"The MA&N Is Coming (Again)!!!" Rome NY

After an a hiatus of approximately 6 years, Revere Copper, founded by Revolutionary War hero Paul Revere and headquartered in Rome NY (the "Copper City"), is once again receiving shipments by rail.
It's the late morning of Feb 21, 2022. A Mohawk, Adirondack & Northern freight waits to access the CSX main in Utica NY to exercise trackage rights to Rome, approximately 15 miles west of the road's Utica yard. Before getting on CSX Track No. 1, however, the MA&N train (symbol Z343) must wait for a westbound mixed freight to pass. Before the CSX freight enters onto the scene, an eastbound Amtrak Empire Service train passes by on Track 2.
After departing Utica, the short freight is next seen speeding along on the "high iron" in Yorkville, a few miles from Utica.
The final scenes are in Rome as switching into Revere is observed.

[@StormySkyRailProductions]

Awesome to see they are receiving rail shipments again! Cool unit too!

[@jamesd2128]

Always great to see former shippers rediscovering rail freight !

[@csxns]

Hope more see the light and get away from trucks.

[@chrishackett554]

Grew up in the Mohawk Valley and wasn’t aware the Revere still had vibrant manufacturing so I went to there website and found this statement. Revere Copper is an employee-owned company with over one million square feet of manufacturing space in Rome, NY. Markets we serve include architectural, electrical, telecommunications, air conditioning, industrial machinery, equipment and other markets. Antimicrobial metal is an important emerging segment today, and copper is a clear leader in this area. That would also explain the enclosed rail cars, probably receiving raw copper which is highly sought out by organized crime for theft and resale. Great video again.

[@p.mckenzie2921]

Thanks for the great information on what was in side the box cars .🚂

[@Accu53Mation]

This is a very good education on local and railroad history. Don't know why, but I've been so infatuated with trains that years ago, I applied to both CSX & Norfolk Southern. For seven years(hard labor), I was on the railroad maintenance, eventually operating rail grinders & ballast regulators, for a rail contractor. From Buffalo through the Hudson(the most scenic), I worked. Lots of people have short careers due to injury & locating better-pay stay-at-home jobs. Truly did enjoy the work and travel. Wish more residents would care about "local," videos.

[@bcoldgoalie]

Living here in British Columbia,I remember the Pacific Great Eastern well,in 1972 becoming the British Columbia Railway. They had a long history of using Alco locomotives,and they were great to see. Thanks for showing this operation.

[@Steve-xf4uv]

Love that Alco sound - don't hear it around here any more. Thanks for sharing.

[@trenamerritt5344]

Good to see more train switching for an old local business. You beat it to Rome, good going!! Good health to you and Witold!

[@wolfgangpfeilergartenbahnd6530]

Always nice to see freight traffic on the rails. Great freight trains, excellently filmed.

[@p.mckenzie2921]

Thanks for all the videos and love to learn about new yoke my grandpa worked the pull man train as a ticket 🎫 man.

[@Locos-del-oeste]

Brilliant video my friend like and Greetings from Argentina 🙋🏽‍♂️

[@jssw3618]

Good that there is a new customer. Notice all box cars are ATW.

[@barbararoberto1258]

Nice to see trains moving freight again in some areas and it is a great video

[@shawnpowell5876]

Awesome video and the CSX train that passed through had 135 cars and figured it would be atleast 100 cars w that DPU mid train! How neat to meet a railfan that's been doing it for over 70 years. That ole ALCO C425 moves right along! I'm a BIG FAN of the ALCO LOCOMOTIVES! Great switching process going on and good to see an industry getting serviced again. Thanks for sharing your videos with us.

[@andrewpalm2103]

Thanks, I always enjoy industrial switching videos.

[@vincentcardinal6236]

That is great to see back in the 70s would switch it on a daily basis I see people still have no patience for blocking the crossing

[@Sven_Okas1967]

The sound of the alco is just great. Greetings from Berlin/ Germany. Sven

[@robertbate5790]

Great video, thank you. I like your style too, nice to have a little background on what we are seeing. 👍👍👍

[@RHJ3]

Thanks for the switching tour, love the Alco.

[@annettelaurence5716]

Thank you for filming this and the information on the loco.

[@mohawkmike142]

How do you know when they are running? You have an insider? Al Gorney was the person that gave Dewitt Geeps there name. The Alco RS3's that Penn Central repowered with EMD 567 prime movers. Some were done in Syracuse ( Dewitt engine shop) others at the Pennsy Juniata shops in Altoona. The west bound had 134 cars with the DPU cut in between 61 and 62. I saw one the other day with 137 cars. 2 engines up front DPU about mid train

[@SupaFly10579]

Are there any maps of the local spurs? I received my book, Clear the Tracks. Love it so far but would like a map that would help me pinpoint the areas.

[@tribble_trouble]

Happy to see you're having some halfway decent weather up there. Very much enjoyed the narration and the commentary.

[@chrisbuxton1958]

Thoroughly enjoyed this video, thanks RR.

[@step2191]

great video and commentary. thanks for bringing us along! love Alco power!

[@williammiller2750]

Great video from Okeechobee Florida.

[@amfwelsh]

Love guys like AL. So much knowledge there

[@paulbergen9114]

Just the way the bell rang as if to say "Let me out. And hit the main" Miss that sound from.GB&W days. Boxcars on a spur with a sharper curve and grade it just doesn't get better!

[@vigouroso]

OH Jeez - I hope you’re OK because I love your content! It’s just so rare and also local. I live across ‘the pond’ in Toronto and the geography is so similar.

[@wesleywright6484]

Thanks my friend!! What a wonderful treat! It's so nice to see that Revere is using the rails to ship and receive!!!! Makes the heart jump!!! Where did the tanks go and that load of steel end up! Thanks again can't wait for the new installment!!

[@RC944jim]

I have the same questions as Wesley!! Tanks maybe for olive oil.

[@AndreiTupolev]

An Alco running on CSX tracks. How awesome!

[@VlakynaSlovensku]

Beautiful train video!

[@jimwilloughby]

I wish it was 40 degrees here in Cody, WY. It's a tad chillish at 6 below.

[@valeriebassett3107]

Thanks for taking this video and sharing this with us. Great job!!!

[@zekemedia1310]

Thanks for the video, keep them coming.

[@cp368productions2]

The best part about the CSX through the state is the boxcars. Never know what you might see on a CSX manifest heading to or from Schenectady. Cotton Belt, Southern Pacific, DRGW, all sorts of patched cars, etc.

[@sjfedorko]

Had a couple interesting adventures spotting cars at Revere. Good to see rail traffic going there again.

[@conrailjohn6682]

Great video! Love to see that switching action!

[@joekelley1014]

Nice to see this! I am in Maine.

[@grammiesawesomeadventures]

I love trains.

[@sondrabowers4837]

I am elated Revere Copper is receiving shipments.

[@afleetcommand]

Awesome channel, hoping you are getting some video on the "Goings On" up there on the NYS&W today (4-13--2022) Would be a good video on recovery :)

[@marryannlamb9853]

Great video. Thanks .Have a blessed day .

[@tombarnes7196]

Hello from Missouri!

[@jackie2246]

This was very informative and interesting. Thanks

[@steveinsc9199]

Really like listening the Alcos run. Thanks for the video! In the 60's here in South Carolina.

[@RC944jim]

🤗 We made it up to 54 today in Utica!

[@mattstarr8203]

eire Lackawanna used to have tracks in northwest Indiana/ most of its gone and some of it walking and biking trails

[@EmergencyGuy]

BC Rail, aka CN Rail, is known for the class lights on earlier locomotives.

[@davidbrown4823]

Always a good day with Alco.

[@kudraadk]

I like your videos. Is there someplace to see a map of all the old rail lines in the area. Herkimer and Oneida counties mainly. I have looked on line and haven't had much luck.

[@grammiesawesomeadventures]

Very cool!!!

[@am74343]

Boy that telephone pole is really crooked LOL

[@jamessimmons1888]

Good video

[@donaldmisgen5743]

I love Railroads

[@donaldmisgen5743]

I love being a railfan

[@andyknott8148]

And the music today is provided by the Schenectady concert orchestra.

[@vinnyg.8170]

Good to see you again! How's witold doing these days?

[@railroadingrambler218]

He’s doing great! It’s tough to bring him along on some of these videos but you’ll see him again soon enough. Thanks for commenting.

[@SupaFly10579]

It's a sin the Utica Roasters blasted off the Lackawanna sign off the freight house.

[@railroadingrambler218]

Yes, I wish the new owner (who also is a railfan from what I hear) didn’t keep/repair that.

[@SupaFly10579]

@@railroadingrambler218 It was blasted off. I was there watching. It was very sad.

[@cmdrflake]

Does 2453 have PTC gear or do they have a waiver to run on CSX?

[@bobbybecker6435]

At 7:45 it's a beautiful sound.

[@rickledges4412]

Nothing from Railroad Rambler lately. Hope all is okay..

[@OSTycoon]

Do you know what might be going on with 1670, the 80 tonner? I haven't seen it back on base for about a month now.

[@railroadingrambler218]

It went to Utica for repairs (2-3 weeks ago)

[@OSTycoon]

@@railroadingrambler218 Ah. I caught it going over 49 and hitting the high iron at Reber that day and then it disappeared.

[@mattstarr8203]

what do they manufacture In Rome NY

[@guildpilotone]

The tracks seen in the Rome switching - are they CSX or MA&&N?

[@railroadingrambler218]

MA&N; the MA&N comes off the CSX main at MP 248, 10 miles from Utica approx

[@guildpilotone]

@@railroadingrambler218 Tanx!

[@gregmoyer8959]

Not much snow in the Great White North

[@railroadingrambler218]

More on way soon!

[@dzl6848]

We just got a bunch today. Green yesterday 13in. today

[@gregmoyer8959]

72 degrees here almost ready to mow grass

[@allanegleston4931]

i thought raviereware went extinct. i have my moms pots.