Back in the 90 I lived in a little house right at Vickers crossing. Corner of Drouillard Rd and Wales. I could sit in the living room and watch the railfans filming on the Wales Rd crossing where much of this footage was taken.
@MrHooves897 жыл бұрын
BOY, THAT HOPPER CAR AT 13:10 HAS SEEN BETTER DAYS...
@kelvintorrence59944 жыл бұрын
Nice video lots,of old iron and old fallen flags and colors great job.
@jeffreymcfadden94036 жыл бұрын
at 8:20 CR 7658,former LV no. 312. 312 was the first LV loco i ever saw,,,right after CR,,,may,1976.
@givemeprops099 жыл бұрын
Spent a lot of time at Vickers with my father growing up, almost every saturday we would go down there to watch trains from the early 90's up until CSX and NS took over Conrail, a lot of childhood memories that this video brings back.
@Qewpie8 жыл бұрын
Wow, seeing vickers diamond back in the day is crazy! I'm new to train benching and vickers is my main spot to go to!
@dlcluley8 жыл бұрын
+Steph Curry I was there about a month ago, and that was my first trip since they finished the overpasses & closed the road crossings. Looks like it will be a nice hangout in the summer.
@dlcluley8 жыл бұрын
+Dan Cluley Too bad they moved the signal bridge to where you can't see what's lined up though.
@b3j87 жыл бұрын
Thanks Dan for the trip back in time abit. Sure miss ol Big Blue! NS runs the Chicago Line alot different than CR did back in the day. After dark, that line was teaming with trains!
@conrailcarrothersbranch72256 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the memories. I spent many days and hrs out at Vickers. One day I'll get all my VHS converted to DVD. Heck , I probably met you several times out there through the early 90s. Thanks again for the videos you post.
@CPWindsorsub9 жыл бұрын
Awesome video!
@retrotraingamershow85988 жыл бұрын
video is awesome, reminds me of my childhood, because the trains in this video I have seen and known for all my life basicly
@Hobbytrem3 ай бұрын
I feel speechless 😶 💙🤍
@mbta10009 жыл бұрын
I miss living by Alexis. Too bad I never got to see shots like these, though.
@briteidea088 жыл бұрын
My grandparents use to live at 1956 North Superior street then. I remember visiting and hearing the train horns from the house. Always made it easier to sleep. The other thing I remember well. My grandfathers ability to navigate around stopped trains at crossings. If there was a stopped train. He knew the detor. Before he retired, he worked for the C&O out of Wallbridge.
@dlcluley8 жыл бұрын
That's cool. It is certainly easy to get caught at a crossing there, and not always easy to figure out how to get through the neighborhoods to get around.
@mattstough36148 жыл бұрын
it's a shame they took the crossings and the nyc signal bridge down
@dlcluley8 жыл бұрын
I was just there a few months ago, and I do miss the signal bridge and the horns. On the other hand I kind of like the different variety of shots you can get now with the roads closed and the new overpasses.
@mattstough36148 жыл бұрын
Dan Cluley ever check out the abandoned prr toledo yard on Waled and E Andrus rd? Conrail last used it in the 90's and theirs some cars and rails way back. The bridge over E Broadway st still has the prr keystone on it
@seanycarr32266 жыл бұрын
What do you see on all the freight cars on Conrail's trains in Toledo? NO GRAFFITI! These days sadly there are EXACTLY NO FREIGHT CARS that do not have graffiti.