I love your quality, passion and informative videos

[@Railfann_Ben]

Isn’t that that one Santa Fe GP20 that was numbered number 5 and was passing that crossing that was in HORRIBLE CONDITION???

[@TouchoftheBrushModelWeathering]

Great video bud! You should come to Fort Smith, AR and film the Santa Fe GP20 used with the Fort Smith Railroad. I live out there so let me know when you are out and filming!- Joey

[@class8866]

Well done video and improved infrastructure. Greetings from Germany !

[@railfanningthesoutheast8318]

i hear a fire alarm going off

[@ericposey1986]

I know Patriot Rail is phasing out the GP20S in favor of modern power like GP40-2 and Roadmate slug or GP39 or GP38-2.

[@WestsideRailfan41]

What an excellent video! Ken.

[@kerryrock9248]

Wonder if they took a page from the owner of the Wheeling and Lake Erie. They rebuilt their railroad with government money. Then the purchased used heavy rail from Amtrak and the NS.

[@BAHolmes]

I saw 2045 earlier on the work train in Pioneer Lines paint. Is this one of the former Santa units?

[@atsf855sanbernardinocounty85]

Hope they donate those ATSF GP20s to arizona railway museum or southern california railway museum someday.

[@JackCarsonsRailroadVideos]

Ahhh Good ole 567 power

[@Eddy63]

Another good 1 Drayton ...

[@rossbryan6102]

FYI THE GP -20 CLASS WAS ORIGINALLY 1100- UP FIRST RENUMBERING THEY BECAME 3100- UP!

[@timothystevenhoward]

its not the NDW without a locomotive tilting sideways

[@robloxisoofedupoof8272]

You aer going to make me cry 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@walterfink9782]

As you watch trains, you'll notice all paintings, keep fading, till you see rust. Unless a new owner wants to paint a locomotive or rolling stock. To see a locomotive in AT&SF colors, isn't rare. Check out BNSF. But it's nice to see.

[@phoenicianlocal2363]

Hey Drayton (hope i didnt spell that wrong) but maybe some time after all this carona virus stuff blows over,...you could take a trip to upstate New York and do a quick documentary video on the Catskill Mountain Railroad and even the Delaware and Ulster Railroad if ya wish. Theyre both two great short lines that are within the Catskill Mountains and both have been succeeding since the abandonment of the entire line since years ago (just not now obviously) but maybe you could visit in the future?

[@Nicola636128]

Great video.

[@WC3fanatic997]

You know how hard it is trying to find literally anything about Santa Fe Switchers that AREN'T CF7's?

[@PowerTrain611]

Consider yourself lucky if you've seen a CF7 in revenue service. It's literally an F7 without the streamlining.

[@allgr8429]

No noise when the CSX train hits the ND&W diamond; must be one of those raised ones where the flanges go right over the rail. Can't figure out why trains would lean to the west. I bet trains hardly ever go southwest to Woodburn. N&W downgraded all 3 of its lines from Toledo to the southwest and west, and let traffic dwindle on the Nickel Plate main line east of Bellevue, too. 1958 passenger train took almost 3 hours to traverse 95 miles.

[@jmaclaren4147]

What is the squealing I keep hearing, almost like the brakes are applied to some of the cars?

[@theedsonsubrailfan4465]

The squealing comes from the wheels rubbing against the rails.

[@jmaclaren4147]

@@theedsonsubrailfan4465 Thank you.

[@snpshtgy1]

does pioneer have any plans to replace the actual rail in the worse sections of the line? Trains weren't designed to operate on spaghetti twisty n curved rails

[@fridaynighthikes]

I can’t wait 🎉😀

[@homeandelectronicsstop1599]

GOOD VIDEO

[@gregbowen617]

Excellent video... switching is the nuts and bolts of railroading... I get a bit tired of just seeing long intermodal trains flying past. A question for you... how does that pair of UP locomotives end up on the point of a CSX intermodal? I’m from Australia and don’t really understand how this works...

[@25mfd]

railroads here routinely share locomotives... UP probably owed CSX some borrow time from a past locomotive share

[@taslimchoudhary1253]

Excellent Video 🌾🌾🇮🇳🌾🌾

[@johntapp1411]

Is that A/C atop the cab of the locomotive? Does it work?

[@robloxisoofedupoof8272]

Thet SF is old is from the 70s do more video on this SF

[@MNpolarbear]

The rounded roof of 2026 speaks great northern or northern Pacific to me...what's the history on this loco?

[@DelayInBlockProductions]

Built for Santa Fe in 1961.

[@bernardcarman]

Do ads have to pot up in the middle of the video? Really?

[@SoonerStateSirens1]

It’s not his fault it’s KZbin’s fault

[@james5360]

Spend the $15.00 per month to buy KZbin premium and voila no more commercials. That’s what I did, works too.

[@robloxisoofedupoof8272]

I no BNSF have these SF like this but and RED and they also have SF like this

[@jwrailve3615]

Someone needs to model this line bad tracks and all. Ho scale preferably haha.

[@james5360]

That engine needs to be repowred ideall with a a 645 engine so you can stop wasting fuel as black smoke. When it was built it was a good design but since EMD introduced the 645 engine and the GP 38 it really needs to be repowred for better fuel economy.

[@timpriddy349]

Well atleast one has the original style numbers

[@csxrailfanners3000]

I dont get it... I filmed the exact same geep and post my video on YT and it only has like 30 views... you post yours and you get 12K views!?!?

[@TexanMAGABOI]

Subscriber count

[@ericdaniel7069]

This narrators “singing” OMG....

[@mrjon1985]

9:37 Lol

[@choochoovroomvroom7612]

👍

[@shiftintohigh5564]

😎🇺🇸

[@HappyHands.]

20:10 rabbit

[@TheNorthwestWind]

YOU ARE SUCH? A GOOD DADDY