Trains Around Marion, Ohio 1990s (Conrail, CSX, NS)

[@Zach_Bloomquist]

I don't know about anybody else but when i hear a Conrail Leslie RS3L horn off in the distance I get shivers down my spine and memories come flooding back. Its a real good feeling. I miss Big Blue and all its great quirks and friendly employees. ;)

[@misssouripacific]

great comment thanks

[@northjerseyrailfan9326]

Zach Bloomquist same but I was not alive in the 1990s my uncle was he told me that he saw so many Conrail trains on a daily basis, back in 2012 when I was 9/10 I would sometimes see a Conrail patched unit with a good old rs3l horn, rip Conrail

[@ohioandnortheastern]

Yes same

[@nickt.2238]

I was born in 1993. I was about 6 or 7 when I was first exposed to and fascinated with trains. I was too young to understand at the time but I do recall seeing Conrail a few times back in 1999. One time I saw a train consisting of a mix of Conrail and Norfolk Southern units going through the town my grandparents live in in PA. Also, sometimes someone would take me down to what is now Norfolk Southern's Abrams Yard in King Of Prussia to watch trains switch and leave the yard. All that was a long time ago but it's moments like that where I wish I was older than I actually am. May Conrail live on forever!

[@christophercarey3232]

Big Blue wasn't the only railroad that had RS3Ls.

[@LeeDfined]

Seeing that Chessie Systems on first train melted my lil train loving heart. I grew up in Kent Ohio which is split by the Chicago to Baltimore, double tracked New Castle Subdivision. So Chessie now CSX is all I know. In 1996 we moved where the tracks were only 200 feet from my bedroom. I have since been fortunate to live off of Norfolk Southern Conemaugh Line, with it being 200 feet from bedroom aa well. Then when I moved to Tampa, the CSX tracks only 3 houses down. So I love trains. And the sound of them relaxes me, as I have had three bedrooms so far that shook and rocked as the trains went past.

[@BaltimoreAndOhioRR]

Wow, love seeing old footage like this! Thanks for posting! 👍👍

[@b3j8]

Too bad we didn't yet have good video cameras on the market in the 1970's when the EL was still going! Thanks for the look back!

[@christophercarey3232]

Some of the Super 8 sound videos are actually pretty good. Take "N&W Buffalo to New Haven and Everywhere in Between" for example.

[@b3j8]

@@christophercarey3232 Oh yeah, I agree that N&W film is excellent. My point was it's also not that common. The cameras w/sound were expensive as was the short length of film they took. Most fans just settled for taking photos. Today we have a phone that shoots digital quality video. Many fans have a camcorder also. Just imagine if those had been available back in 1970 or so!

[@the.porter.productions]

Me and my friends visit Marion all the time! It’s a great place to Railfan, and it’s awesome seeing this. All the NS high hoods and the final days of Chessie...

[@LeeDfined]

I turned 10 in 1990, so I was fortunate to be around for Conrail, Chessie, Norfolk and Western, CSX and Norfolk Southern. Engine wise, CSX always seemed to roar and fly while Conrail had a deep low grumble and chugged along. I was raised in Chessie/CSX territory. But love Conrail with all my heart.

[@heavygamingtf2]

Those trains are the best for me along with the Amtrak ones.

[@holden2lt]

Seeing the chessie and seaboard sure brings back nostalgia great video

[@JoshuaTheTransitProdigy]

**Subscribed and 407th like&* That's a very cool scenery! Great job!

[@TrainWatching]

So nice to see. I was just up there this past Monday train watching...

[@400exNick]

Great video thanks for posting!! I've always wanted to visit here when I'm up in Ohio visiting family. Love hearing all the old horns😀

[@FDNY8231]

Oh MAN .... Those K5LA's ... Totally awesome ....

[@burnuts007]

Awesome video! I love this older footage it's great! I love these horns they sound great! I subbed up I look forward to more

[@ohioandnortheastern]

burnuts007 but what if csx and northfolk and southern built a sky scraper for railanners. Yes that will be great

[@cpttankerjoe]

Born in 2000. Just turned 20 today. Haven’t seen a conrail train until this video. Enjoyed it very much. But look at those brand new brightly colored CSX units. Brand new shiny as heck. You can’t find those anymore in 2020

[@arrowguy173]

Still a fantastic spot and the restored depot/tower are a treasure. Great hosts too - be sure to go when you can get a demonstration of the interlocking tower - it's phenomenal given its complexity. But I sure miss the classic signals that gave each line personality. Today all signals look the same.

[@b3j8]

They should have left the old signal bridges in and just replaced the signals. The crap supports the new signals are mounted on wont last a 100 yrs like the originals!

[@marksprunger8936]

Love this classic rail scene with the cantenaries and watchtower! I noticed a unit still in Chessie System livery providing support to the lead CSX loco! Pretty cool!

[@robertbraeuner2031]

Excellent job! The good old days of the 90s

[@Stealth_Grey]

Awesome footage. Some of the better years of being a rail fan.

[@kennyspry5189]

The Paint Scheme Grey Blue and Yellow is My favorite Paint Scheme for CSX Engine's.

[@1990sRailfan]

21:37 not a caboose but the next best thing.

[@danielneeley5480]

I love this video, reminds me of chasing trains at 13 but i grew up in Arkansas with cotton belt and UP

[@BuckeyeNationRailroader]

Marion Ohio trains still looks and sounds the same, except for the different railroads, tracks, motive power, signals, and technology.

[@orbitsrailfanvids]

24:53 I wish I was alive to see brand new C40-8Ws.

[@angelmalarkey7946]

I like it how it pop out like that. 20:11

[@maxm2317]

Magnificent footage!

[@nastynate4916]

Thought it was funny that at 7:19 that dude drives around the gates and the train that passes has the operation lifesaver logo

[@norfolksouthernguy9350]

wow awesome video i was born in 93 so i grew up around csx and ns but great video conrails cool tho

[@MrBnsftrain]

I gew up seeing train videos filmed in the 90s (enven though I was born in 2001 and didn't get to see most of what I saw on film in person), and I always liked 90s era trains!

[@tedinohio3981]

I've seen a lot of poor quality videos of what seems to be from a VHS format. This is not one of those. Very high quality for the video equipment available, good camera operation, use of a tripod instead of always hand-held. By the way, I also liked the trains and location!

[@RailroadMediaArchive]

This was Hi8, not VHS.

[@1990sRailfan]

Who got the Conrail line (ex PC) after the Conrail breakup? The line that paralleled the EL out of Marion.

[@RailroadMediaArchive]

CSX

[@northwesternohiorailfan5622]

WOW I DIDNT KNOW THE W CENTER ST NS TRACKS HAD A WRRS Mechanical Bell And WRRS 8 Inch lights

[@jimsexton]

Good stuff!

[@tommythomason6187]

Great video w/good clarity. The more distant shots give one the impression that he's looking at a masterpiece model railroad. And beautiful old Chesdie GP40-2's, at that! Do passenger trains still call at the old Marion depot?

[@RailroadMediaArchive]

Not since the start of Amtrak in 1971.

[@Dr_Won_Hung_Lo]

Define Irony: @ 7:40 a car goes around the crossing gates and the train that passes by is being lead by a "operation lifesaver" engine

[@notarotomwithhair5637]

but why, why would you do that

[@TornadoTrick]

Cameras are legendary for its time

[@buixrule]

How old is that Southern boxcar #551321 @ 8:38? Looks almost like it could have been from the steam era.

[@logandetwiler4483]

Railroad Media Archive was AC Tower still open when this video was filmed? What years are covered in the video too

[@RailroadMediaArchive]

Yes, it was still open. This was taken between 1992 and 1994.

[@choirboyfromhell1]

Nice videos Todd Miller. RIP.

[@bobozo389]

Nice, I'm sure that tower is closed and gone. It's a shame we've lost so many! Bob...

[@RailroadMediaArchive]

Closed, yes, but preserved and standing.

[@bobozo389]

Nice to hear that it was saved! Bob...

[@Dr_Won_Hung_Lo]

bobozo389 It was saved and moved right across the tracts to the train station. They remodeled it and it stands to this day!

[@Dr_Won_Hung_Lo]

The tower was moved across the tracts to the train station. All the signal lights have been torn down and replaced.

[@RailroadMediaArchive]

And the replacements for the signals seen in this video have been replaced. Confused? ;)

[@Dr_Won_Hung_Lo]

@@RailroadMediaArchive No actually I was talking about the lights across the tracks. I used to live on Edwards St right in that area

[@michaelroper4237]

7:20 ohhhh naughty!!!!

[@Dr_Won_Hung_Lo]

Ah man I remember that little white building that had the barber shop in it. It's gone now.

[@herinol]

Ahhh the old days where the dash 8’s were brand new but now its tier 4’s

[@billinindiana1]

What major cities are connected by each of the 3 lines--north and south and east and west?

[@RailroadMediaArchive]

Conrail - Cleveland, Indianapolis and St. Louis. NS - carried coal from West Virginia coal fields to Sandusky or Chicago, plus a fair bit of manifest freight. CSX - Colubmus and Toledo.

[@billinindiana1]

Thanks! This is a great video.

[@utubewatcher806]

@@RailroadMediaArchive The NS line was former N&W, former Nickel Plate?

[@RailroadMediaArchive]

@@utubewatcher806 Pennsy then N&W after 1964.

[@railyardfilms6491]

Good days in trains

[@timdaugherty5921]

To be around back then!

[@KISSFanDan1995]

19:58, is that a GE Widecab without ditch lights?

[@RailroadMediaArchive]

Yes.

[@christophercarey3232]

Ditch lights didn't become a mandatory until the mid-90s although newer widecab engines were equipped with them.

[@kenamaro]

Possible Railhead ?

[@cbolanz1]

which USA states did conrail own trackage in? excluding Canada.

[@RailroadMediaArchive]

Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, West Virginia, Washington, D.C.

[@cbolanz1]

@@RailroadMediaArchive thank you. much appreciated.

[@billinindiana1]

Is this the Indianapolis line?

[@RailroadMediaArchive]

Conrail, yes.

[@buixrule]

Welcome to the Darwin Awards. We hope you enjoy your evening. 7:13

[@arrowguy173]

A crappy Chevy no less!

[@ohioandnortheastern]

Did CSx take down conrail and New York central

[@utubewatcher806]

no, it was split between NS and CSX. And, Conrail predated the Chessie and Seaboard Systems, and NS.

[@michaelweinert9261]

22:56 Euise Euise

[@coyotefeather4896]

.y uncle was an engineer with Conrail

[@nurululazmianggraini9114]

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