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Registrace 23. 01. 2008
My best day on the CSX Charlotte Sub
The footage in this video was captured in roughly a 4 1/2 hour period in the fall of 1996. Almost 30 years later, this still holds the record for my best day on the Charlotte Sub. Highlights include a stealth paint SD60, a GP30M in Chessie Paint, and a UP SD50 on F775 switching the Union Camp pulpwood yard. All scenes around Lattimore, NC.
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NS SB line - The "Peavine"
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The NS SB line from Blacksburg, SC to Shelby, NC was another one of those I didn't get to chase nearly as much as I would have liked. This was mostly due to the fact that most days, it ran well after dark. The best chance for daylight runs was on Sunday afternoons and that is when this handful of shots were made. These shots range from the summer of 1995 to summer of 1998. High hood GP38s were ...
CSX 7504 works Union Camp pulpwood yard, spring 1995
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Here's one for fans of the stealth C40-8s. The CSX Shelby local out of Bostic Yard (F775) worked Union Camp 5 days a week as long as the pulpwood yard was in operation. A transload facility now occupies the property and is still served by the Shelby local.
A Saturday morning at CSX Bostic Yard (fall 1994)
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Anyone who is a fan of the Clinchfield Railroad will know that the yard at Bostic NC was an important interchange with the Seaboard Air Line. This video footage goes back to the fall of 1994 when there was still some power variety on CSX. Although I had been photographing trains for a little over a year at this point, this was the first video I had ever shot so it's not the most technically per...
CSX Charlotte Sub 2004
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Trains on the CSX Charlotte Sub around Lattimore and Shelby, NC from July to November 2004. Wall to wall AC4400s, some SD70MACs and an occasional unit still in Conrail paint, including an SD80MAC in pusher service.
April snow on the Clinchfield. April 16, 2005.
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I had spent the day before on the north end in bright sunshine and T-shirt temperatures. But the fickle NC spring weather had other ideas for this day. I managed to chase to Toecane but since I wasn't really prepared for the weather, I packed it in at that point.
CSX in and around Lattimore, NC 2004-2005
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Being about 2 miles from my parents' house, Lattimore was always an easy spot for train watching. Even with no scanner, I could hear trains from either direction in plenty of time to get trackside.
CSX Blue Ridge Sub action in 2006
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Once again we turn the clock back to 2006. Coal was king and the Blue Ridge was bustling. Most days had a meet a nearly every siding between Erwin and Bostic and manned pushers shoved loaded coal trains through the gorge and cut off on the fly at Poplar. Sad to think what it's been reduced to.
CSX Charlotte Sub action in 2006
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Back in 2006, the Charlotte Sub was a pretty busy place. This is an excerpt from a video I put together back in 06 showing trains around Lattimore, NC. This was pre-DPU days so all the pushers shown are manned.
CSX B651 at Shelby, NC with KCS and CP power.
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I was driving home this afternoon and happened to see moving cars through the trees. I was able to make it to Shelby and get in a decent spot even though I only had my phone. This is where the old Southern Peavine connected for trackage rights to PPG a few miles to the west.
NS 204 at Lowell, NC under original Southern signals
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A muggy July 4th finds NS 204 working north under the original Southern Railway signals at Lowell, NC. The veteran signals have somehow managed to survive all the replacements going on on the line.
South Mountains State Park - Big Bear Falls
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Took advantage of spectacular weather today with an afternoon trip to South Mountains State Park. Also took my new video camera for a test drive. The shots of Big Bear Falls turned out well for the first time out. Music: www.bensound.com
CSX Q696 at Lattimore, NC, February 1996. Includes audio from old style defect detector.
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The remnants of a crippling ice storm are evident as Q696 crests the grade at Lattimore, NC in February, 1996. At this time, 696 and 697 still included a cut of piggy-backs at the end of the train. Audio from the old defect detector is heard at the end.
NS 154 at Kings Mountain
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NS 154 cruises through Kings Mountain, NC on a warm May evening.
NS 9542 smokes it up on 153 at Kings Mountain
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Smoky Dash 9 9542 leads a 4 unit consist on NS 153 at Kings Mountain, NC.
NS P43 AT KINGS MOUNTAIN WITH OLI PAINTED GP59E
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NS P43 AT KINGS MOUNTAIN WITH OLI PAINTED GP59E
NS 154 at Kings Mountain with a KCS leader
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NS 154 at Kings Mountain with a KCS leader
All EMD consist leads CSX coal train at Lattimore
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All EMD consist leads CSX coal train at Lattimore
6900/6133 Double Head On NCTM Passenger Train
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6900/6133 Double Head On NCTM Passenger Train
Chasing SB coal on CSX's Blue Ridge Sub
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Chasing SB coal on CSX's Blue Ridge Sub
NS 154 and NYC heritage unit in Kings Mountain, NC
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NS 154 and NYC heritage unit in Kings Mountain, NC
this is why F/E units are one of my favorite locomotives.
I have a book called "The CSX Clinchfield route in the 21st century". There's a picture in it that's exactly the same consist and location as the shot at 3:50. How did that happen, are you the author by chance, or maybe a collaborator?
@@fatfluffycat8973 I used to chase often with Mr. Poteat the author. He was 100' or so ahead of me in this shot.
wow i havent seen any footage of the rest of the line being used. sad the only part in service is the one between Rock Hill and Bowater
You can tell its the bostic yard, but they have definitely update since
This is cool listening to Southern Railway FP7 #6133 Awesome Nathan M5
Ooh NS 2821 is on YT. Someone needs to find the video of 2821 and 2770 at the same time in Duluth GA
Glad you were able to catch this. Nice mix of P horns, never to be heard on this line again. Brings back great memories. Thanks.
I think the earliest possible for this to be shot was in June 2006, because I can see CSX 5391 in the video, and it was built in June 2006.
Headlight on dim and no ditch lights.
I never thought id see videos of this line in use! Great video!
This gotta be the 1990's?
I’ve been waiting for footage like this to surface. I knew it was out there somewhere! Glad you posted this. I grew up in Shelby and spent a lot of time at my grandparents house which was off of Poplar Springs Church Rd. Back then we’d go to the farmers market in downtown Shelby in the early 2000’s. I was just a kid but I remember that local trotting through town. My grandfather worked for Shelby Concrete Supply and laid a lot of sidewalks for the town as well as doing some work with the old southern depot. He gave me some old switch lists from the 1970’s that were from the depot and I digitally archived them. Would be happy to share if anyone was interested.
Man I hope you realise what you have here is pure gold! I'm originally from Cleveland County and this brings back so many memories from what I saw growing up as a kid! It's a shame it's all gone now.
were those geeps mu'd through that spacer car?
Nice vid! Wish you had them going over the Kings Creek trestle!!! That would be really awesome!
Interesting that a boxcar seperates the two engines.
Nice footage. I was on the SB- Line back in 1974 while in the Southern Management Training Program. That was before Southern obtained trackage rights from the SCL to operate on their lines and abandon parts of the SB- Line. That was the beginning of the end for that part of the line.
More please!
Might be 1 or 2 more oddball shots lurking somewhere but that's about it.
Awesome!! Not a lot of footage from this line.
Best M5 In Existance
The Nathan M5 is my favorite horn
Great footage! I camped near spruce pine around this time and remember hearing trains all night long I’d love to do some railfanning on the blue ridge sub some day! How does the traffic nowadays compare to 15 or so years ago? I know there’s a big drop in coal trains but I’m assuming still a decent amount of traffic?
Maybe 6 trains a day on average. Sometimes more, sometimes less. A far cry from what it used to be.
@@emd70mac Dang man that’s sad I just looked at satellite images of Irwin yard it looks like a goast town looks like most of the tracks were ripped out recently😢. It’s good you and others recorded what it used to be like and I definitely enjoy seeing those sd70macs when they weren’t the rare birds they are now lol
Southern Railway System had a bunch of F units. Rode behind some on an Atlanta/Birmingham excursion @1972. I think the lead unit was an Alco RS3. Two FP7s wound up at Georgia's Stone Mountain Scenic Railroad at Stone Mountain Park. They were painted in a beautiful lime green, yellow and silver paint scheme, reminiscent of The Central of Georgia. I guess they're still there.
An M5 coming at you sounds like a K5LA going away from you after the doppler. Same harmony but lower.
Well those days are gone thanks to obummer & sanburn.
What happened at the 9:40 mark?
Pusher cut off since it wasn't needed for the rest of the run.
@@emd70mac Ok, thanks.
Nice video! I love the snow looks so cold,
8-23-23!? Um, it just is almost the end of march '23,lol!
love the red sd40 my fav unit besides the old u boat
JUst subscribed!!! Great video buddy!!!
Thanks airing and sharing the outstanding video with magnificent locomotives. Endeavors are prominent. Bliss
keep up the good work!
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In my opinion that was a perfect video. No crossing, no horn. Engines at run 8, what more could you want. This is unconventional as 99% of guys film at crossings.
Thank you. That's part of my love for the Clinchfield. Plenty of opportunities for shots with no distractions.
Nice catch!
6:30 What a slick move right there. I think I can barely make out the box that pulls the cut lever when it rolls by.
wtf kind of horn is that who is killing a goose
Reminds me of a GG-1 Horn
@@Husky1980 The A-200 was used on GG-1s.
@@emd70mac Thank you, I actually found that out after checking out another video explaining these types of horns after finishing yours
bro if you think that's bad you should hear the RVB 5 chime horns which were called screaming cats and if you hear them you'll see why
GOD's handiwork is amazing!
Indeed. I'm going to try to do a longer, better one this year so stay tuned.
West side of Charlotte sub is a neat line - lived in Mooresboro (near lattimore) from 2018-2021… during probably the most dead days of the Charlotte sub… glad to see them putting more trains back on it again - even though it could never compare to the early 2000’s days! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for posting all of this great stuff, Dennis. Love your videos!
@@emd70mac If you have any old defect detector recordings, those are always worth as much as gold! Loved the Lattimore detector in one of your previous videos.
Beautiful!!
nice engine :)
General Electric locomotives are famous for having fires. Some get quite scorched from engine fires. I always say the G.E. makes more than one kind of toaster.
When was beautiful locomotive built?
Beautiful horn on a beautiful locomotive.
Can I Use This Footage For A Video I'm Making On This Line If The Early Days Of Coal. Thanks
Awesome Video! Can I Use This Video For A Project I'm Making On This Line?
I wonder if they preserved the Southern Pacific "Owl's" m5. It's most commonly known for being the end of the song "Caroline, no" by the beach boys
Great catch!