Trains Flying Through Crowded Neighborhood In Worlds 1st Electrically Lighted City, Wabash, Indiana!

Almost Street Running Trains! 4 Norfolk Southern Trains In Worlds First Electrically Lighted City, Train Goes Over Bridge With DPU Locomotive Working Hard, Trains Going Through The City Of Wabash, Indiana. Huge Auto Parts Boxcars That Make Big Locomotives Look Little.
Norfolk Southern trains on the old Wabash Railroad line in Wabash, Indiana. Two of the four trains have DPUs. These trains are passing through a very historic city and right next to a city street with numerous railroad crossings. Wabash is the first city in the world to be electrically lighted. See the plaque in the video. Check out the old courthouse with the statue of Abraham Lincoln.
I got 2 eastbound trains and 2 westbound trains. The last train has a BNSF DPU in the middle and is crossing over the Norfolk Southern Marion Line. When I was filming the train I did not know that the track it was going over is the same one that goes through the street in Warsaw, Indiana. See my street running video of the street running flying trains of Warsaw. I thought I was going to get a video of a train going under that bridge running northbound. As you can see in the video a train activated the crossing lights near the bridge but then it backed up from where it came from. That train came up to Wabash and reversed onto a spur that goes through downtown. It then came off the spur and reversed southbound out of sight.
Which one of the 4 trains in this video is your favourite? I got 3 manifests and one intermodal. I found Wabash on Google Maps and I liked how the main line went through town just a block from the county courthouse and runs right next to a city street, almost street running.
Don't miss the Live Action Pets and the slide show that comes from the video.
Filmed Friday, August 23, 2024 in 1080p with 60fps. Thanks for watching!
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[@WilliamShorter-x3y]

good day JT,you're quite a ways from home.it seems many of the train crews recognize you wherever you are and give you a little horn salute.

[@Nano-pj4lh]

That's right, 144 years ago, Wabash Indiana became the world's first electrically lit city.

[@nimblehealer199]

Actually, only the courthouse grounds were electrically lighted at the time.

[@sarge4455]

@@nimblehealer199😂

[@yesman5365]

Yeah that claim is misleading only the court house had lights which helped to light the rest of the city.

[@ut000bs]

@@nimblehealer199 that was pretty much the city. The courthouse grounds was the square. Also, Wabash was nowhere as big as it was then. There were less than 4,000 people and you could easily walk to the fields that surrounded the town in just a few minutes. Things were different then. At the time the world considered it fact.

[@robertdshannon5155]

This is your most beautiful location! Thanks for doing the buildings as well.

[@davidmeek3104]

Another great video Brian. I have a friend that used to live in Wabash.

[@randydobson1863]

Hi Jaw & it's is Randy and i like yours video is Cool & Thanks Jaw & Friends Randy

[@davebealer8806]

Nice trains in Indiana! Great building architecture in Wabash, I’m glad to see they maintain those buildings. Once they’re lost there’s no getting them back! Nice to see Tom cat fitting in with the other animals!

[@NELSONRRVIDS]

Yes Wabash is a beautiful town

[@mikegoff5667]

Hi Jaw Tooth, thanks for visiting my home town, Wabash IN. The busy east west route through town is the former Wabash Railroad which was bought out in the 1960's by Norfolk and Western. The north south route which passes under on the east side of town was the New York Central. My wife and I watch you every day. Mike Goff

[@garymessina1609]

Wabash seems to be a nice city with great train views as always another great video thanks Brian

[@JawTooth]

Thanks for watching!

[@barrywilliams991]

The library was funded by a grant from industrialist and steel magnate Andrew Carnegie and was completed in 1903.

[@JawTooth]

Thanks for the info!

[@the-terrible63]

Excellent catch, Brian, thank you very much and have a nice day and night.

[@JawTooth]

Thanks Ivan and have a nice day and night also!

[@the-terrible63]

@@JawTooth Thanks, Brian, and same to you too.

[@jonwatt678]

Good morning all. Have a safe day. Remember those lost at NY, DC and PA...🙏

[@the-terrible63]

Hi, @jonwatt678.

[@SRF1978]

I was born and raised in Wabash indiana. First electrically lighted city in the world! The original carbon arc bulbs are inside the court house! They were created by Charles F. Brush's carbon arc bulb. Still have tons of family there! Thanks for stopping by jawtooth! Great train catches! This is the old Wabash railroad Lafayette to ft Wayne line. On the curve on the east end of town they can switch over to the Marion district and go to or come from elkhart or continue to Chicago or go the opposite way to new york. The line on top is the Huntington district , the Marion district is on the bottom ex conrail line norfolk southern got from the split up in 1999.

[@ebf82234]

Lucky you. Looks like a wonderful place to live in.👍

[@SRF1978]

@@ebf82234 I moved when I was 19 to Arizona. I miss it alot.

[@Andrefane32]

Amazing videos jaw tooth keep up the good work

[@DairyNS]

Nice video

[@JawTooth]

Thanks

[@rogertemple7193]

Awesome train action in Wabash Indiana which is a very nice looking town in this part of the state with the tracks running through a very nice neighborhood with a lot of boxcars and DPU'S, as well as the always amazing live action pets dogs and cats at home and of course the music slide shows always a lot of great train action thanks again Jaw Tooth and have a great week thank you.🚂🚃🚃🇺🇲

[@sylvainburelle9102]

Man Tom growing like a weed🐱🐱🐱🚂🚃🚃

[@deaneparker9469]

More fantastic train videos. THANKS, Brian! Looking forward to your next one.

[@JawTooth]

Thanks for watching! I will have one tomorrow

[@russelltrupia4479]

Awesome video Brian, thanks for the tour of the city love those old buildings👍👍

[@JawTooth]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@russelltrupia4479]

@@JawTooth You always do a awesome job👍👍

[@RICKCOPE-q9d]

The other line is the Marion branch. Ex NYC Penn Central and Conrail line. In Marion it has Pennsylvania signals on ot and they still work

[@garymiller5937]

Thanks for visiting my neighborhood and making a super video. Lots of great trains, and I always love seeing your pets. I'm glad Brandi made another appearance. I sure appreciate you sharing your work with people like me who doesn't get out so much anymore! Please be careful out there, and we'll chat again soon. 😃😃😃😃😃❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️👍👍👍

[@jeffgreen7499]

Charles Francis Brush Born: March 17, 1849 Euclid, Ohio. Died: June 15, 1929 (aged 80) Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. An American engineer, inventor, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. He has a namesake high school, Charles F. Brush High School in Lyndhurst, Ohio whose sports teams and other groups are named the "Arcs", after Brush's lamp. Where I am sitting watching this video, I am only 5 miles distance from that school.

[@MargieCooper6045]

Super trains in Wabash, IN. Beautiful little city. Trains run close to houses and roads. You almost got an over/under meet. I enjoyed it JT. ❤

[@JawTooth]

Thank you very much!

[@robertdshannon5155]

Tom is actually working very hard under cat rules

[@alejandracurbeoo7873]

Que buen video saludos desde Uruguay 🇺🇾

[@MiTn628]

Cool Jawtooth. Nice train catch.🤟🔥

[@JawTooth]

Thank you very much!

[@elainelott9644]

Cool video and information !!! Didn’t know that about the lights !! The dogs are sooo cute !!!

[@Patric5590]

Awesome video with a dpu working hard but wait there’s more to come 👍😎🇺🇸🚂👍

[@timmyfrierson2684]

JT. That was a very beautiful and clean little city, and I love it when you get the history of all the towns and cities that you go to, and just to know that that was the first town in the world to ever get electricity, but anyway, my friend you caught some nice trains there and as always you stay safe out there and watch your back and we’ll see you on the next one

[@teddyc.newton4874]

✔️ Mr. 🦷

[@garymiller5937]

Another excellent mixed freight! It had a couple of very nice strings of box cars and a trailing DPU. Thanks, JT. 😃😃😃😃❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@JawTooth]

Thank you too!

[@garymiller5937]

@@JawTooth You're quite welcome! 😃😃❤️❤️

[@debrabyrd592]

Hey how about that train coming over the bridge just as you were gonna get the lower train! Real nice video

[@garymiller5937]

I liked the mixed freight on the upper line. It was nice and long with a fairly good variety and a mid-train DPU! Great catch, my friend! 😃😃😃😃❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@JawTooth]

Thank you very much!

[@garymiller5937]

@@JawTooth You're more than welcome! It was my pleasure to watch. 😃😃❤️❤️👍👍

[@BillMorris-sx7vi]

Great video this morning Brian, that looks like a old bridge. Have a good day buddy and be careful out there. 🙏🏻🇺🇸

[@JawTooth]

Thanks 👍

[@debbiemichaels4632]

Horn salute' and a wave . He seen ya JT. Great video

[@加藤清隆-c7u]

Very hot days and very nice long trains . I can see it in Japan . Very happiness time . Thank you very much ．

[@KatieWilk]

Awesome video. Have a nice day 😊🌈

[@JawTooth]

Thank you! You too!

[@musclecarmitch908]

Such a beautiful place with awesome history Jawtooth! I thought for sure you was going to get a over and under, can't believe that train just stopped and set there! Awesome video anyway! That hodgepodge of bridges for a overpass is cool and different!👍

[@dsmith9964]

Another interesting video from Mr Jawtooth! 👏 👏 👏

[@JawTooth]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@dsmith9964]

@@JawTooth I did! Hope to see you in LaGrange again soon!

[@Peter-mt6lg]

So my favorite route was the West Coast main Line,the Lakeland to High springs AR main.

[@Peter-mt6lg]

...if you a hot wheel bearing,call the 1 800 # give him the sub, mile post and direction.

[@terryhartline5600]

Beautiful town

[@JawTooth]

It really is!

[@bryantsanders6869]

Great video

[@JawTooth]

Thanks!

[@therailroadtiespiker]

The first train was 120 and the second train was 259 and the piggyback spine cars on the end of 259 would be used on Monday the 26th as the first Triple Crown 252 eastbound train. Great catch

[@sarge4455]

That’s a nice looking city 🌆

[@JawTooth]

It is!

[@joebidenbites1015]

Wabash has incredible architecture. Wow, what masonry done in the 19th century. the 'under/over' RR bridge uses Roman arches to support the steel beams. Great stuff. Hope you spend the night and capture more cool stuff!

[@SuperApplefan1]

hey its that jawtooth again

[@JawTooth]

Yup its me!

[@train1962]

Good video.Really nice place.

[@JawTooth]

It really is! There is a lot of history here

[@rodneyjeffery9726]

nice place

[@JawTooth]

It really is!

[@arthurmchugh5184]

Don't go in the courthouse with your camera!!! You may get assaulted or arrested!!! 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@kimscheie]

Toms fitting in so Kool ! Thx JT Kool walbash sandstone bld. Is wow Kool to soldiers of area big salute to our hero’s

[@BOATNIAGARA]

Good video !

[@JawTooth]

Thanks!

[@NELSONRRVIDS]

Great job covering Wabash Brian. The tracks going under the ex Wabash line is the NS Marion Branch that runs into my home town. That was probably the L46 local switching. The Marion Branch crosses the river where he was sitting. Just past the NS over pass is a connection where the Marion Branch and Huntington District connect trains like 19K and 30N to and from Elkhart.

[@JawTooth]

Thanks for the info! I really like that line. I hope to come back again this fall

[@NELSONRRVIDS]

@@JawTooth You are welcome. The morning hours you can catch a couple locals on the Branch L46 & L44 and you can get the 30N and 19k coming off the branch and cross over onto the Wabash over the bridge while connecting.

[@robertdshannon5155]

This may be former Wabash Ry or NKP who ran fast freights.

[@RICKCOPE-q9d]

Former Wabash line At one time it crossed the Erie in Huntington Indiana

[@nancyhodges444]

Wabash, Indiana the world’s first electrified lit city, a fascinating piece of history I didn’t know, cool! Awesome trains and some history as well, nice work JT!👍🏼

[@JawTooth]

Thanks for watching!

[@nancyhodges444]

@@JawTooth No problem JT

[@trainman2k]

REALLY enjoyed this video!! Fabulous to see trains like those! IMO: If you ever want to diversify your talents, you could easily start a "Short Tour" video channel because you do a spectacular job at showing the nicer parts of any town, city, or village you visit. The architecture there in Wabash is incredibly beautiful. Heidi (my four legged sweetheart) and I enjoy watching your videos (and slowly, after some complications on my end, I'm getting caught up) Be safe, stay healthy, and may you prosper greatly! "Trust God but beware of mankind"

[@garymiller5937]

That was a nice long mixed freight, JT! A good variety of cars, including 2 loads of rail and 3 untagged TTX box cars! You were 15 minutes from my house. I wish you'd have let me know you were planning to visit! I could have pointed out some historical sites. Maybe next time. 😃😃😃😃❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@markbonner1139]

THAT'S 1 HELL OF A SIGN----Baby Shot parking only??? WHAT IN THE HELL???

[@RedPop4]

Library by the rails, what more could one wish for? AND a Southern Pacific auto rack!

[@JawTooth]

Thanks for watching!

[@RedPop4]

@@JawTooth I enjoy them.

[@ebf82234]

Awesome video and visit to Wabash, IN...Midwestern towns and cities are so cool. Downtown structures are beautiful...love the "quasi"-street-running trackage. Wow...what a list of "Fallen Flag" cars you caught on this visit..."mystery" Cushion Car @2:35 and a rare (former) Xtra Lease covered hopper @3:13, all on that early morning train. Whoa...a bunch of "Fallen Flag" hi-cube boxcars later on, all pushed by that NS End-of-Train DPU...six ConRails, one Grand Trunk, and one Southern, all between @16:14 and @17:09. You "had your hands full!!!" Love💓that shot of Chessie and Tom sleeping together. Next time Chessie's in the driver's seat of your truck, she should bring Tom along for the ride!!...one gorgeous kitty😺

[@knlsnelson]

NS 259 inter model going westbound. Nice coverage of Wabash. One of my stomping grounds. I've shot many many videos there over the years. That is the NS Marion Branch going under the Huntington District on Hill St. Also that was L-46 switching an industry in downtown Wabash, That was probably NS 121 going over the Marion Branch. NS has made many symbol changes so I could be wrong, It could be something else.

[@beeble2003]

Charles Brush's company also had a UK subsidiary that made railway locomotives. Among others, they designed the BR class 47 locomotives in the 1960s, and built many of them, though the company was no longer owned by Brush by that time. To this day, the class 47 remains as the most-built type of British diesel locomotive, though most of them have been taken out of service. About half of the ones that are still in service have been rebuilt with EMD 12-645 engines, as used in the GP39 and GP49. Brush Traction is now owned by Wabtec.

[@Crackers2549]

Jaw Tooth, this is Greg the ex UP engineer and another terrific video my man…! I love Wabash and as a matter of fact I need to make another trip to that great little town…. Named a great railroad after her….! The Wabash “Follow the Flag”……💯👍 That double stack was “Balling the Jack” through there…. I liked to keep the window open so I could hear all the sounds…. Nothing like being out on the “high iron” buddy…❤️💯👍 Enjoy your videos my man!…5 STARS ✨ “Smoke Em”

[@edmaphet6]

Another Derailment Today at Tranquility Pike on the CET. NS should be starting work on the New siding switch at Afton next month and CET is going to try to fire up the old green engine X-SOU 1011 B30-7? next month as well. Rarden eastward bike trail and the bridge over the Scioto River has collapse piers cause of years of flooding. A Complete replacement is needed But NOT happening. 50 million is needed so NO go.

[@ScottMichael82]

Nice catch at 7:30 That is one of only a few SD70M-2s NS rebuilt.

[@ut000bs]

I'm laughing because that picture at the end? Well, I have one of those hanging over my shoulder now. lol Eh, I still say that is practically street running. I think it's close enough, maybe. Hey, that BNSF DPU was working hard. It's used to hammering over the Rockies coming over here to Washington. JT, I'll meet you in Warsaw. Thanks so much once again.

[@garymiller5937]

That was an extremely long intermodal at 177 cars! Great catch, my friend. 😃😃😃❤️❤️❤️

[@denisetindall1487]

I like train videos on KZbin jawtooth dpu alright 👍

[@beeble2003]

15:17 Box car still carrying MoPac reporting marks, and another at 16:04. There's a CNW-marked covered hopper somewhere between them, too,but that's just UP reusing the old reporting mark because they have too many cars to conveniently mark them all UP.

[@iankirvan1986]

Nice location , always enjoy the background information as well ... thankyou 😊

[@schizoozy]

TY.

[@jimmievetor5008]

I think that’s the old NYC/Conrail now NS goes to elkhart, Indiana. I run on that line a few times back in the 1970’s. Did you see the curve trackage over the river?

[@LesaShiminski]

Hey jaw tooth that must have been exciting for citys first electric lighting. Awesome trains. Bummer one train didn't go under bridge while train passed over head. Glad to see you and your family and pets are doing great. How's your mouth?. Have a great railroad day. 🚂🙋‍♀️

[@HenkeV368]

nice video from Wabash as usual

[@JawTooth]

Appreciated!

[@stevefoos9257]

Rode the Nickle plate Stem engine 765 through Wabash on the way to Lafayette ,cooltrip

[@therailroadtiespiker]

Cool you caught a train coming off the Marion branch.

[@beeble2003]

Never understood why they use the dashes to mark the month the rail was rolled. If that's important information, surely it should be written in a way that can be read easily and accurately (hey, arabic numerals -- I hear they're going to be big!). If it's not important, why put it there at all?

[@jamesa.2880]

Big Boy steam locomotive just went through Illinois. The largest steam train in the world at 1.2 million pounds!

[@stevearcher3921]

Just curious Brian What are you using to do your filming? How does the camera get turned from the trains to you so quickly? (Clearly Im not a photographer or up on the current technology).

[@jamesthecatholic6339]

You should visit Terre Haute, it's where I grew up and there's a lot of train action there. Really neat interlocking tower that's now a museum and plenty on display.

[@russlange6047]

JT you can really those huge boxcars,they all look old and have seen long use. I guess they haven’t manufactured any for many years.What a great train spot!

[@ประยูรขุนน้อย-ต5ว]

I wonder why many cities in rural America still use wood for electric poles. There must be a good reason, I just don't know it yet.

[@littleoldlady1863]

Hi do you know you really make me very happy when you keep coming back because I really love to watch train 🚆 longer train 🚆 two train 🚆 I really love 🐈‍⬛️ your Black cat 🐈‍⬛️ 🐈 I really love 🐈‍⬛️ cat 🐈 and dogs 🐕 ok can you do more new show for all of us please we will be waiting for you ok 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 please be careful 🧐 out there ok 🙏 and please 🙏 be 🙏 safe so you get home 🏡 to your family and animals ok you have a wonderful day and have a good night and day ok I really like your train hat ok

[@dabking94.19]

Some great videos here son! Turning 30 in a few hrs (12th of September) and watching Jaw Tooth! Doesn't get much better then that.

[@bretmaxwell1892]

It's kinda a stretch to say that Wabash is the first electrically "lit" city considering that it was accomplished using 4 flood lights at the top of the courthouse. I'm sure there were other towns across the US that were more advanced with actual street lighting, etc.

[@fordfairlane662dr]

Very late watching .good information about Walbash

[@BrianPhillips-le3gl]

I had an idea for you Jawtooth, maybe your younger viewers would like to see what a penny looks like after a train runs over it. I don't know anybody who didn't do that.😊

[@thomasmackowiak]

This was a good day of railfanning in Wabash, Indiana, Jaw Tooth! You caught four trains in Wabash and the headlight and ditch lights of a fifth train. The last train that you caught running through town with all the 86-foot auto parts box cars looked impressive. Thank you for taking and uploading this video for us to enjoy! (Posted 11 September 2024 at 1324 CDT.)

[@baracc10]

Oh cool. I saw a neat train this morning. It was going fast and I couldn’t tell what was on the first locomotive. It was hauling CN passenger cars

[@JoeCosmo-xr3hd]

That was a real train. I counted 62 emptys. cool. I really enjoy Jaw Tooth

[@garymiller5937]

Did you go into the courthouse? They have one of those first lights inside. It's huge!! 😃😃

[@jamesthecatholic6339]

Unfortunately you never see the 8 door 86' boxers, I think their all out of service.

[@josephkrizauskas1052]

I think you're 100 years too late to see the Wabash Cannonball passing through.

[@dougthegrouch]

15:40 looks like truck frames heading to Fort Wayne.

[@danslejardindecytrus]

Merci beaucoup pour cette très belle vidéo ! ✨✨✨✨✨👍

[@JawTooth]

Thanks for watching!

[@danslejardindecytrus]

@@JawTooth You're welcome. Have a nice day!

[@thaddaeuswilson3248]

I wonder where all those flat cars are going? It was about 180 cars in total.

[@SantaFe19484]

Listen to the jingle, the rumble and the roar As she glides along the woodland o'er the hills and by the shore Hear the mighty rush of the engine hear the lonesome hobo's call As you travel across the country on the Wabash Cannonball

[@JoeCosmo-xr3hd]

I counted 1This is realy cool in ohio. The city that is round on each end and hi in the middle.00. cars.

[@beulahpowell1478]

Interesting ❤ Good Morning! Oh yes , my favorite locomotive!😊

[@beulahpowell1478]

As always interesting and exciting videos and your adorable fur babies. Thank you so much for your dedication and long hours you put into these great videos Mr JT. You're great!❤😊😊

[@JawTooth]

Morning! Thanks for watching!

[@TimMain-e2q]

I live here!! Thanks for coming to my town!!

[@es-bv8fb]

In western brogue there are pullers on the point, helper hogs are mid-train and pushers are the last iron horse you'll see

[@moemanncann895]

I missed a few videos somewhere JT, did you lose Norfie?🐈‍⬛

[@verneord]

Shucks, I thought you were going to get the over and under action.