Winter on Marias Pass Part 1 [Along the Flathead River to Essex]

[@signal_to_departure]

Coming from a local railfan who lives in Whitefish and frequents Marias Pass I definitely will be looking forward to Part 2!

[@roberttrometter5788]

Marias Pass look beautiful, even in the summertime. Robert

[@bnsfweston]

Same!

[@mr.sir.]

As a conductor on this line, with a long history of family going back well into the GN era, id like to point out that Whitefish is the last roundhouse and 140' turntable in the entire state and last Mallet house of the GN. Our superpower R-2 2-8-8-2 class was the largest steam made until the big boys and most powerful, due to our 4% grades. I got a great grandfather who worked on the Essex division, and he got film on the east side these beasts doing 75+, and he'd run the S-2 4-8-4 passenger trains up to 130 as well. He died a few years back but he watched the 20s steam era with early compounds, the 40s with massive articulated R class, 50s with diesels, and the advent of turbine power as well when we had a GE demonstrator set. Where he lived (Red eagle on the timetable, but actually known as Nyack now) saw one of the worst wrecks near his house in the 30s. A fast freight coming up the pass slammed into the ass of a passenger at the flag stop, and all the wooden cars got crushed in. All were lost due to that. Theres a plaque there commemorating it if you go to the dump on the way towards Essex from West Glacier.

[@asullivan4047]

Interesting & informative information. Thanks for years of dedicated service !!! 😉

[@ridgeridge9659]

Potography is insane!!! I road those rails on Amtrak. You just don't see the majesty and beuaty of the region when sitting on the train. Drone's have been a game changer with the photography! Love it! Thanks you all!

[@Crougar]

I disagree, Marias pass on the Empire builder offers some amazing views, you can see the majesty of glacier park. As someone who lives in montana, sure it doesn’t capture being there in some areas but there are definitely some awesome views.

[@kelvintorrence5994]

Love my switchers. Love to see it.

[@RailRider9571]

Wow, your voice is awesome! Keep up the good work

[@EntertainmentWorldz]

great train video

[@ericcolbert479]

I enjoyed this one it was like a dinner and a movie to me thanks for the great video 😀👍

[@hangtough285]

Ah yes Marias Pass…a huge part of my childhood courtesy of my Dads Dell.

[@reddog-ex4dx]

Thanks for putting this nice winter video out at the end of August! Phew! I'm cooler already! I love your videos! Thanks

[@7ideaproductions]

Thanks for watching!

[@crazyazzkile]

Amazing footage. thank you.

[@TheIcyWizard705]

Absolutely lovely scenery there you can't beat winter, I hope the roads getting to all the locations weren't too bad for you guys

[@royzug2847]

A really nice video shot in some difficult weather conditions. Looks cold!

[@MetaPrometheus]

I was at Glacier in summer 2008 for field camp and got to see some of this beautiful and wonderful part of the country! Then again 4 years later in summer 2012 and I stayed at the Izaak Walton Inn!

[@rbfishcs123]

My great grandfather worked on the GN in the early 1900s - I still have his pocket watch and lantern. Not much was known about him, but I do know that I worked in the same territory he did in Washington state.

[@berkshiredave9766]

Fantastic as always..

[@BrianHanscom0790]

Thank you good sir, for another amazing upload 😁

[@johnnyeveritt5695]

Howzit : Amazing / superb site and drone footage ... Much appreciated ! It goes to show that no matter the prevailing weather [ Here : Beautiful Winter ]; heavy tonnage continues to move over a well maintained right-of-way .... Certainly looking forward to Part # 2; whatever it may be ! 🤙☝️

[@davidholder3207]

Some great drone shots to emphasise the magnificent winter scenery. I could almost smell the pine.

[@T-rick]

incredible.

[@Oregontrailblazin]

Wooohoooo winter looks great !!

[@johnrockstone]

Great video! enjoyed every minuet!🙂🙂

[@MinnesotaRailProductions]

Can’t wait for more!!!

[@nwnapper2]

You know your trains! With a voice like that, one would think you were associated with broadcasting. thank YOU very much!

[@7ideaproductions]

Thank you! I started as a radio disk jockey back in the 90's. Still do voice work besides these videos.

[@robertjones-eb4xo]

BRILLIANT

[@joemarchinski914]

beautiful scenery

[@williamjohnson6624]

Beautiful scenery excellent drone footage,keep doing what you doing.

[@7ideaproductions]

Thank you!

[@blendamorris4419]

Looking forward to Part 2!!

[@janeniehaus-tull6867]

Agree, photography is insane. Thank you.

[@DDA40Xman]

We were at Whitefish to Minot ND several weeks ago. Great to see this video come out.

[@PB-he6em1]

Top notch production. Beautiful scenery, editing, voiceover. Please add a map 🙂

[@michaschornsteinfeger]

Again a really very successful video ! It is a joy and pleasure to watch ! Greetings from Germany

[@user-bb3yv8dy7q]

Outstanding Video, Great Scenery, Does anyone else hear the difference in sound from the ET44's compared to the ES44's and C44's ?

[@rickpawl]

Another absolutely mesmerizing production with some of the most jaw-dropping scenery ever. I can only barely imagine the challenges and logistics involved, but filming in the winter really takes these train videos to a new level. Just… wow! Thank you and keep up the great work.

[@pkilznah5353]

So rad! 🚂🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Cabooselover79]

Great video. Some really beautiful shots.

[@mattmatty4670]

Thanks mate cool

[@jacksalvin364]

On the former Great Northern Railway.

[@Soporbum42]

This was the best section of the Empire Builder for sure, I was lucky to be delayed enough to do it Eastbound in the daylight!

[@AndreiTupolev]

What impresses me is how many of these locomotives that are on display in the open all year round are kept in such good condition. There must be people who repaint them periodically

[@oaktadopbok665]

Your layout has the most realistic scenery I've ever seen.

[@Heather-qr4wm]

spectacular railroads-stations

[@Taperet]

An extraordinary video, but it would be extremely interesting to include detailed maps of the different cities and sectors that are discussed in the report. If a person has never seen the area before, nor is familiar with the state of Montana, nor has ever heard of the rail line before, they can be lost with so much information without clearly locating it on a detailed map. Best regards.

[@signal_to_departure]

I’m planning on doing something like that

[@AnontheGOAT]

We need a Kootenai river sub video!!

[@peterzpictstube]

Your videos are very well produced, very much like Pentrex from back in the 80's & 90's.

[@bryanlloyd1099]

Awesome video!

[@Parminder_Singh_ß]

I discovered marias pass through a game called Trainz, Route was built by Josef pav And now i am loving it!! Wish i could travel IRL in empire builder on this route.

[@LELEPUK]

These are really excellent shots of the exciting landscape and the railroad line and the long, long, long trains. The shots in the cold are really great. I really, really enjoy watching your movies. The narrator's voice makes me raspy, it sounds quite sexy. Greetings from Stuttgart, Germany

[@johndettmann6785]

Looks like this location has three seasons...June, July and winter!

[@7ideaproductions]

Just about! Actually June can be pretty frigid up there. I'd say July, August and winter.

[@DDA40Xman]

We were there in August, very warm for them this year.

[@asullivan4047]

Interesting/informative/entertaining. Excellent photography job enabeling viewers to better understand what the orator is describing. enjoying this presentation from the safety zone of my computer room. Along the " Space Coast " 🚀 of Florida🐊🐊. Wishing viewers/RR employees a safe/healthy/prosperous ( 2024 ) 🌈🎉😉. Remember the " Singing Breakman " Jimmie Rogers-??? 🤔 Whom was a genuine breakman till changing careers to a singing entertainer🎸🎶. ( 1926 thru 1933 ) favorite song the " Break man's Blues ". 😭.

[@JasonJason-jf7vq]

Montana is a premium US. state.

[@zacmoore6209]

Can u do a CPKC video Kamloops to Field bc

[@AndreiTupolev]

2:20Ow, that wheel ought to be investigated before long

[@West_Cascade_Rail]

What camera did you use for this?

[@7ideaproductions]

Main camera was a Panasonic AG CX350. Drone was a Mavic 2 Pro.

[@ryanbahrami]

Are you sureeee this is not in Canada?

[@signal_to_departure]

Yes it’s not in CA, I live in Whitefish. Although this line is around 30-40 miles south of Canada

[@ryanbahrami]

@@signal_to_departure That was meant to be a joke but ok

[@rafaelfernandez8311]

Mi pregunta por favor esos mawuinistas cuando descansan. Donde hacen los relevos. Etc. Gracias

[@TheArkansanRailfannerOnYT]

Please upload more videos!

[@7ideaproductions]

We have a ton and will definitely be adding more to our YT channel.

[@TheArkansanRailfannerOnYT]

@@7ideaproductions Yeah, we like our full length programs

[@crazyazzkile]

🚅🚅🚅

[@pcowdrey]

Content and narration: "A". Video quality: "D". =PC=