Illinois Central's Blue Devils
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- čas přidán 19. 04. 2024
- Canadian National has had a diverse roster of locomotives over the years, one of the railroads the CNR acquired had a unique fleet of former GE Dash 8 leaser locomotives that many of you watching this video grew up seeing while out trackside in the 2000s to late 2010s. In this video we take a brief look at the infamous IC 'Blue Devils'.
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Hey, uhh, sorry to bother. Is there a reason why is my discord has been kicked from the server? 🙏
@ardiannurfatah5938 try one more time, it's been having a problem with auto-kicking members, I have no idea why/no idea how to fix it lol
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GET THE IRM OR MONTICELLO RIGHT NOW WE MUST SAVE 2466🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥
mrm does NOT need 2466 bro 😭🙏
@@wrrail mrm
we NEED 2466 🗣️‼️‼️‼️‼️🔥🔥🔥🔥
IRM has a dash 8 already, bring it too Monticello
@@irondiamondrailproductions9038 FUCK THE MRM 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
I'm glad somebody finally did a video about these, i was just about to resort to making one myself lol.
I have always loved the look of these units and their backstory, but yet over the years I've been railfanning my luck hasn't been so good when it came to catching them. Neat vid
Quick edit: To confirm, 2466 is indeed still in Homewood yard (as of March 30th, 2024), and its pretty much front and center along with a bunch of other dash 8s that are still somehow existing in the yard. It even still has its horn and numberboards, lol. But I do agree that somebody should preserve it
..unless its being held captive in Homewood yard for all of mf eternity
Glad to see these oddities covered! I've always wondered why they continued to have IC lettering, even after being repainted.
Hi, railway museum guy here. The problem is that, while the CN blue devils are neat, they just aren't all that unique. When you get down to it, its just a GE Dash 8. While Dash 8s are getting rarer, theres not a lot that differentiates them from other GE units both physically and mechanically. At least not anything that most of the general public would notice. I work at the Alberta Railway Museum in Edmonton and we recently were able to become the caretakers of BCOL 4618, a C40-8M "Draper Taper" cowl unit. Those are very unique as they are a purely Canadian locomotive, at least in terms of their cab and hood design. And if you want a GE cab design in preservation, RRHMA has BNSF 537 a B40-8W. Unfortunately with preservation, the hard truth is you can't save them all. You just do everything you can to make sure you save the the ones that might be forgotten some day.
2466? I’ll try to put her at the IRM.
PLEASEEEEE that would be so swag
The CN"SF" Joke was subtle but hilarious 😂 😅
2466 and 2461 are still in Homewood as of 2 weeks ago.
As of yesterday I was there lol
@@JustATeenageRailfan Nice, and there are some rumors that 2466 and 2461 could go up to the Missabe.
massive L
@@riograndelocos9639 How is that an L
@@CedarLakeRailfannerno there here unit the grain train start back up
There’s one former LMS C40-8W still in operation for a class 1 left.
Csx 7929 (former LMS 711) is STILL in operation on csx and is both the last locomotive on csx with marker lights,
it is also the last former LMS locomotive on csx and all class 1s as a whole.
7929 should be preserved alongside 2466!
7929 was stored
@@Track_Tranzit No way!
That’s saddening, atleast she is still alive unlike being scrapped but just barely.
I quite literally caught her leading a train a few months ago.
@Amtrak09 yeah, sadly all CSX D8s (excluding 9280) are in storage
@@Track_Tranzit not exactly, C40-8Ws are still alive and in storage on CSX and aren’t all gone yet
There’s quite a few although they are currently phasing out there’s still a good number of
Also, might I ask, how do you know 7929 was stored?
I saw 2466 at homewood like 2 weeks ago when I went out there. Still in good condition.
at least G&W bought a bunch of ex-conrail D8's that they started using recently
Conrail units, but covered in maple syrup
I really do hope the unit is preserved, or atleast one of them. Plenty of the ex CR/LMX Dash 8s ended up on various G&W roads which is cool but none (obviously) are in the blue. I never grew up seeing the CN patches but i remember the NS and CSX ones down in the southeast. Would be awesome to see this thing in a mueseum in the future!
icrr my beloved
2466 is sidelined but still exists!
BCOL C40-8M cowl body is still listed on roster and was seen on trains within the last few months
The iron range is really where you gotta go, CN has about 20 C40-8 standard cabs that were brought there to replace some of the older EMD stuff so they might stick around a little while there.
The dash 8s along with the remaining EMDs will all be gone likely by the end of this year as new AC44C6Ms are brought in to replace them. Get up there while you can
@@BNSFrailfan01 so sad 😭
@@cameron.s.9368 I’ll be up there next week and my goal is to see the last 2 15th anniversary dash 8s that are active on the roster
Despite the fact that some of the dash-8s have gotten retired two of them, a.k.a. Ex-CSX Units continue to live on in Peru
Rip Illinois Central 2613
It is sad that I never got to catch one of these, but I did however see BCOL 4609 on yard and local duty in Prince George, BC in 2023. (Which was also around the time 2466 was stored)
Do you know if 4609 is still working up there?
@@yeahman70 I think it is, but I’m not sure entirely
DMIR 403 and 215 should be preserved
Would you like it if 2466 was added to trainz 2? I’m sure it’s available for the PC versions, but it’s not for the mobile
When I hear blue devils, for some reason I always think of the drum corps.
Ah yes, CNSF heritable units. True classics.
I remember seeing one of the devils in brantford right before they were sent to welland
3:34 Cowl Unit Productions mentioned!!!!!
2466 is still there as of yesterday
I grew up in Bardwell and Paducah Kentucky from 84 to 05 with the Illinois Central
Funny thing is i met a lot of my now good friends almost 4 years ago when one came through as run through power on a csx train near me
Great job We have to save CN 2466 I’m a UP Railfan and I want it back! #SaveCN2466
2459: HEYYY YOU FORGOT TO PUT MY SCRAP PICS 😭😭😭.
very good video it gets dash 8 thumbs up
The last 4 times I've taken Amtrak south to Carbondale, or Jackson MS, I've seen standard cab deathstars! Every time 😅 like I guess I been lucky
Its weird growing up in North West Tennessee, being served by Canadian locomotives .
Whoah. That was cool.
Thank you! America ya
Just saw #2466 yesterday, still in storage in homewood.
i think i saw a blue devil at griffith indiana last year
ive noticed diesel locomotives kind of look the same lol it be nice if the made a new design so they were more powerful but also looked different
My baby’s!
The Big blue
4:56 IC 2464 was scrapped after a 3 way train collision in Westville Indiana on Jan 6 2012
Nice
I see Hunter Harrison, i'll continue watching
aRe YoU a FoAmEr?
YES muahahahaha
I think we all were at one point like 8 years old
CN is dog water. The end, roll the credits. Real
unpopular opinion
i going to see if i can get the owner of the museum i new to get, wish me luck.
Ah yes ive been wondering why are ic's (now cn) ex lmsx dash 8 called blue devils
And sad to see the dash 8s (my childhood heros including the blue devils) to go bye bye. Great locos tbh
Ill get the tvrm to get it >:3
What’s the story on 2466’s trucks? They look like EMDs.
Same manufacturer/design used I believe
What is that Conrail RJ Corman scheme and where can I get more of it?
Fat Albert Mentioned??!?!!1?¹1!?
Why do some CN units have IC reporting marks?
hello The Winnipeg Railway & it's is Randy and i like yours video is cool & Thanks The Winnipeg Railway & Friends Randy & Is WAS In Moncton N.B & Moncron Gordon Yard In Jan 2024 8 & 2566
aka Conrail's Blue Angels
Fuck conrail rahhhhh
I remember seeing the blue dash 840CW new. This was back in the early 90s. Sad they are being sc@&pped.
are you one of those guys that is Hyperfixated in Sally acorn?
cannot confirm or deny, lol
All hail plankton
I can confirm Rail fans are unable to can get girls just like a toad once said in Paper Mario Color-splash said "I'm very lonely but hey trains are cool i guess".
You put mick jagger music in there
Nawwww the heritable units are be being scraped
IRM NEEDS 2466 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🔥🔥🔥
Guys i contacted the IRM and unfortunately they said they couldnt acquire it 😔🙏😭😭😭😭😭😭
Rq, is 2462 still out there?
its off cn property, not much time till it gets scrapped but it does still exist
It’s sitting drained & Dead in Welland. Last i checked it was still around
The Illinois Central ran all the way to New Orleans
IC doggie
Get them big ass horns out of the caption, we tryna see the meme
If there are blue devils, what about the red devil? 😈
uh oh...
@@jjandllcrazyadventures14 it’s a joke sunny
So the rumor is an ex csx ceo is trying to oust the current ns ceo
Aw yes Crash National CNSF
Illinois Central more like identity crisis
Hii! TWR
HELPPPP MEEEEE !!!!
silly ending
I wanna see a GE engine with ICG paint
CN 3008
@@midwesternrail4729 no I mean the Orange and White
@@justinmalachinski1496 itll look odd ngl but still id like to see that on the freeport sub since theres an icg bridge with the deathstar logo on it
@@midwesternrail4729 my grandfather and I were going over the idea of painting a Ho SD70M-2 in the orange and white ICG PAINT
CNSF lol
Off brand conrail