Chasing FGA’s brand new SD70Ms across North Florida!
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- čas přidán 5. 09. 2024
- Wednesday evening I received a heads up that 2 of FGA’S brand new SD70Ms would take their first trip east of Tallahassee on TA-East. I couldn’t pass that up so Thursday morning I head south down to Chaires and meet up with a couple of friends and we chase TA-East all the way to Lee and on their return trip. I hope y’all enjoy this one! Leave a like and comment and if you haven’t subscribe to the channel for more! Stay blessed and stay positive my friends!
Really nice video! Makes me miss my old Tallahassee line.
Thank you Danny! Always a pleasure to hear from you!
holy shit its the danny harmon
Csx still runs on this line a grain train out of baldwin from Illinois.They always run at night 2 times a week.
@JoeBlow-jj9uu No, they do not, they've sold the Tallahassee Main, from Baldwin to New Orleans. CSX used to run the Waycross to New Orleans on that route, they now go through Georgia and Alabama to New Orleans now, they really have nothing to do with the line as of now, FGA exchanges freight with them at the Baldwin Yard, there are still customers in Gadsden County.
Hello Danny, Back from Indy, CSX Owns that line, from as many trains were on it, it's busy !!
Those fga locos remind me of fec short lived rail America scheme
I thought that’s what it was for a second and I was confused
Excellent video! I had the pleasure to see them in person the day they made it to the line!
Thanks! I’ll definitely be back down soon to try and catch the 40s before they go bye bye!
@@sowegarailproductions4089 Didn’t know they are removing the GP40-2s? Why is that?
The new CSX Hopper's on the rear of the train look cool too.👍
Awesome seeing some EX-UP SD70Ms being put to use instead of rotting in a UP deadline! Love the Red White and Blue scheme of them, looks Awesome!
Ive been on FGA tracks before in Chipley, FL but never actually seen one otheir trains. Makes me want to go back and catch one! Great video!
I don’t recommend chipley to Railfan as they come very scattered times. Only run on weekdays btw, I would recommend if you are on the chipley side go to Pensacola-Milton sub and they run morning and early afternoon. Or go to the TA-East like shown in the video. They run morning and afternoon as well!
Those engines look amazing and have amazing horns!
I 100 percent agree!
Great video and explanation along this forgotten, but still important, east-west route. I like to see 'dropped signals' especially at 12:20.
Those engines are beautiful
Now they need to take the EMD SD70M-2s to Progress Rail in Paterson, Georgia for some TLC then once they are reworked and repainted send them back to the FGA fleet. These are great. My buddy Ivan that I worked at CSX Transportation with down in Miami out of Hialeah Yard now works for FGA out of Live Oak. Awesome video! Thanks for sharing.
What they should do is take up the opportunity to buy some of BNSF's SD70MACs since the majority of them are for sale.
@@TrainsAreReallyCool that would be a great idea too.
Both of y’all have some good ideas!
Nice catches bro
Thanks man!
Saw them on the way home in the yard, the video ( even though very good quality) does not do them justice!!
Oh yeah dude it’s wayyyy better in person! Thanks for watching man!
Wow! Great video! I look forward to hopefully seeing the new locos on the line in my area. Those tired old SD-40s they normally run by me sure need a break, or retirement.
What section are you on? Is it the Attapulgus sub?
I'm in the Defuniak Springs area. I haven't seen the new locos yet, but I've heard they've been spotted in my area.
@@admiralkirk6103 Oh nice, what times do the trains in DeFuniak come through?
H o t . Time for me to head down there. 😂
Come on down bro! I’d love to let you meet some of the homies down here✊🏾
Great video.
Thanks!
That’s a great catch brother me and the kiddios enjoyed the video
Thanks my bro✊🏾
Nice work 👍 I have that paint scheme in fec in o scale on my layout, thanks for sharing
That’s cool! Thanks for watching my friend!
Beautiful units.
Great video! Those locomotives look sharp in that paint!
Awesome catch! Those engines look great!
Thanks man! Hope your birthday was good!
@@sowegarailproductions4089 birthday is today, I’m sure excited
Awesome Catches!
Thanks!
Very nice Video of the FGAR SD70MS I Had the pleasure to see them in MILTON And MOSSY HEAD FLORIDA This was there first time in FLORIDA JULY,12,2024.
Thanks!
@sowegarailproductions4089 Your Welcome. These LOCOMOTIVES Reminds me of the Colors of the FLORIDA EAST COAST FEC SD70M-2S That I Youst to see.
Great video love all the patina on those cars.
I’m glad you enjoyed my friend!
Ex UP SD70M?
That’s right!
@@sowegarailproductions4089dang I was spot on
Those new black painted cars are neat.
Great switching job
This a work of art. Gotta get down there with ya sometime soon
Come on down!
Great catches awesome chase and nice video
Thanks!
You're welcome
These look really good in Red White and Blue.
Very much agreed!
I think found me some more engines to like FGA#4448
Magnificent catches of the train coming by and pass at the railroad crossing, I like it 5 stars.
Hearing that amazing diesel sound and cars pass is absolutely crazy.
Thumbs up.
Keep up the perfect work, my friend, i just liked and subscribed your channel, Greetings from Portugal to the USA.
Thanks brother!
@@sowegarailproductions4089 no problem, mate.
YES. SIR!!!
Thanks bro!
@SOWEGA Rails, does FGA go past Chattahoochee, FL. ?? to Louisiana?? I thought 1 train picked up and exchanged to and from Baldwin.
This is hot, i need to go see them myself
New Subscriber: I enjoyed the video. Greeting from the Treasure Coast of Florida. 🚂🚃🚃🏝
Thanks so much my friend Welcome aboard! I’ll give you a sub back!
Reminds me of bcrail
I can see that. The red white and blue are certainly nice!
I moved to Lake City last year, and I've been trying to catch an FGA train, but I never succeeded. Is there a way I can track the trains, or do you know what time of the day they normally pass through Lake City?
Recently, 6-7 AM and returning at 12-1 PM.
@@JustinsRailfanning Thanks!
@@MetraFan402 BTW! please DONT try and Railfan there on Saturday or Sunday, they do NOT run. It’s ONLY weekdays!
@@JustinsRailfanning oh, ok. Thanks again!
I’ll follow up, do you have a scanner? If so they use channels 63 and 72!
Hope a storm doesn’t stop me from seeing them today
Maybe it won’t. Just be careful!
I live near Madison and when I heard that they were headed east I was heartbroken cause I was moving into my new house and wouldn’t be able to catch them
Congratulations on a new home! Don’t worry my friend I got you covered!
@@sowegarailproductions4089 I appreciate it a lot
“Brand new” lol
They’re brand new to FGAR so I’m calling them brand new lol
What does a day on this line look like?
Usually 10-15 trains a day coming at all times. Only run on weekdays. TA-East is highly reliable get to the tracks in the morning and afternoon and you should get two. There is lots of other subs but I don’t know a whole lot about them. I am always railfanning the TA-East.
@@JustinsRailfanning what does TA-East mean?
@@orlandorailfanproductions2010 It is one of the 3 subdivisions
Fantatic Fantatic my friends excellent Like 👍🏻excellent video from Argentina nuevo subcritor suscribete 🙋🏻♂️
Thanks for watching! Pretty cool coming all the way from Argentina! I’ll give you a sub back!
I love America, but I don’t like the paint job.