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@@Alcofoamer By definition, an exempt crossing means that road traffic usually requiring safety stops (school buses, hazardous trucks, etc) do not need to make those stops. Instead, when the train approaches the crossing, they need to come to a complete stop before proceeding through. This means, while having exempt crossings on non-abandoned track is rare, it is possible. Thanks for watching!

@@RandomRailfan828 Thank you, it sure was!

It's indeed my experience that the interchange swap takes 10-20 minutes. I quickly ran into town when they went to the interchange, and then sat around for what seemed like forever. Upon arrival, they waited for the CSX local (L030) to return from Jordan. From what I could see, the inbound reefer had been left on the westward stub track, meaning the OMID couldn't grab it and return to Sodus as it would've been on the wrong end. When CSX arrived, they pulled the car high so that the OMID crew could grab it. I believe there is a runaround track up the OMID within a mile of the interchange, so I'm not exactly sure why they didn't shove it up that far and then situate themselves on the right end, but then again, the OMID always seems to be doing strange and interesting things. Thanks for watching!

@@DieselElevators csx placed a set of bad order cars in front of the reefer car, therefore the crew was unable to move them

@@rg8571 I gotcha, that makes a lot of sense! I noticed the wells way down there, didn't know if they were in the way. Thank you!

@@bryanporter7545 Thank you! It has Leslie A200 horns, one facing each way.

@@DieselElevators Thank you!

@@kellyswoodyard I have quite a few chases where there are many shots as you describe. This chase specifically did not provide much opportunity to do so, the railroad doesn't have many places where one can pull off the road, be next to the tracks, but nowhere near a crossing. There is a lot of switching action at Helena Chemicals in this production which features the sound of the locomotive.

I find it nearly impossible to tell exactly what townships are where, especially when close to the borders. Google Maps lists this as Niagara Falls, which is why I labeled it as such. I have seen other people list this as Wheatfield, and others also as Niagara Falls. I wish things were more clear.

@@DieselElevators Well, it depends on which agency you’re dealing with. To the Post Office, it’s Niagara Falls, the town of Wheatfield plows the residential streets, except for Niagara Falls Boulevard and River road, which NYSDOT is responsible for plowing. It has water and sewer service from a county department. Don’t even try to consider where the land line phone and cable companies refer to where you are. It’s not as screwed up as, say Ontario, which is changing political and economic identifications seemingly without asking the residents.

@@electrictractiontrainsandt3063 Yes they're a fun operation!

@@DieselElevators I think the salt mine operations upstate are amazing. It’s crazy how far down below the surface that they dig the salt out!

@@MitchsModelRailroad Thank you, I appreciate it!

@@handfuloftrains4781 Thank you! Yeah, I haven't either. I saw they had a tank car with them that they left short of the yard so I had to assume it would be for Van De Mark

@@timothyglaser2458 That's interesting. It makes me curious how long the signals from Lockport to Tuscarora have been out of service.

Very nice! It is always a pleasure seeing the Falls Road out and about. Thanks for watching!

@@AnthonyAnthony-tk4ye Both are RS-32s. There are two high hood RS-11s on the railroad as well, but neither was being used this day.

Thanks for watching! Yup, it's quite the unique horn. When I do captions, I generally post the town and street name, and if I only post a street name, it is still within the same township as the previous. Looks like I neglected to mark in the first caption that it was NY, so that is my bad. Best wishes!

@@DieselElevators no worries brother. Fantastic footage. That alco is so cool and in a hurry! Upstate NY is magnificent

It sure is, thanks again!

Thanks for watching! With my new camera and microphone setup, those ALCO sounds are crispier than ever. There are definitely exciting changes taking place up here! To answer your question on your other comment, the typical rule of thumb lately has been Wednesdays and Fridays for the Falls Road. However, with Tropicana traffic coming in, scheduling might change a bit, so I would recommend looking around for more updated information as their new operations settle into place. Word on the street is that a Brockport job will be switching cars nearly every day, though that isn't a guarantee they will take to the main every day.

Thanks for watching! The 2002 has some sort of 3 chime K horn.

@@DieselElevators your welcome and nice

@@DieselElevators It sounds like K3L but I could be wrong but we already know the 1804 has a P3

No, the 1802 is still in Lockport. It isn't being used right now as it is being repaired after striking a tow truck a few weeks ago. It'll be put back into service soon. 2002 and 1804 were sent up to the Falls Road to help with the Tropicana traffic, so we now have 4 locomotives.

@@DieselElevators how long are 1804 & 2002 expected to stay on the Falls Road for?

They are semi-permanent additions now. The Falls Road RR is planning to build an engine house in Brockport, so they will have two locomotives on each end of the line.

@@DieselElevators Nice so the 1804 is back on its somewhat original rails with the 1802 Cant wait to see them when I go to Medina either in the fall or next year for Thomas

Neal must be happy with 2 RS32's to play with!!

Very nice! They're all white now, with more modern railcars. Up until a few years ago, the train ran as a standalone juice train, however CSX now combines the juice cars with other traffic. Thanks for watching!

Glad you enjoyed, and I appreciate the kind words! I've been fine tuning the settings on my new camera and microphone setup and I think this video is where I am finally fully happy with everything.

Excellent footage!

They run to Brockport for produce and boxcars for Lineage, and now for Tropicana which will be a near daily operation.

@@DieselElevators thank you very much.

@@DieselElevators Is that the end of the line?

@@tomp8871 Brockport is the end of the line, yes. Once CSX makes the drop seen in this video, the Falls Road Railroad takes them for the final 41 miles.

@@DieselElevators TY

Thank you, glad you enjoyed!

Hey, hope you're well! They got 1804 back in town as well, 4 engines now. Tropicana juice contract starting this month, lots of cars coming.

@@DieselElevators All is well with me, hopefully you're doing good. Might make it up there in July, would defiantly like to catch the "new" power

@@AlcoFlower All is well. Wednesdays and Fridays are the current regular days for their runs. With Tropicana starting up, they're going to be running much more frequently as well, with a second crew working out of Brockport.

@@DieselElevators Good to hear about the increase in business, hopefully I get some time and can go film for a bit.