WHAT AM I? CP CABOOSE, STORMS, STEAM TRAIN WAVERS, NS PASSENGER CAR TOWED TO STRASBURG, OLD BOXCARS

[@davidward7570]

That was a track assemble for a very big dozer. Laying on its side.

[@mostlyinterested1016]

LOL, I was way off. I was guessing a ski-lift terminal.

[@jaylenjackson2403]

hey I thought it was a ski lift thingy too! 😭 Until I noticed that both ends had wheels lol, now I’m also pretty sure it’s a dozer’s track assembly 👍🏾

[@andyolin3988]

Think so too, the large 'sprocket' is probably the 'drive sprocket' and the others are just rollers.

[@imightormightnot]

looked like part of an engine or something

[@rickchapman9232]

I think it’s some type of chain drive.

[@gusjones9388]

That was the left roller blade for the Jolly Green Giant. Ho ho ho.

[@stanbrown915]

Beat me to it!!

[@413TomaccoRoad]

Beat me too, but didn't see until after I said it.

[@richarderickson8840]

My first thought too

[@wvrails]

9:36 Looks like a large single crawler assembly, as in a crawler crane or excavator, but without the track.

[@poowg2657]

Spot on, a track sponson assembly for a crane, dozer or hoe.

[@NickyH60]

I wouldn't want to be responsible for fitting the tracks onto that monster!! Any former soldiers with tracked vehicle experience will know what I mean!😳

[@the-terrible63]

Wow! Excellent catching all the trains in multiple locations, I like them, they're awesome, @Virtual Railfan, thank you very much and have a nice day and night.

[@espeescotty]

I'm not the first to say it, but at 9:35, it is a track frame and rollers for a large P&H mining shovel. The car itself (PHMX 4428) belongs to the builder, P&H Mining Equipment. The heavy welded-in brackets and I-beams to hold it in place was neat to see. Pay attention to that, modelers.

[@jimmypostell2373]

Excellent observation.

[@donnaj9964]

Dear 89 in PA, a cool caboose in Revy, that wonderful passenger car en route to Strasburg, and those fabulous storms and clouds--and the music at the end, as always, was perfect--especially the part where the FRED went away just as the music faded. Another great one!

[@colefd]

Storms, trains, a truck and cool instrumental to end the show...right on.

[@jasper_saberwolf]

So cool to see the Monongahela heritage unit at 0:50, I have an HO scale model of 8025 on my layout!

[@danj4900]

Yes!! Its one side of a crane crawler track without the track. Thats one big crane!!!

[@keithhoff6715]

Bet it has something to do with a ski lift or a gondola, something of that sort? 🇺🇸Keep chugging on.🚂

[@matthewrinehart9514]

Definitely a large track drive

[@davidbrown4823]

Excellent video. the storm clips were stunning.

[@randydobson1863]

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

[@lynsmith]

Great Job Enjoy The Thunderstorms on the Cameras

[@MrBnsftrain]

0:08 new VIA Rail trains 0:30 CSX 1776, with a bird cutting in front of the camera! 0:46 NS 8025 leading 1:36 CN track evaluation train. Might even be the same clip from the last grab bag 1:42 solo leader with 12 old boxcars 2:06 NS 1073 needs new paint 2:22 I swear that green flatbed said Northern Pacific on it! It might just be a BN one 3:08 UP OCS 4:37 ex-NS business car arrives to Strasburg by road 5:14 SP gray unit on K&O train 5:35 pink hopper car 6:28 two locomotives without any cars stopped at Ft Madison 6:56 empty wooden pole or log flatbeds, gondolas, and a caboose pulled by a CP SD40-2 that got repainted in 2021 9:32 my guess is that's a bulldozer track without the treads 10:33 Great Northern heritage hopper 11:32 CSX 1967 trailing 12:10 NS 1800 12:30 ex-Long Island passenger cars being switched by BNSF 2042. These were used by the Saratoga & North Creek from 2011 until 2018 13:02 more RJ corman units passing the Oklahoma City cam 13:38 tank car on a flatbed 14:08 river cruise ship American Serenade 16:50 NS 8100 as mid-train DPU 18:12 CN and ex-Citirail power trailing on a BNSF train

[@DougPeabody]

You guys have the sharpest eyes in all of internet cams!

[@gregginter5867]

Prefer watching trains vs river cruise ships!😂😅

[@Zebrails]

Tail end music with storm to match the rhythm... cool! John

[@poowg2657]

10:08 That's one big track sponson!

[@RandomRailFan405]

Nice catch

[@goldie44]

I see the Oklahoma City cam was blessed with 2 RJ Corman Tunnel Motors

[@oscarcubas3792]

Train is awesome 🚂🚂🚂

[@gragor11]

10:05 part of a bull wheel for a ski lift

[@mickjones1941]

it is part of a chairlift or ski lift

[@briancooper562]

20:38 carrier for continuous track, some times called caterpillar tracks, but used by many manufacturers. Yellow goods, dozers, excavators, tracked shovels, quarry machines. Not this load but tanks, agri-tractors, snowmobiles, etc..all use this type of track carrier as part of the drive base.

[@gp3829]

The VIA Rail Trains at Kearney looked really modern and 'latest' specification - and clean too, in all that rain. I was hoping to see the Switcher at Paradise spot the Hopper on the Interchange, however it was great to see No.89 with a well-loaded Passenger Train. Moguls are my favourite Locomotive Wheel Configuration.

[@reggiep671]

The VIA train sets rolled through Blue Island (Chicago) in the last day or two. On their way to Canada I would assume.

[@johnhuish5961]

Saw a similar VIA train in Chicago south suburbs about a month ago. I think it was only a single train with the UP lead engine.

[@slimonion1975]

Nice catches awesome grab bag

[@Pensyfan19]

Does anyone know where the LIRR C1 coaches are being sent to in Burlington IA at 12:25? Another set for the Keewatin Railway, maybe?

[@ashley-owo]

I was wondering the same thing

[@bradleymcwilliams6348]

The comments about under carriage for a machine are right, I would guess a mining shovel. Pretty sure it's not a dozer or excavator, maybe a big crane? Regardless, it's neat to see something like that on a flat car. Kind of unusual to not see it on a truck.

[@gmorrisbc8369]

My guess: end assembly for a ski lift

[@haroldharbour252]

looks like the capstan roller for a ships anchor chain

[@jerrymooney3616]

Carousel machine for an airport. Baggage comes up and out the angled chute and the horizontal wheels move the angled plates [to be installed] around the circumference.

[@MarkNShorts]

Someone heading to the mine today. It's very rare to see it. Assembly of a power shovel.

[@IowaGrandpaTrain]

I agree. I think it is for an electric powered mining crane. The box on the training end of the assembly probably holds the electric motor.

[@charleshagenbuch6078]

Love the rain being blown over the semi at SNta Fe jct. Human intermodal at Strasburg?😂

[@cliffordm.shoebridge2118]

I was thinking crawler crane

[@davidknight1393]

Yeppers, LH track roller frame, from the color might be komatsu

[@Branddenthepinkgoldpeachfan]

*Awesome Catches*

[@Norfolk8099]

Awesome video

[@markstewart1439]

Looks like Luke Skywalkers speeder

[@daveamo3237]

I'm wondering if that odd piece of equipment on the flat car is part of the undercarriage for possibly mining equipment, dozer perhaps?

[@michaelbujaki2462]

9:33 The thing in the thumbnail does not get explained. Does anyone here know what it is?

[@alco4248]

It's the track frame for a P&H (Komatsu) mining shovel.

[@ChainsawNW1218]

Lot's of non stop action on the high iron!🛤🚂

[@mason-wr1we]

At the very beginning was that a new via train ore did it brake down ???

[@reggiep671]

New equipment being delivered.

[@orbiting_brainlaser]

Green Giant's roller blade.

[@mr.meloetta1939]

simple: that thing is the thingamabob

[@paulbergen9114]

The heavy metal on the yellow bulkhead flat car came from Komatsu either manufactured in Milwaukee or coming from an East Coast port. In the last month several of their cars were seen going east empty to apparently pick something up that came over by ship. The reporting marks are a reflection upon the previous owner of the car P&H Harnischfeger cranes which was purchased by Komatsu

[@reggiep671]

The bulkhead was really clean, almost like they painted it after it was loaded.

[@paulbergen9114]

​@@reggiep671yes it does both inner and outer. Trailing initials & # really easy to read. While they look like regular Flats I remember they can carry about one and a half times the weight. Sensei built you can see all the welding that has occurred to hold their unique loadings in place. They probably only get used two or three times a year and most of these were built specially by Maxon car of the Twin Cities

[@Train222]

1:37 every in Illinois be like Amtrak trains in Chicago and that be metra trains I love CN trains and BNSF trains

[@jamesupchurch6037]

9:49 with two big wheels and 9 small wheels, I think it's a track system

[@xoxo2008oxox]

That is NOT a track assembly for a dozer. That is a 132,500 pound steel crawler frame assembly, part of a a P&H 2800XPC electric shovel.

[@alco4248]

Close, it has holes for 16 super bolts on each side for mounting to the carbody which would likely make it for a 4100. The 2800 has 12 per side.

[@SCAXRailfan]

Look It's 2 Via Rail Trains

[@lepintebreuche]

🖖😉

[@syrblazer35]

Something for Parker Schnable!!!

[@Straight2_Offical]

10:14 saw an exact same one on CN yesterday, don’t know what it is too

[@stephenhudson8739]

Yeah I'm thinking it's a dozer track guide or a Aerial Tram guide rollers or motor

[@bluefj-wc3vz]

Looks like a left side frame for a Cat rope shovel .

[@Amtrakmaverick]

The thing at 9:57 looks lile either a dozer or excavator track or a tram wire rollor akak the wheels for a tram wire conteces to the poles

[@edmaphet6]

The part in ??? looks like the side wheel set for a Tank, just like the one I installed on my vintage 1980's GI JOE Mauler Tank toy.

[@arthurkallansrud1950]

I think a end unit for a rotory coal shovel in Montana

[@Michael-u6q]

I think it’s going to a inclimepain in Johnstown

[@mikehagemeier2490]

David ward7570 is right! It's for a mine company!

[@jamesdenny4734]

Something to guide something big passing smoothly by!? 😮 🤔

[@TheSoutheastTexasRailfan]

10:08 I think that’s a big crane track

[@williamlavelle7786]

I saw one of those before. I'ts a Wingwong for a Wobbydong.

[@patrickblock2477]

That's a track riding the tracks

[@MASATWOfourty]

9:36おそらくCATかコマツのロープショベルのトラックフレームかな？

[@PrinceRupertBC]

is it from a ship the ancher?

[@richardmclaughlin8345]

Why did they wait till the caboose went by to zoom in on it??

[@vincejackson730]

Could that be the drive mechanism for a ski lift or gondola?

[@NW611]

At 5:24 it look exactly like an SD45 right? Well in front of the F just to the right of the steps it says SD40-2 HP3000 a SD45 has 3600 HP. What is this locomotive then? Edit: is this a SD40-2 with a SD45 body?!

[@J3scribe]

Yes. It's an SD45 remanufactured with a prime mover and electrical components of an SD40-2. It's a common conversion for old SD45s.

[@NW611]

Okay good to know thank you!

[@413TomaccoRoad]

Roller blades for the Jolly Grern Giant?

[@StratesShows]

Anyone catch the Strates Shows carnival train on CSX last week?

[@1208bug]

👍

[@hunterwolfscar2287]

Is That a Norfolk Southern Passenger Car!?

[@evanf1293]

4:44 wait, why is that NS passenger car at Strasburg?

[@vehicles_n_stuff]

Kinda looks to me like a half assembled airport baggage claim

[@kamcaree2493]

Hi

[@joeylawn36111]

2:45 Why do they ship those large power transformers with empty flatcars between them?

[@moblet]

Most likely so they don't overload bridges

[@joeylawn36111]

@@moblet makes sense - thanks

[@bowlinerailfan]

Is the NS coach at Strasburg because they just acquired it or did someone send it there for restoration? And to which rail line do those bilevels in Burlington belong to. Also, it's nice to see that kid dressed up as a locomotive.

[@00Zy99]

No idea where those bilevels are going. They probably came from the tourist railroad in Saratoga, NY, that folded a while back. Those are Long Island Railroad C1s. The C1 was the prototype for the main production run of C3 bilevels. Of course, the two types are not compatible (different HEP systems), so the C1s became oddballs and were retired early, getting scattered to various tourist operations around the Northeast.

[@roxxma]

When a whole passenger train is the only freight, do they observe the freight train speed limit, or can the open it up to the passenger train speed limit?

[@jamesmckenzie3532]

OCS trains run at freight speed for the most part. The engines are limited to max freight speed. Same applies when a freight engine is pulling an AMTRAK train.

[@ananndavinci]

Whatever it is, will sure look gigantic once assembled. Nature must be going bonkers watching homosapiens building all sorts of crazy stuff. 😌 🙏 Live Long N Prosper

[@Railfan-uf9mw]

At 10:09 WTH is Dat!???😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@mmanisr22]

I see somebody is using the former prototype multilevel LIRR cars in Iowa

[@jackkreighbaum783]

I thought RR crews were prohibited from having active cell phones in their cabs?

[@BRIANumber7-RCandModels]

There is an exception if you are stopped not actively performing any safety sensitive tasks, only then, if the other crew member agrees that you can use your phone, you can use it. I'm not sure what the rules are about both employees using phones at the same time however. Someone will have to inform me on that part.

[@wesdog8975]

Question, the engines that are at the end of a train, are those manned by anybody?

[@NW611]

No. those are what are called DPU’s (Distributed Power Unit) but some times they are manned. But that’s usually on short line railroads.

[@wesdog8975]

@NW611 thank you

[@desw9146]

At Horseshoe Curve the rear helper sets (two engines with cabs outward) are usually crewed, because they only stay with the train for a short distance. They assist with power uphill and braking downhill. Elsewhere, as per NW611's reply, they're controlled by radio from the leading cab.

[@railyardfilms6491]

Boat construction dredger dirt claw

[@JBone1959]

Guess posting links to other sites is banned. Ugh. If you are interested in a little more information regarding that large item at 10:00, apparently there is a company that sells parts for them. Boundary Equipment. Hopefully this is allowed.

[@phillipcapshaw8761]

What happened to the Livestream in Princeton Indiana? Did it get taken down?

[@richintalent]

So what exactly WAS the thing on the Ft Madison cam at 10:02??

[@J3scribe]

Crawler track drive train for a bulldozer or excavator, but without the track,

[@richintalent]

Why do they run the steam engines backwards all the time at Paradise?

[@kennethhanks6712]

No turning facilities at Paradise so engines in reverse to there and run forward return to Strasburg (so a 50/50 split). This means forward facing engines for the crowds at station. Also incidentally with grade up to Strasburg makes it easier to maintain boiler water level over crown sheets.

[@donnaj9964]

@@kennethhanks6712 Thanks for the info--you rock!

[@rogertemple7193]

More great trains traveling down the best tracks in the country for all of the train fans to see have a great weekend everyone and Thank You VR Grab Bag.🇺🇲🇨🇦🚂🚃🚃🚂🇨🇦🇺🇲