The UNLUCKIEST Heritage Unit

[@MattS_Filmography]

I had a buddy of mine tell me that someone out of Decatur tried swapping the horn out originally with an RS3L. When it was bolted down, it blew so much air pressure that the horn exploded. Thats probably why it has the horn it has on now.

[@alcosteam]

The NS had a traincrew employee stealing horns in and around that area, and it was likely not only on the NS as other railroads saw a prolific spike in theft of horns as well. This guy was selling them and when they figured it all out the police raided his mommies home (yes he was still living with mommie) they found piles of horns. The NS fired the guy but never heard if he was prosecuted or not.. He got his reward though as shortly after while working on a shortline did a stupid stunt and got flung under a moving railcar while switching and become a bi-part dead person.

[@Joe-d7m6k]

For the derailment in Nasuha, the track was owned by GUILFORD. That right there is the sole reason for anything bad, rail related, in New England.

[@Track_Tranzit]

Nashua*

[@Track_Tranzit]

Also the tracks were owned by Pan Am Railways, guilford hasn't existed in years.

[@NotGavin]

@@Track_Tranzitbasically the same company just rebranded

[@Track_Tranzit]

@@NotGavin yeah but its still a difference worth mentioning, especially because it signifies what time you're talking about

[@NotGavin]

@@Track_Tranzit That’s true

[@sekrailfan831]

The fact that most of 1070s incidents was in May is crazy

[@Railfan_Austin]

So basically 1070's k5lla was giving the bad luck

[@Nthuziast]

imagine the bro who stole 1070's k5lla like what do you even do with that lmao

[@Henrytherailfan]

Bro really said “ this will do good for my front yard “

[@Nthuziast]

@@Henrytherailfan man really saying no poaching without saying no poaching

[@csxtrainfan319]

Foamers go crazy over a certain horn and I believe that’s what happened like what happened with CSX 421. Either that or a tree knocked it off.

[@mile290productions3]

well, it'll honk

[@DansRailroad2011]

Horns get stollen all over all the time. Some people actually collect them, use them, or just try to sell them for $$$.

[@VirtualRailfanProductions]

It's kinda fitting that the Wabash Unit it the Unlucky one. Toward the end of their life in the late 1960s, the road was bought by the Norfolk & Western and such many lines fell into disrepair. One of these lines is now a shortline with has become famous as the railroad with the "Worst Track in the World". That shortline being the Napoleon Defiance and Western.

[@NS_1522]

Man to think that 1070 was involved in so many incidents. You could say that the locomotive was almost as jinxed as N&W 611

[@thunderbird1921]

It is crazy to read about 611's regular service career, and astonishing that only like one of her 1950s accidents resulted in fatalities (though IIRC the driver of a bakery truck she hit at a crossing was badly injured, sadly). On the other hand though, she balanced those misfortunes with some extreme good luck, and not just with her survival. People associated with the Norfolk and Western Historical Society not too long ago found through operating records that 611 was actually tasked with hauling Dwight Eisenhower's presidential campaign train in 1952 (between Columbus, Ohio and Kenova, West Virginia). This means she's one of only several steam locomotives in existence today that is known to have hauled a US president, with one of the few others being Grand Trunk Western 6325 (which famously pulled Harry S. Truman on a rail tour of Michigan in 1948). Absolutely incredible history.

[@NS_1522]

@@thunderbird1921 yea indeed

[@sargentrowell81]

1070 is still in service, so I would argue that a locomotive like Amtrak P42 number 66 was more unlucky. It hit a truck in a crossing accident and got severe enough body damage that it's been written off. Last I checked it was still in a line of disused loco's at the Beech Grove shops along with 156 and 42. Sure 1070 it was involved in a lot of "incidents" but, it sounds like the most that happened to the locomotive itself was the horn getting stolen and replaced. I mean, the Southern Heritage Unit was arguably more unlucky.

[@ThePolarExpress1225Productions]

and 8099 was rebuilt and returned to service from what i had heard and i noticed on the engine that they changed the number boards color to black

[@robertcooper6853]

When you consider how many times the Wabash or any of the other iterations of it went bankrupt, it’s par for the course for the name. But truthfully, it just had the bad luck of being in the wrong place at the wrong time.

[@joshthetrainfan]

I’m not sure if this counts, but the 1070 was supposed to come through Tehachapi in like 2013, but a massive crash at Cable detoured it. Nine years later, it randomly showed up in the yard.

[@yeoldeseawitch]

the first 3 incidents are less unlucky to the engine and more that the engine just cases bad things to happen when its around.

[@blockstacker5614]

You from Massachusetts?

[@Voucher765]

NS 1071 is my favorite HU, Hopefully it should come to railfest someday in Hoboken

[@grizh4583]

The Suffolk, VA one would be us 😂 we still have the article hanging in our office 😂

[@HeyItsMeGoku785]

NS 1070 had beef with the shortlines at the beginning 💀

[@jackkilleen47]

Pretty ironic considering 1070 was the first ever heritage unit I caught on a trip in Alabama in 2014!

[@NayTableIguess]

Loco number 1070 got into its first accident on my 10th birthday

[@Mandem_Nj]

I've seen the Wabash heritage unit about 4 times, first last year and times this year

[@negasinegasigp40]

It’s not the only one that was unlucky it’s also NS 8099

[@Cowlitzperson]

The most unlikey heritage unit is ironically my favorite heritage unit

[@Greatlakesrailfan]

The Sonic CD song goes hard lmao 👍

[@chrisbeard5794]

How about a video on CSX 8888 (Crazy Eights) the runaway that led to the movie Unstoppable with Denzel Washington and Chris Pine.

[@RodHarrellTheRailfanner]

It hasn't even been a full week since this video got released, & 1070 LEGIT got involved in another incident! It's 3rd on 28R today, & the leader hit 2 people in Greer, SC.

[@SilverThunder710]

@@RodHarrellTheRailfanner good lord

[@nottelling8129]

@@SilverThunder710Great job, you jinxed it.

[@SeanBleaking]

It looks like he can’t catch a break

[@traincrazymotive]

so that's the reason why 1070 has a K1L13 now. huh.

[@rashidsamah155]

3:26 That guy who is flimming when he sees the heritage unit....: OMG!!!! A heritage unit was involved in this incident?!!!

[@MrBigMac9647]

Who steals train horns tho.

[@wfvideos4099]

1070 got shoved through a door at a locomotive shop once.

[@fluttershytheequestrianrai6022]

CN 2415 was unlucky enough, but 1070 was worst.

[@emwungarand]

Maybe cut the background music, or lower it, when demonstrating horns.

[@traindev1]

I'd think the unluckiest heritage unit was CP 7011 that got absolutely obliterated like a single day after the merger

[@joellawrence1132]

You forgot to include 8099 turning over on its side when you gave those examples at the start of the video

[@jakedoestrains1759]

4:07 song name?…but wow I never thought about these heritage units are unluck..well luckly I’ve never seen one of these units :)

[@SilverThunder710]

@@jakedoestrains1759 Special Stage from Sonic CD (US soundtrack)

[@csxtrainfan319]

Every railroad has an unlucky heritage unit.

[@CousinCarl99]

Except BNSF…

[@csxtrainfan319]

They might make some next year for their 30th anniversary

[@amtrakpepsiproduct1605]

Nice use of Sonic CD music!

[@Henrytherailfan]

Amazing vid

[@Frisco1522productions]

i thought cn 2415 was the deadliest locomotive but i was wrong 1070 is the deadliest locomotive ever but the locomotive never hurt anyone

[@patprokopf8961]

0:25 hmm I wonder who did it….

[@SuperOwensTrainsYT]

1:58 Pan Am Railway

[@Limtrain777]

I love ur vids

[@SuperOwensTrainsYT]

@@Limtrain777thanks!!!

[@Limtrain777]

@@SuperOwensTrainsYT no problem

[@JacksonYoung-h4b]

0:50 what's the song name in the background?

[@Jtherailroader]

It's a sonic game. It is a secret that you can unlock. The secret unlocks a pretty weird background and the song plays .

[@GTKCF2023]

The fun is infinite from sonic cd game

[@johnathonmcjohn3]

sonic cd Boss! US version

[@JacksonYoung-h4b]

I found it directly after I posted the comment 💀💀

[@johnathonmcjohn3]

@@JacksonYoung-h4b speedrun

[@SuperOwensTrainsYT]

song at the beginning?

[@SilverThunder710]

@@SuperOwensTrainsYT Collision Chaos

[@SuperOwensTrainsYT]

@@SilverThunder710thanks!

[@KendallReynolds-c9z]

CSX has 1900 to be unlucky with o guess

[@johndeerefan725]

It's likely after hitting a downed tree that caused the front axles to derail.

[@KendallReynolds-c9z]

@@johndeerefan725 that’s what Happened. I caught it before it happened tho. It’s back on the rails running now

[@D_R-G_S]

What in the cannonball?

[@trainglen22]

Dang, that is one locomotive with bad luck! Pity that it was involved in an accident on a short line.

[@TheAustinSubRailfan]

you can disable dislikes now?

[@SilverThunder710]

They're forced off by KZbin